However, in this way, the threat posed by the pursuers to Su Jue is greatly reduced.
"Captain, why do we have to go to so much trouble to capture an ordinary person?" A newcomer who had just joined the search team put down the portrait in his hand and asked the captain with some confusion.
He still had a childish look on his face, and he was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, about the same age as Su Jue in the portrait. That was why he was curious about what Su Jue had done to attract the joint pursuit of multiple families.
"Walter Joyce, he is the last survivor of the Joyce family. If we don't find him, it will bring destruction to our family."
"No matter how powerful he is, he is just a child. He looks younger than me." The newcomer muttered, obviously not taking Su Jue seriously.
"This is not something you should worry about." The captain glared at the newcomer fiercely, signaling him to talk less and do more. Suddenly, a cold feeling came from the back of his neck, and before he could react, he was knocked unconscious.
The newcomer was stunned when his captain was knocked down. Just as he was about to raise his gun, it was kicked away by the white-haired girl.
"You, who are you?" After all, he was just a rookie who thought he had the ability to fight just by holding a gun.
Kiana ignored him and picked up the pistols that fell on the ground. After putting the two guns into the pockets on her waist, Kiana turned around and looked at the newcomer.
"Where is your family located?"
"I don't...I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" The newcomer, who was originally planning to argue, looked at the gun pointed at his forehead and quickly told the location of his family.
However, to Kiana's surprise, there was more than one family chasing after Su Jue, but all the well-known families in Berlin participated in the hunt. Now they have formed a federation, and all the family leaders have gathered together.
"Do you know why they are chasing the boy in the painting?" Kiana asked with a frown as she picked up Su Jue's portrait.
"I don't know either, but I heard that they seemed to be following a prophecy that a person named Walter would bring destruction..."
Walter Joyce, the First Herr.
"It is true." Kiana sighed and put away the pistol.
"Can I leave now?" The newcomer took two trembling steps back. If Kiana hadn't been watching him, he would have run away long ago.
Kiana didn't make things difficult for him. She nodded gently and asked him to leave. She then looked in the direction and walked towards where the enemies were gathering.
The so-called prophecy was probably a means by which the illusion targeted Su Jue. After learning about Su Jue and the illusion from Joyce, Kiana had already guessed most of the causes and consequences.
This outbreak of Honkai Impact 3 was not caused by Kiana, but was caused by Su Jue being assimilated by the illusion. If it is not stopped, Su Jue will definitely get deeper and deeper, and will eventually awaken as the First Herrscher.
Therefore, Kiana left the wrong information and used the little Honkai energy left in her body to disguise the Honkai as her own. Only in this way could Su Jue wake up.
Joyce's goal was to make her reveal Su Jue's identity in advance, thus causing the trial to fail.
But Kiana, who knew the reason, chose her own way.
"Don't worry, Su Jue, I will help you. I just hope that when the truth is revealed, you won't blame me."
Chapter 287 Clock Tower
"The captain was knocked down with just one punch. What a monster that girl is." The panicked newcomer ran away in a panic. There were a total of 8 people in their team. Except for himself and the captain, the others were killed without even a warning.
The pistol that originally gave him courage was like a toy in the opponent's hands. It was difficult for the newcomer to imagine how strong the opponent was.
"No, we have to go back and report the news." Fortunately, he has not lost his mind. As long as there are enough guns, even if the girl is Superman, she will not be able to survive.
However, when he turned around and was about to go back to report the news, a gray-haired boy stood in front of him.
The moment he saw the boy's face clearly, the newcomer's eyes widened. Because he had seen this face before - on the portrait of the wanted list.
"Where is she?" Su Jue had a blank expression on his face, and the coldness emanating from his body seemed as if he could freeze anyone into an ice cube at any time.
"I, I don't know who you're talking about."
"Girl with white hair, you were just about to go back and report the news."
The newcomer was shocked. He clearly didn't see anyone when he was running away. Could it be that this person really had special abilities as the captain and the others said?
"She went to find the head of the family. I can tell you the location, but you can't kill me!" Having escaped once before, the newcomer was much calmer. He looked at Su Jue, who was younger than him, and even thought of catching Su Jue directly.
"Yeah." Su Jue nodded.
