Honkai Impact 3rd : This is My Revenge-Chapter 39 - 038 : The Ancient "Coordinate"

The Elysian Realm... or it could also be called the "Golden Courtyard."

This was originally the possession of Eden, the most famous artist and the wealthiest person in the world at the end of the Previous Era.

She ultimately remained in her own era.

What a pity.

However, before that, she gifted the "Golden Courtyard" to her friends, allowing them to leave behind seeds of "hope" within it.

And through this, she bestowed blessings upon the future.

Yet, today...

Tap~

Tap~

Tap~

"Domination Puppet: Lingke" arrived here.

At this moment, he looked at the bar not far away, the archives on the other side, and... the workshop behind him, as well as the "gate" directly ahead.

Everything felt so familiar, yet foreign.

He slowly walked to the center of the hall...

"As expected, none of the Flame-Chasers want to see me."

Looking at the quiet surroundings, Ling ke, hidden behind the scenes, was not surprised by this outcome.

He knew that he was now thoroughly rotten.

Just like this era.

He was truly unworthy of pursuing so-called beauty.

Of course, he no longer cared for such things.

Thus...

A villain has a villain’s way of doing things.

He came here to see one person.

Someone who, strictly speaking, is not a "memory fragment."

"Show yourself, Aponia."

"I don’t want to waste any more time."

"Right now, Kevin has chosen to stand by my side."

"Otherwise, I wouldn’t be here."

"As for you... or rather, all of you, do you want to trade your era for a ’second chance,’ or do you want to witness the Earth turn into cosmic dust?"

"The choice is yours."

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His tone was ice-cold.

Finally...

Whoosh~

The Elysian Realm hall underwent a change.

It was an intensely scorching aura.

In an instant...

Boom!

"Domination Puppet: Ling ke" was sent flying.

At this moment, the right side of his face was completely charred.

And in the spot where he had been standing, a masked male figure now stood.

"Weak, too weak."

This person... the sixth of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, the MANTIS warrior bearing the title of "Vicissitude"—Kalpas, spoke arrogantly. "You’re not even close to the last Herrscher who came here."

"At the very least, she could last a few seconds against me."

Silence~

In this moment, not just "Domination Puppet: Ling ke," but even the vast Dominator Theater, as well as all the Domination Puppets across the Earth and the Moon, froze for an instant.

"Heh."

Inside the Dominator Theater, Ling ke, sitting alone on his throne, suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Really, why compare me to her of all people... Raiden Mei."

At this moment, if the wise minds of this era were gathered together, they would likely be shocked.

The Herrscher of Dominance, who made Otto restless, caused Kevin to abruptly betray, and left Welt in a dilemma...

Had actually been emotionally shaken by a few words from a blunt, hot-tempered guy.

And the other party hadn’t even intended it that way—it was completely unintentional...

"Anger? No... that’s not quite right."

"Resentment? Hmm, closer."

"A powerless, raging clown? Maybe!"

"But... so what if I’m a clown? As long as I can get my revenge... heh~"

"A clown with power, no matter how ridiculous, how many would dare to laugh at him?"

"The world is just that real."

Ling ke laughed self-deprecatingly. "I just didn’t expect I still had such a ’human’ weakness."

However, he was no longer who he used to be.

In the past, he might have fallen into the trap of trying to prove himself.

And like a giant, tantrum-throwing baby, he would have tried every means to prove to the person who said those words that he was better than Raiden Mei.

But now, Ling ke knew that was the most foolish approach.

Why prove anything?

Why seek validation?

Because some words made him uncomfortable?

No problem!

Make others even more uncomfortable.

Thus...

"It seems you’re quite fond of... or rather, have already acknowledged the Herrscher you mentioned."

In the Elysian Realm hall, "Domination Puppet: Ling ke" slowly stood up.

At this moment, the right side of his face was cracked.

But unlike a normal person, no blood flowed out.

Instead... wood chips fell away, revealing the true cracks.

With this half-shattered, terrifying, genuine "puppet" face, he casually straightened his clothes and nonchalantly brushed off the debris.

In some places, you could even see the artificial eyeball and a row of teeth.

This was a genuine "monster."

And this monster...

