Chapter 37: The Dust Settles

In the Moth base, everyone was watching the fight with bated breath. Using a viewing satellite, they saw the titanic battle of a herrscher.

Mobius squinted her eyes and observed the fight with bubble wrap in hand, popping furiously. "Don't you dare lose..."

They didn't see anything at first as they were moving too quickly. "They're slowing down the footage now Dr. Mobius." Klein received a message and conveyed it to her.

Fuxi looked on with her eyes and mouth wide open. "I didn't know that Dr. Ein could fight against a herrscher. Can he really do it?" She asked nervously.

Mobius spoke without losing focus. "This is the reason we made that outrageous weapon. If someone can do it, then it's him." Her voice, resolute.

He then slashed horizontally and they all were nervously waiting for the aftermath. The herrscher was scratch free, and he flew like a bullet and hit the ground like a small meteor.

Nuwa excitedly spoke "He isn't done yet! It's time for the counter attack!" As she finished speaking, the battle continued and they were speechless.

The others in Oceania were frozen as they see his prowess for the 1st time. "Is that really Ein? He's fighting a herrscher right? How can he trade blows with that monster..." Kevin slapped his face, trying to see if it's a dream.

The battle finished as they all looked down. "We can even hear the battle here, gales of wind and lightning fighting for supremacy." Himeko observed.

Mei stood up "We need to take him to safety right now! He's not in good shape." She then informed the branch of the successful subjugation and they sent out a massive amount of vehicles, weapons, and soldiers to go on the battlefield.

Without the support of a herrscher and an emperor class, they tore through the fodder honkai beasts and located him quickly. They carefully loaded him and immediately went back to the base.

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After a few hours, Ein opened his eyes and he saw his lovers on the side of the bed. Looking at him with concerned eyes. The rest of his friends sitting on a couch nearby.

"Hah, that fight was a damned fiesta. And now that I have a record, I'll be doing this again in the future." He grumbled.

Everyone turned their heads and crowded him immediately. "You idiot. You're such a bad guy you know!? Taking on that herrscher when just before, you were injured like crazy." Elysia hit him on the chest weakly as she sobbed.

Eden sighed and caressed his hair. "Welcome back Ein. I'm glad you're just fine." She smiled widely.

Himeko patted him all over frantically. "You don't have any injuries do you!?" She squeezed his hand.

Kevin sighed "Seriously, you've been hiding your strength that much huh? You're basically a monster, trading blows with a herrscher."

Su checked up on his condition and gave a wry smile. "Your muscles are still twitching, but everything seems to be in place. You'll make a full recovery at this rate in a few days, are you even human?"

Ein sat up and hugged Elysia, Himeko, and Eden. "What a grand reception, all my friends greeting me when I wake up. Thanks for worrying guys." He smiled widely. "I'm starving though, give me some space."

They brought out a table that can fit on his bed and he took out massive amounts of burgers and pizzas. "Ahhh, nothing beats some these after a hard day at work." He gorged himself as much as humanly possible, eating the mountain of food quickly while replenishing occasionally.

Everyone laughed and just ate with him, enjoying his food. The triumphant return as well.

They then left to sleep and he was left alone with his thoughts. Deciding to check up on Mobius he called. "Moby-chan, I'll bring back a pretty present back home." He showed her the 4th's gem, glowing with honkai energy.

Mobius just deadpanned at him. "That's nice and all. But the data you showed in the fight was enough. The herrscher gem doesn't matter."

"Ohh! Stop being a tsundere Mobius... Just tell me you're glad, and I'm back safely." He smiled at her.

She glared at him and frowned. "Un, I... I'm glad you're safe and sound." She said softly, blushing like an apple.

Nuwa then bombed the call. "Ooh, Dr. Mobius being all sappy and tsun! What a treat to my tired soul! Oh and Ein, that battle was so anime. I rate it, 11/10." She gave a thumbs up.

Mobius gave her a noogie. "You're going to work overtime for a week! Who're you calling a tsun!?"

Fuxi rolled her eyes "That's what you get Nuwa, stop your impulses for once."

Klein stared at them and grinned while holding a camera. "Mr. Einheri, I've recorded it all in HD. I'm expecting a reward when you return." Mobius then chased her around the lab.

