Collapse, I am actually in the villain camp

Li Wen stood still, carefully sensing the surrounding energy, but still did not notice the other party's existence.

"Left?" He frowned slightly.

At this moment, countless black and red feathers suddenly appeared around him. In just a moment, the black and red feathers turned into sharp swords of the same color and stabbed directly at Li Wen's body.

Li Wen did not panic in the face of this sudden attack. Energy instantly surged around his body, forming a slightly transparent protective shield around him.

Ding, ding, ding——

The long sword pierced through and pierced the protective shield, making crisp sounds, but it could not break Li Wen's defense at all.

Seeing this, the Ruler of Consciousness who was hiding in the dark launched another surprise attack. He appeared and punched Li Wen directly in the back.

After discovering the opponent's trace, Li Wen immediately turned slightly sideways and elbowed the opponent's fist.

With a loud bang, the Ruler of Consciousness retreated rapidly under this heavy blow, leaving a deep mark on the ground.

Chapter 38: Otto's Speculations, the Traces of the Herrscher of Knowledge (Two in One)

Trying hard to stop her retreat, she attacked Li Wen again.

Li Wen had dealt with the feathers at this moment, and his hands were freed, and he stabbed at the opponent with his sword again.

Facing the Herrscher of Consciousness who did not dodge or evade, his sword pierced straight through the opponent's chest.

However, he did not feel the actual sensation of piercing the other person's body.

Sure enough, the next moment, the figure in front of him suddenly shattered like a mirror.

"phantom?!"

Just as he made this judgment in his mind, he felt a violent punch on his chest.

He immediately swung his left fist and, with all his strength, punched towards the empty space in front of him.

Seeing this, the Herrscher of Consciousness quickly raised his arms in front of himself, trying to block Li Wen's attack.

The heavy punch first landed on her arms, and then caused her arms to hit her chest which lacked shock absorption ability, causing her body to fly high.

After struggling to maintain his balance in the air, he landed safely on the ground. The Herrscher of Consciousness tried hard to hold back the blood that was about to gush out, and with trembling arms, he wiped the scarlet blood that oozed from the corner of his mouth.

"Why does this guy feel stronger than Kevin..."

The Herrscher of Consciousness thought somewhat unwillingly.

I just used the illusion to successfully interfere with the other party, but when I punched him, it felt like I hit the key of God.

You know, even Otto's soul steel body was twisted and deformed under her beating. This guy in front of her not only had no reaction at all, but also attacked her directly and counterattacked immediately. He was simply a humanoid monster.

If you punch someone, he will be fine; if he punches you, you will be seriously injured.

How does this work?

As a result, the Herrscher of Consciousness immediately lost the desire to continue fighting with the opponent and simply planned to run away.

After all, I still have to continue to fight against Honkai. It would be too unworthy if I were to lose to humans.

On the other side, Li Wen was also in shock like the Ruler of Consciousness.

However, what shocked him was not the opponent's strength, but the fact that in the previous attack, he clearly felt that there seemed to be a Herrscher core in the opponent's body!

What the hell! How come these Herrschers appear one after another so quickly?

Furthermore, the Red Kite Sage before him didn't seem to be controlled by Honkai. Sure enough, a strong person skilled in consciousness could counter the Herrscher's consciousness...

Thinking of this, Li Wen planned to lock onto the opponent directly. When he was about to take him down, he found that the opponent had completely disappeared without a trace.

"Have you left?"

Looking at the slowly falling feathers, Li Wen frowned.

Due to the interference of the opponent's consciousness, he was unable to completely lock the opponent's position. Even if he wanted to chase, he didn't know which direction to chase.

After a slight hesitation, he decided to investigate the current situation of the destruction of "Destiny".

After all, it would be basically impossible for him to track down the other party if he went out aimlessly to search.

Looking at the thick smoke rising into the sky, Li Wen estimated that the buildings had suffered considerable damage. He quickly connected to the communication channel and asked, "What are the casualties at the headquarters base?"

After a moment, Rita's response came over the communication channel, "There are currently thirteen injured, but no casualties."

Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief. The situation was better than he thought.

"Where are Anna and Night Owl?" he continued to ask.

"The secret laboratory they were in was not attacked by the other side."

Li Wen nodded slightly after hearing Rita's answer and continued, "Don't withdraw the mechas for now; continue monitoring the important roads. Also, inform all departments that Fu Hua has become a Herrscher and has disappeared. Tell them to be careful."

"What?!" Even someone as calm as Rita couldn't help but slightly open her red lips, revealing a look of astonishment.

"This is truly shocking news." However, she quickly reacted, concealing her expression and replying gracefully, "I will immediately notify all Valkyrie units."

