Chapter 106: Negotiation
After Su took Sirin and Seele away temporarily, the crowd in the Homu Paradise suddenly disappeared.
After all, these were all illusions created by Su using her spiritual power. Now that she was invaded by snakes, she naturally had no energy to continue maintaining these meaningless illusions.
With electric light flashing on his body, Kirataka rushed to the vicinity of Homu Castle at an extremely fast speed.
This giant black snake was coiled on the edge of the castle, staring at Kirataka and the girls.
But he was not in a hurry to chase her. After all, in this bubble of the world that trapped them, they had nowhere to escape.
It would only take a moment to catch up with them.
But at this moment, an inconspicuous figure arrived beneath him.
He looked down, his cold snake eyes fixated on Kirataka, who was so close to him.
Although it looked scary from a distance, when you got closer, you could see that the eyes of this dark giant revealed the light of wisdom, proving that it was no ordinary Honkai beast, but an individual with considerable intelligence.
"What should I call you?"
Kirataka put one hand on his waist and asked calmly.
Although he knew that the other person was Kevin, he couldn't just greet him like an old friend when they met, especially at such a delicate moment.
"… [Kukulkan]."
It did not speak human words, but its words rang naturally in Kirataka's mind.
Kukulkan, this is the real name of this snake-like giant.
Or rather, that was the name given to it by the Fire Moth before it was merged into its body.
He possesses the power of all Judgment-Class Honkai beasts in his body. Whichever incarnation of Honkai Beast he uses, he will just use its corresponding name.
The giant snake stared at Kirataka carefully for a while before continuing:
"…You seem to possess miraculous powers."
As it spoke, the giant snake raised its head and set its sights on Seele, one of the girls who were walking away:
"So does she."
Although he is not a professional scientist, as the strongest warrior of mankind, he still has some judgment ability.
The giant snake spat out its snake signal, and then asked Kirataka:
"Where are you from, young man?"
"I'm from [Schicksal]... I wonder if you've heard of this organization."
Of course, he knows.
The Kaslana family, which was descended from his bloodline, was one of the three major families that once constituted Schicksal.
Although he had never actually set out to meet his descendants, when he was still in the original world, he would still see those challengers who dared to challenge themselves and try to awaken the complete power of the Stigmata in the Stigmata space of the Kaslana clan.
From the memory fragments they left in the Stigmata space, Kevin was able to roughly understand the development of Schicksal.
"...I see."
Kirataka didn't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to see that the giant snake's eyes became slightly softer.
Then he whispered:
"…I don't like pointless disputes, young man."
"I feel the same way about this."
"...You should know the purpose of my coming to this world. I will remove the apostle of Honkai."
Just as Kirataka expected, Kevin suddenly appeared in this world just for Sirin, who was here.
Perhaps because he sensed the aura of Sirin as the Herrscher of the Void, he attacked here abruptly, intending to kill the Herrscher in this world bubble.
After the giant snake said this, its huge body began to move.
But Kirataka had no intention of giving way to him.
He pressed his forehead, sighed, and then said:
"Kukulkan, I hope you can stop."
"…The Herrscher must die. I cannot tolerate the Apostle of Honkai returning to reality to wreak havoc on the world."
He responded seriously.
"No, no, no... I think you haven't seen this generation of Herrschers yet. Maybe they are different from the swallows you imagined."
Kirataka said carefully.
Because he was sealed in the Quantum Sea for 1,500 years, Kevin still doesn't know the status of this generation of Herrschers.
Whether it is the First Herrscher Welt Joyce or the Second Herrscher Sirin, they are not actually apostles of Honkai but have their own subjective will.
Needless to say, there is no need to say more about the third Herrscher Mei, who was not even bewitched by the Honkai Will, and her Stigmata personality completely bore everything.
Even if Kevin hated the Herrscher, at least he should still remember something that Elysia had accomplished with her life, and should still be looking forward to it.
Sure enough, after hearing his words, the giant snake remained silent for a long time.
While he was hesitating, Kirataka struck while the iron was hot and said:
"Now, the third Herrscher of this era of civilization has appeared, but two of them have not chosen to harm the world. One has even joined the banner of Schicksal and become a Valkyrie who fights against Honkai."
Well, it is the real truth.
The existence of Herrschers like Welt and Mei who fight for humanity is very important to Kevin.
"…"
Kevin did hesitate.
He didn't know what had happened in reality, but he couldn't necessarily believe Kirataka's words completely.
If you want to eliminate the Herrscher who lives here, this is the best chance to do it. If you miss it, it will be difficult to find such an opportunity again.
——He could feel that the ability of that Herrscher was the same imaginary space operation as the second Herrscher of the previous civilization.
Once she escapes from this bubble of the world and uses space travel to escape to other places, even for him now, it would be difficult to pursue her effectively.
The ability to travel through space is almost the best way to save your life in this quantum sea.
After all, his real body is still dormant in a certain world bubble and has not come out yet. The giant snake that appears in front of Kirataka now is just a small amount of his overflowing power.
...Should he believe what the young man in front of him says, or should he stick to his own ideas and eliminate the Herrscher?
Kirataka was waiting for Kevin's reply, while at the same time, he was planning the next arrangements in his heart.
If Kevin still insists on hunting down Sirin, there is no chance of winning in a head-on battle.
Even though the seal has weakened after fifteen hundred years, and even though the one who appeared here was not Kevin's real body, this man who was the strongest in the previous civilization and even in the present civilization was not someone that I could defeat now.
Therefore, he can only throw him a bait that he cannot refuse to make him stop his actions and plans.
For Kevin, who is sealed here, his only desire now is to be able to return to the original world and lead the World Snake to continue to complete the [Stigmata Project].
Therefore, if necessary, Kirataka can use this as a condition to negotiate with Kevin.
——He can use the fake Cosmic Juggernaut to open the door for Kevin to return to reality. This is his trump card.
But if possible, he still wants to keep this trump card for a while.
If Kevin were to be released now and the World Serpent were to rise, the changes it would cause to the future would be too great.
Moreover, Su from the Seed of Sumeru has not passed away yet. As for Kevin himself, he will probably have to wait until Su leaves before he chooses to return to reality to continue his plan.
Soon, Kevin also made a decision.
He raised his huge head, stuck out his snake tongue, and made a "hissing" sound.
Then, the giant snake possessed him and said to Kirataka:
"Your words may indeed have merit, but I must verify their authenticity."
"What do you mean by verification method...?"
"Come and fight me."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dangerous aura emanated from the giant snake's body.
"After invading this world bubble, I have roughly known your experiences here... If she is really a Herrscher who is willing to fight for humanity, then she should come back to protect you."
A battle is still inevitable.
Of course, it's more of a "trial" than a battle.
Kirataka breathed a sigh of relief at this result. At least, the worst-case scenario of a fatal fight was avoided...
A dark wave emerged from under the giant snake, and the giant snake launched his own attack.
"Defeat me...Defeat the Judgment-level Honkai Beast [Kukulkan]."
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