[The Moonlight Throne's attack struck the Herrscher of the End, converting part of the Honkai energy within her body into thermal energy. Unfortunately, the Herrscher of the End's power was too immense—the Moonlight Throne failed to achieve its intended effect.
According to observations, only about 2% of the Herrscher's Honkai energy was drained after being hit by the Moonlight Throne. Almost completely unaffected, the Herrscher of the End soon drove the remaining six warriors into a desperate situation. If these warriors failed, the Herrscher of the End would return to Earth afterward. The Doctor immediately issued orders to remove the Moonlight Throne's limiters, forcing it to operate at 2000% capacity. After overloading, the Moonlight Throne could no longer convert the Herrscher's Honkai energy into thermal energy, but it accelerated the leakage of Honkai energy from her body. This leaking Honkai energy seeped into the lunar soil. Before the Moonlight Throne burned out, approximately 30% of the Herrscher's energy had been drained. Then Kevin's full-power strike temporarily halted the Herrscher of the End's movements. But it was only temporary—
With the Moonlight Throne gone, humanity no longer had any means to effectively attack the Herrscher of the End. The Herrscher, still retaining 70% of her energy, would only need about twelve hours to regain mobility. Whether in despair, rage, or engaging in apocalyptic revelry... humanity had only these final twelve hours remaining.]
Pardofelis: "So scary, right, Can? Why does my future self have to face such a terrifying enemy?"
Ratio: "Converting Honkai energy—no, converting imaginary internal energy into thermal energy... With this technology, they already had the foundation for space exploration. What a pity..."
Lewis: "An End like this... Honestly, I feel like giving up. But as a Valkyrie—even if just for my daughter—I can't surrender!"
Raiden Mei: "Exactly. Even if the End stands before us, we mustn't give up. Moreover, we now have so much more information."
Tesla: "Do you think we Anti-Entropy just sit around doing nothing? Knowing about the End earlier than the Previous Era means we'll develop even stronger technology!"
Kiana: "This lady doesn't surrender so easily! Even if it's the Herrscher of the End—just wait until I become the strongest Valkyrie and defeat her!"
[After watching the records of the Previous Era's Final Battle, Siegfried couldn't help but feel somewhat pessimistic. But Dr. Einstein comforted him—our civilization still had time.
Siegfried requested to review the records again because something bothered him. Staring at the young man holding the Judgement of Shamash in the recording, Siegfried was filled with questions: Why do I keep feeling like he's calling out to me? And why—after using Shamash's full power—could he survive without even any burns? Curious, Siegfried approached the image. Just as he was about to touch it, Kevin's image suddenly came alive and grabbed his wrist. "Finally found me... my descendant."
Kevin stepped forward and declared: "This means humanity's decisive battle against the Honkai is beginning anew."
"Now I shall reveal to you the secret of the Kaslana power."
"What?!"
Siegfried was stunned, overwhelmed by this flood of information. Then, moving faster than Siegfried could react, Kevin plunged Judgement of Shamash into his chest. "So long as you master the power of the Honkai beasts hidden within Kaslana genes..."
Kevin withdrew Shamash and gave Siegfried a forceful push. "...you will surpass human limits—even surpass a Herrscher."
"Then remember this..."
"Those who inherit the name Kaslana must defeat the Honkai—no matter the cost!"]
Mobius: "As expected. Being products of Project Chimera, their descendants still carry metamorphosis factors that can turn them into MANTIS warriors."
Theresa: "I never imagined... So the entire Kaslana family is similar to me. What about the other two families in Schicksal?"
Otto: "Where would we get so many MANTIS warriors? The Schariacs and Apocalypses are all normal humans."
Mobius: "Although they've essentially been injected with metamorphosis factors, the chances of activating and controlling them are minuscule."
Hua: "Correct."
On this point, Hua—the "Immortal Phoenix"—had authority. But among warriors from her batch who received metamorphosis injections, almost none survived activating them on the battlefield.
[Outside, Einstein noticed Siegfried's brainwaves had become dangerously erratic. Continuing could be risky... Better terminate now. She moved to remove his neural connector.
But before she could, blue fragments flew as Siegfried roared—his sclera turning black while his pupils glowed deep blue like a beast's. Forty-five minutes later, a dazed Siegfried stared at ice formations and his own hands in confusion. "Is this... the Kaslana power that man in the Divine Key mentioned?"
"Mr. Siegfried..."
Dr. Einstein approached with coffee, snapping him from his thoughts. After pouring him a cup, she presented her analysis: "I examined your biometrics. Your body exhibited Honkai beast energy signatures—these ice formations must be that beast's ability."
This made Einstein speculate: Perhaps this Honkai beast's ability let your ancestors resist Shamash's backlash. But through generations, these factors became dormant. She produced a case and offered him one of three vials: "The Honkai beast DNA numbed your nerves. Your body temperature will remain low for some time."
"This is Metamorphosis Activator we found in a Previous Era base. It can fully awaken your latent factors."
As Siegfried reached for it, Einstein tightened her grip: "Honkai beast DNA affects MANTIS nervous systems. Overuse risks assimilation—"
"—turning you into a Honkai beast."
Siegfried took the vial and clenched it firmly: "Thank you for your concern, Doctor."]
Kiana: "Stupid old man! Are you okay now?"
Siegfried: "Hahaha! How could anything happen to me? Some puny Honkai beast DNA can't handle your old man!"
March 7th: "So that's how Kaslana ancestors resisted side effects? How low must his body temperature be?"
Kevin: "...I can regulate my temperature perfectly now."
Yet now that he could perfectly control his body temperature... he could never embrace his beloved again. That presence in the chat group was merely a shadow from a bubble universe—no matter how similar, never truly her. (TL/N : oh so that Mei (not Raiden Mei) is actually DR. MEI .)