Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

"........."

This time, Cheng Xing didn't say anything, but simply reached out and hugged his friend who was about to part ways with him tightly.

And this silence represents the answer.

Cheng Xi smiled helplessly. She knew that the person in front of her would not give up the chance to save everyone for her sake, nor would he give up the opportunity to save the world for his own happiness.

"Honestly, I'm starting to miss the you when you first transmigrated here, the one who loved to be carefree and didn't want to save the world or be a hero. The you now is really annoying."

"……sorry."

Cheng Xing took the initiative to let go of the other person's hand, breaking free from their embrace, still wearing that peaceful smile on her face, and finally turned and left.

Cheng Xing didn't know where he had arrived. Perhaps he was on a grassy field outside the city. He gazed at the starry sky above and just watched it calmly.

As time goes by, when the first rays of sunlight appear on the horizon, the stars begin to dim.

The dawn dispelled the darkness and overshadowed the starlight.

Chapter 237: Destiny

"Karen!"

Otto's eyes widened. He reached out, wanting to grab the girl who was about to leave him, only to find that he was just lying on his own bed, reaching his hand towards the ceiling.

It turned out to be just a nightmare.

Otto sighed, got out of bed, and looked in the mirror at himself. He was already quite handsome, and his physique had become very strong due to exercise. In addition, with the knowledge he had accumulated over the years of learning from his teacher and applying it to real life, as well as the benefits he had gained from various nobles, he now had the right to speak for himself.

I am now able to stand up straight in front of my father and express my suggestions and requests.

Just before that, he had also solved the spread of the Black Death, although it was through the knowledge passed down from the Void Treasury and the help of his teacher, as well as through some human experiments on the dying.

However, the reputation of Void Treasury could not spread, and the teacher did not care about such fame. So, in the eyes of the outside world, he saved countless people all by himself and his name spread throughout the continent.

Otto currently enjoys popular support and is just a matter of time before he becomes the next Archbishop of Destiny.

He couldn't get to his brothers and sisters who disliked him because of his relationship with his teacher. On the surface, he held both the knowledge he gained from the nobles and the power of discourse among the people.

However, if they wanted to act in secret, I would not be able to harm them easily because I have the protection of the Void Treasury and the power taught by my teacher.

Even if you encounter something you can't solve, your teacher will step in to protect you.

Meanwhile, Otto learned from the lessons of those future memories and continued to deepen his relationship with Kallen. As before, he also secretly helped Kallen achieve her dream of becoming a phantom thief.

Their feelings for each other deepened, and Otto felt it was time to confess his love to Karen.

At that point, all you need to do is confess your feelings, and you'll definitely succeed. Then that vixen will have nothing to do with the future!

Victory belongs to me, Otto Apocalypse!

Otto smiled slightly with a hint of excitement, then put on his usual clothes and headed to the place he had always visited since childhood.

Although he was almost certain that his confession would be successful, he still wanted to get some advice from his mentor. After all, his teacher and his wife always seemed to get along well and never argued, so they must be very experienced.

Just as Otto was thinking this, he suddenly received intelligence from his subordinates.

Before receiving the intelligence, Otto had a bad feeling for some reason. Then, when he opened the note containing the intelligence, his face turned deathly pale.

"Karen Kaslana took the black box from the forbidden zone of Schicksal last night and is currently a wanted fugitive... Why did this happen?! You devil! Answer me why this happened, I took all precautions! Karen couldn't possibly know about this, why!"

Although Otto was completely devastated at the moment, his years of experience allowed him to quickly regain his composure. Now that things had already happened, it was not the time for complaining and anger; he had to find a way to solve the problem.

Cheng Xing looked at the newspaper on his counter and sighed helplessly, saying, "Did that girl still do it in the end?"

He still remembered that Karen had come to the tavern alone and mysteriously last night, even though she had just parted ways with Otto here.

"Boss, I know you're a very capable person, so I want to know, what exactly is being hidden in the church? Why has Otto been deceiving me all this time?"

Karen also accidentally collected some confidential information about the church from a nobleman's house during a phantom thief's operation. From that information, she learned about some of the church's dark side and also learned that her childhood sweetheart had been hiding this from her all along.

Cheng Xing stared at Karen, knowing that his words at this moment would be the turning point that changed everything.

"If you knew all this, your life would be shattered. You would hurt many people—your father, your people… and Otto. You would never be able to live peacefully again, and you might even lose your own life. Even so, would you still pursue a truth that is completely unnecessary to you?"

"...I want to know, not just for my sake, but also to know how many innocent civilians the church has taken..."

“Those people are not innocent... Under that guy’s changes, those sent to the operating table were criminals, as well as some who were sick or desperately in need of money.”

"But I still want to know the truth."

"……I see."

After placing the information containing the truth on the table, Cheng Xing turned and left. He knew that even if he couldn't give the truth at this moment, this guy would still break into the experimental area of ​​Destiny to find the answer himself.

At the same time, he himself did not have any intention of changing the future.

If changing past time and future outcomes creates fallacies, it will inevitably trigger the tree's self-defense and processing systems, at which point one's own plans will fail.

