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Chapter Twenty-Four: The Essence of the Origin

Although the powers of the Primordial Herrscher are not detailed in the story, the only clearly shown function is to link other Herrschers together.

But for Jiang Qiao, who is now the Herrscher of Origin, he is very clear about the power of the Herrscher of Origin, as he is so close to the secret.

"Links are merely a superficial manifestation of this; the true essence of the origin should be 'connection'."

Jiang Qiao held the bowstring between his index fingers, his pink divine eyes reflecting the essence of the Origin, and the arrow in his hand, which swirled with authority, was none other than the Origin's arrowhead!

Unlike all other Herrschers, even though they are all projections of the End, Origin is the one closest to the End.

It is not a matter of high or low status. Apart from the Herrscher of the End, the thirteen Herrschers who are all projections do not have a distinction of status.

Rather, it is determined by their position in the end.

Just like the Tiger Talisman in Jackie Chan Adventures' Twelve Talismans, it represents the origin of [connection] and acts as a central mediator.

If we compare the End to a system, then Origin plays a role similar to a manager.

The reason why the Herrschers of the future changed was because Alicia, who had the status of an administrator, used her [authority] to rewrite certain data in the [End] system.

However, this also means that Origin is not as distinctive in combat as other Herrschers.

Without the Herrscher of Flame's overwhelming destructive power, without the Herrscher of Thunder's absolute offensive power, and without the troublesome abilities of the Herrschers that appeared later, Origin's methods were extremely simple and pure.

—It's just that the brick flies because of the force.

The Origin Herrscher, who plays the role of the manager, far surpasses all other Herrschers except for the End in terms of simply manipulating Honkai energy.

Alicia's precision in using Honkai energy, which even Kevin praised, stemmed from this.

Jiang Qiao has now surpassed Alicia in her use of this body!

As the arrows shot into the sky spread and crystallized, covering and coloring the entire space in Alicia's pink hue, Jiang Qiao looked at Sirin, who remained standing in place, with interest and asked softly:

"Now, what are you going to do?"

Field techniques aren't exclusive to the Herrscher of the Void.

With the celestial barrier containing the power of the Origin Herrscher completely blocking the way, Sirin, who originally intended to steer the battlefield in her favor, undoubtedly failed.

Jiang Qiao enjoys provoking others, not out of arrogance, but simply because provocation can anger the enemy, and once angered, they will often reveal a fatal flaw.

Why not do something so easy and effortless?

—See, isn't the effect quite remarkable?

...

~Bang!

A self-defense machine, about half a person's height, was swung by a baseball bat and sent flying into a corner, accompanied by a cloud of black smoke and a pungent smell, and sparks flew.

"Seriously, I can't even see a trace of the passage. Is that bastard Cocolia really here?"

Kiana, carrying a baseball bat, looked around at the unfamiliar surroundings and complained irritably:

"This place is way too big!"

The corridor behind her was filled with self-defense robots. Kiana had destroyed at least dozens of these things along the way, and even the white fluffy ball was getting a little annoyed.

Alicia's voice came through the earphones:

"After all, it is a leading enterprise in the electronics field in Changkong City, and it is not surprising that it also has to shoulder the responsibility of providing surface cover for the Anti-Entropy Base."

"Mei, have you found anything over there?"

"Sorry, not at the moment."

Mei was also quite helpless; even she couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Raiden Ryoma at this moment.

If only my father had given me a few hints, things wouldn't be so difficult now.

However, given Raiden Ryoma's rigid personality, it would be strange if he were to talk about such things with his beloved daughter.

Suddenly, a somewhat arrogant and unfamiliar voice rang in my ears:

"Hey, what are you looking for?"

Soon, Mei saw the owner of the voice.

A shark-toothed little devil with several Titans by her side, looking somewhat edgy.

It's obvious they're up to no good!

"The enemy has appeared! The leader is an unfamiliar child who looks a lot like the previous one! They're in the east parking garage on the second basement level!"

The tense and uneasy voice coming from the other end of the communicator startled Alicia and Kiana.

The two, who were still searching for the passage in different directions, arrived at the coordinates given by Mei as quickly as possible.

I saw Mei struggling to survive under the torment of a Titan, constantly dodging and weaving.

Is the other party...playing around?

The two were filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Upon noticing their arrival, Xing grinned, revealing her somewhat frightening shark teeth, and said with malicious intent:

"You've finally arrived! I've been waiting impatiently for you!"

"You were waiting for us? Why?"

"Of course, it's easier for me to wipe you all out in one fell swoop!"

"I've already made a deal with Mother to take care of you all. If you manage to escape, wouldn't that just make things even more complicated for me?"

Looking at the girl in front of her, Alicia raised an eyebrow and asked:

"Do you know what Cocolia is going to do?"

Out of concern for the girl, she still hoped that people like Bronya around Cocolia could see the error of their ways.

Therefore, Alicia tries to tell Cocolia just how horrific her intentions are, in order to awaken Cocolia's conscience as a human being.

but--

"What does that have to do with me? Cocolia's mother's only task for me was to get rid of you!"

Of course, Anzu knew what Cocolia was going to do, and she actually had some dissatisfaction with it—don't misunderstand, it wasn't out of a sense of good or evil, but simply because she was dissatisfied with Cocolia's mother's purpose.

After all, this was to save that coward.

Because of her childhood experiences, she hated that monster.

But as much as I hate it, all I have to do now is help Cocolia's mom get rid of all this annoying trash!

It's obvious that communication is impossible.

Understanding this, Alicia gently touched her chest and said sadly:

"I'm a little sad. Seeing such a lovely young girl embark on a path of no return, even I can't help but feel anger towards that person named Cocolia."

"Hmph, all you spout is utter nonsense that makes me want to vomit. If you're angry, go ahead and be angry down there! Titan, take care of them!"

At Xing's command, the massive machinery behind her began to roar.

Kiana, however, was not to be outdone:

"We're not sure who'll settle things yet. Watch me beat you until you're covered in bumps like that shorty from before!"

The battle is about to break out.

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The update for Chapter 25 is way too fast!

What a strange person.

When Anne saw Alicia, she couldn't help but have this thought.

As a bearer of the Stigmata, the Stigmata she possesses not only allow her to manipulate time to a certain extent, but also endow An with the special ability to see the sins of other people's souls.

However, Xing never told anyone this secret.

She liked Bronya very much, not only because of their time together in the orphanage, but also because of the girl's extremely pure soul.

Xing didn't actually dislike Seele; she was just jealous that Seele had captured Bronya's attention, and even the soul she admired had changed because of that coward.

That kind of change should be good, right?

For a long time, she had tried to see the relationship between Bronya and Seele in this way.

But everything changed the moment Seele left.

At first, she was shamefully happy.

After all, Seele's departure meant that Bronya's side was now empty.