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

In terms of timing, who goes first, strength, intimacy, and other factors, the other party has an absolute advantage.

Placing hope in this is a gross underestimation of the Honkai consciousness and an overly optimistic view.

Even though countless images and outcomes flashed through her mind, Su Qing'an still did not choose the most convenient way to leave.

He looked at the girl standing there and said softly:

"This city has lost its former order, and life at the academy may be hard to go back to, but your friends are still waiting for you."

"So I'm going to take you back, even if... you're a Herrscher."

Sato Yuno stared intently at the human's face, though she didn't quite understand what Su Qing'an was saying.

What about the city's former order, what about school life, what about friends waiting for me?

I can't understand it or hear it.

These are things that do not exist in my memory.

Novel and unfamiliar, yet subtly warm, like the cool and sweet cream filling a cream puff.

I was actually quite curious to figure out what it was, but she was an apostle of the gods.

Although I can't help but play tricks on the gods, call them liars, and occasionally find them annoying, I sincerely believe that being a Herrscher is the same as being an idiot. Can I ever back out?

But a god is a god.

The destruction of civilization is an unavoidable future, and hostility towards humanity is an inevitable outcome.

Either you die or I die.

Sato Yuno and humanity are in such an absolutely opposing position.

The real reason for these ideas, aside from the weight added by the consciousness of collapse in the words, lies more in the passive actions within the blank personality.

It's not some heinous cognitive distortion, nor is it a means of correcting one's nature; these things would shake the purity of the soul.

Therefore, the Honkai consciousness merely issued three core suggestions at the very beginning of this consciousness, without affecting the purity of the soul.

They are unable to understand each other.

Regardless of one's perception of civilization, it must be destroyed.

Gods are the only beings worthy of trust.

This is the real reason why, even though Sato Yuno's previous statements clearly favored the human side and showed great disdain for the Honkai side, she didn't care about the Honkai consciousness.

Even before seeing humans, the girl fantasizes about whether she can coexist peacefully with them, and doesn't mind giving them her powers and imprisoning them at will.

But in reality, this is a scene that will never appear in any future; after encountering humans, those seemingly useless hints will play a decisive role.

Given her current state, it's impossible for Sato Yuno to be changed by simple words.

In her social circle, apart from her parents, no one could use emotions to sway her will or create a loophole to break this subconscious constraint.

But as the boy's face came into view, the girl's heart couldn't help but flutter strangely, and a joy burst forth from her chest that surpassed the pleasure of drinking cola.

Her blood felt inexplicably hot, as if the Costa Rican sea breeze was clearly brushing against her cheeks. Seagulls in the distance were waving their white wings at her, and sapphire rose petals were falling softly, causing the white veil on her head to sway slightly. The crowd around her cheered for her, while the girl riding a bicycle on the shore could only turn away with envious eyes.

This inescapable sea of ​​human suffering held the distrust and murderous intent born from the hints, preventing the girl from taking action.

In a blank state of consciousness, having lost all memories, she no longer instinctively restrains herself based on common sense or past relationships.

Only the remnants of that world line, as light as smoke yet vividly clear in the blank world, could express true emotions.

The legacy of Sato Yuno from the previous timeline is attempting to shake the current Herrscher personality.

This was such an absurd situation that even the consciousness of collapse could not comprehend it. The spark of this emotion was so faint that it could be assumed that it did not exist at all.

Normally, she would at most consider it an illusion and ignore it, without wavering.

But things are completely different now.

Given her current situation of having nothing in terms of emotions, any feelings and emotions are something that Sato Yuno cannot ignore.

This led the girl to match him against common sense, reaching the extreme of empathy.

She almost felt the same way about Yuno Sato in that timeline, understanding her emotions and feelings.

But this was only a fleeting moment, so short that the collapsing consciousness was completely unaware, so short that Su Qing'an's words had barely fallen, so short that the girl herself was utterly bewildered.

Sato Yuno recalled the experience of her arm being touched by the boy's fingers, but she could no longer comprehend the feelings behind it.

My heart rate returned to normal, but the lingering emptiness was a testament to the existence of something.

go away.

That was her first reaction.

Sato Yuno knew that if she continued to stay here and entangle herself, she would definitely kill the other party no matter what.

She couldn't understand what that sudden heartbeat represented, because the gods had deliberately left no common sense about emotions in this consciousness.

From the perspective of the Honkai consciousness, its apostles have no need for these useless things.

Emotions will only become a tool for Sato Yuno's original consciousness to awaken, and it would naturally be a good thing if they could cause her to have difficulty understanding these things.

Even if the girl doesn't understand anything, she can still understand why she feels this way.

Even if he is destined to kill, he doesn't like killing.

If it were this strange human who was killed... I would dislike it even more.

Therefore, fleeing is the only option.

