Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

"What are you worried about? Klein, don't say such nonsensical things, come and help me."

"...Sigh, okay."

After leaving the laboratory, Cheng Xing and Alicia began to wander around the base. However, most of the time Alicia was asking questions, while Cheng Xing always gave brief answers.

"Cheng Xing, why do they all call you Crow? You're not dressed all in black, and your eyes don't look like a crow's. Why do they give you such a nickname?"

Alicia seems to maintain a strong sense of curiosity, and this vibrant energy is truly beautiful and dazzling.

"During the experiment, I caused the death of a large number of organisms and recorded various data when they came into contact with Honkai energy. To outsiders, my behavior was like that of a crow, waiting for its prey to die so that it could eat it."

"While crows do eat dead animals, they are definitely not scavengers in the true sense. So, in their eyes, I am more of a symbolic crow, the kind of crow whose presence is always accompanied by death."

Cheng Xing said nonchalantly that he never cared about other people's opinions. Even if he was rejected by everyone, even if he had no companions and lived alone, he still had a path and goals to pursue in this world. He didn't need companions or self-pity.

True strength doesn't lead to tears and complaints about the world being so dark just because someone leaves.

"Oh! I see! By the way, Cheng Xing, from the moment we met, I felt that we were destined to be together, so we're good friends now, right?"

"This is only the second time we've met in every sense of the word. How can you call us good friends already? That's a bit hasty..."

"Wait a minute, this isn't our second time meeting."

"…………What do you mean?"

"Hehe! I'll tell you why when you finally acknowledge me as your good friend! Oh well, it's been so long, I'm a bit tired, so I'll be going now. See you this afternoon!"

After saying this, the beautiful, fairy-like woman waved her hand and quickly left.

Cheng Xing really wanted to say that we were good friends now, but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

"……Ugh."

For the first time, Cheng Xing felt that there could be people who could be so frustrating to be around.

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Chapter 73: Talented Individuals in Experimentation

Since that day, Cheng Xing had tried every means to find out from Alicia why this wasn't their second meeting. But every time, the cunning woman would tell him that she would only reveal the truth when they became true friends.

Because Cheng Xing has had relatively few friends since childhood, he takes this word very seriously. So far, his only friends are the people in the lab and the two still in school. That's why he takes this word so seriously.

Therefore, he wouldn't casually call someone a friend.

Looking at Alicia clinging to Mebius, Cheng Xing felt for the first time that he was completely helpless against someone. He even had a strange feeling that he was no match for this woman in terms of strength.

She had clearly injected herself with the Honkai Mutation Essence, and with the special ability that inexplicably appeared that day, she should have been able to easily defeat any human. So why did she feel like she was no match for her?

[And that special ability doesn't seem to affect this woman at all; I can't see any fear in her... Is this woman not even afraid of death?]

The new ability Cheng Xingxin acquired gave him the ability to see through the deepest fears in other people's hearts, and he could even use them. However, he was not yet proficient in manipulating it, so he could only do the former.

He didn't know how he acquired this ability. Perhaps it was because he was constantly evolving into a special individual, and that strange power was given to him by Honkai energy.

After all, didn't the previous Herrscher of Reason also possess the ability to construct objects out of thin air using Honkai energy?

So the Herald who has the ability to construct all things is called the Herald of Reason. Then what should I, the Herald who can see others' fears and take advantage of them, be called?

While Cheng Xing was daydreaming, Mebius looked at the woman beside him with a helpless expression.

Alicia is a truly warm-hearted girl, and you really can't see any dark side in her. She's a pure person who's willing to make friends with everyone.

This is also why Mebius was willing to communicate with Alicia, and the two gradually became familiar with each other through their interactions with these people.

For the first time in the Firemoth organization, Möbius made a true friend, a very friendly friend.

However, this friend is being a bit too enthusiastic.

