A journey into an infinite dimension

Distant and holy, ethereal and gentle, a pleasant voice like an aria sounded softly. Although the volume was weak, it was inexplicably able to override the manic sounds around it, making people who heard it must hear her voice first, and then the sound of the storm - provided that someone was lucky enough to hear it.

"The humans who never saved us... the 'Gods' who gave up on saving us... this world that still refuses to accept us..."

Every time she whispered a word, the ocean below began to surge more violently, and the four tornadoes around her were visibly dyed a sickly pale color.

"I...have returned to seek revenge on you."

The tornado containing a large amount of sea water suddenly started from the end and was quickly covered from the inside out with a layer of pure ice emitting extremely low temperatures. At the same time, deep purple circuit-like patterns climbed up the entire ice column, and a large number of cracks bloomed at the same time.

"In the name of the Ruler of Herrscher!"

Bang————!!

Four ice pillars reaching the sky shattered, and countless pairs of eyes flashing with evil purple light opened. Countless huge, strange-looking marine life-type Honkai beasts swam slowly around her, and countless strange roars and roars began to resound throughout the ocean.

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"Your Excellency, Bishop, ten minutes ago, a large number of alien Houkai beasts from the deep Pacific Ocean landed in border countries across South America, North America, Oceania, Asia, and other continents. Chile, New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Mexico, Hawaii, Japan, and other countries have all been attacked by these alien Houkai beasts."

"At the same time, our satellite has detected a massive Houkai energy reaction deep in the Pacific Ocean. Preliminary estimates put it at over 5000 HW, and it's increasing at a rate of 100 HW per minute. We've determined it's a newly born Herrscher, and it's suspected to be related to the recent strange storm."

"The armies of various countries are still assembling. The death toll of people from various countries is estimated to have exceeded one million. After death, some people will be transformed into dead soldiers by the Houkai energy carried by the alien Houkai beasts and join the ranks of the slaughter."

"According to satellite footage, these Honkai beasts and their assassins are moving in a very orderly manner, even coordinating with each other. They're not acting like ordinary, mindless beasts, but rather like a well-trained army."

2000年10月24号，凌晨3点27分，天命总部-主教办公室。

Sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, Otto listened to the information reported by Amber. Even with his intelligence, he couldn't help but feel the urge to sigh at this moment.

Three Herrschers were born within a year, and two major collapses occurred. Is this the so-called 'millennium disaster'?

Or is this simply the game that the Second and Third Herrschers talk about?

However, no matter what the truth is, the necessary response must be made as soon as possible. After all, after the baptism of the meteorite dropped by the Second Herrscher in February, human civilization has been severely damaged.

"Call all Valkyries, drop all current tasks and go to various locations to provide support. Have all branches activate Level A combat readiness mode. By the way, send a copy of the data we detected to Anti-Entropy and World Serpent."

"Also, have Siegfried, Cecilia, Theresa, and the others wait where they are and await my subsequent instructions."

"Yes!"

The same scene also happened in the Anti-Entropy far away in North America, but the person who gave the order was not Einstein or Tesla as expected, but the Anti-Entropy leader who returned as a complete Herrscher, the First Herrscher Walter Joyce.

"Immediately mobilize all troops, stop everything you are doing, and go to various locations to provide support. We must repel these Honkai beasts no matter what."

In the "Ark Room," a conference room that was only used when discussing major events, Joyce stood on the fastest of the countless floating cubes, looking down at the senior staff of Anti-Entropy and issuing orders calmly and decisively.

"Master, a Herrscher-level Houkai energy reaction has been detected deep in the Pacific Ocean. The preliminary value is estimated to be 5000 HW, and it is continuing to rise at a rate of 100 HW per minute."

As Joyce finished speaking, Einstein, who was operating something on the virtual screen at hand with a calm expression, raised his head and reported.

"Tianming also sent the same data and information."

Tesla scanned the data he had just received and reported it to the supervisor.

"Can you pinpoint the exact location?"

With his eyes flickering slightly and bathed in the gazes of all the senior executives, Joyce asked the two of them.

"Because the dark clouds formed by the Honkai energy obstructed the satellite's view, we could only use a probabilistic method of multi-device positioning. Roughly speaking, our number of satellites alone is not enough to achieve an accuracy of more than 40%."

As if he had anticipated Joyce's question and had prepared in advance, Einstein quickly gave an answer.

At the same time, Tesla's voice was heard.

"The World Serpent sent a coordinate. According to calculations, there's a 35.8% chance it's the Herrscher's location. Destiny also sent a coordinate, raising the probability to 67.9%."

