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

Based on the time he arrived and the information left at the academy, Su Qing'an most likely did not directly encounter the Third Herrscher, just like him.

The boy demonstrated the ability to instantly kill a Honkai Beast of Emperor level. Even if he were instantly killed by a Herrscher, he would still be able to struggle and show some signs of resistance. Moreover, this was during the Herrscher's tender period when it had just hatched.

Therefore, Himeko does not believe that Su Qing'an is dead.

If that's the case, then the fact that that person didn't return can only explain two major possibilities.

The first one is the simplest conspiracy theory.

Su Qing'an is a mole within the Honkai, and the two of them, one a Herrscher and the other a peaceful meeting, can get along well.

The second type requires a bit of imagination and a cruel coincidence.

The Sato Yuno that Su Qing'an wanted to save was the original form of the Third Herrscher.

This is not an unbelievable event. Based on the information given by Fu Hua and others, it can be inferred that Su Qing'an has the ability to tell whether a person has Honkai energy resistance.

In his view, this student named Sato Yuno possessed excellent resistance to Honkai energy, which confirmed that she was not dead and was still worth rescuing.

Only those humans who survive the Honkai outbreak are qualified to be chosen as Herrschers. In this respect, Sato Yuno has already met the usual practice of Herrscher entities.

In addition to the known information, the birthplace of the Third Herrscher is the academy.

At that time, only Sato Yuno was left alive in the academy.

She is the only one who can become the Third Herrscher.

It can be concluded that Su Qing'an likely followed the Honkai energy fluctuations of the Third Herrscher along the corresponding trajectory to find her.

If that's the case, Himeko can only conclude that the boy was unaware of the existence of the Herrschers, which is why he voluntarily went into the abyss based on his sense of responsibility as a teacher and his own power.

Otherwise, it would be hard for a woman to imagine why Su Qing'an would go looking for Sato Yuno, given that she understood the danger level of a Herrscher and knew that the other party was a Herrscher.

Even if we take a step back and assume he's confident he can survive against a Herrscher, why would he risk everything for a student he's only known for a short time?

People have their own initial motivations for doing anything. A chaotic personality may not be an exception, but this boy is clearly not one of them.

So assuming it's the latter, it only means that my understanding of Su Qing'an has always been superficial.

This person is far more profound and complex than he appears on the surface.

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Ten minutes later, a full-screen red warning light appeared inside the extended armor goggles.

Within an area approximately thirty kilometers away, the Herrscher's Honkai energy fluctuations have begun to rage uncontrollably.

In fact, no instruments were needed to indicate this; the deafening thunder and the subtle tremors transmitted from the ground spoke volumes.

It's not incomprehensible that the Third Herrscher would wantonly destroy cities; previous Herrschers have also displayed this tyrannical side.

I can only hope that Su Qing'an didn't actually go to find the Third Herrscher, otherwise the next time I see him, he will most likely be a mangled corpse.

Himeko glanced at the bewildered girls around her and decided to lead them away from Canghai City first, before returning herself to participate in the subsequent battles.

To allay Fu Hua and Seele's suspicions, the woman pulled out a light screen and played a video that had been recorded long ago.

In the scene, a young boy walks towards the white pagoda amidst the gentle snowfall, softly saying:

"Hua, Xier. What if you encounter Himeko while I'm not around?"

"Then please trust her; she is a trustworthy person."

"Himeko and I made a deal and agreement beforehand that it is her responsibility to protect your safety during my absence."

"This city must be very dangerous already. Please follow the other person to a safe place and wait for me to return."

The short video ended abruptly, but it became the reason why Fu Hua and Seele made a decision while looking at each other.

78. Whaling ship.

Canghai City, outside the city.

The members of the fifth squad had already arrived outside and set up camp ahead of time, while the rest of the troops arrived one after another and set up temporary military camps.

As Himeko drove the group to the edge of the city, communications were restored and intelligent robot soldiers could be seen roaming the outskirts.

Due to considerations from higher-ups, they were not equipped with any gear.

By carefully analyzing the information from the loss of contact with the City of Canghai and the Herrscher's suspected mastery of the power of Thunder, the upper echelons of the Fire Moth, although they had not fully grasped the essence of the power, could still glimpse the situation where electronic devices were meaningless in the face of the Third Herrscher.

In order to avoid any unnecessary accidents during actual combat, these mechanical soldiers, who were not supposed to be of much combat power, were reduced to mere informants.

Himeko had high authority, so the mechanical soldiers simply nodded in salute to the armored vehicle and then left an open road without asking any questions.

This led the girls in the car to vaguely speculate about Himeko's identity.

The atmosphere along the way was very somber, with only the dazzling thunder and the deafening roar of collapsing everything behind us constantly breaking the physical tranquility.

Seele nervously grabbed Fu Hua's hand. Even though Su Qing'an told her to trust Himeko, whether the others in the military camp were trustworthy was another matter entirely.

Although the mechanical soldiers' reaction reassured the little girl somewhat, it meant that Himeko's presence was enough to ensure her safety for the time being.

However, the unknown commotion coming from the city center, coupled with the fact that Su Qing'an had not returned for a long time, made her still uneasy.

