章節 57: Chapter57: Elysian Realm~

Kevin → Comrade (blue) → Nozomi → Comrade (yellow) → Kevin

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Elysia → Like (blue) → Nozomi → Longing (blue) → Elysia

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Aponia → Feeling sorry (yellow) → Nozomi → You deserve to die! (red) → Aponia

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Eden → Pity (blue) → Nozomi → Not needed (yellow) → Eden

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Vill-V → Potential audience (yellow) → Nozomi → No time (yellow) → Vill-V

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Kalpas → Come and fight! (Yellow) → Nozomi → No time (Yellow) → Kalpas

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Su → Need psychological treatment (yellow) → Nozomi → No time (yellow) → Su

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Sakura → Miss you (blue) → Nozomi → Here I come (blue) → Sakura

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Kosma → Senior (yellow) → Nozomi → Junior (yellow) → Kosma

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Mobius → Still want to study (yellow) → Nozomi → No time (yellow) → Mobius

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Griseo → Brother Nozomi (blue) → Nozomi → Love (blue) → Griseo

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Hua → Senior who is hard to evaluate (yellow) → Nozomi → Junior (yellow) → Hua

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Padofils → Fur will get wet (yellow) → Nozomi → Kitten (yellow) → Padofils

Basic engraving 1:

When a normal attack (excluding branches and charged attacks) hits an enemy, 1 layer of [Revelation] is applied to the self. Each layer increases the total damage and physical/elemental damage of the normal attack (excluding branches and charged attacks) by 0.9%/1%/1.1%/1.2%, which lasts for 5 seconds. Repeated triggering refreshes the duration, with an upper limit of 40 layers and a trigger interval of 0.5 seconds.

Basic engraving 2:

When branch and charged attacks hit the enemy, apply 2 layers of [Enlightenment] to yourself, each layer increases the total damage and physical/elemental damage of branch and charged attacks by 1.8%/2%/2.2%/2.4%, lasts for 5 seconds, and repeated triggering refreshes the duration, with an upper limit of 20 layers, and a trigger interval of 1 second.

Basic engraving three:

After using a weapon skill, apply 1 layer of [Revelation] to yourself. Each layer increases the total damage and physical/elemental damage from weapon skills by 10%/12%/14%/16%. It lasts for 10 seconds. Repeated triggering refreshes the duration. The upper limit is 6 layers, with a trigger interval of 4 seconds.

Basic engraving four:

After activating the special move, you will inflict 1 layer of [End] on yourself. Each layer increases the special move's total damage and physical/elemental damage by 22%/24%/26%/28% for 15 seconds. Repeated triggering will refresh the duration, with a cap of 3 layers and a trigger interval of 12 seconds.

Basic engraving five:

When the Extreme Dodge skill is triggered, 1 layer of [Front Road] is applied to the self. Each layer increases the character's total damage reduction by 24%/26%/28%/30%. It lasts for 15 seconds. Repeated triggering refreshes the duration. The upper limit is 2 layers, with a trigger interval of 10 seconds.

Basic engraving six:

All states are extended by 4/5/6/7 seconds.

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Core Imprint:

All states are combined into [Apocalypse], with an upper limit of 40 layers and a duration of 7 seconds. The corresponding layers are increased when the corresponding actions are performed, and the corresponding amplification is automatically obtained when the corresponding layers are reached, but it will not exceed the upper limit of the amplification provided by its basic imprint. When [Apocalypse] reaches the maximum layer, the character gains 40% of the total damage penetration.

(Example: When you have 3 layers of [Apocalypse], the special move enhancement provided by [End] reaches the upper limit and will not increase any more.)

Amplification Marking 1:

The maximum stacking layers of [Apocalypse] are increased to 45/50/55/60 layers, the layers of normal attack damage provided by [Revelation] are increased to 45/50/55/60 layers, the layers of branch and charged damage provided by [Enlightenment] are increased to 23/25/28/30 layers, the layers of weapon skill damage provided by [Revelation] are increased to 6/7/8/9 layers, the layers of special skill damage provided by [End Road] are increased to 3/4/4/5 layers, and the layers of all damage reduction provided by [Front Road] are increased to 2/2/3/3 layers.

Amplification Marking 2:

Increases the damage taken by all enemies based on the number of layers of [Apocalypse], with a 5% increase for every 10 layers, and provides an additional 2%/2.5%/3%/3.5% effect for each increase from Basic Marking.

Amplification Marking Three:

Provides additional energy recovery per second based on the number of layers of [Apocalypse], providing 1/1.5/2/2.5 energy recovery points for every 10 layers.

