Chapter 367
Elysia: "Awaken Kevin..."
Wendy: "No, it's too late."
Suddenly, the fog in the sky above St. Freya Academy spread rapidly, casting shadows over the city, the sea, and covering one-tenth of the Earth's surface.
Solid ice covered the sky, forming a giant mirror in the black mist that reflected the light of the sun, moon, and stars.
Theresa: "Wendy, what did you see?"
Wendy: "Dolls, there are so many dolls in the sky, they... they are gathering Honkai Energy, no, they are gathering concentrated Honkai Energy bombs!"
The Thousand-Man Herrscher fiddled with things in the sky, absorbing Honkai Energy into their bodies. They quickly pushed the doll's body to its limit, making it red and hot, to the point that it was corroded by the high concentration of Honkai Energy.
Looking at the rows of dolls arranged in the sky, Wendy quickly understood their purpose.
Honkai Energy bomb.
Simply gather a high amount of Honkai Energy, use the doll's body as a container, and throw it onto the ground. The concentrated Honkai Energy will explode the moment the doll's body shatters.
Although its power is far less than that of the Honkai Energy Fission Bomb and insufficient to completely infect a city, the sheer number of Thousand-Man Herrscher perfectly solves the problem of insufficient power.
Chapter 595 Heavy Losses
Shadows covered the sky, and the solid ice emitted a chilling aura, reflecting the sun's rays and turning the warm weather into an icy abyss.
People who were unaware of what had happened were thrown into panic.
Natural disasters, thunderstorms, Honkai —numerous thoughts spread through people's hearts, becoming a feast for fear, a feast for the Thousand-Man Herrscher.
In a city in the Far East, despair spreads among the people.
Welcome to the Theater of Domination!
A newborn doll was born within the mind of a raw form on the ground. "Hahahaha, fear, domination, despair, hahahaha, yes, that's how it should be! This ugly world, ugly humans, you should all die with me!"
Before the newborn doll could truly integrate into the large family of thousands of dolls, she covered her mouth as extremely powerful Honkai Energy gathered, erupted, and exploded within her body!
Rumble!!!
The purple light illuminated the city, but brought only death and calamity.
A high-level doll sacrificed itself to gather Honkai Energy, and the power it unleashed upon reaching its limit was enough to infect everyone in a small city with Honkai.
"Waaaaah, they're dead! Our new comrade is dead just like that."
"Oh, oh, oh! Good riddance! She died a glorious and meaningful death. She used her life to ignite the first shot in our war against humanity!"
"Then let's fire the second shot, and show those ant-like civilizations, let Schicksal, our might!"
Why fire a second shot? Why don't we just drop all the bombs?
"No, no, no, the lives of our comrades are precious. Their lives should be used for more valuable purposes. Fear spreads, and the more fear humanity feels, the stronger we become! We will then have new comrades!"
"That's right, exactly!"
Three high-level dolls fell from the sky, slowly descending towards the city below. In a certain region of the Far East, purple light engulfed the coastline.
--Bang!
At the Schicksal Headquarters, Durandal watched the scene unfolding on the screen, then punched the wall, causing spiderweb-like cracks to spread across its surface.
The inhabitants of a city were infected by Honkai, 30% of the population lost their lives, and the remaining 70% were afflicted with the Honkai Disease.
If they do not receive timely treatment, all but the Stigmata Adept will die.
The Valkyrie grieved for the loss of life.
Einstein: "The Anti-Entropy and Schicksal intervention air defense forces intercepted three doll bombs falling from the sky, but the dolls exploding from the crowd were beyond the control of the air defense forces."
What a vicious trick.
As soon as a new individual is born among the Thousand-Man Herrscher, they will directly detonate the Herrscher Core of the original body, destroying the entire city.
The destroyed core will reappear in the new body.
Durandal felt the pressure.
Kiana: "Damn it, despicable!"
Durandal: "Could I simply rush to the clouds, or use the previous method to enter the Theater of Domination and kill all the Thousand-Man Herrscher?"
