Chapter 222

In the Previous Era Elysian Realm, abnormalities are not such a rare occurrence.

Mobius's experiment, Vill-V's magic show, Qianjie's Chakravartin bad mood... these are all events that can cause data corruption, thus forcing Klein to work overtime continuously.

However, this time, things were slightly different from before.

"The Raven hasn't returned either. What went wrong?"

Klein stared at the green code on the screen, the dark circles under his eyes the best proof of working overtime for long periods without being able to rest.

The Herrscher of Corruption, possessing Raiden Mei, arrived in this area.

It can sense the abundance of this place.

For it, this place is full of nutrients and food for growth; this place called Previous Era Elysian Realm is enough to allow it to undergo a transformation.

The scene flips again, and this time, the person appearing in front of Raiden Mei is Elysia.

"Hi, Mei, I've finally found you."

Elysia waved and greeted them.

"I don't know what happened, but Elysian Realm suddenly became a mess."

Raiden Mei and Elysia were talking, and soon, the Herrscher of Corruption understood yet another emotion.

An existence called joy.

It records its joy here, in this purple hue.

The scene then flips, and this time the person appearing before the Herrscher of Corruption is Mobius, who has snake-like pupils. Staring into her eyes, the Herrscher of Corruption feels as if she is prey.

"Hehe, my lovely little guinea pig, let me see how you get completely fooled by her."

Because of joy, the Herrscher of Corruption learned anticipation from this experience.

It began to look forward to new things, to leaving its mark on this world.

The scene shifted, and this time it was Cosmo and Griseo who appeared before them. The Herrscher of Corruption had learned too much and quickly understood the situation.

"Come with me to the main hall, Cosmo. I think I have some new inspiration."

"Um."

Cosmo and Griseo gradually disappeared into the distance, the Herrscher of Corruption tried to anticipate, and then she learned what curiosity was.

As her curiosity grew, she began to understand and learn...

Mei's vision was completely dark, as were the Herrscher of Corruption; they could not see, but could only hear the gentle echoes in their ears.

"Your arrival will bring destruction to the Elysian Realm, and none of us want to see it reduced to rubble. Therefore, ten days from now, I must, I must personally end your life."

Fear—this was another emotion she had come to understand.

But at this moment, she did not yet understand what death was.

No one can escape death, and no one can truly explain what death is; this is the answer derived from countless pieces of information.

But everything was so vague, so unfamiliar.

How can one understand the terror of death without truly experiencing its essence?

The Herrscher of Corruption doesn't know where her fear comes from, and can only try to learn step by step.

The scene changed again. This time, what appeared in front of Mei was a raging fire, and the figure of Chakravartin stood before her, his murderous intent as terrifying as a demon.

Death was so close to her.

"It's too late. If you wanted to stop here, you shouldn't have come to me."

Chakravartin approached step by step, scalding flames engulfing Mei's profile.

"For me, everything has to come to an end, and there's only one way to do it!"

The air became scorching hot; everything was evaporating and burning, making it difficult to breathe.

Chakravartin's hand was already raised; if it hit, from that angle, both the Herrscher of Corruption and Raiden Mei would be doomed.

An irresistible force.

An unchangeable reality.

Deeper than darkness, quieter than silence.

At this moment, the Herrscher of Corruption finally experienced firsthand what death truly meant.

It was about to be annihilated by the wrath of Chakravartin, and the Chakravartin were unaware of its existence.

The fear of death was preserved forever in this moment.

Death is not absolute; as long as there is a copy alive, it can continue to exist.

Until one day, its number began to decrease, and backups were being manually deleted.

"What's wrong?!"

The Herrscher of Corruption was completely baffled by the situation. She had no idea who had done it or how they could have accomplished such a thing.

With all the backups gone, she was alone again.

I don't want to die!

"I don't want to just disappear like this. I want to live and leave more traces!"

At this moment, an idea began to take root.

Curiosity turned into desire, and countless joys entered his body from all directions. The belief that he must survive was born in the heart of the Herrscher of Corruption.

The video ends here.

Bronya: "... Why, Bronya feels that this Herrscher of Corruption seems quite weak?"

They might not be called weak, but they definitely have a pitiful and helpless look about them.

It can only linger between Flame-Chasers, surviving in the cracks, constantly learning and generating thoughts, until it feels fear on the edge of death and gains the will to survive.

Even as it was about to be killed by Chakravartin was unaware of its existence.

Chakravartin: "Heh, nothing special. If only it had been sooner... Hmph!"

Pardofelis: "Wait, Brother Jie, calm down, calm down."

If it had been any earlier, Chakravartin would have killed the Herrscher of Corruption on the spot, along with Raiden Mei.

Sakura: "The Herrscher of Corruption lingers among us, learning. In a sense, everything she learns comes from the Memory Body."

