Chapter 348

Excluding the Immortal Crimson Bird in Shenzhou, only two of the thirteen Flame-Chasers remain to carry out the Stigmata Project, and Su's betrayal has left a thorn in Kevin's heart.

After Sue left, Kevin truly wandered alone for over a thousand years.

Who can truly understand the bitterness of it all?

Elysia: "Don't say that, Kevin. You were just too serious before. Sometimes you should take your responsibilities aside and enjoy some relaxation."

Elysia: "You're just too stubborn. Why don't you experience it for yourself? The story of the Herrscher of Ice and Chen Tianwu —once you've cast aside your burdens, I believe you'll be moved to tears."

Kevin: "I'll give it a try."

Why not set aside your responsibilities for a while and do something you truly want to do?

Kevin sat on the throne, his eyes closed and silent.

Elysia: "Gray Serpent, Gray Serpent, come out quickly!"

Gray Serpent: "What are your orders?"

Elysia: "If Kevin cries in a bit, you absolutely have to record it for me, make a backup, a backup, and if you get the chance, make a copy... no, a hundred copies for me!"

Beads of cold sweat dripped from the Gray Serpent's head. This master really dared to say anything; his head was no more sturdy than the Divine Key!

Gray Serpent: "You're putting me in a difficult position. The World Serpent prioritizes upholding the dignity of its Lord."

Kiana: "Gray Serpent, you're a bit cheeky. Watch out, Elysia might get Kevin to make things difficult for you!"

Gray Serpent: "Let's discuss the Owl issue instead."

Jackal: "Gray Serpent, I never thought you'd be afraid too."

Gray Serpent: "Alas, life is full of twists and turns. In life, one will always encounter various difficulties and unsolvable problems. Although it is shameful to run away, it is very useful."

You didn't even look at what Elysia asked for.

To record the Lord crying, make a hundred copies, and then make him do it—is that something a human being could do?

In the scene, the Herrscher of Ice freezes Chen Tianwu, then turns and walks towards Raiden Mei's location. Ice flowers dance in the air, like a line connecting Anna and Raiden Mei.

Snowflakes danced in the air as Raiden Mei saw the Herrscher of Ice descend before her.

Her steps were calm, as if she had been waiting for Raiden Mei to arrive. With each step Anna took, ice flowers sprouted, bloomed, and emitted a faint glow.

Anna walked up to Raiden Mei, opening her arms wide. "Please... hurry up and do it, I can't resist anymore."

"I'm sorry." Raiden Mei pursed her lips and raised the katana in her hand.

The lightning flashed and disappeared in an instant. As Mei's attack landed, the Herrscher of Ice, who had no will to resist, fell into the snowflakes.

A meaningless battle.

Raiden Mei raised her weapon, ready to deliver the final blow to the Herrscher of Ice.

"Stop!"

Chen Tianwu arrived just in time and struck Raiden Mei's weapon with a throwing knife.

He fell from the snowflakes and landed on the ground. Raiden Mei saw Chen Tianwu's current appearance. In order to break free from the ice, he even destroyed his own body, making it difficult for him to even stand up.

"Get out of the way!" Raiden Mei sneered.

Chen Tianwu remained standing in front of her. "I said, unless you kill me, no one can harm her!"

--Pfft.

Chen Tianwu's movements came to an abrupt halt. He lowered his head, watching the blood bloom from his chest and spill down, blossoming into bright red flowers on the pure white snow.

The Herrscher of Ice pierced through his body from behind.

Anna?

Chen Tianwu collapsed heavily to the ground, his consciousness gradually fading. The only thing he could see was Anna, who was roaring and almost going crazy.

So that's how it is... They had no hope from the very beginning.

Why did this happen?

Death enveloped consciousness; there was no light, no sound.

Chen Tianwu lay on the void, like a small boat adrift on the sea.

So this is what death feels like.

Until in a world where there was nothing, a ray of light began to spread.

The smoke and sweltering heat awakened Chen Tianwu's senses and unlocked his long-buried memories.

Those were the ruins left by a Honkai and destroyed city; a little girl lay on the ground, buried under the rubble.

She kept calling for help from her surroundings, but there was no response from the rubble.

Until the arrival of a Valkyrie, Anna Schariac, the one who saved Chen Tianwu from the ruins.

Chen Tianwu called out to Anna, begging her to save his sister, but as an outsider, she had no way to influence the course of events and could only watch the situation escalate.

The Valkyrie escaped.

Chen Tianwu was stunned. Anna's figure gradually receded into the distance and finally disappeared into the darkness, leaving only her sister's hand hanging limply as she fell into a pool of blood.

"Impossible, impossible, impossible, ahhh!"

Heart-wrenching pain, despairing agony, erupted at this moment. In the chaotic vortex, the human named Chen Tianwu perished completely.

The being known as the Herrscher was born at this moment.

The video ends here.

Otto: "Pain, self-blame, despair, and negative emotions are the best food for Herrscher. That's why I guessed Anna would be Herrscher, but it was unexpected that Owl would become Herrscher."

No one could have imagined that while carrying out a mission to kill one Herrscher, another Herrscher would be born.

There are only a dozen or so Herrscher, how could it be such a coincidence?

Theresa: "So Grandpa, you know Anna... you know what happened to Anna?"

Now that things have come to this, Theresa doesn't know how to comment.

As Valkyrie, it is her duty to face the Honkai, but she is among those most opposed to Schicksal who are ruthless and heartless, treating Valkyrie as mere tools.

