Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"She waits on the edge of sanity for mortals on the verge of collapse. She tastes the pain in the hearts of the vulnerable and longs for an end to the false pretense."

She makes her home in the darkest abyss of people's souls. In the shadows, she polishes time, patiently waiting for them to open their eyes—

"And when those victims realized that only her will could keep them breathing..."

—They became puppets, dancing to her melody.

"She is testing the humanity and will of those mortals... and my lord, humanity, such a complex thing, cannot withstand the test—"

Wuni tilted her little head and looked at Snow—

“No, Wuni... there’s something you’ve forgotten... no one has the right to test another’s humanity—she, who likes to party in minefields, will only have one solution.”

These violent delights have violent ends...

"A foolish creature that feeds on human malice and suffering, is she prepared to be trampled and ravaged by even more terrifying malice?"

The girl, transformed into a shooting star, streaked across the Pacific sky, leaving behind a question that went unanswered. Just as she said, sometimes what is brought about by maliciously reopening someone's wounds is not pain and weakness... but a fury that can burn everything to ashes.

"Emmm...maybe I should send a text to that masked, hot-tempered guy—?"

"Pah! You bastard—if I ever catch you again, I'll tear your clothes off and smash your face!!"

Compared to Miss Snow Apocalypse, who was flying towards North America and plotting how to beat... no, to torture the Herrscher of Domination, Imotek, who had been thrown into Paradise by the former with a use of force and an over-the-shoulder throw, was rubbing his waist and cursing loudly at the door.

"Oh dear—a new guest! Welcome to the Paradise of the Past! May I ask your name, beautiful white-haired girl?"

Alicia had just seen Snow off, and while she was still somewhat reluctant to part with him, she saw a figure fly in backwards—

"Honestly, even a strong girl like me was quite startled at first when it suddenly flew in like that~"

Miss Pink Fairy began to scrutinize her new "victim," pondering how to keep her around to play with her for a while.

"Hmm... this is... the Land of Rebirth?"

Sensing some danger, Imotek warily surveyed his surroundings, which he hadn't carefully observed since being thrown in.

"I suddenly remembered I still have something to take care of—see you later!"

Immediately realizing the danger, Imotek turned and ran, trying to escape the clutches of a certain paradise-loving woman—

"Don't even think about running away~ You haven't told me your name yet and you're leaving without saying goodbye, I'll be heartbroken~"

".....??"

A silence fell over the scene... Imotek had indeed successfully slipped away from Paradise, but—

"Alicia—?! Miss, explain to me...why are you also out here?!"

The white-haired girl's face was filled with question marks.

"Wait a minute, what did that blond guy do?!"

Let me see who can get to the heart of the matter ( )

*The XP of the group members is really weird—

Good evening, please vote!

Eternal Paradise: Chapter 417 Three Questions of Life: Who to Hit, Where to Hit, and Whether to Cover Up or Not?

North America, in the Anti-Entropy headquarters laboratory—

"So, what have you found?"

Tesla and Einstein walked over to the Herrschers who seemed to have completed their perception, and watched Kiana and Welt exchange information with each other after opening their eyes.

"I have made a discovery—but it feels very strange to me. I wonder if Mr. Walter and Bronya feel the same way..."

Kiana nodded, her expression seemingly a little confused.

"Tell us how it feels first, then we can analyze it for you."

Dr. Tesla urged Kiana impatiently, seemingly eager to know the result.

"Ah... okay—I'll start with mine. These Honkai energies feel more like a collection of people than originating from a single individual. However, there is a sense of unity amidst the chaos, as if a core consciousness is directing these Honkai energies."

Miss Knight Princess quickly stated her conclusion, glancing at her companion who had previously examined the Honkai energy with her—

“That’s right, Bronya has the same feeling—it’s as if a… um? Hive consciousness is directing this Honkai energy…”

Bronya nodded in agreement, glancing at the two men whispering to each other on the other side—

"Do Mr. Joyce and Ms. Yang feel the same way?"

The girl's question interrupted the conversation between the two men, drawing their attention to the crowd.

"Our feelings are the same as yours, Bronya and Kiana... and after Joyce examined the source of this Honkai energy more carefully, she discovered an even more serious problem..."

