My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

Chapter Six: All Tactics Turn to Base Raiding

Bai Chen wasn't an unregistered individual in this world. Just like when he woke up on the Hyperion, he was indeed a registered crew member on the Hyperion. However, he had just joined the ship and was an intern in the research department. Apart from the person in charge, only Raiden Mei knew him on the entire ship.

Several years ago, he was Raiden Mei's classmate in middle school. However, before Mei's father got into trouble and went to prison, he was admitted to university ahead of schedule due to his outstanding competition scores.

"You are, Bai Chen?" Raiden Mei still remembered her old classmate. After all, his superhuman intelligence and absurd grades were legendary in the school at the time, and even after he left, his legend was still mentioned from time to time on campus.

But how did his old classmate end up on the Hyperion? And the ominous Honkai energy fluctuations emanating from him didn't seem like something a human should have.

"I'm glad you still remember me, Mei-sama. But it's a pity that so many years have passed and things have changed. You have become the Herrscher of Thunder, while I have become the Herrscher of Void."

Two Void Spears identical to Sirin's appeared beside Bai Chen. These things are indeed useful attack methods, the simplest application of Herrscher powers. It's just a pity that the actual damage they cause is pathetic. So far, they can only bully ordinary people.

"You say you're the Herrscher of the Void, then what about Kiana?"

Mei didn't doubt Bai Chen's identity; after all, she was also a Herrscher and was very familiar with the Herrscher's aura. Her only concern was Kiana. As far as they knew, Kiana was the Herrscher of the Void, and if Kiana's Herrscher core was within Bai Chen's body, then where was Kiana?

Bai Chen ignored her and first checked the system. To his disappointment, the system did not react at all and did not provide any notification that he had come into contact with the next target that could be simulated.

It seems that Raiden Mei, who has lost her Herrscher core and has not truly awakened to become a Herrscher, is not a Herrscher recognized by the system, so even if she has the best aptitude, it is useless.

According to the plot, Mei needs at least four more months to absorb massive amounts of Honkai energy and awaken as a Herrscher under the guidance of Kevin, the boss of World Serpent, thus becoming a powerless dragon-riding cook. But four months is enough time to publish three batches of papers, and Bai Chen doesn't want to wait until then.

Or we could go back now, take the Herrscher of Thunder Core from Kiana's body and return it to Mei, then lie to her that Kiana died at our hands, and lure her into unleashing her power and fighting us.

It seems like it might actually be feasible...

Bai Chen's gaze toward Mei gradually turned dangerous. Considering the current power disparity between the two, even if Mei were to awaken as the Herrscher of Thunder, she would still be no match for him. When he could also simulate the Herrscher of Thunder, he could give Mei a good taste of what electron cancellation and positron cannons were all about.

What's the use of riding a dragon? Can a dragon knight of the Hokushin Itto-ryu style withstand my magnetic field rotation fist with ten million horsepower?

"Yes, she's in my hands now." Bai Chen readily admitted Kiana's current situation. "She won't reappear until she completes her mission to my satisfaction."

"Where's Mr. Jizi?"

"She's dead. She died in the imaginary space. If you're lucky, you might be able to find her body there." Bai Chen remained outspoken.

Although she had a vague premonition, when the news was actually confirmed, Mei's nose twitched, and she seemed about to cry. Fortunately, she held back her tears so as not to embarrass herself in front of Bai Chen.

At this moment, upon hearing the alarm, the other Valkyries arrived one after another. Bronya, carrying the Heavy Bunny, and Theresa, holding the Oath of Judah, blocked the entrance. Meanwhile, Fu Hua, the class leader, had already been recalled by Schicksal and was no longer on the Hyperion's ship.

They heard Bai Chen's reply, exchanged a glance, and Theresa's Judas Cross shot out a golden chain, dragging Mei towards the door. Theresa herself then took Mei's place, standing opposite Bai Chen and talking to him.

“Thank you for the news, Mr. Herrscher. But when will you be able to release Kiana? We all miss her very much, and she has many health problems and needs to recuperate. If you have already removed the Herrscher core from her body, then she probably isn't of much value to you anymore,” Theresa asked worriedly.

