Chapter 230

The Herrscher of Corruption shrugged, her face showing a wronged expression, as if Mei had been lured away by the newcomer Sakura, while her resentful girl was ignored.

"It's not good to neglect one of the three girls when they're together."

"Is that so? I think that's the norm." Raiden Mei said, raising an eyebrow.

"Hmm, have you had similar experiences? We'll have to talk about it later."

"It's alright if you hear it; some conversations don't need to be conducted in secret anyway."

Sakura placed her hands on the Frozen Naraka, assuming a fighting stance.

An aura of assassination spread around them, and Sakura's power caused the ground to freeze over, extending to the feet of the Herrscher of Corruption.

Even though you misunderstand me to this extent, I still can't bring myself to hurt you.

The Herrscher of Corruption shrugged, looking just like an innocent little devil.

Chapter 373 Who Saved Sakura?

"Besides, now that we've already met once, how can you still think you can influence the situation?"

This wasn't the first time the Herrscher of Corruption and Sakura had met; Sakura had previously experienced being corrupted.

That encounter, which could hardly be called a battle, had already proven to the Herrscher of Corruption that Sakura's power was utterly insignificant in front of her.

"The reason I failed before was because of your unpredictable nature, but now that I know that, it doesn't seem difficult to avoid being touched by you."

As soon as Sakura finished speaking, a Seven Thunders of Retribution appeared in her hand, and the sword landed on the neck of the Herrscher of Corruption.

The actions of drawing and striking the blade are completed almost simultaneously.

The sword flashed like light, arriving in Setsuna.

"Looks like something interesting has happened."

With the Seven Thunders of Retribution against her neck, the Herrscher of Corruption showed no sign of panic; instead, she laughed with unusual delight.

"Are you really not going to reconsider? I can't bear to see you all working so hard only to achieve nothing."

As the Herrscher of Corruption's words changed, strange and noisy sounds rang out all around.

Darkness swallowed the surrounding light, Herrscher of Corruption's authority, and once again interfered with the existence around it.

The video ends here.

Pardofelis: "Sister Sakura, you're so cool!"

Raiden Mei: "So strong."

Everyone here uses a katana, Raiden Mei has to admit that the gap between her and Sakura is not just a tiny bit.

When Sakura threatened the Herrscher of Corruption just now, she only caught a glimpse of the flash of light as she drew her sword.

As for her actions, and how she managed to place the Seven Thunders of Retribution on the neck of the Herrscher of Corruption in an instant, it was all completely a mystery.

Sakura: "These are just some essential skills for an assassin; there's nothing to be surprised about."

Raven: "I'm an assassin too, why have I never heard of this skill?"

To draw and strike simultaneously is simply beyond the capabilities of humans.

Raven considered herself a top-notch assassin, but she had never seen such exquisite skill before.

Even the legendary Silver Wolf of the Urals isn't as impressive as you.

Sakura: "Miss Raven, with a little training, you can reach that level too. However... if my method works, facing the Herrscher of Corruption head-on might be worth a try."

If she is fast enough, the Herrscher of Corruption will not be able to touch her, and thus the first step of Corruption will be impossible to complete.

Elysia: "But Sakura, this kind of duel is just too unfair."

Kiana: "Exactly! The Herrscher of Corruption can make countless mistakes, but Sakura can only make one. That's just not fair."

Sakura: "Since it's a duel, how can we talk about fairness?"

Finding a way to counter the Herrscher of Corruption and using that method to deal with her is already an extremely amicable situation.

If it were like the first meeting, and you didn't know the other party's abilities, you could be instantly killed by the Herrscher of Corruption's power.

Sakura: "Huh?!"

Wait, Sakura seems to have suddenly realized something.

Elysia: "Sakura, it seems you thought of that too."

Raiden Mei: "If Sakura had faced Herrscher of Corruption once before, resulting in her disappearance, how did she return?"

The damage that the Herrscher of Corruption inflicts on Memory Body, or data, is almost absolute and irreversible.

Even for Apponia, merely touching Chakravartin's body and contracting the Herrscher of Corruption's virus would only lead to death.

There was no escape, no avoidance.

Moreover, Sakura has no healing abilities and isn't even considered a special individual in the Previous Era Elysian Realm.

Even though she possessed a sword technique capable of freezing space and even slowing down time, it was ultimately just a drop in the ocean, merely slowing down the corruption of the Herrscher of Corruption on the verge of death.

Unless the Herrscher of Corruption voluntarily abandons further corruption, the virus residing in the data cannot be stopped from spreading.

But they didn't believe that the Herrscher of Corruption would be so kind as to let Sakura Kazuma go.

[Q&A begins.]

[Who pulled Sakura back from the brink of death and cured the corrosive virus in her body?]

[A: Su.]

[B: Apponia.]

[C: Vill-V.]

[D: Mobius.]

Raiden Mei: "You guys have this ability?"

Elysia: "From a purely rational perspective... it doesn't seem like something that's impossible after all."

There were doctors among the Flame-Chasers.

