NOVEL WEB Chapter 76: HSN-B46
「I said that one day I would make this world feel pain. And now, my return will be the judgment that I bring to everyone.」
A cross-shaped star glittered in her golden pupils. Her long, silver-white hair cascaded down to her waist. The tail feathers that once surrounded her reappeared, and the light wings that symbolized her Herrscher powers began to form.
Dark, heavy clouds that had covered the starry sky scattered, torn apart by the storm of Honkai energy. A massive hole opened up in the sky, and a beam of golden light shot upward, announcing the Queen's descent to the world.
In that instant, major organizations worldwide responsible for monitoring Honkai energy received this signal. Schicksal had already dispatched Rita, while the focus of Anti-Entropy remained at the Sea of Quanta. They were unable to leave due to the effects of the Sea of Quanta.
Nearby, the World Serpent's forces were on high alert. Jackal, heavily injured, stared intently as her eyes glowed. Even though she was within the reach of the Herrscher of the Void's influence, she still spoke to Raven, who stood beside her.
"I didn't expect the Herrscher of the Void to actually be here. Raven, quickly, go and capture her for me."
Natasha naturally ignored the madwoman. Her scarlet eyes remained fixed on the epicenter of the energy eruption. As someone who hated the Herrscher of the Void the most, she couldn't move an inch, despite being less than two kilometers away from the Herrscher.
It wasn't fear that kept her still. Raven's mind flashed with images of the children, and their voices calling out "teacher" echoed in her ears.
If I die here, what would happen to them?
Thankfully, the two of them were underground, which had blocked most of the Honkai energy. However, those who were within range of the explosion couldn't withstand the power of the Herrscher of the Void. As the Honkai energy surged, the Queen's Honkai beasts began to emerge from the void, launching attacks on human cities.
Meanwhile, in the distant north, another strong Honkai energy response was detected. The judgment-class Honkai beast that had been sleeping there—Bella—had finally awakened.
The first thing Bella did upon waking was turn towards Shenzhou. After more than three months, the severely injured beast had finally felt its Queen's power again. As Sirin's most loyal follower, Bella's entire purpose was to protect her. It was this unwavering belief that had kept it waiting, ready to dedicate the rest of its life to the Queen's cause.
With great difficulty, Bella flapped its wings and began flying towards ARC City.
However, at the epicenter of the Herrscher of the Void's eruption, the situation was completely different from everyone's expectations. The newly awakened Sirin didn't immediately go on a rampage. Instead, she looked with confusion at the gray-haired boy standing in front of her, completely unaffected by her Honkai energy.
「You damned human, it's you again!」
"Good evening, Herrscher of the Void. It's been half a month since we last met, right?" Ren's calm expression was somehow even more irritating to Sirin. "Oh, I almost forgot. You were trapped in Kiana's consciousness space, so you probably don't even know what time it is anymore."
This completely hit Sirin's sore spot. As the Herrscher of the Void, she had actually been trapped by a little girl. And the culprit that had caused all of this—was the guy in front of her.
「You deserve to die!」
The Herrscher of the Void, who should have been brimming with pride, now found herself struggling to control her emotions. Her hand shot up, and countless Void Lances rained down towards Ren. In an instant, they pierced through the air and surrounded him, launching a dense barrage that seemed certain to end his life.
Everything went silent. Ren's voice didn't sound again.
「No matter how arrogant you are, you are just a bug. Instead of trying to escape, you try to provoke me. Do you want to awaken that girl?」
Seeing Ren being killed so easily, Sirin was feeling rather bored. The annoyance in her heart not only didn't lessen, but it was also as if she had punched cotton; it was incredibly uncomfortable.
「No matter what, under the Queen's judgment, no one can escape.」
"What the Queen says is absolutely correct."
However, in the next second, a girl's voice suddenly rang out. The voice was so close, less than half a meter away from Sirin, that she couldn't react in time. Sirin's eyes widened in shock as she turned, her face filled with disbelief.
The girl who had once given her body to Sirin—Kiana—should have been dead. Yet, there she was, tightly embracing Sirin, and before Sirin could fully comprehend the situation, a sharp pain shot through her body. An injector, filled with an agent, had been stabbed into her.
「No!」
Sirin's fury flared as a Void Lance instantly appeared in her hand. She hurled it at Griseo, piercing through her body. But even as she tried to grab the injector, transparent threads from an unknown source wrapped around her arm, halting her movement.
That brief moment of distraction was all it took for the injured Griseo to push the remaining agent into Sirin's body.
HSN-B46
It was the agent that Ren had obtained from Jackal when he had sent Griseo to her. A special inhibitor developed by Schicksal, it only required the Kaslana Stigmata blood to complete the God-killing lance. This was the same agent used during the great battle between Himeko and the Herrscher of the Void three months ago, which weakened Sirin's power and helped awaken Kiana's consciousness.
Just a small dose of the agent was enough to make a Valkyrie lose her combat ability. The talented Jackal had even modified it into a gas that didn't require an injection. Of course, the agent that Ren had obtained was not diluted in the slightest.
Now, with the Herrscher of the Void having just awakened, her energy level was only at 1000 Honkai power. Under the effects of this agent, her power rapidly decreased. Meanwhile, Griseo, who had been killed by Sirin's desperate counterattack, was severely damaged. She would probably be out of commission for quite a while.
Ren had prepared for this moment. He didn't give Sirin any more room to struggle. The Herrscher of Dominance's power had been secretly siphoning the Herrscher of the Void's strength since Kiana had lost consciousness. Ren had deliberately provoked Sirin, making her kill him in order to seize the moment of her emotional instability.
This allowed Griseo to successfully ambush her.
In the end, the awakening of the Herrscher of the Void had been orchestrated by Ren. And, as planned, he had prepared for her to fall asleep once again.
「…」
Under the dual effects of the agent and his Dominance powers, the energy response of Sirin's body weakened, and her consciousness was inevitably pulled back into her consciousness space again.
"Good night." The Void Lance shattered, and the unharmed Ren slowly walked out from it.
Seeing the boy, who should have died, appearing in front of her again, Sirin's breath hitched. Before she could say anything, she completely lost consciousness.
After taking a few steps, Ren reached out and caught Kiana's falling body. He held her in his arms, and sighed as he looked at the girl's exhausted and sleeping form.
Then, he placed his hand on her chest.