Be Their Hero, in Honkai Impact

"I had no intention of fighting you. I came here to talk to the Herrscher of the Void over there. I imagine Schicksal's goal is more or less the same."

"...Indeed. If this can be resolved through dialogue, there's no need to resort to violence."

Cecilia was the first to lower Black Abyss White Flower. She was a kind woman with sharp, accurate instincts. Whether it was Anti-Entropy's First Herrscher or the Second Herrscher who had spared her just now, her intuition told her neither of them was a bad person.

Seeing that her best friend had stopped fighting, Theresa naturally stopped as well. Fu Hua also gave a slight nod, indicating that avoiding bloodshed was a good thing.

At worst, they could fight again if the talks fell through.

Besides, she was basically invincible.

"Then, Herrscher of the Void, what is your decision?"

Everyone's eyes turned toward Bai Ge.

They knew that no matter how much they said, it wouldn't matter. If Bai Ge chose to keep fighting, then all three sides could only continue fighting, and the atmosphere instantly grew tense.

Yet, to everyone's surprise, Bai Ge did not hesitate in the slightest and directly withdrew his authority.

"Of course we can talk. I never wanted to fight and kill with you people in the first place. It's way too dangerous."

"Then Siegfried..."

"He attacked first. I was only defending myself. If you don't believe me, ask this guy yourself."

Thus, everyone's gazes collectively fell upon a certain Kaslana-breed husky.

Siegfried immediately shuddered all over.

"I-I-I, how was I supposed to know you could talk? Bishop Otto said you were a vicious Herrscher by nature. He told me you killed everyone at the Babylon Laboratory and destroyed more than a dozen Schicksal combat aircraft."

"I don't know who Otto is, but you believe whatever he says? So what if I killed those people? The beasts at Babylon Laboratory deserved to die!" Bai Ge said viciously.

"What exactly is going on here? Isn't Babylon Laboratory a research facility studying treatments for Honkai Disease?" Theresa was full of question marks.

"Hmph! Bullshit! It looks like none of you know, huh? Treatment for Honkai Disease? That place was a human experimentation facility! They claimed they were researching artificial stigmata for Valkyries like you, but they used hundreds, thousands of children around my age as lab rats!"

The more Bai Ge thought about it, the angrier he became. He told them everything that had happened inside Babylon Laboratory.

Those inhumane human experiments, the artificial stigmata developed at the cost of countless children.

As perhaps the longest-living test subject, Bai Ge knew it better than anyone. Gritting his teeth, he described every experiment in detail, word by word.

The expressions of Cecilia, Theresa, Siegfried, Fu Hua, and Welt all turned ugly.

"How could this be..."

"Schicksal was actually conducting such human experiments."

"The artificial stigmata used by Valkyries were developed through such inhumane methods..."

They were all battle-hardened warriors, yet at that moment, they could not help but feel chills crawl down their spines. Bai Ge gave a cold snort.

"If you don't believe me, go ask for yourselves. I sent the children who survived to different places across Siberia. You should be able to find some of them. Ask them what they have to say."

"There's no need. We believe you..."

"My god, Babylon Laboratory was actually such a place. Grandpa never told me anything."

"Damn it, Otto! This is what you meant by a Herrscher of the Void who was vicious by nature?! Fuck!!"

"So that's why you became a Herrscher..."

"That's right. It was the achievement of those lofty Schicksal scientists of yours. Impressive, isn't it? When they were about to torture me to death, Honkai gave me power and gave me the chance to properly repay them."

Bai Ge sneered. For a moment, Siegfried and the others from Schicksal were collectively left speechless.

If everything Bai Ge said was true, then this truly was Schicksal reaping what it had sown.

They even felt that Bai Ge had done well. Those beasts who conducted human experiments deserved to die.

"I'm sorry, Herrscher of the Void. On behalf of myself alone, I offer you my deepest and most ashamed apology. If what you said is true, then Schicksal truly brought this upon itself." Cecilia's expression was sorrowful.

She bowed deeply to Bai Ge.

The S-Rank Valkyrie known as the Saintess was filled with remorse. Cecilia herself had only recently become a mother, which made her feel even more heartbroken.

According to Bai Ge, children died every day in Babylon Laboratory. Hundreds, thousands of children had become test subjects for artificial stigmata experiments.

These were undoubtedly Schicksal's sins.

Schicksal had taken them from their biological parents.

Schicksal had turned them into sacrifices for artificial stigmata.

Putting herself in their place, Cecilia thought of her own daughter, Kiana. If Kiana had suffered such a fate, merely imagining it made Cecilia feel unable to breathe, as though her heart were being torn apart.

"...I don't accept it, and you don't need to apologize. Auntie, your name is Cecilia, right? You look like a kind and good person, so I hope your child never has to suffer such a tragic fate as ours."

