Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

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"If I were to call out, would that being in heaven be willing to listen?"

"If an angel were to suddenly descend and embrace me in my heart, I would surely perish under His powerful presence."

In the deserted streets of Saint Fontaine, a blond man, Otto Apocalypse, the former Archbishop of Destiny who should have perished in this world, walked in the silence. He seemed to be talking to himself, or perhaps conversing with someone...

The man knew that for the next 72 hours, the surface of the city would become an absolute ghost town—the sudden, vanishing Honkai energy storm had scattered the city's population, who were now traversing the city's underground tunnels in an attempt to escape the disaster.

And the Valkyrie of Destiny will likely arrive upon hearing the news; if luck is on her side, she might gain something unexpected—

"If there is an all-knowing and all-powerful God, please allow me to praise you at this moment—"

The blond man, in a cheerful mood, bowed to the empty street, performing a comical, theatrical gesture.

However, Mr. Void Treasury, who had temporarily lost sight of what lay ahead, didn't notice—at the corner of the street ahead, a blonde girl emerged and walked step by step toward the man who was engrossed in his performance...

"Because beauty is merely the beginning of the fears we can just bear, we..."

So terrified, because it was so calm it didn't even bother to destroy us.

Every angel is terrifying—

A deep, steady female voice recited the last verse of the first section of Duino's Elegy, and the "Lord of the Seats" walked at a steady pace toward the blond man, looking mockingly at the vast emptiness before him.

In the sky, compared to the alien creation that fate would call "Sub-Heavenly Demon City," a greater, more sublime, and sacred existence enveloped the city, engulfing that sky city into the girl's "kingdom."

I accept your praise, I embrace your adulation~

"Please maintain that fear, please continue to uphold that awe."

“Every angel is terrifying; but now, the gods have descended upon this place—all mortals, put away your pride and restrain your arrogance.”

Under the man's astonished gaze, the blonde girl in the robes of the Archbishop of Destiny extended her hand—

"......you??!"

She grabbed the man by the throat and lifted him off the ground—the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground came from behind him; he struggled to turn his head and saw a huge, red and black wreckage—

Or rather, the once enormous wreckage... a celestial being, who was also the object of his trade and surveillance—"Lucene".

On the red and black corpses, the End of the World lingers, wearing a black crown. The tyrant from the end of the world steps on it, his face full of contempt.

At this moment, what walks on the ground is no longer the reflection of a god.

"Is this what they call 'people from heaven'?"

"So weak—"

Standing on the skeleton, Jiu Xiao sneered as he looked at Xu Kong Wanzang, who was staring at the remains on the ground with an incredulous gaze.

"This is your trading partner—would you like to say a few words to it?"

Snow Apocalypse, carrying the Void Treasure Soul Steel body, looked at the man who had turned his head back, appearing somewhat comical—

"No...no...no...Your Majesty—"

Wiping the cold sweat from his brow, Void Repository immediately declined the offer from the god—he had a premonition...

If he dares to utter a single word of agreement or goodwill, he'll be sent to the underworld just like that Lucini.

"A wise choice, but not enough—"

"boom--!"

The blonde girl's words were interrupted, and Snow Apocalypse looked displeasedly in the direction from which the sound came—

A creature with the same red and black color scheme, resembling a mecha, broke into the tense battle—its target was clear, rushing straight towards the Void Treasury in the blonde girl's hand, seemingly wanting to snatch the man from the god's grasp.

"Overestimating one's abilities—"

Before the girl could even raise her other free hand to tear this uninvited guest to shreds, Lady Kyushou of Penglai Temple, still not satisfied with her fight, intercepted it halfway and added it to her new list of punching bags...

"Go! Go!"

But another untimely voice also rang out—

"Wait—Alicia, the Herrscher of Humanity!!?"

Upon seeing the face of the person emitting such a cheerful sound, Void Repository completely gave up on thinking...

Today, the amount of information he was forced to accept seemed excessive...

Especially that golden tree that envelops the entire Asian Demon City... Void Archives recognizes this thing—the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Not long ago, he had managed to crawl and tumble out of that blood-soaked land with great effort.

A girl who can casually project the Imaginary Tree into the real universe, a purple-haired woman who tore apart the Celestial being Lucene's true form without a scratch and even gave him a weakling rating... and another Herrscher of Humanity who, theoretically, has been gone for over 50,000 years!

