I am a Herrscher of Ice, and I am loved by players.

Because of these reasons, and the fact that there was no way to contact Yulandel here and no one saw Yulandel, Rita concluded that this was an illusion.

Rita could even guess that the other party was too lazy to even deal with her, probably because she was too weak, and that was indeed the case.

Although Rita knew that this was an illusion, she had no ability to escape from it.

Of course, after fighting for a while, she roughly guessed the condition for escaping from here, which was to be able to defeat the Ice Herrscher in front of her.

But apart from being restrained in attributes, Rita is indeed inferior to the Ice Herrscher in strength, which means she can only waste time here.

However, soon, Yulandel arrived here. After repelling the Ice Ruler, Yulandel took Rita and temporarily evacuated, and the Ice Ruler did not choose to continue chasing.

Just at the moment of leaving the illusion, both Rita and Yulandel could feel that the Ice Ruler in the distance seemed to be more solid. Of course, this could also be an illusion.

Outside the coral island, on the cross-sea bridge, Rita and Yulandel met up with the Valkyries of the Immortal Blade who stayed there, and exchanged information.

"It seems that the Herrscher of Ice is Anna."

Rita said slowly. She was not surprised by the result. It was normal for Anna to become the Herrscher of Wind and then be chosen as the Herrscher of Ice.

Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, there is nothing wrong with Anna's consciousness. It's just that Anna may be doing something that is very important and needs to be kept secret.

"In this case, I now know why the Bishop asked the residents of Coral Island to evacuate. I'm afraid that was the order given by Anna."

"Anna started to set up this plan a long time ago."

Yulandel couldn't help but sigh. Although she didn't know what Anna was doing, it didn't stop her from being surprised and admiring.

However, even she felt a little powerless.

Anna is obviously their family and friend, but when Anna is fighting hard, they can only stay here and can't do anything and are completely unable to help.

She did not blame Anna for not telling them everything, because, judging from the current situation, Anna did not do so probably because they really could not help.

"Captain, deputy captain, I have collected some information about the World Serpent cadres."

Alvette came over and passed some information to Yulandel and Rita. It was about the World Serpent Cadre Night Owl. In the original plot, it was Alvette who found this information.

"I see, that boy is the guy you met in Manila, Master Yulandel."

After reading the information, Rita couldn't help but sigh.

And Yulandel frowned slightly. She always felt that something was wrong. This Night Owl, or Chen Tianwu, seemed... to be inextricably linked to Anna's actions, but she couldn't be sure.

"Do we need to report this to the Bishop?"

"…Report it. He probably already knows it."

Volume 1: Chapter 127 - The Herrscher Awakens

So, does our Bishop Otto really know all this?

The answer is, I don’t know.

Otto is just a human being, not a god. Basically, everything Anna did was to avoid Otto as much as possible, for fear that this uncertain factor would cause trouble.

But unfortunately, she still underestimated Otto's ambition, and Otto had already pointed his spearhead at her.

However, even if he aimed, Otto would not be able to get anything valuable. Just like the second collapse, the situation was completely beyond Otto's control.

This kind of situation was the first time for Otto.

Be it the Lord of the World Serpent or the mysterious Anna, Otto could not afford to offend them. But now, he began to covet Anna's power. It can only be said that Otto has always been good at courage.

So, why couldn't he have been more romantic when it came to Kallen's matter? If he had just followed Kallen's lead, the situation could have been avoided...

Because of these reasons, facing the report from Yulandel, Otto could not muster up the courage he had before and put everything on it. He had to stay here and continue studying the Void.

But he must also get involved in Anna's matter.

It can be said that Mr. Otto fell into an extremely tangled state, and in the end...

"Yulandel, the situation on Coral Island is now entirely your responsibility. You only need to ensure the interests of Tianming in this incident! If necessary, you can request more troop support and firepower assistance."

Thus, the tone for Otto's mission was set.

This is also a kind of compromise made by Otto. As for Anna, he can only add fuel to the flames and test her secretly for the time being. After all, his strength on paper is indeed not as good as these two.

However, even so, Otto did not give up hope.

After all, making a small investment for a big gain is a normal thing for him, and that’s how he got here.

"As you command, Lord Bishop."

Yulandel responded respectfully. Otto's reaction did not surprise Rita and Yulandel. Otto was a little afraid of the World Serpent.

As for Anna, they didn't think much about it. Who could have thought that Anna actually possessed such incredible power? That was totally irrational, right?

