"Mei, why are you here?" After confirming that the girl with sharp eyes and an aura of keeping strangers away was really Mei, Kiana supported her weak body and tried to keep her away from danger.
However, just as she stood up, she lost her balance and fell into the puddle again, splashing rain water stained red by blood.
But Mei, who was once very close to Kiana, was indifferent at this moment and just silently looked at the fallen Kiana.
At this moment, Kiana suddenly felt that Mei on the opposite side was so strange, as if she was a completely different person.
"Mei, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter any problems? Once I sort out the problems here, I will..."
Even though she looked so miserable and was covered in bruises, she still wanted to show her most optimistic side to the other person.
Standing up from the rain again, Kiana forced a smile on her face and staggered towards Mei. She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch the girl who made her feel strange.
"enough!"
The cold voice reached Kiana's ears, her arms froze in place, and her steps felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move an inch.
She raised her head, and her azure blue eyes collided with the light purple eyes, and there was a cold breath everywhere she looked.
"Kiana, our journey ends here."
"What are you...what are you talking about, Bud..."
The knife flashed for a moment, and a deep scar was cut on the ground beside Kiana. The pale hair flowed with the rain and was finally swallowed by the scar.
The smile on her face finally couldn't be sustained. Kiana didn't know where she got the strength from, she walked quickly towards Mei, wanting her to take back those nonsense words.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" She rushed over, but she was so weak that she had no strength to resist. Mei grabbed her neck with one hand and pushed her to the ground.
"I've told you, Kiana, our journey ends here. Now, hand over the Gem of Conquest in your body." The voice was icy cold, and Mei did not leave Kiana any hope of luck.
Please, Kiana, don't stand up again.
Let it end like this, let me take away your pain.
but.
"I won't! I will never let you leave like this."
Kiana swung her clenched fist fiercely, gritted her teeth, and looked at Raiden Mei angrily.
The fist went through Mei's hair, but was hit hard in the chest. Kiana froze and flew backwards, hitting the railing of the rooftop.
With her fingers tightly clasped on the wire mesh, her knuckles turned white from excessive force. She stood up shakily and rushed towards Mei again.
"You are all like this." Kiana waved her fist again, venting all her dissatisfaction, "You left on your own, self-righteously protecting me, but never considered whether I agreed or not."
The fist and palm collided with a dull sound. Kiana bent her elbow and hit Mei, but was kicked away.
"You are the willful one, Kiana." Mei suppressed her emotions and asked her conscience with her sword, "You saved others without permission, and left without permission. You took on everything by yourself, and buried all the pain in your heart."
"You saved so many people, but no one could save you."
"I've had enough! I've had enough of you being so willful."
"Now, I have made my own choices and found my own path. Let's stop here, Kiana."
Amid the rumbling thunder, Mei walked closer to Kiana step by step, grabbed her collar and dragged her up from the ground.
"Let's finish it."
As soon as she finished speaking, swirling lightning suddenly emerged from Kiana's chest, and the burst of lightning was more dazzling than the sky.
The lavender gem gradually peeled off from Kiana's body, emitting a terrifying pressure.
However, this power, which had just been separated from her body, rushed into Meiyi's body impatiently like a young swallow returning to its nest.
Silver snakes danced wildly in the gloomy sky, the Honkai energy buried in the earth's veins began to riot, the backflowing sea water rolled like a boiling pot, and the originally restless Honkai beasts gradually calmed down.
In this place where the Herrscher was first born, in this buried city, they are celebrating the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder and welcoming the return of the conqueror.
Under Kiana's incredulous eyes, a pair of scarlet horns slowly grew out from Mei's forehead, and the lavender light in her pupils turned into a circular Herrscher pupil pattern. The authority of the Herrscher of Thunder turned into a dark purple halo and appeared behind Mei.
She is the sinner who destroyed the city. She is the sinner who was saved from the darkness. Now she will return to the darkness and guard Kiana's way forward in the shadows.
clap clap clap-
Just as the two were confronting each other, applause suddenly broke out.
