On how PhDs become human evil

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Bai Jie entered Otto's office without being announced. Inside, Otto was looking at a large screen on the wall with his back to him, showing the scene inside the Babylonian Laboratory.

Without turning back, Otto already knew it must be Bai Jie who had arrived: "Just as you said before, the prelude to the second Honkai has begun. All 322 researchers in Babylon have disappeared overnight."

"Has the expected situation been resolved? Have the Valkyries already been dispatched?"

“I am planning to send Theresa, Siegfried, and the Snow Wolf Squad to investigate.”

“Is that so… wait, Otto, I think we don’t need to.” Bai Jie suddenly said, a smile on his lips that seemed to indicate he had been waiting for this moment. “We’ve reached the last piece of the puzzle in our fight against the Honkai.”

On the large screen, somewhere inside Babylon, a gray wall of light suddenly appeared, followed by a middle-aged man in a brown coat appearing inside Babylon.

P.S.: This is the third of five updates today.

P.S.: I think my description of the Second Honkai Impact 3rd could be considered a singularity.

Section 165, Chapter 26. Kiryu Sento: I just climbed up and now I have to climb down again. Author, are you targeting me?

"So this is the Babylon Laboratory? I see, no wonder it's called Babylon."

The middle-aged man who appeared from Tsukasa Kadoya's dimensional wall is named Sento Kiryu. In a different timeline than what Hakuge experienced, he is a Kamen Rider who fights for love and peace.

Although the further you go, the more you tend to become a tool.

However, it cannot be denied that as a Kamen Rider, even though he is a new generation, he is qualified.

"Well, investigating the disappearance of 322 researchers, right? Wouldn't it be more appropriate for W and the others to do that?"

After grumbling for a moment while looking at his phone, Kiryu Sento took out his belt, fastened it, prepared his Genius Bottle, and began his investigation in the Babylon Laboratory.

According to the information Kiryu Sento obtained from Kadoya Tsukasa, the Babylon Laboratory is Schicksal's second largest Honkai energy research facility, and the Tower of Babylon houses the world's third largest Honkai energy reactor.

The tower is divided into fifty floors. The bottom twenty floors are the energy zone to prevent the reactor from entering, and the other thirty floors are for three research departments.

The Advanced Systems Department primarily researches technologies that combine Honkai energy with the human body, and Stigmata technology is one of its important achievements.

The weapons department is responsible for developing weapons that convert Honkai energy for combat, based on theories proposed by the energy department. They are currently working with Bai Jie to develop the [Throne of Gods] series of weapons.

The energy sector is primarily responsible for basic theoretical research on collapse energy and for providing support for other projects.

"...There is a research team of 322 people inside the Tower of Babel. Yesterday, February 1st, at midnight, these people suddenly disappeared into thin air. It is most likely the work of the so-called Herrscher. So, is my mission to find that Herrscher?"

Kiryu Sento summarized the operation as he walked.

"However... if I manipulate the laws of physics at will, I might get along quite well with the Herrschers."

While being a Kamen Rider, Kiryu Sento is also a genius physicist. Among all the Heisei Riders, apart from the outlier White, he has the highest IQ.

"According to Tsukasa Kadoya, all the unusual phenomena in this world are related to Honkai energy... Anyway, let's go check out the monitoring area first. Let me see, the monitoring area is up there."

Researchers share a common problem: they dislike physical labor. For them, asking them to exercise is no different from forcing them to go to the execution ground. They always try to do things in the easiest way possible.

So Kiryu Sento took out his motorcycle.

By the way, driving inside a building is against traffic laws, right...?

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It was noon, Austrian time, in a garden on the Fate Floating Island.

"Theresa, move a little to the side...yes, right there, smile!"

Cecilia, dressed in a white dress, was taking pictures with a camera. The subjects of her photos were, of course, her best friend Theresa and her daughter Kiana.

Dressed in a traditional Chinese New Year costume, Theresa sat on a bench, holding Kiana and a Houmu doll.

"Cecilia, why don't you just have your partner take these photos? Aren't you still very weak?"

"It's alright, it's alright, I'm almost fully recovered. Besides, my husband is busy right now, and I didn't want to bother him," Cecilia said with a smile. "Alright, that's all for the photos. Chen, would you like one too?"

Hearing Cecilia say that, Chen, who had been standing to the side acting as Cecilia's bodyguard, took two steps back somewhat embarrassed: "I'll pass, Kiana probably doesn't want to take a picture with me in my battle suit."

Because of his personality, Chen always wore the same Lungmen combat uniform, and the Crimson Cloud sword was always hanging from his waist. No matter what, this was not a suitable outfit for taking pictures.

"Sister Chen, let's take a picture together!"

"Hmm... Kiana, okay then, just one."

Although Kiana wasn't her and Bai Jie's child, Chen always treated her like her own daughter. She never refused Kiana's requests and spoiled her even more than Cecilia did.

