Chen Ran was not a diligent person.
But when he found something that must be done, he had to make himself diligent.
With his talent lacking, he had to compensate with hard work.
Moreover, the things he had to do next forced him to become diligent.
"Chen Ran, I have to admire your courage."
"To think you want to create Finality before it descends, it seems I was terribly wrong in the past."
After 'checking' Bia's body, Mobius didn't pay attention to Seele, but directly spoke to Chen Ran: "I used to think you had great potential, but now I was wrong. You are good at disguise."
Mobius had previously seen Chen Ran perform a super transformation surgery directly using Nuwa.
At that time, Mobius had no impression of Chen Ran, but because of that, she was certain he could become her successor and even help find the realm of Infinite.
She longed to find someone without boundaries.
Especially if that person was cultivated by her own hands, it would be even more wonderful.
To this end, she even went so far as to conduct several experiments to eliminate Chen Ran's fears and elevate his potential.
But now, Mobius felt that in front of Chen Ran, she was still a person with considerable boundaries.
Using the power of Finality to counter Finality, one misstep could destroy the entire world.
Mobius felt she was already wicked enough.
But compared to Chen Ran, she was indeed a great benefactor.
If this world had no Honkai, Mobius felt she would have killed him at the first opportunity.
However...
The current world indeed needed Chen Ran's kind of madness.
Chen Ran said: "Isn't the doctor also not stopping me?"
"That's true, if the world is destroyed, you are the mastermind, and I am the accomplice."
Mobius accepted the identity of 'accomplice' without hesitation.
Chen Ran said: "The next things, I think the doctor should be quite familiar with."
Mobius smiled slightly: "Indeed, the next part is my area of expertise."
Transforming the already simulated power of Finality into the real power of Finality and implanting it into Durandal's body.
This was not difficult for Mobius.
In fact, if she weren't worried about her physical condition, she would have thought about trying the power of Finality herself.
However, upon carefully observing the power of Finality recorded by Bia, she realized that this was not a power she could control at the moment.
To be precise, this was no longer a power that could be born from a theoretical four-dimensional space.
But because of this simulation, Mobius also roughly guessed the difference between the Herrscher of Finality and other Herrschers.
If the other Herrschers were 'translators' of the 'language' of Honkai.
Then Finality was essentially a bridge for direct dialogue between Honkai and civilization.
"Just, are you sure Durandal can withstand this power?"
Mobius's words made Chen Ran fall into silence for a moment.
He pondered and said: "Among the people I know, she is the most suitable. You have to trust me, I know my cousin very well."
Mobius looked at Chen Ran with a strange expression.
After a long time, she sighed: "You are really good to your cousin."
Chen Ran: "Is that so? I think so too."
...
At this moment, Durandal was not inside the Fire Moth.
With the appearance of two Herrschers in succession, the global Honkai Energy activity level surged.
Although humanity had achieved victory after victory against the Herrschers, the Honkai events were not merely about the appearance of Herrschers.
The War God could only lock onto large-scale Honkai events and larger Honkai Beasts, while some fragmented Honkai events slipped past the War God's monitoring, reappearing all over the world.
Including the Mu Continent, there were also traces of small-scale Honkai events.
Durandal was clearing them one by one, following the Honkai events.
Later, because her clearing ability was too efficient, she was approached by people from the Mu Continent.
Doctor Einstein fully recognized the necessity of warriors; using only ELF was not enough to combat Honkai.
So the two reached a brief cooperation, with Einstein providing locations and Durandal going to eliminate the Honkai.
During her missions, she would hand over her communicator to Eden for safekeeping.
And Eden's personal safety was entrusted to ELF for protection.
With the appearance of the Herrscher of Sentience, the financial order was on the brink of collapse. Eden decisively exchanged most of her money for supplies and donated them to those displaced by Honkai.
Not only that, she also held several charity performances, calling on those with surplus supplies to donate.
At this time, Eden had already become a symbol of the era.
Regardless of her motives, her actions alleviated the fears of the vast majority of people.
After Chen Ran contacted Eden, she simply said to meet in the courtyard.
When they met again, Eden's face was marked with a hint of weariness.
"I already know your intentions, but Durandal is not in the courtyard at this time."
She paused and said: "Doctor Einstein has referenced her body and is preparing to design a god-slaying armor that can rival a Herrscher. I estimate she should be quite busy during this time."
Chen Ran: "Then can you help me contact Doctor Einstein?"
He was anxious.
Eden advised him to calm down a bit.
She said: "Mr. Chen Ran, when you arrived, I think you should understand one thing. Every person's will is free, and your hurried visit will only cause trouble for others."
"Durandal will return eventually; you might as well stay here for a few days."
Eden's words were still as unhurried as before, and Chen Ran could only patiently wait.
He also took this opportunity to organize his thoughts.
