Kevin?

But let's skip this one.

Completely disheartened, Lin Yu ignored the system's subsequent attempts to entice him and immediately contacted Mike, who was theoretically still on the run.

"Hey, Mike?"

"Lin Yu?! That's great, you've figured it out... no, wait a minute."

On the transport plane, Mike stared at the terrifying numbers appearing on the Honkai Energy Detector and suddenly choked up.

"... We've only been separated for three minutes, right?"

"That's right."

"My Honkai Energy detector tells me that there was just Honkai Energy impact burst of more than 1000HW in the vicinity, right?"

"That's right."

After confirming that he wasn't dreaming, Mike stood there for at least five seconds before speaking expressionlessly to Lin Yu on the walkie-talkie.

"I'm such an idiot for worrying about you."

"Thank you so much, my dear friend."

Even after hanging up, Mike still felt like he might be dreaming.

He previously claimed to have resolved the Fourth Honkai Outbreak in five minutes, but I overheard him saying that it was all thanks to Dr. Mags's serum and the restraint of that little girl named Yuno.

But now...

—Lin Yu, you still say you can't beat Herrscher?

Of course, complaints aside.

In any case, it's much better that Lin Yu can easily suppress the Herrscher than that he dies at the hands of the Herrscher.

Sigh, Lin Yu's efficiency in defeating Herrscher and suppressing large-scale Honkai is just too high right now.

He's such a good fighter...

Haha, will he be able to easily take down all the future Herrscher all by himself?

Chapter 232. Kevin:?

When Durandal arrived at the scene in the transport plane, she unsurprisingly saw Lin Yu, who seemed to be completely unharmed.

At this moment, Lin Yu on the ground and Mike, who had already disembarked from the transport plane, were chatting idly.

"Ah, Durandal has arrived."

Seeing Durandal, Mike decisively stepped aside.

His actions were not necessarily related to anything that would happen to Durandal.

Although Durandal is one of the four S-class members of Schicksal, she is actually quite approachable to her colleagues in Schicksal.

But now, seeing the obvious dissatisfaction on Durandal's face, Mike certainly wouldn't provoke her at this moment.

"Ah, Bianca."

Seeing the dissatisfaction on Durandal's face, Lin Yu waved to Durandal with a grin.

"You've come at the right time. Take this unfortunate kid back to the Schicksal Headquarters."

"Wendy? I'll take her back, but before that..."

Looking at the grinning man in front of her, Durandal suddenly punched Lin Yu in the face.

However, just as her fist was about to touch Lin Yu's face, Lin Yu, who had already activated his Royal Guard ability, precisely grabbed Durandal's fist with his hand.

"..."

Seeing Durandal, Lin Yu suppressed his seemingly irresponsible smile and spoke calmly to Durandal.

"Don't worry, Bianca."

"I'm really okay this time."

Faced with Lin Yu's explanation, Durandal wanted to say something.

However, when faced with her sudden attack, Lin Yu not only took timely defensive measures without activating the power of the Stigmata, but also easily neutralized her punch.

In this situation, Durandal must admit that she had really overthought things this time.

"I'm relieved that you're really alright."

"However, I suggest you come back to headquarters with me."

Looking at the Soul Steel storage box next to Lin Yu, Durandal said helplessly.

"Although you have experience using the Divine Key in actual combat, the requirements for the user of the Tai Xu Grip are not on the same level as those of the Seven Thunders of Retribution."

Even though you seem to be in good condition right now, I still hope you can get a proper medical check-up.

"Furthermore, Wendy, who was captured by the World Serpent, actually became Herrscher..."

"I think she must know something we don't."

Listening to Durandal's advice, Lin Yu did not refute her words this time.

"Okay, let's go back to headquarters together then."

"Although I have already subdued the Herrscher born from the Fifth Honkai Outbreak with the God-Slaying Spear, there are still many things that headquarters needs to handle."

Seeing that Lin Yu really didn't have any intention of showing off this time, Durandal was very satisfied with Lin Yu's performance and suddenly had a guess.

Hmm, Lin Yu's style seems to have softened a little bit compared to the past?

Could it be that because of Xiao Yi, he suddenly became a father and wanted to show a more mature side of himself?

After making this conjecture, a slightly amused smile suddenly appeared on Durandal's face.

"Oh, I see."

"Ah?"

Seeing that Durandal, who was usually as silly as a goose, actually showed such a mischievous smile, Lin Yu felt that something was wrong.

