I said you are all war criminals

Hong Xia looked down from the air at this town that was once full of romance, but now only ruins and dead silence remained.

"no, I can not……"

Hong Xia muttered to herself, her heart felt like it was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

She landed in the center of the town, and the moment her legs landed in the square full of corpses, Hongxia almost couldn't stand.

Fear came like a tide.

She is a woman who can even kill God.

But... even someone like Ijichi Hongka has things she can't do.

Hong Xia began running, weaving through the ruins, scanning every corner with her keen senses, not missing a single clue. The air was thick with the scent of death... How many people had died here? Ten thousand, a hundred thousand? Hong Xia endured the discomfort and continued searching.

then.

She found it.

In a bakery, Hongxia saw the bodies of Hakuno and Deng.

They both fell to the ground, still holding hands.

The sunlight weakly penetrated the dust and shone on their bodies, ironically outlining the shape of a heart.

Hong Xia knelt beside them, her knees thumping against the ground, but she felt nothing. Her transformed body felt neither pain nor sorrow, only an endless emptiness spreading within her, like the cold vacuum of the universe. Sunlight filtered through the dust, casting dappled spots of light on her body, as if mocking her powerlessness.

She just sat there quietly, like an abandoned sculpture, letting time pass by minute by minute.

After an unknown amount of time, Hongxia slowly stood up. She bent down and picked up the bodies of Baiye and Deng, her movements as gentle as if they were fragile porcelain. Their bodies were already cold and stiff, and the touch was strange and terrifying.

Hong Xia led them to an open space outside the town, far from the ruins, with an unobstructed view of the smoke-shrouded sky in the distance. She began to build a grave using rubble and planks from the ruins, her movements precise and efficient. There were no tears, no sadness, only the numbness of execution.

The grave was simple, lacking even a tombstone. Hong Xia stood silently before it, staring blankly into the distance. The wind ruffled her hair and blew away the dust from the ruins, as if to bury it all.

"farewell."

Hong Xia's voice was low and hoarse, as if squeezed out from the depths of her throat. Without looking back, she activated the jets on her back, rose high into the sky, and flew towards outer space.

She wasn't leaving Earth.

She was going to find the culprit behind all this.

...That is, Goto Ichiri, who is located within the artificial satellite "Eye of the Soul King".

The Earth shrank rapidly beneath her feet, becoming a pale blue glass ball. The universe was cold and silent, with only the low hum of engines to keep Hong Xia company. She wore no spacesuit, her mechanically modified body more than capable of withstanding the extremes of space. She didn't even need to breathe.

The Eye of the Soul King was within reach. The steel behemoth reflected a cold light in the sunlight, like a dormant beast, silently gazing at the Earth. Hong Xia didn't slow down, allowing her machine to crash headfirst into the outer wall of the satellite. The shriek of tearing metal spread silently through the vacuum, sparks flying everywhere.

Hong Xia didn't care. To her, this outer wall was no different from a piece of paper. The high concentration of spirit particles gathered in her hand, forming an invisible blade that easily cut through the satellite's armor, as smooth as a hot knife through butter.

Inside the satellite, complex wiring and pipes crisscrossed like blood vessels, and various instruments flashed lights and emitted a rhythmic hum. Hong Xia ignored these things. She had no interest in understanding the workings of these technologies. She only wanted to find Goto Ichiri and... kill her.

The spirit blade swung again, crushing everything in its path, slicing everything into pieces. Alarms blared, and red lights flashed wildly, as if silently screaming. But none of this could stop Hong Xia's advance.

Finally, she arrived between the thrones.

——Everyone from the Starry Knights stood in front of her.

"Ichichi!"

Yukinoshita Yukino stood in front of everyone, facing Hongxia as if she were facing a great enemy.

"This is what must be done to save the world. Let me explain it to you—"

In front of the knights, Hongxia held Yukinoshita's face and used her head as a battering ram, smashing it directly on the gate between the thrones.

The door that could defend against Bankai was smashed open, and Hongxia left Yukinota and walked directly into the throne room.

Hongxia raised her head and looked at Goto Ichiri who was taking a nap on the throne.

"why?"

Hong Xia asked.

Ichiri opened his eyes.

There are four pupils in each of her eyes.

"I told you, Hong Xia. Saving the world is something you only need to do once."

One mile said.

"This time, I will save the world."

169

Chapter 169: Bai Ye, the spectator.

[“This time, I will save the world”]

【Goto Ichiri said this with dignity.】

Bai Ye sat upright.

This time he has to stand up and fight.

If you want to destroy Yili's character, you can make some outrageous remarks here, such as "I'm just hungry and want to eat and drink a lot." After all, destruction is always easier than construction.

But... Hakuno has been idle for so long, and it feels embarrassing to make outrageous remarks at the end to damage Hakuno Ichiri's image.

Therefore, he did not distort Hakuno Ichiri's meaning, but told him his plan exactly as it was.

[…As long as we avoid the destruction of the three realms, I can restore everyone to human form.]

[Yili explains his plan, "The world will continue to exist, just for... six more days."]

That’s right, there are still six days until the world is destroyed.

Just wait for six more days, and the three realms on Earth will be destroyed, and Yili's mission will be completed.

...Hakuno had no intention of hiding this.

"Misunderstandings arise when things aren't said clearly" is a bit amusing, but it's a bit too much of a compromising approach. Without any other options, Hakuno didn't want to do that.

