142 Chapter 142: Compensation from the Simulator, Himeko?! (Simulation End)
"Why do birds fly?"
When Chase arrived at Kevin's room as instructed, he was caught off guard by Kevin's philosophical question.
He was slightly stunned and looked up at the Lord of the World Serpent - Kevin Kaslana.
On the cold stone throne, the silver-haired man exuded an imposing aura without anger. Sitting with his legs crossed, one hand resting on the armrest of the throne, he calmly looked down at the black-haired youth below. The Shamash Greatsword inserted into the ground beside him emitted a scorching light, but Chase didn't feel any warmth.
Obviously, the man's coldness completely suppressed the heat of the Fifth Key of the God of Ruin.
"Because it must reach the sky," Chase, after a moment of hesitation, slightly raised his head and met Kevin's azure eyes, confidently replied, "When the end meteor fell during the Cretaceous period, only birds flying freely could escape the predetermined destruction."
"..." Kevin remained unusually silent. He carefully observed the black-haired youth below, seeming to ponder and evaluate, feeling somewhat surprised in his heart.
He said what I was going to say. What should I say now?
Before this thought could linger in Kevin's mind for a moment, his mood had already calmed down.
"It seems you have fully understood the philosophy of the World Serpent. Well done," Kevin nodded approvingly.
"Naturally, I am devoted to the World Serpent," Chase nodded proudly.
Of course, you're satisfied with your lines, aren't you? Chase smiled on the surface but sneered inwardly.
"You are very special," Kevin broke the silence after a moment, getting straight to the topic of their conversation.
"In what way?" Chase asked.
"In many ways. For example, the fact that there is a version of you simultaneously existing in both the main world and the Quantum Sea world bubbles, your stigma, and the fact that you have the Second Herrscher and Benares..."
As Chase listened to Kevin's statement, his expression remained calm, and there were no ripples in his jet-black pupils.
"You are very special, so special that even my old friends who are accustomed to grand scenes might not be able to resist dissecting you to see what you're made of," Kevin said, seemingly worried that Chase wouldn't believe him, so he added, "She really would do that."
Chase nodded without hesitation, as he had some understanding of the Thirteen Heroes of the ancient civilization, so he wasn't surprised.
"As you may already know, the Theory-Type stigma Seals and the Herrscher are the opposite extremes. Logically, a situation where both a Theory-Type and a Herrscher appear in the same individual should not exist."
"But Sirin did it, right?" Chase asked in return.
"That's also why I'm looking for you," Kevin said seriously. He stood up from the stone throne and walked to Chase's side, extending his right hand. "There is still room for improvement in the Project Stigma, and I believe we can cooperate."
"I don't care about your reasons for joining the World Serpent. You are special and mysterious, but these things are not important to me because you can indeed create the value I want."
Cooperate? Not as superiors to subordinates, but as partners?
Chase looked deeply at the white-haired man standing in front of him, also extending his hand to shake. Suddenly, he felt a chill, but he still managed to squeeze out a polite smile. "Pleasure to cooperate."
However, when he saw the familiar interface of the simulator panel in front of him, Chase's smile froze, and Kevin thought he had accidentally injured Chase with his body temperature and quickly withdrew his hand.
After Chase left Kevin's room, he hurriedly returned to his own room.
After closing the door, Chase quickly opened the simulator panel to check the situation.
[Simulator Log Updating...]
[Fixed a teleportation error BUG, three new BUGs appeared, continuing to fix...]
[Fixed 3 BUGs, six new BUGs appeared, continuing to fix...]
Chase's smile froze slightly with a hint of amusement. Suddenly, he remembered a sentence he had once seen.
If it runs, it's fine. Of course, this is a pun.
People and code, if one runs, it's fine.
As for bugs, they are even more of a Buddhist attitude. Is that called a BUG? That's called game mechanics!
[Fixing..., new issues appeared..., continuing...]
Chase simply skipped this part and flipped to the end.
[Simulator repair completed, maintenance time...]
[In view of the inconvenience caused to the player Chase by this bug, the simulator will provide certain compensation to player Chase...]
[Detected that player Chase has completed the mainline mission "Requiem of the Sinful Duck" and will receive combined completion and compensation rewards.]
[Congratulations to player Chase for obtaining: Gem of Haste.]
[Do you choose to extract? Yes/No.]
Huh???
Gem of Haste?
Chase scratched his head, feeling that the simulator was becoming more and more shabby, but since it's free, why not take it? Chase chose "Yes". The next moment, a flash of light passed, and Chase's calm eyes turned into astonishment.
Good news, the Gem of Haste is authentic.
Bad news, this thing is buy one, get one free.
When the white light dissipated, what occupied Chase's field of vision was a slightly bright red.
Like fiery red hair of a fireplace in winter, falling on the woman's shoulders. Although the woman lay on the ground, the bright red on her armor was as hot as the Gem of Haste embedded in her armor, exuding a blazing heat.
However, the flame-like red hair no longer burned. The woman lay on the cold ground, her fiery passion replaced by a sense of autumn leaves falling.
No need for much introduction, Chase already understood the woman's identity—
Himeko.
Chase stood up from the sofa, his eyes filled with both doubt and astonishment.
To be honest, he didn't know Himeko, and her life and death didn't have much impact on him. However, when he saw the red-haired woman lying on the ground, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. After the momentary shock, he felt a sense of loss.
A fleeting glance was enough. The damaged armor and cracked body had already told everything, a firm and fierce battle, an irreversible and regretless fight.
Feeling slightly heavy-hearted, Chase cautiously approached Himeko lying on the ground, as if afraid of disturbing her.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something. His previously somewhat solemn expression froze, turning into astonishment and disbelief.
He quickly approached Himeko and crouched down beside her, confirming his thoughts.
There was still a breath!
Without hesitation, he quickly took out the white flower from the void archives, a mimicry, and began to input Honkai Energy into it.
The tip of the white flower's gun flashed with a soft light, quietly and gently healing Himeko's body. At this moment, Chase felt a familiar spatial fluctuation. Turning his head, he saw Kiana standing nearby, surprised and covering her mouth.
Life is just a light comedy after all.
