Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Hmm... She has numerous old injuries to her muscles and ligaments, and her cartilage is severely worn down. She has been through so many battles... Her internal organs are also severely damaged. The damage left by the Honkai energy erosion has not disappeared even with the removal of the Honkai erosion."

"Phew, thankfully, her brain tissue and most of her neural structures weren't damaged. Her liver function is slightly off, so I'll have her drink less."

Joyce, after examining the area with various medical instruments, came to a conclusion.

"They won't die, they can be saved. Even without any reconstructive surgery, they can live to be 100 years old in good health, provided they don't do anything reckless."

"If she's going to do something, none of us can stop her... Teachers have a natural power to suppress and exert influence over their students."

Snow curled his lips in a helpless expression. If it weren't for Wuni's actions that made Himeko temporarily fall asleep, the girl would probably have had to wait until Himeko was unconscious or force herself on her before she could inject the serum that Himeko had put in her hand.

"Alright...birds of a feather flock together...they all have the same bad temper."

"I need to repair her body, want to lend a hand?"

"it is good."

Under Snow's bewildered expression, Joyce pulled out a huge black and white knight's lance—

"...I am the black from the abyss, I am the white descending from the clouds, born before creation, existing after annihilation; I will freely give the water of the spring of life to the thirsty."

"What incredible thing did you steal from Dad and that blockhead...?"

"Ah, it's just a temporary loan. It's something from an old friend, and Miss Bianca seemed to be a bit drunk... She just lent it to me without thinking. I'll have to go and return it later."

"And having this makes the treatment much easier."

Chapter 177 Transform for me now!

The pure white light emanating from the black abyss white flower intertwined with the golden particles of light flowing from the girl's illusory figure, converging on Himeko Murata's body and repairing this wounded warrior; the hidden wounds on her body were erased, and the erosion brought by Honkai energy was wiped away.

Her battered body was reborn at this moment. The red-haired Valkyrie's complexion was rosy, and her current physical condition was as healthy as that of a newborn baby.

"Phew... thankfully I did a lot of intensive medical research before coming here."

Seeing Himeko Murata recover her health, Joyce breathed a sigh of relief, casually stuck the borrowed Black Abyss White Flower onto the deck of the Hermes, and rolled her eyes at Kiana, who was running around wildly in the Imaginary Space.

"Having obtained the power of a Herrscher... is it really necessary to be this excited...?"

“Have you ever played chess, Mr. Joyce? There’s a rule in chess called ‘jump’: a pawn is promoted from the back rank to the top rank. When a pawn moves to the opponent’s back rank, it can be promoted from a nobody to a rook, knight, bishop, or even queen.”

"This feeling is probably like transforming from an unknown ugly duckling into a beautiful swan..."

"Shouldn't this excitement have worn off by now? She's been flying around wildly with all that whooshing sound since the beginning..."

Joyce shook his head helplessly, watching Kiana constantly flying and teleporting—

"Which child hasn't dreamed of soaring through the sky when they were young? It's just that some people's dreams have actually come true now."

"However, it has indeed been going on for a long time..."

"Kiana, if you don't come down soon... I'm going to take Himeko and leave this place—"

The blonde girl's voice wasn't very loud, but it was enough to resonate throughout the space. Upon hearing this, a white meteor suddenly appeared, dashing and flashing to Walter and Snow's front.

"Oops! I got so caught up in the fun I forgot about Himeko..."

Kiana appeared in front of them with a flash, her right hand clutching her hair as she turned her head away, seemingly a little embarrassed.

"So what's there to be so excited about for so long...?"

Joyce looked at the junior Herrscher in front of her with some curiosity.

"Who are you, sir?"

Kiana looked at the indigo-haired man she had never seen before and asked a question. She sensed a resonance emanating from the young man, a resonance also originating from the core of a Herrscher.

"How do I look like an old man...?"

Joyce pursed her lips and began to explain—

"I am Welt Joyce, the First Herrscher, and I would also consider myself one of the founders of Anti-Entropy."

"The founder of anti-entropy? Then you must be at least sixty or seventy years old, grandpa... You certainly don't look like an uncle—Hello, Grandpa Welt Joyce, the First Herrscher."

Kiana bowed very obediently to the indigo-haired "old man" in front of her, choking back what Joyce was about to say.

"Kiana, remember to thank Grandpa Walter Joyce—Himeko's health was healed with his help."

Snow gave an amused smile and reminded Kiana.

"Huh?! Himeko's health has been restored? Thank you, Grandpa Joyce!!"

Upon learning that her teacher, who was originally thought to have little time left, had been given a second spring, the white-haired girl solemnly bowed respectfully to Joyce, completely silencing Joyce's words.

The indigo-haired youth choked for a moment, then nodded helplessly at the respectful and solemn white-haired girl in front of him.

"It was just a small favor... You can call me uncle or sir, but please don't call me grandpa. Am I that old?"

The indigo-haired youth began to doubt whether he was really getting old.

"Hey, the founders of Anti-Entropy must be at least in their sixties or seventies, right? Shouldn't we call them grandpas to show respect? And they even completely cured Himeko-sensei."

Kiana, whose excitement had just subsided, was somewhat bewildered and looked at the young man in front of her with a puzzled expression.

"You should consider other people's appearances... Miss Kiana..."

"Let me give you an example—Miss Kiana, would you dare to call your teacher, Himeko Murata, 'Auntie Himeko'...?"

"..."

Kiana quickly recalled the consequences of calling Himeko "Auntie" in the past—and this time, she'd have to add the word "old" to it...

"No, I wouldn't dare. I'd get beaten to death. Himeko prefers to hear us call her 'older sister' or 'older sister' or something like that..."

