Honkai Impact 3rd, what should an ordinary player do at the start?

—The Herrscher of Thunder.

It will be the most powerful being in the world for three years to come, and only Durandal, who has fully grown in three years, can defeat it.

The plot has completely collapsed. Regardless of the reason, the fully realized Law of Lightning only truly possessed the power to destroy humanity, at least 80% of humanity, during this period.

Siegfried with a severed hand

Big-VI+IIsanling Jiulin's wife is dirty, the scarred Walter,

And who knows if Raven has undergone the Fusion Warrior surgery now?

Ironically, this was the strongest fighting force they could muster at this time. Apart from that, Theresa had been completely rendered useless due to consuming too much Feather Dust.

The book that was lying in the Sumeru Mustard Seed, carrying out the Hengsha Wing Other Also Weapon Temple Wuji Si Jue Gua Lingmeng Plan, was already riddled with holes. It was also a mental fusion warrior, and it had no power to fight against non-human things.

Perhaps they can release Kevin.

Look how strong Kevin is, even though he didn't eat Chi You.

Ah……

Jiang Cheng couldn't help but laugh—probably because he no longer had to be tense, this time his smile seemed exceptionally carefree and relaxed, like he was lying on the ground laughing heartily after playing with his childhood friends until they were tired.

"Jiang Cheng Jun".

The voice that came from the horizon was that of a young girl.

There was no reverberation like a thousand thunderclaps.

—It is Mei's symbol.

Good news, at least we can confirm that it's not because the Queen of Thunder dumped Mei that she's planning to wipe out the world.

"what……"

"it's me."

Jiang Cheng's head lolled to the side, lying on the ground at the mercy of others, even letting go of his weapon and allowing the Jizo Soul to come into contact with the dirty soil.

He no longer held any hope, nor did he believe he had any chance of using his foresight to fight against the girl who had already decided to overturn the table.

If there's anything she's still fixated on, it's this: after I've made myself so clear, why is Raiden Mei still here?

When I discussed the plan with Bronya, I had already figured it out. There shouldn't be any other problems. Even if the Herrscher came online because I was abandoned, it was just because of a moment of excitement. I could even have Kiana save Raiden Mei and tear off her wings according to the original plot.

"Although I am now the one who is powerless, I still want to ask, why did you come here? I have already made it clear, this is just a suspension bridge..."

"Do not."

The sound was rejected before it was even uttered.

The girl, whose thousands of lightning bolts that had been concealing their form had already vanished, denied it.

"no."

She stood in the sky, her purple hair fluttering in the air.

As if imbued with supreme authority like a god—long hair, tinged with a deep, lightning-like color, was gently blown by the breeze accompanied by falling thunder. The ends of the hair, which reached all the way to her ankles and still curved, danced lightly on her slender shoulders and luxurious armor.

The brightest, the most dazzling eyes, whose brilliance could not be diminished even by the lightning that descended and vanished in an instant—these were the purple eyes belonging to Raiden Mei.

It's not madness.

It's not madness.

From those clear, bright, prismatic eyes that seemed to reflect one's own face, all one could see was a girl who seemed to have fallen into a mud pit, clenching her fists, climbing out of the mud, and moving forward with unwavering determination.

Witnessing Mei's symbol once again, the boy felt as if he had returned to the beginning of everything, back to the time when the girl in front of him was sitting alone under the shade of a tree, looking at the calm lake in front of him.

However, if we were to pinpoint the moment when the emotions contained within were closest to the present, it would probably be when one awakens from a coma.

To display her stigmata, the girl lifted the hem of her skirt, harboring the determination she had cultivated throughout her day while unconscious—

"I like you."

This time...

A girl's confession.

Jiangcheng could no longer stop it.

Even his remaining fingers couldn't stop those soft lips.

"I really, really like Jiang Chengjun. I will never regret it. Even if you don't like me, I will continue to like you."

"I know what you want to say right now, Jiangcheng, like the red scarf that keeps turning over and over, or that I am the protagonist and you, the mentor of the newbie village, should not be together... But none of that matters, liking is liking."

What to say?

What should we do?

What else can we do?

What else can I say?

As for me...

The boy felt as if he were just a statue, a statue that shouldn't move or say anything, only waiting for the girl to confess her love.

Because nowadays, any words or any rejection seem far too pale—in front of a girl who, despite being rejected by her own mouth, still chooses to come running over.

Faced with thunder, especially excessive thunder, which is truly a natural disaster and a miracle of nature, even rubber, an insulator, would be burned to ashes.

"The happiest people are those who don't fall in love. When you don't like anyone, you are most relaxed and happy. Your emotions are not controlled by others. Although you may feel lonely at times, all your time belongs to you. You no longer have to rack your brains to please someone who doesn't love you. — This is something you said to everyone at a meal. I knew from the beginning who you were saying it for."

"For me."

“I listened, I really listened, but…”

"I know……"

"Of course I know."

