The Wind Herrscher patience couldn't be faulted, and her plan had been near-perfect.
The Fire Moth had paid a terrible price. Tens of millions of lives were now pressing down on Ryan shoulders—a pressure enough to crush any person.
I won the calculation. After all the fancy opportunities, I have finally come to the Herrscher and met with her alone.
Now, there was only one thing left to do.
Kill her.
Before the Ice Herrscher returned— I will reduce you to ashes.
Rationality foreshadowed the countdown in Ryan's mind, as he calculated the time it would take for the Ice Herrscher to return. Madness, on the other hand, represented a realization that he would not turn back until he hit a wall, and he would walk to the end even with his eyes closed.
Power of Thunder: Full release!
No holding back.
Not now.
Not in front of a Herrscher.
Ryan slammed down the Wind Herrscher staff, then launched a straight kick.
CRASH—
Lightning roared, and a building in the distance collapsed inch by inch. Ryan locked his gaze to the side—she had struck with her staff.
It was like an invisible blade, and the compressed Authority instantly pierced the defense. Ryan, on the other hand, met it with his sword, spinning his wrist at high speed.
Blade Twirling.
Buzz. Buzz. BUZZ.
Sword and staff spiraled around one another, aimed straight at each other's hearts. But suddenly, the Wind Herrscher body suddenly paused as she moved forward..
In raw power, he outmatched her.
She had to pull back.
She was calm, knowing that the opponent's authority was restrained, and what was even more annoying was that the human's skills were too strong, and close combat was very unfavorable
Scatterstorm!
Compressed gales burst like steel drills. The blast wave exploded between them.
She melded into the wind, using the pressure wave to retreat. But the dense buildings around forced her to crash through structure after structure.
Too slow. He'll catch up.
Two seconds later, she sensed danger, raised her staff, and slammed it down—
Storm Hammer.
It was as if a giant was swinging an invisible hammer, and a building instantly shattered like a stack of blocks. The oncoming bolt of lightning suddenly came to a halt and was crushed to the ground by this giant hammer.
The concrete road cracked and caved in.
Ryan took a horse stance and raised her hands to fight back with all her strength, while her bloodshot eyes stared fixedly ahead.
At the same time, a straight sword slashed from behind, grazing her back and carving a ten-meter wound into the earth.
Thud—
A dull boom echoed. The Wind Herrscher glanced forward—but the ground was caved in.
As she scanned the area—
A hand burst from below and grabbed her ankle.
From underground?!
Her body instinctively rose—air lifting her skirt as it supported her ascent. But—no resistance?
Ryan allowed her to drag him out of the ground.
Both feet hit the earth. Then he activated his power.
Magnetic Lock.
For a moment, Ryan felt as if he had merged with the earth, feeling the searing pain in his shoulder. He forced himself to straighten up —and smashed her into the ground.
BAM! BAM! BAM!
Over and over and over, until his he felt excruciating pain in his right arm. Gales sliced into his flesh like blades. The air current felt like a blade cutting through his body. In an instant, his arm was bloody and mangled. Only then did he gather all his strength and threw the Herrscher out.
Entire city blocks collapsed in her path.
That glowing arc swept from the city's edge back to its core.
"Too much energy used..."
Her pupils shrank. The terrain was too chaotic. Ryan attacks were too powerful. Countering him consumed far too much energy.
She was a mage, a queen of the skies.
Getting dragged into a brawl on the ground with a warrior was a disaster.
But Ryan stuck to her like a parasite.
More lightning flashed. She looked up—saw the man charging with murderous intent.
No other choice.
Roar, oh storm!
A colossal tornado materialized, tearing the city apart. She had been ambushed. Her energy was low.
But she still had more left than him!
"Let's see how many times you can get through."
It looked like brute force— but soon she noticed something wrong, because the tornado was dyed black, and there were electric arcs flickering between the particles.
This is...
Ryan didn't mean to sprint, or rather, just now, his straightforward and valiant style was a kind of deception
The crackling lightning had never been a prelude to a charge—it had been a setup.
He used electromagnetic forces to strip iron sand from the environment, which the tornado greedily sucked in.
Grave Offering.
Ryan raised his hand and clenched his fist.
Ryan raised his clenched palm, and the iron sand that had been sucked in voluntarily collapsed towards the center. Then another tornado formed within the first one, and the crushed iron sand was blown all over the sky.
She reacted fast—of course she did. She was a Herrscher.
So how much energy do you have left?
The iron sand gathered into a massive hundred-meter greatsword, slashing downward.
The blade shattered in the storm, but electromagnetic force drew it back into shape.
This was their third encounter, and Ryan had two advantages.
One: after killing SeSa, his Honkai energy had risen by 20%.
Two: his mastery of his power had improved significantly.
Slash!
The second vortex finally broke.
The central buildings were long gone. Now, they stood face to face.
Rationality and bloodlust collided.
One thousand meters apart. Two beings. Silence.
Then—wind and thunder surged.
"Thirty minutes until the Ice Herrscher arrives. End this now."
"Retreat is impossible. Kill him, fast."
Different motives, but the same conclusion.
The Herrscher raised her hand—spiraling wind formed the Spear of Heaven.
Ryan leveled his blade—tip forward, toes light.
BOOM!!
A shockwave exploded. Different powers, but their speed exceeded human sight.
