Chapter 21: The Sister Who Wants to Protect Her Brother

"Look, look, Sirin, Mr. Welt is a good person," Chase chuckled, lacking confidence under Sirin's suspicious gaze, deciding to change the topic.

He turned to Bella, who was acting as a guard and a third wheel on the side, and called out, "Bella, come over here."

As soon as Bella heard this, she immediately skipped over, eager to please. "Big brother, what's up?"

Sirin's gaze sharpened.

"Bella, go and bring those children over; Anti-Entropy has agreed to take them in," Chase instructed.

"Okay, big brother," Bella agreed and left to carry out Chase's task.

Chase turned back, suddenly noticing Sirin's expression turning sour. He inquired with concern.

"No, it's nothing, big brother," Sirin shook her head, not wanting to continue this conversation.

Bella helping her find her brother back made Sirin happy. However, Bella addressing Chase as "big brother" did not sit well with Sirin.

When Bella returns, she's going to give her a good scolding...

Oh, she can't wait~

Just as Sirin was daydreaming, a sudden change occurred.

A bullet quietly hit Sirin from behind. In the midst of sharing a happy reunion with her brother, Sirin didn't notice the impending danger and was directly hit.

Chase felt time slowing down; he could only watch the bullet approach Sirin, hit her, and see the smile on Sirin's face vanish, replaced by a gradually pained expression.

Unfortunately, Chase, who witnessed everything, couldn't do anything.

Despite possessing five talents granted by the simulator, in this somewhat "Honkaid" world, he was still just an ordinary person, unable to do anything more than an ordinary person could.

Chase hurriedly held Sirin, preventing her from falling.

Sirin, realizing the situation, quickly activated the powers of the Herrscher to try to teleport both of them.

Having already absorbed the energy from the Babylon Lab's Honkai Reactor, teleportation with one person left behind was no longer an issue.

But she failed.

Sirin was shocked to find that the Honkai energy within her was being constantly neutralized and diluted.

Her powers were under great interference!

Sirin instantly understood; this was a premeditated ambush. Someone deliberately used those two white-haired beings to restrain her, then shot her with special ammunition, attempting to capture... or eliminate her.

Was it Anti-Entropy?

Sirin's suspicious gaze fell on Welt, realizing that he was standing there with a vacant look, motionless in the snowy ground.

Next to Welt was a white-haired person wearing a mask, standing silently in front of Welt.

Sirin couldn't discern the person's gender, feeling that they seemed to be cloaked in flames, possessing immense power. Probably a man, as the chest was quite flat.

But now was not the time to fuss about the person's gender. Welt, the one who had once beaten her up, the leader of Anti-Entropy, was now under the control of this masked individual.

How embarrassing! Too embarrassing!

Who would want to harm her and her brother?

The answer was obvious.

"Schicksal."

Whether it was the two white-haired beings she encountered at first or the fact that the arch-enemy of Schicksal, Welt, was now under control, everything revealed the identity of the assailant.

Sirin was angry, but also helpless. All she could do was give a fierce look and vigilantly scan the surroundings.

She was using all her strength to control the chaotic Honkai energy within her, trying to teleport Chase to a safer place.

They couldn't be separated from each other again...

Sirin had her confidence; she believed that even if she were caught, with her powers as a Herrscher, she could still escape unharmed.

But Chase, who was just an ordinary person, was different. Once he was caught, the next meeting would not be so simple.

"Clap, clap, clap." Applause came from nearby, growing louder as it approached.

The blond man with a clown mask approached Sirin and Chase, laughing, "This is indeed a touching reunion between siblings."

"Really moving."

"What do you want?" Chase protected the weakened Sirin behind him, signaling her with his eyes to escape.

Sirin's eyes showed obvious struggle. Despite the chaotic Honkai energy within her caused by the bullet, she still wanted to protect Chase, not be the one protected.

This time, she had so much to say to her brother. She hadn't told him how she had become stronger, how she had beaten up that short white-haired guy who hurt her brother, or the heroic deeds of rescuing the children inside the "Tower" on her own. She hadn't told him that she was now capable of protecting him.

In this situation, why had she become the one being protected again?

She didn't want to leave; she wanted to protect her brother. But she was also a good girl who listened to her brother.

Sirin was caught in hesitation, silently clearing the chaotic Honkai energy within her, trying to help her brother as soon as possible.

Chase seemed to understand the girl's thoughts, smiling helplessly.

He had seen Sirin's courageous appearance in the earlier simulation, as well as her current disheveled state.

He didn't believe that a single bullet could turn Sirin, who was already a Herrscher, into her current state.

"A Herrscher Assassin."

This term suddenly flashed in his mind. It was something Dr. Einstein had mentioned during their casual chat in the hospital—a weapon specifically designed for Herrschers. It had the ability to deactivate the Honkai energy within a living organism and emit it with the circulation of the body.

That was the experimental result that Schicksal had researched to deal with Herrschers.

And if the "Herrscher Assassin" hit Sirin, her current weakened state could be explained.

However, knowing didn't change anything. He currently had no countermeasures.

"What are you going to do? Hahaha," the clown laughed, "Even if I tell you my purpose, there's nothing you can do."

"Just with your hacking skills? Sorry, there are no electronic devices here to give you a chance to showcase your talents."

Okay, confirmed, a member of Schicksal.

The other party must be aware of his hacking into the internal systems of the "Tower," or they wouldn't be talking like this.

"But, telling you won't hurt." The clown looked at Welt, somewhat disappointed.

At this moment, Welt was still immersed in the illusion created by Fenghuang Down, showing no signs of waking up.

He worried needlessly about an ambush. It turned out to be a fake. If there were to be a reunion between old friends now, that would be interesting~

But whether it was a reunion of old friends or a meeting of enemies, that wasn't clear.

"I'm going to use you to test the awakening level of the Second Herrscher."

With these words, cold sweat appeared on Chase's face.

He smelled trouble.