Chapter 189

If Fu Hua can keep Lin Yu in line a little, that would definitely be a good thing.

Moreover, now, Kiana, who once saw the blood-stained sheets, and Bronya, who saw Lin Yu and Fu Hua embracing, have realized that they may have really been overthinking things in the past.

Fu Hua's current attitude towards Lin Yu is more like that of a strict mother disciplining a disobedient son than that of lovers who are mutually in love.

They could hear worry, helplessness, anger, and concern in Fu Hua's words to Lin Yu, but they couldn't detect even a trace of romantic love between the sexes.

At this point, what more can they say?

Compared to Lin Yu's desperate distress signal, the three of them felt that Fu Hua's lecture to Lin Yu was actually a great thing.

He doesn't usually seem like a 'vengeful ghost focused on revenge', but that's how they saw him at the St. Freya Academy.

When the Honkai appeared in front of Lin Yu, he was like a person with a split personality, switching directly to another personality.

They fight like madmen, daring to beat even Herrscher.

To be fair, not only Fu Hua, but all three of them were worried that he might die out there one day.

"But then again, given how big of a commotion this has caused..."

At this moment, Kiana suddenly felt that something was missing and asked Bronya and Mei.

"Where 'Yuno? Even if she was sleeping in, she should have been woken up by now, right?"

"Yuno? She left early this morning."

At this moment, Mei recalled seeing Yuno smiling and saying goodbye to her at the door when she got up early to make breakfast, and sighed slightly.

"Unlike the rest of us, Himeko- sensei has a higher opinion of Yuno."

"Perhaps for this reason, although headquarters has rated us all as B-Class, Yuno has a better reputation, has already been assigned a special mission by headquarters."

"Varied--"

Kiana, upon hearing the news, initially wanted to cry and make a scene, unable to accept it.

But looking back on the past forty or fifty days, Kiana suddenly realized that headquarters' judgment was absolutely correct.

Compared to Kiana, who sleeps in class, fails exams, doesn't seem to have any brains, and is always a drag on the team during missions...

Yuno, with her excellent grades, friendly demeanor, attentiveness to others' feelings, and ability to hold off the Simulated Herrscher alone, giving Kiana a chance to escape, naturally deserves a higher score.

Damn it, we all entered the school at the same time, but Yuno got a higher score than me despite having worse equipment.

She certainly deserves this score, so the problem must lie with me.

At this moment, Kiana, who had just forgotten her unease and anxiety because of the noise in the dormitory, felt her inner anxiety become even more severe.

The Class President can kill the Simulated Herrscher alone, the senior can easily kill the Simulated Herrscher without taking damage, Yuno can hold off the Simulated Herrscher...

They have gradually left me behind.

No, I must master the power of moonlight as soon as possible so that I can keep up with everyone else.

At that moment, Mei looked at Kiana beside her with utter astonishment.

Hey, crybaby, what's going on?!

Looking at Kiana, who seemed to be fine, Mei suddenly realized that she might have been too tired today.

Just now, she actually sensed energy fluctuations emanating from Kiana that only Herrscher could produce...

Haha, how could such a thing be possible?

The Kaslana clan possesses strong resistance to Honkai Energy; in other words, the Kaslana clan can even be described as 'Honkai nemesis' to some extent.

Even if the Honkai needs to choose a powerful host to become Herrscher, in Mei's eyes, choosing someone from the Kaslana clan to become Herrscher is clearly a bad move.

I guess I was overthinking it. The Honkai will awaken the Herrscher Persona and tempt me to fall—how could such a smart Honkai do something so foolish?

Hmm, hard to say.

At this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder of Thunder, who was watching Kiana through Mei's eyes, offered a contrary opinion to Mei.

[When you try to understand 'God's' actions using common sense, you've already fallen into a lower category.]

[You crybaby, I don't care whether you believe me or not, but we have to be careful of this white-haired girl. There's something about her that I feel 'familiar' about.]

Familiar?

Forget it, save yourself the trouble of such low-level attempts to sow discord, Herrscher.

No, I'm serious. Although that feeling was fleeting, it definitely felt very familiar.

Herrscher, I'll say it again—don't try to sow discord between me and Kiana with such low-level and boring reasons.

In these forty or fifty days, I have already done my homework.

The Gem of Conquest was the Herrscher Core of Thunder Anti-Entropy from the Second Herrscher had died fourteen years prior.

You said Kiana has a familiar feeling to you, but the problem is that she was born fourteen years ago.

Could it be that the Second Herrscher Core, which is being kept by Schicksal, will suddenly be injected into Kiana's body, turning her into the Herrscher of the Void?

Listening to Mei's analysis, the Herrscher of Thunder wanted to refute it.

However, Mei's analysis was flawless, and she couldn't find any fault with it.

"... Never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Perhaps I really did make a mistake.

After the Herrscher of Thunder fell silent again, Mei felt that she really should work harder to train herself.

Compared to the previously arrogant Herrscher of Thunder, the Herrscher of Thunder now uses words to provoke her, causing her to develop weaknesses.

If all the Herrscher are working hard, what right do I have not to work hard!

If Lin Yu is doing his best, what reason do I have not to do my best?

It's decided!

Extra training today!

Even if I can't keep up with Lin Yu's pace, I must at least emulate Yuno!

