Help Him Become the Leader of Anti-Entropy

Was this something a human could do?

"...I felt like I could go in, so I went in."

Shi Hen thought for a moment before answering.

"...Are you kidding me?"

Jackal blinked, looking rather dumbfounded.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Shi Hen looked completely serious.

On this point, he really had not been fooling Jackal.

"..." After lowering her head in thought for a while, Jackal asked again, "Can you still get in now?"

If Shi Hen really had mastered the ability to enter and leave Imaginary Space at will, then... she had no idea what to do about it.

Even with World Serpent's thousand years of accumulated data, combined with her own genius, Jackal still found it hard to comprehend.

Just what kind of freak was this guy?

"No." Shi Hen shook his head. "That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for every Stigmata awakener."

Shi Hen did not know what other people's Stigmata were like, but he vaguely sensed that if he had been unable to defeat the Stigmata Will back then, he would probably have been trapped in Imaginary Space forever.

The gifts of the imaginary had never been easy to claim.

"Is that so?"

Jackal was somewhat skeptical.

But after thinking it over, this did make more sense.

If every Stigmata awakener could freely travel between Imaginary Space and the real world, the Void Herrscher would have been power-crept out of existence long ago.

"Also, what did you mean when you said you could control Honkai?"

Jackal continued asking.

"Exactly what it sounds like." Shi Hen said flatly, "I feel like my body will no longer be eroded by Honkai.

As long as it is within my control, I can use Honkai Energy without limit."

Ordinary Stigmata awakeners merely had their compatibility with Honkai Energy raised to an extremely high level. They still had to endure Honkai erosion, and using Honkai Energy would still damage their bodies.

It was only that, compared to ordinary people, the damage was so minor that it could be ignored.

But damage was still damage. No matter how slight it was, it still existed.

For example, a certain Welt. Even though his compatibility was high enough for him to become the Herrscher of Reason, his body had still been ravaged by Honkai to the point of ruin, and now he had no choice but to flee and lie low.

Theoretically, Shi Hen, having stepped into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, was already fully qualified to bear a Herrscher Core and wield its authority at will.

However, with the system cheat at his disposal, he had no need for any other Herrscher Cores.

After leaving his mark in the imaginary, he could already draw energy through the Stigmata Space that existed within it.

It could be said that aside from lacking authority and a long lifespan, humans in the Heavenly Sovereign Realm were not all that different from Herrschers.

Of course, that was only their outward appearance. Their internal differences were actually worlds apart.

But to a pragmatist like Shi Hen, anything that could make him stronger was the same, whether it was the Heavenly Sovereign Realm or a Herrscher Core.

Those essential internal differences were things only people who wanted to save the world, like a certain white-haired girl, needed to care about. Shi Hen had no desire to become such a savior.

Still... looking at the Void Herrscher Core that he still could not reveal, then at the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, which boosted him in nearly every aspect, Shi Hen suddenly felt that this main quest reward was no longer appealing.

The main quest reward was not even as good as the beginner benefits. This system was truly useless.

Shi Hen silently looked down on it in his heart.

"Absolute Honkai Energy compatibility!?"

Hearing Shi Hen's words, Jackal could not help but be startled.

"That was probably what it meant."

Shi Hen nodded.

Although the increase in Honkai Energy compatibility could only be considered a bonus compared to creating and stabilizing a Stigmata Space, it was still astonishing enough.

Because under normal circumstances, this kind of ability would only appear in Herrschers.

Other than that, perhaps only Fusion Warriors who had turned themselves into inhuman beings possessed it.

"It's incredible!"

As she studied the youth before her, Jackal's gaze could not help growing heated.

She truly wanted more and more to trick Shi Hen into becoming an experiment subject.

Someone who could awaken a Stigmata to this extent was probably the only one in this era. There might not even be more in the future.

However, after glancing at Raven beside them, who was staring directly at her like a hen protecting her chick, Jackal had no choice but to temporarily abandon that thought.

She was only a researcher. She did not possess combat power as formidable as Raven's, and Raven would beat her up badly.

Help Him Become the Anti-Entropy Leader

Shi Hen met Leona and the others in the transport ship's confinement room.

Well, nine Valkyries sat in a row inside a tiny room of less than twenty square meters. Every one of them wore handcuffs and shackles, with towels stuffed into their mouths.

It was a method of imprisonment very fitting for World Serpent's style.

Shi Hen felt that he was going further and further down the road to becoming a villain.

Sigh, all he wanted was to be an ordinary final boss. This was really troubling.

After freeing the Valkyries from their restraints, Shi Hen asked with concern, "Have you gotten used to staying here?"

"..." Rubbing her somewhat sore face, then looking at the masked figure before her, Leona thought for a moment and said, "Used to it. Very used to it."

"That's right."

"Exactly. We've all gotten quite used to it here."

