The next morning... no, early morning...
Takatsuki had already set a ten-hour countdown alarm, which went off before five in the morning.
And this was also the time the system update was completed.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Takatsuki immediately opened his system, and an update description popped up as soon as the panel was opened.
[Eliminated the influence of the Child of Destiny on the gacha system]
[Newly added Stigmata system by analyzing the power of the Child of Destiny]
With just these two brief descriptions, Takatsuki immediately understood what the so-called bug was.
Kiana was the protagonist of this world, or rather, the Child of Destiny. He just didn't know if her good luck was brought by the so-called Child of Destiny.
Originally, he thought that the possibility of others drawing for him would be cut off.
However, Takatsuki felt that such good luck must still have a certain degree of influence from the Child of Destiny, and he might not be so lucky in the future.
Closing the update description, Takatsuki checked the newly added Stigmata system.
[Can spend crystals to convert character cards into Stigmata]
[Stigmata are considered equipment and can be given to others for use]
[Character cards will be altered to a certain extent after being converted into Stigmata]
This update was too big. Originally, character cards could only be used by himself, and his cost was limited, but once converted into Stigmata, there were no such restrictions.
However, he was stunned when he saw the crystals required.
C-rank: 5 crystals, B-rank: 50 crystals, A-rank: 100 crystals, S-rank: 500 crystals, SS-rank: 1000 crystals, SSS-rank: 5000 crystals.
An S-rank Stigmata was enough to draw a guaranteed S-rank character for himself.
"It seems this thing is not something I can afford to play with."
Takatsuki now, let alone achieving crystal freedom, didn't even have enough means of self-preservation. Even if the Dog Talisman kept him from dying, others had countless ways to control him.
However, this was indeed somewhat useful. When he had abundant crystals in the future, he could use them to convert some character cards he didn't need into Stigmata and give them to others.
To enhance the abilities of those around him, Takatsuki was never one to hog everything.
In his original world, he was able to reach the point of independence in such a family precisely by relying on the help of countless people. Although for others it might have been just a small favor, for him, it was profoundly significant.
So he was also willing to give some things he didn't need to those who showed him kindness.
In the following days, although the new character card changed Takatsuki's combat style, his strength was also much greater than before, and his interactions with Kiana and Mei remained unchanged.
Until that day arrived...
"Why are there so many Honkai Beasts today..."
Takatsuki, with The Hand, frowned at the small Honkai Beast that appeared before him.
The number of Honkai Beasts had clearly increased these past few days, but today it was a bit excessive; this was already the thirteenth one he had encountered.
There was no benefit in dealing with these Honkai Beasts, so Takatsuki was actually reluctant to work for free, but after thinking about it, he still had The Hand swing its right hand at the Honkai Beast.
Buzz!
Space was instantly cut away, and the advancing Honkai Beast instantly appeared before Takatsuki.
Before it could react, The Hand swung its hand again.
This Honkai Beast was instantly torn apart and died.
The destructive power of a Stand that directly erases space is exaggerated; without precautions, it's basically an instant kill.
After swinging his arm a few times to completely destroy the Honkai Beast and the scattered Honkai Energy, Takatsuki put away The Hand, preparing to switch to Ezio to search for any stragglers nearby, when a strange fluctuation suddenly swept over him.
"This is..."
Before Takatsuki could react, a sharp pain suddenly came from his body.
"Ahhhhh!"
Purple patterns instantly appeared all over his body, spreading one by one to his face.
"This is... The Honkai Eruption!"
Originally, someone like Takatsuki, who had no Honkai Energy adaptability, should have died immediately, turning into ashes and not even leaving a corpse.
However, the effect of the Dog Talisman kept him alive. Honkai Energy continuously eroded his body, but he just couldn't die.
Glancing at his equipment slot, Takatsuki also put in the Tiger Talisman.
Balanced power, he hoped it could help him.
"Mei..."
The occurrence of the Honkai Eruption meant the appearance of the Third Herrscher. Takatsuki instantly switched his character card to White Album. White armor appeared on his body, and ice skates appeared under his feet for gliding.
Relying on the power of cold, the constant pain from his body was suppressed somewhat.
Exhaling a puff of white mist, the air around Takatsuki condensed, forming an ice path under his feet.
White Album's full speed... even cars couldn't compare!
Meanwhile...
Kiana, who had been dozing in class, felt the Honkai outbreak and instantly stood up.
Seeing her classmates either turning into ashes directly due to insufficient adaptability or starting to transform into zombies, Kiana picked up the baseball bat by her schoolbag without a word and rushed out of the classroom.
And Raiden Mei on the other side... no, it should be said that the Herrscher of Thunder ignored the surrounding classmates and walked step by step onto the rooftop.
Although she had all of Raiden Mei's memories, she didn't know what she should do, only following these memories to a familiar place.
As lightning flashed around her, a familiar table and metal cushion appeared before her.
Looking at the two somewhat familiar objects, a flash of lightning melted them again, transforming them into a huge steel throne.
"This is a throne befitting me, the Lightning Queen."
Stepping onto the steel throne and sitting down, the Herrscher of Thunder looked out from the rooftop in a trance, seemingly waiting for something to arrive...
At this moment, Kiana felt a strong Honkai Energy reaction from above her head and quickly rushed to the rooftop, where she saw the Herrscher of Thunder sitting on the steel throne.
"Mei!"
Looking at that familiar figure, as well as the completely different expression and the terrifying power fluctuations, Kiana realized that before her was humanity's greatest enemy, a Herrscher!
"It's you, human."
The Herrscher of Thunder seemed to have no interest in Kiana who appeared before her.
"Wake up, Mei!"
Looking at the completely changed Raiden Mei, Kiana raised the baseball bat in her hand: "I will definitely save you, Mei!"
"What a noisy bug. In that case, then you shall die!"
Looking at Kiana charging towards her with a baseball bat, the Herrscher of Thunder released Honkai Energy.
As the core Herrscher of this Honkai, even if she just sat there, Honkai Energy would continuously pour into her body.
Celebrate the birth of this Lightning Queen, and offer her resounding thunder.