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

As soon as Alaya-vijnana finished speaking, these fiery meteorites turned directly into ice blocks, and then into ice crystals. With a snap of Alaya-vijnana's fingers, they instantly disappeared into the air.

The one who came was Alaya-vijnana. After completely unifying the human will within its body, it became even more powerful. Afterwards, it went to the imaginary space to find the Paradise of the Past. By using the human aura marks on Kiana and the others, it easily found the Paradise of the Past.

Alaya consciousness naturally aims to eliminate Kiana and her group from Chaldea, since they are not from this world and are variables. Variables cannot be left behind, otherwise this world will become extremely uncontrollable.

Yingjie and the others were naturally unwilling to accept this, so they started fighting. But could Yingjie, who was just a memory, really stop the Alaya consciousness?

An aura of an assassin spread around, and Sakura's power caused the ground to freeze over, extending to the Alaya consciousness.

"A single slash in an instant, and all phenomena are shrouded in darkness."

The actions of drawing and striking the blade are completed almost simultaneously.

The sword flashed like light, arriving in an instant.

In an instant, the moment that sound appeared, Sakura passed through the body of Alaya consciousness, the blade leaving a wound on her body, and Sakura in the distance also disappeared at that moment.

"By switching identities through fantasy, the real you launches a surprise attack on me, thus completing the blockade."

"Very good. To achieve this level of coordination without any communication is impressive. Human, your swordsmanship is superb and powerful, but that's all!"

The next second, the wound in the Alaya consciousness was also healed, as if it had never appeared at all.

At this moment, Kosmo also began to act, with massive Honkai energy overflowing from its body, and its sharp claws and ferocious face outlining the appearance of a demon.

Once its wings were fully grown and its claws were formed, it completely transformed into a Honkai Beast and charged towards Alaya Consciousness.

The spear that Alaya consciousness conjured out of thin air pierced Kosmo's body and pinned him to the wall, but it was still shattered by his powerful Honkai energy.

"Skyfire out of its sheath!"

"The Wheel of Cause and Effect!"

Meanwhile, the other heroes were not idle either. Kevin and Sue's attacks arrived, Alicia's crystal arrows, Velvi's cannon fire, Aponia, and Eden all unleashed their strongest attacks. Even Gretchen and Padofelis were providing support from behind. It can be said that all the heroes except for Mebius, who had not yet arrived, were present. Unfortunately, none of these attacks were of any use to the Alaya Consciousness.

"enough!"

A burst of frost emanated from the Alaya consciousness, directly blasting away the incoming attack.

In the next instant, the eruption of Alaya consciousness sent all the heroes flying backward. Alaya consciousness didn't want to waste any more words on these memory entities. Its purpose in coming here was only to get the four people from Chaldea, but these memory entities of heroes insisted on courting death, so it couldn't be blamed.

A dark green shadow spread from beneath the feet of the Alaya consciousness, directly beginning to erode the entire paradise.

"Oh no, this is the power of erosion!"

In the previous civilization, Aponia transformed her into a part of the Pure Land of the Dead in order to atone for her sins. In the Pure Land of the Dead, she was an even more special individual than Su, and she also sensed the erosion of the Pure Land of the Dead by the Alaya Consciousness.

The heroes weren't fools; they recognized the dark green shadow. After all, they had memories of their previous deaths. The destruction of the Paradise of the Past was due to the Herrscher of Corruption, and now it was happening again. Seeing them, it seemed they were truly destined to be corrupted.

The power of the Corruptors is completely restrained by these memories; it is as powerful and unreasonable as the arrival of the end.

Moreover, the person in front of them is even stronger than the Herrscher of Corruption. Even if they joined forces in their previous lives, they probably wouldn't be able to defeat him. How could they, who are just memories, possibly be his match?

"Hand over those otherworldly beings from Chaldea, and I will help you break free from the shackles of the Paradise of the Past and set you free."

"Moreover, the memories of heroes from the previous civilization, weren't you created to help humanity of this era defeat the Honkai? As the will of humanity, I already have the ability to defeat the Honkai, so why do you still oppose me for the sake of those otherworldly beings!?"

