books44 Chapter 249 Leaving
Chapter 249 Leaving
In the Paradise of the Past, two identical girls are engaged in a fierce battle. They are both Herrschers of Origin of Alicia. The difference in their power is not great, but as the Alicia Memory of this world, she has an advantage that the other Alicia does not have.
That means she can get others to come and help, and that's exactly what happened, since Alicia wasn't fighting alone.
Unlike Alicia Memory, Alicia possesses not only the power of the Herrscher of Origin, but also the Herrscher of Erosion within her, which helps provide power.
Not to mention that they also have Kiana, the Herrscher of the End, as their backer. With Kiana's continuous supply of Honkai energy, Alicia and the Herrscher of Erosion can squander Honkai energy without restraint.
"Oh dear, it's really unfair that you have thirteen people while I only have one here."
Alicia complained after dodging Kevin Memory's attack, but a slight smile appeared on her face.
"Since that's the case, then you can't blame me for cheating even more!"
After speaking, Alicia's clothing changed. What was originally the uniform of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire now became the attire of the Herrscher of Origin, and the surrounding environment also changed.
The ground is no longer a concrete surface, but a sea of stars, with no view in all directions. Looking up, you can see a beautiful starry sky.
"This is……"
Alicia Memory looked around in surprise. She recognized the place; after all, she and Kiana Kaslana had just finished a ball here.
It was unexpected that Alicia was able to create this space in her world. It seems that the system of the Paradise of the Past also identified her as Alicia.
But that's only natural, since she is Alicia!
"This is the Starry Sea of Past Lives. Does it look familiar? But what's even more surprising is yet to come!"
As soon as she finished speaking, familiar figures began to appear in the distance. When those figures came closer and stood still, Alicia Memory showed an expression of "I knew it."
"So what's the situation now?" Mebius asked.
“It’s obvious that Alicia summoned us,” Sue replied. “As for why she summoned us, you should know what’s going on from the current situation.”
"Hmph!" Mebius snorted coldly.
Kevin stepped forward and summoned the Heavenly Fire Judgment, asking, "Are you ready, Alicia?"
Of course, Kevin was also able to summon the Heavenly Judgment thanks to the special nature of the Starry Sea of Past Lives.
“Hehe, of course!” Alicia laughed. “Then let’s begin the final party!”
Alicia Memory and Alicia exchanged a smile, and then their respective groups officially clashed.
In an instant, flames erupted throughout the entire Star Sea of Past Lives, and everyone found their corresponding memory. Only Gretsch was not there because she had not died.
This left Gretchen without an opponent for a time, not to mention that no one else present would actually attack her. So Gretchen had no choice but to come to Kiana Kaslana and the others and quietly take out her paintbrush to record this scene.
Unfortunately, apart from Kevin, the strength of the others was basically evenly matched. After Kevin finished dealing with the memory of his own world, the battlefield became completely one-sided. Soon, only Alicia Memory remained on the battlefield.
Everyone tacitly stopped fighting and looked at each other. Alicia Memory also understood that this battle should end.
So she resorted to her ultimate weapon, launching a full-scale attack on Kevin Armed 666 across this sea of stars.
As the enormous data entity of Alicia emerged from the stained-glass window, Alicia silently deactivated the unfolding Sea of Past Lives. Kevin and the others, who had been summoned by Alicia, disappeared as everyone returned to the Paradise of Past Lives.
Finally, the colossal Alicia fired the arrow that symbolized the deletion of data, and the entire Paradise of the Past came to its end.
At the same time, Kiana Kaslana and others were also forcibly logged out because they had lost all the data on Paradise.
Back inside the World Serpent, the group felt as if they had been transported to another world. Looking at the empty corridor, they silently walked towards the exit.
"Tattoo!"
Their footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, and finally they saw Kevin, wielding the Judgment of Heavenly Fire, standing guard at the exit.
"Is this also part of your plan?"
Raiden Mei asked, "Now that everything is clear, Kevin naturally won't choose to hide it anymore."
"After all, this is the final act. After you have experienced the paradise of the past and returned to reality, what you will see is me standing alone at the exit."
"So, the Paradise of the Past Life ends just like that?"
"That's right, it has completed its mission."
"You've just let your paradise of the afterlife disappear without a trace, don't you even feel any remorse?"
"What do I need to say? This is a deal, and it can't be a one-sided effort from us. Go out and take a look, and then you'll know what's going on."
"Kiana!"
The moment everyone stepped out the door, a familiar pink figure appeared before them and pulled Kiana Kaslana into her arms.
"Alicia?!" Kiana Kaslana exclaimed in surprise, "How did you end up in the real world?"
"Hehe, you'll have to ask Mei's little follower about that. After all, it was a deal between him and Kiana, and only he knows the truth."
"So what exactly happened?" Fu Hua asked. "Kevin, I hope you can explain everything clearly without holding back."
"My deal with Kiana was that I would hand over the Paradise of the Past to her to carry out her plan, and in return, she would help extract the people from the Paradise. Of course, my memories would be integrated with mine."
"Where is Gretchen? I haven't seen Gretchen. And Sue isn't here either."
“Hua, you should understand that Gretchen is the executor of Project Ark. Although we lost contact with her a long time ago, she is still a fusion warrior, and there are hibernation pods inside the Ark, so her chances of survival are not small.”
"That is to say?"
"So that means Gretchen is still alive," Alicia Memory said. "It's just that she's very far away from us right now, and we'll probably have to wait a while before we can see her again."
"As for Su, he only passed away physically, but his spirit still exists. Kiana is trying to bring him back," Kevin said.
"I see. So, what about Kiana and the others from the other world?"
"They were already preparing to leave this world the moment you came out. According to them, their business in this world is over. Only Kiana, who is still trying to get Su back, is temporarily still in this world, but she won't stay for long."
