I, Herrscher Slayer

Chapter 182

Always the unruly type, Shen Gonglin and Rosaliya were both the same kind of brat. Rosaliya told him not to touch her, so Shen Gonglin insisted on touching her. These horns felt cool and quite comfortable, and their red-and-white color intrigued him. They even gave him a feeling somewhat like a Honkai Beast's. Could it be that while he had been asleep, Honkai Beasts had become girls too?

No. For all that was beautiful in this world, whether she was a feminized Honkai Beast or not, Shen Gonglin had to subdue her.

A girl with horns on her head was just too fun. This was Shen Gonglin's first time seeing one.

So Shen Gonglin gripped Rosaliya's horn even harder. The moment he applied force, Rosaliya blushed. She had said that place could not be touched casually! Usually, not even Liliya was allowed to touch it. How dared this guy squeeze it so hard?!

The tail behind her swept over. Honestly, Shen Gonglin's strength was nothing worth mentioning to Rosaliya. Who cared who he was? He was bullying Rosaliya like this. It did not matter where he came from—he could not get away with it!

She had a tail too? That was amazing.

Shen Gonglin's eyes lit up even more. She had horns on her head and a tail behind her. Where had this treasure of a girl come from? She was practically more fun than Kiana. With his nimble reflexes, Shen Gonglin dodged her swinging tail. His free hand firmly grabbed it. It felt much like the horns on her head, though it seemed softer by comparison. And this sensation... was that Honkai energy?

Hmph. Not only had he grabbed her horns, he even dared grab her tail. It was time to teach him a lesson. Let him see just how powerful this young lady's tail was!

Rosaliya was not panicked at all when Shen Gonglin caught her tail. Her tail was incredibly strong. Against someone like Shen Gonglin, she would not even need to use her hands—her tail alone could handle him. Her powerful tail broke free from Shen Gonglin's grasp and wrapped around his neck in one motion. Hehe, just as expected. He still could not beat this young lady.

Rosaliya proudly lifted Shen Gonglin with her tail. Tesla, who was watching from the side, pushed up her glasses. She said nothing, merely observing how things unfolded. If Shen Gonglin really was S-rank, he should not have been subdued so easily. Come on, let her see his true strength.

"Ow, ow, ow! Let go, let go! I surrender, all right?"

Shen Gonglin released Rosaliya's horns and used both hands to grab the tail around his neck. This pink-and-white tail was not nearly as cute as it looked. He was almost unable to breathe. But who was this girl? And where was this place? Was she not supposed to be his teammate?

He surrendered just like that? Was he really S-rank? Why did it feel like he could not even beat Rosaliya...? Rosaliya was indeed pretty strong, but an S-rank should not have been this bad. Could this guy have lied to her?

Tesla was quite surprised by Shen Gonglin's reaction. This was not what she had expected. Was Shen Gonglin really this weak?

Actually, no. Shen Gonglin was acting this way purely because Rosaliya's move reminded him of certain classic scenes. Legend had it that Frieza had treated Vegeta like this too. Shen Gonglin's dormant chuunibyou heart flared up. He gripped Rosaliya's tail with both hands and pretended to be in terrible pain. Now she should hang him by the neck with her tail, then punch him in the stomach.

"Hmph. Since you've surrendered, it's not like Rosaliya can't let you go. Remember, you're not allowed to grab this young lady's horns... You still dare grab them?!"

Who knew Rosaliya would not follow Shen Gonglin's script? Just as she was about to release her tail, Shen Gonglin silently reached out and grabbed the horns on her head again. Rosaliya was thoroughly angered. Her tail immediately tightened once more. She was only a little girl, and Rosaliya had not truly intended to kill Shen Gonglin. This amount of force was quite satisfactory to him, but the moment he showed the slightest pained expression, Rosaliya unconsciously loosened her hold. This would not do. It absolutely would not do.

Deeply disappointed by the little girl's acting, Shen Gonglin shook his head. Then again, he could not demand that everyone be as talented as he was. If he trained her properly, perhaps this girl could reenact his favorite anime scenes with him. Shen Gonglin felt that she had the potential.

