“Father, that is…”
Elysia gasped in shock.
At the edge of her vision, a storm of destruction ravaged everything.
Countless buildings were destroyed, and a terrifying death swept across the entire land.
“A Herrscher, the Herrscher of Reason…”
Shiro was completely unaffected by the rampaging Herrscher and the rising concentration of Honkai Energy in the air.
Elysia was the same; as the first Herrscher, her adaptability to Honkai Energy was extremely high.
Elysia watched the natural disaster approaching from the horizon.
The existence known as a Herrscher turned the surroundings into a sea of fire in mere moments.
The destruction was gradually expanding.
If it wasn’t eliminated soon, the flames of war would likely sweep not just across the entire country, but the entire continent.
If that happened, it wouldn’t just be hundreds of thousands of people; hundreds of millions could be infected by the Honkai.
As a Herrscher who loved humanity, even though she wanted to save those people, she was powerless at this moment.
Even if she could defeat a Herrscher alone in the future, right now she was just a little girl under ten years old.
Shiro gently patted Elysia’s head and looked toward the approaching Herrscher of Reason in the distance.
“Elysia, leave here first.”
Hearing this, Elysia prepared to obey Shiro’s words and leave, but she noticed he was still standing where he was.
“Father…” Elysia looked at Shiro with concern, intending to urge him.
But she noticed the Honkai Energy in the surroundings rushing rapidly toward Shiro.
Seeing his aura rising rapidly, Elysia understood his intentions.
“Father, good luck!”
Shiro watched the pink fairy move away from the battlefield, then turned his gaze toward the opponent he was about to face.
Sensing the terrifying aura of the Herrscher of Reason, Shiro sighed slightly.
As expected, trying to confront a true herrscher core with a pseudo-herrscher core was still a bit of a stretch.
However, this was just his bait to conceal his true trump card.
Facing the overwhelming artillery fire from the Herrscher of Reason, Shiro returned fire in kind.
But compared to the ease and comfort of the Herrscher of Reason, Shiro appeared to be struggling to cope.
This is what it means to overpower technique with sheer force.
Although he was at a disadvantage, Shiro didn’t look desperate and even had the mood to mock himself.
Soon, Shiro seemed to be in a desperate situation.
Because he had over-extracted the power of the core, the core, which he had created himself, quickly fell into a damaged state.
Although Shiro could repair it, the Herrscher of Reason clearly wouldn’t give him the time.
Facing the Herrscher of Reason’s full-scale attack once again, Shiro was blasted into the ruins by the endless artillery fire.
Just at the moment when the Herrscher of Reason’s constructs were recovering from multiple full-scale attacks, the moment she relaxed because she had defeated her enemy, the moment she felt joy for completing the Honkai God’s mission to eliminate the traitor.
[ The World!!!
]
[ Time has stopped.
]
Facing the Herrscher of Reason, whose level of relaxation had reached its peak, Shiro and The World clenched their fists simultaneously.
MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!
Just as the countdown was about to end, he drove his hand directly into her chest and ripped out the Herrscher of Reason’s core.
[ Time has resumed flowing.
]
Even though he was holding the Herrscher of Reason’s core, because Old Yang’s “sit-ups” were so famous, Shiro still stared at the Herrscher of Reason’s corpse on the ground with uncertainty.
After carefully sensing and observing for a while, confirming that she was truly dead, he collapsed as if all the bones had been drained from his body.
He had truly given it his all.
As expected, a Herrscher of the Previous Era was not so easy to deal with.
Originally, in Shiro’s plan, he would stand imposingly and unshakably before the incoming Herrscher of Reason.
Then, the moment she wanted to launch an attack, he would pause time and KO her.
But could someone explain why the Herrscher of Reason was surrounded by layer upon layer of protective equipment?
Shiro wasn’t sure if he could destroy all the defenses and kill the Herrscher of Reason in a short time.
If she were to be on guard, the difficulty of killing her with time-stop would likely increase more than tenfold.
So, there was no choice but for Shiro to suffer a bit himself.
Using himself as bait, he forced the Herrscher of Reason to abandon most of her defenses in pursuit of stronger attacks.
Finally, he used his apparent failure to trade for her moment of greatest relaxation.
The final result was victory, just as expected.
And the person who had finally relaxed started spouting nonsense: “It’s a good thing I won in the end, otherwise, wouldn’t Mobius be a widow?”
Shiro also seemed to sense something; he turned his head sharply and saw Elysia standing not far away.
Awkward, very awkward.
But fortunately, Elysia was a sensible and understanding good girl.
Elysia acted as if she hadn’t heard anything.
Or rather, not quite, because Elysia’s attention was completely drawn to the wounds on Shiro’s body.
“Father, you’re hurt!” Elysia rushed over, her eyes full of heartache.
Shiro smiled and shook his head.
“Don’t worry, they’re just minor injuries; they’ll heal soon.”
At the same time, he was secretly rejoicing that misfortune and fortune were intertwined.
If it weren’t for these injuries distracting Elysia, his glorious image as a father would have been ruined.
In the end, even though Shiro repeatedly emphasized that these were only minor injuries, Elysia, concerned for her father, still decided to find a place for Shiro to recover in peace.
Also, because Shiro’s fierce battle with the Herrscher of Reason had been roughly captured by satellites, they had to lay low.
When Shiro learned of the location Elysia had finally chosen, he couldn’t help but marvel at the wonders of fate.
Indeed, the mixture of good and bad people in Dusk Street made it suitable for hiding one’s identity.
At the same time, there was a sanatorium here.
Looking at it this way, Elysia’s choice seemed quite reasonable.
…
[Following the birth of the Herrscher of Reason.]
[A terrifying torrent of artillery fire sweeps across the land.]
[At this very moment, the civilization that humanity is so proud of is being destroyed.]
[In an instant, light and heat Vaporize countless buildings and lives.]
[Facing the threat of death, people are powerless and can only pray, hoping to be saved.]
[At this moment, the rampaging Herrscher of Reason seems to sense something and moves rapidly toward your direction.]
[You attract the Herrscher of Reason while letting Elysia move away from the battlefield.]
[Facing the Herrscher of Reason, you seize that glimmer of opportunity for victory and successfully kill the Herrscher of Reason.]
[Congratulations!
You have killed the Herrscher of Reason, saved countless lives, and your Child of Destiny Talents have been upgraded.]
[After defeating the Herrscher of Reason, your daughter Elysia, worried about your health, takes you to a sanatorium in Dusk Street.]