Charging Headfirst at Everything Can Only Harm You

"Kiana, I don't think you need to feel a lot of pressure because of other people."

After noticing the strange expression on Kiana's face, Lin Yu, who had already activated his cold demeanor, calmly spoke to Kiana.

"Everyone has their own way of living, and I don't think it's necessary to deliberately imitate other people's way of life."

"In this life, the person who should be most responsible for oneself is always oneself. In my opinion, choosing the way of life that is most suitable for oneself is the most important thing a person should do."

"While I'm happy that you're trying to comfort me right now, the problem is..."

Recalling Lin Yu's earlier absent-mindedness, Kiana said irritably.

"So, is your way of life such that you have to think about all sorts of trivial things even when you're eating?"

"Anyway, I'm just killing time."

After seeing the "I really can't do anything with you" message in their eyes, Lin Yu took the initiative to end the conversation.

The idea is that everyone should be a "rotten dog" (a term used to describe someone who is overly enthusiastic or ambitious), but there are differences between different "rotten dogs".

Since Mei's Herrscher Persona is basically harmless to her, Lin Yu can feel a little more at ease and let her roll up with peace of mind.

For someone like Yuno, who can suppress the Herrscher Persona but whose mental state is uncertain, Lin Yu will pay a little attention to whether her current mental state is normal when she is being swirled.

As for Kiana...

To be honest, she did play an important role in the future 'salvation plan'.

However, she also had the highest probability of becoming a bomb in the entire dormitory.

After all, other people are either like Yuno, Herrscher Persona is so weak that they don't need to worry too much, or like Mei and the future Fu Hua, Herrscher Persona is relatively not that scary.

However, Kiana's Herrscher Persona has casually killed tens of millions of people in the past, and her future goal is to destroy humanity.

She was a genius to begin with, and once a genius gets serious, the speed at which they learn knowledge and improve their strength is definitely not slow.

As Kiana works harder, the intensity of Honkai Energy within her body and the precision of her Honkai Energy control will also increase as a result.

When Otto injects excessive Honkai Energy into Sirin's body, once Sirin wakes up, all the attribute points that Kiana 'rolled up' will be fed back to Sirin.

The current situation is that the harder Kiana works, the stronger the account Sirin will have when she wakes up; the stronger Sirin, the more dangerous Lin Yu will be.

However, if Kiana doesn't work hard now, even if she has the potential to become the 'Finality' in the future, she may not become the Finality' as in the original story.

To be honest, Lin Yu really disliked the "Embrace the Finality" and "Stigmata Plan" proposals.

But even if he doesn't like these two options, they are still a safety net.

Moreover, to prevent Kevin from becoming too destructive after he emerges, Lin Yu and Su will try their best to intercept Kevin.

In the end, the only soft safety option left is Kiana's 'Embrace of the Finality'.

Sigh, if Kiana works hard, I'm in danger; if she doesn't work hard, everyone in the world is in danger.

What utter nonsense!

If that's truly your intention, then it's actually a good thing.

The problem is—you're treating these two things as a safety net, which means you think you still have a chance to solve the problem, right?

Yes, a soft guarantee is just a guarantee, and nobody really wants to see a guarantee.

Although I was short of money because I was an orphan and ended up buying a second-hand phone that couldn't play many mobile games, I really understand the thoughts of my silly group members.

Gacha games that require real-money purchases all have a pity system, but every player of such games hopes to get their desired character before reaching the pity system.

This is human nature; I am human, so naturally I would have the same thoughts.

Yes, well said.

Seeing how spirited you are, this system will refrain from uttering any more witty remarks today.

You're not mocking me, so it seems you think my plan is feasible?

[At least the success rate isn't zero, how should I put it? Let this system take a look...]

Oh, the probability of getting Huang Zhong is slightly higher than a single draw from the box.

Oh my god, why did you have to play this?

And the probability is only one in ten thousand, is it really that low?!

The future prospects might be slightly better, but the prerequisite remains the same—you have to survive.

[Given your current state, this system has even prepared a tombstone for you. When you finally collapse, this system will simply shove the tombstone into the ground and let it see what happens...]

[Hmm, I'll just write something like "It's pretty cool, right?" and that should be fine.]

Ha, I won't give you the chance to take this out.

[Then you should adjust your state of mind, host.]

[Since you've been working so hard, this system has to remind you of one thing—you should use slideshows less often.]

Even if you used the 'implantation' skill to weaken some of the negative effects of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier, you are still relying on this power too much.

Does that mean I'm about to disappear?

[Right now, not really, but the future is hard to say.]

[After all, what you obtained was only a 'Voidpower Gem Shard' and not the complete Void Magic Stone. Having only a fragment means you'll naturally have to pay a greater price to use this powerful skill.]

Stop daydreaming about being a cunning dog. What if you get into a fight one day and disappear halfway through? That would be hilarious.

... Tsk, what a hassle.

Those who wanted to hone their skills in their dreams, now it seems...

Maybe I really should take a good rest.

In short, a balance between work and rest is the right way.

Seeing Lin Yu start to space out again, Himeko could only helplessly say something to Lin Yu.

"Two weeks from now, I'll give you all a day off so you can all go out and have some fun—of course, Kiana, you'll have to deliver results that Theresa will be satisfied with."