"All right, enough messing around. When are we going back to St. Freya?"

Electric sparks burst from the palm pressed against Rosaliya's tail. A numbing current instantly spread through Rosaliya's entire body. The pink-haired girl convulsed and collapsed to the floor. Th-this guy could shoot electricity too? Who was joking with him?!

The current Shen Gonglin used was at a level meant for ordinary people. But Rosaliya was no ordinary person. A girl with Honkai Beast genes in her body was not someone who could be brought down so easily. Watching Shen Gonglin's back, the girl gritted her teeth and climbed up from the floor. Vodka Girls, attack!

Super Headbutt!

Rosaliya lowered her head, and her white horns slammed viciously into Shen Gonglin's waist. Shen Gonglin, busy talking to Tesla, did not notice the girl's attack from behind. Headbutts had always been useful moves, and Rosaliya's was especially formidable. Her white horns rammed hard into Shen Gonglin's body. The immensely strong girl drove him straight into Tesla, and the three instantly fell into a heap. Amid a chorus of groans, Shen Gonglin clutched his lower back. Was she fucking trying to kill him? Did she not know that a man's waist was very important?

Malice sprang from courage. Ignoring the pain in his lower back, Shen Gonglin grabbed Rosaliya's tail. This brat had made him so mad that he wanted to bite someone. At times like this, who cared whether she was a little girl? Anyone who offended Shen Gonglin could just die!

Shen Gonglin had warped values and no moral principles. Expecting him to go easy on someone just because she was a little girl was pure wishful thinking. When he got ruthless, he would even snatch a little girl's lollipop.

One move was enough to conquer the world. Shen Gonglin's move could even handle Durandal, let alone a little girl with Honkai Beast genes in her body. The facts proved that the toxins in Shen Gonglin's teeth... well, they could probably be called toxins.

Not even Honkai Beast genes could resist them.

Thus, beneath Tesla's shocked gaze, Rosaliya's entire body took on an eerie pink hue. The teary-eyed little girl looked helplessly at Shen Gonglin, and when she spoke, she could not hide the sobbing in her voice. What had happened to her?

Chapter 183: Pull Them Out for Research

"Rosaliya, how are you feeling now? Are you all right?"

At the bedside, Tesla held a small notebook as she questioned the girl lying in bed. After being bitten by Shen Gonglin, Rosaliya had fallen beneath his mouth just like his previous victims. This guy's mouth was simply too powerful. Neither the strongest Valkyrie nor a little girl with Honkai Beast genes had any chance against him.

Tesla felt that she had discovered a treasure. This ability was immensely worth researching. She still needed more information, and the victim's experience was equally important.

"I feel light and weak all over. My body was really hot just now, but it's a little better now... I also feel like killing someone. Hey! Don't eat my cherries! I'm talking to you! Don't turn around and eat them either!"

The little girl lay on the bed with tears in her eyes, sniffling. Rosaliya did not understand that feeling at all. She was even younger than Bronya. She bounced around cheerfully every day and had no idea why her body had felt that way just now. Poor thing—she had thought she was about to die. But after seeing what Shen Gonglin was doing over there, Rosaliya did not want to die anymore.

Even if she died, she had to take this guy with her. He was eating her precious cherries! She had meant to save them for Liliya, and she had not even wanted to eat them herself. How could he enjoy them so happily?!

"Don't be so stingy. At worst, I'll buy some for you later. You're from St. Freya too, right? Once we're back, I'll buy you lots and lots. I'm only eating a little now. When you think about it, you're the one getting the better deal."

Shen Gonglin paid no attention to the girl's glare. If he feared this sort of eye attack, then he would not be Shen Gonglin. Strictly speaking, Shen Gonglin respected the old but did not cherish the young. This was exactly how one had to deal with a brat who charged at his waist without warning. Taking advantage of Rosaliya's inability to move, Shen Gonglin shamelessly sat beside her and began eating cherries. Not only that, he occasionally stuffed one into Tesla's mouth too, but never gave Rosaliya any.