Durandal was truly enraged.
The Thousand-Man Herrscher's move completely disrupted their rhythm. Now, people from all over the country are applying to Schicksal for support, and the members of each branch are also slacking off and taking advantage of the chaos.
The bishop had only been gone a few days, Schicksal had already turned into this state, which was truly giving Durandal a headache.
If it weren't for the lingering influence of His Holiness the Bishop, Durandal would have suspected that someone might have taken the opportunity to put pressure on Schicksal.
Vill-V: "No, the purpose of the Thousand-Man Herrscher is to destroy the city and cause panic. Killing the puppets is meaningless. We must find a host and control the core of the Thousand-Man Herrscher!"
Fu Hua: "Then let me go find it. With Fenghuang Down and Little Senti's abilities, it will be twice as effective."
Einstein: "But by the time we control a thousand Herrscher Core, a third of the world's cities will probably have already been destroyed by Thousand-Man Herrscher."
The Immortal Crimson Bird was speechless for a moment.
This reminded her of the two great battles she had fought against the Thousand-Man Herrscher and the Herrscher of Binding in the Fire Moth.
Humanity will surely prevail, but at a heavy cost.
Durandal: "That's still better than doing nothing. Is there a better strategy for Anti-Entropy?"
Einstein: "Perhaps we can start by examining the essence of the Thousand-Man Herrscher; do you remember the Dominus that appeared before?"
Kiana: "Of course I remember. So, does that mean if I just take down the Dominus, I can take down the Thousand-Man Herrscher?!"
Sue: "We must not be careless. Since even the puppets can gain Kevin's power, the Dominus must have also been greatly enhanced."
Another mushroom cloud has risen.
As everyone gazed into the distance, a faint purple glow began to spread across the sky above the city.
The attacks of the Thousand-Man Herrscher were impossible to defend against, and fear spread throughout the city. People who were already utterly disillusioned with life completely lost their hope for the future at this moment.
Humanity's hatred for its fellow human beings transformed into the appetite of Thousand-Man Herrscher, becoming seeds that took root and spread, eventually turning into weapons to slaughter humanity.
Durandal: "I can't worry about that now. I need to go to the Theater of Domination again. Amber, can we still use the core of Thousand-Man Herrscher to trace back?"
Amber: "Yes, but Lady Durandal, I don't recommend you go alone."
We absolutely have to get the people from Anti-Entropy and World Serpent involved.
Kiana: "Lady Durandal, I'll go with you."
Raiden Mei: "I'm going too."
The Herrscher of Reason: "Count me in! I'm going back for revenge. Old Timer, you'll help me, won't you?"
Fu Hua: "That's only right."
A massive army, consisting entirely of Herrscher except for Durandal, was preparing to march on the Theater of Domination.
Tesla: "Wait a minute, there are only a few cores of the Herrscher of Domination. Even if Schicksal and Anti-Entropy combined, they can't send that many people to the Theater of Domination!"
The number of Herrscher present was roughly the same as the number of Herrscher Core they controlled.
Himeko Murata: "Send the two most representative ones, Dr. Einstein. What's the maximum number of people we can provide to reach the Theater of Domination?"
Einstein: "Theoretically, four people can go in, but to be on the safe side, let's choose three."
Durandal: "I've reserved a seat."
Even the Herrscher of Reason has failed, so the power that the Herrscher of Domination possesses now is self-evident. To defeat this Dominus, one would need to be at least on par with the Herrscher of Reason.
Durandal represents Schicksal and deserves a place.
Kiana: "Please let me into the St. Freya Academy."
Raiden Mei: "No, Kiana, let me go this time."
Mei wiped the Thousand Blades in her hand.
Kiana has already ventured into the Theater of Domination of Domination once, so how could Mei agree to let her, who has already experienced a great battle, return to the battlefield?
Kiana: "No, Mei, it's best if I go. After all, I've been there before and know the situation better than any of you. If we encounter danger, I can use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to escape."
