Chapter 698

"It's truly incredible, how does he endure this kind of pain? Can't stand up, can't move..."

In a certain World Bubble, severely injured by the Flame-Chaser strike amplified by the power of Finality, the Herrscher of Finality fell continuously in the Sea of Quanta until she landed in this World Bubble.

At this moment, this Honkai goddess was extremely disheveled.

She smashed a deep crater into the ground. The two Honkai energy light wings behind her were shattered, and the divine ceremonial dress she wore was burned so badly that it couldn't even cover her divine body.

She didn't know where her exclusive weapon, the World-Ending Divine Spear, had fallen.

And just at this moment.

"Found you. Mm, sure enough, still alive."

"Hmph! You won... It's truly baffling. Although that strike just now was strong, compared to the damage I caused you in the past, it's not worth mentioning. Why can you, Bai Ge, resist it every time, while I can't stand up after just one strike?"

"……Just a difference in physical fitness."

Bai Ge shrugged and said. No matter how powerful the Herrscher of Finality is, she is still a Herrscher, and a Herrscher is ultimately a mage. Isn't it normal for a mage to be physically weak and have low health?

She just had a health-locking cheat, but her own health volume wasn't very high. The length of her health bar was far inferior to a planetary-level Honkai beast, and also inferior to Bai Ge, who was a Chimera Fusion Warrior.

Therefore, once she lost the protection of the power of Finality, Bai Ge could easily severely injure her to the point of being a candle in the wind.

"No, it's not just that..."

The Herrscher of Finality, lying on the ground, shook her head, her somewhat dim golden pupils staring directly at Bai Ge.

"There are other factors. Will? Right, I don't have the things you have that you would protect regardless of everything."

"What about the reason for fighting?"

"What is that kind of thing."

The Herrscher of Finality was expressionless. Reason for fighting? There's no such thing. She just fought to fight with Bai Ge.

In the end, except for the authority that was powerful to the point of being almost invincible, and the mission given by the Honkai, the Herrscher of Finality never possessed anything. And it was precisely because of this that she found the white-haired boy dazzling and was attracted to him.

"Anyway, I lost. Kill me."

The Herrscher of Finality looked at the greatsword in Bai Ge's hand, which was still in the shape of the Unkindled Finality sword.

This meant he could at least unleash one more strike containing the power of Finality, which was enough to kill her.

And Bai Ge had no reason to let her go.

Through the memories passed down by the Taixu Sword God in the past, the Herrscher of Finality knew that the reason Bai Ge didn't finish her off in the previous civilization was to let her reset civilization so that the current civilization could be born.

But now, there was no such reason.

Although Finality regarded Bai Ge as an opponent, for Bai Ge, she was undoubtedly an "enemy," a threat that possessed the power to easily destroy human civilization and had to be killed.

"Be proud, Bai Ge, you will become the first human to kill Finality. Uh, no, it seems to be the second..."

"Oh? Who was the first?"

Bai Ge was stunned for a moment and asked curiously.

First of all, it couldn't be something within the Milky Way, because Earth was the Honkai's final stop in the Milky Way. So, it was highly likely that it happened elsewhere in the universe.

In fact, he had long guessed that the Honkai might not only exist in the solar system. Perhaps there was Honkai testing civilizations elsewhere in this universe.

After all, the world is so vast. Since that's the case, it wouldn't be strange for an alien civilization to have defeated Finality.

"It's not important. She is in a place very far away from you, on the other side of the star sea. You and her will probably never meet in your lifetime. And... although she also defeated the Honkai, unlike you, Bai Ge, she ultimately didn't manage to protect anything."

"Is that so? That sounds really pitiful."

Bai Ge felt some sympathy and some regret. He quite wanted to meet the person who had defeated Finality before him.

"Alright, do it. Or do you want to torture me a bit before killing me?"

"……Don't you feel afraid?"

"Hmph! Who do you think I am? I am the Herrscher of Finality, the god who brings destruction to civilization. How could a god be afraid."

Even falling to the ground, this Honkai goddess was still so noble, proud, and beautiful.

(Actually, I am a bit afraid, but as a god, I can't do things like begging for mercy or wailing. And... let's leave a better impression at the very end.)

"*Cough cough!* I heard your inner voice."

Bai Ge coughed lightly, indicating that he also possessed the authority of the Herrscher of Sentience. Even though it was much weaker compared to Finality, this Honkai goddess was already severely injured.

His authority just happened to hear the other party's inner voice.

"!!!"

The Herrscher of Finality's eyes widened upon hearing this. Subsequently, she shamefully grabbed a stone from the ground and threw it at Bai Ge. This was the only attack method she could use now.

"Gulu! Kill me, hurry up."

"Ah, this..."

Bai Ge was also left between laughter and tears. Subsequently, he pointed the Unkindled Finality sword in his hand at the goddess's neck.

Intuition told him that now, as long as he cut off this fair neck, he could end the Herrscher of Finality's life.

However……

Bai Ge was surprised to find that he couldn't bring himself to do it.

(Eh? Why can't I bring myself to do it? Could it be because I kissed her back then, and now she kissed me too? No, no, no! This ancestor can easily destroy the world whenever she wants. I can't let this opportunity go so rashly!)

The threat of the Herrscher of Finality was simply too great. Objectively and rationally considering, rather than trying to reform and tame her, taking advantage of this opportunity to kill her was the correct choice.

(And since she has already requested it herself, wouldn't it be impolite if I didn't satisfy her?)

Bai Ge took a deep breath, the sword in his hand getting closer to Finality. He kept telling himself in his heart that he must consider the safety of the world more.

