"Under the effect of the Dimensional Anchor, the energy flow within this World Bubble has entered a normal trajectory."
The cold data provided an explanation as the powerful artificial intelligence girl compiled all the information.
"In this state, as long as no anomaly occurs in the Sea of Quanta that is significant enough to cause widespread destruction of the World Bubble, we can use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to connect this World Bubble to the Imaginary Tree."
"After completing this step, through the connection between the World Bubble and the Imaginary Tree, you will have the opportunity to return to the Real World, and you will appear directly on the moon."
The two women, whose existences were tied to this World Bubble, provided all the help they could to the outsiders.
Originally, in their plan, they would impart as much knowledge and provide as much assistance as possible to the outsiders, increasing the likelihood that they would find the correct method.
Connecting the World Bubble to the Imaginary Tree was the plan from the very beginning, but the planned solution was supposed to be vastly different from the future that was to come.
The chaotic energy flow of the World Bubble, under the impact of the Imaginary Tree, would have completed its process of destruction in a short time, burying everything in the ripples of the Sea of Quanta.
But now, this place possessed a Dimensional Anchor device capable of stabilizing the World Bubble, making a new life possible.
Prometheus turned her head, her jewel-like red eyes gazing at the man who had allowed her to continue to exist.
"Although as an artificial intelligence I do not possess true emotions, as a token of my gratitude for allowing us to continue to exist, I would still like to say thank you."
"You're welcome. After all, I also received a reward that I'm satisfied with."
"...." Prometheus remained silent, merely looking at her administrator.
Was this 'satisfaction' a proper one?
Was it satisfaction, or was he filled to the brim?
Never mind, these things were not important to an AI like her. In any case, there were no true mechanophiliacs in this world who would pour milk on her CPU and cause her to crash.
As for her older sister, Void Archives, that fellow had failed to see the situation clearly even when facing a powerful enemy, so he had only himself to blame.
The same thing would absolutely not happen to her.
"Although this is a happy ending for everyone, you must not forget the mission you all carry." The female doctor, now more mature and alluring than before, stepped forward to continue the conversation.
At the same time, she made up her mind to discipline this disobedient AI harshly.
She had already decided to completely forget this shameful memory, yet this fellow still insisted on bringing up the sore subject.
She was truly in need of a lesson!
"There are still billions of lives in the Real World waiting for you to bring back good news. The Honkai is still waiting for you to overcome it."
"Everyone, it's time for you to leave."
She wore a gentle smile, as if sending off heroes on an expedition.
This journey would certainly create unimaginable ripples in the Real World, and the lives of billions would be swayed by their will.
The title of 'hero' was tailor-made for them; no one was more suited to it.
"MEI, you have to take good care of yourself too." Elysia gently hugged her friend, then returned to her own position.
Brian gave the command: "Kiana, let's begin."
Then he turned towards Dr. MEI: "Dr. MEI, the gift I gave you, you must treasure it well."
"..."
Shameless!
The power of the Herrscher of the Void was activated. The endpoint in the Imaginary Core that connected to the Imaginary Tree merged with this World Bubble, not only giving it a new life but also giving everyone who entered this place the chance to return to the Real World.
Fantastical lights and shadows formed a channel that swirled around them, until a vast, desolate white land rapidly enlarged in their field of vision.
The moon, they had arrived!
"We're finally back."
The silver-haired girl who had led the operation stretched lazily on the desolate land, opening her eyes and looking with some dissatisfaction at the surrounding lunar surface, which resembled crumbling ruins.
"Is that old fogey Kevin planning to have our final battle in a place like this?"
"This damn place looks like ruins that are hundreds of thousands of years old."
A slap landed on her head. Kiana, grimacing, whipped her head around to see the shameless Inner World Protagonist withdrawing his hand.
"Stop looking around. Hurry up and find your sister and the others. We Herrschers were thrown into the Sea of Quanta, so those with awakened Stigmas should be on the lunar surface."
There was no place for the old things on the ship to the new world.
Herrschers and ordinary people were both considered old things from the old era, so the former were thrown into the Sea of Quanta to flounder, while the latter became 'Spiritual Adam'.
And those with awakened Stigmas were not only important components for the implementation of the Stigma Project, but they had also been born with the key to the new world.
"I know, I know," the foolish Kiana grumbled with some dissatisfaction, but she still obediently completed her task.
She closed her eyes, using her abilities to sense the anomalies present in this world.
A barrier that spanned the entire planet was located not far beneath their feet, dividing the moon into two distinct inner and outer regions.
And on the lunar surface where they currently were...
"They're in that direction, heading towards us." She pointed, indicating the way.
Not long after she spoke, the urgent sound of horse's hooves approached from that direction with a majestic rhythm.
