Chapter 377
"A dual-core, or even triple-core, Herrscher?" Elysia frowned.
Because she dealt with the Flame Herrscher so easily last time, Himiko was completely powerless against the Herrscher of Origin. The Honkai 3rd has indeed made things more difficult for them.
But that alone is not enough to make Elysia back down.
May reminded her, "Elysia, there's a guess I must remind you of."
"Um?"
"We detected a magnetic field on this Herrscher that we've never seen before, and I suspect that this magnetic field is the reason why Herrscher are so powerful."
"Magnetic field?" Elysia suddenly had a bad feeling.
Mei explained, "Specific information needs further observation, but because the last Flame Herrscher was dealt with too easily, and this time a multi-core Herrscher has appeared, I suspect she is Herrscher created specifically for you."
"Targeting my Herrscher?... Thank you, Mei, I'll be careful."
Elysia waved her hand and stepped out of the Fire Moth.
Mei watched her retreating figure in the sunlight and couldn't help but sigh.
Hopefully everything goes well and her guess doesn't come true.
Chapter 611 Dusk Street
Dusk Street.
This is Pardofelis's home, and now it is also one of the bases of the Fire Moth division.
Outside the base, stray cats roam freely, bringing food from trash cans back to the church. The leaders of the Fire Moth regularly arrange new homes for them.
The children in the sanatorium received effective treatment, and Apponia converted the sanatorium into a school.
When new recruits Fire Moth, they are asked to serve as temporary police officers to maintain order at the end of their probationary period, as part of their performance evaluation.
The impoverished Dusk Street is undergoing urbanization.
With improved medical conditions, enhanced public safety, and a higher standard of living, Dusk Street is on the rise. Had it not been for Honkai collapse, it would have become a diverse and emerging urban landmark in the near future.
"Is this Dusk Street? It's really different from before."
Elysia stood at the church entrance, gazing into the distance, taking in the entire view of the Dusk Street.
"If Pardofelis were still living on Dusk Street, even without our help, she'd be doing quite well, wouldn't she?"
Of course, even Elysia herself didn't believe that.
Given Pardofelis's personality, even after his living standards improve, he would probably still be thinking about taking advantage of the situation and lying on the grass sunbathing.
Expecting cats to work overtime is impossible, absolutely impossible.
"Meow."
The kitten walked to Elysia's feet and rubbed against her trouser leg.
"Haha, it itches, stop it."
Elysia lifted the cat by the scruff of its neck.
Seeing that outsiders had broken into their base and were bullying them, the stray cats gathered together and surrounded Elysia.
"Meow!"
"Alright, alright, I didn't come here to bully you."
Elysia put the cat down.
"Sweetie, it's going to be very dangerous here. I'm sorry for taking up your base. I'll have someone build you a new church later. You can hide for a while, and I'll give you some dried fish when I'm done with my work, okay?"
Elysia gestured to shoo the cat away, trying her best to make it understand her.
Unfortunately, not every cat is as intelligent as Canned Food.
"I should have invited Pardofelis along, or at least found some time to learn cat language from her for the CET-4 or CET-6?"
Helpless, Elysia could only take a large bag of dried fish from her pocket and throw it far away.
Inside are specially made dried anchovies, a gift from Chef Vill-V's family.
The aroma wafted over, and the cats scattered in all directions, leaving the dilapidated church completely silent.
"Done."
Elysia clapped her hands and looked at the Honkai Energy in the distance.
Honkai Energy is gathering in the sky, and the purple sphere is blocked by clouds, creating a scene resembling a sunset.
However, this was not a gentle sunset, but a deadly disaster.
Elysia drew her bow. "I've chased away the audience, now it's just the two of us."
With a whoosh, the arrow pierced the sky, forming a barrier above Dusk Street that enveloped the entire sky and swallowed up the church where Elysia was.
After doing all this, Elysia walked towards the center of the Honkai Energy.
There seemed to be a black hole there, constantly devouring the Honkai Energy around Dusk Street. The reason why a large-scale Honkai had not yet occurred was precisely because it had devoured all the Honkai Energy.
A storm is brewing beneath the calm.
The reason the Honkai Energy didn't erupt is because a Herrscher- level entity was erupting within it. Once she absorbed enough Honkai Energy, she would fully awaken.
At that time, more than a dozen surrounding cities, and even the entire continent, will be swallowed up by Honkai Energy.
Time waits for no one, let me say hello first.
Elysia drew her bow and released an arrow; the sharp arrow pierced through the rainbow and reached the very center of the Honkai Energy.
It pierced through layers of obstacles and plunged into the black hole.
"Aaaaaah!"
The being within the black hole let out a pitiful cry, its absorption of Honkai Energy momentarily halting before the next instant...
Elysia could clearly feel that the airflow around her was speeding up.
No, it's the flow rate of Honkai Energy that's accelerating. The Herrscher senses the threat and is accelerating its awakening, recklessly devouring Honkai Energy.
Elysia frowned. "This scale is at least equivalent to three Himiko, and she hasn't even shown her special abilities yet... This is troublesome!"
