Starting from the Collapse World, I became the behind-the-scenes boss

"Wait! Theresa, let me explain, it's not what you think!"

Shouting, Siegfried quickly got off Walter and chased after the nun. He had a premonition that if he had been a few seconds later, he would never have had to leave the World Serpent Base again.

"Um... so, we can leave now?"

Watching Siegfried leave without any hindrance, Raiden Ryoma muttered to himself, his eyes glazed over.

"probably?"

Somewhat uncertainly, Walter looked at the middle-aged man still pressing down on him, his expression stiffening slightly, "Speaking of which, Ryoma, can you get off first? I feel like your back is going to break."

Even if the boy was indeed his student, it's a bit much to attribute the events in his dream to him, isn't it?

"..."

Upon hearing this, Raiden Ryoma and Welt lowered their heads and locked eyes, both sensing a burning sense of homoerotic tension between them.

PS: There will be another chapter later

Chapter 245 The Final Battle Begins

"The end?"

"The Origin?"

Sensing the immense aura emanating from the boy, as if the sun were blazing overhead, Mei and Durandal's expressions changed simultaneously.

Although his aura was somewhat mixed, at this moment, the boy undoubtedly possessed the power of both the origin and the end.

Durandal even sensed a stellar power emanating from the other party that shared the same origin as her own.

Undoubtedly, this was due to her lending of the Holy Sword that time.

Upon thinking of this, Durandal's expression immediately became complicated.

She probably now understood why the boy was able to defeat Kevin.

Having mastered so much power, coupled with the opponent's unexplained chimera power... it's clear that the young man is now undoubtedly the strongest in the world!

"Yes, thanks to your disruption of the Stigmata Project, I was able to kill Kevin and seize his power. The most troublesome person is gone, and now it's time for you all to leave the stage."

He chuckled lightly, a hint of coldness creeping into his eyes.

"You...you are despicable and shameless!"

Upon hearing this, Mei couldn't help but curse out loud.

By this point, how could she not understand that everything she had encountered in Paradise was a lie orchestrated by the boy, merely to guide events in the direction he desired?

Moreover, it wasn't just her; the other heroes in Paradise were also deceived and misled by the boy, ultimately sacrificing their entire existence as memory entities.

Thinking of those respectable and admirable faces, and remembering how she had once been deeply saddened by Naraku's sacrifice, Mei's pent-up anger erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed to its limit.

The lightning around her was so intense it was almost tangible, and Mei's blade danced faster and faster, causing the surrounding moon rocks to be torn to shreds like bubbles by the overflowing blade light.

"We will never let you succeed!"

Nearby, Durandal, also realizing she had indirectly become an accomplice of the boy, angrily shouted, her starlight shining even brighter.

"You guys? You're far from good enough."

With a light laugh, Shihen conjured a baseball bat in his hand and single-handedly took on two Herrschers.

In an instant, lightning flashed across the battlefield, and blinding arcs of electricity surged and roared constantly, determined to completely disintegrate someone into atoms.

Amidst the flashing lightning, the dazzling starlight also shone brightly, revealing the boundless rage within the Knightess's heart.

Even with lightning and starlight combined, it was difficult to obscure the moonlight, which was even more dazzling than the sun.

Each appearance of the moonlight suppressed the lightning and starlight, causing Mei and Durandal's auras to tremble and become unstable.

Even after undergoing a second metamorphosis and obtaining the Primal Authority, Mei and Durandal are qualified to fight against the End. Durandal is even capable of matching [Savior] Kevin in a short period of time without being at a disadvantage.

However, the two will face an even more overpowered teenager.

Not only did he surpass [Savior] Kevin in terms of pure strength, but he also reached the pinnacle of combat skills. Of course, Shihen had no reason to lose to Mei and Durandal.

"Ugh! I'm so angry! Is this little liar cheating? How come even Kevin can't stop him!?"

Seeing Mei and Durandal struggling against the boy, Shi Bao couldn't help but curse.

"Judging from the power that Shihen has shown so far, he is indeed qualified to surpass Kevin."

With eyes as sharp as a hawk's, Fu Hua firmly fixed on the battlefield, analyzing the situation with a solemn tone.

"Hey! Old fogey, whose side are you on anyway?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Bao immediately became displeased.

At a time like this, you're still analyzing things? Shouldn't it be more important to all be condemning some liar?

"call--"

Taking a deep breath, Bronya suddenly conjured a futuristic double-headed gun in her hand. "Bronya, go stop Captain Hen!"

As she spoke, the girl's expression suddenly hardened.

"Sister Bronya?"

She tilted her head slightly and asked, a hint of hesitation still flashing across Xi'er's face.

"Regardless of Captain Hen's reasons, the only thing we can do is stop him and defeat him! Only in this way can we find out the reason for everything, and only then can we... protect our former ideals!"

Bronya glanced at Wendy and Anna, who were still somewhat hesitant, and spoke slowly and deliberately, with utmost seriousness.

"...That's right! Only by truly stopping Hen can we protect our shared dream!"

Startled by the words, Wendy quickly perked up, and her emerald eyes regained their sparkle.

"Alliance Leader Shihen, this time... it's our turn to awaken you!"

Anna clenched her fist and said, the confusion on her face gradually fading away.

"Yes, with Mei and Durandal at the core, everyone should provide as much support as possible. We must hold out until Kiana returns!"

Seeing everyone cheer up, Bronya nodded and glanced in the direction where Kiana had disappeared, a hint of worry creeping into her eyes.

