Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

[6 minutes and 00 seconds remain until the Will Dominator completes its absorption of Kiana.]

Chapter 392 Mei and Jiuxiao's Desperate Struggle

When did things start to take such a sharp turn for the worse...?

We forged our path forward, our bodies broken and our spirits shattered... Even knowing this would happen, I...we...

I'll probably still set off, won't I? Even if we don't say it, deep down we still feel that 'we have a mission to save the world'.

They were willing to pay any price for this, always believing that at the end of hell, there must be some kind of hope.

But... when you sacrificed yourself, did you really not feel even the slightest bit of regret?

no.

Since everyone is part of this world.

Therefore, everyone's suffering is also part of the suffering of this world.

We... are no exception.

……

"Well……"

Bronya was also awakened by the sound, covered her head, and looked up at Jiuxiao.

"How long was I unconscious, Jiuxiao?"

"It'll only take a few minutes..."

Bronya frowned, about to say something more, when she caught a shocking glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye—

"That is?!"

Inside the Glorious Covenant, a massive holographic screen made the two feel as if they were outside the ship.

The moon's surface is torn apart by deep, bottomless ravines.

Because the neutron star material created by Seele and Apricot has blown the entire moon apart from the inside.

At the same time, bolts of lightning scorched the 'clouds,' a scene of weapons originally identified as God-Slaying Armor annihilating countless will-derived entities.

"Who...is that?"

Bronya's reason told her that it was undoubtedly Mei, the sister she knew.

But Bronya's intuition told her that it was a stranger.

Because none of the zombies, Honkai creatures, Herrschers, or even Wendy possessed such a strong aura of death emanating from Mei at this moment.

In Jiuxiao's eyes, Mei had transformed from a Herrscher into something beyond her comprehension.

Trillions of Honkai creatures, will derivatives, and even large-scale will consortia attacking Earth are gushing out from all directions and from the entire shattered moon, heading straight for Mei.

—Their total volume exceeds that of the entire moon.

Because if she, this 'unknown monster' originally called the God-Slaying Armor, is not killed, something extremely terrible will befall the Will Ruler.

"Why did Mei become like that?!" Bronya looked around anxiously. "Where's Seele? Where's Anzu?

"What exactly is going on now?!"

Jiuxiao hesitated, but finally told Bronya the truth: "They...they have already..."

Seeing that Jiuxiao was having trouble speaking, Bronya brought up the spacesuit's communication system.

After she saw the messages left by Seele and Ann, and tried to understand what they had done—

“No power comes from nothing,” Jiuxiao reassured Bronya. “The two of them created a true miracle.”

"After that, it was all just my speculation... Mei triggered some hidden mechanism of the Godslayer Armor that no one knew about."

“Even Mei did something to the Honkai, and to the concept of ‘Herrscher of Thunder’ itself.”

"Even Mei, with her abilities, was held back by the endless forces of the Will Dominator."

Bronya couldn't hear a single word Jiuxiao said.

Bronya's brain had already reached its limit just from accepting Seele and Annie's departure.

"Everything on the entire moon that can be called an 'enemy' is attacking Mei."

"The Glorious Covenant is no longer able to take off, but it should be more than enough as a temporary shelter."

Jiuxiao shook his clothes and walked out of the ship.

"Where are you going?!"

“Stay here, Bronya…” Jiuxiao didn’t answer, but just shook his head, “Don’t go anywhere.”

Bronya already had the answer; the same thought that popped into her mind as Jiuxiao's—

“Seele and Annie have secured the opportunity, and Mei and I will go to avenge the others.”

"..."

But Bronya had lost her will to fight, and the scale of the battle outside was beyond her ability to interfere with or understand.

[4 minutes and 25 seconds remain until the Will Dominator completes its absorption of Kiana.]

A myriad of sorrows welled up in Jiuxiao's heart, but there was no time to care anymore.

Jiuxiao turned around and left the Glorious Covenant.

"The power of a falling star...?"

In the silence, Bronya let out a bitter laugh: "Haha...that's too much, haha..."

"As expected of him... Waaah..."

"As expected of my sister," Riran still couldn't bring herself to say it.

"If you die like this... there won't even be a body left..."

"No...please don't leave me..."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiuxiao also stepped onto the battlefield.

Upon seeing Mei battling hordes of Honkai creatures, Jiuxiao decisively rushed forward and joined the fray.

With a wave of her hand, the power she inherited from Welt—the black hole—was born.

The purple flame is formed by countless sparks, each spark being a tiny black hole.

This is currently the strongest power that Jiuxiao possesses after losing the power of Apocalypse.

Wherever the purple flames swept, all matter was completely devoured.

However, as a price, Jiu Xiao could only use this ability a handful of times in his life.

"Mei!"

Mei remained unmoved, seemingly ignoring Jiuxiao's call.

Realizing this, Jiuxiao understood something as well and, without hesitation, launched a direct attack on the Will Ruler.

At this moment, Mei was already immersed in a beautiful illusion. As Jiuxiao called out to her, Mei's illusion continued to unfold.

Reality and illusion intertwined. After Mei saw Jiuxiao, she caused the Godslayer Armor to split off a flying component, which Jiuxiao grabbed onto.

The two began flying towards the unfathomable depths of the moon's core, gradually being enveloped by darkness.

“It’s really strange…” Jiuxiao looked at Mei, “After the almost infinite Honkai energy was absorbed by the God-Slaying Armor, it all gathered on Mei’s body.”

A bolt of lightning pierced through the black mist, branching out to form a giant net that burned everything it covered into lava.

Mei's body kept bursting open with wounds, which would heal rapidly only to burst open again...

Roar! ...

Countless monster tentacles attacked Mei, instantly piercing through her body, and blood gushed out continuously.

"Let her go!!!"

Jiuxiao used brute force to tear apart all the tentacles that had pierced through Mei's body.

However, the Godslayer Armor temporarily lost power and was attracted by the gravity of the lunar core, falling straight down.

Bang--!!

Mei's wounds are healing slowly.

"Mei! Kiana's right ahead! Get up!!"

"Damn it... there's no air, my voice can't reach Mei..."

Jiuxiao wanted to wake Mei, but sound couldn't travel through space.

Within sight, the entity originally referred to as the Holy Mark Terminal was also emitting a purple light.

Chapter 393 The Death of Jiuxiao

Just as Jiuxiao was about to get up, a powerful force was suddenly applied to her, and she was pressed to the ground.

"Damn it, it has the same power as Welt—"

Just as Jiuxiao struggled to get up, the illusion returned, and the Eye of the Universe appeared before her.

The 'sound' appeared directly in her mind—

[A fragment known as the 'First Herrscher'.]

"(The exact same appearance as in the hallucination...)"

Jiuxiao tried to break free from that force, but her strength began to weaken, and her whole body felt as if it were encased in cement, making her unable to move.

The Herrscher is not a power that belongs to you.

【obey.】

At this moment, Mei also broke free from the illusion.

"I have arrived... the Ruler of Will!"