A chat group where you switch bodies with Alicia at the start?

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I didn't have any particular thoughts before... but now, the feeling of flying is amazing!

Unfortunately, this seems to require Primal Power to use, and only the wicked Jiang Qiao can use it! Hmph!

Forget it, I'll just have that wicked Jiang Qiao call her out to take me for a drive later.

Thinking this, Alicia, her thoughts returning to reality, wondered:

"What happened?"

"It is the law of death."

Her slender jade feet rested on the head of the Primordial Spirit, and 'Alisia' gazed at the distant silhouette with her mysterious purple eyes, her sweet words filled with unwavering certainty.

And the next moment, he gently raised his hand—under the influence of an invisible force, the surrounding environment gradually changed.

"Mist...black mist...so much mist!" Fairy Ellie lay on the edge of the Primordial Spirit, looking around. Outside the protective shield emanating from the Primordial Spirit, thin, ominous black mist could be seen drifting.

They are everywhere on the sea surface, but fortunately they are relatively sparse.

"Is this fog the culprit?"

"Ah."

Jiang Qiao nodded—although it was somewhat different from the black mist produced by the Tranquil Gem and also different from the Black Abyss White Flower, this effect was undoubtedly the withering power of the Herrscher of Death.

However, the withering power of the Herrscher of Death is normally limited to organic life forms and has a very poor effect on inorganic life forms.

Of course, there are exceptions—such as Yuto.

The power surrounding her undoubtedly also partly came from this authority, because Cecilia, who served as the template, had held the Black Abyss White Flower for too long, and as a result, she was affected during the construction. Under the influence of that ability, not only would Honkai Beasts die, but even machines would be destroyed if they got close to it.

It's possible that the Honkai energy was too massive, but based on Jiang Qiao's experience as a Primordial Herrscher, normal life forms couldn't achieve this effect without connecting to an imaginary singularity.

The girl raised her hand and gently touched a patch of black mist, which gradually became transparent in the next moment.

Perhaps to conceal its tracks, or for other reasons, this withered authority can hide its traces to a certain extent and blend into the air, making it impossible to observe without special means.

This extremely dangerous force for humans has undoubtedly made the area around Star City a forbidden zone for life.

With the Primal Spirit speeding at full speed, they quickly reached the shore.

It can be seen that the black fog on the shore is much denser than that in the sea.

Jiang Qiao could also feel that the consumption of Honkai energy had become even more intense.

He seemed to have already grasped the effect of this Herrscher of Death's authority.

—Epidemic.

This is also one of the manifestations of Honkai.

For example, the Black Death that occurred in the Middle Ages in the future would be seen as a manifestation of the plague in the Honkai worldview.

What should have been a simple and brutal process of massive collapse followed by the birth of a Herrscher was instead replaced by a gentler form of 'collapse' under pressure from Jiang Qiao, the Herrscher of Origin who was keen on blocking doors.

These decaying 'viruses' absorb Honkai energy, which then accelerates the lifespan of inorganic and even organic matter—hence, Jiang Qiao could immediately see the extremely abnormal environment of the Star City buildings.

Even with poor maintenance, it's impossible for cars and road signs on the street to appear rusty, or for stones to be so worn.

This is precisely why the unusual situation occurs here: "Despite being the site of a major collapse, the Honkai energy is not abundant; in fact, it appears rather barren."

"They really know how to treat the symptoms."

Feeling the rapidly depleting Honkai energy, Jiang Qiao sighed.

The Herrscher of Life and Death that appeared this time is similar to the Herrscher of Discipline that will appear later. They are both specifically designed to target those who use Honkai energy as their primary energy source.

The Herrscher of Discipline will directly silence Honkai energy and counteract biological and kinetic energy, causing extremely deadly damage to life.

The Law of Life and Death has a different destructive power than the original, which could kill millions of people in an instant. Its direct lethality is not as high, but it will accelerate the 'lifespan' of people and buildings, allowing them to experience the feeling of life coming to an end and 'fading' in a short period of time.

It's not a sudden withering, but a withering that lasts from the moment the flowers bloom until they fade.

Furthermore, this thing is extremely targeted at the Herrscher of Origin.

Because the Herrscher of Origin, apart from the Herrscher of the End, has the greatest need for Honkai energy. Compared to the specific powers of other Herrschers, the conventional means of using Origin power require a large amount of Honkai energy.

However, the Herrscher of Origin is different from normal Herrschers. She is not the type of Herrscher who can infinitely regenerate mana from the 'imaginary singularity' like normal Herrschers. The Herrscher of Origin's mana pool is the Origin Space—of course, this is only a small part.

What truly determines the strength of the Herrscher of Origin is her control over Honkai energy, allowing her to directly utilize the entire range of Honkai energy within the Great Honkai area, without needing the absorption process required by other Herrschers.

However, if there is very little Honkai energy in a region—which is theoretically impossible, since a major Honkai event is always accompanied by a large amount of Honkai energy, this is the basic logic of the major Honkai event.

But it has indeed happened. The cocoon has created a Herrscher that can 'instantly convert Honkai energy,' making the Great Honkai location, which should have been the Herrscher of Origin's home ground, extremely disadvantageous to her.

