The Paladin on the Infinite Tour

"Um."

Next to Alexia, after confirming his doubts, Kevin explained: "This is the main battlefield of the battle with the Sixth Herrscher. It is an international city in the pre-civilization period. The specific name is not important. Klein put the time It’s set shortly after the Sixth Herrscher battle begins, so let’s go now.”

After saying that, Kevin jumped up and controlled gravity to float into the sky.

(The ability of the Black Sword of Yama? Can it be used freely?)

Alexia was a little surprised.

In addition to directly releasing the ability of the beast, it can also be used by oneself like Kevin. However, almost all vampires and true ancestors will not use this method. After all, the efficiency is too low. It's time-consuming and labor-intensive, but the effect is still poor.

(I didn’t expect that Kevin could do this just a few days after getting the beast... He is indeed a genius in combat.)

Unfolding her ice wings, Exia also jumped up and flew to Kevin's side: "I said, Mr. Kevin, you should be able to tell me what's going on here, right? I only had to go through three Herrscher battles. reason......"

"I said, you need to change your mindset."

Kevin didn't look back, he just said as he moved forward.

"Exia, what kind of existence does the Herrscher look like to you?"

"...mere enemies."

"Then why don't you get rid of the Second Herrscher and the Third Herrscher?" Kevin asked, "Because the Second Herrscher is your sister, and the Third Herrscher is your lover?"

"No...well, maybe it has this relationship now, but it was definitely not because of this relationship before."

Alexia felt a little irritable for no reason.

Kevin's question is not complicated. Most people other than Exia would definitely be able to give a very simple answer if they answered it. But he himself couldn't give a very direct and simple answer on this matter.

Because he could be said to have let the Herrscher go twice.

During the third Honkai Impact a year and a half ago, he originally wanted to kill the Third Herrscher, but at Kiana's plea, he made the decision to save Raiden Mei after an ideological struggle. Now it seems that external factors probably accounted for a large part of the reason why he made that decision at that time.

Especially the fact that the Herrscher Gem can be stripped off, this may be the biggest reason why he made up his mind to save Raiden Mei. If there was no such reason, even if Kiana would hate herself later, Exia would kill the Third Herrscher.

But in the end, he only subdued the Third Herrscher, and has been using the God Key made from the Conquering Stone ever since. After more than a year, he can even say that he has become a relationship with the Third Herrscher. A very good friend - or a comrade-in-arms and the most trusted partner.

Kiana's situation is more complicated.

Although Kiana is a clone of the Second Herrscher, and the Herrscher core of the Second Herrscher was buried in her body a few years ago, and there is a high possibility of awakening into the Second Herrscher, but Exia is I never thought of her as a Herrscher.

Even if Kiana really became a Herrscher, Exia would not think of killing her. He will subdue the Second Herrscher, and then use the Great Holy Grail to find a way to return Kiana to normal.

This is really an abnormal idea.

The Herrscher is the enemy of mankind. The purpose of its birth is to destroy mankind and civilization, but Exia has never laid a fatal blow on the Herrscher...

"It seems you realize the crux of the problem."

Kevin said.

"Because of the characteristics of the Second Herrscher and the Third Herrscher, in your current concept, you have unknowingly divided the Herrschers into two categories - [Herrschers with human nature], and [Herrschers without human nature] The Herrscher]. For the latter, you will definitely destroy and kill them without hesitation, but for the former, your first reaction is not to kill them, but to save them."

"...Maybe. Is there any problem with that?"

"No problem. I don't make irresponsible remarks on other people's thoughts and ideas. Everyone has their own ideas, but I need to let you know that your idea may lead to the worst-case scenario - we arrive."

At the same time as he finished speaking, Kevin also landed on the roof of a building and looked down.

Alexia also came to his side and looked down together.

A fierce battle is going on below.

On one side is Kevin, who is heavily armed and wearing advanced equipment, like an armored warrior. After all, before the fusion warrior plan was proposed, the main combat effectiveness of the Fire Chasing Moth was soldiers equipped with advanced anti-Honkai weapons. Even Kevin, who had become the core fighting force of mankind at that time and was undoubtedly the strongest warrior, was not particularly powerful at this point in time.

