The Tranquility Gem on Luo Chen's body quietly lit up, eliminating the toxicity of the black mist, but it did not eliminate its corrosive effect on Luo Chen. The blood vessels on Luo Chen's face turned black, and the corrosive marks of Honkai energy began to climb up his neck.
"Goodbye, Celine!"
Luo Chen's imposing aura frightened Xilin so much that she forgot to teleport. The Void Spear behind her flew to her and stabbed into Luo Chen's heart.
The greatsword slashed past Sirin's side, and a wave of heat surged between them, making Sirin feel very uncomfortable.
The Ya Kong spear pierced Luo Chen's body, but moved down slightly, cleverly avoiding his heart. Luo Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, the crimson blood dripping onto the ground and sticking to Xilin's hair and face.
Just as Xilin was about to express her joy and sarcasm, she suddenly felt unwell, as if there was something behind her.
Luo Chen chuckled softly, pressed the switch on the God-Slaying Spear, and the Honkai Energy Suppressant was injected into Sirin's body, beginning to suppress Sirin's personality.
"No! Impossible! How could you...!"
Xilin was terrified and pulled out the Void Spear from Luo Chen's body, intending to pierce his head.
As the Honkai energy within her body was gradually suppressed, Sirin found herself unable to control the Void Spear, and her control over her body was also gradually decreasing. She would soon fall into a deep sleep again.
In that instant, Sirin's orange eyes turned blue, and Kiana woke up again.
Before Kiana could figure out what was going on, she saw Luo Chen lying on the verge of death in front of her. She reached out to grab his arm, but missed.
"Qi, Ya, Na, from now on, the road ahead will be... up to you... to walk by yourselves."
Luo Chen left behind his last words, then collapsed heavily to the ground, blood gushing out.
With Sirin falling into a deep sleep, the Imaginary Space also lost its controller, so everything, including Luo Chen, began to descend.
"Luo Chen!"
Kiana shouted, her body leaning forward, when suddenly her consciousness became hazy, and she was about to faint.
As she neared unconsciousness, Kiana used her body's memories to open two spatial portals, one to teleport Luo Chen away and the other to teleport herself away, eventually restoring silence to the imaginary space.
Chapter 130 The dust has settled
"The battle is over."
Destiny, the Bishop's Office
Otto, sitting in his office chair, opened his eyes and whispered, facing the direction where Luo Chen had just fought.
"How did Your Excellency find out?"
Kiyono Hatsuyuki leaned against the wall, holding a knife, maintaining this posture since arriving at the office, her face cold the entire time, only changing slightly the moment Otto spoke.
"There was a spatial fluctuation just now, so I can make that conclusion."
Otto got up, walked to the window, looked at the sun in the sky, and waited for Kiyono Hatsuyuki to ask a question.
"Xiao Chen is not dead."
"Don't you already know the answer?"
Otto turned around and met those emotionless eyes, and said confidently, "Don't worry, he won't die so young, otherwise how would you have met him?"
"I hope what you say is true."
After confirming that Luo Chen was alright, Qingye Chuxue was about to leave the office to tell others the news, but Otto stopped her.
"I hope you won't tell anyone else about this."
"why?"
Kiyono Hatsuyuki paused, staring coldly at Otto. If it weren't for her status, she would have slashed him with her sword right now.
"In the subsequent plans, Luo Chen's death will greatly incentivize the implementation of the plan. Moreover, now that he is missing and we can't find him, it's no different from him being dead."
Kiyono Hatsuyuki remained silent for a long time before finally making a difficult decision.
“Okay, but you have to promise to find Luo Chen as soon as you discover him.”
"I assure you, after all, he is my friend."
"It's really not easy being a friend of the Bishop. You always manage to outmaneuver me."
Otto knew that Kiyono Hatsuyuki was mocking him, but he still smiled and didn't try to refute her.
"I'm leaving now. I'll leave the rest to Your Excellency the Bishop."
After Kiyono Hatsuyuki left, Otto was left alone in the office.
"Now, it's time to announce this devastating news to Theresa and the others."
On the Hyperion, Theresa found the unconscious Himeko, but did not see Luo Chen, which gave her a bad feeling.
Theresa came to the deck and looked up at the sky. Benares had long since flown away, and the imaginary space that had covered the entire Hyperion had also disappeared, as if it had never existed. Everything returned to calm.
The more this happened, the more panicked Theresa became. She wished the Herrscher of the Void would just appear in front of her and fight her again.
"My dear Theresa, are you looking for Luo Chen?"
