Honkai: It’s broken, I have become the Herrscher of Corrosion?

"So... the third collapse of the previous civilization was the opportunity for the monitor to join the Fire Moths, but why did Hua..."

Mei returned to the lounge and shook her head.

"Hua herself may not remember these things. In order to restore her memory, Enosia must have put in a lot of effort..."

Thinking of this, Mei realized that this was the first time that Enosia was not in the lounge when she left the system.

"It seems that she has something more important..."

Mei didn't think much about it. After a short rest, she took the initiative to enter the next node.

(Switching to Enosia's perspective...)

Under the cherry tree, Ling opened her eyes. For a moment, a red shadow appeared behind her, and then everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

The most obvious change is that the Ksitigarbha Soul that was originally held in his hand has disappeared.

"Sister, Sister Ino... and Sister Ai Li are here too?"

"Ling, I always feel that... although you look the same, there is something different about you."

Ling scratched her head:

"Is that so... From what I feel, the biggest change... should be that I have become stronger in this space made up of data, the Paradise of the Past."

Ling waved her right hand forward, and a purple sword immediately appeared in her hand.

"I knew that this power originally belonged to you, and nothing will go wrong if you use it."

Enosiya waved to Jizo Yuhun, and Jizo Yuhun flickered a few times, but was still firmly held in Ling's hand.

"Right now, the real core of Jizo's soul should be in Ling's body. Even if I want to take it back, it will probably take some effort. Now...theoretically, you are also a [Corroded Herrscher] who possesses the Herrscher core."

After learning about the development process of the former and current civilizations using Honkai to fight Honkai, Enosia had an idea: since the former civilization could kill the Herrscher and use the Herrscher core to make the Key of God as a weapon to fight Honkai, could the current civilization implant the former civilization's Herrscher core in the Key of God into the human body and create a Herrscher by hand?

Under normal circumstances, this is not possible. Anti-Entropy and World Serpent had studied the Herrscher Core in the Key of God from many aspects a long time ago.

To use Dr. Einstein's metaphor. The core of the Herrschers of the previous civilization and the current civilization is equivalent to ants and termites. The two have many similarities in form and behavior, but are fundamentally very different. In taxonomy, ants belong to the "Hymenoptera" "Formicidae", while termites belong to the "Blattales" "Isoptera" "Termitidae". In a loose sense, ants are actually a special kind of wasp, while termites are an alienated cockroach.

The Herrscher cores of modern civilizations have so far had some form of [elasticity] in their connection with the imaginary space. If the conditions are right, they can allow another person who was originally unrelated to become a Herrscher. For example, the Conquest Gem was originally in Sirin's body, and after several twists and turns, it was implanted into Raiden Mei's body, and Raiden Mei became the Herrscher of Thunder.

But the Herrscher cores in the Key of God were unable to do this. Apart from providing the Key of God with [rated power], they had almost no other function.

Otherwise, Kevin would not need to let the Herrschers of the current civilization enter the Paradise of the Past, take out the Herrscher cores from the Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire or the Seven Thunders of Purification, and put them into other people's bodies for testing.

Regarding the final research results of anti-entropy, after reading Einstein's research report, Enosiya felt itchy on her head and wanted to grow a brain.

"What is this [imaginary singularity in the Herrscher's core, which refers to an impossible structure that can trigger all kinds of supernatural phenomena]? Mathematically, there is actually no prohibition on [impossible structures] having [structures] themselves. The Herrscher's core of the previous civilization just happens to correspond to a [pure singularity] that does not have any dimensional information..."

All I can say is that the doctors at Anti-Entropy are really too talented at making simple problems complicated.

Translated into human language: The core of the Herrscher of the previous civilization is static. Once it is separated from the Herrscher's body, it will no longer change, so it is essentially [dead]; while the core of the Herrscher of the current civilization is dynamic. Even if it is separated from the Herrscher's body, it can change on its own under external stimulation, so it is essentially [alive].

As for why there was such a difference, Enosiya knew it clearly.

However, the core of the Corrosion Ruler is an exception.

As the ultimate virus with self-awareness, the Corrosion Herrscher has the characteristics of both biological viruses and computer viruses. From the perspective of life classification, the Corrosion Herrscher is both organic life and inorganic life.

Therefore, the Herrscher's Core that erodes the Herrscher can be a physical entity or a piece of data with an imaginary singularity.

The power of the Herrscher can modify data at will, regardless of the nature of the data itself.

In other words, as the Herrscher of Corrosion, Enosia can use the power of the Herrscher of Corrosion to modify the Herrscher core of the previous civilization from [dead] to [alive].

For her, obtaining the Ksitigarbha Soul is not only about obtaining a handy weapon, but also means that as long as she can find the right target, she can allow the current civilization to have two Herrschers of Corrosion at the same time.

And the target... Ling, who had been a Herrscher of Erosion in the previous civilization, was of course the most suitable person.

"Now I understand why Sister Ino was so cautious when she came to the Paradise, especially when she used the power of the Herrscher."

"Because in the world of data, the power of erosion is almost omnipotent, so if you are not careful, it is very likely to cause a major disaster."

"And once a disaster occurs... for us in the memory, there is only one way to stop it..."

Ling looked around and pointed at the cherry tree behind her. The cherry blossoms that had been blown down by the wind bloomed back on the branches as if the reverse button had been pressed.

"But I still can't compare with Sister Ino. After all, Sister Ino has defeated even a [complete] Corrosion Herrscher. I am now essentially a Corrosion Herrscher of the previous civilization, the product of the Herrscher's original consciousness being removed."

