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

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

"Mei! The 'Pond' is catching up! Run forward!"

Equipped with the God-Slaying Armor, Mei continues her journey toward the [Will Dominator], her only goal remaining the same—Kiana!

Finally, Mei arrived before the Will Ruler and simultaneously sensed Kiana's voice, seemingly pleading for help—

Help me...

Kiana?

An endless battle... a torn soul...

【it hurts……】

Help me... Mei...

Just walking down this shopping street with Mei makes me happy; I don't need anything else.

"Um……?"

【Mei...are you crying?】

"We...we need to go to the place we agreed upon..."

Mei coughed up a mouthful of blood; her body was covered in wounds and riddled with holes, as if she could collapse at any moment.

"That is……"

Mei looked to the side and saw her own body, clad in the Godslayer Armor, on the verge of collapse. She was being held by the tentacles of the Will Dominator and slammed to the ground like a puppet—as if she were watching someone else's story.

"Yes, the agreed place."

"The sun will be setting soon, shall we go watch it together?"

Mei took Kiana's hand and they went together to the rooftop of Chiba Academy where they first met. A gentle breeze caressed the girls' faces, and the sunset was as beautiful as a painting.

“Finally… the promise has been fulfilled…” Mei murmured softly, but then seemed to sense something was amiss, “No…”

"I went to the moon with everyone..."

"They're not astronauts..."

"Mei is saying strange things again."

"Again... indeed... why did I say these things?"

In reality, Mei's mouth was once again overflowing with blood, and her battered body was covered in blood.

Irreversible brain damage has been detected.

"Mei... Actually, everything will end eventually, right?"

"The end...yes..."

【Don't do that... Mei!】

Have you forgotten... our promise...?

"The agreement..."

Don't leave me, Mei!

"I'm sorry... I might... be unable to think anymore. My brain seems to have... broken down."

"Those painful, sorrowful, and distressing things, especially those things that leave you scarred..."

【No—No! No!! Mei!!】

"I just want them to end."

"As long as you are happy, that's enough for me."

[WARNING: Physical Corrosion Level: 99.999999%]

[Warning: You are removing the lethality limit.]

Mei's gaze, like that of a wild beast, was directed at the ruler of wills.

[2 minutes and 15 seconds remain until the Will Dominator completes its absorption of Kiana.]

"Kiana... your desire to be rescued, and your desire to rescue others."

“It’s all true… I know you’re not actually that strong.”

"So, my only thought right now is that there was no agreement..."

【Mei——! ! ! 】

"Only you can be saved."

[B1ackCode 999, lethal limit removed]

[Breaking through the energy threshold: ? %]

[You can run for: 2 minutes and 15 seconds]

[Remaining lifespan after operation: None.]

Mei, who had exhausted everything with the God-Slaying Armor, used the last 2 minutes and 15 seconds of her life to try and save Kia.

Whether she succeeds or fails in the end... Mei will die after these last 2 minutes and 15 seconds have passed.

[Warning: The Godslayer Armor is about to stop regenerating.]

Blood began to spurt from Mei's eyes, ears, and nose, and the parts of the Godslayer Armor shattered one by one, turning into a pair of broken pieces of metal.

Kiana's voice... also disappeared from my mind...

"Uh...uh..."

The Godslayer Armor has reached its limit, and Mei's body... has also reached its limit.

"Is this... the end?"

[0 minutes and 55 seconds remain until the Will Dominator completes its absorption of Kiana.]

"Uh, ah...uh."

Mei collapsed to the ground, too weak to get up.

"The liberation called 'death'... finally..."

"Ughhhhhh!!!!"

Jiuxiao, who had been immobilized by the Will Dominator, suddenly stood up. With his powerful will, he broke free from the Will Dominator's restraints!

【interesting.】

I admit you have a rather unusual soul.

"This is my last bit of strength!!"

With her last shred of willpower, Jiuxiao unleashed the power of a Herrscher, and purple flames erupted instantly, annihilating the Honkai creatures surrounding Mei.

"Kiana is right in front of you, Mei!! Don't give up!"

Jiuxiao's voice successfully reached Mei's ears—

"Why……"

"Why can you still fight, Jiuxiao?"

Almost at the same time as she raised this question, Mei's doubts were also dispelled.

The evidence is that, without Mei even noticing, the Will Ruler fell silent.

Regeneration also ceased. Seele and Ann's attacks greatly weakened the Will Dominator's power. Then, he used the God-Slaying Armor in a suicidal attack, trading his life for another's.

Without a doubt, they all achieved the desired effect!

Even if your belief reaches its limit, it's okay!

"No one is perfect, even the Savior is a weak and easily swayed person!"

Jiuxiao's body was also on the verge of collapse, but even so, she did not give up.

"But!"

"The people on Earth are still fighting!"

“Ninti, Doctor, Seele, An, Bronya, and Mei…and so many more people…”

"Everyone's sacrifices must not be in vain!?"

"To make sure we can kill it!"

"Our savior will die here!"

"At the cost of my entire life, my entire soul, my entire existence and spirit—"

"Deliver the final blow!!"

"—Implosion Soul Burning: Fatal Echo!!!"

For a fleeting moment, Jiuxiao seemed to be hallucinating.

In her hallucination, Sirin, along with her parents, were all around her, welcoming her triumphant return from the moon.

It was as if, in the end, they had truly defeated and saved the world.

But Jiuxiao knew that this was just an illusion—

"I'm sorry... I was being selfish and wanted to be the savior... I've caused you all trouble."

Goodbye... Sirin, Dad, Mom, and everyone in this world and the other world.

The purple 'flames' spread to every part of the Will Ruler, except for the core.

This was a strike for which Jiuxiao sacrificed his life, and it was also the most powerful strike Jiuxiao could unleash right now!

Chapter 394 The Moon Squad is Annihilated

Kiana: "Wait, wait, wait, Jiuxiao is dead?! This can't be happening!"

Kiana cried as she hugged Jiuxiao beside her, repeatedly saying, "Jiuxiao, don't die."