Regarding the question of whether one thousand lives are enough to beat Honkai Impact 3rd.

This banquet hall has now been turned into a fighting arena without railings, and if the battle between the two sides gets out of control, it will cause a lot of casualties.

If the other party is a rational human being, they should calmly withdraw when the mission has already failed and wait for an opportunity to get revenge later.

But Walter had no such intention at the moment. The gravity ball continued to fall unstoppably. The girl was breathing softly. For her, every battle was a journey that could end at any moment. She rarely encountered a situation where she was forced to use [Thousand Stars].

But today is an exception.

124. What do you think of the ocean?

“Mr. Leonid, this is no longer the place for you.”

"Please leave now."

The butler's words awakened his gradually fading consciousness. The man's pupils brightened and dimmed again. The deafening roar of the earth-shaking explosion seemed to still echo in his ears. Behind the boy in his vision, the scene was a mess. The seemingly weak young lady had forcefully destroyed a huge machine that had appeared out of nowhere.

Leonid understood everything; the previous conversations were all a disguise of their identities. Thinking this way, he could also extinguish the thought that this was a more worthwhile way to die.

There are not so many fateful encounters in the world. It is only because a man's longing is too heavy and lonely that a slight resemblance is enough for him to trust someone and be willing to give his life for them.

Leonid understood this deeply, so he did not show his loneliness at the disappointment of his unfulfilled expectations. The man just stared blankly at the broken and unrecognizable lamps above him, somewhat dazed.

After a few breaths, he sighed:

"Are you warriors of destiny?"

Su Qing'an replied:

"As you can see, even the most confident butler wouldn't bring his beloved young lady to a trap."

The boy made a lukewarm joke, while simultaneously helping the man's heavy, mostly steel-clad body to his feet, intending to take him away from this place.

Even though Fu Hua said she would leave the rest of the battle to her, Su Qing'an would never take it for granted and be leisurely. His current choice was to take the innocent people who might be affected by the battle to a safe place and then return to the battlefield to participate in the battle.

Leonid did not refuse his help, and said:

"Then you should know that I don't have much time left."

“My family died in Siberia more than a decade ago. A man named Leonid Mikhelson died at that time as well. I am like a lonely ghost wandering around, struggling with the meaning of life for the rest of my years. I cannot start a new life. Neither this dead heart nor this body that is constantly approaching hell can stop me from doing so.”

"So, I came here to find a way to die that suits me."

Su Qing'an remained silent. He had initially thought that Leonid had been deceived by the advertisement for the drug, believing that it could cure his condition caused by Honkai energy infection. However, it now seemed that the man knew from the beginning that he was doomed to die.

What could be the purpose of his visit?

A weapon of destiny?

But what does this have to do with a suitable way to die?

If you really want to find a suitable way to die, why not travel around the most beautiful places in the world? Perhaps a certain corner of that place will catch your eye, and if you feel that dying there wouldn't be so bad.

That should be the most suitable way to die. Rather than worrying about how to die, Su Qing'an prefers the location of death. Whether it's lying in a deserted forest by a lake where white deer drink water and watching the azure sky as she gradually loses her breath, or leaping off Victoria Falls at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in the sunset, they are all different.

But perhaps, sometimes he feels that these things are not very important.

To die is to die.

Having time to dwell on the manner of death itself is a hard-won act of mercy.

Su Qing'an is also nearing the end of his life. Compared to Leonid, who has struggled for more than ten years to live to this day, this young man may seem more tragic, but he never thinks about these issues.

Even though poetic and artistic notions of death might sometimes flash through his mind, suggesting a return to the embrace of that deity, Su Qing'an never thought of such things during the nights when the pain spread from his spine to his soul.

Back in Changkong City, he had heard of people who chose to commit suicide on a historic bridge during the cherry blossom season at Kiyomizu-dera Temple on a cold night.

Later, he wondered if it was the bridge where he and Kiana had rested, and perhaps the bridge railing that Kiana had crushed back then was indeed an artifact.

The boy didn't care about the lives and joys and sorrows of strangers; at that moment, all that flashed through his mind were these trivial things.

At this time, Su Qing'an was unable to empathize with Leonid's life or offer lengthy reflections.

But at this moment, he said, both seriously and casually:

What do you think of the ocean?

Leonid was stunned. He had considered many possible responses from the boy. He thought he might say nothing, feel sympathy, feel sorrow, be indifferent, or be numb. But he never expected to receive a suggestion.

Su Qing'an continued:

"I am studying at a school dedicated to protecting all the beauty in the world. The ocean there is beautiful at sunset. If you can hold on until then, then die there."

"Many heroic souls are buried there. Some Valkyries love the sea there. Before going on missions, they would habitually write in their wills that if they were not able to return, their ashes should be scattered into that sea."

"They will forever witness this academy; their longing and souls are hidden in every drop of seawater, and perhaps in every bubble that rises and falls, there are their past thoughts."

“Mr. Leonid, it’s beautiful there. Perhaps what you want is to witness the hope of this world being passed on like a torch.”

Leonid was speechless; he didn't know how to answer for a moment. He could only smile and say:

"The sea is beautiful, sir."

Su Qing'an said:

"I'll prepare a glass of vodka for you then, so please live well until then in order to taste that drink."

Leonid smiled wryly; perhaps the outcome depicted by the boy was more beautiful than any of the deaths he had previously imagined.

