My days as a Simulation Herrscher since the Honkai Impact

"Speaking of which, it seems that Destiny has defeated a few Herrschers." Bai Chen rubbed his chin, recalling a certain embarrassing green wind god, and couldn't help but laugh.

“But Rita, you must know. In this world, the destination that some people spend their entire lives trying to reach is where others are born, standing already there.”

Bai Chen raised his arm, and a faint Honkai energy spread outwards from his hand.

"After becoming a Herrscher, I came to understand one thing. Humanity can never defeat the Honkai unless it transcends humanity."

"Let me show you what kind of power a true Herrscher should have."

Chapter Fifteen: The Removed String

Only a small amount of Honkai energy emanated from Bai Chen and spread outwards.

Although becoming a Herrscher grants one access to seemingly endless Honkai energy, Bai Chen prefers to precisely control this energy rather than simply unleashing it.

After all, Honkai energy is only the most insignificant part of a Herrscher's power; the truly valuable part is the authority possessed by the Herrscher. And the more sophisticated this authority, the more powerful it is.

Before Rita could even launch an attack, or resist, or release the energy within her body to interfere, the entire world instantly shifted its position. It was still the Herrscher of the Void's signature instantaneous teleportation, but unlike Sirin's teleportation which required contact, Bai Chen could forcibly change the location without any physical contact, as long as he knew the spatial coordinates of the object.

In this type of movement, life or non-life has no effect on the transfer. However, the transfer is limited by the Honkai energy required as a medium; if the target possesses too much energy, the energy clash will render the transfer ineffective. While Rita is a powerful Valkyrie, as an ordinary human, a portion of her combat power comes from her armor. She is currently wearing the Shadow Iron, a bio-specialized hunting armor manufactured by the Helheim Laboratory. The armor enhances the user's combat capabilities through strengthened bones, has a built-in monitoring system that constantly monitors the user's physical condition, and injects enhancement hormones and neurotransmitters during intense battles to amplify strength and speed. It also carries an electronic reconnaissance module for missions. Its amplification of Honkai energy is negligible.

The destination this time was not the imaginary space, but an empty lot in an abandoned factory outside Sky City.

Although Bai Chen has made great progress in developing the Herrscher of the Void during this period and is confident that he can wage war in the city without causing excessive damage, now is not the time to use it.

"I never expected you to choose such a location, Herrscher... no, Bai Chen, it seems that your humanity is stronger than your Honkai will."

Rita was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that a Herrscher would choose to fight in the desolate wilderness to avoid the city. This contradicted Schicksal's judgment of the Herrscher. All the Herrschers that had appeared before were filled with hatred for humanity. Under the interference of the Honkai Will, they were completely on the opposite side of humanity as soon as they were born.

Bai Chen thought to himself, "This is just a simulation system. The real Herrschers who will surprise you are yet to come. In the last era, there was a pink fairy Herrscher. Since then, the entire Herrscher system has become strange. In this era, those who stand with the Honkai are a minority. Most Herrschers are Honkai traitors."

Fortunately, these traitorous Herrschers aren't very strong... It's unclear whether it's because the Herrschers' abilities are limited, or because the people who become Herrschers simply can't unleash their power.

Although she was somewhat surprised by Bai Chen's choice of battle location, Rita wouldn't allow a Herrscher to stand before her. Unlike Kiana and the other students who hadn't graduated yet, she had undergone complete training and had been a Valkyrie for many years. Over the years, she had handled countless incidents related to Honkai, and her understanding of the Honkai's terrifying nature and her hostility towards Herrschers far exceeded that of these new generation of young Valkyries.

A faint electric light flickered from her armor, indicating that the biological serum hidden within had been fully activated, providing a comprehensive boost to Rita's body. There was no room for probing; her only goal was to buy time with everything she could. The armor's surveillance footage was already being uploaded to satellites in orbit. Even if she died here, the Valkyries, well-prepared and having analyzed the Herrscher data, would avenge her.

"I really like a book, Don Quixote by the great absurdist writer Cervantes."

Bai Chen landed not far in front of Rita. To be honest, he really wanted to know how Rita, whose armor didn't have the ability to fly, planned to attack him since he could fly, but that would be too boring.

He has developed so many Herrscher abilities during this period. If he doesn't experiment with them properly, wouldn't it be a waste to use such a good guinea pig?

His voice echoed through the abandoned factory, a lonely sound that seemed to be inviting the moon in the sky into the quiet factory area.

"I admire his courage to charge at the windmill, just as I admire your courage to show me your fragile weapon."

Bai Chen's fingers slid through the air; his fingers were long and slender, with rounded nails, and were exceptionally well-maintained.

Yet, these beautiful fingers, in the instant they swept through the air, created enormous ripples throughout the world.

Before learning to make pottery, humans first learned to break clods of earth with stones; before learning to create atoms, they first learned to detonate nuclear bombs. This is a race where destruction always outweighs creation, because perhaps the left-handed God who created the world made destruction far easier than creation.

