58. Xia Ling in her Chaotic Evil form? / 59. Kiana: Quack! A cuddling expert! Everyone, retreat!

Thanks to the series of buffs she had given herself earlier, Xia Ling could feel her condition recovering at an extremely fast pace.

"I can't contact the system, and I can't contact Elysia, but I'm certain I'm still inside my own body..."

"Logically speaking, as long as I'm still in the Honkai Impact 3rd world, I shouldn't be unable to contact the system. The only situation where I might lose contact with the system is when I'm unconscious..."

"So, I'm still unconscious? But because I had too many buffs before, I'm unconscious but not completely unconscious?"

Xia Ling tried to find a reasonable explanation for herself.

However, she didn't pay too much attention to it, because she could feel that as she gradually recovered, the hazy darkness in front of her seemed to be slowly fading away.

I estimate that I will be able to "wake up" soon. Although I may not be able to regain control of my body, at least I will be able to successfully contact the system and Elysia.

"Well... why don't we use this time to think about what to do later..."

Since there was nothing else to do, Xia Ling began to think about the questions she hadn't had time to figure out while she was outside.

How can I get rid of this evil thought?

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Xia Ling in Her Chaotic Evil Form?

Due to some strange path dependence, the first thought that popped into Xia Ling's mind was actually suicide.

With the help of the system, resurrection was not difficult for her. In fact, in her plan priorities, her own life always ranked last.

If Xia Ling could get rid of these evil thoughts with a death, she probably wouldn't hesitate for a second. At worst, she'd just get tortured by Theresa and Elysia afterward and have to cosplay as a fountain.

But the problem is... after careful consideration, she realized that she couldn't simply solve the problem through suicide.

Although she doesn't value her "life," her "body" is an objective reality.

This doesn't mean there's any difference in weight between the two; she can even casually give up her own life, and generally, she has the same attitude towards her own body.

The problem is that right now, what these evil thoughts may lack is a physical body.

Don't forget, Xia Ling's resurrection wasn't essentially about repairing her body, but rather reclaiming her soul and creating a new body.

This also raises a problem: Xia Ling can coexist with her own corpse.

In her first death, her body turned into Xia Ling-chan, while in Highmore, she was turned into Highmore fragments much earlier.

But this time, her body was intact.

Once resurrected, these evil thoughts could easily take over his original body and create a twin soul in the afterlife.

Even if someone destroys this "other me" before Xia Ling is resurrected, since the core will enter the new body along with her resurrection, these evil thoughts can still come along.

"Tsk... Looks like there's no way to skip class and play like this... I guess I'll just have to honestly deal with these evil thoughts?"

Xia Ling pondered this with displeasure.

Just then, she realized that the darkness in front of her seemed to have been almost completely dispelled.

"Ah, that's great! Xia Ling, you're finally awake!"

With a pleasant, gentle voice, the haze in Xia Ling's eyes was completely dispelled.

Only then did she realize that she was lying in Elysia's arms.

"Elysia? Where is this...?"

"This is inside your Herrscher Core, you know?"

Elysia's answer startled Xia Ling.

"Huh? So I was inside the core?"

Xia Ling sat up abruptly and looked around. Sure enough, she was surrounded by a building that resembled a theater, and outside the theater, there was a thick black fog blocking the view.

"What are those black mists...? Also, Elysia, are you able to contact the system now?"

"Clearly, that black mist is the manifestation of the evil thoughts of the Thousand-Man Herrscher. As for the system..."

Elysia's expression became subtle. "The system's communication is working smoothly; this time, the system has surprisingly not let us down."

"The manifestation of evil thoughts?" Xia Ling was even more confused. "Elysia, can you explain it in more detail?"

"Hmm... where should I begin?"

"To put it this way, first of all, Xia Ling, your consciousness is currently within the core. So, who do you think is controlling your body right now?"

"By the Herrscher of Domination?"

"No, the Herrscher of Domination is dead. You are the Herrscher of Domination now."

Elysia shook her head, denying Xia Ling's statement. "What's controlling you now is actually your instinct driven by those evil thoughts."

"First of all, those negative emotions such as malice, despair, and domination, although numerous, are not equivalent to your consciousness."

"Even when your consciousness is isolated within the Herrscher Core, these negative emotions cannot control your body. Therefore, they can only indirectly control your body by interfering with and controlling your instincts and desires."

"In this way, if enough time passes, your body might give birth to a new will... and this will will be able to control your evil thoughts with ease."

"Then isn't my current situation very dangerous?"

"No, it's not that dangerous yet..." Elysia continued to explain while soothingly smoothing Xia Ling's hair, "The birth of consciousness is not that simple... at least it's not something that can be done quickly in the short term."

"Before this consciousness is born, no matter how exaggerated the influence of evil thoughts is, they will still follow your instincts as the bottom line."

"In your familiar terms... you should be considered in your chaotic evil state? Or perhaps the state where you've unleashed the desires within your heart."

"Liberation? The desire deep in my heart...?"

For some reason, Xia Ling suddenly felt that the sentence sounded familiar. Had she... been in a similar state recently?

At this moment, in the Theater of Domination.

"The core is indeed inside Sister Xia Ling's body... but it seems that this core is already completely fused."

Kiana placed her hand on Xia Ling's chest. As the only Herrscher present with three cores, she had ample authority to speak on the Herrscher Core.

"Complete fusion? You mean, Xia Ling is now essentially in a state of metamorphosis?"

Theresa asked incredulously.

