Chapter 257 The King of Survival, Welt! The man who can survive until Post-Honkai despite being full of death flags!
Even knowing the outcome of the Second Eruption, Sentience still couldn't imagine how Sirin could possibly be defeated.
In Sentience's view, Sirin, who possessed five cores and was stationed on the Moon, was already in an invincible position!
Just throwing meteors could leave humanity on the surface unable to take care of themselves... that long distance of over 300,000 kilometers was the absolute defense line Sirin had built!
As long as she was willing, the humans on Earth had no way to touch Sirin's existence; even launching rockets was useless.
They wouldn't even have the possibility of landing on the Moon; they would be easily killed by Sirin on the way there.
Even Welt couldn't cross 300,000 kilometers in an instant to reach the Moon. Moreover, he was currently recovering from serious injuries; even if he reached the Moon, he would never be a match for Sirin.
—For humanity, the Second Herrscher, Sirin, was like a boss in a game that simply couldn't be cleared.
"This is so unfair! Sirin is actually this powerful... why didn't you just write her as invincible from the start?"
Kiana looked at Su Mu with great dissatisfaction.
"I can't think of any way to defeat Sirin either. Rather, if I didn't know that humanity eventually won the Second Eruption, I'd want to surrender at the six-minute mark..."
Theresa sighed; she felt that Sirin's current power was simply not something the people on Earth could contend with.
"I clearly hoped to be a tailor who sews happiness, or an idol like my aunt who brings happiness and joy to everyone, but why did I become the big villain..."
Sirin was also a bit dumbfounded; she never expected that she would directly become a powerful and invincible big villain... she clearly wanted to have a profession that could bring happiness to people in the future, but unexpectedly, she had become a female demon instead.
"Brother-in-law, you're bad!"
Thinking of this, Sirin looked at Su Mu with a complaining expression, expressing her strong dissatisfaction.
[That damn Old Thief! You really have a heart of stone! Sirin is so cute, she clearly looks like a little angel character, but you wrote her as a world-destroying demon!]
[Exactly! Such a cute girl, you really have the heart to do this, Old Thief!]
[If Sirin became an idol, she would definitely be very popular!]
[Uh, but how should I put it, actually I think the Second Herrscher and an idol are quite similar.]
[Huh?]
[There are several strong arguments for 'Herrscher = Idol'! 1. A Herrscher has great power, and an idol also has great power, able to heal people's hearts and give humanity hope to live on!]
[2. An idol is the center of attention, and a Herrscher is also the center of attention! Schicksal and Anti-Entropy are both plotting how to kill the Herrscher, and players are also thinking about how to kill the Herrscher; isn't this exactly the public focus!]
[3. An idol is dazzling! A Herrscher is also dazzling! Especially the light of the meteors falling from the sky is just too dazzling! After all, even eyeballs would be melted by the light of the falling meteors...]
[Pfft! You're invincible, kid!]
[Now Herrscher really = Idol. Rounding it up, Sirin's dream has come true, right?]
Looking at the funny comments in the livestream, Su Mu was also amused by these silly netizens; it must be said that the silly netizens' ability to make jokes was indeed strong.
These joking comments also left Sirin at a loss.
"Is Kevin going to be launched to the Moon? But at this time, Kevin should still be in the Sea of Quanta, right?"
Elysia proposed her idea, but it was quickly dismissed by herself, since at this point in time, Kevin was still lying in the Sea of Quanta.
Besides, even if Kevin were really released, what would he do about the 300,000-kilometer distance from Earth to the Moon? Would he have to throw the Shamash in his hand and then step on it to fly to the Moon like a sword-riding immortal?
Although the image alone made Elysia want to laugh, in any case, such a possibility was far too low...
In the subsequent plot, Anti-Entropy also launched three "Silver Bullets" toward the Moon, attempting to attack Sirin.
However, when approaching the Moon, all the electronic equipment in the bullets suddenly failed.
The Silver Bullets directly became space junk.
Anti-Entropy speculated that the Second Herrscher had likely obtained new power.
Although the situation became precarious, Sirin did not continue to launch meteors toward Earth.
The perspective moved to the Moon, where Benares flew through the sky and finally landed in the ruins.
The next moment, it transformed from a dragon into a beautiful young girl, kneeling respectfully before Sirin and calling her "My Queen."
