allonlinenovel Chapter 201 Illusion (5)
Chapter 201 Illusion (5)
Let's shift our focus back to the captain, who is now covered in wounds, with blood streaming down his face and staining his vision red.
The captain, panting heavily, planted the Heavenly Judgment in the ground. It has to be said that Fu Hua at her peak was truly formidable; even a simple punch or kick required the captain to defend with all his might.
Is this power far beyond the Herrscher level? For someone whose strength is at most at the Herrscher level, facing such an opponent is still too much of a challenge.
However, the captain wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and smiled slightly, knowing that he was not fighting alone!
Suddenly, a lance fell from the sky and landed between the captain and Fu Hua, followed by five figures falling to the ground.
The leader was both familiar and unfamiliar to the captain. She was familiar because everyone knew her name and she was one of the idols of countless Valkyries. She was unfamiliar because the captain had never had any real contact with her.
She is Cecilia Shaniat, the current Holy Maiden of Destiny in this illusionary realm and the chieftain of the Shaniat clan.
“This is…” Cecilia glanced at the greatsword in the captain’s hand and frowned slightly. “Why is my man’s weapon in your hands?”
"Haha." The captain chuckled, leaning on the Judgment of Heavenly Fire to support his back. "Before that, I think it would be better to deal with the immediate trouble first, Ms. Cecilia."
“That’s true.” Cecilia turned to look at Fu Hua, and then let out a soft exclamation, “Huh? Why is Fu Hua there, and she seems a bit strange?”
"Mom, do you know that person over there?" Diana asked. "Why does she look so familiar to me?"
"Her name is Fu Hua. She's a friend and senior of mine. You probably feel familiar with her because she visited our home when you were a child."
"Is that right?"
"In short, could this gentleman explain the current situation to us?"
At this moment, Diana also spotted the captain and went up to greet him warmly. After seeing that the captain was covered in injuries, she was both concerned and hurriedly helped him with treatment.
Cecilia couldn't help but look at the man in front of her with a different gaze. The powerful Honkai energy fluctuations and the obvious high Honkai energy adaptability made him a good catch and a suitable match.
If Diana liked it, he wouldn't mind letting the two of them try dating first. At that moment, Cecilia's eyes changed, and the captain also keenly noticed that Cecilia's gaze towards him was no longer innocent.
The captain was initially delighted, but then shook his head with a wry smile. This world was ultimately just an illusion, and Cecilia before him was merely a virtual character representing Diana's longing for familial affection. What was the point of gaining her approval?
Moreover, this is not his own world, and Diana is not his Kiana. In the end, the captain subtly hinted at his attitude.
Although it's unclear whether Diana understood, at least Kiana and Cecilia knew the captain's attitude, to which they could only offer a wry smile.
"Touch! Touch!"
Mei and Bronya were knocked away by Fu Hua and landed in front of everyone, reminding them that this was not the time for idle chatter. So, after briefly explaining the situation, the captain went to support the two.
Of course, it also contains the truth of this world, but whether Diana can figure it out is not something the captain can worry about right now.
With support from St. Freya Academy, the captain finally had enough resources to fight against the Law of Knowledge. Cecilia and the other four held off Fu Hua while the captain personally confronted the Law of Knowledge's avatar.
Although Eden herself is not good at fighting, she is still a fusion warrior and her strength ranks among the top of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire. However, it is not that I am without a chance to defeat her.
Thinking of this, the captain smiled, the corners of his mouth turned up, and then he dragged his tired body and raised the greatsword in his hand.
Since this is an illusion, all battles are essentially a contest of willpower, and when it comes to willpower, the captain believes he is among the best.
Moreover, illusions also have their advantages, such as this.
The captain's body was restored to normal in the next second, and even his clothes were brand new.
"How is this possible!" Shilu shouted. "This is my world! How could you possibly possess the power to control this world!"
"hehe!"
At some point, one of the captain's eyes turned crimson, and his aura changed, becoming wild, unrestrained, and extremely flamboyant.
