Chapter 705: Bai Ge

Inside the meeting room of the Fire Moth.

Elysia and the other Flame-Chasers were holding a reflection meeting. Once again, they had failed to become a source of strength for the white-haired youth, forced to watch helplessly as he sacrificed himself to secure yet another victory for humanity.

Yet, they could not feel happy about this victory; instead, a deep sense of powerlessness gripped them.

"Clearly, clearly we promised to help him."

"Damn that Herrscher, come at me if you have the guts!"

"It's all because we were too useless that Bai Ge had to..."

"We... we couldn't do anything!"

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Kevin and the others were filled with guilt and self-reproach. They had all been present during the subjugation of the Herrscher of Rock, yet none of them had been able to assist Bai Ge, ultimately leaving that person to bear everything alone.

Thinking back now, they wished they could travel through time and beat themselves senseless.

What kind of pathetic trash am I!

Powerless against the pseudo-black hole, powerless against the falling meteor, and unable to help at all when the Herrscher self-destructed!

(If, if I had finished off the Herrscher of Rock in time so she wouldn't have had the chance to self-destruct, then Bai Ge wouldn't have needed to buy time for the people of the Mu Continent to retreat, and he wouldn't have been so severely injured. Damn it!)

Kevin clenched his fists, filled with immense regret.

It was a waste of the excellent situation Bai Ge had created.

This time, the white-haired youth had been the main damage dealer, carrying seven or eight of them as dead weight. After seeing the Herrscher pierced through by Bai Ge, everyone had relaxed too much and failed to deliver the finishing blow.

As a result, the enemy had pulled a self-destruct, wiping out the entire map.

In the end, Bai Ge had to carry the burden of his debuffs, shield up, and stall for time while on the brink of death. If his health bar hadn't been thick enough and his hidden cards numerous enough, anyone else would have been long dead.

Although no one expected that the Herrscher of Rock would play dirty—not honestly surrendering her core after defeat, but instead using Bai Ge's own completion reward as a backup power source to self-destruct.

After that, Bai Ge had comforted them, saying it wasn't their fault and that the Herrscher was simply dishonorable.

But the result remained that they hadn't helped at all.

"We cannot continue to be this useless. For the next Herrscher, we must not let Bai Ge take action. Otherwise, who knows what kind of stupid things that reckless idiot will do to save everyone!"

Kevin slammed his fist onto the table, punching a hole through it.

He would never forget that because of his own lack of ability, he couldn't break the Herrscher of Rock's pseudo-black hole, forcing Bai Ge to rush into it himself and rely on his Human-Form Honkai state to burst it open.

This usually unserious, white-haired husky, this sunny and cheerful boy, immediately decided to intensify his training—to train himself to death! Plus, he had recently heard that Dr. MEI and Mobius were working on some "Chimera Project," and Kevin decided to sign up.

Although he didn't know what that was.

But it sounded powerful!

Next time, he had to step up! Otherwise, heaven knows what kind of reckless things their kind savior would do.

"That's right, just as Kevin said, we must step up! We must become Bai Ge's strength! Although Bai Ge looks charming even when he's battle-worn, I don't want to see him injured and bleeding ever again!"

Elysia slapped the conference table, collapsing another part of it.

"I want to create a world where Bai Ge won't get hurt!"

"Yeah!!" x9

Once these words were spoken, the Flame-Chasers present nodded in agreement. Anyone in this world could get hurt, but that white-haired youth must not be allowed to suffer any longer.

In truth, each of them had the potential to subjugate a Herrscher alone, but they couldn't do it as perfectly as Bai Ge, who could save everyone...

Fine, the truth was they just lacked the ability! They had been spoiled by Bai Ge! They had become dependent on him!

"From today on, use whatever means you have! We have only one goal: to take down those Herrschers before Bai Ge has to face them!"

Elysia had originally hoped Bai Ge could continue to capture Herrschers alive and reform them, just like he did with Seele, but she didn't want that anymore.

That idea was too naive and difficult.

Although the Pink Elf longed for Herrscher kin who possessed humanity like her, if it meant her beloved youth had to be injured and hospitalized...

Then she felt it was better to just kill the Herrschers.

Elysia could not afford any price related to Bai Ge.

"Anyway, that's it. Meeting adjourned. Bai Sect!"

"Bai Sect!" x9

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Two days passed after that.

Misteln had also returned from the Resurrection Spring/Stigmata Space. As the 【Ideal】, she was almost an immortal existence.

After all, her essence was the crystal of the Schariac Stigmata, so as long as the Schariac Stigmata existed in this world, she had infinite chances to revive.

"Master, you were really reckless this time. If it weren't for the Honkai resistance accumulated through 【Heavenly Origin】 and the body you've been strengthening all these years, you would be dead."

"Nonsense, I wouldn't die. Uh..."

On the bed in the ultra-luxurious hospital room, Bai Ge raised his hand, intending to tug at Misteln's cheek, but ended up grabbing a certain soft spot, feeling instantly awkward.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to."

"No need to apologize. After all, everything I have was given by you. You can touch wherever you want."

Misteln revealed a bright, cunning smile.

How could Bai Ge, who knew her height well, grab the wrong place?

She had actually leaned in on purpose just now.

There was no helping it; for this naturally black-bellied 【Ideal】 lady, her favorite master in his current weakened state was simply a great opportunity to take advantage.

"However, this seems to be the first time you've been injured while dealing with a Herrscher, so... shouldn't you consider giving yourself an epic-tier boost?"

"Yeah, it's definitely time to consider it. The lower-ranked Herrschers aren't easy to deal with. Although I already have a plan, ultimately, sufficient strength is the foundation for solving everything."

Bai Ge clenched his remaining hand, and the next second, he felt soft, fragrant warmth press against his body.

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Misteln looked at the youth before her, mesmerized, then leaned to his ear and asked.

"So, shall we begin? Stigmata Awakening?"

Although she was the Schariac Stigmata crystal, the moment she became the 【Ideal】, Misteln had gained high-level authority to interfere with all Stigmata.

The Kaslana Stigmata was no exception.

She could send Bai Ge into the Stigmata Space of the Kaslana Stigmata. Although she couldn't help him skip the trials required for awakening, in Misteln's view, Bai Ge could easily solve that level of "small test."

Bai Ge was now far stronger than a certain Golden Goose; if Durandal could awaken, he naturally could too.

"Emmm, about how much stronger can I get?"

"I don't know. If it were that Durandal, I could predict the result, but for you, it's impossible to predict. But you should at least get a dozen times stronger, right?"

"Misteln, do you know about Durandal?"

"Unhuh~ After all, I am the crystal of the Schariac Stigmata. Therefore, as long as someone carries the Schariac Stigmata, I can know their memories... even the parts they have forgotten themselves."