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

Sato Yuno was very angry.

She pouted her unnaturally red lips, looked at the hamburger in her hand, and said:

"Why is this so spicy?!"

The warning signs next to the shop window were clearly visible.

However, the little girl, whose common sense hadn't been fully absorbed by her broken consciousness, had already entered a state of illiteracy, which led her to be unaware that the spiciness of the hamburger in her hand was unusual.

The Honkai consciousness naturally felt no guilt, but in order to keep Sato Yuno in a good mood and accelerate the integration between her powers and soul, it still responded:

There's water and cola nearby, sweet cream puffs in the cupboard, and ice cream in the mini-fridge.

The girl's jewel-like eyes instantly sparkled, and she was no longer angry. But in the blink of an eye, she said with some hesitation:

"Won't I get diarrhea if I eat it all? It's spicy, sweet, and cold."

You are a Herrscher, not a human. You don't need to concern yourself with those common-sense human rules.

Yuno Sato muttered resentfully in a low voice:

"God, you big liar! My sense of taste is exactly the same as a human's, and my lips are swollen from the spiciness."

As she spoke, she reluctantly put down the hamburger in her hand.

The girl then pulled the tab on the can. Listening to the crisp sound of the bubbles, she tilted her head, as if she was curious about this drink that she could only vaguely recall.

Yuno Sato took a sip of her carbonated soda.

Immediately, the bubbles spread on the tip of the tongue, stimulating a refreshing tart sensation, while the cool liquid soothes the senses.

The little girl looked comfortable, happily sipping her cola.

After a while, the pain from the spiciness finally subsided after drinking half a can of cola.

Sato Yuno sat properly in the chair where the shop assistant should have been, glancing guiltily at the silent assassin beside her.

After staring at Miss Death Squad for a while and confirming that she had no reaction, she quietly reached out her fingertip, picked up a piece of cream puff, and quickly stuffed it into her lips.

This scene looks exactly like a small animal stealing food.

The soft, flaky pastry, when bitten through, revealed cool, creamy filling. This smooth, sweet texture made the little girl's eyes squint, like a kitten that had just been stroked.

She clenched her little fists and muttered to herself:

"good to eat!"

Therefore, the Honkai Consciousness's recommendation for her to go sightseeing was temporarily shelved.

The great Third Herrscher has been successfully trapped in this bakery.

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The journey to find Sato Yuno was quite tortuous.

Whether it's to gain an advantage in an inevitable battle or to avoid directly provoking strong hostility from the opponent, the search effectiveness of [Momentum] must be greatly reduced.

The boy used his Taixu Sword Qi to detect the Honkai energy fluctuations left behind by his opponent along the way, trying to find his trace.

However, the speed of [Thousand Stars] in normal condition seems to be on a completely different level from that of the opponent.

The Honkai energy particles in that open space were unstable and volatile, as if they had just been born. However, Su Qing'an's ability to detect the soul aura within a few kilometers showed a blank, and he could not detect the other party's location at all.

This power... is definitely different in nature from the support-type power that Yuno once possessed.

The combat power of a pseudo-Herrscher can undergo drastic changes and magnitudes depending on the opponent's mental state, personality, intelligence, and specific powers.

The boy had no idea of ​​the limits that the pseudo-Herrscher's powers could reach, which meant that the strength of Sato Yuno, whom he was about to face, was likely completely beyond any reference point.

This is tricky.

But there is still an upper limit.

The superiority of the soul's essence is enough to give Su Qing'an a huge advantage when dealing with adversaries who possess a soul.

In pure combat, the boy has the confidence to take the initiative and subdue his opponent.

The loss of the original healing power means that the threat of assassination will become infinitely greater.

Let alone pseudo-Herrschers, even real Herrschers, if their physical attributes and weaknesses are unrelated to this, are still subject to the limits of human beings.

A broken heart will kill you, a broken neck will kill you, excessive blood loss will kill you, and being cut in half at the waist will also kill you.

Unlike the thick-skinned Honkai Beasts, the defensive capabilities of the pseudo-Herrschers and Herrschers, aside from their powers, are no different from those of ordinary people.

Based on these weaknesses, Su Qing'an successfully created space to negotiate with the Herrscher's consciousness upon first meeting, giving her the possibility of finding a loophole in the other party's will.

Of course, given that Sato Yuno's power allows her to increase her speed to a level that is beyond the reach of [Chihoshi], the preemptive strike approach has likely already failed.

But since Su Qing'an dared to come alone at the risk of so many things, the simple plan of brute force education and talk therapy is obviously not the whole story.

After initially learning to utilize the essence of the soul, he had imagined whether, in the future where souls continue to accumulate, he could use this power to directly sever the link between the Honkai consciousness and the Herrscher himself.

