I am a hero of the former civilization.

Inch-force. Cloud and Mist!

boom--

The pale aura, mixed with red energy, exploded outwards, creating rolling waves. A straight line of water reappeared on the sea surface, and the Herrscher came to her senses at this moment.

Psychological interference?

She saw her super electric field being pierced, which was not unexpected. She had already consumed too much Honkai energy, and most of it was used by her for attacks. The human could barely break through by concentrating all his energy into one point.

"But so what? I'll be able to finish it soon."

The purple lightning on the longsword faded, and she decisively used the remaining Honkai energy for defense, preparing for a temporary retreat.

She will be back in just half a day, bringing with her newfound understanding of power, and she will be even more powerful then.

But before she could lose momentum, a pink beam of light blasted directly in front of her. This attack was much sharper than the previous one, as Alicia had gathered her strength.

hateful.

The Herrscher saw the energy colliding and canceling out until it broke the repaired super electric field. When she looked up, astonishment appeared on her face for the first time.

The man whose armor had melted away and who was now bare-handed returned, walking on the waves, his body hunched over, like a tiger poised to pounce, forcefully leaping into his arms.

"roll!!"

The long sword slashed horizontally, cutting off the short black hair. Ryan ducked down to avoid the blow, then suddenly pounced.

Grasping the Herrscher's sword and pulling it down is like grasping a mountain, pulling the entire body up.

Extreme strength. A fierce tiger climbs the mountain!

He 'scrambled' to his feet, gathering Honkai energy in his knees.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

A series of knee strikes landed squarely on the Herrscher's chest, unleashing three red shockwaves that spread behind her, causing bones to cave in and muscles to tear.

Not finished yet.

Ryan released his grip, delivering a final blow that sent the Herrscher flying. His knee slammed into the Honkai energy that resembled floor tiles, propelling his entire body away. Ignoring his exhausted body, he squeezed out the last bit of strength.

The Herrscher was not stunned by the attack; disregarding his injuries, he raised his sword and slashed again.

"That's so low-tech!"

Putting aside authority and power, before becoming a Herrscher, she was just an ordinary person. The moment she raised her sword, Ryan knew what she was going to do.

Mental shock!

The hasty use of the weapon, though unable to control the Herrscher, was enough to slow the blade down for a moment, allowing it to rely on the remaining armor.

Swah——

A blade slashed into the shoulder, penetrating the chest cavity, then paused. Ryan formed a blade with his fingers, and the Honkai energy that shaped it was just like a sharp blade. In that instant, he saw the pleading expression on the Herrscher's face, an expression that would make the Psychological Warfare Department of the Fire Moth go wild with joy.

Knowing that the Herrschers of the previous civilization could not regain their humanity, Ryan did not hesitate to stab with his hand.

"You still want to beg for mercy?"

puff!

The final layer of energy was shattered, accompanied by blood and chunks of flesh. Ryan's hand pierced through his chest, revealing a diamond-shaped gem, which he gripped tightly.

Forehead to forehead, nose to nose, staring directly at that beautiful face, his tone as cold as ice.

"late!!"

Chapter Fifty-Eight: People from Outer Space?

The sea surface rippled, with faint arcs of electricity still lingering in the turbid waves. The vast ocean should have been boundless, but the intertwined Herrscher and Ryan became the center of attention.

Forehead to forehead, white smoke rising from her body, the Herrscher's eyes still held astonishment, as if she didn't understand why she hadn't been able to deceive Ryan.

But it was all in vain now; the Herrscher core was already in someone else's hands, and the remaining energy was rapidly dissipating.

"Do you have any last words?" Ryan asked calmly, perhaps because he was exhausted, lacking the excitement of victory and the thrill of a death match.

Or rather, the moment he grasped the core of the Herrscher, his gaze no longer contained the Herrscher or the sea.

It was somewhat like being in a hallucination; the world vanished before my eyes, and my soul seemed to leave my body, heading towards the sky, towards the stars, towards beyond this 'world'.

He found himself facing a blue star, with desolate rocks beneath his feet, and above him leading to another dimension, an ocean of imaginary numbers, though something seemed to be blocking the center of that hole.

A continuous stream of Honkai energy was seeping down from there, like a beam of light falling on him.

In an instant, he felt a powerful energy gathering towards him like a storm, and he also felt an instinct, as if he could control some kind of law that was invisible to the naked eye.

Did I see the true nature of the Herrscher? Is this the world of atoms?

Ryan had a feeling that with just a thought, the electromagnetic force between atoms could be manipulated, allowing them to be separated in an instant or condensed in a flash.

An overwhelming desire filled his heart, and at that moment, his steps forward suddenly froze.

The thing in the center of the hole 'looked' at him, as if staring at him with an invisible eye. Before Ryan could examine it closely, a voice devoid of any emotion startled him awake.

"Are you... someone from outer space?"

The ocean, the waves, and the Herald returned before him, his bloodless face filled with astonishment, his lifeless golden eyes fixed on him.

This is the Third Herald, yet it is more than just the Third Herald.

Ryan felt his thoughts slow down, as if he were being observed by something. He stared directly into the other person's eyes and saw for a moment that those eyes were filled with some kind of emotion, an emotion that a Herrscher should not have.

Doubt, curiosity, and desire.

Are you talking about me, someone from beyond the heavens?

