The Herrscher Awakens: It's Hunting Time! / Sirin: I Have Power Now-I'm Strong!

"I originally wanted to leave quietly, but you forced me to, so..."

Ling Xi strengthened his body again, preparing to take care of the remaining three. "You're all going to die! Strengthen! Lightning Element..."

"Beep beep beep beep..."

Then, a series of gunshots rang out, and Ling Xi was shot seventeen times and fell to the ground, her consciousness beginning to fade...

Ling Xi "..."

Damn it, you guys... have no sportsmanship!

As her senses gradually faded, Ling Xi was somewhat speechless. In those mind-blowing dramas, characters could stand up even after being shot more than twenty times, so why couldn't she...?

This amazing drama has misled me!

In the end, Ling Xi, who had been shot seventeen times, died!

The death was... well... rather hasty!

But this is actually normal, since Ling Xi has only been resurrected for a short time and the Hypervariable Factor has not been fully activated. So at this time, Ling Xi's body is really not much different from that of an ordinary person, at most possessing some Honkai Energy.

"Ling Xi ..."

Seeing Ling Xi lying on the ground, Sirin froze instantly. She didn't run away, nor did she cry. Looking at the blood flowing from Ling Xi's body, she found herself unusually calm, no longer feeling the fear of losing her companion that she used to have...

Perhaps it's because there's nothing left to lose.

"Damn it, who gave you permission to kill him?"

At this moment, the researcher and the remaining three soldiers caught up. Seeing Ling Xi lying on the ground and Sirin kneeling beside Ling Xi, he felt terrible. Severely injuring one soldier was one thing, but the death of his most important experimental subject made his future uncertain once again. Really...

"It's all your fault, you bastard!"

The researcher snatched the gun from the soldier and pointed it at Sirin. "It's all because of you. He ran away because of you. If it weren't for you, he would have obediently become a guinea pig. Die!"

"Bang!"

The researcher opened fire, wanting to kill Sirin in revenge. After all, to him, Ling Xi was the important experimental subject, while Sirin was just an ordinary experimental subject. If she died, she would die, and no one would hold him accountable. In this place, experimental subjects were just objects, not people.

"Um?"

As it turned out, the researchers discovered that Sirin hadn't collapsed, and...

The bullets that had just been fired were blocked in front of Sirin by a mysterious force and remained suspended in the air.

"I... have nothing left to lose..."

This is what Sirin is thinking right now. From being locked up here, to getting to know everyone, and then everyone leaving one by one, dying, and herself... she has always been afraid, afraid of losing everyone, and afraid of dying, but...

Now everyone is gone, and Ling Xi, who promised to take me away, has also vanished before my eyes...

I... have no reason to be afraid anymore. Perhaps going to another world to see everyone here wouldn't be a bad choice. But... I hate it so much, I hate it so much. The people who killed everyone, the people who treated us like trash. Humans, they only know how to hurt each other. Humans don't deserve to live...

Perhaps, even Sirin didn't realize that her own heart and her own perception were becoming distorted, and at the same time...

Perhaps sensing the power emanating from Sirin, the blood flowing from Ling Xi on the ground, blood brimming with Honkai Energy, was slowly being absorbed by Sirin. At the same time, a strange voice appeared in Sirin's mind...

Although she had never heard that voice before, she instinctively knew who it was—it was...

He!

Strength...

The energy in Ling Xi's body was not only absorbed by Sirin, but also absorbed again and again. There was no separation between the two, as if they were the same power from the same source!

Finally, the energy reached a critical point!

With the fusion of Ling Xi's blood and Sirin's energy, a solid Honkai Energy Crystal formed on her chest, at the location of Sirin's heart. This Honkai Energy Crystal possessed unparalleled Honkai Energy intensity!

However, this is clearly not a true Herrscher Core, but merely a Pseudo-Core, because Sirin's Honkai Energy intensity has not yet reached the conditions for forming Herrscher Core. However...