With silver hair floating in the air, [Kiana] slowly descended from the sky, stepping on a slender lightning rod with one foot.
The jumping arcs of electricity became silent, and even the rain around them was completely isolated.
"Welcome back, Herrscher of Thunder."
Seeing [Kiana] appear, Kiana came back to her senses from her shock. The battle that day was still vivid in her mind. This woman was not someone they could deal with now.
"Mei, please leave quickly, she..."
However, despite her panicked eyes, Mei's expression did not change at all.
"It's not time for you to show up yet, Liuli." He let go of Kiana's hand, and the arc of electricity rushed towards [Kiana], but disappeared quietly the moment it touched the other party.
"Why bother? Just continue saying goodbye. I'll give you plenty of time." [Kiana] smiled, as if she was expecting a good show.
It was not until this moment that Kiana finally remembered that Raiden Mei had joined a mysterious organization at the very beginning, and it was also this organization that provided them with breathing time.
Looking at Kiana who fell to the ground, the smile on Liuli's face became more intense.
"How is it? Kiana, do you like the gift that Qian Jue brought for you? It must be very pleasant to kill the person who avenged you with your own hands."
Chapter 206: The Queen of Thunder
As the blood flowed through her hands, Kiana's mind exploded, and she suddenly pieced together all the answers.
"Kindred!"
She struggled to stand up from the ground angrily, raised her fist and wanted to rush towards the other party.
But just as she was about to act, her wrist was grabbed tightly.
Kiana turned around and her eyes met the lavender color. She never thought that it would be Mei who would stop her.
All movements seemed to have lost their strength, Kiana put down her fist and pressed it on her shoulder.
"Mei, they are a bunch of lunatics. They want to cause collapse. You can't be with them."
But Mei just shook her head, signaling Kiana to stop.
"Why? Even if you want to leave, even if you want to become a Herrscher, why do you want to be with them? Did they control you, threaten you, and deceive you?" Kiana kept questioning, and she suddenly recalled what the woman said before she died.
Kindred will suck the blood of the Herrschers, gnaw on their flesh and bones, and with the help of the Herrschers' power, vent all his hatred towards humans.
Su Jue, who was initially targeted by them, has lost his value, and now it is Mei's turn.
"No! You can't leave." Kiana grabbed Mei's arms tightly, but she easily moved them away.
"You can't keep me. From now on, we will both embark on our own journeys. Kiana, I know you have more important things to do and people to save."
Looking into Kiana's eyes, Mei slowly said the name.
"Su Jue, the one who saved you from the darkness."
"I couldn't save you, but he did. Even after I leave, everyone in the academy and he will always be by your side."
Guard, follow, or retain?
She can't clear the way for Kiana, nor can she delay Kiana's progress, so she'll just follow her.
Just like the moon surrounded by stars.
This is the answer Mei found, and it is also the swordsmanship she becomes after seeing through the fog of illusion.
She will walk in the darkness with Kindred, following the light of Kiana and intimidating those enemies who are ready to make a move.
"Let him accompany you on the rest of the journey."
"Don't go." She stretched out her hand to keep her, but just like she couldn't keep Su Jue before, Kiana could do nothing now.
After the Gem of Conquest was taken away, the energy in her body dissipated significantly, but now she is already seriously depleted. Even if the lesion is removed, it will take a long time to recover.
"Let's go, Liuli." Mei turned around and walked towards Liuli without looking back.
The thunder in the sky seemed to have fallen silent because of the Thunder Queen's power, and before they knew it, it had gradually subsided. Only the rain was still hitting the ground. Kiana wanted to catch up, but was stopped by [Kiana].
"From now on, she will be our new leader and our Queen of Thunder."
"You bastard!"
"Kiana, you should be happy. It was Mei Raiden who took the initiative to exchange herself for your freedom. It was she who chose to accept the power of the Conquest Gem and alleviated your erosion. From now on, we will leave your sight until the day you step into darkness again."
"However." Liuli deliberately leaned close to Kiana's ear and whispered softly, "You have to hurry up. After all, the Herrscher is a consumable."
