Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

But in the end, it seemed she found something to hold onto; Himeko put her arm around her shoulder and hugged her, supporting her body so she wouldn't collapse...

I didn't get to hug the Queen in Honkai Impact 3, but I did in Honkai Impact 2.

"Himeko..."

"Sorry...it seems I'm still a bit overwhelmed...It's truly shameful for a teacher to be so useless..."

Mei didn't say anything more; there was no need to say anything more. She just stood there quietly, letting Himeko embrace her in her final moments.

“Mei… Regardless of whether you remember the past or not, regardless of whether you still have human emotions after becoming a Herrscher… I still want to tell you as your teacher… You made a mistake.”

"Ahem... As your teacher, it's my responsibility to correct your mistakes and guide you onto the right path..."

So... let go...

At least for the rest of the time... let those children spend their remaining time in peace.

This is my last wish…

The rain poured down, the relentless downpour blurring their vision...

Mei gazed into the distance, not daring to look down at Himeko. Rain streamed down her cheeks, indistinguishable between raindrops and tears…

Himeko, who could no longer see clearly, could no longer take one last look at Mei's face.

"It's...too late."

"I'm sorry... Himeko-sensei."

boom--

A massive bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky, striking Mei's Himeko...

A moment later, Mei emerged from the lightning, but Himeko had vanished.

Everything has long since been truly destroyed, and these souls trapped here should have been freed long ago…

Chapter 309 Susanoo and the Rock Armor Giant

Mei, who was preparing to take off to catch up with the Hyperion, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Kyusou and Horaiji Kyusou, who had suddenly appeared behind her.

Himeko, who should have been electrolyzed back to atoms by his own thunderstorm and left no trace of her body, is now being held in Jiuxiao's arms.

Nearby, Horaiji Kyusho was using a black and white spear to treat Himeko.

That was a pseudo-Black Abyss White Flower that Jiu Xiao casually sculpted. Since his powers couldn't affect the creatures of this world, he would simply use the materials of this world to create a pseudo-Divine Key without a Herrscher core.

The power of life and death cannot be replicated by the Key of the Divine Bounds; even the true Black Abyss White Flower can only replicate a partial version of its power.

But that's enough. Jiuxiao provides the operational logic for the pseudo-Black Abyss White Flower, and then Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple uses this weapon, which is enough to reproduce the "creation" ability within it.

After confirming that Himeko's life had been snatched back from hell, Kusho summoned the stars and slashed at Raiden Mei with his sword.

"You don't even want to leave Himeko a complete corpse, you're really heartless! Raiden Mei!"

Mei conjured a katana and clashed with the Nine Heavens Greatsword, but the katana was instantly severed upon contact with the Nine Heavens Greatsword. Mei could only repeatedly conjure a new katana to defend against these attacks.

After gathering power several times, Mei managed to deflect most of the force of Jiuxiao's attack and barely managed to parry it.

This is what distinguishes the greatsword from other weapons: its immense power and sheer force can overcome any technique. No matter how fast or powerful Mei's swordsmanship is, when I strike, you can only dodge or pay a heavy price to withstand the blow.

"The essence of this world is a fleeting, illusory image, trapping these spirits here, constantly giving them hope, and then repeatedly stripping them of that hope..."

I'm not being cruel; I'm just ending this tedious cycle and freeing them from suffering.

Mei deflected Jiuxiao's attack and transformed into thunder, striking Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple.

bang bang-

Bronya and Theresa, who were slower than Jiuxiao and the other two, also arrived at the scene with Judah's help. Bronya fired several shots to interrupt Raiden Mei's attack.

Mei reappeared, coldly staring at Hōraiji Kyushō:

"Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple... You are the root of everything. Without you, this fleeting pain would not have continued until now. If it weren't for you, this utterly boring dream would not have appeared."

"What is a dream? What is reality? Everyone has their own will and their own goals... Is this a dream? This is reality! The reality in which we exist!"

Jiuxiao threw out a star, pinning Mei to the ground, and then used Honkai energy to create a hundred-meter-tall boulder that crashed down on her.

Swah——

Mei transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot into the sky, piercing straight through the boulder. Then, dark clouds gathered, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. Carrying bursts of thunder, Mei swooped down again.

"Raiden Mei..."

Penglaiji Kusho handed Himeko over to Theresa behind him, then resolutely drew his ethereal weapon array of twin swords and charged towards Mei.

"I am...the savior...I will never let you hurt everyone again!"

"Nine Heavens of Penglai Temple! Come back!"

Theresa shouted, trying to stop Houraiji Kusou from rushing up. She was no match for Mei, and rushing up would only be suicide.

But what Theresa didn't expect was that... Houraiji Kusho and Kusho together got into a fierce battle with Mei.

