Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

"I... I'm scared... ah..."

She was just a child, facing such a horrific disaster, watching the people around her either turn to dust in an instant or die on the spot; and then the dead bodies would twitch for just a few seconds before crawling back to their feet, letting out a terrifying roar to the others who were still alive.

Death and mutations are everywhere, and there are also those huge, terrifying monsters that want to kill everyone...

Who could know how much trembling and fear were accumulated in the heart of this young little girl?

Although during the entire escape, until she fell into coma, the little girl never uttered a word, whether it was fear, sadness, or pain from her injuries, but instead she always gave Anna a quiet, bright smile.

This is not because she is not afraid. Who would not be afraid when faced with such a thing?

What's more, she is just a child.

However, the little girl knew that sister Anna had saved her and was now trying her best to protect her.

I'm just a burden and can't do anything at all, so at least please don't cause trouble for Sister Anna, right?

So, the smart and sensible little girl gritted her teeth silently, suppressed all her sadness, fear and pain in her heart, without saying a word.

Until now, she finally didn't have to endure it anymore; she could finally cry out loud like a normal child.

"Cry, it will be better if you cry..."

Moved by the little girl's sadness, Anna also shed tears silently and hugged her even tighter with more pity.

How could this strong little girl not know what she had done along the way?

"Tsk, this fucked up world..."

Lin Wei sighed.

Every time a collapse occurs, the damage caused is reported to the superiors in terms of "how much area is affected, how many innocent people have died, and how many people have been affected from the outside and their bodies have been corroded by the collapse..."

Numbers, numbers, always numbers,

Those boring, cold, but shocking numbers when you think about them carefully.

If we look at it from a broader perspective, aren’t every square meter of disaster-stricken land and every unfortunate victim a destroyed home and a destroyed family?

When they were separated by a world, Lin Wei had no feeling at all.

When he saw with his own eyes a little girl who had escaped death from the Honkai disaster, crying loudly in front of him;

He also felt that what made up these words and numbers was not ink at all, but endless corpses, blood, and millions of wronged souls.

They were so heavy that it was unimaginable. Just glancing at them made Lin Wei feel unable to breathe.

"What a fucked up world!"

Lin Wei repeated it again hatefully, he didn't know what he was hating.

After all, I am just a time traveler who came here inexplicably. What do these things have to do with me?

Wouldn’t it be nice to just be a quiet spectator?

Lin Wei was torn between his conscience and his desires. He felt like he was crossing a very dangerous dividing line - on one side of the line were "spectators", and on the other side...

Lin Wei didn’t know what it was exactly, but it couldn’t be a good thing anyway!

"What a fucked up world!"

Lin Wei repeated it angrily for the third time, "Can't people just live their lives in peace?"

Otto is also like this, the World Serpent is also like this, Anti-Entropy is also like this, and now even Honkai is also like this...

You all come to force me!

"..."

Lin Wei calmed down, quietly stopped the aircraft, and hovered quietly in the air. Under his feet was a dead, yet still bustling city.

He said nothing, and quietly looked at the two young girls, one big and one small, hugging each other and crying.

Forget it, let's do something more...

Lin Wei thought silently, who made me so soft-hearted?

After waiting for a long time, the little girl's crying finally subsided. I don't know if she was tired of crying or if she had vented all her emotions.

But no matter what, they couldn't keep delaying like this. So Lin patted Anna's shoulder and signaled her to move aside with his eyes.

Although Anna, with tears still on her face, was confused, she still stood up and made way for Lin Wei.

"Wenwen, can I call you that?"

Lin Wei squatted in front of the little girl and asked softly.

"Ah."

After crying, the little girl became less timid. Although she was still sobbing, she still asked bravely,

"Brother Lin Wei...is there anything you want to say to me?"

"Well, Wenwen is really strong..."

Lin Wei gently wiped the tear marks on the little girl's face, which looked like a cat, and then asked softly,

"Do you have any relatives in some corner of the city? My brother and your sister Anna can take you to find them."

Lin Wei finally realized that if he didn't do something, the little girl in front of him might become a Herrscher in the future!

In his heart, he gave the middle finger to a guy with a bad taste.

Chapter 183: Chen Tianwen and Chen Tianwu (7,000 words)

There is an old saying that goes, "A hemp rope breaks at its thinnest point, and misfortune finds its way back to the unfortunate." It sounds really sad and ironic.

The way this old saying is reflected in this world ravaged by collapse is even more sad and ironic - the more unfortunate experiences a person has had, the more painful inner struggles they have, the more likely they are to be chosen to become a Herrscher - with the exception of people like Wendy who, because of their excellent physique and talent, were forced to change their job by being stuffed into a core.

Just by listening to this kind of thing, there is a strong feeling of "funny people making trouble" in it:

Because this extremely outrageous setting is almost unique to modern civilization and is completely different from the Herrschers of the previous civilization era.

Apart from Alysia, the only two Herrschers with names in the previous civilization - Himiko and Ling - the Herrscher mechanism of the previous civilization should be completely random.

Let’s not talk about Himiko, she has a very good attitude!

As for the bell...

Don’t be fooled by her miserable appearance. Her misery happened after she became a Herrscher!

Before she was confirmed to become the Herrscher, not to mention how well her sister protected and cared for her; just looking at Qianjie's furious and resentful look after her death, you would know that this little girl must have been very likable back then.

