Humans are in chaos, despicable outsiders.

"Aponia? And Eden? Is there anything you want me to tell Kevin and Sue?"

"No, Ellie, this message should theoretically be relayed to that goddess or a member of the higher echelons of Destiny..."

Eden shook his head and looked at Aponia beside him—

"Alicia... Little Sirin is missing—Kosmo, Velvet, and Paddo are comforting little Gretchen right now—"

Aponia dropped a bombshell on the pink fairy... leaving the latter and Mei, who was standing beside her, looking at each other in bewilderment—

"Aponia, you mean that cute girl with purple hair, a cute face, a cute voice, but whose drawings are a little scary?"

“That’s right, Alicia.”

"Gresh said her colors suddenly disappeared..."

Aponia also wore a troubled expression.

"I understand—I'll go outside and find Kevin right away..."

“No need, Alicia—we’re here. Su said there are some strange Herrscher fluctuations in Paradise, and they’re not from any of the registered Herrschers.”

A white-haired youth walked in through the gates of Paradise, accompanied by another gray-haired youth, and a red-haired woman followed closely behind. They were Kevin, Sue, and Ms. Himeko Murata.

"The aura of a Herrscher... The Herrscher of Corruption?"

When it comes to the hostile Herrschers related to the Paradise of the Past, Eden's first thought is a Herrscher of Corruption who has not yet appeared in this era.

"No...it wasn't her. We've identified our target. The one who caused little Sirin's disappearance is the Herrscher of Dominion of this era. She took advantage of our carelessness and kidnapped the child..."

Su's expression was no longer so calm; instead, it held a hint of embarrassment. To have the Herrscher kidnap her friend's foster child right under her nose—even a seemingly composed person like her couldn't help but feel somewhat embarrassed...

“Well... since it was abducted right under our noses, it’s our responsibility to find that child.”

Eden seemed to have made up his mind and nodded.

"Eden, you?"

Everyone turned their gaze to Eden standing to the side—

"This is something Miss Snow gave me... She told me I could use it whenever I felt it was appropriate—and now, I feel the time has come..."

The woman in burgundy shook her head helplessly and looked up at the crowd.

"This is a seed of resurrection. When it is planted, it signifies that we will once again walk in this world..."

"As your partner, I will ask for your opinion on whether to use it."

"I have no objection."

Aponia closed her eyes, seemingly having anticipated this turn of events...

"Hmm... Little Gretchen and Kosmo must be very anxious right now, so I'll cast my vote in favor of them."

Ellie cast her vote of approval for the two youngest heroes in the Land of Memories...

"Then only Will remains..."

"Huh? We were just about to look for you guys, and Eden, you've already prepared such a big surprise for us?"

Speak of the devil and he appears... A great magician suddenly appeared on the spot...

"I have no objection either—you're going to beat up a Herrscher, right? Consider it a team-building activity, include me!"

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Eternal Paradise: Chapter 433 My power is poisoned!

The only things that are inevitable are death and taxes—this phrase is often used to mock this country that claims to be a beacon of democracy.

Similarly, this statement also represents the obligations that people need to pay while enjoying the benefits brought by this country.

Similarly, borrowing the authority of the imaginary deity, representing infinity, also comes with certain costs or responsibilities—costs that are strange and varied...

Perhaps it's the strange curse of never growing up that Theresa fears so much, or perhaps it's Wendy's repressed personality being released forever, or even a childlike heart that never fades, like little Sirin's...

However, these costs are not permanent. When power changes hands, the true owners and sources of these powers can change the costs that the successor must pay at any time.

"A childlike heart is a good thing—isn't it?"

The question was asked by a girl named Snow Apocalypse.

"But my lord, this also means that this child is far more vulnerable than other children in some ways."

Fokin and Wuni, who were serving the girl, pointed out a problem.

"So I gave that child the authority called fantasy."

The blonde girl shook her head, indicating that she had expected this.

"Uh... but the enemy is a Herrscher of Domination, a Herrscher whose job is to steal the powers of other Herrschers..."

"Ah, Fokin, guess how much Honkai energy is needed to maintain the function of Little Sirin's power called 'Imagination'?"

Miss Snow Apocalypse gave a wicked grin.

"...My lord, I don't understand?"

The little silver-haired girl tilted her head, expressing her confusion.

"This, in a sense, represents the authority of a god in the 'omnipotent realm,' consuming several times more Honkai energy than other authorities..."

