Becoming the Behind-the-Scenes Boss from the Honkai World

And when you ask that, didn't you reflect on your own attire?

With a look that screams "villain," you're talking to me about saving the world?

Gulp~

After finally swallowing the rice in his mouth, Shi Hen took a sip of lemonade and finally recovered. He looked at Gray Serpent and couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Gray Serpent, are you serious when you say that?"

This guy doesn't actually think he's a hero, does he?

"Do I look like I'm joking?"

Gray Serpent retorted.

"Mmm..." Shi Hen carefully observed Gray Serpent for a while, then shook his head and sighed, "I always thought we were a villain organization."

Gray Serpent: "..."

Seriously, little bro, what's going on? You've been with World Serpent for so long and you don't even know the organization's goals?

At this moment, both realized they had a deep misunderstanding of each other.

"Speaking of saving the world... do we have cool floating islands?"

Shi Hen asked.

"No."

Gray Serpent shook his head.

"Do we have an army of mechs?"

Shi Hen asked again.

"...No."

Gray Serpent shook his head again.

He was still working on the mech army, so he couldn't get it done yet.

"Do we get cheers from the crowd every time we take action?"

Shi Hen asked again.

"No."

Gray Serpent continued to shake his head.

"Do we have agreements signed with countries around the world, granting our members legal immunity?"

Shi Hen still asked.

"No."

Gray Serpent still shook his head.

"So, we have nothing, and our base has to be hidden so deeply. Aren't we villains then?"

Shi Hen sighed helplessly.

He really couldn't understand, was it that difficult to admit they were villains?

But just as no villain admits they are a villain, Gray Serpent also believed he should be a hero.

"The more a tree reaches for the heights, the more its roots must delve into the darkness," Gray Serpent tried to reason with Shi Hen, attempting to correct the youth's misconception about World Serpent. "For the great goal of saving the world, necessary sacrifices are inevitable."

Shi Hen: "..."

Are you sure you're in the right scene?

"So, we're all heroes saving the world?"

Shi Hen asked, raising an eyebrow.

Although he looked sunny and could serve as the organization's facade, Gray Serpent's appearance was clearly that of a villain.

Without immediately answering Shi Hen's question, Gray Serpent retorted, "Having interacted with Schicksal twice, Mr. Shi Hen, do you think they can save the world?"

"Mmm..." Finishing the last bit of rice, Shi Hen drank his lemonade while thinking. After a while, he spoke, "No. Unless they get rid of the current Bishop and replace him with someone with a normal brain."

They can't even form a united front against Honkai, how are they supposed to save the world?

Even though Otto had some impressive performances in the original timeline and resolved the crisis of the Herrscher of Binding.

But in Shi Hen's opinion, the sooner this guy died, the better for the world.

Humanity wouldn't perish because of the Herrscher of Binding, but it might be destroyed because of Otto.

Even though the Herrscher of Binding caused immense casualties that could be called a tragedy in the Previous Civilization Era, the seeds of humanity's failure were sown much earlier.

When the first Fusion Warrior was born and humanity began to transform into something non-human, the failure of that era was already sealed.

However, Shi Hen didn't belong to that era, and he didn't understand the difficulties of that era, so he just sighed.

People in every era only choose the path they believe is right. What right does he have to criticize those who came before him?

All the leeway in this civilization era was built upon the ruins of the previous one.

"That's right, Schicksal cannot save the world!" Hearing Shi Hen's evaluation, Gray Serpent deeply agreed. "Although Schicksal possesses most of the world's resources, its upper echelons have long been rotten."

While the Anti-Entropy in North America has commendable ideals, their power is too weak and insignificant, practically unable to withstand the Honkai."

"So..."

Shi Hen's expression became a little unnatural.

"Schicksal is corrupt, and Anti-Entropy is incompetent.

Only we... only we who are rooted in the deepest darkness, can know what true Honkai is, and can know... how to lead the world towards a new future."

Gray Serpent's tone was calm, but within it was a fervor so intense it could burn the soul to ashes.

He believed in all of this, just as he believed the sun would rise in the east every day.

Chapter 39: Will the Faith Serpent Send Eggs?

This guy is probably a lunatic.

Looking at Gray Serpent in front of him, Shi Hen couldn't help but think.

He had already run to World Serpent, and you're still telling me to save the world?

And it's Gray Serpent, of all people, who looks like the big villain, trying to persuade him? You could at least send a beautiful girl with white hair and blue eyes, right?