Seeing her look of envy, jealousy, and hatred made Shen Gonglin feel great.

"Who said I'm from St. Freya?! This young lady isn't! I'm Rosaliya from the Cocolia Orphanage!"

Tesla had no time to stop her. In her fury, Rosaliya blurted out her background just like that. Tesla helplessly covered her face. Rosaliya's personality really was much like Shen Gonglin's. They were both idiots who would spill all their secrets the moment they were caught, without even needing interrogation.

"Huh? You're an orphan?"

Shen Gonglin froze. Did orphan mean an orphan in the literal sense? He was sometimes called an orphan in games too, so he felt rather close to the term. If that was really the case, then the way he had treated this girl seemed a little wrong... If Shen Gonglin had a conscience, perhaps he would have thought that.

"You're the orphan! Rosaliya has a little sister, an older sister, and a mother too, you idiot!"

Glaring with her beautiful eyes, Rosaliya swore that if she could move, she would rush over and bite this guy to death. But in her current condition, forget biting him to death—she could barely even lift her neck. The feeling in her body was just too strange. It felt even stranger than getting an injection.

"Oh. But even if you say that, I don't know much about my own situation either. I had no memories when I woke up. I know quite a few people now, though. All right, then I was wrong earlier. I'll apologize to you, okay?"

Under Tesla's somewhat surprised gaze, Shen Gonglin picked up a cherry and placed it at Rosaliya's lips. Who would have thought this guy could apologize to someone? Tesla had not known Shen Gonglin for long, but she had clearly felt that he was the type to do whatever he pleased. Yet now, it seemed that judgment had been somewhat hasty. This guy was not so bad.

"Hmph. Thinking one cherry is enough to make me forgive you is too naive. At least two. And you have to remove the pits first!"

She was very easy to placate—or perhaps Rosaliya simply loved cherries too much. Her little mouth chewed and chewed before she spat out the pit. That was only one. It was nowhere near enough.

When they got back and she saw Mei and Kiana, she absolutely had to make them do this for her too.

Having silently made that decision, Shen Gonglin gently picked out the cherry pit with his fingers and placed the flesh into Rosaliya's mouth. This sort of doting behavior toward a girl was indeed unusual for him. Perhaps Shen Gonglin himself did not notice it, but Tesla's gaze became increasingly strange. Rosaliya ate happily while Shen Gonglin fed her one after another. This atmosphere...

Something was a little off.

Was this guy not involved with that strongest Valkyrie, Durandal? There were even photos as proof. But he had said Durandal was not his type... Could it be that Shen Gonglin liked little girls like Rosaliya, whose feathers had not even fully grown in!

The more Tesla thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Look—Durandal was tall, long-legged, and well-endowed, and her status as the strongest Valkyrie was a golden badge. Yet Shen Gonglin said he did not like her. But now, he was treating Rosaliya, who could not move at all, like this. Did that not mean Shen Gonglin was probably a lolicon?

She had brought Rosaliya out with her. She could not let the girl suffer some other strange fate.

"All right, all right. Too much of that will give her heatiness. Stop feeding her. And open your mouth so I can get a good look at your teeth. If someone with bad intentions made use of these, it would be terrifying."

Tesla hurriedly squeezed in, placing herself between Shen Gonglin and Rosaliya. This idiot definitely did not know what a lolicon was. Judging by how happily Rosaliya was eating, she clearly no longer bore much resentment toward Shen Gonglin. Just moments ago, she had been shouting about killing him, but now she was eating one pitted cherry after another from his hand. Were women, regardless of age, all this fickle?

Rosaliya was quite unhappy that her feeding had been interrupted, but Tesla did not care. She pinched Shen Gonglin's cheeks and made him open his mouth. She had been somewhat doubtful when Shen Gonglin explained before, but Rosaliya's condition had made her believe him. Tesla leaned in and stared intently into Shen Gonglin's mouth. Those two fangs were the focus of her attention. She had a feeling that Shen Gonglin's teeth would be very useful in the future. She really wanted to pull them out for research.