Her name now was Bella, the name of Sirin's former friend.
Sirin had injected a Pseudo-Herrscher core into her body, making her a Pseudo-Herrscher and giving her the ability to transform into human form.
At the same time, she possessed the power to control electromagnetic fields. It was Bella using this power that turned the Silver Bullets launched by Anti-Entropy into space junk.
When mentioning why she didn't continue to launch meteors toward Earth, Sirin answered her like this:
["Humans are as numerous as ants; how could throwing a few stones possibly kill them all?"]
["Besides, humans are full of tricks; I lost to their cunning before."]
Sirin discovered a vast amount of knowledge from the stone pillars, including knowledge related to Herrschers, which allowed her to better master and use her powers.
It also made Sirin think about what to do next.
Against powerful enemies, they must be defeated one by one.
And Sirin's first goal was to eliminate the traitor of Honkai—the First Herrscher.
Thus, she ordered Bella to send an electromagnetic signal to Earth, telling Welt to come to the Moon to meet her.
Otherwise, she would throw four meteors toward Earth every seventy-two hours.
Sirin's plan initially seemed fine; rather, it was a very ruthless plan.
After all, if Welt went to the Moon now, he would be nothing more than a gift for Sirin.
And after losing the power of the First Herrscher, it would become even more difficult for humanity to fight Sirin...
However...
No one expected that in the following plot, Sirin's actions were simply jaw-dropping!
Welt agreed to Sirin's demand and prepared to head to the Moon. But he also had his own plan, and to implement it, he even reached a cooperation with Otto and borrowed Siegfried as a helper.
He planned to reach the Moon and delay Sirin himself, letting Siegfried take the opportunity to collect Soulium samples from the Moon to obtain the technology for sealing Honkai energy.
So the question arose: how did the people on Earth know there was Soulium and technology to seal Honkai energy on the Moon?
The answer was—the four meteors Sirin threw toward Earth were the very stone pillars inscribed with the relevant information...
"Pfft!!"
The revelation of this truth almost made Sentience spray out the Sprite in her mouth.
"Ah? Ah? Ah?"
She shouted "ah" several times in a row, her eyes wide as saucers, and the next moment she couldn't help but start ranting.
"Wait, Sirin, are you a complete idiot? The Moon is so big, couldn't you have found any other rock? You specifically threw down the ones with Previous Era technology? Aren't you just aiding the enemy?"
It wasn't that Sentience couldn't help it; Sirin's action was truly too nonsensical.
If Sirin's meteors hadn't actually killed so many people, Sentience would have started to suspect that this Second Herrscher was also a traitor to Honkai, a double agent.
In all fairness, Sentience felt that Sirin's so-called "defeat them one by one" plan was also pure nonsense. You were staying perfectly fine on the Moon, where no one could touch you. Now you've opened your front door wide, just short of writing "Welcome" on your face...
The key was that Sirin herself knew that humans were very "cunning," yet she dared to let "cunning" humans board the Moon; wasn't this just giving the opponent a chance?
This is like setting a global bomb and then wanting to use some brainpower to give up an advantageous holding position to flank instead. If you win, it's fine and everyone's happy, but if you lose, won't your teammates curse your ancestors for eighteen generations?
"If I were the Honkai God, I'd say I simply can't carry this."
Sentience spread her hands to express her helplessness.
"I thought Sirin was a sure winner, that no one could threaten her... who knew she'd play it like this? Wait, don't tell me the reason Sirin eventually loses is because she threw the game herself?"
As soon as Sentience put herself in the perspective of the Honkai God, she felt like the sky was falling, okay?
The First Herrscher is a traitor. The Second Herrscher was finally doing things against humanity and was personally given cheats by God, only to throw the game herself.
The Third Herrscher is a pure lesbian as soon as she comes out, her head full of white-haired "protozoa," thinking about her favorite Kiana x Mei pairing every day.
The Fourth Herrscher is just an embarrassment, and the Fifth and Sixth Herrschers were crushed by the Third Herrscher along with humanity...
How do you play this? Play my foot! It's simply impossible to carry!
Sentience still didn't know what the situation was with the Seventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Sentience; otherwise, she would probably want to laugh even more now.
