Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Jiu Xiao helped Chen Tianwu lie down. It was truly a miracle that Chen Tianwu was still alive, but without further treatment, even that miracle would be short-lived.

"My name is Chen Tianwu, my benefactor... could you tell me your name?"

"Jiuxiao, don't call me benefactor, just call me Jiuxiao..."

"You saved my life, and I will definitely repay this kindness in the future! Cough cough cough..." Chen Tianwu was a little excited, but his excitement aggravated his injuries, causing him great pain.

Chapter 190 Now is not the time

"cough cough..."

Chen Tianwu coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood. His entire right arm had completely lost sensation and had become necrotic after being pressed under the stone slab for a long time.

I don't know which internal organs are broken, but now breathing feels like inhaling molten lava, with a strong burning sensation.

"It seems... I can never repay this kindness..." Chen Tianwu tremblingly took out a photo from his pocket and handed it to Jiu Xiao.

"This is my sister... Chen Tianwen... If there's a chance, I hope my benefactor can save her..."

Jiu Xiao took the photo, looked at it, and then smiled as he placed it in Chen Tianwu's hand.

“If it is the girl in the photo, then she is the first person I rescued. Don’t worry, your sister Chen Tianwen has successfully received treatment and is now safe.”

"For your sister's sake, you must persevere until she receives treatment..."

"Um... thank you... it's good that she's still alive..."

Chen Tianwu felt an unprecedented joy. The natural disaster, like a nightmare, had destroyed everything he had. He had prepared himself for death and for the loss of Chen Tianwen. But now everyone had been saved by their benefactor; he was truly lucky.

"cough cough..."

Chen Tianwu coughed up blood and was rescued, but as Jiu Xiao said, many parts of his body had already necrotized... Even if he survived, how would he and his sister survive after the disaster...?

A clear, ethereal voice emerged from Chen Tianwu's heart when he was feeling lost.

"Do you crave power? The same power your benefactor possessed... the power that gave you life again..."

"Heh... so you're already on the verge of death and your mind is racing..."

Chen Tianwu shook his head with a self-deprecating smile. He knew very well what kind of worthless person he was, and how could he possibly be worthy of the same power as his benefactor!

"But even if it's a dream... I still really want to live... I haven't properly repaid my benefactor, and I haven't seen Chen Tianwen grow up..."

"as you wish."

Immediately, a large amount of Honkai energy began to converge towards Chen Tianwu, and an unusual Herrscher core began to condense within Chen Tianwu's body.

Jiuxiao sensed a familiar aura and frowned as he glanced at Chen Tianwu. A large amount of Honkai energy had gathered on Chen Tianwu's body, and the high concentration of Honkai energy began to spread from his limbs.

"Honkai energy is converging on you, and your injuries are healing themselves... So, are you the Herrscher this time?!"

Purple flames erupted from Jiuxiao's body, and the red-eyed Jiuxiao stretched out his hand towards the sky, swallowing himself and Chen Tianwu into a huge simulated black hole.

Then the Star Sword appeared in Jiu Xiao's hand. Jiu Xiao raised the sword and pointed it directly at Chen Tianwu.

"Friend or foe, the choice is yours!"

Whether it was the terrifying sight of Jiu Xiao's red eyes beneath his serious demeanor, or the oppressive feeling of facing the black hole directly, Chen Tianwu was momentarily flustered and speechless. But Chen Tianwu knew that if he chose to be the enemy, Jiu Xiao's sword would undoubtedly sever his head without hesitation.

"We're on the same side! Let's talk this out!"

Chen Tianwu decisively chose to follow his heart. Although Jiu Xiao had saved his life, Chen Tianwu wouldn't hesitate to return it to Jiu Xiao. But if he were to be killed by his savior so inexplicably, Chen Tianwu would definitely not be happy.

"An unknown voice asked me if I wanted power, saying it could heal my wounds, so I agreed... I never wanted to be your enemy, my benefactor, please believe me!"

The effects of the law had mostly healed Chen Tianwu's injuries, and feeling the improvement, Chen Tianwu immediately explained to Jiuxiao.

"I don't object to you becoming a Herrscher, but not now."

Jiuxiao put down the giant sword in his hand, but still looked at Chen Tianwu coldly.

"The moment the Herrscher descends, the Great Honkai will erupt. The instant your Herrscher core fully solidifies, a massive amount of highly concentrated Honkai energy will baptize Manila. At that time, perhaps no more than a hundred people will survive in Manila..."

"No more than a hundred people?! What about my sister?! No, this can't be!"

Chen Tianwu panicked completely. He didn't know what a Herrscher was or what Honkai was, but he knew that his sister might also die in the baptism that Jiuxiao had mentioned.

Manila has a population of over ten million. The collapse has killed more than half of them, but there are still several million left... Chen Tianwu couldn't accept the fact that so many people died because of him, and he didn't dare to gamble that Chen Tianwen would be among the few hundred survivors.

