I, the anti-superman, have hacked into the chat group.

Otto had a very repressive childhood, and Karen was like a ray of light shining into his heart, which had a great influence on his later life.

Otto harbors feelings for Karen, but Karen has no romantic feelings for him whatsoever. Furthermore, due to Otto's overprotective nature, Karen retains an extremely innocent mindset even into adulthood.

Or to put it less politely, they acted in extreme ways.

This personality has both advantages and disadvantages. On the positive side, she will never compromise with any evil, and she will always lend a helping hand to anyone in need.

On the downside, they act in extremes, seeing only black and white, leaving no room for compromise.

Karen accidentally discovered the inhumane experiments being conducted by the Church of Destiny, and that if the experiments went wrong, they could destroy everyone.

Karen quickly made up her mind, stole the Soul Steel box needed for the experiment, and betrayed the church.

In hindsight, she was right. Given the level of humanity at that time, if they had actually opened the Soul Steel Box, they would have been annihilated.

However, Karen's approach may not have been the best; she later embarked on an adventure in the Far East and fell in love with a local witch.

Later, the box went out of control. Although Karen temporarily regained control of the situation, she was captured by church members who arrived at the scene, and execution awaited her.

Even at this point, Karen still had a glimmer of hope. If she admitted that she had been deceived, and the Church of Destiny killed a few more scapegoats, then with Otto and her family's influence, Karen might only be punished by being confined to the church for life.

But Karen knew she was doing the right thing, and given her personality, she would never compromise.

At the final moment of the execution, Otto released Honkai Beasts to create chaos in the execution ground in an attempt to rescue Kallen.

However, Kallen did not take the opportunity to escape. Instead, she died at the hands of the Honkai Beasts while protecting the civilians at the scene.

Since then, Otto has been determined to resurrect Kallen no matter what. He became the Archbishop of Destiny, extended his own lifespan, and conducted countless inhumane experiments, all for this one purpose.

Although if Kallen were still alive, she would never want Otto; she would do all these things to revive her.

As Carl flew, he recalled the story in his mind. There was no right or wrong in this story; it was simply a tragedy. It was just that the society at that time could not tolerate pure idealists.

The two remained silent and continued forward without uttering a word.

But at that moment, Karl suddenly braked hard in mid-air.

Otto quickly asked, "What's wrong, Mr. Superman? Why did you suddenly stop?"

If it weren't for the fact that his soul steel body was sturdy enough, it would probably have already cracked in two.

“I heard someone mention the Herrscher.”

After arriving in this world, Karl quickly added the term "Herrscher" to his super hearing's watchlist.

At that moment, he heard someone in the distance repeatedly mentioning that word.

'I don't want to become a Herrscher.'

Chapter 136 The Herrscher of Ice

Karl paused in mid-air to identify the source of the sound, then flew directly in that direction with Otto.

The two landed quickly.

Otto looked around and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this is Coral Island."

Karl affirmed, "That's right. I heard someone here say that they didn't want to become a Herrscher, and maybe a new Herrscher will awaken here."

Otto asked in surprise, "Coral Island is within Schicksal's sphere of influence. I remember the Valkyries stationed here are the Snow Lotus Squad. I can overlook other things, but how come they didn't notice the signs of the Herrscher's awakening?"

The birth and maturation of a Herrscher is a process that requires a large amount of Honkai energy. When they officially awaken, they will summon a large amount of Honkai energy from the imaginary space, which is enough to turn a city into a forbidden area overrun by zombies and Honkai beasts.

When someone is first chosen by the Honkai, it won't be this exaggerated, but under normal circumstances, the Honkai energy around a Herrscher will gradually increase. The Valkyrie's job is to monitor the Honkai, so she shouldn't be completely unaware of this.

“Let’s go in and take a look anyway,” Karl said, stepping towards the Valkyries’ encampment. “The sound is coming from inside.”

Otto caught up and said, "This is a good opportunity for me to see what this team usually does."

Instead of going directly into the encampment, Karl waved to the camera from outside the iron fence.

This place is called a base, but in reality only a few girls live here, so it's not really a good idea to just barge in.

At this moment, the Valkyrie, who was on duty in the monitoring room, had already seen Karl's figure on the screen.

"Are we having guests? Wait, is that Superman?"

It was very boring to always be stationed in this place. As a young woman, she immediately and excitedly notified her comrades to go and check the situation.

"Sisters, there's a weirdo dressed as Superman at the door, let's go check it out."

The iron gate in front of Karl quickly opened, and three Valkyries emerged from it.

Karl could tell from their expressions that they were just looking for fun, so he didn't bother to argue or explain. He simply said to Otto beside him, "Bishop Otto, it's your turn."

Upon hearing this, Otto walked forward.

"Oh dear! Your Excellency, what brings you here?" The Valkyries panicked upon seeing their superior. Had their occasional slacking off been discovered? But surely that wouldn't warrant the bishop's personal visit.

Otto didn't answer the question. He glanced at the group and then asked, "Where is your captain? Why isn't she here?"

"I remember her name was Anna Shaniat, right?"

The Valkyries quickly replied, "Captain Anna locked herself in her room yesterday. Before she went in, she gave us orders not to disturb her, so..."

“It must be her,” Carl suddenly said. “It’s urgent, I have to go in and check.”

The Valkyries then turned their attention back to Karl. Emotionally, they wanted to refuse, since it was a girl's room and their captain had given orders that no one else was allowed to go in.

