On how PhDs become human evil

"Who goes there!?"

“Siegfried is my partner, so I can’t let you kill him for now.” The man who appeared before Bai Jie was wearing glasses and gave off a very intellectual vibe. He looked to be about the same age as Siegfried.

Looking at Siegfried's miserable state, the man sighed: "He deserves it. He has to be punished for his mistakes. Besides, I think you should pay more attention to that side than this."

Looking in the direction the man was pointing, Bai Jie's eyes narrowed instantly—the sky not far away had turned purple, and destructive lightning bolts kept falling from the clouds, smashing buildings to pieces.

Only a Herrscher could cause such destruction!

"Tch, fine, I'll just collect the interest this time. I hope you can keep Siegfried for life!"

He took out the Bird memory, inserted it, and Bai Jie immediately took to the air and flew towards the location of the Herrscher.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: Some readers pointed out that the protagonist, who is nearly 40 years old psychologically, acts like a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur). This is indeed something I didn't consider. Because this plot was a reference to Kamen Rider Drive's defeat and beating of his father, I unconsciously leaned towards that.

P.S.: The room finally has air conditioning! From now on, I will never step out of the room except to eat, use the toilet, brush my teeth, or wash my face!

Section 31, Chapter 8: Doctor: Mom, Exusiai is your daughter-in-law.

In the center of Changkong City, Herrscher Mei stood in the sky, replaying in her mind the scene she had seen through Raiden Mei's perspective.

In the scene, she saw Kiana being knocked down by Bai Jie, and saw Bai Jie swinging the wind blade to seriously injure Kiana... The thought of Kiana being seriously injured and now her life hanging in the balance made Herrscher Mei feel that she could not suppress the anger in her heart no matter what!

Only she can kill Kiana! No one else is allowed to touch her!

"Fah! Fu! Na!"

Herrscher Mei roared under the sky, and the thunderous punishment falling from the sky seemed to be her way of venting her anger. The entire Changkong City and the surrounding world were enveloped in the domain of thunder!

Because of this thunderstorm, all fifty drones that Bai Jie had previously scattered throughout Changkong City crashed.

On the street, Bai Jie hurriedly removed and discarded all his electronic devices, pouting, "This is really terrible. Is that guy the Herrscher of Thunder? In this situation, all electronic devices are completely unusable."

In Bai Jie's strength, combat techniques such as magic and martial arts actually account for a very small proportion. What truly makes Bai Jie powerful is the vast amount of information brought by the intelligence network that can be established at any time. As long as he has information, Bai Jie can formulate various strategies based on it and use his magic to create all kinds of props and weapons to deal with them.

Now, due to the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, Bai Jie's intelligence network has been paralyzed, causing Bai Jie's strength to plummet to a low point.

"Oh, right, Skadi!"

"Did you call me, Doctor?" Skadi appeared out of nowhere.

Pointing to the Herrscher Mei in the air, Bai Jie asked, "Where is my mother now?"

“That woman… Mother should be arriving soon. We arrived around the same time,” Skadi said. “Doctor, I specifically requested reinforcements. Although I’m very confident in my jumping ability, I’m still a bit overwhelmed by opponents who can stay airborne for extended periods. We should find some sniper or caster operators to come over.”

"That's what I think too—Exusiai! Platinum!"

Two portals of light appeared in front of Bai Jie, and Exusiai and Platinum walked out of the portals.

"Boss, is there any business you need me to do this time?"

Who is the target?

The two women immediately picked up their weapons and began searching for enemies upon their arrival. Although Bai Jie was satisfied with their dedication, he felt it was still a bit early to talk about fighting.

Pointing to the Herrscher Mei in the air, Bai Jie said, "Platinum, you only have one task: shoot off her wings, okay?"

“It’s an easy task, but Doctor, I hope someone can restrain her. Judging from the lightning around her, she must be using lightning magic, which might interfere with my sniping accuracy.”

As Platinum said, there is an electromagnetic field around Herrscher Mei at all times. This is undoubtedly the most troublesome thing for a sniper. With the Herrscher's ability, she can dodge any foreign object that enters the electromagnetic field immediately.

