Honkai: Oh No, I’ve Become the Herrscher of Corruption?! - Chapter 123

After recreating Kiana (K423), Enoxia did nothing more than remind Siegfried before quietly observing how events would unfold.

In September 2006, a loud explosion erupted from the lab where the K-series clones were being produced. Siegfried, wielding a greatsword, stormed straight into the facility.

Though the sword in his hand wasn’t the Judgement of Shamash, the secret laboratory’s defenses were clearly no match for a warrior whose strength rivaled that of an S-rank Valkyrie.

The researchers, though unaware of the reason behind his intrusion, took one look at Siegfried’s furious expression and immediately scattered. By the time he broke through to the innermost chamber, the place was already deserted.

The first thing he saw was K423 inside the cultivation pod—a perfect replica of Kiana Kaslana. The data terminal’s readings confirmed that she housed the Core of the Herrscher of Ice.

Other data in the terminal showed that despite being a clone, aside from possessing a Herrscher Core, she was no different from an ordinary little girl. Given Siegfried’s understanding of Otto, the fate awaiting such a unique specimen was too horrifying to imagine.

Siegfried knew Schicksal’s pursuers would arrive soon—there was no time to hesitate. In less than a minute, he made his decision. Manipulating the data terminal, he opened the pod, scooped up the barely conscious K423, and carried her onto his plane.

“Wow, Dad! She looks exactly like me!”

Kiana, not yet seven years old, stared at her clone with barely contained excitement, poking her cheek.

“Dad, after we save her, can she be my little sister?”

Siegfried nodded and started the plane. Radar showed Schicksal’s aircraft were already in pursuit. After all, he wasn’t the Herrscher of Corruption—the moment he had entered the lab, Otto had known his location.

To Schicksal, Siegfried’s break-in, destruction, and theft were outright betrayal. There was no going back now. But Siegfried had already made plans: if Schicksal caught up, he would take the girls and defect to Anti-Entropy. He trusted Welt to protect them.

“Whoa-ha! This is so exciting!”

Kiana, on her first plane ride, was practically bouncing in her seat while keeping an eye on K423. Seeing the clone curled up nervously, she gently patted her back, already treating her like a little sister.

Meanwhile, at Schicksal Headquarters…

Otto surveyed the wrecked lab, rubbing his temples as he suppressed his rising anger. To outsiders, his fury was clearly directed at Siegfried and Kiana’s escape.

But in truth, Siegfried—a man who defied orders and acted recklessly—had done exactly what Otto expected upon learning the truth.

What truly enraged him was Amber’s report: a month ago, the secret lab’s network had experienced a brief anomaly. And before Siegfried’s departure, his communications had received an untraceable message. Just as Otto wondered who was behind it, a bold line of text flashed across Schicksal’s main screen:

“Otto, don’t forget—the six years are up!”

While others were baffled, Otto instantly recognized the work of the Herrscher of Corruption. Without a doubt, she had infiltrated the lab without his knowledge.

She bore no malice toward human civilization, yet her allegiances were unclear. The moment someone crossed her line, she retaliated in the cruelest ways imaginable. Her avatars lurked throughout the network—no encryption could stop her.

She could traverse cyberspace faster than Schicksal’s fastest transport. She could overwrite free will, bending even the most loyal Valkyries to her side in an instant.

“You understand me, but I understand you too. What you truly want to achieve is difficult. But if I want to make you fail? That’s easy.”

Her words from six years ago echoed in Otto’s mind. Just as she had said, reviving Kallen was already a near-impossible task—but ensuring he never succeeded? That, she could do effortlessly.

An enemy like this was undoubtedly the most troublesome he had faced in over 500 years. He had killed Welt Yang’s father and danced on the man’s triggers without fear, because he knew Welt would prioritize fighting the Honkai above all else. But with the Herrscher of Corruption? Any provocation would force him to back down. Because she would flip the table.

“Lord Overseer, Squads 1 and 2 have caught up to Siegfried’s plane. Awaiting further orders.”

“Any sign of Anti-Entropy?”

“Squads 3, 4, and 5, along with satellite surveillance, have detected no Anti-Entropy presence within miles.”

Seeing no interference, Otto regained his usual composure. After a moment’s thought, a shadow crossed his face.

“Fire chaff. Force Siegfried to make an emergency landing, then bring him in.”

“Understood!”

Dozens of chaff rounds launched with the Valkyries’ acknowledgment, detonating less than a meter from Siegfried’s plane.

Siegfried knew this new chaff wouldn’t just obscure vision—it emitted a weak EMP, disrupting the aircraft’s systems. A controlled landing was the safest choice.

But he also believed that the more unique an individual was, the worse their fate under Otto’s control. So as the chaff kept coming, he didn’t slow down—he slammed the throttle to maximum.

“Siegfried, you lunatic! Stop!”

The Valkyries’ shouts weren’t tactics—they knew his reckless flying would push this model past its limits.

Sure enough, just as he thought he’d shaken pursuit, a dull thud came from the plane. Within seconds, the engines died, sending the aircraft plummeting from 6,000 meters.

In desperation, Siegfried grabbed one of the children and leaped out. A kilometer above ground, his greatsword finally completed its transformation, functioning like a parachute to slow their descent.

The other child remained aboard as the plane crashed.

Holding the girl in his arms, Siegfried needed only one glance to realize he had saved the clone.

Watching the distant smoke and flames, he gritted his teeth and fled into the wilderness with K423.