I'm Not a Flame-Chaser

"Hehe, are you surprised? This isn't exactly a brilliant plan, but we are real humans, so we understand what Seele is thinking. She is the same kind of person as us, filled with hatred for this corrupt world and its interpersonal relationships."

A mocking smile appeared on Seele's lips as she said to Lin, who stood calmly in place, "How does it feel to be betrayed twice?"

"..."

"Alright, Lin, hand over the Jizo Mitama and become one of us. Haven't you always wanted to fight against the Honkai? Now, we can fulfill your wish and shatter the Honkai and this world together. Soon we will be able to obtain more Herrscher Core and become the strongest Herrscher."

The researcher reached out his hand to Lin, who had nowhere to escape, so he could only place his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

"... After shattering this world, do you want to build a new one?" Lin asked softly, his head bowed.

"What new world?"

"You only want destruction, not reconstruction. You don't want a better world, you just want to vent your anger."

The dimly lit window has, without anyone noticing, lit up.

The sword he drew... was not Jizo Mitama.

The discovery of Lin and Seele's disappearance at the Anti-Entropy Salt Lake Base has thrown the area into chaos once again. At this moment, a dark figure quietly approaches the unattended core of the Herrscher of Rock and reaches for the dazzling gem inside the container.

"Bang!"

"Bass!"

Just then, a figure moved at lightning speed, breaking through the ceiling and blasting the unresponsive shadowy figure into the ground!

"Xiaoling! Time to get to work!"

Holding a jet-black blade, the Herrscher of Reason laughed maniacally as she stabbed it into the body of the Herrscher of Domination was unable to dodge from the ground!

Coral's "Reversal": Chapter Twenty-One - When My Hair Reaches My Waist

"No, he doesn't have the Jizo Mitama on him!"

The researchers discovered the problem the moment Lin drew his sword: he was fully armed and didn't look like he had been brought here in a hurry!

She immediately took out the Oath of Judas to prepare for the battle. Although all Herrscher of Domination could share abilities after obtaining the Herrscher Core and the Divine Key, it was still not as powerful as directly using the corresponding Core or Divine Key.

Leave this key guy here, we can't let him go back under any circumstances, we have to kill him!

Oath of Judas fell heavily to the ground. She placed her hand on the pattern of Schicksal and poured Honkai Energy into it. The entire cross unfolded outward, displaying thirteen spears of light within.

She reached for the spear of light and pulled it out—

"Bass!"

"Gurgle?"

The researcher stared blankly at the giant crimson claw piercing through his chest and abdomen, feeling no pain, but frozen in place. He laboriously turned his head and saw a smiling, pretty face.

The girl with a pair of captivating crimson eyes had a blood-red mark on her chest that emitted a bewitching red light. A pair of exaggeratedly large, sharp claws hovered beside her. Her cute and innocent outfit was now stained with dark red blood, transforming into a slightly armor-like yet strangely sexy ensemble. Her shoulder-length hair had grown to her waist, and the highlights inside, along with her eye color, had turned into a wicked and frenzied blood red.

"Who gave you the right to look me in the eye, you piece of trash?" Seele slowly rotated the claws embedded in the researcher's body, churning it into a jumbled mess. Her smile transformed into a ferocious, savage expression. She raised her high-heeled foot and kicked him in the back. "Kneel down!"

The researcher vanished as he was kicked away, turning into azure particles. With a wave of her hand, Seele conjured a menacing scythe that gleamed with red and black light.

Lin immediately stepped forward and grasped the chains of Oath of Judas in his hand, and the armor representing the Authority of Binding of restraint on the Herrscher of Domination of Domination immediately disappeared.

"Thank you." Lin drew his gleaming spear and whispered his thanks as he passed "Seele".

"Hmph." "Seele" snorted disdainfully.

"Why not just find a way to catch one? What are networks and consciousness? There are Herrscher here who specialize in dealing with those two, aren't there?"

"You mean you want to capture a Herrscher of Domination?"

Bronya asked, puzzled, "Now that we know the true abilities of the Herrscher of Domination, that they can escape at any time, wouldn't it be pointless to capture them for research?"

"Of course."

The Herrscher of Reason, beaming with pride, told everyone present about her proposal.

"Although those rats can hide and escape at any time, they are still bodies made of matter and consciousness. And you said they are also related to the network. Don't we have the Herrscher of Erosion and the Herrscher of Reason specifically targeting these two characteristics? As long as we catch one of them, Xiaoling and I can reverse-invade their consciousness network."

