I am Möbius's sister.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment. The Third Herrscher never expected that Sirin possessed such a miraculous ability. Now, she was kneeling on the ground, only able to look up at Sirin, unable to move at all. She could not do anything except speak, as if a great force was being imposed on her.

"Let me go!" The Third Herrscher glared at Sirin through gritted teeth, her eyes blazing with fury.

Sirin naturally refused the Third Herrscher's request without hesitation: "No!"

"You!" Hearing Sirin's resolute refusal, the Third Herrscher felt somewhat helpless; she simply had no way to deal with Sirin.

The item [100% chance to catch a blade bare-handed] has taken effect. The opponent's strength is detected to be higher than the holder's, and wear and tear has begun. The current wear level is 0%, and it is expected to reach 1% in ten minutes.

At that moment, the system notification sounded in Xilin's ears, making her feel a pang of pain. Was this thing so easily worn out? If the wear level reached one percent in ten minutes, wouldn't it only last for a thousand minutes? That's less than twenty hours.

Although it hurt, Sirin knew she had to use this, otherwise, her core would have been taken by the Third Herrscher. If she wanted to save some money, she had to find a way to regain control.

However, what troubles Sirin is that when she uses this [100% chance of being caught by a bare hand], she cannot attack the opponent. So how can she avoid being attacked by the enraged Third Herrscher when she leaves this effect, while still being able to attack the Third Herrscher?

Is Chapter Thirty-Four about to end the Collapse?

Looking at the Third Herrscher in front of her, who was filled with rage and wished she could kill her, Sirin thought of a brilliant idea, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.

"Oh, didn't you say you were going to kill me? But why are you kneeling in front of me now?" Sirin said with a playful smile.

Hearing this, the Third Herrscher's anger intensified, and she struggled incessantly. The force of her struggle caused the blade of the sword in Sirin's hand to tremble slightly, but the Third Herrscher still could not break free. At this moment, Sirin heard the system notification sound again, which startled her.

[The opponent is struggling violently, and the wear and tear rate is accelerating.]

This simple sentence made Sirin slightly flustered. She calmed herself down, hiding the panic in her eyes, and looked at the struggling Third Herrscher in front of her, thinking about whether to continue her plan. After a moment, it seemed that even if it struggled, it would not be able to break free. In order to save some Honkai energy, the Third Herrscher suddenly stopped struggling, which made Sirin breathe a sigh of relief.

If she let the other party continue to struggle like this, she might actually be able to break free in the end. After calming her slightly nervous mood, Xilin decided to continue with her plan.

"Why aren't you struggling anymore? Weren't you struggling quite fiercely just now? As long as I don't let you out, you'll have to keep kneeling on the ground like this. A Herrscher kneeling before me...tsk tsk, just thinking about it is amazing, don't you think?" Sirin said as she moved closer to the Third Herrscher, playfully sticking out her little tongue, completely ignoring the Third Herrscher's almost murderous gaze.

"You dare release me!" the Third Herrscher roared, but it was nothing more than impotent rage.

"Do you think that's possible?" Sirin chuckled dismissively.

Seeing Sirin's incredibly irritating expression, the Third Herrscher snorted coldly and ignored her.

At this moment, a dark light flashed in Sirin's eyes as she stood before the Third Herrscher, her face still bearing a playful smile.

Then, Sirin suddenly let go. Before the Third Herrscher could react, she felt a pain in her lower abdomen and a trickle of purple blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She didn't know when, but Sirin's Void Spear had pierced her lower abdomen.

[The challenger has been found to be seriously injured. The duel is over. The victor is Sirin!]

As soon as the announcement ended, Sirin and the Third Herrscher were teleported back.

In the craters created by those giant rocks in the center of Changkong City, Sirin and the Third Herrscher appeared.

The Void Spear in the lower abdomen of the Third Herrscher had been shattered by her Herrscher Core. The Third Herrscher, who thought Sirin wouldn't release the item, never expected to be attacked by Sirin. The Void Spear, which was originally impossible to penetrate her body, was sent in by Sirin by first making it ethereal and then solidifying because she had let her guard down.

Although she quickly reacted and activated her Herrscher core to shatter it, it still severely injured her. Even after returning to reality and regaining her connection with the God, she still felt an unprecedented threat of death.

