In the midst of frozen time, everything lost its color—whether they were living creatures or immobile, dead objects.
However, within this deathly silent gray world, only one thing remained in color: the Ice Dragon King formed by the union of Esdeath and Hysilens's power.
The Teigu Demon's Extract originally possessed a special secret technique capable of freezing the surrounding space-time. It was a noble time-based ability, immensely useful for both escape and offense. Among such powers, the most famous would undoubtedly belong to a certain blonde vampire and his maid-daughter...
If the role she played one day possessed the ability to stop time, she would at least have to shout a loud "Za Warudo!"
That would be a true classic.
But for now, she still had to deal with the massive trouble right in front of her.
A Super Class Danger Beast capable of evolution was a dangerous existence no matter which world it was placed in. In the original work, Murasame was used to completely slay the soul of this dragon, allowing Tatsumi to finally take control of the body. However, because of this, Tatsumi was forever relegated to being a dragon, unable to ever turn back into a human.
Hysilens, naturally, had her own way of dealing with Tyrant—the most powerful Aeon within the worldview of Honkai: Star Rail...
The power of Nihility!
Even the geniuses of the Genius Society dared not recklessly research Nihility. If one were to be ensnared by this stuff, they would have to shed a layer of skin at the very least; it was absolutely agonizing.
Although Hysilens was just a mass of data within Amphoreus—much like Lygus looking at scepter components in the Simulated Universe, unable to stir up any waves—things were different now.
Now, both Hysilens and Cerydra had become real living organisms and naturally possessed the corresponding Path energy.
"Let your screams play a triumphant song of victory for us!"
Hysilens's singing echoed through the world of stopped time. In a mere half-second, Nihility had already surged over half of Tyrant's body and was advancing toward its brain at extreme speed.
No matter how powerful a creature was, it would not meet a good end once tainted by Nihility. They would usually struggle desperately, but Tyrant was different; it was frozen in time, forced to quietly wait for Nihility to erode its entire being.
If it were lucky, the moment time resumed, Tyrant would meet a painless death. But if it were unlucky...
This fierce beast that had learned how to evolve would likely experience a feeling of utter helplessness, just as it did when it was captured by the Empire's First Emperor years ago.
Whish—!
As a light breeze brushed past her ears, the colorless world regained its vitality like a moving film reel. Every human and beast regained their freedom at this moment, escaping that hell of stopped time.
The attacks that had converged during the time stop erupted simultaneously.
If it were a single attack, it would surely take a significant amount of time to eliminate Tyrant. Moreover, Tyrant could use that brief interval to complete its evolution.
Therefore, it was necessary to use overwhelming and flawless power to completely suppress it...
Sure enough, after Hysilens's power hit Tyrant's body, the thousand-meter giant beast flickered with blue light from head to toe. That was the power of the Demigod of Ocean echoing within it.
At the same time, it meant the power of Nihility had entered its body.
"It stopped. It seems Nihility truly is the most terrifying..."
Behind Tyrant, Cerydra, who was operating Shikoutazer, had already released her hands. She ended her restraint on the beast because she no longer had anything to worry about.
At this moment, Tyrant remained in its original position, not moving an inch. But the most exaggerated part was its eyes...
The original brutality and ferocity had completely vanished, replaced by an endless void, as if it had seen through its own life as a dragon and everything had become irrelevant.
This was Nihility!
The loser returns to nothingness; the winner becomes empty.
Everything became meaningless, ultimately leading to the end of its life within an endless vacuum of emptiness.
"Like sinking into the deep sea, turn into bubbles and slowly dissipate..."
As Hysilens's final voice drifted over, Tyrant's soul was completely submerged by the power of Nihility. It was as if it had fallen into the deep ocean; no matter how it struggled, it could not cause a single ripple.
In the end, only this thousand-meter corpse remained.
"It's just a pity it can't be used as material. After all, this power of Nihility... even I don't particularly want to touch it."
Thus, the final judgment was to completely destroy Tyrant's corpse, leaving not a single cell behind!
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The battle was over, and the Northern Country was undoubtedly the biggest winner.
The Empire's Little Emperor was dead, and the entire Empire had collapsed, proving to be no match for the Northern Army and the Millelith.
As for the Revolutionary Army, they were completely wiped out. Before Tyrant had reached the Imperial Capital, it had already slaughtered the Revolutionary Army to the last man. Only a silver-haired, purple-eyed Leader of the Path of Peace survived.
It was through this person that Cerydra learned the news of the Rebel Army's annihilation...
Thinking about it, it was truly ironic!
The Revolutionary Army had prepared for so many years just to overthrow the Empire and become the masters themselves.
However, once the decisive moment arrived, the Rebel Army didn't even get a chance to participate in the final battle. They were directly taken out by Tyrant, letting their years of accumulation and effort vanish like smoke...
Cerydra, in her capacity as the Empress of the Northern Country, declared their victory to the entire nation from within the Empire's Royal Capital.
Although this was a massive insult to the Empire, the Empire no longer existed anyway. Whether it was the Little Emperor, the Minister, or even those who were foolishly loyal, Cerydra spared none of them.
Those who deserved to die, died!
If these people were allowed to remain, they would inevitably become a threat to the Northern Country in the future. Therefore, Cerydra and Hysilens used their powers as two Demigods to ferret out all those hiding among the crowds.
Furthermore, they were given the same death as the Little Emperor in the anime...
The guillotine!
Louis XVI would have given a thumbs-up, noting that these ministers being able to enjoy the same treatment as the Emperor was truly a great deal.
After all this ended, Cerydra and Hysilens finally reached their final moment—what could be called the final moment of their Roleplay...
"System, if I choose to offer my life at the moment the Roleplay is about to end, will I die?"
The answer to this question had appeared in Cerydra's mind long ago. As for the answer...
"There will be no true death. After all, the host must play subsequent roles. Only the soul will be transmitted back."
"That's good..."
With that, Cerydra had no more lingering worries!