Starting as a Behind-the-Scenes Boss in the Honkai World Chapter 14

The nascent storm quickly grew in strength, blending with the initial tempest like two coiling dragons locked in a deadly struggle.

It was akin to using fire to fight a forest fire; the two intertwined storms clashed and canceled each other out, the terrifying disaster that seemed capable of destroying everything rapidly weakening.

Thousands of winds clashed, myriad clouds collided, and torrential rain fell from left and right. Olivia's figure on the sea gained a touch of illusory translucence.

But make no mistake, this wasn't because the young woman was gradually exhausting herself while fighting the disaster.

Everything here was a memory, and presenting memories required power.

In other words, Olivia had expended a large amount of power in her pursuit of the scene's realism, leaving insufficient power for her own part.

To put it plainly, Olivia's CPU had overheated.

What a show-off, that old monster.

Shi Hen pursed his lips and continued to admire the spectacular movie Olivia had meticulously produced.

Setting aside the facts, the scene was still incredibly grand and magnificent, deserving of a five-star review.

Soon, the fierce winds gradually subsided.

The sky cleared, the air was fresh, and a gentle breeze blew. The sea also returned to its original azure blue.

"How was it? Am I amazing?"

The young woman suddenly appeared beside Shi Hen, smiling proudly as she asked.

"Please don't make me say something against my conscience."

Shi Hen replied with a calm smile.

As expected, history is a lie. Who in this world can calm the sea with a single sword?

What Shi Hen saw was someone cheating using a Relic.

The young woman hadn't even drawn her sword from beginning to end.

He seriously suspected she didn't know how to use a sword at all.

"That's so rude! Edward and the others all say I'm amazing."

As she spoke, the young woman snapped her fingers.

Countless figures appeared on the castle walls, all cheering for Olivia's great feat of saving Sicily. Among them, the figure of a young man in noble robes with a gentle smile was particularly clear.

"..." Shi Hen fell silent for a moment before saying, "In later generations, everyone said you calmed the storm with a single sword."

"Mhm. Edward also said it would be cooler to write it that way," the young woman nodded, then added as if an afterthought, "Oh, right. Edward is some kind of historian, I think."

The main culprit of the slander has appeared.

"You two are truly affectionate."

At this point, what else could Shi Hen say?

"Thanks for the compliment!"

The young woman beamed, her form becoming slightly more transparent.

The power she had preserved through the Relic was nearing its end.

"Olivia Raymond, you... you're actually really amazing."

The surrounding space rapidly dissolved into points of light. Shi Hen looked at the young woman and finally said with a serious tone.

As everyone knows, energy only transfers, it doesn't disappear into thin air.

This Moonlight Throne is merely an energy converter, transforming Honkai Energy from the imaginary space into light and heat in the real world.

And controlling that light and heat to counter the storms and natural disasters was entirely Olivia's own power.

This knight, who was active a thousand years ago, was truly a genius in every sense of the word!

"Of course, I know that. Edward has told me countless times."

Facing the young man's praise, Olivia merely smiled sweetly.

Shi Hen: "..."

You're still going to shove dog food in my face when it's almost over, aren't you?

"Farewell, person from the future." Stepping forward, the young woman patted Shi Hen's head. "Edward said it's necessary to leave enough power to prevent Little Moon from being taken by bad people.

But in my opinion, Little Moon might be put to better use in your hands, right?"

She could feel that this young man didn't harbor much malice in his heart.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have indulged her antics, and she wouldn't have just invited him to watch a show.

The power she left in this space wasn't limited to just presenting memories.

"I will."

Without refusing her pat on the head, Shi Hen said calmly.

As his voice fell, the boundless space was left with only the young man and the silently floating metal ring. The golden-haired young woman was long gone.

Chapter Fourteen: I Am Welt

Returning to reality from the Imaginary Space, Shi Hen found that dawn was breaking.

Just in time.

Still maintaining his aerial stance, Shi Hen looked down. The castle ruins were indeed occupied by a large number of Honkai Beasts, and Raven was… cowering quietly in a corner.

He had almost forgotten; Raven seemed to have a special ability to communicate with Honkai Beasts.

While she couldn't talk Honkai Beasts to death, she could at least pretend to be a neutral unit among a large group of them.

Raven, naturally, had also noticed the change in the air. Her lips moved, and her voice came clearly through Shi Hen's Bluetooth headset… He took out the now silent headset and patted it firmly, confirming it was truly broken.

Communication equipment surprisingly lacks Imaginary Space adaptability. Minus points!

Separated by nearly a hundred meters, with a noisy horde of Honkai Beasts below, Raven didn't choose to shout. Instead, she raised her hands and made a few gestures.

Shi Hen understood.

Danger! Time to go!

They had already retrieved the item, and it was time for them to make their escape.

As for the remaining Honkai Beasts… they could trust in the strength of the Schicksal Valkyries.

Seeing Raven's gestures, Shi Hen couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

Unfortunately, they couldn't escape anymore.