This is only temporary. At this moment, Sirin has already become a true Herrscher. As long as she can absorb some more Honkai Energy and condense her Pseudo-Core into a true Herrscher Core, then...

She is the true Second Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Void, Sirin!

However, even Pseudo-Core is enough for me to finish what I need to do next...

Sirin slightly raised her head, her golden eyes filled with hatred!

Chapter 599: The Herrscher Awakens, Time to Hunt!

Sirin looked up at the four people in front of her with a cold expression, her eyes filled with the same look as if she were looking at a dead person!

"Fire! Fire now!"

Realizing something was wrong, the researcher immediately ordered his men to open fire!

"Beep beep beep beep..."

In an instant, the three soldiers emptied their magazines, and dozens of bullets poured out with the muzzle flash. Unlike before, this time the bullets were not stopped, but were absorbed by a vortex in front of Sirin...

"Hehe... hehe..."

In response, Sirin slowly raised her head, her golden eyes filled with only indifference and hatred. Instinct compelled her to raise her right hand, and then...

All the bullets ricocheted back instantly, killing three soldiers on the spot. The researcher was also shot in the waist; although not fatal, it filled him with immense fear. This was...

"Monster... you monster!"

However, the researcher immediately turned and ran away, clutching his waist as he sprinted upstairs, activating the emergency system at the same time. Instantly, the air raid siren blared throughout the entire Babylon Laboratory!

"Hehe... Hahahaha..."

Sirin simply let out a cold laugh, because she had deliberately let that guy go, after all...

A game of cat and mouse wouldn't be fun if it ended right at the beginning!

Sirin laughed as she walked barefoot on the floor and slowly followed.

True hunters often appear as the prey...

That night, various mournful sounds emanated from the Babylon Laboratory, lasting for nearly an hour. Finally, with someone's scream, everything returned to silence, as if none of it had ever happened...

"Hmm..."

As time passed, Ling Xi awoke, wondering how long she had slept this time. She hoped she hadn't already arrived in the Post-Honkai Odyssey world...

"Hmm? Where is this...?"

Ling Xi looked around. Wasn't this the place where she had just been shot? And her blood was still there, although it had congealed a bit, it still looked relatively fresh.

Damn, this resurrection... how come it's so fast? Is it because the body was perfectly preserved?

Ling Xi touched her chest, specifically the area around her heart. It didn't hurt at all, and there were no wounds. It seemed she had fully recovered.

"As expected, the resurrection time is directly proportional to the degree of physical damage!"

Through this resurrection, Ling Xi roughly figured out the pattern. At the same time, he also saw three soldiers lying not far in front of him, with a pool of blood on the ground. Their bodies were stiff and seemed to have been cold for some time.

"What happened? Could it be..."

Ling Xi immediately thought of a possibility: internal strife was almost impossible in the Babylon Laboratory; the only possibility was...

"It seems history is following the script..."

Ling Xi sighed helplessly, feeling both relieved and somewhat resigned. In this Babylon Laboratory, the only person besides herself who could kill these soldiers with her own power was Sirin... the Herrscher of Law Sirin!

He had originally planned to secretly take Sirin away to delay her Herrscher transformation, but... he never expected that an accident would happen to him along the way, causing Sirin to directly undergo Herrscher transformation.

This time, he did not let Sirin get hurt again; he was the only one who died, and Sirin was also transformed into a Herrscher of Reason.

Well then, let's find Sirin first. She should still be at the research institute!

"Whoosh..."

Ling Xi took a deep breath, then closed her eyes and focused intently on the energy fluctuations around her, and finally...

"The rooftop!"

Ling Xi sensed the powerful energy fluctuations emanating from the rooftop, and in the entire Babylon Laboratory, the only person besides herself who could emit such energy was clearly Sirin!

So, Ling Xi took the elevator straight upstairs. Along the way, Ling Xi saw corpses everywhere—researchers' corpses, soldiers' corpses—all with gruesome deaths: necks twisted 180 degrees, bodies rolled up like basketballs, brains smashed to pieces...