Raiden Mei couldn't find a reason to refute it.
Chapter 596 Battle
The students from the St. Freya Academy exchanged glances. Himeko Murata and Theresa nodded. Even though they were reluctant to let Kiana take the risk, they had to admit that Kiana was indeed one of the most capable of escaping.
Faced with Thousand-Man Herrscher possessing Kevin's power, no one dared to say they were confident they could escape safely.
Gray Serpent: "With the Lord absent, World Serpent can't offer much help. Perhaps we can try to contend with the Thousand-Man Herrscher."
It's as if I said nothing.
Everyone else knew that without Kevin in charge, the people of World Serpent were unreliable. Relying on them was less reliable than hoping that Kevin would suddenly wake up and swiftly cut down Thousand-Man Herrscher with two powerful strikes.
Tesla: "We're talking about Anti-Entropy, Welt, are you still going?"
Welt: "While I'd love to help, judging from the results of the last battle, the power of the Herrscher of Reason isn't very effective against the Thousand-Man Herrscher."
He managed to escape by detonating the Star of Eden; even if he did it again, the outcome wouldn't be much better.
Fu Hua: "I'll go. I'll help Little Senti get her body back, and I also need to check on Kevin's condition. Besides, I can't just stand by and watch the Thousand-Man Herrscher do whatever they want anymore."
Within just one hour, three cities were destroyed.
The disaster continues.
For those already infected with Honkai, death is on the horizon; for those who have not yet experienced the pain, death is practically at their doorstep.
The Herrscher of Reason, "Old Timer should have this kind of aura! With the two of us joining forces, what are we afraid of from Dominus?"
Fu Hua: "I just don't know what Kevin's situation is."
Elysia: "Won't everything become clear once Hua meets Kevin?"
That makes sense.
The Immortal Crimson Bird nodded, gazing at the destroyed city on the opposite bank, then looked up at the black mist in the sky.
Kevin, Otto, what exactly are you two up to?!
Theater of Domination.
The dolls gathered together, gazing at the ruins of the shattered city, as if admiring a beautiful sunset.
"Another comrade has been born, another city has been destroyed! The civilization of ants has finally paid the price for their arrogance!"
"But our compatriots, whom we dropped from the sky, were stopped by the anti-aircraft guns of that ant-like civilization; otherwise, they would have been frantic with worry by now!"
"Take it slow, we have a long time ahead of us. We need more companions, and new companions will be willing to join us."
"The World Serpent is no longer a threat to us without its Lord. The leader of Anti-Entropy is nothing special, and the Herrscher of the St. Freya Academy are just a bunch of immature little girls, not worth fearing at all!"
The city was Honkai Energy, and the Honkai people huddled in the ruins, their days numbered.
The Thousand-Man Herrscher celebrated their victory.
"But there's also that little girl from Schicksal. The Bishop of Schicksal is nowhere to be found, but that little girl is in danger just as much."
In terms of individual strength alone, they are no match for Durandal.
That strongest Valkyrie could even enter the Theater of Domination, kill dozens of high-level puppets, and then leave gracefully.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we are the ones with the advantage! So what if Durandal is strong? Can she save those who died in the Honkai?"
"She can't! With the Bishop of Schicksal absent, she doesn't even dare to take over Schicksal's overall command. If I were Durandal, I would have unified Schicksal long ago!"
"The World Serpent are leaderless, Anti-Entropy is weak and incompetent, and Schicksal is still passable, but who truly controls Schicksal these days is still unknown."
"Durandal? Amber? Or Theresa?"
"Pfft, hahaha, are you kidding me? If Theresa can become Bishop of Schicksal, I'll swallow the core while standing on my head and I could do a better job than her!"
The Thousand-Man Herrscher arrogantly declared, "Therefore, the current ant-like civilization is nothing to worry about. As long as we sacrifice a few more of our comrades and destroy their air defense network, we can implement our final plan!"
The dolls exchanged glances and nodded.