"Kill me...please, kill me..."

He hurriedly grabbed Jiu Xiao's hand and pressed the Star Sword against his neck.

No, I won't kill you.

Jiuxiao shook his head and removed the Star Sword from Chen Tianwu's neck.

"why?"

"Because... you're not a Herrscher yet!"

"what?"

"The imaginary space has already left an anchor point within you. You will still be a Herrscher, but not now."

While Chen Tianwu was completely bewildered, not understanding why Jiuxiao said that, Jiuxiao pierced through his chest with one hand and grabbed the Herrscher core inside him.

"puff..."

Chen Tianwu coughed up a mouthful of blood, his pale face filled with helplessness. He said he wouldn't kill me, but then he physically punched a hole in me! It would have been better to just kill me outright.

Chen Tianwu reluctantly grabbed Jiu Xiao's hand, determined to utter his last words before dying.

"My benefactor...please take good care of my sister...and remember to behead her next time...that way it won't be too painful..."

"I'm sorry, please try to bear with it for now. It happened so suddenly, this is all I can do!"

Jiuxiao expressed his deep apologies for this, and then seized the Herrscher core inside Chen Tianwu's body, whose speed had been infinitely slowed down due to the extended time of the black hole. Subsequently, Jiuxiao activated the Saint Mark on the back of his hand to completely devour the Herrscher core.

"Stay in the black hole for a while. Time flows differently inside the black hole than outside. Trust me, I'll be back soon." After saying that, Jiu Xiao left the black hole, leaving Chen Tianwu, who was bleeding heavily from his chest, alone inside.

Chen Tianwu fell straight down, lying in the void, his mind racing.

My life is truly absurd... Both my parents are dead, I have a younger sister, and some inheritance that I can manage... I dreamed of being like the protagonist in an anime every day, but it all came to nothing.

A natural disaster destroyed everything. My benefactor saved me, then killed me... Is he still my benefactor? Oh well... Anyway, my benefactor saved my life, so what's the point of giving it back?

Chen Tianwu gradually closed his eyes.

"I only hope that my benefactor can take good care of Chen Tianwen..."

"Keep your sister with you."

The time spent inside the black hole was no more than 20 seconds before the vanished Nine Heavens returned.

Chapter 191 The Path of Cheat Begins, There's No Turning Back

The massive commotion caused by the explosion of the planet even made Anna, several kilometers away, stop in shock. But when she remembered that it was the direction Lord Jiuxiao had left in, and that it was Lord Jiuxiao who had caused it, most of her shock dissipated.

"If it's Lord Jiuxiao, then there's nothing to be shocked about! Lord Jiuxiao can do anything!"

"Lord Jiuxiao is already embarking on his path to becoming a Valkyrie, now it's your turn, Anna!"

Fear is an emotion capable of utterly destroying a person. Anna didn't know if she had overcome her fear, but the full-coverage Valkyrie armor from Nine Heavens gave her a complete sense of security.

The armor of the Nine Heavens continuously emanates power and courage, making Anna's belief in fulfilling her Valkyrie oath unwavering.

"Indeed, rather than hoping that daydreaming will suddenly make me powerful, Lord Jiuxiao's gift gives me a greater sense of security."

Finally, guided by the biological detectors mounted on her armor, Anna successfully rescued many survivors and fought her way in and out of the Honkai Beasts, saving many Valkyrie squads and achieving great feats.

............

After punching the last tank-class Honkai Beast, Anna turned around to help the Valkyries who had fallen to the ground.

"Lord Jiuxiao!" "Lord Jiuxiao is so handsome!"

The rescued Valkyrie happily called out to Kamen Rider Build, "Kyuukai," but although this was Kyuukai's Valkyrie armor, the person inside was now Anna.

"No, no, no, I'm not Lord Jiuxiao... I'm Anna Shaniat, the vice-captain of the Snow Lotus Squad." Anna canceled her transformation and hurriedly explained that she wasn't Jiuxiao; she wouldn't dare impersonate him.

"Anna? It's you in here! Where are the rest of the Snow Lotus Squad? I don't see anyone else."

Valkyrie B happily hugged Anna, then continued with some self-reproach, "Sigh, our unnumbered squad is still too weak. We even struggled against a tank-class Honkai Beast."

Faced with Valkyrie B's questions and self-reproach, Anna remained silent for a moment, but didn't say much.

Anna: "You guys take the wounded and evacuate first. I still need to support and rescue others."

Valkyrie B nodded and patted Anna on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry, there's nothing more we can do to help. Anna, please take good care of yourself."

"Um..."

Anna nodded in response to Valkyrie B, then hurried off to the next location.

After Anna rescued the third unnumbered ordinary squad and a dozen or so victims, the sky changed again; the bright sunshine suddenly turned dark, and the sunlight was taken away...

A black hole, constantly tearing through space and devouring everything around it, suddenly unfolded completely above the city.