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

"Of course, the technology beacon of the Stigmata Terminal... I heard you report on it before, so I have also made some countermeasures."

"Since the technology developed under the guidance of the Stigmata Terminal has backdoors, let's use ancient methods to make tools."

"The success of the God of War Resurrection Project has provided us with many ideas for using original technologies. The Human Alliance is also trying to integrate these technologies into Titan mechs, or protective suits and combat suits."

"A new prototype... but in the end, it's still being built by modern humans. How much of a contribution can it possibly make to that technological beacon...?"

"Then you shall wait and see. My Knights of Apocalypse have other things to do, so I'll leave the front lines to you, Cocolia."

……

Meanwhile, the Human Alliance also acted quickly, and under Cocolia's leadership, they soon arrived at the Atlantic Ocean, at the sunken Second Research Institute.

Meanwhile, in order to find what Dr. MEI left behind, Merlin also sent Mei, who had Dr. MEI's stigmata, to the location of the stigmata's middle section.

"Alert! Intruder detected. Defense system activated."

"Initiate the attack—"

It seems that this laboratory, which has been converted into a war fortress, has also begun its counterattack against the Human Alliance, and war has begun.

"Awaken, slumbering behemoth! Sign a pact with the savior and destroy this illusory aerial city!"

"So it still doesn't work. It seems that the savior's divine chanting is still unable to awaken the slumbering soul... No, it must just be that the cunning humans have blocked it with a barrier."

"If we could find the room where that giant sea monster was kept—"

"But Lord Jiuxiao, you said she's a very large monster, right? Won't she sink the entire floating island and we all fall into the sea?"

Chapter 353 Kiana in the Zero Era

On the floating island of the Human Alliance, Jiu Xiao is experimenting with Xi Lin on how to use their own Herrscher abilities.

"It seems...very dangerous."

"But we are already in a life-or-death situation. In this situation, we have no choice but to seek a way to sacrifice our lives in order to truly pave the way."

"Ha~ Lord Jiuxiao means that no matter how dangerous it is, we should never give up hope, right? Sirin, I understand!"

Xilin truly lives up to her reputation as Jiuxiao's biggest fan; she understands everything Jiuxiao says.

“That’s right, but now that the contracted beasts can’t be summoned, we must find other ways to launch a counterattack! If we stay on high alert, we won’t be able to receive the divine decree even if it is issued.”

"Then we should..."

"In that case, let's practice the new Genesis Ultimate Magic Ball! Sirin, let's continue exchanging our experiences."

"But Sirin doesn't know how to describe it well. When she was still a Herrscher, she was able to use her power very naturally."

"I think this must be a manifestation of power through wishes and imagination, right?"

"Is that so? The annihilated worlds gather, all returns to nothingness. Heed the guidance of the savior, manifest! Soul-Burning Black Hole!"

Jiuxiao blurted out such a childish statement, wanting to use the black hole that Senior Welt had, but unfortunately there was no reaction at all.

At this moment, Theresa walked in, but because she was still injured, she almost lost her balance, which led to Jiu Xiao's misunderstanding.

"Whoa! Theresa? This...this is an accidental shot! Why did she have to walk into the Savior's firing range?!"

"Nothing happened at all, I just lost my balance for a moment."

Theresa knows Jiuxiao very well, and she's probably doing one of her silly, immature things again.

"Your injuries haven't healed yet. Lord Jiuxiao, have you heard that Theresa, you took a full-force attack from a Herrscher head-on? It's a miracle you survived."

"Rest well and take a good rest. This is a divine decree from the savior."

"No, I must participate in this war and find a chance to take Kiana back."

Theresa directly rejected the oracle of the savior; she was going to save her niece, Kiana.

"Lord Jiuxiao knows your desire. You can rest assured about Kiana's matter; leave it to this savior. Sirin, take Theresa to recuperate properly."

However, Jiu Xiao wouldn't let Theresa, who was still injured, go to a dangerous place. He asked Xilin to stay and take care of Theresa, while he went in Theresa's place.

"Don't worry, the Savior has the core of a Herrscher capable of destroying cause and effect. Creating a black hole is nothing to me~"

……

"Kiana...Kiana..."

"Hmm, who... I remember clearly entering the Stigmata Terminal..."

Kiana felt someone calling her; her last memory was of entering the Stigmata Center.

"It's so dark... I remember now, I came here to find out the truth."

"The truth? Do you need to access the data from the Stigmata Terminal?"

"I don't know, if that would work."

"Command recognition complete. Okay, Kiana, we will retrieve the relevant information from the Stigmata Terminal for you shortly."

As Kiana activated her Alaya consciousness, she successfully obtained the truth from the Stigmata Terminal. It was a memory about how she, as the Herrscher of the End in the previous era, killed her companions one by one, and how she repeatedly destroyed the nascent civilization of humanity.

It was like a cold, mechanical weapon, carrying out the ultimate task of annihilating humanity and destroying civilization.

Kiana was clearly greatly shocked after witnessing this scene.

"It's a lie... This must all be an illusion generated by the terminal. I won't waver!"

Kiana shook her head frantically, as if trying to escape reality.

However, Kiana from the Zero Era appeared before her: "This is the truth you long to know."