Therefore, someone needs to attract Mei's attention.

"Then let me be the one to attract attention." Just then, a figure emerged from the alleyway beside them, and the distinctive white spear immediately identified her—

"Mom, you really did come after all." Bai Jie said with a wry smile, "Didn't I tell you I could handle this by myself? You just need to sit on the Fafnir and head back to Destiny."

Cecilia, who was fine at first, got angry when she heard about it!

"How dare you say that! This is the Honkai Impact, not some small-scale skirmish! I know you're capable, and you can pull out all sorts of strange tools at any time, but this is still a battlefield, not a place where one person can just walk around! Understand!?"

Actually, Bai Jie really wanted to say that Cecilia probably hadn't been on the battlefield as many times as Bai Jie. From Chernobog to Lungmen, and then to a series of battles, as well as his adventures in the Orario dungeons, Bai Jie had already accumulated a wealth of combat experience. Plus, with the Pokémon he could summon anytime, anywhere... I mean operators, Bai Jie could be considered an army all by himself.

But seeing Cecilia's extremely worried expression, Bai Jie's words got stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them. In the end, he could only nod reluctantly and say, "I'm sorry, Mom, I was wrong."

(The boss admitted his mistake!?)

(The PhD student actually admitted he was wrong?!)

(That doctor who dared to argue with Director Kal'tsit actually admitted his mistake?!)

Exusiai, Platinum, and Skadi, who were standing to the side, all looked like they'd seen a ghost. In their memory, Platinum had only apologized a handful of times, and most of the time it was because he'd shown Cliffheart a video of SilverAsh climbing a cat tree and was caught, and the other times it was because he'd accidentally made Exusiai angry.

And now, this Doctor, who's as stubborn as a mule when facing anyone except Exusiai and SilverAsh, has actually admitted his mistake!?

Please tell them that the doctor took the wrong medication today.

"Huh? Who are these three?" Cecilia only then noticed the three Earth Angels behind Bai Jie.

"Oh, I forgot to mention, these are friends I met online. They're all very reliable people. The one wearing the big hat is Skadi, the one with the bow and arrow is Platinum, and this red-haired one is Exusiai, your daughter-in-law—"

Before Bai Jie could finish speaking, Exusiai forcibly silenced him with the barrel of her gun.

"Doctor, why don't you try continuing?" Exusiai said kindly.

To reiterate, in Rhodes Island, demons redeem humanity, and angels perform physical exorcisms!

After quickly making a gesture to indicate that he would not continue to talk nonsense, Bai Jie was able to escape the threat of Exusiai's Apulpai.

Seeing the interaction between Bai Jie and Exusiai, Cecilia couldn't help but laugh: "Hehe, it seems you two have a good relationship with my Fafnir. That kid has always been a bit of a troublemaker, and I've always been troubled by the fact that he doesn't have any friends. Thank you so much."

"No, no, no, we are the ones who have received a lot of care from the doctor."

"Hey, is this the time for casual conversation?" Bai Jie rolled his eyes and said, "Mom, you and Skadi will act as forwards to draw the Herrscher's attention, Exusiai and I will provide cover, Platinum will find the right opportunity to shoot her down, and then we'll beat her up when she's down—is this battle plan okay?"

"It's a very simple and easy-to-understand plan, I understand." Cecilia held up the Black Abyss White Flower and looked at the Herrscher Mei in the sky. "Alright, let's go!"

P.S.: Update

P.S.: Although I don't have Exusiai, I still have to say—Exusiai is the best! Exusiai is a celestial being descending from the heavens!

Section 32, paragraph 9. Boss Chen, I was wrong!

—Herrscher Mei knelt down.

Yes, Mei, the Herrscher of Thunder, who is an apostle of the Honkai and wields the strongest lightning power, was defeated. The speed was so fast that even Bai Jie felt like he was dreaming.

Let's briefly describe the battle process.

First, Skadi and Cecilia, acting as vanguards, flanked Herrscher Mei from two directions. Skadi, completely lacking in teamwork, was the first to charge in, and Herrscher Mei was slashed in the chest by a sword.

