"All Valkyries immediately organize and evacuate in an orderly manner. The urgency of this mission is S-level. Coercive measures can be used against disruptors."
After maintaining order, Rita turned her attention to Changkong City. This was the nearest city to Changkong City, hundreds of kilometers away, where Yulandel was fighting a powerful enemy.
There was a hint of worry in Rita's eyes. Although she was confident in Bianca's strength, she was still worried. With her strength, she couldn't participate in a battle of that level, and she couldn't even provide support.
……
Above the ice sea, ice crystals produced by the explosion were falling, and the black tide covered the sky, constantly surging towards somewhere. As Kevin's follower, Tripoca's ability was extremely powerful. Not only could he transform into various postures, but he could also devour all existence.
However, in this gathering of shadows, a light that was darker than the shadows stirred up the black tide. Tripoca, which was not supposed to exist, was like encountering some kind of natural enemy, and was split into several parts by the black light. These split shadows immediately turned into various monsters, but before they could take shape, they were completely swallowed up by Tonatiuh, who was transformed by the Will of Honkai.
The quantized body was completely annihilated in the absorption of the Imaginary Number Tree and turned into nourishment for the Sun-Devouring Shadow.
The dirty black color has completely covered the earth. The area where Changkong City was originally located has disappeared. Countless imaginary monsters are born from the land contaminated by radiation, destroying any existing matter in a variety of strange ways.
"What is this?" Kevin and Bianca, who noticed something strange, naturally couldn't continue fighting. This was a kind of Honkai pollution that they had never seen before. Even in the sky, they could still feel the strong atmosphere of chaos.
All the light was absorbed by the black, as if the sun was really swallowed up.
Kevin's blue eyes grew colder, and he, who was usually expressionless, couldn't help but frown. He tried to summon Tripoca, but found that his connection with him had been completely severed.
After the black energy penetrated into the land, it also spread towards the ice sea created by Kevin, dyeing the white frost into the color of pure ice.
"Is this your power too?" Bianca received Otto's communication and temporarily put aside her hostility towards Kevin. She looked at the increasingly serious pollution with concern, looking for any trace of Kiana.
Finally, Kiana was seen at the edge of the city's initial crack. At this time, she was holding a golden sword and constantly killing the monsters that were pouring out.
"No." Kevin, who was very frugal with words, didn't say much, but just began to accumulate strength silently.
The combination of quantum and imaginary numbers seems a bit far-fetched, but Kevin, who has experienced the tragedies of previous civilizations, has seen too many, and similar disasters are only part of them.
The only thing that deserved his attention was that No. 17, who had been lurking in the Honkai, actually left some messages deliberately to warn him of the coming of the Honkai will.
Kevin knew what the will of collapse was, but the will of collapse itself could not directly affect the real world, and now something unexpected had happened. What he was afraid of was not the will of collapse, but the active destruction of the will of collapse, which meant that Mei's plan had uncontrollable changes.
If the plan fails, all the hopes of the previous civilization will vanish, and his companions, his loved ones, and everything he has ever experienced will be destroyed and wiped out. Before everything gets out of control, Kevin must fulfill his duty as a pioneer and complete the Stigmata Plan.
"No matter how much it costs, humanity will defeat the Honkai."
The accumulated power continued to gather in his hands, and the terrifying extreme cold power made Bianca dare not stay. Until the energy was compressed to the extreme, the white light appeared between heaven and earth again.
Click, click, click.
There was a teeth-grinding sound of condensation in the air, and the space was completely frozen under his full control. The chaotic spatial turbulence gradually solidified, and the Sun-Devouring Shadow hidden in it finally revealed its whereabouts.
Chapter 228: Earth's Center
The sharp spikes easily cut through the space. The alienated Tonatiuh had already departed from its original lobster form, presenting a higher-dimensional destructive posture. After absorbing the shadow of chaos, a pure black sphere formed in the center, constantly absorbing all the light.
After transforming into its current form, the Honkai Will had actually been disconnected from the main cluster, and Su Jue deliberately let himself fall into death just for this opportunity. Only by cutting off the connection with Honkai itself can the Honkai's constant surveillance of him be lifted.
The moment he saw Tonatiuh, Kevin immediately understood why No. 17 reminded him that this was a more troublesome existence than the Herrscher.
