Chapter 49: Severing Despair with Unwavering Flames

Luo Lin initially believed that as a Lv1 character, she would only be able to inflict scratch-like damage like in the game.

However, upon actually switching over, she discovered that the performance of the Vermillion Knight - Eclipse, was extremely powerful.

According to the storyline, when Himeko donned this armor, her body was already severely eroded by Honkai, as stated earlier. The subsequent powerful displays, such as breaking through the defenses of the Herrscher of the Void with her sword, were all driven by her superhuman willpower.

Now, Luo Lin felt her body was incredibly healthy, with the Stigmata power brought by Teacher Himeko's possession coursing through her blood, far surpassing Sirin, giving her a sense of fulfillment.

Coupled with the Vermillion Knight's armor linked to the Gem of Haste, and the Judgement of Shamash she "borrowed" from Siegfried, the situation was much better than Luo Lin had estimated!

The Gigantic Greatsword radiated light, forcibly deflecting the shockwaves created by the Herrscher of the Voids and erupting into scorching flames, causing the portal prepared by the Herrscher of the Voids to tremble and shatter, disappearing into the void.

The spatial positioning that could delay and imprison people was also projected by the Herrscher of the Void. Luo Lin had suffered enough from this trick on the Memorial Arena and had imagined several ways to avoid spatial positioning, but she was too weak to execute them.

Now, the Vermillion Knight met all the requirements.

Luo Lin's thoughts flowed, and in a graceful and exaggerated posture, she rushed out of the deceleration field, using the greatsword to smash the charged subspace lance.

"Wow, no wonder Siegfried can become an S-rank combatant. The power of the Divine Key is really exaggerated!" Himeko floated behind Luo Lin, marveling at the exaggerated impact of Shamash.

Is this astonishing? What if Judgement of Shamash were wielded by Kevin Kaslana? He dared to confront the Herrscher of Finality and treated the Key of Destruction's 0th power as free fireworks, the ultimate ruthless person!

The expression of the gray humanoid on the opposite side remained unchanged, indifferent to the situation. More subspace lances and slender white subspace bands were launched towards Luo Lin.

And the Vermillion Knight's response?

Luo Lin leaped horizontally, the Judgement of Shamash and another sword appeared, the Godslayer: Surtur, intersecting in the air. The radiators of the Eclipse Armor raised layer by layer, emitting surging hot air, making the black fur shawl on the girl's shoulder rustle.

[Charging - Meteoric Assault]

A series of slashes appeared at an astonishing speed, smashing the attacks of the Herrscher of the Voids. Finally, two X-shaped traces of flames burst in the air, deeply engraved in everyone's eyes, as if a little more effort could tear apart the space in front of them!

Since that was the case, Luo Lin would exert even more effort!

"There's a saying—your SP is full!"

The components floating behind the Vermillion Knight quickly spread out and adhered to the surroundings of the greatsword. Then, the Eclipse Armor once again increased its output, and the bright yellow energy blade extended from the components to recreate the Might of An-Utu's larger form, enlarging this already oversized sword again!

Luo Lin gripped the sword handle, and the lengthened blade distorted the surrounding air. The brightness flickered in her Vermillion pupils—

[Annihilation Flames!]

"Flames- Incinerate!!!"

Following the muscle memory of the Vermillion Knight, Luo Lin swung the oversized sword, tearing through the air in several arcs. At the edge of the blade, the barrier between reality and imaginary space shattered instantly, allowing energy to dissipate to the other side!

The threads linking Kiana and the Herrscher of the Voids fluctuated violently. The scorching burn and the spatial tearing caused by the sword strikes made these threads on the verge of collapse!

The Herrscher of the Voids finally took action. She reached out to the still unconscious Kiana, her fingers resting on the thread connecting the two, pulling towards the direction of the Herrscher.

"Now is the time!"

Himeko and Luo Lin shouted simultaneously.

