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

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The girl's consciousness was hazy, and those unwanted memories flashed by again and again like a revolving lantern. The more she craved the tenderness and love she had relied on in the past, the more she felt hatred and sorrow for her current situation.

What exactly did Mom do wrong?

Those scoundrels who are not bound by laws and rules profit from human trafficking, satisfy their own selfish desires, control local channels of communication with the outside world, and stifle other people's dreams and lives.

Shouldn't this kind of person die?

But why must their mother be buried with them in their deaths?

Why is it that my happiness can only be achieved if my mother makes a voluntary sacrifice?

Too many "whys" swirled in my mind, and countless inexplicable doubts lingered in my chest.

A chaotic storm of self-doubt swept through Celine's mind, and her soul was perfectly connected with a mighty will.

At this moment, the inner scales that served as a meat shield naturally disintegrated after most of the Honkai energy was absorbed, and most of the remaining overlapping corpses also collapsed like fine sand, sliding down the slope.

The girl staggered to her feet and stared blankly out the window. The snowstorm had stopped abruptly, and the bright sunlight streamed in, reflecting arcs of light across the white wasteland like ripples.

The place is littered with remains, resembling a scene of carnage.

Those friends who spent ten days with him have returned to their homeland.

She lost everything again, just like last time, for no reason whatsoever.

The world has kissed me with pain, but I will repay it with song.

The man's gentle whispers flashed through Celine's mind again, but this time, overwhelming despair crushed everything.

At this point, a solid bridge was completely built between the collapsing will and it.

He said that God came to give salvation.

He said, “My apostle, use a spear.”

37. Möbius: You will come, won't you?

The Qi of Heaven and Earth was like dense, dark clouds, and the Siberian snowstorm spread and swept across the land like a tsunami.

The girl stood atop a blood-soaked mound of corpses, her eyes vacant as she gazed into the distance at the world, which grew increasingly hazy in the snow. The hideous military supply depot seemed like a boat tossed about in a storm, growing smaller in her consciousness, while only the white tower in the distance remained standing.

This young and kind child, after experiencing numerous conspiracies and schemes and being honed for more than ten days in advance, has finally reached this point according to the path arranged by the will of the Honkai.

The Herrscher core, buried in the form of genes, seemed to be guarding against being forcibly stripped away by external forces, and continued to move freely and smoothly among the flesh and blood, adhering to its original form.

The anchor point of the imaginary space merges with the soul, and the power of the Herrscher of the Void accompanies it.

Not only that, but the corresponding knowledge also entered his mind at the same time, just so that this apostle could exert the power he had to the greatest extent.

At this moment, Sirin's body became like a representative of a god walking in the world, thriving amidst the suddenly surging Honkai energy level.

Her feet gradually lifted her off the ground, and her tattered clothes melted away in the high concentration of Qi of Heaven and Earth, turning into purple dust and starlight that dissipated in the wind and snow and disappeared. In its place was a soft fabric forged from Honkai energy.

"—!"

The military supply depot not far away was sirens blaring, clearly aware of the Honkai energy reaction that was rapidly escalating to the level of a Herrscher, and was attempting to send corresponding reports to the headquarters of various parties.

The flame within Sirin's eyes illuminated a golden hue, adding a deeper circle than the other colors. Her soft, long purple hair cascaded down like waves, and her youthful face, devoid of fear and confusion, transformed into a deep, icy coldness.

The girl remained silent, her eyes lowered. Her Herrscher attire, forged in an instant by a combination of power and Honkai energy and the conversion of imaginary power, clung to her youthful figure. The gradually extending Void Belt rose and fell around her waist like a throne.

Xilin stretched out her palm, and the power of the imaginary space advanced layer by layer, twisting the rules of reality and descending into the material world, transforming into several sub-space spears. They intertwined and nestled together like snakes, spiraling around into an even more ferocious weapon, causing intense spatial fluctuations, which were extremely dangerous.

She gazed at the celestial phenomena distorted by the intense Honkai energy, which intensified the snowstorm, and whispered:

"God said, 'Use a spear.'"

Thus, it was as if it were a divine revelation.

Behind the girl, countless spatial cracks appeared, from which numerous pale hands formed from imaginary numbers emerged, each holding a spear of sub-space.

