northernbook Chapter 207 The end of the incident
Chapter 207 The end of the incident
Ultimately, with Raven's help, the captain forcibly used the... cough cough, I mean, the Human Consciousness Awakening App on Chen Tianwu. The good news is that at least it was confirmed that the app didn't have any strange effects, although it's also possible that Chen Tianwu is male.
Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Tianwu could indeed feel his body being greatly strengthened. In fact, the moment the APP was used up, Chen Tianwu could feel a Herrscher core appearing in his body.
However, Chen Tianwu did not exhibit any so-called Herrscher consciousness, and his originally highly mechanized body has now reverted to a normal human body.
Of course, this is on the premise that the Herrscher's body can also be considered a human body. In any case, the pleasing result is that Raven stared in disbelief at the miraculous scene before him, speechless for a long time.
It took them quite a while to recover from their shock, and at that moment, the way they looked at the captain was completely different.
Now, it was the captain who felt uncomfortable under their intense gazes. However, the two of them quickly calmed down. After all, the captain was now a member of World Serpent, and Kiana was also here. They could run away, but they couldn't hide. Were they afraid that the captain would just run away?
Having figured this out, the two no longer looked at the captain with the same fervor. Since the app was effective, the next step was naturally to find their target, Anna Shaniat.
However, it's not particularly difficult to find. After all, Anna is now a Herrscher, so even if she resists, the Herrscher's reaction on her body won't be wrong.
Following the fluctuations on the detector, the group successfully located Anna, who was standing in the square. Anna was now covered in ice and snow, and the chains hanging from the Ice King's Crown obscured her face, which was shrouded in black mist.
Her eyes, shimmering with an icy blue light, still held a glimmer of humanity. As she watched the crowd slowly approach her, her body involuntarily reached out to them.
Suddenly, a cold wind swept over everyone, but it was stopped by Chen Tianwu's Anna in the next second.
She used her other hand to tightly hold her outstretched hand in front of her chest, her expression revealing a deep struggle.
"Quick...run! I'm losing control! That...that voice keeps haunting my mind. While I'm still conscious, either kill me or get out of here!"
"Anna..."
Staring blankly at Anna, who was struggling in pain, Chen Tianwu was lost in thought. He walked forward in a daze and stretched out his right hand. Just as he was about to touch Anna, a cold wind blew again.
The biting chill instantly jolted Chen Tianwu awake, and then he saw that fleeting, murderous gaze.
Meanwhile, Raven had already taken out the third Divine Key and transformed it into a sniper rifle, crouching not far away, ready to strike and kill Ana at any moment.
In this operation, she was the only one who was single-mindedly focused on resolving the Honkai directly. Whether it was killing it and then using the Staff of the Underworld to seal its Herrscher core, or following the Captain's plan, she didn't care, as long as the mission could be completed in the end.
The captain naturally understood Raven's meaning: if they didn't go up and use the app to save Anna now, Raven would kill Anna.
At this moment, Chen Tianwu had used the power of the Herrscher of Rock to completely suppress Anna. The five times gravity made Anna completely unable to move and she could even see the ground beneath her feet slowly sinking.
Without much time to hesitate, the captain quickly stepped forward and used the app on Anna. Just as the consciousness consortium had said, a second or two later, the captain could clearly feel that Anna in front of him was no longer agitated.
Even the black mist that had been covering her body was slowly dissipating, revealing her true form. Her chestnut-colored hair had now completely turned white, and the ice spikes that had pierced her hands were now turning into fragments and falling to the ground.
The ice armor beneath the deep blue gradient robe was gradually melting, revealing the tattered Valkyrie uniform underneath. Her eyes, hidden beneath the black mist, had now turned completely ice blue, and her lifeless pupils were slowly regaining their expression.
Anna, who had finally regained full consciousness, blinked incredulously, and then saw Chen Tianwu standing in front of her with a complicated expression.
Just as she instinctively reached out to touch Chen Tianwu, she felt an immense weight on her body. Seeing that Anna had recovered, Chen Tianwu released the weight he had placed on her in the next second.
Feeling that her body was no longer heavy, Anna immediately ran to Chen Tianwu and wanted to give him a hug, but Chen Tianwu took a step back, causing Anna to miss.