"To be honest, if you had just stayed quietly in Feather Dust and done nothing, I wouldn't have made a move against you."
As the captain spoke, the Heavenly Judgment in his hand once again condensed into an even larger flame. The surging Honkai energy even triggered the Heavenly Judgment's transformation mechanism, and with a mechanical sound, the Heavenly Judgment officially transformed into Annihilation Mode.
"But since you dare to lay a hand on an old relic, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
At this moment, the captain's eyes turned completely crimson, and a touch of gold even appeared in his pupils.
"No! You're not him! You...you are..."
"It's too late to realize it now!"
"Impossible! This is impossible! The protective barrier I created is perfect, how could you get through!"
At this moment, Shi Lu finally broke down. She instantly withdrew the power she used to control Fu Hua and instead gathered all the Honkai energy into this body.
As Eden's body emitted painful howls, it eventually transformed into a massive Honkai Beast resembling a whale.
"Uooooohhhhh!"
The artificially collapsed form of the Law of Consciousness charged towards the direction of the captain with all its might, but it was too late. The Heavenly Fire of Annihilation came from the sky and ignited the entire sky.
A dense rain of fire rushed towards Shilu, and a violent explosion instantly resounded throughout the sky. A large amount of smoke spread out, and the last burst of fire split the smoke in two, finally bringing this catastrophe-like rain of fire to an end.
After an unknown amount of time, as the smoke dissipated, the consciousness that had been split in two was revealed. At this point, she was already extremely weak and could no longer even maintain Eden's appearance.
She transformed into her original form, probably because this was within Diana's consciousness space. The appearance of the Shilu in this world was not Fu Hua's, but Diana's.
"Huh? How come she looks exactly like me and my sister?"
“Because this is not the real world, but your consciousness space,” Cecilia said, stepping forward.
"What are you talking about, Mom? This is my consciousness space, so what's going on with you all?"
“Child, we are beings born from the desires deep within your heart, captured by this Herrscher.”
Cecilia gently stroked Diana's face, as if trying to memorize her features.
"Mom, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'the existence I yearn for deepest in my heart'..." Diana's voice trembled slightly. "Hey, sister, Mom looks so strange, doesn't she?"
Kiana's figure had disappeared from the illusion at some point, and Diana, or rather Kiana, frantically searched for her "sister."
"Mei, Bronya, have you seen my sister?"
Kiana turned her head and found that the place where the two of them had been standing was now empty.
"Why?" Kiana knelt down on the ground, stunned. "Where did everyone go?!"
“Kiana!” Cecilia stepped forward and gently hugged Kiana. “Perhaps you are not my real child, but you have truly inherited this name and become an excellent warrior carrying my expectations. From now on, you will be Kiana, my proudest daughter.”
"Mom, Mom..."
Before Kiana could hug Cecilia, Cecilia seemed to sense something, her pupils contracted, and she quickly pushed Kiana away. The next second, a black and white spear pierced through her body.
"mom!"
Kiana returned to Cecilia's side, her face pale. After coughing up blood, Cecilia pulled the spear from her body and, relying on the power of the Black Abyss White Flower, temporarily saved her life.
"I never expected to run into you again, Sirin!"
"Oh? I didn't expect that you would still recognize me at a glance even though I appeared in front of you like this?"
The Herrscher of the Void slowly descended from the sky, her expression indifferent, her eyes filled with a hint of disdain as she sized up the woman before her, a woman who was quite complicated to her.
“Even if your appearance has changed, the essence of your soul will not change. Ever since the day I became self-aware, I have always felt that Diana’s aura is very familiar to me. I originally thought that as my daughter, I would naturally be very familiar with her aura, but now it seems that she is also related to Sirin, which is why I feel inexplicably familiar with her.”
"Ha! How could she be Sirin? You should know better than anyone the extent of Sirin's hatred for humans. How could someone like her, who likes humans and even wants to become one, possibly exist?"
"No! That child isn't like that at all! I can sense that she still holds onto a sliver of hope for humanity!"