You know, Qianjie didn't really go crazy that often—

Before Ling, the person who enjoyed the same treatment as her was called Yimer;

After Ling, there is Chikari, who is a memory in the paradise. During the Herrscher incident of the New Generation Erosion, he went on a solo expedition to clear Sakura's grievances.

As for that time with Raiden Mei...

It's so funny, didn't she ask for it?

Besides these two Herrschers, those who were caught up in the Thousand Herrscher Incident and became Herrschers themselves included Klein, Mobius's assistant, and even high-ranking members of the Fire Moth.

This is simply impossible in today's civilization.

After all, can you imagine that a high-ranking member of one of the three major organizations of current civilization suddenly becomes a Herrscher one day?

No way!

What, you mean Walter?

That’s too much!

In short, the hermits of modern civilization follow a completely different screening mechanism from that of previous civilizations—a screening mechanism that can even be traced and fully utilized to some extent:

In the downstream timeline of the original world line, Otto once used this mechanism to lure and successfully capture the escaped Thousand Herrscher Core.

"In a sense, this could be considered... a weakness forcibly implanted into Honkai by the previous civilization?"

Lin Wei complained in his heart: This operation is a bit shameless!

If so, whose idea was it?

Such a fun-loving screening mechanism... Could it be Weiliwei's idea?

"Tsk, that's very much like her style of enjoying the fun and not minding the trouble..."

In Lin Wei's view, the little girl who was rescued by Anna during the disaster was almost a perfect Herrscher - she lost everything in the collapse and suffered pain and torture; even if she survived by chance, she would suffer from loneliness and fear in her dreams for the rest of her life.

It can be said that he has already stepped half a foot on the threshold of the Herrscher;

Even more so, if someone were to do something a little more malicious and gently push her towards the abyss—this little girl who seemed harmless at the moment might one day become another Xilin...

If Lin Wei wanted, he could even complete this process himself—

After all, if a Herrscher could be created within a controllable range, a massive disaster that would otherwise have spread far and wide could be confined to a very small area. This could potentially allow tens of thousands of people who would have died in the disaster to survive.

And the price is just a gentle push from behind this little girl...

By sacrificing just one person, it's possible to save another city with millions of people in the future - it seems like a good deal, doesn't it?

For a few seconds, this thought quietly sounded in his heart, echoing in his ears like the whisper of a devil.

Then, Lin Wei suppressed it with a facial expression, not even giving it a second chance to "speak".

Not only was he unwilling to do so, he even wanted to slam on the brakes!

"If this world can only be saved by sacrificing an innocent little girl, then such a disgusting world itself is not worth saving."

Lin Wei thought silently in his heart.

After all, no one in the world deserves their misfortune, right?

No one has the right to deprive another person of the right to live in the sun and bravely pursue happiness!

In this world, we are all the same human beings, the same living beings. Who is nobler than who?

Those who might die in the collapse are indeed innocent;

But isn’t this little girl in front of me, who just lost everything in the collapse, innocent?

Why should this poor little girl be cruelly made to pay for all this just for a false possibility?

Defeating the Herrscher and resisting the Honkai are matters that those who hold the fate of humanity in their hands, such as Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and the World Serpent, need to consider. This is also what Lin Wei needs to consider now.

The only thing that is not required is the responsibility of the little children who should be laughing in their parents' laps;

So, let's give her back what she deserves...

"Wenwen, do you have any relatives somewhere in the city, like brothers or sisters?"

Lin Wei put away the complex and unspeakable thoughts that had flashed through his mind, squatted down and whispered to the little girl,

"If there is, your sister Anna and I can take you to find him. Maybe we can still make it in time?"

Lin Wei, who had similar experiences in her childhood, deeply understood that for a young child, a living relative was enough to rekindle her courage and hope for life.

And these two things are the only gifts and blessings Lin Wei can give her - just like someone has done to him and what he has done to others in the past.

"Really?"

The little girl was stunned for a long time, as if she had never thought that the adult opposite would say such a thing; then she suddenly became excited and burst into tears again, and asked with tears in her eyes,

"Can you really take me to find my brother?"

Lin Wei noticed that when she was speaking, her two little hands unconsciously pinched the corners of her clothes tightly, as if she was afraid that she would say a negative answer in the next sentence.

"Lin Wei..."

Anna called out softly, with an embarrassed expression, silently signaling to him:

"Don't waste your energy. The probability of an ordinary person surviving to this day alone is too low. It's impossible to find him."

In her opinion, this kind of hope that was doomed to bear no fruit would only bring more disappointment and greater harm to the little girl; therefore, it would be better not to give her this false hope from the beginning.

But Lin Wei ignored Anna's kind reminder, and just gently wiped the little girl's tears again, saying gently and firmly,

"Of course. How can an adult deceive a child so easily?"

After a pause, he pretended to be a little distressed and said,

"But I can't find the direction by myself. Does Wenwen know the exact location of your brother?"

He knew that since the little girl brought out by Anna was called Chen Tianwen, she must have a brother named Chen Tianwu, who was struggling and waiting to die in a ruin somewhere in Manila; but was still alive - Lin Wei didn't believe it was really such a coincidence, it just happened to be the same name as the "Chen Tianwen" who appeared in that plot.