Do you think this world is serious?

"How could Janna have been dismembered by Kiana?"

Chen Xiuming frowned.

Although the lingering impressions after waking up were not deep, he was certain that both nightmare experiences occurred in another world bubble.

The more you think about it, the more doubts you have.

Honkai Impact 2 cannot have a world bubble, and Honkai Impact 3rd should not have "Goddess Na" and "Jana".

"What kind of weird place have I traveled to?"

Is this Honkai Impact 3rd or Honkai Impact 2?

Chen Xiuming scratched his hair in frustration, making his short, choppy hair look messy.

After a moment, he sighed softly, adjusting his emotions and expression.

Whether this is Honkai Impact 3rd or Honkai Gakuen 2, Chen Xiuming is not going to lie down and wait to die.

Even if it's just for Cecilia Schariac, Maria Schariac, and Angelia Schariac, he will do everything he can to become stronger and try to change the final outcome.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiuming stood up, and the invisible pressure lingering between his brows instantly dissipated, making him feel relaxed all over.

Little did he know that golden patterns had already silently appeared on his back, their shape resembling the golden patterns above the ruins of the academy, but they were very faint and almost imperceptible.

As he gently turned the doorknob, bright light from the corridor streamed into Maria Shaniat's bedroom, causing Chen Xiuming to squint slightly.

"Hey? Brother-in-law, why did you get out of bed?" Chen Xiuming had just adjusted to the light in the corridor when he heard Angela Shaniat's voice, "Brother-in-law, you're injured, you can't move around carelessly, otherwise it might worsen your injury!"

"Angelia, I'm alright now."

"Brother-in-law, do you think I look like a fool?"

Angela Shaniat placed the mop against the wall, then put her hands on her hips, bared her teeth angrily, and looked like she was "very fierce."

Chen Xiuming reached out and pressed Angelia Shaniat's head, smiling gently: "I was so weak just now that I couldn't even walk, but now I can get out of bed and walk."

"Huh? That seems to be true... Brother-in-law, you really didn't lie to me?"

"Of course, what about Cecilia and Maria?"

"Sister Cecilia and Sister Maria are cutting planks to seal the hole in the corridor wall—Brother-in-law, let me check your body."

Angela Shaniat reached out and pulled up Chen Xiuming's clothes. Seeing that the penetrating wound in Chen Xiuming's lower abdomen had really healed, she nodded in relief, then picked up the mop again and focused on mopping the floor.

23. Now it's time for fantasy.

As Chen Xiuming passed by Angela Shaniat, he accidentally stepped on the already mopped corridor floor, which immediately drew a disgruntled grumble from Angela Shaniat.

As he walked down the corridor, he saw Cecilia and Maria Shaniat cutting planks.

Although I didn't buy a handsaw, the Knight Quantum Shadow's lance was much better than a handsaw. It could cut through wooden boards as easily as cutting tofu, and it didn't produce much sawdust.

"Angelia, finish mopping the hallway..."

Cecilia noticed someone coming out of the corridor and instinctively thought it was Angelia Shaniat. However, before she could finish speaking, she saw that the person leaving the corridor was Chen Xiuming. Immediately, she put down her lance with a worried expression and quickly walked up to Chen Xiuming.

"Darling, how come...you've recovered?"

"Well, although I don't understand what happened, after having two nightmares in a row, my body inexplicably returned to normal."

“Is Zun Du really healed?” Maria Shaniat leaned closer to Chen Xiuming and Cecilia Shaniat. “Let me check if my brother-in-law’s injuries have really healed.”

Before she finished speaking, Maria Shaniat's hand had already slipped inside Chen Xiuming's clothes and was secretly stroking his lower abdomen.

Despite being frequently "drained" by Cecilia Shaniat until his back and legs ached, Chen Xiuming actually has a great physique, at least with abs and pecs.

However, due to congenital factors, he only has six-pack abs and cannot achieve eight-pack abs.

Maria Shaniat's hand seemed glued to Chen Xiuming's lower abdomen, stroking it back and forth, unwilling to pull it away.

The feeling of being caressed by smooth, delicate hands was wonderful, but doing it in front of Cecilia Shaniat made Chen Xiuming feel a chill run down his spine and a sense of unease.

"Maria, does it feel good to touch?"

"Brother-in-law's abs feel really good... cough cough! Sister Cecilia, I, I mean—brother-in-law's injury has healed."

Maria Shaniat reluctantly withdrew her right hand, only to be tapped on the head by Cecilia Shaniat.

Then, Cecilia Shaniat thought for a moment, then reached out and lifted Chen Xiuming's clothes to see for herself the condition of his lower abdomen.

As Maria Shaniat stated, Chen Xiuming's penetrating wound in his lower abdomen had indeed healed, leaving only a faint scar.

Maria Shaniat glanced at it a few times, then, as if she had discovered something, frowned and walked behind Chen Xiuming.

“Sister Cecilia, is the pattern on your brother-in-law’s back a birthmark? I don’t think it looks like one.”

Maria Shaniat's questioning only deepened Cecilia Shaniat's confusion, as it went unanswered.

Cecilia Shaniat had already seen Chen Xiuming's entire body and could confirm that Chen Xiuming did not have any birthmarks at all.

