Chapter 386: What if it's another tragic ending?

Mei☆, 〈Fortunately, now that she knows the truth, there's no need for Wendy to keep fighting.〉

[ Miss Lily ] Otto, 〈That's not necessarily true. Never underestimate the dark side of humanity—selfishness, greed, hypocrisy. They won't just let the Herrscher of Wind leave.〉

Tesla's tone was full of sarcasm and hostility, 〈Selfish? Greedy? Hypocritical? Aren't you describing yourself?〉

[ Miss Lily ] Otto, 〈Hehe, I've never claimed to be a good person.〉

Tesla, "..."

Faced with Otto's shameless honesty, Tesla was at a loss for words and could only swallow the insult on the tip of her tongue.

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[ "Tell me, what exactly is that—"

Wendy stared intently at Jyahnar, desperate to figure out what the voice in her head truly was. But just then, Melin led the human forces in an attack on the motionless Wendy.

Wendy, "Guh!?"

With a thunderous roar, countless shells and missiles rained down on Wendy. In the blink of an eye, she was swallowed by the flames and smoke of the explosions.

Seeing this, Melin quickly shouted, "Now's our chance, head to the space station!"

Faced with the sudden attack, Wendy's expression darkened. She had been on the verge of uncovering the truth of the Herrscher, only to be interrupted by these ignorant pests.

Rage instantly ignited within her. Wendy remained silent in the midst of the smoke and fire for a moment, then muttered coldly,

"Die… you meddlesome fools…"

"Die, all of you…"

Operator, "Report! Instrument malfunction! The Honkai energy detector is overloaded!" ]

Tesla, 〈...〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Dr. Tesla, what did I tell you~〉

Tesla, 〈Damn you, Otto, I f***ing—〉

As Tesla cursed and ranted, Kiana☆ watched the video of Wendy and calmly said, 〈Such strong Honkai energy… it's nearly on par with mine, maybe even… still growing. But still, she's not as strong as me.〉

Upon hearing this, Kiana's eyes sparkled with excitement as she asked, 〈Other me, are you stronger than her?〉

Mei☆ replied calmly, 〈Kiana☆ is the Herrscher of the End.〉

Everyone answered with composed expressions, 〈So she's the Herrscher of the End, huh…〉

Suddenly, as if realizing something, they all screamed in unison, 〈Wait, what???〉

Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief and shouted, 〈The End!!!!!!〉

[Miss Lily] Otto, 〈Surprised? Really now.〉

Tesla, 〈You're not surprised?〉

[Miss Lily] Otto glanced at the hole behind him and proudly said, 〈I'm the man who survived facing the Herrscher of the End!〉

Amber, 〈Lord Otto, perhaps you should turn off your mic. I fear HQ might not survive the next second!〉

Durandal, 〈So the one attacking headquarters is…〉

Rita, 〈Seems like it, Lady Durandal.〉

Tesla, 〈What! Schicksal HQ got attacked? A day of national celebration! Hey, chicken-nest head, play me "Good Luck Is Coming"!〉

Meanwhile, in the Sea of Quanta, countless world bubbles entered an ice age. Some unstable bubbles even collapsed into chaos and disappeared.

Seele rubbed her hands together and blew on them, glancing at Kevin, who radiated cold air in the distance, and muttered softly,

"Uncle Welt, it's so cold…"

Welt adjusted his glasses, then materialized several blazing swords of fire and stacked them like a bonfire. He crouched down and reached out to warm his hands, replying,

"You'll get used to it. This might help you warm up a bit."

Seele followed his example, crouched down, and placed her hands on the swords, feeling the warmth from the blades. A happy smile spread across her face as she nodded repeatedly.

After a while, Seele turned to Kevin and curiously asked,

"What's wrong with Uncle Kevin? Why is it suddenly so cold?"

Welt thought for a moment, frowning with a hint of concern in his eyes, then guessed, "He might've heard about the End and got emotionally stirred, causing his power to spiral out of control."

"Can I really stop him from leaving here with power like that?"

Welt couldn't help but feel a wave of helplessness, but he also understood he couldn't give up easily. If that man got out, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seele furrowed her brow, looking worried as she said,

"Wouldn't that be harmful to Kevin's body? Shouldn't we do something?"

Welt shook his head and said,

"No need to worry. This cold is nothing to him—he can endure it. Besides, it's part of his power. Once he calms down, everything will be fine."

Back to the video,

[ Mei looked toward Earth through the warship's glass. Her eyes were full of shock as she quickly shouted to the others,

"What's going on? Everyone, look!"

Ninti Apokalypse appeared at the window, staring at the pattern slowly covering Earth. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she stammered,

"That pattern on Earth… I… I've seen it before…"

The operator also brought bad news,

"Lady Melin, the Sixth Fleet, including the First Fleet… all lost contact in an instant. What on Earth happened…"

"Dead Zone."

Eileen stared at the pattern on Earth, her eyes glowing as if she already knew the answer, and explained,

"When a Herrscher's Honkai energy level reaches a point where it can destroy the world… a Dead Zone may form."

"Unless the Herrscher is eliminated, otherwise…"

Eileen paused, then continued, "As the Dead Zone spreads, all life on Earth will be wiped out—"

The view returned to Earth. Wendy, now shrouded in black mist, looked up at the darkened sky, where a giant golden mark shone brilliantly.

"Ah… what was I doing again… It's so irritating. How can someone just leave halfway through a sentence?"

"… …"

"Whatever. My mind feels clearer than usual. Guess I'll go for a walk."

"Hmm… where should I go…"

As Wendy finished speaking, the video gradually dimmed… ]

Tesla, 〈Power enough to destroy the world… Damn!〉

Einstein, 〈Dr. Tesla, relax. We've seen all kinds of disasters… Okay, not this kind…〉

Kevin, 〈…Sorry.〉

[Embarrassed Herrscher] Wendy, 〈That's it? At least show the ending already!〉

[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Yeah, exactly!〉

Himeko, 〈What if it's another tragic ending?〉

Kiana, 〈I don't know why, but even though the situation's serious, I really want to laugh at Wendy—either interrupted mid-sentence or ignored entirely…〉

'Pufferfish', 〈Dead Zone? Never heard of it.〉

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"Congratulations to Otto for receiving a HOMU grand prize pack, Wendy gets two bottles of apple cider as compensation, that's the end of today's stream! If I make it back alive, see you next time!"

Fu Lin quickly wrapped up the outro, ended the stream, glanced at the stream points, then casually swapped to a Herrscher of Sentience core and hurriedly exited the streaming space.

"Ah!!! Traveling with the Herrscher of the Void authority is just so convenient—please, don't let a fight break out!"

[Embarrassed Herrscher] Wendy, 〈Huh? That's it? I wanted to see how I ended up in that world… Whatever, new booze to drink!〉

Bronya, 〈Ahem, Wendy~〉

[Embarrassed Herrscher] Wendy, 〈...〉

Kiana, 〈Wow! Another me showed up! Wait, why does it feel like a fight's about to break out? Fu Lin, where are you?〉

[Magical Girl] Theresa, 〈Major Himeko, sound the alarm and organize the students to evacuate Saint Freya Academy safely!〉