One-way traffic

They are all disappearing at a rapid pace.

“T-What is this—?!”

Actually, it shouldn't be described as disappearing; it should be more like a videotape being reversed.

The Herrscher's attire is gradually transforming into the Valkyrie battle suit that Kiana originally wore, and her hairstyle is also slowly changing back to Kiana's original hairstyle.

Even the Conquest Gem within her body was pouring outwards, as if it wanted to return to Raiden Mei's original body in one breath.

This phenomenon, rather than being a reduction of the Herrscher's power, is more accurately described as—

"You bastard! You're actually... you're actually regressing my power back to its initial state, little by little?!"

Moonlight Rhapsody.

It originates from Accelerator's body and spreads outwards in a circular pattern.

Anyone whose power is eroded by that strange fluctuation will gradually have their power reversed with time and space.

What Accelerator did was to restore the Herrscher of the Void's power to the state it was in before Otto imbued her with the Gem of Tranquility.

He could never have done this in the past, but by relying on the burst mode of the "Time Generator" to accelerate the speed of time reversal, the strongest number one can correctly grasp the vector direction related to time.

In other words, he had planned everything from the very beginning.

"Stop it!!"

"Isn't it too late to beg for mercy now?"

"You damned bastard...!! Even if you restore my power to its original state, my consciousness still exists within this little girl's body, and sooner or later I will—!!"

"Why don't you give it a try?"

Faced with the Herrscher of the Void's final threatening words, the number one monster completely disregarded them.

“If you dare to come out again, I will use the same method as today to bring you back to your original form, no matter how many times it happens.”

"You bastard, you bastard—!"

"Anyway, someone like you who is always immersed in his own world will never have the right to win... Hmph, the so-called strongest is really boring."

"You damned bastard!!!"

Sirin, the Herrscher of the Void, concentrated all her power in her hands, attempting one last act of resistance.

But even this most basic thing is no longer allowed.

The power belonging to the Tranquil Gem has completely dissipated.

It should be said that it has been reverted to the state before Otto injected Honkai energy into it and then awakened.

The white-haired girl's eyes trembled, and her golden pupils instantly turned into a sea blue.

And so, having lost all her power, she fell from mid-air.

*Thud*—Accelerator caught the girl with his hand.

In his other hand, he held two gems: the Gem of Tranquility and the Gem of Conquest.

They have all returned to the time period before the Herrscher of the Void awakened.

"...So, it's really boring."

He was suspended in mid-air.

Fragments of imaginary space flowed down with the atmosphere to the clouds below, and the night sky returned to its original color.

Only Accelerator was there, holding the unconscious girl in his arms, hovering alone.

"Being the strongest is incredibly boring, you bastard."

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Boom——! ! !

A white monster, like a missile, burst into the facility before them.

That was the original headquarters of Destiny, which he had destroyed, leaving only two-quarters of the area remaining... but now it's basically just ruins.

In the remaining two-quarters of the area, only the staff remained. Accelerator had already memorized the direction of Otto's mental wavelength, and if he saw him a second time, he would definitely be able to sense him within a range of several kilometers.

However, he did not detect any related aura.

Therefore, there is only one possible outcome.

"That blond bastard got away pretty fast."

No one knows where Otto went, but there's no trace of him in the current Schicksal headquarters.

Accelerator couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. If he wanted to, he could destroy the entire Destiny headquarters in one fell swoop and kill everyone there without leaving a single survivor.

But he didn't do that.

They were just a bunch of insignificant people; there was no need to kill them all. Accelerator had long been disgusted by the practice of indiscriminately killing unnecessary people.

If all the staff and Valkyries here are eliminated now, Schicksal, the massive organization responsible for fighting against various forms of Honkai in the world, will likely suffer a significant reduction in combat power.

What fate brings has absolutely nothing to do with him.

However, if innocent people were to be attacked by the Honkai and left unattended for this reason, that would be the result that Accelerator would truly find repulsive.