Although that level of attack was nothing to the Herrscher of the End, the fact that the boy chose to betray her was enough to cause Kiana a thousand times more damage.

If Kiana, the Herrscher of the End, were to fall into such a state of decline, then...

Bronya shook her head vigorously to banish the thought, then her auxiliary wings unfurled, propelling her body into a streak of blue light as she hurtled toward the battlefield.

On the battlefield, Shihen used only a baseball bat to firmly suppress Mei and Durandal, his face full of ease and comfort.

"Hey, why can't you just accept all of this honestly? All along, I've been guiding you step by step to achieve this level of power. Do you really think you have much of a chance of winning?"

Moreover, unlike Kevin's simplistic and brutal Stigmata Project, I can ensure the survival of the vast majority of people in the world, and even guarantee that they will live better lives than before.

While maintaining his attack on the two girls, Shihen sighed with regret.

"You traitor, you devil! I will never forgive you!"

Upon hearing the boy's words, Mei's expression turned even angrier.

"Actually, I don't blame you for taking advantage of me."

Suddenly, Yulandel spoke up from the side.

Mei: “???”

Has this strongest Valkyrie really lost her mind?

On the other side, Shihen's gaze toward the Knight Princess also became somewhat strange.

"I don't blame you for using and deceiving me all this time, nor do I hate you for trying to brainwash all of humanity, but..."

Ignoring Mei and the boy's gazes, Durandal continued speaking to herself, her expression growing increasingly somber, "What I cannot tolerate is your trampling on Kiana's feelings!"

Just thinking about Kiana's heartbroken state after learning the truth made Durandal's anger rise uncontrollably.

No matter what, she was determined to beat the boy to his knees and make him repent properly in front of Kiana.

As she thought this, the starlight on Durandal's body, which had dimmed considerably, shone brightly once more.

"Ha~ How ridiculous."

Shihen merely chuckled coldly, his baseball bat swaying as it scattered increasingly icy, moonlit rays of light.

In the midst of the fierce battle, a bright blue light, about the thickness of a thumb, suddenly streaked across the sky.

"Bronya?"

Shihen dodged the attack by sidestepping, glanced at a small, bottomless pit on the moon rock, and then his gaze fell on the gray-haired loli who had come with a long spear in her hand.

"From the moment she joined Anti-Entropy, it was Captain Hen who taught Bronya what justice is, which prevented her from becoming a machine that blindly carries out missions."

Therefore, this time Bronya will also do everything in her power to uphold the justice that Captain Hen spoke of.”

Bronya said firmly, her gaze fixed on the boy, her gray eyes unwavering.

"Then come on over."

With a slight smile, Shihen stomped his right foot on the ground, and the endless glacier rose up and transformed into three giant dragons, each a thousand meters long, which coiled around Mei and the other two.

"Don't think that this is the end of it..."

Without hesitation, she thrust her lance forward and charged towards the ice dragon. Durandal turned her gaze and realized that the person was no longer in her sight.

"It is the authority of the Herrscher of the Void, Seele, be careful!"

Sensing the lingering spatial fluctuations in the air, Mei hurriedly shouted.

"It's too late."

He said calmly, and Shihen appeared in front of Xier in a flash.

"Captain Hen..."

Seeing the boy displaying an unprecedentedly powerful demeanor, Seele subconsciously tensed up, and her hands gripping the scythe began to tremble uncontrollably.

But when faced with this delicate and lovely girl who looked like a white flower, Shihen did not hesitate to strike her abdomen with a palm, and frost instantly locked the girl inside a giant ice ball.

After dealing with Seele, Shihen turned his gaze to Wendy without pausing for a moment.

"During the Fourth Honkai Impact, you gave me the chance to become human again. This time, it's my turn to wake you up!"

Gritting her teeth, Wendy's face flashed with fear, but she still tried her best to use her power to form a wind barrier made of absolute fluid in front of her.

"Innocent."

Simply put, the Time Mark baseball bat was raised and smashed straight down towards the girl.

boom--

It held for less than half a second before the barrier constructed of absolute fluid annihilated the boy's absolute power, turning him into something like a crudely made piece of glass.

During the battle of destiny, Shihen would need some skill to deal with this move.

But now... the absolute power difference is enough for the boy to disregard any authority.

After all, even from a human perspective, the powers of the Herrschers seem to symbolize absolute physical laws.

However, if we place it on a higher level, then the authority of the Lawgiver is nothing more than that.

Even the Cocoon of the End has its limits, so how could the Herrscher powers formed by its shadow truly ignore everything?

Before the shock on her face had faded, Wendy was sent flying by a baseball bat, her body also covered in ice, becoming a second blue "star".

The instant the boy defeated Wendy, countless ice spikes coalesced and shot towards him; it was Anna who had made her move.

But when faced with the Herrscher of Ice's all-out attack, Shihen didn't even dodge. He smashed the ice spikes with his bare body and punched the girl in the abdomen.

"Alliance Leader Time Trace..."

Looking at the boy's indifferent face so close to her, Anna opened her mouth wide as if in disbelief, and managed to utter a few words with difficulty.

"You're too weak, Anna."

He spoke softly, then Shihen suddenly exerted force with his fist, sending Anna flying and causing her to follow in the footsteps of Seele and Wendy.

"Next up are you, Hua and Xiaoshi."

Having dealt with the three Herrschers in the blink of an eye, Shihen calmly turned his attention to Fu Hua and the other person.

"You little liar! Don't you dare call me that!"