"That's right. Similarly, just call me Mr. Joyce, or just Joyce. I don't care about seniority."

"I can accept it as long as it doesn't make me sound particularly old."

“I understand, Grandpa Joyce... uh, sir.”

"So older folks really like these kinds of nicknames used by today's youth..."

Kiana nodded in sudden realization, seemingly understanding something. Meanwhile, Snow, who had been fiddling with the crimson plague gem in his hand, suddenly looked up and flashed towards Kiana.

"So... back to the previous question—I can understand Kiana's excitement about getting new powers... but aren't you getting a little too excited?"

Joyce brought the topic back to the original question.

"Oh, that? Mr. Joyce, you have no idea what kind of expression she had when I just forced Sirin's Herrscher consciousness offline—a mixture of frustration, disbelief, and utter grievance that ultimately turned into impotent rage—"

"It's like a pufferfish that's been inflated and then used as a shoe-shining agent—after being scrubbed, it's kicked back into the river like a ball—"

"...What a wonderful way to use a metaphor! But it does create a vivid image, quite lively indeed..."

The First Herrscher's lips twitched.

...

"Ah, all done—"

"Come out, my white, fiery cat!"

The blonde girl grabbed the reactivated Herrscher Gem and slapped it directly at Kiana Kaslana's chest, who couldn't dodge in time—well, it's quite soft, just a little bit small.

"Wow—don't suddenly grab the Herrscher Gem and slam it down! Are you trying to take advantage of me?"

"Huh? You silly little bug—you're overthinking it. Yours isn't even as big as Jiuxiao's, why would I take advantage of you? Your sister is older than you—"

Kiana, her chest covered in plague gems, glared at Snow, who seemed completely unconcerned, his expression showing a hint of disdain.

"So what if it's big?!"

"That's really impressive—enough of that, let's get this over with! Come out, my fireflies!"

"Hey, you've changed your address again! Are you going to super fuse into a white, fiery cat bug next time?!"

"From a generally rational point of view, it sounds pretty good. Anyway, let's get this done quickly!"

The blonde girl looked expectantly at the white-haired girl in front of her, waiting for the magical (Herrscher) girl's magnificent transformation.

Chapter 178 The White Burning Cat!

The white-haired girl grabbed the Plague Gem that Snow had shoved into her chest, closed her eyes to sense the power and authority contained within it, and then began to mutter incoherently, just like Snow.

"One of the five elements that constitutes the world, the great primordial flame—"

"That is the light of grace that nurtures life, that is the light of punishment that sanctions evil; it brings peace and happiness while also eradicating the misfortune of cold darkness and chill..."

"—Its name is Flame, its purpose is Sword; manifest yourself, devour my body, and transform into power!"

Language possesses a magic power; it can guide people's thoughts and ideas—and it can also shape the intangible and abstract power into the expression one desires.

The white-haired girl's instinctive words received a response from the gem. Burning flames enveloped her body, yet did not harm her in the slightest. The crimson flames reshaped her body, making her even taller and more slender, and adjusted her attire. The white knight's armor perfectly clung to and outlined the girl's beautiful figure, bringing her one step closer to the title and description of Kaslana's knight.

Originally, her waist-length hair, which had been loosened by the Herrscher of the Void, was gathered up by an invisible force and tied into a cool high ponytail. Black hair accessories adorned the front of her hair, while a black crown served as a headband to hold the long ponytail at the back of her head in place.

And seemingly accompanied by the girl's wishes, the Herrscher transformation ritual, which should not have included a weapon, created a greatsword with a crimson hue and white accents. Judging from its appearance, this greatsword is more like the Kaslana family's sacred artifact, Heavenly Fire: Annihilation, which she had shown to the girl before, than the white greatsword that she knew.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Ancestor Kevin exclaimed that he was an expert. As expected, the Kaslana family was born to become the masters of fire greatswords."

Snow carefully examined the greatsword in front of him, a look of satisfaction on his face. He then pulled out the golden-red flame sword that he had never actually used before from behind his back.

...

"That?...Ain told me that the Kaslana family of Schicksal is supposed to have gun-fu as their ancestral art, right?"

"Why are you all carrying greatswords and other cold weapons...?"

Has the era gone back to normal?

Walter Joyce looked with some curiosity at Kiana, who still had her eyes closed, and the greatsword that was forming beside her. He then turned his head to look at the blonde girl beside him, who casually jumped out and stuck into the Levadin on the deck of the Hermes.

"Well... although I have the blood of the Kaslana family, I learned the swordsmanship of Destiny, and from the beginning I have been using cold weapons such as swords."

"While the standard Valkyries of the Kaslana family learn gun-fu, their fighting style focuses more on the 'fight' itself than the gun. It basically involves smashing the opponent's head with parts like the butt of the gun. In a set of movements, the number of times the gun is fired is far less than the number of times the person is directly hit—only the Valkyries of the Kaslana family can learn this kind of thing..."

"It's useless for other Valkyries to learn this thing. They don't have the innate superhuman strength of the Kaslana family. If you hit them with the butt of a gun, you might numb yourself instead of the other person."

"Moreover, the essence of this gun-fu is actually a modified version of a sword technique. With just a few minor modifications and adjustments to the movements adapted for gun shooting, it can be fully adapted to large cold weapons such as greatswords."

"Mr. Joyce, you must have seen quite a few white-haired Valkyries in the new Destiny whose surname is Kaslana. Sometimes they don't use dual pistols, but rather more brutal things like large chainswords."

"It is said that, apart from dual pistols, the greatsword and chainsaw are the top three favorite weapons of the Kaslana family."