Li Wen nodded slightly, "Yes. I'll trouble you with the next thing."

"That's Rita's job," Rita replied respectfully.

After conveying the final order, he immediately called another number.

"Lord Li Wen, what do you want me to do for you?" Amber's voice came from the communicator.

"Amber, help me contact Otto. I know you have a way to contact him." Li Wen said directly.

Although Otto might have met with misfortune at the hands of the Red Kite Immortal, and his backup Soul Steel body was probably destroyed, there was more than one place where Otto's body was stored in the entire "Destiny".

As Otto's confidant, Amber must know where Otto was resurrected.

"Master Li Wen, please wait a moment."

As Amber's voice fell, Li Wen waited patiently. Not long after, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the communication channel.

"I heard that you met her?"

"Yes." Li Wen knew that the other party was talking about the Red Kite Immortal, and continued, "But she escaped."

At this point, he frowned, "Yu Duchen is indeed a bit troublesome. With her consciousness being disturbed, it's difficult for me to launch an effective attack on her."

Unless he locked onto the opponent directly at the beginning, once the opponent entered the illusion before being locked onto, it would be difficult for him to capture the opponent's position.

Perhaps he could achieve this by using large-scale indiscriminate attacks, but in that case, the floating island of "Destiny" would probably fall first.

Therefore, without locking onto the opponent, he can only counterattack when the opponent launches an attack.

"'Yu Duchen'? No, no, no..." Otto shook his head slightly, "That's not the power of 'Yu Duchen'."

"But I saw feathers..." Li Wen said.

"She took it from me. It was just one of Yu Duchen's three thousand feathers. Even in our experiments, that feather couldn't play a big role. How could it possibly create an environment that could deceive even you?"

"It's not the power of Yu Duchen? Could it be... her Herrscher power? When I fought her before, I sensed traces of the Herrscher core." Li Wen gave his own guess.

"That's right," Otto said with a hint of relief. "Judging from your situation, her power definitely comes from the Herrscher of Consciousness, who originates from the same source as Yu Duchen. That's exactly the power you need right now."

"But your old friend is not as easy to talk to as you say. She started fighting with me after I had just said a few words." Li Wen said helplessly.

"Haha. Of course there's a reason for that." Otto chuckled twice before answering Li Wen's question. "The reason is very simple... because the person occupying that body now is probably no longer my old friend."

"You mean that body is now controlled by the Herrscher's consciousness? That's impossible." Li Wen recalled the situation just now and shook his head slightly. "I just fought with her. Her consciousness was very clear and she didn't have any obvious desire to destroy. She is obviously different from those Herrschers who are dominated by Honkai."

"But that doesn't explain why she's wreaking havoc here." Otto laughed. "Even if I shot her for some unavoidable reason, and even if she truly believes I'm unforgivable, she would only target Otto Apokalis and wouldn't implicate anyone else.

"A hero who has lived from a previous civilization until now, would she really change so drastically because of something like this? Moreover, this is not the first time she has encountered such a thing.

"If a single death could bring about such a huge change, then she should have changed five hundred years ago."

Listening to Otto's words, Li Wen also fell into deep thought.

There was silence in the communicator, and no sound disturbed his thoughts.

After a moment, he asked, "But if it's the Herrscher's consciousness that's controlling that body, how can she appear to be just like an ordinary person? When I spoke with her, I could sense that, in her self-perception, she was indeed speaking to me as 'Fu Hua.'"

"What if the Herrscher's consciousness was affected by the memories of Chi Yuan's body?" Otto said meaningfully.

"The influence of body memory..." Li Wen muttered.

"Man is a river of sewage. You must be the sea to accept a river of sewage without becoming polluted yourself." Otto quoted Goethe's famous line with ease, and continued with a relaxed tone, "But what if it is the other way around? The newly born Herrscher's consciousness is just a small clear river, waiting to be dyed with the color called "Honkai," about to become another apostle of Honkai.

"At this time, a vast ocean called "Fuhua" poured into the small river.

"The sea is boundless, easily covering the original dye and assimilating it into part of the ocean. So, who does this river belong to now?"

Li Wen licked his lips and narrowed his eyes slightly. "You mean, the Herrscher of Consciousness was affected by the memories of Fu Hua's body, causing his new consciousness to mistake himself for Fu Hua?"

Otto chuckled twice and replied, "It's just a guess. Otherwise, it can't explain my old friend's abnormal behavior."

"If that body contains the genuine and valuable Herrscher consciousness, then where is the real Fu Hua?" Li Wen raised a new question.

"I don't know." Otto answered very straightforwardly.

