books44 Chapter 196 Emergence
Chapter 196 Emergence
"Next, I hope you can proceed according to the original plan. Kevin will be responsible for contacting Otto to open the passage, Mei will be responsible for absorbing the Honkai energy inside to become a Herrscher, and I will go to Kiana's consciousness space to rescue her before the Herrscher of Consciousness is fully formed."
"Wait a minute! If we open the passage now, won't this Herrscher of Consciousness take full shape very quickly?!"
"Yes, so it's a race against time. The good news is that Fu Hua probably sensed something was wrong, so she sealed the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness before her own consciousness was trapped. That's why Kiana only fainted and wasn't taken over by the Herrscher of the Void again. But that seal probably won't last long. Kevin, could you please stay here and watch? If necessary, kill Benares and... Kiana."
Kevin nodded silently. At this point, there was no need to protect Kiana anymore. After all, if the plan succeeded, Mei would also become a Herrscher with human consciousness, and he could also fulfill that promise.
That would probably make Mei less cooperative, but Kevin was confident he could keep his promise.
Whether it was forced or not made no difference to Kevin; it was best if it was voluntary, but it didn't matter if it wasn't.
With the captain's orders given, everyone began this high-stakes gamble. Seeing this, Tesla could only give up in frustration and shout to start setting up defensive measures.
The plan began, and as the passage was opened, the sky was completely dyed purple. Massive amounts of Honkai energy flowed out from the opened holes, and not only that, a large number of Honkai Beasts were generated and rushed towards the only place in Changkong City where there were living people.
As if sensing some danger, it raised its head to look at the sky and then spread its wings. The huge wings seemed to cover the sky, casting a huge shadow over the nest. With a strong wind, Benares took off.
Without wasting words, Mei summoned the Godslayer Armor and flew into the sky. In an instant, Benares and Mei quickly cleared away the Honkai Beasts in the sky. However, as long as the passage was not completely closed, these Honkai Beasts were just consumables, and Honkai Beasts continued to pour out from the hole.
Mei gradually began to feel overwhelmed, and some Honkai Beasts survived her attacks. Fortunately, Tesla had set up a makeshift defensive line as the last line of defense.
As for Kevin, he was currently beside the Captain and Kiana. At this moment, the Captain had successfully entered Kiana's consciousness space, and his physical body had fallen into a deep sleep.
As Kevin gazed at the two people breathing steadily on the bed, his thoughts inadvertently drifted back to the past. The scene from that time overlapped with the present. The Herrscher of Consciousness had spread memes throughout human society, and anyone who saw, heard, or sensed the keywords would fall into a deep sleep.
To ensure he, as the most powerful Fusion Warrior, wouldn't fall victim to the attack, Kevin accepted Aponia's commandments, thus forever losing the right to dream. Ultimately, Sue risked her life to find the Herrscher of Knowledge's coordinates and successfully launched it, finally delivering the decisive blow to completely destroy the Herrscher of Knowledge.
The current scenario overlaps with the past scenario, but fortunately, the current Herrscher of Knowledge has not yet truly been born, so they still have a chance.
Meanwhile, Mei was drenched in sweat. Facing the endless tide of Honkai Beasts had taken a heavy toll on her stamina.
Not to mention that Benares, who was previously injured, was just putting on a brave face. But their feelings were the same: to protect Kiana!
At this moment, their thoughts were united and their coordination was incredibly tacit. However, even so, they gradually couldn't hold on against the increasing number of Honkai Beasts. Finally, the two reached their limit under a black and gold greatsword that fell from the sky.
Both the human and the beast fell onto the plaza. Mei struggled to her feet and looked up to see a strange creature with a black and gold exterior.
Imaginary God Remains - Nihilism, that's its name. It pulled the greatsword from the ground, pointed it at Mei and Benares, and then charged towards them.
Mei raised her sword to block the attack, but the immense force sent her flying across the ground, sliding several meters before finally stopping by planting her katana in the ground.
