Chapter 63: A Lesson in Name, but a Spoiling Punishment in Reality鈥擳he Birth of the Second Artificial Herrscher

Seeing the flash of lightning, Elysia knew the Herrscher had been defeated.

Satisfied, she closed her eyes and leaned forward gently.

At that moment, she felt a warm embrace.

"Elysia, don鈥檛 be so reckless next time. Couldn鈥檛 you have waited for me? I鈥檓 strong enough now to stand by your side and protect you."

"Yuan..."

With a trembling voice, Elysia called his name one last time before completely passing out.

Seeing this, Chang Yuan immediately carried Elysia on his back and quickly left the city.

Although Elysia, as a MANTIS soldier, wouldn鈥檛 freeze to death in this state, Chang Yuan鈥檚 heart ached to see her like this.

As for the Herrscher, no body would be found鈥攐nly the indestructible Herrscher core.

But that was a task for the logistics team. Right now, Chang Yuan just wanted to find a medical team as quickly as possible.

After locating the medical team, Chang Yuan accompanied Elysia into the medical room.

After a diagnosis, it was determined that she was fine. Her body had entered a hibernation-like state due to the extreme cold, and she would wake up once her temperature returned to normal.

However, this was a privilege of being a MANTIS soldier. An ordinary person in this state would have no chance of survival.

The recovery abilities of ordinary humans couldn鈥檛 compare to those of MANTIS soldiers.

After hearing the doctor鈥檚 explanation, Chang Yuan took Elysia to a hospital room.

He cranked the heater to its maximum setting and added a series of UV lights.

Eventually, even Chang Yuan, as a MANTIS soldier, began to feel the heat.

Meanwhile, Elysia鈥檚 eyelids fluttered slightly.

Then, she opened her eyes.

"Yuan, is the Herrscher... dead?"

Seeing the figure by her bedside, even though she was weak and couldn鈥檛 fully open her eyes or see clearly, Elysia could still recognize that it was Chang Yuan.

"It鈥檚 been dealt with. Just rest now. Once your body warms up, your MANTIS healing abilities will slowly restore you."

As he spoke, he handed her a cup of hot ginger tea.

"Drink this. I made it to help you warm up."

"Mmm~ I don鈥檛 feel like moving right now. Yuan, feed me."

Lying in bed, Elysia squinted her eyes and opened her mouth, looking pitiful.

Hearing this, Chang Yuan paused for a moment before shaking his head helplessly. He then found a spoon.

After scooping up some ginger tea, Chang Yuan tested the temperature himself. It was hot enough to make him wince, but for Elysia, it should be just right.

After all, she needed to warm up.

Bringing the spoon to Elysia鈥檚 lips, she felt the warmth and happily sipped the tea.

Sip~

"It鈥檚 good. More, please."

"Alright, alright. You鈥檙e the patient, so I鈥檒l listen to you."

Slowly, the ginger tea was finished, and Elysia felt much better.

She then propped herself up on the bed and sat up.

"Phew, the Pink Elf is back at full health~?"

But before Elysia could celebrate for long, a hand appeared on her forehead.

Thump!

"Ow!"

Elysia, who had been flicked on the forehead, instinctively cried out in pain.

She then covered her forehead with both hands, puffing out her cheeks as she glared at the culprit.

"Yuan, even if you flick me for no reason, I鈥檒l still get mad."

At this moment, Elysia looked like a pufferfish, her cheeks puffed out in anger.

"You鈥檙e not happy about me teaching you a lesson? If I hadn鈥檛 arrived in time, you鈥檇 be the Ice Sculpture Elf right now."

Seeing Elysia鈥檚 displeasure, Chang Yuan immediately began to lecture her.

"Mmm, I was just overwhelmed by anger at the time. Besides, I believe Yuan will always save me in time."

By the end, Elysia was grinning at Chang Yuan.

Her smile instantly deflated Chang Yuan鈥檚 frustration.

"You... sigh, fine. Just this once. Don鈥檛 be so reckless in the future. Otherwise, I鈥檒l have Vill-V and the others hide the location of the next Herrscher from you and not let you participate in any Herrscher hunts."

"Mm-hmm, I鈥檒l remember. Don鈥檛 worry, Yuan."

Seeing that Chang Yuan had forgiven her, Elysia happily grabbed his hand with both of hers, speaking earnestly.

This time, she had seen countless cities turned to ice, countless lives lost, and countless families torn apart.

Now she realized that the damage caused by previous Herrschers was nothing compared to this.

She had underestimated Herrschers because she had easily defeated them before.

Only now did she understand鈥擧errschers were still Herrschers, a natural disaster for humanity. Such disasters couldn鈥檛 be easily overcome.

"Ouch, Elysia, your hands are a bit cold."

"Huh? Are they?"

Hearing this, Elysia thought her hands were too cold and reached up to touch her face to test their temperature.

But the next moment, a warm hand touched her face.

"Yeah, your hands are cold. See?"

Cupping Elysia鈥檚 face with both hands, Chang Yuan tilted his head and smiled at her.

At this point, Elysia realized Chang Yuan was teasing her.

Her previously anxious expression immediately turned into a pout.

"Yuan, you鈥檙e mean."

"Hmm~? Consider it your punishment."

Pinching Elysia鈥檚 fair cheeks, Chang Yuan chuckled.

Elysia didn鈥檛 resist. As her cheeks were being pinched, her eyes remained fixed on Chang Yuan鈥檚.

Time passed minute by minute. Finally, after three minutes, Chang Yuan reluctantly let go of Elysia鈥檚 face.

"Not going to continue?"

"No, this is enough for now."

"Then it鈥檚 my turn to pinch your face."

"Huh? This was my punishment for you. I didn鈥檛 do anything wrong. Why should I be punished?"

"Hmph, I don鈥檛 care. As a girl, I get to have a little privilege."

"Alright, alright. You鈥檙e impossible."

Meanwhile, elsewhere...

"Phew, Prometheus, test if this AI is qualified. If it is, then your sister is about to be born."

"...After testing, this AI is on par with me, so it鈥檚 fully functional. So, Dr. Vill-V, what do you plan to name her?"

"You were created to fight against Honkai as a Herrscher, so you鈥檙e named Prometheus. She鈥檚 meant to house the Fifth Herrscher鈥檚 core, so let鈥檚 call her Skadi."