I've already tried to persuade her, but since Karen is so determined, let her be.

"Teacher! Why did you do this?!"

Otto learned from some of the drunks present last night that Karen had gotten the information from their teacher, and he angrily questioned her about it. This was the first time he had ever lost his temper with his teacher like this.

"Otto... I'm sorry."

"...That's not what I want to hear."

"I respect her decision."

"So you're ignoring my wishes?!"

After Otto finished roaring, he finally collapsed into his seat as if he had lost all his strength, and neither of the master and apprentice spoke afterward.

Otto left in silence, and Cheng Xing announced that the day's business was over, closing the tavern doors ahead of schedule.

Cheng Xi appeared behind Cheng Xing at some point, looking at his back with a complicated expression.

"As the time for parting came, I started to feel a little reluctant. If you hadn't given me that information last night, we might have been able to delay things a little longer."

"...I respect her decision, and I also respect your decision."

"Since we've already prepared for parting, why should we try our best to stop that inevitable moment?"

The next day, people went to the tavern as usual to enjoy their drinks and snacks, only to find that the tavern had disappeared without them noticing.

All that remained was a dilapidated wooden hut.

It disappeared like something out of a fairy tale.

Chapter 238: Evolution

"here we go."

Cheng Xing, dressed in black, sat atop the crimson desert. The throne beneath him, made of black crystal, vanished. He gazed at the world bubbles that were gradually rising from the various parts of the Quanta Sea, feeling the worlds that were beginning to resonate with him. A wild smile spread across his face.

"Ah, operations have already begun, the virus has been implanted, all that's left is to wait for it to take effect."

Cheng Xing arrived in the far east, where a cherry-haired girl was accompanying a wounded nun who had fallen into a coma. He ignored the lilies that were about to bloom and went to the shrine to find the black box that had been temporarily stored away.

The moment Cheng Xing received the black box, he projected his consciousness into it and made contact with the consciousness of the sleeping Herrscher of Corruption.

"This feeling... Are you a Herrscher of this era? Great! Let me out right now, let's destroy this world together!"

The Herrscher of Corruption from the previous civilization, who was sealed within by the aura of his kind, was extremely excited. He could finally leave this dark cage, regain his freedom, and destroy that filthy world.

However, the Herrscher of Corruption's excitement did not last long, because it could feel its power being taken away little by little by the guy opposite it, and its already weak condition became more and more serious.

"what are you going to do?!"

The questioning voice contained anger and a hint of fear; it couldn't understand why its own kind would attack it at this moment.

Aren't we all subordinates of the Honkai, apostles of the Honkai, doing our utmost to destroy humanity's comrades? Why do this now?

"Rin, I'm sorry, believe me, I will end all of this."

"...A thousand...the Herrscher...it's you! Traitor!"

Finally, they discerned who this guy was from that strange power, which made the Herrscher of Corruption extremely angry, because this was the first person from the previous civilization to betray the Honkai.

At the same time, all the accidents that happened afterward were problems left behind by this guy!

If it weren't for that bastard Mebius researching him, my sister wouldn't have gotten herself into this mess because of dealing with issues at another base... It's all that bastard's fault!

I'm going to kill you!

Perhaps it was that deep-seated hatred that made the Herrscher of Light, who had long since abandoned human memories, remember the identity of the person opposite her at this moment.

The giant fox roared and howled, trying to break free of its shackles and tear that bastard to pieces, but having been sealed away for many years and with its power being constantly drained, it was utterly powerless to resist.

Moreover, even if it could break free of its restraints, it would still be no match for Cheng Xing in the current situation.

As she felt her body growing weaker and weaker, her own power slowly draining away, and her body becoming increasingly blurry, even unable to maintain her fox form, the Herrscher of Corruption's initial anger transformed into fear.

"No! No, kill me! I...I don't want to die!"

In most cases, anger and hatred cannot overcome the thirst for life and the fear of death, especially for a life that has already died.

Perhaps some beings, after dying once, have a deeper understanding of life and death, and have completely disregarded the great terror between them.

But many people who have died once often have a greater desire for life. Even those who were once fearless in the face of death would probably become afraid of death if given a second chance.

"I don't want to die... Sister, sister..."

When children are bullied, they will instinctively call out to their relatives, longing for protection.

Unfortunately, this child has no relatives left to protect her.

In the end, only a thin wisp of black mist remained of the consciousness within the black box. Only then did Cheng Xing cease his attempt to seize the power of the Corruptor. He then looked at the dormant consciousness within the black box and felt the remaining fear and sorrow.

He took a deep breath and said softly.

"I will definitely change all of this."

Afterwards, Cheng Xing, who had obtained the authority of the Herrscher of Corruption, left this place and went to a place that is exceptionally important in every version.

Moon.

He wants to seize and control the authority that belongs to the gods at this time and in this era.

Under normal circumstances, even the Herald of Domination would find it difficult to plunder power from a higher level.

Unfortunately, in that previous battle, he had already completely simulated the gods and invaded their interiors. In that insane plan, he already possessed the qualifications to ascend the ladder to the gods.