What happened next was roughly the same as what happened in history. Reanna, the chief Valkyrie of Schicksal, reunited with Joyce and his group, and they ran around New York City together.
Evacuating the people, treating patients affected by Honkai energy, and eliminating Honkai beasts.
Because her entire body is made of Soulium, the tireless Reanna can use the zero-rated power of the Black Abyss White Flower at will to heal the people and ensure their survival.
They temporarily stayed in a crowded clinic, which housed many refugees. However, due to another sudden attack by the Honkai beast, Kirataka and Reanna temporarily left the clinic and went to clean up the surrounding areas.
At this time, Schrödinger, who had already transformed into a half-Honkai beast, should have already arrived and was semi-forcing Joyce to awaken the power of the Herrscher...
Kirataka thought as he dealt with the Honkai beast in front of him.
He would not interfere with Joyce's inevitable journey to awakening as a Herrscher.
"Young man, you fight very skillfully and your strength is quite good... A Schicksal Knight of this level cannot be unknown. Why have I never heard of your name before?"
Reanna also suddenly threw out the Black Abyss White Flower, easily piercing through the Honkai Beast in front of her, and asked in the interval of the battle.
"…Because I served in a relatively safe place before, I didn't have many opportunities to create military merits."
Kirataka's mouth twitched.
The role substitution in this virtual scene is a bit too crude...
"By the way, why did Senior Reanna choose to transform her body?"
He changed the subject, distracting Reanna.
After all, this is not reality. As an existence projected by data, he will not dwell on his identity.
As a Valkyrie who has been active for a hundred years, Reanna's Soulium body is no unknown secret within Schicksal.
Sure enough, Reanna thought for a moment and did not continue to pursue Kirataka's identity. Instead, she answered:
"Because war is war, and it will always bring destruction, and that...will never change."
Even if you have good intentions, you must endure the sacrifices that come with it that you cannot control.
"The Honkai is there. We can't bargain with it, and it won't listen to any of our reasoning. It won't fear its own sacrifice, nor will it pity our sacrifice, and it doesn't even care what this planet will become."
The battle against Honkai that lasted for a hundred years made her deeply understand a truth: unless humans completely and thoroughly disappeared from the earth without a single one left, Honkai would never stop.
She said calmly:
"So, from the beginning, this was a do-or-die battle. At that time, I found the bishop and volunteered to be his experimental subject. In this way, I could always stand on the front line against the Honkai and reduce the sacrifices of others."
To some extent, she is immortal, and as long as she is not defeated by the Honkai beast, she can devote herself to this war endlessly.
...............
At the same time, near the clinic.
Einstein barely controlled the newly cracked Star of Eden to form an energy shield to confront the attacking girl.
But it is obvious that how can she, who is sharpening her weapons before the battle, be a match for the girl who has obtained the power of Honkai?
The girl, whose entire body had been eroded by Honkai energy, taunted mercilessly:
"Haha... you little white face who can only hide behind girls, do you want to watch Einstein sacrifice himself for you?"
She has two pink cat ears on her head, her left eye has collapsed, and her right hand and exposed chest have also completely collapsed and transformed into a beast.
The visitor was none other than Dr. Schrödinger, who was obviously severely infected by Honkai energy.
Surprisingly, even in this state, she managed to maintain her sanity.
And everything she is doing now is not without purpose——
"Listen carefully. If you really want to prove that you are different from the Herrschers recorded in ancient documents if you want to prove that you will not lose to your Herrscher instincts... No..."
She curled her lips slightly and changed her words to be more stimulating:
"If you want to prove that you are still a man of courage, then take up your weapon and defeat me head-on!"
"…"
The dark blue-haired man in front of him was silent for a long time.
After Schrödinger completely revealed his identity as the Herrscher, he suddenly became aware of a voice that he had forgotten in the past.
That voice was tirelessly guiding him, telling him that destruction and devouring were his duties. The urge to destroy surged from every cell in his body as if to take away his control over this body.
Destroy, annihilate, burn everything.
Take revenge on the Schicksal Organization that has tortured you for three years, and on this world.
But at the same time, countless voices flashed through his mind, including soldiers, children, psychologists, and ordinary housewives.
Joyce realized that those voices were those of ordinary people who had died in Berlin.
Many memories came to mind.
The moment he was born in Berlin, all he saw was devastation and the flames of war.
Reluctant to give up, he walked around the disaster site, picking up things and taking the fragments of his soul into his own body.
At the moment of his birth, a voice as gentle as flying flowers once whispered to him, asking him to engrave the souls of these victims in his body.
"Engrave their thoughts into your soul."
He did so, and at that moment, the thoughts of three hundred thousand people were coexisting in his body.
Because the voice of the Honkai Will began to seduce him, the minds of 300,000 people decided not to remain silent anymore.
This was a victory for ordinary people. Three hundred thousand thoughts helped him completely overcome the temptation of the will of Honkai and maintain his intact self.
He stood up, walked to Dr. Einstein, and took the Star of Eden from her hands.
Due to the urgency of time, Dr. Einstein did not actually teach him how to use the Star of Eden. However, the moment Joyce touched it, he immediately understood how to use this legendary Divine Key.
How to use it, the tricks of driving it, everything is clearly displayed in front of him.
Joyce understood in his heart, perhaps, this was his innate ability.
Schrödinger used her right arm, which had been transformed into an Honkai beast, to shoot out a beam of Honkai energy. At the same time, Joyce controlled the Star of Eden to shoot out a gravity wave. The two dangerous energies collided with each other and were in a stalemate.
"What's wrong, Welt? Have you used all your strength? Is this the only ability of the so-called Herrscher?"
She was very happy with Joyce's change, but this alone was far from enough.
If he couldn't even kill her, how could he save everything in this city and face the conspirator behind the scenes?
"Dr. Schrödinger, you...are not my enemy."
The blue-haired young man closed his eyes slightly, then opened them and sighed.
"How ridiculous! I really want to kill you now."
"No, I don't object to that... You do want to kill me, and if you do, it will be another good outcome for everyone."
The death of a Herrscher is never bad news.
Joyce said calmly:
"But even if you really want to kill me, you are not my enemy. I am sure of that."
"What on earth do you want to say? Who do you think you are?"
Schrödinger questioned.
"...To be honest, I don't know what I am right now. At this moment, there are countless voices whispering, shouting, and talking in my body."
Joyce closed his eyes as if listening to the voice in his body, and then he said with determination:
"There is a voice that keeps tempting me to destroy everything, but at the same time, there are more voices that encourage me to create blessings for the world and make it a better place.
"The only thing I can be sure of is that if you kill me, they...the last remnants of them left in this world will also be gone, so...
"Dr. Schrödinger, if you really want to fight me to the death, I will not sit still and wait for death. After this battle is over, I will still realize the most beautiful possibilities among those countless voices!"
This is what he, Welt Joyce, chose to fight for humanity...
The first Herrscher.
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