Someone in Honkai, This Narration Isn't Right / Honkai Scum Path Chapter 42

"...Lin Yu, I was just looking for you."

"I really...miss you so much!"

Seeing the young man provoking her with the loudspeaker, the Herrscher of Thunder finally broke into a smile again.

If it were a different time, a different place, or different people, Lin Yu might have fallen for this beautiful girl with stunning looks flashing him a smile.

But now, with Lin Yu maintaining a Mirror Mind state, he saw not the smile on the Herrscher of Thunder's face, but the killing intent she was constantly directing at him.

"Wow, such strong killing intent, is it really necessary?"

"Of course, it is."

Gazing at Lin Yu before her, the Herrscher of Thunder, radiating killing intent, smiled even more happily.

"You once told that coward that the sword in her heart had dulled, right?"

"That's not fundamentally wrong, but unfortunately—I'm not that coward."

"However, as a reward for you guiding her, I'll hold back a little."

"I won't torture you, you'll just... "

"—Die a swift death!"

The moment the Herrscher of Thunder finished speaking, she raised her hand and slashed a sword energy directly at Lin Yu.

A divine speed strike.

In the Herrscher of Thunder's view, this strike, after her power had increased, had reached a state of unity between mind, technique, and body.

And Lin Yu before her...

Heh, she wasn't looking down on Lin Yu.

But no matter how strong Lin Yu's conviction was, he was still just an ordinary person.

The Herrscher of Thunder could feel that the other party still had no Honkai Energy fluctuations.

A weakling with no Honkai Energy fluctuations, no matter how strong they were in other aspects, stood no chance against her, an Apostle of God!

Things should have gone that way.

But the instant before seeing the other party's move, Lin Yu directly threw away the loudspeaker in his hand and assumed a combat stance.

Royal Guard, activate!

Relying on Mirror Mind to predict the opponent's attack, Lin Yu, to the Herrscher of Thunder's utter astonishment, blocked the strike without taking any damage.

"This...!"

"How is this possible—you want to say that, Herrscher."

Lin Yu, now crackling with electricity, gently waved his hand, dissipating the current around him.

"But unfortunately, reality is this cruel."

"Your attack has no effect on me."

"A high and mighty Apostle of God doesn't seem like much, does it?"

... !

Recalling what had just happened, the Herrscher of Thunder immediately condensed her Wings of Thunder and ascended into the air.

Although the Herrscher of Thunder had won the battle, she had to admit that in terms of tactical thinking, she had lost completely.

Her idea of engaging in close-quarters combat had been seen through by the opponent from the very beginning.

And the opponent had even used her tactics to push the Herrscher of Thunder herself into a desperate situation.

The Herrscher of Thunder even suspected that if the enemy had both hands free and had unleashed that terrifying blow with both hands, they might have seriously wounded her just now.

It was precisely for this reason that the Herrscher of Thunder decided it was better to be cautious this time.

By creating distance, she could still launch ranged attacks.

And although the opponent seemed to have blocked her attack, as long as he didn't possess a long-range attack method that threatened her, like that man before, he would just be worn down to death.

Yes, that's right, calm down a little.

No matter how strong he was, he was still a human who couldn't use Honkai Energy.

Facing such a human, I, as an Apostle of God...

—How could I possibly lose to such a maggot!

Seeing the Herrscher of Thunder begin to float into the air, Lin Yu showed no change in his expression, but he knew that the worst-case scenario had occurred.

From the damaged and faintly visible electromagnetic shield on the Herrscher of Thunder and her tattered clothes, the threat posed by Siegfried just now must have been outrageously high...

Oh, no, that's not how it should be said.

It should be said that Siegfried Kaslana should naturally possess such strength.

The Herrscher of Thunder had a significant amount of her power consumed by Siegfried and had also sustained some degree of damage, which was a good thing for Lin Yu.

However, the Herrscher of Thunder posed a significant threat to Siegfried. After Siegfried managed to knock some sense back into her, she was capable of tactical thinking again, which was quite problematic.

The gap in power between Lin Yu and the Herrscher of Thunder could be described as utterly despair-inducing.

Lin Yu dared to appear here now for three reasons: first, he had the HSN Serum; second, he had intel on the Herrscher of Thunder while she didn't know his background; and third, the Herrscher of Thunder's arrogance had made her mind too slow to react.

As it turned out, the Herrscher of Thunder's mind seemed to have been knocked out of her...

"Heh, human, what's wrong?"

