"Just kidding. I would never lay a hand on a friend unless the other person is my friend."

Cecilia glanced at Tesla, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat, and then looked away from her.

That makes no sense.

Tesla instinctively took two steps back. When the gun was pressed against his neck, the other person's eyes were definitely not joking.

She really wanted to kill that woman!

for?

"Let's have a good talk. Otto, go ahead. With Schicksal's help, our chances of defeating the Herrscher of the End are much greater. Let's all sit down and think of a way to help humanity completely defeat the Honkai. Surely none of you here want the Honkai to destroy our world, right? So, shall we all be allies?"

"A few years ago, Anti-Entropy and Destiny were irreconcilable enemies, but now they can fight side by side, can't they?"

Ai Yin eased the awkward atmosphere and, seeing that no one objected, continued, "We only have one goal: to find a way to defeat the Herrscher of the End."

Cecilia suddenly interjected, "Are you planning to defeat him?"

Defeat that lonely and suffering child? To be honest, Cecilia felt sorry for Su Xin. She saved the world but was not understood and was instead slandered by everyone.

And they tried to kill him.

It's quite tragic that they endured torment but were not understood.

He wanted to save the person, but instead desperately wanted to kill him.

After a moment of thought, Ai Yin shared her insights on the Herrscher of the End: "There are currently two methods, both of which are feasible. It just depends on whether we can draw upon his human heart."

"Without a doubt, Su Xin, the Herrscher of the End, still retains human consciousness. If he wanted to destroy the world, he wouldn't need to trigger the Great Collapse. Letting the Collapse spread naturally on Earth would be too inefficient."

"The description of the Herrscher of the End by the previous civilization states that the Herrscher of the End can personally descend to Earth and then sweep across the globe with an extremely high level of Honkai energy, from which no organic life can be spared."

"Or grab a few meteorites and blast them onto Earth, using the power of the Laws to destroy it. Either way would be much faster than the current method."

"Therefore, the Lawbringer of the End now unleashes a torrent of water."

Walt nodded and proposed a hypothesis: "Perhaps the Herrscher of the End is waiting for us to kill him? What do you think? Is there any possibility that he doesn't directly destroy the world? Since he can break free from the Herrscher's will to destroy, why doesn't he sit down and have a proper talk with us?"

Cecilia chuckled to herself in the corner, unnoticed by anyone.

That idea is too naive. Cecilia knows Su Xin's entire plan is being carried out by people, and she won't come out.

No, Cecilia thought that Su Xin wouldn't stop her, and that coming out might even help Su Xin salvage some of her reputation.

But is it necessary?

If they don't respect Su Xin from the bottom of their hearts and don't think he's a good person, then come out?

Does this make Su Xin seem great?

Cecilia finally understood why Su Xin had trusted her so much and wouldn't tell anyone else about the plan.

Since there was no need, she stood on the mountaintop and watched the dawn break.

Walter, Tesla, and others struggled to climb the mountain, complaining that dawn was still far off.

Theresa: "That makes sense, Kiana. You spent some time with him on the way here. In your opinion, how likely is that possibility?"

Everyone looked at Kiana, including Cecilia.

Kiana hesitated, unsure of what to do.

Because the truth may be a bit cruel, and not as beautiful as everyone expects.

“To be honest, Kiana, we trust your judgment, and you should trust your judgment too.” Bronya gave Kiana an encouraging look.

Kiana took a deep breath and shook her head slightly, indicating her disapproval.

"It's unlikely."

Upon hearing this, some people immediately became restless.

"Maybe! Could you be wrong? It all looks like he's waiting for us to kill him and then completely end the Honkai, okay? Otherwise, why would you explain it as him holding back?"

"He's a pioneer of a previous civilization, a monster who's lived for 50,000 years, a hero admired by all in the previous civilization! Isn't he waiting to one day defeat the Honkai? Now that the opportunity is in front of him, would he give it up?"

Tesla couldn't hold back and yelled at Kiana.

Kiana glanced at Tesla with some disappointment, feeling slightly displeased.

