Chapter 269: Siegfried: I'm About to Launch a Breathtaking Attack! Shamash, Piper Down!
"Sigh, these days, nobody believes you even when you tell the truth."
Su Mu couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. The one in the wrong wasn't him, but that wretched Shaoji!!
If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have just used Shaoji's name from the start—transmigrating into another world and running amok under that identity.
He really shouldn't have used his real name to surf the web. At this point, the fact that he hadn't been doxxed could only be attributed to the influence of the "thighs" he was clinging to; otherwise, he'd be buried under a mountain of razor blades by now!
Amidst Su Mu's wild thoughts, the story reached its final decisive battle.
Siegfried, trapped within the Infinite Corridor, once again encountered his ancestor—Kevin Kaslana.
Under Kevin's guidance, Siegfried unleashed the power of the Honkai Beast genes within his body. Using the Judgment of Shamash, he pierced through the spatial walls and successfully escaped.
However, after activating the power of the Honkai Beast genes, Siegfried's body transformed into a half-human, half-beast monster!
"Kill the Honkai"—after this power was released, it seemed as though this was the only thought remaining in Siegfried's mind.
Enveloped in raging flames, Siegfried's monstrous form as he charged out of the Infinite Corridor left the fallen Theresa and Sirin with expressions of pure shock!
He looked neither like a human...
Nor like a Honkai Beast...
["Hmph, in the end, you are but an ant..."]
After a brief moment of shock, Sirin still believed victory was firmly in her grasp. After all, she had already witnessed Siegfried's strength. Even in this monstrous form, there was no way he could be her mat—
However, before she could fire the Subspace Lances she had manifested, Siegfried's body instantaneously appeared before her. He grabbed Sirin's head with a massive claw, intent on refining her then and there!
"Holy crap?!"
This scene made Kiana stand at attention on the spot. Her eyes widened like copper bells, and her jaw nearly hit the floor!
"My stinky old man is this fierce?! He's literally rubbing Sirin's head into the dirt?!"
The currently transformed Siegfried was undoubtedly pushing "violent aesthetics" to the absolute limit! Under his terrifying strength, the Herrscher who had been acting superior just a second ago was now having her face violently ground into the pavement!
"One second she's talking big, and the next her head is pinned to the ground? This is our Pufferfish Herrscher for you. Do you guys have a Herrscher like this?"
When a person reaches a certain level of speechlessness, they really do start laughing out loud. Seeing herself get solo-killed yet again, Sirin no longer felt even a hint of grievance; she only felt that the joys and sorrows of humans are not shared, and that it was all just noisy.
"No matter how you look at it, isn't this a bit too much?"
Theresa looked at Su Mu beside her with some dissatisfaction.
"You wrote Sirin to be so powerful, yet now anyone with a first and last name can press her into the dirt... isn't this just using Sirin as a living floor mat?"
Su Mu smiled. Theresa was actually right. This "Second Honkai" thing really was just a pure "Floor Mat Tournament."
A bunch of eccentric characters were taking turns being mats for each other, and Sirin, as the grand antagonist, was the one being matted the hardest. For a six-core Herrscher to be mockingly called a "Pufferfish," one can imagine just how much of a clown she had become.
The key was that the people using Sirin as a mat were all characters that everyone initially thought couldn't possibly beat her on paper. But these white-haired, undead eccentrics always seemed to have some strange abilities.
First, there was Welt constantly sacrificing his life, then the Taixuan Sword God, then the Oath of Judah's Grace Field... and now, out of nowhere, Siegfried triggers a passive skill: "Ancestor Saves the Day," rubbing Sirin into the ground with a bloodline power-up.
So a six-core Herrscher is just a paper tiger, right? Aside from fighting A-rank Valkyries and bullying defenseless civilians, she has no other skills?
To be honest, if it weren't for Otto being a total inside mole, Sirin wouldn't even know how many times she would have died. That time with Welt could have taken her life... If Sirin had been defeated by Welt then, she might not have seemed like such a clown, and she certainly wouldn't have been dubbed the "Pufferfish."
Therefore, Sirin becoming the Pufferfish Herrscher is all Otto's fault!
Honkai Impact 3rd's greatest scapegoat, Otto Apocalypse, truly deserves the title!
Watching the scene in the game where his powered-up self used the Judgment of Shamash six times in a row within three minutes, beating Sirin into a daze, Siegfried felt a wave of embarrassment.
Fine.
The highlight moment had indeed arrived.
He really stole the show here; that was good, no problem.
But the problem was...
As a father, seeing himself rub his own daughter into the ground in a game—how the hell was he supposed to be happy about that!
If anything...
