With Byakuya's current strength as a five-core Herrscher.
Cecilia is not his opponent.
Theresa was also not his opponent.
Even if these two, plus a fully recovered Siegfried, were to face him, they would still be easily crushed.
But! Standing before him at this moment was the Shenzhou Flat Board! Byakuya instantly became extremely vigilant, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Bella, be careful and vigilant. Try not to let this white-haired, red-clothed woman get close to you. She is very dangerous, extremely dangerous."
"Yes, Master!"
Byakuya and Bella were telepathically connected; they could know each other's thoughts without speaking.
Therefore, the White Dragon Girl was incredibly surprised at this moment. Although Bella couldn't see how strong Fu Hua was, for her Master to be so cautious, she must be a powerful enemy where carelessness would surely lead to defeat.
Scarlet Finch Immortal, Fu Hua, the Immortal who single-handedly guarded the land of Shenzhou for over five millennia.
The woman who once caused Honkai Impact 3rd to be renamed Fu Hua 3rd, and the character with the most enduring strength in the Honkai Impact 3rd gacha pool.
Even though she was no longer invincible at this moment, her immortal body gone and most of her power lost, she was still the Flame-Chasers of the 'Floating Life' Sigil, the cheat in the original plot who easily beat the six-core Sirin half to death.
As is well known, Honkai Impact 3rd has six attributes.
Fu Hua Immortal controls everything!
"But it's not entirely unwinnable."
Actually, Byakuya had initially thought of trying to converse, but there was no opportunity for either side to talk, because the three of them completely misunderstood the situation after seeing Siegfried lying on the ground, heavily injured, and the Judgement of Shamash in Byakuya's hand.
Cecilia, Theresa, and Fu Hua immediately took action. The former instantly used Black Abyss White Flower to heal Siegfried, while the latter immediately charged towards Byakuya.
"Inch Gold · Open… Hmm?"
"Want to get close to me? No way!"
Upon seeing the One-Punch Woman Fu Hua charging at him, Byakuya immediately teleported himself far away.
At the same time, railguns, Ideal Fluid wind blades, super-high temperature flames, and the Spear of the Void, along with other lethal moves, were unleashed without reservation towards the opponent.
If Siegfried were still conscious at this moment, he would surely realize with wide eyes that Byakuya had probably held back an entire Pacific Ocean against him earlier.
"...This Herrscher is not simple."
Fu Hua easily dodged these terrifying attacks while continuing to close the distance to Byakuya, and she inwardly regretted that it was a pity she hadn't instantly killed him just now.
On the other side, Bella was facing Theresa and Cecilia. If she had been herself before becoming a Pseudo-Herrscher, she would certainly not have been a match for the two who possessed two Divine Key.
But with Byakuya giving her a total of four Pseudo-Herrscher cores, and occasionally helping her with Herrscher of the Void's authority for displacement, she steadily suppressed the two of them.
However, which way the scale of victory would tip ultimately depended on the outcome of Byakuya and Fu Hua's battle.
The two were already fighting fiercely.
And…
"Eh? It seems I'm not unwinnable."
Byakuya was surprised to find that he had a chance of winning.
Perhaps it was because he knew he was facing the Flame-Chasers of 'Floating Life', so he initially viewed himself as a challenger. Without any carelessness and knowing Fu Hua's abilities, he actually gained an advantage.
Since he would be doomed if she got close, he would just keep throwing skills from a distance. No matter how high your agility, Sir Fu Hua, you ultimately cannot compare to spatial teleportation.
(But she still has one move that poses an extreme threat to me. If Fu Hua uses Fenghuang Down, disregarding the excessive burning of Remembrance to use 'Tai Xu Sword God', well, I probably can't block it…)
But it seems I can dodge it!
Byakuya's heart hardened.
As long as Fu Hua dared to use it, he dared to run. Byakuya didn't believe that if he disregarded the massive consumption of Honkai Energy and directly teleported himself to the moon, he could still be struck by the Sword God.
Even if you, Fu Hua Immortal, are invincible and can cut me even if I run to the moon, then… Byakuya said he would just have to sacrifice the Honkai God in his mind.
At worst, let you cut it.
Anyway, at most, it would just disconnect the Honkai God, and he would even thank her, that annoying thing was constantly urging him to destroy the world and eliminate humanity, it was so irritating.
Byakuya: "Huh, so, this wave is actually truly in my favor? I… am so awesome."
Fu Hua: "This is troublesome now."
The Scarlet Finch Immortal's brows furrowed. She had been completely confident, but she hadn't expected this Herrscher to be so cautious, not giving her a single chance to touch him.
If they continued to stalemate, she would undoubtedly run out of power first, unlike a Herrscher who can restore Honkai Energy from Imaginary Space through their herrscher core.
If her Honkai Energy ran out, she would find it difficult to contend with this multi-core Herrscher with pure physical ability alone.
(Master, be careful!)