As soon as she finished speaking, Kiana appeared before everyone with Su. After bringing Su to her seat, Kiana left.
"Kevin, it's been a long time," Su said.
"Long time no see," Kevin replied casually.
"I never imagined that I, who had already ascended to a higher dimension, could return to my original world in a physical form and meet you all. Kiana's strength in that world is probably far beyond the power of the cocoon."
"According to them, Kiana has completed her embrace with the Cocoon and is currently making a deal with the entity behind the Cocoon, but they didn't say what it was. However, it's beyond our reach."
"Making a deal with the entity behind the cocoon!" Su exclaimed. "In that case, the future I see is indeed feasible. But Kevin, even so, do you still want to proceed with the Stigmata Project?"
The atmosphere instantly turned icy as soon as these words were spoken. Everyone present knew what the Stigmata Project truly represented, and no one wanted Kevin to carry it out.
"Of course, the Stigmata Project is the safety net, but it's meaningless unless they can surpass the End. In fact, the Stigmata Project has already begun. Kiana, if you want to stop me, you'd better act quickly, because I don't have much time left for you."
After saying that, Kevin made way for Kiana and Kaslana to leave. Fu Hua understood that they couldn't persuade Kevin, so she led the others away to the new Schicksal, where they could get enough support to face the upcoming final battle.
However, none of that matters anymore. This world will naturally have its own perfect ending. Now let's turn our attention back to Kiana and the others.
At this point, everyone on the Hyperion except for Seele, who was missing, Fu Hua, who chose to keep Teyvat, and the Book of Azure were all present. They still had two choices: to go to the world where the next mission was located. And the next mission just happened to be the world of the Star Railroad that they had already experienced before. Presumably, the next mission would not be too troublesome.
Another option is to pause the mission and search for Seele's whereabouts first.
However, there's no need to dwell on this; nothing is more important than finding their companions. But before the group could set off to search for Seele, a message arrived on the Hyperion, sent by the Consciousness Integration.
The meaning of the Consciousness Integration is also very simple: it wants everyone to stop doing unnecessary things. As compensation for the previous accident, it will send Seele, who is currently missing, to the location of the next mission.
After reading the letter, Kiana and the captain instinctively wanted to refuse, but then they thought that since it was His condition, perhaps they really didn't need to search for Seele's whereabouts anymore.
After all, they are still officially cooperating with the Consciousness Integration, and He doesn't care about Kiana and the others' ulterior motives.
There was nothing they could do; His power truly allowed Him to do so. Kiana and the others held no secrets in the eyes of the Consciousness Integration Entity.
Even though the integration of consciousness manifests as only observing the present, His power is enough to deduce the full picture of Kiana and the others' plans even with only the information of the 'present'. This is why Kiana had to drag Otto out of the picture no matter how much she hated him.
Only by placing an extra player on the chessboard and turning oneself into a chess piece can one successfully deceive the enemy.
It was just a matter of whether He would be kind enough to send Otto to the Hyperion, but thankfully Kiana's doubts were dispelled the next moment.
Because she saw that Otto was floating on the deck of the Hyperion, orbiting the Hyperion, while outside was the chaotic and disordered interior of the Quantum Sea.
The amazing thing is that even so, Otto did not separate from Hyperion, as if something completely bound Otto and Hyperion together, and no matter how he moved, he was still in the same space as Hyperion.
Although the others were curious about how Alto was resurrected, now was not the time to care about that, so they just let Alto float there on its own.
"...In conclusion, I believe everyone understands the meaning of the Consciousness Integration. I hope everyone can work together to decide on the next steps," the captain said.
"I don't care, I'll go wherever Lady Kiana goes," Bella said.
“I’m casting my vote for the next stop,” Bronya said. “After all, everyone understands the nature of the Quantum Sea. Instead of wandering aimlessly there, we might as well trust Him and head to the next mission location. Maybe we’ll actually meet Seele there.”
Seeing that Bronya had said so, the others naturally had no objections.
“Let’s do as Ibronia suggested,” Kiana decided. “But before that, let’s bring in the people who are still floating outside.”
"That's quite a simple and brutal rescue method!"
Otto dusted off non-existent dust and said that just now Kiana had opened a portal in the direction Otto was heading, and then immediately closed it after Otto entered.
"Alright, stop complaining. If you keep complaining, I'll send you back!"
“Alright, alright, whatever you say, Miss Kiana,” Otto shrugged. “But Miss Kiana, aren’t you going to explain my situation to the others? The atmosphere isn’t very good right now.”
Just as Otto said, the atmosphere on the bridge became tense after he came in, and everyone except the captain, who had a vague idea of what was going on, took out their weapons.
Even the Herrscher of Knowledge had begun to abandon the bricks in her hands. Kiana had no doubt that as long as she or the Captain gave the order, the Herrscher of Knowledge would be the first to rush forward.
Kiana quickly told the others to put away their weapons and began explaining why Otto was there.
"...That's roughly it. For some reason, I think the Consciousness Integration still has some reservations about us, which is one of the reasons why I want you to vote together. At the same time, I also hope to use Otto's ability to come up with a plan that can deceive Him."
“But Kiana, you know Otto’s character, I’m worried…” Mei said.
"Don't worry, his wish has been fulfilled. Unless his bottom line is crossed, he won't do anything to harm us. Besides, we still have you here. You can rest assured!"
“Since Kiana has said so…” Mei sighed, “Let’s leave it at that for now.”
After saying that, Mei put away her weapon.
"But there's one thing I must make clear beforehand: I'll be keeping an eye on your Alto!"
"That's really scary, but don't worry, Mei-san, I won't do anything to hurt our relationship."
Alto assured him, but how much of his assurance was true and how much was false was something no one else could know.