"I didn't expect to meet Bronya's mother. This is truly an unexpected encounter. It's a pity it goes against my current goal, otherwise I really would have stayed a while longer to see what infant Bronya looked like."
Byakuya muttered to himself with a hint of regret.
They had only spent about half a day with Alexandra. Perhaps precisely because of this period, the lady's maternal love was clearly overflowing.
So, unknowingly, she extended this excessive maternal love and care to Byakuya and Sirin and the others.
The former was fine, but the little girls almost didn't want to leave, as most of the children at Babylon Laboratory were orphans without parents, and they had almost no resistance to such feelings.
"We are not suitable to travel with them. Anti-Entropy might be one thing, but I don't know what Schicksal's intentions will be, and both sides have definitely sent people over."
If he had too much contact with this Duck Mama, Byakuya worried that his own affairs would affect her, and then poor Bronya might die before she was even born.
Incidentally, Byakuya also encountered Bronya's father, and... a young Cocolia.
(Phew~ I almost let the Spear of the Void stab her. By the way, at this time, wasn't this vixen still Bronya's father's subordinate?)
Byakuya couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
He wondered how someone who was still a righteous little partner who would report her superior for smuggling weapons, donate her salary to several orphanages, and couldn't tolerate injustice, grew into the pathetic person she would become in the future.
Bella, who could sense Byakuya's emotions, quietly asked if he wanted to find an opportunity to eliminate the golden-haired woman, though she didn't know why her master harbored killing intent towards her.
If he wanted to, let alone the current Cocolia, even the Cocolia from the original timeline, the current Byakuya could easily deal with her.
"No, this woman still has some use."
(After all, I don't know what kind of impact it will have in the future. I don't want the children in Cocolia's orphanage to end up sadly without anyone to adopt them because I killed this vixen now.)
In short, after finishing lunch, Byakuya and Bella took the four little ones back on their journey to find a new home.
To avoid being surrounded by Schicksal's pursuers, Byakuya would teleport everyone every so often. No matter what, the Herrscher of the Void's mobility was the strongest.
"Byakuya, you didn't eat lunch, aren't you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry. I don't need to eat food anymore. You all just eat."
"Okay, but is this the outside world? It's all white everywhere."
"Hehe, not all places are white. In very southern places, even in a winter like this, there will be flowers blooming, and the sun is warm and comfortable, but summer will be very hot."
"That must be better than being cold."
Sirin rubbed her little hands and said with certainty, even though they weren't hot at all right now.
Byakuya used the Herrscher of Flame's authority to control the surrounding temperature. Within a 20-meter radius of him, the temperature was as warm as early summer.
Hearing Sirin say this, Byakuya chuckled.
He was about to say that it was because everyone in this perpetually wintery place had never experienced a true summer, and once they went to a place with normal seasons and experienced summer, they would know what a great invention air conditioning was.
However, just rushing on was also boring, so Byakuya would occasionally sing a line or two on the way to distract them.
For example, the song "Let it go" he just sang was super suitable for this icy and snowy landscape, and Sirin and the others were utterly mesmerized by it.
However.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Everyone, be careful, enemies!"
Suddenly, three gunshots came from a distance. Extremely powerful energy bullets hit Byakuya's constantly active Imaginary Number barrier, causing no damage at all.
Bella immediately stepped forward to block in front of Byakuya. As his lifelong Honkai Beast, she was born to be the young man's shield.
"I didn't expect such good luck, that I would just happen to run into you, Second Herrscher."
"...Damn."
A white-haired man descended from the sky.
Wielding the Judgment of Shamash dual pistols, although his posture was very handsome, that kind of foolishness, as if etched into his DNA, made Byakuya recognize at a glance that this guy was a Kaslana!
And he was Kiana's father, one of the three Pure Love battle gods of honkai impact 3rd, Ziegfried Kaslana!
Immediately, he was even more speechless. What was with the luck of this father and daughter? He had performed random distance teleports to avoid falling into Schicksal's encirclement.
As a result, he just happened to teleport right in front of Siegfried!
Byakuya: 'Feeling down, want to cry...'
"Hey, hey, hey, what an impolite brat. By the way, are you the Second Herrscher? I didn't expect someone who looks so harmless to be so ruthless. You've killed so many people. I advise you to surrender obediently and you'll suffer less physical pain."
Siegfried raised his dual pistols and said righteously.
Byakuya's eye twitched after hearing that. If Kiana was a Paramecium, then Siegfried was a husky! And an old husky! The older he got, the more foolish he became!!
"...Idiot."
Smart as Byakuya was, he knew immediately that Siegfried, this fool, must have been tricked by Otto.
Although he didn't know how that green-haired Archbishop had told him about his affairs, it must have been painted in the darkest light!