"So, it's just that we can't catch them, isn't it?" Tesla sighed at the Herrscher of Reason's simplistic way of thinking.

"Yes, there is a way."

At that moment, someone unexpected appeared at the door. Seele pursed her lips, clutched her clothes, glanced nervously at Bronya, and then subtly glanced at Lin.

"Um... Sister Herrscher of Reason..."

"Oh, no need to call me sister, just say whatever you want!" The Herrscher of Reason felt the joy of being an elder for the first time, and waved her hand with a beaming smile. Seele nodded with a light laugh.

However, in comparison, it feels like Seele is taking care of the Herrscher of Reason's feelings, making it hard to say who is the older sister...

"How long will it take you to infiltrate them, ah, I mean, just to reach them, or...?"

"Of course, all I need to do is touch them! Last time, I felt that guy's consciousness was very strange. It was probably a special treatment he took to guard against me. But this time, with Xiaoling's help, I was able to instantly reverse the invasion!" The Herrscher of Reason looked very confident, but it made people doubt whether she could actually do it.

Seele clenched her little fists, glanced at Lin again, and said, "Then I have a plan. Actually, last time they told me..."

"Bass!"

Light spears rained down from the sky, piercing through all the Herrscher of Domination couldn't dodge in time. They then resurrected at the edge of the plaza, their faces filled with rage. They were always the ones plotting against others, but this time they were the ones being used against them! This was an utter disgrace!

"Hahahaha! Come on, let me enjoy the vulnerability of you rabble!"

With the power of her Stigmata fully unleashed, Seele weaved among the Herrscher of Domination. With a swing of her scythe and giant claws, people fell like ears of wheat, their long hair dancing wildly, like terrifying ghosts, smearing blood on the pale ground.

Seele charged forward, while Lin stood behind her to guard against enemies trying to ambush her. With their combined efforts, they temporarily held off all the Herrscher of Domination who were charging towards them.

This is not a long-term solution. We have only caught them off guard. They will soon regroup and launch wave after wave of attacks against us, taking advantage of their immortality.

"Whoosh!"

A portal appeared beside Lin, from which Kiana, Bronya, Fu Hua, Bella, and the Herrscher of Reason emerged.

"Lin! Seele!"

Seele, who was charging into battle, trembled. Upon seeing their arrival, she inexplicably suppressed her maniacal laughter and retreated to their side.

"Here! Xiaoling refuses to let me touch her anymore, what do I lack compared to you?" The Herrscher of Reason threw the Jizo Mitama over, and Lin reached out to catch it. The bell inside the Jizo Mitama immediately transformed into a small humanoid figure and flew out to Lin, complaining about the Herrscher of Reason's barbaric behavior.

"Auntie and the others have already gone to capture the real-world counterpart of the Herrscher of Domination. After the Herrscher of Thousand People went offline, what remains should be the entity holding the core," Kiana said to Lin with a complex expression, her words filled with indescribable emotions.

Seele had already told Kiana the truth about her relationship with Lin, Seele's sincere eyes and expression left Kiana at a loss for words.

Fu Hua and Seele.

Kiana was the one who came later... If it weren't for her, what would have become of them and Lin...?

But now is not the time to dwell on those troublesome things. Facing her gaze, Lin simply turned around, picked up his weapon, and prepared to fight. Kiana took a deep breath, drew her twin pistols, and charged at the group of ferocious Herrscher.

The "Reversal" of Coral: Chapter Twenty-Two - The Falsehood of Humanity

"Xiao Shi, when you invaded them, couldn't you have just severed their connection to the Herrscher's body?"

Fu Hua dodged the Herrscher of Domination's attack and then delivered a precise backhand strike to the back of the enemy's neck. With a crisp cracking sound, the enemy vanished into azure particles.

"You make it sound so easy. They're not just consciousness or networks. Otherwise, I could easily infiltrate any of these small fry. Finding their location was only possible because Xiaoling and I worked together after that Herrscher of Thousand People lowered their guard." Although the Herrscher of Reason had the air of a grandmaster, her style leaned towards bold and unrestrained attacks, using her weapons in turn. "Also, don't call me that!"

In order to avoid affecting the real world, they chose to fight in the Herrscher of Domination's inner space. They are the ones with the deepest connection to the Herrscher and also possess multiple Divine Key, making them the Herrscher of Domination's primary target.

After Welt and the others sever the connection between their real-world counterparts and this Herrscher, only the entity holding the core of the Herrscher of Domination will remain, and they will hold out until that time to defeat it.

"Bass!"