The entire world is currently searching for the Herrscher of the Void, but other organizations only need her power and her Herrscher core. Only the people of St. Freya Academy aim to find Kiana. Upon seeing that the Herrscher of the Void had been replaced, Theresa couldn't help but feel relieved. Whatever the secrets behind this, losing the Herrscher's power is a good thing for Kiana.

Bai Chen curled the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly: "Oh, this lovely little sister. I need to correct you. Although she is just a pathetic imitation, the core containing power within her body remains unchanged. In a sense, she is still the Herrscher of the Void as you define her."

"Incredible, unbelievable? Foolish! Who limited your knowledge? Who limited the rules of the world? How dare you guarantee that there is only one Herrscher of the same era in each time, and that there are only a pitiful few Herrschers in each era?" Bai Chen sneered.

"Humanity's understanding of Honkai is as insignificant as a drop of water in the ocean. You have only seen a few limited exceptions within your own observation range, and you have proclaimed them as truths. It is this ignorance that has caused humanity to perish under Honkai time and time again. The one who wipes out humanity is none other than your own stupidity."

The Honkai energy around Bai Chen surged instantly, and the powerful Honkai energy created wind pressure, pushing the entire Hyperion downwards.

The portal to the imaginary space opened again, and all three Valkyries present were pulled into the imaginary space.

Bai Chen floated in mid-air, a thin golden piece of paper appearing in his hand.

"Herrscher of Thunder, come forth! As the first Herrscher to awaken, show me your courage and power!"

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Chapter Seven: Bai Chen Beats Mei Flat

In the endless imaginary space, Theresa, holding the Oath of Judah, tries to protect Raiden Mei behind her with her waist-high height.

"Mei, don't be impulsive. You no longer have the Herrscher Core, and as the Herrscher of Thunder, you are no match for him." Theresa's Oath of Judah split open, revealing a row of golden short spears.

While gesturing to her two students to retreat, she wrapped golden chains of the Judah Oath around her hands, seemingly intending to restrict Bai Chen's movements before shooting him with a short spear.

After all, the Oath of Judah is a divine key created using the core of the Herrscher of Binding, which has the ability to suppress Honkai energy. Therefore, it is not without the power to fight against the Herrscher.

But Bai Chen only glanced at her briefly, and then the imaginary space changed, and Theresa was thrown directly out of the imaginary space.

In any case, she doesn't have the qualifications to become a Herrscher. Her most glorious moment was merely using the Oath of Judah to create a domain that binds Herrschers. If she were to face the final Herrscher, the End, or even the Honkai will of this world in the future, Theresa would probably just be a mascot.

On the contrary, her existence will interfere with the growth of the new era's Herrschers. When someone is protecting her, the fledgling will never be able to spread its wings and fly on its own.

"Those who were in the way have left; now it's a party and dance for the Herrschers." Bai Chen snapped his fingers.

The golden paper that had been floating in his hand flew towards Mei and Bronya below. Although the flight speed seemed slow, it was actually as fast as lightning. Both of them were just ordinary Valkyries at the moment, and Bronya even needed a mechanical exoskeleton to move her legs freely, so speed was not her forte.

However, neither of them chose to dodge. Instead, they used their full strength to attack the flying golden paper. Two giant cannons from the Heavy Bunny appeared behind Bronya. The black heavy particle annihilation cannons were filled with Honkai energy and had powerful penetrating power capable of destroying an aircraft carrier's armor with a single shot. Meanwhile, the Honkai energy crystal battle blade from the Anti-Entropy Equipment Department in Mei's hand lit up with bright purple arcs of electricity. She unleashed all the remaining power of the Herrscher of Thunder and slashed a huge purple sword aura upwards.

However, all these attacks passed through the golden light barrier above, and then the barrier slammed heavily onto them.

Their bodies were covered in their own Honkai energy, forming armor around their skin to resist the encroaching Honkai energy. But instead of Honkai energy, an immense pressure instantly swept over their bodies—gravity dozens of times greater than Earth's. Under this immense gravity, their blood was pulled downwards, their hearts stopped working under the strain, their lungs were suffocated by the compressed air, and their bones creaked as if on the verge of breaking.

They were pressed tightly to the ground. Mei could barely hold on because her body had been modified by the Herrscher, but Bronya's auxiliary exoskeleton made a cracking sound as it couldn't bear the weight. The delicate instruments inside were not sturdy, and broken metal fragments were pressed into her legs by gravity, causing blood to spurt out and splatter in all directions.