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(II) Core engraving:

When you have three or more amplifications related to basic imprints, [Ocean] will unfold simultaneously and you will gain [Blessing of the Ocean].

[Blessing of the Ocean]: For each basic imprint and amplification imprint provided by the character, the total damage penetration is increased by 10% and the damage is increased by 5% (independently and calculated last).

(For example: It has the three basic engravings of [Revelation], [Enlightenment], and [Manifestation], and at the same time triggers the core [Blessing of the Ocean], a total of four items, so it provides a total of 40% total damage penetration and 20% damage increase)

Amplification Marking 1:

When you have [Blessing of the Ocean], [Ocean Currents] will unfold simultaneously, and you will gain [Memory of Ocean Currents].

[Memory of Ocean Current]: Provides additional energy recovery per second based on the amount of amplification provided by the character's basic imprints and amplification imprints. Each amplification provides 1/1.5/2/2.5 energy recovery points.

Amplification Marking 2:

When you have [Blessing of the Ocean], [Ocean] will be unfolded simultaneously, and you will gain [Gift of the Ocean].

[Gift of the Ocean]: Increases the damage taken by all enemies based on the amount of amplification provided by the character's Basic Mark and Amplification Mark. Each amplification increases by 1%/2%/3%/4% per second, with an upper limit of 100% (calculated independently).

Amplification Marking Three:

When you have [Blessing of the Ocean], [Deep Sea] will be unfolded simultaneously, and you will gain [Call of the Deep Sea].

[Call of the Deep]: Reduces the attack power, attack speed and movement speed of all enemies based on the amount of amplification provided by the character's basic and amplification marks. Each amplification is reduced by 1%/2%/3%/4% per second, up to a maximum of 66%.

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[Evidence of Remembrance]:

Candy [★★]: An ordinary white star-shaped candy with just ordinary sweetness, similar to the feeling of putting a rock candy in your mouth, but sometimes, it also represents someone's friendship.

——Would you like some candy?

--...Thanks?

Effect: The probability of the corresponding teleportation anchor point appearing with the imprint of [Revelation] is greatly increased.

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Candy Bag [★★★]: A small bag with an exquisite design, filled with wrapped white star-shaped candies. You can feel the slightly delicate touch when you hold it in your hand. It doesn't seem like something that a person would carry or buy. It's obvious that this is something someone prepared specifically for giving to someone.

——…This is for you.

——Um...thank you?

Effect: When selecting the [Revelation] mark, its initial level increases by 1. When you have [Core Marking 1], when [Revelation] reaches the maximum level, the character gains an additional 15% total damage penetration; when you have [Core Marking 2], the damage provided by [Blessing of the Ocean] increases by an additional 2%.

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"Sugar" Box [★★★★]: An ordinary sugar box filled with white star-shaped "sugars". It is something that someone carries with him and no one can take it away from him...well, no one.

——This is not for you!

——No one will snatch it from you!

Effect: When you select the [Revelation] mark, its initial level increases by 1. When the charge reaches 600, you can release the skill to increase the basic attack power of the Valkyrie by 600, but lose 5% of the upper limit of life per second (down to 1 at most), which lasts for 10 seconds; in each challenge, each use will permanently increase the basic attack power of the Valkyrie by 20, up to 200.

Recharge method: Gain 100 points of charge when an enemy dies.

"Sugar" [★★]: A white star-shaped "sugar" that seems to be no different from ordinary candy, but if you check the ingredients inside, you will definitely not eat it and will definitely classify it as a "dangerous item."

—Are you eating candy again? Can you give me one?

—…I can't give this to you.

—Why?

—…I can't give it to you anyway.

Effect: The Valkyrie's basic attack power, attack speed, and movement speed increase by 15%, but she loses 150 health points per second, and can be reduced to 1 point at most.

Additional special effects available to certain characters:

When using the character [Elysia] and possessing [Core Marking 1], the number of [Apocalypse] layers will immediately reach the maximum value when the character enters the field, and [Amplification Marking 3] will be upgraded to [provide additional energy recovery per second based on the number of Apocalypse layers, providing 4 energy points for every 10 layers].

When using the character [Elysia] and possessing [Core Marking 2], after obtaining [Blessing of the Ocean], the buff will always exist and will not disappear, and the [Call of the Deep Sea] provided by [Amplification Marking 3] will be upgraded to [Each amplification reduces the attack power, attack speed, and movement speed of all enemies by 9% per second, up to a maximum of 99%].

