As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

"Go back to sleep for a while. You don't need to get involved in the rest!" Xilin said expressionlessly. Before she finished speaking, she suddenly waved her arm.

In an instant, a gleaming claw appeared out of thin air, carrying a sharp gust of wind, and struck Walter Yang's stomach with lightning speed.

Struck by such a heavy blow, Walter Young groaned, his body instantly arching like a shrimp. His eyes widened, his face contorted in pain, but he couldn't utter a single complete sentence.

Walter Yang's pupils gradually lost focus and became increasingly unfocused, and his once clear consciousness rapidly receded like the tide.

In the instant before he lost consciousness, only one thought flashed through his mind: "Is it really... over...?" Then everything went black and he completely lost consciousness.

Seeing this, Chen Yuan frowned slightly and muttered to himself, "It seems this battle is finally coming to an end." As he spoke, he gently patted Bella's shoulder.

The latter immediately understood, and with a flash, he transformed into a streak of light, quickly bringing Chen Yuan to the vicinity of Sirin and Walter Yang.

"Have you vented your anger? Little girl?" Chen Yuan asked, looking at Xi Lin's indifferent expression.

Celine snorted coldly and replied through gritted teeth, "Hmph, how could it be over so easily! Even if I kill this despicable man now, it won't quell the anger in my heart!"

As she spoke, she clenched her fist into the void once more. Accompanied by a surge of energy, several enormous hands formed from the power of imaginary numbers suddenly appeared in mid-air, gripping Walter Yang's defenseless body and lifting him high into the air.

"Next, we should go find the man named Siegfried that my brother mentioned, right? I went through a lot of trouble to move him and that robot to the ruins."

"You've really worked hard." Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan stretched out one of his symbiotes and patted the former's little head before speaking leisurely.

“Then there’s no need to look for it anymore. Judging from the timeline, Siegfried’s matter should be nearing its end.” As soon as he finished speaking, everyone heard a deafening roar suddenly coming from afar.

Immediately afterwards, everyone looked toward the direction from which the sound came, and saw a tiny black dot hurtling out of the lunar surface at an astonishing speed.

"This really proves the old saying—speak of the devil, and he appears! Now that Siegfried has left the moon, it's time for me to get on with some of my own business."

After saying that, Chen Yuan stretched out his arms comfortably, yawned, and then lightly leaped down from Bella's shoulder.

As he landed, his body quickly returned to the size of a normal human. Then, without hesitation, he extended his right hand and gently placed his palm on Walter Yang's chest.

"Then, I'll accept the core of the First Herrscher!"

In an instant, the symbiote that had been dormant within Welt Yang seemed to be awakened, suddenly becoming wildly active. The tightly wrapped Herrscher core, as if summoned by some force, also began to tremble violently.

Sensing this, Chen Yuan gave a sly smile and said with a light laugh, "That's right, that's it. Come here obediently."

As his words fell, several symbiotes, writhing like snakes, slowly emerged from Chen Yuan's palm and rapidly burrowed into Walter Yang's body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Walter Yang's body trembled slightly under the impact of this sudden and powerful force.

Each invasion of a symbiote caused him excruciating pain, and his face grew paler and paler, devoid of any color.

But Chen Yuan seemed completely unmoved by what was happening before his eyes. His eyes were only on the Herrscher core that was gradually approaching him, which was flashing with excitement.

Finally, after some time, Chen Yuan couldn't help but whisper, "Hehe, it's finally a success!"

At this moment, the symbiotes that were continuously burrowing into Welt Yang's body had completely taken control of the situation, and the Herrscher core began to slowly move away from its original position, gradually moving towards Chen Yuan's outstretched palm.

"Let me experience what this power feels like!" Chen Yuan muttered to himself in a low voice, his gaze fixed on the Herrscher Core that was gradually appearing in his palm.

Just then, something unexpected happened. With the release of the Herrscher Core, Welt Yang's body, which had been lying quietly on the ground, began to tremble violently and uncontrollably.

A surge of power from an unknown source caused his hands to instantly break free from the Imaginary Hands that Sirin had cast, and he unconsciously began to scratch his chest. His handsome face was now contorted and deformed from extreme pain.

"Don't worry, I will never let you die so easily," Chen Yuan said softly, his tone calm but filled with an undeniable firmness.

After he finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, and his entire body suddenly seemed to lose its support, instantly turning into a puddle of stagnant water.

Like a lifeless lump of mud, it carried the precious Herrscher core and once again clung heavily to Welt Yang's body.

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After a considerable amount of time, Siegfried finally managed to successfully return to Earth in his Alahatto.

The moment he stepped out of the hatch, before he could even catch his breath, he handed the Soul Steel fragments he had collected to Tesla. From beginning to end, he didn't utter a single unnecessary word.

When Tesla saw Siegfried's current state, she instantly understood everything. Without any explanation, she could guess what terrible thing had happened.

Then, she tightly hugged the box full of soul steel samples, as if it were the most precious and heaviest treasure in the world. Tears welled up uncontrollably and streamed down her cheeks.

Standing to the side, Einstein's face was equally grim, as dark as the clouds gathering before an impending storm.

“So, the leader of the alliance…” Just then, Einstein was about to ask about Walter Young, but before he could finish speaking, everyone suddenly felt a violent tremor in the sky above them.

Immediately afterward, a panicked investigator came running from a distance, shouting as he ran, "Something terrible has happened near the Tower of Babel! Something incredible has suddenly appeared there!"

Meanwhile, above the Tower of Babel, the once tranquil sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand. A colossal circular purple wave began to slowly unfold, its diameter almost occupying half the sky.

As the purple aura continued to expand, a colossal warship, so enormous it was breathtaking, slowly emerged from within. This warship shimmered with an eerie luster, resembling a colossal beast from ancient times, descending upon the world with boundless oppressive power.

"Salome, what on earth is going on?! This piercing alarm is practically blowing my head off!"

At this moment, inside the Tower of Babel, Nicholas was hugging his chest tightly. His once carefree face was now filled with gloom and displeasure as he stared intently at Salome, who was busily operating various instruments and equipment in the command room.

Salome said without turning her head, "Just now, a gigantic warship of extremely large size appeared out of nowhere in the airspace above the Tower of Babel."

"Based on the data and information we have so far, it is highly likely that this warship is the work of the Second Herrscher."

"Oh? Is that so? Hmph, this cowardly fellow has finally decided to show himself!" Upon hearing this, Nicholas showed no fear whatsoever; instead, he clenched his fists in excitement.

Even the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up, forming a slightly ferocious arc. She then shouted, "In that case, quickly get all the troops stationed here moving and ready for this battle..."

However, before Nicholas could finish speaking, Salome suddenly turned around, interrupted him without hesitation, and said with a serious expression.

"No, Nicholas, in this situation, we have no chance of fighting. We must organize an emergency evacuation for everyone immediately!" With that, she handed the newly released test report to Nicholas.

After receiving the report, Nicholas glanced at its contents briefly, and his face turned deathly pale.

Because the report clearly shows that the giant warship of unknown origin was carrying more than 10,000 Honkai Beasts.

Even more terrifying, radar monitoring revealed that there were two exceptionally powerful and enormous energy sources within this warship.

The energy intensity contained in one of the energy sources has far exceeded the limit that the Second Herrscher could release in the past!

"Now you should understand what's really going on, right?" With that, Salome slowly stood up and walked gracefully toward Nicholas.

When he reached the person in front of him, he stopped, tilted his head slightly, stared straight at the person, and solemnly began to speak.

“Listen up, Nicholas, this is not the time to act recklessly! You know, most of our vehicles are completely unarmed.”

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