Sorry, you scumbag woman, you can do whatever you want.

It's not to the point that after the bacterial Honkai Beast spread throughout the world, people felt that she had deprived them of their freedom.

I always wanted to take a knife and kill her.

"The reactions from everyone are quite intense." After watching the live stream comments for a while, the female host chose one that suited her taste and asked, "If you were to gain control over all of humanity, what would you want to do?"

"...to propel humanity toward the stars and the sea." Theresa answered without hesitation. If she gained control over humanity, she would find a way to advance human civilization until she could control time and travel to any world she desired.

In order to reunite with Möbius.

"Well, that's quite a grand dream." The hostess looked at Theresa's determined expression and felt a subtle sense of guilt. She hadn't expected the other woman to be so kind-hearted. However, she still had to ask the questions she needed to ask.

"Perhaps I phrased it incorrectly, but what I meant to ask is...would you enslave humans and force them to do things against their will?"

"...What involuntary thing?" Theresa asked curiously, unaware that she had any desire to enslave humans.

The female host thought about the bad things the other party might do, but considering their status and power, it seemed that even if they didn't have the ability to enslave, they might still be capable of such things.

She also has the right to make people do things her way.

"For example, letting humans kill each other," she said after a long hesitation, uttering a rather cruel statement.

"Hmph, as if humans don't fight amongst themselves." The jackal beside him couldn't help but sneer.

She knew all too well the cruelty and malice of humans, even the Herrschers themselves.

They can all be said to be insignificant.

"..." The female host remained silent for a moment, ignoring the jackal and instead turning her gaze to Theresa, waiting for the vampire girl's answer.

Then she heard these words.

"No, I will only try to reduce infighting among humans." Theresa shook her head, revealing her true thoughts.

"However, if your conflict is truly irreconcilable, I... will choose to respect your choice."

"...Stop worrying about being controlled," Jackal said impatiently. "It's not like you guys don't experience being controlled in real life. Your worries are unnecessary. If you really hate being controlled so much, why don't you go and kill your boss or supervisor right now?"

(...What she said seems to make some sense.) The female host couldn't help but fall into deep thought. She was burdened with a 30-year mortgage, and her boss was a greasy middle-aged man who wanted to take advantage of her. Now, there was another beautiful and domineering person to take advantage of her.

It seems that it's not such an unacceptable thing.

"It's a matter of choice, the human right to choose," she said with a light cough, uttering a politically correct statement.

Theresa wholeheartedly agreed, raising her hand slightly to her chest and giving the female host a sincere smile, "Yes, I will fully respect your right to choose and will absolutely not allow you to become my dependents against your will."

"...Is that so?" The female host gave an awkward smile. She understood human nature all too well. If people found out after a while that there was no problem with getting vaccinated.

People would probably be more eager to get vaccinated than anyone else. As for the so-called freedom and becoming inhuman, that stuff pales in comparison to physical health and longevity.

It's actually completely irrelevant.

"Then let's move on to the next question." She decided to skip this question and leave it to the elites of various countries to think about.

"Well, Miss Theresa, you may not care about controlling humans, but can the man you're with... that is, the Lord, tolerate it?"

“Your Majesty is not a man,” Jackal spoke first, crossing his arms. “Don’t be so old-fashioned, thinking of men just because you hear ‘Your Majesty’.”

“No… Miss Theresa is a woman.” The female host opened her mouth, only to see the jackal reveal a contemptuous expression.

"My lord is a rare beauty. What's wrong with finding a beauty of equal social standing to marry?"

"Is this how you use the term 'matching social status'?" The female host felt a little annoyed and turned to Theresa for confirmation.

Then, she looked at Theresa and smiled shyly, nodding affirmatively to acknowledge that her lover was a woman.

“She won’t use me to control humans,” Theresa explained softly, but it didn’t sound very convincing.

Then she recalled what Mebius had said to her during their conversation.

"If she wants to control certain people, she can use power and money to control them more naturally without provoking strong resistance."

"Miss Theresa, is your lover a capitalist?" the female host couldn't help but retort.

“A scientist.”

Thirty-nine: The snake is everywhere.

The live broadcast is over.

However, the impact was far from over, and even greater waves swept across every corner of the world, with countless people in various countries discussing vaccines frantically.

What would one do if they had an immortal body, and is the vaccine a scam?

People discussed it tirelessly.