The Herrscher can be eliminated, persuaded, or imprisoned, but once it uploads information back to the cluster, the Honkai Will can continue to learn and evolve. The previous civilization used No. 17 to hack into the Tree of Imaginary Numbers in order to make Honkai more controllable, and now that the controllable Honkai Will has learned to grow, a more terrifying enemy will be born.
At that time, the spark of hope left by the Fire Moth will become the source of disaster that burns the current civilization and burns all efforts. This is something Kevin absolutely cannot accept.
While Tonatiuh had not yet separated from the space condensation, Kevin had already taken the initiative and punched Tonatiuh at the core with all his strength. The terrifying force caused the surrounding air to collapse instantly, forming an impact comparable to a small nuclear explosion.
But Tonatiuh only flashed briefly before returning to normal. When it was quantized, it was able to evade most attacks, and when it was imaginary, it could absorb Honkai energy to attack, making it capable of both offense and defense.
Tonatiuh reacted quickly and slashed Kevin's shoulder with his spikes. In less than a second, he swung hundreds of times in succession, and each blow was able to tear open a crack in space.
However, it was facing Kevin, the strongest warrior of mankind, and this level of attack had no effect. In an instant, the sky was covered with frozen frost, and the originally extinguished Jiemie was forcibly activated by Kevin, pouring terrifying destructive power into the enemy's body.
Above the Pacific Ocean, only the light of the collision between the two sides remained. The vast ocean became a battlefield. The sky was more like countless nuclear explosions, and the clouds were blown to pieces.
Kevin consciously led the other party to the wide sea to avoid casualties. But even so, the overturned waves formed a tsunami that only occurs in extreme weather, and the collapsed air formed a hurricane that spread towards the land around the ocean.
The first to be affected was naturally the Far East, where the evaporated water vapor was carried to the land, forming a heavy rainstorm. A 15-level typhoon swept across the island country without any regularity, and all the cities looked like the end of the world.
"Curse."
Someone murmured in a low voice, with despair in his eyes. When everyone was in despair, the voices of the Valkyries became clearer and clearer. The heavy rain soaked their hair, but they still stood at the forefront to organize the evacuation.
"Don't worry, destiny will take you away safely." Susanna, who participated in the evacuation, had never seen such a level of collapse. Her voice was trembling and her eyes were filled with fear. However, she was still at the forefront, blocking the buildings that were blown down by the hurricane and creating space for people to evacuate.
The transport ships kept taking off, and with the help of the Valkyries, the panicked crowd calmed down unconsciously and lined up consciously to wait for boarding.
This is what destiny can do, and this is the meaning of destiny's existence.
On the outskirts of the battlefield, Yulandel tried many times to return to the battlefield, but with her current strength she couldn't even get close. It was not until then that she realized that the man who had just fought with her had been letting her win.
As a last resort, she could only temporarily leave and protect Kiana's safety and recover Qianjie Yicheng according to the plan. However, the space channel above Changkong City has been closed, and Qianjie Yicheng is missing. She tried to contact Otto, but only noise came.
The entire land is polluted by black, and it is still spreading around. If it continues, I am afraid that the Far East will become a dead zone.
Flying in the sky, Bianca looked down at the ground, and Kiana was nowhere to be seen. The strong Honkai radiation was hard to avoid even in the sky, and she couldn't help but start to worry about her safety.
"Hmm?" Bianca didn't know if it was an illusion, but she suddenly felt a weak reaction of Honkai energy coming from underground. Unlike the black energy filled with the residue of chaotic consciousness, it was pure energy that could be absorbed by the Valkyrie.
……
Deep underground, Su Jue, who had lost the ability to move, looked at the tiny sky with some boredom.
Kevin's attack was indeed very powerful. Even though the Honkai Will helped him absorb most of the energy, it still made him unable to move.
But this is exactly what he expected. After realizing that the will of Honkai was hidden in his body, Su Jue was already prepared to withstand Kevin's attack, or in other words, Kevin was the most important person in his plan.
He knew very well that the Honkai Will had targeted him, but he was unable to find the source after exposing his true form. Therefore, his original plan was to pretend to be controlled by his emotions and reveal his flaws, so that the Honkai Will would find an opportunity to appear on its own initiative, and then use Kevin's attack to force the Honkai Will out and finally get out of its control.