However, Chen Ran did not wait long before Durandal returned.
"I have cleared the Honkai events around the Mu Continent, Europe, and some slightly larger ones in Asia. What do you need from me?"
She casually mentioned something that was somewhat terrifying to humans.
Chen Ran said, "I have found the power of Finality, and I am currently searching for the original body that can master this power. I once mentioned that you are an important leverage in overcoming Finality, and I want you to bear this power."
"But I need to clarify one thing: this could lead to death."
He paused and confessed directly, "I think you should understand that I am not someone who can change time at will. At least, based on the current timeline, I have no way to go back to the past. So if you die, I cannot resurrect you."
Durandal smiled lightly, "Does that matter?"
She said, "When I came to this time, I was already mentally prepared for this."
When Durandal arrived in this world, she had anticipated the possible outcomes.
That is, sacrifice.
Even though Durandal was confident in overcoming Finality, some things cannot be resolved simply by providing confidence.
"Then there is no problem."
"I will take you to Fire Moth, at least to increase the success rate before the experiment begins."
"In every sense, you will become the savior of humanity."
Durandal flicked her hair, "Savior or something, let's talk about that after we succeed."
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"Huh, you want me to connect two Stigmata spaces together?"
"Are you out of your mind?"
The Herrscher of Sentience snapped at Elysia.
She said, "Do you know how nearly impossible that is?"
Elysia smiled sweetly, "Oh, my dear Senti, don't be angry."
"This is something only you can do, just help me out."
The girl tugged at the Herrscher of Sentience's sleeve, acting cute.
The Herrscher of Sentience's expression quickly wavered.
She said, "It's not that I'm stingy, but do you know how much skill it takes to connect two Stigmata spaces? Even if I were to sacrifice myself, I couldn't do it."
"What if I join in?"
Elysia said, "Using the power of Origin as a bridge should allow you to do it."
The Herrscher of Sentience looked puzzled, "That is indeed possible, since it's your power being sacrificed."
"But if you do that, you will die. What is the point?"
Elysia replied, "What if I said the significance of doing this is to break free from the shackles of fate?"
"Alright, I've waited too long for this day. Help me."
The Herrscher of Sentience still did not understand what the shackles of fate were.
But Elysia had waited countless fifty-thousand years for this moment.
Even though her eyes still sparkled, even the cute girl's heart would feel weary.
Elysia had waited too long for this day.
She continuously used her authority to guide Chen Ran step by step between the future and the past.
Like a fish weaving a net for itself in the water.
This was Elysia's task.
The people of that era were ultimately unwilling to accept that everyone's fate was determined by a higher-dimensional existence.
They would rather sever all ties between the four-dimensional space and the Imaginary Tree.
And to ensure that humanity had no connection with Honkai, what needed to be done was to ignite the Kindling of the virtual.
To burn it.
She bore everyone's hopes, so she could not give up.
"And it's not just you and me, I also found some helpers."
The Herrscher of Sentience looked skeptical, "Helpers? Who? Kevin?"
"He's one of them, but there is another helper from this era." Elysia slowly revealed another name: "Otto Apocalypse, you should be familiar with him."
When Elysia mentioned this name.
Both Wendy and Fu Hua showed expressions of shock.
And the Herrscher of Sentience nearly cursed, "That person, Elysia, are you crazy? How dare you trust him?"
Elysia smiled sweetly, "But my collaboration with him started a long time ago."
…
…
Not long after the Herrscher of Sentience began interacting with Elysia.
At this moment, in the Schicksal Headquarters in Europe.
Otto, having observed the aftermath of the Taixuan Mountain Honkai, said to Cecilia and Sirin beside him, "We can start now."
Cecilia, whose Schariac blood concentration had been increased by the Abyss Flower, hesitated to speak.
Otto asked, "What's wrong, Cecilia? Are you reluctant to let me go because we're almost there?"
Cecilia ultimately asked this question.
"Lord Bishop, I just want to know, aside from Saint Kallen, do you have no other concerns about this world?"
This question was somewhat abrupt, but it was indeed something she had always wanted to ask.
Otto was willing to lose everything for Kallen, to sacrifice all.
Even the Schicksal he had created ended up as a bargaining chip.
She actually did not understand; Cecilia asked herself, and she probably couldn't do that either.
It is always difficult to make someone give up their wealth and status for a slim hope.
Moreover, what Otto wanted to do was to bring someone back to life.
But Otto's answer was very straightforward.
"I thought this question wouldn't come from you."
"But since you asked, I can also give you a somewhat satisfactory answer."
"The reason is simple: Kallen can die, but she must not die in this wrong way. In my heart, the moment she parted from this world, it had already begun to veer further down the wrong path."
"The world has been operating under a mistake, but fortunately, I still have a chance to correct it."
"Alright, we can start now."
Otto was not a man of many words, although many times, he was actually quite willing to communicate with others.
