Honkai Impact

“Mmm,” Sirin put her little hand on Yae Sakura’s shoulder and smiled, “Dr. Mei gave special permission to take you away first.”

"Huh?" Before Yae Sakura could react, she had already arrived in the Sumeru Mustard Seed with Theresa, Himeko, Himeko, and the others.

"Alright, I still need to teleport the others." Sirin waved to the figures under the Imaginary Tree. "Su, please take good care of them for now!"

The young man, who had been observing the various worlds with his eyes closed, stood up and opened his eyes to look at Yae Sakura and the others.

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Chapter Twenty-One: Gravitational Tides

"senior."

Mei saw Sirin walking towards her and nodded happily in greeting.

Even after taking that crucial step and becoming a new pillar of human civilization, Mei still holds deep respect for her predecessors who once stepped onto the battlefield of the end.

Not to mention the one before us, Sirin, the builder of the World Bubble Channel, one of the founders of the Expeditionary Force, and the one who wields multiple powers.

Sirin hummed in agreement, looking down at the crowd in the academy below. She watched until the last person disappeared into the dark gold space passage, then waved her hand, and the spatial power immediately dissipated.

“Senior,” Mei said with a hint of urgency, “Instead of saving the scattered crowd, we can only minimize casualties by penetrating deep into the fog and destroying the source.”

“I understand what you mean.” Sirin’s personal terminal was still sending out various dispatch messages. She looked up at the energy fluctuations around her that were so strong that they reached Mei. In a daze, she seemed to see Mei.

However... May, as the leader of the Pan-Human Federation, would never show such an expression.

“Now that you have mastered the power of the Herrscher and become a new pillar of humanity, you are also qualified to know some secrets.” Sirin said seriously, “What humanity is facing now is not something insignificant like Honkai or Herrschers, but a darker, more ancient, and terrifying evil god.”

Mei looked confused, even thinking she had misheard.

They fought against the Honkai for so long, finally standing at the pinnacle of civilization, only to be told by a senior that humanity's ultimate goal was not the Honkai or the Herrscher, but an evil god they had never heard of before!

Sirin: "You heard me right. Your personal access has been upgraded to Pillar level by Prometheus, allowing you to access information about certain evil gods at any time. I won't go into details."

Sirin's sharp gaze swept over her, and Mei, who hadn't fully adapted to her new identity, tensed slightly and reflexively replied, "Yes!"

"This is an estimated model of the changes in Earth's gravitational tides ten minutes from now. Your main role is not to clear out those fog monsters, nor to protect the humans who have been hypnotized and harmed, but to firmly control Earth's electromagnetic field!"

No matter what means you use, even if the energy output power is enough to burst the core, you must not relax when it is time to output energy!

Remember! Behind you are the lives of billions of people on Earth!

"Yes!" Mei immediately began to observe the modeling data. During the special training, she trained not only her body, consciousness, and Honkai, but also her academic studies.

However, this chart showing the changes in Earth's gravitational tides is truly terrifying!

During the later stages of the New Era's final battle, the Herrscher of the End dragged the moon in an attempt to destroy Earth. Ultimately, thanks to the efforts of several pillar-level experts, the moon was returned to its original orbit. However, subtle fluctuations still caused changes in Earth's gravitational tides.

Plate tectonics, tsunamis, supervolcanic eruptions, extreme cold—one super natural disaster after another has caused untold suffering to humanity, even more severe than the losses caused by the arrival of several Herrschers!

The current estimations and models suggest that the scale of gravitational tides is even more terrifying! If left unchecked, life on Earth... could very well face another mass extinction!

'What on earth happened?! A new Herrscher of Rock has descended?' Mei felt a chill run down her spine. She looked up, wanting to ask Sirin something more, but found that the other woman had already left.

"Revered pillar of civilization 'Raiden Mei', please proceed to the following area. I will guide you through electromagnetic field control shortly."

Prometheus, the central supercomputer from the Moth of Fire, has taken over Mei's personal terminal.

. . .

Upper layer of the Quantum Sea, Silent War Star, Command Room.

"Have the arrangements been made on Earth?" Yae Ji asked.