And vodka?

The man forced himself to stand up, patted Su Qing'an on the shoulder, and said:

"I will drink that glass of vodka. Until then, go and fight alongside your young lady, butler."

“I can tell you’re finding it hard to bear letting her fight alone, don’t you? You weren’t lying about some things in our previous conversation.”

"Go ahead. Whatever your relationship may be, your desire to protect her is not wrong."

"because……"

Leonid murmured in a whisper that only he could hear, then suddenly shoved the somewhat dazed boy hard, laughing loudly as he said:

“I can do it myself. The name Leonid means lion.”

"Go, follow your heart, butler whose name you do not know."

Su Qing'an was speechless. He nodded silently, while Leonid waved his hand and walked forward alone.

The boy didn't have time to leave his name, nor did he pay much attention to the man's unsteady back.

Su Qing'an walked towards the person he cared about without looking back.

125. I will tear it apart.

【Thousand Stars】was activated and dissipated by Fu Hua in just over ten seconds. When she couldn't use any abilities related to sword heart, the Inch Heart Fist Technique plus 【Thousand Stars】was already most of her strength.

Therefore, she made the most of the explosive amplification skill [Thousand Stars], with the clanging sound resounding at any time and then dissipating with the breeze.

Extending the duration of a single, continuous battle of about ten seconds is undoubtedly a good approach for adapting to changing circumstances in battles with multiple enemies.

The multiple enemies refer to the mass-produced ordinary Titans that have been deactivated from their quantum concealment state, as well as the much larger white Titans.

Cocolia, who sent this Walter clone, must have other plans. There's no need to send this many Titans to accompany an auction, especially this white Titan. The wealth that the auction can bring can't even cover the cost of manufacturing this one Titan.

She seemed to be rehearsing something, and might have this clone perform other tasks later. So, in a sense, it might be a good thing to let all these conspiracies fall apart here.

With this in mind, the girl decided to finish the battle quickly. She knew that person well, and it would be too much to ask him to sit quietly and wait for the outcome.

Let's end this before he can't resist finding an opportunity to strike.

In such a battlefield filled with intertwined firepower and gravitational fields, Su Qing'an, bound by his own promise, was too fragile. If he were hit by a bullet of slightly larger caliber, his life would be as precarious as a candle in the wind.

Since she herself had set the requirement for restraint, it was only right that she should take on the corresponding responsibility, Fu Hua explained her slight inner turmoil in this way.

The multiple Titans occupied almost one-fifth of the arena, and a surging, spreading gravitational field surrounded the entire area. Walter clearly understood that his attacks would be ineffective at that speed.

Rather than taking matters into his own hands, it would be better to let Titan handle the battle, while he himself only needs to limit Fu Hua's speed.

However, the gravity field that spreads over a wide area does not completely restrict her ability to move. [Thousand Stars]'s extreme speed still makes her seem to be in a different time and space from the four Titans. If she is further enhanced by the time-space fracture system of the third-generation Valkyrie armor, no one can catch even a trace of the girl's phantom with their retina.

Fu Hua activated [Thousand Stars] again, dodging countless automatically calibrated projectiles. The ensuing flames shattered everything in the banquet hall.

These Titans share common data, and all their firepower is calculated and predicted intelligently.

The girl, like the mist swirling in the mountains, gently brushed past the faces of passersby; the sparks failed to touch her feet, while several mechs had to endure her counterattack.

In the next instant, she was already close to the side of the mecha.

Clearly, Fu Hua believes Titan might be a bit more troublesome than Welt.

In the blink of an eye, the girl's fists and feet swept across like thousands of light and shadow, just like the omnipresent ocean currents in the deep sea, and the three Titan mechs were completely submerged.

Li Shi o Xuan Niao San.

Li-style peacock.

Li Shi o Entering the Clouds Eagle.

As the three attacks landed almost simultaneously, endless waves of energy erupted from the mech's steel body, violently destroying everything in their path.

The fist technique that Fu Hua is using now was specially created for the [Thousand Stars] move. Its essence is a part of the Inch Heart Fist, but she named it the Li Style for easy distinction.

Reibo is the only form of this fist technique that can be used in the [Thousand Stars] state to extract more destructive and violent Honkai energy from the Honkai energy flowing through the body at extreme speed.

This is the boxing technique she promised Su Qing'an [Qianxing] that she would teach him after he learned it.

"Soon," she murmured softly.

And then, the last white mech.

The moment the girl withdrew her fist, all the light and shadow in other people's eyes vanished and returned to one place.

Immediately, an even greater light burst forth.

Inch-force o-style o open the sky.

The inspiration memes, enhanced by the raging waves, arranged a completely new Honkai energy structure. With the power of this punch, even if the white Titan's strength and body strength were several times that of an ordinary Titan, it would not be a match for it.

Go all out and win this battle.

The immortal is trying to end the battle in the shortest possible time.

The white Titan launched a fierce offensive. With the sacrifice of the previous three Titans, it had the capacity to react. The mechanical power reactors scorched the air around the mech, making it increasingly hot. Large amounts of heat energy poured out from the thrusters and exhaust vents, and the coolant was evaporated into a thin mist.

Signaled by Titan's posture of lowering its waist and clenching its fist, the mech's iron fist began to transform into a more complex form, and a series of special thrusters unfolded.