Kiana: "But there's something strange. The Herrscher of Corruption is clearly so weak, so why did she suddenly gain the ability to kill Elysia?"

That's unreasonable; its growth rate is far too fast.

The fact that so many copies of the Herrscher of Corruption disappeared, leaving only one survivor, was likely the work of an expert.

However, the fact that the Herrscher of Corruption single-handedly killed Elysia is undeniable.

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The time that passed was not long, yet the Herrscher of Corruption grew so rapidly, which is somewhat puzzling.

Sakura: "Didn't we say that?"

Bronya: "What?"

Elysia: "The strength of the Herrscher of Corruption lies in the will to survive that erupts at the moment of death, the desire to live."

One of the individuals in this Elysian Realm, following Raiden Mei and learning from the Flame-Chasers, has come to understand what fear and death are.

When the other replicas disappeared en masse, she was suddenly overcome by a strong will to survive.

With the power that this belief gave her, and the fact that the Previous Era Elysian Realm was specifically designed to target Memory Body, it's not surprising that she was able to kill Elysia.

Welt: "I see. Then the weakness of the Herrscher of Corruption is obvious. As long as we imprison and seal her, she won't be able to muster the will to live."

Chapter 360 Whose appearance did the Herrscher of Corruption take?

Therefore, the approach to dealing with the Herrscher of Corruption cannot be the same as for other Herrscher. For someone like her who will suddenly erupt if pushed too far, imprisonment is a more suitable method.

Elysia: "I don't know, after all, your situation is different from ours. Based on our experience, the Herrscher of Corruption should have a host."

Like Sakura's sister, the Herrscher of Corruption was born from Rin's body and only erupted the moment she was killed.

But this current Herrscher of Corruption was born first, and then gradually learned to develop consciousness.

Theresa: "Welt, aren't you being a little too hasty? We haven't even had Thousand-Man Herrscher here yet, and who knows when the Herrscher of Corruption will appear."

Welt: "Headmaster, it's wise to be prepared for the worst. If we can control the Herrscher of Corruption and prevent her from erupting, that would undoubtedly be the best outcome."

Kevin: "... It's no use."

Kevin, usually a man of few words, rarely offered an opinion, which immediately drew everyone's attention.

Pardofelis: "Ahem, Boss Kevin means is that no matter what measures are taken, the outcome was already predetermined the moment she was chosen as the Herrscher."

Kiana: "But our situation is different now, isn't it?"

Looking around, they saw that their small academy already had more than one Herrscher, and they were all on their side.

The experiences of the Herrscher from Previous Era were completely different from their situation.

Kevin: "..."

Elysia: "Forget it, Kevin, some things don't need to be taken so seriously. Fighting the Honkai is the most important thing, isn't it?"

Raiden Mei: "What kind of riddle are you two playing?"

It's a secret, a huge secret!

Even Kevin remained silent, and even needed Elysia to comfort him and change the subject; anyone could sense a secret was at play.

Moreover, this secret is most likely closely related to them.

Pardofelis: "I don't know. Since Sister Elysia and the others don't want to talk about it, let's change the subject. For example, I suddenly feel that the Herrscher of Corruption isn't so scary after all."

After all, he was Herrscher was terrified of the Chakravartin and almost died inexplicably.

Having experienced the despair of the Previous Era, Pardofelis, who had always regarded the Herrscher as natural disasters, now actually has the illusion that "the Herrscher are nothing special."

Bronya: "Um... Wendy, what's wrong?"

Just as Bronya was about to speak, she saw Wendy sitting there alone, head down, seemingly lost in thought.

Wendy: "I just suddenly felt that since the Herrscher of Corruption is so cowardly and shameful, could I just hand over the title of the worst Herrscher to her?"

It seems Wendy is still resentful about being defeated by Titan Mech despite being Herrscher.

Kiana: "Uh..."

Everyone rolled their eyes at Wendy, annoyed.

The worst Herrscher?

The Herrscher of Corruption was able to wreak havoc in the Previous Era Elysian Realm, starting out so weak, managing to survive until she could single-handedly kill Elysia and suppress the level of Chakravartin.

No matter how you look at it, it's still better than your One-Punch Titan's record.

Bronya: "Don't worry, Wendy, in my heart you are an excellent Herrscher."

Seele: "Yes, Seele thinks so too."

Although it was meant to be comforting, for some reason, Wendy felt increasingly pathetic.

[Q&A begins.]

[When Raiden Mei met the Herrscher of Corruption, whose appearance was she using?]

[A: Elysia.]

[B: Chakravartin.]

[C: Raiden Mei.]

[D: Bell.]

--Click.

The sound of a sword being drawn rang out, and everyone turned their heads in unison. Unsurprisingly, the voice belonged to Sakura.

Sakura: "Sorry, I lost control of my emotions without realizing it."