50. If You Can't Beat Them, Call for Backup! / 51. Watch Closely-This Is How You Use Star of Eden!

"Sister Fu Hua, is it possible to control his mind to some extent?"

"It's completely impossible to communicate with him... It seems like all he has in his mind is negative emotions; even touching him makes me feel nauseous for ages!"

Sirin quickly shook his head, his face showing the disgust of someone who had just cracked open a bad melon seed.

"Then there's nothing I can do... Sister Fu Hua, bring me a little closer, and I'll try to pull him into the painting."

"Wouldn't that be too much of a stretch? Maybe we should just forget about the Schicksal Headquarters and let me use the Sword God directly."

Sirin looked worried; no one understood the difference between Herrscher and a human better than she did.

"No... Headquarters is also my home, I can't watch it be destroyed like this."

Xi's tone was very firm, leaving Sirin no room to refuse.

"... Alright, alright, but please don't force yourself if there are any problems."

Sirin flashed forward, defying the sudden increase in gravity by dozens of times, and instantly appeared in front of the Herrscher of Rock.

This level of gravity would make it impossible for an average person to move, but for her body... it was nothing.

As Sirin approached, the surrounding world instantly began to change. Sirin was able to keenly sense that he seemed to be enveloped by something strange.

This peculiar feeling made her feel somewhat uncomfortable, but clearly, the Herrscher of Rock was no longer at home, was even more uncomfortable.

"——"

An indescribable roar erupted. Having lost the Schicksal Headquarters as their biggest target of hatred, the enemy's attention began to shift to Sirin.

"Hey, what are you looking at? You want to get beaten up, don't you?"

Sirin was extremely annoyed by the other person's gaze. Just as she was about to start a fight, Xi, who had emerged from the painting, stopped her.

"Wait a minute, Sister Fu Hua, the opponent hasn't used much of their ability yet. Why don't you let me test them first?"

"You? Testing? No way." Sirin shook his head like a rattle drum. "You can't compare to me. I can take a whole set of attacks from him and I might not be hurt. With your little arms and legs, what if he hurts you?"

"No, I didn't say I was going to do it myself..." Looking at Sirin, who was unusually concerned about her, Xi shook her head helplessly, then a paintbrush appeared in her hand, and she lightly tapped it a few times in the air.

Suddenly, a low, somber melody filled the world within the painting.

The scroll that Xi used to depict the Herrscher of Rock was not just a random landscape painting she picked up. It was one of the most difficult maps in her collection, called "The Witchcraft Alliance."

A musician wielding a cello and shrouded in a purple shield appeared on the battlefield at the same time as a monster wrapped in red and white strips of cloth.

Faced with the stone wall raised by the Herrscher of Rock, these monsters displayed an extremely irrational side; they... simply devoured the stone wall.

Faced with the oppressive gravity descending from the sky, these cellists seemed completely unaffected; their purple shields rippled slightly, indicating they were not harmed at all.

"Wow, you're quite capable."

Sirin watched in amazement. Although it didn't cause any effective damage, the "mechanisms" in Xi Hua's painting did indeed interfere with the opponent.

In Sirin's opinion, this ability is indeed quite fun.

However, while Sirin was happy, someone on the other side was in a bad mood. Faced with the strange monster drawn by Xi, the Herrscher of Rock, who already had little rationality, turned completely red-hot. Judging from the current situation, she seemed to be planning to unleash her ultimate move and flip the table.

"Looks like they're getting a bit anxious... Never mind, safety comes first, I'm not playing with them for now."

Sirin stood up and stretched his limbs.

"Little Xi hasn't witnessed my full strength yet, has she? Haha, back in the day, let alone the Sword God, I had to carefully consider even using Feather Dust, but..."

A healthy smile appeared on Sirin's face as she finally finished speaking, the words that had been interrupted earlier:

"Now I can do anything!"

