The Boy Lays Out a Chessboard Here

With a light laugh, Shi Hen took a step and flew swiftly into the distance.

Invitations like this only need to be made once.

Once he starts moving, Durandal and Mei will have no other choice.

When the main villain appears, everyone else should put aside their differences and unite against him.

They exchanged a glance... no, to be precise, Mei glared fiercely at Durandal before the two girls chased after the white-haired man from a distance.

The final enemy has appeared, and there is no longer any reason for them to fight.

Chapter Fifty-Two: The Young Man Sets Up a Chess Game

On another part of the Floating Island, a battle is taking place between the Void Herrscher and the Herrscher of Wind.

No, it's less of a battle and more of a chase between hunter and prey.

Moreover, compared to the Void Herrscher, who possesses two Herrscher Core, Wendy Herrscher of Wind, is undoubtedly in the position of prey.

The raging wind, like countless steel blades, destroyed everything in the girl's sight, even scraping three feet of the ground off the Floating Island.

No matter how fierce the storm, it was weak and futile against Herrscher could manipulate space, and even leaving a mark on the opponent was quite difficult.

Furthermore, the Void Herrscher possesses high regeneration abilities granted by the Serenity Gem, leaving Wendy with no choice but to continuously deplete her power in each and every engagement.

While dodging the various weapons that the Void Lance had transformed into, Wendy unleashed a series of wind blades at the Void Herrscher, her heart growing increasingly anxious.

Although both are Herrscher, the gap between her and the Void Herrscher before her is far too great, and she is lagging behind in every aspect, from power to authority.

The direct consequence of this disparity is that the scene of the battle between the Void Herrscher and the Herrscher of Thunder seems to be repeated, only this time she is the one being crushed.

On the other side, as she manipulated space to weaken Wendy's power, Sirin gradually became anxious.

Theoretically speaking, she should have had an absolute advantage and could have easily defeated the thief who stole her power.

Despite the fierce battle, she could only watch helplessly as Wendy repeatedly escaped her encirclement created by spatial manipulation, like a slippery eel.

"Aww~"

With a deafening roar, a battered, pale white dragon suddenly emerged from the clouds, unleashing a beam of scorching heat, the size of a door, at the green-haired girl.

The beam of light arrived in an instant, landing in front of Wendy before being deflected by the fluid-like shield that the girl had set up beforehand.

However, due to this momentary obstruction, Wendy's high-speed movement, which she had been maintaining, slowed down.

"Damn beast!"

Wendy only had time to unleash a whirlwind at the dragon before she hurriedly turned to deal with the two pale white hands condensed by the Void Herrscher using spatial power.

"Bella!"

Seeing the already wounded pale white dragon being struck by the whirlwind and falling downwards, Sirin couldn't help but let out a shout and manipulated her two spatial arms to increase their speed even further.

Whoosh!

As if piercing through a thin layer of air, the spatial arm completely ignored the barrier set up by the Herrscher of Wind and went straight for the girl.

With a wind blade forming in each hand, Wendy managed to sever one arm thanks to the Herrscher Core's ability to communicate with Imaginary Space, but was still captured and imprisoned by the other spatial arm.

"If you dare to hurt Bella, you'll pay with your life!"

She said coldly, Sirin immediately tightened her arm a little.

"Hmm..."

Unable to suppress a cry of pain, Wendy's expression remained resolute. "Teacher Theresa and the others will definitely not let you get away with this!"

Unable to break free from the spatial arm's grip, Wendy's eyes flashed with fear, but the Valkyrie training she had received over the years still allowed the girl to maintain the pride of a warrior.

"Ha! Those guys probably can't even protect themselves."

And I'll soon send them down to keep you company.

With a smile, Sirin manipulated her arm to pull Wendy toward her, intending to remove the Desire Gem from her body.

Having obtained this gem, although she is still far from her former glory, she will always find a way to reclaim everything she once possessed.

Moreover, she is no longer the arrogant and conceited Sirin she once was.

This time, she will not suffer a defeat!

"Let go of Wendy!"

A delicate shout rang out, and more than ten golden spears suddenly transformed into a rain of light and fell rapidly from the sky.

At this critical moment, Theresa finally arrived at the battlefield.

But even faster than the golden rain of light was a large, golden-red sword wreathed in flames.

Boom--

The greatsword crashed down with a deafening roar, and the arm, which should have been only able to be interfered with by spatial forces, was also directly severed.

Instantly regaining her freedom, Wendy unleashed a whirlwind attack on the Void Herrscher without hesitation, her figure immediately drifting backward as she looked at the white figure rapidly approaching from the other side of the sky.

Long, pure white hair, as white as snow, fluttered freely. A pure white mask concealed every detail of the person's face, along with a long white robe that seemed to be woven from countless scales...

Without a doubt, that guy was the high-risk figure Theresa had repeatedly mentioned— Welt White.

Upon realizing this, Wendy's pupils dilated in surprise.

Naturally, Shi Hen paid no attention to the Herrscher of Wind's surprise. His gaze swept over Theresa and the others on the field, finally settling on Sirin, who had a resentful expression on her face.

"Your Majesty, the host has not yet arrived, so it is somewhat inappropriate for you, as a guest, to make the first move."

He chuckled softly in a hoarse voice, Shi Hen nodded inwardly.

As expected of the Queen of the Void who once faced the Will of Honkai, even though she uses the exact same body as a certain white-haired girl, her art style is still meant to appear mature and noble.

Unlike some silly little dumpling, who looks foolish no matter how you look at it.

Upon hearing this, Theresa, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows.

This is clearly the territory of Schicksal, so when did you become the master of this place?

