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The white-haired warrior raised his sword once more.

This time, he will disregard everything.

The idea of ​​a man-made collapse continued to grow stronger in his mind.

Gradually, he grew two horns on his head, his long tail turned black, and the wings on his back transformed into black and white fragments.

His eyes turned completely cold, and his consciousness returned.

"This state is not yet mature. Not only is it extremely costly, but it also carries certain risks that even May and Velvet are unsure about. But there's no other way; merely scratching the surface won't be enough to deal with the Herrscher before us..."

In the blink of an eye, the greatsword in his hand took on a completely new form.

A completely different level, a total and thorough transformation, the fusion warrior and the Key of Destruction in his hand reached the peak of power at this moment.

"Boundary Released—Heavenly Fire Calamity Annihilated!"

The sword and its master temporarily shed their past appearances, revealing their power to the world.

A scene resembling the end of the world unfolded as the sky and earth were engulfed by a raging inferno, with endless energy bursting forth and blooming unrestrainedly within the restrained barrier.

He will destroy everything; he will end everything.

The invisible barrier was swallowed up by this sudden burst of world-destroying power and was forced to shrink uncontrollably. Even so, the energy field within the barrier still showed a tendency to fade.

However, the Lawyer will not sit idly by and wait for his doom.

The gateway to the imaginary space opened wide in an unknown place, and endless energy poured in.

The Herrscher of Constraints has completely locked onto the enemy, unleashing his power to its limit.

boom!

The silent ripples, like a giant fist, crashed down on the holder of the Key of Destruction with overwhelming force.

The world-devouring red light suddenly shrank, and the extinguishing flames trembled incessantly.

Kevin felt immense pressure once again.

Under the suppression of this terrifying power, even Kevin's body showed signs of collapse.

"Haaaaaaah——"

The words of the mysterious post-war demon came out, and with this voice, the world-devouring red light and the annihilating flames seemed to be encouraged, and they fearlessly clashed with the invisible fist to the death.

As the forces collided, a massive storm erupted around Kevin.

The storm swept through space, obliterating everything in the physical world.

Fire moth.

Mei stared in astonishment at the data displayed on the screen, completely stunned.

On the screen, the aura representing the constraint barrier shrank rapidly, becoming 3% smaller than it was at the beginning, and remained stationary.

However, compared to its total Honkai energy, it has only been weakened by 40% and is still gradually recovering.

A moment later, she quickly came to her senses and found that the others looked extremely unpleasant.

“The form of the [Karma Demon] was completed at this time,” Mei took a deep breath and said calmly, “Although Kevin failed to defeat the Herrscher, he at least stopped the expansion of the barrier and even shrank it back to its initial range. We still have time.”

Just then, a soldier came to report that Kevin had been carried back by Qianjie and Hen and was still unconscious.

The good news is that despite his serious injuries, Kevin will be able to make a full recovery in just one week.

After visiting Kevin in his hospital bed, Mei sat silently by his bedside for a while before quietly getting up and leaving.

This time, she came alone and did not let anyone know her whereabouts. She went straight to Bai Yan.

There were only two people inside the room, and no one could hear them through the walls.

“What is your opinion?” Mei asked.

"...You really went all out to send Kevin ahead to test the waters!"

"So far, this is the option with the least loss and the highest success rate. And in terms of results, Kevin has not suffered any substantial loss."

"..."

So, what do you think?

"Are you so certain that I have a trump card even stronger than [Karmic Demon] combined with [Heavenly Fire Annihilation]?"

"Judging from your reaction at the meeting, I suspect there are more."

Bai Yan finally smiled upon hearing this, and then took out a sealed document bag from the drawer.

"I must say, as expected of you? Indeed, I have another way, but before that, I hope you'll accept this." With that, he pushed the file bag over.

"what is this?"

"If I'm gone after this battle, open it; if I'm still alive, burn it as if it never existed."

"……it is good."

"I will fight this Herrscher with all my might, but if I'm gone, who do you plan to replace me in carrying out the Stigmata Project?"

"It's difficult to determine who will carry out Project Stigmata, so please make sure you come back alive."

"I try my best..."

The brief conversation ended.

A sense of unease permeated the group of Moths of Fire, and many people once again thought of the Fifth Squad.

Can that person do it again this time?

However, Bai Yan ended up at Virvi's workshop.

"Oh? My most beautiful viewer, are you looking for technical support? No problem! I—"

"Alright, Velvi, I have a favor to ask you."

"Tell me what it is, this genius will never refuse my most beautiful audience."

Although she continued to speak, her expression became more composed.

Because she noticed that Bai Yan's expression was somewhat serious.

"Here's a list for you. Destroy it after you've read it." He handed the other person a slip of paper. "If anyone asks you to create a space to hold memories to guide future generations, please find a way to put their memories in it. This is very important. If it's not possible, tell Mei that this is my request."

Even Vilvi's eyes widened.

With a slight shift in her mind, several conjectures immediately surfaced in her head.

then.

"A brilliant idea, I approve!"

