"Um, is there any problem with this?" Lu Mian asked another question, but from his expression it can be seen that he did so.
When he first came to Changkong City a month ago, Lu Mian's strength was not as strong as it is now to be able to fight the Honkai beast directly with physical strength.
With the idea of improving his strength, he first wandered around Changkong City. After he had almost figured out the habits and coping methods of all the enemies through the "dousha" method, he tried to ban the ability of Xukong Wanzang and only retain the healing ability of Heiyuan Baihua.
Afterwards, he killed his way around Changkong City, and with his only fists, he engaged in a "real man" battle with the Honkai beasts and the assassins.
Up to now, the healing ability of Black Abyss White Flower has been banned, and it is fighting the Honkai Beast relying on its own strength.
Dip the beans, so cool!
In this way, progress is rapid and improvement is huge.
When I think about it, I can’t help but feel a little proud.
Compared to Lu Mian, who seemed a little excited when reviewing his growth but did not lose his usual calmness, Theresa's reaction was obviously a little bigger.
She seemed to have suffered a huge shock to her worldview. Her brows furrowed, her mouth half opened, and she looked very "smart".
Wow, now she finally understood why the overall concentration of Changkong City was so abnormally low.
It turned out that he was killed by someone using the "TuTu" Honkai beast and the death soldiers.
That makes sense... What the hell!
What kind of Honkai killing machine is this? It's plowing the field!
Don't be too ridiculous!
Theresa looked up at "General" Lu Mian, who seemed to have a new image, and really didn't know what to say.
She always felt that she had been a little ignorant of people and made hasty decisions before.
As we all know, although the Valkyries trained by St. Freya Academy are slightly inferior to those of the Schicksal Headquarters in battlefield performance, there is still no problem in their psychological construction.
The students who graduated from St. Freya Academy are not so sunny and cheerful, shining the light on others, but they also have no psychological problems at all.
Even if there are, I estimate that even if they are added together, they are not as powerful as a single Honkai killing machine that "expels all Honkai and drives them out of this world without leaving any behind."
And now, this Honkai killing machine is their teacher.
It's just that there's an inexplicable sense of humor.
Thinking of this, Theresa felt that both this idea and reality were ridiculous. She suppressed the surging emotions in her heart and asked further:
"Lu Mian, why on earth are you fighting so hard? Did Honkai do something bad to you and you want revenge?"
“Uh, not really,” Lu Mian bit his lip, as if he had not expected to face such a problem.
After thinking about it, he smiled confidently. He didn't try to show anything, but it was naturally sincere and genuine. "This is probably just because I have someone I must protect no matter what.
"Strength is a must, and fighting hard is also a must. After all, the enemy I'm facing is Honkai. If I don't want to lose anything, then isn't this the only way?"
The simple answer is that I just keep moving forward because I want to protect everyone I care about.
Greedy but not greedy; selfish but not selfish.
So does this “people who care” refer to just a few specific people, or does it refer to a very broad range of people?
Theresa, who was there at the moment, already had a vague answer in her heart—an answer that was both important and unimportant.
A long time, a long time.
Theresa came back to consciousness from her trance, shook her head, and let out a breath.
It seems that she had wronged Lu Mian. How could someone who was working so hard for "protection" have any psychological problems?
"By the way, Theresa, what is the purpose of your trip to Changkong City? Just to see me?" Seeing that Theresa didn't speak for a long time, Lu Mian finally asked the question in his mind.
When Theresa heard this question, it was like a wake-up call for her, and she remembered that she still had some important things to do.
So, two people, one young and one big, with one speaking and the other listening, told the whole story and its development in a very short time, clearly and without leaving any room for mistakes.
After finishing her story, Theresa smacked her slightly dry lips and asked, "What's the good of that?"
"So, Lu Mian, did you happen to see that Pseudo-Hermaphrodite while you were plowing the land, or did you sense any special aura?"
Pseudo-lawgivers are a general term for those advanced beings who can be roughly regarded as lawgivers in terms of their status but whose abilities are inferior to those of lawgivers. However, if allowed to develop freely, pseudo-lawgivers may also grow into true lawgivers.
Hearing Theresa's question, Lu Mian thought for a moment and immediately raised his hand and pointed his index finger in a direction, "That should be it."