And at the same time.

Inside Shencheng Pharmaceutical.

"Bang!" The sound of a glass shattering rang out, and shards of glass fell to the ground. Theresa looked down at her hands; she had only wanted to pick up the glass to drink some water.

However, the familiar force crushed the glass.

"Is the speed of strength improvement too fast? Is it difficult for some people to adapt?"

Mebius noticed this scene from the side. She didn't seem surprised. It was perfectly normal for Theresa to be unaccustomed to her current power. To give an example, it was like someone who would normally need to train hard suddenly having Yujiro Hanma's body.

Naturally, there's no way to control that power well; everything becomes extremely fragile in the face of that terrifying power.

“More and more people are getting vaccinated.” Theresa closed her eyes slightly, feeling the power expanding. Even though everyone on the internet was saying that we should wait until it was confirmed to be safe before using it, the speed at which her power was expanding was remarkable.

People don't seem to be very resistant to getting vaccinated.

“In fact, it’s already sold out.” Mebius shook his head, took out his phone and explained to Theresa, “The price of secondhand items has increased dozens of times, but there’s still no way to buy one.”

When they announced the efficacy of the vaccine, it was quickly sold out. Even if Shencheng Pharmaceuticals maximized its production capacity, it was still far from meeting market demand, leaving many people unable to buy it even if they wanted to.

This is only natural for people in this world who are tormented by disease and physical defects.

In fact, it's much more than people think. Even without any serious illness, the widespread prevalence of nearsightedness is still a torment for people.

No one would refuse if it could be cured.

"Even without using vaccines, it's possible to infect each other artificially, right?" Theresa was somewhat puzzled. After being infected by the bacterial Honkai Beast, it was possible to infect other ordinary people by artificially sucking their blood.

“Who knows if it’s safe for others to get infected?” Mebius explained with a slight smile. “Besides, vampires are perceived as having a hierarchical system. If someone else gets infected… wouldn’t that make you look inferior?”

She couldn't help but shake her head and smile.

"Therefore, most of them would rather use the vaccine and spend more money unnecessarily than have another person on their list."

“Such worries are pointless.” Theresa shook her head gently and bent down to pick up the scattered glass shards.

However, after picking up just one piece, the glass shards shattered again, with tiny, sparkling fragments falling to the ground.

The speed at which their strength is growing is too fast.

“When Hua comes back, let her teach you some techniques for using strength.” Möbius got up and went to Theresa’s side, helping her pick up the shards of glass from the ground.

Theresa can adapt to the surge in power in the next second, and then the power will increase to a level that she can no longer control.

The speed of improvement was simply too fast, as if a limiter had been unlocked, and the power was growing and surging every moment.

This growth will not stop even if all of humanity in the world is infected, as long as human strength is trained and enhanced.

Theresa will also receive a corresponding increase in power.

"Hua, where did she go?" Theresa asked curiously. Normally, Fu Hua always protected Möbius closely, never staying more than a hundred meters away, and even sleeping next to Möbius.

However, Fu Hua has now left.

"To treat my physical and some mental illnesses," Mebius explained with a smile, adding that she no longer needed Fu Hua's close protection.

Therefore, Fu Hua was ordered to go and heal her body, and at the same time, find a way to completely eliminate the divine sound.

At that time, Fu Hua was truly free.

……

……

And at the same time.

It is in the hands of fate.

"Hua, how does it feel to be about to fight the Herrscher again?" Otto looked at Fu Hua sleeping in the incubation pod, a slight smile playing on his lips. "Not only me, she also needs the Crimson Sage in his prime."

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned and left the laboratory. The alloy door closed automatically, and a few bubbles rose from the culture chamber.

Then, inside the incubation chamber, Fu Hua's fingers twitched slightly. In the past, she had suffered severe injuries and lost most of her power.

What she needs to do now is to receive treatment to restore her body, shatter the divine sound within her, and be able to freely use artificial collapse.

Only in that way can we face an even more powerful Herrscher of Corruption and propel humanity into a new era.

At a specific turning point in time, the fully-formed Crimson Kite Immortal is required.

……

……

Three days later.

Canghai City.

"Don't these guys have any patience at all?" Tesla couldn't help but mutter, looking at the crowd thronging the entrance to the pharmacy.

As more and more people gain health through vaccines, the urge to use vaccines becomes increasingly irresistible.