A large screen appeared in the sky above the Hyperion, showing Otto sitting at his desk.
"Grandpa, what are you planning to do now?"
"I just wanted to tell you some news, some interesting news."
Otto's nonchalant voice made Theresa very uncomfortable. She was now eager to know where Luo Chen and Kiana were and didn't have time to listen to Otto's nonsense.
"My little Theresa, don't rush. What I want to say is about Luo Chen and K423."
Theresa's pupils contracted slightly as she stared at the screen without speaking, prompting Otto to continue.
"Congratulations, K423 has successfully awakened and regained control of his body, but his current whereabouts are unknown."
Theresa breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she knew Kiana was still alive, finding her wouldn't be a problem.
"However, it is a great pity that Luo Chen was killed in this battle and trapped in the imaginary space, which makes me very sad."
Theresa ignored Otto's exaggerated acting, muttering under her breath that it was impossible and she couldn't accept the truth Otto was telling her.
“I know you can’t accept it right now, but it’s the truth.”
"Grandpa, is everything you said true?"
Theresa spoke haltingly, her head bowed so her expression couldn't be seen, but her tone revealed that she was far from calm.
"Do I need to lie to you?"
Seeing that the desired effect had been achieved, Otto prepared to perform the final act.
“I have issued an arrest warrant for K423. I hope you can find her before she is caught.”
The large screen turned off, and Theresa walked silently back to the bridge. Seeing this, Einstein came over to comfort her.
"Ms. Theresa, please accept my condolences."
Einstein didn't know what to say; she understood the pain of losing a loved one, and could only silently stay by her side.
"I'm fine, it's just... it's just that if Xuanyu comes back, I... I..."
Theresa couldn't hold back her tears any longer. She couldn't help but recall the years Luo Chen had spent in St. Freya. Although he was a little mischievous, Theresa had long regarded him as her own nephew.
"I told you not to go, but you insisted, and even promised to come back. And now look... And what's more, I even prepared a birthday party for him!"
Theresa cried for a long time, then wiped away her tears, forced back her grief, and issued the order to return to base. The most urgent task now was to leave headquarters and go back to discuss countermeasures.
……
Kiyono Hatsuyuki walked back to Luo Meng's villa with a sullen face. She opened the door and saw the three of them sitting on the sofa, all turning their gazes to her and waiting for her to speak.
Kiyono Hatsuyuki sat down to the side, torn between telling them or not. In the end, she decided against it, thinking it would be disastrous if her actions caused any problems with the plans.
"Xiao Chen's whereabouts are currently unknown."
Qingye Chuxue still couldn't deceive them by saying that Luo Chen was dead, so she could only say that his whereabouts were unknown, but Luo Meng's reaction was still particularly strong.
Luo Meng slumped down from the sofa, her face full of disbelief. She tried to stand up and grab Qingye Chuxue's hand, but failed several times. Finally, she sat on the floor with her legs clasped together, her eyes vacant.
"Meng'er, are you alright?!"
Kiyono Hatsuyuki and Rita pulled her up at the same time. Kiyono Hatsuyuki hugged Luo Meng and kept comforting her.
"I told you I'd be back, where are you now?"
Luo Meng kept repeating this sentence, her voice getting softer and softer until finally she was just opening her mouth repeatedly, but no sound came out.
"Meng'er, Xiao Chen is currently just missing, or perhaps he has simply gone missing."
Rita comforted her, but at the same time, she sensed something was amiss. Kiyono Hatsuyuki had clearly paused before speaking. While it might be because she herself was reluctant to say it, the length of time was unusual, as if she were deep in thought.
Most importantly, while comforting Luo Meng, Rita secretly observed Qingye Chuxue. Based on her understanding of Qingye Chuxue, the sadness on Qingye Chuxue's face seemed particularly fake. A guess quietly sprouted in Rita's mind.
Luo Meng didn't speak, but kept sobbing in Qingye Chuxue's arms. After a while, her crying gradually subsided, and she began to breathe evenly.
Qingye Chuxue felt a pang of heartache. Luo Meng was in a state like a wounded little animal, and she didn't know what Luo Meng would be like when she woke up.
"Meng'er is asleep, I'll take her back to her room."
Kiyono Hatsuyuki scooped up Luo Meng in her arms and carried her upstairs quietly, leaving only Bianca and Rita in the living room.
"Lady Bianca, are you alright?"
Rita saw that Bianca was still sitting blankly on the sofa, so she leaned closer and waved her hand in front of her face, which brought Bianca back to her senses.
"Rita, what's wrong?"
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