Benares extended its dragon claws to attack Nihilism, but Nihilism seemed to have eyes in the back of its head, spinning rapidly around itself with pulleys on the soles of its feet. Its body spun 180 degrees and turned around to block Benares's attack.
Upon seeing this, Benares immediately spread its wings and flew into the air. At the same time, Honkai energy rapidly condensed beneath its wings, and several huge fireballs quickly formed and flew towards Nihilism.
Faced with these fireballs, Nihilism simply placed the greatsword in front of him and began to spin it. The resulting barrier and hurricane instantly dispersed the fireballs, and even the scattered flames were blocked by the greatsword.
However, it wasn't just Benares that was attacking. After adjusting her state, Mei increased the power of her armor to the maximum and then charged towards Nihilism at such a speed that sonic booms even erupted around her body!
At the same time, the lightning ball beside her, under Mei's command, flew towards Nihilism at full speed, and arrived at Nihilism first before exploding.
The smoke from the explosion completely buried Nihilism's figure, obscuring his vision as well. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mei appeared behind Nihilism and with a single slash, snapped him in half. The immense momentum even propelled Mei forward a short distance.
Just as Mei sheathed her sword and prepared to leave, a strange fluctuation emanated from the remains of Nihilism. Accompanied by the sound of a clock reversing, Nihilism miraculously returned to its original state, as if a video had been rewound.
Under Mei's astonished gaze, Nihilism launched a charge, but fortunately, this triggered the Godslayer Armor's automatic defense mechanism, successfully blocking the attack for Mei. Benares, who originally wanted to take the fatal blow for Mei, took the opportunity to change to a ramming attack.
"Oh!"
The sound of the two enormous bodies colliding erupted in Mei's ears. The loud noise even caused Mei to lose her hearing for a moment. When Mei came to her senses, she could still faintly feel the tinnitus.
Mei shook her dizzy head, then stood still and began to gather her strength. Since ordinary attacks couldn't completely kill it, she would unleash a powerful attack to obliterate it completely!
Benares, who was standing to the side, seemed to understand Mei's plan and began to do his best to buy time. However, his seriously injured body was no match for a healthy body. No matter how hard Benares fought, he was still in a one-sided situation.
Having finally broken free from Benares's clutches, Nihilism charged at Mei once more, only to be captured from behind by Benares a second later.
Benares struggled to flap its wings, trying to lift Nihilism off the ground, but its body had already reached its limit. Although it moved slowly, Nihilism remained firmly on the ground and slowly moved towards Mei.
Finally exhausted, Benares loosened its claws, but in its last moments it wrapped its tail tightly around Nihilism.
Perhaps Nihilism wanted to break free from Benares's restraints as quickly as possible, so its body began to spin again. Benares used this spinning force to successfully move its body between Nihilism and Mei's body, seemingly trying to buy time with its physical body.
Fortunately, Mei finished charging up her power just before Nihilism's greatsword was about to pierce Benares's body. She leaped out from behind Benares and slashed down from the sky, splitting Nihilism's body in two once again.
This time, it wasn't just that the intense Honkai energy on the katana attracted lightning, and bolts of lightning struck Nihilism's body. The powerful energy of the lightning gradually disintegrated Nihilism's body, eventually turning it into dust that was scattered by the wind.
After a while, Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that nihilism showed no signs of recovery. A huge sense of exhaustion instantly overwhelmed her body, but before Mei could finish catching her breath, black and gold greatswords descended from the sky once again, this time five of them!
Then, five Imaginary Gods of Nihilism descended from the sky. Mei looked at the scene before her and fell into despair. The katana in her hand slipped limply and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Are you kidding me? I was already close to my limit with just one, and now five of them have come at once. How can we possibly win?
"Is there anything I still can't do?"
Just as Mei was kneeling on the ground muttering to herself, the five nihilists began to move. They surrounded Mei and Benares and charged at them.
Mei closed her eyes in despair. Her strength was about to be exhausted, and Benares's condition wasn't much better. "I'm sorry, I still couldn't do it."
