Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Upon hearing the name of the Sunfire Greatsword, Iserline jumped to her feet and shouted at Himeko.

"Himeko, you're insane! What's the difference between your current posture and suicide?!"

"Aren't we committing suicide in the first place?"

"cocoa……"

"Alright, go start it up..."

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"Escape? Where can you escape to? Are you still clinging to unrealistic fantasies?"

Mei raised her hand and fired a lightning bolt at the Hyperion in front of her, destroying it.

But then, the deck of the Hyperion suddenly opened to both sides, revealing a huge ship-slaying sword hidden inside.

The true weapon of war on the Hyperion, a true ship-slaying sword, a 133-meter-long greatsword that only Himeko Murata could wield—the Sunfire Greatsword.

Four energy pipes were inserted into Himeko's back, and the backlash from forcibly activating the Nexus system almost made Himeko unable to stand up.

But she still gritted her teeth, stood up, and raised the Sunfire Greatsword, aiming it at Raiden Mei.

"Why must you resist? Death is inevitable, why add to your suffering... How long can your body endure this?"

Mei threw dozens of lightning balls at Himeko; any one of them landing on the Hyperion would be enough to completely destroy it.

"Huff...huff...(gasping) Well, at least we should try...drinking!"

Himeko swung her Sunfire Greatsword, detonating all the lightning orbs in mid-air.

"If you like this method, then this is how I'll deal with you."

Mei reached out and gently grasped the side, and a huge 144-meter-long katana appeared in her hand.

After exchanging several blows with their greatswords, Himeko collapsed to her knees...

With just a few simple slashes, Himeko could even sense that Mei wasn't exerting any force at all... but the immense burden brought by Nexus had already made her unable to stand up any longer.

"What's wrong...can't you hold on any longer?"

Mei released her giant katana and floated directly above Himeko, looking down at her.

"Cough..." Himeko coughed incessantly, spitting out a mouthful of blood before removing her Nexus armor.

At that moment, Himeko suddenly remembered what Bronya had said to her before: "Should I be the one to cover your retreat next time?"

Himeko didn't say it then, and perhaps she never will.

"It should be me covering your retreat..."

Grasping the normal-sized Corona Greatsword in front of her, Himeko planted it on the deck and struggled to her feet.

After the Nexus armor was removed, all the power reactors allocated to the Nuxus system were transferred to the Hyperion for power supply.

Seeing Mei slowly drifting over, Himeko gave a bleak laugh, glanced at the command room, and then lunged at Mei, ramming her and plunging off the warship.

Iselin, watching all this from the command center, increased the warship's speed to maximum...

Emisha rushed over to stop Iselin's actions, but Iselin held the remote firmly to prevent Emisha from interfering.

"What the hell are you doing! Himeko's still down there!"

"This is Himeko's decision... She's here to hold Mei back, buying us time to escape... so we can wait for Kusho and the others to return..."

"How can you still be so calm! If we're going to die, we should die together! What's the point of letting Himeko go alone! Let go of her!"

"Enough! Emisha...it's too late..."

Tears streamed down Iseline's face. She was more timid and cowardly than anyone else... yet Himeko had entrusted her with this task...

Chapter 308 The Last Lesson (Honkai Impact 2 Version)

(It is recommended to open NetEase Cloud Music in the background and launch the song "endDay")

Himeko carried Mei off the warship, but just before they hit the ground, Mei vanished from her arms in a flash of lightning, leaving Himeko to fall heavily to the ground alone.

boom--

It landed on the ground like a ball, bounced a few times, and then went still.

Thanks to the Valkyries' powerful physique, a freefall of tens of meters could not turn them into mincemeat.

But maybe smashing him into a pulp wouldn't be a bad thing...

An indescribable pain swept over Himeko's entire body. The fall from the height, combined with the damage from the Nexus, made Himeko feel that all the bones in her body were probably shattered.

Her internal organs ruptured, causing her body to become congested with blood. Scarlet blood gushed from all seven orifices of Himeko, including her ears, eyes, and nose.

