"How is that possible... If that's the case, was my thinking wrong from the very beginning? Was this all irreversible from the start..."
Yiselian bit her lip, her fists clenched tightly. If she had been wrong from the beginning, then what was the point of all the struggles of the people in this world? What was the point of everyone in the real world putting in so much effort to get her here?
Sirin: "Your resistance is meaningless, just like those self-righteous people who think they are still alive. Everything is but a pointless ripple in a dream bubble."
Yiselian: "Damn it... Damn it... As I thought, I still can't do anything..."
"If you can't do it, then get out of the way. This isn't your battlefield alone."
Sin Mal clutched her head in pain, standing in front of Yiselian to confront Sirin.
"The mere pain and memory of a miserable death, the mere madness of Honkai erosion... it's nothing to me!"
"Indeed... a true madman. I was originally planning to help you delete those memories, but I ended up seeing something even more tragic... Dying outright would have been a more merciful release for you..."
Ryn also stood by Sin Mal's side, looking at Sirin. He had taken a quick look at Sin Mal's experiences through her memories, and it was too... bizarre. It was better to look at the beautiful Sirin to cleanse his eyes...
Damn, why does Sirin look like Penglaiji Ryn... Ryn was once again reminded of the scene where the entire world was Tianqi...
Ryn simply closed his eyes. In his own world, there was still a Sirin inside Kiana that hadn't been dealt with. If she also turned into this... Ryn felt like he was going to lose his mind.
"That's right, this is my own body. How could I just give up like this? There are some things you'll never know unless you try!"
Penglaiji Ryn wiped her nose, kicked up the greatsword in her hand, and rested it on her shoulder. She gave Sirin a roguish smile. "Besides, even if I have to die, I'll choose to die a glorious death in battle. Surrendering and waiting to die is not my style."
"Heh heh... Seeing you all like this has gotten me a little fired up too... I'm sorry for letting everyone see such a disgraceful side of me."
Yiselian took a wrench out of her backpack. Although she was trembling with fear, she still mustered up her courage and aimed it at Sirin.
Yiselian: "I almost forgot that I'm a part of this world now too. If I don't fight back, I can only wait here to die...
Perhaps this is the final battle. Let us fight side by side!"
"In that case, why don't you count us in as well."
Bronya's figure appeared from behind the group and stood next to Penglaiji Ryn.
After her, the figures of Seele, Himeko, Theresa, and the others gradually walked out of a portal.
Seele casually slung her scythe over her shoulder. "This is the world where we exist. How could we be absent at the moment that decides our fate?~"
*Bang—*
Theresa slammed Judah down in front of everyone, then stood alone at the very front.
"Although I'm not quite sure what's going on, we elders can't just stand by and let the younger generation fight to the death all the time. We'd lose face."
Himeko: "Stop trying to steal the spotlight. At your age, aren't you afraid of throwing out your back with all that big talk?"
"Himeko!!"
"Enough nonsense. Herrscher, let's fight!"
Himeko planted her Corona Greatsword to the side. The moment the battle began, she would definitely be the first to charge, serving as a steadfast shield for the children alongside Theresa.
Yiselian: "Fight my ass! How did you all get here, Himeko?! And what about your physical condition..."
Himeko patted Yiselian's head and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't die so easily this time. I cherish this life of mine very much now."
Because not long ago... under Ryn's guidance and with Penglaiji Ryn's hands, the two madmen directly cut out and discarded all of Himeko's organs and bones, then used a Faux Abyss Flower to regenerate a whole new set for her. It could be said that the current Himeko was the healthiest "person" present...
Bronya: "Ryn left behind a beacon, so we followed it to find you. At the location of the last beacon, while we were searching for you, that portal opened up before us..."
Ryn stretched his limbs and said with a smile, "Heh heh... Now the entire main cast is assembled~ If this is the final battle, then this lineup is truly magnificent!"
"No matter how hard you try, the outcome cannot be changed. Letting you have a final reunion before it all ends here is, in a way, a form of release.
Let my voice be your funeral dirge. At the very least, you can die in peace."
Sirin transformed back into her Songstress Form, opened her throat, and sang out wave after wave of beautiful, melodic, yet destruction-filled sound.
"Shut up. Let me show you something cool."
Ryn reached a hand towards the sky, clenched his fist tightly, and then yanked it down hard.
Hundreds of hundred-meter-wide meteorites ignited with flames as they fell from every corner of the void space, hurtling towards Sirin's position.
Sirin stopped singing, her gaze towards Ryn filled with displeasure. For interrupting her song, he was labeled a bad guy. Then, Sirin swiped her hand across all the meteorites, and a series of portals opened up in their trajectories, swallowing them whole.
"You bad boy who throws things around, take it back!"
Sirin made a gun shape with her hand and fired a shot in Ryn's direction.
Immediately after, hundreds of portals opened around Ryn, and the meteorites he had thrown shot out of them, crashing down on him.
"I was waiting for this move."
Ryn waved his hand, and all the meteorites exploded, turning into dust that covered the entire area.
The tens-of-thousands-of-years-old Sirin was, in reality, just a teenager. Her vision was blocked by the mist, and she became a bit disoriented, immediately starting to use Honkai energy to manipulate space and disperse the smoke.
The instant Sirin made her move, the dust instantly transformed into one rock-armored giant after another, completely filling the surrounding space, leaving only one obvious gap. Then, the rock-armored giants all threw their punches at Sirin.
Sirin quickly fell back into one of her portals, appearing in the only spot not occupied by a rock-armored giant.
But the moment she appeared, *bang bang*, two shots were fired. Penglaiji Ryn and Bronya had fired two bullets at her, which grazed past her cheeks.
Just as Sirin was about to raise her hand to blast Bronya and the others with a wave of Honkai energy, her raised hand was instantly bound by the chains of Judah, rendering her immobile.
Then, Sirin felt the gravity around her become abnormal. Everything she did required dozens, even hundreds of times the original effort.
Penglaiji Ryn dropped her heavy cannon, raised her greatsword, and charged at Sirin alongside Himeko. Ryn waved his hand, altering the gravity of their weapons, multiplying the power of their attacks several times over.
*Boom—*