Honkai: Man(Sludge) From Future

Hikigaya Hachiman wasn't like a Herrscher. He couldn't rely on the consciousness brought about by the combination of Honkai ICHOR Factors to survive with just his brain.

But he had indeed performed a "Madoka's Ejection."

If an outsider were to look at his corpse, they would find that his brain, along with his skull, had vanished without a trace.

Bronya never expected to encounter something like this.

One could only say that Hikigaya Hachiman was rather unlucky. Logically speaking, this kind of civil security work shouldn't have gotten him into so much trouble. They even prepared a special, rapidly-corroding Honkai bullet for him. There was no need to use such a bullet, enhanced with Honkai Energy radiation, on him.

But for some reason, they did...

Her good day of gaming was thus interrupted by Noldrei.

Imagine this: you're having a great time playing, and then halfway through a battle, your opponent suddenly says over voice chat, "Time to get to work!"

That feeling definitely wouldn't be pleasant.

That's how Bronya felt right now. But she had no choice but to go see her subordinate.

How should one put it?

He was the very first Security Trainee in all of Academy City to experience such a crisis.

Yes, not even a proper Security Officer. In terms of background, he probably ranked lower than the newly formed Disciplinary Committee under the Joint Student Council.

But it was this inconspicuous guy who, because he knew more and more, became the victim of the first terrorist attack in Academy City.

What kind of spirit was this? No one worked harder than Hikigaya Hachiman! Others would have a hard time finding this related information even if they tried their best.

Bronya really didn't know what to say. She had to call Dr. Tesla and ask her to bring this giant brain back.

After several electro-shock treatments from Tesla, the giant brain gradually calmed down from its dazed state.

This thing was indeed different from the Herrscher of the Void. The Herrscher of the Void had its own independent consciousness to control itself. But this giant brain was a bit lacking. It only had the survival instincts of a biological creature, and due to its size, it could only attack stray cats and dogs.

Thanks to Noldrei setting a genetic command in the protective implant to prevent cannibalism, otherwise, who knows where it would have burrowed into someone's house and eaten their child.

"This thing is really dangerous..."

Tesla threw it into a nutrient tank. She looked up at the giant brain swimming back and forth in the tank. The two eyeballs were still attached to the brain, like a deep-sea anglerfish.

"Bronya, how could you be so cruel to your own Security Patrol member?"

In Tesla's eyes, Bronya's actions were those of an evil scientific experimenter.

Bronya said with a blank expression, "No, I actually just asked him to find a way to create a secondary insurance. Because the Security Patrol will sooner or later face Honkai-related crimes, I was thinking if he could create a secondary protective measure. Different from the students' protection, a way to increase survival rates."

Bronya's words frightened Wendy. Wendy touched the back of her head. She also had a similar "cerebellum" back there. This was His Majesty the Emperor's care for each and every one of his subjects.

The center of the arthropod legs was right where the cerebellum was. "Hikigaya Hachiman" was now swimming back and forth in the nutrient tank with his arthropod legs.

"You..." Tesla's expression was complicated. "Good job. Otherwise, he would have really died."

She didn't know what to say. Tesla was gradually accepting this outcome.

Sure enough, every modification was a prelude to further popularization.

What Noldrei did to the Herrscher back then, he would naturally let other humans have a taste of it. This kind of good thing absolutely couldn't be enjoyed by Sirin alone. This was a good thing created to increase the survival rate of the new human race in the universe.

"With the consultation of our Anti-Entropy experts, creating a new body for him shouldn't be a problem, right? I remember the Anti-Entropy Sovereign is the Herrscher of Reason, isn't he? He should be able to replicate the body's genetic information. As the first vanguard to face this kind of Honkai Energy attack head-on, I have to find a way to promote him and hold a commendation ceremony."

Bronya nodded seriously. She even planned to ask Noldrei to prepare more genetic modification plug-ins for this guy.

By then, it would definitely start a trend in the Security Patrol. Everyone would be vying to fight evil forces on the front lines.

Tesla considered the structure of a Herrscher. It was indeed possible to create a new body through the Stigmata, a sort of reverse transcription for a Herrscher. This was a bit like recreating a Misteln Schariac.

"Can we? I don't have much confidence in my own abilities..."

Tesla hesitated. She had no psychological burden experimenting on herself, but experimenting on unrelated people was another matter.

Unlike that scoundrel Noldrei who just did whatever he wanted, Dr. Tesla had not yet completely shed the ethical constraints of human society.

"His memory and consciousness are still completely preserved. If we want to transcribe him into a Stigmata life form, I don't think it's necessarily suitable for a body like his."

"I've examined his corpse. In the final stage, he should have completed the second stage of the Stigma Battlesuit assessment. If it were someone who had passed the fourth stage, I might consider taking a gamble on the possibility of him becoming someone like Misteln Schariac. But the spirit of the second stage is not enough to support him to that extent."

At this moment, Tesla was actually grateful for the Stigmata spiritual level analysis given by Noldrei. It gave her an important metric to base her actions on.

Bronya had wanted to see if she could strengthen her subordinate's combat power. From the current situation, it seemed Hikigaya Hachiman did not have the potential to be transformed into a Stigmata life form.

"Then what should we do? How about we give him back his original body? It's just that the work will be a bit more troublesome. The people who are after him will continue to be after him. Or, we could temporarily give him... a RoboCop body?"

Tesla's eyes lit up. She thought this was indeed a very good idea.

"A fibrous mechanical body. I think I can use the power of a Herrscher to forcibly create such high-strength materials. It will just take me some time. By the way, is there anything else on his corpse that can be used?"

Tesla wanted to leave the young man with some mementos, so that he could remember he was once a carbon-based life form during holidays.

"Nothing. The Honkai radiation bullet destroyed his body in one shot. Thanks to the neural alarm of the protective implant, his brain was saved from the crisis in the end. Dr. Tesla, did you find anything over there? Our nearby surveillance was hacked. The other party is also a very powerful hacker. According to current technology, it should have been done using consciousness stealth technology. The massive computational power of a biological core makes it impossible for ordinary computers to keep up."

Tesla pondered for a moment before saying, "The molecules left behind by the other party don't seem to be from a normal human. It's more like... a robot?!"

Her face was full of confusion. She even began to suspect if it was some technology released by Noldrei.

Anti-Entropy had no relevant records, so she was currently unaware of the organization behind Gray Serpent.