Are you thinking about something strange?

"Ha, forget it, I'm just a clueless little girl."

The smile on Durandal's face vanished the moment she thought about how she had been completely fooled by this guy in the past.

Then, the resentful girl said to Lin Yu in an annoyed tone.

"I'm not as cunning as you, Brother Lin Yu, the Ace Agent."

Seeing Durandal's sudden change of expression as she walked towards the transport plane, Lin Yu still couldn't figure out what she was thinking that caused her to suddenly show such an expression.

As for Mike, watching the conversation between the two, he could only feel...

Sigh, if it were anyone else, I would think it was just a young couple flirting.

But if this person is Lin Yu, then it's different.

Lin Yu is a man destined to have a harem.

Under this premise...

Seeing that Mike also seemed to suddenly have a thoughtful expression, Lin Yu felt that the people around him seemed to be rapidly improving their ability to fill in the blanks.

[Oh, dear host of this system, don't you think—their idea is perfectly correct?]

Without showing slides, I might not even be able to guess what they're thinking, so how can I possibly determine whether their ideas are correct or not?

Oh, that's true.

[However, you already had a sudden epiphany on the beach and announced that you were going to be Sea King.]

Why is it that, only a few days have passed, your moment of enlightenment seems to have vanished, and you've reverted to your old self?

The epiphany hasn't disappeared; I am still the same person.

But is it possible that your rewards have all arrived, which is clearly telling me that there is danger in the near future?

Given the imminent danger, and the fact that my body is now controlled by a second brain, I'd have nowhere to turn if I died outside.

[It seems like he's still afraid of dying.]

What else?

Am I supposed to go to headquarters to reconnect with them, or even find some time to have a big time, when I'm facing a life-or-death crisis?

Oh, so you have that thought, right?

... That's obvious.

I am a human being too.

They are truly outstanding in every aspect.

If I weren't so busy I couldn't keep up, why wouldn't I take action?

[Sigh, that's true, but... well, this system will refrain from interfering today.]

That's quite rare—and you've already said enough today.

And then, something suddenly came to mind.

Who was it that told me before, 'This system can guarantee that the next one will definitely not be the Herrscher of Reason'?!

This was indeed an accident, but it's not a problem with this system.

[Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt its Herrscher Transformation. Fu Hua wouldn't normally have become a Herrscher so quickly. The reason she became the Herrscher of Reason ahead of schedule is mainly because...]

Otto's actions were despicable, and she really cared about you.

Ah, is my fault in this relationship too?

[You're not kidding. Both the Herrscher of Reason and Fu Hua value you highly.]

[As a result, her health improved, but she discovered that Otto still had no intention of letting her go. Wasn't that enough to easily provoke her?]

Given a shared understanding, the Herrscher of Reason can easily use their unique characteristics to erode Fu Hua's consciousness, making her mistakenly believe that those impulses are 'Fu Hua's own thoughts.'

So, to put it simply, it's still Otto's fault, right?

Sodayo, that man, certainly possesses that level of destructive power in this regard.

I'm impressed.

How did he, the person responsible for reviving Kallen, inexplicably end up mastering the skill that hinders others?

After listening to the system's explanation, Lin Yu's unease increased even more.

Otto causing trouble is one thing, but he was already mentally prepared for this.

What really worried him was that after the system finished discussing this matter, it actually went quiet and stopped talking.

Even the system, which usually loves to chatter, restrained itself at this moment and refrained from using trash talk to disturb Lin Yu's mind.

This is enough to show that even the system, which usually seems clueless but becomes very insightful at crucial moments, has already seen the huge crisis that is about to appear in front of Lin Yu, which is why it did not continue to disturb Lin Yu's mind with words.

Under this premise... premise my foot!

Kevin won't kill me, so why do I still have a survival crisis to overcome?

This is really troublesome.

Never mind, I'll have to ask Su when I get back.

If he couldn't even guard the gates of Haiyuan City prison, then the problem must be very serious.

I was originally planning to have Schicksal and Shenzhou continue analyzing Chiyou's corpse to enhance the equipment strength of the Valkyrie troops and martial artists.

Forget about it now.

Kevin ate the Chiyou sashimi, which will allow him to recover some of his power three years ahead of schedule. When he does, everyone will be beaten up when facing Kevin, who can unleash the Chimera Power.

The Stigmata Plan... No matter how I think about it, there's no way I could like it.

Tsk, could it be because of this thought that Kevin won't let me go?