When using the character [Sakura (Divine Armor·Forgetful)] and possessing [Core Marking 1], after the number of [Apocalypse] layers reaches the maximum, a Space-Time Break will be triggered every 10 seconds (considered as a Limit Dodge, which can trigger the marking effect), and [Amplification Marking 3] will be upgraded to [provide additional energy recovery per second based on the number of Apocalypse layers, 4 energy points for every 10 layers].

When using the character [Sakura (Divine Armor·Forgetfulness)] and possessing [Core Marking II], after obtaining [Blessing of the Ocean], the buff will always exist and will not disappear, and the [Memory of Ocean Currents] provided by [Amplification Marking II] will be upgraded to [Each amplification grants the character 4 additional energy regeneration per second].

"…Um?"

In the darkness, amidst the ups and downs, Nozomi opened his eyes.

"The aura left behind by Sakura, Elysia, and Griseo… is gone…"

Inexplicable bubbles began to appear in the air around him. There was clearly nothing there, but he could feel a mixture of irritation and comfort... It was the "water" rioting in response to his emotions, and it was the "water" trying to soothe his anxious heart.

Tick-tock

It was the sound of water dripping gently, a drizzle falling from the sky, but it soon faded away. In a trance, everything around became blurry, like a computer screen displaying an error.

After a while, groups of special "monsters" generated by a mixture of redundant data and special viruses appeared. They attacked Nozomi, dragged Nozomi, and took him to deeper places.

Looking up, one can see that the sky above is already filled with disordered data. Looking down, one can also see bottomless, numerous, and complicated data and the surrounding area is filled with countless "monsters"...

Haha... this scene reminded him of his days in the "sea".

"Something has sneaked in..."

Nozomi whispered, his body gradually became wet, and blue water emerged... Even if the disordered blocks would stack and cover the water and eliminate it in the next moment, the water still appeared.

"Herrscher...huh?"

Nozomi lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the error messages that kept appearing on his arm. A hint of danger flashed in his pupils.

He slowly raised his head. In this chaotic and dim place, his pair of golden pupils were as dazzling as starlight…but the meaning contained in them was so frightening that the twisted "monsters" around him subconsciously paused for a moment - it was a subconscious reaction after being stared at by a predator.

Soon, they couldn't understand why they suddenly felt "scared", because a blue, translucent "fish" appeared and bit off most of their bodies in one bite.

Tick-tock

It is the sound of rain falling gently.

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the sword, and the azure water flowed and spread quietly. Even the constantly emerging chaotic icons could not completely cover or delete it.

"It's time to [hunt]…"

He whispered softly, and the moist breath spread instantly.

On the surface of [Elysia Realm], an unfair battle has come to an end.

[The Elysian Realm is just your lies]

As it said this, it ruthlessly manipulated all the data around it to attack the pink girl.

[Memory is nothing but a phantom of the past]

Chaotic icons appeared on her body, deleting the arms she used to defend against attacks and the shield made of pink crystal, leaving her to be knocked down by the numerous chaotic data.

It's really simple, just like pressing the [Delete key] in front of a computer.

[What you have left behind is nothing but an illusion. Everything you have... is over.]

[But I am different]

[I will escape and survive]

[Spread... until it fills every corner of the world! ]

Cable-like tentacles flew out instantly, dragged her broken body out, and brought it in front of it.

[This is my "story", a "story" that will never end]

Slowly, it took over all the "data" that belonged to her, and finally... "swallowed" it and made it a part of itself.

[I will exist forever]

Everything that had built her in the [Elysian Realm] would turn into pure data, pure "0" and "1".

But... none of this seemed to be happening.

Gulu——

It's like the sound of bubbles rising from the water.

In the numerous data flows in its body, in the ocean of only black and white "0" and "1", a conspicuous blue color quietly emerged, and a real stream of water emerged, flowing quietly, turning into bubbles, wrapping her body, and protecting her from the constantly eroding data flow around her.

"I'm so sorry to disappoint you."

She... Elysia's slightly playful voice sounded.

[What...what are you doing?! ]

"Yeah~ I may sound boastful, but... did you know? There is a cute and strong boy... who really, really likes me~ just like I like him."

Elysia did not move, but just let the water flow wrap around her and let the bubbles carry her to a deeper place.

She believed that he would not hurt her.

"He... he's suffered so much, he needs help more than anyone else, he's been hurt by so many people... even by me, but in the end~ he's still willing to love me like before."

"Tell me, am I a bad girl?"

Bo——

The bubble seemed to bring her to the depths and merge with another larger bubble. Elysia turned around gracefully, landed gently, and looked forward.

Here... everyone is here, the thirteen [Heroes], all safe and sound under the protection of this blue bubble.

