It's Kiana time!
She narrowly avoided these grenades, and the subsequent machine gun fire was completely swallowed up by her using the space channel.
Then the Sub-Sky Spear flew out, piercing through the mecha directly, causing a chain reaction explosion.
"Not bad." After avoiding the sneak attack, Kiana breathed a sigh of relief and slowly fell from the air.
However, what she did not notice was that on the high tower 3 kilometers away, Raven showed a sneer at the corner of his mouth.
Chapter 103 Go back
The white fingers gently pressed the trigger, and the surging Honkai energy burst out rapidly, accelerating the bullet in the sniper rifle to 3 kilometers per second in an instant.
The electromagnetic sniper rifle, which was made from the core of the Third Herrscher and was made from the Seven Thunders of Purification, the Key of God, was silent and almost no one could dodge it in the event of a sneak attack.
And with the mecha as bait, the Herrscher of the Sky will definitely not be able to avoid this sniper shot.
In the next second, the Herrscher of the Void's head would explode into a ball of blood. Thinking of this, Raven could no longer suppress his smile.
"Kiana!" Just when the sniper was about to hit, a familiar voice suddenly came to Kiana's ears.
This was followed by a strong flash of electric light. The amplified assault armor allowed Mei to completely unleash the energy of the electromagnetic pulse.
boom--
The sniper bullet was deflected by the electromagnetic pulse and flew almost past Kiana's face, blasting a deep hole in the concrete wall.
It was not until then that Kiana reacted. After realizing that someone was sniping her, she keenly noticed that she was being targeted again.
He gently raised his hand in the direction where the bullet was coming from, and a circular space channel was constructed. The next second, Raven's second bullet arrived, but it could only sink into the channel without causing any ripples.
Raven, who saw this scene through the sniper scope, tutted in dissatisfaction. It was easy to attack without warning. But once the Herrscher of the Void became alert, it would be impossible to kill him with a snipe. He had no choice but to give up this opportunity, put away the Seven Thunders of Purification and leave quickly.
The World Serpent's arrangement in Tianqiong City has been completely completed, and the hidden power has been fully exposed after this time. The next step is bound to be the cleansing of Tianming and Shenzhou.
Now that the Jackal has left, the Undying Blade team led by Rita is still searching for his whereabouts. There is no point for Raven to stay here.
I hope the Honkai bomb can still explode successfully.
Kiana, who was being sniped, remained on alert. She could feel that the sense of crisis was gradually disappearing and the enemy had given up sniping.
The space channel dissipated, and she just breathed a sigh of relief, but her body immediately froze in place.
The call she just heard echoed in her mind. Kiana slowly turned around, and the next moment, she was hugged tightly by a soft body.
"Mei..." She had imagined countless scenarios of reuniting with her companions, but none of them was as sudden as this one. It should have been a joyous reunion, but Kiana was a little at a loss at this moment.
Feeling the girl's embrace, Kiana's voice inexplicably carried a hint of panic, "Mei, why are you here... This... This place is very dangerous..."
However, Mei remained silent and hugged Kiana tightly, as if she would disappear into thin air if she let go.
"I caught up with you, Kiana, I caught up. If I had been a step later..." If she had been half a second slower, Mei would have had to watch Kiana die under Raven's sniper. She didn't dare to imagine such a scene, nor did she want to think about it.
But at this moment, she could hug this girl tightly, watching Kiana staying safely by her side, and feeling her real presence.
"I almost lost you." Tears soaked Kiana's collar. Mei placed her chin on Kiana's shoulder, tears streaming down her cheeks. "I can't leave you alone anymore. Come back with me, okay? Kiana, let's go back to Hyperion together. Everyone is waiting for you."
"..."
Go back, during this period of wandering, she had this thought countless times. But some things, once experienced, will be like scars on the cheeks, even if you force a smile, it will only make the wound more obvious.
After the incident with the Herrscher of the Sky, she had lost the courage to return to her daily life. Moreover, she had already committed more sins, and she had tried her best to settle these sins. If she left now, her soul would never have a place to stay.
"I'm sorry, Mei, I can't go back yet."
