I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Walter explained to Siegfried his question:

"If it's Miss Yuu and Sirin, they should first go to support your wife Cecilia and find the Second Herrscher. I don't think the current Schicksal forces have a great chance of winning against the Second Herrscher."

Upon hearing Welt's words, Siegfried paused for a moment, then nodded with a serious expression. He had some understanding of the Second Herrscher's power from the combat videos recorded by Welt and the others; she was someone he couldn't defeat.

However, Siegfried breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that Yhaka and the others were heading to Cecilia's side. If Yhaka and the others went to Cecilia's side, Siegfried wouldn't have to worry about Cecilia and the others too much. After all, Yhaka and the others had a very strong advantage in dealing with the Second Herrscher, so Siegfried was more at ease about it.

"Roar roar roar—!"

However, at that moment, a sudden roar startled Siegfried. When he turned around, he saw that the injured Benares had stood up again. But what seemed strange to Siegfried was... the dragon-shaped Honkai Beast looked a bit odd...

Chapter 403 [Sudden Change]

"Whoosh..."

When Siegfried saw Benares stand up again, he immediately became wary. However, when Siegfried saw the purple bubbles bubbling from the wounds on Benares' body, he couldn't help but feel nauseous.

"Hmph, still alive?"

Seeing Benares stand up again made Walter frown. Walter originally intended to kill Benares with one blow, but seeing Benares stand up again made Walter miscalculate. Then, when Walter raised the Star of Eden in his hand to kill Benares, Benares suddenly underwent a strange change.

"Roar------!"

The thunderous roar caused everyone present to cover their ears, including Walter. As Benares roared, Benares himself began to mutate.

The originally white and seemingly smooth carapace has turned into a jet-black carapace with sharp protrusions, and black viscous substance flows between the gaps between the carapaces. At the same time, its size has increased two or three times, and the original right wing has turned into a huge arm that looks like several tentacles.

Furthermore, a tentacle covered in eyes grew out from Benares's shoulder.

“siaaaaaa——!”

The tentacle's tip had a squid-like head that emitted a piercing sound, making everyone present feel nauseous. Siegfried, with an expression as if he had stepped in dog poop, looked at Benares in front of him and said:

"My god, this is the first time I've ever seen such a disgusting Honkai Beast..."

Welt didn't pay much attention to Siegfried's words. What concerned him more was that the dragon-shaped Honkai Beast no longer exhibited the typical Honkai Beast reaction, but instead displayed a disgusting energy reaction that made him want to vomit.

Just as everyone was stunned by Benares's alien-like transformation, the crimson eyes on Benares's squid head and neck suddenly lit up, and dozens of purple beams shot out from those eyes, sweeping towards Walter and the others.

"not good!"

Upon seeing the purple beams approaching, Walter also sensed an extremely powerful energy. If Siegfried and the others were hit by this energy, they would be turned to ashes in an instant!

"Shield deployed!"

In an instant, Walter projected a large number of Titans, which then assumed a crouching, defensive stance and deployed energy shields. At the same time, Walter also deployed a shield using his own Eden Star.

The purple beams shattered the Titans' energy shields the moment they hit them, instantly annihilating the Titans. After the purple beams swept past the shield formed by Welt using the Star of Eden, Welt could feel the pressure of the purple beams hitting his energy shield, which was about the same as the power of the Second Herrscher.

What on earth is going on with this sudden and unexpected change?!

...........................................

A few minutes earlier, Lorraine and Bronya were watching the show in the imaginary space above the Babylon Laboratory. After all, they didn't intend to interfere, since the Second Herrscher currently under control was from another parallel world, not Sirin from this world.

"Ok?"

Just then, Lorraine and Bronya felt something was amiss. They had traversed the Second Honkai War in the Honkai world no less than a hundred times, and they knew very well what had happened in the Second Honkai War. But this time, Lorraine and Bronya felt that Fu Hua and Otto were using Feather of Dust for a bit too long.

Lorraine and Bronya exchanged a glance and then spoke at the same time:

"Don't you think it's taking a little too long?"

After hearing each other's words, the two realized that something was amiss. After all, they had seen this scene many times before, but this time it seemed like they had seen it for much longer than before.

"Something's not right, I'll go check it out..."

