The Evil Savior from Collapse

"What did you use to light the cigarette?"

Volume 6000: Paradise, Omphalos ( subscriptions): Chapter : The First Eruption of [Burning Embers]

Facing Alicia's question, Chen Jiu thought for a moment and said calmly:

"Oh, that was given to me by a white-haired man."

Alicia was even more shocked this time, her eyes widened, and her delicate little face was full of confusion.

"That Kevin... actually gave him the Holy Tribunal of Heavenly Fire?"

Alicia immediately felt a strong interest in her heart, and she couldn't wait to know how Chen Jiu got the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire from that cold man.

You know, even if she went to ask for it in person, the other party might not lend it to her. Now that she saw that Chen Jiu had even possessed the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire for a long time, how could Alicia not be surprised.

When she thought about how she could learn how to control Kevin from Chenjiu, Alicia couldn't help but hum.

"Can you tell me how you acquired this weapon? Alicia is very curious about it."

Facing the girl's sweet smile, the old answer is:

"I simply reached a consensus, made the other party acknowledge my strength, and in the end, I naturally obtained this weapon."

Alicia nodded. So that's how it is. Kevin actually identified so highly with Chenjiu that he even gave him the important Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

I guess the other party attaches great importance to oldness, right?

If you think about it carefully, although Chenjiu's words are very harsh, he seems to unexpectedly possess qualities that other cadres do not have.

In addition, Chenjiu had once become a Herrscher for a short period of time and then turned back into a human. Alicia felt itchy in her heart and wanted to understand him deeply.

As if she had fallen deeply into a bottomless pit, Alicia began to actively approach him, trying to increase her old favorability without any effort.

"No matter what, you must have a purpose and direction for entering the paradise, right? So, listen to Alicia's detailed introduction and follow the beginner's guide carefully—"

"SKIP!"

The old trick was used again, interrupting Alicia again, making this good-tempered pink-haired girl feel resentful.

"...Really? How could you be so ungrateful after Alicia's heartfelt introduction?"

Chen Jiu said calmly: "You just need to tell me where it is, who to fight, and how to get there."

A frown appeared on Alicia's forehead. She didn't expect Chenjiu to be so efficient. He was completely different from the previous cadres.

Every cadre before him was very cautious, looking back every step of the way to see if there was any danger, eager to dig out even the slightest clue from the surface.

If I meet Alicia, I will never leave until I have obtained all the information I can.

This person... doesn't he have any idea what the paradise in the afterlife means?

Alicia speculated in her heart that she felt that the other party was not joking and seemed to be really here for a picnic.

So she tried to summarize the guidance for beginners in a high-level way, and finally got Chenjiu to listen to it.

"You need to continuously clear levels to reach the place guarded by the heroes. Once you gain their recognition, you will receive their mark."

"Then I understand. This is very simple."

It was all old-fashioned, just climbing towers, killing monsters and beating bosses, he was very familiar with it.

If he didn't make these brave warriors guarding the gate have stomach acid, it would be because he didn't go easy on them today.

He is no longer an ordinary hero, he must strike hard, throwing six punches in one second!

Alicia suddenly leaped nimbly and quickly landed on the platform. She sat on it, her legs swaying as she smiled gracefully.

"Well, the first battle begins. Let me see your strength, shall we?"

Seeing Chen Jiu still staring at her black silk feet in long boots, Alicia immediately became angry: "It won't smell, Alicia definitely won't smell!!!"

Chenjiu looked around again and found that some data was flashing, piling up, and gradually turning into entities in the flowing fluorescence.

Groups of Honkai beasts appeared. The small charging Honkai beasts buzzed and pierced through the air like mosquitoes. The medium and large Honkai beasts lowered their bodies and roared angrily. Only Chen Jiu was seen in their scarlet eyes.

'Roar! '

Accompanied by a huge roar, the earth shook continuously under the strong stomping, and the charge of the Honkai beasts was like a group of chariots rushing on the battlefield.

Dust rolled up into the sky. Chenjiu lit a cigarette and exhaled calmly.

The next moment, his eyes fixed.

'Zheng! '

Skyfire was unsheathed in an instant, and the blazing sword burned the air and distorted it. The black and red arc instantly cut the Honkai beasts around Chenjiu in half.

There was no flesh and blood, only pieces of incomplete data gradually disappearing, which made Chenjiu feel more and more like he was leveling up and killing monsters.

As the battle was about to begin, the Herrscher of the End became interested and quickly said, "I want to come too, I want to come!"

The interaction between Alicia and Chenjiu just now caught his eye, and the Herrscher of the End couldn't help but sigh, so this is the Alicia that Mei mentioned. She looks really warm and friendly, but it's a pity that she met someone like Chenjiu.

Such an Alicia...had such a sad ending?

Realizing this, the Herrscher of the End couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart. After seeing her with his own eyes, his impression of Alicia became more concrete in his mind.

Next, she will personally visit this paradise of the past through an old-fashioned perspective!

At this moment, the End Bug has not yet realized the lethality of Alicia, and only regards her as Mei's new good friend.

It is hard to predict how she will feel when she returns to her original time and space after realizing that Alicia seems to be too close to Mei.

After some consideration, Chen Jiu felt that it would be a waste to have the Herrscher of the End appear, so he rejected her request to experience the paradise in person.

This caused dissatisfaction in the End Bug. It pouted and cursed Chenjiu silently, and was knocked to the ground by the collision.

Unfortunately, her expectations were dashed.

Chen Jiu decided to try out his new skill. He took a deep breath, looked stern, and decisively activated [Burning Embers].

A strong and violent power flowed through his body, and Chen Jiu felt a faint burning sensation, which seemed to be subtly different from holding the Skyfire Greatsword.

