The Fifth Great Honkai

"I really didn't expect that this time, the one facing the Herrscher of Ice isn't Qianjie, but me..." Lilith looked at the layer of frost gradually covering her hands and smiled somewhat helplessly. "You want to freeze me like this? But, in this way, you won't be able to hide anymore, will you?"

The Herrscher in front of her looked at her indifferently. In the Herrscher's eyes, Lilith seemed to have already given up struggling. In addition, even if she was not fully awakened, the Herrscher believed that she had nothing to fear when facing an ordinary human. Therefore, the Herrscher did not mind Lilith said a few more words.

Although the Herrscher had no emotions, she was still surprised that the girl in front of her revealed her identity when they were alone. She thought the girl was very smart, so she couldn't understand why the girl would reveal her identity when she knew she would be alone with someone like her.

Even if those few people were present, it's still not enough to prove anything, except for that masked human.

She knew her own limitations; how could a few mere humans possibly stand against her? Although, for some reason, she felt a little uneasy around that masked figure...

"This is really strange. In the past, Herrscher were born directly. I didn't expect it to start when the Fifth Herrscher was born. Before the Herrscher's Honkai 3rd occurred, she was lying dormant as a human." Lilith shrugged.

The Herrscher simply looked at Lilith. She could understand human language, but she couldn't express it, which is why those foolish ants thought she was mute.

"Are you thinking that I know your identity, and that Ming and Feng alone have no chance of defeating you? So I shouldn't have exposed your identity, but should have taken them away as soon as possible," Lilith continued. "The only reason I did this was to prevent you from absorbing Honkai Energy and waiting for your complete awakening. But even without fully awakening, you can easily kill us the Present."

The Herrscher remained silent, but this was the reason she thought the girl was clever; this was her opinion. In her view, the girl had absolutely no need to sacrifice herself and die with her lover here.

"So, you're not entirely like machines; you just can't understand human thought," Lilith said, arms crossed. "Like the Eighth Herrscher that will appear later, it can think, and even weave a dream that humans can't refuse based on their deepest desires. But... it can't understand why anyone would refuse that dream and face the cruel reality."

The Eighth Herrscher? What kind of Herrscher is that?

The Herrscher was somewhat puzzled; she sensed the girl was starting to ramble.

"Generally speaking, you can understand it as... in order to defeat the Honkai, some sacrifices are necessary. It's just that the sacrifice of a few people has led to the exposure of a Herrscher who is slowly developing, reducing the damage she will cause when she fully awakens. For all of humanity, this is the right choice," Lilith said.

The Herrscher spoke for the first time, her doubts so intense that she awkwardly uttered the question, using the human language she remembered. "... Why...?"

"For the future of humanity." Lilith said solemnly, then laughed, "Hahaha, if it were those guys like Hen, they would definitely say that, but I have no interest in fighting for the future of humanity."

The temperature around her suddenly dropped significantly, and the Herrscher was starting to get angry; she felt she had been fooled.

"If it weren't for this reason, I would still have made a choice that you see as no different from suicide. Doesn't that mean I have enough confidence to kill you?" Lilith's smile gradually turned sinister.

The temperature around us dropped again, and frost began to spread across the surrounding plants.

"Herrscher... are they that amazing?" Lilith seemed completely unaffected by the frost covering her. She simply said softly, "Honestly... how could Elysia not mind if she was with Maple... after all, I'm still a girl..."

She looked at the Herrscher, smiled gently, and raised one hand, seemingly inviting Herrscher to dance with her. She said, "Please enjoy, the Purgatory is now open..."

The sky seemed to burst into flames, and the frosty earth beneath our feet had transformed into a vast, flowing, crimson ocean.

Let's rewind to a point in time.

In Zhu Yufeng's memory, the Fifth Great Honkai was the first Herrscher -related battle he participated in after Elysia Alicia's team. Although the Fifth Herrscher, the Herrscher of Ice, was torn apart by Qianjie in an instant not long after its birth, his main task was to build a defensive line to resist the large number of Mutant Honkai Beast that were attacking the nearest city like a beast tide.

As for Kevin, he led his team to the birthplace of the Fifth Herrscher the moment the Herrscher signal appeared. However, when he arrived at the scene, Qianjie had already left. He only managed to retrieve one Herrscher Core and left behind an unsolved mystery that Qian Qianjie only uncovered after joining the Fire Moth.

