Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

Realizing something was amiss, Carol and Adam exchanged a glance and immediately prepared to contact their captain and Uncle Yang.

"Wait a minute... the communication was working fine just now—how did it suddenly stop..."

The two, who were about to contact their captain, immediately discovered something even worse... The communication system, which had been working perfectly, seemed to be being interfered with as the concentration of Honkai energy increased.

"Aaaaah, never mind! Adam—let's go, straight to the city center! The captain and the others will definitely follow!!"

Not quite understanding what the level 12 Honkai Wave energy represented, Miss Carol dragged the still hesitant young man and rushed towards the city center...

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"Mr. Yang, did you feel it?"

The group that had been heading towards the city center stopped in their tracks, hesitant to proceed as they gazed at the terrifying Honkai wave in the distance...

"Very strong...and at least no different from the Honkai energy fluctuations that erupted a few hours ago, but the opponent seems to have intentionally limited the range of the eruption—"

"Compared to the Honkai energy storm that nearly covered the entire orbit above the northern and southern continents a few hours ago, this outbreak was precisely contained within the area surrounding the municipal center, with only a small amount of Honkai energy leaking out and affecting our communications..."

Walter Young nodded, looking somewhat puzzled in the direction of the city center...

"Timido, Lyle—you two should not go any closer to the city center. With this level of Honkai energy, even if you have Honkai energy resistance, you will instantly become zombies."

"Uh... okay, Captain!"

"Also, if you see that reckless Carol from the third squad dragging Adam in, stop them as well. Right now, it seems only I, Mr. Yang, and Mei can enter."

"Remember, never go near the center!"

"understand!"

Seeing Bronya's serious expression, the two members of the second squad nodded earnestly.

"Mr. Yang, shall we go in and take a look?"

After instructing his teammates, Bronya looked at Yang, seeking his opinion...

"Hmm, let's go see what happened there..."

Yang Gang nodded, intending to enter the Honkai outbreak area with Bronya, when he saw a blonde woman who had crossed the critical point without hesitation...

"Wait a minute, lady over there! It's dangerous over there!!"

Before the man could finish speaking, a massive Honkai Beast struggled and twisted as it crawled out of the imaginary space.

The behemoth, whose mind wasn't quite right, didn't seem to recognize the blonde girl in front of it. Instinctively, it punched her, intending to celebrate its rebirth.

.......

"Um, this beautiful lady... hello?"

Bronya and Yang looked warily at the blonde girl in front of them, dressed in the attire of the Destiny Bishop... and the construct behind her that made the entire Destiny Second Squad and Walter Yang feel a chill down their spines.

—Imaginary Gods and Nihilism.

"Hello... Miss Bronya Zaycek of this world, oh, and Mr. Walter Yang..."

"Huh? You know Captain Bronya?"

Lyle looked at the blonde girl who had pronounced Bronya's full name directly, and felt somewhat curious—

"Shut up—Lyle!"

Bronya immediately turned and glared at the one who had interrupted.

"Uh... okay!"

"Are you... a guest from another world?"

After pondering the meaning of the blonde girl's words, Bronya and Yang seemed to have an answer in mind, but when they glanced at the imaginary divine remains behind the girl, their eyes were still filled with strangeness...

"You could say that... but you'd better lie down for a while now."

Miss Snow, who was looking at the sky, turned her head and kindly reminded the people in front of her.

"Uh...why?"

"Because two idiots... are about to crash into this city—"

As Snow finished speaking, two meteors crashed into the city center in front of everyone, instantly engulfing them in dust and debris.

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How are you feeling?

Standing on the balcony of the city hall, Hōraiji Kyushō looked at Kōkū Manzō, who was questioning his existence, with a joyful smile on his face.

Before the blond man lay the city center, ravaged by Level 12 Honkai energy. If there were any living creatures here before, now there was absolutely none left.

If there's anything else moving, it's probably these Honkai Beasts that are just being catalyzed and are bumping around like headless flies in front of us.

"Are all the people in your world... this terrifying?"

Swallowing hard, Xu Kong Wanzang turned to look at Penglai Temple Jiuxiao beside him.

Which aspect are you referring to?

The purple-haired woman maintained her pleasant expression as she looked at the Void Treasury before her and asked in return.

"Of course, it refers to a Honkai energy wave of this level right from the start. What else could it be?"

The blond man, seeing Jiu Xiao's pleased expression, felt a burning hatred but dared not retaliate, his face filled with resentment.

"Oh, that? Well, it's not that serious—"

Jiuxiao raised his index finger and shook it at the Void Treasury, denying his bold idea.

"Of course—but not yet."

Just as the Void Treasury was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens, to make matters worse, added this...

"???"

"Could you explain to me what you mean by 'it's not that bad right now'?!"

The man, who was choked on the spot, turned his head and glared at the purple-haired woman next to him, with an expression that said, "Are you kidding me?"

"Ha, our civilization is different from yours; we have already broken free from the shackles of evolution and entered the path of 'infinity'. As time goes by, we will become stronger and stronger... and eventually become a kind of existence that is similar to but not quite the Herrscher."

"Compared to the term 'human,' 'divine offspring' is probably a more fitting name for you..."

"...Descendants of Gods".

After listening to Jiuxiao's explanation of the myriad treasures of emptiness at Penglai Temple, I had only one feeling—

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"Then we can—"

"Don't think about it anymore..."

Before Void Treasury could finish speaking, it was interrupted by Nine Heavens.

"I know what you want to ask... The answer is no, not all paths can be replicated."

"There are many roads to heaven, but not every one can be followed by future generations; the roads we have traveled are miracles that ordinary people cannot replicate."

"Why?!"

The interrupted Void Treasury seemed anxious and impatient, as if finding such a viable path was extremely important to him.

"Why.....?"

Jiu Xiao tilted his head, looking at the blond man in front of him with amusement.

"You should wait until you can find a young god who possesses humanity and emotions, and who can remain connected to the Imaginary Tree itself without being devoured..."

"Don't you understand yet? Why do you think I said that in my world, humans are more suited to be called divine offspring than simply humans?"

Seeing the puzzled look in the man's eyes, Jiu Xiao shook his head with amusement; while Xu Kong Wan Zang, who had been reminded of this, showed an incredulous expression—

"You mean you guys..."

"The humans of our world truly became servants of a god, and at the moment the young god completed his transformation, his own race simultaneously ascended."

"...Your world is really lucky."

Having received a positive reply, Void Treasury became dejected again...

It's so sour, incredibly sour!

"Ugh, such a strong smell of vinegar..."

Jiuxiao fanned himself, dispelling a strong sense of jealousy.

"Speaking of which, don't you already have a ready-made path for you to choose from?"

Jiuxiao raised an eyebrow, looking at the frowning God Key in front of him with an expression that seemed to say, "Are you guys out of your minds?"

"...Us? A ready-made path?"

Void Treasury tilted its head in confusion...

"Would you like to see who originally owned your body?"

Jiu Xiao looked at the blond man in front of him with amusement.

“What happened to the original master, Otto Apocalypse?”

"...I'm starting to doubt your intelligence. Did Otto in this world damage his brain when he used this Key of God in a fight...?"

"you...?!"

Upon receiving the personal attack, Void Treasury immediately lost its composure.

"Stop glaring at me like that. To you, is Otto even human, biologically speaking?"

"......"

Void Treasury fell silent, then looked at Penglai Temple Nine Heavens in front of it with a sudden realization.

You mean...?

"Boy, flesh and blood are weak, but machinery can ascend—"

Seeing that Void Treasury had just realized what was happening, Miss Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple gave him the middle finger without any politeness.