Origin's Evil

"Vice Captain, Su Ke is about to wake up. If he finds out that we knocked him out and then used the Thousand Worlds, won't the captain be in trouble too?"

The girl opened her eyes, looking thoughtfully at the first Divine Key used for the Hengsha Project observation in front of her. After a while, she turned and left. "Clean up the situation. It shouldn't be a big problem for you, right? Beifengge, Admil, Rovoc."

"I don't want it to happen again, Lilith," Zhu Yufeng said, looking into Lilith's eyes. "I admit I care about you, there's no doubt about that, so I don't want you to experience that kind of tragedy again... I don't want to see it again..."

Lilith looked at Zhu Yufeng for a long while before smiling and saying, "Don't worry, I just wanted to see you panic for me once, to show me concern like this once, that's all... Now that I've gotten what I wanted, there won't be a next time... One trick is enough, any more will only make people feel bored and disgusted..."

Zhu Yufeng paused for a moment before speaking softly, "How... exactly did you kill the Fifth Herrscher?"

"She hasn't fully awakened yet. To put it another way, you could say she's in her infancy, not yet at the level where she can fully unleash all of her Herrscher powers," Lilith said. "And don't underestimate me, you know. In some ways, I might be the same kind of being as Elysia ~"

Zhu Yufeng narrowed his eyes. He knew very well what Lilith said, which was also his initial guess about Lilith's identity as a Herrscher. The Primordial Twin Birth, the good and evil of humanity... However, hearing this news from Lilith's mouth still surprised him.

Because he had discussed it with Mobius, and Mobius directly rejected his idea. If Lilith and Elysia were a kind of being, both being Origin Herrscher, then Mobius would have noticed the initial examination of Lilith, instead of waiting until after this incident to examine her again and be discovered by Mobius.

"Up to now, considering all the times we've experienced, do humans... truly understand what Herrscher is?" Lilith asked. "Or rather, what is Honkai?"

What is Herrscher?

What is Honkai?

Based on current information, all the Herrscher that appeared were merely projections from the period Cocoon of Finality. The Cocoon of Finality is a valve connecting to the Imaginary Tree. The Honkai was initially thought to be a natural disaster, then a textual screening machine, and finally, May proposed the idea that "all stars are enemies"...

In summary, Zhu Yufeng doesn't even know what "Honkai" is.

"How ironic..." Lilith chuckled self-deprecatingly, then leaned back and continued, "Elysia spent her entire life wavering between being human and non-human. She fought for humanity, yet in the struggle against the Honkai, she gradually began to doubt herself... Only in the end did she find peace, realizing that she was both human and Herrscher ..."

Zhu Yufeng looked at Lilith, somewhat unsure of what she was trying to say.

"And I..." Lilith looked at her own hand, "I hate that humans are boring, I hate that this world is noisy, but... I have accepted my human identity and have never doubted it... I like humans, I am conflicted about my own identity, I hate humans, but I have never questioned my own identity... Isn't that ironic?"

"Even if you say these things are true, Herrscher and humans are inherently different under the control of Honkai Energy. Have you never doubted your own identity since you were a child?" Zhu Yufeng questioned. "Moreover, Mobius also said that during her routine check-up when you were about to undergo the Fusion Warrior surgery, she did not find anything abnormal about you."

"Before encountering Honkai, before understanding this knowledge, do you think I could conjure up a system out of thin air, or conceive of concepts like Herrscher and Honkai Beast out of thin air?" Lilith said, squinting. "No matter how intelligent a person is, their understanding determines their perspective, and their perspective determines their world. No one can conjure up concepts they've never encountered before without any prior knowledge. Even if they could, they themselves might not believe it to be true, right?"

Zhu Yufeng remained silent. This... seemed to make a lot of sense...

Lilith's gaze passed over Zhu Yufeng and landed outside the tent. She said, "Elysia, you don't need to stand outside the tent eavesdropping like that, do you?"

The tent flap was lifted, Elysia looked at Lilith with a strange expression. She really had only been eavesdropping because she was curious to know what Lilith and Feng were talking about. This... it's normal to want to hear what your favorite boy is saying to your number one rival, isn't it? But then she immediately gleaned a bombshell: Lilith seemed to believe that she herself was also Origin Herrscher?

Zhu Yufeng turned to look at Elysia, then at Lilith, hesitated for a moment, and said, "However, you are the eldest daughter of the House Attagina. Whether it's your birth record or other records, it can be found that you are completely human..."

"Yes, everything points to me being human, so even after I joined the Fire Moth and learned about Honkai, I still didn't question my human identity." Lilith shrugged. "The existence of Herrscher ... is actually quite idealistic, isn't it? Talking too much is useless; let's provide actual evidence."

Lilith extended her left hand, then opened it, and a flower formed from azure flames bloomed in her hand.

Speaking of flowers... Zhu Yufeng glanced at Elysia, thinking that Elysia could also easily create a crystal flower.

Elysia: "..."

This... Lilith said before that she sees me as a younger sister. If Lilith is really Origin Herrscher like me, then wouldn't she really be my older sister?

Elysia preferred to believe that because of this birth, Lilith had taken away her original powers...

Although she longed for family, Lilith's behavior would only give her high blood pressure every day, so family was out of the question...

Elysia thought this, she looked at Zhu Yufeng, hoping he would give her some reason to refute Lilith. However, Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment and said, "If I remember correctly, this ability was originally something you only gained after you completed the Fusion Warrior surgery, right?"

"Hmm~" Lilith smiled.

Originally, one only acquires the ability after completing the Fusion Warrior surgery, such as after being born, and then there's Lilith's current identity as the Herrscher body...

It seems the truth has been laid bare before people's faces...