Anna's act of running away is not shameful; it is simply the instinctive reaction of a new Valkyrie, an ordinary human being, when faced with danger.

Otto: "The original Honkai 3rd wiped out the entire Snow Lotus Squad. Anna was the sole survivor. The current Snow Lotus Squad was formed later."

Durandal: "So that's why Anna's mood was so low, leading her to become the Herrscher of Ice?"

It's a pity.

Anna survived the Honkai, but the seeds of future trouble were sown in her heart. Her body escaped the Honkai, but her mind was forever bound in Shackles.

Otto: "Theresa, let me ask you, Anna, as a deserter from the Snow Lotus Squad, and even later becoming Herrscher, causing widespread casualties in Southeast Asia, if you were the Bishop of Schicksal, what would you do?!"

Theresa: "I... I don't know either."

The matter has dragged on until now, Anna becoming the Herrscher of Ice is a foregone conclusion; the only question is when her mental defenses will crumble.

If left unchecked in Southeast Asia, it will inevitably lead to city-wide casualties.

The only solution is to bring her back to Schicksal Headquarters for surveillance.

But for a rookie Valkyrie who has never made a mistake, and has even been dutiful, but is just a little timid, this result is really unfair.

Chapter 565 What did Chen Tianwu do?

Durandal: "The Valkyrie of Schicksal made her decision when she became Valkyrie! I will bring Anna back to headquarters. As long as I use the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum, I can control the Herrscher."

As a pragmatic company, Durandal is now on its way to Southeast Asia.

Kiana: "But Durandal, Anna's mentality is already unstable. What if you use a rash method that accelerates her awakening?"

Otto: "That's possible."

Durandal: "Then I'll go even further. I'll knock Anna unconscious in a bit and take her back to Schicksal Headquarters!"

The method, though not carefully considered, is undoubtedly very useful!

Theresa: "Grandpa, do you have any backups of your Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum?"

Without the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum, all our efforts would be in vain.

When Herrscher awakens, they can become uncontrollable. To avoid disaster, there are only two methods: either eliminate the Herrscher or contain and control them.

Meeting condition one is easy, but it will undoubtedly cause considerable damage, especially the Herrscher's dying counterattack, which will certainly be devastating.

To fulfill condition two, two items are required.

The two are the Moonlight Throne and the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum, with the Ultimate Honkai Energy Serum being the most important.

Otto: "Of course there is. Although it's an expensive Godsbane Spear, Theresa, don't underestimate Schicksal's resources."

It wasn't that Otto was confident; it was simply that he had an incredibly strong foundation in Schicksal.

He had painstakingly supported the Schicksal he had cultivated for five hundred years, and his family was so powerful that Kevin would have to think twice before taking action against him.

Even if it's inherited by Theresa in the future, let alone the Humo comics, even if she just converts the funds into money and keeps burning it, it would take decades.

Durandal: "I'll handle Anna's problem, but what about Chen Tianwu?"

Gray Serpent: "Let World Serpent its internal problems. Even without the miraculous effects of the Godsbane Spear, the Honkai Energy Activator developed by Jackal is more than capable of controlling an unawakened Herrscher."

Raven: "I... I... I'll take care of this!"

Raiden Mei: "Raven, didn't you already leave World Serpent?"

What, are you trying to acknowledge your ancestors?

Raven: "I've left World Serpent, but I'm still a mercenary, you know. Backstab... cough cough, leave the control of the Herrscher of Earth to me."

Gray Serpent: "Okay."

Free labor, the kind that doesn't require payment.

Although the World Serpent was not short of money, since Raven had volunteered, he had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, this mission is similar to eliminating traitors, and there aren't many World Serpent cadres willing to take on the task.

[Q&A begins.]

[After the Herrscher of Earth awakened, what did Chen Tianwu do?]

[A: Fight their way through, defeat Durandal, beat Raiden Mei, and rescue Anna.]

[B: Give the Herrscher Core to Anna.]

[C: Devouring Anna's Herrscher Core.]

[D: Completely out of control, wreaking havoc throughout Southeast Asia.]

Raven: "That kid Chen Tianwu is quite dangerous. He'll be even more powerful after awakening Herrscher. No, I need to be fully prepared. It would be terrible if things went wrong."

None of the four options were easy.

In other words, Chen Tianwu is not a weak Herrscher like Bronya who suffers setbacks after awakening.

A sense of unease rose in the Raven's heart.

It seems she needs to use twenty times the normal dose of anesthetic to stab Chen Tianwu in the back; she should prepare a few more just in case.

Durandal: "I don't know how much disaster the Herrscher's awakening will cause, I need to speed things up."

Raiden Mei: "Perhaps it's not as powerful as you think."

Beating up Raiden Mei and crushing Durandal... It wasn't that Raiden Mei had any doubts about Chen Tianwu, but rather that as a contemporary new Herrscher, such strength was truly unbelievable.

Durandal: "Just in case."

Elysia: "Am I the only one who noticed that Chen Tianwu retained his consciousness after awakening? Whether it's rescuing Anna or the other options, there's ample evidence to prove this."

Amber: "So, Anna is the exception?"

Looking around, Herrscher had gathered at the St. Freya Academy, and they all seemed to be controlling their powers well, with no risk of losing control.

Elysia: "Perhaps Bishop Otto's guess can be extended: despair is the Herrscher's appetite. If the negative emotions in one's heart become too intense, the remaining humanity will be crushed by those negative emotions."

This also explains why Anna lost control after becoming Herrscher, while Bronya and the others did not.