"Compared to the Herrschers of the Previous Era, why does it feel like the Herrschers of the Current Era all have some comedic elements in them?"
At the thought that Sirin would definitely be defeated by humans later, Sentience couldn't help but sigh; she had a strong premonition.
That is, Sirin would definitely have many nonsensical actions; otherwise, it would be impossible to lose such an advantageous game!
After the meeting between Otto and Welt ended, in the Babylon Tower training room.
An upset Siegfried could only vent his emotions through exercise.
At the thought that because he saved Theresa, he didn't fight alongside Welt, which eventually led to the Second Herrscher escaping.
Siegfried couldn't help but fall into confusion.
If he had stayed to fight with Welt at that time, those tens of millions of people might not have died.
Using the lives of tens of millions of people to save one person.
Was he wrong...?
Before Siegfried could clear his thoughts, Welt, who had finished his meeting with Otto, appeared before him and told Siegfried that Otto had agreed to his plan.
Subsequently, he took Siegfried to the Anti-Entropy base in America.
Here, Siegfried met Raiden Ryoma; his first impression of Raiden Ryoma was a very rigid man.
And Raiden Ryoma didn't have a good impression of Siegfried.
["Tch... Siegfried of Schicksal... I heard he's a frivolous guy. I really don't know why the Sovereign thinks so highly of him."]
This scene made Siegfried tear up: "I say, there's no need to be this accurate in this part!"
This reminded Siegfried of when Kiana was still attending Chiba Academy; he had met Ryoma at a parent-teacher meeting. Because Kiana and Mei were very close, he greeted the other party warmly.
Who knew that rigid man's response would almost choke Siegfried to death in three sentences.
Afterward, Kiana told Siegfried:
Mei told her that Raiden Ryoma said Kiana was a good girl and that Mei could have more contact with Kiana.
As for Siegfried, Raiden Ryoma had a friend in Schicksal who told him it was better to stay away from Siegfried; he wasn't a decent person.
"Pfft Hahaha! Uncle Ryoma saw through Dad's nature at once! As expected of the successor of the Hokushin Itto-ryu, he broke Dad's defense instantly!"
Kiana showed no mercy in mocking her dad's miserable encounter.
This almost made Siegfried spit blood. Shigure Kira, your rumors are truly harmful!
In the game, at Anti-Entropy's North American base, Siegfried saw the large robot manufactured by Anti-Entropy—Arahato.
This left Siegfried, who had been a loyal fan of Arahato since childhood, almost stunned. When he learned that the Arahato animation was produced to raise funds for Anti-Entropy, he almost directly asked Welt for an autograph.
["By the way, my favorite line is... the 87 version, the one from the final episode..."]
["Tyrant of the heavens! Witness the shattering of the stars!"]
Seeing Siegfried before him say that familiar line, Welt was first stunned, then smiled slightly.
["Alright, let's not waste time. Let me tell you my plan."]
Welt's Plan A was simple: delay for time himself while Siegfried completed the Soulium collection task. Afterward, Siegfried would pilot the Arahato to help him fight the Second Herrscher.
But with the current strength of the Second Herrscher, even if the two teamed up, they were no match for her.
Thus, Welt proposed his Plan B... the specific content of this plan was not directly stated in the game.
However, Siegfried was very annoyed by this Plan B. Welt told Siegfried that he still had six hours to think about which plan to execute.
Five hours and fifty minutes before launch, Tesla, who was tuning the Arahato's body, suddenly looked at Welt and asked him with a smile if he remembered saying as a child that he wanted to dance with Tesla again when he grew up.
Thus, 4 hours and 50 minutes before launch.
Welt Yang stood by a piano in a hall, stroking the piano with his fingers.
He couldn't remember how long it had been since he touched a piano.
Even though he had been begging Einstein to teach him when he was a child.
Sometimes Welt Yang would wonder what kind of person he would have become if he wasn't Welt.
Perhaps a pianist, perhaps a teacher, or...
But since he obtained this name.
He lost his father, lost the hero who saved him, lost his original identity, lost his own life...
[The Herrscher's power tore through every cell in my body.]
[Every night of my childhood, I couldn't sleep.]
[I never resented it, because this is Welt's mission.]
[And, when I was in pain...]
When Welt was in the most pain, someone had always been by his side.
