Chapter 188: Filthy Kindred
The power of the Star Armor completely dissipated, and before it disappeared, it absorbed energy for Kiana one last time, giving her more time to recover.
"Kiana!" Ji Zi, who had just arrived here, hadn't figured out anything yet, but she witnessed Su Jue die under Kiana's sword.
Her mind was confused. She never expected that the student she cared about most would actually kill Su Jue with her own hands. She was greatly shocked and felt a little dazed.
"What, what happened?" In this incident, the worst person was Ji Zi, who was kept in the dark from beginning to end. Not only was the truth concealed by Su Jue, but she also didn't notice that the Honkai Will pretended to be Su Jue to deceive her perception.
Seeing this scene, she was a little at a loss for a moment. She held her weapon and wanted to ask Kiana for clarification.
However, before she could get close, another Sub-Earth Sword was already pointed at her.
Seeing this scene, Ji Zi's heart sank, and her expression was full of worry. Could it be that the thing she feared the most had happened? The Herrscher of the Void had taken this body away again?
"Kiana, what's wrong with you? I'm your Ji..."
"Shut up!" Kiana's voice was cold. After realizing that the city was controlled by Honkai, she knew that she had fallen into a trap.
"Haven't you pretended enough? You deliberately disguised yourself as Teacher Jizi, approached me on purpose, and lured me into the trap."
"I, I didn't." Wuliangta Jizi felt a little aggrieved. She really didn't.
"Your claim that Su Jue founded Kindred is nothing more than a ridiculous lie. You took advantage of his kindness, imprisoned him, gained his power, and essentially deceived the city."
"If I'm not mistaken, the so-called Kindred is not a justice organization at all. From the beginning to the end, you have only used the power of the Herrish to control this city, plunder a large amount of resources, and want to use it to destroy civilization."
"If Su Jue hadn't passed the information to me through his companion Honkai beast, would you still want to continue to trick me into going to Changkong City and falling into the trap you set? This sudden fog is just a means for you to control the civilians."
Kindred.
What a huge layout, what a terrifying organization.
If all the clues had not finally become clear, Kiana would probably never know until her death that Su Jue was actually being used by this organization, and she might even foolishly follow these people to rescue him.
The final outcome will only end up with both of them being deeply trapped, especially since the energies of the three Herrschers in their bodies are already out of control. Once their goal is achieved, the Kindred organization with four Herrscher cores will bring great damage to humanity, which is beyond their imagination.
"Kiana..."
"Don't call me by that name. Teacher Himeko is not a despicable person like you. Aren't the remaining traps for me this time? Come on, let's fight."
Without the protection of the water droplets, the erosion of the Herrscher Core could cause Kiana's body to collapse at any time. Every second is a race against time.
Therefore, she didn't dare to delay at all and had to eliminate the enemy while she was still conscious.
Seeing that Kiana was about to get serious, Ji Zi finally couldn't hold back any longer and immediately spoke to delay time, "Wait!"
"No need to say anything more."
Before Jizi could react to what was happening, Kiana came over with a sword. Jizi had no choice but to block with her sword.
After the fight, she immediately realized that Kiana was not in a very good condition.
He quickly guessed what the girl was thinking. Kiana just wanted to squeeze out her remaining strength in exchange for a stable city.
After understanding this, Jizi no longer said much, but just raised her sword and fought with her silently. Even if she admitted defeat, Kiana would not let down her guard, so she might as well fight with her openly.
During the fight, Jizi clearly felt the girl's growth, both in terms of skills and strength, which were completely different from the past. More importantly, her mentality during the fight was much calmer than the reckless girl in the past. After several rounds of fighting, Jizi was actually somewhat defeated.
She has really grown up.
With such a feeling in her heart, Ji Zi had unknowingly fallen into a disadvantage.
After all, she is the Herrscher of the Void. The power of Honkai has transformed Kiana's body, and her physical fitness alone has reached the S-level standard. And now that Su Jue is not here, Ji Zi secretly added a lot of water to shorten the battle time and prevent Kiana from getting into trouble.
As the heavy sword pierced into the ground, Ji Zi completely lost the power to resist.
"Now, tell me your purpose."
The long sword was against Ji Zi's neck. For some reason, Kiana felt that the woman kneeling in front of her looked more and more like Ji Zi's teacher.
When Ji Zi was defeated and wanted to tell everything, her body suddenly stiffened, her pupils dilated unconsciously, and she was completely controlled.
He...is back.
Ji Zi lowered her head, as if she had lost all her strength. When she raised her head again, her voice was finally filled with an undisguised madness.
"Hahahaha, at this point you still have the nerve to ask about our purpose?"