"Why? You should have come back to Hyperion with me last time. What are you afraid of?"
Kiana didn't speak. The memories of the past burned her heart, making her subconsciously want to escape. But every time she wanted to give up, she would always think of that beam of light, a faint light that illuminated the path of shelter for her in the darkness.
She suddenly realized that what she was afraid of was not only not being able to face her old friends again, but also being afraid of losing the young man who lit the fire for her.
Kiana opened her lips slightly and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Mei.
"I understand. What that man said is right. You absolutely will not be willing to go back now." Mei released her arms around Kiana and wiped her tears with her sleeves. Although the sadness on her face had not yet dissipated, she did not ask any more questions.
That man?
Kiana had a bewildered look on her face. Apart from Su Jue, she didn't think any other man would be so familiar with her. But when she wanted to ask more, it was Mei who remained silent this time, which made Kiana feel a little uneasy.
"In any case, Sky City is facing a crisis right now. We should at least resolve this crisis before talking about other things." There is only more than an hour left before the bomb is detonated, but now we don't even know where the bomb is. Kiana doesn't have much time left.
"Let me go with you, Kiana." Mei hung the katana on her waist, emitting a faint electric light driven by the assault armor. "I have grown a lot, and I will definitely catch up with you."
"Ah."
After the two of them joined together, the efficiency of the operation was greatly improved. After dealing with the mecha troops deployed by the World Serpent in the outer area, Kiana finally obtained some rough information.
In order to cover the entire city, the Honkai bomb will be placed at the highest point in the city. Kiana didn't figure out where this highest point was for a while, but Mei said the location of the signal tower.
"How did you know?" I have been wandering around this city for more than a month and still haven't figured out the city's layout, but Mei has only been here twice but knows it so clearly.
"Uh, guessed." Actually, it wasn't. This information was revealed to her by Su Jue. Of course, he didn't tell her directly that the World Snake would place a bomb on the signal tower, but he mentioned by chance that the highest point of the city was the signal tower. Therefore, combined with the current information, he guessed the location at once.
"I always feel like you're hiding something from me, Mei." Kiana looked at her friend with some suspicion. The awkwardness from their previous meeting had faded away. After returning to their previous way of getting along, Kiana easily discovered the unnaturalness in the language of Mei, who was not good at lying.
"It's just some trivial matters." Looking down at the sword in her hand, Mei didn't dare to look into Kiana's eyes, because she had promised someone else a condition, so there were some things she couldn't tell Kiana.
Chapter 104: Tight Time
As time passed, darkness gradually invaded the entire city, and the night became darker. Even the moon hid behind the dark clouds and dared not show its head.
Colorful neon lights began to flicker, radiating through the hazy mist into dreamy spots of light, dreamy and illusory.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Ji Zi's voice came from behind along with footsteps, and the evening breeze was whistling above the high platform.
This is the most central area of the city and also the tallest building - the signal tower.
The terrifying Honkai bomb emitted a faint blue light, accompanied by a crisp countdown sound, hanging above Su Jue's head. But he didn't even raise his eyelids, just overlooking the entire city.
No one noticed how the two of them appeared here. The mecha troops of the World Serpent ambushing here did not even sense the heat source. Su Jue was like a ghost, hiding silently in the darkness and spying on the world.
Without waiting for any answer, Wuliangta Jizi was already feeling a little uneasy. She quickly came to Su Jue and wanted to continue asking questions. But she was met with a pair of golden eyes that had already lit up. The Herrscher who held the authority of the gods did not have any emotions of sadness or joy.
The words on her lips could not be uttered. Ji Zi sighed and whispered, "You know what will happen when this bomb explodes. So many people will die in this explosion."
"But what does this have to do with me? I am a Herrscher, and destroying humanity is what I should do." Su Jue's tone was flat. Millions of lives were just a number. "Besides, don't you know who created this bomb?"
"Human beings have always been a race keen on self-destruction."
Ji Zi's tone paused. She certainly knew that Su Jue had no obligation or position to help people, but perhaps it was because of spending so many days with Su Jue that she subconsciously regarded Su Jue as a partner in the human camp.
