A Herrscher Who Can Be Solo-Killed by Every Flame-Chaser Has Appeared / Herrschers Are Scary When They're Strong, But Terrifying When They're Knowledgeable

The last passage he had written immediately caught Otto's eye.

"Help her gain a deeper understanding" was undoubtedly a euphemism polished by the researchers.

That woman!

Otto had once come into contact with the enigmatic Mobius. This genius scientist had left a vivid impression on him.

When Su Nian wrote his novel, he had originally used several names Otto had also heard of.

After all, Dr. Mei was a famous figure whose outstanding research in quantum physics could be found directly online.

But those names had never belonged exclusively to anyone, nor did sharing a name mean duplicates were forbidden.

There were plenty of people with those names in reality as well. Kevin was a common name, and Elysia had plenty of alternate English renderings...

He had never made such associations before.

But the more he savored it now, the more he felt that something seemed off.

But if the image and character setting of Mobius in Su Nian's novel had drawn inspiration from the Mobius he knew...

Then things became interesting.

How could Su Nian possibly handle the personality of such a dangerous figure?

Positive characters were the easiest to shape, but someone like Mobius, impossible to fathom and driven by her own pursuits, had thoughts that were the hardest to read.

Even if Su Nian truly knew Mobius, was one of the world's greatest psychologists, and was intimate with her, he would still find her difficult to handle.

Clearly, Mobius could not have crawled in to help Su Nian write, but judging from his previous performance, Su Nian could not possibly make such a low-level mistake either.

His expectations rose even higher. Otto seemed to have discovered a new use for Su Nian.

The highly valued Su Nian knew nothing of this as he slowly paced back and forth around the studio to aid digestion.

Don't rush, I'm still writing my heart out.

A Herrscher That Every Flame-Chaser Could Solo

Su Nian shook his head and sighed, wondering what state his opponents were in now.

Writing the story of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire fit the theme and made for good content.

But clearly, he found it difficult to control the "sense of imagery." The final work... would probably still have some flaws.

No matter how good the prose was or how vividly words could create images, they could not compare to Honkai Impact 3rd's exquisite art hitting viewers right in the face.

Old Mi had all sorts of flaws, but its art was absolutely top-tier.

Thinking that, Su Nian shook his head. "Sigh, I'm still too inexperienced after all."

Every word of that incredibly humblebragging remark was heard by the livestream audience.

Fortunately, the studio's soundproofing was excellent. Otherwise, the other contestants would definitely have suffered mental breakdowns, and several would have been eliminated before the results even came out.

The competition's one true god actually said he was too inexperienced?!

Damn, the judges praised you that much and you still say you're inexperienced?

If the other contestants heard that, they would suffer an instant mental collapse, mope on the spot for half an hour, then choose to smash their heads into tofu. Su Nian was downright inhuman.

Go to the southwest outskirts of the City of Romance. There's the Palace of Versailles, one of the world's five great palaces. Tell them to stop displaying it to the public, then move in!

After his round of humblebragging, Su Nian felt that he was more or less ready and sat down again, considering how he should write the following content.

Not every member of the Thirteen Heroes of Fire had a long section, but taken together, it was still a terrifying amount of work.

MiHoYo's text did not look like much at first glance, but once one saw the actual word count, one realized just how enormous the amount of information in it was.

Su Nian thought carefully and concluded that he should not have missed any more details.

Before the Tenth Eruption, the timeline for the other events included Mobius creating Gray Serpent, recovering Cosmo, Chijie searching for his adjutant, investigating Aponia, and the incidents caused by two Divine Keys.

None of these had anything to do with Kevin. Su Nian needed to at least complete Kevin's story up to after the Binding Tragedy.

Otherwise, if the patchwork storyline got muddled, he could not even guarantee that he himself would understand it.

If the other contestants were confident in their grasp of the story, they could completely skip writing an outline under these circumstances.

But the story was too vast, and the settings being written now would not only be used in this story.

The more detailed he made them, the more useful they would definitely be later.

Honkai, Honkai, Honkai, Honkai, Honkai—he was a Honkai historian!

The upcoming Tenth Eruption could be considered another watershed.

The Tenth Eruption did not actually introduce much about Kevin. Instead, it was more like... Dr. Mei showing off her might while wearing the Blank Key she had developed.

With Kevin watching, Mei used the Blank Key and relied on three Herrscher Cores to consecutively unleash the Herrscher Authorities of wind, lightning, and flames, wiping out every individual Thousand-Man Herrscher they had lured onto the island.

Mei's final strike even fully unleashed the core of the Herrscher of Flames, almost perfectly replicating the Herrscher of Flames' full-power attack.

The sheer spectacle of that strike...

That dazzling blaze bloomed like fire falling from heaven.

Quite a few people knew about this and enjoyed discussing it, teasingly joking about it.

If Mei had not been a researcher, then Kevin's title as Moth of the Fire's strongest might not have remained secure, right?

Jokes aside, Mei really was a genius.

This could also be considered another form of recognition from the players.

The appearance of the Thousand-Man Herrscher that followed also made Kevin's statement in The Past's Paradise—that every Flame-Chaser possessed the ability to defeat a Herrscher alone—an indisputable fact.

