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Chapter 112: Everyone, Let Me Introduce... The Immortal Phoenix!

"Damn it! This book is so infuriating!"

Senti, overwhelmed with frustration, angrily threw the scroll onto the ground…

Then, after about two seconds, she picked it back up, patted off the dust, and continued reading.

Raging emotions surged within her—resentment, confusion, indignation, anger, and sorrow.

"…Why…?"

There was no answer.

Only an insatiable thirst for the truth.

The immortal decided to wait.

She had endured what felt like an eternity, and time no longer held meaning for her.

She would continue to wait until the day her body was fully restored.

She had to find those seven people and demand the reason they killed her.

That burning obsession imprinted itself upon her wavering consciousness, urging her, gnawing at her, reshaping her—turning patience into habit, making agony feel natural.

And yet…

Pain.

Pain…

Endless healing, endless torment.

The immortal remained silent.

She had endured for so long.

She could endure even longer.

With that, the prologue ended, and the first chapter of the Chronicles of the Severed Sword of Shenzhou—"Trial by Sword"—began.

Senti was completely engrossed in the book, unmoving.

She seemed to have completely forgotten something rather important…

"Uh… Fu Hua?"

Hokuto took a few steps and glanced back at Senti, who was sitting under a large tree, completely absorbed in her reading.

By now, the sky had begun to darken.

If they didn't find shelter soon, they'd have to spend the night outdoors.

"Shouldn't we find a place to stay first and then continue reading?"

"What's the problem? I'm busy reading a novel right now. Don't bother me."

"…Are you seriously planning to sit here, in the middle of nowhere, reading by yourself?"

At this moment, Hokuto suddenly felt like he was an adult scolding a child.

And technically, that wasn't wrong.

Senti was essentially a child—a Herrscher who had only been born less than a year ago.

"What's the issue? Are you worried I'll get scared?"

"No, no, no. I'm more worried that you'll be the one scaring others…"

"Huh?"

Senti widened her eyes, staring at Hokuto with a dumbfounded expression.

The two of them just sat there, locked in an awkward staring contest.

The air grew heavy with the weight of silence…

Finally, after a long pause, Senti slapped her forehead and muttered to herself.

"Alright, alright, I get it! Stop talking in my head already, I know what to do!"

After saying that, she simply returned to reading her book.

"You go ahead and find a place to stay. I'm at a crucial part right now—once I'm done, I'll come find you. Don't worry, as long as you have that feather, I can track you down."

Hokuto, still unsure of what exactly Fu Hua had just told her, could only sigh in resignation.

With the burden of finding shelter now resting squarely on his shoulders, he had no choice but to head toward the village near Taixuan Mountain.

Just as in the original storyline, the village was already overrun with Honkai Beasts and Stigmata-corrupted soldiers.

Most of them were creatures spawned by Honkai infection.

For some unknown reason…

The corruption had begun ahead of schedule.

"This isn't good…"

"Because of Senti's awakening, has this place already fallen?"

"No… There are still survivors."

As Hokuto was deep in thought, the enemies in the village noticed his presence.

A battle quickly broke out, but since the Honkai Beasts here were nothing more than low-tier grunts, he had little trouble freezing them into ice sculptures.

Not only that, but to ensure no more Honkai Beasts or Stigmata-corrupted soldiers would ambush him later, he began systematically clearing the entire village…

Just as the battle was reaching its peak, the black feather in his pocket suddenly glowed with an eerie light.

A moment later, Senti's voice rang out:

"Huh? You started fighting without me? How could you not call me for something this fun?! Save some for me!"

"If you wanna help, then hurry over here."

As soon as Hokuto finished speaking, Senti appeared.

The Honkai Beasts that had been slaughtering the villagers probably never imagined that the Herrscher meant to command them would instead turn her blade against them.

But in the face of a Herrscher's overwhelming power, they barely had time to resist before being wiped out completely.

"Hell yeah! I knew I was the strongest!"

Senti jumped onto the head of a fallen Honkai Beast, hopping excitedly.

Meanwhile, Hokuto was down below, reassuring the survivors.

There weren't many left, but at least some of them had lived.

That was still a better outcome than the original storyline, where they were wiped out entirely.