Siegfried only knew that Byakuya had killed people.
But he didn't know who he had killed.
Otto certainly wouldn't tell the righteous Kaslana the truth about Babylon Laboratory. He would only say that Byakuya was the Second Herrscher, had killed many people, and was an enemy of humanity, and so on.
And he wouldn't tell Siegfried that the Herrscher of the Void had killed only those researchers who committed heinous human experiments.
(Otto: Siegfried, I didn't lie.)
"Sirin, you all go back and wait for me first."
"...You must be careful, Byakuya."
He opened a portal to the town, letting Sirin and the others leave first, otherwise he couldn't fight freely.
"I'm sorry, I won't be fooled by your appearance. Just come with me obediently, and also release the little girls you just hid somewhere. Taking hostages is truly despicable!"
"...I originally intended to avoid unnecessary combat through dialogue, but... it seems I still have to beat you up first. You're a grown man, why don't you use your brain more? Do people from the Kaslana family just stop thinking without an external brain?!"
Byakuya gave Siegfried the international friendly gesture.
His principle was that if you strike first, then no matter how badly I beat you later, you deserve it.
Moreover, he already had a lot of opinions about Siegfried!
Although Kiana's situation was special, as a father, did you really let your daughter, who was so young, travel half the world alone to find you?!
Thinking of the hardships Kiana endured all those years, Byakuya made up his mind: he would teach her father a good lesson for Kiana! He would hit him in the face later! Beat him to death!
Beat him into a pig's head, to the point where Cecilia, his mother-in-law, wouldn't want him and would divorce him!
Siegfried was stunned, somehow losing a bit of his momentum.
"Wh-what's going on? The atmosphere feels a bit off."
"Siegfried, are you ready for repentance? Bella, let's go together. Don't show any mercy to this guy. Beat him until he only has one breath left!"
"Yes, Master."
"Hraaaaaaah!"
"Boring and useless. Can't you do anything else?"
"Damn it! Is this a Judgment-class Honkai Beast? Is this a Herrscher? Does it have to be this exaggerated?!"
Siegfried stared at Byakuya and Bella, cold sweat pouring down. He gritted his teeth, feeling immense pressure.
From just now, he had been unilaterally thrashed. The dragon and human in front of him cooperated extremely well, and their individual strengths far exceeded Siegfried's own.
"Bang!"
"Ugh!"
Just like at this moment, Byakuya used spatial teleportation to make Bella appear in Siegfried's blind spot, and then Bella's fist slammed hard into Siegfried's still handsome face.
A Pseudo-Herrscher's fist, it could easily blow up a tank.
But Siegfried, possessing Kaslana blood, was indeed tough. This punch only left him with a bruised and swollen nose, but the next second, Byakuya's attacks rained down.
Electromagnetic cannons, super-high temperature flames, Spear of the Void—he had even held back considerably.
Otherwise, if nothing else, with the Herrscher of Death's black mist activated, this silly fellow would have definitely kicked the bucket.
"Damn it, even my wife hasn't hit me this hard!"
"This is a lesson for you."
"Hey, not the face, ugh! You guys are doing this on purpose, aren't you?! Argh! I'll fight you to the death! Judgment of Shamash, Greatsword Mode!"
"Tch, if you had this ability, you should have used it earlier, then you would have realized... the result is still the same."
If a Herrscher were a Pokémon, then the 'personality' column would definitely say 'inflated.'
With Siegfried as his opponent, even the usually cautious Byakuya felt a bit inflated at this moment.
But there was no possibility of him screwing up.
(Siegfried Kaslana, combat power analysis... Without activating the honkai beast gene inherent in the Kaslana bloodline and entering a state similar to Artificial Fall, his combat power is equivalent to an S-rank Valkyrie. Aside from his strong physical conditioning and combat skills, his only powerful offensive method is the Divine Key, Judgment of Shamash.)
To be honest, Byakuya analyzed it very carefully and found no reason or possibility for himself and Bella to lose to Siegfried Kaslana.
Even if he stood still and let him hack away, it would be the same.
"Yaaaaaah!"
Siegfried roared, swinging the Judgement of Shamash.
In its greatsword state, the Judgment of Shamash's power greatly increased. Although it would cause a huge burden on the user, one swing was enough to defeat a Saint-Class Honkai Beast.
"How is that possible!"
However, it had no effect on Byakuya and Bella.
The Judgement of Shamash seemed to strike an invisible wall. No matter how hard Siegfried tried, he couldn't injure Byakuya or Bella at all, not even get close.
Herrscher of Wind Authority, creation of ideal fluid.
A protective shield constructed from ideal fluid, theoretically infinitely close to the physical limit of defense. It can create anything from a vacuum or oxygen-free zone to an 18-grade giant tornado, even piercing the ozone layer...