He couldn't be bewitched by this Honkai goddess's beauty, nor could he be moved by the words she said earlier.

Now is the time to be hard-hearted!

However, when Bai Ge saw the crystal crown worn on the Herrscher of Finality's head, the sword in his hand stopped again.

"You're actually still wearing it..."

"Hmph, I'm just too lazy to take it off."

"Liar."

This was the apology gift Bai Ge left for blaspheming this goddess fifty thousand years ago. If she were just lazy to take it off, if she didn't care at all, this crown wouldn't be intact now.

You must know that the battle they just had was a world-destroying super battle. Just the aftermath alone could shatter World Bubbles, and this crown was just ordinary crystal material.

The crown itself didn't have the protection of the power of Finality either.

Logically speaking, it should have been ground into the finest powder by the terrifying pressure of Honkai energy during the confrontation between the two sides long ago. However, it was still worn intact on the Herrscher of Finality's head.

Therefore, there was no doubt that the Herrscher of Finality had diverted power to protect this crystal crown.

You must know that she didn't even care that her divine ceremonial dress was burned to the point of being barely decent, and this crystal crown was the only intact thing on her body at this moment.

"…………"

Bai Ge was silent for a moment, and under the Herrscher of Finality's incredulous gaze, he let go of the Unkindled Flame-Chaser.

The flame sword that fell to the ground instantly inserted into the mud, directly burning the nearby earth into scorched earth.

"Bai Ge, what are you doing?"

"……I'm making a bet, betting that you won't destroy the world I love in the future. Hehe, anyway, I've saved the world so many times, so even if I'm willful for once now, I think God will surely allow it."

"What... did you say?"

The Herrscher of Finality was extremely surprised, obviously not expecting Bai Ge to choose not to kill her.

"And anyway, I've let you go 12 times, so it doesn't matter if I let you go one more time. It just so happens that I quite like the number 13, which represents the meaning of [Falsehood]."

"Bai Ge, you made a crazy decision."

"I know, but I never regret the decisions I make, whether in the past, present, or future. So... Herrscher of Finality, please don't make me regret it either."

Bai Ge knelt on one knee beside the Herrscher of Finality. Their golden pupils were looking at each other, their figures reflected in the equally brilliant gold.

"Make a contract with me, Finality."

"Contract?"

"That's right. After returning to the current world, you must join St. Freya Academy, and from now on, you must obey me and are not allowed to refuse my orders. As long as you can agree to these two points, I will give you the same treatment as the other Herrschers of the previous civilization."

Bai Ge stared at the Herrscher of Finality and said seriously. The latter was stunned, then frowned with dissatisfaction.

"Obey you? On what grounds? Bai Ge, do you think I need this charity?!"

"12 times, no, it's already 13 times. I have already defeated you for the 13th time."

"So what! Are you trying to say that because I lost to you, I have to be your slave?"

The Herrscher of Finality was a bit angry. She reached out and grabbed the white-haired boy's collar, like an angry cat with its fur standing on end, about to pounce and bite the human who offended her to death.

Even if she was defeated, even if she had humanity, she was still the goddess of the Honkai, and the pride of a god could not be violated.

The Herrscher of Finality would rather die at Bai Ge's hands now than become a slave and live on.

"You misunderstood. I mean this is a competition between you and me. Now your score is 13 points behind mine."

"What? Competition?"

"That's right. Don't you want to fight me? Then I promise to fight you once a month from now on. And from next time, we will duel one-on-one. I won't even summon Sky-Devourer."

Bai Ge said while using the authority of the Herrscher of Sentience to heal the Herrscher of Finality's injuries.

"Win one game and get one point. The person with the lower score must unconditionally obey the orders of the person with the higher score. You can choose to refuse, but that means you will never have a chance to take revenge on me again. Of course, I won't make excessive demands of you."

"!!!"

The Herrscher of Finality stared at Bai Ge in surprise. Not just her, even Janna on the side was the same.

"If that's the case, okay. But Bai Ge, aren't you afraid that I will violate the rules later and threaten you with your world?"

"I believe you won't do that. I bet you won't do that. If you do... I will hate you for the rest of my life."

Every syllable Bai Ge spoke was forceful. This was probably the biggest bet he had made in his life, because at least for now, he didn't have the certainty of defeating the Herrscher of Finality steadily.

If this Honkai goddess really did such a thing, then Bai Mou would probably be helpless.

But he chose to believe.

Believe in this goddess who would rather die to protect her pride, believe in this woman who cherished the crystal crown he gave her so much, and would not do anything that would make him regret this choice.

"Hmph! Fine, I agree to this contract."

The healed Herrscher of Finality stood up.

She would not do anything that would make Bai Ge regret it. It wasn't just that the pride of a god didn't allow her to do such despicable things.

Perhaps it was also because... she didn't want to be hated by the white-haired boy.

"Very good, then show some sincerity first."

"Sincerity?"

"Don't resist what happens next."

Bai Ge said, constructing a marker pen, then pinched the Herrscher of Finality's chin and drew an ugly little turtle on her world-class beautiful face, and even had Janna hold a mirror for her to see.

"Hmph! Just this? It doesn't matter if it's more excessive."

(Strange, why don't I feel annoyed?)

Although the Herrscher of Finality didn't care on the surface, she was actually surprised in her heart. She really didn't feel resistant to such a rude act.

Was it because of tolerance, or because the object was Bai Ge?

"It doesn't matter if it's more excessive? Alright, then lift your leg." Bai Ge raised his eyebrows and said.

"Like this?" The Herrscher of Finality was stunned for a moment, but still obediently lifted her jade foot.