Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 182: Different Standpoints, Each Fighting, the Power of the First Herrscher Revealed

In the boundless unknown space of black and white.

Walter and the man in black robe looked at the man in white robe who was hovering over them and Xilin who was staring at them. The man in black robe did not seem to be very surprised, but this situation seemed to be far beyond Walter's expectations.

"Where...is this place?"

"Welcome, welcome. This is a space field that I created. Although it's my first time using it, it still gave me a surprise."

Seeing that the man in white robe answered his question without any malice, Walter continued.

"My name is Walter. The girl next to you is also a Herrscher. I came here to have a good talk with you guys."

"What is there to talk about!? You guys..."

"Okay, Celine, there's no use getting angry."

The man in white robe grabbed Xilin who was about to rush over, lowered his head and put his mouth close to Xilin's ear and whispered softly.

"Be obedient outside and don't forget what I taught you."

Feeling the breath beside her ear, Xilin nodded, and the man in white robe then responded loudly to Walter.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Walter. You are willing to fight for humanity, and I respect you very much. But if you had experienced what this girl had experienced, I don’t think you and he would be willing to fight for these ugly humans.”

The man in white robe paused and continued.

"I once saw a man who adopted seven children whose parents had passed away. But when they grew up, those seven people teamed up to kill their adopters. As for Walter, he was just a little luckier. If Joyce hadn't met those people, what do you think he would have become?"

"The Herrscher was created by you humans. It is humans themselves who will ultimately destroy humanity. We are just speeding up the process. So I'm sorry, I don't want to protect this world. I want to destroy it. I am also willing to do anything for my sister."

"I brought you into my space because I didn't want to affect others. If you win, I will have no regrets. If you lose, humanity will perish. We will fight on our own, but we have different positions. You should understand what I mean."

"Yes, of course I understand."

Walter took off his glasses and scarf, and condensed the Star of Eden in his left hand. He looked at the black robe, who had already held a three-foot ice sword in his right hand. It was the Soul-Controlling Sword, Hanyu Bingtian, but its specific appearance had been changed by the fetal transformation.

The man in black robe tilted his head slightly to look at Walter, but his eyes were fixed on the white robe not far in front of him, and he said in a deep voice.

"Leave the man in white to me. If we really fight, you are no match for him. I'll leave the Second Herrscher to you."

"..."

Without responding, Walter nodded solemnly, and the Star of Eden in his hand burst out with a red and black arc of electricity, heading straight for Xilin but was blocked by the imaginary barrier released by her.

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed, and a man in a black robe suddenly appeared in front of Xilin. The sword in his hand pierced Xilin's throat, but was blocked by a three-foot ice sword (the incarnation of the Eight Desolate Sword) at the moment before the hit.

The man in white robe used his sword to deflect it and then swung out a ray of icy sword energy to force the man in black robe back, then gave instructions to Xilin behind him.

"I'll leave the First Herrscher to you now. Don't be careless. The dragon-shaped Judgment-level Honkai Beast that I just taught you to summon is also in this space. Command it if you need it."

"...Xilin understands."

Perhaps if it weren't for her brother, she wouldn't have been able to react to the sword just now, and cold sweat ran down her fair cheeks in panic.

"Master the Five Thunders - Thunderstorm!"

In an instant, three purple lightning balls with a diameter of one hundred feet condensed in the sky above the black robes, emitting arcs of electricity around them and were thrown towards the two white robes, causing the sense of oppression to increase dramatically.

"Well done!"

The man in white robe did not feel the slightest bit of discomfort. He pointed the Eight Desolations Sword into the air and shouted softly.

"Swords come, ten thousand swords come to the origin!"

Three hundred-foot ice swords also condensed behind the man in white robe and collided with the three thunder balls, causing a strong explosion. Even the entire space created by the white robe seemed to be breaking apart.

The two men fought and retreated at the same time, going back and forth, countering each other's moves, and could move from one area to another at any time.

And Walter also faced Xilin head-on.

Xilin condensed three Sub-Eon Spears around him, and swung his right hand vigorously. The Sub-Eon Spears stabbed at him as if they were ordered, but they were all blocked by the shield condensed by the latter with Honkai energy and fell to the ground.

"..."

Xilin narrowed her eyes as if she was judging the battle, and Walter explained it to her.

"The spear in the imaginary space cannot be defended by physical means, but to me it is just an ordinary spear. You cannot defeat me with just this means."

"How ridiculous! Under my brother's guidance, I have changed a lot. How can you, a traitor, have a say?"

Xilin shrugged it off, and slid her fingers again. Three Sub-Earth Spears stabbed at Walter again. When Walter was about to use the same method to resist, he found that the Sub-Earth Spears suddenly became illusory. The shield he condensed with the Honkai energy did not block it at all, but penetrated his body completely. However, he did not suffer any harm at all.

