Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

Long, though not enormous, wings extended from the bottom of the vehicle, while a tremendous roar... originating from a space shuttle engine, emanated from the trunk, separated from the passenger compartment by a metal plate...

"Young boss, let's talk this out..."

Night Owl was instantly drenched in cold sweat. He began frantically planting flags on his back, hoping they would have the opposite effect...

Anna, I may never see you again—

"What are you talking about? If you have time for nonsense, I suggest you check if everyone's seatbelts are fastened—this flight is about to take off!"

Imotek floored the accelerator, a look of immense pleasure on his face, and pulled the lever back slightly—

"Come to your senses—this is a van, not a fighter jet!"

"What's there to be afraid of? I don't even have a driver's license, and you guys still dare to ride in my car. Well, this time it'll be just right, since I still don't have a pilot's license—"

Unfazed by the screams of the three people inside the car and the deafening roar of the space shuttle engine, Imotek launched the Wuling Hongguang from a slope in a classic ski-jump maneuver.

[Ultimate Aerial Car Technology *1]

Only a group of pursuers were left bewildered on the overpass...

"This is outrageous! Speeding, dangerous driving, forged license plates, and serious illegal modifications!! Most importantly, this has been going on since 9 a.m. until now past 4 p.m.!"

"It's my tea time! Don't let me catch that bastard in the driver's seat!"

Seeing the van that had ridiculously taken off into the air, the traffic police who had been chasing after it and the active-duty Valkyries who had come after hearing the news stopped their vehicles, revealing expressions of exasperation.

"How did that thing even fly...? That's a minivan! And in this river???"

"That's how it is with the strength to fly bricks... But that familiar driving skill... Could this be the guy we chased for eighteen blocks a few days ago?"

"A repeat offender trying to provoke you, huh???"

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Regardless of the guards' grumbling, a certain flying brick was hurtling towards the industrial zone of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals...

Clang—

With the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground and the car frame finally groaning under the weight, the group arrived at their destination...

"Looking back, the taxi fare was 15 yuan, which will be deducted from your wages~"

Looking at the two people in the passenger seat and the back seat, who were beaming with ecstatic joy at suddenly finding themselves alive after a long period of dementia, Imotek gave them a look that suggested he was shirking his responsibilities.

"Uh, wait a minute! Little ancestor, what's going on with this white, fiery cat?! Could it have been drugged into unconsciousness—???"

Raven suddenly noticed something was wrong. Unlike herself and Night Owl, who breathed a sigh of relief, Kiana, who was leaning back in her seat, was motionless with her head down, showing no reaction whatsoever...

"This...isn't it easy to guess?"

"She's numb, she's shrunken her consciousness into her core—after all... as long as I can't see it, I can pretend it never happened."

"That's perfect timing, you guys are in a really mess right now... so we can take this seemingly unconscious white, fiery cat to the jackal's place and report back—"

"It makes perfect sense, it makes perfect sense."

Imotek nodded solemnly.

"Alright... The vehicle landed successfully, and the crew members are all safe and sound. Let's consider it a successful landing for now."

Raven and Night Owl, trembling, carried the oblivious Kiana into the underground laboratory of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals. Imotek, after a brief moment's thought, glanced at the battered van and gave it a light kick—

Just as she had guessed, the vehicle, which had undergone a series of bizarre modifications and tinkering, collapsed in front of her...

"Tsk tsk tsk, perfect for destroying the evidence—hey, you guys. Take this pile of scrap metal to the recycling area and dismantle it completely."

She summoned a bunch of mechanical guards and instructed them to dispose of the wreckage; Imotek strode into the Shencheng Pharmaceuticals building—she was just a moment away from witnessing a live broadcast of a certain husky potentially tearing the house apart...

With an air of schadenfreude, Imotek disappeared into the building's elevator entrance.

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"A kitten like you was born to be eaten—hehehe!"

The jackal drooled as it circled the white, burning cat that had been placed inside the incubation chamber, while Dubu circled the cylindrical incubation chamber with an expression of ecstatic joy.

"A Herrscher, a living Herrscher, excellent research material—perhaps it can bring the Stigmata Project one step closer!"

“Well done, Raven and Night Owl—you're done now, leave it to me…”

The jackal rubbed his hands together eagerly, preparing to conduct the various experiments he had already prepared.

She was going to be very busy, at least that's what she thought. After chasing away the owl and the raven, the jackal began to bury himself in operating the various instruments on the control panel.

"However... first, we still need to execute the city's most important plan..."

"..."

After a moment of silence, the jackal gave an order to one of the mechanical guards waiting in the city—

The trumpet of destruction sounded the countdown in an unseen moment...

Chapter 238 Thank you so much!

Tonight's chaos will begin with a muffled explosion coming from beneath Shencheng Pharmaceuticals—

A tense standoff is underway in the underground laboratory...

"The mission we have been entrusted with belongs to humanity; there is no need for hesitation or deliberation. Innocence is meaningless before survival; sacrifice is inevitable—"

Cleo stood before the experimental table, her mind replaying the confusion she felt after her first departure from ethics and morality in the distant past, and the words left behind by her companions at that time...