Hearing this, Theresa raised her eyebrows, then narrowed her eyes slightly and looked in the direction the other person pointed.
One look, two looks, and his face was gradually filled with suspicion.
But there was a school standing alone, which was not much damaged compared to other buildings in Changkong City. A few large gold-painted characters on the school wall also remained, revealing its true identity:
Thousand Feather Academy.
Senyu Academy is famous throughout Changkong City. Before the collapse, Kiana and Raiden Mei also studied there.
Theresa, who had learned some relevant information out of concern for her niece, naturally knew the background of Qianyu Academy.
However, this academy, which was once full of vitality but is now deserted, has undergone tremendous changes that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.
The relatively intact school was now filled with huge vines wrapped in thorns, and it had become a holy place for plants and various poisonous substances. It looked both strange and creepy.
Is this Qianyu Academy the place where the unknown Pseudo-Herrscher was born and is currently hiding?
No, that's not right...! ?
The next second, Theresa's eyes, which were originally slightly narrowed, suddenly widened, and her gaze, which was originally filled with hope, also became fixed.
Looking closely, in the ocean that should have belonged exclusively to plants, there existed a deceased girl who could be described as an "alien". She looked in pain, and her entire body was covered with piercing wounds that were chilling to look at. She must have been pierced by a sharp object.
That's the pseudo-hermeneutic, right?
It was clearly a question, but Theresa was extremely sure.
She looked at Lu Mian beside her, waiting for an answer.
"I met him around noon today. I don't know if he is a pseudo-herrscher or not, but he said he wanted to pledge allegiance to Honkai and destroy the world, so I took care of him.
"So, he actually begged me for mercy at that time." Lu Mian answered very straightforwardly.
Theresa nodded, then tilted her head. "Why, after seeing the Hermit begging for mercy, did you soften your heart?"
"How could that be?" Lu Mian raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, "I seemed to have said to him with a smile, 'Even if you beg me, I won't let you go'."
"Even if you beg me, I won't let you go?" Theresa subconsciously repeated what Lu Mian had just said, and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly again.
What kind of standard villain statement is this?
It's a bit righteous to the point of being weird. I really can't imagine what expression and mentality the Pseudo-Rulebreaker had when he heard such words.
Please allow her to retract her previous thoughts. The discussion on whether Lu Mian has psychological problems or not needs to be discussed further.
At this time, Lu Mian, who was reminded of the topic, seemed to have suddenly thought of something important. His eyes lit up and he began to take out something and pass it to Theresa, saying as he passed it:
“Speaking of which, the ability of the pseudo-herrscher is quite interesting. It is a poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood. According to my preliminary judgment, this kind of poison can be effective even against a herrscher.
“This ability should be very useful if used properly, so in addition to the crystal-like thing that seems to be the core of something that is useful at first glance, I also deliberately intercepted some materials from the Pseudo-Hermendr.
"There are: the hair of the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite, the body tissues of the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite, the body fluids of the Pseudo-Hermaphrodite..."
"Stop, stop, stop. Don't come near me with these things!" Before Lu Mian could finish his words, he was interrupted by Theresa's voice and actions.
Faced with the bottles and jars filled with strange things that were almost touching her nose, Theresa couldn't stand it anymore and did three consecutive jumps to create some distance. Then she protected her chest with both hands and looked at Lu Mian with eyes as if she was a little girl looking at something obscene and perverted.
You can't really blame Theresa for having such a reaction.
She originally thought she had seen everything, but she had never seen the current situation before.
A reliable man who is usually gentle and kind, making people unconsciously want to indulge in his warm embrace, now cuts things off the humanoid creatures and puts them in jars, and then narrates the process in a normal tone like "Can we use these things to make hot pot?"
What a top contrast.
This feels so weird, just like when Patriarch Bodhi discovered that Sun Wukong learned the Seventy-Two Transformations just to turn into a dog and be fucked by it.
Theresa, who probably had the same feeling as Patriarch Bodhi, could not accept it. She absolutely could not accept it.
"Lu Mian, I don't approve of this kind of research experiment. You should throw away everything except the core of the Pseudo-Lawyer!" After a pause, she suddenly shouted in a delicate voice.
Hearing this, Lu Mian, whose handsome face was filled with pity, blinked and said, "Can't we even give it a try? What if it works?"