But with the Bishop of Destiny right in front of them, it was no longer up to these ordinary B-rank Valkyries to make the decision.

Otto replied, “Superman, you don’t need to ask that. You’re the one trying to help us now, so Destiny should naturally cooperate with your actions as much as possible.”

Karl nodded, then flew directly into the encampment area.

The three Valkyries present felt their thoughts were in disarray. How could this person's status be higher than that of the Bishop?

And what did His Holiness the Bishop just call him? Superman? That must be a code name, right? It must be a code name. He only called him that because he was wearing a Superman suit. Otherwise, how could a character from a comic book appear in real life?

The three Valkyries felt they had endless curiosity, but unfortunately Otto didn't offer any explanation. They were also afraid of involving some secrets, so they didn't ask.

……

Karl stood in front of Anna's room, the leader of the Snow Lotus Squad, and used his X-ray vision to see what was inside.

Anna crouched alone in the corner of the room, her expression filled with fear due to the changes in her body. Originally, Anna had long chestnut hair and pink eyes, but now the ends of her hair had turned white.

This was not without reason. Anna knew that this was caused by Honkai energy. Another voice appeared in her mind, constantly reminding her that she had been chosen by Honkai.

"I don't want to, I don't want to become a Herrscher... Save me..."

Anna is a warrior, but she is also just an 18-year-old girl. She doesn't know what to do now, and she doesn't dare to share her experience with others. Alone in her room, she makes a desperate cry for help.

This voice should have been inaudible to everyone except Anna, but Karl was an exception.

“You won’t become a Herrscher, because I will help you,” Karl said from outside the door.

"Who?"

Anna never expected that her subconscious cry for help would be answered. Was this some kind of miracle?

Carl easily pushed open the locked door, then said softly, "I have several names, but I think you'll be more used to calling me..."

“Superman!” Anna blurted out what Carl hadn’t finished saying.

There are very few people in this world who don't know Superman, so Anna could naturally tell who Carl's outfit belonged to.

“That’s right, you know me, that makes things easier. I’ll help you, so you won’t become a Herrscher,” Karl said as he approached Anna.

Anna did not question Karl's existence because she was too preoccupied to care about such things. With her mind relaxed, her Herrscher personality found an opportunity.

A chill suddenly appeared, and the surrounding temperature soared to below zero.

Karl reacted swiftly; he picked up Anna, smashed through the room, and rushed into the clouds.

Just as the two reached the sky, Anna suddenly unleashed a large amount of cold air composed of Honkai energy, freezing hundreds of kilometers of water vapor into solid ice.

If this outbreak had occurred on Coral Island, the entire island would likely have turned into a frigid hell, and no one would have survived, including Anna's teammates.

Karl didn't let the Herrscher personality continue to cause trouble. After the cold wave was released, he took out a vial of anti-Honkai energy potion and injected it into Anna's body.

This potion can neutralize excess Honkai energy in the human body. Although it cannot turn a Herrscher back into a normal person, it is enough for now. Anna's consciousness has not dissipated, and with the help of the potion, she has regained the initiative.

"What...what did I just do?"

Chapter 137 Earth is too dangerous, let's go back to Mars.

Anna's worst fears came true; she lost control.

She was defeated by the Herrscher personality, causing a disaster. If Karl hadn't taken her to the sky, the entire Coral Island would probably have been destroyed by her.

Is there anything more ironic than a warrior fighting against the Honkai, yet becoming an apostle of the Honkai?

Anna was unable to accept reality and was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Carl reassured him, "Relax, see? Nothing's wrong. You didn't cause any damage. At most, this area will just experience winter earlier than usual."

The Herrscher of Ice's cold wave is quite powerful, but releasing it in the air causes the energy to be too dispersed, ultimately resulting in only a large hailstorm and several months of cold weather.

Anna seemed to have regained some of her spirits, and said with a somber expression, "I will lose control once and then lose control again. I simply cannot stop myself from becoming a Herrscher."

The appearance of a Herrscher will create a Herrscher personality within the individual. It is difficult for a normal person to regard the destruction of civilization as their ultimate goal, but the Herrscher personality is an abnormal personality born from Honkai, and its birth is for destruction.

Aside from Bronya, who is a successor who holds the core, all original Herrschers have Herrscher personalities within them, such as Kiana and Raiden Mei.

Unfortunately, the Herrscher personality within Anna is not as easy to talk to as Raiden Mei's. She is more like Kiana's personality, which is full of malice towards humans, and even more insane.

When the Herrscher personality takes over, Anna can't even speak.

It's unclear whether the Honkai consciousness learned from its experience with Raiden Mei and didn't want to give the Herrscher personality too much rationality, thus completely eliminating the possibility of it turning against them.

This was tough on Anna, as she had to fight against the madman with her normal personality.

"You're not thinking of giving up, are you?" Karl noticed the other person's self-destructive tendencies.

"Think carefully. You only have one life. Are you really planning to commit suicide?"

I don't want to die, of course I don't want to die. No one would want to give up their life for no reason.

Anna naturally wanted to live, but she didn't dare to be too attached to her own life or death.

Not long after Anna joined the battle, she participated in an extremely dangerous mission. At that time, the Honkai had driven them to the brink of despair, and the only way out was for Anna to leave first and call for support.

Anna managed to escape the encirclement. She ran with all her might, but on the way, she encountered a little girl who asked her for help.