Chapter 184: Kiana's Rescue

Sniff, sniff... Mm, that's right. I found Shen Gonglin's scent. He should be over this way. That brat really never lets anyone rest easy.

At dusk, a white figure darted through the city. With her nimble and athletic body, Kiana performed all kinds of astonishing movements. Valkyrie physical abilities really were absurdly unfair. If Valkyries participated in sporting events, they would surely break a whole batch of world records. Of course, this was Kiana. Her physical ability was exceptional even among Valkyries. After all, Kaslana blood flowed through her veins. She was a born warrior.

Stopping on a rooftop, Kiana looked at the building in the distance. Her little nose kept twitching as if she had truly caught Shen Gonglin's scent. Naturally, Kiana was only pretending. Her nose was not that sensitive. She had come here entirely because of phone tracking. Whoever had kidnapped Shen Gonglin was such an idiot. He still had the Class President's phone on him. Anyone could find him by following the location. This was not ancient times, when information did not travel. Finding Shen Gonglin was easy.

All she had to do was check the Class President's phone location.

But even after finding him, she could not just charge in. Otherwise, that idiot would probably be taken hostage. That was how it always went on TV. With one finger against her chin, Miss Kiana finally put her long-unused, rusty brain to work. In truth, this girl did have a brain fitting her appearance, but she usually never used it, which was why she seemed so stupid. Brains really needed regular exercise. The more one used them, the sharper they became; leave them unused, and they rusted. Now that she knew the location, how exactly should she rescue Shen Gonglin?

Kiana had no intention of waiting for Himeko and the others. She planned to act alone. Shen Gonglin might be suffering terrible, terrible torture right now. Every moment she delayed meant more suffering for him. By the time Himeko and the others arrived, Shen Gonglin might already be crippled. Even though the base had certified Shen Gonglin as S-rank, in Kiana's heart, he was still that weakling.

A weakling who needed her rescue.

Lost in thought, Kiana suddenly noticed a red electric scooter parked nearby, along with a food delivery uniform on it. An idea leaped into Kiana's head. This was it. Delivery girl, attack!

Wasn't that how it happened on TV?

"Its sharpness is incredible. Flesh probably can't resist it, but steel armor and the like can't be pierced. Even combined with the force of his jaw, it still won't work. In other words, it is specifically effective against the human body. As for its effect... it weakens after half an hour to an hour. The exact degree of decay depends on the victim's physical condition. The negative effect should be dehydration."

Using her red iron fist to prod around inside Shen Gonglin's mouth, Tesla of Iron Man: Anti-Entropy Branch investigated while scribbling in her notebook. This was the basic information she had obtained about Shen Gonglin's teeth. She was not foolish enough to touch them with her bare fingers. This guy could bite Rosaliya's tail. Her fingers definitely would not withstand it.

She glanced at Rosaliya, who had only just managed to sit up. The poor little girl's cheeks were still flushed. The long pink-haired girl was hugging a huge bottle of mineral water and gulping it down. Seeing that, Tesla decisively gave up on touching him herself. The dehydration was indeed severe. Rosaliya's sweat made that obvious. Tesla did not think her physical condition was better than Rosaliya's.

"Actually, I felt pretty good while sucking blood. But it looks like the person I suck blood from feels it even more strongly. Tesla, can I close my mouth now? Keeping it open like this makes my jaw hurt."

Far from stingy, Shen Gonglin told Tesla everything Otto had intended to seal away. While Kiana imagined he was being tortured, he was lazily leaning against Rosaliya with his mouth open, allowing Tesla to examine him. Ever since he had fed Rosaliya, the girl with the tail and horns seemed to have calmed down. Perhaps because she was rehydrating?

Rosaliya did not mind at all that Shen Gonglin was leaning on her. But that made Shen Gonglin feel itchy inside again. If she acted like this, he could not bully her. Did he need to provoke her a little so she would attack him on her own? Then Shen Gonglin would have a perfectly reasonable excuse to counter her.