Elysia fired another arrow, this time no longer a test; it pierced through the Herrscher's body, circled around, and flew back into Elysia's hand.
The Herrscher's screams grew even more intense.
The ice was spreading, and the barrier set up by Elysia was covered with a layer of frost. Countless icebergs crashed down on Elysia.
Elysia dodged them all, and another arrow pierced through the Herrscher's body.
The arrow circled once and flew back into Elysia's palm.
Despite the continuous attacks, the Herrscher could only scream in agony; the rate at which she absorbed Honkai Energy only accelerated.
Is the power insufficient?
Elysia knew that in her current state, she couldn't kill him with a single blow.
She released the bow and arrow, and a pure white skirt appeared on her body, making her appear as high-ranking as an angel and as holy as Herrscher.
The posture of the Herrscher of Origin.
Elysia raised her hand, and a surge of energy gathered, flashing with light and instantly engulfing the Herrscher.
"Did you take them down?" Elysia looked ahead.
Unfortunately, no.
The Herrscher remained standing there; Elysia's attack not only failed to kill her, but instead provided her with ample Honkai Energy.
The power is still insufficient.
"That shouldn't be the case. With three times the power of Himiko, my attack just now should have seriously injured her."
Elysia gritted her teeth and thought.
Without severely injuring the Herrscher, it would be impossible to safely seal her away; the amount of Honkai Energy Serum was far from sufficient to completely dissolve the Honkai Energy of a Herrscher.
However, if she were to unleash a full-force attack, it's questionable whether the Herrscher's barrier could even be maintained.
Should we try increasing the output power?
Elysia thought it over carefully.
Seeing that the Herrscher was nearing awakening, she no longer hesitated and raised her arms high.
A powerful Honkai Energy surged forth, gathering in Elysia's hands. She even disrupted the Herrscher's rhythm of absorbing Honkai Energy, instead drawing the surrounding Honkai Energy into her own hands.
A divine light shone forth at this moment.
The power of the Herrscher of Origin devoured space, engulfing the entire sky. Those standing on the ground could only see a dazzling white light.
Pardofelis: "What's going on? Why hasn't Sister Elysia come back yet? Usually, Elysia is the first to let us know when she's done, and she never makes us worry."
Twenty-three hours have passed, and Elysia's return is just a hair's breadth away.
But the Flame-Chasers still haven't received a definite answer from Elysia.
Eden: "Don't worry, Pardo, we must trust Elysia."
Eden continued sipping his wine, completely unperturbed.
Chapter 612: Honkai Won't Disappear. (End of book)
Pardofelis: "Sister Eden, you've misunderstood. We definitely believe Sister Elysia, but if Sister Elysia doesn't come back soon, time will be up."
Theresa: "Could something have gone wrong?"
Raiden Mei: "Impossible, what could possibly happen to Elysia?"
Do you even understand the significance of being the first Flame-Chasers to be crowned the Herrscher of Origin?
Raiden Mei simply believed that Elysia was on a date with the new Herrscher and had gone too far with her fun, and she didn't believe that something bad would happen to her.
Bronya: "Perhaps this Herrscher will be difficult to deal with, Elysia won't be able to win easily?"
Pardofelis: "Impossible! Sister Elysia is the Herrscher of Origin!"
The Sixth Herrscher has only just appeared, and the Herrscher of Reason hasn't even shown up yet. Logically speaking, given Elysia's level, shouldn't she just go back and wreak havoc on the spot?
No matter how strong you are, as a Herrscher within the top ten, there's no way you could be stronger than Origin, except for the Finality, right?
Sakura: "If even Elysia can't handle it, I'm afraid none of us could help."
Kevin: "No, I can. This time, Elysia can't seriously injure the Herrscher because of her special ability; only I can."
?!!
Everyone looked completely bewildered.
Kevin, the way you're talking, you sound like you're calculating everything, just like Otto!
Pardofelis: "Boss Kevin, do you know something?"
Kevin: "This was also part of the deal I made with Otto. He told me that because Elysia killed the Flame Herrscher too easily, the Honkai would give birth to a Herrscher that would be extremely effective against her."
Kevin: "Because the Herrscher of Origin helped humanity, she is stronger than most of the subsequent Herrscher, and the Honkai will not allow her to be defeated one by one. The new Herrscher will not be able to be killed by the Herrscher of Origin, or rather, she will not be killed by Herrscher."
A Herrscher cannot be killed by Herrscher.
This was Bishop Otto's guess, Kevin believed it; he dared not gamble on it.
And that's exactly what happened.
[Time ends, Elysia returns to the Death Space.]
Elysia: "Kevin, you should have said so earlier if you knew about this. I suffered so much because of it."
No wonder she chased the Herrscher for over ten hours, unleashing her ultimate attack several times, yet still couldn't defeat Herrscher.
The reason it's not because the Herrscher's resistance is too high is that the power of the Herrscher of Origin is simply ineffective!
Kevin: "I told you I'd handle this Herrscher, but you insisted on going."
Kevin did say he was going to deal with the Herrscher, but Elysia thought it was just Kevin wanting to show off before going back to see his lover. Who would have thought there would be such a thing?