Loser...?
The direct and vicious taunt made the silver-haired girl's face turn cold. She was on the verge of summoning Project Bunny to blast this detestable puppet to smithereens!
But Bronya still retained some rationality, realizing that this puppet held secrets and value.
There was no need to turn hostile until she had completely squeezed every last drop of value from it.
Immediately.
"What do you think you are? You dare to compare yourself to me!?"
You should know, although she, Bronya Zaychik, was a complete loser in matters of love—not only was her sister thinking about climbing into the Inner World Protagonist's bed every day, but even she herself had to play along with that guy for the sake of her life.
But in other aspects, she was a true winner in life.
Cooking, stock trading, killing, studying...
As long as matters of love were excluded, she could do anything!
But!
"No matter how capable you are, you can't win back your sister."
"Can't win her back!"
"Can't win her back!"
Two identical puppets suddenly appeared, and the three puppets sang in unison with the same movements and expressions.
Dancing on Bronya Zaychik's sensitive nerves!
"Shut up!"
Project Bunny appeared, its steel arms burning with the girl's anger, tearing the three foul-mouthed puppets to pieces!
Bronya's flat chest heaved with her heavy breathing. These foul-mouthed puppets were terrifyingly effective, able to make her prematurely enter the 8>55000 growth process.
But it was precisely because of this that the puppets were even more convinced of the correctness of their choice.
Everyone has a weakness; not everyone is born omnipotent.
Even if Bronya was, in a sense, a success in human society, in the area she cared about most, she was still a complete loser.
She could only watch as her sister approached the Inner World Protagonist's goblin's nest step by step, able to do nothing but kneel on the ground and cry, 'I can't do anything.'
And it was because of this that the Herrschers of Domination were even more certain of their choice.
Bronya Zaychik was a complete and utter loser. As long as they could make her their companion, they could drag this world into the abyss of the Honkai, step by step!
Definitely!
"Bronya Zaychik, you don't have to deny it. You're a loser, just like us."
"Loser!"
The dark, gloomy voice sounded again, seeming to come from everywhere, leaving Bronya with no source to vent her emotions on.
These damn foul-mouthed puppets really made her want to grind these uninvited guests to dust!
"So what? Even if I am a loser, at least I have areas where I succeed!"
"I'm completely different from you guys who are just wasting air while you're alive and wasting land when you're dead!"
"..."
With one sentence, the attack power was maxed out, and it even caused a difference of opinion among the Herrschers of Domination hiding in the background, who wanted to teach Bronya a lesson first.
But the opposing opinion still held the majority, so this idea could not be carried out.
Making Bronya their companion was the most important thing today.
If they couldn't achieve this goal, it wouldn't be too late to retaliate against this girl later.
A new puppet appeared: "Bronya, even if you tear us all into pieces, you can't change the fact that you're a loser."
The puppet pulled out a curtain, which showed things Bronya didn't know.
"Look at your sister. In that guy's arms, she's as delicate and beautiful as a flower."
In the flickering light, the sister she had protected with all her heart had already taken the initiative to sit on that guy's lap.
The girl's slender arms were wrapped around the man's neck, her rosy face filled with a color as vibrant as a rose.
That moving charm made it clear, even without seeing, that Seele Vollerei was currently being intimate with the lover she wholeheartedly adored, with no room for anyone else to interfere.
The puppet froze the frame on the image of Seele shyly lowering her head, pointing at the girl's exceptionally beautiful face and passing judgment on Bronya.
"Bronya Zaychik, you can't do anything!"
"..."
Fists clenched.
Relaxed.
Clenched.
Finally, filled with powerlessness.
Bronya's silver-gray hair seemed to have lost its vitality and luster.
"I can't do anything..."
These words were like heavenly music to the puppets' ears.
This was it. They needed Bronya to admit that she was a loser!
"That's right, right now you really can't do anything!"
The ugly puppet danced in front of the girl, just short of beating gongs and drums.
But the puppet, with its clear purpose, also knew that now was not the time to be happy. They weren't here to mock this Valkyrie.
"But!"
The strings pulled, and the puppet's arms opened wide, as if to embrace the entire sky.
"As long as you have our help, you'll be able to do anything from now on!"
