Chapter 304

"It seems," the fox-eared Miko said, glancing around. "You've run into some serious trouble."

"There are Herrscher here, right?"

Chapter 331 Chlorinated Mother

"Herrscher really exists?" K423 said in disbelief. "I may not be very well-educated, but don't try to fool me. How could Herrscher possibly emerge under these circumstances?"

"If you haven't read much," the fox-eared Miko said calmly, "Then who has read a lot can tell me what the books say?"

"You're Yae Sakura, right?" No one else spoke, but Wendy recognized the person in front of her. She'd been forced by the Doctor to play a game called * Kallen Fantasy * countless times, and she finally remembered where she'd seen this donkey... the fox-eared Miko.

"So Yae Sakura really does exist," Wendy said instinctively.

"Does that mean I don't exist?" Yae Sakura remained calm, but seemed to be getting a little unhappy.

Wendy really doesn't say anything that makes people happy.

"No, no, no! That! I!" Wendy quickly explained, "It's about the game... Kallen Fantasy... Anyway... I'm sorry!"

"Wendy probably thinks games are just games." Bronya quickly explained for Wendy when she saw the situation seemed to be getting worse. "She didn't think that these games have real history behind them, and I'm well-read, so I can talk about this."

"Didn't the book say that the Honkai that gives birth to Herrscher would be devastating?" Bronya said, standing in front of Wendy. "The birth of Herrscher would push human civilization to the brink of destruction. So shouldn't the Honkai that gives birth to Herrscher be at least like the Second Honkai 3rd in the 1990s?"

"Although I haven't read a lot of books," Yae Sakura said, standing by the window, "I know that what is said in books may not necessarily be true in reality."

"The books tell you that this level of Honkai won't create any Herrscher for you," Yae Sakura said. "But reality might teach you a lesson. The creation of Herrscher doesn't necessarily require such intense Honkai; it only needs to meet certain conditions."

"What are the conditions?" K423 pressed.

"Intense negative emotions and psychological trauma." Yae Sakura said, touching her chest, "Sometimes all you need is those two things."

It's like becoming Simulated Herrscher yourself—there isn't even a proper Honkai. As long as there's a Honkai in your mind, Honkai will quickly take advantage of it. So sometimes, you don't really need a very powerful Honkai; just a little bit is enough.

"When sadness and despair overwhelmed her," Yae Sakura said, looking at the operating room, "Even Honkai of this level can produce Herrscher."

When sadness and despair?

The group followed Yae Sakura's gaze and looked toward the operating room.

Could it be...?

That can't be! How could that be! Mom...

The operating room lights went out, and everyone's hearts leaped into their throats. What did this mean? Not only Kiana's life, but also Yae Sakura's judgment—had her prediction been correct?

"Creak~"

The door was pushed open, Kiana was pushed out. Everyone present tensed up even more.

It wasn't because of Kiana, but because the people pushing Kiana were Ranger Honkai Evolved and Guard Honkai Evolved. So, was everything exaggerated by Yae Sakura?

Everyone waited anxiously, waiting, waiting for her...

"Doctor?" Bronya recognized the doctor who came out of the operating room at a glance. Wasn't that the incredibly skilled doctor who had saved her life? What was he doing here?

"A frog?" Wendy looked at the Mediterranean doctor with a puzzled expression, feeling that he looked a lot like a frog.

"He's completely out of danger now," the doctor said, removing his mask. "All that's left is rest."

"I have a bad feeling..." K423 said, "The doctor seems a bit strange."

"Are you the Herrscher?"

It doesn't seem like it; I can't see any characteristics of Herrscher.

"I am the Soul of the Underworld." The doctor showed no emotion, he simply said calmly, "Of course, most of you have never seen me in this form. In your common understanding, Li Pu should be someone you all recognize."

Upon hearing this, the three people were stunned and speechless.

"Are you Herrscher now?" Only Yae Sakura, who wasn't scared yet, asked.

"Sigh..." Soul of the Underworld sighed and said, "It is and it isn't."

"What do you mean?" Yae Sakura countered, "Is it or isn't it?"

"You saw it," said Soul of the Underworld. "The Guard Honkai Evolved and Ranger Honkai Evolved, as well as the Honkai Beast outside, were all acting according to my instructions. So from that perspective, it counts."

Bronya, K423, Wendy all felt a sense of suffocation from the words of the Soul of the Underworld.

Bad things still happened.

"Then what does that mean?" Yae Sakura pressed.

"I'm not yet," said the Soul of the Underworld. "In this state, I am not, nor am I in MEI's form, but it's hard to say if I were in Li Pu and Cecilia's form."