Her eardrum ruptured, causing Himeko to suffer severe hearing loss. In addition, her brain injury left her with only a blank white vision.

Himeko thought of her past: her mother died when she was young due to an illness caused by the Honkai, and her father also died in an experiment later.

She then joined the newly established St. Freya Academy and, through her continuous efforts, became an A-rank Valkyrie…

She became a Valkyrie instructor... a teacher to everyone... and formed the fifth Valkyrie squad with Kiana and the others...

Haha, in the end, I was still single until I died...

Because I couldn't see or hear, and was in so much pain that I couldn't move, the world seemed to fall silent at that moment. Perhaps it would be better to die peacefully like this...

But how is this possible!

Himeko groped for the Corona Greatsword that had fallen with her and, supporting her trembling body, stood up.

Mei stood in front of Himeko, waiting for her to get up again.

"What... do you still want to continue?"

Himeko didn't answer because she could no longer hear Mei's voice.

But there was no need to listen or answer anymore, because Himeko had already raised her sword.

Three minutes later…

Just like an elder playing with a young child, Himeko swung her sword at Mei again and again, but each time Mei casually slapped it away.

Until Himeko collapsed to the ground and could no longer get up.

Having realized that Himeko was deaf, Mei used telepathy, and her voice rang directly in Himeko's mind.

"You wanted to stall me, to buy them time to escape. I gave you that chance, but it looks like you can't hold on any longer, so let's just end it here, pointlessly..."

"Cough cough... You really have become stronger... With the power of a Herrscher, even your heart has become as hard as stone. I never thought that someone as gentle as you could be so cold-hearted..."

"Is this all you want to say at a time like this?"

"I'd love to catch up with you again... but unfortunately, we don't even have a bottle of good wine here... cough cough..."

"With this broken, crumbling body, do you still want to continue fighting?"

"Yes... After all, I have nothing left but fighting..."

"Also, it seems you've forgotten what I taught you... Never underestimate the Valkyrie's will... cough cough... As long as I'm alive, I will rise again and continue fighting..."

Himeko spat out a mixture of blood and saliva, drew several deep marks on the ground with her hands, and stood up again with clenched teeth.

"Ahem... I've rested enough, let's continue!"

Himeko forcefully raised the greatsword in her hand and swung it at Mei.

"A futile struggle will only lead to more despair in the end. I don't have time for you anymore; the next blow will finish you off."

Mei used her hand as a knife, covered in lightning, and thrust it at Himeko with the final blow.

Without any resistance, like stabbing a knife into a sponge, it easily shattered the Corona Greatsword inch by inch from its tip, piercing through Himeko's chest.

Drip, drip... A heavy rain began to fall from the sky... accompanied by thunder, washing away the bloodstains on the ground...

Mei withdrew her hand, blood spurting from her chest. Himeko's body collapsed to her knees, head bowed, motionless for a long time.

Mei flicked her hand, scattering the remaining blood of Himeko on the ground. Perhaps her last act of mercy was to leave Himeko with a complete corpse, rather than completely electrocute her.

But perhaps this mercy was a bit too merciful. A mere piercing wound to the chest—Himeko had endured countless nights of pain like this…

She didn't get drunk every night because she liked drinking... but rather, only by numbing herself with alcohol could she barely suppress the pain brought on by the Valkyrie surgery and get a good night's sleep...

Perhaps the sword in her hand was broken, or perhaps her nerves had snapped, but in any case, Himeko could now lift it again.

"Hoo... Ha!"

Himeko, wielding the Corona Greatsword with only the hilt remaining, swung it again at Mei, who had already turned and left…

Sensing Himeko's attack, Mei turned around and raised her hand, preparing to unleash a lightning ball that would completely disintegrate Himeko's body, but in the end, she withdrew her hand.

Mei's attack didn't land, and neither did Himeko's attack...

Perhaps this stab could really pierce Mei, even if I know that only the hilt remains and it won't truly hurt her...

But it's unclear whether Himeko had reached her limit or chose to hold back.

Himeko collapsed in front of Mei, her eyes lifeless; she could no longer see anything…