The Vermillion Knight tightened her grip on the Might of An-Utu's hilt, slightly twisting it. The Greatsword quickly gave her feedbacks, and the destructive energy not only came from the Divine Key but also surged within the Gem of Haste linked to the Eclipse Armor.

—Judgement of Shamash, 0th power!

"Might of An-Utu --Roar!"

That was the light of hope visible to everyone. This light was like the rising sun, leading humanity through the darkness towards brightness!

"Crackle!"

The threads in the imaginary space could no longer support it, breaking in a series of explosions. The massive Honkai energy dispersed, most of it disappearing into the imaginary space, while the remaining part surged out through the space cut by the Greatsword, transformed into high-temperature flames by the Divine Key!

The gray Herrscher of the Voids faced this attack head-on, her half-body crumbling into countless gray fragments, dissipating in the air.

The remaining half stubbornly floated in the air, losing its ability to move.

"You win." It said calmly.

Luo Lin pointed her sword at the opponent, remaining silent.

"Alright, then it's time for me to leave—actually, as long as this crack is closed, my mission is already completed."

A crack leading to the Quantum Sea?

Wasn't that thing opened every day when Cocolia was experimenting? Why was it so serious now?

"This crack is the result of the Herrscher of the Voids' power running out of control. It won't automatically close due to energy depletion—the Sea of Quanta has already noticed this crack. If left unattended, it will take over control, and the consequence will be the invasion of quantum shadows, leading to the destruction of the world."

"Why are you telling me so much?"

"You're special."

Luo Lin asked, "What's special about me? Can't I change it?"

It didn't answer that question and trembled slightly, instantly dissipating, leaving a lingering echo in Luo Lin's ears.

"Remember to guide yourself forward with your thoughts. This is the final hint."

"What the hell?"

[Congratulations on achieving the achievement: Facing the Divine]

[Facing the Divine: Confronting the consciousness of the Imaginary Trees or the Sea of Quanta unschathed.]

Similarly, a golden achievement badge appeared, with a towering tree growing on a turbulent sea, fighting each other, just to gain more survival resources.

[Survival of the fittest!]

[Achievement Reward: "Open World" module activated.]

On the other side of the battlefield, Siegfried stared at the flames that spanned the sky, grabbed the dazed Ragnar beside him, and anxiously asked, "Is there an S-rank Valkyrie with red hair among you guys?!"

"I, I don't know!"

Ragnar also looked confused. This Valkyrie who appeared out of nowhere wore a set of armor clearly in the style of Valkyries, and after snatching the Judgement of Shamash from Siegfried's hands, she fought the Herrscher of the Voids for three hundred rounds, finally dispersing the Herrscher with a single limiter removed strike!

"But her hair is red, not white..."

As everyone knew, the genetic expression of the Kaslana family was extremely dominant, almost impossible to produce hair colors other than white...

"Then who is she?"

The remaining Honkai Beasts were first hit by Siegfried's Judgement of Shamash, and later, Luo Lin casually added a few Taixuan Ki attacks, leaving only a few of them left.

By the time Siegfried returned with a regular sword, Ragnar had already cleaned up all the remaining Honkai Beasts with the active members.

Siegfried and Ragnar looked at each other, and the quiet air was filled with a sense of embarrassment.

Just then, a voice of confusion and anxiety came from the side: "What did you say? Luo Lin hasn't come back?!"

Siegfried and Ragnar turned their heads and saw Himeko, sweating profusely with anxiety.

She was searching for Luo Lin's figure everywhere at the temporary Valkyrie base, asking every Valkyrie she caught if they had seen her.

"Wait a minute..."

The white-haired man felt more and more familiar as he looked at Himeko, and a lightning bolt struck in his mind!

Ragnar looked at Siegfried's gradually widening eyes, seemed to have realized something, looked at her old teammate Himeko, and then looked at the Vermillion Knight in the distance, emitting hot steam.

A guess surged to the throat of the leader of the Assault Team, and Siegfried directly asked, "Your name is Himeko, right? Do you have a sister?!"

"Huh?"