Alaya consciousness cannot comprehend Yingjie's will, nor can it empathize with them. Kevin is one thing, but why are these memory entities hostile to Him?

"Of course, Mei and the others are adorable girls. The pink fairies would never betray Mei and the others!"

Alicia said she misspoke, and the other heroes, despite having various other reasons, all chose to help the Chaldea members.

"Really? Is it friendship... or something like that?"

Regarding Alicia's statement about not betraying cute girls, the Alaya consciousness, through human calculations, also arrives at the answer of friendship, noting that there are instances among humans where people would give their lives for friends in order to maintain friendship.

"Then there's nothing to talk about. You'll just fall here!"

Knowing that these heroes were stopping Him because of so-called friendship, and that He could never reach an agreement with them, Alaya consciousness decisively chose to eliminate them.

After all, Kevin had tried to persuade him for a long time when he was outside, but in the end, he just fought to the death. This made Alaya consciousness realize that it was better to just kill these stubborn humans directly.

Alicia (Memory): "Looks like we really are destined for corruption?"

Mebius (Memory): "Tch, just you wait. Once I've completed my anti-corrosion virus, even if the Corrosion Herrscher appears in the Paradise of the Past, I'll still take him down."

Mei: "The Alaya consciousness has recovered from the injuries Kevin gave it so quickly and has even gone to the Pure Land of Past Lives. Hopefully, we in the parallel world can get there in time."

Eden (Memory): "It's probably too late, Mei. You have to understand that time has been pushed forward a bit. In other words, you're still at the Cocoon of the End. By the time you come back, Paradise will probably be gone."

Kiana: "What! This, this..."

Alicia (Memory): "There's no need to blame Kiana. We heroes have long been prepared to sacrifice ourselves to pave the way for future generations. This is what we heroes should do."

Kosmer: "The morning light cannot illuminate the night sky; it can only provide a brief glimmer of light, illuminating people's vision before the stars arrive."

Velvi: "After the dawn, will the stars surely follow?"

Theresa: "Why can't you just keep your language simple?"

Chapter 308 The Demise of the Heroes

"It seems the fighting over there is quite intense..."

Meanwhile, Mebius and Jiuxiao were on their way to the Paradise Square when they felt the tremors coming from the square. Mebius said with suspicion.

"Is it that Alaya consciousness?"

"The message that came through Alicia should be true, but unfortunately, the connection between Alicia and me has been lost."

The message Alicia sent her at the last moment was to take Jiuxiao away from here to the paradise of the mortal world, but Mebius did not do so.

Although her battle with Jiuxiao didn't last long, it was enough for Mebius to gain some understanding of Jiuxiao. That pure power of death was definitely not something an ordinary person could possess, not even a Herrscher.

She could sense a powerful force within Jiu Xiao's body, and Jiu Xiao felt like a powder keg to her; to unleash this power, a trigger was needed.

When Kevin died outside, he also transferred his memories to the memory body Kevin. Mebius and the others were well aware of the strength of the Alaya Consciousness. Even if Ying Jie and the others joined forces, they would not be a match for it.

This is also why Mebius attacked Jiuxiao – to test her strength. The result showed that only by unleashing the power within Jiuxiao could the crisis be resolved.

Of course, it's unknown whether Jiu Xiao is willing to unleash his power. Although they only spent some time together, Jiu Xiao gave Mebius the feeling of a naive savior from a TV drama, but with a very strong will and a kind-hearted guinea pig.

Mebius was somewhat impressed by this, after all, it was truly rare for a guinea pig like her, who aimed to be a savior, to grow up with such a mindset and not have been broken by the harsh reality.

……

As the consciousness of each hero faded away, specks of light scattered across the plaza, and the ice became their final epitaph.

"Don't they all want to live?"

Alaya consciousness gazed at the specks of light formed after Yingjie's memory body died and fell into deep thought.

In the Pure Land of the Past, data, memory, and life are almost equivalent.

Life is made up of memories and carried by data, and these heroes burned their own lives, which means they burned their own data.

Although the Alaya consciousness could use its power to erode the data of these heroes in the moments before their deaths, thus preserving their lives, it was unnecessary.

