Thirteenth Herrscher

"It's very uncomfortable. If you experience any discomfort, please tell me immediately," Mobius said as he connected the device to Zhu Yufeng.

"I understand, Doctor," Zhu Yufeng said, indicating his understanding.

Today is the day for a comprehensive physical examination. After the examination results come out, his daily schedule will probably become training, going to the laboratory, and resting.

After all, he had signed a contract with Mobius.

Speaking of which, there's one thing Zhu Yufeng has always been concerned about: is it really just him and Elysia in the lab? On the way to the lab, he subtly asked Klein about it, Klein said that Mobius had been slacking off on experiments lately. In his memory, Mobius was at least a scientific fanatic, if not a research madman.

Slackness? Is that even possible?

He had fought against the Honkai in his previous life, so he still had basic logical thinking ability. Lilith was his strategist, but he wouldn't treat Lilith as an external brain.

However, Kevin seems to really do whatever May tells him to do.

Lying amidst a pile of experimental instruments, Zhu Yufeng closed his eyes, pondering why Mobius, after her relapse, was unwilling to tell him about her relapse. With Mobius's intelligence, she should know that she too had relapsed, right?

On the other side, Mobius stared wide-eyed at the data appearing on the screen, exclaiming, "How is this possible?!"

Zhu Yufeng opened her eyes. "What's wrong, Doctor?"

"Cough! It's nothing... Your Honkai Energy resistance is one of the highest among the Fire Moth warriors. It seems that bringing you here was the right decision." Mobius was still staring at the data.

"Is that so..." Zhu Yufeng pondered. One of the highest? He knew very well that the person with the Honkai Energy resistance was Elysia, because she was Herrscher of the Heavens. As for himself... although his Honkai Energy resistance was also high, he certainly wouldn't be ranked alongside Elysia as "one of" them, right? Judging from Mobius's usual speaking style, it would have been something like "second only to the highest, Elysia," and Mobius was indeed shocked...

Could it be... that he had thought of a possibility?

The same thought also the Present in Mobius's mind. She stared at Zhu Yufeng's data. On the screen, Zhu Yufeng's Honkai Energy resistance was almost exactly the same as Elysia's, a level that ordinary people could not reach, if Kevin were not included.

If that were all, it wouldn't have shocked her. What shocked her was that this data was completely different from the data in her previous life.

In her previous life, in order to fight against the Seventh Herrscher, she and Mei joined forces to participate in the Fusion Warrior Project. Kevin, as the warrior with the highest Honkai Energy resistance, volunteered to participate in the experiment. Zhu Yufeng, who somehow got the news, also volunteered to participate in the experiment.

Kevin's fusion Honkai Beast is Parvati, while Zhu Yufeng's fusion Honkai Beast is Agni.

Kevin's fusion with Parvati resulted in a side effect of constant, extremely low body temperature, while Agni with Zhu Yufeng resulted in a side effect of constant, burning pain in his body.

However, there is another strange thing: Zhu Yufeng's Honkai Energy resistance was also improved to a certain extent, which foreshadowed his later implementation of the Chimera Project.

Getting to the point, the Present Zhu Yufeng's outrageous Honkai Energy resistance, Mobius thought of her as the Herrscher Zhu Yufeng during the Finality battle.

It wasn't a choice Honkai; he became a Herrscher through human will, and he still retained a certain degree of humanity. However, in the end, none of them ever knew what the Herrscher's powers truly were.

The Present I think about it, could his power be related to the sequence of time? But even so, why wouldn't he know it? Or is it that this power can only be activated after his sacrifice?

Mobius didn't dare to draw any conclusions. After finishing all the examinations, he immediately called Elysia over for a physical examination, while Zhu Yufeng went to train as scheduled.

"Mobius, why are you suddenly putting me through a checkup? You should know my data, right?" Elysia asked curiously, lying in the middle of the bed. "Could it be that Maple's physical examination found something wrong?"

"A big problem." Mobius said, looking down at the machine. "I suspect he has become a Celestial Herrscher, just like you."

Elysia's eyes widened. She had heard from Vill-V that Feng had become Herrscher, but Mobius said that Feng the Present Herrscher.