"That little girl sometimes complains that other Herrschers grow a little bit after they become Herrschers, but she's already become a Herrscher twice, so why hasn't her body grown at all...?"

The girl shrugged, a hint of a smile in her voice...

"Uh... all that Honkai energy...?"

Wuni wore an incredulous expression...

"That's right, all that Honkai energy was used to maintain the stable operation of this power; there wasn't any extra Honkai energy left to help a little girl grow..."

"But? If this effort is to be maintained indefinitely... apart from you and the Herrscher of the End, no one can maintain it indefinitely, right?"

"This is the extraordinary talent of that little girl... She still carries a trace of residual Void Law power, which I combined with the power of imagination to create a somewhat strange operating system—"

Snow gave Wuni and Fokin a "big man, cute girl" look.

"Oh...so that means—"

Wu Ni looked at the plate of Fu Jin, seemingly somewhat uncertain.

"My lord, do you mean that Miss Sirin's power expenditures only come partly from her own efforts? And the rest are paid through the Herrscher of the Void's authority, which directly connects to the Imaginary Space?"

Fokin nodded to his sister, then looked at his creator, seeking confirmation of his thoughts.

"Ah, that's right—doesn't that sound interesting... like opening a hole in the bank's vault, taking all the money out, and then depositing it at the bank counter..."

Snow wore a smug expression, showing off to Wuni and Fokin beside him...

"What kind of Honkai Impact 3rd free purchase is this...?"

Seeing the somewhat smug monarch, the two little ravens could only silently roll their eyes.

"Wait a moment--!"

Having figured out how Little Sirin's authority worked, Wuni seemed to have discovered a blind spot...

"If that's the case... if the Herrscher of Domination blindly stole power from Miss Sirin without fully understanding the extent of the power consumption of 'Imagination'..."

"Her Herrscher core might be able to provide the massive amount of Honkai energy needed for multiple Authority of the same level..."

"But there is absolutely no way to supply power to such a near-ultimate Herrscher level of output..."

The silver-haired girl looked at her lord with an expression that said, "My lord, I never knew you were so despicable..."

“That’s right, my little mistress, if that stinking rat from the sewers dares to lay a finger on the authority I bestowed upon those friends… then she will find that her Honkai energy isn’t even enough to maintain the normal functioning of that authority…”

"And if one stubbornly clings to this seemingly tempting power—"

The blonde girl gave me a "you know what I mean" look, with a slightly wicked smile on her face.

"Ah, it's like a rat... buried alive in a pile of flour, which has to keep eating flour to escape from the pile, and in the end it can only die from being stuffed and suffocated."

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...Just as that deity said, the Herald of Domination is now in some great trouble—

Initially, everything went smoothly, and she successfully pulled Ninti Apocalypse and Sirin into the now-ruined Domination Theater.

Then, through a series of lies and deceptions, he obtained a power that the little purple-haired girl, so innocent that even he felt a pang of guilt, had been the source of her long-desired desires...

"With this authority, no one and no god can stop me."

—That's what the original Herrscher of Domination thought, and that's what they did...

Then she regretted it—it was the most regrettable decision she had ever made in her life.

The stolen, dormant power, the moment she activated it, instantly drained all the Honkai energy from these thousand puppets, causing them all to collapse to the ground, lifeless...

She is currently incapacitated and possesses no Honkai energy whatsoever. The Honkai energy extracted from her core was completely drained by this strange power in the next instant. Moreover, even if she had absorbed the Honkai energy of these thousand people...

—This authority called fantasy has not shown any sign of actually starting to function.

The two girls she dragged into the theater, whom she considered pitiful, have now found her true form... The girl with the black dagger is currently standing on her body, gesturing as if searching for her core...

[If we just persevere, the consumption of this power can't be endless!]

Still clinging to a sliver of hope, the Ruler of Domination thought this, gripping the power tightly and refusing to let go...

Until—the authority called utopianism seemed dissatisfied with this slow progress....

Begin directly extracting the life force of the current holder of this authority—

.....

The golden-haired deity was explaining the principles of Little Sirin's authority to the two curious children beside her...

"The nature of this authority is not some miracle of creation out of nothing—but rather something akin to the alchemical concept of equivalent substitution."

"Therefore, if enough Honkai energy cannot be provided... life, soul, and even the existence of a thing itself..."

"It will all come at a price—"

*Wuhu~ The achievement of writing a million words seems to be right before my eyes ( )