Black feathers instantly filled the sky, and a giant sword burning with black flames descended from the sky, its momentum like that of a painting about to be set ablaze.

"I will—turn everything around!"

Under normal circumstances, the next part of the story should be that the Herrscher of Rock is directly rendered inoperable by Sirin's sword and then obediently leaves the stage.

But perhaps because the password was entered incorrectly, the situation was clearly a little different from what Sirin had expected.

Beneath the black greatsword, an inconspicuous little black dot appeared instantly, and then, in the blink of an eye, this black dot began to spread and expand rapidly.

Xi, who often observed the situation from the sidelines, instantly understood what was going on.

The Herrscher of Rock unleashed the signature technique inherited from the Herrscher of Reason (?) – Simulated Black Hole.

Although this skill has been the signature skill of Herrscher of Herrscher of Reason throughout the history of Honkai Impact 3rd, don't forget that Herrscher of Herrscher of Reason creates black holes by relying on the Divine Key made from the core of Rock Herrscher — Star of Eden.

In other words, this thing was originally one of Rock Herrscher's ultimate moves.

However, it seems that because they subconsciously treated this thing as Herrscher of Herrscher of Reason's skill, the two of them were completely unable to defend against this move.

Taking advantage of the time difference around the black hole and Sirin's unfamiliarity with the move, the Herrscher of Rock easily dodged the Sword God's attack and even launched a moderate counterattack against Sirin.

Chapter 50 If you can't beat them, call for backup!

The Herrscher of Rock dodged the Sword God without angering Sirin, but his counterattack really infuriated Sirin.

"Damn it, all you can do is run away, huh!"

Black feathers coalesced again around Sirin: "Come on, let's see if you have more Simulated Black Hole or my sword gods!"

"No, no, no, please, Sister Fu Hua!"

Xi stopped Sirin again.

"I don't know how long you two can fight, but this painting can't withstand this kind of abuse!"

"Then what should we do?"

Sirin pouted and looked at Xi: "This coward won't fight me at all, and mind control doesn't work. Damn it, how can there be such Herrscher!"

"Don't worry, don't worry... I have a way."

Xi sighed, took out a brush and inkstone from the spot, and placed them aside.

"Sister Fu Hua, I will use an ability to temporarily trap him. I need you to be imprisoned with him and then delay him for a while."

"Just make sure he doesn't escape by destroying the scrolls everywhere."

"What new trick are you going to pull this time?"

Sirin had no objection to locking her up with Rock Herrscher; on the contrary, she was very interested in how Xi would crack the Simulated Black Hole.

"You'll find out soon enough. I'll definitely give you a surprise."

Xi wore a mysterious smile and then pulled out a castle that looked like a model toy.

The Dream Weaver Castle Model is one of the top-tier collectibles I obtained a long time ago. It once gave me the glorious achievement of controlling Kevin for an hour.

After nearly a year of refinement, the accumulated paintings here could probably keep Kevin occupied for several more days. Of course, this is based on the premise that Kevin only sees through the paintings and does not forcibly dismantle them.

As for the Herrscher of Rock on the other side, with his intelligence, it's impossible for him to see through the painting. As long as Sirin can keep an eye on him and prevent him from destroying the house, it will be more than enough to hold out for a month.

However, Xi didn't intend to drag it out for that long; she just needed a little while to allow her to draw a picture.

"Well then, Sister Fu Hua, shall I begin?"

As she spoke, Xi activated the Dream Weaver Castle Model that she had already prepared.

The phantom of an ancient castle instantly expanded, first enveloping Sirin beside her, and then the Herrscher of Rock not far away was also sucked into the castle.

Feeling their Honkai Energy begin to slowly dissipate, it meant that Sirin and the Herrscher of Rock had entered the painting.

However, Sirin is a really honest child. She went into something where whether she could come out or not depended entirely on Xi's decision without any hesitation. It can only be said that Xi did not intend to betray her trust.