Not only is there no Honkai energy, but in order to move normally and remain unaffected, one must consume double the Honkai energy to maintain the Origin Protection and resist the erosion of the black mist—and the black mist will only increase after it has eroded the Origin Protection.

For the Origin Herrscher, whose Honkai energy is among the lowest of all Herrschers, without external support and relying solely on the portion of Honkai energy obtained from the Origin Space to act and fight, Jiang Qiao couldn't even activate her powers.

After all, the use of all Honkai authority must be based on sufficient Honkai energy.

"What is the right treatment for the symptoms?"

"It's nothing." Having already analyzed the effects of the black mist and how the Herrscher of Death specifically targeted the Herrscher of Origin, Jiang Qiao shook her head helplessly in the face of Alicia's doubts.

...Thank goodness I did it myself; if Alicia had come alone...

Well, it's nothing. With Alicia's intelligence, she'll at least call for help when she senses something's wrong.

"Humph!"

Alicia pouted, looking a little unhappy.

You knew you were hiding it from Ellie, didn't you?

Do you think I'm stupid? (Image)

Normally, the angry pink-haired fat lady would definitely teach this bad guy a lesson to prove that she, Ellie, is not someone to be trifled with!

But in this extremely strange environment, wanting to avoid adding to the chaos, Alicia could only pout and follow Jiang Qiao's side.

I will remember this grudge!

Once this is all over, I'll settle all my old scores with Ellie!

Chapter 225 Help Wendy, Jiang Qiao!

"It's so quiet, there's not a soul in sight...it's a little scary."

Looking at the deserted streets and houses, Alicia's voice was soft and tinged with worry. She took the initiative to approach Jiang Qiao and support her arm. Although the situation between Jiang Qiao and Alicia was obviously a bit strange, no one would comment on this strange scene at this moment.

"Jiang Qiao... do you think the people from Xingcheng wouldn't...?"

Alicia's expression turned somewhat somber as she considered a possible possibility.

However, the next moment, a slender and gentle hand gently landed on her head. Because [Jiang Qiao] was much taller than [Alice], Jiang Qiao, who was using Alice's body, even had to stand on tiptoe. Of course, this did not prevent him from using the sweet and friendly voice of this body to soothe the somewhat bewildered pink fat lady.

"Don't worry, the fog isn't that powerful."

The girl said with great certainty:

"The residents here are probably all fine."

If it were the original Herrscher of Death, Jiang Qiao would naturally not have said such a thing, since the original Herrscher of Death from the previous civilization had a record of causing millions of casualties in a very short period of time due to Kevin's hesitation.

Just like the Black Abyss White Flower, being hit by the Herrscher of Death's Withering Power will only result in turning to ashes in a very short time, just like the experimental subjects in later generations who craved gems.

But now this withered power—in exchange for a more universal and uncontrollable force—has inevitably sacrificed its original destructive power.

Although such a power of decay still has extremely dangerous characteristics for humans, accelerating aging and causing diseases, thus speeding up the process of birth, aging, sickness and death, people will at least have the ability to react to it to some extent.

Of course, this does not mean that Jiang Qiao trusts the local residents of Star City—not everyone can figure out the details of the Withering Authority as quickly as he can. Ordinary people may not perceive any threat after coming into contact with the black mist, and then die from cellular failure after ingesting a large amount of the black mist.

But there is a very special person stationed in Star City – Wendy, who belongs to the Fourth Squad.

As the Herrscher of Wind, she is absolutely capable of taking countermeasures.

'Alicia' whispered:

"I can already feel where the wind is going."

The authority of origin is not very useful in this environment that absorbs Honkai energy and breeds decaying black mist. This is the 'nemesis' that Cocoon prepared for this restless examiner. But even Cocoon could not understand that Jiang Qiao has more than one authority of origin.

Every Herrscher body he uses, and even the power of destiny from another world, allows Jiang Qiao to still possess extremely strong versatility even when using other people's bodies, which is not a complete power.

The decaying black mist consumes a large amount of the Origin's protective barrier. Its characteristic of frantically absorbing Honkai and converting it autonomously makes it difficult for any Herrscher to investigate the situation by 'tracking Honkai energy' in this environment. This is why Velvet's instruments malfunctioned, because there is no Honkai energy here at all, only black mist that causes instruments to fail and life to wither.

However, the power of the Wind Herald allows Jiang Qiao to break through this limitation by sensing the direction of the wind.

"Where is the wind blowing?"

“Yes, ever since I stepped onto this island, I’ve been able to feel the winds spreading outwards, and that’s why the withering black mist is expanding in all directions.” Facing Alicia’s question, Jiang Qiao gazed intently at the path ahead, shrouded in black mist and obscuring the way.

"The source of those winds is in the center of the island, where there is an unusual wind direction."

Although Alicia, who doesn't use her brain much after developing path dependence, was a bit slow-witted, she instantly understood what was going on and blurted out before anyone else:

"...It's Wendy! It must be Wendy!"

"Ah."

The only one capable of causing such a large diversion and anomaly is Wendy, the Herrscher of Wind.