The other Valkyries also expressed that they felt very at ease here, as though they had returned home.

"If that is the case, then please stay a few more days."

Shi Hen nodded and went along with it.

They had put it that way. Could he possibly drive them away?

"..."

All the Valkyries' expressions changed.

"Haha, I was joking." Shi Hen chuckled softly. "If you don't like it, just say so. Do I look like someone unreasonable?"

Leona looked at Shi Hen before her, pondered for several seconds, then shook her head.

"Exactly. Mr. Welt is the most reasonable person around."

The other Valkyries chimed in as well, their tones carrying a little more sincerity.

Though objectively speaking, Shi Hen was not particularly reasonable either.

But compared to those who resorted to violence at every turn, Shi Hen was already extremely reasonable.

If another secret organization had handled this, they would not even have ashes left by now.

Ah, no. They were Valkyries of Schicksal, after all. More likely, they would have been sent to a laboratory as White Mice to research Schicksal's Artificial Stigmata technology.

"Have you thought about what you will do afterward? After all, you may already be on some madman's list."

Shi Hen asked.

This matter had ultimately started because of him, and these Valkyries had also been implicated by him. Shi Hen could not simply stand by.

Though from the standpoint of his position, he had no right to interfere with their choices.

Hearing Shi Hen's question, Leona hesitated before slowly shaking her head. "I don't know."

They had overheard some of the inside information, but she did not know how the lofty Bishop Sir would view this matter.

Perhaps that Bishop Sir had never cared about insignificant people like them from beginning to end?

Taking a step back, even if Bishop Sir might blame them, asking them to betray Schicksal over this... their faith as Valkyries was not so weak.

"After leaving here, you can apply to transfer to the Far East Branch. Say that it was my, Welt's, suggestion. I imagine Bishop Sir will agree."

Shi Hen tried to offer a suggestion.

When it came to matters unrelated to Kallen, Otto still had the bearing of a Grand Bishop.

Or rather, he only cared about Kallen. He did not care about anything else at all.

Looking into Shi Hen's eyes beneath the mask, then at the companions by her side, Leona solemnly nodded. "We'll consider it."

She trusted Shi Hen. She trusted that he would not harm them.

But likewise, as a Valkyrie, she had her own judgment.

"That will do." Shi Hen gave a slight nod, then rose to his feet. "Get ready. You can leave now."

Getting too personal with a new acquaintance had always been a great taboo in social interactions. Shi Hen had no intention of taking special care of these Valkyries; a few simple pointers were enough.

As for whether they would follow his advice, what did that have to do with him?

He was merely making a suggestion, not becoming their mother.

"Oh, right." At the end, Shi Hen added as if he had suddenly remembered, "If you get the chance to see Durandal, remember to tell her to train harder and level up. I'm already three versions ahead of her."

Moon Soul, Starchasm Nyx, Heavenly Sovereign—he had already reached Heavenly Sovereign, while she had not even released Moon Soul yet.

She was really making him worry.

With a long sigh, Shi Hen left, leaving behind a group of Valkyries staring at one another in utter confusion.

After crossing the Far East Branch's blockade, Leona and the other Valkyries jumped from the transport ship one by one. With the assistance of their thrusters, they flew toward the Schicksal camp.

Watching the Valkyries turn into tiny dots and gradually disappear, Raven looked at the youth beside her and could not help sighing. "Doing this will bring you trouble."

World Serpent was still in its dormant phase. Concealing itself was its foremost priority.

From that perspective, Shi Hen should not have let those Valkyries go, even if they did not know much intelligence.

No matter what, they would be a potential risk.

"It's fine. Mr. Gray Serpent definitely won't care about such a minor inconvenience."

Shi Hen looked utterly unconcerned.

Compared to an expert of the Heavenly Sovereign Realm, Valkyries like Leona were all insignificant matters.

The only thing Shi Hen found somewhat regrettable was that this Welt alt account would probably have to be abandoned. He did not want to show his face only to have a pack of Valkyries chasing after him with blades.

Sigh, Anti-Entropy had lost its next leader forever.

Although Shi Hen had never spent a single day in Anti-Entropy, he felt as though he had lost the entire Anti-Entropy.

"You really are too soft-hearted."

Raven rubbed the youth's head, messing up his black hair, and sighed helplessly.

Although in Northern Europe, when facing the Blood Axe Mafia, the youth had killed until blood nearly flowed like a river.

But from her hidden vantage point, she had seen clearly that Shi Hen had never killed anyone unarmed.

In the orderly world beneath the sun, mercy was a virtue.

But in the underground world where only profit mattered, mercy toward others was cruelty toward oneself.

Especially in a place like World Serpent, which devoured people without leaving even their bones, mercy and weakness were even more unforgivable sins.

"It just wasn't necessary."

Shi Hen silently smoothed his hair back into place and shrugged.

Just as passersby would not go out of their way to step on ants they encountered.