When the fleet was completely annihilated, the United Government old bastards were gathered together waiting.
An old bastard spoke up: "Speaking of which, is this battle plan really reliable?"
Nicholas, who was resting with closed eyes beside him, said:
"The battle plan was set by Colonel Robert from Fire Moth's operations staff. He analyzed Herrscher of the Void's behavior and believes she's arrogant to the bone."
"As long as we can use her vigilance to get close, we can detonate nuclear bombs to kill her. Perhaps you should question whether nuclear bombs can kill Herrscher of the Void."
Hearing Nicholas's words, this old bastard felt much more at ease.
"Herrscher of the Void? Hmph, we killed her once, we can kill her a second time!"
At this moment, the sound of a door opening transmitted from the conference room.
Everyone looked over, discovering it was precisely Robert, the security department supervisor who'd recently gained everyone's trust.
"Has the fleet sent information, Robert ?" Nicholas asked.
"Yes, yes."
"How's the battle situation?"
"Sir, all the battleships we deployed were annihilated."
"..."
The conference room suddenly became deathly silent, as if one could hear a pin drop.
Long afterward, an old bastard weakly said: "...I think Herrschers' lives also matter. How about we reconcile?"
Once these words were spoken, before others could react, Nicholas slammed the table and stood up abruptly, looking at everyone furiously.
"You cowards! Just one failure and you want to compromise with a Herrscher? Don't make me despise you!"
He'd never loathed the surrender faction as much as now. They only lost dignity, but Nicholas lost his Second Brother!
"Humans and Herrschers cannot coexist! Humanity won't compromise! We should fight Honkai to the death!"
But no matter how Nicholas roared, when it touched upon their own lives, these old bastards behaved extremely conservatively.
An old bastard said: "From the current situation, she obviously has humanity. With humanity comes negotiability. As long as we can talk, everything's fine. As long as her demands aren't excessive, why not turn swords into jade?"
"Well said! We're not worried about our own lives but concerned about civilians' lives. Once we fight Herrscher of the Void, how many people will die!"
"They're all living people with their own families and loved ones!"
Thus, some people held down Nicholas and sent a message to Herrscher of the Void.
Although in space, they believed signals fundamentally weren't a problem for Herrscher of the Void who possessed spatial abilities.
Results were as they thought. As the signal went out, communication from outer space transmitted.
On the screen, everyone saw the purple-haired girl sitting on a giant rock. Behind her was a deathly silent space.
Golden ribbons flew from her hands, embedding into surrounding giant rocks—marking them with spatial markers.
Once they thought about these giant rocks potentially being meteors flying toward Earth, their hearts turned ice-cold.
"Heh... can we reconcile now?"
Hearing this, Herrscher of the Void tilted her head.
An eye bearing an inverse cross looked at them, majestic and imposing, like a deity overlooking the mortal world.
Just as the atmosphere fell into deathly silence, they heard her say: "Yes."
The United Government old bastards froze. They'd already prepared to play emotional cards and offer various benefits, but didn't expect Herrscher of the Void to directly agree.
However, after being stunned came delight.
"We apologize for previous actions. All misunderstandings, all misunderstandings..."
But at this moment, Herrscher of the Void said again: "Hand over the murderers who drove Kallen to death. I'll spare humanity!"
"Of course! Miss Kallen dying like that—we also feel outraged!"
Regarding this demand, they still answered decisively, without hesitation.
After all, just finding a scapegoat. Quite a few people looked toward the firmly pressed-down Nicholas.
As if guessing their little thoughts, Herrscher of the Void said: "I want the 'real' bastards who drove Kallen to death. Not randomly found scapegoats."
The atmosphere chilled.
"...Herrscher of the Void, don't be too excessive!"
They knew—if truly following Herrscher of the Void's demands, everyone present couldn't escape.
"Heh... then await judgment's arrival!" Communication was disconnected.
The scene fell silent. Even the suppressed Nicholas broke free. After breaking free, he looked toward Robert , who was trying to lower his presence and quietly leave.
"Bang!"
Gunshot rang out. Robert clutched his chest, falling to the ground in disbelief.
Everyone was also awakened by the gunshot.
