The Blood-Pressure-Spiking Herrscher of Thousands Incites Public Outrage (Continued)

Dark Seele witnessed Seele's growth and felt extremely complicated emotions. Suddenly, a strange and calm voice came to her ears, as if it were telling a story or narrating a tale.

"That's right, just as you think, she doesn't need you anymore."

"Um?"

"Who will still play with toy dolls when they grow up? Toy dolls will eventually end up in the trash."

"We are all unwanted people, we are all people who should not exist in the world."

"Being hated, alienated, and abandoned—this is the best ending for you, and the best ending for us!"

"Who is speaking?!"

Dark Seele's face turned completely black, unable to contain her anger any longer. She looked around furiously, but the voice had already disappeared. Seele seemed not to have heard anything, as if it was spoken only to Dark Seele.

(What was that sound just now...?)

Upon seeing this scene, the audience's hearts jumped into their throats. The sudden female voice sent chills down their spines, especially since only Dark Seele could hear it, making it even more eerie.

It suddenly brings to mind the hysterical and heartbreaking indictment of humanity in the promotional video.

The promotional video might evoke sympathy.

But the woman's words, which were meant to sow discord between Seele and Dark Seele, only made them feel their blood pressure rise.

It's hard.

The fist hardened.

"That voice belongs to the mastermind, right? What is she trying to do? Sow discord between Seele and Dark Seele?! Unforgivable!"

It's unbelievable that Elysia would find it unforgivable.

"No, I think it's more than just sowing discord. It's more likely that it's to stir up Dark Seele's negative emotions and turn her into a puppet to control and dominate her. I was wrong about everything before."

Vill-V shook her head. Her recent research on virtual reality headsets had made her forget the post-credits scene from the last movie, and she only remembered it when she saw the tickets for the Theater of Domination performance.

She was wrong about the Herrscher of Death and the Law of Corruption. The Tenth Herrscher is called the Herrscher of Domination.

Vill-V's analysis was unsettling.

It's not the theft itself that's scary, it's the thief's eye on you. Now, Dark Seele has been targeted by the Herrscher, the Herrscher behind it all.

If it were someone else, Elysia might not be so worried, but Dark Seele's personality is inherently arrogant and tends towards extremes. After Seele came out of the Sea of Quanta, she made many new friends, which made her even more jealous and dissatisfied.

In this situation, it's entirely possible that Dark Seele could be fooled by the mastermind behind the scenes using such a simple divisive tactic.

Elysia sensed something was wrong.

"The writers aren't really going to make Seele and Dark Seele follow in Fu Hua and Little Knowledge's footsteps, are they?"

Elysia was filled with worry.

What seemed like a simple matter to her gradually became complicated under the screenwriter's arrangement.

This is exactly the kind of reaction the writers wanted to see. The beginning was full of sweet moments, but when they guessed that Seele would separate from Dark Seele, their worry and anxiety turned into anger and annoyance.

"That voice sounds familiar..."

Sakura frowned.

The sound, which raised her heart pressure, seemed familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.

The screen suddenly went black, leaving only a beam of light.

The background music inevitably evokes the feeling of a thriller.

It tells the story of what Dark Seele saw and heard in Seele's mind from another perspective, from Cocolia to meeting Anzu Maar, and then to Seele being kidnapped. Dark Seele's first awakening allowed Seele to see clearly.

This is also a scene from the Sapphire Blue comic, the most famous Bronya stocking murder technique to save Seele.

It answered the audience's questions but also planted a seed: why was Seele so scared at that time? It turns out that she wasn't afraid of Bronya, and the demon she was calling out for wasn't Bronya either.

However, the word "devil" simultaneously ruined the mental state of both of them.

The scene then shifts to Bronya's dream.

Because of the Herrscher Core, Bronya dreamed of Berlin during the First Honkai Eruption, a memory preserved within the Herrscher Core.

Bronya awoke upon seeing a figure emitting blue light standing on the scorched earth; she was already used to having this kind of dream.

The first scene concludes here.

Both the birth of Dark Seele and Bronya's dream are inextricably linked to comics or web series.

Without the slightest hesitation, Elysia eagerly clicked to play the next episode.

