Honkai Impact, I'm not a Ditto!

He walked up to Betty.

"If you experience any discomfort, please let me know, Lieutenant Betty. I have only just acquired this power myself, and I may be a little clumsy in using it."

"Ah."

Betty agreed softly.

Sikong reached out and placed his hand on the other person's body. White fluorescence bloomed in his palm, and warm white light slowly entered the Valkyrie's body.

The power of creation is white light.

The power of decay is the black mist.

The two forces were completely opposite. Under the white light, Betty's originally thin body gradually became fuller.

On the instrument next to it.

Betty's internal Honkai energy concentration is steadily decreasing.

Chapter Ninety-Two Experiments

Things seem to be moving in a positive direction.

Sikong used the power of creation to restore Betty's body to normal, and the Honkai energy concentration also dropped back to normal.

Taking into account what Otto said.

Once the treatment stopped, the other person's body would return to its original state, so Sikong did not stop. He persisted until his body could no longer bear it, at which point he withdrew his hand. This was twenty minutes later.

The power of the Lawgiver of Death.

Every time Sikong uses it, it causes damage to his body. After all, he is not a true Herrscher; he merely relies on the special characteristics of his body to forcibly fuse with the Tranquility Gem.

Normally, Honkai energy does not corrode his body.

The corruption begins as soon as Sikong activates the power of the Herrscher of Death. Fortunately, he can restore his physical state by changing his form, so it can be as if nothing happened.

However, there is another thing that Sikong must pay attention to.

The call of the Honkai Will!

. . . . . .

Betty returned to normal, her complexion rosy and her blood flowing freely. After ten anxious minutes, she touched her face and said, "I didn't turn back. Did the experiment succeed?"

Based on past experience, the backlash will quickly strike within five minutes of the end of treatment.

Hearing this, Sikong breathed a sigh of relief.

But just then...

Otto whispered, "They're here."

"It's here? What's here?" Sikong was stunned for a moment. He realized what had happened. "Oh no... the Honkai energy concentration is starting to increase. Has the Honkai energy erosion we were talking about started again?"

Having anticipated all of this, Otto did not stand idly by. He walked to the instrument next to him, and after a flurry of finger movements, he controlled the instrument to input a drug that could neutralize Honkai energy.

Let the Honkai energy concentration decrease again.

Betty's body continued to shrink at a visible rate, and her complexion became even worse than before.

Even though the experiment failed, Betty showed no sadness or distress.

"Why? The concentration of Honkai energy in her body had clearly dropped to a safe level, so why did it rise again? And so quickly?"

Sikong didn't understand.

Busy Otto was recording data from the experiment, a good opportunity to observe the power of the Tranquil Gem.

He had used the power of the Black Abyss White Flower in the same way before.

After comparing the data in his mind, Otto discovered that Sikong's creative power was indeed stronger than the Divine Key Black Abyss White Flower, but it was still not enough to restore Betty to normal.

The problem isn't the length of treatment, but the quality.

If the quality of the medicine is substandard, no matter how much you take, it won't cure the disease; that's the point.

"The reason is simple: the Honkai energy in Lieutenant Betty's body has penetrated too deeply, hiding in various parts of her body. If it cannot be completely removed, no matter how well the exterior is healed, the inside will still be an empty void," Dr. Maki explained to Sikong. "In simple terms, your power is not strong enough to erase the Honkai energy hidden deep within her body."

"Since you failed to eliminate those deeply rooted Honkai energies, they will continue to damage Lieutenant Betty's body. In fact, because they are already rooted in Lieutenant Betty's body, their next act of destruction will only be faster. Moreover, they can absorb the creative power you left behind and grow rapidly. Don't forget that power is also Honkai energy."

“For example, the lieutenant next to me, if it's just ordinary paralysis of both legs, we can use the power of the Black Abyss White Flower to restore her legs to normal.”

"But just like Lieutenant Betty, her legs were deeply corroded by Honkai energy. Even if they recover temporarily, they will break down again."

Sikong opened his mouth.

At the same time, he realized something else.

"If the destruction is accelerating, at this rate, has Betty received treatment from the Black Abyss White Flower multiple times? Is that why the speed is so terrifying..."

Sikong glanced at Otto, then at Dr. Magi, who seemed to have guessed his thoughts and gave him a very affirmative look.