Seeing Kiana's increasingly panicked expression, Liuli laughed wantonly. "Yes, I just like seeing you in such despair. The same goes for Su Jue and Raiden Mei. How long can they hold out under Qian Jue's deception?"
"Kiana, can you still save them?"
boom--
The forehead hit Liuli's face hard, and blood splattered everywhere. The blood flowed down Kiana's cheek, making her look a little creepy.
"One day, I will make you pay the price."
"Then I'll wait and see."
A strong wind blew from nowhere, and [Kiana] disappeared without a trace. Only red thunder rose into the sky and gradually disappeared into the thick clouds.
The thunder broke through the dark clouds, allowing the sun to shine on the earth again.
The rampaging beast tide slowly subsided, and the rising water level seemed to have ceased.
"I can't do anything."
Kiana was kneeling alone on the rooftop, exhausted and her consciousness completely plunged into darkness.
……
Since Mei Raiden took the Conquest Gem directly and did not borrow the remaining Honkai energy in Changkong City, Otto's experiment was not affected.
However, even though destiny's plan has not changed, it does not mean that other things will not happen.
The West City District of Changkong City, which was originally occupied by the Honkai Beasts, is now deserted. Even if there are still some remnants, they are constantly fleeing towards the East City District.
This was the oppression from the upper-level Honkai beast. In the central square, Benares was crawling in confusion. Before, it was clearly flying with its master, but just halfway through the flight, the master's breath suddenly disappeared. What was caught in its claws was just a puppet without any trace of life.
Having lost its master, Benares could only follow its instincts and fly towards Changkong City, but it was suddenly attacked halfway through its flight.
A woman in a red cloak shot an arrow at its wing. Although the wound would heal quickly, the creature kept following and even brought helpers with it.
Benares, who was eager to save his lord, didn't care about so many things. He flew towards this side desperately. He finally got rid of the woman. However, his injuries became more and more serious. He temporarily lost the ability to fly and had to crash in Xicheng District.
Here, it could vaguely feel the breath of its master, which made Benares relax a lot. Just when the thunder flashed in the sky just now, it also felt the breath of the girl who was with its master last time.
And the direction she left seemed to be exactly where the woman who was chasing her was.
……
In the battleship lounge, Su Jue was recuperating with his eyes closed.
In order to sever the connection between the Honkai Will and himself, Su Jue has severed the connection between himself and his original body. Without the support of his original body, the lifespan of this body is indeed about to reach its limit.
He did not lie, nor did he need to. At this point, all preparations had been completed, and the play he had prepared for himself was about to be performed.
All the arrangements had been made, and even he himself could not change them. He could only pray that his influence on Kiana was deep enough.
But in fact, even he himself is not sure. After all, the bond between the two is still too weak. Kiana's favorability towards him is probably only slightly higher than that of ordinary people. It is hard to say whether she will risk her life to save him.
Thinking of this, Su Jue felt vaguely uneasy.
Will she come?
Chapter 207: Prepare for the Final Theater
"My Lord Bishop, I think you should take a look at this." In the transport captain's office, Amber, who was responsible for assisting Yulandel in conducting this observation experiment, was communicating with Otto.
"Have you encountered any difficulties in the preparations for the observation experiment?" In the virtual projection, Otto's brows wrinkled slightly. Now it is the final stage, and there are less than two days before the experiment starts. He doesn't want any accidents to happen at this time.
Amber shook her head and passed a document over, "This is Mr. Su Jue's recent physical examination report."
After Otto glanced over the information, Amber continued to explain, "In our recent examination, we found that the concentration of Honkai energy in his body has increased dramatically. As of his last examination three hours ago, the energy concentration has reached the standard of a Herrscher in combat mode."
While the whole world is currently researching Honkai, research on the Herrscher, the herrscher, is still vacant. But it is certain that even the same Herrscher is completely different in normal state and in combat state.
The power of the Herrscher comes from imaginary numbers. In normal state, the Herrscher core is like a battery, which can provide the Herrscher with stable energy.