But... he did leave some questions.

Bai Ye knew, no, Bai Ye believed that Hong Xia would be able to see through the problem.

Hong Xia is that kind of person.

No matter how desperate the conditions, Hongxia can always deliver a winning blow, and then - everyone loses.

"The world will be destroyed... Ahh, is this the Soul King's theory of supporting the Three Realms?"

Hong Xia immediately pointed out the problem, "But—that's just the Soul King's one-sided statement, right?"

"If the Soul King dies, the world will collapse. I should have seen it long ago!"

"Indeed, only twelve years have passed in this world... Forget the thousands of years spent on the Tree Planet. Even if it were just Kita's rampage and Shoko's creation of the Half-Demon Empire, the time it took would far exceed this world. If the Soul King was bound to die by now, then the world would have collapsed long ago."

"You're lying."

【Hongxia clenched her fists.】

Bai Ye touched his chin, "You're right, why is it like this?"

Well, the real reason is that there were no Shinigami or Soul Kings in the previous simulations. Given that, the "Soul King can't sustain the world" issue naturally wouldn't arise... However, the simulator wouldn't just brush it off like that; it would give some kind of plausible reason.

Let Hakuno hear the reason.

Goto Ichiri replied: "That's because, in the world you once experienced, Soul Society and the human world were not connected."

Yili sighed, his eight pupils shifting. "In the worlds you've been through, have you ever seen a god of death?"

"I've never seen prosthetic transformation in this world," Hong Xia said, clearly demonstrating her opposition. "You do exist, right? It's just that in the previous worlds, you—"

"I died young," Goto Ichiri said.

Goto Ichiri continued, "You should have noticed, the biggest difference between this world and other worlds is that I... I'm still alive."

"As long as I live, I will continue to draw Soul Society to the living world. If I die early, Soul Society and the living world will never meet, and the Soul King... my father, will no longer have to support three worlds."

Hongxia frowned, lost in thought. It was hard to tell the truth from Goto Ichiri's words, at least not at this moment. And just then, she felt a subtle movement behind her. The members of the Starry Knights were silently closing in, forming a thick encirclement.

"Ms. Ijichi,"

This time, it was Yanai who spoke up. "We are not your enemies. Please calm down. If we talk properly, we will definitely understand each other's thoughts!"

Hongxia glanced around and looked at Goto Ichiri again, "Did you tell them about me?"

"...Even if I don't tell you, the way you knocked Yukinoshita down just now was enough to make my knights realize the difference in strength between us." Goto Ichiri looked in different directions with his eight pupils, only looking at Nijiga with the white of his middle eye. "You are strong, Nijiga. But, in the final analysis, your strength is only 'personal strength'. You... can't beat me."

“They are also my strength.”

Bai Ye continued reading according to the background introduction given by the simulator.

Honestly, Shirano Ichiri is currently being washed away by the memories of the entire human race, leaving him completely unconscious. If Shirano Ichiri were in full control, even recognizing Nijiga as Nijiga would be a victory, let alone a long conversation.

However, since it was Hakuno who was controlling it, that meant the so-called "chaos" was just a status bar state.

Under Hakuno's manipulation, Goto Ichiri will not show any weakness.

"I don't want to fight you"

Goto Ichiri said, "Now, there is no one left in this world except you, me, and my Knights."

[“Let’s take a step back and say that I am lying to you…”

Yili said, "If you kill me, what will change?"

[Yili's eight pupils all stared at Hongxia.]

What do you gain from victory, and what do you lose from defeat?

[She spoke in a voice like a song.]

What do you lose after victory, and what do you gain after defeat?

[The Knights slowly surrounded Ichichi Hongka, as if preparing to subdue her.]

"If it were you, you would definitely understand this, right?"

After Bai Ye finished reading this long string of lines, he let out a long sigh.

Oh, to be honest, it’s quite troublesome to write the lines.

"Switch to the camera,"

Bai Ye added, "This isn't a line, don't keep it for me."

On the screen, Hongxia's face was captured crystal clear by the camera. Her furrowed brows, her slightly trembling lips, all betrayed her inner struggle. This expression of near-madness and turmoil was exactly what Bai Ye wanted to see. He even took out his phone, took a photo of Hongxia's expression, and saved it, naming it "Troubled Hamster."

"Tsk tsk, how cute!"

Hakuno muttered to himself, "What will Hongxia do this time? Will she not trust Ichiri and kill her, or will she trust Ichiri and face that problem..."

Either way, it's interesting.

Because no matter which side you choose.

Yi Dizhi Hongxia will regret it.

170

Chapter 170: Yidizhi Hongxia knows everything.

Hongxia is surrounded by the Knights.

She had no weapons on her and could be said to be unarmed.

No matter who looks at it, they will feel that Hong Xia is at an absolute disadvantage.

——However, Hongxia herself did not feel at a disadvantage at all.

"I understand what you mean, Yili. I only have one choice now, and that is to wait for the world to be destroyed and prove that you are right."

"I know this is hard to accept, but this is reality. Now I... we, bear the fate of all mankind."

Yili raised his hand and gently stroked his chest. "This place holds the souls of everyone. My current strength comes from them. Any loss of them may make it impossible to fully restore them."

Yili paused, "So, Hongxia...if possible, I hope to avoid fighting. Any battle is a drain on me and a risk to humanity."

"...So, what if I absolutely must fight?"