My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

Before the gun could fall, Cecilia preemptively snatched the Black Abyss White Flower back into her hand. She looked at Kiana with some surprise; although it had only been a short time, she noticed that Kiana was gradually becoming stronger over time.

Both the application of Honkai energy and the actual manifestation of the unfolding of power are rapidly increasing as the battle progresses, much like someone who is not familiar with walking learns to run after a short period of adaptation.

"This is the use of the 'sea of ​​questions' strategy. It extracts data from the environment from the very beginning. Then, as long as we substitute this extracted data into a fixed formula and make slight deductions and changes to the formula, we can successfully solve the problems in practical applications." Bai Chen provided an explanation for Kiana. This was a plan he was quite proud of, and it was also part of the prototype of his plan for all future Herrschers.

Aside from the theoretically powerful Lawbreakers who can learn all of humanity's knowledge, everyone else can quickly gain power through this method of intensive practice and model-based learning. With a solid foundation in arithmetic and its applications, and having constructed a sufficient number of models, anyone can become proficient through practice and naturally break through the limitations of models and formulas.

This is what teachers often say: "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear; do a thousand sets of exercises and your grades will come naturally."

Without him, only familiar with Seoul.

"Now it's my turn, Mom!"

Kiana clasped her hands together, and the massive amount of Honkai energy she had been accumulating swept across the entire space through the wormhole behind her.

Cecilia then discovered that, without her noticing, Kiana had secretly buried Honkai crystals containing the Herrscher of the Void's Honkai energy in the surrounding spatial dimensions. These Honkai crystals were created by her during her usual practical experiments, not only thanks to Bai Chen, but also containing the methods and tricks of energy application from the Tai Xu Sword Intent that Fu Hua had given her.

Now, all these Honkai energy crystals are responding to Kiana's Honkai energy summoning, emitting vibrations at the same frequency.

Because of her pursuit of Kiana, Cecilia was already in mid-air. Without spatial abilities, she was unable to escape from the encirclement of these Honkai energy crystals in a short time.

"World, distort it!"

After a short period of calculation, and taking advantage of her home field, Kiana finally bypassed the huge disadvantage of being restrained by Sirin and lacking Honkai energy under the combined vibration of the 16 Honkai energy crystals she had buried, and completed her first powerful offensive move.

The first thing to appear is the spatial stacking that Kiana used before, a neat cube that locks down enemies gathered in the center of the space. Even if there are ways to break through, it would take a considerable amount of time to break through the spatial lock of one wall.

Then there's the altered gravitational field of space, six sides, six different gravitational parameters, like the ancient torture of being torn apart by five horses, with the midpoints of all the gravitational field planes falling on the enemy at the very center.

This is the part of the gravitational field that causes the greatest change in gravity. The pull from six directions can theoretically pull all the blood out of a person's body instantly, causing severe organ failure and bone displacement.

But that's not all. When planning this move for Kiana, Bai Chen referred to all of these as control conditions. The purpose was to change this space into a formula problem that Kiana was most familiar with, so that she could quickly complete the more difficult subsequent operations.

A thin black line spread outward from Kiana's fingertip and broke off in space.

Slice through the strings of space!

Chapter Sixty-Three: The First Victory?

Although Kiana had conducted many simulations and practiced extensively in Bai Chen's imaginary space in the past, none of them had gone as smoothly as today.

It wasn't just because she wanted to demonstrate her power to Cecilia, but also because Sirin's consciousness, hidden within the core of the Herrscher, affirmed and supported Kiana's actions.

With Sirin holding back, Kiana's control over the Herrscher of the Void and her manipulation of Honkai energy have improved significantly, and the stability of her abilities is far beyond what she could have achieved during her previous training.

Kiana's spatial strings, which were spreading towards Cecilia, were not aimed at any vital parts of her body. Kiana wanted to leave a wound on Cecilia's abdomen to prove her ability. Such a wound, if it were Cecilia wielding the Black Abyss White Flower, could be healed in just a few breaths.

However, before the black lines could extend to their intended positions within the space sealed off by Kiana, Cecilia, who was suppressed within the spatial distortion field, broke through Kiana's domain in a way that exceeded Kiana's expectations.

