A chat group where you switch bodies with Alicia at the start?

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"Alicia."

Upon noticing the newcomer, Qian Jie slowly stopped his fist, and the flames burning on his body gradually subsided. Although he was still filled with anger and dissatisfaction, after calling out the person's name, this "beast" became somewhat calmer—at least by Qian Jie's standards.

"You want to save her?"

"How could I possibly lay a hand on such a cute girl? That's what I'd say... but it seems unnecessary."

Paradise Hill, who had rushed over, glanced at the fallen Bronya, smiled, and then looked at Thousand Tribulations again, saying meaningfully:

"After all, you weren't planning to hurt her, were you?"

Indeed—Qian Jie stopped because of her appearance.

However, with Paradise Hill's keen eyesight, she could tell at a glance that her companion hadn't used her full strength at all.

This might not seem like much to ordinary people, but for Qianjie... Qianjie actually held back during the battle?!

I doubt anyone would believe this if I told them.

Well, if it were in the past, it would definitely be listed in the "Ten Impossibilities of the Moth" like "Kevin's team building activities are very popular", "Kosmo is very eloquent", and "Dr. Mebius in a pink dress".

After all, Qianjie left people with the impression that he never knew how to exercise restraint.

Even those closest to him are certain of this.

"Humph."

Qianjie snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and remained silent.

It seems that he has admitted it.

This is indeed something he would never have done in the past.

But Bronya was an exception among them.

—Qian Jie discovered this ungrateful little fellow.

Very similar to myself.

The matching mechanism of the Paradise of the Past is based on the compatibility between the visitor and the hero, and Bronya was able to directly run to the realm of the Thousand Calamities from the beginning, which is obviously not something that can be explained by so-called 'luck'.

Seeing that little devil was like seeing his past self. Although they might not be exactly the same, Qianjie did see his own shadow.

Of course, he wasn't this weak in the past.

Furthermore, the arrival of Paradise Hill was not entirely meaningless, as she claimed.

At least, if it weren't for her appearance, Qianjie would never have stopped throwing that punch.

Even if she doesn't die, Duck will probably have to experience something similar to what Thousand Tribulations' adjutant, Imer, went through.

—Beaten half to death!

The difference between Qianjie's sense of proportion and his actions is simply the difference between killing someone outright and killing them half to death.

"Take her away."

"Hmm, don't you want to go take a look?"

Watching Qianjie turn and leave, Le Tu Xi Ya couldn't help but ask, but the only answer she received was;

"Not interested in."

"Oh dear, just like Mebius, he's not a very frank person."

The girl found it somewhat amusing.

It is absolutely impossible for Qianjie to say that he does not care about his own body.

In this paradise, any hero who senses its arrival will probably be extremely interested in their original self.

"Hmph, don't compare me to that beast."

A sweet yet somewhat feminine girl's voice rang in my ears, sounding like a snake licking my earlobe while spitting out apricots. It made me tremble involuntarily and wonder what kind of person the owner of the voice was.

Paradise Ellie turned her head and saw a young, green-haired girl, dressed in a long, snake-belly-like dress, staring at her with considerable displeasure as she rode on the strange vehicle. The girl, however, remained unfazed and teased her with a smile:

"Oh my, it's quite rare to see you not in your own lab, Möbius?"

"Hmm~ Do you miss me? If so, I'll be so happy~"

"Don't flatter yourself. I just noticed the commotion here and wanted to see what that beast was up to this time."

With a gaze that shifted between green and pink like that of a snake, Möbius looked at the sleeping duck with the same scrutiny he would give a sustenance. His excitement was evident in his words, and a slight smile played on his lips.

"Hmm~ Look what I found, a Herrscher... and a Herrscher of Reason at that, this is truly an extremely rare find."

"Speaking of which, that guy Gray Snake really did send me a lot of rare experimental materials."

The Lawgiver of Reason, the Lawgiver of Void, the Lawgiver of Thunder, and the Lawgiver of Wind... and even more...

"I can understand your excitement, Dr. Möbius, but using such beautiful girls as experimental subjects is a bit unromantic." After a crisp snap of her fingers, Bronya, who had fallen asleep immediately, disappeared from the spot—the Paradise Fat Girl, who was good friends with Aponia, could use Aponia to complete some rapid transportation, but she had rarely used such methods before.

The reason—is probably because it doesn't feel realistic?

Mebius didn't pay any attention.

Next, she will have many opportunities to interact with these interesting little mice.

And now.

"What interests me most is actually you, Alicia~"

"That's a very direct statement, I like it. I just didn't expect it to be Möbius who said that. Has anyone told you that you're unusually frank today, Möbius?"

"Ha, you're not the one I'm interested in."

Mebius's words sounded incredibly contradictory, yet they hinted at something more.

People who should have died came back to life and even appeared in this paradise of the past.

Aside from the fairy's two best friends, she is probably the one who cares most about the details.

Of course, she was definitely not interested in that person because she wanted to see her.

I'm only interested in what their identity represents.

If it weren't for this, she wouldn't want to see that annoying woman again!

Despite seeing the snake, the Happy Land version of Fat Lady still smiled.

—Hmm...it seems like just my imagination, but Möbius really is still as blunt as ever?

...

"Dr. Mebius's results regarding the Herrscher of Domination are in, Alicia."

After Jiang Qiao finished dealing with the disaster victims and the patients infected with the Honkai disease, MEI's intellectual voice rang out in the communication video, and she seemed to have a headache.

Because Velvi was responsible for handling political matters, while Dr. MEI was in charge of overall coordination and overseeing the central government, the question of the Herrscher of Domination ultimately fell to Möbius.

In fact, she is currently the one among the Fire Moths who has the deepest research on Honkai—even MEI cannot compare to her, well, she is still too young.

"Well, what is it?"

She helped MEI share some of the responsibilities while also fulfilling her role as the fire-chasing hero [Alicea]. The pink-haired girl, who acted as a frontline commander, casually asked a question.

"The full extent of the Herald's abilities has not yet been determined, but what we have already learned is enough to give us a headache."

"The tens of thousands of Herrschers you eliminated cannot actually be called Herrschers; a more appropriate term would be: Herrscher of Domination Entities."

"...Is it contagious?"

[Alicia] instantly realized something, raised her eyebrows slightly, and voiced her guess.

"You can say that."

"The Herrscher of Domination has a contagious nature; it spreads to people with extreme emotions and generates new Herrscher of Domination cores upon contact, which are the sands you brought back."

"But those cores are actually unfinished, just as you can see—they don't even have imaginary singularities."

"What's the difference?"

Faced with this question, MEI on the other end of the communication shook his head:

"We don't know anything about this part yet—to date, we have not discovered any 'true Herrscher of Domination'."

"However, the effects of the core body of the Herrscher of Domination have already been explored."

"It will make the negative emotions in core residential communities even stronger than before. It's not a big problem for normal people, but if it's an individual with already strong negative emotions, such as a prisoner..."

"To put it simply, the Herrscher of Domination core makes the desires in the host's heart even more difficult to control."

"How's the intensity?"

Just by listening to the effects, Jiang Qiao already understood how disgusting the powers of this new version of the Herrscher of Domination were—unlike the previous Herrschers, it seemed to be testing humanity in a way that avoided battle.

But what he was more concerned about was just how much interference this Herrscher was capable of.

As the saying goes, talking about toxicity without discussing dosage is just being irresponsible.

Since this is a power of the law that starts from human emotions and instincts, it must have a certain range.

The cocoon's purpose is to test and select those of its kind who can embrace it; it's impossible for it to create an unsolvable test with the intention of directly destroying humanity to end the test.