Cecilia nodded and said to Sirin beside her, "I need to rely on you next, Sirin."
"Mm, leave it to me."
At this moment, Sirin did not have a good impression of Otto, but she did not harbor any ill feelings either.
However, to help Cecilia become the new Schicksal Bishop and enable the entire Schicksal to fight against Honkai, Sirin naturally agreed to help.
Otto's heart held a burning passion.
He believed he would soon reach the place he wanted to go.
In fact, since the year 2000, when Elysia appeared, he had made a deal with her.
For Elysia, this was the most likely opportunity to defeat Honkai, so it was natural to unite everyone.
However, at that time, Otto refused.
He even later devised a plan targeting Chen Ran.
The reason was simple: if Honkai were defeated, how could he resurrect Kallen?
But later, his plan against Chen Ran failed, and he even relinquished Schicksal.
Although this was also his way of using Schicksal as a bargaining chip.
Even though Otto created a new Schicksal, he no longer needed this tool. The new Schicksal also needed a new leader.
So, when Elysia found Otto again, he agreed.
Because what Elysia asked him to do was still a very simple 'small task.'
To reorganize the properties of the virtual's extremities, thereby connecting the global link and the two Stigmata spaces corresponding to Project Stigma.
The Herrscher of Sentience could handle the latter, while the former was what he needed to do.
He needed to change Kallen's fate trajectory through the reorganization of the virtual.
Elysia also assured him that after this matter was over, there would definitely be no more time travel.
Well, even though Otto never believed anyone's guarantees.
…
…
"Alright, it should be about time now."
In Taixuan Mountain, Elysia looked at Wendy and the Herrscher of Sentience and spoke.
"Mm, enter the core end of Project Stigma through the spatial lens from here, and then find another Stigmata core anchor point through the global connection."
"Pretty simple, right?"
The Herrscher of Sentience retorted, "What you say is simple, I see it as not simple at all."
"Mm-hmm, but don't you feel it?"
"What?"
Before the Herrscher of Sentience could react, Fu Hua's expression changed: "The Honkai Energy concentration around the world is rising sharply, Elysia, what happened?"
"You can understand it as the dying counterattack of Honkai."
Elysia spoke with a smile.
Raven urged, "Hurry up, the Lord can't wait any longer. This high concentration of Honkai Energy will trigger dead spots, and that would be disastrous."
"Dead spots?" Wendy was somewhat confused.
Raven explained, "It's a special phenomenon triggered when the concentration of Honkai Energy is too high. A world that gives birth to dead spots can basically be considered a sign of Finality's arrival. What we were just doing was actually accumulating Honkai Energy."
"Only with such immense Honkai Energy can we support what we are about to do." Elysia smiled sweetly.
She said, "But for now, you can rest assured. At this stage, everyone's consciousness is protected by the power of Finality within Project Stigma. There is no need to worry about anyone dying in this process."
"This is also a necessary means to merge the two eras into one."
Wendy's eyes widened.
As the concentration of Honkai Energy continued to rise, she finally understood what the power of Origin meant.
"So, Project Stigma is essentially a plan to merge everyone's consciousness?" She finally grasped it all.
Elysia nodded, "Without Kindling, it is naturally impossible to ignite the miracle that transcends Finality."
"Next, Wendy, are you ready?"
"I will project you fifty thousand years ago, and you will become the first person to connect the two eras."
…
…
[Alert, alert, high concentration of Honkai Energy is spreading across the globe, individual warriors are struggling to cope, multiple Pseudo-Herrscher appearances have been reported, and satellite images show spots resembling blemishes on the Earth's surface, with locations corresponding to areas where Honkai Energy concentration exceeds levels.]
In Fire Moth, where alarms blared everywhere, despair spread across everyone's faces.
No one knew why the world had suddenly turned into this.
They had just defeated the Eighth Herrscher, so why was Honkai even more active now?
All Fire Moth squads have been dispatched to battle, and even the battle maniac Kalpas is starting to feel fatigued.
Some warriors are urgently undergoing super transformation surgery, with MEI presiding over the operation and Fuxi assisting.
Fuxi has only assisted once before, but it is enough.
She watches MEI handle each surgery like a machine, a sense of admiration rising within her.
But she is not the boisterous Nuwa, so she does not disturb MEI abruptly.
Prometheus is controlling the war machines to deal with the Pseudo-Herrscher and Honkai Beasts appearing everywhere.
However, news of human cities falling continues to pour in every moment.
Most importantly, there is a Herrscher within Fire Moth.
Many hope that the Sixth Herrscher Seele will participate in the external battles; otherwise, they cannot rest easy leaving the Sixth Herrscher at the base.
Everyone's spirits are taut like a bowstring.
Until MEI receives a communication.
"Hi, MEI, listen to me now…"
It is Elysia.
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