Even now, Shen Gonglin was still thinking about Rosaliya's tail and horns. It could not be helped. A girl like this was just too rare. He really wanted to take her home and raise her. As long as she was fed and watered on time every day, Shen Gonglin could... could ask Mei to do it.

"Wait, let me look a little longer. Shen Gonglin, how about pulling out one tooth? You're young, so maybe it'll grow back... Don't run, don't run! I was just joking. I won't pull it out, all right?"

Tesla desperately wanted to take one back for research. Based on Rosaliya's reaction, Shen Gonglin's teeth had become something like neurotoxins in Tesla's mind. If they could be mass-produced and converted into another form, then when surrounded by Valkyries, all she would need to do was throw one out and she could... make herself collapse along with everyone else?

So, to prevent that idiotic situation where the damage radius was one meter but the attack range was only half a meter, Tesla felt she needed to research it more deeply. But as soon as she voiced that intention, Shen Gonglin decisively shut his mouth and refused to cooperate. Tesla hurriedly grabbed Shen Gonglin's shoulders. Come on, open your mouth and let her look again. Just one look.

"Don't even think about it! Letting you look was already the limit. You haven't even paid me, and now you want to pull my teeth? It has nothing to do with my teeth. It's purely because of my physique, so forget it. Even if I gave you the teeth, they'd be useless to you. No, I'm not letting you look anymore. When are we going to St. Freya?"

This woman actually wanted his teeth. The moment Shen Gonglin heard the words "pull a tooth," he felt uncomfortable all over. His teeth had always been good. He had never needed to do something like that!

"St. Freya? You've been talking about this strange stuff since earlier. St. Freya is a Valkyrie school. Why would we go to that headquarters of Schicksal? We're Anti-Entropy. Are we going to St. Freya just to walk into their trap?"

Having recovered a little, Rosaliya lowered the water bottle and wiped her mouth. She looked curiously at Shen Gonglin as she said this, while Tesla covered her face. Shen Gonglin was not the only idiot. She had forgotten that Rosaliya was a complete idiot too.

Chapter 185: Emergency Retreat

Anti-Entropy?

Shen Gonglin looked at the two girls in front of him in surprise. After the Class President and Kiana had explained things to him, Shen Gonglin had gained a rough understanding of this world's factions. He remembered Anti-Entropy too. It seemed to be an organization opposed to Schicksal. But were they not the people Schicksal had sent to meet him and the Class President...?

Wait! Where was the Class President? He seemed to have forgotten about her. Was she still waiting in the café restroom for him to bring her toilet paper? How had he forgotten the Class President?!

"Eat your cherries!"

Watching Shen Gonglin's eyes widen more and more, Tesla grabbed a handful of cherries and stuffed them into Shen Gonglin's mouth. This was bad. They had been exposed in the end. He was S-rank combat power, after all. With Rosaliya currently useless, what could she, a researcher, do alone? Would this guy become enraged out of embarrassment and capture her?

Thinking of this, Tesla quickly signaled Rosaliya with her eyes. They could not stay here. They needed to leave immediately... What was this idiot girl doing now? Was this the time to eat cherries?!

Tesla's handful of cherries temporarily stopped Shen Gonglin from thinking. Meanwhile, when Rosaliya saw the cherries scattered across the bed, she immediately forgot everything else. This was something she could only eat on a cake once a year. How could it be wasted like this? Possessing unimaginable devotion to cherries, Rosaliya picked them up one by one and stuffed them into her mouth. Shen Gonglin could not be allowed to eat all these cherries alone. They were hers.

Sorry, Liliya. Your big sister ultimately failed to protect your cherries. But it was okay. Your big sister would put your share in her stomach!

"Open up! Food delivery!"

Just as the three people on the bed were making a mess, a vigorous voice sounded from outside the door. Kiana, now in disguise, had successfully infiltrated the place. Treating every passerby on the road as a possible watcher, Kiana was deeply immersed in her role. Hearing the commotion inside from the doorway, she knew she had definitely found the right place. Thinking that Shen Gonglin might be suffering torture inside, Kiana could no longer hold herself back. Just wait. The hero who came when called to save you—Miss Kiana—was here!