"Hmph! Despicable humans!"

Glaring at the white-haired man who had let go of the Desire Gem, Sirin wished she could lock him in a dark room for eternity.

However, after considering the disparity in strength between the two sides, the queen, who had become much more humble, quietly made plans to run away.

Ignoring the Queen's incompetent rage, Shi Hen's gaze fell on the green-haired girl who was now on high alert, and he nodded slightly, saying, "As far as a play goes by, there are far too many people on the stage right now."

Therefore, those who are not in a key position should leave now.

Shi Hen's figure flashed as if he had teleported to Wendy's side, and he condensed a baseball bat in his hand and smashed it hard at the girl.

Wow, that's fast!

Startled, Wendy immediately crossed her two wind blades in front of her, and a fluid shield also appeared at the same time.

Bang!

As the baseball bat crashed down, the shield that could ignore the attacks of the Judgment-class Honkai Beast shattered instantly like ordinary glass. Along with it, the two wind blades formed from the power of the Herrscher also broke off and turned into countless blue light spots that slowly dissipated.

As the girl watched in horror, the bat continued to fall, sending her flying like a baseball hit by the bat.

Her body tumbled and lost its balance in the air, and a sudden gust of wind rose around Wendy, which barely allowed her to regain her footing.

Before the girl could even catch her breath, a chill suddenly approached.

Puff!

Her body stiffened abruptly, and Wendy slowly looked down in disbelief, only to see a hand piercing straight into her body like a blade.

At the same time, she suddenly felt as if her soul was being firmly grasped and pulled out of her body in an irresistible manner.

"Wendy!!"

She shouted loudly, and Theresa's mind went completely blank upon seeing this.

In less than a few seconds, Wendy was caught!?

Completely filled with the fear of losing Wendy, Theresa moved swiftly, grabbing Judah and slamming him down heavily on the white-haired man.

"Put Wendy down!"

She roared angrily, and Theresa's childlike face twisted slightly, clearly indicating that she had used all her strength in this attack.

"Ha, the power of Vishnu?"

With his free hand gently raised to block the cross, Shi Hen's tone was full of calm smiles, "Don't embarrass yourself by showing off something that's even more childish than you look."

As he spoke, Shi Hen remained as still as a rock, and with a sudden burst of strength from his arm, he sent the Nun flying backward.

Having fused with three Honkai Beasts factors and developed their abilities to an extremely high level, he now surpasses Theresa and others in physical strength alone.

Well, although he pretends to be a good student in St. Freya every day, he is actually very ambitious behind the scenes, and he has never stopped researching and developing various powers.

After all, the system is already so useless. If he himself falls any further behind, he will truly only become a plaything for the domineering Herrscher.

Wait... If he fails the mission, he'll become the Herrscher's playthings. How could he possibly have such a thought?

Silently complaining to himself, Shi Hen raised his eyes to look at a ball of crimson fire that was rapidly passing by on the horizon.

Like a crimson meteor, the Apollo plummeted from the clouds at high speed, its fist, adorned with the Star of Eden gauntlet, hurtling towards the white-haired man with all its might.

"A trivial skill."

With a light laugh, Shi Hen simply raised his hand to block it.

"Star of Eden - First Rated Power, Liberation!"

A boy's voice rang out from inside the mecha. The blue Star of Eden gauntlets quickly turned red and bright, and an immense surge of energy flowed through the man's arm, causing his body to tremble.

Seizing this fleeting opening, Apollo lifted one leg and kicked the man in the shoulder, then grabbed Wendy and retreated rapidly, leaving only a bloodstained blue gem in the man's hand.

Watching the Desire Gem that had almost ruined her entire life rush away, Wendy's mind was no longer capable of any thought.

In a daze, she felt herself falling and falling, as if she were about to fall into a bottomless abyss. A chilling cold, as if it were freezing her soul, quickly spread throughout her body.

Am I... going to die...?

Feeling that everything was slipping away from her, a faint sense of regret rose in the girl's heart.

I finally managed to clear up the misunderstanding with Teacher Theresa, and for the first time, I liked someone and wanted to be with them, but...

It seemed that she could no longer continue.

"Wendy! Wake up!"

Cheer up, Wendy!!

A familiar voice came from beside her ear, and a warmth seemed to pierce through the darkness, bringing some comfort to the girl's heart.

It seems like it's not so bad to end things this way... right?

Thinking this, Wendy let her eyes close, leaving only the seemingly endless fall.

"Wendy!!"

Seeing the green-haired girl completely collapse and faint in the arms of the red mecha, Theresa couldn't help but shout out, her pupils trembling.

Wendy... just like that, she sacrificed herself?

"So that's all there is to it? Desire Gem."

After carefully examining the cyan gem in his hand, Shi Hen looked at it with disdain, as if he had cut open a round watermelon only to find a patch of white. "Here you go, Your Majesty."

With another Herrscher Core, you'll recover more power, right?

Therefore, Your Majesty, please put in some effort and let me see the pinnacle of Herrscher in this era.

With a smile, Shi Hen casually tossed the Desire Gem to the Void Herrscher, as if it were just an ordinary stone.

She hurriedly summoned a spatial arm to catch the Desire Gem. Sirin examined the blue gem still stained with the girl's blood in front of her, and a hint of fear appeared in her eyes as she looked at the white-haired man.

Even though the battle with her had drained a lot of his strength, just how powerful is this guy to be able to finish off Wendy so easily?!

"Hmph! Arrogant and rude humans!"

Despite complaining, Sirin didn't throw away the Desire Gem.

After all, she really needed that power.

"I'm just worried that if Her Majesty is too weak, she won't have enough fun later."