Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Hmph! You think you've won just like that!"

......

On a distant hillside, a raven dressed in a black bodysuit lay nestled among pebbles and weeds, watching the two figures facing off in the distance.

"Hmph... I wonder if it's good or bad luck. This bullet was originally meant for that S-rank Valkyrie."

"Now we can only use it to help the jackal escape... but that guy also seems to be an important figure in the destiny."

"It shouldn't be a loss... Now, don't disappoint me, the Third Divine Key—"

Purple energy splattered at the muzzle of the gun. Raven aimed at the blonde girl in the frame, and just as she pulled the trigger—

The crosshair of the Third Divine Key was kicked aside, and a lightning-infused energy blast flew into the sky, creating a spectacular fireworks display for everyone present.

.....

"Little black mouse, could you please stop moving around so much? It's making it difficult for Rita, the maid, to clean—"

Before the raven could react, an ice-blue scythe, radiating a chilling aura, was pressed against its neck.

Chapter 59 The Tree of Imaginary Numbers

"Tsk tsk tsk, it seems your backup plan didn't give you any chance to escape, Ms. Jackal."

Looking at the purple light blasts exploding in the sky, Snow turned to the scientist from the World Serpent in front of him.

“You…” The jackal beneath the mask glared at the Valkyrie before him through gritted teeth.

"Don't even think about it! Valkyrie of Destiny, the seal left by the Lord is absolutely impossible for you to break with your power!"

The jackal, having run out of options, was now helpless, but he didn't seem to have any intention of letting her off the hook, continuing to hurl insults at the Valkyrie in front of him.

Then a projection appeared in front of the girl, a message from the Destiny Force stationed in England.

"Sir, the mechs dispatched from headquarters have been deployed as planned. We are currently scanning the folded space where the suspected Second Divine Key is located..."

"—Sir, a warped space has been detected at the target fifty meters above the Thames. We are dismantling the folded space as planned!"

The Destiny members on the comms quickly reported their progress, when suddenly the jackal in front of the girl burst into laughter.

Snow seemed to have realized something as well, and urgently issued an order through the communication system.

"Do not proceed with the reopening process for now!"

"Uh...Sir, the blockade has been lifted...Wait! Sir, an extremely high energy level has been detected in the target space—!!!"

"...Evacuate all civilians in the surrounding area, let Shenji hold off that unknown target, I'm going back to provide support now."

"It seems your master saved you... Miss Jackal."

"Rita, retrieve the Third Divine Key. Simone Riley will meet you later with Catherine; Durandal, once you've had your fill of hitting that punching bag, come back to London with me to support the Destiny forces retrieving the Second Divine Key—"

"...As for these two from the World Serpent...just ignore them. I doubt they'll get anything out of them anytime soon."

"As for killing them... I'd rather see them lose everything, suffer a crushing defeat, and rage in utter helplessness..."

Snow darted forward and delivered a powerful uppercut, knocking out the jackal who was about to continue her boasting. He then ripped off her mask and took it. Snow activated his armor and transformed into a shooting star, flying towards London in the distance.

--

Above the Thames in London, a white-haired puppet figure draped in a black robe danced in the sky, its miniature Heavenly Fire Judgment slicing through the demigods entangled with it as easily as a hot knife through butter.

However, the Heavenly Mandate Divine Machine mobilized for this operation was not some kitten or puppy that could be slaughtered by armed puppets.

Although the Honkai energy rays released by the Demigod Machine were difficult to hit the smaller armed puppet, they were enough to cause considerable obstacles to his actions.

"Are you sure you don't need me to go and support the forces of Destiny?" Jiuxiao asked into a channel, looking at the demigods flying around in the sky.

"No need. Although Dad promised to make you special Valkyrie armor, it's still nowhere in sight..."

"I don't recommend you fly into the air; it'll only cause more trouble later. Just keep Ningdi away from the battlefield..."

"Are you really going to take a trip to the Virtual Tree and the Sea of ​​Quanta?" Jiuxiao asked with suspicion.

"This is part of the plan—"

"I had no idea our plan included this part???"

......

"You're so long-winded—wife, you just go back and keep an eye on the paramecia! I'll figure out the rest!" An impatient voice rang out on the channel.

“.....Alright then.” Jiu Xiao’s forehead bulged with veins and then relaxed. He suppressed his displeasure at being called a woman by Snow and quickly left the battle zone with Ning Di.

In the distance, a golden meteor streaked toward the puppets that were slaughtering the demigods above the Thames.

boom--

The black ice sword clashed with the miniature Destroyer in the hands of the armed puppet, and the explosion of the clash shattered the windows of the surrounding city.

Snow swung his fist at the face of the Kevin doll, whose blade was pressed against his own, and slammed it into the already emptied city.

Amidst the smoke and dust of the collapsing building, the white doll, dragging a flaming greatsword, charged once more towards the Valkyrie in the sky.

The marks of melting on the Valkyrie's black ice blade had already been repaired, and the two swords clashed once more.

The puppet, mimicking the Valkyrie, threw a punch at Snow's face, and then...

Both of them in the sky were momentarily stunned. Kevin the puppet blocked Snow's longsword with one hand and vigorously waved his little hand.

