Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

Upon hearing this, Jackal couldn't sit still. She had researched the Stigmata countless times, but it was far too difficult to awaken the Stigmata in humans. Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen the version of the Stigmata project that required the Feather Rabbit. The Ice Queen of this parallel world actually wanted all of humanity to awaken the Stigmata. This was simply not scientific!

Mebius (Memory): "To think that all of humanity could awaken their Stigmata and thus evolve, I'm quite curious about what method the Ice Queen is using?"

Otto: "To awaken the Stigmata of all humanity and evolve through it—that's quite a grand scheme!"

It should be noted that even in Destiny, those with innate Holy Marks are few and far between, and most have artificial Holy Marks. Moreover, using artificial Holy Marks not only reduces lifespan, but the effects are also not as good as those with innate Holy Marks. It can be said that those with innate Holy Marks, as long as they can grow up, will definitely become A-rank Valkyries, or even S-rank Valkyries.

While becoming an A-rank or S-rank Valkyrie doesn't necessarily require Stigmata, having Stigmata gives you a natural advantage in Honkai energy resistance compared to not having them.

If all of humanity were to awaken their Stigmata, the threat of Honkai to humanity would be infinitely reduced. After all, compared to the people killed by the Herrscher of the Great Honkai each time, most of them were actually killed because their Honkai resistance was too low. They would either turn to ash or become suicide soldiers. Even if a few survived, they would be killed by the Honkai Beasts or Death Knights generated by the Honkai.

It can be said that the awakening of Stigmata by all mankind has directly eliminated the previous two ways of dying. Even if there are Honkai Beasts, civilians who have awakened Stigmata will have the power to resist, and the number of casualties will be greatly reduced.

Kevin: "..."

Even Kevin was slightly surprised, after all, this was much better than his method. However, it was only a slight surprise, since he knew how difficult it was to awaken the Holy Mark. If it were possible to awaken the entire population, Kevin would have helped long ago. Such an awakening would definitely come at a price.

"What? All of humanity awakens the Holy Marks!? Dr. Mei, you're not mistaken, are you?"

Kiana asked in surprise, after all, as Valkyries, they certainly knew what Stigmata were, as they were very rare.

"Yes, what the Ice Queen wants to do is for all of humanity to awaken the Stigmata. Of course, I know why you are so surprised. After all, it is very difficult for Stigmata to awaken, so the Ice Queen's method is a little different from what you think."

"What's different?"

"To increase the success rate of the Stigmata Project, the Ice Queen had me create an extra set of Stigmata genes," Dr. Mei continued to explain. "These are male Stigmata genes. The Stigmata genes in the original world were created by me from the previous civilization. However, due to physical reasons, I only had time to complete the female Stigmata genes before I died. This also resulted in the fact that the Honkai energy resistance of men in your era is much lower than that of women!"

"That's true. I've basically only met a few men, including the stinky boss, the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, and Kevin."

Kiana thought about it and realized it was true; she hadn't seen many men along the way.

"But can the entire human race awaken their Holy Marks simply by using the genes of a single male?"

Mei sensed something was wrong. After all, having more Stigmata genes on men would at most give them some Honkai energy resistance, how could it possibly awaken all of humanity all at once?

"Of course, that's impossible. After all, as one of the designers of the Stigmata, I naturally know the difficulty of Stigmata awakening. I estimate that the difficulty of awakening Stigmata for all mankind is no less than defeating the Honkai."

"What about the Ice Queen...?"

"So the Ice Queen used another method to arrange for those who had not awakened their Stigmata. She used the Stigmata Project to record human civilization and then transferred the recorded human civilization to the Stigmata Space that covered all of humanity."

"In this space of Holy Marks built by all of humanity, humans are members of the Holy Marks. As members of the Holy Marks, humans are naturally considered to have awakened the Holy Marks."

Chapter 262 The Only Blessing

"Isn't this just a form of imprisonment?"

After all, the Stigmata Space was created and controlled by the Ice Queen. If all of humanity were to become Stigmata in this way, wouldn't they all become tools of the Ice Queen?