"Alicia, I'm about to start my experiment, which will be very boring. I also need to participate in other experiments later, so I'm afraid I won't have time to chat with you any longer."

"Okay, then, Mebius, see you later!" Alicia waved to Mebius, then waved to Cheng Xing, who was still daydreaming in the distance, and called out, "Cheng Xing! Goodbye!"

"Ah? Oh!"

Cheng Xing seemed to just realize what was happening, and nodded somewhat blankly.

This is why Mebius is somewhat exasperated. Whenever Alicia comes to the lab, this guy always inexplicably drifts off into a daze. Seriously, spacing out in the lab is a serious mistake! What on earth is this usually serious guy doing? Is Alicia really that charming?!

"Doctor, Ms. Alicia has left."

Klein, noticing that Mebius was still lost in thought, immediately reminded him.

Mebius coughed a few times to cover his embarrassment, and then began today's experiment.

All the other support staff here were pulled to the second batch of research labs by the higher-ups, and then there were five people here again.

Möbius, naturally, could not conduct any large-scale experiments, so he could only conduct the simplest essential experiments.

"Check the cell fusion status."

Mebius has fully entered experimental mode. Although those above her do not agree to her conducting human experiments, why not just use human cells and Honkai energy to conduct experiments?

Once it becomes possible to combine human cells with Honkai energy and demonstrate a certain success rate and value, the people above will agree to conduct actual human experiments.

and……

Looking at Cheng Xing, who was also fully engaged in his work and whose techniques were extremely skillful, even perfectly predicting the experimental results several times, Möbius felt that this guy's talent was simply exaggerated.

It's as if they've undergone countless experiments in this area, and they might even be more advanced than themselves in this field.

But who am I? I am Mebius, a prodigy who possessed a certain degree of self-thinking ability even before I was born. Given time, I will definitely surpass this guy.

From Cheng Xing's perspective...

"Wrong! Wrong! Are you an idiot?! I've emphasized this so many times, it can't grow any further! The 1.43% increase in Honkai energy will completely mutate the structure of the cells! Are you conducting a fusion experiment or some insane experiment to turn people into Honkai Beasts?!"

"No, no! The number of cells is too low. If this continues, no matter what experiments we do, they will deviate significantly from the normal results. We need to increase the number of cells!"

"Hey! Tans! Can you help me calculate the reaction between the cells and Honkai energy in this area? I feel that their fusion rate is slightly better than in other areas."

Cheng Xingmu stared blankly as at least dozens of researchers were running around the entire experiment. Some of them even went so far as to penetrate the thick experimental walls and enter the experimental area to observe the fusion process firsthand.

Everyone was writing on various pieces of paper that appeared out of thin air, and calculating the status of the experiment and the direction of changes that each person would occasionally tell them in their ear.

Cheng Xing has been living like this for the past few months. No one can see these multiple personalities that appeared out of nowhere, and no one can discover the projects they personally participated in. All of their achievements and calculations have been brought to reality through their own hands.

He led a group of researchers all by himself.

The only downside is that your ears will be very noisy, and you'll have to endure being called a newbie or an idiot from time to time.

Moreover, because it's a matter of personality, even if you cover your ears, you can still hear it; it doesn't matter if you're deaf.

Chapter 74: The Remains

Exhausted, Cheng Xing walked from the lab to his room. He never imagined that working in the lab would be so tiring. He didn't know why he made so many mistakes today and got scolded by those bastards around him for a long time.

"Kid, I know you're skeptical of our existence, but trust our expertise. We've been conducting human experiments for years. We've been scum far more than you have, so don't use your amateurishness to question our professionalism."

The old man who called himself Gerald appeared beside him. He and another person who called himself the supervisor were the personalities who often appeared next to him.

"Okay, I know you're very professional, so professional that you even threw the child onto the operating table. I've seen that footage... I know what you did. Coupled with my past aversion and rejection of this kind of thing, I'm even more certain that the person I used to be must have been extremely disgusting."