Of course, even though they had survived, their situation wasn't much better.

With the village in ruins and tainted by Honkai corruption, staying here would be a death sentence.

The pain of losing their home forever, along with the uncertainty of what came next, left these people feeling utterly devastated.

But thankfully, they had been saved by a "hero."

"Everyone, my name is Hokuto. I am a researcher for Schicksal, and this here is Fu—"

Before Hokuto could even finish, the Herrscher who had been standing on a Honkai Beast's corpse suddenly jumped down.

"That's right! I'm Fu Hua! Your savior!"

Senti grinned and gave a thumbs-up, making sure everyone knew she had done a good deed.

Her expression was full of expectation, as if waiting for their approval…

"And I am also the guardian of Shenzhou! The immortal protector who has defended this land alone for thousands of years!"

"..."

The already exhausted and distressed villagers stared at the overly energetic girl before them.

For a moment, they simply stood there, too stunned to speak.

It took a while before someone finally reacted, and the villagers hesitantly began to clap and express their gratitude.

"Thank you, Immortal, for saving us…"

"Waaah! What are we supposed to do now, Immortal? Our home… it's been destroyed!"

"Where are we supposed to go now…?"

Their sorrowful cries conveyed their hopelessness and despair.

Hokuto knew all too well—these emotions, left unchecked, could be exploited by the Honkai.

He needed to calm them down as soon as possible.

"Everyone, don't worry. This place is no longer safe to live in, but I can contact Schicksal and have them relocate you to a new home."

"What…? We have to move?"

"But Immortal… aren't you all-powerful? Can't you restore the village?"

"Yeah! I don't want to leave… My family has lived here for hundreds of years!"

"Immortal, please! Help us! Help us restore our village—"

The moment they realized they would have to leave, the villagers' expressions became filled with reluctance.

It made sense.

Normally, when Honkai corruption grew worse, people would seek safety in larger cities like Arc City.

The reason these villagers had been able to live safely in such a remote village was entirely thanks to the barrier Fu Hua had once placed over Taixuan Mountain.

But now, even Taixuan Mountain was no longer safe, yet they still wanted to stay…

Perhaps it was simply human nature to seek comfort in familiarity.

Hokuto was about to try reasoning with them—

But then…

"Ugh, enough already! You're all so annoying!"

With a loud clap of her hands, Senti silenced the chattering villagers.

And then…

They all collapsed onto the ground.

Within seconds, all the noise disappeared.

Soon, the only sounds left were the faint snoring of the villagers, now deep in slumber.

There was only one explanation for this…

"Whew, all done~ This method is the easiest and most effective, after all."

Senti dusted off her hands and stretched her arms.

Clearly, she had used her Herrscher authority on them.

Which meant… these people weren't just asleep.

They were likely trapped inside one of the Herrscher of Sentience's dream realms.

"Alright, they're asleep now, which means we have a place to sleep too. You go contact Schicksal and have them send people to rescue them. Meanwhile, I'm gonna read my novel."

With that, Senti strolled inside as if nothing had happened and continued reading.

Hokuto watched her disappear from sight and finally let out a sigh of relief.

Then, glancing at the peacefully sleeping villagers, he started moving them into houses one by one.

He carefully placed them—men with men, women with women—until they were all settled inside.

Once that was done, he pulled out his laptop and attempted to contact Schicksal's headquarters.

But just as the call was connecting, the black feather Senti had given him lit up again.

"Oh, right! Almost forgot—don't say anything unnecessary. I'm watching you."

Her reminder came just in time.

If she hadn't warned him, he might've tried to negotiate his own extraction from Taixuan Mountain.

But now… he had no choice but to keep things strictly business.

After a brief connection process, his call went through—to the closest Schicksal operative near Taixuan Mountain.

That meant…

The call had gone to Rita, who had just left the mountain not too long ago.

"Mr. Hokuto, I must say… I'm surprised to see you still alive."

Rita's image appeared in the holographic projection.

Hokuto heard her greeting and immediately felt his blood pressure spike.

"Shouldn't you be happy that I'm alive?"

"Oh? Whatever do you mean? Of course, I'm happy. I'm just… surprised. After all, that Herrscher didn't harm you?"

Rita spoke in her usual calm tone, as if stating a simple fact.

"I had already prepared your death report. If everything had gone smoothly, I would've submitted it to the Archbishop for review by tomorrow."

"…Wouldn't you feel even a little bad about losing a colleague?"

"Of course, I would feel terribly sad."

Rita touched the corner of her eye as if wiping away a tear… though it was unclear if she had actually shed one.

"But work is work, and emotions are emotions. A proper maid would never mix the two."

"I have nothing to say to that… Anyway, I've managed to save some people here. Uh… well, Fu Hua and I saved them together."

Hokuto gave Rita a summary of the situation and informed her that he would be staying at Taixuan Mountain for a while.

As for how long? That was uncertain.

If things went badly, he might not make it back at all.

"So, whatever happens, don't worry about me! I repeat, do not worry about me!"

As he spoke, he widened his eyes and exaggerated his words, desperately hinting at Rita to pay attention to what he was really saying.

"Understood."

Receiving the hint, Rita smiled and blinked.

Seeing her response, Hokuto finally felt relieved.

He ended the call, deciding to find time to stream on his phone the next day.

Since there wasn't much new content to broadcast recently, the schedule wasn't too tight.

As long as Otto had a way to pull him out of this mess, there was nothing to worry about.

Meanwhile, at Schicksal Headquarters.

Having already switched to a new body, Otto was speaking with Rita via transmission.

"What did he say?"

"I could sense that he was being very cautious… as if someone was watching him."

In the holographic projection, Rita calmly reported her observations.

"Archbishop, he seemed to be asking for help. Should we deploy Lady Durandal to—"

"No, that won't be necessary."

Otto stroked his chin and slowly dismissed her suggestion.

His sharp mind had already pieced together a conclusion from Rita's report.

Hokuto's life wasn't in danger, and as for that Herrscher…

She seemed a little slow.

No, not just a little slow. Maybe just not very bright?

Based on the report, she had even gone out of her way to save some people.

That alone was enough to prove she wasn't an immediate threat.

Besides, Theresa and her team were already planning to head to Taixuan Mountain.

They could deal with the Herrscher while they were there.

"The Fifth Herrscher is about to awaken. I need you to assist Durandal. Not only will Schicksal forces be involved… but also World Serpent."

"What?! …Understood, Archbishop."

Rita nodded slightly and cut the transmission.

Originally, she had intended to persuade Otto to prioritize the rescue.

But instead, she had received new orders.

There was no hope of saving Hokuto now.

Because Otto's orders were absolute.

So… he would have to fend for himself.

The next morning, Schicksal's refugee transport ships arrived at Taixuan Mountain.

The Valkyries in charge of the evacuation wasted no time with unnecessary words.

Instead, they immediately began moving people.

Before long, the still-sleeping villagers were all carried aboard the ship.

Hokuto had initially wanted to step forward and at least greet them before they left.

However, the rookie Valkyries barely even dared to breathe—

They just took off in their ship and fled as fast as they could.

Watching the transport disappear into the sky, shrinking into a tiny dot before vanishing, Hokuto didn't know whether to admire their sense of self-preservation…

Or scold them for being so cowardly.

"Whew~ Nothing beats a good night's sleep!"

A familiar voice rang out.

Turning around, Hokuto saw Senti stretching lazily, wandering around aimlessly while holding Chronicles of the Severed Sword of Shenzhou in her hands.

"I'm gonna keep reading, so do whatever you want. Just remember—don't even think about running away. My feather is still watching you."

"Yeah, yeah, I won't run."

Hokuto glanced at the feather in his pocket, feeling a bit puzzled.

They had just fought side by side yesterday, and now she was acting like he'd betray her at any moment?

…Could it be that she just wanted someone to talk to?

Or maybe… she just wanted someone to acknowledge that she was Fu Hua?

Of course, if he said that out loud, Senti would probably get embarrassed.

Convincing her otherwise wasn't going to be easy.

Now that things had reached this point, there was only one thing left to do…

Continue the livestream.

Hokuto took out his phone, planning to clear his daily game missions and stamina first.

Once the viewers arrived, he would start broadcasting the second phase of the "Shenzhou Immortal Chronicles" event.

End of Chapter 112