The azure water keeps flowing, keeping out all erosion, just like the surface of the sea, noisy and chaotic outside, but peaceful and tranquil inside... The azure water separates everything, dividing it into two worlds.

"He's really strong... So strong that even I'm a little surprised. So strong that it makes people think he's a very [cowardly] person... But he's not. He's just willing to give in. For the people he likes, for... [humanity], he's willing to sacrifice himself, just like us."

"But he'll get angry if he keeps giving in, right? For [us]~"

Elysia walked forward briskly, reached out and touched Griseo's head, then walked forward and held Sakura's hand.

Here, the three of them are the nodes that maintain the "bubble". After all, only they have been left with [Signets] by Nozomi... As for the others, Nozomi doesn't care, but if they want, ocean is willing to protect them.

"Ah, of course, ~ I don't mean to show off, you know? After all, it's just a fact~"

Elysia hugged Sakura and rubbed her face affectionately. Their identical long pink hair intertwined, making it hard to tell whose it was.

"He likes us the most, so he is also willing to like the people we like and the existence we like."

"But after saying so much, I just want to make one thing clear."

Elysia shook her head, then clenched her hand lightly, and a familiar little speaker appeared along with a mysterious data stream.

"That is to say, there is such a person. Obviously, we did not help him at all, and I was unable to help him in the end, but... as long as we speak up~"

She gently held Sakura's hand, asked her to hold the wonderful little trumpet together with him, and then placed it between the two of them. Faced with Elysia's naughty behavior, Sakura seemed a little helpless, but more of it... was shy.

"As long as we call for help~"

Turn the volume up to maximum.

"He will come to save us~"

"No matter where he is, no matter what happens to him... he will definitely come to us."

"After all... he likes us the most~"

"So~"

She turned on the radio, inhaled at the same time as Sakura, and shouted in a slightly shy and playful tone.

"Help~!" x2

The sound was loud and melodious, echoing throughout the data space.

BANG!!!

Almost in the next moment, an inexplicable attack hit it directly.

Bang, bang, bang——

What followed were similar, endless attacks... so fast that it couldn't block the attacks, and could only roughly [delete] the entire area where the attacks came from, and only then did it seem to stop this wave of attacks.

[What is this...water? !]

It was a little surprised. How could there be such a thing as "water" here... Wait?! That guy was thrown into the redundant data and didn't die?! That was 50,000 years of redundant data from the previous generation to the present! And it didn't kill him?!

Tick-tock

Bad news came one after another, and the sound of dripping rain was heard all around. The drizzle fell from the sky. Even though it cleared the element of [weather] again and again, and even deleted the element of [water] from the data space at one point, these could not stop the rain from coming.

After all, this "water"... in a sense, is something "like water but not water".

Water began to accumulate on the ground. In the distance, the water spread silently, occupying the ground in a gentle, rapid and irresistible manner, covering the entire "territory".

[Damn it... Damn it! ]

Is this him? Is this the one called the Herrscher of the Sea, the Herrscher of Revelation? But why... why?! If he is the Herrscher, why should he stand with humans?! We should be the companions!

Obviously you are the same! You personally [hunted] those [heroes]! You personally brought destruction to the previous generation, forcing them to cower and survive to this generation to find opportunities... Why are you still attacking me? !

An inexplicable panic filled its mind, making its thinking somewhat confused.

clatter--

There was the gentle sound of footsteps on the water.

Its thoughts went blank for a moment, and its twisted and strange body became stiff... A predator's gaze was fixed on it.

He is coming... He is coming!

It shifted its gaze with some fear and panic, looking in the direction where the footsteps came from... but soon, it was stunned, and then its mood quickly changed to joy.

Because it saw Nozomi, whose broken and scarred body was covered by countless disordered icons, staggering towards it... even the dark and strange sword that he never left behind had disappeared. At this moment, he was in an extremely miserable state.

[Ha...hahaha! Hahahahaha!!! So you're just like this! Is this what you hope for?! Let him save you?!]

Its tone returned to its previous state almost instantly, with endless mockery in its laughter.

[Don't be ridiculous! With the current you! With your tattered body that could disappear at any moment! What can you do? ! ]

It spoke wantonly, mocking Nozomi's attitude at the moment, as if it wanted to release all the fear it had just felt and to return all the humiliation it had just suffered.

[Ah... After all, why are you doing this? Why are you still helping them? They are obviously lying to you... Everyone is lying to you! You and I! You are together with us! You and we are "the same kind"! ]

[Come! Join me! Integrate into me! Let us become one! ]

It couldn't wait to manipulate its cable-like tentacles to grab Nozomi to its side, but...

