Although there were still many doubts in her heart, under the current situation, it was already impossible to let Raiden Mei continue staying.
She could only temporarily follow the instructions of the mysterious voice and begin shuttling between the Elysian Realm and the outside.
Following the guidance of the voice, Raiden Mei passed through twisted space.
And with each time she passed through a door, the surrounding environment became increasingly bizarre.
This scene also made Raiden Mei grow even more vigilant in her heart.
Just at this time, three large doors that looked chaotic beyond recognition emerged from underground and appeared in front of Raiden Mei.
Raiden Mei was just preparing to take action when the mysterious voice sounded again.
"Do not get closer to that transfer anchor point anymore," the mysterious voice suddenly warned.
Hearing the sound, Mei stopped her steps.
"Why?"
"I have said before, you can no longer trust your own common sense. Although the nature has not changed, the area it points to has already become quite chaotic."
"That is to say, you are very likely to encounter an abnormally strong enemy there. I do not recommend you do so."
Raiden Mei stared at the anchor point ahead.
It looked so normal, the golden light steadily flickering, forming a stark contrast with the abnormal scenes she had encountered along the way.
'But... from the marking on the anchor point, this was the safest route. This person who suddenly appeared, claiming to take me back to reality...'
'Is she really worthy of my trust?'
Just at the instant she hesitated, the entire space shook violently.
The sky seemed to split open, and green liquid poured down like a rainstorm.
Within that liquid, three twisted figures crawled out, then slowly formed into the shape of Honkai beasts.
Raiden Mei instinctively drew her weapon to engage, but the enemies were faster than she had imagined.
At this time, a jet-black sword light tore through space.
She had not even clearly seen what happened before the three monsters turned into ashes within that sword light.
However, before Raiden Mei could breathe a sigh of relief, another jet-black sword light came attacking toward her position.
When Raiden Mei reacted, the sword light was already within arm's reach.
It was in that split-second moment.
Raiden Mei suddenly felt a strange sensation from her body.
It was a sense of unfamiliarity, a feeling telling her to escape.
But Raiden Mei's intuition was telling her not to leave.
As if compelled by some unseen force, she stood in place, watching that sword light, enough to cut apart space, coming straight at her.
Immediately after, the world shattered before her eyes.
When Raiden Mei came back to her senses, she discovered she was standing in a familiar hall.
A gentle golden light enveloped her, as if everything just now had been an illusion.
"Blood pressure, body temperature, heart rate... hmm, all vital signs stable, examination complete."
The voice came from below.
Raiden Mei lowered her head, seeing a green-haired little girl wearing an eye patch.
The girl wore a lab coat, held a tablet computer in her hand, and was staring intently at the data on it.
"Hello, test subject, welcome back to reality."
"This voice... you are just now's..." Raiden Mei paused for a moment, "Sorry, your appearance is a little... distinctive. I didn't notice right away."
"What happened just now? I clearly hadn't had time to tell you the optimal route, yet you already found the correct path ahead of time?"
Hearing this, Raiden Mei felt very puzzled.
From the girl's words, it seemed she was unaware of what had just happened, whether it was those strange monsters or that sword light.
After a brief moment of thought, Raiden Mei decided to temporarily conceal this matter.
"A vague feeling," Raiden Mei replied, "It just happened to point to the route you had indicated."
"...A judgment with no scientific basis," the girl frowned, "But fortunately, you still chose the route with the highest survival probability in the simulation... though it was only 34.7%."
Raiden Mei was silent for a while, then spoke, "So, what about the other two routes?"
"The highest was only 30%."
Raiden Mei felt an absurd sense of irony.
'A difference of 4.7%, this is what's called 'safer'?'
Seemingly perceiving her mood, the girl continued, "I know... in your eyes, there may not be much difference. But you cannot deny that it indeed was a safer route, even if the margin was only 4.7%."
"I agree with your statement," Raiden Mei said, "But compared to a stranger's instructions... I think most people would still prefer to trust their own judgment."
Hearing this, the girl tilted her head slightly, a trace of puzzlement flashing in her eyes.
"So... that's why humans always feel regret. A certain reaction in the Ferguson brain domain indeed brings such emotional yet foolish, "
Here, the girl suddenly stopped.
"...Forget it, even if I explained, you wouldn't understand."
Raiden Mei helplessly sighed, "So... now can you introduce yourself to me, stranger?"
"I am Klein, assistant to Dr. Mobius, currently mainly responsible for the daily maintenance operations of the Elysian Realm," Klein said.
"Maintenance personnel of the Elysian Realm..." Raiden Mei mused, "Then, you are also one of the Flame-Chasers?"
Klein, expressionless, recorded something.
[Record, The abnormal conditions appearing in the Elysian Realm may cause certain irreversible damage to the visual or logical processing functions of the test subject.]
At this, Raiden Mei's mouth twitched.
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[LOL~ Mei is speechless]
[Klein is too cute]
[Why do I feel Klein gives off corporate drone vibes?]
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[Back to the Video]
"All right, I know you are not one of the Flame-Chasers. Then why do you exist here?" Raiden Mei asked.
"Because this is my work."
Klein's reply was simple and direct, "As you can see, I am an armed puppet designed and manufactured by Dr. Mobius. Like you, I also exist in reality. But you don't need to use any polite elder honorifics toward me, just directly call me 'Klein'."
"...Hello, Klein. My name is Raiden Mei."
"In terms of efficiency, there's no need for you to make a self-introduction," Klein did not even raise her head, "At the moment you entered the Elysian Realm, I already received the highest-level alert."
Raiden Mei again felt a kind of inexplicable absurdity.
"No one expected that a Herrscher would come here as a successor,"
Klein continued, "I carried out emergency maintenance on the Elysian Realm, otherwise... you might have seen its 'defense measures'."
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