"What's the problem?"

Yang's reply heightened everyone's sense of unease to a new level....

"If we were to rank these mixed Honkai energies chronologically... before Miss Seele forcibly dismantled this doll, new sources of Honkai energy were constantly being mixed into it."

"So... Joyce, how many people did you sense?"

Einstein calmly looked at his partner and asked the key questions.

“A rough estimate...there are probably around a thousand people…” Joyce shook her head….

"A thousand people... does that mean many more have been murdered in places we don't know about?"

Einstein fell silent...

"Wait a minute, did you guys sense the presence of a Herrscher?"

"The aura of a Herrscher... seems to be absent?"

Although she knew perfectly well that this was the work of the Herrscher of Domination, this strange phenomenon did indeed leave Kiana somewhat puzzled. She turned her gaze to the Nine Heavens behind her...

As she moved, everyone's gaze shifted to the purple-haired girl... They all thought of the abnormally high combat power and the secrets hidden within someone in the Eye of the Abyss.

"Why are you looking at me? Weren't you talking about that doll?"

Seeing everyone staring at him, Jiu Xiao's lips twitched involuntarily, and he glared back fiercely with an expression that said, "Are you all crazy?"

"...Um? Miss Jiuxiao?"

"Just say what you have to say... I'm getting creeped out by all these people staring at me."

"Ahem... Excuse me, we'd like to hear your opinion, Miss Houraiji Kusho—do you think this was a large-scale supernatural disaster, or the work of an unknown Herrscher?"

Yang coughed lightly and posed the question from everyone.

"...That's it???"

"That's it."

Yang nodded.

"Herrschers—the answer is written all over your faces."

"A thousand people, a supernatural and heinous case—a thousand people, a thousand faces, the law of domination."

Jiuxiao, not wanting to explain too much, directly gave the answer, much like someone who only writes the answer to a math word problem without providing the solution.

"...What about your reasoning process?"

Tesla and Einstein, who respected academic rigor, asked the question directly—

"Process? None—we just need to know who we're attacking. What reasoning process do we need? We only need to know three things: who we're attacking, where we're attacking, and whether or not we're covering it up—"

"Now we know the first thing: the target is the Herrscher of a Thousand. The rest is just a matter of where she is and whether she's alive or dead—"

Jiuxiao's action logic highlights efficiency and decisiveness.

"...This ruthless task machine, errand-running demon, warrior of light—hold on a minute, let us sort out the information first."

"You guys are so long-winded—just find that guy and blast his Herrscher core apart, that'll be enough!"

.....

"Excuse me, if Lord Jiuxiao doesn't want to explain, then let me explain the Herrscher who was born this time..."

The masked man pushed open the laboratory door under everyone's gaze and gave a slight nod to everyone present.

"You are... Grey Snake?"

Theresa stared blankly at the somewhat familiar masked man.

“It’s been a long time, Bishop Theresa. By order of His Majesty, I have brought some necessary information for you, information about the tenth Herrscher of the previous era, the Herrscher of Domination.”

.......

--

"As a welcome... this is hardly how you greet guests? Rude fool."

The blonde girl looked at the doll belonging to the Herrscher of Domination that had surrounded her the moment she landed in North America, her face filled with one thought...

[Do the Herrschers of your era suffer from some serious illness? .jpg]

"Hehehe, hahahaha—a god? You are a god—? Well then, welcome to the Domination Theater—!"

"He's mentally challenged," was the first thought of Fokine and Wuni, who were being held in Snow's pocket...

[Finally, before the idiot Bao erodes and reverses the imaginary number, is there a mentally challenged Herrscher trying to control the gods?]

"Then—most, most esteemed Lord Snow Apocalypse, please allow me to ask you a question—"

The sarcastic tone elicited a bland reply.

"Ask away, what do you want to know?"

"On a fork in the railway tracks, ten people are tied to one track, while only one person is tied to the other. A train that can't brake in time is approaching—"

"And you, powerless as a chicken, are merely gripping the control button for the side road—"

What would you do?

.....

"I thought it was some kind of problem... the train problem, you know."