Chapter 269: "You can't imprison a free bird"

Why, birds fly?

Because they have to fly.

Thea thought of some strange things, and she put these thoughts aside first.

Various kinds of consciousness merged and disintegrated after going through various kinds of processing, and they all entered her body directly.

The Signet of Helix made by Vill-V turned out to be very useful.

Thea uses these Signets as gears that are tied together which can result in a greatly accelerated assimilation process.

It feels like having thousands of hands that can be controlled simultaneously freely. The difference is, these thousands of hands have now turned into thousands of Imaginary milling gears.

With Kevin's help, the power of Kaslana's family stigma and the stigma project are guided into gear, and melted down to be re-assimilated by Thea.

This is a very efficient method of eating soft rice.

"Ugh, my head is a little dizzy... Grandpa, how long have I slept?" Thea asked while digesting her somewhat messy consciousness.

"Six months."

To digest Kaslana's power and the stigma project, Thea only needed about six months, which could be said to be surprising.

If there was no help from the Signet of Helix, Thea might have to digest all this power for another few decades.

Kevin: "Do you still want to continue?"

Thea: "No, I'll check the condition of the earth for a moment, I've been absent for too long."

Without hesitation, Thea used her stigma power to read the memories of Maria and all the personnel at Schicksal.

Schicksal is still operating as usual, during her absence, Maria very skillfully handles all existing problems.

Honkai impact also appears more frequently than two months ago. After six months of waiting, the new Herrscher looks set to drop again soon.

Thea felt a crisis.

Whether it was her or Will of Honkai, they both seemed to be competing to see who would be destroyed first.

Thea still has about a month left to digest all the remaining power. Once she had assimilated all her powers and achieved metamorphosis, then it would be time for the two of them to erase the consciousness of the Will of Honkai from the Cocoon of Finality.

They don't have much time left.

At Schicksal headquarters...

Thea opened her eyes which had been closed for a long time, and Kiana, who happened to be waiting, became happy.

The quiet house became bright again.

Moments from the past cannot be reproduced, but their warmth will still remain deeply in the heart.

The two of them are currently walking on two different paths. They have decided what they are worth fighting for.

Kiana didn't tell Thea that she wanted to become Herrscher of Finality because she knew that Thea would definitely reject that.

This was indeed a riskier path than the ones she had seen before in the stigma room. However, Kiana will still do it.

Because they were all tired of honkai.

Endless reincarnation, never-ending tragedy, painful separation...

Since she knew that she herself had the qualifications to end all this, why didn't she do it?

"Sis, I probably won't be home for a while. I'm going to the eastern continent to help sister Mei."

"Oh, that's good then. I thought you would be a home girl for continuing to live here. Keep yourself safe and say my regards to Mei."

Kiana did want to go to the eastern continent, but what she didn't say was that she wanted to go to the Salt Lake base after visiting Mei.

After Thea banned Anti-Entropy to improve their Mecha technology, Schicksal and Anti-Entropy relationships experienced a rift.

They consider Thea to be the same as Otto because they treat the same policy of prohibiting technological progress.

Even though they knew that honkai grew along with the progress of civilization, that didn't mean they had to die quietly, and accept it all passively.

They have to fight.

Because of this, there are no Anti-Entropy scientists in Schicksal anymore. Thea knew all this, but she didn't care.

"It also happens that I need another month to digest everything. Maybe during this time I will be absent again."

"Will it take a month?"

Kiana understands.

Thea spent a day and a night with Kiana, and after Thea decided to hibernate for a while, Kiana started tidying the whole house until it was clean.

Maybe she also didn't want to forget these short but beautiful moments just like that.

Seeing Thea who was fast asleep, Kiana closed the door, and she left.

"Thea, have a sweet dream~"

Kiana's determination became increasingly firmer.

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At the Anti-Entropy headquarters in Salt Lake, there were already several people waiting for Kiana there.

After confirming that Kiana indeed had a solution and the intention to end the honkai, the Anti-Entropy scientists began to formulate a plan.

Based on the information provided by Kiana, they have two obstacles that need to be faced.

The first is to gain recognition from the Cocoon of Finality. The solution is to get all of Herrscher's abilities.

This can be easily solved with the Herrscher of Sentience power. She will induce another Herrscher power through the Herrscher gem so Kiana can resonate with the Cocoon of Finality to complete the first step.

Regarding the problem of finding the Herrscher of Sentience itself, even though currently the Herrscher of Sentience is still locked in a black box at Schicksal headquarters, she actually managed to escape a long time ago.

The core herrscher of Sentience was still inside Fu Hua's body. Maybe Thea believed Fu Hua could control this Herrscher gem, so she let Fu Hua hold it. Through their bonding relationship, the Herrscher of Sentience manages to return to the Herrscher gem and is found by Fu Hua.

Luckily, before Fu Hua reported back her findings, she was forcibly restrained by the Herrscher of Sentience (cry), and Einstein, who continued to observe the targets, discovered their oddities.

As a reward and self-assurance that she is a good person who knows thanks, Herrscher of Sentience promises to help Kiana to reach the Cocoon of Finality.

Senti: "Are you ready? Don't worry I will protect you! You can trust this great Herrscher!"

Fu Hua: "Kiana, after doing this we can't back out any longer. I don't know whether this plan is feasible or not, but what is certain is that I will protect you with all my ability."

Kiana smiled gently: "Thank you Herrscher of Sentience, Fu Hua. I will definitely come back safely."

Resonance begins, and Kiana's consciousness enters the herrscher's core.

First, is the Herrscher of Reason.

Kiana meets Bronya in the consciousness room.

"Bronya didn't expect that we would go this far."

"Are you ready? Having qualifications doesn't mean you can definitely become Herrscher of Finality. You might as well fail."

Kiana shook her head: "Even so, someone has to step up, right? Even if it's not me, someone else will come in my place to take this risk."

Bronya stared at Kiana's face for a moment, and after that she laughed.

"You're right, Kiana is a fool who isn't afraid of risks. Bronya also seems to have become a fool for supporting you."

"Keep going Kiana, Bronya will support you whatever happens."

Their friendship may have been short, but the bond between the two of them was not easily broken.

Just as Kiana took risks to save Seele, Bronya will also take risks with Kiana whatever happens next.

"Thank you Bronya, then I'll go."

A light door appeared, and Kiana resolutely entered it.

The next place is Herrscher of Void.

Her two sisters were waiting there.