With a light spear in his right hand and Jizo Mitama in his left, Lin fought with all his might against the frenzied attack of the Herrscher of Domination. The addition of a few more people made the defensive line strong enough, and since the Herrscher of Thousand People were just ordinary people before, they could not fully exert their power, which made the battle deadlocked for a time.

However, physical strength will eventually be depleted, and these Herrscher who cannot feel pain, die, or get tired are themselves the most advantageous means of attack.

"Bass!"

Seele used her scythe to send the Herrscher in front of her flying, then manipulated the claws beside her to tear it apart.

A fireball hurtled toward her, Seele deflected with a backhand slash, then charged forward.

She didn't realize that she was already positioned too far forward, and the Herrscher of Thousand People also noticed that she was more aggressive than the others, so they sent more people to surround her.

"Boom!" A burst of flame shot from her blind spot behind her. At this moment, "Seele" pierced through the person in front of her. The Herrscher was pierced grabbed her scythe tightly. The way he clung to her made "Seele" swing the scythe in disgust. She was completely unaware of the danger approaching from behind.

"Bang!"

A hand grabbed hers and pulled her back. Deadly flames flashed before her eyes, and she could even smell the burning of her own hair.

"Huh?" "Seele" regained her footing, looked up, and saw the cold helmet.

After pulling Seele back from the front, Lin continued to swing his sword, forcing the Herrscher in front of him back, and Seele immediately got up and continued to participate in the battle.

"Is it because of the soul again?" Seele's words were less arrogant as she stood coldly beside Lin, pinning the enemy to the ground.

"... It doesn't matter." Lin placed his hand on the Oath of Judas, and the spears of light fell like raindrops once more. "It doesn't matter who it is."

"..."

No matter who it is...

Seele gripped the scythe even tighter.

Indeed, the Lin in my memory, if he chose whether to help her or not based on whether she was a soul or not, then he wouldn't be him.

... Strange... why do I feel...

"Boom!"

At that moment, a deafening explosion came from above. Even the Herrscher of Domination looked up in surprise at another floating island above. A large hole had been torn open in the center, and a bunch of Herrscher of Domination fell out of it!

Reinforce?

Wrong...

The Herrscher of Domination that fell down didn't seem to be there to provide support at all; rather, they were being frantically shot down!

"Boom!"

A pale white shadow descended from the sky and crashed head-on into Lin. The terrifying force blasted a large hole in this layer of the floating island. In a moment of crisis, Lin threw "Seele" towards Kiana, and then was slammed into the next layer of the floating island by the horrific impact!

"Forest!"

Seele and Kiana both reached out, but neither could reach the man who had fallen into the abyss.

"Bang!"

His body slammed heavily onto the ground, his bones screaming in agony, and his internal organs were struck so hard that blood gushed out.

"Cough cough cough..."

The Herrscher of Domination rained down like raindrops, constantly transforming into azure particles. Lin, clutching his bleeding head, struggled to his feet and then met the gaze of a pair of eerie Prismatic Eyes.

Jiu, also covered in wounds, grabbed a Herrscher of Domination by the shoulder with a ferocious expression, tore him in two, and then pulled out a chain from the sky full of azure particles, pointing it at Lin.

"Forest----"

There was no need to confirm the situation or exchange many words; the battle began the moment the two met.

Lin's eyes darkened, but the window reflected the rushing Jiu. He drew his spear and clashed with Jiu's chains with a clang!

"Bang!"

Oath of Judas launched chains that trembled along with the chains extending from behind Jiu. Lin forced Jiu back with a backhand slash, then drew the Anti-Entropy plasma cutting blade he was equipped with and threw it at the retreating Jiu!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Three deadly weapons arrived in front of Jiu in the blink of an eye. He raised his hand to block, and a knife pierced through his palm, while he barely dodged the other two.

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Panting heavily, Jiu pulled the plasma cutting blade out of his palm. His Prismatic Eyes were filled with mottled blood vessels. He had been fighting for a long time without sleep, and both his body and his remaining Honkai Energy were almost depleted. And finally... he waited for Lin's arrival!

"Call!"

After adjusting his breathing, Jiu Meng stomped on the ground and launched himself into the air, slashing straight at Lin!

"Bass!"

Jizo Mitama and the plasma cutting blade collided. Jiu, his face covered in blood, looked ferocious and disheveled. He gripped the hilt with both hands and pressed the blade down hard on Lin.

"Why would such Herrscher be created! Did you do this?! This being is neither human nor Herrscher!"

"..."