After the blond girl appeared, the entire scene once again sank into silence.
Everyone present, including a genius like Herta, failed to understand what had just happened before their eyes.
What was this?
Had the Witch of Nihility not said she would plunge the whole galaxy into the Finality of Nihility, then use that as the medium to revive Bianka?
So what was going on now?
The Witch of Nihility had committed suicide, and then turned into someone else?
Although they did not know the blond girl, based on Kallen Kaslana's objective, her identity was not exactly hard to guess.
Without question, she was the orphaned daughter of Trailblaze.
"Mr. Welt, you know her?" Herta asked, frowning as she turned to Welt.
Herta had heard it clearly just now. This veteran of the Astral Express had called out Bianka's name.
Did that mean Welt knew her?
Although the two of them obviously were not from the same era, perhaps there really had been photographs or records concerning Bianka left aboard the Astral Express.
Clearly, Herta had not yet fully exchanged information with the Express.
She did not know that even the Astral Express had once known absolutely nothing about Bianka.
Welt's expression was complicated as he replied, "I do know what Bianka looks like. As for the reason… I'm sorry, but that involves certain secrets I cannot speak of."
He paused, then continued, "But I can confirm that the blond girl is absolutely Miss Bianka herself."
In an instant, everyone present was shocked.
Now things had become even more complicated.
The Witch of Nihility, Kallen Kaslana, had truly used this method of incarnation to become Bianka, the orphaned daughter of Trailblaze?
How exactly had she done it?
This bizarre method of resurrection was far too unorthodox.
And what was going on with that black cat? Stabbing it to death had somehow triggered the ending? What breed of cat was that supposed to be?
Although, judging by the aura on that cat, it had been extremely similar to an Aeon. Yet among the known Aeons, none of them had ever appeared in the form of a cat.
With so many questions still unanswered, everyone could not help wondering whether everything had truly ended just like this.
Too many doubts had piled up together, to the point that no one even knew how to proceed.
Herta, however, no longer wanted to care about any of that.
That blond girl could be whoever she wanted. Even if she really was Akivili's daughter, Herta was not the slightest bit interested right now.
She had to check Kiana's condition immediately.
After all, although the battle had ended, Kiana, the greatest contributor to this fight, looked as though she was still alive, but her condition seemed terrible no matter how one looked at it.
Herta was genuinely worried that her little cotton-padded jacket would just drop dead on the spot.
However, just as Herta was about to step forward, Taravan of the IPC suddenly reached out and stopped her.
Clearly, this Emanator of Preservation had something to say.
Who are you? Are we close? Why are you pulling at me? Can't you just obediently move aside?
Herta became furious on the spot.
At a time like this, who still dared to dawdle here and stop her?
"What are you trying to do?" Herta asked, frowning at Taravan.
Taravan's expression was extremely grave.
"Madam Herta, please be careful…"
"The Amber Lord's current condition is not right."
Herta froze.
Then, after realizing exactly what this Emanator of Preservation was saying, everyone turned almost simultaneously toward the Amber Lord, who had yet to leave.
At this moment, after absorbing that layer of Nihility stripped from Kallen's body, Qlipoth's once reassuring aura of Preservation had become extremely turbid.
Gray-black lines spread across His amber body. Like cracks, they tore through His form.
Clearly, that aura of Preservation was now mixed with an unsettling trace of Nihility.
Two completely different powers clashed inside Qlipoth, as though something terrifying might erupt at any moment.
For a moment, everyone even had the feeling that this was not over yet, and that the Amber Lord was about to continue the Nihility Culling.
Please, no.
One Witch of Nihility had already been enough to break everyone's mentality.
If even Qlipoth fell, then what were they supposed to do?
Although this Aeon of Preservation had, since His appearance, always been doing things universally recognized across the galaxy as good deeds—
Kallen had also been an Emanator of Preservation.
She had even been a special Emanator shed from Qlipoth's own body.
Add to that Qlipoth's ambiguous attitude today, and aside from the IPC's people, no one dared to blindly trust Preservation anymore.
