Chapter 87: Even the Void Archives and Divine Keys Can't Compare, Herrscher of the End - Take Notes!
[Facing a shocked Welt, Ryōsuke Murata kindly explains:
"It's not strange for civilizations that have experienced the Honkai to arrive at solutions similar to humanity's, is it?"
"Perhaps other civilizations have even more similar things.
Who knows?"
Ryōsuke Murata speaks of the Shoggoth race with utter disdain, believing such civilizations are merely fleeing in fear. Welt loudly rebukes him—the Shoggoths have never been humanity's enemies and have even extended help to us! Murata sneers at Welt's and the Shoggoths' gentleness, claiming it's precisely this attitude that puts them in danger. "But I'm different! I will lead humanity down a new path!"
The tentacles on Murata's body unfurl as he launches a fierce assault on Welt!]
[Mobius]:"What arrogant nonsense!"
[Otto]:"Leading humanity down a new path? Interesting, if only he weren't so lacking in wisdom."
[Gray Serpent]:"Even if he succeeded in killing Welt, he wouldn't achieve anything. He's far too self-righteous."
[Fu Hua]:'If humanity were truly led by him, it would be a tragedy.'
[Stelle]:"Murata: 'I've become the Herrscher of Reason—who on Earth can stop me now?'
Otto: 'Hello~'Kevin: 'No words, just swings his sword.'"
[March 7th]:"Too real. It's as absurd as a Herrscher getting door-camped by Kevin." [Welt realizes that compared to his last visit, the gravity in the Candy House is now distorted. Even though he dodged the attack, he was still injured.
This reminds him of the Second Herrscher—perhaps a similar ability. "Professor Welt, it seems you still don't understand—the power of dimensional weaponry!"
Ryōsuke Murata teleports behind Welt, his dark green tentacles shattering the Imaginary Barrier with ease. Knowing he's outmatched, Welt immediately retreats, but the spreading tentacles soon leave him with nowhere to hide. Only then does Welt realize—Murata isn't using spatial teleportation. The space here has been interconnected from the very beginning. Seeing his trick exposed, Murata no longer hides it and openly explains the nature of his power: "Both I and this entire shelter exist as a continuous whole in higher-dimensional space. But to your low-dimensional perception, you can only see fragmented pieces."
"It's like characters in a two-dimensional world struggling in vain to touch someone outside the book...""...while the person outside can effortlessly destroy everything inside, leaving those within powerless to resist."
"Just like you right now."
Exploiting this principle, Murata slices Welt into several pieces—rendering him utterly defenseless. Though his body is torn apart, each fragment remains spatially connected. "Even a Herrscher cannot be truly immortal."
"Farewell, First Herrscher."]
[Stelle]:"You're right! Herrschers aren't immortal—but Uncle Welt can do sit-ups!"
[March 7th]:"Sit-ups?! That's such an accurate description!"
[Raiden Mei]:'Aren't any of you worried about Professor Welt? He's fighting for his life right now!'
[Stelle]:"We're used to it. Ever since the Second Eruption, Uncle Welt never gets an easy fight."
[March 7th]:"Second Eruption against five-core Sirin, space battle against Void Archives Murata, Quantum Sea against a starved and weakened Kevin... Not a single one was winnable."
[Mobius]:"Connecting space across higher dimensions—theoretically, the Herrscher of the Void could do that too, right?"
[Herrscher of the Void]:"Tch, of course I can! It's child's play!"
[Vill-V]:"The Thousand-Crowned already observes parallel worlds. This kind of operation is trivial—just a dimensional shelter. Nothing impressive."
[Silver Wolf]:"LMAO, but for a certain Herrscher, this seems impossible."
[Herrscher of the Void]:"I can do it! Once I recover, I'll show you what the true Herrscher of the Void is capable of!"
After her bold declaration, she immediately regrets it—this operation isn't actually that simple. But for the sake of her Herrscher dignity, she has to commit. Maybe she'll secretly sit in on Dr. Ratio's remedial lessons for Kiana later. Turns out human knowledge isn't entirely useless.
[Though his body is divided, Welt's consciousness remains active, searching for a way to turn the tide. He even tries appealing to Murata's humanity: *"Your daughter has always admired you!
She sees you as her role model!"*
"You once said a father's greatest wish is his daughter's happiness. Those weren't empty words!"
Murata covers his face with one hand—yes, it mattered once. But the day his wife died, he made his choice. He abandoned everything! "That's just your selfish excuse! You claim to act for humanity, yet you hurt your daughter, betrayed your allies, and trampled on your own humanity!"
"Spare me your righteous act, Herrscher!""Cowards like you, who reject progress, are humanity's true enemies!"
Provoked by Welt's words, an enraged Murata launches an all-out attack.]
[Himeko Murata]:"Father... Perhaps I never truly knew you. The idol I worshipped might have left with Mother long ago. What remains is just... a madman consumed by obsession."
[Mobius]:"He preaches humanity's salvation yet fails to recognize its true enemy. Just another selfish lunatic."
[March 7th]:"Uncle Welt's hard-CC'd right now! What can he do?!"
[Stelle]:"Easy. Just die once."
[March 7th]:"Dying seems unlikely. Feels more like a power-up moment."
[At the critical moment, Welt recalls Einstein's teachings from his childhood—when she guided him in condensing his Herrscher Core. Back then, she said: "The Herrscher Core is an invariant of Imaginary Space."
"Exposing it is dangerous... but in that world, it can serve as your...""...North Star."
Immersing his mind into the Core, Welt finally understands: "Don't limit your perception to three dimensions."
"Observe this world from a higher plane.""Perceive its existence."
"Comprehend its workings.""As the master of Reason, you will unveil its truth."
With this realization, Welt grasps the nature of the Void Archives and effortlessly blocks Murata's assault.
Then—
Star of Eden: Third额定功率—
Singularity Reconfiguration!
Ryōsuke Murata—defeated!]
[Stelle]:"Wow, he really did power up?"
[March 7th]:"Told you~ Did you actually want to see Uncle Welt die again?"
[Stelle]:"...Not opposed to it~"
[Stelle]:"But damn, he was weak. Didn't even need Star of Eden's Zeroth额定功率—just Singularity Reconfiguration did the job."
[Himeko Murata]:"...So this is Father's end. How bitterly fitting."