Just as Anna was lamenting that perhaps it was because she and Chen Tianwu had been separated for too long that their relationship had faded, she saw it.
Seeing the conflicted look in Chen Tianwu's eyes, Anna immediately understood.
"You... already knew?"
Anna awkwardly tidied herself up, and anyone could tell that she was completely at a loss.
"..."
Chen Tianwu didn't answer, but Anna could still sense from his words that he already knew the truth about what happened back then. At that moment, she closed her eyes, trying hard not to let her tears fall, and opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. In the end, all she could utter was a dry apology.
Chen Tianwu clenched his fists and bit his lip, trying hard not to explode. He understood that Anna was just a rookie at the time, and she would definitely be terrified when faced with the scene of her teammates being wiped out in front of her.
Although he deserted for a short while, he was encouraged by a twist of fate to regain his courage and stand on the front line against the Honkai.
Chen Tianwu also understood that Anna had done everything she could during that collapse, but the fact that she still caused the death of her sister was undeniable.
Most importantly, she not only failed to help her sister in her time of need, but also chose to conceal the fact that she was the brother of the girl she had met.
Chen Tianwu originally thought he had completely forgiven her, but the moment he saw Anna, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
At this moment, Chen Tianwu's feelings were a mixture of joy and anger. His love-hate relationship with Anna left him unsure of how to face her.
The captain realized that perhaps they needed to give the two of them some private space to talk, so he went up to Raven, patted her on the shoulder, and gestured for her to leave with him.
Where Chen Tianwu and Anna couldn't see, Raven and the captain stopped.
"That's fine here."
Raven surveyed the surroundings and discovered that this place not only offered a wide field of vision, allowing them to see Chen Tianwu and Anna standing in place at a glance, but it was also a blind spot for them. Unless they specifically looked for it, Chen Tianwu and Anna would not be able to find this place.
That being said, this place is not suitable as a sniping spot, so Raven raised a question.
"So is it really a good idea to leave them to talk alone like this?"
"Don't worry, even if you can't snipe from this position, I can rush up and stop them immediately. Besides, I have a feeling they're not going to fight."
Raven raised an eyebrow and looked at the captain with great interest. Even though she had learned a little about the fate of Chen Tianwu and Anna in his world from the captain, she still showed a special interest in it.
After all, she found it hard to imagine that she would form a cooperative relationship with Mei, well, it's not hard to imagine.
After all, no matter how much he disagreed with the organization's mission, he had no choice but to accept it. There was nothing he could do; World Serpent was his biggest employer, and as a mercenary, he couldn't control the organization's decisions.
"Since we're in a good situation anyway, why don't you tell us more about this incident in your world? Of course, anything else is fine too."
"Are you trying to get information out of me?" the captain laughed. "But never mind, even though I've already told Kevin everything I know, since you want to know too, I'll tell you."
As he spoke, the captain took out a cigarette, skillfully lit it, and then took a deep breath before being choked by the smoke.
"If you don't know how to smoke, then don't smoke. It seems you're still a little kid who doesn't know how to smoke."
Raven snatched the cigarette from the captain's hand, threw it on the ground, stomped on it, and then crushed it a few times to extinguish it completely.
The captain scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I can't help it. I've quit smoking for many years, and it's really hard to get used to it again."
"Then don't smoke, I don't like the smell of cigarettes anyway."
Raven stood there, the biting wind making her hood flap loudly. Seeing this, Raven simply took off her hood. Then she saw the captain's somewhat surprised expression, and a playful look immediately appeared in Raven's wine-red eyes.
"Why are you so surprised to see me take off my hat in front of you? Does that mean I never took off my hood in front of you in your world?"
“No, that’s not it,” the captain replied. “It’s just that I didn’t expect you to show me what’s under your hood at this time. After all, given your personality, you wouldn’t easily take off your hood in front of someone you’re not very familiar with.”
"Oh? I didn't expect you to know my personality so well. Then you should also know why I wear a hood most of the time, right?"
