Battles Have Always Been About Brains!

Shenzhou, a certain place

After escaping from Fu Hua's sight, Sirin stopped in a grove of trees, clutching her head and collapsing to the ground.

Today, she suddenly chose not to continue lying low, mainly because she found herself gradually losing control of her body.

Having realized this, Sirin felt that she had to trigger some new events to make the 'her' inside her recognize some facts.

They are the Herrscher of the Void, apostles of God, and enemies of humanity.

Only in this way will that innocent little girl give up resisting and obediently give her body to Sirin.

With this in mind, Sirin made a decisive choice: she needed to kill a few people first to liven things up.

In the past, she could kill tens of millions of people by throwing meteorites without any psychological barrier. For Sirin, who had already chosen to stand on the opposite side of humanity, killing a few people was really not a big deal.

If it weren't for the information she gathered that a Valkyrie of Schicksal was helping to clear out the Honkai Beast in Shenzhou, Sirin, who hated Schicksal, might not have come to this place to cause trouble for Li Sushang.

However, today, because Fu Hua and another Herrscher came to Li Sushang's rescue in time, Sirin was unable to kill the Valkyrie.

However, after meeting Fu Hua, Sirin connected everything and thus did not leave empty-handed.

"Hmph, you should already know very well— Fu Hua is a complete fraud."

At this moment, Sirin, who was covering her head, sneered at the other personality inside her body.

"From the very beginning, she was just a spy sent by Otto to monitor you."

"You think you're in a blissful paradise? Bah! Those hypocritical scumbags from Schicksal, how could they possibly let us go!"

You... are lying!

At this moment, Kiana, who had been gathering her strength for a long time, seized control of her body as soon as Sirin was having a headache, and shouted loudly into the empty forest.

"The Class President might be hiding something from me, but she has never done anything to wrong me!"

[Oh, is that so? Otto is really good to you, giving you armor, money, and helping you become stronger. Guess what his real purpose is?]

[And let's not even talk about Otto; neither Otto nor Fu Hua are actually that important to you.]

Now that things have come to this point, perhaps you should realize the truth.

"No, stop talking."

It seems you really noticed.

In a panic, Kiana pulled out Fafnir's Flame from her waist and pressed it against her temple.

"Even I know—if I die together with you, you won't be able to continue doing evil!"

Oh, you think you can shut me up like that? Well, I'm going to talk anyway.

Facing death, the girl kept trying to get her stiff fingers to pull the trigger.

However, even though the girl had already severed ties in her heart, her body was somewhat out of her control at this moment.

It's fine if you want to fire, but before you do, you'd better face reality.

[Lin Yu's mission as a special agent was to protect you—this is only his side of the story.]

He hates Honkai, and you and I are the embodiment of Honkai. Even the Honkai Beast that killed his parents might have been ferocious beasts born from the power we left behind fourteen years ago.

"Shut up."

Are you scared? But even if you are, the truth won't let you off the hook.

The Honkai Beast killed his parents might have once been one of our familiars.

The Herrscher of the Void, who caused so many tragedies, is undoubtedly Lin Yu's nemesis.

"No, please continue!"

Ha, you know perfectly well that what I'm saying is very likely true. Does running away really solve anything?

Whether it's Mei Yuno, they were prevented from further heralding before they could commit a major mistake.

But you are different from them. Fourteen years ago, from the moment we dropped the meteorite, our hands were already stained with blood.

[You, in this state, still dare to hope for happiness with Lin Yu? Face reality. Perhaps Lin Yu knew the truth back then, which is why he took the initiative to find Changkong City.]

He may not have come to protect you, but to get rid of you. It's just that Otto was watching too closely, preventing him from finding an opportunity to strike.

Kiana eventually regained control of her body.

In despair, the girl finally pulled the trigger against her temple.

Fafnir's Flame strike easily pierced the girl's skin and successfully damaged her head.

But in the next instant...

Kiana, feeling excruciating pain, stared in disbelief at the sky covered by tree trunks, completely stunned.

Do you know why I didn't stop you from doing this?

After regaining control of her body, Sirin said to Kiana with a cold smile.

"Because, for those of us who possess the Tranquility Gem, this level of fatal injury is actually meaningless."

"Want to commit suicide? Don't be delusional. As long as the core of the Herrscher of Death is within us, we are immortal."

Kiana, who had not expected this outcome at all, fell completely silent.

Since Sirin fully awakened within her body, Kiana, who has regained all her past memories, has come to deeply understand just how damned a demon she, the Herrscher of the Void, truly is.

Now, she can't even take down the Herrscher of the Void's personality together; she can only try to suppress the Herrscher Persona and make her do less bad things.

However, even though the Herrscher of the Void's personality hasn't completely taken control of her body yet, with the assistance of the Honkai, it will eventually take away control of her body completely.

At this moment, the helpless Kiana didn't even dare to think about her companions.

She wasn't stupid. Once she looked at the past records, Kiana knew just how vicious the Herrscher of the Void had been.

Putting aside other issues, the inhabitants of Siberia have suffered persecution at the hands of the Herrscher of the Void.

Bronya's biological parents died because of me.

The reason why Ms. Xiola had such a miserable life in the past was all because of me.

My dad and Cecilia's Mom met such a tragic end because of me.

Senior, where are you...?

Please, come back soon...