Due to the injury caused by the gravitational field, Cecilia spat out a mouthful of blood. After leaving her body, the blood was rapidly catalyzed by the Black Abyss White Flower, turning into a cloud of blood mist that quickly eroded the entire spatial domain constructed by Yana.

Cecilia's holy blood cannot destroy physical space, but it can neutralize the Herrscher's Honkai energy, rendering Kiana's method of altering space using traps ineffective. Of course, if it were Bai Chen, he would have a more sophisticated and subtle method to create gravitational tidal waves that Cecilia cannot reach, as well as a spatial cutting field with a range of hundreds of meters, to avoid the influence of the holy blood.

Kiana, having never received education from the Schariac family, was unaware of the Schariac bloodline. Even though, theoretically, Kiana, created based on Cecilia's daughter, possessed similar bloodlines, she never noticed her own abnormality.

The carefree Kiana never imagined that back then, she was just an ordinary high school girl in Changkong City. If she didn't have any strange bloodline or power, how could she break the crystal circuit of the Herrscher of Thunder's rebirth with her bare hands and turn Raiden Mei back into a human state with just a little blood?

If it's not based on blood ties, is it based on love and justice?

Kiana's spatial traps became ineffective due to the failure of Honkai energy, and the spatial strings that had not yet been cut also disappeared due to the change in parameters.

However, even after solving all of this, Cecilia's physical condition was not very good. Although she only experienced a brief period of gravitational pull, the real blood loss from her body was not something that Black Abyss White Flower could heal in a short time.

The Holy Blood of the Schariac family is indeed one of the miracles of this era. It can even neutralize the Honkai energy of Herrschers and save people like Himeko, who have been severely corrupted by Honkai, from irreversible death. However, the biggest drawback of the Holy Blood is that the user will become weak due to massive blood loss. And because of the special nature of the Holy Blood, even the Black Abyss White Flower cannot restore Cecilia's health in a short period of time.

"Cough cough." Cecilia landed back on the ground in mid-air and stuck the spear Black Abyss White Flower at her feet.

"It is indeed an ingenious idea and design. Without Sirin opening up more of her power to you, you can achieve this level of skill by relying only on the small amount of power that emanates from the core of the Herrscher of the Void..." Having accurately learned about Kiana's physical condition during the battle, Cecilia placed her hand on the gun handle and looked at Bai Chen in the audience with a complicated expression.

"Should I call it luck? If the Herrscher born during the Second Honkai Impact and appearing on the moon hadn't been Sirin, but you..." Cecilia didn't finish her sentence, only shaking her head helplessly.

Theresa had confessed everything to her, including Kiana's performance over the years—videos, photos, and report cards. Cecilia knew perfectly well that her daughter wasn't even a good student; she was a good-for-nothing who couldn't even get into college.

But it is precisely this Kiana who has achieved what she has today under the guidance of Bai Chen for over a month.

“If it were me, you wouldn’t be able to see the moon right now.” Bai Chen shrugged. He was indeed very interested in the ruins left on the moon, but since it was guarded by the will of the fallen, he had never set foot on the moon for safety’s sake.

If he lands on the moon, obtains multiple Herrscher Cores and some knowledge, and then retrieves the Herrscher of Reason Core from Welt Yang, humanity can declare defeat and start a new civilization from scratch.

Although he himself had no interest in destroying the Earth, Bai Chen didn't care whether the aftershocks of the battle in the sky would destroy everything on the ground if he went to war with the Honkai consciousness. He also couldn't guarantee it.

Kiana also fell back to the ground from the air, the Honkai energy fluctuations gradually subsided, and her bright golden pupils dimmed.

"Shall we continue, Mom?"

“No, your performance far exceeded my expectations. I concede defeat in this duel,” Cecilia said with a smile, raising her hands in a gesture of surrender.

Bai Chen was a little dissatisfied because such a battle result might not be recognized by the system. However, he glanced at the system panel next to him and found that his side quest progress had increased by 1/6 again.

In other words, the system acknowledged Cecilia's surrender and automatically determined that Theresa could not defeat Bai Chen—even if the rated power of the Judah Oath was activated, it would be impossible, and Bai Chen would not give her such a close-range opportunity.