Food delivery? Who had ordered food?

Tesla and Rosaliya exchanged a look, both seeing confusion in the other's eyes. They had not ordered delivery. At that moment, Shen Gonglin climbed off the bed. How could he not open the door when his delivery had arrived? Come to think of it, he was a little hungry. Today, he had only eaten a cup of instant noodles besides the cherries. Luckily, he had not tried the Class President's pickled everlasting spring greens soaked in laxative. Otherwise, he would definitely be even hungrier now.

"Oh, okay. Please wait a moment. I'll open the door right away."

No one could stop Shen Gonglin from collecting packages or food deliveries. No one.

That's right, that was Shen Gonglin's voice. This was the place!

Recognizing Shen Gonglin's voice, Kiana immediately sprang into action. Though she did not know why someone being tortured could speak so smoothly, that was not what Kiana needed to think about right now. What she needed to do was rescue him... Huh? Huh?!

What was going on? Why did this seem a little different from what she had imagined?

Kiana kicked the door open, threw away the pizza in her hand, and stormed in with dual pistols. But before she could say anything, the scene before her stunned the young lady. Not only was it different from what she had imagined, it was completely beyond what Kiana's mind could comprehend. Shouldn't Shen Gonglin have been hung up and beaten? Why was it like this? She had definitely come to rescue a captured companion, not walked into the bedroom of some traitorous bastard selling himself for glory, right?

In Kiana's eyes, Shen Gonglin was tangled in a heap on the bed with two beautiful girls. The red-haired twin-tailed girl was the strange person who had seduced Shen Gonglin and abducted him. The other girl looked even younger than Bronya, and there was that tail and those horns on her head... What kind of heavenly play was this? As for Shen Gonglin, surrounded by the two girls...

If Kiana had not still been thinking about rescuing Shen Gonglin, she would really have wanted to say, "Sorry for interrupting."

"Oh, isn't this Kiana? Listen, these two seem to be from Anti-Entropy. I've already got them under control. Hurry up and help me."

The moment he raised his head and saw Kiana's long legs, Shen Gonglin immediately changed tactics and sought her help. Yet the Kaslana family's young lady could not quite muster any enthusiasm. Was Shen Gonglin sure he had them under control? Why did it look to her like these two women had Shen Gonglin under control instead? Or perhaps not control... This was obviously getting caught in bed!

Tesla with her red twin tails was one thing, but the strange blush on Rosaliya's face made Kiana especially suspicious. At certain times, Kiana was a very clever girl. In this environment, Shen Gonglin was the one she suspected most. She suddenly felt no motivation at all to rescue him so urgently. If she had known it would be this kind of situation... she would not have pretended to be a delivery worker. She definitely would have come sooner and faster. Had she already arrived too late?

"This is bad, Rosaliya. Prepare to retreat!"

Tesla had not expected Schicksal's people to arrive so quickly, but there was nothing to regret. Shen Gonglin already knew their identities, and the secret information they had obtained this time was more than enough. Knowing what had to be done now, Tesla tapped several times on her red arm armor. She had long been prepared for emergencies like this.

The ground shook, and a blue-black armored arm burst directly from underground. Tesla grabbed Rosaliya and leaped onto the Titan armor's arm. Hmph, this was the mind of a top scientist. Who would have expected that she had such a backup plan even here?

"Hmph. We'll let you off this time. Next time... Hey, Rosaliya, let go of him already! We have to go!"

After throwing out those words like a proper villain, Tesla was about to control the Titan and retreat when she discovered Rosaliya was still holding something. Did this girl intend to take Shen Gonglin away even now? When had the two of them become so close?

"B-but he still has Rosaliya's cherries... Give them back! Give them back now!"

Rosaliya could not bear to put down Shen Gonglin—or rather, she could not bear to put down the cherries in Shen Gonglin's arms. Even now, this guy was still eating Rosaliya's cherries. He was simply not human!

Chapter 186: Bullied by a Little Girl