"For a mother, her child is her greatest weakness," Soul of the Underworld sighed. "So Cecilia's condition isn't very stable right now."

"And what about Mr. Li?" Yae Sakura asked again.

"Actually, Li Pu's will is not particularly strong," said Soul of the Underworld. "If there are no problems with the other postures, then he will not have any problems. But if there are some problems with one posture, then he is easily affected by the other postures."

"Therefore, his condition is also very unstable." Soul of the Underworld said, "As for now, Cecilia should not be considered Herrscher or Simulated Herrscher, but Li Pu is in great danger. He is currently somewhere between Simulated Herrscher and Herrscher."

"One Herrscher Core is missing from being a true Herrscher."

"So in this current state," said Soul of the Underworld, shaking his head, "We can switch to any character except Cecilia or Li Pu, but if we switch to Li Pu, he might become a true Herrscher, and that would be terrible."

"Oh no?" Wendy asked curiously, "What's so bad? Isn't becoming Herrscher already bad enough? Can it get any worse than that?"

"Because he is the original." The Soul of the Underworld explained, "You can think of him as the master of everything. If he is still Simulated Herrscher, there might be hope. We only have some Herrscher characteristics."

"If he really becomes Herrscher, then we all will be."

Chapter 332 I'm not going back?

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"That's about it."

A beam of light appeared, and Mei appeared there. She put on her glasses, looked out the window, and said, "It should be about time."

"Almost what?" Wendy pressed.

"Wendy," Mei pushed up her glasses and said, "Sometimes you really need to use your brain and not say things without thinking. That's not good."

"Uh..." Wendy deflated. She knew this personality trait of hers wasn't great. But what exactly did she say wrong? So what's going on? What's almost done? Can someone explain this to her?

Of course.

"The Honkai is about to end." MEI said, looking out the window, "The most dangerous period should be over from now on."

"No," Yae Sakura suddenly interjected, "Rather than saying the most dangerous time is over, wouldn't it be more accurate to say the real danger is just beginning?"

"Wh..." Wendy couldn't help but want to ask, but she held back. What was all this? She didn't understand at all! Could someone please explain what all this was? She didn't understand at all.

"Bronya! Kiana! Mei! K423, can you hear me?"

Just then, the built-in communication system of everyone's combat suits finally received its first communication.

"Communication is back!" K423 exclaimed excitedly. "Is that Himeko- sensei? This is K423!"

K423 was the first to respond, even though she was one of the last to arrive at the class. She still had a strong impression of this strict yet gentle teacher. More importantly, it meant communication had been restored.

"Is that Teacher Himeko?" Bronya replied, "We're at the Fourth Affiliated Hospital in Changkong City. Everyone except Kiana is fine."

"Kiana?" Another voice came through the communicator, a voice that was familiar to several people. It was a particularly unpleasant voice for K423.

Siegfried Kaslana, though slightly later than Himeko, caught up. He knew his actions were undisciplined and unruly, but so what? He hadn't claimed to have officially returned to Schicksal.

Moreover, as a father and a husband, it is impossible for him to remain indifferent when his wife and daughters are in danger!

"She was injured," K423 said with mixed feelings, "But Mom has healed her."

K423 had always believed herself to be an orphan. Her parents had both perished in the Honkai, and it wasn't until the ship-seizure mission that she realized she wasn't the kind of orphan people described. Her mother's situation might have been a bit complicated, but her father was still alive and well.

If the mother's actions were due to her uniqueness, then what about the father? He always seemed to deliberately pretend not to know of her existence and never thought of looking for her.

Why is this happening? I'm clearly no worse than Kiana, so why did my father never think of me or even look for me back then?

K423 didn't understand, and didn't know how to face Siegfried Kaslana. It was probably a complex mix of dislike and hope. All he could do was shake his head and say, "But something's happened with Mom."

"What's going on?" Siegfried asked anxiously.

"Well..." K423 looked at the doctor carefully and said, "I don't know either. You should be able to understand what's going on once you arrive."

K423 didn't understand anything about Herrscher or anything like that, nor did she understand what was going on. But at least she knew that her mother's condition looked very bad, and she hoped that things wouldn't get too bad.

"Okay! We'll be there right away!" Himeko and Siegfried said in unison.

"What do you plan to do?" Yae Sakura asked, gazing outside. "They'll all be here soon. Should we leave?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to MEI...

Meanwhile, in the Sea of Quantum.

"Yes! Leave! Leave!" Kevin shouted. "Mei! My Mei! Don't hang out with those insects like Otto anymore! How can you fight the Honkai if you're with those insects?!"