The communication was interrupted. The two people stood there, looking at the coral island in the distance, in silence.

But silence was not a solution after all, and in the end, it was Rita who broke the silence.

"Lord Yulandel, what are you going to do?"

Rita asked. Although Anna had warned her before, the warning was only for a moment. As friends and family, they could not allow Anna to fight alone while they just watched and did nothing.

"Rita, you will take over the command of the Valkyrie troops. Depending on the situation, ask the Bishop for reinforcements."

After a long while, Youlandel said slowly, with an unquestionable momentum in her voice.

"What about you?"

Rita was not surprised by this answer. What she really cared about was Yulandel's choice. Besides, she also understood that she was a burden to Yulandel.

"I will go into the coral island again to look for Raiden Mei. At the very least, we should share the information with them."

Yulandel was referring to the situation of Night Owl.

As for why communication is not possible, there is no doubt that the World Serpent is facing the same illusion, or even a more profound illusion.

If all this was really Anna's plan, then the entry of the World Snake must have been within Anna's expectations. Moreover, Anna's understanding of Raiden Mei and the World Snake was better than theirs. Even the cadre named Chen Tianwu was within Anna's calculations.

So, in a sense, she didn't want to go over, but Youlandel was also thinking about a possibility. Perhaps, it was within her expectations that she could find information about Chen Tianwu. Perhaps this was also part of the layout?

But no matter what, Yulandel planned to go in and take a look. Moreover, with her familiarity with the illusion, even if she really encountered danger, she would be able to escape safely.

"okay."

Rita was not surprised by Yulandel's choice, and she had no way to stop her. Silently supporting her and doing her job well were the only things Rita could do now.

..........

In the center of the coral island, on the central platform, in the solid ice, Anna was still sleeping like a frozen Sleeping Beauty, but her consciousness was awake.

At this moment, she was fighting against her Honkai personality and had no idea about the situation in the outside world.

"Hahahaha, you will never succeed, you usurper!"

Anna had a lot of power in her hands and easily suppressed the Herrscher personality, but the Herrscher personality was still clamoring, as if it had been stimulated by konjac, and was very crazy.

This also made Anna frown.

But she had no way to completely destroy the Herrscher's personality.

Different from the Herrscher personality when she was the Herrscher of the Wind, the Herrscher personality in front of her is her negative personality. It has existed from the beginning and is the negative personality of the real Anna.

Although Anna is now the real Anna, because of this, she cannot completely eliminate the Herrscher personality unless she denies herself.

But this is absolutely impossible. Apart from this, Anna has only one way, which is to break Anna's inner demon. What is Anna's inner demon? In fact, it is the crying little girl in the collapse of Manila.

At that time, Anna was frightened by the Great Collapse and was only concerned with escaping. She did not respond to the little girl's call for help, which became Anna's pain point.

Even after Anna came and replaced the original Anna, saved many people, and even killed the source of the collapse, it did not eliminate the pain. So, if you want to completely eliminate the inner demon, you can only...

Looking at the arrogant Herrscher personality in front of her, Anna's eyes flickered, and golden chains stretched out from her body and bound the Herrscher personality. This was the power called Discipline, given by Aponia.

In terms of controlling the Herrscher, although it is not as close to the essence as the Staff of Hell, it is by no means inferior in power, and can even be better in some details.

"Please...don't leave the coral island."

Anna issued such a commandment to the Herrscher's personality, which was also another layer of protection. As long as the Herrscher could only move within the Coral Island, everything would be under her control. In this way, even if she failed, she could still restrict the Herrscher.

"Hey, I'll give you a chance. As long as you choose to accept me, I won't destroy you."

"Hahahaha, who do you think you are? A usurper! Can you kill me?"

The Herrscher personality laughed wildly, giving off a hysterical vibe.

"never mind."

Anna sighed and shook her head. As expected, she had nothing to say to the Herrscher personality. She knew everything about the other person, and the other person also knew everything about her.

As a Herrscher personality formed by the accumulation of many negative emotions, Anna even had an idea: if she left this guy alone, would she be able to seize the power of domination?

Honestly, Anna felt it was very possible.

In fact, if Fu Hua had not sealed Xiao Shi, Xiao Shi would also be a good hand at fighting against the Ruler of the Domination. As long as he could be unreasonable and brutal, he would be even more powerful than the Ruler of the Thousand People. Then, the Ruler of the Thousand People would be nothing.

"Since you say I am an usurper, I will give everything back to you. Let me see what you can accomplish."