After Otto finished everything, he asked Sikong, "Is this the limit?"

"This is certainly not the limit. If I keep switching body forms, I can almost continuously draw creative power from the Tranquil Gem, but..."

Sikong also had his own concerns. He could ignore the effects of using the Tranquility Gem on his body, but he couldn't ignore the other one.

Another impact is psychological.

During the eight-minute battle against the Honkai Beasts using the power of decay in the training ground, and while healing Betty, he once again sensed the call of the Honkai Will; that white, desolate world kept calling to him.

The longer you use the Tranquility Gem, the stronger this summoning power becomes.

It was almost imperceptible ten minutes ago.

Ten minutes later, he was able to clearly sense the power of the summoning.

Sikong was unsure whether the other party was a broken will or not, and regardless of whether they were, he did not want to meet them.

because......

Sikong couldn't be sure what the consequences of meeting the other party would be.

He never considered himself a person of strong will. Sikong would be happy for a small gain and angry for a trivial matter.

They are afraid of death and pain, have compassion, and have their own flexible bottom line.

I like pretty girls and hate scary and bloody things.

think carefully.

Sikong has many flaws.

If he were to be controlled by the will of the broken and develop another personality, it would be a losing proposition.

Sikong didn't intend to tell the truth...

If he could, he didn't want to reveal his full strength to Otto.

"Based on my performance in the incubation tank, Otto must know that I still have room for improvement. He's only asking me now to confirm whether I'm trying to hide anything from him." Sikong's mind raced. "Otto isn't easy to fool. I need to admit that openly."

"Otherwise... he will definitely suspect that I am deliberately hiding my strength, which would be bad. If Otto really takes notice of me, I might give myself away at St. Freya Academy."

To prevent things from going in a bad direction, Sikong could only try to gain the other party's trust.

Not too many are needed.

All that's needed is for Otto to know that he's in the hands of destiny.

In just a few seconds, Sikong made his decision.

"Lord Otto, this is not my limit. I still have energy to spare. It's just that I've found that using the power of the Tranquility Gem is affecting my mind, and my body is becoming increasingly fatigued, so..."

Sikong told Otto that the Tranquility Gem did affect his mind, but based on his previous performance, he could break free from the summoning power, which was like a cell phone ringing and vibrating.

If you ignore it, it won't affect Sikong, it's just a little annoying.

"Really? That's normal. I would be surprised if you said you could infinitely manipulate the power of the Tranquility Gem."

Otto smiled.

Sikong thought to himself, "Sorry, but it seems I actually can..."

Chapter Ninety-Three: Joining the Destiny Headquarters?

"Should we continue the experiment? I can continue to activate the Tranquility Gem, but I'm not sure what will happen, because there's a voice calling to me from the shadows, which is giving me a headache."

Every word Sikong said was true.

Therefore, no matter how good Otto's ability to read people is, he cannot see through the lies hidden deep in Sikong's heart, unless he learns the secret hidden in Sikong from the World Serpent and interrogates him.

Um......

This is very likely to happen.

As long as Otto knew about the abnormality in Sikong.

“Ignore them.” Otto’s expression turned serious. “If you don’t want to become a true Herrscher.”

Herrschers can communicate with the will of Honkai.

Sikong is not a Herrscher at present, but merely someone who possesses Herrscher powers.

Just like Raiden Mei.

Even if one day Sikong suddenly becomes a true Herrscher, it wouldn't be surprising.

To avoid becoming a true Herrscher, one needs unwavering willpower.

Otto didn't think his will was that strong, and even worried that if the Honkai Will offered Sikong some benefits, he would just surrender, so he didn't want the two to have any interaction.

"I understand. So... do we need to continue the experiment?"

Sikong asked again.

He lacked confidence in curing Betty, and if Otto allowed Sikong to conduct therapeutic experiments using the power of creation, he would refuse.

“No need. Betty’s body has already reached over 70% corruption level. Based on your performance just now, you can only treat people with a corruption level below 60.” Otto shook his head. “Continuing treatment will only shorten her already limited lifespan.”

"Your creative power is already quite good, stronger than Black Abyss White Flower. The Sixth Divine Key can only heal people with an erosion level below 44%."

Sikong studied the Black Abyss White Flower weapon at St. Freya Academy.