The Third Herrscher, realizing what had happened, clutched her abdominal wound and quickly retreated. Her condition was truly dire; her aura was extremely weak. The Herrscher's innate regenerative abilities could heal her injuries to some extent, but it was still far from enough.

Seeing that the Third Herrscher seemed to be trying to escape, Sirin was naturally unhappy and directly opened several portals around the Third Herrscher, shooting out dozens of Void Spears.

Previously, the Third Herrscher could destroy the Void Spear with a single attack, but now it's different; the Third Herrscher is now finding it much harder to defend against it.

After blocking Sirin's attack, the Third Herrscher did not linger. Instead, she flew into the air and fled into the distance. Although she was seriously injured, the Herrscher's strong vitality still gave the Third Herrscher the strength to escape, not to mention the protection she received from the Honkai Will.

Sirin was unwilling to let her heavily injured Third Herrscher escape, so she chased after her. The two chased each other and flew out of the city center. However, the Third Herrscher flew back later because the high concentration of Honkai energy in the city center was suitable for healing her injuries and Honkai energy.

While the two were engaged in a chase.

Outside Changkong City, the battle had entered its most intense phase. In order to hold off the hundreds of thousands of Honkai Beasts, the human front was stretched very long, and the necessary supplies were being transported here in batches. The number of shells fired in a round had increased from several thousand to tens of thousands. The repeated bombardments had even shaved off a layer of the ground.

However, Honkai Beasts continued to emerge endlessly from Changkong City. No matter how much the humans killed the Honkai Beasts, new ones were always born in Changkong City. After all, the higher the concentration of Honkai energy, the easier it was for Honkai Beasts to be born in a region.

What's worse is that the entire region affected by this massive Honkai has been hit by varying degrees of Honkai, and the Firemoths are running out of manpower to deal with it. Although armies from various countries have gone to eliminate the Honkai in their respective territories, their operations are not going very well because the Honkai energy weapons are concentrated in the Firemoths.

To fend off the Honkai Beast wave in Changkong City, the Fire Moth has already deployed most of its Honkai energy weapons to this defensive line. If the Third Honkai is not stopped soon, the entire area covered by this Great Honkai will likely be destroyed by the Honkai Beasts before the Third Herrscher can even make a move, which would be a huge blow to humanity.

Fortunately, Sirin kept the Third Herrscher within the territory of Changkong City, preventing her from dealing with the Fire Moth. Otherwise, it would have been questionable whether the Fire Moth's defenses could have held.

At the front lines, Alicia killed another Emperor-class Honkai Beast. Looking at the mountain of Honkai Beast remains in the distance, Alicia sighed helplessly. There were just too many Honkai Beasts. They kept coming back after she killed them. It was simply endless.

Compared to the current Honkai Beast Tide, the previous one was nothing compared to it, falling short of expectations.

The Herrscher reactions of Sirin and the Third Herrscher have now been detected again, although their locations are constantly changing. However, they are still in the city center area. What makes Alicia happy is that by detecting the Herrscher reactions, they can determine that the Third Herrscher is being chased and attacked by Sirin.

Although we don't know exactly what Sirin did, this should be a cause for celebration. As long as Sirin kills the Third Herrscher, the Third Honkai Impact will come to an end.

Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Alicia prepared to continue killing Honkai Beasts. Here, all she could do was kill the higher-ranking Honkai Beasts.

At that moment, the young woman who had been comforted by Sirin rushed over. Her arrival made Alicia pause in her steps, and she looked at her with some confusion.

Then the woman said to Alicia, "Lady Alicia, the Moth Chaser Council has just decided to launch several Honkai energy fission bombs at Changkong City to completely destroy it!"

Chapter Thirty-Five: Humanity Will Win This War!

Seeing the utterly panicked young woman, Alicia's delicate brows furrowed. It seemed that Sirin had gained the upper hand, and the council members were not so foolish as to destroy a high-level combatant. Although the council system was less efficient, it was undoubtedly a good way to prevent irrational proposals.

Having a Herrscher on humanity's side is undoubtedly beneficial to humanity. Alicia couldn't understand how these people could make such a decision, unless the consequences of making this decision were less harmful to humanity's interests than the consequences of not making this decision.

After thinking for a moment, Alicia decided to leave the battlefield temporarily and go to the Firemoth Council to get some answers.

……

Rewind to a short time ago, when the council members of the Firemoth headquarters were sitting upright in their seats, looking at the big screen with serious expressions.