Suddenly, a tremendous force came from Mei's waist, and the next second Mei found herself in a place filled with shadows.
When she opened her eyes, she saw herself being tightly protected by Benares, who was covered in five greatswords. Benares let out a painful roar and then collapsed helplessly.
Mei trembled as she stretched out her right hand, feeling the cold, deathly touch on her skin. Mei felt as if she were in another world. She let out a trembling scream before her consciousness sank into darkness.
In this boundless darkness, Mei actually felt a sense of peace, but she knew that this was not some kind of scene that flashed by, but rather the space where the existence she had always been reluctant to face existed.
"Long time no see, coward."
A majestic voice, very similar to Mei's, rang in Mei's ears. The owner of this voice was Mei's Herrscher consciousness.
"You're still so weak and powerless after all this time."
"Yes, that's why I need power."
Even if this means you will no longer be human?
"I do not mind."
Even if you are likely to fall into darkness and never be able to return to them.
"It's okay... I'm willing to do anything to save her."
"Ha!" The Herrscher consciousness sneered. "Then take it! Step over my corpse to announce the arrival of the Queen of Thunder to the world!"
As the Herrscher consciousness spoke, Mei felt the Honkai energy around her rapidly condensing into her body, transforming it and causing it to evolve into something inhuman.
A Herrscher core slowly condensed within Mei's body, and finally, the Herrscher's consciousness gently whispered in Mei's ear.
Goodbye, Raiden Mei.
"Boom!"
As Mei successfully ascended to immortality, countless bolts of lightning began to fall from the sky, as if truly celebrating the rebirth of the queen who controlled lightning.
"Beep beep beep! Herrscher core detected. Wearer's identity confirmed. Dr. Raiden Mei from Super Telecommunications Corporation. Welcome to use this armor."
As the AI voice of the Godslayer Armor spoke, all the permissions on the armor were completely unlocked, and powerful energy flowed through Mei's body. Mei now felt that she could do anything!
Mei flashed into mid-air and placed her hand on the hilt of the sword. At this moment, the aura emanating from her body was constantly rising.
The nihilists underground turned their gaze to Mei in the air. A strong sense of crisis compelled them to abandon their weapons and rush toward Mei, while drawing the twin swords from their waists.
But it's too slow! The speed of the nihilists is now as slow as slow motion for Mei. The ring behind her has completely transformed into a divine ring made of Honkai energy. At this moment, the divine ring shines brightly, and the immeasurable Honkai energy is gathered into the katana before she draws it.
With a single slash, the sheer light of that one slash completely annihilated the nihilists, and the blade continued its relentless charge towards the ground, carving a bottomless crater in the earth.
Mei slowly descended and returned to Benares's side. Benares was now so weak that he was almost breathless. If it weren't for the good fortune that no nihilistic attack had hit Benares's severely damaged core, he would be a corpse lying here now.
Mei placed her hand on Benares again, and this time slowly injected the Honkai energy from her body into Benares.
Gradually, Benares regained the strength to get up, and as time passed, his condition gradually recovered.
At the same time, Mei felt that she seemed to have some connection with Benares. It is said that when each Herrscher is born, its own companion Honkai Beast is born. Now, it seems that Benares and Mei have been bound together.
But isn't Benares the companion Honkai Beast of the Herrscher of the Void? Does that mean that even companion Honkai Beasts are affected by those rules?
The good news is that Mei can now at least give orders to Benares, so even if the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness reappears, no one needs to worry that Benares will turn against them.
However, despite sensing the emotions emanating from Benares, Mei still held no expectations.
After treating Benares's injuries and ordering it to go back and help, Mei went alone to the location of the Imaginary Path.
During this time, Mei easily dealt with all the Honkai Beasts that tried to stop her, and by the time Kiana woke up, it was all over.
The first thing Kiana saw when she opened her eyes was Mei, who had already ascended to immortality, and the worried faces of everyone.