After that, Kevin defeated Parvati, Emperor-class Honkai Beast controlled ice and snow and had a deep connection with him.

As for himself, at that time he was fighting on equal terms with the other people against the Temple-class Honkai Beast, but when he encountered the Honkai Emperor, he basically had to run away.

Compared to Kevin, Zhu Yufeng kept wondering during that time, "Why is there such a big difference between people?"

Back then, it took me over 10 years of training in the Fire Moth unit before I could single-handedly defeat a Chariot-class Honkai Beast. Kevin, before joining Fire Moth and even when he was still a student, could already smash a tank...

If others knew what Zhu Yufeng was thinking at the time, they would probably think that this guy was a Versailles. He was also a student. It was already outrageous that he could defeat Chariot-class Honkai Beast on his own after only a little training.

However, someone misjudged their comparison.

And the people around a person can easily influence their judgment, such as Elysia, who always makes him write mission reports...

Compared to the Fourth Great Honkai Great Honkai did not have such a large destructive range. At most, it destroyed a remote and backward village and wiped out the nearby creatures. If it weren't for the confirmation that the Herrscher Core of the Fifth Herrscher had been recovered, it might not even be considered a Great Honkai.

The Fifth Herrscher was torn apart by Qianjie Jie, and everyone knows Qianjie's combat power, so it can't be said that the Fifth Herrscher was shameful.

Zhu Yufeng initially thought that Qianjie was a participant in the battle with the Fifth Herrscher and had some impression of the Fifth Herrscher's Herrscher form. However, when he asked Qianjie about this, Qianjie's reaction was. "The Fifth Herrscher? Which one?"

"The Herrscher you killed before Dusk Street," Zhu Yufeng explained.

After Qianjie's thought, Qianjie said decisively, "I don't remember."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

That's right. Qianjie in the Elysian Realm doesn't even remember whether he tore apart the fourth or Fifth Herrscher with his bare hands. He only remembers that the Herrscher died too quickly and he didn't get to fight her enough. So, it can't be said that the Fifth Herrscher was weak. Although the battle ended in an instant, the injuries that Jie Ge suffered were really not light.

So, they originally planned to keep an eye on the Herrscher body of the Fifth Herrscher, but since the only witness and the killer, Qianjie, didn't remember what she looked like, they had to give up.

Although the village had never treated Qianjie well, Qianjie still took the village very seriously and considered it his "home". He fought against the Honkai Beast that appeared for the village, and even though he had the ability to resist, he allowed the villagers to tie him to a pillar and bleed him.

According to Kevin's investigation report and his understanding of Qianjie, the battle between Qianjie and the Fifth Herrscher was almost a replica of the Dusk Street incident. The moment the Fifth Herrscher was born, the entire village was frozen, the weather within a thousand miles was abnormal, and the central area was covered in frost. All living beings were turned into ice sculptures. The Fifth Herrscher, like Sakura, thought there were no living beings left and prepared to leave. However, Qianjie, who had been turned into an ice sculpture and tied to a pillar, Qianjie awoke, broke free of her shackles, and rushed towards the Fifth Herrscher, tearing her apart with her bare hands.

As for waiting near the village before the Fifth Great Honkai, forget about it. Apart from Qianjie, probably no one can withstand the frost that erupts the moment the Fifth Herrscher is born.

That's what they say... but we still need to investigate in the village, since the Fifth Herrscher was born in the village, so it's not unreasonable to collect data on the period before the Fifth Herrscher was born.

In my previous life, some people from the Fire Moth also came to investigate near the village and saw Qianjie being bled while tied to a pillar. However, they were only there to investigate, not to resolve any civil disputes, so they didn't ask any questions, simply observed for a moment, and then left.

However, this investigation seems to be different from what they expected.

"Tch, it's still in the same dilapidated state here," Qianjie said with a cold snort, arms crossed.

"Uh... Jie Ge, you came from this village?" Pardo looked left and right, feeling that it was not quite what she had imagined. Before she came, Brother Yu Feng told her about Jie Ge and this village, but... isn't this village a bit too desolate?

"The butterfly effect after Qianjie's rebirth." Zhu Yufeng looked around the village and said, "Before the Fifth Herrscher incident, although Qianjie was tied to a pillar and bled, he would still tear the Honkai Beast when they invaded the village."