An irregularly shaped multi-faceted crystal appeared in the puppet's hand. The slight increase in Honkai energy in the room made Bronya realize the true identity of this object.
A Herrscher Core.
A Herrscher Core she had never seen before!
Her eyes flickered, her mind racing.
But the puppet was oblivious to this, continuing its performance for all to see: "As long as you become our companion, become a part of the thousand!"
"You will have the support of a thousand Herrschers. Let the thousand of us work together to achieve everything we want to do!"
The dagger is revealed when the map is unrolled!
Their goal was to crush the confidence of the life-winner Bronya Zaychik, and then transform her into a Herrscher of Domination.
With this Valkyrie on their side, the power of the Thousand-strong Herrscher would be invincible and unstoppable!
"I..."
The girl's expression showed struggle.
But it was precisely because of this that the Herrschers became more certain.
It would be strange if she accepted the Herrscher Core without hesitation. This was a sugar-coated bullet they were delivering!
A struggling expression showed Bronya's inner hesitation. She wanted to protect her sister, but she didn't want to become everyone's enemy.
But they wouldn't give her such a perfect solution. Once you're on the pirate ship of the Thousand-strong Herrscher, there's no getting off!
"Bronya, think of your sister!"
Another puppet appeared by the girl's ear, its voice full of temptation.
"You know, Seele Vollerei is just the beginning. Everyone in Cocolia's Orphanage is at risk of being harmed by that man."
The thought of her sisters all with scissor-hands and heart-eyes made Bronya's breathing quicken.
This, and only this, absolutely could not be allowed to happen!
"Fine! I agree!"
The Herrscher of Domination, Bronya Zaychik, makes her grand debut!
Her skin and fascia rippled before the Herrscher Core. The yellow Herrscher Core merged into Bronya Zaychik's body, elevating her level of existence.
She felt a warm sensation flowing through her limbs, making her stronger with every breath!
Her power was increasing dramatically. Compared to her pre-Herrscher self, the difference was ten, or even nine times!
Bronya believed that with just one punch now, she could bring her former self to her knees!
Even that damn Inner World Protagonist would be no match for her.
Of course, Bronya knew this was just an illusion caused by the sudden surge in her power.
Her current identity was one of the Thousand-strong Herrscher. One-thousandth of a Herrscher Core and Herrscher authority, compared to the man who possessed two Herrscher Cores, was a difference of two thousand times.
To reclaim her sister from the Inner World Protagonist's bed was a long and arduous journey!
She needed more Herrscher Cores, more Herrscher authority!
These one thousand Herrscher Cores should all belong to her!
With this thought hidden in her heart, Bronya, with her superb acting skills, made her eyes seem to be ignited by the power of the Herrscher.
She clenched her fist in front of the puppet and said with a frown, "This... is the power you're so proud of?"
"With this kind of power, forget about helping me get my sister back from that guy, I probably can't even beat that woman Rita Rossweisse."
Don't be fooled by the fact that Schicksal's S-rank Valkyrie Rita Rossweisse is either getting her ass kicked or on her way to getting her ass kicked.
Just look at her opponents, and you'll know what kind of monsters she's been facing all this time.
Schicksal's other two Valkyries were a natural Stigma awakener and Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie in history; Brian was an indescribable Inner World Protagonist, and Raiden Mei and Kiana were Herrschers themselves.
In a general sense, Rita Rossweisse was already at the peak of ordinary human combat power. A mere one-thousandth of a Herrscher's authority really might not be enough to beat her.
Of course, if it was her, she could pose a fatal threat to that woman.
What threatened Rita was not the Herrscher, but Bronya Zaychik who had become a Herrscher!
No matter how you looked at it, this group of Herrschers who needed to pull her in to dare to make trouble didn't have this ability.
In the world of Honkai, having more numbers doesn't mean you have the bigger fist!
The puppet laughed: "Don't be hasty. Of course, our power isn't that simple. How could a great existence like a Herrscher be like those brainless Honkai Beasts, without any special abilities?"
Two puppets stood opposite each other, bowing and gesturing towards the space between them, like two polite and courteous waiters filled with false ceremony.
"Our partner, Bronya Zaychik, please witness the stage of us, the Thousand-strong Herrscher."
"The Theater of Domination!"
The space rippled, and the silver-haired girl stepped into it without hesitation.