He's number one in Academy City, and he's the same no matter where he goes.

He may say things like he doesn't care about the lives of people all over the world, but deep down he will still try his best to protect innocent people.

“…Damn it.”

He turned around, cursing.

"As expected, I'm still best at causing destruction; this kind of meticulous thinking is totally not my forte..."

Bang! !

The ruined ground was covered with unimaginable cracks.

That seemed to symbolize the monster's unparalleled status.

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……

This is a region where countless worlds are contained.

Like an ocean, the quantum sea.

"..."

Among them, there was someone.

He sensed something that had a human form.

An unusual fluctuation was detected.

"…magic."

The white-haired youth stood in the void, his eyes slightly narrowed.

"Did this come from some world beyond the quantum realm?"

"A force capable of directly influencing the interior of the Sea of ​​Quanta through so many worlds... at the very least, it must be a force that transcends all dimensions."

He couldn't understand what that thing was.

But for this young man, at least he could confirm that within these countless world bubbles—

In one world, an extraordinary anomaly has occurred.

"…interesting."

He stood there, speaking in a low voice.

"Who is this person who possesses power that is absolutely no less than that of the Herrscher of the End in the past...?"

Chapter 302 You're not cut out to play the hero, you brats

Located in a remote, unknown area used for emergency refuge.

He walked through the laboratory with his hands behind his back.

"You... don't seem particularly concerned about the damage to the Schicksal headquarters..."

"That's natural."

Otto turned around, his expression showing absolutely no sign of panic.

"It's just a headquarters, and if it's destroyed, there's always a chance to rebuild it... But for me, this incident has brought me much more valuable information."

"...Are you referring to the Herrscher?"

The Herrscher of the Void, a terrifying being who appeared during the Second Honkai Impact 14 years ago.

Even Cecilia, the strongest S-class Valkyrie at the time, was unable to contend with this enemy. In the end, Otto was only able to destroy it after using Honkai energy tactical nuclear weapons.

Fourteen years later, Otto used artificial means to reawaken the consciousness of the Second Herrscher within the human vessel he created.

Even though the headquarters was destroyed, there was still no panic... Is that because of this?

"You seem to think I'm overjoyed at the birth of the Herrscher of the Void?"

"Well…?"

The researcher couldn't help but pause in surprise.

"Isn't it difficult?"

"That was the original purpose... but things are different now."

creak.

As Otto finished speaking, a series of projected images appeared in front of him.

Those were all recorded remotely by the Destiny Organization's satellites.

It's a scene from the Hyperion, showing a monster battling the Herrscher of the Void.

"Do you know what the battle results were after analyzing this footage?"

Otto couldn't help but smirk.

"The Herrscher of the Void's final physical condition has returned to the state before we implanted a large amount of Honkai energy and the Tranquility Gem. Even the Conquest Gem that she had previously absorbed, which belonged to the Third Herrscher, has been separated from her body."

"All the numerical monitoring data are completely consistent with the data when we captured her alive."

It was as if time had reversed.

"Being a Herrscher is no longer my primary goal."

Having witnessed all of this so far, Otto had already devised a completely new plan.

Just like what the god we encountered back then said.

"...'The one who controls everything,' truly just as that deity described, truly possesses the power to manipulate anything..."

To this day, Otto's deepest concern is the power of the Herrscher of Death—the Tranquility Gem.

It is precisely because the other party wields the powers of creation and destruction that they are most likely to restore the human body and soul.

But it's different now.

Based on the latest information, if the other party can achieve that level of time manipulation ability—

This power will fundamentally and completely surpass the spacetime abilities of the Herrscher of the Void.

Accelerator's abilities go far beyond simply stopping time or reversing it—

in case.

If he could cross timelines and travel to the past—

"…hehe."

“Otto…Bishop?”

"It's nothing. I just admire the gods' near-omniscient and omnipotent foresight even more."

Now, all of Otto's most prominent goals are laid out before him.

And they all ultimately point to only one person.