Taking a deep breath, Xi transferred her consciousness into the system, and then—

"Sister Eden, help!"

That's right, that's the solution Xi came up with: call in reinforcements.

Of course, her method of calling for help is somewhat different from Xia Ling's.

After developing her abilities, she no longer needed to use Cipher Plate to shake people out like Xia Ling. Instead, she could use the system to make the consciousness of the Herrschers "attach" to her paintings.

The advantage is that it costs less money and doesn't consume precious Cipher Plate. The disadvantage is... the consumption of Honkai Energy.

The person drawn here will ultimately use the body drawn by Xi, and the Honkai Energy consumption will naturally be borne by Xi.

For Xi, who often has to work on multiple fronts and handle several paintings at the same time, even with the help of Embryonic Lily who can leech off her teammates, it's still a bit too much to handle.

However, it should be fine for short-term use; it just requires her to paint on the spot.

"Isn't this... Xia Ling's little sister-shaped clone? What's wrong? Is there anything I can help you with?"

Xi quickly found the person she was looking for, while Eden was drinking alone in the reception room.

Eden was quite curious about Xi's sudden visit, since Xi usually only went to the Elysian Realm to exchange painting tips with Griseo, and had never really asked her for help before.

"Ahem, it's like this, Sister Eden..."

Xi recounted the current situation on the battlefield in detail, and also mentioned Sirin's situation.

"Uh... huh?"

Eden's beautiful golden eyes fluttered slightly, revealing an undisguised bewilderment and confusion.

She just... seemed to have heard two completely unrelated words from Xi's mouth.

"I know about countering Simulated Black Hole; that's not difficult."

"But... what do you mean by Hua Gang's daughter, who was only an hour old?"

So, Xi briefly explained Sirin's situation.

"This, this really is..."

After learning the whole story, Eden couldn't help but show a look of bewilderment and amusement.

"The Herrscher has become Hua... and naturally inherited Hua's memories, believing that she is Hua. If you hadn't told me this yourself, I probably would have thought that this was just another story that Pardo made up to amuse me."

"No, I don't think Sister Pardo would dare to make up such a story."

"Alright, alright, since that's the case, then I'll... go out and take a look myself."

"But let me make this clear first, I won't leave your painting. You know I don't want to have too much contact with modern civilization."

"Of course, Sister Eden can do as she pleases."

Xi nodded obediently, and then her body began to gradually disappear.

"Then, Sister Eden, remember to answer my call later."

Having successfully attracted a highly skilled expert, Xi began to quickly draw on a blank sheet of paper.

She often copied the portraits of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, so in just a few minutes, Eden's elegant and beautiful figure appeared on the paper.

After preparing the portrait for Eden, she rummaged through her scrolls for a moment and found a portrait of the Star of Eden that she had painted earlier.

With everything prepared, Xi spared a sliver of her attention to inspect the interior of the castle.

"Wow... Sirin is so capable, not a single painting was ruined..."

Seemingly sensing Xi's gaze, Sirin, who was casually entangled with the Herrscher of Rock, suddenly raised her head and looked up at the sky.

"Little Xi? Are you ready on your end?"

"Okay, Sister Fu Hua, get ready, I'm about to release you."

The phantom of the ancient castle in the air rapidly shrank, deformed, and then returned to its previous model state, floating quietly in Xi's hand.

Sirin and the Herrscher of Rock appeared where they had been before.

"Your abilities are truly amazing..."

Sirin emerged from the castle with a look of wonder, clearly still wanting more after her castle adventure.

"So, what do you plan to do to him...?"

Before he finished speaking, Sirin's gaze fell on the painting that Xi made no attempt to conceal.

Chapter 51 Pay attention, this is how the Star of Eden is used!

"Um, Little Xi..."

Shock was evident in Sirin's eyes.

"You're not going to tell me that your abilities can completely replicate the power of the person in the painting, are you...?"