"!?"

Kiana was once again stunned as she stared at the other version of herself that had suddenly appeared before her!

“That’s just a small fragment of the past. Within your stigmata lie countless memories,” Kiana of the Zero Era spoke, recounting everything. “And those are the truths you yearn for.”

"All of these actions were guided by the Holy Mark. Rather than fate, it was more like a predetermined fact."

"What exactly are you trying to say?!"

"Your life was predetermined from the very beginning, starting with me."

Einstein: "I see. It seems that the essence of the Stigmata Project in this world is to restart the era, allowing everyone from the previous era to be reborn and reincarnated, and continue to fight against the Honkai in the next era."

Tesla: "Moreover, the reboot of the other world seems to be controlled by the Stigmata Terminal itself, which is the Stigmata Project implemented by Dr. Mei of the other world."

Möbius (Memory): "So this is the essence of the Stigmata Project from another world...?"

None of the seventeen versions of the Stigmata Project she designed were similar, but that's normal, since the worlds are different, even the Honkai is different, so it's understandable that the essence of the Stigmata Project is different.

Otto: "Is this an endless cycle to reach a way to defeat the end and destroy the Honkai? However, I, from another world, rejected this plan."

Kiana: "After all, whether it's in a parallel world or in the present, I believe Otto is incapable of doing anything good?"

Mei: "But the Kiana of this world is a born Herrscher of the End, and there's even another Kiana!"

Theresa: "It seems that Kiana's new outfit comes from that technologically advanced civilization 80,000 years ago?"

Bronya: "That Kiana seems to know a lot of things. Perhaps, this Kiana is the Kiana from the era when Dr. Mei lived."

While Kiana was absorbing this information in the middle of the Stigmata, it was quite lively outside.

"Is it taking longer than expected to fully activate the Stigmata Terminal? But that's alright."

"Ayla, connect to the Stigmata terminal and try to access the internal database while Kiana's permissions are active."

"Try to acquire as much relevant experimental data as possible, and try to gain all the permissions you can. In case of any unforeseen circumstances, at least obtain the permission to interact with the terminal."

"Yes, Lord Otto. Connecting to the Stigmata terminal, data search in progress—"

Under Otto's orders, Ella kept trying to seize authority, but the most important authority was well guarded by the Alaya Consciousness, and Ella couldn't seize even a little bit of it.

"I knew it would happen. Don't worry about it. Let's buy some time to continue gaining control."

Meanwhile, Cocolia's forces arrived and began vying with Otto for the Stigmata Terminal. However, due to Kiana's emotional instability, Honkai energy erupted, turning half of Cocolia's men into suicide soldiers. For their own safety, both sides withdrew from the area.

Chapter 354 The Civilization of Alaya Consciousness is Frozen

On the screen, Kiana heard the words spoken by Kiana from the Zero Era. Her eyes were vacant, like a withered leaf, devoid of any life. At this moment, her expression constantly told others that she was currently suffering a great blow.

"—This is the truth you wanted to know!"

"Impossible, what you're saying... isn't true!"

"After a long battle, this is the result you get. You must be disappointed." Kiana from the Zero Era seemed to empathize with him. "I know, because I am you, and we... are the first saints."

"No! These were all my own choices!" Kiana still refused to believe it. "All the battles along the way were of my own volition! The Saintess's power was left to me by my mother, not guided by the Stigmata!"

“When I first heard Mei… Dr. MEI mention it, I couldn’t imagine the extent to which the Stigmata could affect humanity,” Kiana Reset explained. “The owner of the Stigmata will subtly encounter people they know, help those they have helped in their past experiences, and even correct those they once loved.”

"What are your thoughts on the Honkai as a newly reborn 'me'?"

“Honkai…” Kiana hesitated for a moment before saying, “That is…that is the enemy that has taken so many lives, and I must fight it to the very end.”

"So, how do you view Janna, who killed countless humans and even destroyed an era... and is also an incarnation of Honkai?"

—Friends!

"?!"

"—You're sure you'd say that," Zero Kiana said, as if she had expected it. "It's not because Janna longs to become human, nor is it because Janna's sincerity moved you."

“From the moment my stigma entered the terminal, Janna was already imprinted with the information of ‘friend’.”

"You are the original Saintess, and that power originally belonged to you. Even if the Saint Mark Terminal does not make correction calculations, you will gradually approach the path of the past, because this is your destiny as a Saintess."

"And the Holy Maiden, in essence, is—"

"Shut up!" Kiana shouted at Zero Kiana, glaring at her. "This is the power my mother left me. Kira also said that if used correctly, it can save everyone!"

"I, Kiana, am the daughter of Cecilia and Siegfried. They gave me life!"

"This is my own life, a life where I can freely choose my future!"

However, Kiana of the Zero Era remained unmoved. After all, if the Honkai could be defeated by a firm belief and a few shouts, it wouldn't be the Honkai. She calmly and somewhat coldly continued to speak: "You have no right to choose, unless... you defeat the Honkai."

"Only after that will you have a life that truly belongs to you."

"Then! I'll show you all how to defeat the Honkai!" Kiana shouted. "Even if I've experienced countless failures in the past, the one who will create the future is—"