"However, there is one thing I can rest assured about: I did not detect any trace of Herrscher Core in his body. In other words, he is the Present like a human with a Herrscher body but no Herrscher Core." Mobius completed the comparison between Elysia's data and Zhu Yufeng's data. Sure enough, just as she thought, apart from the lack of Herrscher Core, his other data was almost completely identical to that of Elysia, the Heavenly Herrscher.

Elysia sat up from the pile of instruments, went to Mobius's side, and looked at the data, saying, "Vill-V told me something. When Maple became Herrscher and Finality battle, he briefly distorted spacetime. Perhaps, his power is truly time." Then what about her power? What is her power?

Mobius was silent for a moment, then she began to recall that fierce battle, in which Kevin was the only one among them who could actually get a hand to the enemy in the end.

Distorted spacetime... was it at that time?

"Elysia, you've become something else," Mobius said.

"Um?"

Mobius said without hesitation, "You guessed right. He is the first Herrscher born after you released your power to fight for humanity, the true Thirteenth Herrscher."

Elysia's pupils contracted.

"Although this conclusion is somewhat unbelievable, I think it should be the only reasonable conclusion at present. He unleashed all his powers without his own knowledge, which makes us feel uneasy. The Present, a more vivid way to describe him is that he is a Herrscher has not yet awakened," Mobius said.

Elysia's body trembled slightly. She took several deep breaths to calm herself down before asking, "So, as the true Thirteenth Herrscher, will Feng only awaken after all twelve Herrscher have descended?"

"That's how it is in theory," Mobius replied. "Elysia, where are you going?"

The only sound she heard was the laboratory door closing.

Mobius was silent for a moment, then dropped what she was holding and rushed out. She told Elysia that this wasn't about her going to sprint!

Having not exercised in a long time, Mobius caught up with Elysia breathlessly. Seeing Elysia standing at the door of the training room as if petrified, she came to the door with some curiosity and saw the scene inside, and was instantly petrified as well.

In the training room, Zhu Yufeng cornered Ying against the wall, pressing one hand against it. Ying, blushing and looking down, appeared weak and helpless.

What on earth did they post?!

Rewind time. After Zhu Yufeng left the laboratory and arrived at the training room, Sakura was already waiting for him to begin today's training.

More than training, he the Present has a problem that he must answer. On the one hand, he has a conjecture that needs this answer to prove it, and on the other hand... if the conjecture is correct, he needs to check on Vill-V's mental state.

He originally wanted to ask Elysia, but Elysia was called away by Mobius for a medical check-up, so could he wait a while? However, on his way to the training room, he encountered Vill-V, and for a moment Vill-V's eyes became terrifying... It wasn't a feeling of predation, but rather a feeling that he was about to be locked in a dark room.

Let's not delay! Anyway, Sakura is an honest girl, so asking her won't change anything!

So the first thing he said to Sakura was, "Sakura, can you answer me seriously? You and Mobius are all 'shoulders,' right?"

Sakura's hand froze on the handle, but only Hua was more honest than her. Sakura still wanted to keep it from Zhu Yufeng. Because she was an assassin, she had received good training and could lie without changing her expression. "What do you mean by 'heavy'? I haven't known Dr. Mobius for very long, Feng, what... what are you saying?"

In the Elysian Realm, Sakura was able to keep the fact that she had already discovered the truth from the other Flame-Chasers by a factor of tens of thousands, which shows that her disguise was almost flawless.

Almost.

"Really?" Zhu Yufeng didn't believe it. He knew that Sakura was very good at disguising herself. If Sakura didn't want to tell the truth, then he would have a hard time... He remembered that Lilith had said that eyes don't lie. If they do, then it must be because you're not close enough.

"Then look into my eyes, do you really know nothing?" Zhu Yufeng said, staring into Ying's eyes.

Sakura had also been trained to stare into other people's eyes and give false information, so she looked at Zhu Yufeng in the same way.

Zhu Yufeng narrowed his eyes; it seemed he still wasn't close enough...

He took another step forward, while Sakura instinctively took a step back, until they were forced against the wall, the distance between them getting closer and closer...

For some reason, Sakura suddenly didn't dare to look Zhu Yufeng in the eye, and her cheeks inexplicably burned. She involuntarily lowered her head.

Then... there was the sound of the training room door opening.