In other words, he cannot defeat a Herrscher single-handedly.

And the other side is...

"—Xie'er?"

Looking at the figure who was supposed to be the Herrscher of Death, Ixia couldn't help but be a little surprised - although they were not exactly the same, the Herrscher of Death was actually very similar to Xi'er!

At this moment, she was wrapped in black mist and engaged in a life-and-death struggle with Kevin, but even a layman could see that the Herrscher of Death was the one completely suppressed by Kevin. The black mist wrapped around her body was quite weak and could hardly form an effective offensive, but Kevin had been launching a fierce offensive.

Unarmed fighting, gun shooting... By a human level, that fake Kevin is really strong, and the Herrscher of Death has no power to fight back in close combat.

"The battle with the Herrscher of Death didn't have much of a problem at first."

Kevin next to Alexia explained.

"The Fire Chasing Moth had already eliminated five Herrschers before that, and believed that it had rich experience in fighting against the Herrschers. Therefore, after figuring out the abilities of the Herrschers of Death, it quickly formulated a detailed battle plan, and In a short period of time, protective equipment was developed that could effectively resist the abilities of the Death Herrscher.”

"Under the continuous pursuit of several troops, the Herrscher of Death was greatly weakened in physical strength and strength, and was soon forced into a desperate situation. In order to ensure that the Herrscher of Death could be completely defeated, the Fire Chaser Moth made me become her The last enemy, and I have not let down the efforts of my teammates——"

Boom!

With a loud noise coming from below, Kevin's fist hit the Death Herrscher's chest extremely hard, and the power reinforced by the armor directly knocked her to her knees!

Under normal circumstances, this minor injury would not be a problem for the Herrscher of Death and would be cured quickly. However, after the fire chaser's siege and the battle with Kevin, even though she still has the right to use it. The power of energy and exhausted physical strength made it difficult for her to resist.

"Click..."

Kevin pointed the gun at the Death Herrscher's head.

Herrscher of Death cannot be killed by ordinary methods, so to kill her, she must be shot through the brain and heart, so that she cannot use her healing powers when she is dying.

"This is the end..."

Kevin's whisper came from below.

Next, just pull the trigger.

69. If you hesitate, you will lose.

Alexia was a little confused.

The battle against the Sixth Herrscher seemed to him to be a bit too simple, and in such a simple battle, what on earth did Kevin want him to see?

This made Alexia look at Kevin next to her in confusion.

However, before he could ask anything——

"......beg......"

A whisper suddenly sounded from the mouth of the Herrscher of Death.

"Please...please..."

Like a drowning man grabbing the life-saving straw, the Herrscher of Death grabbed Kevin in a panic and begged with a sobbing voice: "Don't... kill me... ...I don’t want to do this kind of thing...I...I don’t want to kill them...please..."

"..."

Sudden changes.

Alexia couldn't help but frown deeply: "Is this... the Herrscher of Death still had humanity at that time?"

The Herrscher has many characteristics, and one of them is that the Herrscher has a strong hostility towards human beings and is very aggressive. Even when he is about to be eliminated, the Herrscher will not give in at all and will use the best possible means. Vicious words curse everything.

but--

The Herrscher of Death in front of Kevin showed strong humanity in front of Kevin!

"you......"

At that time, Kevin was visibly shaken mentally!

He has only been joining the Fire Chasing Moth for three years, and he is only about twenty years old now. It can be said that he is still a student. As a warrior, he is excellent, but...this does not mean that he has become a completely rational being.

He felt unbelievable - the Herrscher of Death actually had human nature!

This shocking fact made Kevin's finger on the trigger hesitate, and it was this delay...

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"

The Herrscher of Death suddenly let out an ear-piercing scream!

The weakness shown to Kevin just now seemed to be a phantom, and it suddenly turned ferocious again. The Herrscher of Death, with only anger and hatred in his eyes, released countless black mist all over his body like a flood! The momentum was like a volcanic eruption! It surged in all directions!

For a moment.