Just as the Honkai consciousness is confident, with today's technology, there is no vehicle in the world that can compete with the Third Herrscher in terms of speed.

The thermal and sound barriers that Su Qing'an could break through under the abnormal [Thousand Stars] state would be enough to refresh the weight and evaluation of the Fire Moth if it knew about them, but these seem commonplace under the mobility of the Third Herrscher.

Her figure vanished completely in the deafening roar of thunder, leaving only a scene of utter devastation...

73. Feather Crossing Dust o Critical.

Why did you run?

The voice of the gods could always appear in her ears at will, and Sato Yuno had long been used to it.

She pursed her lips and said:

"I can't beat him."

[Those are merely humans with such low Honkai energy literacy that they barely avoid being turned into zombies. Even if they are somewhat special, it's meaningless under the influence of their powers.]

You should kill him. That human, though weak, is still abnormal.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then stubbornly repeated:

"I can't beat him."

My apostle, whether you like it or not, this is a choice you must face.

Yuno Sato was sullen. She cautiously glanced behind her to make sure she had completely shaken off the other person before silently landing on the balcony of a high-rise building.

The girl walked barefoot into the now deserted apartment; the interior, devoid of any human warmth, felt rather desolate.

She tried to walk properly on her own two feet, and after walking around once, she calmed down a bit and then obediently sat down on the sofa.

Sato Yuno hugged her pink backpack tightly; it was full of her treasures, lots and lots of good things.

For a girl who is only an hour old, the things in her backpack are her whole world.

Inside was a bag of cream puffs, several cans of cola, two pieces of chocolate, a small toy that came free at the convenience store, a doll found in the mall, a marker, a fairy tale book with many colored pages but no words, and finally a brand new notebook.

She thought about the times she lost control of her power and felt a little afraid that her power might destroy these treasures due to her loss of emotional control.

After hesitating for a while, Sato Yuno reluctantly chose to leave the schoolbag in her bedroom, planning to secretly retrieve it later when she could better control her powers.

This practice is somewhat like the treasure-burying activity from the past. Although you may feel reluctant when you bury it, you will be pleasantly surprised when you dig it up later.

Sato Yuno comforted herself with this case, temporarily putting her treasures out of her mind, clearly ignoring the harsh reality that cream puffs expire.

The girl sat back on the sofa, curled up, hugging her legs, looking rather pitiful.

She said softly:

"Why kill him? Does destroying civilization necessarily mean killing humanity?"

"In the concept of civilization given to me by the gods, as long as the soil for human survival is completely destroyed and the remaining population is insufficient to organize a new civilization, then the destruction is considered successful."

She deeply understood the immense power she possessed. The annihilation of everything caused by the snap of her fingers in the mall, and the unintentional regional destruction that erupted again earlier, were enough to demonstrate that Su Qing'an could not possibly survive under this power.

However, as long as the gods insist that she kill that human, the subconscious constraints prevent Sato Yuno from refusing.

The lingering emotions of that relationship had long since dissipated, leaving only lingering inertia and a vague sense of kindness in the girl's nature as the only remaining reasons for her insistence on refusing to kill Su Qing'an.

She continued softly:

"So... it's okay not to kill him."

[That individual possesses mature Honkai energy manipulation technology that should not exist at this stage of civilization. If this technology were to spread widely, it would be detrimental to the end-of-civilization plan, which is unacceptable.]

The existence of [Thousand Stars] has attracted the attention of the Honkai consciousness, which has been carefully observing humanity's research and development of Honkai.

Although they have been able to utilize Honkai energy on existing technologies and establish new branches, the technology of human manipulation of Honkai energy is still in a highly immature stage.

This makes it impossible for humanity to develop a high-end combat force capable of truly restraining Herrscher-level opponents in the short term.

For example, Himeko, who is the captain of the Firemoth, is at the top level in terms of combat experience and skills, and is also wearing the most advanced armor.

In the realm of humanity as a whole, finding a single individual far more powerful than her is simply wishful thinking.

Even with Himeko's armor alone, it would take a long and arduous battle to kill Ganesha, the most average-strength Emperor-class Honkai Beast, and there was even a risk of defeat.

This is enough to prove just how lacking humanity is in high-end combat capabilities at this stage.

Let alone Herrscher-level enemies, even multiple Emperor-level Honkai Beasts would require humanity to deploy large-scale technological weapons for a serious response.

The long-term consequences of doing this are widespread destruction and waste of resources.

However, the things on Su Qing'an could potentially break this situation. His own combat power is not within the scope of the collapsing consciousness's consideration, but the possibility of breaking the deadlock ahead of time is something that should be ruled out.

The Honkai consciousness does not want to underestimate the potential of humanity.

If one possesses a Herrscher body that can be manipulated at will and whose power is fully utilized, these possibilities might be as insignificant as dust, not worth paying attention to.

But the reality is that this is impossible.