"Perhaps. As for the Ice Queen's plans after that, I don't know. After all, we only have a cooperative relationship. From the beginning, she has always been wary of me."

Dr. May did not say anything about this. As residents of this bubble world, Dr. May and Prometheus 17 naturally could not escape this bubble world. In other words, after Kiana and the others returned to their original world, everything in this bubble world would completely collapse.

Therefore, for her, who was about to die, whatever the Ice Queen wanted to do was none of her business.

(This will be explained later; this is part of Dr. Mei's own speculation, and the rest will be explained later.)

……

Prometheus 17 helped Bronya change the 'organization method' within the Herrscher of Reason's core. 'It's time for you to return.' Bronya must return to the original world to restore the power of the Herrscher core. Only by returning there can the help she gave Bronya be manifested."

"Alright, you don't need to be sad about things that are already buried deep in the past. Move forward towards a bright future."

Dr. Mei smiled and saw Kiana and the others off, then said nothing more.

Although everyone felt reluctant to part, they also knew the importance of time. They nodded and said goodbye to Dr. May and Prometheus 17.

However, just as Mei and Dr. Mei brushed past each other—

"Mei."

Dr. Mei's voice suddenly echoed in Mei's mind. She was startled and was still thinking about what was going on.

Dr. Mei continued speaking, seemingly oblivious to his own predicament: "What Kevin gave you is a relic left behind by me from the original world. It can help you in crucial moments. As for who it's more suitable for then, that depends on who among you needs it..."

When Mei tried to ask Dr. Mei what exactly was inside, Dr. Mei remained silent.

Mei was very upset. Why did these people always stop halfway through their sentences? She hated riddle people the most.

"...Are you ready? We're going back."

After successfully defeating the Void Tree God Remains Mysticism, they had the opportunity to return. After saying goodbye to the two, Kiana and the others once again stood in front of the gate leading to the original world and took a deep breath.

Mei, Bronya, and Jiuxiao nodded in unison: "Of course!"

Kiana readily agreed: "Okay! Then you'd better hold on tight—"

A pure white light swept in like a tide, enveloping the four people. They felt a sense of weightlessness throughout their bodies, accompanied by indistinct sounds.

Immediately afterwards, the light dimmed, and a solid feeling came from underfoot.

Kiana opened her eyes, and they were back on the moon once again.

……

Meanwhile, in that lunar world bubble, Dr. Mei and Prometheus 17, after Kiana and the others left, were left all alone. They looked up at the light blue planet, waiting for the final moment of this world bubble to arrive.

"...That happened a long time ago," Mei said softly. "I shared this discovery with Kevin immediately when I first deduced that the Herrscher of the End might have 'cleaved' some world bubbles from the primordial world."

"Of course, he didn't actually understand anything at that time."

"That's a reasonable situation," Prometheus 17 replied. "After all, he didn't even graduate from high school."

"Although he knew nothing about theory at the time, he discovered a detail that I would not have noticed."

Mei smiled slightly: "And with that, she presented me with a conjecture and made a promise."

“He said—if any of us survives after the ‘end’ in the future, then that person will be here on this day every year…the day I met him, and spend a quiet day here.”

Prometheus 17 asked, "What's the point of this?"

“It’s a very simple idea,” Mei said softly. “He believes that since world bubbles are created due to the end of the world, we in the world bubbles might also remember this promise.”

"And that's the significance of this day: 'Across endless space and time, we may be able to accompany another who has 'lost everything' in the unseen realm.'"

"..."

Prometheus 17 paused for a moment: "But you should know that this is meaningless, after all, you in the original world are already dead!"

"Yes! It's meaningless, but even knowing it's impossible, humans will still do some things. Humans are such contradictory creatures..."

"Furthermore, Dr. Mei, you should know that even with the addition of those Chaldean outsiders, Kevin's chances of surviving against the Ice Queen are almost zero. After all, when the Ice Queen's plan is completed, Kevin will inevitably have to fight her! This is unavoidable, after all, he is..."

