A person in Honkai Impact, just became a Decade Knight

Kevin, who had also noticed this, spoke up as if to dispel the other party's hesitation.

"Speak freely. As long as the Stigmata Project can be carried out, no price is too high."

“Alright, since the Lord has said so, then I will be frank. Our World Serpent Base has been largely destroyed, and resources are scarce. If we are to quickly make up for the previous losses and continue to carry out the Sacred Mark Project, we need to take a small risk.”

Hearing this, even Gray Snake sensed something was off about Jackal's tone.

That arrogant jackal is actually using such cautious words and attitude today?

Just how terrifying is her plan?

"Therefore, in this situation, using ordinary liquid Honkai crystals to prepare the potion is no longer feasible. After all, our inventory of liquid Honkai crystals is limited. So..."

At that moment, Jackal gritted his teeth and steeled himself to reveal his inner plan.

"We need a catalyst with a stronger Honkai energy than liquid Honkai crystals to serve as a replacement material for [cyp630]."

"And this thing, as it stands now..."

"The best alternative is probably the Herrscher Core."

"Are you fucking crazy?!"

Upon hearing the jackal's conclusion, Raven couldn't help but roar angrily at the jackal.

"Let's not even talk about how difficult it is to obtain a Herrscher Core. Even if we did get our hands on one, we couldn't possibly melt it into a solution for potion preparation!"

"No, it can be done."

Even after the raven roared, Kevin showed no sign of anger.

Kevin, who had already begun preparing for the Stigmata Project, instantly understood Jackal's plan after hearing her words.

"The strength of the Herrscher core is indeed too high, and we cannot use it as a catalyst for the solution. But this is on the premise that the strength of this Herrscher core is strong enough."

"But now, Herrschers whose individual strength and core strength are not so strong have appeared."

After hearing Kevin's explanation, Raven and Gray Snake were instantly relieved.

Strange things have started happening in the world about a week ago.

The world is so big that strange things happening wouldn't normally attract the attention of the World Serpents.

But this time, World Serpent has a new member named Night Snake who obtained information through his intelligence network—the locations where these strange things happened all had residual Honkai energy reactions.

After investigation, Gray Serpent was able to confirm that small-scale collapses had occurred in these locations.

Honkai Beasts are so conspicuous that if they appear in these areas, more people will definitely notice that there is something wrong with the place.

However, since these locations haven't been widely reported, it means that the "collapse" occurring here isn't particularly large.

If the small Honkai faction players appearing in these places are actually suicide bombers, then these brainless creatures will eventually be exposed like the Honkai Beasts. However, since the information has not been widely circulated, in the end, Grey Serpent can only come to one conclusion.

This place is home to [Pseudo-Herrschers], who are small in size but possess a certain level of Honkai energy and whose true form is intelligent.

After reporting this news to Kevin, who was directly fighting the Herrscher of Dominion at the time, Kevin immediately connected these events and came to a conclusion.

At the same time, multiple pseudo-Herrschers awakened, which is almost a replica of the situation when the [Herrscher of Domination] awakened in the previous era.

Originally, Gray Serpent and Raven came to gather today because Kevin informed everyone to prepare for the new operation to deal with the Herrscher of Dominion.

But now...

After listening to what the jackal said, Kevin continued.

"Although the overall threat posed by the Herrscher of Domination is no less than that of a single Herrscher, because the Herrscher core is divided into a thousand parts, the strength of a single core of the Herrscher of Domination is naturally far inferior to that of other genuine Herrschers."

"Moreover, due to their large number, the cores of the Herrschers can be used as a new catalyst for [cyp630]."

And most importantly, Kevin didn't say it to his subordinates.

Fifteen hundred years ago, the reason he and Su fought in the Thousand Worlds One Vehicle was because Kevin knew at the time that fifteen hundred years later, the Herrscher of the End was about to descend.

However, due to Sue's actions, Kevin was imprisoned in the Sea of ​​Quanta for 1,500 years before being released, which is why the Stigmata Project can only officially begin now.

Kevin was running out of time, so he had to use this opportunity to delay the Honkai's advance.

Based on the experience of the previous era, the Honkai will not send out a new Herrscher before the Herrscher is completely defeated... Well, this rule has been completely broken in this era.

After all, the boy named Gu Yu was surrounded by a bunch of Herrschers who had survived the battles. Because of him, even though the previous Herrscher hadn't died, the Honkai continued to send out new Herrschers.

Even so, Kevin wanted to try and see if he could use his own methods to slow down the Herrschers.

Although Gu Yu has many Herrschers around her, these Herrschers were all dispatched by the Honkai after a complete defeat.

What if the Herrscher of Domination is not completely defeated by the three major organizations this time?

By that time...

Will the Honkai continue to send out new Herrschers?

Chapter 530. Deception, and more deception.

If it were any other Herrscher, Kevin certainly wouldn't have had such an outrageous idea.

After all, the other Herrschers are all ridiculously powerful as individual super-strong individuals.

The flames that can burn Australia, the rocks that can sink continents... If these Herrschers are not dealt with immediately, the damage they cause will be enormous.

However, the dominant law is different.

The other Herrschers are powerful, and even if Kevin is confident in defeating them, he cannot "raise" them. After all, if these powerful Herrschers are not dealt with immediately, their Herrscher cores will connect to the imaginary space and unleash even more powerful Honkai energy.

By then, dealing with those Herrschers will definitely be even more difficult.