He could already feel Cecilia's "kind" gaze on him!
At this moment, Siegfried really had an urge to flip Su Mu the bird. You brat, did you do this on purpose? Did you invite me to this livestream just to see my constipated expression!
It must be said that although the Kaslana family is known for producing idiots, an idiot's intuition is remarkably sharp.
Su Mu was, of course, doing it on purpose.
Openly and honestly.
With pride!
That's right, what I, Su Mu, love most is watching you people scream in agony over the plot of Honkai Impact 3rd and crawl around like shadows on the floor!
Having been reborn, I was surely meant for this!!
Looking at the slight curve of Su Mu's lips, Theresa covered her face, realizing that this guy was clearly enjoying himself.
"Hahahaha!! This is too interesting, Su Mu! Master Hanabi really appreciates you! As expected, I must invite you to join the Masked Fools!"
In the recording studio, Hanabi was already laughing so hard she couldn't sit straight, her fair little feet swinging back and forth. Anyone seeing her like that wouldn't be able to help but comment—this Hanabi is definitely the Herrscher of Shallow Grass!
"That's not all... Su Mu, we still have the final surprise for everyone. I spent many sleepless nights meticulously crafting this surprise—"
Under Hanabi's eager gaze, the battle between Siegfried and the Herrscher of the Void reached its fever pitch.
Back at Schicksal HQ, Otto witnessed the battle, and Siegfried's appearance made him let out a cold snort.
["Tsk. That form... rather than a Savior who saves the world, he looks more like—a demon seeking revenge against the Honkai."]
By now, Sirin had lost all of her previous arrogance. Under Siegfried's power, she could only flee in all directions, but no matter where she hid, Siegfried pursued her like a maggot on a bone.
And after an intense chase, the Judgment of Shamash actually emitted a warning of insufficient energy.
A disheveled Sirin thought her moment for a counterattack had finally arrived, summoning Honkai Beasts to kill Siegfried.
But her actions only aided the enemy once again—because Siegfried actually started eating the Honkai Beasts to replenish the energy of the Judgment of Shamash!
"Dad, your teeth are way too good, aren't they? You can even eat something as hard as a Honkai Beast?"
This scene made Kiana incredibly entertained. These Honkai Beasts are all silicon-based lifeforms, and Siegfried is actually eating them raw? That's way too savage, isn't it?
[I can't believe he's eating Honkai Beasts raw. By the way, what do Honkai Beasts actually taste like?]
[Well, I don't know about the taste, but I know Siegfried's teeth are amazing; they didn't even chip.]
[Is it possible his teeth were strengthened in that form too?]
[Maybe his stomach was strengthened too, so no indigestion.]
[I'm dying of laughter, why is Sirin aiding the enemy again? Pufferfish Herrscher, that's enough!]
By this point in the story, nobody thought of Sirin as that high-and-mighty six-core Herrscher anymore. Her current state—beaten to a pulp and looking utterly pathetic—only made everyone find her hilarious.
In the next moment, Siegfried, wielding the Judgment of Shamash, chopped off Sirin's left arm.
["Aaaaaahhh!!! My arm!!"]
Sirin's state as she clutched her arm and screamed was strikingly similar to a certain man who lost the "Power of Kings." It was hard not to suspect that the Honkai Impact 3rd manga writers were intentionally making a reference.
"This, this..."
Seeing himself cut off his daughter's arm with one swing of the sword, Siegfried slumped into his seat.
It's over!
It's all over!
If someone who didn't know better saw this plot, it would look like Siegfried, a grown man, was bullying a poor, helpless little girl!
Could this... could this really be considered a highlight moment? Siegfried couldn't help but feel utterly despondent.
And when he met Cecilia's smiling expression, he realized her eyes weren't smiling at all.
"Honey~ Which would you prefer, the keyboard or the durian?"
The voice, sounding as if it came from the depths of the nine netherworlds, made Siegfried shudder.
With a mournful face, he turned to Kiana for help.
"Haha, the sun is quite nice today."
Kiana whistled, looking at the lights on the ceiling of the livestream room.
Siegfried then looked at Theresa.
Theresa turned her face toward Su Mu: "Ahem, Su Mu, there seemed to be a mosquito on your back just now, let me slap it off for you."
Siegfried was in total despair and finally locked his gaze onto Elysia.
Elysia looked left and right, realizing it seemed like she was the only one with nothing to do.
"Su Mu, there's a mosquito on your chest too, let me help you slap it!"
For a moment, Su Mu's side was filled with "clap-clap-clap" sounds. Theresa attacked his back while Elysia attacked his chest.
Su Mu finally realized that "front sticking to back" wasn't just a way to describe being starving.
