Being Their Hero in Honkai Impact 3rd — Part 26

Nearly a hundred Divine Machines fired missiles at Bai Ge, showing no concern for the innocent children behind him. At the same time, the Valkyries charged at him from all sides.

They intended to use the missiles as a distraction and seize the opportunity to forcefully kill Bai Ge, the Herrscher of the Void.

However...

Just as the barrage of missiles was about to descend, Bai Ge sneered and snapped his fingers disdainfully.

Snap!

Countless portals opened in midair.

They swallowed every single missile!

"Here, have them back."

Bai Ge held a sphere of light in his hand. The next second, the portals that had just vanished reappeared—this time surrounding the Schicksal Divine Machines and Valkyries.

Everything they had tried to use to harm them was returned to them by Bai Ge, exactly as it had been.

"What?!"

"Nooooooooo!"

BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!

The missiles that had been fired at Bai Ge moments ago became their own death warrants. A rain of fire filled the sky, completely engulfing the Schicksal Divine Machines and Valkyries.

Even Siberia's snow-covered ground, layered with years of accumulated ice and snow, was blasted open to reveal the soil beneath. Nearly all the Divine Machines were scrapped, while over half the Valkyries were killed or wounded. They lay sprawled miserably on the ground, staring up at the boy in the sky.

"Guh... so this is the power of a Herrscher..."

"That monster."

He had merely displayed his Authority.

Yet he had already dealt them a devastating blow!

But unlike the fear in their eyes, the children behind Bai Ge had sparkling eyes.

To them, Bai Ge was a great hero who had defeated the demons that had come to capture them. Though he had only made a slight move, he seemed like a myth come to life!

He was like a seraph sent into the mortal world by the Gods, commanded to slaughter all the evil in this world.

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A dragon's earth-shaking roar echoed across the frozen wilderness.

Before the half-scrapped Divine Machines and the injured Valkyries could react, a massive blue-and-white figure descended upon Gu City.

Its enormous body was patterned in black and white, its claws could easily tear through armor, and the wings that blotted out the sky had blue membranes. Combined with its imposing appearance, it was truly majestic. (See image)

This was the white dragon found only in human myths, a symbol of ancient power. Even among Honkai Beasts, it was a top-tier existence.

"The Second Herrscher's accompanying Honkai Beast?!"

"This Honkai Energy... it's Judgment-class!!"

The Valkyries, whose morale had already been crushed by Bai Ge, now no longer even had the courage to hold their weapons. The Second Herrscher, together with a Judgment-class Honkai Beast...

Their Valkyrie squad was only rated up to A-rank, and every one of them was seriously wounded. Forget buying time or even escaping.

All they could do now was wait to die.

And Bai Ge did not hesitate to deal a killing blow.

"Benares, go."

"Roar roar roar roar roar—!"

Accompanying Honkai Beasts were absolutely loyal to Herrschers. Benares carried out Bai Ge's order without hesitation.

Terrifying Honkai Energy gathered in its jaws.

Most dragons in myths could breathe fire, but Benares was far more powerful. A single blast of Honkai Energy breath instantly wiped out the remaining Divine Machines and Valkyries, and even blasted a massive hole straight through the Tower of Babylon.

"Well done, Benares."

Bai Ge raised a hand and stroked Benares's head.

At the same time, he thought that it was not yet time to give it that name. Benares would have to wait a little longer.

For those who knew about the Honkai, a Dragon Judgment Honkai Beast represented a calamity hardly inferior to a Herrscher. A single one was enough to slaughter a city and could even endanger an entire nation.

Though it had performed poorly in the original story, that was only because Benares had faced a group of cheaters.

At this moment, the children standing behind Bai Ge were not afraid of Benares at all. After all, the dragon did not look ferocious in the slightest; instead, it appeared exceptionally gorgeous and cool.

"Roar roar roar~~"

Though it had not yet gained intelligence, Benares noticed the way these human hatchlings were looking at it.

As a Honkai Beast born with the same goal of destroying human civilization, it did not know how to react for a moment. Why were these hatchlings not afraid of it?