This phenomenon continued to spread indefinitely with the passage of time, until the wind and snow and the sky were filled with dark cracks, until the field of vision was filled with pale, paper-like palms and long spears that had not yet fallen, until the distant Tower of Babel showed some unusual movement, before it finally came to a quiet stop.

Heaven and earth roared, and the imaginary numbers were reversed.

The military supply depot immediately launched a counterattack, and many cannons and ammunition that were enough to kill the Temple-level Honkai Beasts were lost without a trace.

This absolute disparity is caused by the difference in magnitude. Even if one were to strike the pale hand formed from the condensation of imaginary numbers with absolute certainty, one would only be lost under the power of space and would see no effect whatsoever.

This series of changes came too quickly and was too terrifying. The initial defenses were almost entirely carried out by the personnel and artificial intelligence within the facility, which issued commands to complete them immediately.

As the soldier on guard duty, Lomonrosov was the first to be affected. He barely had time to react to what was happening, only noticing that the world, which had just cleared up, was once again swept up in a blizzard. Consequently, the rapidly rising Honkai energy around him caused some rejection of the artificial stigma within his body.

If it weren't for the nano-suit with its unique properties injecting anti-Honkai agents directly through predetermined instructions at a critical moment, the Holy Mark within his body would indeed have affected his bodily functions for a period of time, thereby indirectly interfering with brain operation and reflex nerves, ultimately leading to a coma.

This man, who thought he could fight a black bear, was now quite disheveled under the oppressive force of the Honkai energy. He struggled to regain his composure, and then, through the hazy surroundings, he caught sight of a pale arm obscuring the light. His expression stiffened for a moment, and he said:

"Grass."

Lomonrosov looked around and saw that one after another of his comrades were showing obvious and strange symptoms.

The soldiers felt dizzy and disoriented. Even though they had undergone targeted, hellish special training, all their previous sweat and effort seemed meaningless at this moment. Their brains were like hamsters in a tumbler, losing the ability to think as they stumbled and ran.

This is a chain reaction caused by the Herrscher of the Void forcibly disrupting too many spatial layers, resulting in a strong distortion of the magnetic field in the surrounding environment.

The lower a human's Honkai energy literacy, the more negative impact they will encounter.

But the girl had no such intention at the moment. She was simply allowing the Void Spear in the Hand of Imaginary Numbers to continue accumulating power, intending to directly detonate the hundreds of tons of oil tanks and the Honkai power reactor, completely destroying the entire military supply station, letting all the filth leave the world, and offering prayers to her friends.

In other words, the power phenomenon unintentionally caused by this nascent Herrscher reached a level that could directly cause B-rank personnel to lose most of their combat power.

This is terrible.

This means that Sirin's compatibility with the power is even higher than in the original timeline, and she reached an extremely wonderful level of mastery on her first use.

Considering that she has not yet fully transformed, these statistics are even more surprising.

Obvious.

Because the timeline incorporates the history of Fuxi and Su Qing'an, and the legacy of the previous era is too powerful and luxurious, the Honkai Will actively chose to hold onto the Herrscher of the Void, the most special existence, and began its game from the moment of its birth, wanting to stack it to a strength sufficient to counter any element.

If this continues, future Herrschers will likely descend at the same level as those from the previous era, or even higher.

Lomonosov gritted his teeth and roared like an angry bear:

"All members! Automatically adopt the highest priority intelligent solution!"

The soldiers stationed here are all elite warriors handpicked and equipped with advanced nano-armor. With a roar, the man used his captain's authority to make all the authentication processes ignore the original host's intentions and pass directly.

In the next instant, the nanomaterials were forcibly inserted into the skin, penetrating from the spine in the back, and began to assist consciousness with intelligence, controlling the nerve network throughout the body, extending to every muscle, and conducting unified command and control.

At this point, all soldiers regained their combat capability.

Even in such a harsh environment, Lomonrosov, who was barely able to fight on his own at the moment, chose to have the nanotech armor assist him.

The man already had a guess in his heart what kind of opponent he had encountered, but the sense of mission injected an adrenaline into his heart, and no fear arose in his chest. The area through which the water of life flowed began to heat up, and the crimson holy mark on his back radiated light.

If we die here, it will be for the future of all mankind.