"Combining our data and performing calculations, we concluded that there is a 99.7% probability that these coordinates are the Herrscher's location."

Although it has not reached 100%, this last 0.3% deviation is nothing.

After all, what Joyce wanted to do was not to launch a sneak attack, but to greet his compatriot face to face in a "king to king" manner.

"Okay, then I'll take care of the new Herrschers. You guys focus on eliminating the Honkai Beasts that have landed."

After nodding and saying these words, Joyce's projection disappeared from the cube in a flash.

At the same time, the figures of other people also disappeared, leaving only Einstein and Tesla.

"He really is back."

As if there was dust in his eyes, Einstein raised his hand to gently wipe the corner of his eyes and spoke calmly.

"Yes."

Tesla's mood at this moment seemed a little more complicated than Einstein's.

Although she was also happy that her friend could return, one person came back and the other was gone, which really made her not know whether she should be happy or sad.

"Since he can come back, then Joachim might be able to come back too. Trust him."

Naturally, Einstein could see Tesla's complicated mood. He didn't know what to say. He could only whisper a word of comfort before cutting off the communication and disappearing on the cube.

They still have a lot of preparation to do.

"..."

After a long silence, Tesla's figure slowly disappeared, leaving only an unknown whisper echoing in the ark that had returned to silence.

"...Yes, you will definitely come back, Joachim..."

Chapter 101 Contact

"I've never seen a Honkai beast before, but it's of such poor quality."

At home, Xilin looked at the news on the computer about the so-called "mutated marine creatures attacking land" and curled her lips in disdain.

These Honkai beasts are so ugly, not even as good as the knight-level Honkai beasts. After all, her Bella is the most beautiful.

Jiaye's snake is barely good-looking.

"It's a new Herrscher, but the energy intensity doesn't seem like it's just been born."

After dinner, Xilin pulled him over to play games with her. Jia Ye gently handed a virtual screen to Xilin, which displayed the data collected from Anti-Entropy, Destiny and World Serpent, as well as some information held by the individuals under his command.

"I haven't detected any signs of collapse. I'm going to take a look. Do you want to come with me?"

The data 'friendly provided' by the three forces included the coordinates of the Herrscher's location, so Jiaye didn't need to find a way to get the coordinates.

Moreover, he was also somewhat curious about the Herrscher who had just appeared, because the Honkai Will had previously asked Ge Jiuye to tell him that he would arrange some interesting things for him to pass the time, so he wondered if this was the case.

But no matter whether it is or not, it’s a good idea to go and have a look or get involved.

"No, watching the Herrscher is not as fun as playing games."

Taking her eyes off the screen, Xilin nonchalantly spoke the typical speech of a gaming geek.

"Then go to bed early. Don't stay up late playing games just because I'm not home. I'll let Jörmungandr and Xue'er supervise you."

Reaching out and gently ruffling Xilin's hair, Jia Ye said.

As for why Bella wasn't put in charge of supervision—as long as Xilin gave the order, there was no need for "maybe", she would directly help Xilin.

"I know, I know. If you want to leave, leave quickly and come back early."

The thought that just popped up was exposed in an instant. Xilin felt guilty and angry, and slapped Jiaye's hand away, turning her face away and not looking at him.

"I'll bring you a gift. Now, I'm going out."

Inserting the magnetic card into the Key of Transformation, a flash of light and shadow appeared, and Kaguya appeared on the spot and waved to Xilin, then opened a pure white space door beside her and walked in.

"Be careful on the road."

Looking at Kaguya's departing back and the slowly closing space door, Xilin turned her head back to look at the computer screen in front of her, but she was a little absent-minded.

"Forget it, let's go recruit those guys to play a game of Dota."

Shaking her head, Xilin exited the news interface and opened the game instead, ready to show off her skills.

"..."

The mouse cursor hovered around the interface, and Xilin's expression, which was originally full of fighting spirit, became visibly calm.

"..."

The hand holding the mouse quietly increased its strength, but Xilin was completely unaware, only a hint of anxiety seemed to appear on her face.

"..."

Click————

The mouse finally cried out in pain under the heavy burden. In Xilin's amber eyes, the pattern that symbolized supreme authority suddenly lit up with a mysterious light.

"Humph, that fellow Jiaye, isn't he just after that Herrscher and wants to take her into his harem? I won't let you succeed!"