.....

"Pfft—" Snow laughed out loud as he watched Snow, whose arms were too short to hit him, fly into the air. Then, with a backhand punch, he sent his ancestor's chibi-style doll flying back into the city.

"Sorry, having long arms is really amazing~"

The scene gradually began to escalate into a comical situation, with the Valkyrie chasing after the armed puppet while wielding a longsword.

The puppet flew at breakneck speed ahead, only managing to parry with its sword when the Valkyrie behind it was about to strike, before being punched and sent flying.

Like a certain person with the surname Dio who shouted, "This is my escape route!"

"Drink!" Snow, who had just punched the puppet away again, suddenly realized something was wrong.

"...Did I just smash that limited edition Q-version ancestor figurine back into the Thames...?"

"Chao, wait for me, limited edition plush toy! Take me with you, Chenhai—!" The blonde girl chased after the flying doll again.

The puppet stepped onto the engine of the second Divine Key train, and the miniature Destruction weapon in its hand was inserted into the keyhole-like mechanism on the roof.

The gates to the Sea of ​​Quanta are slowly opening... The girl, rather than falling, crashed into the engine of the train. Disregarding all decorum, she also grabbed the miniature annihilation weapon from Kevin's doll's hand.

—Even more powerful Honkai energy was sent into the train.

"Second Divine Key - A Thousand Realms Transcendence - Zero Rated Power! Activate—!"

"And the beacon is... myself!"

The train engine floating on the Thames roared to life. The girl used one of her own qualities as a beacon to open the path to the Tree of Illusions, and disappeared into the real world while clutching her ancestor's chibi-style figurine.

Su, who was sitting quietly in the Second Divine Key, was stunned to see that the Zero Power of the Thousand Realms One Journey had suddenly been activated. His gaze briefly met that of the blonde girl.

Then the silver-haired fusion warrior's forehead veins suddenly bulged.

...the girl spoke to herself in spoken language.

Hello, Sister Fairy of the Lake!

"...Without the beacon of the past...yet the zeroth power was activated...using yourself as a medium to open the gate to the Tree of the Virtual Tree...Beautiful maiden, what are you to this world?"

......

...This is the eternal moment, the origin of the end, the birthplace of all truth and law.

The sublime now strode here, and the ethereal tree spirit guarding this place stood its greatsword planted firmly on the ground, saluting the girl who strolled here.

Chapter Sixty: The Spear of the Supreme God

Before the golden tree, on the blood-red earth, a blonde girl strolls along, a delicate path winding beneath her feet on the red ground, seemingly welcoming her return.

"The laws governing the universe, the mystery of the cycle of life, the place where all essence and origin are formed."

“…He is welcoming me…?” Snow muttered to himself as he walked along the path.

—The girl is special; she's known this since childhood. Her mind is different from ordinary people, she possesses fragmented memories from a transmigrator, and the power that comes with them…

The dazzling starry sky that blankets the heavens, the World Tree with the celestial dome as its foundation, you hanging upside down on the tree—in every leaf, in every possibility, I have not seen your place—

What are you, Son of Man?

Her companion's initial questions echoed in her mind—and at that moment, the blonde girl had a premonition that she would find the real answers here.

The girl strolled along the path, the golden tree calling to her, offering its spear and sword to her.

"I am not a false god..."

The girl did not make a deal with the god known as the Honkai Consciousness, nor did she borrow power from Him, so she was not a puppet of the Honkai.

But as she drew ever closer to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, the girl felt her authority becoming increasingly complete: law, space, conquest, desire, tranquility...

That was not a Herald, but a more primal power, a being called the Primal Imaginary Authority, which gathered from the golden tree along its roots and veins.

...The path on the blood-red soil had come to an end, and a towering tree stood before the girl. She instinctively placed her hand on the golden trunk.

She closed her eyes and posed her final question to the World Tree before her, a tree that supposedly lacked consciousness.

"who am I?"

The tree of imaginary numbers, which lacks consciousness, naturally cannot answer her confusion...

But the moment the girl placed her hand on the tree trunk, a torrent of information called "information" flowed down from the tree.

In the midst of this endless torrent, the girl found the answer she sought:

In the distant past, a great being who fell from a higher dimension took a portion of the authority from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers. That authority, along with the remnants of an unnamed being, eventually fell into a leaf among the thousands of branches of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

The surviving remains, carrying authority, eventually fell into the body of an infant in the private life support pod of a bishop of Destiny. This infant was the offspring who inherited the blood of Otto Apocalypse and Kallen Kaslana.

Created by some inexplicable idea of ​​the Archbishop of Destiny, an infant who, in theory, should not be born, should not exist, and should not have self-awareness, is now truly reborn.

The fragments of the Nameless gave birth to her nascent consciousness and soul, the remnants of the Fallen's memories allowed her to quickly understand everything around her, and the imaginary authority they brought with them allowed her to leave her unique mark on the Golden Tree.

She is an unreplicable miracle, a holy child unconsciously linked to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers from birth. Unlike the Honkai consciousness, she possesses supreme authority but has never been given any mission.