Bronya, who has just awakened from her dream, is receiving instruction from Walter Yang, undergoing training in the Herrscher Authority of Reason, constructing weapons, and analyzing weaknesses.

After training, the two went up to the rooftop to enjoy the view. From this vantage point, they could see the entire city. Walter Yang exclaimed that this beautiful view was exactly what "he" had hoped to see.

Bronya took the opportunity to ask about "him," the First Herrscher of Reason, Welt Joyce.

Walter Yang did not hide anything and began to tell Welt Joyce's past.

Upon hearing about the First Honkai Eruption of Berlin, Bronya's alarm bells rang, and she told Walter Yang about her recent dreams and the blue-haired youth.

Walter Yang agreed with Bronya's guess that it was the first Herrscher of Reason, and gave an explanation: because Bronya constantly used the power of the Herrscher, the core would fuse to a certain extent, which is why she could see the residual consciousness in the core.

Just as the two were talking, Bronya keenly noticed that the observation deck next to them was a bit too noisy, and the Honkai Beasts sculptures on display aroused their vigilance.

Just as the two were asking the person in charge to close the exhibition, the sculptures suddenly came to life. Upon closer inspection, there was an extremely tiny thread behind the Honkai Beasts sculptures, which caused quite a commotion among the crowd.

Fortunately, the two managed to resolve the situation in time. However, the Honkai Beasts didn't feel right, so they decided to return to the Salt Lake Base first.

"Those are the real sculptures, right? As for why they move, it's probably inextricably linked to the silk threads behind them."

Vill-V stroked her smooth chin.

"Could it be that the Herrscher's ability is not just to induce negative emotions in people's hearts and turn them into puppets, but that she can control everything? No, no, no, that would be too much."

Vill-V herself questioned her own beliefs.

"I have a strange feeling that there is a big hand controlling everything behind the scenes."

Sakura keenly sensed that every advancement in the plot was related to that Herrscher, as if they were deliberately leaving flaws, waiting for Seele and the others to step on them.

"No... no way?"

Pardo was somewhat incredulous.

"Very likely. Let's wait and see. This Herrscher is very different from the previous Herrscher."

Back at the Salt Lake Base, Bronya immediately told Einstein about the incident, and Walter Yang personally investigated and confirmed that the Honkai Beasts sculptures were produced in a factory.

Tesla was still dealing with the meeting when someone in Congress was also found to have secretly possessed Honkai Beasts sculpture and even attempted to flee. If Theresa hadn't saved him in time, the Honkai Beasts would probably have swallowed his head whole.

This incident suddenly reminded Seele of the play listed on the performance ticket.

"Foolish Jack, foolish Jack, foolish Jack who was obsessed with pumpkins. He picked up his beloved pumpkin, and the pumpkin bit off his head."

Seele told Tesla about it, he thought it was just a coincidence.

Einstein, however, had a different view. Rather than a prophecy, it seemed more like a harbinger of a crime. She had investigated the performance ticket, and the soil residue on it was different from that within 5 kilometers, suggesting that someone had deliberately placed it there.

Connecting the sudden coming to life of the Honkai Beasts sculptures with the mecha's rampage, Einstein felt that the whole picture was beyond anyone's imagination.

At the same time, Einstein also told them that a crystal suspected to Herrscher Core had been extracted from the doll that Seele brought back from the apartment. Although the energy level was far lower than that of an ordinary Herrscher's core, they still had to face a new wave of Honkai impact.

Sufficient evidence needs to be collected to determine the nature of this event.

Bronya and Seele accepted the mission together.

Go investigate that factory.

Hearing that Einstein had removed the Herrscher Core from the doll's body, they finally confirmed that the doll was indeed the Herrscher.

But why doesn't this Herrscher announce his birth to the world by destroying cities like other Herrscher, instead secretly doing some small things behind the scenes?

Upon seeing the damage to Anti-Entropy's reputation caused by the mech riots, and the detention of Dr. Tesla, they immediately realized that this Herrscher's actions were far more terrifying than those of the previous Herrscher.

Other Herrscher cause chaos, but this Herrscher plays dirty tricks.