The almost absolute defense of the ideal fluid was already exaggerated when used defensively; if used offensively... if Siegfried didn't have the Judgement of Shamash protecting him, he would have been cut in half after a single blow.
And then came the pure beating.
Byakuya, without causing death, gave the little bug's scumbag father a good lesson.
"You damn Herrscher, I'm really angry! Don't hit people in the face, you know?! How am I supposed to face my wife and child like this?!"
"Heh, then hit me back if you dare. I don't believe you'd dare to use Judgement of Shamash: Emission... Holy crap, you actually dared to use that move!"
This time, Byakuya was truly startled.
Siegfried gripped the hilt of the Judgement of Shamash with both hands. His initial nonchalance had vanished, replaced only by the pure resolve of a Kaslana warrior.
This was not a reckless action.
Nor was it due to pride.
It was his will to protect those he loved.
"Although I don't want to admit it, you're really strong, much stronger than any enemy I've encountered before. Even if Cecilia and Theresa rush over, I don't think they can beat you." Siegfried spat out a broken tooth onto the ground.
Flames coiled around the blade of the Judgment of Shamash, igniting the sword and the man holding it.
"So, I must deal with you before they arrive! Even if I have to bet everything!" Siegfried said in a deep, serious voice.
Ever since giving birth to Kiana, Cecilia's physical condition had not fully recovered, and she no longer had her peak strength.
And Siegfried was very certain that even if he, Theresa, and Cecilia combined their strength, they would only face death before Byakuya.
Upon realizing the disparity in their strengths, Siegfried Kaslana had already made a decision.
As a man, as a husband, he absolutely could not let his wife face such a terrifying enemy as Byakuya!
Although Siegfried was a fool and quite immature, usually unreliable, and his cooking was terrible.
But!
His determination to sacrifice everything to protect his loved ones was in no way inferior to Byakuya's!
"You actually dared to use..."
"What's there to be afraid of! To protect those I love, I am willing to offer my life."
"And then launch an awesome attack, right?"
Divine Key, Judgment of Shamash.
The seventh Divine Key passed down through generations of the Kaslana Family, in its second form, the Greatsword Mode, it can activate the Zero-Output [Judgement of Shamash: Emission].
The resulting flame storm is enough to sweep away any enemy, but the price of this power is heavy; releasing [Judgement of Shamash: Emission] will burn the user to ashes as well.
"A flesh and blood body, one burning is enough! Judgement of Shamash: Emission!"
"Siegfried, although you're still an unreliable guy in my eyes, I acknowledge this will of yours to protect those important to you regardless of yourself."
"Less talk, take this, Herrscher!"
The storm of flames incinerated the entire surrounding area. Firelight engulfed everything, melting the snow and scorching the earth, truly living up to the name of Judgment of Shamash, bringing equal destruction to all things.
And when the flames had burned out, Siegfried stood in place, maintaining his sword-swinging posture.
His entire body was severely burned, but he was already very 'lucky' not to have died after using one attack, like the previous Kaslana Family heads.
However, before he could even let out a sigh of relief.
A slender hand reached out from the dust, directly grasping the scorching blade of the Judgment of Shamash and snatching it from Siegfried's hand.
"Th-this, how is this possible?!"
Siegfried's eyes widened. This was the first time he had known someone could survive [Judgement of Shamash: Emission]—no, Byakuya didn't even have a single injury.
On the other side, Byakuya held the Judgement of Shamash, curiously touching every part of the blade.
"Perhaps it's because this sword's combat record is too glorious, causing many to overestimate it. While the Judgment of Shamash is indeed incredibly powerful, it's... not invincible."
The Herrscher of Flame Authority allowed Byakuya to manipulate molecular motion, which alone was enough to offset more than half of [Judgement of Shamash: Emission]'s power, coupled with the Imaginary Number barrier, ideal fluid shield, and electromagnetic shield.
With so many Authorities protecting him, even [Judgement of Shamash: Emission] was far from enough to break through Byakuya's defenses.
Although one or two shields were still breached, it was already worthy of its destructive name.
"Even though the Judgment of Shamash is renowned, its true power lies with its original wielder, Kevin Kaslana, not the Judgment of Shamash itself."
The current Siegfried couldn't even unlock Oath of Judah, completely incomparable to the man who used Oath of Judah and Tianhuo as normal attacks.
However, at this moment.
"Siegfried!"
"Second Herrscher detected!"
"Target confirmed, entering combat status."
He had just dealt with one, and immediately three more appeared.
Byakuya sighed helplessly.
He directly ignored two of them, his gaze fixed firmly on one person. His previous relaxed composure completely vanished, replaced by the caution of facing a formidable enemy.
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