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

Inside the Fire Moth's base, Ling looked at the test results and sat down on the ground.

Compared to Mei, Ling's understanding of Honkai can be said to be negligible. But the Ninth Herrscher destroyed the entire Mu Continent, and the 11th Herrscher caused only 13 fusion warriors to remain. These are the facts she knows. When the doomsday is approaching step by step, even the most ignorant children will grow up in the face of despair again and again.

She couldn't understand the fancy data on the instrument, but the conclusion of the last line was clear: she was about to become the next Herrscher.

She is no longer the ignorant girl, and she knows very well what a Herrscher means.

"So... Sister Mei, please let me see my sister one last time before..."

Ling closed her eyes, her breathing became rapid, and her legs could not help but tremble.

"Ling, don't worry. The Fire Moth's research on the Herrscher may not be 100% accurate. But since there is this risk, I'm afraid I have to let you stay in a room alone for a while... I hope you can understand."

Although Mei's tone was gentle, the fully armed soldiers on both sides of Ling were ready. If Ling refused to cooperate, they would immediately take coercive measures.

"Well, I can understand that. Let's... go."

Despite the worry and fear on her face, Ling obeyed Dr. Mei's arrangement and, under the "escort" of several fully armed soldiers, walked into a room that looked like a prison.

Just as she was about to go in, another group of soldiers arrived and moved her again.

The room numbered 33 is on the 766rd floor underground of the Fire Moth Base. If nothing unexpected happens, Ling will stay here until she is cleared of suspicion.

The soldier closed the door and left. Ling was the only one left in this dark and damp room.

"elder sister……"

Loneliness, helplessness and fear gradually surged into her heart. She subconsciously called out to her sister, but there was no response.

In order to overcome her fear, Ling began to recall her previous life with Sakura, before the first collapse, when their parents were still alive.

Ling clearly remembers that she was just like some other children of her age at that time. Even though she knew that she would be late for school if she got up later, she still insisted on staying in bed. She would not get up until her mother called her three times, no matter how terrible the situation.

Because she likes to stay in bed, she has to eat breakfast on the way every day. Although everyone says that this kind of lifestyle is not healthy at all, she is always brave enough to admit her mistakes and refuses to correct them.

At that time, I always disliked my mother's nagging and even thought about running away from home. But now, if my mother is still by her side, even if she is scolding me, it's fine.

She remembered one time when her father bought her a drink, she clearly wanted to drink strawberry flavor, but he took a bottle of bitter melon flavor that the merchant had specially launched for sales. She took only one sip and spit it out. The bitter feeling lingered on her taste buds for a long time.

She was angry with her father for a long time because of this incident. But if she could still drink the drinks her father bought her now, even if they were bitter, it would be good.

The more Ling recalls, the more she feels that what happened a few years ago was just a dream. When she wakes up, she finds that everything has changed, the world is no longer beautiful, and those ordinary daily lives are gone forever.

"That's right. Even if my parents leave me forever, I still have my sister. Whenever I'm in danger, she will always appear in front of me and protect me... So, if nothing happens to me, she will definitely take me to a safer place... But if that's really the case..."

Ling accidentally learned that before becoming the Seventh Herrscher, she was a person named Himiko. She was straightforward, serious, and caring about others. In the eyes of many people, she was an absolutely good teacher.

But when she became a Herrscher, she completely turned into a monster and burned down the entire Australia. When Ling thought that she might become such a monster in the next moment, she felt her heart rate doubled.

"If...if I really become a monster like that...I hope I can see my sister one last time before I am destroyed."

The girl prayed, hoping that everything she was experiencing was just a nightmare and that her sister would come here soon and let her out.

"Tada..." A burst of hurried footsteps sounded, and Ling excitedly ran to the door, stood on tiptoe, poked her head out of the narrow window and looked out.

However, what came towards here was a group of ferocious-looking soldiers. Ling just took a look at them and sat down on the ground.

With a "creak", the door of the room opened, and several fully armed soldiers surrounded the little girl Ling.

【Never give up hope at any time! 】

Almost at the same time, the following words appeared in the minds of all the soldiers. I don't know who took the lead:

"That's right. No matter how powerful the next Herrscher is, she is just a little girl now. If we can kill her before she becomes a Herrscher, wouldn't the entire human race be able to survive this crisis safely?"

"That's right. Kill the Herrscher while she's still weak."

"Kill her!"

"Kill her!"

Ling was lifted up by one of the soldiers and fell to the ground face first. As a weak girl, she had no power to fight back in front of a group of soldiers.

"elder sister……"

Although they said they would kill her as soon as possible, the soldiers had no intention of giving Ling a quick death. Several adult feet pressed on Ling's hands, arms, legs, and feet, and stepped on them with all their strength. With a series of crisp sounds, the bones in Ling's arms, legs, hands, and feet were all broken.

Many of these soldiers' family members and comrades also died because of the Herrscher. They hated themselves for being so insignificant in front of the Herrscher's power. Now, a "Herscher" who could defeat her has finally appeared before them, so they transferred all their hatred for other Herrschers to Ling.

"elder sister……"

Seeing her bones being broken one by one, the unprecedented pain almost made Ling faint, but every time she was about to faint, the soldiers would find a way to wake her up. They hoped that this "herrscher" could bear their anger while being conscious.

"elder sister……"

After prolonged abuse, Ling completely lost her vital signs, and her sister never showed up until the last moment of her life.

Seeing Ling fall in a pool of blood, the soldiers smiled crazily and cheered: "We killed the Herrscher! Humanity has defeated Honkai once again!"

Just as they were cheering, a cloud of black mist emerged from Ling's body.

"Why! Why do you still treat me like this even though I am willing to obey the arrangements of the Fire Moth?"

The Herrscher carrying Ling's hatred instantly enveloped the entire room and penetrated into the bodies of all the soldiers.

“Why… We clearly killed the Herrscher, why is this still happening… Ahhhhhh!”

The Herrscher modified everyone's cognition, making them suffer the same pain that Ling had endured before his death, and then infected all of them and turned them into dead warriors.

Then, the Herrscher of Corrosion left the cell and ran towards the nuclear bomb control terminal of the Fire Moth.

(Today I will pass the main quest of Collapse Iron, just one chapter)