Footsteps interrupted Welt's thoughts. He turned around to see Tesla and Einstein appearing at the door.
Tesla took off her glasses and changed into a beautiful dress, looking dazzling.
She walked with light steps and a gentle smile to Welt.
Welt knelt on one knee and extended his hand to Tesla.
["Miss Tesla, may I have this dance?"]
Tesla lifted the hem of her skirt and curtsied to Welt; that graceful manner was just like a princess.
["Don't let me down, Mr. Joachim."]
Tesla held Welt's hand. At that moment, Welt Yang's figure seemed to overlap with the young Joachim.
It was such a warm and beautiful moment, yet the audience in the livestream couldn't be happy.
In a few hours, Welt would head to the Moon, a life-or-death mission.
This ball was both a dance and a farewell.
[After becoming Welt, I lost a lot, but I have never regretted it.]
Welt's voice was gentle yet firm, his narration sounding as the two danced in the hall.
The figures of those comrades from Anti-Entropy seemed to appear before Welt's eyes.
["Because, you let me know the beauty of humanity."]
Joyce, Planck, Schrödinger... and other companions, they were in the hall, cheering for the two in the center of the dance floor.
It was precisely the precious time spent with these companions that built the current Welt Yang.
["This beauty is worth me offering everything to protect."]
Welt's narration deeply moved everyone in the livestream.
They all knew very well.
This person who inherited the name Welt from Joyce was worthy of the name Welt.
Even after the Second Eruption ended, he was still on the front line of fighting the Honkai, even sacrificing himself to trap Kevin in the Sea of Quanta. Although he eventually couldn't stop Kevin from leaving the Sea of Quanta, his will and determination to fight for humanity were even recognized by Kevin.
"To be honest, if I didn't know that Uncle Yang appeared in A Post-Honkai Odyssey... I would really think he was going to kick the bucket this time."
Kiana sighed.
"After all, the current Uncle Yang is just like those soldiers in TV dramas who say 'I'll go home and get married after this battle,' a total death flag... with a flag like his, an ordinary person would have died long ago."
"But in fact, Welt has indeed died..."
Theresa wiped the sweat from her forehead. "At that time, wasn't his body even destroyed by Kevin... but his will remained in the Herrscher core, and later he reconstructed his body."
[LOL, is this the so-called "King of Survival"?]
[I'm reminded of a saying: to fight the Honkai, people constantly give their lives... but applied to Old Yang, I think it should be "someone constantly gives his life"...]
[Pfft, someone constantly gives his life! This fits Old Yang too well!]
[You guys, don't underestimate my "Welt Sit-up" power!]
[Even though he's also the Herrscher of Reason, clearly Joyce didn't have this "King of Survival" passive...]
[Is it possible that the "King of Survival" passive is unique to Old Yang, not an ability of the Herrscher of Reason?]
[LOL, it's Old Yang's own passive skill, right?]
The in-game scene was very warm, and Old Yang's flags were already fully planted, like an old general on a stage.
But for everyone who knew Old Yang lived to A Post-Honkai Odyssey, they now just wanted to see what method Old Yang would use to survive the Second Eruption.
Although it looked like a certain death situation at first glance, who told the name Welt to be a legendary existence itself?
Believe in the power of the "Welt Sit-up," he will surely create a miracle!
In the game, before the Arahato took off, Siegfried also called Cecilia.
Although Siegfried pretended nothing was wrong, Cecilia still noticed his unspoken words.
["For all these years, we've known that not every problem has a perfect answer."]
["For some purpose, we always have to sacrifice something."]
["That's why you, who want to protect everyone, are in such pain."]
["But, I believe the choice you make will surely be correct."]
["Because I know that the justice in your heart has never changed, no matter what pain that choice brings... I will bear it with you."]
["Love, Cecilia."]
After saying goodbye to his family, Siegfried and Welt boarded the Arahato and officially headed for the Moon.
In the forty-eight hours of the journey to the Moon, Siegfried and Welt talked a lot; he learned about Welt's past and that Welt, like him, had once run away from home as a child.
Although they talked a lot.
There was one point both avoided saying.
That was, of the two plans, which one Siegfried chose.
—[Every journey has an end; on the Moon, our destiny is waiting for us.]
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