As she spoke, Lorraine transformed into a beam of light and disappeared into the imaginary space. After seeing Lorraine leave, Bronya stroked her chin, wondering if there had been a mistake in her plan.

Has some new butterfly effect emerged?

Just as Bronya was biting her thumb, trying to figure out where it came from, she suddenly felt a familiar yet extremely unpleasant sensation, and that sensation was coming from the Second Herrscher and the others right in front of her.

The next second, a beam of light of chaotic color erupted from the Second Herrscher.

............................................

In the consciousness space of the Second Herrscher, Fu Hua looked at the Second Herrscher who had been pierced through the chest by her Ruoshui and felt very strange. After she pierced the chest, the Second Herrscher was like a toy that had been cut off from power, not moving at all. Logically speaking... the Second Herrscher, who possessed the core of the Herrscher of Death, should not have died so easily.

After all, a Herrscher with the core of death is much more dangerous than other Herrschers. She once heard Kevin say that even if you pierce the heart of a Herrscher of Death, the Herrscher of Death will be resurrected in the next instant. Back then, Kevin also went through a lot of trouble to kill the Herrscher of Death.

But it was very strange to see the lifeless Second Herrscher in front of him. This was an illusionary world created by Yu Duchen, so the Second Herrscher in front of him should not be dead, right?

Just as Fu Hua was wondering, a sudden change occurred.

Seeing the large amount of turbid liquid gushing out from the spot where Ruoshui pierced the Second Herrscher, Fu Hua was startled. Relying on her keen senses, Fu Hua immediately released Ruoshui and jumped away to distance herself from the Second Herrscher.

Immediately afterwards, Fu Hua saw the Second Herrscher, who had just appeared to be dead, grab Ruoshui from her chest and pull it out.

Chapter 404 [Fu Hua: "Cursed, freakish?"]

"Hehehe~~~"

As the Second Herrscher in front of her let out a strange laugh and pulled Ruoshui out of her chest, Fu Hua felt an ominous and disgusting feeling rise in her mind.

After the Second Herrscher pulled Ruoshui from her chest, she looked at Fu Hua with her X-shaped pupils. At the same time, Fu Hua noticed that some strange patterns had appeared on the Second Herrscher's face, and they were slowly spreading to other parts of her body.

Fu Hua frowned as she looked at the patterns on the Second Herrscher's face, feeling a sense of danger. Moreover, Fu Hua also sensed that Feather Dust was no longer under her control.

The Second Herrscher looked at Fu Hua before her and said:

"Ah, thank you so much for your help, human. If it weren't for you scaring this parasite to death with your sword, I don't know how long it would have taken me to wake up."

Upon hearing the Second Herrscher's words, Fu Hua was also filled with question marks. Had she... scared the Second Herrscher to death?

However, Fu Hua quickly realized that the Second Herrscher in front of her was lying. After all, Fu Hua knew very well that she was dead in the Feather Dust illusion space, at most she was "dead" in spirit, but the life reaction of the physical body would not disappear, which meant that the physical body would not die.

Seeing Fu Hua's expression, the "Second Herrscher" tilted her head as if she had thought of something and said:

"Well, those things don't matter. Let me show you these."

As she spoke, the patterns on the Second Herrscher's body gradually spread to every corner of her entire body until the Second Herrscher's body turned into a murky, chaotic color. Fu Hua was also surprised to see the Second Herrscher's sudden change. Rather than saying that she had changed her appearance, Fu Hua felt that the Second Herrscher had become a completely different person, as if the Second Herrscher standing in front of her was someone else.

"Ah~ It's definitely more comfortable like this."

The "Second Herrscher" adjusted her clothes and said this. Her previous clothes had transformed into long, black, tentacle-like tendrils that wrapped around her body. Seeing the Second Herrscher's drastic change, Fu Hua assumed a fist stance and looked at her with a serious expression, saying:

"Who...who exactly are you? You are definitely not the Second Herrscher."

Upon hearing Fu Hua's words, the "Second Herrscher" also shook her large, silver-white ahoge (antenna-like hair sticking up) and said:

"Me? Well... before, I was indeed the Second Herrscher, but now..."