Having regained her memories, Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens belongs to the master of this world, and the world will subtly strengthen and assist her power.

With the combined effect of Kyuuhou's suppression and weakening of Mei, as well as the enhancement of Kyuuhou's weapon, Kyuuhou can now hold his own against Raiden Mei for a period of time.

With the perfect combination of Kyuu and Hōraiji Kyuu in the mixed doubles, Mei's already disadvantageous situation became even more precarious.

Driven to desperation, Raiden Mei unleashed a thunderstorm, knocking Kyusou and Horaiji Kyusou back a hundred meters away. After a dazzling flash of lightning, a gigantic lightning armor warrior, over a hundred meters tall, wielding two swords, appeared in everyone's sight.

"Transformed?"

"Complete Susanoo: Herrscher of Thunder version?"

Mei didn't say much to Jiuxiao and the other's questions. She simply used her left hand to wield the Ame no Habakiri and her right hand to wield the Futsu no Mitama, and quickly slashed at the crowd.

(Some of the Herrscher of Thunder's skills are named after many famous swords from the Far East, so Mei has these swords in the lore.)

Despite being colossal swords hundreds of meters long, Mei's slashing speed showed no signs of diminishing. Hundreds of sword storms, each over a thousand meters long, were unleashed in an instant.

Jiuxiao unleashed a sword storm that clashed with Mei's, blocking all the attacks. Then, he shouted at Penglai Temple Jiuxiao.

"Hōrai-ji Kyuhō! Interested in piloting a Gundam?"

"what?"

"It's just a giant physical entity formed by relying on Honkai energy and power. I can do that too."

After saying that, Jiuxiao clapped his hands.

At the same time, the earth began to tremble, and a huge rocky hand enveloped and clenched the Nine Heavens and the Nine Heavens of Houraiji into a fist. Then, a rock giant, about the size of Mei's Susanoo, burst out from underground.

(That transformation in the new Ultraman~)

Being in the control room, feeling just like transforming into Ultraman on TV, the joy in Penglaiji Jiuxiao's eyes was completely undisguised.

"The power of the earth gathers at this moment, O saviors blessed by the world! Let us..."

"Ahem... I'd love to cheer a bit, but let's just stick to the basics for now!!"

Halfway through her celebration at Penglai Temple, Jiuxiao coughed twice, signaling her not to get too excited. Then, the two of them looked seriously at Raiden Mei not far away and rushed over.

When you have enough strength, the greatsword is your best choice, but when your strength is immeasurable, the weapon becomes a burden, so just throw a punch!

The rock giant controlled by Jiuxiao and Penglaiji Jiuxiao directly withstood Mei's lightning Susanoo attack, punching her in the face and shattering her tens of meters long head into lightning that dissipated.

But losing its head didn't matter. Xingtian Thunder Susanoo crossed its arms and swung its swords in a crisscross motion towards the waist of the Rock Armor Giant.

Jiuxiao controlled the Rock Armor Giant's hands to block the twin sword attacks and controlled the Lightning Susanoo.

Penglaiji Jiuxiao manipulated the Rock Armor Giant to raise its legs, using the force of the impact to deliver a double kick to the chest of the Thunder Susanoo.

The hands of the Thunder Susanoo were ripped off by the Rock Armor Giant, and its torso was kicked thousands of meters away.

Destroyed in such a state, Mei could no longer maintain the Susanoo form. Dispelling the Susanoo, Mei reappeared, but thousands of meters away from the Rock Armor Titan.

You didn't expect that, did you? Jiuxiao, this is my escape route!

Chapter 310 Even if it's a dream, isn't it enough to be by each other's side...?

Running away is out of the question; there's no need to run anymore.

Mei and Jiuxiao were a kilometer apart, and this distance was enough for Mei to buy herself a moment.

Thunder and dark clouds instantly filled the entire Far East region; at this point, there was nothing left to hide.

Mei originally only wanted to kill the Fire Moths and not damage the environment of Changkong City. But since you won't let her kill them, she's going to flip the table and quit, taking Changkong City with her.

"The magnetic field... has begun to rotate."

Mei pointed to the sky, and the entire Changkong City began to tremble. Whether it was the Honkai energy materials from ME Corporation or the plastic bags commonly found on the roadside, they all turned into powder and began to dissipate like sand.

"Stop spinning! What are you doing?"

A black hole thousands of meters in diameter fully expanded above Changkong City, its gravity completely capturing the city. Jiuxiao modified the black hole's gravitational frequency, distorting and flipping spacetime, freezing time for everything in Changkong City at the moment Mei began rotating the magnetic field.

"Now that this is my world... I will never let you hurt anyone again!"