Neither was stupid enough to clash head-on. The Wind Herrscher was nimble. Ryan directional feints were second nature.
Blue and violet streaks tore through the city, destroying everything in their wake.
Buildings uprooted, then shattered under lightning. Roads split. Cars flipped. Metal and brick tore like paper.
They weaved, clashed, rose, and dove.
Air rings rippled above.
They went from sky to earth, back to sky, from neighborhoods to factories.
You're a slippery eel, aren't you.
Ryan clenched his teeth and released his energy without reservation. He slashed the chimney with a sword, sucked it into his palm with magnetism, and then toward himself.
He sprinted—a human battering ram.
CRASH, CRASH, CRASH…
Red bricks became dust.
He twisted—just avoiding a blade of wind that gouged a trench across the earth.
Pull.
His left hand clenched—several tons of metal shot toward him.
Then he grounded his lead foot and swept his leg.
Electromagnetic Scatter.
WHOOOO—
The sound of breaking air echoed in his ears, as these steel projectiles broke out of the barrel at several times the speed of sound, only to be bounced into the air by an invisible wall.
A powerful defense. A weak offense.
Let's see whose shield breaks first.
Ryan had calculated everything. If he couldn't win playing to his strengths—then so be it.
He applied the ability to collapse to speed, and it had to be even faster.
The electromagnetic rail extended forward, propelling his body forward, and he instantly felt like he had hit a wall. The crushing sensation made his breathing stop, and his bones crackled.
He slammed into a wall of force.
The impact crushed his breath and cracked his bones.
But he forced himself through, planting both feet—and the ground rippled under the force.
Concrete blasted outward like a tsunami.
Ryan gritted harder. He'd poured nearly all his energy into that charge—the backlash nearly made him cough blood.
But he swallowed it.
Another dodge.
Ryan was a little used to it. This Wind Herrscher was not as fast as him, but she was quite agile, just like a fish in the water.
Ten minutes left.
The long sword became even brighter, like roaring lightning. With a flick of the wrist, it shot out.
He threw it.
CRACK!
The dust it raised was instantly pierced through, and the Wind Herrscher, who was backing up with her face up, suddenly sank, dodging just as the lightning had pierced through the dust.
The wind was her water, her eyes and hands, and her range of detection was also very large. She sensed it the moment Ryan threw the Red Destiny.
"Next up is the straight sprint." The Herrscher narrowed her eyes and could already 'see' Ryan turning around and taking up the sprinting position.
The air wall slowed down and then moved sideways to the right.
What to do next had already appeared in her mind automatically. This was the experience of the carrier, but just then, the lightning in the air surged.
The straight sword just grazed her head, and Ryan had clenched his fists. Just now, he had activated the self-destruct program in the prototype.
Chi Xiao is essentially a nanobot with a built-in program, a scientific magic weapon. When it exploded into pieces, Ryan once again controlled the collapse energy on it.
Remote control – Iron Rain of Destruction!
Like a remote-controlled electromagnetic cannon, the shrapnel was splashed in all directions. This was soul steel, strong enough to withstand the terrifying acceleration, and even the smallest shards were like steel needles.
However, because there is no 'barrel', the fragments of the Chi Xiao are randomly splattered, and this is the effect that Ryan wants.
Suddenly, concealment, cover!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
The ground suddenly splashed up countless dust and smoke. As Ryan's strongest long-range attack method, coupled with precious soul steel, the penetrating power is naturally amazing, and the Herrscher Wind's reaction was also extremely fast. While exploding and dispersing, it also gathered an invisible wall.
The fragments slowed down, getting slower and slower, and eventually came to a stop less than an inch from her palm. But she didn't let out a sigh of relief. From calmly dodging to desperately defending, she had stopped.
There was no way to dodge it! The ground trembled slightly. When she looked back, she saw a tiger covered in residual electricity, roaring and pouncing at her. In an instant, she was unable to accumulate a storm, and could only sweep the cane away.
Hold the palm.
Ryan leaned forward, holding up the short staff, feeling the expansion of the air pressure, and continued to step forward, blasting out his right hand hidden under his ribs.
Inch strength. Mountain collapse.
The collapse achieved a crushing effect, and the air pressure that had been hastily gathered was extinguished before it could explode.
Faster, faster.
Ryan saw the Herrscher floating backwards, his entire body springing up, turning in place, and lashing out with his long legs.
Crushing force. Thunderous roar! Boom!
The leg slammed solidly into the air shield, and with the dust that rose, the Herrscher vanished, only to be followed by the distant sound of the factory collapsing with a loud rumble.
The Herrscher of Wind's hands were twisted, and she rose unsteadily. To use the parlance of the game, the leg had completely emptied the stamina bar, and she had no time to recover, for the tiger was already at her front.
No nonsense, no respite, no end!
She paused for a moment, her expression dazed, as if waking from a dream.
"Dr. Ryan, what's happening to me..."
Before she could finish, a hand pierced her chest. The young face on her face was full of pity, her mouth just opening.
Fists, kicks, elbows, knees, it was like a storm, all crashing down, turning the old factory site into a deep pit, and the trembling ground caused dangerous buildings within several kilometers to crumble.
Until a green core was firmly grasped, and the man, like a tiger, revealed his white teeth.
"For the sake of Lieutenant Rose, I will leave you in complete corpse!"
TN: Trust me i don't know why, but this chapter is really very draining in translating and editing