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

"Seeing how much everyone cares about me, I'm a little reluctant to continue this extremely excessive [prank]?"

In a room in the Paradise of the Past, Alicia sat on a big bed as soft and comfortable as Eden's sofa, her legs swinging slightly, drinking a drink while looking at the screen in front of her. The display screen a few meters away showed the current situation in the Paradise Hall.

The space around her twisted, and Enosia appeared beside her. The surrounding area had been specially processed by her, and even Aponia and Su could not explore the situation here.

"This news is indeed a bit cruel for them, but...sister, you don't seem to feel any regret."

There was something behind Enosiya's words, and Alicia immediately understood what she meant.

"Of course, seeing that people today don't have to face the same difficult choices that we did back then proves that my choice was the right one. How can I regret it?"

"But... seeing everyone's sad expressions, besides being touched, I also feel distressed?"

"Then... please be mentally prepared in advance, after all... this is just the beginning..."

Inside the Paradise Hall, Mei exhibited her greatest emotional fluctuations since entering the Paradise of the Past.

"Alisa... is dead?"

"So... what's going on? I mean, why are you so sure..."

Everyone looked at Aponya, her posture still seemed to be in a state of repentance:

"...Before that, I noticed some unusual movements in the paradise. It was a kind of... [sense of emptiness] that I couldn't ignore. Therefore, I asked Su to observe for me."

"Can't you do this yourself?"

"Perception, that is, synchronizing the current state of Paradise, is indeed easy for me; but as for tracing back, that is, investigating what happened in Paradise, the owner of the Second God's Key is more suitable."

"If I come in person, the things that will be involved will be many orders of magnitude more. It may even... make it impossible for us to talk like we are now."

"And the result is... Alicia... she completely [disappeared] from the paradise."

"Disappeared... In the past fifty thousand years, there has never been a case of memory [disappearing] here?"

“Well, this is indeed the first time. [Unwilling to appear] is different from [annihilation without a trace] after all, and…if the situation is really [like that], she does have a reason to do so. Although…Aili actually has nothing to do with [that incident], I am the one who should suffer the most…”

In the context, she certainly understood who the murderer was. Aponya's words completely shattered the last bit of fantasy that existed deep in her heart. Thinking that the person who had been guiding her in a teasing way since she entered the paradise of the afterlife had suddenly disappeared, she felt an inexplicable sense of loss in her heart.

Mebius wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Eden:

"Ms. Mei...there's no need to be so sentimental."

When Kevin and Alicia were not around, Mei felt that Eden seemed to have become the temporary leader of the Thirteen Fire-Chasing Heroes invisibly.

Although they are not as good as Kevin, who relies on his hard power to convince others, and Alicia, who is good at communicating with others, but at least now, the heroes who are suspicious of each other and even jealous of each other can barely maintain superficial unity.

"Not to mention that we are actually just a shadow of the past, and our era has long gone. Miss Ino and Ellie have a special relationship, and more than ten years have passed since she first came to the Paradise. I believe she must have backed up all of Ellie's data. Even if the Paradise of the Past no longer exists, she, as a memory, will definitely be able to be reborn in another data space."

"Under the protection of the Herrscher of Corrosion, life made up of data is absolutely safe. So... the first thing we should do now is to get Miss Mei back to reality safely."

"The world of data is the main battlefield for the Herrscher erosion. Miss Mei can obviously play a greater role in the real world."

Su Weiwei nodded:

"Visitor, please follow me. Due to the intervention of the Corrosion Ruler, if you want to leave safely, you may need my help."

Raiden Meiyi did not refuse, and walked towards the entrance of the Paradise with Su Chao. After there were no other heroes in sight, Su suddenly spoke:

"Visitor, I'm sure the situation just now has caused you to have a lot of questions, but you are not sure whether it is appropriate to ask them in that situation."

"...That's right. Sakura just gave a detailed introduction to the relationship between Ling and Jizo Mikyou and why she came here, but the twelfth collapse of the previous civilization seemed a bit too brief. Apart from the fact that Ling unfortunately became a Herrscher of Corrosion and was eventually destroyed by Professor Mei, I know nothing about it."

"And there's something wrong with the information Aponya provided. I feel like... she's deliberately hiding something from me."

Su spread out his palm, and a Bodhi leaf flew out, like a bright lamp, illuminating the dark environment ahead.

"Visitor, it's normal for you to have these questions, but... Aponya didn't hide it from you on purpose. The main reason is that without Sakura explaining the specific details, she didn't want her to recall... what happened at that time."

"Perhaps you already know the other reasons."

"Distrust among the heroes?"

"That's right. Visitor, from your experiences in the Paradise of the Past these days, I believe you have discovered that there are many conflicts between heroes with different personalities. The Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire are not a highly united organization with strong centripetal force as outsiders imagine. There are even... irreconcilable contradictions between the heroes."

"Alisa, who was the best at reconciling conflicts, was the first to suffer misfortune. Almost everyone had this thought:

Among the heroes, there are betrayers."