Let heroes die in their own heroic way, just as He allowed Kevin to use that sword back then. These heroic memories want to die in battle, so let them die.

After all, He has found the answer He wanted: Kiana and the others are not in the Paradise of the Past.

"The end of inheritance...?"

It's ironic that the previous civilization was destroyed by the Herrscher of the End, but now, in order to deal with Him, they are all borrowing power from their former mortal enemy!

"However, there are still two who escaped the net. Let them perish along with the Paradise of the Past!"

With an enormous explosion, the Alaya consciousness in the plaza of the Pure Land of Rebirth unleashed a torrent of destructive energy far exceeding its limits, surging from the inside out. The massive explosion immediately blasted a huge hole in the Pure Land of Rebirth, rendering its defenses as nonexistent and causing them to crumble continuously.

"I hope this grave will satisfy you."

……

As the Alaya consciousness severely damaged the entire Pure Land of Past Lives and left this place, Jiuxiao and Mebius also sensed it.

"Oh no! The Paradise of the Past is about to be destroyed!"

As someone with access to the Paradise of the Past, Mebius knew that the Paradise of the Past had suffered an irreversible attack and would soon collapse and be lost in this imaginary space.

"What! What about Alicia and the others?!"

Upon hearing this news, Jiu Xiao understood that something had happened to Alicia and the others.

"Little mouse, I'll take you away from here now. We don't need to go back to the plaza; Alicia and the others are probably already..."

"No, no, I need to see them alive or dead. I believe in Alicia and the others..."

"Enough! Jiuxiao, aren't you going to be a savior? Then you should understand that there will always be sacrifices on this path, whether it's us or others. The world is not a beautiful place, and sacrifice is always the theme song of human history. The few sacrifice to save the many, the strong sacrifice for the weak, heroes sacrifice for ordinary people, and ancestors sacrifice for future generations. This is what it means to be..."

"No! If this is what a savior is, then I, Jiuxiao, have no interest in such a savior! Sacrificing the few to save the many, sacrificing for the sake of sacrifice, is absolutely not my way of saving the world. This world may not be a good place, but everyone can become the savior who saves others. You may find my ideals naive, but I will not abandon them!"

After saying that, Jiu Xiao turned and left. She would not abandon any of her companions, and she also had a trump card. She believed that she would not die.

However, the next second, Jiuxiao was also ambushed and his body fell down. The one who made the move was Mebius.

"Naive little mouse, although your ideas are a bit childish, the snake doesn't dislike you. After all, the snake looks down on a little mouse who can't even stick to his own path. I won't let you go to your death so early."

Because of her shrunken body, Mebius had no choice but to conjure up a small cart and begin transporting Jiuxiao toward the secret passage she had left behind. Mebius was somewhat surprised that Jiuxiao was so easily ambushed by her.

After all, how could the mice suddenly become so wary? But since the Paradise of the Past was about to be destroyed, Möbius could only think about these details after leaving this place.

Alicia (Memory): "As expected, Mebius is all talk and no action. He's clearly doing it for Jiuxiao's own good, but he has to be so harsh?"

Möbius (Memory): "Tch, I only took her with me because I didn't want to waste such a good body on this little white mouse. Otherwise, I wouldn't care whether she lived or died."

Padofelis (Memory): "Snake Sister, is this what you call being tsundere?"

Möbius (Memory): "Little kitty, why don't you come onto my operating table and let me study you for a while?"

Padofelis (Memory): "Snake Sister, I'm sorry, I misspoke. As for the operating table, we don't need it."

Kiana: "It seems that the Alaya Consciousness has become stronger again. The heroes were killed so quickly."

Su (Memory): "There's nothing surprising about that. Even in our lifetimes, unless Kevin also obtains the power of the end like in the live stream, he would only last a little longer than we did in the live stream, and the ending wouldn't be any different."

Kevin: "The power of Alaya consciousness has reached the level of the end, and is even stronger in some aspects. It is only natural that Paradise will be destroyed."

Chapter 309 Reunion with Apocalypse, The Second Transaction

"Jiuxiao...you must protect my elder sister! I'm entrusting my elder sister to you!"

The mature, black-haired girl holding a long-handled scythe made a request to Jiuxiao before she left.