A black steed charged forward, its imposing presence startling; the female Knight on its back was valiant and heroic, like a general heading into battle, about to wreak havoc on the battlefield.
The reins were pulled, and the horse's hooves reared high.
The moon rock underfoot was shattered by the heavy hooves, and the sharpness of the long spear in the Valkyrie's hand also subsided.
"We finally found you. I thought you were all trapped."
Two girls jumped down from the horse's back.
"That's great, everyone is okay," said Seele.
"It's good that you're all safe," said Li Sushang.
The party of heroes challenging the demon king was all assembled, and joyous laughter filled the air.
But Durandal felt as if she were an outsider who had barged into someone else's home, feeling completely ill at ease.
'It really is a bit inappropriate to interrupt a family reunion.'
The Valkyrie, who had just decided not to disturb others during their family reunions in the future, stiffened. The majestic black steed beside her couldn't help but glare at the man who had appeared next to Durandal, pawing at the ground with its hoof.
"Older sister-in-law, do you have a problem with everyone?"
A gentle hand expertly landed on the Valkyrie's strong and powerful waist. That annoying fellow paid no mind to Durandal's increasingly dark expression and leaned his body against hers.
Shameless! Utterly without grace!
The Valkyrie, who usually greeted such fellows with her fists, didn't hesitate and immediately raised her hand into a fist.
Boom—!
A sonic boom made the girls turn their heads.
Seeing that it was just a loving interaction between Durandal and the young Brian, they all showed a meaningful smile and went back to what they were doing.
As the saying goes, half of the younger sister-in-law's butt belongs to the brother-in-law, and there's no reason the older sister-in-law's can't be his too.
Besides, everyone here was a loving family. It really wasn't right to leave Durandal all alone and ignored.
Letting her deepen her relationship with her younger sister Kiana was just perfect.
The world seemed to be split into two at that moment.
Her powerful fist had been stopped so easily, which surprised Durandal as well.
"You bastard, when did you become so strong?"
Before the Stigma Project began, she had sparred with this guy many times.
Although she was taken advantage of quite a bit each time, it also gave her a thorough understanding of his strength.
The power of a Herrscher was his greatest strength, and the skills he learned from Fu Hua compensated for his shortcomings in close combat.
Although the power of the Herrscher of Death gave him unprecedented stamina, this man's physical strength was not his forte; with just a bit of effort, she could make him suffer.
If he ever dared to use force on her, a fatal scissor kick could make him Br|ian.
But after the Stigma Project started, all of this guy's weaknesses were gone!
Major crisis!
"Older sister-in-law, I have good news for you. Your sister and I obtained a portion of the Herrscher of the End's power in the Sea of Quanta."
"Although we can't compare to that guy Kevin for now, we're much stronger than we were before."
Durandal tried to pull her fist back, but found it was useless no matter how hard she tried.
The hand moving down from her waist made the Valkyrie tense, wishing she could send this guy flying with a punch.
Right now, they were supposed to be fighting the Stigma Project and saving the world from the Honkai, yet this rotten man was still thinking about things below the belt. He was truly a hopeless man.
"Shameless!" she cursed out loud.
"Wrong. This is just necessary preparation to save the world."
Durandal: "..."
So your preparation is to empty your stock on me?
"Hmph, a dog can't change its ways!"
"That's not right either. It's just that I have a special fondness for my older sister-in-law."
Seeing that her butt was about to fall captive to her brother-in-law's hands, the completely defeated Durandal felt waves of pink light flashing on her stomach.
If she didn't stop him in time, she would really have to meet her sister in the same bed.
"Stop it, right now! I only feel dislike for you, not love!"
"But your body isn't saying that!" the black-haired youth chuckled. The feedback from the Honeysuckle Crest was completely different from what Durandal was saying.
Just like her ancestor Dr. MEI, what she said couldn't represent her true thoughts; only her body's reaction could reveal the truth.
The mouth says no, but the body is honest.
Undoubtedly, besides inheriting Dr. MEI's inability to cook, Durandal had also perfectly inherited the tsundere gene.
She wants it, but won't say it. Looks like I'll have to use some of my own methods.
The tingling sensation made the Valkyrie's legs go weak. She knew this man was starting to use that vile ability she remembered so well.
If it were just the two of them, she could just bear with it and be done.
But with so many people around, Durandal couldn't imagine the extent of the social suicide she would face.
The coerced Valkyrie hesitated no longer.
"Not here. After we've dealt with the Stigma Project, we can start over."
"You're the one who said it."
A gamble for life, sealed right here!
The young Brian let go of his hand, allowing Durandal to breathe a sigh of relief, but the feeling of loss made her curse herself for being a little shameless.
