"Who am I? I am Fu Hua, right?"
"But I am Fu Hua."
'Fu Hua's response was several sword qi shockwaves, while Fu Hua, using the "Ghost Mode," was completely immune to these attacks.
Since physical attacks couldn't reach her, why not try some magic or mental attacks? Luckily, 'Fu Hua' had Fenghuang Down at her disposal, and she was a master in this area herself.
The only problem was, Fu Hua could also use Fenghuang Down.
Without a doubt, the Herrscher Key would prioritize responding to the call of its true owner, launching an attack on Senti first.
Unfortunately, the Herrscher Core of the Herrscher intercepted the interference and attacks of Fenghuang Down without Fu Hua realizing it.
Unable to use the Divine Key against 'Fu Hua', and with the Herrscher herself not realizing that she could launch mental attacks without Fenghuang Down, she foolishly gave up the idea of a mental attack after finding the Divine Key occupied.
The situation reached a stalemate.
Siegfried realized he couldn't understand what was happening. After killing the obvious impostor of Fu Hua, the gray-haired girl attacked her surroundings several times.
Then, she furrowed her brow, gripping Fenghuang Down tightly to exert force.
After a brief analysis, Siegfried made a conjecture: "...Are there invisible enemies around us? Or has Fu Hua been subjected to covert attacks?"
"I don't know."
Luo Lin was feeling numb.
Clearly, the first meeting between the Herrscher of Sentience and Fu Hua was far from friendly, lacking the "harmony and friendliness" she knew from the original plot.
Perhaps Fu Hua's timing was off. After all, Senti had just struggled to defeat a dangerous individual who looked identical to her. Now, another Fu Hua appeared, so she was undoubtedly highly vigilant.
Luo Lin didn't know what was going on with Fu Hua.
In this cycle, she didn't initially appear by her side. Instead, she was replaced by Senti until just now when the Herrscher used Fenghuang Down. Fu Hua must have been inside the Herrscher Key before.
After tangling for a while, both Fu Hua and 'Fu Hua' realized they couldn't do anything to each other, so they turned their heads together.
"Luo Lin!" *2
Luo Lin's headache worsened.
What should she say?
Although the girl was very clear about who was who, could Luo Lin directly reveal the truth to them?
Luo Lin didn't think her current relationship with Fu Hua could be compared to the bond between Kiana and Fu Hua in the game. That was a matter of life and death.
And in this parallel world, Luo Lin was just a colleague of Fu Hua, emphasized by the "company leader" for special observation, someone with a special treasure, and many other intriguing secrets.
So Luo Lin believed that the Herrscher who inherited Fu Hua's memories might not have a "reliable" relationship with her either.
The girl couldn't guarantee that she could pacify Senti with her charisma.
"Well..."
Before Luo Lin could speak, the Herrscher slapped her forehead, wearing an expression of sudden realization. "I get it! This must be the doing of the Honkai!"
"What do you mean?"
'Fu Hua' explained, "Although it seems like I've already used Edge of Taixuan to defeat that annoying guy, all Herrschers have tough luck, Welt Yang and Sirin are good examples."
"Sirin? But isn't she my sister?" Hearing the familiar name, Kiana scratched her head and muttered, "Although she really likes people calling her 'big sister'..."
'Fu Hua' glanced at the silly Kiana, who still hadn't recovered from the intense battle just now, and asked belatedly with a slightly dull reaction.
Yes, I'm talking about your "big sister" Sirin.
Although 'Fu Hua' wanted to say this, she saw the almost pleading look in Luo Lin's eyes, along with what she had seen and heard today, so she shut her mouth in time and changed the subject, saying, "No, I mean the second Herrscher, the second Herrscher is also named Sirin, your sister shares the same name with her."
"Really?"
The Herrscher furrowed her brows slightly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong with Kiana's state, but the priority was to explain her own situation to her companions, so she continued, "I can be sure that this guy hasn't died yet, but I've already seized the Herrscher Core. Even if it wants to cause trouble, it's limited in its abilities. So it will definitely cause trouble for me through the Herrscher Core and that trouble is you!"
'Fu Hua' pointed her finger at the floating Fu Hua, stating firmly, "That's right, you are the Herrscher of Sentience created by the Honkai, the Herrscher that wants to destroy humanity!"
Am I the Herrscher of Sentience?
The honest Fu Hua finally couldn't help but retort, "But I don't want to destroy humanity at all."
"Huh?"
Taking advantage of 'Fu Hua''s daze, Fu Hua also began to counterattack, "I think it's you who are the Herrscher.
When I just appeared, you kept trying to attack me repeatedly, trying to destroy me, and didn't even give me a chance to explain.
Isn't this attitude a bit too aggressive, a bit anxious to kill and silence me?"
"Interesting... You want to argue with me to prove who the real Fu Hua is?"
'Fu Hua' blinked, seemingly ignited by this speech with a strange sense of rebellion,
"There's an old saying, 'The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.' It seems like this is the problem that the Honkai has given me?"
She was confident in facing all of this, so...
"Luo Lin, can you shoot her with your Black Abyss White Flower?" 'Fu Hua', holding Fenghuang Down confidently, ran back to Luo Lin's side, even calling Siegfried and Elysia nearby for help.
"Or Elysia can shoot an arrow, or Siegfried can swing a blade?"
Luo Lin: "? What?"
Senti's expression turned malicious, "Dealing with the Herrscher certainly doesn't require concern for chivalry. Working together is the only way to go!"
Siegfried looked at 'Fu Hua', very puzzled, and asked, "Excuse me, Fu Hua, I didn't see anything in the direction you're pointing at?"
"Yeah."
Elysia blinked, nodding in agreement.
'Fu Hua' looked at Luo Lin again, the girl spread her hands and said, "I can see it."
"Weird...Looking in the direction I'm pointing, make a strike!"
The white-haired man hesitated, then swung his blade. Luo Lin and 'Fu Hua' watched as flames erupted, almost tearing through the space again, but Fu Hua remained unscathed, and was still floating in mid-air.
The attack power of the Key of Destruction, Judgement of Shamash, was undeniable, but Fu Hua's "Ghost Mode" remained resilient; the move had no effect on her.
Seeing this, the Herrscher intercepted Elysia, who was about to shoot an arrow, as she looked at the figure hovering in the air, holding herself.
"Are you calm now?" Fu Hua asked.
'Fu Hua' sighed, "I knew things wouldn't be this simple..."
After all, this was trouble caused by the Herrscher, wasn't it?