"The warrior bearing the banner of savior, right? He will surely die, he will die at the hands of the Ice Queen, but even so, I will create a sliver of hope for him. Even if the final outcome remains the same, there is a difference between doing it and not doing it!"

Alicia (Memory): "Mei, I never knew she had such a romantic side!"

Alicia watched everything Mei was saying during the live stream and suddenly wanted to see how Kevin would respond.

Not only her, but most of the heroes also glanced at Kevin's profile picture intentionally or unintentionally, and even sent him private messages, but Kevin did not reply to them.

Eden (Memory): "Dr. May might be even more sentimental than we imagine!"

In Paradise, Eden gently swayed the goblet in his hand, seemingly sensing something, and couldn't help but sing a new sad song, which made Kevin in Paradise beside him feel a little sad as well.

Möbius (Memory): "Hmph, from the first time I met her and learned that she had a boyfriend, I vaguely guessed that this would happen. I never thought that she could actually endure it all these years."

"Actually, I am somewhat grateful to the Ice Queen. After all, even if the Ice Queen hadn't carried out the Stigmata Project, Kevin would definitely have. As the savior of the previous era, he has to be the destroyer of the world in this era. He must have been in great pain at that time!"

"This is the only thing I can do for him. If that lonely boy has to die in the end, I hope he dies as 'Kevin,' who bears the mantle of savior!"

Prometheus 17 said, "...but he had no idea what the other Dr. May had done for him!"

Dr. Mei shook her head and chuckled softly, "It doesn't matter."

“Dr. Mei, you…”

"...Is this the end?"

Mei stared at her body, which flickered like an unstable electrical signal, and her smile gradually faded: "It seems that the rejection reaction in me is stronger than in yours!"

“So, if you can still think… remember what I’m about to say.” Mei spoke with her last ounce of strength, each word deliberate: “The inherent flaws you believe will lead to human extinction—”

"That is precisely the key to my belief that they can endure forever."

"And...the only thing I can leave you..." Mei's figure vanished like bubbles, leaving only her final whisper: "...my only blessing!"

Chapter 263 The Meeting of the Feathered Rabbit and the Main Characters

"Doctor... is it all worth it?"

Prometheus 17 watched as May, like itself, gradually dissipated completely. Its body moved a little slower than Dr. May's, but it was also flickering faintly.

"……who?"

Just as Prometheus 17 was about to disappear, a faint light enveloped her, solidifying her dissipating body.

At the same time, a gentle voice came from behind.

"Don't worry, although the situation is somewhat special, but..."

A beautiful woman with long, pure white hair appeared in the live stream, like an angel descending to earth, and said: "Even though I don't have the responsibility of 'Feather Rabbit,' I really can't abandon the newborns."

Prometheus gazed at her: "Thank you for stopping me, but... who are you?"

“The people of the World Serpents call me ‘Feathered Rabbit,’ but you can also call me Mistelin Shaniat—that’s the ‘human name’ I’ve given myself.”

Theresa: "Wait! This, this, isn't this Cecilia?!"

Theresa couldn't help but speak up, staring wide-eyed at the mysterious white-haired woman she intuitively sensed.

Despite all these years, Theresa will never forget Cecilia Shaniat, her only friend!

Kiana: "Cecilia? Isn't that my mother's name? Could she be my mother?!"

Siegfried: "No, that's not right! Cecilia, she was gone long ago during the Second Honkai War! Although there are some similarities in appearance, I can tell that she is definitely not Cecilia!"

Wendy: "That woman who just looked so gentle, the one the World Serpent called Feather Rabbit, isn't that the one that the robot called Gray Serpent was talking about?"

Paimon: "It seems there was such a person."

Bronya: "But she said she was a Schariac... If Bronya remembers correctly, the Schariac surname is one of the three great families of Schicksal. Could it be that she is also related to Schicksal?"

Xiao Shi: "Could it be that Otto is also in cahoots with that Ice Queen? Sure enough, he's involved in everything!"