With her long sword supporting her weight, Mei's body crackled with pale purple electricity. She had somehow managed to use bio-electricity to stimulate her body's functions, finally managing to rise from the ground and kneel on one knee. Despite the immense strain on her body, she still managed to raise her head and shout at Bai Chen, who was standing nearby, "Bronya isn't a Herrscher either! I'll stay here with you, don't drag her down with me!"

"Tsk." Bai Chen sighed softly. He was more than just showing mercy; he was practically letting the ocean pass him by. After all, he didn't really want to hurt these future Herrschers; he just wanted to put some pressure on them and, incidentally, promote the organization he planned to establish.

I didn't expect their combat strength to be so weak at this point in time. No wonder they had such a hard time even fighting a thousand Herrschers later on.

Gravity shifted again, and Mei, who had been pinned to the ground, was swept away and thrown into Bai Chen's hands without any resistance. Her limbs were locked by gravity from different directions, and Bai Chen gripped her neck, causing her to gasp in pain: "Why...why can the Herrscher of the Void change gravity...this is the power of Eden's Star..."

"If Newton had asked me this question a thousand years ago, I would have been overjoyed. But now it's a thousand years later, and even a primary school student knows that the essence of gravity is the distortion of space. You're not even as good as the ancients from a thousand years ago. Is this your confidence in the face of collapse?" Bai Chen almost laughed out of anger at the question.

Gravity became a rope pulling Mei in his hands. He slammed Mei down toward Bronya like he was playing with a yo-yo, then lifted her up again.

Anyway, the Herrscher of Reason is someone we'll train later, so it's good to make an example of him now.

"What...what do you want?" Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as the girl asked, her face pale.

Mei was already somewhat desperate. The Herrscher of the Void before her was completely different from the awakened Sirin she had met before. Although Sirin's power was also overwhelming, it was nowhere near as effortless and casual as the man before her, releasing his power at will. Moreover, Sirin was full of dissatisfaction and resentment towards humanity, and hatred could explain everything she did. But this man, her former classmate, clearly still retained human consciousness and will, yet his actions and expressions revealed no purpose.

He's just a crazy person who does whatever he wants.

"Ah, I'm here to invite you." Bai Chen seemed to suddenly remember something important, and his expression showed a look of sudden realization.

"invite?"

"I want to form a club, hmm, let me think... let's call it the Starry Sky Club. I want to recruit Herrschers and heroes from this world, this era, the previous era, and all the eras that may come next," Bai Chen said softly.

"The era of the Honkai Will should end. Kill it, devour it, and the era of the Herrschers will begin."

Chapter Eight, Gentlemen, I like it...

Bai Chen knew that the Herrschers were all agents of the Honkai Will, and that the Honkai Will created the Herrschers as natural disasters because it wanted to destroy human civilization.

But this era seems to have finally turned around, and the world has become very different. If Bai Chen's memories are correct, then half of the Herrschers of this era betrayed the Honkai Will and joined the human camp, just like Arthas who took up Frostmourne. When they were born, the whole world called out their names, but then they made a magnificent rebellion against their mother, the Honkai Will.

Moreover, although the Honkai Will is the source of the Herrscher's power, Bai Chen is not from this world, and the system he carries is even more illogical, a mysterious existence even more difficult to fathom than the Honkai Will. Thus, what is called a brilliant move in Go is like introducing a variable α, which did not exist before but has a corresponding position, into a loose formula, instantly completing the closed loop of the otherwise impossible formula.

Under such circumstances, if a way can be found to persuade the Honkai Will, or to devour its power, then leading the Herrschers to seize the power of the world from the Honkai Will is not an impossible future possibility.

As if in response to his thoughts, a line of text appeared before his eyes.

[Current main quest confirmed: Establish the Starry Sky Club and collect humanity's brilliant stars. Completion: 0%]

Bai Chen was always satisfied with his system. The system's tasks were not fixed, but would change as the situation changed, just like a real-time monitoring system that would guide events in a positive direction as the situation changed.

However, although the mission appeared, there were no other hints or criteria. The mission's claim of collecting humanity's brilliant stars—what kind of people would meet the criteria, and how many people would be needed to reach the completion threshold?