"Besides, I've already taken my revenge. Everyone who hurt me has been killed by me, and it will remain that way in the future."

"If no one offends me, I won't offend them. But if anyone offends me... Hmph, I will never forgive them." Bai Ge said with his arms crossed.

At present, he was undoubtedly among the strongest combatants in this world. In a direct fight, even if Otto brought all of Schicksal with him, Bai Ge would not fear them.

As long as he did not get cocky, as long as no one got close to him, who in this world could stop someone who possessed the Herrscher of the Void's power?

Push him too far, and he might just go into outer space and start dropping meteors!

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Chapter 41: Bai Ge: Otto, Why Aren't You Dead Yet? (Please Support the New Book)

Cecilia, Fu Hua, Theresa, and Siegfried were all good people with a strong conscience, willing to fight for the beauty in this world—the so-called allies of justice.

And precisely because they were allies of justice, they were rendered speechless at this moment.

Bai Ge's experiences filled them with guilt and self-reproach.

It was the Schicksal they belonged to that had wronged this young man. Just as Bai Ge had said, everything he did had been legitimate self-defense to protect himself.

The people he killed were all bastards who deserved to die.

Cecilia and the others looked down at the weapons in their hands. They could no longer point them at Bai Ge.

Siegfried even wanted to slap himself a few times and curse himself for being such a damned fool.

"Then what about you, First Herrscher, Mr. Welt Yang? You didn't come here to persuade me to fight for humanity like you do, did you?"

"Uh, I..."

Welt awkwardly pushed up his glasses.

That had indeed been his plan when he came here, but he could no longer bring himself to say it. After suffering such experiences, the fact that the young man had not chosen to destroy humanity already showed extraordinary tolerance and magnanimity.

Honestly, he felt that all humanity kneeling and bowing to Bai Ge right now would not be unreasonable.

They should thank the Herrscher of the Void for sparing their lives!

Judging from the caution and authority Bai Ge had displayed in his earlier battle against Fu Hua, if he truly wanted to destroy the world, Welt had no confidence at all that he could stop him.

Fu Hua wholeheartedly agreed.

Although their fight just now had not looked all that exaggerated—only casually plowing through the land within a radius of a thousand meters, leaving not a blade of grass alive as mountains collapsed and the earth split apart—

Herrschers and Fusion Warriors had entirely different priorities. The former existed to destroy the world, so their authorities were all geared toward slaughter on an enormous scale.

After all, Herrschers had never existed to duel humans one-on-one. Their mission was to destroy everything.

If Bai Ge had such intentions, he only needed to fly into outer space and hurl meteors at Earth to end the world. Humanity truly would have no way to deal with him.

With the Herrscher of the Void's bug-level mobility, never mind how many warriors and weapons humanity had that could reach space—even aiming at him would be nothing more than a fantasy.

"If you want me to fight for humanity, then I refuse. At least, this time, I can't do that." Bai Ge clearly shook his head in refusal.

"Herrscher of Reason, I think the reason you can fight for humanity is because you are a Herrscher born amid the beauty of human nature."

"But I'm the opposite. I am a Herrscher born from humanity's malice. Someone like me cannot fight for the humans who hurt me, because they don't deserve it."

No one could deny Bai Ge's words.

Because that was the truth. Humanity had brought this outcome upon itself.

But while the reasoning was sound, accepting it was difficult. Bai Ge's abilities were simply too threatening. If he had any thoughts of revenge... humanity might truly be able to do nothing but wait for death.

"Herrscher of the Void, what are you planning to do next? You really won't... take revenge on humanity, will you?"

Theresa clenched her nun's habit tightly as she asked nervously. Bai Ge merely rolled his eyes.

"Who has the time to do something so pointless? I only want to find a beautiful place with the people important to me and live peacefully for the rest of my life. That's all."

"...Thank you."

Hearing Bai Ge say that, everyone present let out a sigh of relief. The young man had no intention of destroying the world or taking revenge on humanity. That was already the best possible outcome.

Welt also nodded in approval, though he still felt a little regretful that he had failed to achieve the ideal outcome.

But he understood that no one in this world had the right to demand more from Bai Ge. Thinking that, Welt Yang cast a disdainful look toward the Schicksal members.

Just look at what you people from Schicksal had done. The Herrscher of the Void was such a good young man.

Even after enduring such inhuman torment, he could still cherish beauty and long for the light. What a gentle and kind child he was.

Welt was not the only one who thought so. The others felt the same way.

After suffering that kind of pain, cracks and distortions must have formed in Bai Ge's personality. Yet even so, he had not joined Honkai. Instead, for the sake of those important to him, he had abandoned the Herrscher's mission and chosen to preserve his humanity.

This could not help but make Cecilia and the others wonder.