After being Qianjie, Qianjie went straight to Dusk Street to find Aponia. Without Qianjie's protection, it's a miracle that this village has survived until the Present despite the occasional invasions of Honkai Beast.

After all, the area is remote, and the Honkai Beast that appear are weak and few, so the Fire Moth have no effect on them.

"Huh?" Pardo looked at Qianjie in surprise. "Jie Ge, you... they all treated you like that?"

After glaring at Zhu Yufeng from behind the Qianjie Tribulations Mask, she turned her back and remained silent.

Although he had long since lost all feeling for the village, he still remembered the sweet potato a young child had given him when he first arrived, and the old house where he had briefly lived before being tied to the pillar...

But after his rebirth, the first thing he thought of was the last fight he had with a certain guy, his second-in-command who always wanted to kill him. So he ran all the way to Dusk Street to find Aponia. At that time, he also planned that if Aponia could not give him the answer he wanted, he would return to the village the way he came.

Zhu Yufeng glanced at Qianjie. Although Qianjie spoke very bluntly, if you offended him even a little, his tolerance for you would decrease infinitely, provided that this Qianjie was the Qianjie who had not found a home.

"Don't underestimate humans. It's just one or two Honkai Beasts. Even if they're afraid and don't dare to fight them at first, if humans are forced into a corner, they might fight to the death and find that they can still kill the Honkai Beast," Lilith said with a smile.

Some of the remaining villagers still remembered Qianjie, but the evil of human nature was revealed here. Instead of thanking Qianjie for protecting the village and for tolerating their actions, they accused Qianjie of leaving alone and causing damage to the village. A large group of people surrounded them.

"Hey, you guys..." Pardo wanted to say a Qianjie words for Qianjie, but Zhu Yufeng stopped her.

A leader of the Fallen Angel drew a gun and pointed it at the group in front of them. "We're here to investigate. Watch your behavior and tone."

"Hmph, all show and no substance. You think you've never seen a gun before? Do you dare?" the leader said disdainfully. "Come on, fire! Shoot here if you dare! I'll stand here and not move. Shoot if you dare!"

Lilith looked at Pardo, smiled, and said softly, "Elysia isn't here today~"

"Sister Elysia isn't sick? What does that have to do with the Present situation? "Pardo didn't react for a moment.

"Bang."

The man fell to the ground.

"That's enough. Who else needs this?" Zhu Yufeng looked at the others.

Do you really think he'll let it go? At worst, he can just explain it to the higher-ups as "obstructing the investigation and resisting execution." Anyway, the Fifth Herrscher was born in this village, so in the end, the higher-ups will think that it was the villagers who resisted the investigation that prevented them from finding the Fifth Herrscher in time.

Most importantly, Elysia doesn't tolerate this, and he certainly won't indulge her.

Now everyone else quieted down. They weren't stupid; this unreasonable guy really would shoot.

"Since they've all behaved themselves, let's call everyone in the village over for a quick check," Zhu Yufeng said.

Pardo: "..."

Brother Yu Feng been so well-behaved lately that she'd almost forgotten Brother Yu Feng was always like this...

During the inspection, Lilith noticed a mute girl. According to other villagers, this girl had only recently arrived in the village and couldn't speak. Since she didn't affect their lives, they let her do whatever she wanted. Also, recently, the Honkai Beast had been appearing more frequently. Although they hadn't invaded the village, the villagers were less inclined to go up the mountain.

This girl might be the Herrscher body of the Fifth Herrscher, but she could also be a hybrid.

At least that's what Zhu Yufeng thought, but he wasn't planning to provoke the girl for the time being. If she happened to take the stronghold to do further investigation and a Herrscher awakened, things would get really interesting.

After listening, Lilith looked at the girl thoughtfully, then made an excuse to go into the mountains with her. Zhu Yufeng tried to stop her, but Lilith said that she knew what she was doing and there was no need to worry. So although Zhu Yufeng was a little worried, he still chose to believe Lilith, after all, Lilith really wouldn't do something so reckless.

While Zhu Yufeng was examining other villagers, the equipment suddenly started alarming, and a Herrscher's reaction appeared.

Zhu Yufeng: "!"

The location of this signal is...