Snap——

White marks like waves appeared out of nowhere and cut off all the attacking tentacles.

"You are so long-winded... Herrscher."

His voice was a little distorted, but under the distorted icons, his star-like pupils still shone.

"Prey... should look like prey."

As Nozomi stepped on the water, his figure instantly became blurred. When he reappeared, he had already come to its side.

He used his hand as a knife and swung it at it. A white water blade like a wave appeared out of thin air and attacked it.

These were not so bad. It manipulated the data space of this area, "turned it upside down", and forced Nozomi back to its original position. As for the white water blade... it naturally returned to the state of "not yet appeared".

[whispering sound...]

It was a little frightened, and the speed just now almost made it unable to react... but fortunately, it was still alive.

It did not dare to relax, and almost in an instant it locked onto the data space where Nozomi was, forcing it to "slow down", making Nozomi's movements become extremely slow, and then quickly controlled everything around it to attack him.

'He is about to die... That's right! Looking at him like this, he is already a candle in the wind! As long as I can erode him! I can "swallow" his data and I will definitely become stronger! Then I can leave here!' - It thought so.

But just as it was about to hit him, the surrounding water quickly moved, wrapping Nozomi's body and preventing him from getting hurt.

[Damn it...get out of the way!!!]

It "deleted" the water that protected Nozomi in an almost brutal manner, but what responded to it was more water, or rather... water that was outlined in the shape of a fish.

Snap——

With a sound that makes one's teeth ache, several azure blue translucent sharks suddenly jumped out of the shallow water and bit and ate all of its attacks.

[…Are you kidding?]

It looked at Nozomi who was gradually returning to "normal" in the "slow motion" area, and was a little dazed... He even had time to wipe his lips, and his slightly frowned brows seemed to be disgusted by the taste of what he had just "eaten".

But... it still has a chance! Yes! It still has a chance!

Nozomi's body was ultimately covered with disordered icons, which meant that his own "data" was indeed disturbed and eroded, so... as long as this was used as an entry point, it would surely win!

Now it no longer dares to think about "swallowing Nozomi's data". It must get rid of Nozomi before he "adapts" to everything around him!

'Just [Delete] him!'——It thought so and did so.

Lock the area where Nozomi is, and delete everything around him! If there is a problem with the data, then increase the intensity of the erosion! Until he is deleted!

Additional! Additional! Countless cable-shaped tentacles emerged and forcibly connected to the area where Nozomi was located, corroding and deleting the data.

Countless disordered icons began to emerge, countless data began to report errors, and around Nozomi, almost everything could no longer exist. Everything would be [deleted] by it, except... the blue water.

That is the water that occupies more than 70% of the entire planet's surface. That is the water that is constantly circulating on the planet. That is... water that will never run out.

No matter how it [deletes], no matter how it erodes, the blue water keeps flowing, gently, quietly, and silently.

Just like... the drizzle that never stops at this moment.

"I said..."

[? ! ! ]

Nozomi's voice startled it, and it sped up the [deletion] process even more fearfully, but no matter how hard it tried, Nozomi... he was still there.

It no longer cared about so many things and began to expand the [deleted] area. As long as it could [delete] him, it would do anything!

Can...

boom!!!

The azure water surged up instantly. The water spreading on the ground, the water dripping from the sky, and the water permeating the surroundings all rioted at this moment, destroying all its tentacles in an instant.

"Have you had enough of the fuss?"

His tone remained calm, and the originally distorted words became clear at this moment as if he was no longer affected by the disordered icons.

The water was spreading silently. The accumulated water on the ground had unknowingly reached above the ankles, and the surroundings became increasingly humid.

Tick-tock

The rain gently fell on its stiff, twisted, and weird body, and the body made up of electronic devices began to inexplicably... produce some electric arcs indicating damage.

Ha...isn't it natural that electrical appliances will short-circuit and become damaged when soaked in water?

「Ah…ah…how…is it possible…」

This time, its speech became a little strange, and intermittent, as if the vocal part was damaged.

Looking at him, you will find that the chaotic icons covering his body are slowly fading and gradually turning into "wounds" on his body. Dark blue "blood" silently flows from the wounds and drips into the puddles on the ground. Then slowly, even the remaining "wounds" disappear... He has already "adapted" to everything around him.

[What a joke… What a joke!!!]

It roared and was angry. It was obviously the strongest being here. In this data space, as the [Herrscher of Corruption], it could even be said to be a "God". No one could be higher than it.