Although this young man has always said that he is the enemy of mankind, he has never actually done anything to destroy mankind. Instead, in a recent investigation, Jizi discovered a large amount of evidence of the World Snake conducting human experiments.
Ji Zi, who had a kind heart, naturally wanted to save the city, but she could do nothing without Su Jue's permission. Even though the bomb was right above her head, she didn't dare to dismantle it without authorization, because she couldn't guarantee that if she did so, Su Jue would not directly detonate the bomb.
So far, she didn't even know Su Jue's specific purpose. If Su Jue was determined to cause trouble, she would definitely try her best to stop him. However, what made her uncomfortable was that even though the Herrscher did nothing, she felt deeply powerless.
Maybe just like Su Jue said, even if the Herrscher does nothing, humans will continue to move towards the path of self-destruction.
Under such circumstances, any reason for persuasion would become pale and powerless, and the only bargaining chip Ji Zi could think of was her own students.
"Kiana can no longer bear any more erosion. Only you can help her..."
There was silence, and then a deep laugh. "Is this the awareness of being a teacher?"
The golden eyes stared into Jizi's orange eyes, and Jizi could feel the undisguised mockery in them. She bit her lips tightly, bleeding, but she had no choice.
A million is not just a simple number, but a number of living lives. If she can really use Kiana to convince the Herrscher and save the city, she is willing to use all her life to repay Kiana's debt.
Under the gaze of the Herrscher, she no longer had the toughness she once had. For the sake of humanity, personal dignity was meaningless.
Looking at Ji Zi who was standing in front of him with her head lowered, Su Jue had a playful smile on his face. He leaned close to Ji Zi's ear and said in an ambiguous tone: "If this is your understanding, then it's not impossible for me to help you. I hope you don't regret your decision today."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless transparent threads suddenly spread out from Su Jue's body and rushed towards the Honkai bomb.
According to Jackal's design, as long as there is a strong Honkai energy fluctuation around the bomb, the bomb will explode immediately. However, even when Su Jue used his ability at such a close distance, the bomb was still like a sleeping baby, with no reaction.
This is the characteristic of the Ruler's ability. Apart from the Ruler of Constraint, only the Ruler can control his own power so accurately. It is also because of this that even if a Honkai Beast appears beside him, it is difficult to sense his identity as a Ruler.
This was one of the backup plans he had for himself. The fact that Honkai beasts would not attack Herrscher was originally a symbol of status and authority, but sometimes, it would inadvertently expose the Herrscher's hidden identity. Especially since people like Tianming and Nienentropy had been in contact with Honkai for so many years, it would be easy for them to find Su Jue's true form from this point.
The thread of domination was wrapped around the Honkai bomb, tightly restraining the overflow of its Honkai energy. Only with this insurance could Kiana have enough time.
Although Su Jue did not dismantle the bomb directly, Ji Zi still breathed a sigh of relief. The bomb would continue to emit Honkai energy during the countdown, and this energy alone was enough to infect ordinary people nearby and turn them into dead soldiers, which was also what she was worried about before.
Now with the insurance added by Su Jue, even if the Honkai bomb is hit by a rocket, it probably won't explode so easily. This undoubtedly greatly reduces the difficulty of rescue.
Just as she was about to say something else, she realized that Su Jue had disappeared without her knowing, leaving her alone facing the cold wind.
Just as she was about to leave, a sudden and violent beast roar came into her ears. With this first roar, more and more Honkai beasts began to appear in the city.
"This is?!"
Without a doubt, this is the last arrangement left in the world. In the hands of the jackal, there is a potion that can turn humans into Honkai beasts, and there is also enough Honkai energy to cause Honkai. The combination of the two forms a perfect line of defense.
The explosives placed before were just an appetizer. What can really cause chaos is the collapse. Only in this way can the city be completely in chaos, and only in this way can the detonation of the collapse bomb be free from any interference.
After Raven's failed sneak attack on Kiana, the World Serpent realized that the Herrscher of the Void would be the biggest obstacle to the Stigmata Project, and the appearance of Raiden Mei indicated that Destiny and Anti-Entropy had already begun to act.