However, the Herrscher of Domination's combat power is too weak, so weak that Kevin can suppress it with one hand without even needing the Divine Key, or even capture it alive.

The tiny amount of Herrscher powers they acquired by imitating the other twelve Herrschers could not cause much of a stir unless there was a huge number of them.

It's definitely not acceptable to let a thousand Herrschers act recklessly. Whether it's out of a desire to seize the core or out of his own beliefs as a Fusion Warrior, Kevin has no intention of letting these Herrschers run rampant.

However, if most of the Herrschers are killed, but a small number are allowed to linger on within a certain area...

If this can delay the arrival of the Herrscher of the End, and it's only at such a small price, Kevin doesn't think it's unacceptable.

"Your Excellency, may I ask..."

Seeing the indifferent expression on Kevin's face, Raven asked quietly.

"How should we proceed this time?"

"Although individual Herrschers are weak, there aren't many individuals within an organization who can fight against them."

Kevin immediately spoke after being reminded by the raven.

“Raven, now that you have lost the Third Divine Key, you must act together with the cat-shaped Emperor-class Honkai Beast created by the Jackal.”

"In addition, Grey Serpent will continue to be in charge of intelligence processing. Once the Herrscher of Dominion is discovered, immediately notify me and Raven."

"Jackal will continue to handle the follow-up matters of Project Stigmata at headquarters. Once we get the core back, you must allocate new [cyp630] as soon as possible with minimal losses."

As he issued the instructions, Kevin was already having some ideas in mind.

After Gray Serpent reports the intelligence, Kevin, upon arriving at the scene, will choose whether to kill or capture the Herrscher of Dominion based on the authority they possess.

After selecting several Herrschers of Domination who pose the least threat, Kevin will place them in areas controlled by World Serpent, creating the illusion that 'Kevin accidentally let these Herrschers of Domination go,' making these Herrschers believe they have escaped and continue to operate in that area.

He didn't intend for Jackal and Raven to know about this.

After all, although these two are loyal, their loyalty might waver if they found out that Kevin was allowing the Herrscher to act at will.

Time is of the essence, and the World Serpent's available talent has been greatly reduced due to the last Destiny's surprise attack. Kevin doesn't want to create any unnecessary trouble at this time, which could cause his subordinates to become disloyal to him.

He only had no intention of hiding his thoughts from Gray Serpent, his subordinate who had always followed him.

After Kevin gave these instructions, the three bowed simultaneously and began their respective tasks.

Just before leaving, Raven felt that she had noticed something amiss on her master's face.

………………

The next day, St. Freya Academy

"Yuno-neechan, there is information about a Herrscher of Domination appearing in area C. Please go and confirm it."

"Kiana, have areas D and E been confirmed yet? It's so slow."

"Brother Gu Yu, over in area F... Ah, you've already dealt with the enemy? Then it's alright."

After completing her regular communication with her companions, Bronya looked at Theresa beside her with an unchanged expression and said something.

"Dean, the intelligence department recently reported a location where unusual activity occurred, and everyone has dealt with it. Next..."

"Let's talk about the rest when they get back."

After hearing Bronya's report, Theresa nodded slightly and then looked at the large screen in front of her, waiting for her colleague to connect the communication.

About five days ago, her grandfather, Otto Apocalypse, in a very rare manner, issued a proclamation to all the branches of Schicksal in his capacity as Archbishop of Schicksal.

"A new Herrscher, the [Herrscher of Domination], has appeared. This Herrscher will not cause a large-scale Honkai attack upon awakening, but everyone, this Herrscher poses a considerable threat!"

In the announcement video, Otto spoke to the crowd with great enthusiasm in a highly deceptive tone.

"The Herrscher of Domination is also known as the Herrscher of a Thousand. As the name suggests, it has a thousand interconnected individuals from the moment of its birth. Since there was no large-scale Honkai when this Herrscher was born, we do not know which of our brethren has become a lackey of the Honkai."

"Therefore, Schicksal is now in a state of war. Each branch must test the Honkai energy level of all its members within 24 hours. From the branch leader to the janitor, not a single person can be missed!"

"At the same time, each branch should also pay attention to whether there are any Herrschers with a thousand members in their area of ​​responsibility. If a Herrscher with a thousand members is defeated, you must hand over the core obtained to the Schicksal headquarters for the scientists in the research institute to study."

At the end of that speech, Otto even made a promise.

"This time, the branch that obtains the most Herrscher cores will be allocated three Divine Keys. I hope all branches will work hard and strive to eliminate the Herrscher cores as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing the word "Key of God," Theresa knew that her grandfather was up to his old tricks again.

Among the Divine Keys that Destiny currently possesses, [Void Treasury] and [Thousand Realms One Vehicle] are things that Otto would absolutely never let go of.

As for the fourth divine key, a satellite divine key, Otto obviously couldn't distribute it, and apart from a rumor, no one had ever seen the settings of the fifth divine key.

[Black Abyss White Flower] is in Durandal's hands, [Heavenly Fire Judgment] was taken away by Siegfried, Theresa didn't even get the news about [Eighth Divine Key], and [Star of Eden] is still in the hands of Anti-Entropy's group.

The Oath of Judah is in Theresa's hands, and she cannot give it to anyone else. There is also no news about the Twelfth and Thirteenth Divine Keys.

If Otto were to distribute the Divine Keys...

It seems like he'll just pull out the mass-produced divine key from the last era, the Xuanyuan Sword, to fool people in the end...