At that time, as long as the connection to the broken consciousness is forcibly severed, many unnecessary tragedies will naturally be resolved.

Since there was no specific reference point, Su Qing'an herself was unsure whether she was capable of doing it now.

But since it's only a pseudo-Herrscher, perhaps the chances are quite high.

At least back in Changkong City, the dream the boy experienced had little effect on him, which is enough to prove that the level that the Collapsed Consciousness can demonstrate after leaving the scene has its own tangible limits.

This tangible upper limit provided Su Qing'an with the foundation for his plan, but only after actually meeting the other party would he truly understand the difficulty involved.

but……

At that time, both fighting and words will lose their meaning.

All I can do is beat you until you disconnect.

A chilling wind swept around him, and the boy's figure vanished in an instant. The sonic boom ring arrived late and crashed down, creating a series of ear-piercing sounds, with its unrestrained aftershocks sweeping across the earth.

【Thousand Stars】The abnormal state transcended the heat barrier and the sound barrier in the blink of an eye.

Sato Yuno's speed made Su Qing'an realize that if he didn't show some strength, he probably wouldn't even have a chance to face her directly.

The surface circulation barrier formed by Honkai energy continuously shatters and regenerates, the skin on the surface feels slightly hot, and the muscles, accompanied by spasms and pain, suddenly experience a burning illusion.

At this speed, without extremely high physical abilities and a Honkai energy shield, it's common sense that the body would be annihilated by the heat generated at high speed.

Compared to a "time-cut" that ends in a fleeting moment, this kind of rushing actually consumes more of one's mental energy.

This is why Su Qing'an insisted on finding a vehicle before daring to set off. The situation to consider when moving at high speed with people is far too complicated, while driving a car eliminates many of these concerns.

Five minutes later.

Su Qing'an's steps stopped at the tallest skyscraper in Canghai City.

He stood on the rooftop, silently gazing at the surging, pristine sea of ​​white clouds, feeling a sense of unease.

First of all, unless the opponent had simply been bored and launched an attack that was powerful enough to pierce through the sea of ​​clouds, then this could only prove that Sato Yuno...

She can fly.

The physiological structure of the pseudo-Herrscher is not significantly different from that of humans at the physical level.

Therefore, this situation can currently only be attributed to Honkai energy manipulation and authority.

The former possibility can be ruled out. To truly control this level of Honkai energy, even one must abandon all burdens and concerns and fully unleash the true power of the Mirror Realm.

For a newly born pseudo-Herrscher who fights solely on instinct, the only reasonable way to achieve this is through the relevant powers.

Regardless of the answer, Su Qing'an is starting to feel a headache coming on. He has the illusion that he is playing hide-and-seek with human cubs.

Moreover, this human cub's normal speed is above Mach 3, it can fly freely, and it is also very lively and active.

It was like a tourist attraction, constantly changing its location and address, making it extremely difficult for Su Qing'an, who was tracking it, to even catch a glimpse of the other party.

In fact, the fact that Su Qing'an was able to keep up with the speed of the Third Herrscher in such a short time without even using his full strength is enough to prove that Su Qing'an himself is not normal.

But the boy, who was unaware that Sato Yuno was a Herrscher, approached this encounter with even greater caution, unsure of its eventual outcome.

……

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Ten minutes later.

The boy stared at the remnants of snacks scattered all over the Ferris wheel and the half-eaten chocolate, and fell silent.

The dismantled hatch silently testifies to how foolish the other party's methods of leaving and entering were.

Are you going on a picnic?

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Thirty minutes later.

Su Qing'an sat in a corner of the arcade, rubbing her temples helplessly.

Finding the other person was far more difficult than I had initially imagined. If the child had stayed quietly at the school and not run around, the matter might have been settled by now.

But now...

The boy glanced around at the game consoles, which were mostly emitting smoke and had completely black screens, and the several joysticks that had been broken off on the ground. He had already guessed what had happened.

The pseudo-Herrscher personality created by the Honkai consciousness this time is clearly an idiot.

Sato Yuno herself is not like that...

No, I remember the other person seemed to be deliberately avoiding playing games.

Her hobbies lean towards watching dramas and reading books, and she consistently declines game invitations, so who knows, she might actually be a complete gaming idiot at heart.

But to the point of causing destruction out of anger is clearly not something the other party would do.

Su Qing'an abandoned that thought.

Expecting the other party to fight back their corrupted consciousness under such circumstances is clearly wishful thinking.

Sato Yuno probably still couldn't resist the erosion of the Honkai consciousness.

Although the specifics of what happened are unknown, her behavior this time was clearly somewhat unusual.

First of all, she possessed completely different and unknown powers.