"The family heads are in the clock tower. The girl must have gone to look for them."
After saying that, the newcomer immediately ran away. Anyway, as long as he provided Su Jue's information, he could also get a large reward. As long as he passed the message back in advance...
But why is it so cold?
The hot blood spurted onto the snow, and the newcomer, whose body was gradually cooling down, was still dreaming of getting the bounty.
Su Jue was not so stupid as to expect a guy like this, who was let go by Kiana and was about to tip off the others, to keep his word.
He pulled down the brim of his hat and headed towards the clock tower in the increasingly severe snowstorm.
Without Kiana by his side, Su Jue once again turned into the cold Herrscher.
As the end of the illusion drew closer, the world's rejection of Su Jue became more and more obvious. The number of enemies increased sharply, and the weather became colder. The fluttering snow gradually turned into a blizzard, as if it was about to destroy the city at any time.
The clock tower is the tallest building in the city, and the huge clock on the top of the tower can be seen from almost half of the city. When Su Jue arrived at the clock tower area, the bell rang exactly nine times.
The closer you are to the clock tower, the higher the frequency of enemy activities. Almost half of the city’s armed forces are gathered here.
No one noticed that in the snowstorm shrouded the night, a weak sheep broke into the wolf pack.
The two black daggers in his hands were like flowers of dawn, blooming in the midst of slaughter. Su Jue was like a ruthless hunting machine, harvesting lives bit by bit.
Of course, using a gun should be more efficient, but Su Jue is just a mortal, so assassination is more suitable for infiltration.
However, the more enemies died at his hands, the worse Su Jue's face looked. It was not because there were too many enemies, but that there were far fewer than he expected.
It was as if someone had lured away most of the armed forces.
"Kiana, what do you want to do?"
After wiping the blood off the dagger on the corpse, Su Jue looked at the towering clock tower with a flickering look in his eyes.
When the bell rang again, Su Jue finally made it into the core area. The enemies here seemed to have experienced battles, and everyone looked very nervous.
In this state of high alert, Su Jue's infiltration was obviously hindered. He hid in the shadows, his eyes fixed on the wall in front of him.
The wall was penetrated by some special force, leaving behind an extremely regular circle. Su Jue reached out and gently touched the edge of the round hole, and his fingers felt numb as if they were electrified.
"It's Honkai energy. She's been here before me."
Su Jue exhaled and subconsciously reached out to touch the snow globe in his pocket.
I don't know what he was thinking. When he found out that Kiana was most likely a tool created by the illusion to deceive him, he should have taken the initiative to cut off contact and find a way to kill her. But in the end, he turned back and picked up the snow globe.
After adjusting his state, Su Jue put away the dagger.
This was the deepest point he could reach, and it was no longer possible to move forward.
But if Kiana is really here, he will find her no matter what and let her tell him the answer in person.
Even if she was just an illusion.
Two spare pistols fell from his waist into his hands. He took out the bullets, gently pulled the trigger, adapted to the feel of the pistol, and quickly mastered the performance of this pistol.
Next, we have to find a way to break through from the front.
boom--
Gunshots rang out, blood splattered, and the already panicked guards immediately became confused. But before they could figure out Su Jue's location, the continuous bullets had already taken away lives accurately.
It was not until Su Jue emptied two magazines that the enemy barely found the wall where he was hiding.
Unfortunately, it would be useless even if she found it. Su Jue's shooting skills were not bad. With the Kaslana spear fighting technique she learned from Yulandel, she could exert the fighting power of a Valkyrie even with her mortal body.
The intensive gunfire lasted for a full hour, hot shell casings kept flying, and the enemy's screams continued.
Until the clock tower struck the eleventh time, Su Jue was the only one standing in the entire guard area.
"Whoo~"
The muzzle of the gun dropped, and Su Jue's hands couldn't stop shaking.
He couldn't remember how many times he had wasted his guns, he just kept pulling the trigger, picking up the enemy's bullets when they were empty. Aiming and shooting were not difficult, dodging the enemy's bullets was the most energy-consuming thing.
Fortunately, Su Jue succeeded. Now, the only thing blocking his way was the gate of the clock tower building.
Putting away the pistol, Su Jue used his shoulder to push the door open.
There were also a large number of enemies deployed inside the building, but now they were all lying on the ground, and some of them still had cracks caused by the collapse.
He remained silent, walked step by step across the hall, and came to the council hall where the heads of various families were attending the meeting.
All that was left for him was a group of unconscious old people.
These people were the heads of the big families who were hunting down Su Jue. Su Jue did not let them go and killed them one by one.
At this point, the pursuit from the illusion finally came to an end.
But Su Jue was not happy at all. He looked at the open window. A blizzard had already arrived outside the window, and the howling cold wind was tearing at the tall tower.
Pushing open the small door leading to the top of the clock tower, Su Jue walked into the storm, climbing up the metal ladder.
The wind and snow swept over his body, trying to knock him over and stop him from moving forward. But Su Jue's body remained motionless, and he climbed up unwaveringly.
He stopped when he reached the narrow platform beneath the huge clock.
The top of the clock tower had long been covered with snow and ice in the blizzard, and even the gears of the clock had become obscure.
A figure sat on the edge of the railing, with his back to Su Jue, overlooking the entire city of Berlin.
The wind and snow blew the girl's white hair into a mess, like a winter flower blooming in a blizzard.
Chapter 288 The Last Moment of Christmas
The moment he saw Kiana, Su Jue thought he would have a lot of questions to ask, but in the end they turned into silent sighs.
He took out the snow globe and walked over to Kiana.
Looking at the girl's profile and those golden eyes, Su Jue remained silent.
The aura of collapse emanated from the girl's body without reservation, and all the questions seemed to have answers.
The music in the snow globe was barely audible in the snowstorm, and the joyful merry Christmas became weak and powerless, but the faint sound was extremely clear in the hearts of the two people.
Kiana sat on the railing, Su Jue leaning beside her. The two were so close yet seemed so far away.
"Merry Christmas..." The protection that Kiana had applied to the snow globe finally failed. The glass ball, whose battery had long been destroyed, completely dimmed before it could even utter its final blessing.
The scale on the pendulum jumped forward little by little, and the sound of gear meshing replaced the silent silence.
The clock has not yet struck midnight.
"Don't you have anything to ask?" Finally, Kiana couldn't help it. She turned her head and her eyes fell on the snow globe in Su Jue's hand.
"Isn't the answer already very clear?" Su Jue turned his head and looked into Kiana's eyes with his deep gaze, as if trying to see through her heart.
Kiana turned her face away from him, jumped down from the railing and took out her pistol.
"If that's the case, then you dare to appear in front of me." Kiana said coldly, trying her best to play the role of a villain. She pointed the gun at Su Jue's head and pressed her finger on the trigger.
"I just want to put an end to the past." Su Jue's expression remained unchanged. He calmly took out the pistol from his waist and pulled the holster. "So, should I call you Kiana or the First Herrscher?"
"Whatever you want." Kiana paused, then added, "You are just a dying person. I did not tell you the meaning of your name. I was just born from the core shadow and am playing the role of the memory you are familiar with."
"...I understand." Su Jue was silent.
Click.
The pendulum turns.
The next second, the two men attacked each other almost at the same time. The strange thing was that although both of them had guns in their hands, no gunshots were heard in the entire clock tower.
boom.
A dull sound came from his arm, and Su Jue blocked Kiana's fist with his left hand. However, the opponent's strength was too strong, and he only felt his entire arm numb.
Taking advantage of the blocking posture, Su Jue turned sideways and used his right hand to transform his fist into a palm, attacking Kiana's stomach from bottom to top.
But he still underestimated Kiana's determination to fight. With a flash of golden light in his eyes, he took Su Jue's attack head-on. Instead, Su Jue's arm was firmly grasped, and a huge force came, and the whole person was thrown out by the opponent.
The area of the clock tower was already narrow, and Su Jue, who was thrown away, almost fell outside. Fortunately, he grabbed the railing with his feet and did not fall.
His body was not as good as Kiana's, not to mention Kiana using Honkai energy, so he was almost being suppressed unilaterally.
Just as he stopped falling, Kiana's kick came and almost brushed his face.
With a loud bang, the railing was twisted and deformed as if it had been hit by a car.
She means it.
With the help of the railing as a cushion, Su Jue grabbed the stairs he climbed and returned to the platform again.
