21. Black Seele: As Long as We Reach That Place! / 22. Xia Ling: Time to use an unexpected move

Two highly informative words in Mulsus's sentence left Seele somewhat bewildered.

"The Herrscher of Domination has the ability to seize the Herrscher Authority. After seizing it, they will gain the power of the Herrscher, but the original owner will still bear the cost of using the power."

"The main target this time is not you, but the Herrscher of Reason who came in with you."

"What? Sister Bronya is in danger?"

Seele let out a gasp.

"In short, if you don't want anything to happen to your companion, my advice is to go back as soon as possible and keep going in the opposite direction from where you are now. You will see a huge Court of Judgment, and she is there."

MewMew spoke rapidly, and as soon as she finished speaking, she rushed towards Seele.

"Seele, watch out!"

Responding to Black Seele's warning, Seele instinctively raised her scythe in defense.

However...

The azure water splashed up from the scythe blade, wetting Seele's cheeks and clothes.

Seele blinked, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Seele, there's no need to be so ruthless... I feel like there's some truth to what she said..."

"No, the other me..." Seele quickly explained, "She ran right into the scythe!"

"Ha?"

Black Seele asked incredulously, "A staged accident?"

"So what do we do now? She committed suicide so decisively, it seems we have no way to further verify whether this was a ruse or not..."

"I remember she seemed to have said something about the true Herrscher of Domination... Could it be that the reason this clone committed suicide was because she was about to be discovered?"

Seele guessed.

"Anyway... even if it's a trap, we have to go check it out for Sister Bronya's safety."

Seele bit her lip lightly and quickly made a decision.

"If my other self... encounters an irreversible situation, I will sink completely into the depths of my consciousness and hand over control of my body to you..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Are you an idiot?"

Black Seele's incredulous voice echoed in Seele's mind, "Give your body to me completely? Don't forget, my control over the Stigmata far surpasses yours, you know?"

"In that situation, if I wanted, I could put your consciousness into eternal slumber and completely take over your body, okay?"

"Yes, I know."

Even if they hate you and stay away from you because I'm a monster, you can't regret it.

"They'll definitely accept you. Look, after Sister Xia Ling found out about you, the only thing she said about you was that you're adorably arrogant!"

"Why does that guy always do unnecessary things!"

Black Seele's embarrassed and annoyed voice rang in Seele's mind. "And you too, how did you, such a silly and innocent idiot, manage to survive until now!"

"Because... there are so many people like you protecting me."

Black Seele's voice fell silent for a moment, and then she replied softly.

"I know... I just can't do anything with you."

"If it comes to that... I will give it my all."

Chapter Twenty-One: Black Seele: As long as we get to that place!

"Is this the puppet from earlier... the Court of Judgment of the Flow-type Theory?"

"Seele, look! Isn't that Bronya over there?"

When Seele arrived near the strangely shaped Court of Judgment, she saw Bronya kneeling on the ground, all of her simulated equipment gone.

"Sister Bronya!"

Seele quickly ran over and helped Bronya up.

"Sister Bronya, are you hurt?"

"Bronya is alright... but... the Herrscher of Reason's powers seem to be unusable..."

Bronya looked at her empty hands, disbelief still lingering in her eyes.

"Not only is it impossible to construct anything, but even the equipment that was constructed before has disappeared..."

"Fortunately, Bronya didn't just wear her own constructed equipment, but constructed it based on Comet Drive. Otherwise, Bronya might have become a complete burden now."

"What that person said was actually true..."

"That person? Who? Sister Xia Ling?"

Bronya asked, puzzled.

"Actually... never mind, let's talk about this after we leave the theater."

Seele was about to explain, but then she suddenly realized that if her sister, Mulsus, wasn't lying, wouldn't it be harmful to her if she revealed her secrets while being monitored by the dolls?

"Alright, then Bronya won't ask anymore." Bronya struggled to stand up. The feeling of power draining away made her body weak. Fortunately, Heavy Armor Rabbit caught her in time and let her sit on its hands.

"I didn't expect the other party to have the ability to seize the Herrscher Authority... Fortunately, Kiana did not stay at the Salt Lake Base, otherwise, if the spatial power within her body were seized, combined with this Theater of Domination, the consequences would be unimaginable."

"Kiana should be fine. She has two Fu Hua sisters and the headmistress with her. Even if Thousand-Man Herrscher attack her, Kiana shouldn't have a chance to make a move."

Seele comforted her, "However, we need to figure out how to get out of here first..."

"You're right, Seele." Bronya looked around at the scene. Although the Theater of Domination followed the physical laws of the Intrinsic World, judging from the floating buildings in the distance, the Herrscher of Domination might have much more control over the Theater than it does now.

I want to find a way to leave...

"Seele, let's go back, back to the spot where we came in."

Bronya made a decisive decision. "The space that Theater of Domination is not stable, especially the places where cracks have appeared. As long as we return to the place we entered before, we will most likely be able to break the space of the theater again and return to reality."

"Okay, then Sister Bronya must stay close to me."

Seele gripped her scythe tightly. "This time, it's Seele's turn to protect my sister!"

"Fortunately, so far, everything seems to be progressing smoothly."