“I know.” The captain nodded. “After all, with your appearance, it’s really hard for outsiders to believe that you’re a mercenary. Once, you received a job without taking off your hood, and the process went surprisingly smoothly. After realizing that the hood made it difficult for others to see your face, creating a sense of mystery, the transaction went so smoothly. Since then, you’ve rarely taken off your hood to show your true appearance.”
"I didn't expect you to know each other so well. It seems like the me from that other world and you were quite familiar with each other?"
"We're not that close, at most we just know each other. I first saw your face under the hood when I was putting you on trial after defeating the Honkai. As for why you wear a hood, I heard it from Mei."
"A trial is being launched against me? It seems the Future Stigmata Project has completely failed, doesn't it?"
"Yes, but are you sure you want to hear this and not information about this incident?"
"I want to know, but let's talk about this incident first. To be honest, I'm quite curious about the specifics of what happened back then."
"Ok."
The captain took a deep breath and began to slowly recount the events. Since he wasn't present at the time, most of the information was actually given to him by Mei. The rest was obtained by the captain through hacking into Schicksal's files and reading the mission report.
In short, Chen Tianwu switched sides immediately after Mei and Raven found Anna. After ambushing Raven and using the Staff of the Underworld to control Mei, he left with Anna.
Along the way, Chen Tianwu and Anna were blocked by Rita's Undying Blade, but under the effect of Anna's Herrscher power, all those who blocked their way were frozen without exception.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard Chen Tianwu tried, he couldn't stabilize Anna's condition. In the end, after being cornered by Mei who arrived, Anna completely lost control of her personality and turned to the Herrscher side. During this time, Chen Tianwu was killed by Anna's own hands.
However, because he was also chosen as a Herrscher, Chen Tianwu did not die completely, but his heart died the moment he learned the truth.
With nothing left to hold him back, he ultimately chose to hand over his Herrscher core to Anna before dying completely. Anna, having obtained Chen Tianwu's core, thus evolved into a dual-core Herrscher.
The powerful Honkai energy and two powers gave Anna a new codename—Herrscher of Meteorite Ice.
However, with the cooperation of Durandal and Mei, the Herrscher of Meteorite was finally killed, but the Honkai energy that erupted after her death still blasted the entire Coral Island into a lifeless base.
The Undying Blade suffered heavy losses in that battle. Many members were seriously injured and unable to return to the battlefield, so they had no choice but to retire or go to the rear to become support Valkyries.
The Herrscher cores left behind by the two were kept by Mei. During the period when they were suppressed by the Staff of the Underworld, Mei successfully analyzed the operating principle of the Staff of the Underworld and used her lightning power to imitate the special magnetic field formed by the Staff of the Underworld to seal the two Herrscher cores.
However, since the magnetic field was maintained by Mei, these two Herrscher cores were naturally brought back to World Serpent by Mei as well. In any case, Schicksal at that time had reached a cooperation agreement with World Serpent, just like this world.
Durandal, who was temporarily managing Schicksal in place of Otto, believed that the Herrscher Cores could be placed with anyone, so he did not stop Mei from taking the two Herrscher Cores away.
"Wait!" Raven suddenly grasped the key point in the captain's words, "What do you mean by taking over the management of Schicksal in Otto's place? What happened to Otto back then?"
"Because some time ago, the Herrscher of Knowledge from our world, who you also know, Xiao Shi, woke up in Fu Hua's body. The first thing she did after waking up was to kill the Otto that was dangling in front of her."
"???"
The raven slowly etched out a question mark.
"Isn't she afraid of triggering the alarm of destiny?"
"Please, that's Fu Hua's body. Besides, Otto helped her repair all her injuries and restore her strength to its peak. Who do you think she'd be afraid of?"
“Well, that’s true,” Raven said, his lips twitching. “And then what?”
"Later, after Xiao Shi had caused enough trouble, Alto used a trick to divert Xiao Shi's attention to the World Serpent's base, while he himself took the opportunity to go into hiding and prepare for his final plan."
"Is this how he betrays his own allies?"
"That's all I can say about the Alto," the captain shrugged. "Alright, it's about time. Let's go down and check the situation."
With that, the captain took the lead and headed towards Chen Tianwu's location. Seeing this, Raven sighed and followed the captain's footsteps.