"Gentle, be gentle! You're going to slap the dinner I had last night right out of me!"
Siegfried suddenly felt that all the beauty in the world had nothing to do with him anymore. He sat in his chair, feeling like he had burnt out, turning into pure white ash...
[Pfft!! This is way too funny! Theresa and Elysia are slapping mosquitoes? Where are there this many mosquitoes?]
[I think they just can't stand the Old Thief's actions anymore, so they're punishing him!]
[To be honest, I want to be slapped by Elysia too...]
[Hey brother, why are you saying what I'm thinking? I order you to take that back!]
[I often get along with everyone because I'm too much of a pervert!]
The few people in the livestream room also entertained the audience, especially seeing Siegfried's state of being "pure white ash." Many netizens were already imagining how poor Siegfried would be "whipped" by Cecilia after he got home.
This livestream room of yours is truly a menace to society!
Amidst the laughter, Sirin was soon defeated by Siegfried in the game.
Siegfried pinned Sirin to the ground with his foot. The once-unbeatable Herrscher was now disheveled and in a sorry state.
Under Kevin's prompting, Siegfried stripped the Gem of Serenity from Sirin's body. This way, Sirin no longer had the power to regenerate.
But in the next moment, Siegfried, who should have already lost his sanity, stopped.
Kevin was surprised to find that what Siegfried was holding in his hand was the box containing Cecilia's Infinite Corridor!
In his subconscious, Siegfried still wanted to protect his most precious thing. His appearance made Kevin recall his own past—how long had it been since he had felt that way...
["Fine. Then protect the thing you deem important."]
Kevin didn't give any further prompts. After all, the battle was reaching its end.
["Regardless, the core of the Herrscher of Death is in your hands. Without it, her body can no longer regenerate."]
Sirin's consciousness gradually sank into darkness.
No matter how much she prayed to God, she received no response.
The darkness enveloped Sirin. She desperately called out her companions' names, yet the only response was the deathly silent darkness.
["In the end... I am... all alone."]
Sirin's Herrscher core shattered, and in the next moment, terrifying Honkai energy erupted from her body.
At Schicksal HQ, Otto also received a report: the Honkai energy intensity was continuously increasing and spreading outward.
The speed of the spread was increasing. According to calculations, it could even affect half of Asia.
People affected by the Honkai radiation would be infected and mutated within a very short time, dying in agony.
Under these circumstances, even launching Honkai Fission Missiles would be meaningless. Otto was already prepared to abandon half of Asia.
However, it was precisely because the Herrscher's power went out of control that Cecilia successfully escaped.
Seeing the scarred Siegfried before her, Cecilia used the power of Black Abyss White Flower to heal his body.
["Regrettably, with your current strength, there is no way to stop this disaster. You and your wife will both die here. Farewell, my successor."]
Witnessing this, Kevin let out a sigh. In his view, Siegfried and Cecilia's fate was already sealed.
Under Cecilia's treatment, Siegfried finally regained consciousness.
However, the out-of-control Honkai energy had already begun to attack them.
Cecilia instinctively pulled Siegfried into her arms, wanting to protect him with her own body.
But at the critical moment, Arahato's palm blocked the Honkai energy attack.
Cecilia looked up in surprise.
The Herrscher of Reason core, which should have been shattered, was still flickering with light.
It was Welt!
Welt Yang!
That man had returned yet again!!
[Old Yang is truly a man who can't be killed!!]
[He can return even with a shattered core—this is our survival king of Honkai Impact 3!]
[Old Yang is so cool, cool, cool!]
[This time Old Yang really returned from hell, right? That man is still outputting, he's still outputting!]
[Do you understand the weight of "constantly sacrificing your life to fight the Honkai" now?]
Seeing Welt appear once more to save the day, the audience in the livestream room couldn't help but boil with excitement.
After all, Welt's performance in the Second Honkai was far too brilliant!
His will, his resolve, and his several battles with Sirin had made players fall in love with this man!
And of course... there's the fact that he can't be beaten to death, can't be killed, and no matter how many times he dies, he can still crawl back from hell... Welt Yang is simply a superman, a man who has transcended death!!
"I think I finally get it. This Second Honkai is completely Welt's solo show, isn't it?"
Siegfried complained bitterly.
"This old guy's treatment is just too good, isn't it?"
If you asked who left the deepest impression in the Second Honkai War, many people would choose Welt.
After all, Old Yang's performance in this chapter was truly stellar. It could be said that the Second Honkai plot completely established the image of Old Yang fighting for humanity until his last breath, resolved to protect the world in the name of the World.