After all, why would the Thousand-Man Herrscher not count as a Herrscher?

Herrschers were the Will of Honkai's highest agents. The Herrscher Cores within them could connect to Imaginary Space and draw massive amounts of Honkai Energy from it into the real world, which was why Herrschers could suddenly unleash such powerful attacks.

To the point that a single individual could carry out the task of destroying civilization.

But one Herrscher was an exception.

That conspicuous oddball was the Thousand-Man Herrscher!

Its individual strength was average, but its numbers were enormous. If one viewed the Thousand-Man Herrscher as entertainment, then they had undoubtedly become the Previous Civilization's "mysterious jungle farming spot."

They directly dropped a thousand Herrscher Cores. Even though Chijie had destroyed some Divine Keys, the number still remained enormous.

Together with the remnants of the Previous Civilization, they left a vast fortune for the next civilization.

Schicksal and Anti-Entropy of the Current Civilization seemed to have started out by grave-robbing, relying entirely on the precious legacy left behind by the Previous Civilization.

But not everything could be viewed as a joke forever.

The Thousand-Man Herrscher's most terrifying trait was its random conversion. Without any warning, it infiltrated human society, and some even became high-ranking members of Moth of the Fire.

People one had originally trusted could turn into Herrschers without anyone knowing when, causing one to do the wrong things or even striking them down mercilessly.

Even after this incident passed, its influence would remain profound.

Could there still be Thousand-Man Herrschers in disguise who had not been discovered?

No one could guarantee otherwise.

And no one could guarantee that such a disaster would not happen again.

Once the seeds of suspicion were planted, they would take root and sprout.

Trust would collapse, and guilt would already be established.

Even if, in a moment of life and death, some people could truly cast aside their baser natures and unite with all humanity...

This incident would still make everyone stop trusting one another.

Although the Thousand-Man Herrscher lacked spectacle, only after savoring the details could one understand how terrifying they were.

Humans were emotional creatures, and since ancient times, the highest strategy had been to attack the heart.

Unlike their predecessors, the Thousand-Man Herrscher was precisely a Herrscher that "attacked the heart."

Su Nian remembered that the first Thousand-Man Herrscher discovered seemed to have been exposed because it directly attacked Mei.

Mei was simply too much of a genius, and she was also indispensable talent for Moth of the Fire.

That was why the Tenth Herrscher had risked being discovered to attack Mei directly.

Su Nian recalled the introduction from the manga. The Tenth Herrscher had first been discovered because a chef became the first Thousand-Man Herrscher and attacked Mei while she was dining.

Unfortunately, it had still been too bold.

It was lunchtime that day. In Moth of the Fire's back kitchen, a woman in a white chef's uniform stared at her hands as they became transparent.

Meanwhile, Mei was dining in the restaurant.

The chef's entire body became transparent, and she quietly approached the defenseless Mei.

Just as the attack was about to succeed, Kevin, who was always nearby to protect her, noticed and subdued her.

The fastest defeated Herrscher in history had been born.

Not impossible to try ×

Not impossible to die?

With Kevin right beside her, the chances of successfully turning a bicycle into a motorcycle under his nose were the same as his Hypermutation Surgery success rate.

Infinitely close to zero.

I sprained my ankle, so I can't go out and have fun during the May Day holiday.

A Herrscher Isn't Scary When It's Strong—It's Scary When It Has Knowledge

Defeated the moment it appeared! Fastest record ever.

With Kevin protecting her nearby, how did she dare?

Could it be Moth of the Fire wanted to make a move? No, that was too reckless for a schemer.

What personal protection? This was obviously a romance in progress.

I'm shipping them, I'm shipping them!

Clearly, the Tenth Herrscher's first defeat had been too hasty and swift, so no one took her seriously. They only regarded her as a cannon fodder character.

After all, compared to her predecessors, she had neither overwhelming spectacle nor destructive power. If Su Nian had not said so, no one would have associated her with a Herrscher.

But then a scene that made their eyes drop wide open appeared.

On the chef's body, Mei discovered a crystal suspected to be a Herrscher Core.

Although this crystal had the same physical properties as a Herrscher Core, its energy level was far inferior to the other Herrscher Cores.

Over the following three days, fifteen suspected Herrschers were discovered in major cities.

Ten days later, that number rose to ninety-two.

The same crystals as before, suspected to be Herrscher Cores, were found on all of them.

Su Nian was very rigorous when writing this section, using several terms that carried uncertainty.

That made the viewers unable to help letting their imaginations run wild.

Suspected Herrschers, suspected Herrscher Cores, the ability to turn transparent...

Could this be the legendary...

"Artificial Herrschers."

"Artificial Herrschers?"

Seeing this, Otto could not help freezing. His bold speculation slipped out, and Welt repeated it in confusion.

"Of course Herrschers can be artificially created. Without a doubt, if the technology and available materials are not quite successful, then creating an immature Herrscher would not be much of a problem, would it?"

Otto made this deduction. If his speculation was correct, then it was reasonable.

A cannon fodder that was defeated so easily might have been a failed product.