"Think what you want, our existence is only to guide you on how to conduct experiments. Although we are scum and villains, we are also here to help humanity defeat the Honkai... Of course, this is just an excuse. Many times, a mistake is a mistake. Don't make excuses for nothing. No matter how high-sounding the excuse is, it still can't cover up the mistakes you've made."

Jerac exhaled a cloud of smoke in front of Cheng Xing. The familiar tobacco smell seemed to be real, flooding into Cheng Xing's nostrils and making Cheng Xing frown uncomfortably.

It wasn't that he disliked the taste; rather, it was because the taste was so familiar that it always reminded him of those fragmented, nauseating memories.

Gerald noticed Cheng Xing's uncomfortable expression and knew what was wrong. He smiled, and the cigarette in his hand and the smell of tobacco on his body vanished instantly. He continued, "It's best to avoid smoking and drinking if you can, so it's a good thing. If I hadn't been forced into it, I wouldn't have wanted to get involved with these things. Oh, you know what? Sometimes the chances of dying from taking sleeping pills after drinking are quite high, but I've never been one. I'm really lucky."

"Also, never mind, let the supervisor tell you."

After saying that, Gerald vanished without a trace.

Cheng Xing didn't know why, but after hearing that sentence, he felt a strange sense of sadness in his heart.

He shook his head, trying to shake off that inexplicable emotion; he didn't want to sympathize with these scumbags who had no moral compass.

"God gave me a portal, leading to the universe and the heavens, creating something from nothing, the king of space."

"Another Herrscher! You must know more information to answer me, tell me!"

The supervisor only appeared and said one sentence before disappearing from sight.

After tossing and turning in bed for a long time, Cheng Xing finally managed to fall asleep around midnight.

During this time, he certainly thought about reporting the matter to the higher-ups, but firstly, he had no evidence, secondly, he couldn't explain the source of the information, and thirdly, even if he did explain it, it wouldn't change anything.

He can't do anything right now.

The next morning, Cheng Xing arrived at the laboratory on time.

As soon as Cheng Xing entered, he saw Mebius sitting in his seat with a grim expression, looking very upset.

"Doctor, what's wrong?"

Cheng Xing already knew why in his heart, but he pretended to be calm and asked.

"Early this morning, a second Herrscher appeared. That guy seemed to have the ability to manipulate space. Our missiles and all sorts of equipment couldn't harm him... So, in the end, those guys had no choice but to use a nuclear bomb and kill that Herrscher at the cost of the people of an entire city... an entire city!"

At this moment, Mebius felt anger towards the civilian casualties, but more than that, he felt annoyance at the fact that his fate was not in his own hands and that the life and death of mankind were being arbitrarily humiliated by something higher.

At this moment, Cheng Xing clenched his fists tightly. He also felt a sense of urgency that danger was chasing him. He thought of his two friends who were still in Changkong City.

"What if a third Herrscher appears..."

Cheng Xing felt utterly powerless at that moment. He thought that if that individual appeared in Changkong City, his friends would likely become victims, victims who would not survive!

"Although the people of an entire city were sacrificed, the Second Herrscher's body was preserved intact. That person possessed the ability to manipulate space, and she moved to the maximum extent possible during the nuclear explosion. Although she still suffered severe injuries and died, at least her body was remarkably well-preserved. We must find a way to obtain that Herrscher's body for research; it's of utmost urgency now!"

Mebius submitted an application to send the Second Herrscher's body to the First Laboratory for research, but it was rejected by the previous personnel department, simply because Mebius's laboratory did not have the necessary equipment to thoroughly study the First Herrscher's body.

This is nothing short of a flimsy excuse.

Cheng Xing also had a gloomy face. This had already escalated to the point of life and death for humanity, and these guys were still fighting a civil war!

Mebius slammed his fist on the control panel in front of him, feeling a deep surge of anger.

"...Doctor, tell me where the body is stored."