In short, they died a horrible death, turning this place into a living hell. However, compared to what they had done, Sirin seemed quite kind. If it were her...

We'll definitely send it to the Doctor. After all, Doctor should be waking up soon, and we need experimental samples for the new civilization era.

So... pity? Obviously not!

Ling Xi's past experiences in the Previous Era left Ling Xi with absolutely no goodwill towards this group of people!

Even among their own Doctor, the principle of "voluntariness" is at least followed when conducting experiments. Although many cases involve inducement, and PhD students won't show mercy to enemy Doctor, at least Doctor won't torture innocent people. But this group of people...

To be honest, if her strength hadn't been restored, Ling Xi would have killed them long ago. Even if she had successfully escaped with Sirin, she would definitely have come back and razed this place to the ground once she regained her strength!

Of course, Sirin has now done everything she wanted to do, and the Babylon Laboratory... has become history from this moment on.

Before long, Ling Xi finally arrived at the rooftop, pushed open the heavy iron door, and looked at the open space on the roof.

On the rooftop railing, the purple-clad Sirin sat there, radiating a wisp of purple-gold energy, seemingly lost in thought.

"Oh, are there still any living ants?"

Hearing the noise, Sirin turned around, coldly looking behind her, intending to eliminate the last enemy, but...

The moment their eyes met, Sirin froze, and Ling Xi was also somewhat stunned...

Sure enough, things went according to plan.

Ling Xi's feelings were complicated. To be honest, if she could, she really didn't want Sirin to become like Herrscher of Reason, at least...

I don't want her to become a Herrscher so quickly, because once she becomes a Herrscher, Sirin will no longer be the original Sirin. Her personality, her experiences, and the encouragement from the Honkai God will all likely lead Sirin back to her original path.

But since it has already happened, there's no point in saying anything now. Let's think about what to do next!

Moreover, Ling Xi was also unsure how to face Sirin at this moment. After all, Sirin was now Herrscher, even if she was only Simulated Herrscher at the moment. But Herrscher was still Herrscher, and what changed her was not only her power, but also her mind...

Therefore, Ling Xi is now hesitant and a little worried that after being transformed into a Lawful Person, Sirin will view herself in her own way!

She shouldn't be able to harm herself, since in the manga, at this time, Sirin didn't harm the other imprisoned girls either.

While Ling Xi was thinking, Sirin slowly floated down from the railing and then reached out to touch Ling Xi's heart. Ling Xi did not resist because he did not feel any hostility from Sirin.

"Um?"

Then, Ling Xi froze the next second, because Sirin pounced on her...

Sirin hugged Ling Xi excitedly and said happily, "Thank goodness, you're alright!"

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Chapter 600: Sirin: I have power now, I am strong!

"You're alright... I'm so glad you're okay. I... I thought I was going to become a human being..."

Sirin hugged Ling Xi happily. She was really happy. She thought she would be all alone again, but she didn't expect that Ling Xi was still alive!

Although he and Ling Xi had only known each other for less than a day, but...

Sirin had long regarded Ling Xi as her only living friend, because friendship could develop so quickly in this environment!

Moreover, the cake Ling Xi gave her, Ling Xi helping her escape, and when facing the enemy at the end, Ling Xi standing alone in front of her— Sirin remembered all of this!

"Um... Sirin."

Ling Xi was also surprised by the friendly attitude towards her. Originally, Ling Xi wanted to tentatively ask if Sirin was still the same Sirin, but...

Ling Xi couldn't speak now, because... this was clearly the normal Sirin, right?

"Yes, I'm here."

Sirin raised her head and smiled, "Before... before I was really worried, so scared, afraid that I would be alone again. Ling Xi... Ling Xi, you are so wonderful."

Ling Xi: "..." Sure enough, Sirin hasn't changed at all.

"Sirin, those people... did you do this?"

Although this was a rare reunion, Ling Xi still asked the question at an inopportune time, even though she already knew the answer.