Honkai: Oh No, I’ve Become the Herrscher of Corruption?! - Chapter 164

Raiden Mei looked at her familiar, understanding in her heart that it had come into this world because of her. To simply abandon it would indeed be far too irresponsible.

Moreover, since it was her familiar, if any problems arose in the future, it could serve as a helper. After all, the combat power of a Judgement-class Honkai Beast was still considerable. Even against a Herrscher, it could provide supportive attacks.

“So, what do you plan to do?”

Enoxia pointed at Raiden Mei’s chest:

“First, we remove the suppression device near your heart. Although it was installed with good and humanitarian intentions, it’s utterly useless except for sabotaging allies at critical moments. If you trust me, relax and let me temporarily take control of it.”

Raiden Mei thought it over. If Enoxia wanted to do something to her, she wouldn’t need to go to such lengths. If she wanted the core of the Herrscher of Thunder, there was no need for deception or placation; she could simply take it by force.

Seeing Mei willing to cooperate, Enoxia didn’t stand on ceremony and immediately pressed her body close.

“Mmm… As expected of the young lady of ME Corp. Well-maintained from top to bottom, inside and out.”

Although the scent of Mei’s skin was pleasant and the cool sensation from their touch was comfortable, Enoxia knew now wasn’t the time for closeness. With Raiden Mei voluntarily lowering her defenses, the power of Corrosion allowed Enoxia to see everything about her with perfect clarity.

Enoxia moved her fingers slightly, and a precise surge of Corrosion power struck the suppression device near Mei’s heart.

“Done. I’ve modified that device’s programming. Now, it doesn’t matter how long you use your Herrscher’s power.”

Raiden Mei looked at the lightning dancing in her palm, knowing Enoxia hadn’t deceived her.

“Good. The next steps will be guided by Sirin and Bella. They’ll instruct you on condensing a pseudo-Herrscher core. Once that Judgement-class Honkai Beast becomes a pseudo-Herrscher, she can take human form, just like Bella.”

“Oh, right. A few months ago, after the Honkai eruption in Nagazora City, besides spawning Honkai Beasts of various ranks including the Judgement-class, the residual Honkai energy converged at Senba Academy and gave birth to a pseudo-Herrscher.”

“Although I killed that pseudo-Herrscher and extracted the core, unfortunately, the pseudo-core lost its vitality and died once separated from the pseudo-Herrscher’s body. Otherwise, things might not be so troublesome.”

Raiden Mei looked at Sirin, who didn’t seem particularly bright, and showed a puzzled expression:

“Her… Are you sure?”

Sirin scratched her head:

“Well… actually, any Herrscher can do it. The method is very simple. You just need to visualize a Herrscher core in your mind and then… well, that’s it.”

“What’s the principle behind that?”

“Principle…? If it works, it works. Why bother with the principle?”

TL;DR: Honkai energy can explain everything. A Herrscher creating a pseudo-Herrscher core relies mainly on the power of “I Think It Should Work This Way.”

Under Sirin’s guidance, several very tiny purple crystals appeared in Raiden Mei’s hands. She opened her palms, and these purple crystals drifted into the body of the Judgement-class Honkai Beast. Its form rapidly changed.

Soon, a girl about 1.6 meters tall, with red hair, blue eyes, wearing a sailor uniform with a plum-colored collar, and looking around 14 years old, appeared before everyone.

Opening her eyes again and looking at her own body, her face was filled with excitement and joy. She quickly walked to Raiden Mei’s side and immediately went down on one knee.

“My Queen!”

Indeed, every queen has her own dragon girl.

“Hmm… A delicate and cute appearance. Mei, your aesthetic sense and character creation skills are quite good.”

Unlike the situation with Sirin, Bella’s appearance was completely copied by Sirin based on [“Bella’s”] original look. This newly born [“person”], however, was created essentially from scratch by Raiden Mei according to her own aesthetics, serving as both the original artist and modeler, meticulously sculpted piece by piece.

Of course, it wouldn’t be entirely accurate to say there were no traces of others. Her face retained many shadows of both Raiden Mei and Kiana, a bit of Mei’s personal touch.

But since both the creator and the creation had no objections to these personal additions, Enoxia naturally didn’t say much, merely asking:

“Have you thought of a name for her?”

Raiden Mei looked into her lively eyes and spoke slowly:

“I’ll call you… Rena.”

“Yes!”

Rena’s eyes trembled upon receiving her name, unable to contain her excitement. From her birth until now, being granted a name by Raiden Mei was undoubtedly the thing that could make her happiest.

“You know you were born because of me. But you also need to understand that if it weren’t for Kiana, you wouldn’t have become what you are now. You might not even have had the chance to be born…”

Rena blinked and tentatively asked:

“So, what you mean is… I could be considered…?”

Enoxia and the others, hearing Rena’s blunt words, instantly widened their eyes.

“You certainly know how to talk.”

Enoxia gave Rena a thumbs-up.

Raiden Mei’s face flushed slightly, but she didn’t deny it.

“Ahem. Mei, have you decided on Rena’s background details? I’ll go modify the Schicksal database.”

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Outskirts of St. Freya Academy.

A man with a soot-blackened face and only his right arm remaining struggled to climb out of the scorched earth, his face etched with rage.

“Damn it! Just wait until I get back. I’ll become stronger, and then I’ll raze this entire St. Freya Academy to the ground! I won’t spare a single Valkyrie!”

However, what Welt Joyce Clone No. 2 didn’t know was that in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, surviving a great disaster only guarantees a follow-up strike. The life of this legendary survivor king was also about to reach its end.

He hadn’t taken more than a few steps when a Valkyrie appeared before him.

“That’s… A-rank Valkyrie Melid? A mere A-rank, daring to block a Herrscher alone? Don’t blame me for what happens next.”

Welt Clone No. 2 revealed a sinister smile, raised his right hand, and applied hundredfold gravity upon Melid.

“Torn to shreds under a hundred times gravity! Hahahaha…”

Soon, his laughter died. Because Melid stood there perfectly fine, and nothing happened in the surrounding space. If not for his rather ridiculous laughter, she might not have even glanced in his direction.

“Impossible! I am a Herrscher! In this world, only I am allowed to look down upon others! Everyone else is born only worthy of looking up to me!”

With a furious roar, Welt Clone No. 2 consumed more Honkai energy, increasing his output.

Yet, Melid remained completely unaffected, walking towards him with light steps, chewing on something with an expression as if she were on a picnic.

Melid swallowed what she was chewing before finally focusing her gaze on Welt Clone No. 2, her expression slightly displeased:

“Honestly, couldn’t you be quieter? If Theresa finds out I’m sneaking snacks again, it won’t be good.”

Seeing her approach, Welt Clone No. 2 immediately deployed a protective barrier.

Melid lifted her right foot again and swiftly brought it down. Although it seemed like nothing happened on the surface, Welt Clone No. 2 was certain something spread out from her in all directions.

Because his barrier shattered in an instant.

“Ahhhhhhhhh…!”

Welt Clone No. 2 collapsed to the ground, his face contorted in extreme pain. He found he couldn’t use his Honkai energy at all anymore.

Melid took another small step forward.

Instantly, an expression of relief appeared on Welt Clone No. 2’s face.

Melid bent down, took out an instrument to check, then opened her communicator.

“Headmistress, the identity of the intruder at St. Freya Academy has been confirmed. It’s a clone of the First Herrscher, Welt Joyce. There are multiple traces of lightning strikes on the body.”

“Confirmed. He is completely deceased.”