She didn't understand Su Xin at all.

"Whether you believe it or not, I think that in your eyes, in history, Su Xin is a great and noble hero who protected countless humans from the collapse of the previous civilization."

"But it's not actually the same. Su Xin has always been fragile. She also has her moments of difficulty, and she sometimes falls silent, not wanting to eat or talk."

"He is indeed kind and gentle. When I was preparing to protect Sky City from harm, he saved me and led me to save more people."

"But he's definitely not the kind of person who would sacrifice everything for others. Su Xin is just an ordinary person like everyone else, only he carries greater strength and heavier responsibilities, which makes us naturally feel that he should give so much."

He wanted to live and give up saving the world.

He didn't want to let down all those who died because of him.

Selfish emotions drive Su Xin to want to live; however, his 50,000 years of experience prevent him from letting go of his heavy mission.

When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one; this is the optimal choice.

But Su Xin had no choice but to make a decision; whatever she chose, she would inevitably leave behind an indelible regret.

Kiana remembered her conversation with Su Xin back then—

Are you tired?

"I do not know."

"You must be tired."

"I don't know. I only know that along the way, I have trampled on countless lives and killed countless comrades with my own hands to get to where we are today. We are not strong enough to support each other for ten thousand years. We have no choice but to move forward. If we turn back, we will not be able to face any of the comrades who died because of us."

Despite her calm demeanor, Kiana noticed that as Su Xin spoke, her hands involuntarily clenched, trembled slightly, and her usually serene gaze hardened.

Sometimes what propels people forward is not just faith, but also reality.

Tragic reality, painful reality, cruel reality.

Because she cannot return to reality, and in order not to betray all the sacrifices and visions, Su Xin can only move forward, never stopping until she reaches the finish line.

When Su Xin bumped into a family of three on the roadside, she made a strange remark: "It's not just their parents waiting for them to come home, Kiana too."

Looking back now, it seems that Su Xin had long wanted to become the Herrscher of the End.

But he didn't want to die, and he also wanted to reunite with his family.

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, he's the Herrscher of the End. We must, and we absolutely must, kill him, otherwise humanity won't be able to make it to tomorrow," Tesla interrupted Kiana's immersive speech.

If this continues, I'm afraid everyone's determination to fight against Su Xin will be shaken by Kiana's words.

Then Cecilia spoke up, "Emm, if I may be so bold, it seems you've misunderstood something."

"Kill him? Why don't you try manipulating your Herrscher powers and Honkai energy to see if it works?"

Chapter 138 The Color of Truth

Cecilia's reminder startled everyone, and Welt did not hesitate to activate the Honkai energy within his body.

But when he actually began to activate the power of the Law of Reason, he discovered that the power of the Law of Reason had betrayed him and was no longer driven by his will.

Losing strength at such a critical juncture is extremely shameful and causes one's own value to plummet.

Kiana saw Welt's anxious and angry state and also activated her Herrscher powers, with the same result as Welt.

"It seems like none of us are up to it,"

"The power of the Stigmata seems to be sealed as well, and it seems that all systems related to the Honkai power can no longer be used," Durandal truthfully explained her situation.

The group looked at each other, and the scene fell into a stalemate. Without the power of the Herrscher and the power of the Stigmata, how could they fight against the Herrscher of the End?

With current technology, human technology cannot cause substantial harm to the Herrscher of the End.

Even the overloaded Moon Throne of the previous civilization could only break through its defenses, let alone the long-sealed Moon Throne and the still immature human civilization.

“Cecilia, you must know, right?” Theresa stepped forward and asked.

Clearly, Cecilia's ability to determine that their powers and abilities had been stripped away meant that she knew what Su Xin would do, and perhaps knew even more.

For example, how to defeat the Herrscher of the End, and what Su Xin wants to do.

Faced with Theresa's desire for an answer, Cecilia sighed and calmly replied: "He wants to do things simply. Didn't Su Xin understand that a Herrscher of Law could declare the end of the world? He wasn't lying; he really intended to annihilate everyone and everything related to civilization in this world. He's preparing to do something."