"You don't know?" Li Wen looked strange.

"Of course, I'm not an omniscient god after all." Otto smiled helplessly. "Yu Duchen still hides powers I'm unaware of. However, I do have some guesses."

"The first possibility is that her will was suppressed by the Herrscher's consciousness. However, in my opinion, this possibility is extremely low. After all, my old friend had dealt with the Herrscher of Consciousness of that era in the pre-civilization era."

"As for the second possibility..." Otto paused before continuing, "Her consciousness is probably no longer in that body."

"She's not in that body anymore..." Li Wen's mind raced, and an idea suddenly popped up in his mind. He blurted out, "Her consciousness has moved away?"

"That's right." Otto nodded and continued, "After all, my consciousness transfer experiment was developed based on the mimicry of 'Yu Duchen'. As the genuine Key of God, it is very likely to have such a function.

"As for Chi Yuan's whereabouts, based on the timeframe, I think K423 or Little Theresa might know something."

Otto's judgment was not groundless. Even if Fu Hua could transfer consciousness, she would definitely need a corresponding medium, and the feathers of "Yu Duchen" were the best choice.

Otto didn't believe that Fu Hua had been in contact with Theresa and the others for such a long time without ever placing feathers on them.

When Li Wen heard Otto mention Theresa's name, he remembered that he had not yet told Otto about Theresa.

So, he hurriedly said, "Theresa has also become a Herrscher. The reason I wasn't on the Floating Island was because I went to the Salt Lake Base of Anti-Entropy to deal with this matter."

The other end of the communicator fell into an eerie silence. After a moment, Otto's voice rang out again, "How is she?"

"I injected her with the 'God-Slaying Spear,' and she's stable now." Li Wen shook his head slightly. "But judging by the situation, her condition isn't much better than Anna Shaniat's. I'm afraid she'll just have to stay in the infirmary."

"At least it's better than losing their lives," Otto said calmly. "As long as our subsequent research makes progress, we can free them from the constraints of the Herrscher consciousness."

"However, before that, we have to find the Herrscher of Consciousness." Li Wen pondered for a moment before continuing, "Regardless of whether that body actually contains Fu Hua's consciousness, the power of the Herrscher of Consciousness is the strength we need. As for who the owner of that consciousness is, I'm not particularly concerned."

Although he said that, he still didn't mind helping if it could help the other person.

After all, such a hero will inevitably make people respect him.

Otto spoke slowly, "For a Herrscher who has mastered consciousness, it's indeed difficult to find any trace of her in this vast world after leaving 'Destiny'. Fortunately, however, since she identifies herself as 'Fu Hua', we can speculate on her thoughts through her past experiences."

"Do you know where she is going?" Li Wen asked.

"For Fu Hua, since she has chosen to leave Tianming, there are only three places she can go - Saint Freya, Taixu Mountain, and the World Serpent." Otto explained, "Saint Freya is now deserted, and she probably won't choose to return there.

"While the World Serpent had little to do with her, her old comrade Kevin Kaslana had returned, and he was one of her few acquaintances. I hadn't concealed such basic information, so she would naturally be able to discern it from the feathers."

"As for Taixu Mountain, it was her former home after all."

"So, where should I go to track her now? The World Snake or Taixu Mountain?" Li Wen focused his attention on his ears, waiting for Otto's answer.

Chapter 39: Kiana doubts her life

"I think she'll most likely head to the World Serpent." After a moment's thought, Otto offered his answer. "Rather than embarking on a boring exploration alone, she's more likely to find someone who knows her better."

After saying that, he immediately added, "However, these are just my guesses. From my perspective, you should stay at the "Destiny" headquarters right now."

"I'll have the nearby branch conduct reconnaissance on these two locations. If anything unusual happens there, it won't be too late for you to go there then. This will not only prevent the enemy from launching another surprise attack on headquarters, but also prevent your direct presence from alerting them."

As he spoke, he chuckled, "Anyway, with the power of the Herrscher of the Void, you don't have to worry about not being able to make it, right?"

From Li Wen's previous words, he had already guessed the general situation. If K423 had not used the power of the Herrscher, Li Wen would never have been able to travel back and forth between the Salt Lake Base and the "Destiny" headquarters so quickly.

Listening to Otto's words, Li Wen hesitated.

The reason why he agreed to let Kiana use the power of the Herrscher of the Sky to help was because the situation was urgent. He was worried that if he went too late, something might happen to Theresa.

Although Kiana's situation is much better than Anna and Theresa, at least she can move freely, but Li Wen is worried that her frequent use of the Herrscher power will lead to the awakening of her Herrscher consciousness, causing her to fall into the same situation as Anna, or even worse.