Chapter 58: The Beginning of the Wind Color
The howling winds did not cease.
But the Herrscher halted her movements.
She instinctively dodged the invisible wind blades, yet fell into a more perilous moment.
Chen Ran severed her connection with the companion Honkai Beast.
The corners of Chen Ran's mouth curled slightly as he said, "Oh, you can't even compare to my powers? Then, this Herrscher might as well let me take over."
The Herrscher did not speak.
Unlike Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind before him had no ability to communicate with others, not even to engage in dialogue.
However, after Chen Ran spoke in a teasing tone, the girl who had become the Herrscher surprisingly uttered a cryptic syllable.
"Good."
Chen Ran was slightly taken aback: "What did you say?"
"This is a gift... and also a curse."
Her words were somewhat muddled, making them hard to discern. Yet, her next action stunned Chen Ran.
"The agent of the gods... is merely a slave."
She suddenly attacked Chen Ran, who instinctively dodged and then counterattacked with his weapon.
The mere collision of wind pressure seemed capable of tearing apart the surrounding airflow. Chen Ran instinctively pursued, using his other hand to command the storm, directly breaking her wind field.
However, what was surprising was that this Herrscher had actually undone all her defenses.
"This..."
His pupils flickered with shock.
Until the girl collapsed into his arms.
"We are of the same kind... I hope you can unravel the curse of our kind."
The Herrscher died.
In a way that Chen Ran could not comprehend.
Her companion Honkai Beast, Fayu, fell into a frenzy, but that was merely a target for Kevin.
The storm gradually calmed, and Kevin looked at Chen Ran, his eyes filled with a hint of surprise: "I didn't expect you really had the power to deal with the Herrscher. It seems your progress is indeed significant."
Chen Ran paused and said, "Can I say that this Herrscher committed suicide?"
He hesitated for a moment but still told Kevin about what he had encountered.
Then Chen Ran continued, "I want MEI to study this; she should be interested in this aspect. As for the headquarters... Kevin, please help me keep it a secret for now. Things haven't been too good at headquarters these past few days."
Kevin nodded: "You've heard about it too."
"Yeah, but the mission is over, and the bad winds from headquarters won't blow over us for the time being." Chen Ran let out a slight breath, but the doubts in his heart did not diminish.
The Fourth Herrscher was not a puppet; she had gained consciousness.
Or was it because he wielded a special power that resonated with her?
Was it due to the system? Or the effects of the drug injected by Mobius? Or both?
Despite wielding the power of wind, Chen Ran felt not a shred of safety at this moment.
This feeling of eerie fog, even though he had experienced the game's plot, he was still deeply entangled in it.
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World Serpent, Elysian Realm.
Eden poured herself a drink and then turned to Elysia beside her, saying, "Ellie, would you like some?"
"Oh my dear Eden, now is not the time for drinking. Instead, I'm more concerned about whether there are any popcorn or chips here, hmm?"
Without a doubt, Elysia was watching a show.
Eden could only let out a faint sigh in response.
And the two who were dragged over to watch the show were Eden and Hua.
At this moment, Wendy and Mobius, who had just fought with Kalpas and released their pent-up frustration, stood together, resembling a pair of rivals.
"Tsk, I always thought Chen Ran was the most sincere person in Fire Moth, but now it seems I was overthinking it." Mobius's tone carried a hint of mockery: "But that's fine; after all, he's the man I have my eyes on, so he naturally won't be too naive."
Wendy said, "I want to know everything."
"Everything? What? His height and weight, or how long he lasts in bed?"
This girl, who looked like a teenager, spoke without a care, making others feel a flush of embarrassment.
Despite Wendy trying to maintain her composure, she couldn't help but blush.
Mobius's eyes revealed contemplation, and then a smile appeared on her lips.
"Perhaps we can collaborate."
She said, "I can help you return to the past, back to that era."
Mobius was tempting her.
As a former Valkyrie of Schicksal, Wendy still had her own judgment.
"Don't think I don't know; if it were really possible to return to the past at will, then how could an entire civilization be destroyed by Destruction? So there must be a cost..."
Her pupils flickered with shock.
Mobius picked up on her words: "So there must be a cost, and it is very high."
"And this cost is something ordinary people find hard to bear, even impossible to pay. But he can." She smiled: "Either he ignored the rules of time, or he became the agent of Honkai."
"Whichever possibility it is, what he can do, you can do too."
The doctor unconsciously leaned closer to Wendy's ear, blowing a breath: "You are also an agent of Honkai, aren't you?"
Wendy's pupils slightly constricted.
Then, Mobius kept adding weight to her heart.
"I forgot to tell you, if at that time, there was a Herrscher standing on the side of humanity, perhaps many tragedies could have been avoided."
"Well, from this point, I understand why he would do that. It's just a pity that era was still buried."
Clearly, Mobius was being deliberate.
She spoke of the tragedy of that era, maliciously attacking Wendy as merely a tool for Chen Ran, used to save a tragic epoch.
She wouldn't hypocritically tell Wendy how much Chen Ran loved her; that was not Mobius's character.
On the contrary, clumsy provocation was actually more effective.
At this moment, Wendy was undoubtedly confused; Bronya's previous words felt like a spell, and Chen Ran's sudden disappearance, along with the subsequent appearance of World Serpent, seemed to tell her that she was just a tool.
The extra memory in her mind was even more bizarre.
She began to feel chaotic.
She craved the truth; she wanted to be helped.
She wanted to see Chen Ran!
The girl didn't know how long it would take to traverse time or what price she would have to pay.
But her heart told her she had to see Chen Ran.
She wanted the living Chen Ran, yearning for the real answer.
This was her innermost desire, even if it meant reversing time.
Mobius's lips curled into a smile: "You want to know the answer, right? I will help you."
Wendy followed Mobius away.
Elysia, watching the play, stretched her waist and said, "Oh dear, it's over just like that. I thought there would be a fight."
Eden shook her head with a smile and took another sip of her drink.
After a long while, Eden slowly spoke, "Ellie, do you think of him too?"
"Ah, Eden, what are you talking about?" the girl feigned surprise and said, "My dear Eden, you've always been my favorite."
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