Unlike Fu Hua, who knows virtually nothing about Honkai, Seele, who was exposed to secret experiments, may lack basic Honkai knowledge, but she is quite knowledgeable about some high-level Honkai events.

The experiment, based on the core of the Second Herrscher, inadvertently allowed the little girl to understand just how terrifying the so-called Herrschers really were.

Regarding the experiment in the Sea of ​​Quanta, without the power of the Second Herrscher's core, humanity's current technology is far from qualified to truly delve into it.

This detail alone suggests that, with the Second Herrscher still alive and as a truly living being, such an opponent would be a formidable foe that humanity as a whole would have to fight with all its might.

Su Qing'an's safety was initially the last thing that needed to be worried about.

Before this, both Seele and Fu Hua were subconsciously worried about Sato Yuno.

Even for a teenager, there are bound to be some worries, but most of the concerns are focused on whether Sato Yuno, who is alone in the dormitory, will be attacked by a monster.

After the abnormal Honkai energy fluctuations occurred behind them, Seele and Fu Hua, who had already witnessed the fluctuations of Emperor-level Honkai energy, deeply understood that a monster far more terrifying than the Emperor-level Honkai Beast Ganesha had appeared in the center of the city.

Fu Hua can understand this gap through Kenshin, but she still doesn't understand what kind of existence truly possesses the ability to create such a gap with an Emperor-level Honkai Beast.

But Xier can understand.

Her physique was extraordinary. Even though she had not cultivated the Taixu Sword Qi or formed a sword heart, the little girl could still use her instinctive reactions to understand the vast difference in the Honkai energy fluctuations between Ganesha and the city.

Most importantly, Seele Vollerie experienced a large-scale experiment using the core of the Second Herrscher, and in that nightmare, she sensed the Herrscher's Honkai energy more clearly than anyone else.

On that day, the Honkai energy from the core of the Second Herrscher permeated the skin of the entire body through the transparent inhibitory fluid, submerging the limbs, bones, and internal organs, and giving a brief but prolonged despair that seeped into the soul.

Finally, this power successfully pulled open a passage into the Sea of ​​Quanta, beginning a seemingly endless wandering for her.

This series of experiences became a deep-seated shadow, making Seele unable to forget the aura of Honkai energy.

Now, this nightmare surrounds us in another form, like a dying crow spreading its black wings, indifferently glancing at its hopeless journey home.

The Third Herrscher has appeared, right here in Canghai City.

This was the assessment made by Seele Vollery after the aftermath of the battle reached the shelter.

Su Qing'an hasn't returned, and that's the current situation.

Reason and maturity beyond her years led Xi'er to comply with Su Qing'an's request after watching the video.

But deep down, it's impossible for one's heart to remain completely unmoved by this.

The image of the boy stepping into the darkness appeared in her eyes like a hallucination, causing the little girl to suppress her emotions and begin to hate her own weakness as she silently pursed her lips.

Because of their weakness, they can only be exploited and their will is ignored, and their right to live is trampled upon.

Because I am weak, the best I can do is to listen to my older brother and not cause him any unnecessary trouble.

But Seele didn't want that.

What do you want to grasp? What do you want to protect?

She wants to have the right to choose.

The little girl's will, like a sliver of starlight in the darkness, clung to the withered grass in the wilderness and burned faintly.

And one day, Seele will be able to realize her vision.

In her own way.

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Fu Hua silently endured the increasingly forceful hand of the little girl, gazing at the scenery behind her.

A spectacular burst of lightning, mixed with pitch-black dust, tore through the field of vision. The clamor and ruins intertwined to create a desolate melody and scene, depicting a strange and bizarre world.

This is the end times.

Once she imagined that the person was likely in the vicinity, the girl found it hard to resist the urge to venture into the heart of the region to find him.

But the video that Himeko played completely extinguished any such thoughts, as if proving how naive her ideas were.

Not strong enough.

Even in the dustless realm, the boy's figure was still nowhere to be seen. If he were to go looking for him, he would only become a burden.

But why is that? It's clearly just a difference of one level.

But she had a premonition that even if she reached the same level of clarity, she would still be far from being able to stop the other party.

This is natural; judging solely from the Tai Xu Sword Qi, what the two cultivate is not the same thing.

The divine version of the Taixu Sword Qi requires far more than just pure talent and state of mind.

If we're talking about the ordinary version of the Taixu Sword Qi, if you want to cultivate it to its ultimate limit, there are very few people in the entire world who can actually achieve it.

The divine version of the Void Sword Qi is even more difficult.

The shackles between Wuchen and Mingjing were, for Su Qing'an, a spark that she barely managed to hold onto after several near-death struggles.

But for even humans with extremely high Honkai energy literacy, it is nothing more than pure hell.

【Holy Marks】are all products formed from the divine version of the Void Sword Qi.

The essence of the [Stigmata] is the convergence of soul matter and the manifestation of personal experience. The abilities possessed in the current incomplete stage actually represent the nature of a young boy.

The result of this complete and utter display of self is the reason for Su Qing'an's current combat strength.