Nicholas lowered the firearm in his hand, saying to everyone looking over: "If those unruly masses know that as long as we die Herrscher of the Void will stop, we'll all be hanged by them. In that case, all outsiders who know about this must die!"
"Gentlemen, there's no retreat. We must fight Second Herrscher to the death."
Nicholas raised the gun in his hand, shouting: "Human glory eternal!"
The remaining old bastards, after silence, also shouted "human glory eternal" one after another.
Whether humanity died didn't matter. But if they didn't kill Herrscher of the Void, they'd all die!
After all old bastards twisted their power together for survival, the authority transfer plan originally shelved due to individual interests finally restarted.
"Prepare to activate the Honkai Disaster Emergency State Act. We need to grant Fire Moth and temporary Schicksal organization more authority, for us to survive."
"Simultaneously shift all focus to military industry. Herrschers' bodies aren't immortal either. As long as nuclear bombs get close, can similarly kill them."
"Contact Mu Continent Science Union. Consult them on feasibility of using Herrscher of Reason's core to create weapons against Herrscher of the Void. We need more winning chips."
As everyone arranged matters one by one, suddenly someone asked: "What about Elysia? With her power, we might have possibility of victory."
"That rebel?"
"She replied. Said for humanity's survival, willing to shelve disputes and offer her strength."
"Hmph, wise of her!"
Soon, United Government passed the resolution to transfer authority to Fire Moth at unprecedented speed.
This was probably the struggle old bastards made to survive.
After everything was arranged, Nicholas forcibly suppressed showing a bloodthirsty smile. But internally, he was already overjoyed beyond control.
"Hehehe, rivers of blood are about to begin... boom!"
Suddenly, a deafening explosion blasted beside the old bastards.
The explosion tore through glass. Flying glass shards fell like pouring rain.
Nicholas personally witnessed an old bastard near the window—body torn to shreds by violent explosion.
At this moment, terrified shouts transmitted in.
"Not good! Elysia brought those rebels to rebellion! They've surrounded United Government building!"
Hearing this, surviving old bastards were first angry but quickly became terrified. Because where they currently were was precisely United Government headquarters building!
"Where's the garrison? Where's the garrison responsible for security?!"
"Without Supervisor Mu's coordination, their deployment fell into chaos. Estimate still needs thirty minutes to arrive!"
"Thirty minutes?! Are they coming to collect our corpses?!"
...
Screams, wails, panic, curses, and that seemingly substantial bloody smell made Nicholas's mouth corners pull into a bloodthirsty smile.
The oncoming sweet bloody smell stimulated his nerves, making even his dead brother faintly show signs of rising again.
Ah—yes, this is what I want to see!
Just as the bloodthirst in his heart grew stronger, he felt a stinging pain on his face.
Nicholas subconsciously touched his face. Wet sensation. Looking down at his hand—actually stained with blood.
"Oh, so my face was cut by glass..." Speaking, his body suddenly trembled.
Nicholas suddenly realized a serious problem. He seemed to also be on these rebels' kill list...
Thinking of this, his expression instantly turned pale. He shouted in terror: "Help! Help me!"
...
Outside United Government headquarters building, a group wearing Fire Moth combat uniforms held various weapons, standing behind that light purple-haired 'Elysia.'
At this moment, 'Elysia' held a monocular telescope, firmly locking onto the conference room where the old bastards were located.
Then her mouth corners pulled into a strange smile.
"Very good. Those old bastards are all gathered together. Even not many people around."
"Since Honkai Disaster Emergency State Act has already activated, they're also useless. This time, must send them to heaven~"
Hearing this, everyone behind immediately declared loyalty.
"Heaven has no two suns. In my heart, there is only one sun—you, Lady Elysia. Issue your command!"
"Remove the rebels, save all humanity from Herrscher of the Void's hands."
'Elysia' put away the telescope. From somewhere produced a purple longbow. She drew the bow. A flowing light gathered in her hand into an arrow.
As the sound of bowstring vibration transmitted, a meteor flashing with purple light streaked across the sky, blasting through the old bastards' conference room.
—Boom!!!
"Respect Elysia, condemn traitors! Heaven punishes Moth rebels!"
"Long live Second Fire Moth!!!"
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