He laughed at their antics "I'll make you guys a feast when I get back. Thanks for the laugh." He ended the call and smiled. "We'll still have a vacation later though."

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Early in the morning, he was standing atop a building on the ruins of his battle. Holding his spear that has now a dull glow. "So you have a finite amount of honkai energy, my little baby."

He tried to supply it with his own, but he was out of gas quickly and it didn't even make a dent on its reserves. "Hah, no matter. I'll purge this country of honkai beasts first." He looked around and the city was still teeming with honkai beasts.

He jumped down and killed everything on sight. A seraph on his off hand, biting it while it's still alive. "You guys are more energetic alive. I'll savor you well." His honkai energy slowly increasing.

After a few hours, he received a call from Eden while he was munching on a jellyfish like honkai beast. "Ooh, this thing's tentacles are like szechuan cuisine, a bit spicy and stings." (pic)

Eden then shouted at him "Where the hell are you!? And is that a honkai beast you're eating? You're insane." She massaged the bridge of her nose.

"What? They might not be delicious, but they give me a little buff everytime I eat them. It's more sustainable too, they're everywhere. Yosh, they'll be my main diet for now." He put some sweet and sour sauce on it and ate it deliciously.

Eden sighed "So? Why did you just left a note, saying you'll exercise for a bit?" She squinted her eyes.

Ein looked at her seriously. "This part of Oceania is teeming with honkai beasts Eden. I like to be efficient you see? Killing these things protect the population, while I slowly get stronger. There's a good reason why I'm eating these bland things."

Eden nodded thinking he does everything with a clear purpose. "When will you get back though? You should be resting right now you know?" Concerned about his workaholic tendencies.

Ein sighed "I don't know, I just finished cleaning up this city, I haven't seen any survivors, yet. And I hope there aren't some, I'll thin them down as much as I can in a week. MOTH has to work too anyway, don't worry Eden. I'm not a charity case, humans don't need a pillar to believe on. They'll stagnate and rot. Making them reliant on magical solutions falling to their laps."

Eden went silent. Not expecting him to be so cynical. "I understand, stay safe then. We'll be waiting for you right here."

Ein smiled wryly "And we're supposed to be on vacation right now. When I get back we'll go to another place, I'm not going to return to work without it. You can count on that, I'm already worked to the bone after all. I'll have fun with you girls for sure."

Eden sighed "You do everything in your pace too much. But MOTH can't do anything anyway." She shakes her head and shrugs. "Let's go have fun when you return then, Elysia has been waiting for this in a long time."

"I love you, tell the other 2 as well. I'm motivated right now... I'll get back in exactly 1 week." He ended the call and stood up, his muscles bulged as he exhales hot steam. His body, a biological reactor as he jumped lightly on place. Preparing for a crusade.

"Next city... Is over there." He turned his head to the next place for cleaning. "Well, better wrap it up then. Hah, the things I do for a semblance of peace and quiet." He flew like a jet, ready to unleash mayhem.

After flying for a bit, he saw a group of storm templars and chariots. "I'll let you charge up for now." He put his spear on his back, using its strong magnetic properties to stick to his uniform.

He landed in the middle of them, and hordes of smaller ones crowded the area as well. "You fuckers have been making a mess here." The surroundings were in ruins, it looked like an apocalyptic situation. "Well you guys don't have guts... But I'll surely, RIP & TEAR YOU APART!!!" He roared as he jumped to the nearest titanic templar.

He front kicked it on the shield, on an angle that would take out the others. A shockwave emitted from the impact, making the seraphs that were charging spiral out of control all over the place.

The battle just started and it was already chaotic. He dodged a thrust from a smaller templar and then ripped its lance from its torso. Stabbing it with it and waving it around like a flail, he threw it to a chariot that jumped high in the air. Trying to flatten him to paste.

It struck it's face and it's leap went shorter than expected as it crashed down the ground, creating tremors. Another one stood in place and looked like it was inhaling. It then released oscillating waves of air that shattered everything window in the surroundings.

"You can do that too? At least it's not as fast and strong as the emperor class." As he dodged while shoulder tackling another templar. He dashed and kicked it from it's presumed chin, as the head detached and flew in the air.