Just like this moment.

A tremendous sense of crisis instantly arose. Years of training and combat had endowed Rita with extraordinary perception and intuition, and now it was this intuition that saved her life. In that instant, she rolled on the ground, dodging the suddenly appearing black line in the fastest but most ungraceful way.

It was a misaligned space. Because the space was misaligned in an instant, the light that should have been propagating in the space was broken and deflected, thus leaving a black gap in the air.

Although Rita successfully dodged the attack, it wasn't actually aimed at her. The spatial displacement targeted the scythe in Rita's hand, and as the displaced space swept across, the sturdy scythe was split in two.

"Human weapons are as fragile as humans themselves. You use them to hunt wild ducks, do you expect to use them to fight high mountains?" Bai Chen sneered.

The misaligned space reappeared, which Bai Chen named String Slash, one of the simplest applications of space based on superstring theory. Because the Herrscher's power allowed him to confirm that space is an eleven-dimensional entity, changing parameters and coordinates within a small area could cause instantaneous destruction to that area of ​​space.

Rita narrowly dodged the sudden attack again, cold sweat trickling down her back. She suddenly realized that the Herrscher in front of her bore no resemblance to any Herrscher on record.

He didn't rely on Honkai energy, but rather on his understanding of the nature of space to launch an attack!

"...Cirin, so she really was just a failed experiment?" she whispered.

Chapter Sixteen: The Void

Rita was unaware of the specific experimental report regarding Sirin. Even for Schicksal, it was an unexpected experiment, and the reasons behind it were beyond Rita's comprehension, even with her limited authority.

However, she could see the power of the Herrscher of the Void that Sirin had demonstrated in her previous actions.

Although it was violence powerful enough to destroy a city, it was just violence. Similar attacks could be accomplished by either the Hyperion's Moon Throne or Durandal wielding the Black Abyss Flower.

However, she couldn't demonstrate this multifaceted application of Herrscher powers. In fact, according to Schicksal's records about Herrschers, the Herrschers' immense Honkai energy and the destruction and erosion it caused were far greater than their powers.

“If you had paid more attention to the learning and education of the next generation and arranged some proper courses for her, things wouldn’t have turned out this way,” Bai Chen immediately retorted.

Although he felt that Sirin, as the genuine Herrscher of the Void, used her abilities in a way that was far too brutal, considering her background and past, he could only say that the problem of inadequate education should not be blamed on a child, but rather on the responsibility and obligation of an educator.

Hmm, now that I think about it, I'll give Kiana another set of test papers when I get back. Education should focus on physical and mental health, so let her learn more positive and uplifting political education.

The conversation between the two happened in an instant. After losing her weapon, Rita's Valkyrie armor reverted from overload mode to normal combat mode. She maintained a certain distance from Bai Chen, a thoughtful and puzzled expression on her face.

Her extensive combat experience allowed her to quickly realize that the enemy in front of her had no intention of killing her. Although the attack methods seemed very strange, they were not actually aimed at her vital points.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be their own weapons that are being damaged now, but their own bodies.

"Should we continue fighting? I've already relayed your information to Schicksal headquarters, including your request to communicate with the Archbishop. I believe the Archbishop will be very interested in a special Herrscher like you and will have a remote call with you," Rita asked.

“Or I could go directly to the headquarters of Destiny to find him, and while I’m at it, I could ask him for something I really want.” Bai Chen remained noncommittal. Of course, he didn’t want to really kill Rita, after all, Durandal might have the ability to rival a Herrscher in the future, and she was also one of his important candidates for the Starry Sky Club.

"Excuse me, which one is it?"

"The feather of the God's Key Feather that crossed the dust."

Feather Dust itself is not a particularly powerful weapon, and it only consists of a few feathers, no longer a complete Divine Key. However, the Fu Hua Will attached to Feather Dust makes it a very magical and important item in the Honkai world.

This not only relates to the Heralds of Knowledge who may appear in the future, but Bai Chen himself is also very interested in the Crimson Iris Immortal who has lived through countless years and experienced ten thousand years.

How cool would it be to have a portable Shenzhou tablet with a plutonium half-life that you can chat with in your mind's eye!

Rita hadn't expected that Bai Chen would be interested in the Divine Key Feather Crossing Dust. Indeed, there were feathers of the Feather Crossing Dust in the Destiny's warehouse, which were said to carry the will of a certain immortal.

“The Divine Key is also a very important weapon for Schicksal, and it is a powerful weapon specifically designed to counter Herrschers. I'm afraid your request will not be granted.” Rita knew the value of the Divine Key, and no matter what she thought, she would not give it to a Herrscher casually.

"Hmm." Bai Chen hummed softly, taking out an item given to him by the system from his system space: a thick, old-looking book with yellowed pages.

"Question: What is the essence of time?" Bai Chen asked, waving the book in his hand.