If they resent and abhor our actions, what harm is there in spitting on them? Our deeds, which tear down the banner of righteousness, are surely evil; our true nature, stripped of our hypocritical masks, is undoubtedly that of wicked men.

"We are the wicked, no need for explanation, no need for denial—the laurel of justice is destined not to remain for us, but we will still do everything we deem necessary..."

The masked woman looked at the white-haired knight princess before her, the crimson, blazing sword of the king pressed against her throat—the being before her was a Herrscher, an existence invincible to ordinary people.

A piercing alarm blared in the laboratory, a warning of an intrusion. Behind her, a large number of mechanical guards had formed a semicircle around the young Herrscher girl, but no one fired.

"I acknowledge all the evil deeds I have committed, and I do not regret them, Second Herrscher—"

"You cannot understand the meaning behind the existence of the World Serpent... We have witnessed humanity's past glory and peak, yet everything was reduced to ashes by the merciless gods; thus, we wander in darkness, roam in shadows, gazing upon the world with the most venomous and merciless eyes..."

Seemingly realizing his escape was hopeless, the jackal, facing his end, removed his mask. He spoke rapidly in a calm tone:

"We will not fight for all the good things in the world as Destiny proclaims, nor will we declare war on all the injustices in the world like the idealists of anti-entropy..."

"We are the aggregate of hatred and resentment that human civilization has harbored for tens of thousands of years in human history, a hatred of collapse—our only desire is the most primitive and sacred right that humankind was born with—revenge."

“We know perfectly well that even if Project Stigmata succeeds, how many humans will be left behind... that will definitely not be enough to support the operation of a civilization.”

The scientist before me is now expressing his most genuine and heartfelt desires...

"You wouldn't understand, and you don't need to understand—the Herrschers who fight for civilization...we've never been fighting for the continuation of human civilization..."

"The World Serpent was created solely to ensure the continued existence of humanity, regardless of its form... We must ensure the eternal existence of this race!"

"This is the most merciless and mocking ridicule of a god who wants to destroy this race... He, Honkai—can never destroy humanity! Never..."

"No...."

The Kaslana family knight, with his clear blue eyes, looked at the crazed scientist before him and interrupted her—

"I understand...I comprehend...but I don't agree—"

"Abandon the majority to save the minority... In the end, how many times can you abandon them? How many can you save?"

"In the end, it's just a dead end with nowhere left to give up and nowhere to retreat."

Kiana spoke calmly about the consequences of this choice.

"So...you want to save everyone? Naive...so naive—"

A smile, whether one of sympathy or pity, appeared on Cleo's face...

"You can't even save this city... Herrscher, the horns of destruction and change have been sounded."

The jackal's words were interrupted—

"I am a knight of the Kaslana family, a knight who carries the suffering and aspirations of all people on my shoulders... We are the bloodline of those who first sought to save the world..."

"...I made a vow under that holy sword that has been passed down to this day—I will change those unpleasant stories; I will transform this imperfect world into what everyone desires."

Her blue eyes stared intently at the stunned jackal before her. The blazing King's Sword dangled from the jackal Cleo's neck. The girl turned to the side, and a black teleportation wormhole opened beside her.

"The horn of destruction will never sound, and the plans of the fanatics and madmen will ultimately fail... for the sword of the savior still remains here—!"

Leaving behind a few brief words, Kiana stepped into the wormhole and disappeared before the jackal's eyes...

"Hmph, what a boastful talker... If you can do it, then go ahead and try—Second Herrscher... no, Miss Kiana Kaslana..."

With the Knight Princess gone, the Jackal collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, muttering a half-hearted blessing for the departing girl...

"Speaking of which... I shouldn't have given her this much Honkai energy... Why did she wake up in her prime... She practically smashed her mask to pieces... But, she looked pretty cool in her prime, though?"

Unfortunately, this idiot still hasn't realized he's been tricked by a group of people.

...

"Hmm... I temporarily imitated Snow and the others, bringing up the ancestor's name. Hopefully, it will change that crazy doctor's mind a little..."

Kiana, flying through the sky, pondered with some uncertainty...

.....

"Sometimes, it's not just one person who changes their mind..."

Imotek, who was watching everything happening in the underground laboratory from the shadows, muttered something to Kevin's quantum projection beside him.

"I fast-forwarded to Kevin, all the girls under your command have been snatched away by Kiana~"

"Is it really that exaggerated...?"

Kevin, as depicted in the projection, remains true to his original aspiration and never forgets to slurp noodles...

"And also, Mr. Kevin, you are guilty of heinous crimes—listen to what that idiot husky just said, is this something a idiot like her could say?"

"It's obvious that they've been brainwashed into this delusional state by your CX organization called World Serpent!"

"Is it my fault?"

Kevin rolled his eyes.

"Who else is to blame but you—Qian Jie? Be careful, he might come back to life and beat you up."