"Yes, Raiden Mei, she’s special."

"How should I describe her?"

"Adorable? Pure and beautiful? Versatile? Peerlessly elegant? Kind and considerate? Tenacious?"

"Domination Puppet: Ling ke" now acted like a performer, placing a hand on his forehead and mimicking a line from a remembered script. "What a miscalculation, ’I’ clearly have an extremely strong learning ability, yet I forgot to study how to compose poetry."

"Now, I can’t even find the right words to describe the essence of who she is."

"But even so..."

He looked at Kalpas, grinning, causing a few more fragments to fall from his face. "Imagine if I could tarnish her beautiful face, her soul, her power, her beliefs..."

"Defile them, desecrate them, degrade them..."

"And then make her submit, make her fall, beyond redemption!"

He spread his arms wide. "There’s nothing more beautiful in this world, don’t you think?"

Tsk

Kalpas couldn’t help but click his tongue.

This guy was crazier than him.

The reason he had appeared in the Elysian Realm hall, becoming the first Flame-Chaser to meet "Domination Puppet: Ling ke," was simply because... the latter’s experiences bore some resemblance to Sakura’s sister.

But now, it seemed...

"You’ve truly become a Herrscher (monster)."

As soon as he finished speaking, he made a motion to throw another punch.

But at that moment...

"Time’s running out!"

"Domination Puppet: Ling ke" pulled out a pocket watch from who-knows-where, flicked it open with his right hand, and pointed at it with his left, speaking calmly. "If we’re counting from the time I became a Herrscher and was reborn, I’m still just a curious child (giant baby)!"

"So, it’s only natural for me to do some little experiments on the Moon, right?"

"Like, using the authority of the Herrscher of Reason to install some planetary... no, satellite engines?"

"Question!"

His voice suddenly rose several octaves as he raised his right hand, index finger extended, the pocket watch flying off somewhere. He shouted, "When the Moon falls, ensuring it doesn’t disintegrate due to the Roche limit, where should the impact point be?"

"The Indian Ocean? The junction of the Far East tectonic plates? Yellowstone Volcano?"

Kalpas didn’t understand any of this.

But Ling ke’s intent (threat) had already been indirectly conveyed to everyone in the Elysian Realm who had a decent amount of knowledge.

With this as the foundation...

"Within the next thirteen hours, either my revenge plan succeeds, or the Earth will be shattered."

"Survival or destruction, the choice is yours."

"After all, I’m not the one who needs to worry."

After saying this, his posture, with arms spread wide, didn’t change at all.

He had no intention of making any useless defensive moves.

Finally...

"Please stop, Kalpas."

"You...!"

A divine-like voice echoed through the Elysian Realm hall.

A nun, her eyes similarly unfocused but, unlike Ling ke’s, faintly alive, appeared in the space.

At this moment, the hot-tempered guy was completely restrained because of her words... or rather, because of that single word imbued with special power.

Even as his entire body trembled, he couldn’t move an inch further.

He could only grit his teeth and squeeze out a few words...

"A—po—ni—a!!!"

Seeing this...

"Oh, so this is what true powerless rage looks like."

"Domination Puppet: Ling ke" leaned in curiously, like a child observing something fascinating, muttering this completely inappropriate remark.

His expression, as if he had just learned something new, made Kalpas’s veins bulge on his forehead.

But at this moment, he was just an insignificant side character.

The true stars of the "stage" were the black-haired youth and the nun tormented by "fate."

In the shadows...

"A performative personality."

The fourth of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, bearing the title of "Gold," Eden, shook her head and sighed. "He (Ling ke) is empty inside, constantly filling himself with things learned from the outside, forcibly and crudely."

"Pitiful, lamentable, tragic."

At the same time, in the Elysian Realm hall...

"Lost traveler, what is it you seek from me?"

The nun... the third of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, bearing the title of "Discipline," Aponia, spoke slowly.

Hearing this...

"An accurate coordinate."

"A coordinate of ’time.’"

"Domination Puppet: Ling ke" didn’t beat around the bush, asking directly, "Tell me, Aponia."

"How long has it been since the ’Third Honkai Eruption’ of the Previous Era?"

"I need data precise to the ’day.’"