A flash of red light, and Luo Lin found everyone appearing a short distance above the ground. Fortunately, the entire group were combatants, and with their equipment and excellent physical conditioning, this height posed no significant problem for them.
More importantly, they seemed to have jumped into the midst of a fierce battlefield!
The Honkai Beasts and Quantum Shadows were engaged in intense combat, while the alien mechanical monsters were being assaulted by both sides, leaving only a few elite units struggling to hold on.
Attacks in purple-red and semi-transparent quantum blue flew everywhere, riddling the already dilapidated buildings with even more holes due to explosions.
"Thud!"
Luo Lin landed on her feet, aiming her gun at a nearby Chariot-class Honkai Beast. Skillfully and lightly, she cracked open its skull, while tossing out a series of projectiles to carve out a small safe space on the battlefield.
Murata Himeko was familiar with the girl's tactics. Following the flashes of explosions and smoke, she charged out and swiftly cut down two Honkai Beasts that couldn't evade in time with her Godslayer: Surtr.
But there was someone even faster than them!
Raiden Mei turned into a bolt of lightning and plunged into the midst of the monster group. All small-sized monsters shattered into pieces the moment they were touched by the electric light, falling to the ground with crackling sounds.
After the teleportation, Bronya didn't even descend from the sky. With her azure energy bullets and light blades accompanying her figure, she moved gracefully and elegantly across the battlefield.
As for Adam, Carole, and the other newcomers, they all fought with all their might, displaying their brilliance with flames, ice rings, fists, and bullets. The "Unified White Heat" system of the Moon Ring coordinated the power of the newcomers, showcasing a different style.
With the influence of the Honkai energy pervading the environment, the former leader of the Anti-Entropy found his previous rhythm. Welt waved the shortened steel bars in his hands like a conductor, skillfully manipulating gravity to influence the situation on the battlefield.
The Knight-class Honkai Beast stumbled and fell to the ground; the Chariot-class Honkai Beast veered off course, pulled by gravity and charging off the platform; the elusive Quantum Shadows were ruthlessly pressed to the ground and walls, no longer as elusive as before.
Luo Lin and Bronya quickly noticed these controlled creatures. The two of them had been struggling because the Quantum Shadows were teleporting around, making it difficult to deal with them with ranged attacks. Welt's gravity control solved their urgent need.
So bullets quickly enveloped these creatures, turning them into blue dots and dissipating them.
Welt nodded, shifting more of his attention to the newcomers like Adam and Carole. His eyes were full of satisfaction, as if he saw the shadow of heritage in their determined fighting posture.
The team cooperated to climb up the remaining stairs and floating platforms of the Arcane Castle, gradually approaching the position of the portal.
At the same time, the Moon Ring, which was operating at full capacity, caught the interest of Void Archive. After studying it for a while, it exclaimed, "This thing is really good, but there seems to be a flaw in the algorithm... Let me think, yes, that's it."
The golden cube's body flickered and gradually synchronized with the frequency of the Moon Ring. Void Archive easily entered the "Unified White Heat" network constructed by the Moon Ring.
It took half a minute for it to adjust the parameters of the Moon Ring, optimize the efficiency of energy operation, and finally, with a solemn gesture, it added some new code to the Moon Ring. The circular device emitted a "beep" sound.
[Unlocked!]
"Huh? What's this?!"
Timido felt the Moon Ring's output suddenly increase. In her astonished gaze, the ice skate under her feet directly cut off the shield of the temple-class Honkai Beast!
Next to her, Adam, cooperating with Carole, overturned several Chariot-class Honkai Beasts. He realized belatedly that the damage caused by his weapons far exceeded his expectations.
Lyle felt this more keenly. Compared to other melee equipment, firearms were more difficult to be affected by Honkai energy, because the carrying capacity of bullets themselves was limited. Normally, to increase firepower, one would either improve bullet materials or use more powerful firearms.
All except for Luo Lin, who imbued her bullets with Edge of Taixuan.
After Void Archive enhanced the Moon Ring, Lyle could even penetrate the energy shields of mechanical Shadows with a single shot, and even pierced through the thick armor plates on the Emperor's shoulders.
As for Raiden Mei and Bronya, they didn't feel much difference in the enhanced Moon Ring because the Honkai energy was already abundant everywhere, greatly enhancing their abilities. The assistance of the Moon Ring was somewhat redundant for the two Herrscher's bodies.
Perhaps making Bronya fly higher and making Raiden Mei's lightning more dazzling could also be considered a kind of enhancement?
Enemies fell in swathes under the rapid attacks, but as the group approached the portal, the speed of monster reinforcements also increased.
Bronya's face gradually became anxious, shouting, "Void Archive, can you close the portal here?"
"It's already possible here!"
At some point, Void Archive floated back to Bronya's side. It stared at the constantly spewing portal in the distance, making a decision.
"The physical bodies of the two Herrschers of Reason, Welt Yang and Bronya Zaychik, I need your help... Help me build a new Cosmic Juggernaut."
The bespectacled man raised his eyebrows. "Its rare to see you asking others for help... So what's the problem?"
"Firstly, although I barely have free will now, I am ultimately a tool. The Key of Revelation can perform better under human control. Secondly... You should already be able to see the other Cosmic Juggernaut in the distant portal..."
From afar, they could see the shiny locomotive-shaped thing spanning the middle of the portal, Bronya, Raiden Mei, and Welt, as members of the Elder Heavenly Mandate, had basically seen the Divine Keys all over, naturally recognizing that thing.
Void Archive explained its plan, "I am a Divine Key made from the core of the Herrscher of Reason. Both of you are also were the Herrscher of Reason. You should have some experience in using the core of the Herrscher of Reason. I need you to help me deal with possible resistance when I close the portal, so that the new Cosmic Juggernaut won't be snatched away again."
"Alright."
The situation was urgent now, and there was no time to delay. Welt and Bronya agreed to Void Archive's plan without hesitation. The two of them, along with a golden cube, came to an open area, and the Honkai energy connected them.
A golden light soared into the sky, and the Mimic God Key, exactly like the locomotive in the portal, took shape. Invisible fluctuations erupted instantly, causing all the operating portals to tremble violently!
The next moment, Bronya and Welt felt a grand consciousness enveloping them, causing quite a bit of pressure on their spirits. However, this pressure wasn't as intimidating as its momentum, and the two of them, with the assistance of the Divine Key, managed to withstand the mental impact.
The experienced Welt exclaimed, "This is... the power of the Imaginary Tree...?!"
However, soon, this pressure left them, which made Bronya and Welt breathe a sigh of relief.
"Void Archive, you were really unlucky before..." Welt adjusted his glasses and said.
"Gone?"
Bronya looked around, seeing Luo Lin frozen in place, sweating profusely.
Feeling the sudden coverage of her vision by the Imaginary, Luo Lin shivered, "Ahaha, Senior, you're good...? If you're okay, I'll leave first?"
[###?!]
"Don't..."
The newly created Cosmic Juggernaut in the air flickered violently, abandoning its action to continue maintaining the imaginary teleportation gate, and headed straight for Luo Lin!