I've already said this isn't a life simulator!

Moreover... it always felt that its power seemed to be less effective when applied to the azure water...

call……

A gentle breeze swept by quietly, silently, without leaving a trace... Wait a minute!

Its eyes widened suddenly. While barely dodging the incoming water blades and maneuvering itself to avoid the [Orca]'s attack, it carefully sensed its surroundings.

I could feel... a faint melody hidden in the water, and a gentle breeze swirling around it!

Rain and wind always go hand in hand, so what's so strange about that? Right?

However, just as it was distracted and began to perceive the "melody" and gentle breeze in the water, he... had already followed the current and arrived in front of it.

He raised the greatsword made of azure water high. Above him, a mass of water was gathering, constantly compressing its "force field," tearing open gaps little by little, and entering the area drop by drop. After reaching a certain critical point... it suddenly poured in!

And all that could be heard was his soft murmur.

【Trendy Style】

The greatsword fell, and so did the tide.

This time, it was the creature itself that bore the brunt of the terrifying impact, but... thankfully, it managed to break free.

[Damn it...you bastard...you bastard!!! You're just like me! Why are you still...]

"You're so long-winded, [Herrscher]."

Xi Wang's voice was as calm as still water.

"Prey...should act like prey."

He placed his hand in front of his chest, and the azure water gathered around him, forming a ball of water. Then, with a gentle wave, the water transformed into sharp spikes, attacking it... No, that's not right! The water was extending! Relying on the barely perceptible water that permeated the air, it extended directly towards its body, piercing right through it!

【cough……】

The bright red blood scattered everywhere, but quickly combined with the water in the air, eventually turning into a dark red droplet of blood that lingered in the air before being slowly stained by the azure blue, completely losing its original color.

Xi Wang raised his hand slightly, his fingertips lightly twirling, and then... he snapped his fingers lightly.

【puff--】

A mouthful of azure blood spurted from its mouth, and countless tiny, azure water blades surged from its body, slicing it apart... Unfortunately, it hadn't absorbed enough water, otherwise this attack would have been enough to kill it.

[Cough... Haha... You... want to save them? How... laughable!]

Through its hazy vision, it looked at Xi Wang, who was gradually approaching, and a mocking smile appeared on its lips.

Say goodbye to your world, you traitor!

With a flick of the fingertip, Mu Dalu, which was originally slowly rising, struggled to climb a few more centimeters due to its slight inertia before it began to fall uncontrollably, dragging the people still trapped on the ground down towards the sea.

"........."

Its actions were indeed effective; Xi Wang's gaze inevitably shifted, looking down at...them.

【ha……】

It let out a smug chuckle, withdrew all its scattered power, stretched out its hand, and swung a blow at him who was right in front of it!

Bang!

This attack was exceptionally effective, directly shattering half of his body... or so it seemed.

【Varied……】

The splattered blood wasn't bright red, but rather azure water, and even the shattered fragments instantly reverted to their original form—water.

What it struck was not the dawn, nor did it shatter the dawn itself.

It was just water surrounding Xi Wang, just water reflecting Xi Wang's figure...

That's it.

"boring."

Xi Wang glanced at it casually, her calm gaze remaining unchanged.

With a wave of its hand, the water gathered and enveloped its form.

【Gurgle—】

It hurriedly opened its mouth, as if trying to say something, but all that flowed into its throat and nasal cavity was water.

Its form is gradually disappearing, being eaten away little by little by the water, slowly dissolving into the water.

It could only frantically thrash its limbs in the water, trying to exert its strength to shake the surrounding water apart, or to manipulate external forces to disperse the water.

But... I can't do it.

The flowing melody in the water suppressed its power, weakened its connection with the outside world, and blocked its perception of everything, just as if... it had fallen into the sea.

It lies beneath the sea, while everything else lies above the surface.

The azure sea quietly isolates it from the rest of the world.

It dissolved little by little, its form disappearing bit by bit, until it finally turned into a wisp of foam and vanished quietly.

Only the [Herrscher Core] floating in the water can prove that it ever existed.

"........."

Xi Wang didn't look at it, nor did he care what it had left behind... His gaze lingered on the rapidly falling Mu Continent, or rather... on them.

The azure water flowed silently, enveloping those he wished to save, in accordance with his will.

Sakura... must be saved, Eden... must be saved.

As a result, the two figures were enveloped by the water flow, transforming into a wondrous, semi-transparent bubble that slowly floated in mid-air, just as it did in the sea, quietly rising and falling.

Hen must be saved... I promised... I must save him...

Xi Wang slowly sorted out her thoughts, trying her best not to let herself be swallowed up by that resentment.

Alicia... Alicia...

Xi Wang's gaze lingered on her for a long time. His outstretched hand paused slightly and withdrew a little, as if to refuse... But in the end, he still reached out his hand and controlled the azure water to envelop her.

Kevin… Sue… Aponia… I don’t want to save them… Why should I save them? They are all enemies, they are all prey… It wouldn’t matter if they died, would it? As for the others… it’s even less necessary.