"However, I still hope that you can see for yourself the results of my design and production."

"Otherwise, it would be such a pity."

Volume 1: Chapter 200: Pre-war Plans, But Only Three People

Moths drawn to flames, in the combat preparation room.

There were very few people present this time, only Mei, Bai Yan, and Kiana.

"Based on the test data, we can only speculate that Kevin made two attempts, and on the second attempt, he tried to fully unleash the power of [Karma Demon]."

"In terms of results, by having a fusion warrior in a coma for several days, we not only detected the potential upper limit of the Herrscher, but also gained a lot of breathing room."

"However, the latest test report shows that the Herrscher is slowly repairing itself, and the trauma it suffered is no more severe than Kevin's."

"And now, apart from the two of you, no one else has the chance to stop it again."

As Bai Yan looked at the report, he was refining the battle plan he had previously conceived.

In the face of [Karma Demon], I don't actually have much of an advantage, and the instantaneous destructive power is not as good as Kevin's use of Heavenly Judgment.

"Did you send Kevin to test the Herrscher?" Bai Yan asked, looking up.

"I judged that the power of the mark probably wouldn't reveal anything, and indeed it did; even Qianjie, who went there without permission, was powerless. But I didn't expect that even Kevin would be so helpless against it..."

Mei was somewhat moved.

Before this, although each Herrscher was something beyond the scientific worldview, they were ultimately suppressed and eliminated by human technology.

Things started to spiral out of control with the Herrscher of Flame, but were stopped by the sudden appearance of Shirohiko.

Without paying a heavy price, there can be no profound understanding.

Only those with foresight and a sense of crisis can understand just how fragile this current tranquility truly is.

"I understand the general situation, so let me briefly explain my ideas."

"Given the characteristics of the Eleventh Herrscher, we need sufficient energy output to neutralize its barrier, and I think no one is more suitable than me among the Fire-Chasing Moths for this."

"That's too dangerous! Let's do it together," Kiana said immediately.

“Things aren’t as simple as you think,” Bai Yan shook his head. “If there are too many participants, the Herrscher is very likely to shrink the barrier first and then break it one by one. This can be inferred from the reports. So, letting others join would just be a waste of their lives. The reason you can’t participate in the fight against the barrier is because you’re going to be the main attacker.”

"I?"

"Yes, do you remember when we first met?"

Kiana recalled the cherry blossoms that fell on the St. Freya campus in the Far East that spring.

A white felt hat billowing in the wind, and an ice-blue one—

"At the very end, I suddenly intervened and stopped you from using a certain move, which finally won the battle. At that time, I had a premonition that I couldn't let you use that move, otherwise I would lose. So I used the greatsword as bait to attract your attention, while secretly knocking you down with sword energy."

Kiana's reverie was interrupted by the cool voice, and she snapped out of her daze. Realizing she had been lost in thought, she quickly shook her head, scratched it awkwardly, and smiled.

“So,” Bai Yan reminded him again, “can the move that I interrupted back then be used on this Herrscher? The more powerful the better, and it would be even better if it could kill the Herrscher instantly.”

Kiana then remembered which time it was.

She rallied her spirits and said, "That's no problem. I have no problem using the Void Sword God now!"

Mei: "The Sword God of the Void?"

"Uh... a method that utilizes Honkai energy. When refined to the final stage, it can unleash a powerful attack that causes dual damage to both the mind and body, with the mental aspect being fatal."

Upon hearing this, Mei stroked her chin and began to ponder.

Bai Yan feigned interest and said, "Attacks the mental level? That's a rare sword technique. It must be very difficult to master."

"Haha, just practicing randomly, just practicing randomly..."

Mei glanced at Bai Yan's smile, then at Kiana, whose face clearly showed she had a guilty conscience, and sighed.

"That's the plan for now. Is there anything else you need to add or request?"

Bai Yan shook his head.

Kiana shook her head and said, "No, that's all."

"Alright, you guys go and rest first, and get ready."

Back at the Fifth Squad base, Bai Yan found Vervi again.

Despite the looming crisis outside, she continued to fine-tune the machinery in the workshop.

But this time she completely changed her attitude, or rather, she is no longer the same person she used to be.

"What do you want from me?"

"I'm entrusting Feather of Dust to you," Bai Yan said, as a red feather appeared in his hand. "After this is over, you must erase all of Hua's memories of Kiana from this Herrscher incident."

Wilvi took the Feather Dust, nodded, and didn't ask any questions.

Only after leaving did Bai Yan realize that the person he had just met was the "expert" Wilvi.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so calm.

Even though she knew that Fu Hua would eventually lose her memory unexpectedly in the future, she still kept a backup plan just to be on the safe side.

I had just finished explaining things about Hua when I came out and ran into him.

Hua's face was full of worry.

She had already heard that Yang Kaiwen had fallen into a coma after fighting the Herrscher, and was clearly seriously injured.

According to the information Mei revealed to her, she knew that the gap between Kevin and Bai Yan was now very small.