The screen displays real-time information data transmitted from the front lines. It can be seen that the Honkai energy concentration in Changkong City is still rising. When the Speaker, who is standing above, presses the remote control, the screen displays the Honkai energy index of the entire East Asian region, as well as the various areas where Honkai has broken out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a time of great peril for humanity. The Third Collapse is spreading much faster than we anticipated. It's not just East Asia anymore; small-scale collapses have also occurred in Central Asia. If the Third Collapse is not resolved soon, it will destroy more than just the entire East Asia region," the speaker on the platform said solemnly to the councilors below.

The councilors below remained silent, which was obvious to everyone; they were waiting for a solution, a solution that could quickly resolve the Third Collapse.

The speaker on the platform looked at the members of parliament below and asked, "Does anyone have a good solution? Time is of the essence. This problem needs to be resolved quickly before we completely lose control. We cannot let the public know about the collapse, otherwise it will cause severe social unrest."

The council members remained silent. After a moment, one of them stood up, bowed to the speaker on the platform, and said, "I believe we should destroy the source of this Honkai—Chang Kong City, and the Third Herrscher located in Chang Kong City. Currently, Chang Kong City is tying up a lot of our manpower, which is why the Honkai in various places cannot be dealt with in a timely manner, thus creating a vicious cycle and chain reaction."

The speaker on the platform listened quietly to the councilor's suggestion, nodding slightly, and then asked, "Oh? So how do you plan to destroy Changkong City?"

The man pondered for a moment and uttered six words: "Honkai energy fission bomb."

These words shocked everyone present. The once quiet council chamber was suddenly filled with a cacophony of voices, some in favor and some against, each holding their own opinion.

"I disagree! Terminating this Honkai doesn't require using Honkai energy fission bombs or destroying Changkong City. How are we supposed to explain to the public how we can level an existing city like this!" At this moment, another councilor stood up and righteously criticized the proposal.

"Furthermore, according to information from the front lines, the girl with Herrscher power has already suppressed the Third Herrscher, and it's believed that the Honkai will be stopped soon," the councilor continued.

However, the councilor who proposed the destruction of Changkong City quickly objected: "We don't have time! Compared to the destruction of most of Asia, the destruction of one city is nothing. Moreover, if the Honkai spreads to Mu Continent, humanity will inevitably suffer a heavy blow. Can you guarantee that the girl will eliminate the Third Herrscher before the Honkai spreads to Mu Continent?"

"Moreover," the councilor paused, then continued, "even if she had eliminated the Third Herrscher at that time, there would still be hundreds of thousands of Honkai Beasts in Changkong City. It would take a lot of time to kill them all. The Honkai won't suddenly end because of the Herrscher's death; it will only fall into a slump and be unable to allocate manpower to quickly deal with the Honkai in various places, so the Honkai will continue to spread."

These words left the opposing legislator speechless. He opened his mouth, wanting to argue, but found himself unable to utter a single word. He could only sit down dejectedly, ceasing his argument, though he still disagreed with the proposal.

After the councilor sat down, the councilor who had proposed destroying Changkong City turned his gaze to the speaker, who had remained silent on the stage, and formally presented the bill to him.

After the member of parliament proposed the motion, the previously noisy chamber instantly fell silent.

The speaker looked around, spread his arms, and announced, "We will now begin voting on the proposal submitted by Representative Number Eight. As this matter is of great importance, it requires the approval of more than two-thirds of the members to be implemented. The vote will now commence."

After the speaker finished speaking, the members of parliament pressed the buttons on the table in front of them. There was a red button, a green button, and a white button in the middle. The red button represented opposition, the green button represented approval, and the white button represented abstention.

The results were displayed on the large screen behind the speaker shortly afterward: out of a total of thirty-three members, five abstained, four opposed, and twenty-four voted in favor. The outcome was obvious: the proposal was successfully passed.

After the results were announced, the Speaker took a deep breath and loudly proclaimed, "The proposal is passed! Humanity will win this war!"

Humanity will prevail!

Humanity will prevail!

……

As soon as these words were spoken, the members of parliament quickly stood up from their seats and shouted those four words.

Moth Council submitted the proposal to the United Nations shortly afterward and quickly prepared to launch Honkai Energy Fission Bomb at Changkong City.