The Herrscher of Thunder, having successfully created some distance from Lin Yu, looked down at the boy below, a slight smirk beginning to form on her lips.

"You said all those harsh things, but now it seems..."

"—you can barely even touch me."

Oh, scratch that. Her mind was indeed somewhat affected, but probably only a little.

Still, even a little bit of damage could cause a lot more trouble.

There was a way... it wasn't impossible.

Now, it all depended on my acting skills.

"Touch you?"

Lin Yu, having regained his composure, looked up at the Herrscher of Thunder in the air and said indifferently.

"If you truly believe I can't touch you, why are you fleeing as if you fear me?"

"As a so-called Apostle of God, you're already afraid of a defenseless human upon our first meeting..."

"Perhaps I was mistaken."

Lin Yu took a step forward calmly.

"I had too high an expectation for Apostles of God, which is why I had unnecessary hopes for you when we first met."

"It seems now that Herrschers are... just so-so."

...Tsk.

This guy is provoking me.

Even though I know that, why am I—still so angry!

The Herrscher of Thunder, gripping her greatsword, watched Lin Yu slowly approach her and unleashed another sword strike laced with lightning.

However, just as she thought her increased attack speed would at least force him to take her seriously, the Herrscher of Thunder was shocked to find herself disappointed once again.

He had once again effortlessly neutralized the terrifying attack with a calm demeanor.

"Your face showed a flicker of hesitation, so it seems my previous guess was correct."

Lin Yu walked towards the Herrscher of Thunder, casually dispelling the lightning energy from his body.

"Apostle of God, it seems you're genuinely afraid of a human who can't even use Honkai Energy, let alone is defenseless..."

Although Lin Yu's expression remained calm, the Herrscher of Thunder could sense that the young man, who shook his head slightly, was indeed... a little disappointed?

"If you want to run, hurry up and run. After all, there are many ways you can defeat me."

"With your powerful Honkai Energy projection, the Herrscher of Thunder's authority, and those wings behind you, you have a good chance of exhausting my stamina and energy, wearing me down until I die."

He's even prepared a strategy for me?!

At first, the Herrscher of Thunder suspected this was a verbal trap to lure her in.

But the Herrscher of Thunder wasn't completely foolish. With a little analysis, she realized that the plan Lin Yu had presented her had a decent chance of success.

There were no traps in this plan—the Herrscher of Thunder felt that if she actually believed it, she'd be incredibly stupid.

An enemy would never guide them on how to fight for no reason.

Rather, when an enemy offers guidance, one should be on high alert.

This plan must have some loophole she could exploit.

So... does that mean I can't follow this plan?

Damn it...

Damn it.

Damn it!

I'm being toyed with by a human... a human who couldn't touch me, couldn't hurt me?!

"Die!"

This time, channeling a massive amount of Honkai Energy into the Thunder Greatsword, the Herrscher of Thunder raised the sword with both hands and brought it down heavily on Lin Yu from a distance.

Guided by the Herrscher of Thunder's authority, the Honkai Energy mixed with lightning transformed into a massive blade aura, striking down at Lin Yu below.

Siegfried, who was almost able to speak, watched this attack with wide, furious eyes, trying to shout a warning to Lin Yu.

But in the next moment, both the Herrscher of Thunder and Siegfried were utterly stunned.

This powerful strike was something even Siegfried, in his prime fourteen years ago, wouldn't have dared to claim he could easily block without using the power of salvation.

However, the moment the blade light struck Lin Yu, Lin Yu moved.

"A beautiful strike."

He still hadn't dodged.

"Too bad it was only beautiful."

Lin Yu, still in his original position, used the same parrying technique, ensuring the attack left no injuries on him.

Seeing Lin Yu's utterly indifferent expression, Siegfried felt—this kid doesn't seem to be serious yet.

What the hell? Where's the Honkai Energy on him?

Why can't I sense any Honkai Energy emanating from him?

Could it be that he can block a Herrscher's attack with just his body and skill?!

Siegfried began to doubt something.

When this kid fought me before… he wasn't holding back, was he?

If he truly has the power to defend against a Herrscher's attack, then just now I…

Hiss.

This kid is something else.

He said words full of hostility and dissatisfaction, but in reality, he went easy on me.

And now, the situation is much better than I imagined.

I originally thought I would die at the hands of the Herrscher of Thunder after losing to her.

Then, after killing me, the Herrscher of Thunder would absorb the surrounding Honkai Energy, stabilize her power, and then head to Changkong City for a massacre once she was ready.

But now, Lin Yu had interrupted her process of absorbing power.