In the end, amidst the roar that spanned the sky and the blank radio, Tesla never saw his former partner again.

To protect the people of the entire city, Edison transformed into a dazzling firework on the sea along with the Honkai energy bomb.

Kiana in the light screen looks exactly like Edison back then, single-handedly shouldering the responsibility of saving the city, even at the cost of her own life...

That's why Tesla said she hated these idiots who risked their lives to pave the way...

Tesla gritted his teeth. The image of Kiana, braving the menacing gaze of the Herrscher of the Void and the chilling corrosive power of Honkai energy, defusing the crisis threatening the entire city, is certainly admirable.

But what Tesla saw was the despicable culprit hidden behind the scenes who caused this crisis!

Although no images were displayed on the screen, the familiar scene made Tesla and Einstein exchange a glance, both remembering the culprit who caused that tragedy!

Otto!

Although they didn't know the purpose of the Honkai energy bomb in Sky City, Tesla and Einstein both suspected the Archbishop of Destiny!

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Meanwhile, Otto, who was being questioned by Tesla and Einstein, twitched slightly.

He also felt a sense of familiarity with the scene before him, having indeed experienced a similar situation decades ago...

It was that tragedy that caused many top scientists to leave Schicksal, led to the awakening of the First Herrscher, Welt Joyce, and ultimately resulted in the formation of Anti-Entropy, Schicksal's adversary.

but……

"That bomb seems like...quite an idea."

Behind the crisis threatening the entire city, Otto saw something much more different.

As a top scientist and someone with an extremely deep understanding of Honkai, Otto saw many different things.

The bomb that Kiana pushed into the sky and detonated in the light screen... seems to have a purpose that is not just to take the lives of everyone in the city?

Otto's plan didn't include detonating the Honkai energy bomb in Sky City, and the scientists who left Schicksal and founded Anti-Entropy because they couldn't tolerate using humans as sacrifices would never do such a thing...

"Oh right, it might be that radical Cocolia."

Otto suddenly remembered that guy, but to drag the entire city into this mess would require enormous resources, and it was impossible that Tesla and Einstein hadn't noticed or stopped it.

Tesla, Einstein, and others in the light screen only arrived in Sky City when the Honkai energy bomb was about to detonate, seemingly unaware of it, which largely rules out Cocolia as the culprit.

"...Is it that man?"

"The leader of the World Serpents, Kevin..."

"Looks like I need to have a serious talk with him."

Otto calculated, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

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As Otto discovered something hidden behind Sky City, among the thirteen heroes in the Golden Courtyard, there were also those who sensed something amiss.

"Hmph... Trying to detonate Honkai energy to activate the hidden Stigmata within the bodies of the people in the city?"

Mebius's vertical pupils narrowed slightly, and he let out a soft hum.

"It's a huge gamble; it will result in heavy losses no matter what."

As a top scientist, Möbius immediately saw the purpose hidden behind the Honkai energy bomb.

That wasn't a secret known only to Möbius, but a plan known to the thirteen heroes of the Lost Paradise as members of the "Fire-Chasing Moths"—

"The Stigmata Project... the Stigmata Project after many changes?"

"Kevin, you're really bold."

Everyone's attention turned to Kevin, who was still slurping his noodles, following Möbius's words, causing Kevin to pause in his eating.

Apart from Velvi, who is as talented as Mebius, the others, although they didn't expect it at first, understood the intention of the Honkai bomb in the picture after Mebius reminded them.

"Could the collapse of the entire city activate the hidden holy marks within people's bodies...?"

Su slightly opened her tightly closed eyes and murmured the plan hidden in the scene.

All eyes were on Kevin, the leader of the "Fire Moth" who was marked with "Salvation". Although his figure did not appear in the light screen, he and Hua, who had entered the cryogenic chamber together, were the only people who knew about the "Stigmata Project".

Although Hua's figure appeared in the footage, indicating that besides Kevin, Hua was also among those who entered the cryogenic chamber and continued into the next era of civilization, but...

Everyone knows that it would be difficult for an honest person like Hua to make such a decision as to treat the entire city as a guinea pig, and these are not her areas of expertise.

Kevin, who is inscribed with the name "Savior," is actually planning to sacrifice the lives of most of humanity...?

The thirteen heroes all fell silent.

Although it's not nice to say it like this, but...