Ryan felt a little confused, but then he saw the Herrscher, who had been frozen in place, suddenly move. She seemed to have regained her power and was turning her long sword.

The shock seemed to be stripped away, and another indescribable feeling surged into my mind, only to come to an abrupt end amidst the flying pink arrows.

Alicia?

All the exhaustion washed over him, the Honkai energy covering his wounds dissipated, and blood gushed out. Yet, Ryan felt neither pain nor fear. Before falling into the sea, only one thought occupied his mind:

What is the outsider?

"Phew, even though the Herrscher's core has been removed, why can it still move? And this Herrscher is so strange." Alicia flew over and hugged Ryan before he fell into the sea, her eyes filled with doubt.

She had just witnessed the fall of the Third Herrscher and was about to tease Ryan, who usually seemed so gentle, but showed no mercy when hitting girls, when she sensed something was wrong. Her hands were working faster than her brain.

A single arrow severed the Herrscher's last chance of survival.

What was the final feeling?

Alicia blinked, and before she could think about it carefully, the warm blood brought her back to her senses, and she subconsciously looked down.

"This is bad, we have to take him to the emergency room right away."

The blood of the man in her arms had soaked through her clothes, and only then did she realize how badly Ryan was injured. Half of his neck had been severed, and there were deep wounds on his chest and ribs. She could even feel his life force rapidly draining away.

The girl looked up at the wreckage, floating corpses, and drones in the sky all around her, and she didn't know who to turn to.

More than 80% of the fleet was destroyed, and the rest all fled. She didn't know whether to return to the Canghai or go find the Fire Moth, because the Canghai was still a battlefield, and the Fire Moth might take the opportunity to do something.

In that moment of hesitation, she saw a seaplane flying in from the horizon at an extremely high speed, and it even disregarded the aftershocks of the battle and forcibly landed on the sea.

The search and rescue operation must involve more than one aircraft, and the battle had just ended. How could the Fire Moth react so quickly?

Fortunately, at that moment, the tail section of the seaplane opened, and the figure standing at the hatch dispelled her concerns.

Wearing a white lab coat, Mebius put his hands in his pockets, glanced at Ryan expressionlessly, then shifted his gaze to Alicia's face, subtly raising an eyebrow, as if he were slightly displeased.

"Hey, what are you standing there for? Bring him over here. Who's going to take responsibility if he dies?"

"Mebius, what brings you here?" Alicia flew over immediately, a teasing smile on her face. "I knew you liked Ryan, you're faster than the entire Moth of Fire."

"Nonsense, I... I'm just here to retrieve the Herrscher's corpse. Of course, it wouldn't hurt to save him while I'm at it, since he owes me a huge sum of money." Mebius scoffed, but from beginning to end, he didn't even glance at the Herrscher's corpse.

Alicia's smile deepened as she stared at Mebius, who stared back without flinching, until a weak voice sounded from the side.

"Doctor, Dr. Ryan seems to be dying."

"What?" Mebius turned his head quickly and saw that Ryan's face was pale. He immediately knew that Ryan had lost too much blood and was on the verge of death. He could no longer care about Alicia who was watching the show.

"Put him on the operating table, I'll stop the bleeding myself, get the bio-repair chamber ready, don't waste a second, notify the pilot to take off, I need a medical ship for follow-up treatment."

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up!"

The clattering sound of high heels quickly faded into the distance. Alicia liked to joke, but she was also good at knowing when to stop, so she naturally wouldn't disturb Mebius's emergency treatment.

She stood by the cabin door, turned her head to look at the sea, and the smile on her face disappeared unnoticed.

The dark clouds finally dispersed, and sunlight shone from the sky onto the sea. The waves were undulating, covered with wreckage, corpses, and various debris. Several broken shipwrecks bobbed up and down with the waves, and the sounds of gunfire could be heard in the distance.

The battle in Canghai City is still ongoing, but without the Herrscher, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion.

Finally, Alicia's gaze fell on the Herrscher's corpse. The frail girl was rising and falling with the waves, her long silver hair cascading down, as if she were gazing up at the sky.

Why is this so?

She sighed softly, then instantly perked up.

"No, if Mebius sees this, he'll laugh at us for ages."

Alicia turned her head and saw Mebius's busy back, as well as the man on the operating table. Some images flashed through her mind.

The convoy leaving the city, the refuge outside the city, and the Herrscher being led to the sea—Alicia was clever enough to know whose achievement this was and could guess who was behind it.

But she showed no hatred or anger, only a gentle smile.

"Although it's only temporary, at least we won, and because of you, we won beautifully."

She flew into the sky, heading towards the burning sea. For Alicia, the battle was far from over. However, as she flew past the Herrscher corpses, the question from before came to mind again.

What are people from beyond the heavens?

......

As the pink-clad girl soared across the sky, images were transmitted back by dozens of drones, from the sky to the sea, and then to the land-based command post.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, held their breath, and the air seemed to freeze. As the drone zoomed in and out on the image, finally focusing its attention on the silver-haired floating corpse, various detection instruments began to activate.

"The Third Herrscher... Silence, Honkai energy signal disappears."

The operator delivered the conclusion in a trembling voice, and finally, breathing could be heard from the silence. The breathing gradually became heavy and then turned into a cathartic cheer.