The white bracelet on his left wrist flickered, and a pure white mask instantly covered Shi Hen's face, extending backward to firmly conceal his black hair.

To hide one's identity, one must go all out. Don't be like that silver-haired ANBU from that ninja show.

Having done this, Shi Hen finally looked up toward the east.

There, a colossal silver-white steel behemoth was rapidly approaching, meeting the morning light.

"This is Schicksal Valkyrie Unit Blade of Immortality, currently on a military mission. People in the Raymond Castle area, please cease resistance and submit to inspection."

Before the battleship arrived, a drone had already reached them, delivering Schicksal's surrender notice.

After all, individuals of unknown identity appearing in the core area of such a Honkai event made it difficult to ascertain if they were unrelated to this Honkai outbreak.

Ignoring the drone circling around him, Shi Hen bent his knees, and a circle of white light emanated from beneath his feet.

BOOM!

An explosion-like roar spread out, and Shi Hen shot forward like a cannonball, even breaking the sound barrier in an instant, leaving a ring of outward-spreading turbulence in his wake.

"..."

Watching the youth who, instead of retreating, was rapidly charging towards the battleship, Raven felt completely numb.

Is this guy out of his mind, charging a fully armed Valkyrie unit alone?

She wasn't this brave when she was young!

However, despite her internal complaints, Raven had no intention of escaping alone.

Finding a more concealed position, Raven raised her hand, summoning Seven Thunders of Sin's Purge to set up her sniper rifle.

She couldn't keep up with the youth's speed, but she could at least provide some long-range fire support.

On the other side, the Valkyries who detected a target rapidly approaching reacted swiftly.

Blast shields opened, and cannon muzzles emerged from the battleship one after another, quickly aiming at Shi Hen.

"Free Mode, open fire!"

Inside the bridge, the deputy captain in charge of command, Rita, issued the order.

Since he had ignored their warning, the target was clearly an enemy.

As the words fell, countless missiles and energy cannons instantly shot out, interweaving to form a dense barrage that firmly enveloped Shi Hen's path.

As long as Shi Hen continued forward, he would inevitably hit this hail of fire.

But to the Valkyries' surprise, the rapidly approaching figure in the white robe suddenly paused, then sharply veered, forcefully bypassing the barrage from the side.

"The target is advancing via propulsion!"

"No flight equipment detected."

The Valkyrie on observation immediately reported.

Upon hearing this, the Valkyries' expressions couldn't help but change.

With the increasing advancement of technology, humanity had long conquered the skies, and Schicksal had even developed single-person portable flight equipment.

However, in their understanding, the only beings capable of soaring through the heavens without external assistance were a specific type of creature – Herrschers!

"No, the target isn't a Herrscher." As if guessing everyone's thoughts, Rita denied it. "Look closely, there's a pause every time the target changes trajectory.

This guy… has condensed Honkai Energy to its absolute limit, reaching a point where it can be used as a stepping stone."

After hearing Rita's explanation, everyone felt that it would have been better if he was a Herrscher.

Such an existence that could shatter one's worldview – was he truly human?

Everyone uses Honkai Energy, but for them, it only meant slightly greater strength and speed. Yet, their opponent could already fly.

The difference was simply too vast; they couldn't even see the taillights of their enemy's vehicle.

Watching their opponent evade the battleship's artillery fire time and time again, like an elusive white phantom, performing a thrilling and dangerous dance in the air, Rita could only sigh in resignation. "...Next, it's all up to Lady Durandal."

Faced with a monster that defied common sense, they were utterly helpless.

On the battleship's deck, as she watched the rapidly growing figure in her field of vision, Durandal pursed her lips, her hands tightly gripping her Relic pistol.

She could feel that this enemy was strong, so strong it gave her a nearly suffocating illusion.

This would be a battle that demanded she gamble her life!

Boom!

Weaving through barrages of artillery fire and energy blasts, Shi Hen finally landed on the battleship's deck with an imposing, superhero-esque descent. The immense impact caused the metal deck to sink several inches.

"Who exactly are you!?"

Durandal asked in a deep voice.

Without answering immediately, Shi Hen carefully observed the blonde girl before him.

Her golden hair was tied into a neat high ponytail, and while her features were equally exquisite, she looked completely different from Kiana. Furthermore, her figure was much better than that white fluffball, showing that Schicksal's Valkyrie unit had quite a generous food supply.

Unlike the uniforms of ordinary Valkyries, Durandal wore a white-toned, lightweight battlesuit that perfectly highlighted the young woman's heroic aura. This was likely Schicksal's third-generation Valkyrie armor.

Hmm, confirmed by the look in her eyes, this is a style I, Shi, haven't seen before.

"Our tastes are quite similar, choosing white attire,"

Shi Hen said, pointing to his white robe.

As the saying goes, a thousand troops would avoid a white robe, and he and Durandal indeed possessed that level of deterrence.

Of course, Durandal hadn't fully developed yet, so she was still a bit inferior to him.