The "Second Herrscher" pressed a finger to her lips, looking at the wary Fu Hua with a mocking expression, and said:

"My name is [■■■■■■], remember it well~☆"

Upon hearing the name of the girl before her, Fu Hua suddenly heard a noise-like sound in her mind, preventing her from hearing the girl's name. The mysterious girl in front of Fu Hua, seeing her surprised expression, seemed to remember something, slapped her head, stuck out her tongue, and said cutely:

"Oh dear~ I forgot that you humans don't understand our language, but it's okay, once you become one of us, you'll hear my name~☆"

Upon hearing the mysterious girl's words, Fu Hua also prepared to fight. Although she didn't know what the mysterious girl was saying, Fu Hua was certain that the mysterious girl in front of her might be much more terrifying than the Honkai.

"Ok?"

Seeing Fu Hua approaching her step by step, the mysterious girl showed a slightly surprised expression and said:

"They didn't run away from me, but instead walked towards me? People in this world are really bold~"

In response to the mysterious girl's words, Fu Hua walked towards her step by step and said:

"How am I supposed to defeat you if I don't get closer..."

Upon hearing Fu Hua's words, the mysterious girl was also taken aback for a moment, then she slightly curled the corners of her mouth and said:

"Hehe~ In that case, why don't we get a little closer—"

Before the mysterious girl could finish speaking, another voice came from the sky, interrupting her.

"Get your ass near me! Eat my Takizawa Laura's food—!"

"Eh OAO?!"

The mysterious girl looked up and saw a huge rhombus-shaped fragment of void falling towards her. She was immediately stunned. Fu Hua, who was standing nearby, also saw the huge rhombus-shaped stone pillar, which was even larger than the Babylonian Laboratory, falling towards them. Fu Hua immediately retreated to a safe distance.

With a deafening roar that shook the ground, Fu Hua saw the enormous stone pillar crash down on the mysterious girl's head. Judging from the earth-shaking commotion, Fu Hua suspected the girl was probably dead. However, Fu Hua still had a question in her mind... where did such a huge stone pillar come from?!

If this wasn't an illusionary space created by her own Feather Dust, Fu Hua would have suspected she was hallucinating.

"Heave-ho~"

Accompanied by a cute loli voice, Fu Hua saw a familiar, petite loli with purple hair fall from the sky. For a moment, Fu Hua mistook the purple-haired loli for the Second Herrscher, Sirin. However, after observing her more closely, Fu Hua realized that the purple-haired loli in front of her did not look much like the Second Herrscher, Sirin. She was more like a miniature version of Sirin, with very smooth hair and large purple eyes, although she had the same iconic X-shaped pupils as Sirin.

The purple-haired loli was none other than Luo Linlin. Looking at the void fragments she had thrown down not far away, Luo Linlin scratched her head and said:

"Uh...isn't this a bit too much...?"

Then, as if remembering something, Luo Linlin shook her head and said:

"Never mind, let it be."

Fu Hua, who was standing to the side, looked at Luo Linlin and suddenly said:

"Um... thank you for your fortune telling, friend..."

Before Fu Hua could finish speaking, Luo Linlin reached out and interrupted her, saying:

"Don't let your guard down, that pervert isn't dead yet."

Upon hearing Luo Linlin's words, Fu Hua also showed a puzzled and surprised expression, and said:

"Perverted??"

Chapter 405 [A Message from the Future]

Fu Hua's expression was quite interesting when she heard Luo Linlin call the mysterious girl a pervert. After all, it was the first time Fu Hua had encountered such a thing. However, when she heard Luo Linlin say that the perverted girl, uh, no, the mysterious girl, was not dead, Fu Hua also had an incredulous expression.

It's unbelievable that someone could survive being hit by such a massive stone pillar! Even if a Herrscher has the strongest body, being hit by this attack would turn them into a pancake, right?

However, Fu Hua was startled when a large number of tentacles suddenly emerged from beneath the void fragments and chaotic liquid gushed out. How could she be unharmed after taking such a direct hit?!

Soon, in Fu Hua and Luo Linlin's sight, the tentacles wrapped around the void fragment, trying to pull it into the chaotic liquid. Luo Linlin didn't just stand by and watch; she snapped her fingers.

da~

With a crisp snap of fingers, the void fragment entangled by tentacles suddenly expanded and then contracted.

Although Fu Hua didn't know what this phenomenon was, in the next instant, she saw a huge cross-shaped star bloom in her eyes.