What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

If, just now, the Second Herrscher had maximized her power and was briefly exhausted, Phoenix could have easily crushed her in his palm and then immediately taken out the Herrscher of Death's core to prevent her resurrection.

"But I don't want to become an adult like Otto Apocalypse."

Sirin regained her freedom, and after ten breaths, the divine light of her Herrscher armor shone brightly once more on her body.

"Let's continue this fight to the death, Zhao Si!"

"Exactly what I want!"

The next moment, the enormous sub-space spear collided with the mental energy light blade.

Chapter 40: The Mourning Warrior, Part Two

It was 8 p.m., and the Siberian plains in February had fallen into complete darkness. Only the battlefield in the sky still emitted bursts of dazzling light.

There was also the spiritual light that echoed across the Siberian plains; even after the dream ended, these blue-green lights did not dissipate.

A ray of light, symbolizing understanding, surrounds the two fighting adversaries.

The battle cannot stop, nor will the tragic Möbius strip end after this battle. All those enveloped in the light of spiritual power know clearly who destroyed their homes and who murdered their families—

She is the girl in the sky who was once persecuted, and now she is the Herrscher who harms the world.

Even if what they just did was an attempt to atone for their sins, they saw it as nothing more than an act of self-preservation.

"That wicked woman!" "She's the one who killed my mother!" "Only that machine can avenge us! Charge! Kill her!" "God! What did we do wrong to deserve our enemy saving us!"...

"Hey! Did you hear that, Zhao Si!"

"What's wrong with them hating you?!"

In the air, an inextinguishable ring of fire appeared around Sirin, making her stand out as the most conspicuous leaping flame in the darkness.

Behind Sirin, each spear fired from the Void was imbued with a different Herrscher power enchantment. At this moment, she abandoned any further in-depth development of her powers, choosing instead the simplest and most direct method of application—

Tsk, that's some serious firepower.

Indeed, the overwhelming barrage of firepower once again trapped Phoenix within a limited area; bird-catching techniques never go out of style.

The increased air resistance within the atmosphere restricted Phoenix's movements, and Sirin noticed this. Her ideal fluid, like an invisible hand, reached out to Phoenix, gradually compressing his space.

Furthermore, Sirin maintained a fairly delicate distance from Phoenix, so that even if the two armored DEs rushed over at top speed and fired lasers, Sirin would have enough time to react.

Zhao Si's situation was less optimistic. Phoenix tried his best to dodge every Void Spear. Although his last remaining beam saber was still effective against the Void Spear, Sirin's Void Spear was inexhaustible. The repetitive dodging and slashing motions were just a slow death.

Celine has become more conservative.

Zhao Si realized this. Compared to her previous aggressive behavior, Xilin had now found her comfort zone. She could just stand there and act like a little monster, and she could keep Phoenix flying like a kite until it died.

"Yes, what's wrong with them hating me? I brought down a meteorite and took away the loved ones of the living. I should be a high and mighty Herrscher..."

Sirin and Phoenix maintained a distance of over a thousand meters, the space between them already filled with colorful Void Spears. Phoenix tried to break through these obstacles to get closer to Sirin, but even with his psychoframe glowing like a high beam, he couldn't advance even half a meter.

Xilin knew Zhao Si all too well. They had been fighting and killing each other, constantly sensing each other's presence, and she had never stopped thinking about Zhao Si.

"Didn't I make a promise with you? You stopped that meteorite that could destroy human civilization, and I gave up my hatred for humanity. So now, for the rest of my life, I will only see you!"

"I've never heard of the second half!"

"I will not care about any grudges. I will either kill you or be killed by you."

"Are you trying to trick me into eating chili sauce?!"

(Cantonese to Chinese translation: You think you can fool me? Do you think I'm an idiot?)

"I'm not a hypocrite!"

Amidst the raging explosion, Phoenix's figure remained locked onto by Sirin. Even when Phoenix dove down to the ground and deliberately created a large area of ​​smoke, he could not escape the lock of the Void Spear, which ignored the obstruction of vision and went straight for the center.