Seeing Chen's expression, completely captivated by Kiana's smile, Cecilia and Theresa couldn't help but giggle. Even Chen was helpless when facing Kiana.

After taking photos of Chen and Kiana, while Theresa and Kiana went off to play, Cecilia came to Chen's side and asked, "Chen, has something serious happened to Bai Jie?"

“You don’t need to worry about that. You just need to rest. Bai Jie and I will handle anything that happens.” Chen said after helping Cecilia sit down. “We have been preparing for nine years. Everything is perfect. Nothing will go wrong.”

"I'm just a little worried. I've been feeling a bit uneasy lately, and when Bai Jie left early this morning, he looked very panicked. I've never seen him so panicked in all these years of marriage... Oh right, Chen, you're the older sister, I'm sorry."

"Are you kidding me?" Chen shrugged with a wry smile. "No matter what, you're his wife now."

In name, Cecilia is Bai Jie's wife, while Chen is a later addition, but in reality, their relationship is reversed.

With a light laugh, Cecilia looked at Kiana and Theresa, who were playing around: "What a peaceful life. I wish it could last forever."

“It will continue in the near future,” Chen said.

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Inside the Tower of Babylon, it took Kiryu Sento quite some time to finally figure out how to operate the thing in front of him.

Kiryu Sento watched the surveillance footage from last night over and over again, his brows furrowing deeply: "The surveillance footage shows that the researchers disappeared into thin air, without anyone around them... It's a strange phenomenon, almost like a ghost disappearing."

People can disappear into thin air, which is a strange thing in itself. In this Honkai world, all the abnormal phenomena are related to Honkai energy, and this time is no exception. According to Kiryu Sento's investigation, the Honkai energy reactor here suddenly stopped working for about five minutes at 10 pm last night.

"I have to go down to the basement to find out what's going on. I finally managed to climb up, and now I have to climb back up. I suspect the world is against me..."

Kiryu Sento hates sports!

P.S.: This is the fourth of five updates today.

P.S.: You might think it's the Little Demon King or Kamen Rider Decade, but it's actually Sento! Welcome to the annual blockbuster, Rabbit vs. Pufferfish!

Section 166, Chapter 27: Rabbit: What to do when surrounded by a group of little girls? Urgent! Waiting online.

The Honkai energy reactor is located underground. Kiryu Sento rode his motorcycle at roller coaster speed all the way to the location of the Honkai energy reactor. As soon as he arrived, his eyes locked onto a purple object on the floor not far away.

Those were purple crystals, or in this world's terms, crystals of Honkai energy.

"This should be what the Herrscher left behind. In other words, the Herrscher was here." Kiryu Sento frowned, and just as he was about to continue searching the surroundings to see if he could find any more clues, a voice reached his ears.

"Is anyone there? Please help us!"

"Help!"

Is anyone home?

......

That was a cry for help, and it sounded like all the voices were from girls!

Without any hesitation, Kiryu Sento followed the direction of the sound and ran all the way to a depth underground that was even deeper than the floor he was on.

"This...this is—"

In Zhan Tu's eyes, the underground floor he was in was filled with rows of iron gates, and through the gaps in the gates, pairs of thin arms were stretching out, like caged birds yearning for the outside world.

The owners of those arms were little girls dressed in simple clothes.

(Human experiment...)

Sento was all too familiar with this scene. Back when he was the devilish scientist Katsuragi Takumi, he had conducted countless human experiments. One by one, Faust would grab the test subjects and bring them before him, then he would inject them with nebula gas...

"The worst..."

After uttering a complaint, Sento took out his bottle.

【Rabbit! Tank!】

[Best Match!]

Are you ready?

"Transformation."

[Moon Sault! Rabbit Tank! Yeah!]

Donning his red and blue mask and armor, Sento unleashed power far exceeding human levels, forcefully pulling the iron gate down from the wall.

"Alright, it's all over now. The Kamen Rider of Love and Justice has come to save you."

Sento walked in, feigning a lighthearted tone, but as soon as he stepped inside—

"Click, click, click!"

The iron gate that had been torn down by Zhan Tu miraculously returned to the wall as if time had reversed, and the little girls who had been reaching out their hands in the cell all turned cold.

"They've arrived..."

"They've finally arrived..."

"Hypocritical adults..."

"The bad guys who bullied us..."

The little girls surrounded Sento while saying these words, and for some reason, their eyes were all shining with a golden light, and extremely dense Honkai energy was released from each of them.

......

Meanwhile, within Destiny's ranks, Bai Jie, who was discussing the next course of action with Otto, suddenly received an urgent call.

"What's wrong? Is there another problem with the Tower of Babel?"

"Regarding this... it's so astonishing that we even suspected there might be a problem with the equipment, but... just now, the Honkai energy reaction within Babylon suddenly surged to the Herrscher level, and it's still increasing, already exceeding five times the peak value of the first Honkai!"

"What did you say--?!"