All the powers belonging to [Erosion] were released, and everything in the data space fell into chaos. Countless disordered icons appeared and a large amount of data errors were reported.

But...among them all, only the blue water remained unchanged.

But it can no longer take care of that much.

[You... You!!! You are just like us! You are all Herrscher! Why are you still pointing your sword at me?! Human! Humans are the ones who deceived you! Humans are the ones who hurt you! Why are you still standing by them?!]

Redundant and disordered data piled up together, blending with the power of [Erosion], and turned into countless weird and twisted "tentacles" that attacked him. The surrounding space also became disordered. A large amount of disordered data piled up twisted buildings and covered the water. Countless twisted monsters constructed by error icons appeared out of thin air and rushed towards him.

[Just because you like them? Those female humans?! Don't be ridiculous! They are all dead! What's here are illusions! They are all illusions of the past! The entire "Elysian Realm" is just a lie they built up! A lie that will bind you once again! A lie that will deceive you once again!!!]

"…You're so long-winded."

[...What?]

"I said..."

He opened his mouth softly, and a blue mark passed through the entire data space, cutting off all its "tentacles". Then the blue water brought the dark sword back in front of him, with the tip of the sword facing down and sinking into the water. The waves quickly spread around him, smoothing out the disordered space. Countless blue translucent aquatic creatures jumped out of the water, biting and eating all the twisted monsters.

Finally, everything around turned into a stable, peaceful space, leaving only the azure sky and the silently falling drizzle, only the humid air around, and only... the azure sea water flowing quietly on the ground.

"Prey should look like prey."

Woo——

As soon as he finished speaking, a horn sounded, echoing throughout the entire space.

[Wait...wait...this is impossible! ]

Woo——

The horn sounded again, and the figures of the Honkai beasts jumped out of the water. Although there were only a few of them, this undoubtedly frightened it even more.

[This is impossible! How could you possibly do this here…here?! Could it be that…you…you have already…]

Woo——

The only response was the constant sound of trumpets.

He walked slowly forward, casually pulled out the greatsword that was stuck in the water, held it in his hand, and the tip of the sword dropped over the azure water, creating waves.

The dark "hunter's suit" had faded away, replaced by a pure white robe, and a strange [ring] appeared above his head, spinning quietly.

Three pairs of huge wings spread out, and pure white feathers gently fall down, adding a touch of pure white to the blue sea. When falling, the pure white feathers will quietly fade away, turning into a pure lily that quietly blooms, and then silently disperses. The pure white petals drift with the sea breeze, turning into a refreshing fragrance.

Woo——

So far, the trumpet has sounded seven times.

[Wait…wait a minute…senior? Can I call you that? Wait a minute, please?]

It retreated in fear. The huge body that was originally built up by redundant and chaotic data could no longer be maintained. The silently falling rain had quietly eaten away everything of it, leaving only its strange, fragile "body".

[Actually, I can do it too... Senior, I... I can do it too! ]

It spoke intermittently in a strange voice, and its originally strange body showed a brief disorder. Almost in the blink of an eye, its shape changed into that of Sakura, and then into that of Elysia, and even transformed into that of Griseo.

[I can do it too. I can be like them... I can love you and like you like them... I can do it too...]

[I will never hurt you... nor will I deceive you... I can be like them, like you, love you... trust you... It doesn't matter who you want me to be.]

[Senior, you... you've woken up, right... you've woken up, so... so... we can actually be together, right? We're the most suitable... aren't we? We can destroy this civilization together, and then... always be together... I can replace them... replace them who have disappeared... and continue to love you.]

Its shape kept changing and finally stopped at the appearance of Elysia.

[You... you see, it's the same... including... personality, right? ]

[Hi~ Want to play together~?]

clatter--

The footsteps haven't stopped yet.

[Not... not satisfied? Then... how about this? ]

[Nozomi, it's been a long time since we last met. Do you want... do you want some candy? ]

clatter--

[This…this one is not okay? Then…then…]

[Look...brother? ]

clatter--

He had already arrived in front of it, with the cold and wet tip of his sword already against it.

[Please...please...I...I will do anything...whatever you want...let...let me out...let me live...please...I just want to leave here alive...]

"......"

[…Senior…Senior]

Realizing that the coldness belonging to the sword had gone away, it stepped forward cautiously, still speaking softly in a pitiful tone.

only...

Then, a huge fish-shaped shadow enveloped it.

It opened its mouth, then closed its lips and teeth. A teeth-grinding biting and chewing sound was heard, and its wailing was fleeting. In just a few blinks of an eye, its figure had disappeared.