Xia Ling remained hidden in the air, quietly watching Seele and Bronya.

"Smoothly my foot! Not smooth at all!"

MewMew's voice came through the channel. "The Herrscher of Domination seems determined to cut off one of our fingers here. Almost all the puppets in the theater are now rushing toward the crack you reinforced."

"Some of the dolls were also launched outside in an attempt to close the rift from the outside... but judging from the messages they sent back, they don't seem to have gained any advantage."

"Of course, no matter what, even if Welt loses his core, he still has experience and insight. At this stage, the puppets are basically unable to hurt him."

Xia Ling had anticipated this.

"However, there is nothing wrong with the doll's approach."

"Here, even if we have to sacrifice hundreds of puppets, as long as we can completely defeat Bronya and Seele, they will immediately gain two combatants who are close to Herrscher level. If I were Herrscher, I would make the same choice."

"I think it's better not to praise the opponent like this at this time... So what do you plan to do? Even if Black Seele completely controls Seele's body now, they can't possibly kill a thousand puppets by force."

"And your Seven Thunders of Retribution have to consider the issue of friendly fire, so you can't release it at close range. But if you use it for single-target attacks, against this number of opponents, the Seven Thunders of Retribution is only good for killing mosquitoes with a cannon."

"How about... I just switch sides? Anyway, if I save them here, I'll most likely gain Anti-Entropy's trust. With my current abilities, I can just create water clones and self-destruct to break through a path."

"No need... You'd better stay with the thousand-man army. As for Seele..."

Xia Ling gave a mysterious smile, "Given my status, it's quite reasonable for me to be able to summon Kal'tsit, right?"

On the other side, Seele's battle was becoming increasingly intense.

Despite their precautions, they still hadn't expected the doll's counterattack to be so troublesome.

"Heavy Armor Rabbit, full power fire!"

The laser cannon extracted Bronya's meager Honkai Energy from her body, then transformed it into a massive beam that blasted apart a large group of puppets in front of her.

However, for Thousand-Man Herrscher, this is like a drop in the ocean.

As Herrscher, they have no shortage of all kinds of Honkai Beast. As for the mechs... they got them from Anti-Entropy and from the Congress. At the current rate of consumption, even if Bronya were given another day, she might not be able to dismantle them all.

"Given the current situation... I'm begging you, my other self!"

"Leave it to me... I can't guarantee it, but I'll do my best."

Unlike his usual confident demeanor, Black Seele's voice was now filled with solemnity.

With combat experience far exceeding Seele's, she could naturally see how troublesome the current situation was.

Although Seele and Bronya are still killing the puppets at a breakneck pace, Black Seele, who is not involved in the battle, can clearly see that their progress has been significantly slowed down.

This was even with only regular soldiers and no puppets waiting to ambush.

If we add the puppets that have already seized the Authority of Reason... then the situation will be even worse.

Moreover, there's Bronya, whose performance has severely declined...

Black Seele couldn't help but reach out and touch her chest.

On those proud twin peaks, a blood-red Stigmata glowed faintly.

Accompanied by a crimson light, Bronya's vision was suddenly shrouded in red.

She discovered that the scythe in Seele's hand had turned into two giant, scarlet claws with chains.

"You are... another Seele?"

Bronya tilted her head.

This left Seele had just been racking her brains for an explanation, completely speechless.

"How could you... Never mind, it's better for my older sister to know."

"The situation is urgent, so I won't waste any more words. Big sister, you must keep up with me later."

The red light in Seele's eyes intensified, and the giant claw, carrying a corrosive aura, flew directly from her hand, clearing out a small group of enemies.

One should strike while the iron is hot, but the momentum wanes with each attempt, and exhaustion follows with each subsequent one. Those puppets, with their limited understanding, would never have imagined that Seele would do something that amounted to completely entrusting her life to another person.

In other words, his outburst at this moment was outside the puppet's plan.

So... as long as you can get to the crack before they can react, your chances of escaping will greatly increase.

As long as... we can get to that place!

Chapter Twenty-Two: Xia Ling: It's Time to Use a Surprise Attack

"Wow, Seele's charging!"

Xia Ling, a bystander, was Seele, enjoying the cricket fighting up close.

"I think this side will work!"

"Clearly, this side is stronger!"

Kal'tsit, who was brought in as a surprise force, is watching the battle with Xia Ling.

"Although I really want to believe in Black Seele's power, I feel that it will be difficult for them to break through the encirclement."

Kal'tsit commented, "You should know that a true Herrscher of Domination can be considered a mob of collective will, that is to say, it should have most of the characteristics of a mob."

"If Black Seele really manages to break out with Bronya, given the sunk cost of losing so many dolls... it might personally intervene, even at the cost of prematurely revealing its trump card, just to keep the two of them alive."

"But similarly, while they have a gambler's mentality, they are also bound to seek profit and avoid harm," Xia Ling countered.

"In this situation, if both of us are present, the likelihood of it taking action itself after assessing the risks will be greatly reduced."

"So, you think we should make a move sooner rather than later?"

"At least we can't wait until they're truly exhausted..."

Xia Ling opened a portal and located a specific spot.

"Let's go, it's time to use a surprise attack!"