Wait, if we're just talking about fighting the Honkai, World Serpent's initial intention seems to be to save the world.

It's just that they're taking the path of redefining humanity.

Redefining humanity is easier than saving humanity.

So, no matter where he goes, he can't escape saving the world?

Stroking his chin, Shi Hen fell into thought.

"Then, Mr. Gray Serpent, what do you think is the way to save the world?"

Shi Hen asked after thinking for a moment.

"I heard that Mr. Shi Hen has already reached the Imaginary Space?"

Without answering directly, Gray Serpent retorted, his hoarse voice carrying a gentle smile, and he looked at the youth as if he were looking at a peerless masterpiece.

"That's right."

Shi Hen nodded lightly.

The commotion caused by stepping into the Heavenly Sovereign Realm was too great to hide.

Moreover, he also wanted to see how World Serpent would react to him, the product of the Stigmata Project.

"I presume, Mr. Shi Hen, you should be able to draw Honkai Energy from the Imaginary Space now?"

With a low chuckle, Gray Serpent spoke with an air of having everything under control.

"How did you know?"

Shi Hen's expression changed slightly, and he feigned appropriate surprise.

He hadn't told Jackal or Raven about this matter, so this should have been a secret belonging only to him.

"Serpents know everything."

Gray Serpent's voice was composed and calm, carrying the confidence of someone in a high position, as if looking down on everything in the world.

"It seems the organization's power is much deeper than I thought."

Shi Hen exclaimed, expressing his admiration.

Theoretically, Gray Serpent should not have had contact with any other Heavenly Sovereign humans besides himself, yet he seemed to understand this realm extremely well, clearly having obtained a lot of heritage from the Previous Civilization Era.

"But even within World Serpent, Mr. Shi Hen's existence is still special."

Speaking with a smile, Gray Serpent also expressed his regard for the youth.

He didn't want Shi Hen to be too arrogant and unrestrained, but he also didn't want the youth to become estranged from World Serpent.

Whether it was purely from a combat perspective or for the Stigmata Project, Shi Hen was an extremely important existence, requiring him to be treated with caution.

"...Is that so."

Shi Hen sighed, seemingly filled with emotion.

He felt like he shouldn't be hanging around World Serpent, but should be challenging for an acting award.

"Mr. Shi Hen should have learned about Herrschers, right?"

Gray Serpent asked again.

"Of course." Shi Hen nodded, a look of confusion on his face. "But what does this have to do with Herrschers?"

"Mr. Shi Hen should know that the birth of Herrschers is related to the Honkai Energy tides in the Imaginary Space," Gray Serpent said, his voice filled with extreme confidence. "Imagine, if everyone could awaken a Stigmata like Mr. Shi Hen and directly bear power from the Imaginary Space, would Herrschers still have room to be born?"

"..."

Shi Hen slightly lowered his head, his brows furrowed from time to time, as if he were seriously contemplating something.

After a long while, he finally looked up and said to Gray Serpent, "Is this really possible?"

Anyone hearing such a plan for the first time would surely find it unbelievable.

It's like saying Usain Bolt is human, can run at superhuman speeds, so all humans should run like Usain Bolt.

This is completely impossible, like something out of a fairy tale.

"This is a great achievement only a Serpent can accomplish."

Gray Serpent's tone was filled with pride.

"This is something only a madman could do."

Shi Hen shook his head.

Both the idea and the means to achieve it, the Stigmata Project, exuded a profound, soul-deep madness.

"There's often only a fine line between a madman and a genius," Gray Serpent chuckled in a hoarse voice. "Besides, only failures are madmen. We are walking a path of inevitable victory."

"Mr. Gray Serpent, you certainly have a lot of confidence in yourself."

Shi Hen sighed, shaking the nearly empty lemonade in his hand.

"Because we are following in the footsteps of a great existence," Gray Serpent said, his voice calm yet tinged with madness. "Even if you gathered all the strong individuals of this era, they would be as insignificant as dust to that great existence."

"...Does believing in this great existence grant us eggs?"

Shi Hen asked sincerely.

Gray Serpent: "???"

He felt insulted.

"My apologies, my apologies. Your words, Mr. Gray Serpent, reminded me of something from a long time ago."

Shi Hen grinned.

He had to admit, if Gray Serpent were dressed differently, he would indeed be well-suited for proselytizing.

Or rather, for the true members of the World Serpent, the Seraphs of the Previous Civilization Era were like objects of faith.