Because his attention was focused on the system, Bai Chen forgot about the pressure he was applying, and unknowingly left a deep mark on Mei's neck. It wasn't until the girl struggled violently, unable to breathe, that Bai Chen belatedly loosened his grip.

"Cough cough...Are you...are you insane?" Mei gasped for breath in pain. "You're a Herrscher, yet you tell me you're going to build an organization to devour the Honkai will. How could anyone in this world possibly believe you? What methods do you plan to use to make us trust you?"

"Mei, don't you trust me?" A thick, trans-aerial spear appeared in mid-air, below which Bronya was pressed tightly to the ground by a gravitational field.

Bai Chen looked at the girl in front of him with a half-smile, his fingers twitching slightly, and the Spear of the Void danced up and down with his movements.

"Mei, I'm so heartbroken. As your old classmate, I saw your potential as Herrschers for the sake of this world's well-being, which is why I was willing to share the world's future with you, to soar together to the heavens. I never expected you to be so wary of me, leaving my sincere heart with nowhere to rest..." Bai Chen touched his chest dramatically. "Haven't you realized that in a world in ruins, only power can protect those you love? And now, having voluntarily given up your power, you can do nothing."

"So put aside those prejudices, come on, join me, I will give you power, and I will also teach you how to use that power."

“…You, let Bronya go first…I promise you, I’ll join your club.” Mei gritted her teeth and replied fiercely.

Although she and Bai Chen were classmates before, she had long forgotten him. The man before her, appearing as the Herrscher of the Void, seemed remarkably intelligent, yet he exuded an aura of madness. She had no idea what this man was thinking—he actually wanted to devour the Honkai Will!

However, Bronya's condition is not good right now. As an ordinary Valkyrie, she cannot withstand such great pressure for such a long time. Moreover, if this madman suddenly has an attack and pierces Bronya's body with the Void Spear, she will definitely die.

Mei was already beginning to regret her actions. If she had known that so many Herrschers would appear around her, she would have removed the bomb from her heart much earlier and tried to develop the power of the Herrscher of Thunder. If she could have become stronger, if she had faced that power instead of running away, then Himeko wouldn't have died, Kiana wouldn't have been captured and modified, and Bronya wouldn't have been injured.

But for now, let's calm this madman down first...

"Okay." Bai Chen looked at Bronya, who was lying on the ground. The gravity on her body was actually greater than that on Mei. It was a special treatment he gave her on purpose.

The girl couldn't even lift her head. Her small face, which was expressionless due to facial nerve damage, was pulled downwards by the heavy pressure, and surprisingly, a wonderful expression appeared.

Bai Chen appreciated it, believing that this lesson would leave a deep enough impression on her. Whether it was hatred or anger and helplessness, as long as it helped her grow up quickly, then the goal would be achieved.

He's really envious of the powers of the Law of Reason.

The imaginary space opened, and Bronya instantly returned to the real world. Mei breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, at least this madman was a man of his word.

"Then, take this." Bai Chen took out a paper card from his pocket and put it in Mei's coat pocket.

“The Sky Dragon of Osiris, its colors suit you very well,” he said with a smile.

"Next, you just need to accumulate power and wait for my summons... Oh, right, there's one more thing. Within a month, you must become a true Herrscher of Thunder, or you might never see your beloved Kiana again." Bai Chen unlocked the shackles on Mei's body and opened the door to the outside world from behind.

"Oh, there's one more thing. Kiana asked me to tell you that she misses you."

"Also, your teacher Himeko is still alive. If you behave well, I will let you meet her."

"So, go and do your best, my beautiful girl. Next time we meet, remember to call me boss."

Chapter Nine: Carving Funeral Hall Marks All Over His Body

How is Mei doing?

When Bai Chen returned, Kiana was still engrossed in her studies, struggling with strange mathematical equations and incomprehensible formulas.

"Ah, she's recovered very well, very energetic, and very healthy." Bai Chen carefully recalled the girl he had seen today and answered earnestly.

"Although the Herrscher of Thunder's core was taken away, the corresponding Herrscher abilities still remain in her body. It seems that the Herrscher core is not the source of all the Herrscher's power. Even if the core is stolen, if the Herrscher is still alive, she can still generate a new core on her own."

"You know so much about this? What did you do to Mei and the others?" Kiana frowned.