"Stop being so hypocritical. The Herrscher has always been the enemy of humanity. We are all just ordinary people. We are all victims of the collapse, but we can only cry out alone in despair. No one comes to save us. We just want to protect ourselves. Isn't this Su Jue's goal?"
Su Jue, who had taken over Ji Zi's control, raised his head, and his orange-red eyes looked straight at Kiana, filled with resentment that was difficult to conceal.
"Don't be ridiculous. You guys are just venting your emotions through Honkai. He is trying to control the people of the entire city and even brainwash them. He who truly fights for ordinary people definitely doesn't want to see this kind of salvation."
No one understands Su Jue better than Kiana, that young boy who cries for the weakness of human beings, that man who is willing to turn himself into candlelight to light the way for others, what he desires is definitely not a future that keeps people in captivity.
"Oh, whatever you think." It seemed that he had given up the meaningless argument. Even with the sword against his neck, Su Jue did not show any fear.
He stood up slowly, letting the blade cut his skin.
The circulation of scarlet blood made Kiana subconsciously relax her suppression.
"The Herrscher is always the enemy. You destroyed my home and everything I had. And you, the famous Herrscher of the Sky, are nothing more than a monster who massacred tens of millions of people."
Faced with Su Jue's hatred, Kiana remained silent. Now she would not be easily shaken by such words.
There is never a perfect ending on the road to fighting against collapse. Since she made up her mind to save Sky City, she has seen herself clearly. Like Su Jue, she is fighting for her own ideals.
Even though her body was covered in mud, she was still trying hard to save others.
It's not about making up for your mistakes, but about doing everything you can.
Chapter 189 Original Sin
"I have hurt many people, and I have also protected many people. I have never denied my sins, nor have I ever wanted to exclude them. All I can do is try my best to save those who can be saved."
"Oh? Really? Since you can save her, why do you have to... kill her with your own hands?" Facing Kiana's words, the sarcasm on Su Jue's face became more and more intense. She seemed to find the girl's naive remarks ridiculous, but full of sadness, as if she was just laughing at herself.
"What?" Kiana was stunned, and instinctively felt that what the other party said might not be that simple.
"That's right. How could a monster like you know of my existence?"
"Blanca, this is my name. My husband and daughter run a ranch in Sky City, and as a Valkyrie of destiny, I could only watch as my own family was killed while protecting others."
"Hersher of the Void, it's you! You killed her with your own hands!" Her expression gradually became crazy, and she kept approaching Kiana, letting the sword in the girl's hand pierce her body, just to pour out her hatred.
Ranch, daughter.
In an instant, an indescribable feeling of suffocation surged into her heart. The wound that had not healed for a long time was torn open again, and Kiana's hand holding the sword began to tremble.
She suddenly remembered the starless night when the girl fell in her arms.
What color are the stars?
……
"Do you remember? Do you remember? Yes, that's right, Greshuin, my daughter. You killed her with your own hands. You took her life with your own hands. My husband, my daughter, it's all because of you!"
Grayshu's red hair mixed with light blue gradually overlapped with the woman in front of her.
"You destroyed everything for me, you destroyed everything for us! You are right, Kindred are nothing but a group of losers, a group of people who want revenge on the world, a group of weak scum."
The woman's voice turned from sharp to tired. Even if she found the murderer, even if she cried for her daughter, it would not change the outcome. She held Kiana tightly, blood continued to flow from the wound, along the sword to the girl's hand, staining her white fingers red.
"Because this world is too cruel, it destroys everything, and I can only watch helplessly."
"You know what? When I saw you coming, I wanted to tear you to pieces. But there was nothing I could do. I could only keep smiling and pretend nothing happened to welcome you in. I talked to you like an elder, communicated with you, and listened to your funny stories."
"You know what? When the enemy who killed my daughter is right in front of me, as a mother, I can only smile and treat you as my own daughter."
Su Jue's eyes were filled with bloodshot, and her bulging eyeballs seemed to be about to jump out of their sockets. She bit the tip of her tongue with her teeth, only this way to maintain her sanity.
"That Herrscher, that stupid Herrscher, we stole his power and extracted his Honkai energy. He is now like a cripple, quietly waiting for death. He has less than three months to live. He is clearly a Herrscher, but he can only wait for his own demise like a dead dog."
"Until now, he still believed that he could save us, ordinary people like us. Lead Kindred to usher in a new dawn."
Every word the woman said was like a chisel engraved into Kiana's heart. Recalling when Su Jue talked about fighting for ordinary people, the smile on his lips and the light in his eyes.
Now, they have become props used by these people. They are like leeches, sucking Su Jue's blood. And the reason for all this is because of... myself.
Even though her life was getting weaker and weaker, the woman continued to express her feelings.
"But this is impossible. He is a Herrscher. He is a monster. Everything he did was just a disguise. The so-called salvation is just an attempt to deprive us of our last usefulness. He is a demon. All Herrschers should die. All Honkai should die!"