Compared to the initial "Stigmata Project" that they had previously obtained, Kevin's act of including Sky City in the Stigmata Project in the scene is already quite gentle.

After all, in the initial [Stigmata Project], [Fire Moth] only intended to save those who had awakened their Stigmata; as for those who hadn't...

You can probably guess Kevin's thoughts from the scene. The Honkai energy bomb that the people of Sky City are facing is probably just the beginning. Kevin's ultimate goal is probably to bring all of humanity into the Stigmata Project...

Although the awakening of Stigmata involves unimaginable suffering and sacrifice, those who survive will be able to enter the Stigmata Space and forever escape the Honkai...

"It's not a bad way to get through the end, but..."

Even Mebius, who was usually as cold as a snake, snorted and clenched his fists.

Although she acknowledged the feasibility of the plan, she also had mixed feelings.

"What a Pyrrhic victory, so typical of our times!"

When the outcome of the battles of their time was mentioned, Mebius's eyes showed anger.

"Each battle against the Honkai, though victorious, always ends in heavy casualties, ultimately leading to a desperate situation through repeated Honkai attacks."

"This is hardly the price of 'victory,' haha..."

She was as ruthless as a snake during experiments, but that doesn't mean she was heartless.

She is a warrior of the "Fire Moth" fighting against the Honkai, and her purpose in fighting is to protect humanity.

Every Pyrrhic victory in their era was, in fact, a crushing defeat for the "Fire Moths," who took it upon themselves to protect humanity.

The many heroes present had all watched helplessly as their civilization's era marched toward its demise. Now, in reality, Kevin, in the next civilization era fifty thousand years from now, would still be able to use this almost self-destructive method to help humanity survive its end...

A sad and distressed expression appeared on Alicia's face.

Although she understood Kevin's purpose was to save humanity from extinction, the execution of the Stigmata Project meant that the majority of humanity would also perish as a result.

In the scene, Kiana, wielding the power of the Herrscher, stops the experiment in Sky City, but what happens next?

Faced with the awakening of the end, can they truly resist it?

While they were trying to stop Kevin's plan for the sake of humanity, Kevin's plan was also aimed at ensuring humanity's survival.

If Kiana and the others are unable to defeat the End, will they ultimately have to carry out Kevin's plan...?

Seeing the humanity she loves facing such a desperate situation, Alicia felt an unprecedented sadness.

As the thirteen heroes fell silent, the title of the next video appeared on the screen.

[Sister-in-law snatches baby tooth right in front of her]

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At St. Freya Academy, the students, moved by Kiana's sacrifice and unwilling to accept their own weakness, looked on with puzzled expressions.

"Baby teeth? What does that mean?"

Mei expressed her unease and doubt.

Volume Two

Chapter 112 I Can't Do Anything

Alicia was deeply saddened to see the [Stigmata Project] revealed through the light screen.

How could this be? This was the first time I'd ever seen a human being I loved find themselves and wield the power of the Herrscher amidst the corruption of the Honkai.

This was clearly the first time I had ever witnessed the human will triumph over the Honkai.

How could this happen? In the end, I still have to watch my beloved humans face this cruel and desperate situation...

Eden gently rubbed Alicia's head, comforting the upset girl.

The thirteen heroes of the Fire Moth present all knew that there was no gentleness in the face of Honkai, and that in order to protect humanity and civilization, they had to make cruel choices.

Like how, in the previous civilization era, they created the "Super Transformation Surgery" to combat the Honkai, a procedure that rewrites human genes and transforms the genes of Honkai Beasts into powerful super-transformed warriors.

The surgery was extremely risky, but it was necessary to do so in order to fight the Honkai.

The Valkyries, who use human bodies as consumables to bear Honkai energy, are like this, and so is the Stigmata Project that Kevin is about to execute.

As the many heroes remained silent, the appearance of the next scene on the screen slightly dispelled the chilling atmosphere.

[Baby Teeth Scene]

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"Baby teeth... I don't think they're the kind of baby teeth that dentists talk about, right?"

The students at St. Freya Academy looked at the title that appeared on the light screen with confusion, especially Mei.

For some reason, Mei felt immense malice the moment she saw the words "baby teeth".

It was as if that was the punishment about to befall her, this ignorant person, a long and unimaginable period of violent bullying.

Although she was eager to see what would appear on the light screen after the [Celestial Meteor], Mei's ominous premonition told her not to look.

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