Surviving in a Collapsed World, Is Something Wrong?

Chapter 385: Corrosion of the Herrscher

"You are... a second vessel created as a replacement for Sakura to seal the Herrscher once again."

"Second...Container..."

When hearing the truth, even Kasumi, a destined ANBU ninja, could no longer remain calm.

As if she had expected this situation, Kallen narrowed her eyes, her face full of sadness, and her body could not help but tremble slightly: "I sealed Sakura with my own hands, and decided to continue to protect this land in her place. For this reason, I absorbed the original curse of "Heavenly Way" in my human body, and survived for more than 500 years. But Sakura's body has been decaying for hundreds of years and has long been shattered."

Xia looked up and frowned slightly: "But, even now, her body is still very well preserved."

"That's just an appearance. Ying's body has long been on the verge of breaking apart. She is just relying on the divinity of the Yuling Sword to delay time..."

Kallen also tilted her head to look, and even her breathing was a little hurried: "A body that can withstand the madness of the Herrscher must first have excellent adaptability to Honkai energy. In this remote village, only the Yae clan of the Jinja family has such qualities."

"So...you made me."

"Yes, you were born, an artificial life form cultivated using Sakura's cells that had not yet died. At that time, the moment I saw you as a baby, I was shaken."

Kallen lowered her head bitterly, not daring to look at Kasumi: "You two are too similar, and having already lost Sakura once, I really can't bear to send you to the same fate."

"..."

"But it was too late. Breaking the seal of the Herrscher would affect the fate of all the people in Yae Town. Even though I felt sorry for it, I couldn't stop the other participants in the plan from continuing the experiment. So on the sixth night after you were born, I disguised myself as a thief and stole you out of the experimental cabin under the city lord's mansion."

"What..." The strange look in Xia's eyes became even more intense.

Kallen continued, "I can't keep you by my side. The Yae clan is too conspicuous in the city lord's mansion, and there is a risk of being discovered at any time in Yae Town. After much deliberation, I finally had to turn to the man I least wanted to ask for help, the current Bishop of the Fate of Heaven, Otto Apokalis, to send you out of Yae Town and to Europe to receive the protection of the Church of the Fate of Heaven."

Xia suddenly realized: "No wonder he taught me how to survive, but never looked at me. When I asked him why, he remained silent and never said a word."

"I owe him a lot, but I can't forgive him for playing with his life in order to fight the Honkai... No, at this point, I don't have the qualifications to blame him..."

Kallen felt extremely depressed. She raised her head slightly, and then she felt relieved. "After that, other containers created with the same purpose all failed for some reason."

"So I took the opportunity to completely abolish the Second Container Project, but at the same time I also started a new project, which is... the beginning of the soul transfer experiment - if we can transfer Sakura's soul from that body that is on the verge of collapse, then we may have another way out..."

"But if that's the case, the power of the Hungry Ghost Realm doesn't seem to be able to help you. The realm of Hell should have the ability to enslave living souls. Why are you so obsessed with the Hungry Ghost Realm?"

"..."

After a long silence, Kallen answered truthfully: "We have no way to completely eliminate the madness of the Corrosion Ruler, so we use the most stupid method to try to temporarily seal it in the human body. But if we let this original curse of the [Hungry Ghost Path] run wild, perhaps we can use its ability to distort space..."

Xia understood clearly: "You want to... transfer the will of the Herrscher to another world? But if so..."

Kallen nodded and continued: "But in this case, perhaps in another world, someone will have to face the fear that we have experienced and are experiencing now. I know this is a very corrupt thing, but..."

At this point, Kallen revealed a deep sense of exhaustion: "I'm tired, Kasumi. In the past hundreds of years that did not belong to me, my most profound experience was my own weakness. Before that, I was the most powerful Valkyrie with destiny, and I never doubted that I could defeat the Honkai and end the disaster in my generation."

"I hate the corruption and darkness that the Church of Heaven's Mandate has fostered under the guise of fighting the Houkai."

"But in the end, I couldn't protect Ying, I couldn't protect you, I couldn't do anything. Even if I survived for hundreds of years, I could only use this clumsy method to make a break with the cause and effect of the past."

"A sense of justice without power will only make those who believe in it feel despair, and being unable to give up on either side is not called gentleness, but weakness... I am just a mortal who is born with more power than ordinary people, and now this mortal is preparing to use up his last strength to protect what is within his reach."

"...Even if someone dies because of this where you can't see?" Misterine suddenly broke the silence and asked.

“…I can’t even stop the crying that’s right next to me, how can I grab the hand that’s calling for help from God far away? This is my incompetence.” Kallen closed her eyes in despair.

“Hahahaha, hahahahahahahahahahaha, this is such a tear-jerking realization.”

Suddenly, an unknown girl's laughter rang out in the City Lord's Mansion: "Use the rampage of the curse to transfer me to another world. So that's it. Is this your decision?"

"This sound... why..."

Kallen trembled violently and looked towards the source of the voice in horror: "How could it be possible, it was you!?"

Yaezakura, who had originally closed her eyes and seemed to be asleep, suddenly opened them. A light pink glow flashed in her eyes, and a scornful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth: "How do you feel when you see your beloved wake up again after hundreds of years, human?"

Karin almost bit her teeth when she heard this: "Erosion Lawyer!" The words were almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

She screamed, "How far are you going to fool me with her face?!"

"Angry, what are you angry about?"

The Herrscher of Corrosion controlled Yae Sakura's body, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Oh, silly question, human actions are already extremely interesting, why should I do this?"

"What......?"

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