Chapter 359

Himeko Murata: "This has gotten out of hand. We haven't had Herrscher who can threaten Otto and Kevin yet, have we?"

Elysia: "To be honest, no!"

Raiden Mei: "Vill-V, let me confirm first, your Kevin Annihilation Button, you don't have a real one, right?"

Vill-V: "How could such a thing exist!"

The so-called Kevin Annihilation Button is nothing more than a bug created by the program of the Previous Era Elysian Realm to delete Kevin's memories.

How could such a weapon possibly be manufactured in reality?

Bronya: "Bronya has a thought: could Kevin and Otto have simply disappeared on their own?"

Jackal: "Little girl, your idea is too unique. You might as well say that the Bishop of Schicksal and all of us bishops have resigned and are planning to go on a trip somewhere."

Himeko Murata: "I think Bronya has a point."

Durandal: "Quiet!"

Jackal: "Huh? Who are you? You think I'll be quiet just because you tell me to? Don't even mention you, so what if your bishop came?"

Durandal's voice silenced most people, but the World Serpent clearly weren't willing to give her that face.

Durandal: "Now is not the time for arguments. Bishop Otto and Kevin are not here. How about we put aside our differences for now, eliminate the Thousand-Man Herrscher, and stabilize our internal problems?"

Gray Serpent: "Alright, I agree."

Amber: "If others don't offend me, Schicksal won't take the initiative to attack."

Jackal: "Tsk, for the sake of our Lord."

Ultimately, they lost their leader, and neither Schicksal nor the World Serpent wanted to clash at this critical juncture.

We'll discuss everything once His Holiness the Bishop (His Excellency) returns!

Chapter 582 Thousand-Man Herrscher Frenziedly Rubbing Kevin

Thousand-Man Herrscher has been born.

Unlike other Herrscher, she doesn't cause massive disasters upon birth, releasing Honkai Energy enough to erode a city, darken the sky, and extinguish the stars.

She is like a climbing vine that parasitizes the human heart, feeding on the negative emotions within, leading humanity to degenerate and become one of them.

However, it cannot be denied that Thousand-Man Herrscher has indeed emerged.

Human beings are fragile, especially those who are already prone to negative emotions and have dark hearts. They almost quickly became the prototypes for the Thousand-Man Herrscher, providing a platform for their growth.

Even so, the Thousand-Man Herrscher is still weak.

Because they were physically weak and were a Dominus of useless rabble, they could hardly provide her with great power.

But it doesn't matter, she can bewitch more people and assimilate more people. For Herrscher can see into other people's hearts, this is an extremely simple thing.

According to Schicksal and Anti-Entropy's speculations, the primary goal of the Thousand-Man Herrscher now is to seize the power within the core of the weaker Herrscher.

Theoretically, this should also be the case.

They maintained strict martial law, constantly monitoring their companions' condition, leaving no opportunity for the Thousand-Man Herrscher to take advantage.

However, they were all wrong, and terribly wrong.

The first target of the Thousand-Man Herrscher was not them at all, but someone no one could have imagined.

Theater of Domination.

... thump thump thump.

The echoing footsteps resounded Theater of Domination, and the person who stepped towards the door was none other than the Lord, who had disappeared and whom the World Serpent was searching for with all its might.

Kevin Kaslana.

"Since you invited me here, why hide? Come out!"

Kevin gave a cold snort, and ice began to spread from beneath his feet, freezing most of the Theater of Domination.

"So cold, so cold... Is this the power of the Deliverance Flame-Chasers? We've found the right one, it's him, it's him!"

"Once we bring him into our ranks, we'll be invincible, truly invincible! What's the Schicksal strongest being Destiny, what's the Herrscher of Reason? With this power, I can smash their heads in!"

"Waaaaah, Jerry, Jerry's frozen to death!"

One puppet falls over, and the others pick up its scattered parts, as if performing a play.

"Poor Jerry, he just froze to death without even knowing why."

The puppets pointed at Kevin: "Murderer, killer, death penalty!"

Kevin stood with his arms crossed, saying nothing, letting the coldness spread.

"But it's alright, it's alright, we forgive you. As long as you become our comrade, we'll forgive you. Jerry's sacrifice was worthwhile."

"Yes, it's worth it!"

A gust of wind carrying a chill swept in, shattering several puppets.

"Ah, Rebecca is dead too, she's dead too!"

"What an impatient guest! Since you can't wait any longer, let's begin. Let's start sentencing you to death!"

Welcome to the Theater of Domination!

Countless puppets swarmed in, and the entire Theater of Domination opened, transforming into a trial square. The puppets sat in the audience, and Kevin was the prisoner in the center of the square.

Kevin withdrew his fist and looked at them coldly.

"Silence! Silence!"

The puppet seated on the judge's bench spoke, "Let's get down to business. Today, we are judging the sinner— Kevin Kaslana, the Flame-Chasers of Deliverance, the most powerful man in the world."

"What the most powerful man? He's nothing but a pathetic wretch, a stray dog who can't even find his own home!"

"That's right. Look at your companions, what are the other twelve Flame-Chasers doing? And what are you doing?"

They abandoned you!

