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After confirming your relationship with the two, your daily routine remains largely unchanged—training, feeding Paddo, and perhaps an additional date with Vilvie and Paddo on your days off.

You might have thought a dramatic scene was about to unfold, but the two actually got along quite well.

However, the person involved, Velvi, stated that if Alicia were to intervene, she wouldn't even get a share of the spoils. Therefore, it would be better to form an alliance with Paddo to jointly resist external enemies.

[In response, you informed Velvi and Alicia of their identities as Herrschers. Velvi said she didn't care, but Alicia strongly condemned it.]

Peaceful days passed one by one.

Eight months later, the Sixth Herrscher—the Herrscher of Death—descended.

The fact that two Heralds emerged within a year serves as a wake-up call for the world.

When will the next Herrscher appear? How many more Herrschers need to be defeated? Does humanity have a future?

No one knows except you.

The Law of Death symbolizes silent death; its power lies in creation and decay, and it can control the rate of apoptosis in biological cells.

Due to your team's outstanding performance in the previous Herrscher extermination battles, the Fire Moth has once again assigned you to the first team.

"What's wrong, Kevin?" Before the battle, May noticed that Kevin's complexion wasn't good and went over to ask him.

When Kevin saw his sweetheart appear, a smile appeared on his face. He explained, "It's nothing, Mei. I just felt a soreness in my right shoulder when I woke up this morning, like something was pressing on it."

"Hmm? Should I check you out?" Mei asked worriedly.

“I’ve had a check-up, and the doctor said they didn’t find anything abnormal. Maybe I’ve been under too much stress lately,” Kevin said, touched by Mei’s words of concern.

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back." After saying that, Mei stepped forward and hugged Kevin.

"Yes, I will return safely."

......

The members of the fifth squad entered the city where the Herrscher had descended, but the situation they faced could only be described as bizarre.

In the bustling city, everything was as usual, but no matter where you were, there wasn't a single person in sight, not even any assassins or Honkai Beasts.

"Attention, members of the Fifth Squad! The Herrscher of Death will release black mist. Any creature that comes into contact with the black mist will die. Please be careful."

Listening to the voices in their headsets, the team members all realized one fact—there was probably no one left alive in this city.

Kevin stretched his stiff right shoulder and pressed his earpiece: "Old tactics, I'll be the main force, and the others will provide fire support for me."

"Received!" everyone replied.

Without the interference of Honkai Beasts and zombies, the group made their way smoothly. The cities, devoid of human inhabitants, exuded an eerie atmosphere that urged them to quicken their pace. Soon, they arrived at the area with the highest concentration of Honkai energy, took precautions, and prepared to face the Herrscher of Death.

"Target spotted, fire!" Himiko gave the order once she found the Herrscher of Death, and everyone immediately drew their weapons and opened fire on her.

The Herrscher of Death raised her head, her eyes devoid of any emotion. A black mist, a symbol of death, rose from behind her, swirling around her and blocking bullets. Then, the black mist drifted towards the crowd.

"The enemy is attacking! Take cover!"

The squad scattered, avoiding the black mist.

"Damn it, this can't go on." Kevin took a deep breath, steeled his resolve, drew his greatsword, and charged forward.

He raised the greatsword above his head and then swung it with all his might. The greatsword was unstoppable and actually cut a hole in the dense black mist that blocked the Herrscher's surroundings.

Seeing that her black mist attack had failed, the Herrscher withdrew the black mist, and countless black mists condensed in the Herrscher of Death's hand, finally forming a scythe.

With a clang, the greatsword and scythe clashed, and the two began to fight.

However, the Herrscher of Death was clearly untrained and was actually at a disadvantage in her battle against Kevin.

Kevin also unleashed the potential of his Kaslana bloodline, wielding the greatsword with tremendous power.

Realizing that he was at a disadvantage in close combat, the Herrscher quickly retreated, releasing a deadly black mist to disrupt the others.

Seeing that the Herrscher was having second thoughts, Kevin went after him, and the others followed in their footsteps.

Kevin pursued the Herrscher of Death all the way to the outskirts of the city.

Seeing that she couldn't shake off Kevin, the Herrscher of Death stopped and prepared to fight Kevin to the death.

However, Kevin, who possessed the bloodline of Kaslana, was like a god descending to earth, and the Herrscher of Death barely held on under Kevin's relentless attacks.

"Zira" Kevin seized the opportunity and knocked the Herrscher of Death's scythe from her hand with a single sword strike. Then, he raised his greatsword, preparing to kill the Herrscher.

"Waaah, I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to kill anyone, I couldn't control my power."

Seeing the girl in front of him suddenly regain her humanity and start crying, Kevin hesitated.

"Hahaha, go..." Seeing Kevin hesitate, the Herrscher of Death suddenly sprang to attention, preparing to unleash her full power.

"Look this way." Suddenly, a chilling voice rang out, and then the Herrscher of Death felt something land on her.

Then, the Herrscher of Death's head exploded like a watermelon, and the body beneath it fell backward.

Kevin wiped the brain matter off his face and stood there blankly.

"What was that sound?" This thought lingered in Kevin's mind, troubling him.

"Kevin has successfully killed the Herrscher. Logistics team, proceed with the retrieval." The group that arrived later breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the Herrscher's corpse beside Kevin. They congratulated Kevin while simultaneously working to retrieve the Herrscher's body.

Faced with the praise from the crowd, Kevin remained silent. Kira Yoshikage looked at Kevin, who was surrounded by the crowd, went up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and then left.

Sheer Heart Attack is Killer Queen's second bomb, a single-shot bomb vehicle that pops out from the back of Killer Queen's left hand. It can automatically track the enemy's body temperature and launch an attack, exploding when it gets close to the target.

Looking at the bomb car in his left hand, Yoshikage Kira silently put it away.

The battle was won.

Those who are subject to the law of death cannot rise again.