Of course, at a time like this, perhaps even the IPC's own people were somewhat alarmed.
"This…"
Taravan's voice trembled slightly.
Among the higher-ups of the IPC, he had always been the one with the weakest faith in Preservation.
And now, he spoke without any hesitation.
"Could the Amber Lord also be corroded by Nihility?"
That guess lifted everyone's hearts into their throats.
If even the Aeon of Preservation was corroded by Nihility, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Originally, if it had only been contamination from ordinary Nihility, Qlipoth would at most have become idle and apathetic.
But now, this Nihility had long since been subtly tainted by an unknown amount of malice through Kallen.
No one knew whether Qlipoth would be affected after absorbing this malicious Nihility.
Diamond, standing to the side, remained silent. As a fellow Emanator of Preservation, his current mood was far from pleasant.
Although he said nothing, his tightly clenched right hand had already exposed the unrest in his heart.
On the other side, the Xianzhou group was naturally the same.
After experiencing the matter of the Witch of Nihility, they could no longer compare Nihility to its previous image.
If Qlipoth truly turned into a lunatic similar to the Witch of Nihility, then the Xianzhou Alliance really would have to consider which of the two, Lan or Qlipoth, was stronger.
Jing Yuan and Yaoguang both turned their gazes toward Hua.
Clearly, at a time like this, they still had to look to their Marshal.
Hua's expression remained fairly calm, though her eyes also carried obvious concern.
"Let us wait a little longer. It is not yet time to draw conclusions."
However, just as everyone was worrying, a deep and mighty aura suddenly burst from Qlipoth's body.
That aura swept outward like a tsunami, instantly suppressing the gray-black patterns.
The aura of Nihility actually began gradually receding before that immense power of Preservation.
However, everyone standing here was far from ordinary. As Emanators of various Paths, they could naturally see that this was only temporary.
That Nihility had not truly disappeared. It had merely been temporarily suppressed by the Amber Lord.
It still lurked inside Qlipoth, and could erupt again at any moment.
After all, only this made a little sense.
Otherwise, why would Qlipoth have so ruthlessly abandoned Kallen back then?
Moreover, for some reason, as everyone sensed the scattered aura of Preservation from just now, they actually felt a trace of sorrow within it.
Clearly, that emotion came from Qlipoth's heart.
It was as though He was mourning some departed existence, and also as though He was repenting for the mistake He had once made.
As for whom this emotion was directed toward, there was naturally no need to say.
"He is… grieving?" someone murmured.
The answer to that question was simple.
Clearly, even Aeons could grieve.
They had all ascended from living beings. Or rather, it was precisely because of the emotions they had once possessed that they had walked their respective Paths.
Afterward, everyone kept their eyes fixed on Qlipoth.
And Qlipoth, under everyone's gaze, slowly raised His enormous hand once more.
Golden light flowed from His palm, becoming a blessing of Preservation that descended upon the blond girl.
Although this blessing was far less powerful than the one Kallen had originally possessed, it was still His gesture of goodwill.
And after completing all this, Qlipoth said no more.
He did not even look at anyone else.
He turned and vanished.
He returned to the subspace, continuing to build the wall that protected the galaxy.
Unfortunately, now that He had absorbed the Nihility filled with Kallen's malice, Qlipoth's return was destined to carry the risk of corruption.
Only, no one would likely know that information.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they did not know why the Amber Lord had done this, at least He had not been completely corroded by Nihility for now.
Not having to fight another round of Nihility Culling was already a blessing amid misfortune.
And once Qlipoth left, Herta could no longer sit still. She immediately stepped forward and carefully helped Kiana up.
"Kiana, how are you?" Herta's voice was filled with obvious concern.
Was Kiana's condition good?
Of course not.
After all, in that internal battle between personas just now, both Kallen and Kiana had been fighting for real.
This was also Kiana's first time directly experiencing the side effects of using the Judgment of Shamash.