"I think you're being a little extreme. Throw it away!" Theresa's voice became more urgent.
At this point, although Lu Mian was still somewhat reluctant, he did not say anything more. It was just a guess that the material of the Pseudo-Hermender's body could be put to use.
Keep it, it seems that there is no great use;
Throw it away. It’s a bit of a pity if you think about it.
It's useless.
after an hour.
Theresa and Lu Mian walked one after the other on the broken, blood-stained, empty streets that should have been a scene of hell, but there was no sign of any Honkai beasts or dead soldiers.
At this time, under Theresa's "supervision", Lu Mian, who had buried all the pseudo-herrscher's body materials except the pseudo-herrscher's core, was following Theresa in small steps.
He smiled slightly with a hint of apology on his face, and spoke slowly in a coaxing tone:
"Okay, okay, Theresa, don't be angry. It's my fault. I didn't think it through."
But he didn't point out anything wrong for a long time.
And Theresa, who was carrying Judas on her back, was also unmoved. She continued to walk forward with an expressionless face and her chest in her arms.
In fact, she was not angry.
After all, collecting the body tissues of the Pseudo-Ruleholders for his use is not a wrong thing to do in any way, whether from the perspective of universal values or in a strict sense.
If someone is criticized for this, it would be too unfair.
Similarly, Theresa's strong request for Lu Mian to discard the body tissues of the Pseudo-Ruleholders was not because of her simple sense of justice.
It was simply because she was overwhelmed by the temporary mental shock brought about by the strong contrast and the slight physical discomfort.
Of course, if she were to choose again, she would probably make the same choice...
Back to the point, Theresa was not completely unable to accept Lu Mian's behavior because of her sense of justice and bottom line, let alone being angry about it.
She ignored Lu Mian and simply focused all her brain cells on thinking about one thing, turning it into a single-core brain that could not process any more information.
As for the thing I was thinking about:
Where can I find a psychologist to treat Lu Mian, the only designated psychologist of St. Freya Academy?
Yes, a psychiatrist.
After the ups and downs of emotions just now, Theresa now admits that Lu Mian has some psychological problems. If he is not controlled, he will probably soon study the one thousand and one ways to eat Honkai beasts.
Besides, it doesn’t matter even if there are no psychological problems. It’s always a good idea to get treatment.
Lu Mian currently doesn’t know how to read minds, nor has he secretly used the mimicry of Yu Duchen, so he naturally has no idea what Theresa is thinking at this moment.
However, he could vaguely feel that Theresa was thinking about something, so in order not to disturb his companions, he also fell into silence.
Just like that, the two of them walked side by side without saying a word, heading towards the small warship outside Changkong City, and then successfully boarded the warship and started their journey home.
Whether from a short-term or long-term perspective, Changkong City's mission can be considered accomplished:
On the one hand, the overall concentration of Honkai energy in Changkong City has been reduced to a level that cannot cause any waves by Lu Mian's plowing-like circles. It is estimated that in a short period of time, even the simultaneous birth of pairs of Honkai beasts and death warriors will become a problem.
In the future, as long as we exercise a little control and arrange a few Honkai energy concentration suppressors, we can truly say that the task is accomplished once and for all.
On the other hand, Theresa's purpose of this trip, to defeat the Pseudo-Hermen, was accomplished ahead of schedule by Lu Mian alone on her way here.
Then there is nothing else to do?
Of course I have to go home.
"boom--"
Along with the roar of the battleship's engine, the small battleship climbed vertically to the sky above Changkong City, then broke through the vast sea of clouds and flew straight into the distance, flying towards St. Freya Academy.
After Lu Mian and Theresa left, Changkong City fell into a dead silence again.
In the city, on the rooftop of the high-rise building that was first left behind by the Herrscher Mei to "look down on the world", a shrine maiden warrior stood quietly.
She looked puzzled as she gazed at the tail of the small warship carrying Lu Mian and Theresa from afar, remembering its direction and trajectory clearly. After a long while, she murmured:
"Karen..."
Her long cherry-colored hair fell quietly to her waist, her glassy eyes were full of purple, she wore a purple scarf, an off-shoulder shrine maiden outfit, and her waist was decorated with a shimenawa rope and an Inari god mask;
She wore a plaid skirt, white stockings and purple boots.
