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

"Visitor, there is no need to be so suspicious. I just stated the facts, not malicious speculation. The relationship between Ying Jie and other ordinary people was no different. Trust and suspicion existed at the same time from the beginning. It is only human nature for everyone to have such thoughts."

The entrance to the paradise that the two of them were heading to had undergone tremendous changes. There was no need for Su to explain much. Mei could tell the danger ahead by looking at the mosaic-filled area ahead.

"Visitor, have you ever encountered discarded data from the paradise of the past before at Klein's place?"

"Abandoned data... Indeed. And, thanks to Klein's help, I was able to escape from it. In other words, if I want to return to reality safely, I need to restore this area to normal?"

Su shook his head:

"That's not the case. Since this is most likely caused by the erosion of the Herrscher, we as memories cannot do this at all. All I can do is to do my best to protect the visitor's safety in the discarded data. And... confirm one last time whether Alicia was [destroyed] or [exiled]."

"You mean..."

"I have tried to trace the location of Alicia from the huge information flow in the Paradise of the Past... but after 50,000 years, the meaningless data has become too redundant. This sluggishness may cause me to miss the opportunity to detect clues."

"You want me to...destroy those meaningless data?"

"That's right. Since you have had contact with them before and hold the authority of the Herrscher... then at this moment, we have no one more suitable than you. And destroying those meaningless data in time can also prevent you from falling into danger like before."

Not long after the two walked forward, all kinds of strange monsters ran out from the walls and ground covered with mosaics.

"Even if we use the appearance of Honkai Beast as a reference, these monsters made of discarded data really look...very unique."

Lightning spread out in all directions with Mei as the center. Countless monsters of different shapes and sizes flew around like mosquitoes hitting an electric mosquito swatter. There was a crackling sound, just like the sound of firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.

However, although the individual monsters were weak and Mei could kill one with one move, there seemed to be too many of them. She had to fight her way forward while ensuring the safety of both of them, which gradually made her feel overwhelmed.

At this moment, the Bodhi leaf that had been floating in the air slowly fell down, and the moment it came into contact with Mei, it actually went straight into her body.

Afterwards, Mei, who was a little tired, quickly cheered up. Su stood aside, his mouth motionless, but his voice rang directly in Mei's mind.

"Don't worry, visitor. I will help you a little."

【Wheel of Karma】

Mei felt that everything around her slowed down, including the monsters' movement speed, attack speed, and refresh speed. In the area covered by the aura of the same color as the bodhi leaf, Mei's attack range was at least doubled, and all the monsters were weakened and vulnerable.

“You call this… [a little help]?”

After a while, as the surrounding space fell silent, Mei clearly felt that the mosaics around her seemed to have decreased a lot.

But Su's frown still did not relax. Although he was not the kind of person who showed his emotions on his face, Mei even felt that under his face, which was trying to keep calm as much as possible, the feeling of trance and melancholy was even stronger than before.

"I have retrieved all the data of the Paradise of the Past...Visitor, let's go."

When faced with the news of the departure of an important person, the saddest moment for a person is often not when they hear the bad news, but when the last bit of hope in their heart is shattered by reality. Although Su seemed to have not changed on the surface, Mei could sense his strong emotional changes from his slower pace.

Soon, the two passed through this somewhat twisted road safely and arrived at the exit of the paradise of the past.

"Visitor, I can only see you off here."

"That's enough. Thanks, I won't be gone long."

"...Perhaps it would be wiser for you to leave and never return. But I will not interfere. You can choose your own path... Visitor."

"Thank you."

Without any warning, the power left by Su was suddenly withdrawn as the mental connection was severed - for a few seconds, a strong feeling of exhaustion lingered on Mei.

After a brief adjustment, Mei took another step forward, sinking into the lingering darkness of the corridor, waiting for the light to come on again. Some of the images of the psychic perception fusion warrior still remained in her consciousness, causing some of her memories to emerge in her mind for no reason at this moment. She recalled a passage of unknown origin that her father would sometimes read to her when she was young -

[Those we love will one day escape back. Back to the new world, that righteous and glorious morning. We must take good care of them.]

After going through some things, she realized that those people might not come back. But...what about the so-called morning?

"?!"

The scene in front of her interrupted Mei's somewhat confused thoughts, because when she left the exit, the familiar feeling did not come. Then, she found that... she had returned to the paradise of the past.

"...That is indeed the exit. I am not mistaken. Is there someone in the consciousness space interfering with my perception? No... Su had not left at that time. It would be difficult for someone to do such a thing without telling him..."

The four words "Erosion Herrscher" flashed through Mei's mind, and she immediately realized that there was a huge problem with her stereotyped thinking.

Whether it is Aponia or Su, as spiritual-form fusion warriors, their every move in the paradise, as long as it actually happened, cannot escape their observation.

But...the Corrosion Ruler might not even be in the same dimension as far as the memory is concerned.

She remembered that shortly after she arrived at the Paradise of the Past, Alicia reminded her that this place had been transformed by Enosia. In the areas she had never been to, there were enemies that could only be used for training and that even Kevin in the Paradise could not kill.

As for what the power of erosion itself is, she does not know, but from the few words of the heroes and her experience in the system, she can use Enosia as a reference sample. At least in the paradise of the past, the power of erosion can indeed be regarded as [omniscience and omnipotence].

But obviously, this Ruler of Erosion in the Paradise of the Past was restricted by Enosia.

"How powerful is the restricted [Omniscience and Omnipotence]... Hmm?"

After failing to return to reality, Mei wanted to return to the hall as soon as possible, but now she was at the place where she usually accepted the Yingjie trial. Various monsters that she was familiar with appeared just like when she accepted the trial.

Mei slashed with her sword, and the lightning clearly hit the target, but the Honkai beast in front of her didn't seem to be affected at all. Due to the long battle, the number of monsters did not decrease much, and she was soon forced into a corner.

"I've become weaker? No! It's these monsters...that have become much stronger than the ones I encountered originally."

"If my inability to leave the Paradise of the Past is caused by the Corrosion Herrscher, then she has trapped me here in order to kill me, a person who can return to reality..."

“Oh no, Alicia is missing, and I can’t get in touch with the outside world… If I [die] at this moment… No… I absolutely cannot…”

In the data space, facing the pure numerical crushing, Mei was like a Honkai Impact 3rd player who was eager to unlock a game without graduating from anything. She soon experienced the feeling of being scraped from the abyss and unable to even defeat the small monster layer.

However, if you can't play the game anymore, you can quit, but now... Mei can't find any way to leave here. As time goes by, Mei's body and mind gradually reach their limits.

Even though she was extremely reluctant, she eventually fell to the ground unconscious. And after she lost consciousness, the Honkai beasts that were originally pressing forward withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner.