Herrscher of Reason's Arknights

But this is meaningless; everything that sodium chloride loses is real: physical strength, Honkai energy, mental strength, and focus.

And she, on the other hand, doesn't consume anything; she just moves her fingers.

Is this guy out of his mind? Why isn't he using his strongest form?

Using the Herrscher form can at least hold out for a while, but simply using a punch technique called "Inch Punch" poses absolutely no threat to the administrator.

Could it be that they are really saving their Honkai energy?

Huh? No way, right?

"Herrscher of the Void, you can't be that stingy, can you? Why don't you use your strongest form against me?"

As he spoke, Elafia raised his hand, silently chanting an ancient incantation, and asked with a cruel smile.

"So why aren't you answering me? Do you think the martial art you're using right now...?"

"—You think you can defeat me?!"

The extremely distorted smile, twisted with excitement, looked so ferocious in the strong wind.

The ocean of wind is raging, trembling, and rejoicing at the arrival of its master.

In an instant, a massive wall of wind suddenly rose up, centered on the girl!

All the waste materials, bricks, and pebbles on the ground were swept up by the wind and spread outwards rapidly.

This is a wide-area AOE attack; if you don't fight back, you'll definitely not escape the range of this frenzied looting.

Her silver hair danced in the gale.

The manager recklessly abused her power, ignoring everything around her in her eyes.

It's all just an unfair game.

However, sodium chloride still didn't unleash its full potential.

Why? This guy wouldn't...

Wait.

The manager seemed to have discovered a blind spot she hadn't considered.

In her observations over the past few days, there was only one situation in which sodium chloride would not use Herrscher transformation indiscriminately.

When I was with that little girl from Ursus.

It's not far from the clinic.

Ah ~

Erafia seemed to understand everything.

However, rising from those crimson-gold eyes was a flame called wicked pleasure.

It seems the pressure isn't enough; after all, it's been so long since we last saw each other, it wouldn't be right to not have a welcoming ceremony.

The manager lowered her hand, the incantation changed, and a gust of wind slowly lifted her up. However, she, who should have lost her balance, instead used the wind element, which had long become her most loyal servant, as her platform.

To make oneself above all else.

At the boundary of the entire ruins, an invisible wall bearing the yellow words "No Entry" suddenly appeared, blocking the path of the sodium chloride!

戚！

Even their escape route was blocked, and the sodium chloride glared fiercely at the manager with its golden, glowing eyes.

This only made Erafia's smile even brighter.

He's lost all his former charm. If the previous manager was just an idiot...

She is now a hidden boss powerful enough to shake the world's boss status!

Not only can it determine the location of the battlefield, but it can also expand its skill range without restraint, forcing the opponent to launch an attack.

It's like a child who doesn't know what malice is, yet constantly exudes a malice called innocence.

"Aren't you going to use your strongest form yet? So what if that girl sees you? You're not really addicted to playing house, are you?"

Could they really be serious? No way!

But seeing how used to dominating newbies, how does it feel to be given a good beating?

Have you ever thought about what would happen if you stripped away the power you gained from those points, stripped away what you'd learned that only belonged to others...?

"Who exactly are you?"

What percentage of what you own is truly your own?

However, although the questions were raised, the managers did not seek answers.

After all, it was just a casual question she asked to provoke the other person and disrupt their mind.

The gale-force winds under his command have completely covered the entire controlled area.

Even his strongest henchman, sodium chloride, could not possibly survive.

"Boring... You've already died? I'll have to revive you afterwards. This is such a hassle."

Elafia said with a look of disgust.

It's like seeing a toy that's no longer fun break and then completely losing interest.

The howling wind drowned out all other sounds.

It's a bit boring.

Just as they were about to reclaim their powers.

The next moment, a discordant voice came from behind.

What followed was the sound of the thin blade trembling in the hurricane!

Stream of attack—

"Although I hate endless fighting... I will never lose to anyone..."

Including you! And who told you I only know martial arts?!

---cut!