I just didn't expect that the will of Honkai was hidden so deeply, actually hiding directly in the puppet.
So after being possessed, he simply took advantage of the situation and guided the Honkai Will to control his body to attack Kevin. Given Kevin's style, there was absolutely no way he would let Su Jue live like this.
At that time, as long as he died, the Honkai Will would naturally stop monitoring him. At the same time, he would be able to escape from Kiana's sight and hide himself in the dark again, achieving three goals with one stone.
Although there was an accident, he did not die directly, and the Honkai Will was not destroyed, but the final outcome was still good. His body was destroyed, and the Honkai Will could only find a new host and became Tonatiuh.
This also means being out of control. It would be best if Kevin could destroy it. As long as the Honkai Will does not have time to upload its own information back to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, Su Jue will be judged as a dead Herrscher and will no longer be controlled.
If it cannot be destroyed, that's fine. After all, I am the Herrscher and the life and death of humans is none of my business. Let Otto and Kevin worry about it then.
Just wait for my death underground, wait for things to come to an end, that's all.
Imaginary God Remains will continue to appear on the ground polluted by the collapse, and even underground. Su Jue finally realized what it was like when he first met Ji Zi in the imaginary space.
Countless monsters surrounded him, and he couldn't move a finger. He could only watch them gnaw at his body bit by bit.
Now it's my turn.
Just as Su Jue was about to close his eyes and wait for his consciousness to subside, on the dark cliff, Kiana, carrying the Skyfire Greatsword on her back, was climbing down the cliff with her bare hands.
The Valkyrie's skin was no different from that of an ordinary person on the contaminated wall. Her fingers were already covered in blood. She jumped down from the sinkhole thousands of meters deep without any preparation.
"..."
Why don't you just let me die in peace?
Complex emotions rolled in Su Jue's mind, and finally turned into a silent sigh.
With her bloodstained fingers tightly grasping the sky fire that seemed to be the Void Wanzang, Kiana leaped down and swept away the imaginary divine corpses that were gathering towards Su Jue.
"This time, let me take you home."
Chapter 229: The Far East Sinks
"Kill Su Jue?"
When Otto stated the conditions, Kiana, who was already full of hatred for him, could no longer control her emotions. She picked up the sword that he had given her and put it across Otto's neck. But reason told her that she had to control her emotions, because now she didn't know whether Su Jue was alive or dead, and her only choice was to trust him temporarily.
"To be more precise, it should be to kill the being that controls him. I believe you have noticed that his life is coming to an end. Do you know why?"
"..." Kiana didn't say anything. It was the great collapse she caused a few months ago that led to Su Jue's awakening. If it weren't for her, he would still be living like an ordinary person.
Looking at Kiana's expression, Otto immediately understood her thoughts. He shook his head and said, "He is not a normally awakened Herrscher. The Plague Gem is the core of the Herrscher of Flame. It has been taken away by you along with the Infinite Tower Himeko..."
Before he could finish his words, the sword blade had already cut his skin. The simulation effect of the soul steel body was very perfect, and the pain was also reflected.
Teacher Himeko has always been a pain in Kiana's heart, and Otto, the instigator, has opened the scars again and again.
"It's no use running away. If you can't face your past, you will always be a slave to the Herrscher of the Void."
Otto was right, but how could Kiana let it go so easily? However, the other party's next words made her breath stop.
"Murata Himeko may not be dead."
"What did you say?"
"Su Jue's awakening is not a normal awakening. He is an incomplete stigmata carrier. Such carriers are not uncommon in this world, but most of them have a short lifespan and often die before they are discovered. Including the children you rescued from Changkong City, they are all incomplete stigmata carriers."
"He is only 17 years old this year, and the oldest of the children left in Changkong City is only 16 years old. He will die before he reaches adulthood due to incomplete stigmata. His ability is very special. He can open the path between imaginary space and reality. His efficiency is even stronger than that of you, the Herrscher of the Void."
"In the great collapse caused by the Herrscher of the Void, countless people died in front of him. His strong emotional reaction made him instinctively absorb the energy caused by the collapse and opened the channel to the imaginary space. The Plague Gem should have found his body at that time, and awakened him to become the Herrscher of Flame."