After saying that, Anna took one last look at the Herrscher personality and turned away.

In fact, as a Herrscher personality, she is also not qualified to judge Anna as an usurper, because the negative emotions and memories contained in the Herrscher personality also include Anna's own. In other words, she is closely related to herself.

If Anna is an usurper, then does that mean she is no longer a law enforcer?

In the end, the world did not reject them, which means that they are indeed Anna, and there is no such thing as usurper. It can only be said that among thousands of parallel worlds, this possibility was born due to some special factors.

Deep in her consciousness, Anna stopped and gathered her own power. The most important one was the power of wind. Even if the Herrscher personality controlled her body, she had to follow her rules to use the power of wind. This was the benefit of conquering power.

This also means that even if she fails in the struggle and fails to complete her metamorphosis, she still has enough time to control her power and perish together with the Herrscher.

At the same time, Anna can also call upon part of the power of ice, and this part of the power of ice is the key.

It has been said a long time ago that the extreme of ice, absolute zero, can freeze time, while instant swordsmanship can break through space. The combination of the two is a technique that can transcend time and space.

And now, Anna plans to use this trick to cross time and space, go back to the most regrettable time for Anna, and change the past.

However, this also raises a question: can the past be changed?

If the past were changed, what would be the impact on the future and present?

However, Anna is not thinking so much at the moment. The most important thing for her now is to try whether traveling through time and space is feasible. Only if it is possible, can she consider the following things.

And it turns out that this seems to be actually possible.

As the temperature reached absolute zero, Anna swung her sword and performed an instant swordsmanship. As time and space were destroyed, a crack appeared in front of Anna, a rift connecting the past and the present.

Just through the crack, Anna can see the Anna of the past, and the timeline on the other side is exactly the timeline Anna is expecting.

Anna didn't hesitate at all and immersed herself in it directly.

As Anna left, the Herrscher of Ice in the ice opened his eyes. His originally pink eyes turned black, and there was eye shadow that looked like ice and snow in his eyes. A layer of black mist also covered the pure and cold ice.

The Herrscher of Ice has awakened at this point. She is the Herrscher of Ice after her metamorphosis, the complete Herrscher of Ice, and with the power of wind, her name is the Herrscher of Winter!

Cracks appeared in the solid ice covering the Herrscher, and then the girl broke through the ice.

The Herrscher's ceremonial attire has also undergone some changes. It is still a robe on the outside, but now it has become a robe similar to the one worn by the Winter Solstice Executioner in another Xiaomi game, Genshin Impact.

But the color is black, and a pure white crown appears on the Herrscher's head, symbolizing the Herrscher's supreme authority. In terms of perception, this Herrscher is more similar to the feeling between the Demonic Body Mirror Flow and the Herrscher of Knowledge.

The Herrscher raised his hand, and a throne of ice and snow appeared behind him. As the Herrscher sat on the throne, a huge imperial palace of ice and snow also rose from the ground.

The Herrscher sat on the throne, ice and snow condensed beneath her throne, holding it up high.

She closed her eyes, a hint of annoyance showing on her face.

"Tsk, what a boring restriction."

Yes, she has discovered the restriction set by Anna, but this is constructed with the power of discipline. Even if the Herrscher of Ice is very powerful, he still cannot dissolve it. After all, the truly powerful Herrscher of Winter should be Anna who has temporarily left.

Although this sounds a bit funny, the Herrscher who is formed by the Herrscher personality is not as powerful as the Herrscher of Man who becomes the Herrscher by his own will.

The Herrscher opened his eyes and raised his hand.

A piece of ice as solid as a mirror appeared in front of the Herrscher, and images were reflected on the mirror: one side was the situation on the World Serpent's side, and the other side was the situation on the Destiny's side.

After all, she is a Herrscher, and is somewhat anti-human and anti-social. Although she is bound to this coral island by Anna's rules, she has no good temper towards these invaders.

However, she didn't want to kill them just like that.

It is true that she is a Herrscher, but she also inherited Anna's emotions, which makes her have different feelings towards some people in the picture.

Moreover, as a newly awakened Herrscher, a true empress, she had to be trapped in this bitter and cold imperial palace, so naturally she had to find a way to create some entertainment for herself to pass the time.

As for the rest, just wait for that usurper bastard to come back and settle accounts with her!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the face of the Herrscher. Compared with Anna, her eyes were colder and there was a bit of madness about her. She did not have that gentle feeling at all. It can be said that they were completely different.