—Come back now and kill me.

Chapter 255. When it comes to fighting, it's always all about brains!

Schicksal Headquarters

Inside the Schicksal Headquarters, Durandal frowned slightly as she looked at the recent intelligence reports compiled by the intelligence personnel.

In the days since Lin Yu disappeared, Sirin, who had taken the cores of the Tranquility Gem and the Gem of Conquest, has not actually taken any further action.

Before she suddenly attacked a Valkyrie she knew nothing about today, everyone assumed that Kiana was the one controlling that body.

It was precisely because Kiana had control over her body that she was able to suppress the Herrscher who hated humanity and prevent him from causing trouble everywhere—this was Theresa's judgment based on her past experiences.

But now it seems that Sirin has long since suppressed Kiana.

She didn't choose to show her face and cause trouble during this period, probably purely because...

—She chickened out, which is why she chose a more cautious tactic.

To be honest, this is a real headache for people, including Durandal.

The three-core Herrscher of the Void is troublesome for the alliance of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy, but that's all it is.

If Sirin were as reckless as she was fourteen years ago, with the current combined strength of the two organizations, they could easily defeat her in a direct confrontation.

But now that Sirin has stopped jumping, ordinary civilians around the world are temporarily safe.

However, if the Herrscher of the Void's ability to travel anywhere is given to a cautious person, then even if the opponent is no match for the Schicksal and Anti-Entropy alliance in a direct confrontation, the alliance will have no way to counter her.

If this continues, Kiana's personality will eventually be further suppressed by Sirin's personality.

Once Kiana's personality is completely suppressed and dissipated by Sirin, then at that time...

Once the possibility was considered, Durandal felt an unease that exceeded her expectations.

Lin Yu has gone missing because of her deadly battle with Kevin. Lin Yi is currently pretending to be strong and holding on. Yuno is not in good condition and is still afraid to face this sudden family affection.

In this situation, if Kiana were to really get into trouble, Lin Yi would definitely feel even worse.

Moreover, Durandal, now that she knows she is also a member of the 'Kaslana' clan, has already begun to investigate her origins.

Even if Durandal disregarded Lin Yi's feelings and the inexplicable sense of closeness she occasionally felt for Kiana, she could not allow her kin to continue to be persecuted by a Herrscher Persona.

It is precisely for these reasons that Durandal now feels...

—Oh, what a worry.

Previously, when World Serpent possessed the Quantum Teleportation System, Schicksal spent a lot of unnecessary effort to guard against this unscrupulous and inhumane hostile organization and to prevent the enemy from using this ability to launch sneak attacks.

The Herrscher of the Void's powers can now be considered a perfect upgrade to the Quantum Teleportation System.

Sirin has now started acting more strategically and cautiously. If she continues to secretly lurk in places to create Honkai Beast, then...

Just imagining this scenario made Durandal feel her head spin even more.

And right now, she simply doesn't have the time to cause trouble for the Herrscher of the Void.

There are very few people in the world like Durandal who can enter the Quantum Sea and maintain their own ability to act on their own.

In her search for Lin Yu, who is very likely in the Quantum Sea, Durandal has no time to do anything else.

"Durandal, please don't worry too much."

Seeing Durandal's furrowed brows, Rita spoke softly to Durandal.

"Please have a little confidence in everyone at Schicksal Headquarters. If Miss Kiana returns here with malice, Lady Theresa will lead everyone to protect the headquarters."

That's what they say, but...

But what a load of rubbish!

Durandal was about to say something more, suddenly realized where her recent problem lay.

Because of Lin Yu's disappearance, Durandal, who is currently the strongest fighter in Schicksal, subconsciously puts herself in Lin Yu's shoes and begins to think about things she wouldn't normally think about.

Before becoming Schicksal Knight, Lin Yu worked as Schicksal Agent for a period of time.

Therefore, as a special agent, he would analyze the existing intelligence from multiple angles, and after careful consideration, make the most reasonable judgment before taking action.

This is certainly a good mode of action, but it's not very suitable for Durandal.

Whether in terms of intelligence analysis capabilities or tactical thinking with a broad perspective, Durandal is far inferior to Lin Yu.

Under these circumstances, Durandal, who usually spends most of her time hunting Honkai Beast and training hard, is not suited to act in accordance with Lin Yu's action pattern.

I...

Sigh, actually, like Mei Yuno Mei, I've been completely thrown into chaos ever since Lin Yu went missing.

Because I had the thought 'what would he do if he were at headquarters right now' in my mind, I couldn't help but put myself in Lin Yu's shoes and try to think things through from all angles.

However, adopting this mindset that doesn't suit me will only make me timid and hesitant, which will actually reduce my efficiency.

"Rita, then I'll leave things at headquarters to you and Bishop Theresa."

"I've recently explored many areas in the Quantum Sea. Lin Yu... perhaps if I work hard for a few more days, I can bring him back."

Seeing that the distress on Durandal's face suddenly disappeared, Rita smiled and said to Durandal.

"Very well, then I will Astra Yao at headquarters, Durandal."

After nodding slightly to Rita, Durandal used the Quantum Teleportation System to arrive directly at Haiyuan City.

As for Durandal's visit at this time, Sue and Welt, who were already used to this, naturally did not say much about it.

To be honest, after several encounters with these two people, Durandal's impression of them wasn't too bad.