"Actually, when I was little, I also felt somewhat out of place with others. I didn't like them, I resented them, but... I never felt like I didn't belong to humanity..." Lilith recalled, "Later I got used to it... Elysia was entangled with the Honkai from the very beginning, whether it was the Fire Moth's repeated investigations of Vostok -51, or your later entry into the Fire Moth ... As the House Attagina, I simply had no way of accessing these things..."

After a long silence, Zhu Yufeng spoke again, "Assuming you say that all of them are true, and you are also the Origin... then why, in the story I know of..."

"Because if I hadn't met you, I would have died long ago, before I came into contact with the Honkai." Lilith said with a light laugh. "From beginning to end, I will never have any interaction with the Fire Moth or the Honkai, and therefore, I will never awaken."

Zhu Yufeng was taken aback.

"I have used the Thousand Worlds to observe my other selves in other realms. Although the situation of humans in different realms fighting against the Honkai is different, the other selves I observed basically committed suicide early because they were bored with the world." Lilith looked into Zhu Yufeng's eyes. "If the Honkai hadn't happened on the day I met you, I was prepared to take everyone with me to die."

Then the Honkai occurred, and she thought of using it to escape the prison that the surname "Atagina" had brought her.

"If I hadn't met you, I would have been discovered by other Fire Moth rescuers. Do you think... they would have just stood by and watched, or even helped cover it up, like you did?" Lilith said with a hint of mockery.

Zhu Yufeng was silent for a while before speaking, "When did you use the Thousand Worlds?"

He had absolutely no recollection of it...

Elysia nodded as well. She didn't recall it either. After the Thousand Worlds was created, it was basically used by Su. No one else was allowed to use it unless Su agreed. And Su had always been inexplicably wary of the Fallen Angel Squad...

"Oh, I knocked him out, and had Beifengge, Admil, and Rovoc do some work." Lilith explained casually, "Of course, because Sue's perception is very strong, I had Beifengge interfere with his perception first, and Admil and Rovoc helped to temporarily cut off the connection between Sue's area and the outside world."

Zhu Yufeng & Elysia: "..."

So that's how it is... In order to use the Thousand Worlds, they even mobilized three Fallen Angel, making a total of four Fallen Angel, including Lilith, to attack a defenseless researcher... Anyway, let's mourn for Su for a second...

The Fallen Angel Squad is quite different from the later-established Fourteen Schicksal. The Fourteen Schicksal were formed because the Fusion Warrior had died and only these few remained, while the thirteen Fallen Angel in the Fallen Angel Squad were a formally established anti- Honkai combat squad of the Fire Moth. Each of them had actually been on the front lines and clashed head-on with the Honkai, and they also had rich experience in team combat...

This can be seen from the fact that after the establishment of the Flame-Chasers system, the Fourteen Schicksal never once had all of them together, and they never even fought a joint operation.

Basically, everyone's fighting their own battles. Teamwork? What is that?

"Then why do you feel like a lawyer again this time?" After silently mourning for Su, Zhu Yufeng asked another question.

"At first, I was just guessing. After all, my perspective is limited. I never thought about these things before reading your memories. It was only after reading them that I had some ideas..." Lilith shrugged and said, "As I said, the changes started when I began to question my human identity. This time was just a test of my current state. I even played with that guy a little longer. Otherwise, the battle might have ended sooner."

Zhu Yufeng pondered, "So, is it because I still think of myself as human, or perhaps I haven't made the necessary mental preparations?"

"No, I think it's more likely that it's because your powers haven't awakened yet." Lilith said somewhat speechlessly, "Although you do consider yourself human, you are completely indifferent to whether you are human or a healer in your heart. Either way, it doesn't affect your fight against the Honkai."

Zhu Yufeng looked up at the sky... On the top of the tent, having his inner thoughts spoken so bluntly, he still felt a little embarrassed.

Lilith knows herself too well; no wonder she always has her completely under her thumb, leaving her with no way to retaliate...

Elysia: "..."

What an enviable level of understanding...

Zhu Yufeng, regaining his composure, said somewhat speechlessly, "If you think you're a person, then you really are a person; if you think you might be a lawyer, then you really become a lawyer... Isn't that a bit... absurd?"

"It's also possible that our existence was created to give the world a chance. Our choice is the choice of Honkai," Lilith said. "As a result, two human beings, one who disliked humanity so much and found it boring, chose to commit suicide, and the other who loved humanity so much and chose to commit suicide for humanity's sake..."

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to begin.

"Wait, if you're also like me... a ***, then..." Elysia objected, "You and I should have the same powers..."

"You gave the next generation of lawyers a choice." Lilith looked at Zhu Yufeng. "And is it possible that the opportunity for Feng to become a lawyer in the end and still fight alongside Kevin and the others was given to him by me?"

Because the opportunity you're giving is for the next Ji, what does it have to do with this Ji?

Elysia: "?"

"Just kidding. I wasn't quite dead back then. I was with Feng the whole time, so it should still be related to you." Lilith couldn't help but laugh at Elysia's expression. She was more inclined to believe that firstly, Zhu Yufeng used Vishnu's characteristics to devour her body and gain the qualification to become a Lawyer. Elysia's return to the Honkai gave him the opportunity to truly become a Lawyer and retain his human thoughts.

But seeing Elysia get her comeuppance really brings her joy!

Elysia realized she had been tricked by Lilith and said somewhat angrily, "These are all just your guesses. I was wondering if it's possible that you've flattened my powers?"

"Who knows? Anyway, it's all just our guesses, and it's not something we should be responsible for thinking about. Let Mobius and Vill-V lose their hair," Lilith said jokingly. "At least for now, the most certain conclusion is that I am now the lawyer in the opposite position to you."

One of the eavesdroppers, Vill-V: "..."

Lilith, are you being polite?