No wonder, back in the neighboring Honkai production set, anyone other than Kevin who used the Judgment of Shamash seemed to be committing suicide.
Here in Star Rail, even Kiana, a max-level account, still felt awful after turning the Destruction-enhanced Judgment of Shamash to maximum output.
That said, to say she was going to die would be rather exaggerated. If Kiana gritted her teeth right now, she could still muster about half a Welt of strength.
However, Kiana still decided to act a little.
Her face was terrifyingly pale, and her lips had lost all color.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but finally realized that, at a time like this, remaining silent and pretending to be miserable was more appropriate.
Seeing Kiana like this, Herta became even more worried.
Just from looking at Kiana, Herta could imagine how much pain she was in.
She immediately took out a medicine she carried with her. It was a special emergency drug she usually kept on hand.
During the earlier fight with the Witch of Nihility, she had not had a chance to use it. Now, it could finally be used on Kiana.
"Quick, take this." Herta brought the medicine to Kiana's lips.
Kiana was slightly surprised by this.
Herta had this kind of little thing? She had not used it on herself earlier, had she?
After thinking about it, Kiana still swallowed the medicine.
Furthermore, in order to emphasize the severity of her injuries, Kiana deliberately acted as though swallowing it was incredibly difficult.
In the end, only after Herta personally fed it to her did she manage to get it down.
These medicines provided no help whatsoever.
Sensing the medicinal components in her body, Kiana could roughly infer what they were.
These medicines were probably all Abundance products.
But honestly, their effects were a little too weak.
Still, that was normal. After all, if the side effects of the Judgment of Shamash could really be cured with just some medicine, then there would be no need for her to keep leveling up in the future. She might as well ask Herta for medicine directly.
If anyone dared to come at her, she could just chug pills while spamming ultimates. Would that not mean whoever came would die?
As for now, even if the medicine had some use, Kiana naturally still had to continue pretending to be at low health.
She looked at Herta and spoke with difficulty.
"I'm… fine now…"
Hm. She suddenly had a small idea.
Since Kiana no longer needed to have any scenes here, she might as well go AFK.
The moment Kiana finished speaking, she fainted directly into Herta's arms.
"Kiana!"
Seeing this, Herta's voice clearly filled with panic.
She immediately began checking Kiana's condition, but the more she checked, the graver her expression became.
Kiana's vital signs were still present, but they were extremely weak.
Moreover, there seemed to be some strange power remaining inside her body, continuously corroding her life force.
What was this thing?
Herta did not recognize it.
The power looked like Path energy of Destruction, but at a glance, it also seemed to be something entirely new.
Clearly, as a countryside roadside Herta, she had never seen the Honkai used by city folk.
"Damn it…"
Herta gritted her teeth.
Right now, she wanted nothing more than to drag Kallen out of her grave and kill her again.
However, Yaoguang suddenly spoke from the side.
"Madam Herta, please calm down. Miss Kiana is only too heavily injured and has temporarily fallen unconscious. She should not be in serious danger."
"Once everything is over and she receives proper treatment, she should be able to recover."
Hearing this, Herta finally calmed down a little.
As a genius, after continuing to examine Kiana's condition for a while, she realized that it did indeed seem to be as Yaoguang had said.
All right.
Herta took a deep breath and realized that she had indeed been too anxious just now.
Then, she immediately began considering where she should send Kiana for treatment.
After all, although Kiana currently did not appear to be in mortal danger, if this dragged on, no one knew whether any lasting aftereffects might remain.
Tch. If only that woman Cecilia had not gone missing.
Although Herta and Cecilia were extremely incompatible, even Herta had to admit that as an Emanator of Abundance, aside from an Aeon, Cecilia's healing was probably the most effective in the world.
If Cecilia acted, Kiana should be treatable.
But that woman had actually disappeared again at the most critical moment!
That was right. During this Nihility Culling, all parties had participated in the battle.
Yet Cecilia, just like the Family and the Garden of Recollection, had not shown even the slightest trace from beginning to end!