"But you gave her that hope and then destroyed it with your own hands, you haven't forgotten that, have you?"
"..."
At the same time, Fu Hua, who had regained consciousness, slowly opened her eyes. What came into view was the Herrscher of Knowledge, who was full of concern for her, the Herrscher of Knowledge lying on the ground on the verge of death, and Kiana kneeling there, questioning the meaning of life.
"Captain Xiaoshi, what's going on?" Fu Hua asked.
"What else could it be?" The Herrscher of Knowledge spread her hands and said, "It's just that the me from your world wasn't born in your original body as we know it, but was born directly on the Feather Dust that you're possessing."
"So this is an illusionary space created by the Herrscher of Consciousness? This also explains Cecilia over there."
Fu Hua glanced at Cecilia, who was confronting the Herrscher of the Void, and a knowing look appeared in her eyes.
"Let's not talk about that now." The captain interrupted their conversation, his words filled with curiosity. "Xiao Shi, tell me how you got in? Don't forget you said you could only come in if I woke up at least one person."
The one who knew the law first clicked his tongue in amazement, and then began to explain the situation at that time.
It turns out that during the call with the captain, Shilu wasn't just hanging on the sidelines. Instead, while the captain was talking to someone outside, she secretly tried to leave Kiana's consciousness space by following the communication channel.
However, since the Law of Consciousness is not the Law of Corruption, she does not have the ability to hack into electronic devices. Therefore, she can only spread memes in an attempt to infect the people present and use them as a stepping stone to escape to another consciousness space.
However, the Herrscher of Knowledge quickly saw through it. Although the Herrscher of Knowledge reacted quickly enough to escape back the moment the Herrscher of Knowledge made her move, the Herrscher of Knowledge still managed to find some minor flaws in the barrier.
Through these loopholes, and with Kevin's strong support, the Herrscher of Knowledge was able to successfully enter this illusionary world through the captain's body.
However, because it possessed the captain's body, the Herrscher of Consciousness could initially only manifest within the captain's body. But that was enough; by using the captain's body, the Herrscher of Consciousness gained control of this world without anyone noticing.
However, in order to avoid being discovered, the efficiency was not as fast as the Herrscher of Knowledge had imagined. Otherwise, the Herrscher of Knowledge could have completed the operation before St. Freya Academy arrived.
What no one expected was that Cecilia was the first to realize the truth that this world was fictional from the captain's words. Logically speaking, she should have been reset the moment she realized it, but no one knows how she managed to avoid being reset, and she has even survived until now, showing a strong tendency to prepare to fight the Herrscher of the Void.
"In short, that's the situation. In my opinion, let's not worry about anything else for now. The most important thing is to move Kiana to a safe location. It's quite dangerous for her to keep hiding behind Cecilia, that seriously ill patient."
Fu Hua quickly agreed to the Herrscher of Knowledge's proposal, and the captain naturally had no objections.
After transferring Kiana to a safe place, the captain and the others prepared to return the way they came to join Cecilia in fighting the Herrscher of the Void.
Just then, a familiar voice rang in the captain's ears.
"Sister Ying, look! It's Ahua! Wait, upon closer inspection, why are there two Ahuas?"
“This…Pado is my twin sister, her name is Xiaoshi.”
Hey! You old fogey!
"Oh, I see. Hello, young master. My name is Pado Phyllis, but you can call me Pado or Phyllis, whatever you like. Please take care of me in the future! And this young man is?"
"Hello, my name is Xuanyuan Xin."
"Oh, it's Brother Xin! Please take care of me!"
Faced with Pado's sudden enthusiasm, the captain was at a loss for what to do and finally gave an awkward but polite smile.
Then he saw Kevin, Su, Qianjie, Ying, Aponia and others behind Pado, but the pink figure was missing.
"Wait, where's Alicia?"
The captain's words instantly silenced the atmosphere. The members of the Golden Court looked at the captain with strange eyes and then asked.
"Who is Alicia...?"
"Eh?"