You Will Regret This!

"Himeko is right, so—"

"Branch Leader, I haven't finished speaking yet."

After interrupting Theresa, Himeko spoke very seriously to Theresa.

"I just wanted Lin Yu to understand the limitations of the HSN Serum. Rationally speaking, I don't think it's a bad thing for him to use the Blank Key for experiments now."

"Hey, you traitor!"

Theresa, who was 'slapped in the face' by Himeko on the spot, felt really annoyed today.

Grandpa messed things up, fine; he even dragged Lin Yu into messing things up too, fine—but why did you betray me too!

How can I tolerate this?

"Okay, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush."

After pulling Theresa aside, Himeko said something to the very angry Theresa that Lin Yu couldn't hear.

But...

Is Tong here?

You know what I'm trying to say.

You're here, that's all that matters—you can even detect if there are any surveillance cameras nearby, could you help me eavesdrop on what they're saying?

[Oh, this isn't difficult. Let this system hear it...]

[This was a very pointless conversation; honestly, it's pretty much what you guessed.]

Meanwhile, Theresa calmed down a little after hearing Himeko's reasons.

Faced with Theresa's anger, Himeko helplessly said, "Even if you stop Lin Yu now, when it comes to the crucial moment, there is still a very high probability that Lin Yu will take the Blank Key and fight the enemy to the death."

Rather than having Lin Yu fight desperately with the Blank Key and then run into trouble because he didn't understand its performance and capabilities or the Blank Key of his own use, it's better to let Lin Yu get used to this new power now that there are no enemies attacking.

Theresa actually felt that Himeko's reasons were too risky.

However, considering Lin Yu's own capabilities, he really suspected that if things got out of hand and a fight broke out, Lin Yu would do something as extreme as Himeko had predicted.

"Okay, okay, I approve this application, but—"

Looking at Lin Yu, whose expression remained calm, Theresa spoke to Lin Yu very seriously.

"You can conduct the Herrscher Core connection experiment, but Himeko and I must be present."

"Moreover, it's not just the two of us; Yuno must be there too."

After adding that sentence, Himeko said to Lin Yu.

"The bishop has instructed us to train Yuno's ability to control her powers properly."

"If you really run into trouble when you use the Blank Key, we'll feel a little more at ease with Yuno by your side."

However, if possible, I hope Yuno won't have the opportunity to use her powers.

Sigh, Lin Yu.

In two days I'll be going to the beach with those girls, but during my break I'm still thinking about how to fight Honkai.

A mental illness requires a mental cure, but the problem is that it's not suitable for his specific type of ailment...

What kind of remedy can we find?

About half an hour later, Theresa's personal training ground.

When Yuno arrived at the training ground and saw Lin Yu already wearing the Blank Key, Yuno felt...

Sigh, after making so many plans, it seems my senior's illness has gotten even worse.

I don't know now whether the speed at which my plan is progressing can keep up with the speed at which his condition is worsening.

We're going on vacation in two days, and you're still rolling around...

Have you bought your swim trunks yet?

Are you mentally prepared?

Have you recovered from the nutritional supplements?

They're still thinking about how to Honkai.

I'm starting to doubt whether what I saw a few days ago was just a hallucination caused by my impatience.

"Alright, Yuno's here, let's begin now."

Seeing that Lin Yu had already reached for the Seven Thunders of Retribution placed in front of him, Theresa emphasized again.

"Once you realize your body can't take it anymore, release the Divine Key on your own."

"I know you want to fight the Honkai to the Honkai, so you should cherish your life even more and not waste it on this kind of experiment—understand?"

"Learn."

Ah, what a perfunctory tone.

He wasn't really listening to me.

At this moment, after picking up the Seven Thunders of Retribution in katana mode, Lin Yu directly connected with the Seven Thunders of Retribution using the Blank Key.

The instant he completed this action, a burst of lightning erupted from his body.

The moment the lightning erupted, all three people present took a step back.

As a user of the Divine Key, Theresa had already begun to notice whether Lin Yu's hands, which were touching the Seven Thunders of Retribution, showed signs of 'Meele transformation' when he completed the connection.

However, the Blank Key truly lives up to its reputation as an weapon on par with the 'Divine Key'.

At this moment, Lin Yu, who had completed the core connection, showed no signs of Honkai Energy erosion or Meele transformation on his body.

Although Theresa felt that Lin Yu, who was currently acting calmly, was probably just holding his breath and was actually exhausted, it was still much better than she had imagined.

As for Lin Yu himself, after taking up the Seven Thunders of Retribution, he was not as weak as Theresa had imagined.

To be honest, back then, Dr. MEI connected to the core for 201 seconds before becoming too weak to continue connecting to the Herrscher Core of Thunder.

Lin Yu is now much stronger Dr. MEI, and in this respect, he shouldn't be any weaker than her.

Moreover, Lin Yu had already fused with the power of the Herrscher of Thunder twice by taking advantage of the characteristics of the Key of Domination.

