The Vixen's Gambit: Tonight We Hunt

The Divine Key, Oath of Judah.

Unlike the Judgment of Shamash, which had been passed down through the Kaslana family, it didn't have such a terrifying attack power. Its greatest ability was to restrain.

If its power was fully released, it could eliminate all Honkai energy within several kilometers. It was an effective tool against Honkai.

But obtaining such great power came with an equal cost. The Oath of Judah's Zero-rated power was not only difficult to use, but it was also a huge burden on the body. If anything went wrong, it was possible that the user would die instead of defeating the enemy.

Kallen didn't want to die, so she would never practice something like that.

But now that things had reached a life or death situation, with no other possibility of defeating the Herrscher, they had no choice but to rely on Judah.

"Well then, have you finished your last words?"

Seeing Otto and Kallen take up fighting stances again, the Herrscher of Corruption scratched her neck with her hind leg like a bored cat. "You guys are so weak. You're not giving me any satisfaction."

"Stop talking as if you've already won--Oath of Judah. First rated power, activate!"

Kallen activated her attack again. Golden beams shot out of the cross and attacked the beast in the sky. Beside her, Otto gritted his teeth.

"Mimicry Judah, multiple deployment…!"

In an instant, dozens of Judah's that seemed to be made of gold appeared on the ground. They attacked the Herrscher of Corruption at the same time!

Otto couldn't use the Void Archive to unleash the Mimicry Keys' rated power yet. All he could do was try to control the Herrscher of Corruption by increasing the number of Mimicry Judahs.

It was difficult for him to use power that was beyond his capabilities. Almost immediately, blood began to pour from his face, but he didn't stop. His eyes were still fixed on the Herrscher in the sky, and he continued to use the Void Archive with all his strength.

This time, their attacks were actually effective. Although the Herrscher of Corruption dodged the first rated power, she was quickly bound by hundreds of golden chains.

"Now, Kallen!"

"Oath of Judah, Zeroth-Rated Power--"

Kallen raised Judah and bit her lip. She ran toward the bound Herrscher of Corruption. The Oath of Judah in her hands began to emit a golden light, and she felt her energy being drained.

Judah's attack wasn't able to differentiate between friend and foe. Even as the user, Kallen was being suppressed and weakened.

But the Herrscher of Corruption was a physical body composed of Honkai energy. Once that Honkai energy was suppressed, she wouldn't be able to maintain her form!

So it was worth it—

"Elysion Pedion, activate!!!"

With her last ounce of strength, Kallen plunged the Oath of Judah deep into the ground. Golden spikes suddenly came out of the cross, creating what seemed to be a blooming flower.

At the next moment, countless sturdy chains shot through the ground into the sky, as if connecting the ground and the heavens. Then, golden gears appeared in the air, slowly rotating. As the gears spun, the Honkai energy in the surrounding area quickly decreased, as if it was being sucked away by some unknown power!

"Tsk, what is this thing?!"

The unexpected situation made the Herrscher of Corruption irritated. She quickly broke free from the chains and tried to get away, but it was already too late. The moment the barrier activated, she felt her body stiffen. It was even hard to move.

And not only that, her massive body also began to shrink as the Honkai energy was quickly depleted!

You couldn't blame her. Before becoming a Herrscher, she had been a normal person. Though she knew a bit about the Divine keys thanks to her sister, it was only limited to the most well-known ones, such as the Judgement of Shamash, which was used by the strongest human.

She had never heard of a Divine key like the Oath of Judah that could suppress Honkai energy.

But looking at it now, she knew this must be one of MEI's creations!

"Don't get cocky just yet!!"

Faced with this crisis, the Herrscher of Corruption finally got serious. Dark purple energy poured out from her core. Supported by a continuous flow of Honkai energy, she managed to take a step forward in the Elysion Pedion Barrier!

Each step was extremely difficult, and her body continued to shrink. But with Otto and Kallen both having lost their Honkai energy and becoming normal humans, the Herrscher of Corruption only needed to use her paw to kill them.

Even though I'm weaker, that doesn't mean you're stronger than me!

Seeing the Herrscher of Corruption get closer and closer, Kallen had no other choice. She continued to pour all of her strength into Judah to strengthen the barrier.

But even so, the exhausted Kallen was still unable to unleash the full power of the Elysion Pedion Barrier. The Herrscher was only weakened, not sealed.

Otto knew that if the Herrscher of Corruption killed Kallen and broke the barrier, everything would be over.

I need to stop her...

Otto gritted his teeth and stood up. He shakily picked up a rifle that had been discarded on the ground.

Many people had died during the Honkai outbreak. The firearms that they used were scattered all over the ground. While these simple rifles couldn't kill a Honkai beast, they were the only weapons Otto had.

This is it. I'll finally become a hero, Lihua!

He gripped the rifle and raised the muzzle toward the Herrscher of Corruption, shouting, "Look over here, you damn fox!"

Even though I did a lot of wrong things, and I didn't have good intentions, I'm going to die saving the world. That should count as being your hero--

Chhk!

"Annoying."

The Herrscher of Corruption struck Otto through the chest with a paw and tossed him aside. She then continued to move toward Kallen.

Even though she had been weakened, she could still kill a normal human like Kallen.

Seeing Otto get killed so easily, Kallen couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

During those brief seconds, the Herrscher of Corruption's body had shrunk from almost a hundred meters to less than five. Even in that state, she could still easily kill her, who had lost her Honkai power.

Is this where it ends?

Kallen had a moment of realization. She looked back at her life and found that she hadn't accomplished anything.

She wanted to save the world, but gave up halfway. She wanted to protect Lihua, but had disappointed her. She wanted to seal this Herrscher, but her efforts were futile.

"I…can't do anything…"