His vitality was constantly burning and transforming into violent power.

Chen Jiu felt that his mental will was under a strong impact. The state brought by [Burning Embers] even prompted [Intentional Punch] to take effect, and the two skills formed a system with each other.

[Intentional punch detected that the user is in a decisive battle state, and is judged under strong mental will]

[Result: Amplify the next attack fifty times]

Chen Jiu gritted his teeth, a red light flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly raised the Skyfire Sword and launched a full-strength attack that exploded the entire arena.

"boom--"

Alicia's eyes widened in surprise.

Volume 6000: Paradise, Omphalos ( subscriptions): Chapter : If you don’t relieve me of my burden, I’ll leave!

I originally just wanted to try out an old technique, but I didn't expect to come up with something real.

They were just some Honkai beasts, why did he make it look like a life-or-death final battle?

Alicia saw that the land with a radius of dozens of meters centered on Chenjiu was almost completely destroyed, like a meteorite falling at high speed with a tail flame.

In just a moment, Chenjiu destroyed everything within his sight. Alicia secretly felt pity for Klein, who had to protect the data of Paradise.

"This is incredible! A truly formidable cadre has arrived this time."

Alicia felt that Qianjie was just like this here, right?

Seeing Chen Jiu panting and looking exhausted, Alicia shook her head:

"It's fine in the Paradise of the Past, but if it's a normal battle, you must be careful to conserve your strength."

Just after she finished saying this, Alicia looked at Chenjiu in surprise as he gradually recovered, as if the person who had just burned his vitality to fight was not him.

"[Breathing to Restore Blood] is still working, but the effect is a bit weaker. It's really not that easy to restore vitality."

Chen Jiu secretly estimated that it might take him several hours to fully recover, and before that his combat effectiveness would be reduced by 10% to 20%.

But compared to the super strong instantaneous explosive power brought by [Burning Embers], that is nothing!

If the conditions were the same as they are now when fighting Cocolia, Chenjiu would have been fully confident that he could have directly crashed the ME building, just like the famous terrorist attack, instead of killing his way through it floor by floor.

Now that the monsters have been defeated, it's time to claim the rewards for completing the game. Chenjiu looked at Alicia expectantly, hoping that she would give him the so-called seal.

“…No, even if you look at it that way, Alicia won’t be able to get the seal.” The girl said.

Chen Lao's face suddenly fell, as if he had been deceived, and he looked at Alicia expecting an explanation.

Why is this NPC still lying?

Alicia just shook her head. "It's only the first level. There's still a long way to go before we meet the heroes. How can there be a reward now?"

"But if you're willing to praise her by saying, 'Alisa's beauty is unparalleled and unrivaled in the universe,' I can temporarily let you experience the feeling of engraving."

Chen Jiu thought for a moment and finally reacted -

Oh, so it’s the tank-pigeon style to farm buffs and climb the tower. Now I understand, right?

Then Chen Jiu cleared his throat and said, "Alicea's beauty is unparalleled and unrivaled in the world!"

All of a sudden, Alicia felt a little embarrassed.

She was just being clever, thinking that someone like Chen Jiu would never agree, so she said some very embarrassing lines that would even make Alicia blush.

"...Alright...alright, I'll just engrave it for you."

Seeing that Alicia was dodging and looking so embarrassed that she wanted to scratch out a three-bedroom apartment on the ground with her toes, Chen Jiu couldn't help but sneer.

He knew that Alicia said this on purpose because she was embarrassed to hear such flattery.

The Herrscher of the End also complained: "It seems that Alicia is unexpectedly a little fool."

Seeing Chen Jiu's smirking expression, the Herrscher of the End grew dissatisfied: "Hey, what do you mean? Do you think I'm even more of an idiot than Alicia?"

Chen Jiu just nodded with an expression that said 'it turns out you still understand this', and some people were immediately put off.

"..."

The Herrscher of the End feels like he has no mood to go to work today.

"So, how many levels are there that are this simple?"

Alicia counted them and said, "There are more than a dozen levels like this, and each one is quite challenging. Don't be too proud."

Chen Jiu nodded, and seeing that Alicia seemed to be very idle, he couldn't help but tease her and started a discussion:

"Alicea, can you do it for me? Or is there any convenient way to skip this tedious process?"

Alicia's face turned dark. She didn't expect Chen Jiu to ask her, the examiner, if there was any way to cheat.

What, you want me to defeat Ying Jie for you?

Faced with this old wishful thinking, Alicia simply sighed and said seriously, "In the Land of the Past, every battle is a test of strength."

"This means there's a limit to the Markings you can endure. You don't need to actually defeat the Heroes; simply gaining their approval is enough."

"After all, the essence of engraving is still derived from your own power. The heroes are just able to stimulate this power."

"In this process, strength and technique are secondary. I believe that the cold, hard things taught by books are sufficient."

"More important than that is the spiritual will we forge in the face of destruction and despair. We hope to pass this will on to future generations."

"Even... future generations will not be able to defeat Honkai."

Alicia looked a little sad, as if she was thinking of something heavy, while Chenjiu looked as if he understood everything.

"Okay then, I'll come back to challenge you in a few days."

???

Alicia was startled and instantly grabbed Chenjiu's hand, her eyes full of doubt and confusion.

"No, why are you leaving?"

"How long have you been in Paradise? Why are you thinking of leaving already?!!!"

Chen Jiu felt the soft warmth of the girl's hand, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Although I'm a cadre, I'm the type who doesn't do any work at all."

"When I think about having to fight more than ten levels before I can see Ying Jie, I feel like backing out."

"How about this, as long as you reduce the burden on me, I promise to fight all the way up immediately and beat up the Yingjie guarding the pass a hundred times!"