It went limp and catapults started to throw a barrage of fire, ice, and lightning bombs at him. He stood his ground and deflected it back at the horde as they exploded in brilliant flames, froze like an ice block, and was electrocuted by the bombs.

An onslaught of seraphs then charged at him in droves. He focused and struck them down with a flurry of kicks that were lick whips, fists that hit like a dump truck that made them explode. Knees and elbows with absolute precision, not getting hit even once as the honkai beasts threw themselves at him like flies.

He focused his energy and shouted. "Shinra Tensei!" A force emanated with him on the center. The barrage of honkai beasts flew everywhere like a frag grenade.

Several storm templars then came flying down at him with their lance spiralling with honkai energy. He jumped up high into the air and the impact of the attack turned the ground into dust. The earth trembling from the attack as a cloud of dust raised a curtain.

A resounding clap was heard as he focused his energy. "Chibaku Tensei!" The bits of rubble and dead honkai beasts congregated into a 50 meter half circle meteor. Raising up high in the air, he supported it with his strength to save up on energy.

(honkai beasts are pretty light, being silicon based. So I could do this, Hehe~)

"This might not be it, but eat this! Tengai Shinsei!" He dropped it down, with immense speed, enough to ignite as it impacted the ground like a meteor.

The ground shattered, as the storm templars were torn apart from the impact. Buildings toppled from the massive shockwave.

There were only a few left as he sweated a bit. But with a wide smile on his face. "Hahaha, that feels good." He looked at the big crater with honkai beast corpses scattered. "It's not as strong as I would've liked. Tch, I'll have you guys as fuel for my power."

He cleaned up the stragglers and stored everything that was still usable. He took out some small corpses and ripped pieces and ate it like a cookie.

"There's still a lot of time... I'll surely enjoy this a lot." He flew all over the city, searching for prey like a predator.

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Stats:

(New skill: Hyperphagia- Support type skill that helps digest a variety of objects, even non-organic for nutrients with the help of honkai energy.)

Strength: Class 25 (10-25 metric tons)

-The weight of Big Ben, trucks, and small motor boats.

(Fun fact: Big Ben is the bell and it's in the Elizabeth tower.)

Speed: Transonic (1200-1400 km/h)

-Capable of moving at speeds faster than the eye can track reliably, includes move, reaction, and combat speed.

Intelligence: Genius

-Has immense knowledge at different branches of science. Capable of executing complex strategies under pressure and calculating future actions to a certain extent.

Durability: Superhuman

-Capable of taking hits that will destroy buildings with slight injuries

Stamina: Superhuman

-Capable of persevering through days of intense movement and combat. Doesn't need to sleep for multiple weeks at a time without consequences.

Skills

Honkai energy resistance

-Tolerance type skill that can resist the effects of Honkai energy i.e. corruption, mutation, etc.

Honkai energy manipulation

-Control type skill that can manipulate the innate honkai energy to perform supernatural feats (Currently Telekinesis)

natural elements resistance

-tolerance type skill that resist stimuli i.e. heat, cold, toxins, chemical irritants, electricity, diseases, etc.

resist physical damage

-tolerance type skill that resist physical types of damage to the body. i.e. blunt force, slashing, piercing damage, etc.

neural signal acceleration

-enhancing type skill that lets neural pathways be more efficient and faster due to increase in synaptic activity, neurotransmitter production, dendritic spines for more neuron connections, and increase myelin in axons for faster electrical signals. Gives more calculating power to the brain and increase to reflexes.

Eidetic memory

-Mental type skill that can perfectly store any information in the brain with perfect recall

Metabolic Control

-Physical type skill that can control the metabolic processes of the body i.e. hunger, hormones, heart rate, healing, anabolism and catabolism, etc.

(Basic explanation on catabolism: muscles, sugars, and fat turn to energy. anabolism: protein, sugars, minerals turn to tissue, fat, bones.)

Enhanced body

-enhancing type skill that increases the body's durability, flexibility, senses, elasticity etc. Gives: harder and denser muscles, bones. flexible joints, elastic tendons, etc.

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Thanks for reading! My chuuni went out a little too much so I apologize. Not! Anyways, thanks for the support. Ciao.