Lomonrosov rallied the troops, roaring as he spoke:

"Fight! Behind us lies the hope of humanity! The Tower of Babylon!"

The gun in Lomonrosov's hand was being reassembled and modified, weaving into a highly technological weapon in an instant. His body was being calibrated under the track of intelligent calculation. Within the silver-white weapon on his shoulder, which was gathering energy, orange and blue intertwined energy surged wildly. With a roar, it directly locked onto the area with the highest Honkai energy reaction.

"—!"

This energy beam, which had annihilated the passing snowstorm, tore through the darkness. Under the intelligent orbital lock, it ignored all the pale hands and decisively locked onto the enemy as its source.

—The Herrscher of the Void.

All the soldiers launched an attack on the same area with their own Honkai energy and the energy carried in their machines. Hundreds of energy beams, like reverse meteors, swallowed up all fear and sped away in a desperate gamble!

At this moment, inside the military supply depot, a legion of white Titans, over ten meters tall and blending seamlessly with the wind and snow, marched out in unison.

They moved to a fixed position, and their mechanical arms, powerful enough to crush a Temple-level shield, instantly sculpted blood-red spears from gamma particles. With the motion of throwing a javelin, they collectively raised the spears and then hurled them with fluid and domineering force!

In that instant, countless streams of fire appeared, and stars soared into the sky.

The girl silently looked down at everything, as if she were gazing at the embodiment of humanity's finest qualities, but more like she was facing the malice rushing in from all over the world.

How ridiculous, and how boring.

She is now too high and too far away to empathize with anything. She can only realize that her enemy is actively trying to kill her, and the remaining kindness and hesitation in her consciousness are completely extinguished.

Xilin's lips curled slightly, revealing a sneer.

Tears welled up in her eyes for reasons unknown, and she forcefully swung her hand down, causing the thousands of pale, imaginary hands to follow suit, spears in hand.

The power of that authority swept across the land, and thousands of circles opened up from mid-air, swallowing all the attacks into the space tunnel. In the end, they were reflected back to the massive military supply station along with all the sub-space spears.

However, this place is where several of the world's major anti-Honkai organizations have jointly provided funding, so even a Herrscher cannot easily and decisively defeat it.

As a high concentration of Honkai energy rapidly approached, a large protective shield unfolded like a canopy, supported by the Honkai power reactor and other energy sources within. It also began to activate the mayfly nanoparticles buried in the surrounding air, grafting together numerous bridges to absorb the Honkai energy outside the shield and convert it into its own energy.

Despite Sirin's deliberate efforts to build up her strength and even returning all of the military's offensive, she was still unable to defeat them in one fell swoop.

The shield, capable of easily withstanding tens of millions of watts of power, still showed visible cracks after a few seconds of stalemate under the pressure of countless sub-space spears and even spatial powers. The massive attacks from the soldiers and Titans were precisely redirected to the cracked area, tearing at the weak points and flaws like mad beasts.

The deafening roar echoed continuously, mingling with the long sirens blaring within the base. In the distance, the Tower of Babel still stood, seemingly not yet fully conscious of what was happening.

But... this is ultimately a world that had anticipated the second Honkai outbreak. The spatial fluctuations that Sirin first exhibited in that town may have been difficult to detect, but Siberia and the Tower of Babel, as the original sources of calamity in the original timeline, have always been under close surveillance.

As soon as Sirin established a link with the Honkai consciousness, the resulting Herrscher reaction was transmitted to the core of various anti-Honkai organizations, triggering a tsunami.

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Shenzhou, Chaoxian City.

Su Qing'an gazed at the fine snow falling from the sky. He sat on a corner of the street, patiently weaving small animals in the shape of crested ibises with slender bamboo strips. On the table next to him was a cup of hot tea, in which the falling snowflakes melted and created ripples.

There are breakfast shops nearby, with outdoor tables and chairs surrounded by diners, their bowls filled with white glutinous rice balls with sesame filling, the steaming aroma wafting everywhere.

Smoke curls from chimneys, and pedestrians continue their journey.

The fireworks in the world touch the hearts of mortals.

Despite the continuous heavy snowfall, the city remains peaceful and safe.

A few snowflakes clung to the boy's dark hair. He looked down at the finished piece of knitting in his hands, then handed it to the child who had been squatting beside him. His eyes were gentle, and his tone was soft: