What? My cheat code is making my own gold coins explode?

P.S.: The storyline is so boring, I want to dip my fingers in some soy sauce.

Chapter Seven: The World Is Not a Game

Pointing a small-caliber gun at them, the unexpected situation caused Siegfried and Theresa to raise their weapons, but Walter Young in front of them remained with his hands relaxed.

Walter Young firmly believed that those brought by Einstein were trustworthy, and that he himself had indeed made a mistake.

"I apologize, young man. It was my oversight before. After this battle, I will make it up to you as the leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance."

Walter Young was used to speaking English, but Zhao Si couldn't understand foreign languages, so he looked at Einstein beside him with some embarrassment.

Seeing Zhao Si's pitiful look, Einstein translated Walter's words for him in a patient and gentle tone.

After listening to Einstein's translation, Zhao Si lowered his right hand, put away his gun, and said:

"Okay, I believe you. You are a hero who inherits the legacy of heroes."

After this back-and-forth interaction, Zhao Si felt relieved. The leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance was indeed a gentleman, worthy of trust.

"Zhao Si belongs to the Celestial Armed Organization and hopes to assist the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader in resolving the Second Collapse."

Walter realized that Walter only spoke Chinese and asked in Chinese:

"How old are you?"

"Thirteen years old, Lord Walter."

"At this age..."

Walter Young glanced at Einstein next to Zhao Si, who mouthed an "OK" sign before responding:

"I really want to say that the adults are not all dead yet, so there is no need to send the elderly and children to the battlefield. But since you have made up your mind, please take good care of your own safety. And I will protect you as well."

Protecting children is protecting the future of humanity. Walter Young has this understanding, whether it's Zhao Si in front of him or the children rescued from the Tower of Babel.

Human experimentation remains as boundless as ever.

"learn."

Zhao Si found himself increasingly identifying with the character of Setsuna F. Seiei, who was taciturn and decisive in his actions.

However, there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't explain where Gundam Exia and Celestial Being came from. Adhering to the principle that the more he said, the more mistakes he made, and that it was better to remain silent and pretend to be an expert, he subconsciously leaned towards Setsuna F. Seiei.

[You little rascal, you're actually quite the actor.]

Ignoring the system's chirping once again, Zhao Si went to visit the rescued children, who, in terms of physical age, were about the same age as the girls.

However, Zhao Si estimated that he was 1.59 meters tall, which was much taller than Dr. Einstein and Theresa Apocalypse, who was with the children.

"I always felt that the way this child looked at me was somewhat offensive."

When Theresa saw Zhao Si walking towards the group of children, his right hand inevitably touched the golden cross on his back. She had to look up to see his expression, and she had to be wary of him when he raised his hand to raise a gun earlier.

Even though he was just a child.

"Young man, what are you going to do?"

"I just wanted to see them."

Zhao Si knelt down and looked at one of the girls sitting on the ground. Her white clothes were dirty and disheveled, with a dog tag hanging on them that read her name: Юлия Базаева (Yulia Bazayeva).

She couldn't understand it, but the noise caught the girl's attention, and she looked up and met Zhao Si's gaze.

Her figure appeared exceptionally frail in the dim light; the snow and wind that swept across the Siberian plains seemed capable of carrying her away.

Her long golden hair had lost the luster a child should have, becoming dry and sparse, like straw in a forgotten field, hanging limply over her shoulders.

Her cheeks were sunken, and her skin was so pale it was almost transparent; the vitality that belonged to someone her age had been ruthlessly drained away by the human experimentation of destiny.

Her eyes, which met her own, were dull and lifeless, their tear tracks dried, silently telling of the unspeakable pain and fear she had endured.

Most striking are the dense needle marks on her wrists, like silent accusations, recording every cold touch she endured. These marks form a cruel pattern on her pale skin, and each touch seems to remind her of those inescapable nightmares.

Namo Samadhi, even the Buddha couldn't help but close his eyes.

Girls like her are everywhere in this towering Tower of Babylon, reduced to research materials for Honkai.

Fortunately, while Sirin became the Second Herrscher, she also exposed the ugliness inside the Tower of Babel.

This kind of thing is ironic no matter how you look at it.

Zhao Si didn't know what to say. At this moment, even verbal comfort seemed pale and powerless. The only power he possessed was his own Exia Gundam.

Before facing tragedy head-on, people can always use it as a topic of conversation, but if it could truly be treated as a game, they wouldn't feel so depressed and suffocated right now.

"Ms. Theresa, where should these children be placed afterward?"

Perhaps they were so insignificant that they didn't become the turning point in the plot, and even Zhao Si didn't remember their fate.

Hearing the softening tone in the young man's voice, Theresa removed her hand from the cross and softly replied:

"After that, I will go to the Far East Branch of Schicksal to establish a school exclusively for Valkyries. These children will be my first students. At that time, Schicksal's S-rank Valkyrie Cecilia and her Snow Wolf Squad will come to this school to teach."

"Fate? But aren't they all reduced to this state because of fate?"

Faced with questions from women her own age, Theresa was momentarily speechless; she could only offer a promise:

"This is the only thing I can do for them. As the granddaughter of the Archbishop of Destiny, I have the right to create a healthy environment for them to grow up in..."

"And then continue training them to go to war?"

Zhao Si felt he was just saying it out of anger, but he said it anyway.

Even if Theresa guarantees that students will have the freedom to choose, years of education have already laid the ideological foundation for them, and the outcome will not change.

“I will give students the freedom to choose. After graduating successfully, they can choose their own path. Moreover, with at least two S-rank Valkyries from Destiny in charge, even my grandfather… even Bishop Otto will have to respect our wishes.”

As if eager to prove something to her child, Theresa rattled off all her reliance in one breath.

Perhaps in her view, this was her greatest asset.

Zhao Si said, "I don't know, and I can't prove anything. All I can do is trust you. I also can't make any promises to them."

"I am a destroyer who knows nothing but fighting, so I will fight to defeat the conflict before me."

“You and they are the same age…”

"No, you don't need to look at me like that. At least for now, my sympathy is only for these poor people."

Theresa was about to say something when Einstein walked over, took her hand, placed it on the golden cross, and simultaneously poured a purple reagent over it, saying:

"This is the Honkai energy of the Second Herrscher. Now, Ms. Theresa, please touch the Oath of Judah and silently recite the 'Tracking the Enemy' to activate the corresponding Hunting Mode."

"Huh? Judas can be used like that?"

Before Theresa could even be surprised, the Oath of Judah shrank to the size of the back of her hand, and thirteen golden chains wrapped around her forearms, guiding her in the right direction.

"Lord Siegfried, more than three hundred Honkai Beasts have spawned outside the Tower of Babylon. This time they're coming for the Tower of Babylon!"

Shub Nicholas's voice came through Siegfried's communicator. He immediately responded, "Hold on, I'm coming to help you right away!" Then Walter put his arm around his shoulder to stop him from leaving.

"The Honkai Beasts are just stalling for time. We'd better find the Second Herrscher immediately. There will be guards at the Tower of Babel."

Welt looked at Zhao Si. He had deliberately used Chinese when he spoke to Siegfried. Zhao Si understood the look in his eyes, immediately turned around and left, running towards the Exia Gundam.

"I will come after I have wiped out these Honkai Beasts. Don't die in front of me first."

The leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance breathed a sigh of relief. Next, they would face the Second Herrscher, who could tear space apart. Going there would only be a hindrance for those below the S-rank Valkyrie level, so it was better to concentrate their elite forces to deal with it.

The boy didn't follow immediately, lest he be killed by the Second Herrscher at their first meeting.

"Let's go, Siegfried, Theresa, we need to deal with the Second Herrscher before the boy does."

"Will we win?" Theresa Apocalypse asked.

“We will win,” Walter replied.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

PS: Soldier against soldier, general against general, king against king, the Celestial Being's third-generation Gundam has virtually no chance of winning against the Second Herrscher. However, not being able to win doesn't mean you can't fight.

Chapter 8: 3 vs 317

"Zhao Si, Exia Gundam, launch!"

In front of the Tower of Babel, a blue and white humanoid machine took off and quickly rushed towards the Honkai Beast gathering area shown on the map.

Perhaps it was a further step forward for the Second Herrscher, because Zhao Si saw two Honkai Emperors leading a team among the 317 Honkai Beasts, about to engage in close combat with the two A-rank Valkyries guarding the tower.

A-rank Valkyrie Salome Jokanen unleashed 12 magnetically controlled floating blades behind her, taking the lead in assassinating the rushing-class Honkai Beast hidden behind the large Honkai Beast. It looked like a mosquito and was incredibly fast. If one were to deal with it alone, it would be easy to be attacked by it from a blind spot.

Fortunately, her blades were all magnetically controlled; otherwise, they would have lost their signal due to the activation of this machine. Salome couldn't help but think to herself as she commanded the floating blades.

The A-rank Valkyrie Shub Nicholas, nicknamed "Child of Chaos," possesses astonishing regenerative abilities. Therefore, she charges ahead, acting as a shield for her teammates, facing the charge of the Knight-class Honkai Beasts with her bare hands, and then, with a flick of her spear, pulls the trigger of the Honkai Cannon, striking back to gain the upper hand.

"Lord Siegfried? Hello? Siegfried? Damn! The signal is down again. Didn't you just say there would be reinforcements? Three hundred Honkai Beasts could overwhelm the two of us."

"Shab, the loss of signal means that the reinforcements have arrived."

As soon as Salome finished speaking, the humanoid mech that had passed over their heads earlier crashed into the battlefield!

"boom!"

The snow cracked and snowflakes swirled, temporarily obscuring the vision of the two A-rank Valkyries. Shub Nicholas, cursing, adjusted her stance and quickly charged towards some Honkai Beasts that had been overturned on the ground.

Without coordination, it's impossible for humans to cooperate, especially given the other party's height of 18 meters.

"Exia, expel the target."

In the cockpit, Zhao Si habitually called out a phrase, and Veda automatically played a familiar background music:

(BGM: Fight/Kenji Kawai)

As Zhao Si pushed the dual control sticks, Exusiai raised her arms, with the GN Vulcan cannon built into her left forearm and the GN gun carried on her right arm simultaneously unleashing firepower at the Honkai Beast horde attacking directly in front of her.

This dense horde of Honkai Beasts has a maximum height of 2 meters when floating, even the smallest Rush-class Honkai Beast, while the two largest Honkai Emperors reach a maximum height of 46 meters when floating.

"The Honkai energy fertility of the Siberian Plain is really abundant, which has nurtured such a group of Honkai beasts."