"Yes, that's not wrong. In fact, Sister Xia Ling's integration level is even higher than mine."

Kiana's expression was somewhat strange. "This is... too outrageous. She's practically a born Herrscher. I even have a feeling that if I were to give my core to Sister Xia Ling right now, she would be able to fully integrate with it."

"But if Sister Xia Ling has such a constitution, why didn't we notice it at first...? Mr. Welt is also Herrscher. If Sister Xia Ling really has such a high adaptability, there's no reason why he wouldn't have noticed it, right?"

"It's also possible that this constitution was formed recently."

Mei pondered for a moment, then added, "During these past few days, whenever I've seen Sister Xia Ling, I don't know why, but I always feel a sense of closeness towards Sister Xia Ling..."

"But I didn't feel this way back at the St. Freya Academy. Maybe it's related to Sister Xia Ling's strange constitution now?"

"Let's put these things aside for now." Seeing that these two genuine Herrscher were practically tearing Xia Ling's clothes off with their back-and-forth, Kal'tsit quickly steered the conversation back on track.

"The problem now is that, given what just happened, we clearly failed to prevent those evil thoughts from entering Xia Ling's body."

"So, how should we ensure Xia Ling's physical and emotional safety?"

For a moment, silence fell over the room.

And just then...

"Huh, Xia Ling... did she just move?"

Theresa, who was not far from Xia Ling, noticed the anomaly.

Chapter 59 Kiana: Ribbit! She's a master of sticking, everyone get out of the way!

Almost at the same time Theresa spoke, Kiana's expression suddenly changed.

Several silver lights flashed instantly, and in a moment, everyone around was distanced by Kiana's teleportation.

"W-what's wrong?"

Himeko was still a little confused about the situation.

"Everyone be careful, Sister Xia Ling... seems a bit off."

Kiana's tone was very heavy, after all, she was very experienced in dealing with Xia Ling's situation.

"Sirin," Kiana whispered to Sirin beside her, "Please be careful to protect Teacher Himeko."

"Hmm." Sirin nodded slightly. She naturally knew that among the people present, Himeko was probably the one who had the best chance of breaking through.

If the malice of a thousand people truly controls Xia Ling's body, then... it's almost self-evident who they would target.

Under the tense gaze of everyone, Xia Ling slowly opened her eyes.

And Theresa, who was directly opposite her, could clearly see that Xia Ling's eyes seemed to have changed from black to a mixture of red and pink.

The body, controlled by instinct, obviously cannot speak, but in the current situation, some subtle movements and glances can convey a lot.

Why do I say that? Because Theresa noticed... Xia Ling's gaze was fixed intently on her, and...

She licked her lips slightly.

Theresa didn't know whether she should be happy about this. It was clear that Xia Ling cared about her a lot, so much so that she was the first target after Xia Ling turned evil.

Moreover, at this time, he was still in a weakened state after using the Divine Prayer Barrier.

"Bass--"

With the sound of a long sword being drawn, Mei stepped in front of Theresa.

"Headmaster, be careful."

The lightning on Mei's body had begun to surge rapidly. During their time at the academy, they had sparred with Xia Ling quite a few times. Although Xia Ling generally didn't use her spatial abilities to bully them, it wasn't that she had never used them at all.

At least, based on my feeling at the time, theoretically speaking, I should have taken the initiative to win.

However, the other party is controlling Xia Ling's body... As we all know, Xia Ling's body is very fragile. Although she has a strong recovery ability, her physical strength is far inferior to hers and Kiana's, let alone comparable to a Fusion Warrior like Theresa.

What if she accidentally hurt Xia Ling...

Just as Mei hesitated, Xia Ling made the first move.

She aimed at Mei and gently squeezed her hand.

"What--"

Before she could react, Mei vanished from the Theater of Domination.

"Mei!"

Kiana was startled for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"Oh no, she can control Sister Xia Ling's abilities too. Mei entered the Theater of Domination because of Sister Xia Ling's abilities, so she kicked Mei out!"

"If we could use our abilities, wouldn't the next one be...?"

Before MewMew could finish speaking, she vanished from the spot in an instant.

"That's right, it's Mulsus." Kal'tsit finished MewMew's sentence. "After all, Xia Ling is now a complete Herrscher of Domination, and she still has a very high degree of control over puppets."

"However, these are the only two people she can eliminate. The remaining people are neither puppets nor did they enter the theater through her hands... The advantage is still on our side."

"I will try my best to utilize Sister Xia Ling's spatial abilities..."

"Don't try to lock her up, you can't." Kal'tsit shook her head gently and said, "Xia Ling's ability is not about space, and now that she has become Herrscher, your ability will be even less able to restrain her."

"So, I'll do it."

Kal'tsit drew a black cross sword.

After all, as one of the strongest clones, Kal'tsit also practiced with Xia Ling the most during daily training.

She had already learned about Xia Ling's situation from Elysia beforehand, and a Xia Ling was completely controlled by instinct... although the difference in strength was huge compared to before, it shouldn't be too difficult for her to fight.

However, her main focus right now isn't on winning or losing, but rather...

Why does Xia Ling look so strange?

Kal'tsit's ears twitched slightly. She had a feeling that as soon as she stood in front of Theresa, the other woman's gaze shifted from Theresa to her cat ears.

"Then I'll go with you," Kiana said in a deep voice. At this moment, the Flame-Chaser Greatsword had already appeared in her hand, ready to be unleashed.

Under Kal'tsit's watchful eye, Xia Ling's gaze was drawn to Kiana once again.