Therefore, they have been eliminated according to the system's judgment, and Kiana only needs to defeat the remaining five teams of participants to complete the mission.

"Is that all? She still has abilities she hasn't shown yet!" Although the system acknowledged it, Bai Chen was still not satisfied. He hadn't just taught Kiana this little bit. Although she hadn't fully learned many things yet, isn't growth through practice and setbacks a necessary process for everyone?

"Oh dear, I'm getting old after all, and I can never bring myself to spar with my daughter."

Black Abyss White Flower rapidly healed all her injuries. Cecilia shrugged, seemingly indicating she truly had no intention of continuing.

Bai Chen had no choice but to give up his idea of ​​continuing to experiment on the guinea pigs, and even the system acquiesced. What followed would be a thankless task: "Alright, anyway, there's Raiden Mei next. Both of them are Herrschers, so it'll be a pretty eye-catching performance."

"You mean that pretty girl with long black hair? I noticed her yesterday. She's been acting very reserved around me. Could it be that she and Kiana have some kind of secret?"

Cecilia carried the Black Abyss White Flower back on her back, exiting her cold and serious battle state and reverting to the gentle, yet somewhat gossipy, young lady she once was.

Because of her argument with Kiana, Raiden Mei was also a bit at a loss when facing Cecilia. In order to prepare for the battle that night, she spent her time sitting in front of the computer studying and experimenting with her abilities, and didn't have much interaction with Cecilia.

Bai Chen perked up instantly upon hearing Cecilia's question. What could be more satisfying than gossiping about a daughter's little-known secrets and dark history, and exposing her relationships with her classmates, all in front of her mother?

Impossible! It doesn't exist!

"Oh, you've come to the right person. Let me tell you, this story begins a few years ago in Changkong City, during the third collapse. That day, everyone in the city saw two beautiful young women embracing and weeping in the sky, pouring out their hearts to each other..."

"Hey! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

Kiana jumped up and down, trying to pull Bai Chen away from Cecilia, but this was the imaginary space controlled by Bai Chen. In the blink of an eye, Cecilia and Bai Chen disappeared, leaving only Kiana still jumping up and down in place.

"Damn it! Damn it! Why is there such a bastard in this world! When I become the strongest Valkyrie in the world, I will definitely pin this arrogant Herrscher to the ground, 1000 times, 1000 times!"

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Sirin caused trouble at the Far East branch, while on the other side of the city, Raven and Gretchen enjoyed a rare moment of peace and quiet in the morning.

Although Raven is currently short of money, after all, the entire island she bought was submerged by the sea and completely ruined because of the Herrscher of the Void, someone who can buy an island, no matter how poor, can afford to eat breakfast.

Adhering to the idea of ​​letting Greysh, who had grown up in the base nearing the end of the world and had never eaten much good food, enjoy the good life of modern times, Raven took Greysh to the largest and best hotel in Sky City to eat their Chinese-style breakfast buffet.

Although she was a mercenary, Raven actually had a great sense of style. In the past two days, she had taken a large sum of money from Bai Chen but had nothing to do. Since she had a cute and obedient little girl by her side, she made Gretchen her personal dress-up doll.

The girl was dressed in an elaborate and gorgeous Lolita dress, with a ribbon hat on her head, long fishnet stockings, and black leather boots. She had a cool and aloof demeanor and a lovely appearance.

Carrying a plate of shrimp dumplings, Greta, dressed like this, attracted everyone's attention as she moved through the restaurant.

"Can you still eat?" Raven asked with some concern. Because the waiters kept clearing away the cutlery, there weren't many plates on the table, but in reality, Gretchen had already eaten several times the amount of breakfast an adult would eat.

“Fusion warriors can store an enormous amount of heat.” Gretchen puffed out her small chest, which was even more developed than that of a certain immortal.

Just then, a sound that the raven didn't want to hear came from behind her.

"Isn't this our Miss Natasha? I never expected that the renowned mercenary Raven would participate in this gathering of Herrschers," said the Archbishop of Destiny with a smile.

Chapter Sixty-Four: People Who Can See the Future

What was originally a table for two quickly became a table for four.