“There’s one last step,” Mei replied. “Cirin is dividing her powers. We can only protect a limited area, and we will prioritize densely populated areas.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. It's better to fight back with all our might than to become a follower of an evil god and be killed by the evil god's behemoth!"

"Commander, the coordinates of the real universe jump have been confirmed. Shall we ascend?" the cobalt blue sphere announced.

"How is Sirin doing?" Yae Ji asked again.

"The arrangements have been completed."

“Then…” Yae Ji looked up and gazed upwards, his gaze seemingly piercing through the Sea of ​​Quanta and arriving in the real universe ravaged by evil gods.

"Rise!"

hum~

The energy output from the Heart of Silence caused the entire war star to tremble. Breaking free from the shackles of the Sea of ​​Quanta would be no easy task, not to mention that this behemoth weighing 750 trillion trillion tons would inevitably have a gravitational effect on the surrounding celestial bodies once it leaps into the real universe. Everything must be made fully prepared.

hum~

Another violent tremor struck, and for the first time on the Silent War Star, Yae Ji saw a galaxy belonging to the real universe! Completely different from the oppressive scene of the Quantum Sea, this place seemed to be born a land of freedom.

However, the land of freedom has always been fraught with danger...

From the location of the Silent War Star's jump, Earth can already be seen in the distance.

"Increase the power of the Silent Heart and make sure it completely covers the Earth." Yaeji ordered, and the entire Silent War Star emitted a hazy cobalt blue light, bringing Earth into its radiation range.

Looking at the transmitted image, Yae Ji murmured, "Will this really work?"

“Commander,” Cobalt said, “While the Heart of Silence is a defensive weapon, it can only suppress the invasion of an Infinite-Level Intermediate Evil God’s consciousness. The aura of the Evil God within its radiation range will also be completely wiped out. Please rest assured.”

"Next, it's up to Sirin and the others to do their best." Mei placed her hand on her chest, where the Herrscher of Reason's core was located. In order to protect Earth from the gravitational tides, she also distributed many cores to the Fusion Warriors, leaving only the Herrscher of Reason's core to support Prometheus's computing power.

Earth.

Mei looked up and saw gray-purple mist surging wildly, while a hazy cobalt blue light shone down on the earth.

The evil god behemoths that ravaged the land, sea, and sky melted away under the hazy cobalt blue light, and the evil god believers who had been kneeling on the ground all stood up in confusion to bathe in the blue light.

The survivors in the ruins embraced each other and wept bitterly, while the few remaining garrison troops trampled by the evil god and behemoth roared with excitement.

This disaster was inexplicable, without any warning, and its strangeness far surpassed that of any previous Herrscher's arrival. People did not know what they were fighting, nor could they contact any higher authorities.

Along with the arrival of the cobalt blue light came a series of orders from the Supreme Command Center of the Pan-Human Federation.

Mei felt warm all over, as if she could completely relax and take a good rest.

"The electromagnetic field in the southwest direction has an energy output power of 75.65%."

Prometheus's telepathic message invigorated Mei. Before she could even activate her powers, she felt an indescribable tearing sensation descend upon her!

The Silent War Star dispelled the evil god's aura on Earth, but its own gravity also caused a terrifying gravitational tide to erupt once again!

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Chapter Twenty-Two: Close-Range Output

Plate tectonics, volcanic eruptions, and massive tsunamis—terrifying disasters caused by gravitational tides ravaged the Earth, unleashing energy hundreds of times more terrifying than the arrival of a Herrscher-like being.

Yae Ji watched all this quietly. With the experience of the gravitational tide last time, she had made preparations in advance this time to minimize casualties. Even so, in the short few minutes that the disaster occurred, it still took away the lives of hundreds of millions of people.

"The most casualties are in the less developed continents, where few teams have gone. The situation is relatively good in other continents." Mei crossed her arms. "We expect to be able to evacuate in half an hour."

Yaeji nodded slightly. Now his consciousness was linked to the Silent War Star, and he could "see" that the aura of the evil god was still surging towards the direction of Earth. That unsettling aura was located on the outermost edge of the radiance guarded by the Silent Heart, much like a hyena waiting for its prey to show signs of fatigue, ready to launch a fatal attack at any moment!

