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

"So... this is... the truth behind the twelfth collapse? The reason why Ling became the Herrscher of Corrosion... was largely due to humans themselves?"

In the Eternal Paradise, next to the garden where the fire was still lingering, Su Wei added details about the twelfth collapse of the previous civilization.

"Yes, the twelfth collapse is more like a man-made disaster than a natural disaster."

Eden's voice came from behind. Mei turned her head and found that she was holding two different weapons in her hands, one of which looked very familiar.

"...Eden? This is..."

"Remember what Su said? Facing an out-of-control Qianjie, even using Qianjie Yicheng can only trap him for a while. So I'm here. Su, Hua, and I should be able to calm Qianjie down."

"Su, I guess you have something important to say to Miss Mei."

"...Just now, Sakura's data, like Alicia's, disappeared..."

"Disappeared... is too much of a euphemism."

Kosmo, who had been silent the whole time, glanced at Grayshure behind him and suddenly interrupted the conversation.

"Kosmo, I understand your concerns. I can even understand the anger in Qianjie's heart."

"But now that the facts are in front of us, and the truth is still hidden in the shadows, we must also be... [pragmatic]. There is no need to be so confrontational. Assuming that the [traitor] really exists, he... or they, would not act rashly in front of Miss Mei and several heroes."

Eden glanced not far away:

"Then - Phyllis, if you have no objection, why don't you come out too?"

A bush by the roadside suddenly trembled. After a brief and slightly awkward silence, Padufils came out helplessly.

“I’m sorry, Sister Eden… I was just so scared when I saw Brother Jie so angry! I had to hide in a hurry… But I heard everything you said just now, and I also think that Sister Eden is right! Now is not the time for internal strife.”

"Aren't we the Thirteen Heroes? We are obviously very united - well, maybe not that united - but at least we are partners who have been through thick and thin together!"

"Don't make the atmosphere so tense. Maybe... this is just a [prank]? Or, is it Sister Snake's experiment... or Sister Weiwei's magic...?"

"Pado, you don't need to apologize..."

"I just don't believe there is a [traitor] among us... Sister Ai Li's story must not be what we see! There may be some inside story that we don't know, or something that is hard to explain..."

"【secret】."

"Amo..."

"Every memory holds a secret. This is a fact we all know, about ourselves, about others, or... about the Herrscher."

Eden looked at the increasingly tense atmosphere and gave Mei a wry smile:

"Ms. Mei, I'm sure you understand now that the mist woven by [Breakage of Trust] is floating between us. I'm afraid... this is also a situation that the [Initiator] of the conspiracy would like to see. No matter how much we argue, Airi and Sakura have disappeared, and this is an indisputable fact."

"In that case, I have a proposal. Rather than watching our differences deepen and create more rifts, why don't we just...split up and protect the most important things for each of us? Perhaps Mobius thought of this, and chose to act alone after the previous conversation."

"Action in separate parts? But... wouldn't it be easier for the enemy to defeat us one by one?"

"Ms. Mei, as you can see, each of us is most concerned about different things right now. Since we cannot reach a consensus, acknowledging the differences is another option. Forcing individuals who are suspicious of each other into a collective will only lead to endless disputes on key issues."

"What's more, in the data space, the Herrscher of Corrosion is like the end. If we, as memories, rush in all at once, the biggest possibility is that we will be collectively annihilated."

"Since in such a long time, the Herrscher of Corrosion only [killed] Ai Li and Sakura, who was the most special to her. Excluding the factor of Sakura delaying time, it can be proved that under the restrictions of Ms. Ino, she cannot teleport freely in the Paradise of the Past like Ms. Ino in the past. If you want to destroy a memory, you have to pay a certain price."

"So... acting separately can actually allow the last hero to survive longer."

A white light flashed, and Qianjie, who was full of lust, broke free from the Xumi mustard seed. Looking at his terrifying momentum, Padufilis hurriedly protected everyone in front of him.

"It seems... we have to finish dealing with things here first. Kosmo, protect Grayshu. Miss Mei, you and Ferris should also move away."

"Oh? You're here too, then come on together, come! Face me!"

Qianjie stepped on the ground with his right foot, preparing to charge.

"as you wish."

Eden raised the weapon that Meiyi was very familiar with, and when he aimed it at Qianjie, Qianjie, who was ready to attack, suddenly sank and knelt down immediately. Qianjie's anger continued to rise, and he wanted to break free from the cage imposed on him. But under Eden's control, his legs, which seemed to be filled with lead, could not move a single step.

"Gravity control?! It's the Law of Eden... No, it should be called the Law of the Star Sea now."

Integrating Anti-Entropy with the information here, Mei naturally understood that Eden was the first user of the Ninth God Key. It was in order to commemorate Eden that the current civilization changed its name from Star Sea Concord to Star of Eden.

When Qianjie put almost all his energy into breaking free from the control of Xinghai Xielu, Su Hehua looked at each other, one took out Qianjie Yicheng, and the other took out Yu Duchen, taking advantage of the opportunity that Qianjie was trapped, and launched mental attacks on him at the same time.

With a loud thump, Qianjie fell to the ground, and soon he automatically exited the state of artificial collapse.

"Sister Yidian, Brother Su, Ahua, Brother Jie..."

"Pado, don't worry. Qianjie was just hit by Yu Duchen and fell into an illusion. Since we have decided to leave separately, when he wakes up, he can carry out his own plan and will not become an enemy of other Yingjie."

"Then...what should we do next? Sister Eden, can I go with you? Even if it's just a little bit, I want to help everyone..."

"Thank you, Phyllis. If the Corrosion Herrscher intends to set goals according to the order of the Heroes, then it will not be safe to stay by my side."

Mei fell into deep thought:

"Rank... Indeed, this is also a way of thinking... Although Alicia is now ranked second, she was the first when the Thirteen Heroes were first..."

"Also, what I'm going to do next is rather special... I'm going to go to the deepest place to confirm Aponia's safety."

"Then...will Uncle Kevin and Mother Aponya be in danger?"

Eden leaned over and touched Grayshu's head:

"Grayshus, I don't know either, that's why I have to go to the Deepest Place. During this time, just follow Kosmo and don't run around, okay?"

"……okay, I get it."