Honkai Impact, please stop imagining it.

"This is a matter for your fifth squad, don't ask me."

Upon hearing this, himeko's face immediately fell, and he glanced at Hua beside him.

"Captain Hua, then we..."

Upon hearing this, the members of the fifth squad all turned to look at Hua.

Hua snapped out of her daze and realized that everyone's eyes were on her, making her feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Hmm... Ah... Okay, you guys go back first."

After stammering for a while, she finally spoke.

Watching the departing figures of the members of the fifth squad, Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, he had truly felt an immense pressure falling on him.

"Hua, get used to it slowly. I know you'll be a little reserved at first, but you'll naturally get used to it over time."

Lin Yu came to Hua's side and patted Hua's shoulder to comfort her.

"Um... thank you, Lin Yu."

Hua forced a smile and said.

"Well, now that everything's over, let's go, Lin Yu, we should head back too."

himeko stretched, revealing her alluring curves, which made Lin Yu pause in surprise.

Lin Yu felt a surge of excitement and his mind wandered as he admired the figure of a mature woman.

"teacher!"

Just as Himeko was about to turn and leave, Hua suddenly spoke.

Lin Yu's heart skipped a beat; what was bound to happen was finally happening.

"What's wrong, Hua?"

himeko still wanted to play dumb, pretending not to know anything and looking at hua with a puzzled expression.

"Teacher, Lin Yu, are you still planning to keep this from me?"

Hua hesitated for a moment, then looked at Lin Yu and Himeko with a serious expression.

"W-what?"

At this moment, Lin Yu also wanted to play dumb, so he glanced at Himeko beside him and said.

"You guys don't need to keep passing the buck. What's done is done, isn't it? Stop trying to hide it from me, okay? I can see through everything."

Hua watched the two of them still passing the buck, his face showing great dissatisfaction.

"Uh……"

Lin Yu and Himeko exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of helplessness in each other's eyes.

This matter can no longer be hidden.

"You said."

himeko was very decisive.

"..."

Lin Yu looked helpless and glanced at Himeko with disdain.

It was clearly her problem, but she insisted on making Lin Yu explain it to Hua.

"Cough cough..."

Lin Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and proceed. He coughed lightly to gather his emotions.

"Hua, you should have seen it too, Himeko-nee has Herrscher energy, right?"

Lin Yu also tentatively inquired to see how much Hua already knew.

After all, he wasn't present when Himeko received the power of the Herrscher of Flame, so he didn't know what exactly happened.

"I saw it! The teacher suddenly burst into flames and charged towards the Emperor-class Honkai Beast."

Hua nodded and answered honestly.

"Actually, it's nothing. Himeko just has a Herrscher parasitizing inside her body, and this Herrscher is the one you saw before. She is the Herrscher of Flame, which, as the name suggests, is a Herrscher who uses fire."

Lin Yu considered for a moment before explaining to Hua.

"Teacher...is the Herrscher of Flame parasitizing her body?"

Hua's expression was very complicated as she glanced at Himeko beside her.

She seemed somewhat relieved, but was still very worried about Himeko's condition.

"What? You don't actually think Himeko is a Herrscher herself, do you?"

Looking at Hua's expression, Lin Yu immediately guessed what Hua was thinking.

Of course, Hua can't be blamed for this. When he saw Himeko in that state, anyone would have regarded Himeko as a Herrscher.

Not everyone could have imagined that a Herrscher was parasitizing Himeko's body.

If even flowers are like this, then there's no need to even think about what others would say.

"At first, I did think that the teacher was a Herrscher, but I couldn't accept it. How could the teacher... possibly be a Herrscher? I felt that there must be some reason why the teacher's body became like this..."

Hua's expression finally relaxed, and a smile appeared on his lips.

“hua…”

Himeko was deeply moved upon hearing this, knowing it was Hua's trust in her.

Lin Yu nodded and smiled, "Hua, you've been following Himeko for quite some time now. You should know perfectly well whether she's a Herrscher or not."

"You don't need to worry too much. At least Himeko is fine right now."

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, he wanted to slap himself.

This statement implies that Himeko's situation is still far from optimistic.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Hua immediately asked, "Lin Yu, what would happen if the Herrscher of Flame remained inside Teacher's body?"

Lin Yu glanced at Himeko and, seeing that she had no intention of answering, could only honestly tell Hua, "Hua, if Himeko hadn't used that power, she wouldn't have had any problems."

"Because Himeko's body did not receive the power of the Herrscher of Flame, even if the Herrscher of Flame wanted to corrupt Himeko, it would not be able to."

"But now..."

He touched his nose at this point and didn't continue.

"Now that the teacher has accepted the Herrscher of Flame's abilities, is that right?"

Hua then added that, recalling Himeko's previous state, she immediately understood this.

"Yes."

Lin Yu nodded.

"Then... what will the result be?"

A bad feeling rose in Hua's heart.

"In the end, it will be corrupted by the Herrscher of Flame and completely become the Herrscher of Flame."

Lin Yu sighed helplessly.

"This……"

Hua looked at Himeko beside her.

Himeko, on the other hand, seemed completely unconcerned, as if she weren't the one in the situation.

"Hua, you don't need to worry too much. That day is still a long way off. We have a lot of time ahead of us. We'll find an opportunity eventually, won't we?"

Lin Yu smiled and comforted him.

However, these words did not seem to have much effect on Hua.

"Really? I don't believe it!"

Hua's gaze remained fixed on Himeko.

Besides Lin Yu, Himeko is the most important person to Hua here, and no matter what, she doesn't want anything to happen to Himeko.

"No wonder you insisted on entrusting the fifth squad to me, teacher. No wonder you said those things back then."

She suddenly understood. Now she understood what Himeko's strange words that had left her confused.

himeko was probably making arrangements for his own funeral.

"Sigh, Hua, there's nothing we can do about it. The Emperor-level Honkai Beast is beyond our current capabilities, and Lin Yu wasn't around at that time either. We didn't have time to think about it."

himeko explained helplessly.

Indeed, that is true. Without Himeko, they would have had a hard time surviving against the Emperor-class Honkai Beasts.

Unless they leave Lin Yu and Alicia behind for the time being.

But Lin Yu knew that Himeko and the others would not give up on him.

Despite his repeated reminders to Himeko that everyone's safety must be the top priority before deciding whether or not to rescue anyone.

Unfortunately, there aren't that many things in the world that we can take for granted.

Lin Yu thought for a moment and realized that if he were in Himeko's shoes, he might make the same choice.

"Teacher, I understand. I didn't mean to blame you..."

Hua knew that everything Himeko did was for them, and she would put the safety of both herself and Lin Yu first.

Even if she were the one trapped in the biological research institute, she knew that Himeko would make the same choice without hesitation.

"Actually, you don't need to be so pessimistic. At least there's one piece of good news."

Seeing Himeko and Hua looking as if they were about to experience a life-or-death separation, Lin Yu stepped forward to comfort them.

"What good news?"

Hua looked at Lin Yu with some confusion.

"Himeko's body is currently receiving the power of the Herrscher of Flame, which means that Himeko will gradually unlock the Herrscher of Flame's powers. In this way, our ability to fight against the Honkai will become stronger."