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

The subtle resonance caused a large number of blood droplets to seep from the pores of the fair skin.

But it cannot be treated with power.

Otherwise, controlling Honkai energy will only become more difficult.

Her organs began to inevitably suffer damage. Even though her special body prevented her from being directly harmed by Honkai energy, the added kinetic energy and shockwaves were unavoidable negative factors.

Slippery blood even seeped from her palm. Kiana, who had been holding her hand tightly, immediately noticed something was wrong. She anxiously tightened her grip on the girl's hand and shouted:

"Yuno! Don't push yourself anymore."

Bronya and Raiden Mei, noticing something was wrong through the team's voice chat, began to dissuade them:

"Yuno-nee, we can think of other ways."

"Yuno, calm down first."

In a perilous situation where they could be swept into the storm at any moment, the two people who were only ten meters away from Sato Yuno were powerless to help her even if they wanted to.

Kiana gritted her teeth, her azure eyes now seeming to ignite with a blazing fire.

Surely there are other ways.

The turbulent emotions raging within her soul made her extremely uneasy; such feelings of impending loss were far too rare in Kiana's short life.

Her soul felt as if it were being torn in two, and the flames burned her will. For a moment, the girl felt like she wasn't herself anymore. The Honkai energy flowing through her body suddenly exploded and accelerated, instinctively strengthening her body once again.

Just as Otto had thought, no matter what happens or what the outcome of this mission is, Kiana will grow dramatically.

However, regardless of the circumstances, stopping Sato Yuno's current recklessness is Kiana's top priority.

You'd risk your life for a fighter jet? Yuno, did you already have a death wish?!

Regardless of what you're really thinking, I can't let you continue to act recklessly.

She growled:

"NekoCharm!"

Kiana activated the armor's [Burst Mode] burst system.

The burst system releases the Honkai energy in the back power reactor at several times the original supply rate, greatly enhancing the armor's combat capabilities in a short period of time.

The only thing the girl could think of at first was how to move through the storm without being blown away. All the thrusters of the White Comet armor were activated, and golden patterns shone at the joints of the armor.

The girl's original prone position changed, and Honkai energy continuously gathered at her left foot, shaping into a solid Honkai energy attack according to the formula inside the armor.

The corresponding illusory object solidified at the edge of the storm, successfully replicating Kiana's real left leg movement, and finally slammed heavily into the ground.

The girl used the strength of her left leg to support her entire body and stand still. This movement made her waist appear exceptionally flexible. She then used her left hand to pull Sato Yuno up and hug her.

Kiana continued to channel Honkai energy into the ethereal limb; this skill was designed for a one-time, brief attack.

However, the girl used it as a crutch to support herself and Sato Yuno. To do this, she had to consume a large amount of Honkai energy reserves in the power reactor to keep her limbs from disintegrating due to the lack of Honkai energy.

Kiana embraced the blood-soaked, seemingly unconscious Yuno Sato, her arms around Yuno's waist and head as she fell backward. The sheer exertion of her energy left her breathless.

"Yuno, stop."

Sato Yuno did not answer. She could no longer hear the sounds of the outside world. The murmurs of the Honkai consciousness and the Honkai energy shaping underground were the only things she needed to fight. Everything else had been completely forgotten by her.

Whether it's a bloody price or a tattered and unsightly appearance, it's not within Sato Yuno's consideration.

The shaping was complete; it was a hundred-meter-long blade, barely sculpted as if entangled by dragons and snakes.

Sato Yuno has succeeded halfway. All she needs to do now is control it to unleash a powerful strike and end this endless, ever-escalating storm.

Her mind wandered as she considered that she couldn't strike directly at the center of the altar, or she would hurt Himeko-sensei.

The best position is to aim at the top edge of the altar.

The offset should not be too large, otherwise accidents may occur.

Kiana shook the girl's body, almost pleadingly saying:

"You'll reconnect with the Honkai consciousness if you keep going like this. Please, I'm begging you, stop. There's a way."

Given her Honkai energy adaptability, she could naturally sense the unstable Honkai energy fluctuations underground, which were like raging waves.

"I'm sorry, Kiana. It's my fault... I made you worry."

This time, Sato Yuno finally responded. In order to aim at the altar outside, she received the information from her body again. The pain of tearing her nerves did not make her frown, but the girl's words, which were vaguely accompanied by sobs, made Sato Yuno feel sad.

As she whispered words of comfort, she opened the last gate of her will, choosing to exhaust all her energy to successfully unleash the attack.

"This is the last time... Forgive my selfishness, Kiana."

In order to avoid being corrupted by the Honkai consciousness and becoming an even more terrifying being, Sato Yuno decided to end her own life after delivering this strike.

After manipulating such a massive amount of Honkai energy for the last time, the girl truly lost the confidence to resist the Honkai consciousness.

It is naive to continue to gamble that one's willpower can withstand such erosion.

Yuno Sato cannot allow her friend's life to be endangered by these vague and uncertain possibilities.

Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad to end a life that has become a pseudo-Herrscher for this reason.

Just as Kiana suspected, Sato Yuno had long since given up on living.

But the deep-seated hatred she carried and the friends around her wouldn't allow her to choose the path of complete self-destruction.

So she has lived diligently and earnestly until now.

That's enough.

But the next second.

The demons, sweeping in with thousands of streams of fire, drew their swords and shattered all obstacles. Their endless figures, carrying unparalleled dominance, charged directly into the center of the storm.

He shattered the girl's vision, obliterated the outer layer of elegance, and destroyed...

Sato Yuno's will to die.

The unfamiliar armor concealed his face and figure, but the familiar weapons revealed his identity.

It's Su Qing'an.

The girl sighed helplessly.

again and again.

It's you again! I really don't know what to say.

With a smile, Sato Yuno dissipated the Honkai energy shaping underground. After barely severing the link with the Honkai consciousness, she completely fainted in Kiana's arms.

There are always some people who, the moment they appear, you will unconditionally believe that they can overcome all obstacles.

For Sato Yuno, Su Qing'an was that person.

Even long afterward, Sato Yuno would still recall this scene.

His back, clad in jet-black armor, charged resolutely towards the altar, as if he had already known the answer to everything.

If Sato Yuno had known all the endings in advance, she might have taken a completely different path when faced with the questions and answers from the broken consciousness.

158. Stigmata Mode: Spear of Longinus.

In the seconds before bursting into the scene, Su Qing'an chose to break his promise to Fu Hua.

Several months later, he finally revived the artificial Stigmata, and at the same time, the full power of [Thousand Stars] was launched.

This double reinforcement, appearing for the first time in the real world, created the domineering scene that the group witnessed.

When Su Qing'an actually took control of the armor, she discovered that it was completely different from the data assessment she had imagined. This was definitely not the amplification level of a normal third-generation Valkyrie armor.

Otto's statement that it was "a little better than a bulletproof vest, but not as good as a normal Valkyrie armor" was a complete and utter lie.

His comparison was clearly inferior to the more advanced, unknown armor.

The thousands of flames reflected in their eyes earlier were not a metaphor, but a visual effect of gamma particles and Honkai energy being transformed externally. Unlike the propulsion equipment of ordinary armor, its speed limit and conversion rate are not on the same level.

If Su Qing'an could accurately observe her current situation, she would discover that the preface poems engraved on the watch case are essentially one of the subtle tracks of gamma particles.

Seemingly to cater to someone's unique aesthetic sense, the preface poems of these ancient texts were projected onto the outside world by gamma particles, forming an illusory ring that slowly rotated around the boy. Combined with the endless stream of fire, Sato Yuno could recognize Su Qing's presence by relying on [Calming the Waves].

As he stepped fully onto the center of the altar, the boy whispered:

"Full power, Stigmata mode, activated."

【As you wish, sir】

Su Qing'an himself did not know what the so-called Stigmata Mode was for. It was suggested by the AI ​​after he activated the artificial Stigmata that he needed to activate this mode in order to cut through the storm.

Having already made up his mind, Su Qing'an accepted without hesitation. Since he dared to wear this armor, even though the amplification was far beyond his expectations, he had no reason not to believe Otto. On the contrary, this might prove that the man wanted to see a different ending.

After activating the Stigmata mode, the AI ​​responded as follows:

【SpearofLonginusloading】

The Spear of Longinus, loading.

Su Qing'an had heard of this legend, the Spear of Longinus.

According to the Bible, this was a spear that once pierced Jesus.

As a weapon deemed intelligently capable of cleaving through the center of a storm, this name clearly reflects a high level of sincerity.

The fire and gamma particles that were originally the driving force now dissipated around the armor, gathering together like droplets of water in an ocean.

Meanwhile, a portion of the massive Honkai energy raging wildly within the artificial Stigmata was inexplicably drawn away by a force field and loaded into this illusory gun shadow, forming its final flesh and blood.

The three miniature power reactors installed inside the armor continued to frantically absorb Honkai energy from the outside world, while simultaneously filling the Holy Lance with Honkai energy as the best fuel.

Used to cut through storms of this level?

The capabilities of this armor are far beyond what is shown here.

Su Qing'an began to suspect that Otto had replicated some of the God-Slaying Armor's abilities into it; the scale and quality of this armor had already exceeded his original expectations.

Just as the boy was about to draw his gun and strike, a voice suddenly interrupted the intelligent voice module and entered his ears.

"Xiao Su, in the center of the altar is Teacher Himeko! She's not some other monster. She's trapped inside the Xuanyuan Sword, and we don't know what her situation is now."

It was Bronya; the versatile Heavy Bunny allowed her to promptly inform Su Qing'an of this important information.

At such a rapid pace, Su Qing'an's first reaction was naturally not to consider everyone's situation, but to resolve the source of the crisis before carefully understanding the current situation. That's why he failed to discover Himeko Murata's disappearance and the true identity in the center of the storm.