"Do you need me to punch you in the stomach a few times so you can see what reality is like?"

Looking at the Void Treasury that had given up thinking, Snow Apocalypse raised an eyebrow with pleasure...

However, the latter seemed to be completely frozen, offering no response whatsoever.

"Emmmm...beat him up until he's sober—but don't kill him."

With a look of disgust, Snow tossed the Void Treasury to the Imaginary God of Nihilism, who was acting as his follower, and clapped his hands, giving Him instructions.

"...?"

Shenhai stared blankly at his sword-wielding hand... then pondered the nihilistic meaning behind the monarch's words, "Don't kill him." After a brief pause, he quickly grasped the essence.

He planted the greatsword in the ground, then swung his fist—literally the size of an iron pot—and slammed it down on the still-chaotic Void Treasury...

--

"Looks like you woke up quickly... Void Treasury."

Seeing that his entire body seemed to have flattened slightly, Snow shook his head...

"Alright~ Your deal with those 'heavenly beings' is over—for the next tens of millions of years, this race, which is like a cosmic locust, will be hunted down by 'us'."

"And you, if your world is truly determined to abandon the Honkai energy source, we can offer you another deal."

“A deal similar to the one you made with the heavenly beings—of course, you have no right to refuse.”

"Um... I have a question. May I ask why you all directly attacked those... 'people from heaven'?"

Wiping away his cold sweat, Void Recluse looked at the blonde girl in front of him and mustered up his courage to ask his question.

“I said, they are locusts, locusts of the universe—we must get rid of them as soon as possible.”

Early

Chapter 543 The New Landmark Building of Saint Fontaine: The Imaginary Tree

"Is this Saint Fontaine?"

The second and third squads, who had arrived from Destiny, strolled through the deserted streets. The eerily quiet environment of the city instinctively heightened their vigilance.

"Wait a minute, what's that in the city center???"

Carol, a member of the third squad, seemed to have discovered something extraordinary—

After crossing the highway outside the city and truly entering the city, Carroll was the first to look up and spot a newly added "landmark" in the city center.

As Carol spoke, everyone fell silent...

"Um... Captain? Does Saint Fontaine have any buildings?"

"Why haven't we seen it in the travel brochures?"

That enormous golden tree, its branches swaying, seemed to be making a rustling sound...

"...This is obviously not a normal building or plant, isn't it?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this is some kind of product of that massive Honkai eruption... Let's prepare to head towards that tree."

Raiden Mei frowned as she looked at the golden tree that seemed very strange, and waved her hand to signal everyone to head towards the tree.

"That was too reckless—"

Just as everyone was preparing to set off, a middle-aged man's voice interrupted their actions...

Who is it?!

Startled, Carol immediately jumped up and cautiously looked around.

Meanwhile, Raiden Mei and Bronya, who were standing nearby, relaxed after recognizing the owner of the voice, which had initially made them tense.

“Mr. Walter Young... It’s been a long time.”

"Long time no see, Raiden Mei, Miss Bronya—"

Yang, who appeared out of nowhere, nodded to the group.

"Did Mr. Yang just arrive here?"

Bronya tilted her head curiously at Yang, who looked travel-worn, with a hint of doubt in her eyes.

“That’s right, I just realized that you kids are too impatient.”

Yang nodded, looking at the Destiny Squad members in front of him with a somewhat disappointed expression...

"Um... Uncle Yang. We just want to resolve this incident as quickly as possible and get Saint Fontaine back to normal..."

Carroll stood with her hands on her hips, expressing her dissatisfaction and protest.

"Sigh—given how you were acting just now, if the mastermind behind this scene harbors any ill intentions towards you, you'll probably be the ones who get dealt with quickly."

Yang raised his cane and tapped the energetic girl on the head before looking at Raiden Mei and Bronya.

"Do you feel anything wrong with your body?"

Something's not right...?

Bronya and Raiden Mei exchanged a glance, shook each other, and then looked at Yang with some confusion.

"No, Mei and I are both in good health right now. Is there something wrong, Mr. Yang?"

"Ahem—it seems you've misunderstood something..."

Yang shook his head.

"When I say your bodies aren't right, I'm referring to your core—the Herrscher core."