Zhao Si finally understood that Xilin had used the connection between Newtypes to expose Zhao Si's true location within the range of her mental perception.

This is the Herrscher who is blessed with unique advantages. It has only been three or four days since he developed the ability to create New Types.

If Sirin's previous actions were merely childish recklessness, her combat skills have now evolved to match her age.

Given Phoenix's performance, it's unlikely that a single unit could break through the atmosphere to reach high altitudes, let alone with a Second Herrscher behind it throwing out Sub-Void Spears to interfere.

Close-range combat was also impossible. Taking advantage of the lull in the bombardment by the Void Spear, Sirin picked up the First Divine Key, Void Treasury, and reconstructed a pseudo-Seven Swords Exia. Without doing anything, it just stood on the snow, directly below Sirin, which immediately set off alarm bells in Zhao Si's mind.

Could it be that the First Divine Key serves as the AI ​​of the mecha?

Zhao Si didn't know where this sense of crisis came from, but he trusted his intuition. While slashing with his beam saber, he controlled Phoenix's armored DE to fly through the air.

To be honest, Zhao Si was already at his limit. His physical strength was only at the level of an ordinary person. Even if he was injected with anti-G agents, after a while, a normal person's body would not be able to withstand it.

But how long has Zhao Si been piloting the Phoenix in NT-D mode after entering the atmosphere? Two hours? Or three hours? In any case, it has long exceeded the five-minute limit of the normal NT-D system.

Phoenix is ​​devouring Zhao Si's soul, and the signs are already beginning to emerge.

"You're scared? You're finally scared?"

"I'm scared? How could I be scared!"

Zhao Si was not afraid, of course; he still had his last trump card in his backpack.

However, it was a battle of generals against generals, king against king, and that guy who had been spying on Earth from the moon... Zhao Si was certain that while he was playing his trump card, his opponent would also play his trump card to cleanse the Earth-Moon system.

Phoenix's previously dimmed mental framework brightened once more, and even with the overwhelming tide of Void Spears still before him, Phoenix continued to struggle forward, maneuvering and charging ahead.

However, it all seemed to be in vain. The golden figure that persisted in the face of the raging tide was broken by the enchanted Void Spear, which shattered the I-force field. Although it was just a little bit of wind and frost, and merely a scratch on the paint, it was seen as a dangerous sign by those below.

From suppression to stalemate, and then from stalemate to growth to suppress the opponent in return.

The sheer terror of a Second Herrscher forged through constant battles and military training has been revealed to everyone.

It is precisely because Celine retains the ability to think that she has room for continuous improvement.

Phoenix, with only Zhao Si, was no match for Xilin; their defeat was only a matter of time.

"Are people crying, or are they complaining about Phoenix's powerlessness? It's quite complicated."

Walter Young looked up at the sky. He stood on the Siberian plain, where remnants of the blue-green barrier still lingered, and he seemed to hear all sorts of human voices.

These voices must have also entered the minds of the two people above, influencing the final battle that determined the second collapse.

There were those who took advantage of his misfortune and expressed their frustration at his helplessness, as well as those who cheered Phoenix on. Overall, humanity never made people feel hopeless.

Since the start of the battle, Walter Young's body has been in a terrible state. Even with a brief period of rest and recuperation, he is still willing but unable to fight the final battle in the air.

Anyone can fight desperately, but no one wants to risk their life from the start. Only when the situation is beyond saving can one become a hero.

Now is the time when the situation is beyond repair.

Walter Young shook his head, ignoring the blood trickling from his mouth, and conjured a phantom of the Star of Eden in his palm, saying with considerable emotion:

"It's funny, I once mistakenly thought that the Second Herrscher would really be beaten back to her original state by the boy, just like what was shown in that illusion, where the girl was running around with her sweetheart to win his heart. As long as it continued, everything seemed to have a bright future..."

"Didn't expect their ending to be like this?"

Oh, poor child...

When Walter Yang said those words, he couldn't help but mock himself. The Second Herrscher had already made a grave mistake, so why bother making excuses for her?