The originally estimated 10 hours is probably less than half left now, but it doesn't matter anymore. The fitting of the Honkai bomb is already coming to an end, four hours?
Who told you that the news you overheard is true?
In fact, it only takes 3 hours to fit the Honkai bomb with the Stigmata-inducing gene, which means that everyone only has half an hour left. If the Honkai event breaks out again at this time, no one will be able to stop the Stigmata plan.
"The fog has been deployed, and the Stigma Project has entered the countdown." Gray Snake's dull voice sounded in the public channel of the World Serpent.
Chapter 105: Save One Person or Save a City
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The sound of the whistle was stretched out during the high-speed train ride. The speeding overhead train whistled past with a strong wind, and no one noticed the two figures falling from the overhead train.
Then, he disappeared again in a blur.
The white-haired girl landed on the rails, and in the next moment she quickly used the momentum to jump to another landing point. Mei followed closely behind, tapping her toes on the hanging rails, and then she jumped high and followed Kiana.
"Kiana..." In such a high-speed chase, Mei's physical fitness cannot be compared with Kiana, who has become a Herrscher, and she has fallen behind a lot without realizing it.
The huge consumption of physical strength made Mei's vision a little blurry, and even the back of the white-haired girl in front of her was a little confused. In a moment of trance, the image of Kiana leaving her flashed in her mind.
But she immediately threw this illusion out of her mind, gritted her teeth, reached out to grab the iron frame for leverage without saying a word, and threw her body towards Kiana with all her strength.
Call ~
However, the consumption of physical energy could not be compensated by willpower. Mei's feet went weak and she almost couldn't stand. She forced herself to stand up again, but she didn't dare to stop for a moment, fearing that if she stopped, she would never be able to catch up with Kiana.
She jumped from a height again, but luck was not on her side this time. She only managed to stand firmly on one side of the narrow steel frame, but unfortunately her other foot missed the target, and she instantly lost her balance and was about to fall to the ground.
The body flew into the air, and Mei reached out to grab the steel frame, but she only grabbed the side, with nowhere to gain leverage. She could only stare blankly at the sky, and the whole person fell rapidly towards the ground.
The feeling of weightlessness was not pleasant. Without a support point, it was as if she had lost the courage to live. Just as she was about to face death, her body fell steadily into his arms.
She looked at Kiana who was hugging her, her eyes misty.
"Qi...Qiana, I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"What nonsense are you talking about." Kiana put Mei down steadily and helped her stand up straight. She gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with a helpless smile on her face.
I hadn't realized it before, but how come Mei became more dependent on me after such a long separation? I was just an ordinary girl who wanted to rely on others, and even my courage was borrowed from others.
But since her companions needed her support, Kiana naturally would not hesitate at all.
The long journey had drained a lot of their energy. Helping Mei to sit down temporarily, she looked up in the direction of the signal tower.
For some reason, even though the data showed that there was still more than an hour before the bomb exploded, which was plenty of time for them to arrive, she felt a little uneasy.
Just as this feeling became stronger and stronger, Fu Hua sensed something was wrong.
"The concentration of Houkai energy in the air is increasing. Although it has not yet reached the point where it affects ordinary people, this is very abnormal."
Just when Kiana was about to ask in detail, a strong burst of Honkai energy finally erupted. The high concentration of Honkai energy deliberately set by the World Snake quickly attracted the arrival of the Honkai beasts.
Collapsed?
This unexpected incident suddenly interrupted all plans. Kiana's face changed and her eyes turned to the direction of the hospital. As expected, a Honkai beast attack broke out near the hospital.
"No!" Kiana's mind trembled, and a bad idea finally emerged. What's worse is that the Honkai energy bomb on the signal tower seemed to be moving, and the concentration of Honkai continued to rise.
"Something's wrong. If the bomb was set to explode in four hours, the concentration of Honkai energy wouldn't have started to increase so early." Fu Hua was still analyzing the situation, but Kiana was no longer able to listen.
She stood up and took two steps towards the hospital. "No, I have to go back to find him."