"Will you do it or not?" Upon hearing this, Theresa's body instantly lost all strength, and she collapsed to the ground.

Unlike the others who showed expressions of surprise, Cecilia remained calm, as if she had just spoken normally.

Of course, when Su Xin first came up with the idea, she was also frightened. She only felt relieved after not knowing the second half of it.

Kiana: "I don't understand him now, Danming. What exactly does he want to do? Does he hope to destroy the world?"

Walter: "It's no use. Let's think of a way to restore our strength, otherwise we won't even be qualified to step onto the battlefield."

Ai Yin: "Ms. Cecilia, I have two questions for you. If possible, please tell me the truth without any lies."

Cecilia understood how everyone felt at that moment, so she didn't put too much pressure on them.

Su Xin gave them the opportunity to take on the challenge, and there was no need to stop them.

"of course can."

"Okay, first question: since Su Xin wants to destroy the world and everything related to humanity, why bother taking away our Honkai power? Although it seems logical, the Herrscher of the End could have done less and not given humanity any chance to launch a devastating attack. It can be explained by the Herrscher of the End having humanity. But here's the question: if it has humanity, why can it tolerate killing its own kind?"

Ai Yin analyzed the situation rationally, while Cecilia pondered for a moment.

“Dr. Ai Yin, no normal person can endure psychological torment, especially a kind child. But you are free to choose to be him, and in his view, you also have the freedom to rebel against fate.”

"Just like Su Xin, who has been trying to resist fate for 50,000 years, we only realize how futile it is to struggle when fate actually comes down on us."

"It seems like you're going somewhere else? Sorry, sorry. Let's move on to the second question, and I'll answer truthfully."

Cecilia covered her lips, realizing she hadn't noticed and had accidentally revealed Su Xin's previous confession.

That's not a good habit; it might be bad if the truth comes out.

In that case, Su Xin could not kill his partner who could understand and support him.

After all, no kind child wants to destroy the beautiful world. He has experienced the world's immense beauty along the way, so how could he bear to destroy it?

Therefore, Su Xin can only be forcibly placed in the position of the bad guy. He has to face people, and he certainly cannot understand his friends.

He couldn't bring himself to do it, so Kiana had to be an enemy of everyone on Earth.

In this way, Su Xin can comfort, and forcefully destroy the world, destroy the future.

Does destroying the world equal kindness?

Ai Yin, her lake-blue hair swirling around her, fell into a brief silence.

There must be some hidden story behind this, but what kind of hidden story could justify tolerating something so morally reprehensible as to destroy the world?

Cecilia seems to accept it?

Ten years ago, she seemed quite different. I remember her as a simple Valkyrie.

"Dr. Aiyin, the second question?" Cecilia asked again when Aiyin did not answer for a while.

Ai Yin stopped her little act of twirling her hair, and then she saw the whole picture.

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Hadn't they worked so hard to obtain more information?

If Cecilia knew the whole story, then why let them guess and rack their brains, which might even lead them to a wrong conclusion?

Without a doubt, if Cecilia gives a positive answer, she will truly become the target of public criticism.

Theresa tried to smooth things over for Cecilia, saying, "What if Cecilia knew that we weren't on good terms? Isn't everyone working so hard for this? I believe Cecilia wouldn't keep secrets from anyone."

Theresa's explanation was weak, but Ain continued to stare intently at Cecilia, waiting for her answer.

Cecilia closed her eyes helplessly. "Okay? Can I tell a lie?"

"If you think you can fool me, you can try. The answer was already clear to me before you even uttered your first words. I just want to confirm it."

Ai Yin put one hand on her hip, while the other hand unconsciously went to her head and wrapped around her hair, round and round.

Cecilia: The whole picture, and I also know the Herrscher of the End you speak of, who is about to kill the world's villain Su Xin wants to do, the real purpose, and what he hopes for."

Aiyin: "But you accept and endorse his approach."

Cecilia: "Why not? I am a kind child."

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