--Click.

The sound of ice cracking rang out, starting from Kevin's feet, the ice freezing the earth, breaking into a spiderweb-like pattern.

"Hahaha, you're angry, you poor thing, you're angry."

"Did we say anything wrong? Look at your companions, even the most useless Pardo is contributing to the cause of the Flame-Chasers, and what about you? You can't do anything, you can only cling to the Stigmata Project."

"What 'strongest'? It's just that their technology has advanced due to the Previous Era's advancements!"

Kevin remained silent, coldly observing the dolls.

The puppets were also stunned for a second, not expecting Kevin to still not react even after things had come to this point.

"I almost forgot, after Fifty Thousand Years, your heart must be colder than ice, right?"

"What? He's just cold-blooded! Don't forget, he killed Elysia! I repeat, he killed Elysia!"

"Elysia is great; she gave us humanity. We respect her and admire her."

"Since he killed Elysia, how can he still have the nerve to live? If it were me, I'd smash my head against a pillar and die!"

Kevin said calmly, "I feel guilty."

Killing Elysia, regardless of the reasons or the determination made at the time.

Whenever Kevin recalls this incident, it remains an unhealed scar in his heart.

"And the reason I came back is for those who can never return!"

The puppets laughed even louder when they heard this.

"Hahaha, did you hear that? He actually said something like that? Hahaha."

"Foolish, utterly foolish! You keep saying you'll create a future for the people of this era and defeat the Honkai, but have you even asked them if they welcome you?!"

Kevin remained silent.

The puppets scoffed, "No, they don't welcome you at all. They see you as a monster, no, you're even more dangerous than the Herrscher of the Void!"

They'd love for you to die; this era has never welcomed you!

"You think you're doing something noble? No, you're wrong. You're just a despised wolf, a ticking time bomb that will kill countless people if detonated!"

"Maybe you're right, but I don't care," Kevin said, shaking his head.

The dolls scoffed, "We know you don't care, but what about Sue? What about Elysia? How can you not care?"

"Su Zi understood life and returned to the embrace of Flame-Chasers, but what about you? You're just a pathetic, abandoned wretch!"

"No, not a pathetic creature."

One of the puppets denied it, saying, "He is a traitor, a true traitor! He betrayed his comrades, he betrayed Flame-Chasers, there is no place for him in this era!"

"That's right! He also betrayed this era; he held fast to the Stigmata Project, and he also betrayed humanity!"

"You are a true traitor!"

"Shut up!" Kevin was truly furious.

The hard ice would freeze through the Theater of Domination, and Kevin slammed his fist into the ground, causing the theater floor to shatter and the surrounding buildings to collapse.

The building collapsed in pieces, and dozens of dolls were buried under the rubble, reduced to a pile of broken parts.

"Ouch, it hurts! Another comrade has died— Jamie, Anna, Alice..."

The dolls collapsed to the ground, crying and screaming.

"Their sacrifice was worthwhile; they sacrificed themselves for the cause, for our dreams. They died gloriously!"

Chapter 583 Elysia, I Miss You

The puppets pointed at Kevin's nose and cursed, "Despicable, shameless, bullying the weak like us, what kind of Deliverance Flame-Chasers do you think you are?"

"Did we say something wrong? We didn't say anything wrong, not a single word!"

"I analyzed your failed life for you, and you're not even grateful? You didn't even say thank you. Compared to Elysia, you're far inferior!"

"You are utterly unworthy to bear the Signet of Deliverance. Elysia has made a mistake; she is the true Flame-Chasers bearing hope. You are a traitor, a thief, a complete and utter loser!"

Kevin's fist slammed into the dolls' faces once again.

With almost every punch, several puppets perished, and their numbers were rapidly dwindling.

"Hahaha, it's useless, completely useless. You know we're unkillable. As long as humanity exists, we can continue searching for host bodies. Killing us is utterly pointless!"

The dolls mocked, not even dodging Kevin's attacks, letting the solid ice claim their lives.

"I know."

Kevin slammed down another punch, this time with tremendous force creating a gust of wind that utterly destroyed a group of puppets.

Only the last doll knelt on the ground.

She looked up. "Kevin, you can kill us, but what's the point? This era doesn't welcome you. Your comrades need you, but you can't go back."

"You are even more pathetic than us weaklings. Bishop Otto dared to pay any price for his long-cherished wish, but what about you?"

"You're a complete coward!"

--Click.

Its head was crushed; that was the last sound the doll heard.

After Kevin killed hundreds of puppets, the Theater of Domination finally fell silent.

Skyscrapers collapsed, and the earth shattered.

Kevin looked around at the devastated ruins. If this were reality instead of the Theater of Domination, a horrific disaster would surely have occurred.

Just like they were back then.

Kevin sat in the ruins, gazing up at the sky, which was devoid of even the sun, moon, and stars. The world fell silent at that moment.

"I destroyed Thousand-Man Herrscher, but it was all in vain. Even if it was meaningless, I still destroyed them."

I miss you all so much, but missing you won't change anything, even if it doesn't help, I still miss you.

After a long while, Kevin stood up and slowly walked towards the door Theater of Domination.