stonecrandall Chapter 491: Karma Demon Kevin
Chapter 491: Karma Demon Kevin
"We're probably too late. Kevin probably won't kill the squad leader, but..."
Bronya didn't say the second half of the sentence, but the four people present understood.
Fu Hua might risk her life and sacrifice herself.
After a long silence, Mei spoke first: "...Let's go find Kevin first."
Applause appeared in this desolate place, but none of the four of them made any move, which meant...
Without a breath, the strange woman suddenly appeared in front of them.
She sat quietly among the ruins of the moon, her expression relaxed and peaceful.
It seems as if this is not the depths of the starry sky, but a countryside field with abundant sunshine.
For some reason, even though they had never seen this woman before, the girls could feel a familiar tenderness from her.
"Hello. Brave girls, you are always the best."
"You..." Mei recognized the person in front of her, the World Snake's cadre, Hato.
The woman tilted her head, put her index finger to her lips, and smiled brightly like an innocent girl.
"I know you must have many confusions in your hearts; and to answer those confusions is why I am here.
I will answer all your questions. Don't worry, no one will bother us.
I'm happy to help you all... so before that, please rest here for a while."
"We finally meet officially. If I'm not mistaken, you are the instigator of the Stigma Project - Hato."
"Oh, our first meeting was so hasty, I didn't expect you still remember me, Meiyi. I'm so happy.
However, since Mei already knows me, I will have to keep my self-introduction as simple as possible."
As she spoke, she leisurely jumped down from the platform where she was sitting peacefully.
"Yes, my code name at World Serpent is Feather Rabbit, and the project I'm in charge of is the Stigma Project. As for my name, it's Mistlin—"
Misterine Shaniat."
"Shaniat?" Looking at Yutu, Kiana thought of Cecilia.
Speaking of which, the Hato in front of me looks very similar to my mother, but also seems a little different. Could it be that they are related in some way?
“Well, but I am not a human being… but a crystallization of the [Stigmata of Shaniat].
Ah, what is the Holy Mark Crystal? I guess most of you don’t know much about it.
Then let’s talk while we walk.”
Hatagi walked forward on his own, Mei and the other three looked at each other, and finally followed him.
“By the way, you are very concerned about the safety of Fu Hua, right?
Please rest assured, the Lord has no intention of harming her, he is only temporarily depriving her of her fighting ability."
Yutu disappeared quietly and reappeared on a platform not far ahead.
In response to her behavior, the four of them had no choice but to quickly catch up with her.
Looking at the blue ice crystals in the crater, Yutu tilted his head and asked, "Hmm... before we talked about the Lord, what were we talking about?"
"You said you were a crystallization of Shaniat's stigmata." Bronya answered her.
"Ah, yes. Thank you, Bronya."
Yutu smiled, and this familiar feeling made them even more strange.
“Anyway, let’s start with my identity.
I am not human, but a new type of individual formed by the Stigmata Project. To borrow an ancient term, you could call me an Idea."
……
"Damn, that guy Yutu is really good at talking."
In the center of the crater, beneath the giant icicle, Luo Chen secretly observed Yutu, Meiyi and the other three, while pinching Fu Hua's face with both hands and playing with it.
Opposite the two of them, Kevin looked at the contented Luo Chen with a tense expression on his face.
"Chen, can you at least restrain yourself a little?"
Kevin really wanted to chop him with a knife. He was bullying Mei because she wasn't here, wasn't he? Believe it or not, he would just add fuel to the fire later!
"Aren't you afraid they'll see you later?"
"Why are you panicking? Am I not monitoring you?"
Luo Chen let go of Fu Hua and leaned on Kevin's wings and spoke confidently.
"They're almost here, Kevin. I'm going to slip away first."
Discovering that Mei and the others were about to arrive, Luo Chen greased his feet, grabbed Fu Hua's arm, and teleported away at the speed of light.
"..."
Kevin rolled his eyes. This guy slipped away so quickly.
But then, his expression returned to normal.
He looked up at the stars and waited until Hato left before turning back to the four of them.
"Let's clarify another matter first. Fu Hua is not here.
She's of no use to the Stigmata Project, so I'm giving her a break in my own way."
"That is to say, the squad leader is fine now."
Kiana breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Kevin's half-human, half-beast appearance, she asked, "What about Luo Chen?"
"He's not here either. You won't be able to see him until this is all over, unless he wants to.
Compared to this, just like I did with Fu Hua, I will not refuse any of your requests to fight."
“…Kevin, I know all about that history, and I understand why you had to do this.
So, this isn't a duel, it's a conversation."
Kevin closed his eyes slightly and then opened them again, his arms folded across his chest, still indifferent: "You can ask questions."
"Then, let Bronya ask the question first.
"No matter what the cost, humanity will surely defeat the Honkai." -- In your opinion, this cost also includes humanity itself, right?"
"You've made a mistake, Herr of Reason.
Humanity will never die.”
Kevin put his hands down, his expression unchanged, but the four of them could sense his seriousness.
“Even if the present human race ceases to exist, civilization will continue.
It’s no different than the evolution of dinosaurs into birds.”
"Even if this will push the current human race to extinction?" Kiana was angry and her voice became much louder.
"Every species faces only two choices: extinction or stagnation, and humans are no exception.
Mei Raiden, I think you understand that there is no perfect solution in this world."
Recalling every moment in the paradise of the past, Mei nodded: "Of course I understand what price you paid to barely get this [worst plan].
But Kevin... before everything is concluded, we in this era have reason to look for a better answer.
I don’t just mean us, I mean everyone living in this era.”
"The Fire Moth was once a majority-ruled organization.
And the result is as you can see.
If Chen hadn't completely controlled the Fire Moth's higher-ups after returning, its decay would have been even faster."