Meanwhile, on the front lines in Changkong City, Alicia, who had temporarily left the battlefield, arrived at the communication device led by a young woman. Soon after, the Speaker's face appeared on the screen of the communication device.

"You've come, Alicia." The Speaker looked at Alicia on the other side of the screen very calmly, as if she had known she would come all along.

Alicia nodded, not surprised by the situation.

"I want to know why you made the decision to destroy Changkong City with Honkai energy fission bombs. Sirin has already suppressed the Third Herrscher, and I believe the Third Honkai will end soon." Alicia crossed her arms and questioned the Speaker in a calm tone.

The speaker was silent for a moment before replying, "We don't have time. This Honkai is spreading too fast. If it's not ended soon, human society will be in turmoil. We dare not gamble, and we can't gamble. We can only end this Honkai in the simplest and most brutal way."

After listening to the Speaker's words on the screen, Alicia remained silent for a long time before slowly asking, "Does Mebius know about this?"

The speaker shook his head slightly and answered honestly, "We didn't tell her about this. If she knew, she would definitely object, but it wouldn't make a difference. The proposal has already been passed, and the Honkai energy fission bomb is ready to be launched. Alicia, I know you will object too, but you should know that it's useless."

Alicia remained silent, while the Speaker on the screen continued, "I know what you're worried about. Now you can only pray that the girl survives the explosion of several Honkai energy fission bombs. Of course, the chances of that are extremely slim."

Alicia remained silent, and the Speaker on the other side of the screen did not disturb her but instead cut off the communication.

Alicia was left alone, lost in thought. After a while, she went to the communication device, preparing to make a call to the Möbius Laboratory, but then she stopped. Sometimes, not knowing the truth might be a good thing.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Deadly Threat

With a helpless sigh, Alicia left the place, ready to continue fighting. Even though she knew that Sirin's chances of survival were slim, she still did not give up. She wanted to witness the end of this war with her own eyes.

You must come back, Sirin...

At this moment, thunder still rumbled in Changkong City, and the roars of Honkai Beasts rose and fell. In the city center, the chase between Sirin and the Third Herrscher was about to come to an end. The Third Herrscher, who had dodged Sirin's attacks many times, was finally slammed to the ground by Sirin's Imaginary Hand.

"Cough cough cough..." The Third Herrscher stood up unsteadily, clutching her injured abdomen, her gaze fixed on Sirin, who had flown to a spot not far in front of her.

Sirin strolled down from the sky, looking down at the Third Herrscher. The Third Herrscher did not continue to flee, but stood still, clenching its teeth and remaining silent.

"Surrender, Third Herrscher." Sirin's cold voice echoed across the ruins as she stared expressionlessly at the Third Herrscher below. Several Void Spears were already hovering around the Third Herrscher, ready to attack at Sirin's command.

"Hmph, surrender? Hahaha—don't be ridiculous! How could I possibly die at your hands!" The Third Herrscher sneered disdainfully, letting out a chilling laugh. Instantly, a terrifying thunderstorm erupted around her, destroying all the surrounding Void Spears.

This turn of events surprised Sirin. She could feel the Honkai energy level within the Third Herrscher rising rapidly, and the Herrscher's reactions suddenly became more active, showing a kind of last gasp compared to the previous listless aura.

The Third Herrscher's sudden burst of power forced Sirin to temporarily avoid its edge, and she wanted to retreat to increase the distance between herself and the Third Herrscher. However, she did not expect that the Third Herrscher was faster than her.

In less than a second, the Third Herrscher was in front of Sirin. She used her hand as a blade to slash at Sirin's neck. Sirin tilted her head back and quickly retreated. The Third Herrscher's hand blade narrowly grazed the tip of Sirin's nose. After dodging the attack, Sirin immediately shot several Void Spears at the Third Herrscher.

As Sirin expected, the Void Spears were destroyed by the Third Herrscher not long after. As the Third Herrscher destroyed the Void Spears, Sirin clasped her hands together, and a pair of imaginary hands held the Third Herrscher in her palms.

The Third Herrscher struggled with all her might, trying to break free from the Hand of Imaginary Numbers' restraints, but unfortunately, she lacked the necessary power and could not escape control for a long time. The Third Herrscher gritted her teeth, and bolts of lightning from the sky were drawn and struck the Hand of Imaginary Numbers. With a thunderous roar, the Hand of Imaginary Numbers was completely destroyed after a short time.