What was she doing?
Your daughter was fighting for her life on the front line, and you, as her mother, had disappeared somewhere to enjoy yourself?
No. The more Herta thought about it, the angrier she became.
For a mother who did not care about her own daughter like this, Herta swore that after returning from this incident, she would absolutely make Kiana cut ties with her.
It was hard to imagine what Herta would do if she learned that Cecilia had not actually gone missing, and had even acted as Kallen's collaborator, helping Kallen at the very last moment.
Herta might genuinely go fight Cecilia to the death.
But that would be a matter for later.
Looking at the Pier Point that had long since been destroyed by heavenly fire, Herta fell silent.
Clearly, after repeated battles and Kiana's final heavenly fire, Pier Point had now become history.
There were no longer any facilities here that could be used for treatment.
At this, Taravan and Diamond, the two Emanators of Preservation standing nearby, were probably feeling extremely miserable as well.
Obviously, throughout the entire incident involving the Witch of Nihility, the IPC was the most miserable.
And not just by a little. It was the kind of misery that left everyone else far behind. Even the Xianzhou Alliance could not compare.
First, they had lost face before the whole galaxy because of the Witch of Nihility's betrayal.
Now, the IPC headquarters had been completely destroyed, and even the Amber Lord had once again been tainted by Nihility.
With such a惨状, for a long time to come, the IPC would probably have to slowly lick its wounds.
At this moment, Taravan suddenly stepped forward with a smile on his face.
"Madam Herta, the IPC's forces are already on the way. When they arrive, the IPC can arrange the finest medical facilities and doctors for Miss Kiana."
That was right. Taravan intended to win over Herta, this genius, as well as the Lord Ravager in her arms.
Although after seeing Kiana's miserable condition, Taravan had considered taking advantage of the situation and eliminating this threat of Destruction as well.
However, there were a lot of people here right now, and the IPC only had two Emanators of Preservation present.
Clearly, being at a disadvantage, they were not suited to doing anything excessive at a time like this.
If everyone agreed, that would be one thing. At that point, standing on the moral high ground, the IPC would have ten thousand ways to handle the public relations of backstabbing her.
But obviously, that situation was impossible.
According to the IPC's reliable intelligence sources, this Lord Ravager named Kiana was not only extremely close to Herta, but also had certain friendships with the Astral Express and the Xianzhou Alliance.
Under such circumstances, continuing to act was clearly not a wise move.
Hiss…
After thinking it over, Taravan abandoned that bold idea.
However, faced with his invitation, Herta did not even glance at Taravan.
She turned directly to Welt and said, "I need to borrow the Astral Express. Is that a problem?"
That was right. Compared to the IPC, which no one knew when would arrive, Herta felt it would be more reliable to count on the Astral Express directly.
Welt froze for a moment, then nodded.
"Of course. There are complete medical facilities on the Express. They should be able to help Miss Kiana recover."
"Then it's settled."
After Herta said that, she lifted Kiana into her arms and prepared to leave.
Taravan watched as he was ignored. The smile on his face stiffened slightly.
But he said nothing and could only stand silently in place.
Only then did everyone look toward Bianka, who was lying not far away.
That was right. Aside from Kiana, there was another injured person at the scene.
The blond girl was still unconscious, and her body was also covered in wounds.
It seemed that after resurrecting through Kallen's incarnation, she had also inherited Kallen's injuries.
However, even though they already knew she was Bianka, no one dared approach her lightly right now.
After all, no one knew whether this Bianka might turn back into Kallen and stab them in the back.
The possibility was very small, but it was not completely nonexistent.
After all, everything that had just happened was far too bizarre.
Kallen Kaslana, the Witch of Nihility, had actually become Bianka, the orphaned daughter of Trailblaze.
This completely exceeded everyone's understanding.
Who knew what would happen next?
If it were up to the IPC, the best method right now would be to directly and humanely terminate this orphaned daughter of Trailblaze to prevent any possible accident.
