Honkai Impact

"Notify Celine and the others to prepare for the first wave of attack!"

hum~

Ripples of space spread out in front of the Silent War Star, and the aura of the Quantum Sea faintly emanated from them.

The humanoid war god's gaze followed closely, and amidst the unknown fluctuations of humanity, He collided and communicated with the consciousness of the decaying god.

'My lord, they have abandoned their home planet.'

'Ignore it...it's just eroding civilization.'

"Yes."

The humanoid war god then shifted his gaze to the distant blue planet. When he saw the cobalt blue light on the planet weaken, he took a step and moved to the outer edge of the planet.

Looking down at that alluring azure blue, the God of War narrowed his eyes slightly.

'The mother planet of the civilization that gave birth to the Primal Herrschers... I hope you can bring me some surprises.'

The humanoid form dissipated, turning into wisps of mist, waiting for the cobalt blue radiance to fade. In the far distance, the Silent War Star had completely entered the spatial rift.

'Ha~ You lowly ant civilization, having witnessed the power of my Lord, your highest rulers have utterly abandoned you. Struggle well, as a gift to please me.'

A series of fluctuations emanated from the blood mist. The potential of this strange civilization made it bare its greedy fangs, waiting for the moment when the cobalt blue light emanating from the guardian consciousness disappeared. That would be the moment when this civilization ascended to the divine realm and shared endless eternity with the Lord!

hum~

The cobalt blue radiance completely dissipated, the barrier of consciousness protecting human civilization vanished, and the crimson mist surged toward the surface of the azure planet!

Just then, the blood mist suddenly stopped!

He sensed an extremely exaggerated spatial rift appearing, revealing the enormous body of the quantum war star, which was very close to the blue planet!

An atmosphere has been destroyed, and the molten red glow from the intense heat bursts forth with astonishing light!

'These ants have gone mad! They want to perish together with their home planet?!' Blood Mist simply couldn't comprehend the scene before him.

Silence: "The probability of annihilating the God of War by launching a god-slaying weapon after discovering his true form is 75.68%."

...Plate displacement, 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."

"Notify Celine and the others to prepare for the first wave of attack!"

hum~

Ripples of space spread out in front of the Silent War Star, and the aura of the Quantum Sea faintly emanated from them.

The humanoid war god's gaze followed closely, and amidst the unknown fluctuations of humanity, He collided and communicated with the consciousness of the decaying god.

'My lord, they have abandoned their home planet.'

'Ignore it...it's just eroding civilization.'

"Yes."

The humanoid war god then shifted his gaze to the distant blue planet. When he saw the cobalt blue light on the planet weaken, he took a step and moved to the outer edge of the planet.

Looking down at that alluring azure blue, the God of War narrowed his eyes slightly.

'The mother planet of the civilization that gave birth to the Primal Herrschers... I hope you can bring me some surprises.'

The humanoid form dissipated, turning into wisps of mist, waiting for the cobalt blue radiance to fade. In the far distance, the Silent War Star had completely entered the spatial rift.

'Ha~ You lowly ant civilization, having witnessed the power of my Lord, your highest rulers have utterly abandoned you. Struggle well, as a gift to please me.'

A series of fluctuations emanated from the blood mist. The potential of this strange civilization made it bare its greedy fangs, waiting for the moment when the cobalt blue light emanating from the guardian consciousness disappeared. That would be the moment when this civilization ascended to the divine realm and shared endless eternity with the Lord!

hum~

The cobalt blue radiance completely dissipated, the barrier of consciousness protecting human civilization vanished, and the crimson mist surged toward the surface of the azure planet!

Just then, the blood mist suddenly stopped!

He sensed an extremely exaggerated spatial rift appearing, revealing the enormous body of the quantum war star, which was very close to the blue planet!

An atmosphere has been destroyed, and the molten red glow from the intense heat bursts forth with astonishing light!

'These ants have gone mad! They want to perish together with their home planet?!' Blood Mist simply couldn't comprehend the scene before him.

Silence: "The probability of annihilating the God of War by launching a god-slaying weapon after discovering his true form is 75.68%."

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Chapter Twenty-Three: Fallen Stars

'75.68%'

'I still have the mission to slay the God of War... In the fight against the evil god, besides the Quantum War Star, only the one in my mind remains for human civilization.'

In an instant, Yaeji envisioned more than a dozen possibilities, and at the end of the silent reminder, decisively issued a command using her consciousness:

'Silence, fire the god-slaying weapon!'

hum~

As the two stars were about to make contact, their atmospheres were shattered by gravity, and scorching red magma bloomed on the earth. The earth's crust was violently moved by external forces, and the lament of billions of lives was sung here. Compared to all this, the faint light emitted by the god-slaying weapon seemed insignificant.

The blood mist that the God of War had transformed into instantly vanished, covering hundreds of thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye, even so...

The blood mist was not human-shaped, yet His terror could be sensed within it!

The only thing that could cause such emotional fluctuations in a demon god who controls civilization is the god-slaying weapon of the Quantum War Star.

Crimson and cobalt blue intertwined and chased each other under the reflected light of the stars. The crimson color shrank continuously until it eventually transformed into the size of a human figure.

The face that had been filled with greed was now filled with terror and unease, and the lines emanating from the cobalt blue light seemed to want to bind him tightly.

'My Lord! Save me!'

The God of War reached into the depths of the cosmic shadows, where a terrifying shadow dwelled in the sea of ​​stars. Its mere aura could cause stars to fall. However, in the face of absolute distance, the speed at which the tentacles explored could not keep up with the speed at which the god-slaying weapon annihilated the evil god.

Finally, the cobalt blue light completely enveloped the blood mist humanoid, transforming into a cocoon of light that gradually crushed and invaded it, eventually turning into a barely perceptible point of light.

In the unknown cosmic territories, civilizations and races that worshipped the god of war showed expressions of terror. They could not perceive their gods, and the energy and tools bestowed by the gods slowly dissipated. In the end, the foundation of their home planets shook, the stars collapsed and were destroyed, and after an extremely brilliant explosion, they became dust in the universe.

Yaeji couldn't hear the wails of those billions of living beings. All he knew was that... the God of War, the first evil god that human civilization had ever encountered, the first time he had faced such an ultimate individual, the first time he had witnessed an invincible being who could destroy stars with a flick of his wrist, had just... fallen. He had fallen silently under the cobalt blue glow emitted by the god-slaying weapon.

In the real universe, only three seconds have passed.

Silence: "Commander, the kill is complete. The target's codename was 'War God,' and their strength level was 'Crimson Lotus - Advanced.' You have been promoted to Battle Star level. You will now have..."

The silent words passed through Yaeji's mind, and then he heard another voice.

[Purgatory Mission 1: Slay the God of War]

[Quest Reward: Concrete Deity]

[Purgatory Quest II Now Open]