As the ace of the medical department of the Fire Moth, Su has rich theoretical experience in treating and saving lives, so the virus that Herrscher of Corruption should be no problem for him.

Meanwhile, Vill-V is proficient in mechanics, so it shouldn't be impossible for her to modify some code and remove the virus that Herrscher of Corruption.

Of the remaining two, Apponia goes without saying.

As for Mobius, she can not only rid you of the Herrscher of Corruption virus, but even helping you change bodies is a piece of cake for her.

Kiana: "Since you guys are so powerful, why didn't you use it sooner?"

Su: "We didn't know where Xiaoying was before, and besides, our methods weren't without cost."

At least Sue knows what price she will pay for the methods she uses.

Apponia: "How can I, mired in the mud, save others? I cannot even save them from Chakravartin; I can only watch helplessly as they perish before my eyes."

Chakravartin: "Shut up! Who needs your help?!"

He would rather fight the Herrscher of Corruption head-on and achieve Flame-Chasers desired end of destruction than seize the helping hand that Apponia extended to him.

That refers to Chakravartin.

Apponia gave up, and everyone's attention turned to the remaining two, Mobius and Vill-V.

Mobius: "Heh, you expect me to? You expect me to give you a new body?"

Curing the virus that Herrscher of Corruption is no easy task.

In contrast, Mobius felt that a more thorough method would be more efficient, ensuring that no virus would remain after the body switch.

Sakura: "Then let's forget about it."

Not everyone can understand Mobius's Infinity; at least Sakura couldn't quite accept the idea of changing bodies.

Vill-V: "Me? If you ask me for help, I can definitely remove the virus that Herrscher of Corruption given enough time, but I might also completely remove Sakura, causing her to die on the spot."

After all, medicine isn't her specialty, and neither is Memory Body.

Kiana: "... Your Fire Moth medical team is really reliable."

Elysia: "At least, their method successfully resolved the virus that Herrscher of Corruption."

You know what, this method is actually damn useful.

Especially the one from Vill-V, which addresses both the virus and the host, treating both the symptoms and the root cause, solving the problem at its source.

Chapter 374 Panacea

Su: "In the end, am I really the only one suitable to do this kind of thing?"

Shaking his head, Su actually felt that Mobius was more skilled and professional in this area than he was, but unfortunately, Mebius didn't follow this path at all.

[Correct answer.]

Sakura: "Su? You just said that your methods come at a price, right?"

A virus capable of resisting the Herrscher of Corruption must come at a high price.

Sue: "If it can save my comrades from danger, what's a small price to pay?"

At that moment, everyone seemed to see a light in Su.

Raiden Mei: "To heal the sick and save lives."

Durandal: "Selflessness."

Theresa: "Finally, we've found a proper doctor in the Flame-Chasers. I thought the doctors in the Fire Moth all had some kind of wild and unorthodox methods."

Although no one knows what price Su paid, if it saved Ying's life, then it was an effective method.

As long as it's not the method used by Mobius and Vill-V, it will be fine.

[Congratulations, Su, on receiving the reward: Panacea.]

[Description: This product will cure all ailments within two hours of consumption.]

[Disadvantages: Difficulty in analyzing drug components; only ten pills remain.]

Kiana: "Wow!!! Did I get a gold item?"

Sue: "It seems so."

Panacea, it really is Panacea! Although the concept has been proposed in medicine more than once, it is still just a concept.

Drug therapy is inherently complex. Each drug is used to treat a specific disease, and some drugs are even developed without you knowing what they can be used to treat.

Only those who have conceived of this idea can understand the power of the concept of Panacea.

Elysia: "I never expected this, I never expected to suddenly receive such a wonderful gift."

The scientific development of Previous Era was rather distorted, a fact that Flame-Chasers had to acknowledge.

Simply put, after the Honkai outbreak, they devoted all their resources to fighting the Honkai, and while their technology tree was developing rapidly, it started to go astray.

Even with talents like Vill-V and Mobius, the scientific development of the Previous Era still faced significant problems.

The most obvious manifestation is that despite having such powerful Flame-Chasers, capable of mass-producing Fusion Warrior, there is more than one strong individual who can single-handedly kill Herrscher.

Even with such advanced science and technology, those infected with the Honkai Disease ultimately faced certain death because they could not receive effective treatment.

This is also why Elysia strongly supports the Honkai Energy Serum.

Hopefully, even when facing dire straits, humanity can still find hope for the future and believe that beauty still exists in the world.

That's the kind of environment they're trying to create.

Su: "It's a pity there are only ten, and they can't be replicated. If this kind of thing were to spread, it would probably cause more disaster than anything else, right?"

Enlightened One never assume the worst about humanity, but that is precisely the reality.

The Panacea is that it can either be replicated or it should never have existed in the first place.

Mobius: "Heh, I agree with the second half, but you say it can't be copied? You dare say something like that to my face?"

Sue: "Mobius, unable to analyze the ingredient formula, naturally... wait, you mean?"