Do you think this world is serious?

Even after Chen Xiuming left the city, he still hadn't figured out the truth about it, so she chose to speak up and remind him.

As it turns out, having an elder in the family is truly a treasure.

Although Chen Xiuming knew about the Honkai event and the Great Honkai, he knew that without Janna's reminder, he would have had a hard time connecting the city's deathly silence with the Honkai event.

"Are there any Herrschers in this city?"

Chen Xiuming frowned slightly. He was certain that there were no living beings in the areas that had already been explored, so the Herrschers could only live in areas that had not yet been explored.

"He shouldn't be considered a true Herrscher."

Gana gave an ambiguous answer, which made Chen Xiuming even more puzzled.

Before Chen Xiuming could ask, she took the initiative to explain: "This city did indeed experience a great collapse, but no true Herrscher was born. Instead, a special existence that exists between Herrscher and non-Herrscher was born—the [Pseudo-Herrscher]."

"That's it..."

Chen Xiuming seemed to be deep in thought.

Although the number of pseudo-Herrschers is very small, they are still more numerous than the number of Herrschers overall. It's just that their presence is not as strong as that of Herrschers, which is why they give the impression of being few in number.

As Chen Xiuming learns that a pseudo-Herrscher is lurking in the city, the city's mysterious veil is lifted, and the fog of the unknown is lifted.

This also confirmed to him that there was a high probability that Vita's illness was the work of that pseudo-Herrscher.

We need to leave this city first, and then help Vita get rid of her afflicted illness.

Once Vita recovers, Chen Xiuming will begin his investigation to find the pseudo-Herrschers residing in the city.

……

After leaving the city, Vita's complexion improved significantly, and even her illness stopped worsening.

"call……"

Vita let out a long sigh, her breath hot and dry. "I feel much better now that I'm away from that city. There was definitely something wrong with that city."

"Well, I know."

Chen Xiuming responded and then began looking for a suitable place to stay temporarily.

Beyond the city lies a vast plain with a few scattered small private ranches.

However, just like in the city, these small private ranches are also devoid of any living organisms.

Chen Xiuming found a small private ranch nearby and carried Vita straight to the ranch's residence.

The ranch dwellings smelled strongly of dust, but it didn't affect living there. A simple cleaning and opening the doors and windows for ventilation would solve the problem.

Chen Xiuming placed Vita on the soft bed, then touched the storage device at his waist, releasing Cecilia and Moonlit Embrace.

Cecilia looked around: "Darling, where are we now?"

Looking out at the plains outside the window, she was certain that she wasn't in that city.

"This is a small ranch outside that city. I plan to use this ranch as a temporary residence to first resolve Vita's health issues before continuing my investigation of that city."

"I'll listen to you."

Cecilia responded meekly, and then tried to use her abilities to cure Vita's illness.

Although her abilities are similar to the Herrscher powers of the [Herrscher of Death], they are not actually Herrscher powers. She can heal injuries, but she cannot cure diseases.

"Anila, it's your turn to step in."

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Seeing that Cecilia was unable to cure Vita's illness, Chen Xiuming called Anila out of the shadows.

185

Chapter 185 [The Knights of Apocalypse: The Plague] Levi.

Although Anila is not the purest Herrscher of Death, she is still a qualified Herrscher of Death, and things like healing injuries and illnesses are naturally within her grasp.

—The purest Herrscher of Death does not possess the ability to infiltrate shadows.

"I'm meowing~"

Upon hearing Chen Xiuming's shout, Anila immediately responded and then leaped out of Chen Xiuming's shadow.

The moment she landed, she seemed to sense something and stood there stunned.

"Meow?"

Anila uttered a sound that seemed to be in doubt, but in the next moment it turned into a dark purple prism.

The dark purple prism trembled slightly, as if Anila inside was trying to break free from the storage device.

"Anila, don't be nervous, this is a special rule of this world."

Chen Xiuming spoke to soothe Anila's emotions, while bending down to pick up the dark purple prism corresponding to Anila.

The Honkai energy was injected into it, causing Anila to launch herself like an arrow and instantly burst out of the Honkai energy storage device.

"Meow meow meow!!"

Anila remained in a spiky state, baring her teeth as she stared at the dark purple prism that housed her, still spouting "meow talk" that Chen Xiuming and the others couldn't understand.

However, judging from her agitated state and flustered movements, the content of her "meowing" was clearly not something pleasant.