P.S.: Something came up at home, just got back, so I'm posting late.

Section 55, Chapter 54: [You're Stronger Now]

Boxing techniques are not something so inconvenient.

The narrow gate of imaginary numbers has not yet closed, but the long sword drawn from it has already been unsheathed!

The moment the demon sword was drawn, it tore through the wind.

The girl, bursting forth from the wind, stepped across the boundary between the rubble and the unscathed ground beneath the manager's feet, as if entering a divine realm.

In that instant, the wind pressure was already hitting us!

The two were already very close.

She could even see the surprise on Elafia's face slowly widening.

Time seemed to stand still, with only the thin blade slicing through the dust and smoke, moving ever forward.

A faint metallic wail trembled in the air, and even the blade emitted an eerie glow due to the eruption of Honkai energy.

That was a spirit sword.

However, despite being called Cherry Blossom Blizzard, the colors stained on the blade are so eerie.

It was as ethereal and deadly as a blooming poppy.

That's what the demon sword truly looked like.

The blade had already broken the sound barrier, flashing through the air and leaving a purple trail.

The managers, however, did not expect that the sodium chloride's counterattack would be so... swift.

Or rather, they don't value their lives.

No one is immune to the fear of death, especially since there are zero records of deaths caused by sodium chloride.

A person who has never truly died cannot overcome the fear of death.

However, the girl at this moment could only be described as a pitiful sight. The hurricane had long since torn apart the Herrscher's shield, and even the Herrscher of the Void's body could not withstand the power released by the Administrator, a superior being from another realm.

The wind is like the sharpest cutting knife, rapidly devouring and slicing through everything in its path in milliseconds.

The girl had already been cut, and blood was flowing down her forehead, staining her vision red.

However, all these losses came at the cost of her being able to get within striking distance.

Now, she has entered the realm of the gods, and this blade of the god-slaying witch will make the evil administrators pay a price.

Erafia seemed to want to leap backward to avoid the distance of the attack.

However, the blade was already at the last possible moment.

The demonic blade traced an arc in mid-air, its tip pointing directly at Erafia's head.

"Waaah! How could this be...!!"

Elafia panicked completely; she probably didn't want to lose her newly sculpted body so soon.

"·····able!?"

Even a few seconds couldn't pass; Erafia instinctively reached out to block, but the arc was already upon them!

The manager just stared blankly at the scattered flesh and blood and broken bones.

And on my own hands... the smooth, mirror-like cut surface.

Her wrist stopped at an odd length, and her palm was nowhere to be found...

The explosions, which were repeated one after another, finally broke out.

Roads collapsed, hurricanes were torn apart, and wind walls, deprived of their power supply, went out of control and became chaotic tornadoes.

Sodium chloride landed lightly, blood trembled, the blade was sheathed, and the divine blood that stained the blade was sprinkled on the ground.

And Erafia's severed hand finally fell to the ground, turning into flying ashes.

It all happened so fast, the battle was over in just a few seconds.

"Ugh—damn it, I have to admit, you're stronger now."

Seeing that Sodium Chloride had flipped the knife over and was holding it with the back of the blade against his left arm, ready for the next attack, Erafia hurriedly said.

"Okay, okay, you're the one who's pushing me too far. I'm not hitting you anymore, if I keep going I'll ruin my body. It'll be so hard to even get a new hand!"

Despite having lost an arm, the manager wore a rather unusually mournful expression.

It's like I've turned back into my old, foolish self.

It was as if nothing had ever happened before.

"Chlorine-chan is a really scary guy, huh."

So what exactly are you here for?

Seeing the doubts about sodium chloride, Erafia calmly stopped her own bleeding, then applied a treatment to sodium chloride before slowly explaining.

"I didn't tell you before, but this mission is a little special."

"special?"

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"So, eating this stuff all the time is really like raising a child instead of raising a pig?"

"Raising...raising pigs?!"

My sister is busy with something again.

It was so quiet in the house at midnight, even with the lights on.