"... I understand."

After muttering something under her breath guiltily, Kiana tried her best to appear nonchalant.

However, when faced with a mentally inclined player like Himeko and a player like Lin Yu who can also be considered mentally inclined, the two of them could guess what she was thinking simply by looking into her eyes, without even needing to observe her.

Sigh, Kiana, you've actually improved a lot, it's just that everyone else is working harder than you.

Oh, Kiana, I really don't know what to do with you like this.

Sirin... it would be difficult to resolve the resentment in her heart beforehand.

In the original story, Sirin, who had once felt Cecilia's warmth, ultimately chose to continue killing humans.

Hoping she'd be soft-hearted is the same as hoping Otto would be soft-hearted—utterly stupid, and anyone who does is an idiot.

"Everyone, Bronya is back."

Suddenly, the front door of the house was opened from the outside.

Outside the gate, Bronya, who had regained her usual indifferent demeanor, slowly floated into the room and spoke to Himeko.

"Major Himeko, Bronya requests to join the patrol team."

"I'm talking to you..."

After giving Lin Yu a disapproving glare, Himeko immediately felt that 'this kid has really corrupted everyone.'

"After all you've been through, a few days of rest would really help..."

Bronya doesn't want to rest.

Lin Yu, look at yourself!

You've corrupted this little girl too!

At this moment, Bronya did not notice that Himeko's gaze had become even more ominous.

She looked at her colleagues and superiors and spoke quietly to them.

"In Cocolia... before her Mom died, she handed over all of Bronya's friends from the orphanage to the World Serpent."

"And now, according to Bronya's deduction, some of Bronya friends, like Bronya, possess a certain degree of Honkai Energy Manipulation ability and resistance, so..."

"According to the intelligence summary submitted by Professor Xiola, Bronya's friends are currently in danger."

"Mother Cocolia is dead, but she left some incurable scars on Bronya and Bronya's friends, and on the world."

"But... she will always be Bronya's mother."

"So now, Bronya must pull herself together and make amends to the victims and rescue the companions she betrayed on Mother Cocolia."

"In order to accomplish these tasks, Bronya needs higher authority within Schicksal to investigate information about the World Serpent, so Bronya will work hard to reach A-Class as soon as possible."

After hearing what the girl said, Lin Yu didn't regret killing Cocolia, but now he truly felt...

Sigh, that poor girl is really pitiful.

Although Cocolia was betrayed by her adoptive mother in the original story, at least she didn't die.

Cocolia is now dead, but before Cocolia died, she pulled off a major feat by sending everyone in the orphanage away.

Originally, Bronya only wanted to save Seele, but now, apart from her and Ann, the entire orphanage has either been sent away by Cocolia or 'sent away' by Cocolia.

Sometimes I think that my parents, whom I've never met, aren't actually that bad.

Although they gave birth to me but didn't raise me, but...

—At least they didn't do what Cocolia did to Bronya, relentlessly sabotaging and hindering me.

Moreover, this unlucky kid still hasn't forgotten Seele... Actually, that's quite normal.

The problem is that Seele is now locked up with Kevin.

Kevin is locked up and can't get out, so Seele can't get out either.

Unless something unexpected happens in the Haiyuan City on the other side of Anti-Entropy, Seele will probably have to continue 'soaking' in the Quantum Sea.

Thinking about all this ridiculous nonsense, Lin Yu felt that Bronya was even more miserable.

"Brother Lin Yu, please don't look at Bronya like that."

At this moment, after sensing Lin Yu's gaze, Bronya spoke firmly.

"There was nothing wrong with what you said to Bronya back then."

"The truly pitiful people aren't Bronya, but those who have been hurt because of Mother Cocolia, so..."

"Bronya will not stop until she has completed Bronya atonement."

Chapter 189. Rushing into everything will only harm you.

World Serpent. Main Base

Inside the main base, Administrator Gray Serpent looked at the intelligence reports flashing before his eyes and felt fortunate to be a cyborg.

If he were a Previous Era pioneer with flesh and blood, then the administrator Gray Serpent, who is now seeing this information, would probably develop high blood pressure symptoms.

Several days ago, members of World Serpent, who were lying in ambush near the River Thames, observed a piece of intelligence.

After Su and Schicksal almost went to war, Su actually took the initiative to join Schicksal with Thousand Worlds Annihilation.

As someone who understands Su's true nature, Gray Serpent naturally knows that Su's so-called 'madness' is definitely an act.

Even if he despised the traitor who had betrayed Venerable Lord Kevin, he wouldn't lose his rationality and start randomly slandering Su.

The fact that the 'mad' Su brought the Thousand Worlds Annihilation to join Schicksal, in Gray Serpent's estimation, cannot be entirely considered a bad thing.

Su and Otto were fundamentally different people, and there was a clear and significant conflict between them regarding their personal interests.

That squinty-eyed guy was indeed a good person overall, but...

—This good person is unscrupulous in using any means to do good.

Venerable Lord Kevin and the traitor Su were closer than brothers. However, after Su realized that Kevin might be obsessed and wanted to carry out the Stigmata Plan ahead of schedule, he tricked Kevin into going to a special battlefield without saying a word and then took action on the spot.