Bai Ge unceremoniously sat on its head, a surge of satisfaction filling his heart. After all, what boy had never dreamed of owning a dragon mount?

However, he did not have much time to waste now. Schicksal had presumably already received the news.

"Everyone, from now on, I'll send you somewhere nearby that's relatively safe. Remember, you'll have to walk the rest of the road yourselves."

"Angel Brother, aren't you coming with us?"

"I have other things to do. Helping you is also seeking justice for myself. Remember, even if the road ahead may be very difficult, you all have to do your best to stay alive. I hope every one of you finds a path to the future."

As Bai Ge spoke, he invoked the Herrscher of the Void's authority and teleported the girls to various towns across Siberia. There was no way he could protect these little girls the entire time.

Or rather, he himself would be in the greatest danger next. Before long, nearly all of Schicksal and Anti-Entropy's top combat forces would come for him.

Bai Ge needed to make many preparations as well.

"Sirin, take care of everyone."

"You're going to do something dangerous again, aren't you?"

The purple-haired girl clutched Bai Ge's Herrscher outfit tightly, refusing to let him leave. She stared at him with blazing eyes, and the other three little ones were the same.

Bai Ge shook his head with a helpless smile.

"This time, it's really nothing... for now. I'm just going to teach those bastard scientists a lesson. I'll be back soon. Until then, wait for me obediently with everyone."

"...All right. It's a promise. You absolutely, absolutely have to come back safely. If... if you don't come back, we'll keep waiting here until you do."

"Mm, it's a promise."

He raised his hand and hooked pinkies with Sirin, then teleported the four little ones to a safe cave nearby. Using his Herrscher powers, he set up an Imaginary Barrier there.

Only after ensuring that nothing could go wrong did Bai Ge finally feel at ease.

"All right, now it's time to settle the score with those old bastards. If I don't get payback for everything I've suffered these past few days, I'll really be taking a huge loss."

Bai Ge cracked his knuckles and looked toward the Tower of Babylon.

The researchers, who had breathed a sigh of relief thinking he had already left, nearly fainted from fright when Bai Ge appeared before them again.

There was not a single Valkyrie or Divine Key left in Babylon. Even if Schicksal Headquarters sent reinforcements at top speed, it would take at least four hours.

Such a long time.

It was enough for Bai Ge to take revenge on every last one of them.

"Have you prepared to repent, you scum? It's time for you to repay the sins you've committed."

"No, don't come over here! You monster!"

"Huh? Compared to you, I'm not worthy of being called a monster. Come on, didn't you love injecting me with Honkai Energy reagents? Now taste it for yourselves!"

Bai Ge, now a Herrscher, was himself a source of extremely concentrated Honkai Energy. Under his deliberate control, terrifying Honkai Energy poured into the bodies of those old bastards.

In the most painful, most brutal manner.

"Ahhh! Ahhhhhhh—!"

"Not enough, not enough, it's still not enough! You're already howling like ghosts over this much? What you did to me, to those children, went far beyond this! This doesn't even amount to one ten-thousandth of our pain!"

He grabbed one old man by the few remaining strands of hair on his head. Those Golden Eyes, radiating divinity, seemed ready to burn their very souls to ashes.

Then Bai Ge vented to his heart's content.

He used every human experimentation method they had used on him on them as well. Those bastards did not have "Pain Insensitivity" or "Extreme Pain Insensitivity"; after only two or three rounds, some of them had already passed out from the agony.

"Tch, worthless trash."

In the end, pressed for time, Bai Ge threatened them into experimenting on one another. Whoever held out until the end would earn the right to live.

The beauty of humanity so cherished by a certain Pink Fairy Lady did not exist within the Babylon Laboratory.

For the chance to stay alive, the researchers turned on their companions without a moment's hesitation.

Bai Ge felt as though he were watching an atrociously bad movie. These people had already lost the right to be called human, harming each other amid screams and growls.

For someone as particular about sounds as him, Bai Ge only felt that his ears were being polluted.

...One hour later...