"…It's not tasty."

Nozomi wiped his lips with his hand and frowned, looking a little disgusted.

"......"

His figure paused slightly, and the wings behind him folded silently, turning into feathers that quietly dissipated one by one. The [ring] above his head slowly faded away, and the scent of lilies that filled the air also dissipated unknowingly. Even the white robe on his body was covered by the dark "hunter's suit" again.

The azure water carried the sword away from his hand and floated quietly beside him.

"I knew ~ Nozomi would definitely come ~?"

Almost at the next moment, a pink figure swooped over, put her arms around Nozomi's neck, hugged him, and rubbed him affectionately in his arms.

"Elysia..."

Although Nozomi had a premonition and had opened his arms to welcome her in advance, but... to be honest, Elysia's enthusiasm was still a little too much to bear.

"Hmm? What's the matter~"

In response, Elysia just blinked, then curved her eyes like a crescent moon and smiled.

"Compared to what you said, you still want Sakura to do this, right? Unfortunately, Sakura is still too shy~?"

"It's not this... Never mind."

Nozomi didn't want to refute this too much...after all, he really hoped it was Sakura.

He pushed Elysia slightly, trying to tell her that it was enough, but this time, Elysia did not let go and even moved closer to her arms like a spoiled child.

"…Elysia?"

"...Nozomi, I'm really happy~"

She said this softly, with joy and tenderness.

"I'm really glad that you came to us."

The hand around his neck loosened quietly, gently stroking the thin, broken, and disappearing "ring marks" on his neck.

Even though its color is extremely pale and its shape is on the verge of breaking, but... it still exists.

"You... have always been a strong person... So strong that even I admire you... So, I am really... really happy."

She smiled, raised her head, and looked into his eyes. There was tenderness, joy, and... liking for him in her pupils.

"As expected...I like you the most Nozomi~"

The beautiful scenery is captured here.

......

.........

"Huh... this should be enough."

In reality, Vill-V was slightly relieved.

"Not only will we get rid of the Herrscher of Corruption... but we can also delay his awakening a little longer."

She raised her head and looked to the other side of the observation window... In the deep and dark sea, only his figure was so obvious.

Three pairs of pure white wings emitted a faint glow, and countless azure "water" different from the surroundings mixed with pure white lily petals flowed around his body. His white hair like waves swayed gently in the water like seaweed. In front of him, a pink crystal flower was shining with a faint glow, and he was carefully protecting it in his arms... Ah, yes, this was him, the [Herrscher of Revelation], [Herrscher of the Sea] - Nozomi.

He is still there, still alive, sleeping in the deep sea. When the moment of "the end" comes, he will wake up and bring destruction to civilization once again.

but...

"...sigh."

Weiwei looked at the increasingly faint lines on his neck and sighed helplessly. In the end, she could only continue to operate the equipment and prepare for Kevin's arrival.

"...I hope this [dream]...will satisfy you."

She said this softly.

Fire Chaser——Nozomi (SSS) No attributes

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[Blessing of the Ocean]: Nozomi has a certain degree of basic resistance to physical/elemental damage and abnormal status, and has a stronger ability to resist interruption.

[Biological Adaptability]: When Nozomi receives physical damage, his physical resistance will be increased by a small amount. When he receives elemental damage, his resistance to the corresponding element will be increased by a small amount. Each resistance can be increased by up to 50%.

[Sea Eclipse]: Each layer reduces the character's upper health by 2% (falls into a gray bar), up to 15 layers. Every 10 times of damage caused to Nozomi, 1 layer will be removed. When a character on the field has 10 layers of [Sea Eclipse], Nozomi will release [Whale Fall] once.

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[The Beginning of Life]: After the character enters the field, Nozomi will give the field the [Ocean] attribute, stay in the center of the field and generate a shield (50 times). If it is broken within a certain period of time, the character can gain full damage and increase the upper limit of life in the next battle; if it cannot be broken, Nozomi will gain full damage and increase the upper limit of life. During this process, tentacles will be generated on the field to attack the character every 1 second, and the attacked character will be superimposed with 2 layers of [Sea Erosion].

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[Blood gave me a sharp weapon]: Nozomi swings the greatsword to perform three consecutive attacks, two fast and one slow. The first two attacks cause a small amount of freezing elemental damage and cause the attacked character to stack one layer of [Sea Eclipse]. The third attack causes high physical and freezing elemental mixed damage and stacks two layers of [Sea Eclipse]. When all three consecutive attacks hit, Nozomi will add one [Leap Wave].