His loud voice even prompted Sir, who was standing nearby, to remark, "I always felt that Mr. Kevin and Mr. Otto were two equally bad people, both insects who looked down on each other."

"Huh? What are you talking about?" Kevin seemed quite displeased after hearing Sir's complaint.

'He actually heard you?' Sir was slightly surprised. Shouldn't Mr. Kevin's attention be entirely focused on Sister Mei at this moment? He shouldn't be reacting to anything anyone else is saying! He actually heard you. It seems Mr. Kevin is still a little bit lacking as a simp.

"That's all," Sir said. "Actually, I don't think letting MEI leave Schicksal was a good choice."

"Why?" Kevin countered. "Only after leaving Schicksal and entering World Serpent can MEI perform better, and only then will humanity have a chance to defeat the Honkai and completely end Honkai, right?"

"What can she do here?" Kevin pointed at The World Bubble and said, "Look at this! With what that insect Otto did, MEI is about to become Herrscher!"

"MEI! My lovely MEI! How could she possibly be Herrscher!"

"Then why not just prevent Mr. Li Pu from becoming a true Herrscher?" Sir replied readily. "It seems that Mr. Li Pu can only be considered a Simulated Herrscher right now, right? As long as we prevent him from becoming Herrscher, that will be fine."

Kevin thought about Sir's words carefully, and it seemed that he was right.

Then we should quickly contact that guy Gray Serpent and see what kind of mess he's made, causing this kind of trouble.

"Perhaps it would be a good thing for Mr. Li Pu to become Herrscher," Sir suddenly added. "It might be the most advantageous thing for Mr. Kevin."

Most advantageous? Kevin was a little confused by what Sir said. How was this advantageous? My beloved MEI is about to become Herrscher. Isn't this forcing me to become an enemy of my dearest MEI in the future?

"Mr. Kevin," Sir said, pointing at Mei, "Don't you think the current Mei is the real Mei?"

'Is this the real MEI?' Kevin observed carefully, seemingly unable to discern anything, and said, 'Is there a problem with this?'

"Of course there is!" Sir said. "Hasn't Mr. Kevin ever thought about it? Every time Sister Mei appears, is it Sister Mei or that Mr. Li Pu who truly dominates the consciousness?"

"What's the difference?" Kevin countered. "Li Pu is the present life of my lovely Mei, and my lovely Mei is the past life of Li Pu. Li Pu is equal to Mei, is there any problem with that?"

It's a perfect logical equation.

"Do you expect it to be the same whether the lights are off?" Sir retorted.

"What are you saying?" Kevin seemed to have heard the girl say something very shocking.

"Oh~ Have you thought about that?" Sir continued, "According to your equation, she is at least Kiana's older sister and Bronya's mother. Not only that, her current husband is still alive."

"Let's leave aside Mr. Raiden Ryoma, who imagined himself to be her husband; he's still in prison, we'll talk about him when he gets out." Sir's voice seemed to carry a certain magic as she spoke, "Her other husband is Kiana Kaslana's father, Siegfried Kaslana. Hmm, Kaslana ~ I think Mr. Kevin's full name is Kevin Kaslana."

"How about—" Sir said with a hint of amusement, "You try applying the formula?"

Kevin's face immediately turned green.

"Oh, right." Sir suddenly added, "I've seen World Bubble that are very similar to ours. Mr. Kevin and Sister Mei didn't actually have a marital relationship. That child—the one that can be considered Kaslana's ancestor—was actually created by Sister Mei using genetic technology."

"Although it was indeed born from the combination of Sister Mei's genes and Mr. Kevin's genes," Sir said inquisitively, "It was not conceived naturally."

"But Kiana was born naturally, through natural reproduction." Sir said with a mischievous grin, "Mr. Kevin, aren't you going to apply that equation again?"

"MEI! No! This isn't right! My beloved MEI! Siegfried! You unfilial son! I'm going to kill you!!!"

Kevin's wails immediately echoed throughout the entire Sea of Quantum.

It took Kevin an unknown amount of time to finally calm down.

"What exactly are you trying to say?" Kevin asked, his eyes bloodshot.

"That's what I was thinking~" Sir said while thinking, "It's just a guess. Assuming that although he could transform into Sister Mei before, it was actually Mr. Li who was in control. If Sister Mei is in control after he becomes Herrscher or Simulated Herrscher, does that mean Sister Mei has returned?"

"If Sister Mei comes back, she definitely won't be willing to share a body with someone else, right?" Sir added. "Perhaps Sister Mei will find a way to collect all the soul fragments and then truly come back to life."

"By then, you won't need to use equations anymore."