Silence: "Commander, the aura of the evil god cannot break through the guarded range of the Heart of Silence, nor can the consciousness of a higher-level evil god enter it, unless the true form of a higher-level evil god descends."

Yae Ji and Mei's expressions suddenly turned grim. Yae Ji said quietly, "Silence, doesn't the Hayou civilization have this metaphysical concept of 'planting a flag'?"

Having become accustomed to the silence of Earth's civilization, it understands its meaning.

"Oh dear~ it can't be that coincidental." Q-board Ai jumped out from somewhere. "In the information I've been looking at, the evil god invasion is a long process, it can't be..."

Before Ai-i could finish speaking, Yae-ji, whose heart was connected to the silence, felt a chill that went deep into her bones!

“The consciousness of an evil god!” Yae Ji sensed the chaos emanating from the depths of the universe.

Silence: "Based on database comparison and calculation, the probability of the evil god's true form descending is as high as 95%."

Under the perception of the Heart of Silence, Yae Ji seemed to see tentacles from the depths of the Milky Way reaching out towards the solar system. Pluto, outside the star system, looked like a glass ball in its hands.

“What kind of monster is that…” Yae Ji gritted his teeth, his shoulders trembling slightly. This was vastly different from the evil god he had seen in Cassila’s consciousness!

Silence: "The target is the 'Rotten God,' and the current observation range is approximately 2.36% of the main body. The data is taken from the end of the Hayou era."

"What did you see?" Mei was still puzzled.

The Silent War Star is extremely far from Pluto; at the speed of light, it might take several hours to reach it. So, if Mei wants to see the tentacles of the Decaying Detective using her observation equipment, it will take at least three or four hours.

Upon seeing such an illogical behemoth for the first time, Yaeji felt a tickle in his throat, as if countless ants were crawling inside, making it difficult for him to utter the syllables of those words.

"An evil god...has descended!"

Upon regaining her senses, Yaeji immediately used the consciousness converter to play the scene she had seen on Mei, and the command room fell into complete silence.

Silence: "The evil god's true form is enormous, and it would require a massive amount of energy to cross galaxies to arrive. We still have time to leap to the Sea of ​​Quanta."

"What about the people on Earth? It would take at least ten days to relocate them." Ai put her hands on her hips, her expression changing from usual to extremely serious.

Silence: "...We could try using your fusion world bubble technology to drag Earth to the quantum sea, and then select a suitable candidate for fusion."

“But Earth didn’t fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta naturally. It doesn’t have the conditions to survive in the Sea of ​​Quanta, and it doesn’t even have an etheric anchor point.” Mei frowned and said, “Once Earth is dragged into the Sea of ​​Quanta and loses the gravitational pull between galaxies, the possibility of Earth being destroyed is not high, but it will definitely face another mass extinction.”

Silence: "Given the premise of the evil god's invasion, I have no better way to provide it."

Rumble~

Another strange aura descended, and Yaeji immediately locked onto the evil god 'God of War' that was rising from the Sea of ​​Quanta.

The instant it ascended into the real universe, it had regained its strength, and its aura expanded to Crimson Lotus Advanced.

Without Yaeji's command, Silent War Star's god-slaying weapon immediately locked onto the humanoid form of the War God.

The god-slaying weapon, capable of annihilating all evil gods below the infinite limit, successfully intimidated the God of War. The humanoid evil god maintained a certain distance from the Silent War Star, its aura fluctuating.

Silence: "It is expected that the main body of the God of Decay will arrive in two hours, twenty-five minutes and three seconds, and the God of War may invade the Earth at any time in the form of an avatar."

"We can't hesitate any longer." Yae Ji stood up, his hands gripping the table. "Dragging Earth to the Sea of ​​Quanta will take time. Once the evil god invades, Earth's civilization will perish. Since we've already chosen to ascend to the real universe, why not go for it in one go?"

Mei nodded. "Right now, there really isn't a better way. I'll notify Sirin and the others to assist the Silent War Star in dragging Earth."

“I’ll go help too,” Yaeji said. “Silent, is it alright to temporarily hand over command to Mei?”

"Permissions have been temporarily transferred."