In just a blink of an eye, the black mist spread hundreds of meters away!

"Bang bang bang bang!"

After reacting from the shock, Kevin quickly pulled the trigger, and dozens of specially-made bullets shot directly through the heart and brain of the Herrscher of Death! Shoot her on the spot!

But even so, the body of the Herrscher of Death is still spreading black mist continuously. The billowing black mist is like a storm passing by, flooding most of the city in an instant! Tens of thousands of humans were swallowed up by this black mist!

"Click--!"

The scene was frozen in this moment.

Time seemed to have stood still.

Kevin looked at Alexia beside him: "This is the end of my memory. After that, although I saved my life under the protection of the equipment, except for me...because of the law of death The attackers' last-ditch counterattack eventually caused a large number of casualties, including ordinary citizens, Fire Chaser soldiers... I remember the number of casualties was over 10,000."

"And the reason for everything was because I was not decisive enough at the time - I was shaken by the humanity shown by the Herrscher and missed the best opportunity to kill her. With your words, you should be able to understand what I want you to know now. It’s over.”

"..."

Kevin's response was Alexia's silence.

Of course he understood what Kevin meant.

Even if the Herrscher shows his humanity, it does not mean that the Herrscher loses his threat. You must always keep your vigilance against the Herrscher in mind, and you must not waver in any way because of the Herrscher's performance... That's probably what it means.

After witnessing this, Ixia could understand why Kevin would want to tell her such a thing.

but......

"Why?" Alexia couldn't help but ask, "Since we have reached this point, it means that the Fire Chaser Moth has confirmed that the Herrscher of Death is an Herrscher without humanity? Why did it end up ——”

"Every Herrscher has two consciousnesses."

Kevin explained.

"For a Herrscher transformed from a human being, in addition to the Herrscher's consciousness, the consciousness of being a human being will not disappear immediately, but will become a part of the Herrscher and be suppressed in the deepest part of his consciousness. This is the transformation of the Herrscher. The answer that Fire Moth came up with after that.”

"In the case of the Herrscher of Death, according to later inferences, perhaps the Herrscher consciousness of the Herrscher of Death deliberately released the human consciousness in despair to beg for mercy, hoping to gain a chance to resist, but it is also possible that the human consciousness The fear of death broke free from the suppression of Herrscher's consciousness for a moment... Of course, this is no longer something that needs attention, you only need to know what I want you to know."

"Since you want to save the Herrscher with humanity, you should also know the risks this action will bring - that's all I have to say."

"..."

Alexia fell into silence again, looking at the frozen scene with complex eyes.

Kevin said he saved his life after that.

This is a more optimistic statement, but when it comes to pessimism... Under the deathbed counterattack of the Herrscher of Death, within the scope affected by its ability, no one survived except Kevin, and everyone was killed. The Herrscher of Death was dragged into hell together.

"...What were you thinking at that time?"

Alexia suddenly asked.

"You said it was your fault, so...how did you feel after learning that so many people died because of your mistake?"

"despair."

Kevin's answer was quite succinct.

But it's straightforward enough.

"I won't be touched now, but at that time I... was undoubtedly in despair. I saved many people in the battle against the Fourth Herrscher and the Fifth Herrscher. , after the war, many people came to thank me for saving them. Although I didn't care much, I didn't resent it either - but that time, what I learned was the news of tens of thousands of deaths. The Herrscher of Death Their power even left them with no corpses left..."

Kevin's voice took on a deeper tone.

The Herrscher can still leave lifeless corpses behind, but the bodies of those killed by the Herrscher of Death will be completely decomposed and withered, without even ashes, they will only turn into fly ash and disappear completely.

Kevin's mood at that time might be easily described as "desperate".

Only then did Aixia realize something.

Since what happened in the Sixth Herrscher is like this, then Kevin who took the initiative to come here... was actually taking the initiative to reveal his own scars.

In order to tell Alexia these things, Kevin took the initiative to touch the past that was only painful for him.

"Mr. Kevin..."

Should I apologize at this time? Or should I be grateful?

(No......)

Neither should be said to Kevin at this time.