"If that's the case, then this Herrscher is more dangerous than any of the previous Herrscher. She can manipulate human nature and hide in the shadows, using public opinion as a weapon. I can't even imagine how terrifying it would be if this Herrscher were Otto..."

The Herrscher that appeared before attacked the physical body, but this Herrscher attacks the mind, and is even more adept at manipulating stream of consciousness than the Herrscher of Sentience.

"The Herrscher of Domination is hiding in the shadows, and Otto is hiding in the shadows too, so..."

Elysia quickly covered Vill-V's mouth.

"Don't talk about such terrifying things, Vill-V!"

They never even dared to dream of Otto becoming Herrscher.

Otto was already cunning and calculating, and now with the addition of Domination, it's estimated that apart from Kevin's overwhelming strength, probably no one can outmaneuver Otto.

No one in the base took Vill-V's words to heart. After all, in their eyes, this Herrscher was clearly a woman, Otto couldn't possibly change his personality, could he?

No, that seems quite possible...

Bronya and Seele arrived at the target workshop street, Einstein sent them intelligence at the right time.

When the audience heard that the workshop's owner was a renowned female sculptor Mirarimo Mira Rimer, they were certain that she must have an inescapable connection with the Herrscher of Domination.

As they prepared to enter the workshop, Bronya and Seele pushed open the door together, but Seele was teleported to a mysterious place, a place that was not unfamiliar to the audience.

The space that John Doe went to at the very beginning of the story.

Seele then noticed that Bronya was missing. Dark Seele appeared, and the situation around her was not good. She asked Seele to let her take control of her body, but Seele refused. She was then faced with a sudden attack from the Dead Soldiers.

After resolving the situation, Seele was panting heavily when the enemy surged in like a tide. Although Dark Seele mocked Seele, the worry and anxiety in her voice were unmistakable.

The faint red color appearing in the attack effects suggests that Dark Seele has been continuously empowering Seele.

When Seele arrived at the center of the platform, a doll had been waiting for a long time. Accompanied by countless chilling laughs, she raised her hands and revealed an eerie smile.

Just like a host in a theater.

Welcome to the Theater of Domination!

"This is the mastermind behind it all?"

Sakura was somewhat disappointed.

Despite her interest in horror movies, she didn't find the appearance of this mastermind particularly terrifying, which made her have been hoping for nothing.

The announcer's puppet was exactly the same as the one found in John's dormitory.

"Oh no, Seele is going to face the Herrscher alone?!"

"Isn't there Dark Seele? Don't worry, Dark Seele will definitely not let Seele get hurt. Fairy, believe in her~"

Unbeknownst to her, Elysia had set another goal.

This made the viewers in the live stream uneasy. When "The Day the Stars and You Vanished" was broadcast, they had all witnessed the power of Elysia's flags, which would usually come true within 20 minutes of the plot.

At the Far East Schicksal Company building.

As the head of the voice acting department, Shub had no recollection of the voice actress for this doll, and even the materials she received did not specify who voiced it, leaving her completely bewildered.

Even if I wasn't personally in charge, as the minister, how could the voice actors' names not be listed in the documents? Unless there was a mistake.

"Lixue, do you remember who voiced the Herrscher of Herrscher of Domination? I suspect Kiana and the others made a mistake in their work and forgot to remember the name."

Faced with Shub's doubts, Cheng Lixue simply smiled and shook her head.

"Strange, the voice acting sounds familiar. I'm sure I know her in real life. Oh well, I'll go ask Salome. She's the planning director, she must know."

Shub left with the documents in her arms.

Cheng Lixue's smile gradually overlapped with that of the puppet in the movie.

Even Rita, who fears nothing and considers herself the perfect secretary, was startled at this moment.

I thought a real-world Honkai had occurred.

"You are... the doll I saw last time?"

Seeing the familiar figure in front of her, Seele was surprised. Dark Seele immediately realized that Dark Seele had replaced White Xi in the shot.

"Back off, Seele! This guy is extremely dangerous! Run!"

The next second, Dark Seele could no longer sense Seele's presence, and the doll in front of her was still laughing hysterically.

"Why run away? Compared to that frail girl, we are closer to our kind."

Hearing the doll's arrogant words, Dark Seele scoffed, "Who's your kind?"