Although everything that had happened in the galaxy was not Bianka's intention, if one truly traced things to the end, Bianka did have some connection to the causality involved.
After all, no matter how one put it, that Witch of Nihility had done all of this because of her.
But the Astral Express obviously would not think that way.
No matter what, since she was the daughter of Akivili, the Aeon of Trailblaze, the Astral Express absolutely had to take care of her.
Just as Dan Heng was about to step forward and support this orphaned daughter of Trailblaze, Mobius moved first.
Mobius walked forward and carefully helped Bianka up.
Tch. She had been waiting outside for ages, yet none of these people had stepped forward to show any concern for Bianka.
Although her identity on this side was somewhat inappropriate, she naturally could not possibly allow another version of herself to keep lying here.
"Miss Mobius?" Dan Heng was somewhat surprised.
Mobius did not respond. She simply silently checked Bianka's injuries.
According to Kallen's previous operation on the Imaginary Tree, the current Bianka had indeed reincarnated through Kallen's body.
But that did not mean the Kallen persona had died outright.
After all, that was a max-level account she had raised with real money. How could it possibly be blown up in one wave?
That would be far too wasteful.
And after Mobius moved, everyone finally discovered that Bianka's injuries were even more severe than they had imagined.
Although the wounds had begun to heal under the blessing of Preservation, they were still horrifying to behold.
One could imagine just how much terrible pain Kallen had endured before committing suicide.
In the end, it was Welt who broke the silence.
"Everyone, the Witch of Nihility, Kallen Kaslana, was guilty of monstrous crimes and has now been executed. Regarding this, the Astral Express has nothing to say."
"But there is one thing I must remind you all of. Bianka is innocent."
He paused, then continued, "I want to bring Bianka back to the Astral Express for treatment. Does anyone have any objections?"
When Welt said this, he was somewhat uneasy.
After all, Bianka had only just been in Kallen's form, and everything had also happened because of her.
Who knew whether the others would transfer their hatred onto her?
However, just as Welt was worrying, Herta suddenly spoke.
"Welt is right."
Holding Kiana, Herta's voice was calm.
"All the sins came from Kallen. Naturally, they have nothing to do with Bianka."
She glanced at the unconscious blond girl and continued, "Bianka is only a victim. She was also forcibly dragged into this disaster. We have no reason to blame her."
Clearly, Herta had also taken a stance at this moment.
The reason she was so decisive was not because Bianka had a slight relationship with Kiana.
Rather, Herta truly believed that all of this had nothing to do with Bianka.
Hearing this, the Emanators of the Xianzhou Alliance and the IPC fell silent for a moment.
Unlike the open-minded Herta and Astral Express, these two factions had truly forged an irreconcilable blood feud with the Witch of Nihility.
Although the Witch of Nihility was now dead, she seemed to have accomplished her goal as well.
Looking at Bianka before them, it would be impossible to say they felt no connection at all.
After that, on the IPC side, Taravan and Diamond looked at each other, then ultimately chose not to express an opinion.
Clearly, they were now preparing to act low-key and did not want to be the first to speak out.
As for the Xianzhou Alliance, naturally, everyone looked toward their Marshal.
With three Arbiter-Generals present, they could roughly decide the Alliance's position in advance.
Hua was also thinking seriously about this question.
Indeed, the Xianzhou Alliance had a blood feud with the Witch of Nihility.
But Herta was right.
Bianka was indeed innocent. Before this, this young girl had even sacrificed herself for the sake of the whole galaxy.
If responsibility had to be pursued, then it should be Kallen's responsibility, not Bianka's.
If the Xianzhou Alliance insisted on implicating her, that would be somewhat unreasonable.
"The Xianzhou Alliance has no other position on this matter," Hua finally said.
"Then it's settled." Welt breathed a sigh of relief.
He had originally been worried that the Xianzhou Alliance would make things difficult for Bianka because of Kallen.
Now it seemed he had judged a noble person by a petty person's standards.
"I will bring Miss Bianka back to the Astral Express."
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