Otto Apocalypse sat down with Karen at the table where Raven and the others were sitting.

Karen seemed somewhat sullen and resentful towards Otto, but she didn't say much. Instead, she took a few plates of pastries and vented her anger on her appetite.

It seems that although Otto successfully answered Karen's questions about him over the years after returning home last night and did his best to soothe Karen's emotions, Karen still couldn't help but question Otto's actions.

Of course, whether there was any deception or concealment involved remains unknown to outsiders. However, judging from Kallen's current state, she and Otto should resume their original relationship after some time.

In any case, as long as a man doesn't let a woman know what he did, it's considered that he didn't do it. Men all over the world should have this tacit understanding.

Otto is always clean in his dealings, and if he were to put his mind to it, he would likely leave no trace of the mess he made in the past.

“Your Excellency, Bishop of Destiny, a great figure like you and a lowly mercenary like myself are from completely different worlds. Why waste your time here with us?” Raven said, feeling extremely uncomfortable and restless.

Unlike others, Raven, as an intelligence officer for World Serpent, knew very well how many unimaginable and heinous things Otto had done over the years.

Although judging from yesterday's events, he and his employer, Bai Chen, were in cahoots. However, Bai Chen was a mentally unstable Herrscher, and Archbishop Otto was a ruthless old fox, while Raven was just a small mercenary with a group of children to worry about. She dared not interfere between these two powerful figures.

God knows whether Otto wanted to kill her to silence her, or even worse, to capture all the children she was protecting and experiment on them.

“Ms. Natasha Ciora, as far as I know, you are also one of the assistants hired by Bai Chen for this ball, and I am one of his invited companions. As a friend of the same side, I hope to provide you with a small assistance, such as building a beautiful orphanage for you on a scenic, secluded island,” Otto said with a smile.

This immediately turned the raven's face ashen.

Seeing the woman's expression, Otto could only sigh helplessly. Regardless of what Raven thought, his suggestion was genuinely from the heart.

On one hand, he wanted to establish an orphanage where Kallen could feel at ease and also find emotional support. After all, according to his investigation, most of the orphans Raven collected were children born from Honkai erosion, and many of them had varying degrees of Honkai energy disease, which was precisely what Schicksal excelled at.

On the other hand, he developed a strong interest in Raven, the mercenary whom Bai Chen had specifically contacted. He had only just received the latest intelligence from a spy planted in the Far East branch last night. According to that intelligence, Bai Chen, this suddenly appearing Herrscher of the Void, seemed to have identified an ordinary B-rank Valkyrie, Bronya Zaychik, in the Far East branch as having the potential to become the next Herrscher.

He worked through the night to gather all the information related to Bronya. The final results showed that although she had undergone the anti-entropy experiment, was once a renowned Ural Silver Wolf on the snowfields, had excellent grades in the academy, and was also a very strong hacker, she was, apart from that, just an ordinary Valkyrie who had not yet graduated.

According to Otto's assessment, he saw no possibility of Bronya becoming a Herrscher.

However, he felt that Bai Chen would not make such a basic mistake.

If the data cannot explain the problem, if all possibilities are overturned, then the final result will be an answer that is unexpected yet seems reasonable.

Bai Chen, the Herrscher of the Void who has already touched upon time, can not only go up the Imaginary Tree in reverse to capture fragments of the past, but also go down the Imaginary Tree to see possible future scenarios.

The application of time as a two-sided concept is a judgment that anyone with even a slight understanding of it can make.

This points to a possibility that puzzles Otto even more, and it's the biggest question that arises in his mind—Bai Chen, is he really from this world? Why would a Herrscher possess so many inexplicable abilities?

It is incomprehensible, unmeasurable, and utterly mysterious.

Of course, these speculations are of little significance to Otto. Whether Bai Chen is a visitor from another world outside the Collapsed World or a celestial being from the depths of the endless universe, he has indeed come up with a plan to revive Kallen on the timeline, so he is the ally that Otto believes will not change.

Aliens are nothing compared to Kallen. So what if they're aliens? Did they eat Earth's rice or flour? There were even alien beings who weren't from Earth among the Fusion Warriors of the last century!