Su Jue's dry claws pinched Kiana's shoulders, and his expression was like a monster that was ready to eat its prey. He moved close to Kiana's face and breathed rusty air on the girl's face.
"And you are a more hateful monster than him. Countless people have died because of you, but looking at your current appearance, you have no intention of regretting it at all. Are you so cold-blooded that you don't even want to pretend?"
"When you killed my daughter, did you hesitate for even a second?"
"No, because you are cold-blooded and heartless. The Herrscher of the Void is a monster who takes human life lightly. You could have saved her. You could have forgiven her. The World Serpent did so many things to her. She was so pitiful. She tried her best to escape from hell, but you still wanted to kill her."
His mouth was full of blood foam, his red hair had become dry, and his internal organs were bleeding profusely.
"You know what? The night I met you, my daughter sent me a message saying that she had found a new friend. At that time, I was a Valkyrie of Destiny, fighting against Honkai Beasts. In order to protect the civilians from getting hurt, I didn't see the message immediately. When I saw it again, I was greeted by the death of Grayshu."
"Admit it, you are a monster! Herrscher of the Void, you are a monster!"
In the ruins, the red-haired woman was chewing on the girl's soul like a demon, tearing all the beauty into pieces and laying all the bloody wounds out before her eyes.
Staring straight into Kiana's blue eyes, Su Jue was spying on the emptiness in the girl's heart. As long as she wavered a little, all the darkness would swallow her up.
Fortunately, in the darkness, Kiana found herself. Even though her soul was cut out bloody, she did not waver.
"Resentment cannot solve the past that has already happened. Those are the sins that I should bear, and I have never denied them. I bear the sins of millions of people, but I must not stop here, I must not collapse here. There are still more people in this world who need me to save, and there are still more mistakes in this world that need me to redeem."
"Really? Then kill me, kill the evil spirit in your eyes. Otherwise I will curse you. I will curse you for the rest of your life and vent all your pain on ordinary people."
The massive blood loss has made Su Jue weaker and weaker. The evil spirit is gnawing at his heart, and his blood is nourishing the earth, blooming into a burning flower.
"Qian Jue will not stop, and we will continue to spread darkness to the whole world. It depends on whether you can save him, whether you can do as you said, and continue your light. If you can't do it, then I will wait for you in hell."
puff-
Blood splattered, and the white and purple sword was stained scarlet.
Kiana's hands were covered in blood and she stood there in a daze.
Her breathing gradually stopped, and Ji Zi's body slid down Kiana's shoulders to the ground, and her blood soaked the ground.
Sky City.
Only dilapidated ruins were left, dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and darkness enveloped the city without any light.
Everything was so dark and so silent.
Chapter 190 Bait
Even in today's world collapse, not everyone can migrate to a big city, especially in Shenzhou.
The mountains and rivers are vast, and the land is rich in resources.
Unlike many other places, thanks to Fu Hua's inheritance, the story of the Red Kite Immortal has become widely circulated.
Over the past thousands of years of history, the people of Shenzhou were not completely ignorant of the existence of Honkai beasts, but they were more likely to call them demon beasts.
Protecting the people from being harmed by monsters is the meaning of the sect's existence. Relying on the long-standing inheritance since ancient times, the great collapse of the world has a much smaller impact on the people of Shenzhou than other places.
Because of this, many simple towns are still preserved in the areas close to the sect.
In one of the simple villages, a white-haired girl wiped the sweat from her forehead and put the goods that almost fell off the truck back to their original place.
"It was really dangerous. Thanks to the girl, otherwise half a month's work would have been in vain." The woman, who originally thought that the box of goods had been ruined, thanked her repeatedly and enthusiastically wanted to hold the girl's hand.
But the girl subconsciously withdrew her hand, not letting the woman touch it, and gently shook her head. "It's okay, I just caught it."
The woman didn't say much after being rejected by the girl. She would always meet some disciples when approaching a sect, and they must have their own rules. "The girl looks so weak, but I didn't expect her to be so strong."
The woman turned around, took her wallet from the cart next to her, and prepared to give the girl some money as a thank you.
But when she turned around again, the girl was gone.
In the quiet streets, the only sound is the hawking of street vendors.
"Do good things without leaving a name, or... have you noticed something?"
The honest and simple woman lowered her eyes and smiled thoughtfully. She reached out and gently pressed the ear covered by her long hair. The earphone hanging there made a buzzing sound, and the call was connected.
"Vice-Captain, the Herrscher of the Void seems to have noticed my surveillance."
"Don't worry. The whole town is currently under the supervision of Tianming. She can't escape." Rita, who had not been seen for a long time, stared at the screen, which showed a picture of a white-haired girl walking through the alley.