So, Xi Wang withdrew her hand and looked calmly at the people who continued to fall with Mu Dalu.

It doesn't matter, let it be... Xi Wang thought to herself.

"Xi Wang?" x2

A muffled, worried voice sounded softly. Shifting his gaze, he could see that it was Sakura and Eden who were concerned about him.

Their gazes lingered on Xi Wang and the ever-falling Mu Continent... Clearly, they were worried about Xi Wang's condition, and also concerned about the lives of their other companions.

call--

A faint sound rang in my ears, like the sound of a flame burning, very faint and indistinct.

"Tsk..."

Xi Wang clicked her tongue in apparent annoyance, trying to justify her next move.

Aponia... well, she has a good relationship with Eden, and Sakura surprisingly enjoys chatting with her. Besides, although she's always a bit eccentric, her relationship with me is generally good... well, I'll save her.

Su... Eden really enjoys playing chess with him, but unfortunately I'm not very good at it... I guess I'm Eden's friend too, oh well, I'll save him.

Kevin... Sakura has a very good opinion of him, and he's also a close friend of Sue, which might indirectly influence Eden... Oh well, let's save him!

Hmm? Padofelis? What's she doing here? Oh... she must be part of the "Fire Moth" reserve team, apparently a team specifically used to rescue fusion warriors who are injured and unable to move... She and Sakura are quite close, so I'll save her!

Kosmo and Desdovia...the two of them are very close to Gretsch...she's saved them!

There were also a few people who were close to them... They were saved!

There are still a thousand tribulations... and... and more...

Damn it! Let's just save them all!

"whispering sound--"

Feeling slightly annoyed by her tedious and boring thoughts, Xi Wang gritted her teeth and forcibly suppressed the hostility surging in her heart. She made the water flow so fast that before Mu Dalu fell to the sea surface, it barely enveloped all the people she could sense, allowing them to be protected by the water bubbles and float in mid-air, preventing them from falling to their deaths.

then……

boom! ! ! ! !

The entire Mu Continent crashed directly onto the sea surface. The enormous impact shattered the entire continent, sending waves billowing outwards. It looked as if the waves were about to transform into giant waves that would sweep across the surrounding area, but thanks to Xi Wang's full control, the waves were barely prevented from causing any disaster.

However, the Mu Continent was completely shattered, and it could no longer be called a "continent".

Because when the seawater flooded in, this place was no longer land, but the territory of the ocean. Not to mention that the Mu Continent had already been smashed into pieces and was slowly sinking... and the seawater naturally and gently accepted it.

After all, the sea is all-encompassing.

Finally, as the bubbles enveloping everyone landed back on the still-sunken land debris, and with a soft "pop," the bubbles disappeared...

All eyes turned to Xi Wang without prior arrangement.

The Ninth Herrscher Extermination Campaign is over, but... what should we do with this [being] before us?

Chapter Sixty-Two: The Worries and Anxiety of the Crowd (4967)

After saving everyone, you didn't linger but left immediately... You feared that if you didn't leave, you would be swallowed up by the overwhelming and heavy resentment and hostility, and thus become... a true "Herrscher".

You need time to sort out your thoughts and emotions. Only after you have organized everything in your "memory" can you stand calmly in front of them again.

So, you glanced at Eden and Sakura one last time, imprinting their images in your mind, before quickly stepping into the "ocean current" and leaving... Just then, you heard your blood relative calling you. That familiar, intimate, joyful, and jubilant cry carried on the sea breeze, and you could take the opportunity to go and visit it.

As for their calls... perhaps the ocean is too kind to you, deliberately blocking their voices and making them muffled... after all, you are currently "below the seawater," while they are "above the sea surface."

You're lucky you didn't hear their pleas, otherwise you don't know if you would have actually stayed.

[And your departure, in a sense, is a relief for everyone... There's no way around it, you just showed the wavelength of a "Herrscher," even getting the "Ninth Herrscher" to call you a traitor... That almost explicitly confirmed you were a "Herrscher."]

[But you just helped them defeat the Ninth Herrscher, and even saved them from the possibility of them falling to their deaths... Faced with you as their savior, they can neither be hostile to you as "enemies" nor accept you as "comrades." They're stuck in an awkward position, unable to move forward or backward.]

[Moreover, those who pay attention will notice that you didn't initially intend to save anyone else... At first, you only wrapped Eden, Sakura, Hen, and Alicia in the water bubble, and you even hesitated about saving Alicia... But in the end, you still chose to save her.]

In other words, you didn't initially intend to save anyone else, but later, for some reason, you intermittently saved a few people you knew, and in the end, it was as if you gave up on yourself, so you simply saved everyone... It's quite inexplicable.

For this reason, the others harbored a slight resentment towards you, but given the reality that had already been set in stone, they couldn't say much... After all, you had indeed saved them, so they didn't explicitly show any hostility towards you.