Lucas, whose ears were buzzing, was very confused.
He could naturally hear the voice of the Tsundere Redhead Onee-san.
Herrscher.
Was this the intelligence Himeko Murata had uncovered?
Su had indeed said that the contamination source was suspected to be the never-before-seen Thirteenth Herrscher.
However…
Lucas knew that the Thirteenth Herrscher itself was a lie.
There was no such thing as the Thirteenth Herrscher at all.
"Whether it's Su, Welt Yang, or Teacher Himeko, Ai Yi, I can't fully trust their words."
"After all, the information they know may not be true."
"I still have to judge for myself."
Turning to look at Himeko Murata, Theresa said irritably, "So noisy!"
A golden ethereal light spear shot out.
Himeko Murata's pupils slightly contracted. The Headmaster's move was a killing blow; if she didn't dodge, she would surely die.
She rolled to the side without any regard for her image, and the ethereal light spear grazed her body before piercing the ground.
The Red-haired Onee-san narrowly avoided Theresa's attack.
Sakura, kneeling on one knee, stared at Lucas with her purple eyes. Her gaze, after experiencing confusion and surprise, quickly turned sharp, saying, "The contamination source is…"
"Shut up!"
Theresa shot another ethereal light spear.
Sakura subconsciously wanted to counterattack, but she couldn't even lift her sword, and by the time she wanted to dodge, it was a bit too late.
She had just gotten up.
The ethereal light spear instantly pierced Sakura's abdomen.
Pain, pain, pain!
Sakura's eyes trembled wildly. How many years had it been since she suffered such an injury?
Recalling the last time she was injured.
That was back in the Previous Civilization.
With a golden light spear stuck in her abdomen, Sakura gritted her teeth and said, "It's Rin!"
Lucas, lying on the bed unable to move, was shocked.
The contamination source is Rin?
Is that true or false?
The Rin in Sakura's mouth was undoubtedly the Previous Civilization's Twelfth Herrscher—the Herrscher of Corruption. In the current civilization, she also had another name, Crimson Jade Maru.
"Didn't Su call the contamination source the Thirteenth Herrscher? How is it the Twelfth now?"
"You Elysian Realm, when you came to Schicksal, couldn't you have coordinated your information first?"
"This makes it very difficult for me…"
Lucas was a bit helpless.
What Sakura and Su said was completely different, which was truly unbearable.
Chaos.
It was truly too chaotic.
Did Sakura not know the inside story?
Or was the mental power Su left behind tampered with by the contamination source?
Or both?
....
Theresa was enraged. She rushed forward, grabbed Sakura by the neck, and lifted her.
Although due to her height, she couldn't make Sakura's feet leave the ground.
But when someone's throat was being constricted,
the Fox-eared woman still couldn't break free.
Sakura's face showed a look of struggle.
Within the range of the Divine Grace Barrier, Honkai Energy was nullified, and all other forms of energy were weakened.
Valkyries, who primarily relied on Honkai Energy, were in this situation.
They were even weaker than ordinary people.
Theresa's eyes were filled with anger. She stared at Sakura and said, "Die."
The Headmaster's large hand was like an iron clamp; she squeezed harder and harder.
Deep handprints appeared on the slender neck.
Her snow-white cheeks turned red, then green.
Sakura used both hands to frantically attack Theresa's body, like a mayfly trying to shake a tree.
Crack...
Only a crisp sound was heard.
Sakura's neck was ruthlessly snapped by Theresa. Her previously struggling body went limp, and her hands drooped powerlessly.
Her upright fox ears slowly bent, finally pressing tightly against her cheeks.
The Headmaster threw Sakura away like trash.
The soft, beautiful body rolled on the ground, covered in a large amount of dust.
Mobius, sitting in the corner, watched with interest.
"Interesting... truly interesting... the more of you guys die, the better."
Snake Snake's expression became increasingly twisted.
Himeko Murata was in a daze.
It seemed like a long time had passed just now.
In reality, it was only a second from when Theresa strangled Sakura.
Coming back to her senses, Himeko Murata looked at Lucas and said, "Go to Welt Yang's office, he's there..."
Before she could finish her sentence,
Theresa attacked again, and a golden spirit light spear easily pierced through Himeko Murata's chest.
It was as simple as slaughtering chickens and dogs.
"Uh..."
The Red-haired Onee-san looked down in disbelief.
The spirit light spear in her chest was cold.
Himeko Murata could feel the life force rapidly draining from her body.
"Why..."
The Red-haired Onee-san squeezed out these three words. The Headmaster in front of her felt too unfamiliar.
Himeko Murata's confusion was destined to remain unanswered.
The Red-haired Onee-san fell backward, face up, and a dazzling plum blossom bloomed behind her body lying on the ground.
Her curvaceous body slowly grew cold.
This was a slaughter feast belonging to the Headmaster.
Lucas lay on the pink bed; he could only barely discern the situation beside him through sound.
Sakura was dead.
Himeko Murata was also dead.
Mobius and Raiden Mei were still alive.
Lucas sensed that Theresa was now killing anyone who spoke.
Raiden Mei also seemed to notice this.
So...
She struggled and crawled forward.
She poked her head out from under the pink bed.
The purple-haired, purple-eyed girl grabbed Lucas's waist and used one index finger to write something on his waist.
"I love you."
Lucas was stunned.
He had originally thought Raiden Mei would say something useful, like Sakura and Himeko Murata.
He didn't expect...
Raiden Mei had used all her strength just to write these three words.
"I love you too..."
Lucas replied in his heart.
The next second,
Theresa's face appeared in Lucas's line of sight. She grinned and said, "Oh dear... I almost forgot there was a little mouse here. Raiden Mei, it's a waste that the Headmaster took you in, and you actually came to attack the Headmaster."
"Just for this man."
"Hehehe... you die too."
Theresa raised a golden light spear.
Lucas closed his eyes.
"Is Theresa... this strong? The contamination source... Rin, and also the Thirteenth Herrscher."
"Hiss..."
"Wait, the contamination source can't be Rin; it should be something that parasitized Rin."
"And Rin is Crimson Jade Maru. As the Herrscher of Corruption, she also possesses abilities similar to parasitism, or rather, symbiosis."
"Which means..."
Lucas remembered that in the original Honkai Impact 3rd storyline, Crimson Jade Maru wanted to control Theresa.
So, is there a possibility that...
The contamination source parasitized Rin, and Rin, or rather, Crimson Jade Maru, as the Herrscher of Corruption of the Previous Civilization, then controlled the Headmaster.
Lucas quickly sorted out this piece of information.
"That would be too many layers."
"And the Headmaster doesn't look like she's being controlled either."
"contamination source..."
Lucas heard the sound of a sharp blade entering flesh beside his ear.
He also felt Raiden Mei's grip on him tighten.
Unfortunately...
"I can't do anything."
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