Filled with doubt, Cecilia Shaniat walked behind Chen Xiuming and then saw the faint golden patterns that appeared on Chen Xiuming's back.

"There really is one..."

Cecilia Shaniat murmured in astonishment, unable to resist reaching out to touch the dim golden patterns.

Although Chen Xiuming's back had some unknown golden patterns, the feel of it to the touch remained unchanged.

“Cecilia, what is this ‘birthmark’ you and Maria were talking about?”

Chen Xiuming was completely bewildered.

Not only was Cecilia Shaniat full of doubt, but even he himself didn't know he had a "birthmark".

"Wait a minute, I'll take a picture of this and show it to you."

As she spoke, Cecilia Shaniat took out her phone to photograph the gold patterns on Chen Xiuming's back.

The already dim gold pattern was even less noticeable on the phone screen, requiring the screen brightness to be turned up to be barely visible.

Chen Xiuming carefully examined the gold patterns in the photo and felt they looked very familiar.

It looks a lot like a stigmata, and it looks so familiar...

Chen Xiuming pondered in his heart while searching through his past memories.

Before long, he retrieved the information corresponding to the golden patterns from his long-forgotten memories.

If he remembered correctly, the golden patterns were created by the "Herrscher of the End"—the "Dead Ban" of the planet.

Chen Xiuming remembered that this thing only existed in "Honkai Impact 2". It was a special phenomenon that would only appear when the Herrscher's Honkai energy level reached the point where it could destroy the world.

Each Herrscher triggers a different Death Mark. For example, Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind in Honkai Impact 2, triggered a Death Mark in her Feathered state, and the pattern was completely different from that of the Herrscher of the End.

What puzzled Chen Xiuming the most was that wasn't the "death class" thing supposed to target planets?

Why did it appear on his back?

It couldn't be because he took some of the Herrscher of the End's power when he escaped that nightmare, could it?

If that's the case, wouldn't it mean that as long as he works hard to improve his own Honkai energy, he can use some of the powers of the Herrscher of the End?

Even if the "original world" is actually "Honkai Impact 2", Chen Xiuming will not be afraid at all. His partial powers as the Herrscher of the End will be enough to make him invincible in the early stages.

Now it is—

Fantasy time!

"Chen Xiuming, do you recognize this pattern?"

Cecilia Shaniat's question pulled Chen Xiuming back to reality from his fantasy.

"We're acquainted," Chen Xiuming nodded. "Don't worry, this kind of pattern should indicate a good item."

If you asked Chen Xiuming to describe the golden patterns in detail, he couldn't really explain it clearly.

Putting aside the fact that neither Cecilia Schariac nor Maria Schariac knew anything about the Herrschers, he could hardly explain why the Death Band, which was aimed at the planet, would appear on him.

Upon learning that the golden patterns would not have a negative impact on Chen Xiuming, Cecilia Shaniat and Maria Shaniat both breathed a sigh of relief.

"Maria and I are going to seal up the hole in the corridor wall. Want to lend a hand?"

"Okay, what do you need me to do?"

"Just help me hold the plank."

The task of holding up the plank was originally assigned to Maria Shaniat, but now that Chen Xiuming has recovered, Cecilia Shaniat has given the job to him.

After all, Chen Xiuming's physique was far stronger than Maria Shaniat's, which ensured that the wooden board could be firmly fixed.

As for Maria Shaniat, she was in charge of transporting the planks.

Although there was no hammer at home, Cecilia Shaniat's fingers were strong enough to easily drive nails into planks and walls.

Even though they had witnessed Cecilia Schariac's terrifying power beforehand, Maria Schariac and Angela Schariac were still shocked when they saw her easily hammer nails into wooden boards and walls.

“Sister Cecilia, you seem to have turned into that kind of… um— ‘tomboy’?”

Angelia Shaniat was so amazed by Cecilia Shaniat's performance that she couldn't help but utter some startling words, only to be hit hard on the head by Maria Shaniat, who then pitifully covered her head.

Cecilia Schariac covered her mouth and smiled faintly, showing no sign of blaming Angela Schariac.

24. Angelia: Is my brother-in-law going to turn into a tentacle monster?

After boarding up the hole in the corridor wall with Cecilia and Maria Shaniat, Chen Xiuming sat on the sofa in the living room to test the effect and function of the gold pattern on his back.

Cecilia Shaniat lay on Chen Xiuming's lap, browsing all sorts of strange and wonderful news from outside the city, her jade-like feet, clad in black stockings, swaying gently, seemingly trying to attract Chen Xiuming's attention.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiuming's attention was entirely focused on the golden patterns on her back, and he didn't notice the brand-new black stockings that Cecilia Shaniat had specially changed into.

Realizing this, Cecilia Shaniat bit her lip slightly in annoyance, then her attention was quickly drawn to the information on her phone.

Although she knows that her city is a global bubble, she is still drawn to news from other cities pushed to her phone.

Mysterious vampires that roam at night, enigmatic magical girls...

This information deeply captivated Cecilia Shaniat, making her feel incredibly entertained.

Maria Shaniat and Angela Shaniat sat together. The latter was enjoying the ice cream she had taken from the refrigerator, while the former was lost in thought, glancing at Chen Xiuming every now and then.

Chen Xiuming had already mobilized the Honkai energy within his body, but found that the Honkai energy had not changed at all, which puzzled him.