Bai Jie saw it clearly: at that moment, Herrscher Mei had raised her hand with a disdainful expression and released a Honkai energy shield, but the next second the shield was shattered by Skadi's slash, and then she was hit by it in a daze.

Mei's expression at that moment was priceless! It was exactly the same as when she was surrounded by Bai Jie, Cliffheart, Ash, Ansuo, and Ironhide on the Originium terrain!

After being severely injured, Herrscher Mei naturally flew into a rage. Just as she was about to fly up again to summon lightning, Platinum shot her straight through the heart with an arrow. The bloody hole in her chest even allowed her to see the scenery on the other side!

Needless to say, Skadi and Cecilia pinned her to the ground and rubbed her for a long time before stopping only after the Honkai energy reaction on her body had completely disappeared.

What? Why not eliminate the threat completely? How would Bai Jie know? Ask Otto. Anyway, Otto called halfway through the fight, telling Bai Jie not to kill the Herrscher of Thunder.

Although Bai Jie wanted to refuse by saying "a general in the field may disobey orders," he was now under Otto's control and had no choice but to obey.

After dealing with the Herrscher, Bai Jie remotely controlled the Fafnir to the outskirts of Changkong City. The group then boarded the Fafnir and returned to the Schicksal headquarters. As for what the Far East Branch would do or how they would react, that was beyond Bai Jie's consideration.

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On the helipad of the Destiny headquarters, Bai Jie told Cecilia and the others to go back first because he had to report to Otto, and went to Otto's office alone.

However, Bai Jie stopped in front of Otto's office, because the door to Otto's office was closed, and there was a person standing at the door.

"Hoshiguma, what are you doing standing here?" Bai Jie asked, looking at Hoshiguma standing in the doorway with some confusion. "I remember you and Amiya went to North America on a mission, didn't you?"

Upon seeing Bai Jie arrive, Hoshiguma remained silent for a moment, then patted him on the shoulder and said in a heavy tone, "Bai Jie, you'll know when you go in. I sincerely hope to see you alive tomorrow."

"Please don't say things like that with that 'I'm just enjoying the show' look on your face. It's giving me the creeps." Bai Jie rubbed his arm, which suddenly had goosebumps. "Is Otto talking to someone? Someone from Anti-Entropy?"

"Now that I'm here, who do you think is inside?"

Ma... Masaka—!

Bai Jie's expression instantly transformed into that of a giant pineapple shouting, "Don't come any closer!"

Yes, since Hoshiguma is here, do we need to say who's inside?

Think it over carefully, Bai Jie!

Why did you switch from Lungmen Guard Bureau to Rhodes Island? Why do you, a civilian employee, possess physical abilities comparable to a Valkyrie? Why do you have outstanding command skills?

There is only one answer!

Bai Jie, everything you've done was forced upon you by a woman named Chen!

"Uh... I... I... I'll be going now... Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, goodbye!"

You could tell from his words that Bai Jie was so nervous that he could barely speak, which also proved how much Bai Jie feared Chen.

The moment Bai Jie finished speaking, the door to Otto's office opened...

"Oh, so you're here, Bai Jie."

The woman who appeared before Bai Jie was someone he never wanted to see in his dreams.

The familiar black coat, the familiar yellow tie, the familiar golden eyes, the familiar black horns, the familiar red-sheathed sword, the familiar long, white legs...

"Did your gaze wander just now?"

The cold tone reached Bai Jie's ears, and he instantly snapped out of his fatal temptation. His body reflexively straightened at attention, and he saluted the woman before him, saying in a firm and clear voice, "Bai Jie, commander of the A9 team of the Lungmen Guard Bureau, reporting for duty! Commander Chen!"

As Otto walked out of the office and looked at Bai Jie, who was behaving respectfully before Chen, he couldn't help but reveal a playful expression: "To be able to make our chief scientist so humble, you are truly remarkable, Miss Chen."

"No matter who he is now, he will always be my subordinate, my commander, right, Bai Jie?"

"Yes!"