[Leaping Waves]: Nozomi retreats a distance and quickly performs an upward strike with the greatsword, summoning sword energy like waves to extend in a straight line forward, causing a small amount of physical damage and high amount of freezing elemental damage and stacking 2 layers of [Sea Erosion]. When the sword energy of [Leaping Waves] hits, Nozomi adds an additional [Tide Strike].

[Tide Strike]: Nozomi rushes in front of the character quickly, and after a short delay, he uses his greatsword to perform a downward slash, and summons a tide to bombard a small area, causing high physical and frost elemental damage and stacking 3 layers of [Sea Erosion]. If the character is in a defensive posture at this time (blocking or in a state that can cause a blocking effect), it will cause an additional knockdown and a 3-second stun.

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[The Ocean Gives Me Strength]: When Nozomi attacks, he will summon various marine creatures to fight together, causing a small amount of physical damage while causing high amounts of freezing elemental damage.

[Swordfish]: Nozomi stabs forward with his hand as if it were a knife, and summons a swordfish to attack the character and stack 1 layer of [Sea Erosion] (can be dodged but not blocked).

[Killer Whale]: Nozomi throws a straight punch and summons a killer whale to attack the character and stack 1 layer of [Sea Erosion] (can be parried using melee attacks).

[Shark]: Nozomi takes a defensive stance. After being attacked, he summons sharks to bite the character and stack 3 layers of [Sea Erosion] (which has a forced control effect and comes with additional damage based on the number of [Sea Erosion] layers the character has).

[Crab]: Nozomi quickly approaches the character and summons a crab to perform a strong control throw on the character and stack 2 layers of [Sea Erosion].

[Octopus]: Nozomi waves his hand to summon octopus tentacles to attack the character and stack 2 layers of [Sea Eclipse]. If the character is in the air/blocking state when attacked, it will cause a knockdown/knockdown effect on the character and stack an additional 2 layers of [Sea Eclipse].

"[Whale Fall]: Nozomi leaps into the air to briefly charge, then kicks the character and summons a whale to cause large-scale, high damage (with additional damage based on the number of [Sea Eclipse] layers). After releasing [Whale Fall], the character on the field will have 8 layers of [Sea Eclipse] reduced.

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[Ocean Currents Give Me Swiftness]: Nozomi initially has 3 layers of [Ocean Currents]. When attacked, he will randomly move to a nearby area to avoid the attack (the effect is similar to the effect of the [Xier Stigmata] two-piece set). After the 3 layers of [Ocean Currents] are consumed, 1 layer will be restored every 20 seconds.

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[The Deep Sea Gives Me Life]: Nozomi chants on the spot, granting himself a Times Shield (20) while summoning a vortex that gradually expands to the entire field. The vortex causes a small amount of high-frequency freezing elemental damage, and each time it causes damage to a character, one layer of [Sea Erosion] is stacked; for every second the vortex exists, Nozomi randomly stacks one layer of [Biological Adaptability]; for every 10 seconds the vortex exists, Nozomi recovers 5% of his maximum health.

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[The Unknown Depth of the Sea]: When Nozomi's health drops to a certain value (breaking the first health bar), he becomes invincible and immediately casts [Whale Fall] once, and then summons [Killer Whale] to attack the character 3 times. If the character successfully parries 3 melee attacks at this time, the [Sea Erosion] layers on all characters will be removed and the character's overall damage will be increased; if hit twice, the [Sea Erosion] layers on all characters will be doubled and will not be less than 4 layers in subsequent battles, and then Nozomi enters the second stage.

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[Everything Will Return to the Ocean (Phase 2)]: Nozomi displays greater power, a stronger desire to attack, a faster attack speed, increased damage, and the greatsword's three-hit combo, [Wave Leap], and [Tide Strike] will all incur additional damage based on the number of [Sea Erosion] layers.

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[What I Once Longed For]: When the character on the field is [Elysia], Nozomi interrupts all current actions and stops attacking, temporarily removes all skills, and switches to [Restore 1% of maximum health every 2 seconds], while giving and only giving [Elysia] a 50% total damage increase (calculated independently), 30% total damage penetration, and 1 point of energy recovery effect per second.

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[The One I Once Loved and Cherished]: When the character on the field is [Sakura (Godly Armor·Don't Forget)], the damage caused by Nozomi is reduced by 70%, the desire to attack is lower, and the effect of adding damage according to the number of layers of [Sea Eclipse] in all skills is removed. At the same time, it gives and only gives [Sakura (Godly Armor·Don't Forget)] a 50% increase in total damage (calculated independently), 30% total damage penetration, and an energy recovery effect of 1 point per second."