"Anila, the environment inside is quite nice, why are you so stressed?"

Cecilia bent down and picked up Anila, gently stroking Anila's back to soothe her agitated emotions.

Perhaps because Cecilia was very skilled at "soothing" Anila's hair, Anila's emotions quickly stabilized.

"Mainly, being suddenly locked in an unfamiliar environment made me think my owner was going to abandon Anila, meow."

Anila snuggled closer to Cecilia, then rolled over to expose her belly, letting Cecilia stroke her soft stomach.

Cecilia stroked Anila a few times with practiced ease, then put her back down.

"Anila, Vita is sick. Can you help cure Vita?"

"Of course! No problem!"

Anila was full of confidence, and then she transformed into a girl with purple hair and gray eyes, standing by the bed and examining Vita's condition.

After a brief examination, she couldn't help but let out a surprised exclamation.

"Strange meow..."

"what happened?"

"This isn't just a common illness, it's a plague, meow."

Anila had already noticed Vita's illness, which was why she was so surprised and suspicious.

Throughout the history of human civilization, every outbreak of plague has often signified the beginning of a cataclysmic event that has resulted in the deaths of at least tens of millions of people.

Each plague causes this level of death toll, yet it is not classified as a "Great Collapse." This is not only because no Herrschers have been born, but also because the vast majority of those who die are ordinary people.

Regardless of age or gender, anyone with Honkai energy in their body will have varying degrees of resistance to the plague.

Chen Xiuming and the others did not show any signs of illness because they possessed a significant amount of Honkai energy within their bodies.

In contrast, Vita, whose strength was no different from that of an ordinary person, was infected with the plague.

"Is there a way to solve?"

"Of course there is a cat."

Anila responded without hesitation, "Anila was born during the Black Death. Other diseases might be more troublesome, but when it comes to the plague, it's not exactly easy, but it's certainly very simple, meow."

"Then please."

"No problem, meow!"

Anila was full of energy, her left hand hovering above Vita's lower abdomen, while her right hand pressed against Vita's forehead.

At this time, Vita had already fallen into a drowsy sleep due to feeling unwell and was completely unaware of Anila's actions.

Anila activated her Herrscher powers and swiftly cured Vita of the plague without expending much effort.

"It's solved, meow~ Now let her rest well, she'll be back to normal after she wakes up, meow."

Before she finished speaking, Anila transformed back into a cat, like a monarch surveying his territory, her elegant cat-like gait revealing a hint of arrogance.

For cats, the size of their "territory" is determined by the size of their house.

Before Anila could even get used to the layout of the house, Yuexia Chuyong reached out and picked her up, stroking her with joy.

Compared to Cecilia, Moonlit Embrace's technique was rather clumsy and rough, making Anila feel uncomfortable. However, she did not resist Moonlit Embrace's caresses and leaned comfortably against Moonlit Embrace's proud bosom.

Immediately, Chen Xiuming, Cecilia, and Yuexia Chuyong left the bedroom quietly without disturbing Vita's rest, and went to clean and tidy up the other rooms.

During this period, whenever Chen Xiuming encountered items that still had value, he would reuse them after simple repairs.

……

That night.

As night fell, the deathly silent city grew increasingly eerie, each house resembling a monster ready to devour its prey, its gaping maw waiting for its "food" to walk into its trap.

The hazy moonlight spilled onto the earth, but instead of dispelling the shadows of the city, it caused those shadows to become distorted.

Da da da……

The crisp sound of footsteps suddenly broke the silence of the street. A tall figure strolled through the deathly silence, maintaining a steady pace as if on patrol, heading towards the next street.

At one point, she suddenly stopped in her tracks: "This is... the scent of a human?"

The girl sensed an unfamiliar atmosphere different from that of the city and, based on her experience, deduced what these unfamiliar atmospheres corresponded to.

Then, the doubt on her face vanished abruptly, leaving only an eerie calm.

A moment later, her lips suddenly parted into a strange and manic smile.

"No, that's not right! That's not human, and it couldn't be human—that's Honkai!"

"We... must completely isolate the Honkai!"

The frantic words echoed through the neighborhood, and after being passed around repeatedly, they returned to the girl's ears on the night breeze at an extremely low volume.

"whee……"

The girl let out a maniacal laugh, her purple eyes gleaming in the night, flashing with an unusually conspicuous light.