It was clearly that guy who was forcing her, yet she was actually feeling a bit unsatisfied.
Even if she was an athletic girl with a rather strong libido, she shouldn't be this shameless, right?
With her body's desires temporarily unquenchable, Durandal chose to distract herself with work.
She said: "Before you arrived, we already finished exploring the lunar surface."
"In that direction is World Serpent's lunar base, New Atra, which has some children from Earth inside; in that direction, there's a deep pit leading into the moon's interior, but we haven't found a way in."
"Also, the Earth is currently being reconstructed by the Stigma Project, so we can't contact Schicksal Headquarters for the time being."
"You've worked hard, Durandal." As the only male here and the core that connected the girls, Brian naturally took on the role of leader.
He said: "According to the Stigma Project data I have, most of humanity on Earth has already fallen into a dream state, becoming a component of 'Spiritual Adam'."
"The key figure who put all of humanity into a dream is the World Serpent executive, Hare. Her current location is inside the moon."
"We can ignore which World Serpent executives there are for now. Our top priority should be to establish contact with Earth, right?" Durandal raised an objection.
"I know, which is why we must enter the moon's interior."
The man's gaze seemed to penetrate the barrier of space, seeing the internal structure of the moon.
"The ruins we are in now are not just fifty thousand years old; at least five eras of civilizations have left their marks on the moon."
"The Previous Era's Fire Moth organization built a portal on the moon that can connect to Earth. As long as we find that device, we can return to Earth."
This was the advantage of having many lovers.
With just a few tricks on Dr. MEI, he could obtain information beneficial to him.
"I see. That is indeed good news." Durandal no longer insisted. "In that case, let's start working on getting inside the moon and finding that portal that can take us back to Earth."
With Brian and the others, Durandal arrived at the side of the sinkhole.
Here, there was an elevator that could go deep into the moon's interior, and the Key of Corruption they held was just what they needed.
Ominous Honkai energy swirled as a program written in some unknown era was easily cracked.
"Done."
The elevator descended, and the desolate lunar surface was replaced by a vast spatial labyrinth.
"Watch me!" The silver-haired girl showed off her skills. A mere spatial labyrinth was nothing but a pushover before the power of the Herrscher of the Void, enhanced by the power of the End.
Inner world of the moon, arrived!
A gentle voice then sounded.
"Although I thought some guests might appear, I didn't expect so many unexpected presences."
A tall woman walked out of a mirror-like crystal.
That white hair and a face identical to the woman in the family photo made people's hearts tremble. Durandal and Kiana almost thought the woman before them was their mother.
"Hello, I am an executive of World Serpent, codename Hare."
"Of course, you can call me by my name, Misteln Schariac."
There was no hostility, and she even made people feel an extraordinary sense of closeness.
Her gaze lingered for a moment on the sisters, Durandal and Kiana, before carefully confirming Bronya's condition.
No problems, that's good.
However, if her daughters had no problems, then it was her turn to have a problem.
"Miss Misteln, I think you are well aware of our purpose for coming here, aren't you?"
"Of course." For some reason, this man's gaze made her feel a chill all over, as if a vicious beast were spying on her flesh and blood.
The man, unwilling to engage in much conversation, acted domineeringly: "You have two choices now: be beaten by me until you hand over my Herrscher power, or have my Herrscher power taken back by me."
The will of three hundred thousand people had been an obstacle to him fully mastering the power of the Herrscher of Reason in the past, and it had also become this Herrscher power's greatest weakness in the face of the Stigma Project.
The Stigma Project used this woman's ability to make all beings dream, and it also easily deconstructed the defense formed by three hundred thousand wills, temporarily snatching the Herrscher power from Brian.
And he never expected the enemy to be so kind as to obey. Beating this woman to her knees and then taking what he wanted was the only correct method.
The atmosphere... was charged with tension!
"It seems, sir, that you are determined to have a little spar with me." A fluttering banner appeared in her hand, and an army of Reason constructs formed in an instant.
A murderous aura filled the place.
The silver-haired girl's eyes flashed, and the power of the Herrscher of the Void sealed the surrounding space.
Never mind that this woman wasn't her real mother; even if she was, she had to let her man discipline her.
"This isn't a spar, this is one-sided devastation!"
Honkai energy surged, and a giant treasured sword formed in the air, pressing down in an instant with the force of Mount Tai.
Taixuan Sword God: Thunderfire Sword!
Misteln Schariac's eyes instantly glazed over. A feeling she had never experienced before instantly washed away the pain that existed in her memory, sending her directly to the legendary paradise.
So... so good!
Why does it feel so good!?
A pink Honeysuckle Crest began to shine on her lower abdomen!
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