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Bella's warning came. Byakuya immediately teleported himself ten meters away without hesitation, barely dodging the long black spear's ranged throw.
"Black Abyss of Black Abyss White Flower, huh."
"It was dodged."
Cecilia showed a startled expression.
She clearly hadn't expected her throwing attack from a blind spot to be dodged. They were unaware of the telepathic connection between the Herrscher and his companion Honkai Beast.
Seeing that Fu Hua couldn't defeat the Herrscher of the Void, Cecilia also decisively came to assist.
They both knew that only by working together could they create an opportunity to defeat the Herrscher boy before them.
However.
"Naive."
Byakuya scoffed disdainfully.
With the multiple authorities he possessed, ordinary people would find it difficult to even break through his defenses. Aside from anything else, just the shield of Ideal Fluid was already approaching physical limits.
"That's not necessarily true."
Cecilia smiled mysteriously, and then she cut her own arm. The next second, this beautiful white-haired wife sprayed her blood towards Byakuya.
Instantly, Byakuya's shields shattered one after another.
"...Tsk, I almost forgot about the Saint Blood."
Byakuya's eye twitched, secretly cursing himself for forgetting such a crucial item. Schariac's Saint Blood could purify all Honkai Energy; it was a complete Herrscher killer!
No matter how strong his shields were, they were condensed Honkai Energy. Cecilia's Saint Blood was like pouring boiling water on accumulated snow for him.
And although Cecilia had been a mother and retired for a long time, she was still an S-rank Valkyrie.
She would not miss this opportunity.
"Now's the time."
She charged towards Byakuya, holding Black Abyss White Flower.
The Divine Key, imbued with the power of creation and decay, instantly pierced the Herrscher's body… Just kidding.
"I told you, you can't win."
"What!"
Cecilia's eyes widened in astonishment. She had just realized that her Black Abyss White Flower was blocked by a spatial gate. It seemed to have hit the Herrscher of the Void, but it was actually a miss.
"No, this is bad, I'm doomed."
Cecilia's face showed despair.
She had already seen the undefendable Spear of the Void right before her eyes. At such an extremely close distance, even an S-rank Valkyrie would have no chance of dodging it.
"Kiana, Siegfried, I'm sorry…"
Just as Cecilia thought she would be impaled and die the next second.
"Eh?"
"Off you go."
Byakuya grabbed her arm and flung Cecilia away.
(Eh~ Mother-in-law is a good person, can't hit her.)
Kiana's mother, Durandal's mother, and also the only saint in the original plot who gave Sirin warmth and maternal love, and ultimately saved all of Siberia with all her blood.
Byakuya wanted to save many people in this Crossing (transmigration), and this wife was undoubtedly one of them, with a priority even second only to Sirin.
The result could only be described as a terrible beating.
If it weren't for the S-rank Valkyrie Theresa's Oath of Judah being so powerful, Theresa felt she would have been gone by now.
At the same time, Siegfried's consciousness recovered.
On the other side, Fu Hua also temporarily stopped her attacks.
"It is indeed strange. Although I can feel fighting intent from this Herrscher, he… doesn't seem to have any killing intent towards us."
As a MANTIS who had fought since the Previous Era, Fu Hua's senses were undoubtedly extremely keen.
When she fought Byakuya, she noticed that although the opponent's attacks were strong, fierce, and dense, they always aimed at her limbs rather than vital points.
It was as if he only wanted her to lose her combat ability.
Rather than kill her.
"Master, these people are truly strong."
"Yes, let's find an opportunity to slip away."
Although Byakuya and Bella, the master and servant, were both unharmed, the former knew very well that there was no need for him to fight these people. So… it was all Siegfried's fault that they ended up fighting!
However, just as he was about to secretly open a portal to pick up Sirin and the others and escape.
"Everyone, could you give me a moment?" A brown-haired man wearing glasses suddenly appeared.
Welt Yang, the Herrscher of Reason, had finally arrived at the scene. He held a simulated Star of Eden in his hand, ready to activate a gravity field at any moment.
"The first herrscher!"
"Why did Anti-Entropy's leader come too?"
"What is your purpose now?"
The situation instantly became tense.
It is well known that Schicksal and Anti-Entropy are sworn enemies.
Now, Anti-Entropy's leader had come here alone, coupled with the many high-end combatants from Schicksal, and Byakuya, a five-core Herrscher whose stance was unclear.
Goodness, it was like the Three Kingdoms period.
Fortunately, although their current positions were different, all the people present were actually part of the future protagonist faction. The three parties were not true enemies; they were the type who could avoid conflict by clarifying things.
And after calming down, they were all willing to speak.
"I have no intention of fighting you. I came to talk to the Herrscher of the Void over there. I think Schicksal's goal is probably similar."
"…Indeed, if it can be resolved through conversation, there's no need to resort to force."
