Honkai: Oh No, I’ve Become the Herrscher of Corruption?! - Chapter 154

While Sirin was busy persuading that Judgement-class Honkai Beast, Enoxia wasn’t idle either, meticulously searching through the broken walls and rubble of Chiba Academy.

In one of the classrooms at Chiba Academy, countless girls dressed in the same uniform as Kiana lay on the ground, their lives utterly extinguished. Vines pierced through the black silk stockings on their legs and crept over their bodies.

The vines sprouted from a young woman at the center of the room. Her hair color was somewhere between Enoxia’s and Sirin’s, and her green pupils held not a single trace of light.

“My mind is clearly awake,” she thought, “but I can’t even move a finger. Am I… having a nightmare?”

“My body hurts so much. Why… am I here?”

The young woman pondered slightly, and memories instantly flooded her mind.

“Ah, I remember. I overslept this morning and got scolded by my mom when I finally got up.” Still not fully awake, I could only drag my tired body to school.

“The first class this morning was math. That white-haired girl sitting in the back by the window… I think her name is Kiana… she fell asleep in less than five minutes. Her snoring was louder than the teacher’s lecture.”

“The teacher threw a piece of chalk at Kiana. Who would have thought she’d catch it in her sleep? Everyone started praising her reflexes, and the classroom descended into chaos. The teacher was powerless, forced to raise her voice to try and maintain order…”

“Just then, a sudden scream came from the hallway outside… The class monitor suddenly stood up, rushed onto the platform, and bit the teacher’s neck…”

“After that… what happened after that? Why can’t I remember… Who am I… What happened… Why am I here…”

With a creak, the classroom door was pushed open. Enoxia walked in and stood before her.

“Found you, the Pseudo-Herrscher, Yuno.”

Regarding Yuno, Enoxia was full of confusion. She was supposed to be a Pseudo-Herrscher born from the emergence of the Herrscher of Thunder, so why were her abilities completely unrelated to lightning?

Her power was quite simple: controlling vines to attack enemies, allowing spectators to enjoy scenes of tentacle play and bondage play.

However, her vines weren’t ordinary. They were laced with a potent venom capable of incapacitating an S-rank Valkyrie, and they could regenerate even after being severed by a Divine Key.

Honestly, her ability was more akin to some grass-type or poison-type creature from certain games. As for Herrschers… not just the Herrscher of Thunder, but none of the other thirteen Herrschers had anything to do with vines or poison…

Enoxia had reason to suspect that when miHoyo designed Yuno’s abilities, they simply treated her as a tool to introduce Yae Sakura and other concepts, as well as a way to showcase the artists’ particular tastes. As for the established lore? They could just retcon it later.

Thankfully, this is Honkai Impact 3rd and not Honkai: Star Rail, otherwise, any retcons could just be blamed on the Fictionologists.

“Ah, never mind. Since Yuno has been completely infected, I should just give her a swift end. It’s a good chance to test out a new attack method too.”

Looking at the kneeling Yuno, her eyes vacant, Enoxia raised the Jizo Mitama. Without using the authority of the Divine Key or her Herrscher powers, she pierced through Yuno’s body.

“Hmm, that should be enough to shift her from a neutral wild monster state to a hostile state.”

Enoxia withdrew the Jizo Mitama and watched as the wound on Yuno’s chest healed at a visible rate.

By the time even the hole in her clothes had repaired itself, Yuno, who had been frozen in place, stood up. A vine pierced through Enoxia’s body. The look in Yuno’s eyes showed she was quite pleased with herself, seemingly believing her sneak attack had succeeded. Her expression gradually twisted into a grimace.

“You’re here to eliminate me, aren’t you?”

“Fool! I sensed you long ago!”

“Why is it always me who suffers misfortune?”

“I know it. Mom has always hated me. Every time I make even a small mistake, she scolds me for ages.”

“The classmates in my class have always been avoiding me, keeping their distance. It was just knocking her pencil off and returning her eraser a few minutes late, but after class, they all gathered together whispering.”

“Even though I couldn’t hear exactly what they were saying, they were all looking in my direction. So whatever they were discussing must have been about me. It must have been!”

“If it was about me, why couldn’t they say it to my face? They had to stand apart and whisper secretly, their eyes constantly glancing over at me. Obviously, they were talking behind my back. It must be true!”

“But now, all those hateful people are dead. And I’ve gained this tremendous power. It proves that I am the chosen one! I’ve surpassed them!”

Several minutes later, Yuno, believing victory was assured, finally stopped her monologue. More vines stretched towards Enoxia.

“Sigh, such a severe case of main character syndrome.”

Enoxia felt a bit speechless. She allowed the vines to pass through her body and raised the Jizo Mitama with both hands.

“Jizo Mitama, Second Rated Power Output: Jizo Puppet!”

The Shamash Puppet swung its blade, severing dozens of vines in a single strike.

“Is that all?”

Seeing the slightly mocking look in Enoxia’s eyes, Yuno’s anger intensified.

“Damn you!”

Although her words were fierce, her body instinctively moved towards the window. Seizing the moment when Enoxia seemed distracted, she opened the window and jumped out.

“I can feel it, that mysterious power… she has more of it than I do. Which means, if I can absorb more, someday I’ll…”

Yuno froze because Enoxia was right in front of her, waving with a smile.

“How… how did you get here so fast…”

Watching the vines stretching towards her again, Enoxia felt utterly exasperated:

“Sigh, after all that fuss, is this the only move you know?… Seems like you’re out of tricks.”

Ignoring Yuno’s attack, Enoxia dashed forward and thrust the Jizo Mitama into her body. This time, however, she infused it with the power of corruption.

Yuno’s soul instantly crumbled. Her pupils began to lose focus.

“Experiment successful.”

Enoxia increased the intensity. The vines around Yuno withered due to the excessive Honkai energy.

“If you hadn’t been infected, you probably would have just been an ordinary girl with some personality flaws… May death end your long dream.”