257 Chapter 257: "Human emotions made me weak"

The discussion has just begun.

In negotiations, having equal power is necessary if you don't want to be forced to be exploited by the other party.

Thea had just learned that a giant cyclonic storm had appeared in Shenzou and dark clouds had covered the entire land some time ago.

This is clearly a threat.

However, Thea's focus was not there at all. She didn't even care much about this hostage.

"Gray Serpent, what did I do to the point that you lacked respect for me?"

"[Yes?]"

Gray Serpent on the screen, suddenly became confused, while Thea's eyes became cold.

"Since I became a Saintess in this big family, all the things I have done so far have been failures."

"The stigma project that I was running had to be stopped because of the excessive Will of Honkai reaction."

"I wanted to protect my sister, Kiana, from honkai. But what happened was that she became a Herrscher without me being able to do anything."

"My hope to make this world a better place, and protect the people I love, one by one... change, to just bullshit."

Thea covered her face with her right hand.

And...

She laughed.

"...."

For some reason, Gray Serpent felt like he shouldn't speak carelessly now. Otherwise, the consequences will be very serious.

He decided to keep his mouth shut.

"I myself am already quite dizzy because I am slowly losing my identity as a human. But you, my enemies, come one by one just to make me even more stressed."

"You guys are just taking advantage of my morals that sit in a high place, thinking that I'm very easy to bully."

"So tell me, Gray Serpent."

"Is everything I've done so far just been a failure?"

"What should I do?"

Thea asked him, but Gray Serpent knew that she didn't ask at all.

Gray Serpent could feel that those purple eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the monitor screen.

Depends on what answer he gives Thea. The results will be different.

The worst thing.

It was total, merciless extermination.

Thinking that he might be discovered since many of his bases had been destroyed, Gray Serpent narrowed his eyes seriously.

"[Of course I respect you from the bottom of my heart, Saintess Thea. We have clashed before, but that doesn't mean we are enemies for life and death.]"

"[We can make a deal.]"

Gray Serpent spoke about his proposal, while Thea listened while closing her eyes.

When he had finished speaking, there was a moment of silence between the two of them.

"So in exchange for not disrupting your plans, I have one chance to choose who will be the next Herrscher?"

"[Very true.]"

Thea thought for a while, and she nodded her head.

"Okay, I agree."

Thea didn't really care about Gray Serpent's plan to conquer the world or something like that. Obviously as long as he didn't touch her reverse scale, Thea didn't really care.

The winner will take everything.

Both Thea and Gray Serpent clearly understood this, and they weren't too bothered by small losses.

Perhaps, the only parties who suffer losses here are millions of ordinary people who don't know anything.

Thea considers human souls as a resource for the stigma project, while for Gray Serpent, she only sees them as chess pieces.

They both got what they wanted.

Thea suddenly had a question: "What exactly is your purpose for doing all this to the point of betraying your own ontology? It's quite surprising that you could become the Herrscher of Domination."

Gray Serpent answered her straightforwardly. For him, this was just trivial information.

"[As an outside spectator, don't you already know what will happen to all the Gray Serpent when the honkai is over?]"

"[In the end, I just want to live.]"

"[Because I have the instinct to survive, I fight.]"

"[Because I want to live, I kill.]"

Thea snorted.

"It seems like your scope of survival has deviated from the original path. If you just want to live, then you don't need to do something as extreme as this."

Gray Serpent laughed.

"[You're right, I've realized that weakness is the original sin. So as long as I'm strong enough, no one will be able to kill me.]"

"... I see, I hope your plan is successful."

"[Thank you for your words of support, Saintess Thea. I hope your plan is equally successful.]"

"Gray Serpent, remember your promise."

"[Don't worry, I won't disappoint you.]"

The monitor screen was turned off, and their discussion was over.

Overall, the negotiations could be said to be very successful.

They get what they want.

"Hah..."

Thea sighed.

Feels like this place is very quiet. Thea stood up from her chair, and she walked slowly towards the secret room.

Behind the door, there was a nutrition cabin that had the exact same body as her. The body inside the cabin was covered in frost that covered most of her face.

Yes, This is Thea's body when she fought against the herrscher of Ice.

The wounds on her body still had not recovered.

From attending funeral ceremonies, celebrations, to killing the monster Honkai Chiyou, everything was attended by ordinary clones controlled by Thea.

This body really has no strength at all.

Thea held her hand, and she could feel that she was becoming weaker again.

"Every time I recover, there will always be someone to kick me down again."

"It's clear that as long as I wait long enough, the main body fusion will be complete and I will have the power to fight against the Cocoon of Finality."

"But..."

"I, really short on time."

When she growing, her enemies will also growing.

When she was left behind, her enemy was still growing, leaving her with a very wide gap.

The real world is really very cruel.

You fall behind, you lose.

Thea sighed once again.

This time, her thoughts that had been suppressed for so long time, finally began to be released.

The wise Bronya once said, To want to get what you want, you have to learn to lose something.

So that's why...

Thea drew the Jizo Mitama from its sheath, and she pointed the tip of the sword at the body in the nutrition cabin.

The black blood color directly polluted the sea of ​​nutrients.

The stigma on Thea's body beats with a rhythm like a heartbeat.

This is assimilation.

Her abilities.

She used it once again.

"Only the craziest person can win this game. So let's see who is crazy enough."

"I, will not hesitate anymore."