And looking back at Welt in the main story after seeing the Second Honkai... thinking that ten years later, Welt is still fighting to protect the world, everyone couldn't help but feel a bit teary-eyed.
Welt Yang's entire life was spent fighting for what he protected! How could anyone not love such a man?
In the mental space, Siegfried met Welt once again.
Welt told Siegfried that they still had one last chance.
["But... there's no power left at all."]
Siegfried looked at the shattered Herrscher of Reason core in his hand. He knew very well how bad his physical condition was.
["Hey, are you giving up just like that? Don't you still have people you should protect? Especially those you treasure most... them."]
Welt's words gave Siegfried a start, and then his lips curved into a slight smile.
["Yeah, you're right. We still have... things to protect."]
Siegfried stood up again, looking at the Herrscher core still raging in the sky.
They had one last chance to seal the core of the Second Herrscher.
As long as they could hit the Second Herrscher with the Judgment of Shamash.
But they couldn't determine the Second Herrscher's exact location.
Cecilia watched the still-raging Honkai energy. She realized very clearly that with such strong Honkai radiation, perhaps...
As the last text finished playing, the game screen suddenly fell into total darkness.
Just as everyone was feeling confused, the screen finally began to change.
Everyone realized what was happening—the Old Thief had actually produced an animated short specifically for this final part of the plot!
["5 seconds ago, the Second Honkai erupted. Currently, the Honkai energy has spread to the Siberian plains, and the civilians there haven't been evacuated!"]
["Civilians exposed to the radiation will die within thirty minutes."]
["Current estimated casualties: 13,000..."]
["18,000..."]
["27,000..."]
["41,000..."]
Amidst the static, Amber's voice sounded through the communicator. Cecilia, holding Black Abyss White Flower, closed her eyes.
A moment later, she seemed to make a certain resolution.
["Siegfried, I have a way to make the Honkai energy disappear in a short time."]
["I'll go find a good position. You stay here and seize the moment the Honkai energy vanishes."]
As the scenes shifted, they arrived at Schicksal's training room. Otto warned the Cecilia before him that the Holy Blood of the Schariac family had the power to make Honkai energy disappear.
But if she lost a large amount of blood, Cecilia would also lose her life.
["I'm sorry, Siegfried, I lied to you... This time, I can't go back with you."]
Standing at the top of a cliff, Cecilia watched the pillar of light from the rampaging Honkai energy piercing the sky, and she raised the Black Abyss White Flower high in her hand.
["I'm sorry, Kiana. When you grow up, you have to take good care of Daddy..."]
Tears fell down Cecilia's face, but a moment later, this Valkyrie regained her original courage and determination.
[Black Abyss White Flower—Holy Blood Unleashed!]
Cecilia's blood completely dyed the Black Abyss White Flower red, and the white flower beneath her feet instantly turned red as well.
["Carve a path forward for Siegfried!!"]
Cecilia threw the Black Abyss White Flower, the blood-red lance piercing into the pillar of light.
In the next moment, the Honkai energy barrier surrounding Sirin shattered instantly!
At that moment, Siegfried found Sirin's location.
He gripped the Herrscher of Reason core tightly!
["Welt—once more, fight by my side once more!"]
Siegfried injected the last activator into his body. Dense black patterns emerged on his skin, looking like ferocious centipedes.
Even though his entire body throbbed with agony as if it were being torn apart, Siegfried still gripped the Judgment of Shamash tightly!
[Second Herrscher core energy detected]
[Energy Index]
[Exceeding 100%]
[150%...]
[Judgment of Shamash, Limit Overdrive]
In the next moment, amidst the high-energy BGM, Siegfried raised the Judgment of Shamash!
Enveloped in raging flames, the Judgment of Shamash finally revealed its strongest form!
Roaring fire snakes wound tightly around the blade, and the terrifying temperature incinerated everything in the vicinity.
Siegfried closed his eyes.
At that moment, the BGM stopped abruptly.
In the blank screen, the times spent with Cecilia and Kiana continuously surfaced in Siegfried's mind.
Cecilia's smile, Kiana's innocent and lively laughter.
The time spent with family was a treasure Siegfried would never forget.
*Whoosh—*
As the flames swallowed the scenes of Siegfried's memories.
In the next moment, Siegfried opened his eyes.
["Judgment of Shamash, release all of your power—"]
["I don't care if it burns my body to ashes!"]
["To protect the ones I love most"]
["I am willing to offer my life!!"]
In the explosive climax of the BGM, Siegfried unleashed the full power of the Judgment of Shamash. This god-slaying weapon finally revealed its complete form in this moment!
Judgment of Shamash—Might of An-Utu!
END OF CHAPTER
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