"Also, I can feel that the power of the Herrscher is not complete. I can't switch freely between data and entity like Sister Ino, and enter and exit the paradise at will. My essence as a memory has not changed."

"So what I can do is just what a computer virus can do."

"As long as Sister Ino uses a method similar to Jizo's Soul's Zero Rated Power [True Self Reconstruction] to contact me, it should be possible to separate Jizo and me again."

"So you don't have to worry too much about safety, sister."

Enosia shook her head.

"Ling, I was able to defeat the Herrscher of the previous civilization, but it wasn't entirely due to my own strength."

"So, even though no one wants this to happen, I still have to take precautions. If the worst happens, all I can do is completely erase your existence."

Ling's expression remained very calm:

"Although I don't want to set any flags, but if such a situation really happens, please remember one thing, Sister Ino."

"It is because of Sister Ino that I have been able to survive until now in the form of memory. So... Sister Ino, you always have the power to decide my life or death with your personal will."

"Oh my, don't be so serious. Ling, you sound like the world will end if Ino doesn't make that decision."

"Ying, you should understand that compared to the situation we faced at the beginning, Aino's plan can even be considered as [no risk at all]."

"So, Ling, I believe that Aino will not face such a difficult choice, right?"

Alicia's words completely relaxed the atmosphere that had been so heavy that it was almost suffocating.

Enosia leaned over and rubbed Ling's head:

"Sister, you're right. The worst case scenario is possible, but the probability... is probably lower than the probability that you can corrupt me, so... don't put pressure on yourself."

"It's just that... Mei, who was kept in the dark throughout the whole process, looks a little pitiful."

The corners of Enosiya's mouth curled up, without a trace of sympathy on her face.

"But I've known her for such a long time, and I get inexplicably excited when I think about seeing her sad and angry expression in the future."

"excited?"

"Well, it's like... when a streamer is about to watch a scene that makes him scream, entering his live broadcast room and seeing his strong emotional reaction is a very joyful thing."

"If I were to sum it up in one word, it would be called a traitor."

"reckless?"

Ling tilted her head in confusion.

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand now. When you see Mei shouting "I can't do anything", you will understand how I feel."

"Oh fine."

Ling nodded, not quite understanding.

"Oh, by the way, the reason why only the four of us know about this script is because, in addition to letting the Paradise of the Past be a key to bring out the true value of her existence, there is another reason."

"I hope to use this opportunity to completely eliminate the factor that, in addition to the Herrscher, has the ability to overturn the entire Paradise of the Past with its own strength."

Enosiya conveyed the information in the simplest and most efficient way.

"Sister Aino means... [she] will..."

"After all, she belongs to them, and she will definitely not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you follow the script, she will most likely take the initiative to find you to cooperate."

"Because, with my presence, if she, as a memory, wants to turn the tables and achieve her own goals, she can only use the Herrscher of Corrosion."

Ling nodded solemnly:

"I understand."

Enosia looked at Sakura:

"Yakura, you still need to provide some help to Mei and will be out again soon. She may be alerted by your abnormality, so... I can only ask you to forget what happened just now."

"That's fine with me, but... according to Aponia, in a data world like the Paradise of the Past, the existence of the Herrscher is equivalent to the advent of the end."

"It is certainly a good idea to be cautious, but since we know who the enemy is, why don't we just…"

Enosia sighed:

"You said that we don't need to show mercy to our enemies. That would be cruel to ourselves. But, as my sister said just now, we are not in the pre-civilization era after all. Since there is a way to destroy the enemy without hurting our teammates, we will naturally not choose to attack without distinguishing between friend and foe."

"And... I always think that since she is the largest part of them, even if she is also a memory, it may not be unnecessary for two Herrschers to deal with her."

Ainoshia suddenly froze in place, her eyelids twitching at a fixed frequency. Others understood that she was communicating with her clone.

"Well... Mei has already met with the Fourth Herrscher of the previous civilization. There are a few confirmed points in my plan. Now we can start the experiment."

"Ling, sister, please relax. I'm here. If there are any problems, we can stop them at any time."

Alicia stretched out her right hand:

"Ling, I'm counting on you from now on. Come and erode me, okay?"

Ling took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and then held Alicia's right hand.

Alicia's data poured into Ling's mind, and Ling allowed Alicia's data to merge with her own data naturally.

As a memory, Ling has received a large amount of data from other people, and under her deliberate guidance, her appearance has begun to change quietly.

About half an hour later, Ling opened her eyes and found that her sister and Enosiya's faces were full of surprise, while there was a hint of excitement on Alicia's face instead of surprise.

What Enosiya asked Ling to do was very simple, which was to ask her to imagine what would happen if she were Alicia.

With the entry of Alicia's data, Ling integrated it by eroding the power of the Herrscher. In theory, she could completely change her appearance to that of Alicia, just like Inoshia.

"Now... you don't have to change your hair and eye color like I did. Ling, you don't have to change the similarities between you and your sister."

Enosia waved her hand, and a mirror appeared in front of her. Looking at herself in the mirror, Ling herself froze in place.

"Um... indeed... the result is not quite the same as expected."

Ling at this time, like Alicia, has pink hair and blue eyes, and her face shape is similar to Alicia's, but...

But he was still shorter than Alicia, and his chest had become as flat as Xiang Hua's.

"Ling, I am so cute in your heart?"

Seeing Ling turning into [Lolita-like Alicia], Alicia touched her face without any hesitation.

(Because Ling's power of the Herrscher was incomplete, she wanted to become Alicia, but ended up becoming Xilian.)