Although she has always received training in combat, Rita's learning ability is clearly unmatched by the other young girls at St. Freya Academy.

“…Time is the movement and distance of space,” Rita replied.

"The answer is somewhat correct, but there are no extra points." Bai Chen clenched his fist at her.

Honkai Impact is a very magical world. In this world, there are two kinds of existences that are hard to define: the Imaginary Tree and the Quantum Sea.

Within this world, there exists something called Honkai.

Honkai energy seems to be a omnipotent material, indescribable by any meaning or concept created by humankind. Only with the right methods of use can it seemingly accomplish any miracle that transcends the laws of physics.

After experiencing it firsthand, Bai Chen felt that rather than explaining Honkai energy with a scientific definition, it was better to explain it with a theological concept. It was a tool left behind by the gods after they created the world, the cornerstone of the world, and an omnipotent cauldron.

By applying the power of the Herrscher of the Void, a brief but reasonable miracle can be achieved.

Dust from the ground scattered in all directions, and an invisible yet real power manifested itself on the earth. It was a transparent domain, its boundaries marked by distorted light and shadow.

In this realm, the torrent of time flowing from the past to the future pauses its ceaseless march briefly at this moment, in this place.

Under Bai Chen's control, all things came to a standstill.

He walked up to Rita, plucked a hair from her head, and stood quietly behind her.

In reality, he cannot freeze absolute time, because time itself is a concept proposed by humankind. However, he found a way to alter relative time. Within the range of spacetime curvature, the parts of Rita affected by him were stretched indefinitely relative to his time.

Is that enough? He gazed at the woman, who was as beautiful as a sculpture, her face still showing a fleeting look of surprise.

Bai Chen did this simply to demonstrate his power to the satellites spying on this place from above, and to make his subsequent words more credible.

Of course, you could also say he was just showing off.

"Snap." A crisp snap of fingers.

The domain vanished, and Rita recovered. The instant she recovered, the Valkyrie armor on her body immediately sounded an alarm.

The built-in communication earpiece, connected to the satellite communication system above, reported the abnormality that had just occurred to Rita's body.

"The Herrscher of the Void, can she even interfere with time?" The Valkyrie turned around and looked at the boy behind her and the short hair in his hand, and couldn't help but ask.

“Of course, as I’ve already said, you’ve never seen a truly complete Herrscher before. Even I haven’t been able to fully utilize this great power.” Bai Chen smiled at the head maid.

"So you should be able to understand what I'm about to say. This book, this magical book, can anchor a person who no longer exists in the long river of history and bring her into the present time and space."

"For example, a saintess of the Kaslana family who died 500 years ago."

Chapter Seventeen: Otto Arrives Carrying an Airplane

“That’s right, I’m talking about the deceased Saintess of Destiny, Kallen Kaslana.”

Bai Chen tossed the fake book in his hand and said confidently to Rita.

"I believe your archbishop will be very interested in my ball. Trust me, he might be on his way right now, carrying a plane."

Rita remained silent, unsure how to refute this one point. Anyone familiar with Otto knew he wouldn't give up the chance to see Kallen again... especially since it was a feat of reversing time, a miracle personally performed by the Herrscher of the Void, the only one in the world capable of doing so.

“I must say, it is indeed a price that is hard to refuse. I will report your situation to His Holiness the Bishop, and I hope that you can truly keep your promise.” Rita sighed.

If what the Herrscher in front of us said is true, then no one can stop Bishop Otto from appearing in Sky City.

Bai Chen shrugged. According to the item description in the fake book, if he were to use it, he definitely wouldn't be able to summon Kallen with a 100% success rate, since he had no causal connection with Kallen. It was like a gacha pool in a game, specifically a basic one, where the drop rate for Kallen was less than 1%.

But if Otto uses it, it's just expanding the gacha pool, maybe adding a tiny bit more Theresa. Could it be that the final summon isn't Kallen, but some fox-eared priestess?

Stop now, Otto. The pool is full of Kallen. If you keep pulling, you'll get her to max constellation!

……

Schicksal has always been the main force for humanity's fight against the Honkai. With the unstoppable development of human technology, Schicksal, an organization that has been researching the Honkai and has mastered almost all the important cutting-edge technologies of this era, has also acquired many technologies that can be described as black technology.

For example, Soul Steel.

In a laboratory located underground at the headquarters of Destiny, a man with long golden hair cascading over his shoulders, wearing a white Destiny priest's robe, exuding an extraordinary aura, like some kind of emperor or dictator, stood between several mechanical incubation tables.

Inside the cultivation platform were humanoid figures that looked similar to him; these were all soul-steel bodies that Archbishop Otto had created for himself.

The only thing floating inside the incubator in front of him was a woman whose appearance was completely different from his. She had delicate and graceful features, long gray hair, and wore the uniform of St. Freya Academy. She was Fu Hua, who had been killed by Otto himself not long ago in the Herrscher of the Void incident.