Cecilia was the first to put down Black Abyss White Flower. She was a kind, perceptive woman with accurate instincts. Whether it was Anti-Entropy's first herrscher or the Second Herrscher who had just let her go, her intuition told her they were not bad people.
Seeing her good friend stop fighting, Theresa naturally followed suit and stopped. Fu Hua also nodded slightly, indicating that it was good to avoid bloodshed.
At worst, if talks broke down, they could just fight again.
Anyway, she was basically invincible.
"Then Herrscher of the Void, what is your will?"
Everyone's gaze gathered on Byakuya.
They knew that no matter how much they said, it wouldn't count. If Byakuya chose to continue fighting, then all three parties would have no choice but to continue. Thus, the atmosphere instantly became tense.
But to everyone's surprise, Byakuya didn't hesitate at all and immediately put away his authority.
"Of course we can talk. I never wanted to fight you in the first place. Fighting and killing is too dangerous."
"Then Siegfried…"
"He started it. I was just acting in self-defense. If you don't believe me, ask this guy yourself."
So everyone's gazes simultaneously fell on a certain Kaslana-breed husky.
Siegfried instantly trembled all over.
"I, I, I, how was I supposed to know you could talk? Bishop Otto said you were a cruel Herrscher, he told me you killed everyone in Babylon Laboratory and destroyed over a dozen Schicksal fighter jets."
"I don't know who Otto is, but you believe whatever he says? So what if I killed people? But those beasts in Babylon Laboratory deserved to die!" Byakuya said fiercely.
"What exactly is going on? Isn't Babylon Laboratory a research institute for treating honkai disease?" Little Theresa had many questions.
"Hmph! Bullshit! It seems none of you know, do you? What 'treating honkai disease'? That was a human experimentation base! They said it was for researching the artificial Stigmata used by you Valkyries, and they treated hundreds, thousands of children about my age as experimental Little White Mice!"
Thinking about it now still made him incredibly angry. Byakuya recounted everything that happened inside Babylon Laboratory.
Those inhumane human experiments, the artificial Stigmata researched at the cost of countless children.
As probably the longest-living test subject, Byakuya knew everything most clearly. He gnashed his teeth, articulating every detail of all the experiments.
Cecilia, Theresa, Siegfried, Fu Hua, and Welt's faces all turned ugly.
"How could this be…"
"Schicksal is actually conducting such human experiments."
"The Valkyries' artificial Stigmata, were they actually researched using such inhumane methods?"
They were all battle-hardened warriors, but at this moment, they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. Byakuya said coldly.
"If you don't believe me, go ask yourselves. I sent the children who were still alive to various parts of Siberia. You can find a few of them and ask them what they said."
"No need, we believe…"
"Oh my goodness, Babylon Laboratory is actually such a place. Grandpa didn't say anything."
"Damn Otto! This is the 'cruel-natured Herrscher of the Void' you spoke of?! F*ck!!"
"So, the reason you became a Herrscher…"
"Exactly, it's the result of those high-and-mighty scientists from your Schicksal. How about that, impressive, right? When they were tormenting me to death, Honkai gave me power, giving me a chance to repay them properly."
Byakuya said with a sneer, and for a moment, Siegfried and the others belonging to Schicksal were collectively speechless.
If what Byakuya said was true, then this was indeed Schicksal's just retribution for its own actions.
They even felt that Byakuya killed well; those beasts who conducted human experiments deserved to die ten thousand deaths.
"I'm sorry, Herrscher of the Void, I, on behalf of myself, extend my most ashamed apology to you. If what you said is correct, then this matter is indeed Schicksal's own fault." Cecilia's expression was sorrowful.
She bowed deeply to Byakuya.
The S-rank Valkyrie known as the Saintess had eyes full of apology. Cecilia was a mother who had just given birth not long ago, which made her feel even more grieved.
According to Byakuya, children died every day in Babylon Laboratory, and hundreds, even thousands, of children became experimental subjects for the artificial Stigmata experiments.
These were undoubtedly Schicksal's sins.
It was Schicksal that took them from their biological parents.
It was Schicksal that used them as sacrifices for artificial Stigmata.
Cecilia put herself in their shoes; if her own daughter Kiana had suffered such a fate, just thinking about it made her feel breathless and her heart ache as if being cut by a knife.
"…I don't accept it, and you don't need to apologize. Auntie, your name is Cecilia, right? You seem like a kind, good person. Then I wish your child doesn't have to endure such tragic experiences like us."
"Moreover, I've already taken my revenge. All those who harmed me have been killed by me, and it will remain so in the future."
"If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. If people offend me… Hmph, I will never forgive them." Byakuya said, crossing his arms.
He was undoubtedly the top combatant in this world at the moment. In a frontal fight, even if Otto brought all of Schicksal, he wouldn't be afraid.
As long as he didn't get arrogant, as long as no one got close to him, who in this world could stop the Herrscher of the Void?
If pushed too hard, beware of him dropping meteors from outer space!