At the same time, at the Anti-Entropy Headquarters...

When Siegfried dragged his weary body back to the Ark of Anti-Entropy, he was shocked to see...

—Ryoma, Welt, Tesla, and Einstein were sitting in their chairs, their faces pale and their eyes fixed on the ceiling between the arks with a fierce look.

Looking at everyone's current state, Siegfried could only feel...

—Damn it, Cocolia, you deserve to die.

Originally, besides fighting against Otto, Anti-Entropy was also responsible for dealing with Honkai Beast and Meele that appeared in some areas.

But everything changed after Cocolia started causing trouble.

After Cocolia betrayed Ryoma, causing ME Company's reputation to plummet, Anti-Entropy's cash flow immediately ran into trouble.

The problems at ME Company extend far beyond just the cash flow issue.

Because ME Company was taken over by Cocolia, Project Mei, led by Ryoma, was forced to stop after Ryoma went to prison.

As a result, some of the Anti-Entropy warriors were unable to obtain the latest weapons developed by Project Mei, resulting in some casualties.

Cocolia's subsequent actions, in which she took away a considerable number of Titan Mech, further exacerbated Anti-Entropy's already scarce combat power.

Therefore, given the current insufficient manpower on the Anti-Entropy side, they may not be able to defend many areas.

As the closest ally of the Anti-Entropy conservatives, the righteous Siegfried certainly couldn't stand by and watch those regions Honkai by the Honkai go unattended.

For Siegfried, who can use the Divine Key, most Honkai Beast are enemies that can be killed with a single shot.

In general, small to medium-sized Honkai, powerful Honkai Beast like the Emperor-class will not appear.

Even so, despite having an improved Quantum Teleportation System, Siegfried was still exhausted.

If he weren't a super genius, even without using the self-destructive ultimate technique of Heavenly Fire: Unleashed, the burden caused by using Flame-Chaser's Judgment alone would have been enough to take his life.

But now, looking at these four old friends whose souls had left their bodies, Siegfried could only feel...

I think I'm doing pretty well.

In the past forty or fifty days, the Anti-Entropy conservatives have been busy spun around like tops, trying to stabilize the organization, clean up Cocolia's messes, and solve various problems within the organization.

In this situation, not to mention Ryoma, an ordinary person, even Herrscher, a Welt Einstein, and Tesla, who were blessed by the Divine Key, felt that their bodies could not take it.

"Ah, Siegfried, you're back..."

Seeing his old friend return to the Ark with a weary look on his face, Welt forced a smile.

"You've worked hard."

"Ha, compared to you guys, it's much easier for me to go out and fight."

Seeing that Welt was almost out of breath, Siegfried didn't bother with pleasantries with the others.

"Tell me, what went wrong this time?"

"Hmm... never mind, I'll keep it short."

At this moment, Welt took a deep breath of fresh air and said to Siegfried with a solemn expression.

"Simply put, we suspect that Otto is trying to create an artificial Honkai."

???

Upon hearing this, Siegfried was taken aback at first, then immediately flew into a rage and said...

"That damn bastard, how dare he!"

"He's Otto, what's there for him to be afraid of?"

Nearby, an exhausted Einstein spoke weakly to Siegfried after mentioning Otto's name.

"That's the conclusion. As for the process... well, it's a serious matter and can't be taken lightly."

"Simply put, someone within Schicksal defected with the Tranquility Gem, but we all know— Otto isn't a fool, how could he possibly allow someone else to access and take the Tranquility Gem away?"

"That's right."

Upon recalling that sour face, Siegfried immediately nodded in agreement.

"Everyone knows how much that bastard values Herrscher Core, so of course he can't be that stupid and incompetent."

"Therefore, the theft of the Tranquility Gem was clearly the result of Otto's deliberate indulgence."

After picking up where Einstein and Siegfried left off, Tesla spoke irritably to Siegfried.

"That bastard definitely had a backup plan!"

"We've known all along that he's been coveting the power of the Herrscher. Now he's deliberately releasing the Tranquility Gem, clearly intending to create another large-scale Honkai and bring about the birth of a Herrscher!"

"Moreover, the gem was stolen, and Schicksal is actually a victim in this matter—he completely absolved himself of any responsibility!"

"This guy...!"

Listening to everyone's analysis, Siegfried immediately understood why everyone was so tired but still wanted to continue the operation.

A single major Honkai would at least result in the deaths of millions of people.

If things escalate to the point of Second Honkai Eruption, causing the Herrscher Core to go berserk, then tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people will perish together.

Although Siegfried betrayed Schicksal, he still considered himself a fighter who had to protect the innocent.

Now that someone is planning an indirect massacre, Siegfried certainly can't just stand by and watch.

"Give me the coordinates, and I'll go steal the Tranquility Gem right now!"

"Don't rush, this problem is actually a bit complicated."

Ryoma, who was standing to the side, opened the information screen and looked at the information on the screen before speaking to Siegfried.

"You've been so busy lately, you probably haven't had time to look at the intelligence we sent you."

"The organization that Otto uncovered, now in alliance with Cocolia, has acquired the technology to create Herrscher Clone."

"Now Singapore can't sit still anymore, so it has joined forces with that organization and obtained some cloned Herrscher."

"And the collaborator of that Schicksal Dr. Mags is actually the organization behind Singapore."