"Similarly, there is a chance that Wuliangta Jizi will return to reality through the channel he opened."
Otto's words made Kiana's heart tremble with fear. She didn't know if the other party was lying to her, but no matter how slim the hope of Himeko's survival was, Kiana would not give up easily.
Otto expected her expression. He continued, "This is just my speculation based on the information I got from Su Jue. Even he himself is completely unaware of this."
"He did not awaken normally, but was chosen as a substitute by the Honkai Will. Once a new Herrscher awakens, he will be ruthlessly abandoned. In this case, he is always under the surveillance of the Honkai Will and is gradually losing control. This time is the last time. His life is coming to an end, and the Honkai Will will be reborn."
Suddenly she recalled what Su Jue said to her in Sky City. He was just an ordinary person who could not see hope. He could only pin all his hopes on Kiana. At first she thought Su Jue was just an ordinary person's despair. Later she found out that she became a Herrscher and she was shaken. She didn't expect that Su Jue knew that he would lose control one day.
No, I won't let this happen. Kiana, who understood everything, made up her mind, and looked up at Otto, waiting for his explanation.
"So I need you to kill him, in order to kill the Honkai Will hidden in his body. Only in this way can he escape from control. Although his life span is still short, with Tianming's technology, as long as the plague gem in his body is removed, he can at least live a few more years."
"Of course, the decision is yours. Su Jue used me and left you a safety net, which was supposed to let you leave safely. He didn't want to tell you the truth, but... wouldn't it be more interesting if I told you the answer?" After saying the last sentence, Otto suddenly laughed out loud. In the laughter, Hun Gang's body kept shaking, and finally blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he died quietly.
Otto's death stunned Kiana. She tested his breath and confirmed that he was really dead. Then more chaotic thoughts flooded into her mind.
"Otto won't die like this. This is most likely a trap, but..." She picked up the Void Manzang, and pure Honkai energy was slowly flowing into her body, filling the gap in strength. Although it wasn't much, it was enough.
"Even if it's hell, I have to go."
……
After clearing away the imaginary divine remains around, Kiana finally came to Su Jue. At this time, the underground, which should have been scorching hot, was close to minus 50 degrees Celsius.
Low temperature, lack of oxygen, Su Jue's body was icy cold. There were cracks everywhere, and scars from the previous punctures were still left, frozen by ice crystals.
He closed his eyes tightly, like a dead body.
"Su Jue." Kiana kept calling, but Su Jue, who had decided to play dead, did not respond.
He shouldn't have come. If he didn't die this time, the Will of Honkai would find him again sooner or later. Then all his efforts would be in vain and all his plans would be burned.
He lay there quietly, his body frozen and unconscious, waiting for Kiana to give up so that he could die peacefully.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but he suddenly felt a little warmth. His body temperature was rising and his consciousness was slowly returning.
Warm, soft, and heat is constantly transferred to your body.
what is she doing?
Su Jue suddenly had the urge to open his eyes, but he restrained himself.
It was not until a long time later that his consciousness became clear and his body temperature finally returned to human levels.
The two of them snuggled together, transferring their body heat.
Noticing that Su Jue was finally out of danger, Kiana breathed a sigh of relief. She straightened her clothes, carried Su Jue on her back, and crawled towards the ground with him little by little.
But after climbing for a while, they met Youlan Daier who was staying here. She looked at Kiana with a complicated expression, and it was obvious that she had been staying here for quite some time.
Bianca took a deep breath and stretched out her hand to Kiana, "Come on, I'll take you up. The Lord of the World Serpent is fighting that thing, so it's safe here for now."
With the help of Yulandel, Kiana finally returned to the ground with the unconscious Su Jue, but what appeared before them was only a completely unfamiliar wasteland. Changkong City had completely disappeared in the battle.
The sea water carrying floating ice flooded large areas and spread to invisible places.
"Is the sea level rising?" Kiana guessed.
"No, it is the Far East that is sinking."
Chapter 230: The Return of Reason
"It is growing and has gradually adapted to my strength. If it continues like this, it will be a being more difficult to deal with than Vishnu."
After being transformed by the Will of Honkai, the Sun-Devouring Shadow not only has a high damage reduction, but also has some characteristics of a Herrscher, and can continuously gain power from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.