...
One step out, and the cozy room instantly disappeared from view, replaced by a dark and deep corridor.
Giant plaster statues lined both sides of the corridor, with thin threads attached to these fragile giants, leading to an unknown destination.
As Bronya walked further in, she could even see Schicksal's mechs and Anti-Entropy's Titans.
In terms of numbers, this was indeed a powerful military force that could not be ignored, one that could easily annihilate a medium-sized country.
But...
"Sufficient in quantity, lacking in quality."
Bronya shook her head, giving a fair assessment of this seemingly powerful army.
The puppet following her threw up its hands: "What can we do? We don't have the ability to get higher-grade models, and that Dr. Einstein from your Anti-Entropy organization isn't going to custom-build a batch of powerful Titans for us."
"You don't have your own production factories?"
"We have plenty of plaster monsters, though."
In just a few sentences, Bronya had figured out the background of these Thousand-strong Herrschers.
In short, these guys were all bugs hiding in the dark, without the power to confront the three major organizations head-on; they had no intelligence of their own, no industry of their own, and could only obtain an army through petty theft.
As for themselves... they had almost no combat capability.
Perhaps... it would be better to describe them as lacking any necessary combat aptitude or awareness.
What a waste of these 999 Herrscher Cores.
Compared to the Thousand-strong Herrscher from the Previous Era that nearly deconstructed the entire society, this generation of the Thousand-strong Herrscher was utterly feeble!
"Stop these useless actions. They serve no purpose other than to expose us to the three major organizations prematurely."
Two puppets looked at each other, really wanting to agree with Bronya's proposal to make all the Thousand-strong Herrschers disciplined and become an army that the whole world would fear.
But...
"That's not up to us. Each of the Thousand-strong Herrschers is an independent individual. We don't have the authority to command the others."
The silver-haired girl suddenly turned around: "So you're saying that while we're here discussing the future, it's very likely that someone is using their abilities to cause chaos in the outside world, right?"
"Perhaps it would be better if you just used the word 'now.'"
...
New York's Times Square...
"No matter how many times I go out, I still feel very uncomfortable in these clothes."
The girl with the particularly eye-catching curves tugged at her clothes, her delicate face showing her inability to accept this indecent outfit.
Although she had been living in this era for a long time, in Li Sushang's opinion, the clothes of this era were offensive to public decency.
How could one wear clothes that outlined one's entire figure? Wasn't that deliberately seducing men, saying... *'I'm a slut, come and get me!'*
Especially next to this lewd man, it made Li Sushang feel a great sense of insecurity, fearing that he would use a pseudo-Fenghuang Down on her for hypnotic brainwashing.
By the time she realized what had happened, she would already be in a hospital holding the next generation of her Li family.
With this thought, Li Sushang moved two steps away from him, afraid of being tainted by some unclean aura.
She hadn't wanted to go out shopping, but she couldn't refuse the cute girl's kind intentions, so she could only change her clothes and take a walk.
On Brian's other side, the lovely girl Seele Vollerei naturally held the young man's hand, her face no longer showing the shyness of before.
She smiled at Li Sushang, also knowing the concerns in this big sister's heart.
She comforted her, "Sister Sushang, it's alright. Brother Brian's pseudo-Fenghuang Down has been affecting us all along, so others won't pay any attention to us."
Li Sushang: "..."
That's exactly why I'm worried!
Don't think I haven't read those lewd storybooks Kiana shared with me.
Bondage, hypnosis, coercion, training...
This guy has the foundation to realize every kind of play you can name!
Li Sushang felt a chill all over her body, as if she was being coveted by some indescribable thing.
"I... I know that, of course, but I'm just not used to the style of dress in your era."
Li Sushang said stubbornly.
Hearing this, young Brian looked down at Li Sushang's attire, which made the swordswoman glare at him involuntarily.
It could be said that Li Sushang's current outfit covered her almost from head to toe, leaving almost no skin exposed except for her hands, feet, neck, and head.
But her figure was just too good. Even such modest clothing couldn't hide the alluring charm she exuded.
It made one can't help but exclaim...
"If you can't see your toes when you look down, you're a world-class beauty."
Li Sushang: "..."
She looked down.
Her fists hardened!
"You lecher, you're looking for death!"
BOOM—!
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