Honkai: Oh No, I’ve Become the Herrscher of Corruption?! - Chapter 55

Watching Cecilia and Elysia’s battle, Enoxia couldn’t resist the itch in her heart. In the end, she gave in and barged into Kevin’s domain.

It was the same feeling as casually scrolling through videos, only to see everyone playing Plants vs. Zombies Hybrid Edition—and suddenly, she just had to download it too.

Of course, while the Herrscher of Corruption was a nightmare for advanced human civilization, facing off one-on-one against a Flame-Chaser—one of humanity’s absolute strongest—in a barren wasteland? Forget winning. Survival alone would be a miracle.

Yet she was curious. Just how powerful was Kevin, the strongest memory imprint? And if she wanted to test the limits of a data entity’s strength, who better to serve as a punching bag than herself?

But this wasn’t just about measuring Kevin’s might. More importantly, she wanted to see if she could grow stronger.

Her fight with the Herrscher of Domination had hammered home a brutal truth: as an unawakened Herrscher, her combat prowess against other Herrschers was pitiful. If only she’d had Welt’s sheer battle capability, maybe Sarah and Nicholas could’ve survived.

The stories of the “Big Three” had taught her one thing—pressure was the best catalyst for growth. And in the Elysian Realm, nothing promised more pressure than Kevin’s Heaven’s Flame Unleashed. So she deliberately nerfed herself, restricting her own abilities.

She remembered playing Elysian Realm back in the day—after getting one-shot by Kevin on Floor 18, she’d never challenged him again. Why bother? The badge reward didn’t even give crystals.

But times had changed. Now, she could stand before Kevin and proudly declare: “If you’re my bro, come at me.”

A Herrscher popping out of nowhere and asking to be cut down? In fifty thousand years, this was a first. Baffling as it was, Kevin had no objections to obliging. Instantly, he activated MANTIS Form and swung his blade.

Enoxia didn’t even flinch. The fiery slash phased right through her.

“You know what I am. Skip the tickle attacks,” she said, unimpressed.

“Judgement of Shamash—Second Discharge: Scorching Swathe.” A horizontal slash turned the icy ground into a sea of flames. In reality, the heat would’ve hit thousands of degrees—but Enoxia simply hovered above it, untouched.

“You know what I’m really waiting for,” she murmured, eyes gleaming as the heat licked at her feet.

Yet Kevin hesitated. No earth-shattering strike came—just more lukewarm fire slashes and falling icicles. Honestly, compared to the Herrscher of Ice? Pathetic.

Just as Enoxia let her guard down, Kevin moved. A sudden lunge put him above her, Shamash raised high for a devastating overhead slash.

“Wow, Kevin. Didn’t think you of all people needed someone else to light a fire under you~” The strike looked imposing—until she caught it between two fingers.

This was a data realm. No matter how powerful or fast Kevin’s attacks seemed, to Enoxia, they were just strings of code. With her Herrscher authority, she could act before he even moved. No thought required—just autopilot, her subconscious blocking every strike with 100% precision.

“Delete.” A slight squeeze of her fingers, and she erased Shamash’s entire data structure. Then, with a kick, she sent Kevin flying.

“Restore.” Once he’d skidded far enough, she hit undo. Shamash materialized back in his hands.

No matter how OP a game character was, they were still bound by code. And against a literal cheat engine? Even Kevin’s busted stats meant nothing.

“Your intent is clear,” Kevin said coldly. “Though this goes against my principles, you won’t leave until your goal is met. Very well—step forward, and witness the strongest strike of the warrior who bears the Savior’s mantle!”

“Ohhh? Kitaaa~ He’s finally pulling out that move?”

As Shamash lifted skyward, its form morphed into the Judgement of Finality.

“ZEROTH DISCHARGE: HEAVEN’S FLAME—UNLEASHED.”

The crimson blade descended, carrying apocalyptic energy. Enoxia had to force herself not to cheese it with her Herrscher hacks.

Back in the lobby, Elysia suddenly tensed.

“Cecilia, stay right here. Don’t move. Because… your adventure’s about to hit a hard pause~”

Enoxia watched, wide-eyed, as the flames swallowed her. It felt like her soul was being shredded. And then—

Memories that weren’t hers surged forth.

A Siberian tundra. A thing—shapeless, oozing black mist. Then, moth-like Chariot-class Honkai beasts and twin-breasted zombies spawned around it. The mist coiled back, condensing into a massive red eye, while the humanoid husk at its core dissolved under concentrated Honkai energy.

The vision cut off.

Darkness.

Even against a memory of Kevin, tanking Heaven’s Flame Unleashed head-on had one outcome: death.

But Kevin’s reluctance to use this strike wasn’t out of fear for the Herrscher. The real victim was Klein, the Realm’s overworked sysadmin. The blast’s aftermath sent glitches rippling through the Elysian Realm—freezing Hua’s flowing streams mid-motion, suspending Sakura’s cherry blossoms in air before they dropped unnaturally, warping monsters mid-step. Even the Flame-Chasers’ movements stuttered.

In gaming terms? Kevin had just nuked the Elysian Realm’s servers with a lag bomb. One moment, it was 5G smooth. The next—dial-2G hell.