"what?"

"Huh, do you think this is the end?"

Xilin smiled as if her plan had succeeded, and snapped her fingers. The three originally imaginary Sub-sky spears suddenly became real again, not giving Walter any time to react. The three Sub-sky spears pierced him instantly.

"Ahem——"

The pain from being pierced through the body caused Walter to spit out a large pool of bright red blood, but he still did not stop. He quickly used the Star of Eden to crush the Sub-Earth Spear that pierced through him, and used the omnipotence of the Ruler of Reason to reconstruct new body tissue for himself.

Xilin couldn't help but snort when she saw this.

"Tsk, it seems that you won't die unless I penetrate you completely. I still have to help my brother."

"I'm really sorry, but I also have reasons why I can't lose."

Walter's entire temperament suddenly changed. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a large amount of collapse energy poured out of his body.

"Bluff, Bella, finish him off!"

The space above Walter suddenly twisted, and a hundred-meter-long dragon-shaped collapse beast appeared and swallowed him in one bite. Seeing this, Xilin's expression became extremely disdainful.

"It's just a bluff, Bella, let's go and help our brother."

But just as Xilin was about to leave, Benares' chest was suddenly torn open by bare hands, and blue blood immediately covered an area, and Benares also let out a miserable roar.

"Ho ho ho!!"

"You're such an eyesore."

Walter glanced at it, and at the same time a huge mechanical arm appeared and bound it in place. Xilin looked at all this with clenched teeth, and suddenly there was a hint of surprise and doubt in her heart - because there were suddenly hundreds of Titan mechas around Walter.

"Second Herrscher, are you ready to face the First Herrscher, the power of Walter?!"

"Why did human weapons suddenly appear here?!"

Xilin quickly condensed an imaginary barrier in all directions around herself, and at that moment all the Titan mechas' artillery hit the imaginary barrier head-on.

"Is this what you call the power of a Herrscher? It's unbearable... What?!"

Before Xilin could say anything, the imaginary barrier around her shattered instantly. She was immediately furious.

"Don't be ridiculous. How could human weapons hurt me?!"

She quickly summoned a huge white hand from the imaginary space and crushed all the mechas.

"Wait...what!?"

When Xilin saw Titan mechas, tanks, and even several aircraft carriers appearing around Walter again, she seemed to understand everything.

"You made all these things with Honkai energy!? The large amount of Honkai energy that just emerged from your body was for this!"

"That's right!"

Walter admitted it all openly.

“This is the ability of the First Herrscher! As long as I understand the construction principle of a weapon, I can directly construct it with Honkai energy. As long as I am alive, this army will not fall!”

"This is a weapon created by humans!"

“This is the civilization created by humans!”

“This is the wisdom that is unique to humans!”

Walter opened his hands, as if he was going to gamble his life on this battle, and he spoke excitedly.

"I, Walter, challenge you on behalf of mankind! Let's test it out! Do humans have the qualifications to survive!!"

"All teams... open fire--!!"

Following Walter's order, Titan mechas, tanks, bombers, and even aircraft carriers all fired missiles made of Honkai energy at Xilin.

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Outside the Tower of Babel.

"...Salome~ Would you like some snacks?"

Nicholas handed a dried squid to Salome, but the latter stuffed it directly into her mouth.

"No! And stop making trouble. We are still on guard duty. We cannot miss any Honkai beast. You should have seen the vibration just now. It was the Holy Judge of Skyfire. Siegfried and the others must have encountered a difficult enemy."

"That being said... Let's not talk about Siegfried for now. Just talking about that unfathomable black robe and the leader of Anti-Entropy, I feel that they can solve the problem."

While the two were talking, Siegfried suddenly appeared behind them.

"Eh? Siegfried? Why are you here?"

"Don't worry about that for now. Where's Einstein?"

"There it is."

After Nicholas pointed him in a direction, Siegfried rode his horse non-stop towards that direction, with an anxious look clearly visible on his face.

"Dr. Einstein!"

"What's the matter, Mr. Siegfried?"

"Weren't you going with Walter and the others to defeat the Second Herrscher? Why are you here?"

Tesla started questioning Siegfried the first time he saw him, and Siegfried quickly explained to them what had happened not long ago.

"The white robe used his spatial ability to take the black robe and the leader away..."

"Yes, Black Robe told me to tell you to be ready."

"That's it? No more?"

"Yes."

Tesla and Einstein looked at each other and quickly understood the current situation.

"Mr. Black Robe really understands us. Dr. Tesla, please prepare that."

"Do I really have to use that..."

"That's the only choice we have now, isn't it?"

"......knew."

As if he had made a major decision, Tesla turned his back, clenched his fists, and remained silent for a long time before leaving the Tower of Babel.

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