The first time was in the Nine Nether, and the second time was when Yuno to become a Herrscher of Thunder. Having already used the Herrscher Authority of Thunder twice, Lin Yu was already quite experienced in some aspects.

In addition Lin Yu had already taken more drastic measures against his body beforehand, using the Simulated Herrscher Core to conduct a "military exercise" in advance. Therefore, when he connected to the Herrscher Core of Thunder this time, he only felt a little strained and did not have many other feelings.

After maintaining the core connection mode for about a minute, Lin Yu chose to interrupt the mode and placed the Seven Thunders of Retribution on the metal platform in front of him.

"... That's it?"

Seeing that Lin Yu was acting as if nothing had happened, Theresa suspiciously looked him over for a while before actually reaching out and touching Lin Yu body.

"Chief, stop touching me."

Looking at Theresa, who was very worried about him, Lin Yu said confidently to Theresa.

"I am not that weak."

"Hmm, you seem quite energetic. That concludes today's experiment—"

"Hey, what are you doing!"

Seeing Lin Yu's actions, Theresa, who had just thought everything was fine for the day, immediately clung tightly to Lin Yu's arm.

"Let it go! Let go of this thing right now!"

At this moment, after releasing the Seven Thunders of Retribution, Lin Yu clearly had no intention of taking off his armor.

The reason Theresa is so nervous now is...

After releasing the Seven Thunders of Retribution, Lin Yu actually took the initiative to seize the Oath of Judah and began the second round of core connection experiments.

Chapter 204. You'll regret this!

Although Lin Yu had requested to use the 'Key of Restraint' for connection before starting the experiment, Theresa's ideal scenario was clearly not like that.

As Theresa had envisioned, after Lin Yu collapsed from exhaustion during his first experiment and realized how dangerous it was to use the Blank Key to connect to the core, he would no longer want to mess around like that.

But now it seems that Lin Yu clearly has no intention of acting as Theresa had anticipated.

The idea of exhaustion is simply nonexistent.

Although Lin Yu only connected to the core for one minute, well...

The user of the Blank Key in the Previous Era collapsed after three minutes, while Lin Yu actively interrupted the connection and then reconnected as if nothing had happened. The difference in difficulty between the two is like night and day.

Each Herrscher Core has its own unique characteristics, and for Honkai Energy warriors like Theresa who have been in constant contact with the Divine Key for many years, adapting to the characteristics of the Herrscher Core takes time to develop.

Lin Yu's behavior—just a moment ago he was using the Herrscher of Thunder's power, and then less than two seconds after the connection was broken, he switched to using the Key of Restraint's power... Ugh...

—From a common-sense perspective, this is no different from courting death.

"Um, clan chief."

Feeling the monstrous power emanating from Theresa, Lin Yu, who had already touched the Key of Restraint, said to Theresa with great helplessness.

"If possible, I still hope you can let go."

"The power of the Key of Restraint is very harmful to your body. If you're like this... I can't release its power."

"I already told you to release Judah!"

"And— Judah, you better stay away from him."

Theresa, who had issued a command to the Divine Key, glanced at Lin Yu with great confidence.

"Hmph, you don't know yet, do you? Judah is different from other Divine Key; he has self-awareness."

"If I just make a request..."

"What?"

Looking at the motionless Key of Restraint, Lin Yu turned to look at Theresa and asked with a puzzled expression.

What will happen?

"Huh?"

After discovering that Judah had not obeyed her orders to stay away from Lin Yu, Theresa felt that the situation was becoming increasingly strange.

At this moment, Theresa unconsciously released Lin Yu's shoulder and tentatively touched Judah with her hand. She immediately recoiled as if she had been electrocuted.

At this moment, Theresa encountered something that had never happened before since she took the Oath of Judah.

After touching the Oath of Judah, Theresa felt that the Oath of Judah was subtly rejecting Theresa, the holder who had been with it for many years.

"Yes, are you kidding me?"

Completely bewildered, Theresa, still defiant, touched the Oath of Judah once more.

Then, this time, her hand was repelled by the power generated by the Oath of Judah.

"I am clearly... I am clearly your master!"

Seeing Oath of Judah, and then, with iron chains, he actually wrapped them around Lin Yu's left arm, Theresa stomped her foot in fury and shouted at Judah.

"Judah, you, you, you—you're going to drive me crazy!"

Lin Yu, caught between Theresa and Judah, never expected things to turn out this way.

To be honest, I was conducting a core connection experiment for the Blank Key, right?

How could this possibly create a scene resembling a minotaur?

That's ridiculous.

In fact, not only Lin Yu, Yuno, who was completely unaware of the situation, and Himeko, who roughly knew some classified information, felt that this scene was too outrageous.

As Theresa's close friend, Himeko naturally knows some of Theresa's little secrets.

For example, the cross on the Oath of Judah is more than just a weapon for Theresa.