"But this is not a reason for you to decide the fate of mankind without authorization." Kiana said.
"When the end decides the fate of mankind, it also needs no reason.
If the sword of Damocles is not hanging over humanity's heads, then Chen and I would be very willing to see you find a better outcome.
Unfortunately, there are no ifs in this world. I will never give you this opportunity."
Judging from Kevin's attitude, it's impossible to persuade him.
"Now that you put it that way, Kevin, I have a very puzzling question: what exactly is the end?"
"The End is not something from Earth. It is a mechanism that controls fate, reincarnating human civilization over and over again—just to allow its creator to have a kindred spirit."
"So, this is why the Stigmata Project was successful?"
Listening to Kevin's explanation, Mei understood why Kevin and others were so confident about the Stigmata Plan.
"Yes, it penetrated the End's weak point and dominated it in an irresistible way."
"If you put it that way, I can't understand it any more." Yuno stared at the cold and ruthless face with a scorching gaze. "Does this really count as a victory over Honkai?"
"No, of course not."
To the four people's surprise, Kevin rejected it outright.
"Paying the price and overcoming the Houkai is a task for humanity.
Of course, I am human, so I expect more from you—more than anything else.”
After saying that, Kevin raised his right hand and the Chimera King Sword appeared.
"If not, Chen and I will begin to plan to abandon everything."
A strange energy emanated from Kevin. Kiana dodged the swift slash, her face as gloomy as water.
"This aura, could it be..."
"Yes, this is the power of the End. Compared to it, we are no different from the plants on earth."
Kevin casually shot down the floating cannon in the sky, looked at the vines breaking out of the ground, and cut them in half with a knife.
“It knows no sorrow or joy, and knows no fatigue, its sole purpose is to reincarnate all things and reshape civilization.
It hangs over civilization like the death that everyone must face, even disdainfully mocking us."
The powerful blow knocked Mei back several meters. Kevin didn't even look at her, turned around and raised his sword to block Yuno's attack.
Faced with the siege of four people, he easily dismantled each person's attack.
This is a gap in hard power and a gap in combat experience.
After repelling Kiana once again, Kevin clenched his left hand and four icicles rose from the ground, trapping the four Herrschers.
“At this level, let alone destroying the Stigma Project, you can’t even stop Chen.
Your determination should be nothing more than this."
"It's not...over yet."
Kiana gritted her teeth and looked at Kevin flying into the sky.
"The flame won't cool. It will just...reignite!"
The flames burned, and Kiana continued to stimulate her own Honkai energy, forcibly breaking free, flying into the sky and slashing with a sword.
Kevin raised his right arm, shook off the Fire Flame King Sword, and the two men fought in the air.
Kevin seized the opportunity, created an icicle and smashed it at Kiana, who then burned it to ashes with flames.
The Karma Demon fell, and he looked at the Herrschers who had escaped from the trap, a smile flashed across his face.
"Keep up the good work, Herrscher."
Kevin didn't take out the Chimera King Sword, but just stood there quietly, which made the four people feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.
In an instant, the four of them moved together. Kiana, Mei and Yuno rushed towards Kevin at the fastest speed, while Bronya assisted from behind with long-range weapons.
The fastest one was Mei, and the Seven Thunders of Purification slashed towards Kevin.
Kevin punched the Seven Thunders of Purification and at the same time condensed the power of ice and snow to form ice spikes to block Yuno's progress.
And Kiana, who was right in front of him, was also blocked by his ice and snow.
After dealing with the attacks of the three people, Kevin's speed suddenly increased, and he punched the Fire Flame King Sword, knocking Kiana away and stopping himself in mid-air.
He raised his hand to summon ice cones and fired them out, and Bronya responded one by one with lasers fired from her floater.
"Don't underestimate the power of the End. The real battle has just begun."
Kevin swung his hand, condensed an ice sword, and rushed forward to fight with Kiana.
Kiana held the Fire King Sword, but did not gain any advantage from Kevin's Ice Sword and was suppressed by him the whole time.
"What should I do?" Faced with this situation, Bronya held the Star of Eden and her brain was working rapidly, thinking of a way to break the deadlock.
"If it's Mr. Walter..."
Recalling Walter's previous teachings, Bronya came up with a dangerous but effective method.
Use a simulated black hole to consume the opponent's time. Walter once used this trick to hold Xilin back on the moon.
But before she could open the Star of Eden, Kevin suddenly attacked. The ice sword in his hand disappeared and was replaced by the Chimera King Sword, which smashed to the ground.
The floor was shattered by this seemingly ordinary blow, and flames gushed out from it, and the impact caused four people to be blown away.
Bronya and Kiana were smashed against the wall one after another. Mei and Yuno, who were closest to Kevin, suffered stronger impacts, so much so that cracks appeared in the wall behind Mei, and Yuno was even embedded in the wall.
The Star of Eden broke free from Bronya's hands and rolled to Kevin's feet.
Kevin looked down at the familiar divine key, but only glanced at it.
Several darts flew through the air and Kevin dodged sideways.
Taking advantage of this gap, Fu Hua rushed to Kevin's face, picked up the Star of Eden and activated it instantly, trapping herself and Kevin inside.
The pit that was originally filled with flames of war instantly cooled down, leaving only the sound of the black hole.
"In the end, it was the squad leader who protected us."
Bronya felt unwilling. They came here to save Fu Hua, but ended up being saved by her.
"Well, although this result is indeed unexpected, but—"
Yutu came out from somewhere, she stopped in front of the black hole and faced the four people.
"Just delaying time is not the path you are pursuing.
Although I feel a little sorry for you, as friends who have only known each other for a short time, we should always have some time to ourselves, right?"