Raising her hand, she tore open a dark purple space door, following the aura that Jia Ye had revealed when he opened the space door. Then, Xilin's figure shot into it in an instant and disappeared in the room, leaving only an empty gaming chair slowly spinning.

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Because they used space shuttle, Sirin arrived at the target location only slightly slower than Kaguya who set off earlier, but it was still much faster than the transport ships of Tianming and Nienentropy that had not even set off yet. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they arrived in an instant.

However, when she passed through the space gate and used the Honkai energy to shape and replace the home clothes she was wearing with sublimated clothes, the scene that came into her eyes made her wonder if she had actually been late for a long time.

Judging from its breath, a giant sea dragon-shaped Honkai beast that seemed to be above the average emperor-level and only a step away from the judgement-level Bella was twisting its slender and huge body violently. Huge and extremely cold ice spikes were continuously spit out from its huge mouth, but they were all burned to ashes by the figure it was facing, which looked even smaller than it and was holding an alien big sword in its hand.

The Sky-Covering White Whale, whose aura was almost the same as that of the Sea Dragon Honkai Beast but whose size was even larger, crashed into the figure at a terrifying speed that was completely opposite to its size. The contrast between the two was like a meteorite hitting an egg. However, facing the oncoming "meteorite", the figure did not dodge or evade, but just calmly swung the sword lightly.

The next moment, a radiance comparable to the light of a dying star instantly illuminated the entire sea. A huge fiery red cross pierced through the thick dark clouds, standing tall in the night sky, as dazzling as the blazing sun, as if the daylight that would otherwise take several hours to arrive had already arrived.

In front of the fiery red cross, a figure stood there calmly with the flames on its back. The sea dragon and white whale that had been hostile to her had long since been reduced to ashes in the world-destroying flames. Only memories could prove the fact that they had existed.

"Celine?"

After the flames wrapped around the incarnation of Jiemie dissipated, under the illumination of the slowly dissipating red cross, Kaguya discovered the figure of Xilin who had just walked out of the space.

Didn’t she say she couldn’t come?

"Gaya, you bastard, I was almost affected!"

Patting her chest with lingering fear, Xilin twisted up a strand of hair with some heartache, which was slightly burnt because she couldn't dodge in time. Then her eyes became fierce, and she pounced on Kaguya at lightning speed.

Her long hair is her most precious treasure. It takes her more than half an hour to maintain and care for it every time she takes a shower. She feels very sad when a single strand of hair falls out. But now Jia Ye just burns it for her. Even though it’s only a little bit, it’s still something!

"But I didn't know you were coming."

Blocking Sirin's head with one hand and watching her wave her hands like windmills, Kaguya said helplessly.

She really didn't expect Xilin to come, and it happened to be when she was about to make a move.

When she just came over, she hadn't even met the Herrscher yet, but the two Emperor-level Honkai beasts came to her on their own, and it seemed that they had been waiting here since early morning. So in order to respond to the Herrscher's "greeting", she unleashed the zero-rated power of the Incarnation: Destruction without any restraint.

If she had known that Xilin would come, she would have given Xilin some time to react before making her move.

However, there is no if in everything, so Kaguya will take the blame.

"Okay, I was wrong. You can get whatever compensation you want. Please forgive me."

Kaguya also knows how much Sirin takes care of her hair. It can be said that if the target was not Kaguya, Sirin would not pounce on her like a spoiled child or an angry person at this moment, but would throw meteorites, nuclear bombs, and Honkai beasts at her.

"Is anything really okay?"

Stopping her useless movements, Xilin looked up at Kaguya, the look in her eyes seemed to say, "If you dare to tell a lie, just wait for me."

No, Miss Celine, don’t you cherish your hair very much?

Although she always felt like she had fallen into a trap, the words had already been spoken, so Kaguya would never regret it.

"Anything I can do."

However, she did not speak too confidently. After all, under the current restrictions of the game rules, her strength was only the transformation of the Key of Transformation and the authority to dominate.

Although she could barely stand on the top of this world with the power of the Key of God, if Xilin asked her to beat up the Honkai Will, there was no way she could do it.

Unless I ask Ge Jiuye for help.

"Very good, then it's settled."

Nodding with satisfaction, Xilin gently stroked her damaged hair, and the "Gem of Tranquility" containing the authority of the Ruler of Death began to rotate in reverse. Then, with a flash of green light in her hand, the small charred mark disappeared without a trace, and Xilin's hair was restored to its original state.

I really fell into the trap.

Seeing this scene, Kaguya's mouth twitched slightly, and she simply pretended not to see it.