Perhaps it was out of a last shred of pity for the little girl in the illusion who had lost her Herrscher identity. She had not taken on the memories of being a Herrscher as the Second Herrscher, which is why she seemed like a completely different person.

When the illusion shattered, the scenes depicted by those models occupied the largest portion of Walter Yang's mind, followed by the girl named "Sirin".

"Lord of the Alliance, you should know that not all Herrschers are as lucky as the First Herrscher... Oh no, we only have two Herrschers now."

Siegfried patted Walter Young on the shoulder, then realized his slip of the tongue halfway through his sentence and quickly corrected himself.

A deeper understanding of the history of Anti-Entropy, and learning the whole process from those who personally experienced the first Honkai, is far more authentic and reliable than the Schicksal historical database, where the power of interpretation rests entirely with the Archbishop.

At least Siegfried felt that he had been through thick and thin with the leader of Anti-Entropy more than once, and it was better to trust the other party than to trust the Archbishop of Schicksal who had just wanted to use the Honkai energy fission bomb to kill both the Herrscher and his own people.

"After all, before I came to the Tower of Babel, I would never have imagined that the infamous Second Herrscher was actually forced out of Schicksal's laboratory. Ha, what a massive Honkai energy research facility outside of Schicksal's headquarters."

Changing the subject, Siegfried started singleing out Otto again, trying to divert everyone's attention.

As he said this, he couldn't help but worry about his daughter, Kiana Kaslana, who was far away at the Destiny headquarters.

The real fear is that after the Honkai energy fission bomb sweeps the field, Otto will naturally announce the deaths of everyone on the field and rightfully take over the two families, along with his own daughter.

Thinking of this, Siegfried felt that the surgery he had undergone before leaving home was taking effect, manifesting in the changes to his appearance, such as the growth of a layer of keratin that resembled the exoskeleton of a Honkai beast.

The Heavenly Fire Judgment Greatsword in his hand was engulfed in flames, melting away the snow within a ten-meter radius and revealing the barren land below.

The power of Judgment of Heavenly Fire had reached 100%, but the awakened genes within Siegfried were telling him that the limits of Judgment of Heavenly Fire were far from over.

However, Siegfried didn't know how to break through 100% charge. Did he have to shout out his output?

"Siegfried, you..."

Even Theresa, who was most protective of her own business, could only call out Siegfried's name at this moment.

She tried to argue and defend her grandfather, but all she could see were the children being held in the Tower of Babel.

At the time, Theresa confidently assured Zhao Si that she would put these children in her school and teach them carefully.

However, just an hour ago, her grandfather chose to launch the Honkai energy fission bomb without hesitation, even though Theresa kept trying to clear the Archbishop of Schicksal and Otto Apocalypse of his intentions in the name of righteousness...

However, the other party was his own grandfather, who, knowing he was trapped here, still took the most ruthless approach and didn't consider any other way...

Theresa was disappointed in her grandfather.

He even casually tossed Judas into the snow, becoming the only person present who wasn't preparing for the Second Herrscher.

"Theresa, cheer up, now is not the time to think about these things."

Cecilia's words of advice to Theresa were unusually forceful, making Theresa, who seemed to be ordered by her mother, shudder.

Theresa looked up at Cecilia and saw that the Black Abyss White Flower in Cecilia's hand was emitting an uncertain light, which came from the Black Abyss White Flower itself.

“Theresa, let’s put all grudges aside after the Second Honkai Impact ends. Our top priority is to kill the Second Herrscher. With the Honkai in the face, we have no choice but to confront it head-on. Otherwise, we won’t even be able to protect the people behind us, let alone go back to settle scores with the Archbishop.”

In the illusion, Cecilia adopts the orphan Sirin as her daughter, treating her as her own, and keeps her company by the side of her two-year-old daughter Kiana.

It was a world that had not collapsed. A family of four lived happily in the warmth of everyday life. Their two-year-old daughter was growing up healthy and happy, and their fourteen-year-old adopted daughter was bravely pursuing her heart's desire.