"How could I not know what's the easiest way?"

Having gone through so much, having all my dignity crushed, being betrayed by all the friends I once thought were good, and knowing that even if I went to them I would only be mocked... how could I not know such a simple thing?

Raiden Mei understood the full meaning, interpretation, and thought behind that sentence perfectly, and that was why she stood before the boy even now.

Even knowing, even understanding, even though Jiang Cheng brought up those things she wanted to forget without hesitation, she still had to stand in front of Jiang Cheng now.

"But all my time belongs to me—and that in itself is because of you."

"Without you, the name Raiden Mei would never have been associated with the protagonist; it would have just been the name of a monster who was bullied to the point of suicide and then went mad."

"so--"

Raiden Mei stared intently at the boy, her slender fingertips pressed firmly against her chest, declaring in a way that brooked no dissent—

"To me, even if you abandon me, I would still say I absolutely cannot lose your existence!"

Chapter 65 Mei's Last Confession

Why……

Why did you go to such lengths to treat me?

I'm just an ordinary person.

He's just an ordinary person who, even if he disappeared, wouldn't have any impact on you; on the contrary, he would lead you to a happier path.

These words can no longer be spoken.

—I was rejected.

I was rejected before I could even speak.

He was negated by the girl's bright eyes, by that thunderous determination that seemed to contain lightning, yet was no longer violent or insane, but only pure and simple.

"I can feel being understood, loved... and I can love someone with all my heart. I can choose to entrust everything to them, and I can give up everything about Raiden Mei just to be with that person. I don't need any other embellishments; just being together is enough to make me happy."

"This thing is indeed love; feeling warm just by being together is love."

Every heartbeat, every warm current flowing through the body after seeing the boy in my eyes—the beating felt by the fingertips pressed against my chest—is undeniably something that can only be called love.

"There won't be a second one, and there can't be a second one, because the experience has already been taken over. Even if we could do it again now, with this mindset, we wouldn't be able to face this seemingly realistic world with a fresh perspective."

"Like an old man lying in a rocking chair watching the sunset."

"No matter how new, special, or brand-new things there are, I don't have the energy to look at them anymore."

"Because something—in most cases what can be called learning ability, motivation, or energy—has been completely exhausted."

When you seriously invest your emotions in something, or love someone wholeheartedly, but are ultimately forced to separate for various reasons, it becomes very difficult to fall in love with anyone again.

If you don't want to spend time understanding or getting to know someone, it's like writing an essay that has exhausted all your energy and is only missing an ending, but you have to start all over again.

Love is not infinite; it is used up every time. Losing the ability to love is the greatest price to pay in a relationship.

Therefore, there is no such thing as "it would have been better if someone else had done it" or "there would have been other options" in this world.

Perhaps this can be achieved in other areas as well.

Better commanders, better engineers.

But emotionally, that's absolutely impossible.

Because all of Raiden Mei's firsts, all her gratitude, and all her fantasies about those who would help her had been exhausted by Jiang Cheng.

Whenever I think of being helped, I think of Jiang Cheng; whenever I think of the word "rescue," I think of Jiang Cheng. The phrase "Prince Charming" now exists only for Jiang Cheng.

Regardless of whether the initial encounter had other reasons, and regardless of how weak this irreplaceable quality was, at the moment they truly met, the person named Raiden Mei could no longer write the same essay. She had better and more wonderful inspirations, more excellent topics, and her energy was exhausted, all given to one person.

After being completely rejected by Jiang Cheng, Mei began to carefully sort out her feelings.

We want to know whether this emotion is simply gratitude or a momentary impulse.

In the end, she came to the conclusion that...

--No.

This is not the case.

This feeling still makes my heart flutter. Just thinking of that familiar face, that not-so-pleasant voice, that not-so-perfect figure, and that unremarkable scent makes me happy and makes me smile instinctively and unconsciously.

Countless ordinary, countless mundane, countless commonplace things have woven together to create a unique person for her—Raiden Mei.

……

……

……

silent.

silent.

I could only remain silent.

Faced with this intense heat, the only thing he could do was remain silent.

Because I have never encountered, never felt, never experienced this feeling of still firmly choosing you even though I know you are not good enough, that you are ordinary, that you are incompetent, and that I know all the problems you have hidden under your glamorous facade.

Even so-called maternal and paternal love, is it really so selfless and without any demands?

Perhaps some people do.

Jiang Cheng really didn't know.

and so--

This is the first time.

This was the first time a girl had looked at him with such fervent eyes and confessed her love to him with such affectionate words—even less than an hour earlier, he had rejected and denounced this girl with cold and cruel words.

Raiden Mei still came.

He still said the words he probably would have said a long time ago.

It should have been said a month ago.

But I kept stopping myself, kept denying myself, and tried to cover it up in various ways until now, when I can finally say it.

"I like you."

"It's not that the moonlight is particularly beautiful."

"Yes……"