Honkai Impact: Dreams and the Holy Grail, but the Servant is Rei.

“I don’t have that plan right now either. However, compared to the small trouble at hand, I’m more curious about who told that [fictional historian] those words just now.” Ruler [Gopher Wood] turned his head and looked at [Mikhail] and [Meng Weiyu] in white with meaningful eyes.

“The answer is obvious, Mr. Gopher, which is why I said, ‘This is an opportunity to take the stage. As for whether you will observe as an audience member or perform as an actor, it is entirely up to your own discretion, and I will not interfere.’” Meng Weiyu repeated her words, subtly acknowledging the other party’s guess.

"But when that [fictional historian] said that, the expression on your face wasn't pleasant," [Gopher Wood] said quietly, pushing up his black-rimmed glasses.

“Yes, but at that time he didn’t just relay my words to them. Instead, he added the requirement to ‘discuss the next steps of the deal’ and announced the existence of Ruler.” [Meng Weiyu] nodded.

"Especially the latter, which completely exceeded my expectations," Meng Weiyu added.

“If that were all, your expression should be one of shock and anger, not a grimace.” [Gopher Wood]’s glasses gleamed white.

The meticulous black-haired "chicken-wing old boy" clearly realized the huge secret hidden within, and determined to get to the bottom of it, he continued to question the young "masked fool" not far away.

“I don’t intend to hide it from you two either,” Meng Weiyu shrugged and said calmly.

"Because at that moment, I suddenly thought of a somewhat chilling question: our previous attempt to circumvent the Astral God of Wisdom, the Anchoring Moment, might have failed, and his 'cleverness' was also within that being's calculations."

"Oh?" [Gopher Wood] raised an eyebrow, seemingly unsurprised by this outcome.

"The moment for Him to anchor 'Lazarina's' serious injury is not the moment for Caster [Xi Lian] to leave the field and enter the mind of another me, and make him a Demi-Servant!"

Behind the Fool's Mask covering the upper half of Meng Weiyu's face, her eyes flickered with helplessness, anger, and resentment.

"In this way, that 'me' will be kidnapped along with Caster [Xi Lian], and then, with relatively complete strength, we will face the threat deep within the dream together!"

"If fate continues to favor you, would you still rebel against it?" In her deep synesthetic dream, Meng Weiyu kept thinking about this question.

Having traveled to this world, encountered Aha, and participated in the offline live-action "mini-game" "Dreams and the Holy Grail," is this world built upon the foundation of [Memory] truly a lucky or unlucky place?

The black forelimbs still pierced his chest, but there were no wounds and no blood flowed out.

Just like the first Holy Grail War I came here, I experienced countless life-and-death crises and ups and downs, but in the end it just turned into an unforgettable memory, and no one or any of the characters from Honkai Impact 3rd were injured because of it.

Staying in this special Holy Grail, experiencing things unimaginable in another world, even if it means dying in the end, seems like a good ending.

"Partner, is this the ending you wanted?" Caster [Xi Lian] suddenly asked in my mind.

Meng Weiyu then realized that she had been so engrossed in her thoughts that she had unwittingly shared everything with [Xi Lian]!

Do you accept this ending?

Meng Weiyu asked himself the same question again, and at that moment he already had the answer.

“At the end of this story, I will inherit that guy’s (the self created by Bo Shizun) ideals and return to my hometown…” He smiled silently.

"Moreover, even as I follow the path of fate, I will never bow down to it!"

A bright light danced in Meng Weiyu's eyes, and at the same instant, the illusory and transparent [Slaying Illusion] sword appeared in his right hand!

With a single sword strike, Meng Weiyu severed the forelimb that connected him to [What Faces Death], and then, with unwavering resolve, swept a circular trajectory across the deep sea of ​​synesthetic dreams surrounding him.

Like Moses parting the sea in the Bible, the deep memories receded like the tide.

【Dream Reef】appeared in the field of vision of Meng Weiyu and Caster 【Xi Lian】, along with a swarm of insects and the company's mechs!

Chapter 90 Hope and Despair (Part 1)

The thick, dark memory material receded like the tide, and Meng Weiyu sighed slowly, staring fearlessly at the swarms of insects filling the sky and the company mechs scattered throughout the [Dream Reef].

These two different forces, which should have been locked in a fierce battle, have actually united across species, the shared ideals of "Dedicated to the Amber King," and the destiny of "breeding," making Meng Weiyu even feel an urge to criticize the terrible script that was written.

However, he and Caster [Xi Lian] knew exactly what was going on—in this Holy Grail War, the Berseker True Stinger King Insect and the company's forces were originally on the same side!

The swarm of insects and mechs silently covered the entire world of [Dream Reef], without making any move to attack. It was as if all the gods and Buddhas in the sky, with 100,000 heavenly soldiers and generals, were waiting for the True Lord Qingyuan Miaodao to give the order, so that they would surround and completely annihilate that stubborn monkey!

"Sigh, I told you not to move around, and now look what happened, they've all made their appearance ahead of schedule." Assassin [What Towards Death] uttered the sound of "Galach".

"It doesn't really matter when I appear, you said this is going to be a tough battle, so I definitely have to face them," Meng Weiyu said calmly. There was not a trace of fear in his eyes, but it seemed as if there was a flame burning inside.

Now that things have come to this, he has seen all sorts of situations. At worst, he will die. So what is there to fear?

"Never mind, let's keep moving forward. Someone wants to talk to you before the real attack begins."

"What's there to talk about? Is it about how to make my death more ceremonial, or convincing me to give up obtaining the Holy Grail?" Meng Weiyu teased.

After he severed his connection to this meme monster with the sword of [Delusion Slayer] and cleaved through the thick memory matter, [What Faces Death] still flew forward defenselessly.

Meng Weiyu herself used [Projection Magic] and [Sword Escape] to summon a flying sword, which she then placed on top of it, following closely beside it.

He has no intention of saving the "people" hanging on it, not to mention whether they are real beings, the most important thing is that they are likely all traitors who betrayed Pinocchio's history.

The monster beside them, or its master, seemed extremely confident that Meng Weiyu and Caster [Xi Lian] would not make a move.

"You'll know when you get there." The slightly languid voice of "Galach" came from the head of Assassin [What Faces Death].

"Partners, they all have fluctuations of [magic power] on them, and four of them have [magic power] at the Servant level. One is deep in the swarm on the left side of the sky, and three are on the roof of the tallest building on the ground ahead!" Caster Xilian reminded softly.

"Indeed, this is not a false illusion; everything here is real." Meng Weiyu withdrew the [Slaying Illusion] sword that he had been maintaining in his right hand and replaced it with the black and white [Gan Jiang & Mo Xie].

“You’re targeting me, not Hanunu or anyone else. You probably have other plans.” He pointed the tip of Gan Jiang Mo Xie at He Wu Xiang Si Ji’s neck.

"Of course, this conversation takes on even more meaning, especially after they learned that this is a [script] centered around you." Although [What Towards Death] could have observed this with its purplish-red eyes, it still turned back to look at Meng Weiyu with a touch of humanity.

"Oh?" Meng Weiyu raised an eyebrow. "So you're in cahoots with them?"

"No matter which side [Mianmian] stands on, you can't defeat them, so whether I'm on their side or not is actually meaningless." The owner of the meme monster made a calm comment.

"That's truly despairing!" Meng Weiyu's face showed no trace of despair, only a suppressed madness.

“But you still chose to talk to me, which means that I have value to you and them, right?” the black-haired young man said loudly without any attempt to hide his feelings.

"That's how it is for them. I'm just a 'passerby' who 'accidentally' became 'involved' in it." The owner of the meme monster tacitly acknowledged Meng Weiyu's question.

“We’ve arrived. You can go by yourself. [Mianmian] will regain consciousness soon. Take care.” He reminded them in the voice of [What Faces Death], “Galach.”

"It seems the worst-case scenario isn't three against four, but rather two against five," Meng Weiyu calmly said to the caster [Xi Lian] on the system panel in her mind.

“It might get even worse. Judging from our previous and current experiences, even without considering that Berserker, both their Rider and Caster have the ability to summon powerful minions,” Caster Xilian calmly analyzed, seemingly indifferent to life and death here.

“That is indeed a bit troublesome…” Meng Weiyu deactivated the projection of [Gan Jiang & Mo Xie], rested his chin on his left hand, and began to think in a slightly exaggerated manner.

"Snap!" He snapped his fingers with his right hand, simultaneously using [Escape Sword] to accelerate, flying directly below Assassin [What Faces Death].

"I've got it!" Meng Weiyu revealed a slightly manic smile.

A spherical time-stop field with a radius of twenty meters instantly unfolded, completely enveloping the enormous meme monster!

As his domain expanded, his right hand, which had snapped his fingers, had already grasped the illusory and transparent [Delusion-Slaying] sword!

Dozens of sharp sword lights flashed past, and with the support of a powerful obsession, the sword [Slaying Illusion] in Meng Weiyu's hand emitted white sword energy, cutting the massive [What Faces Death] and its captured Pinocchio traitors into pieces!

Taking advantage of the moment when Assassin had not yet gained control of the body, Meng Weiyu ended the life of this meme monster.

The next second, a notification came from the system in my mind: [The Performer's Glossary].

[Ding! Detected that the host defeated the assassin [What Faces Death], triggering [Gluttony's Praise], and obtained the purple stat [Nightfall (0/10)]!]

【Nightfall - Level 1】: Creates a 1000-meter radius 【Nightfall】 that cannot be destroyed by 【Magic】 to conceal vision and hide the figure, and marks all characters acting within it.

"Haha, now it's two against four!"

Meng Weiyu covered her face with her left hand to hide her manic smile, while looking down and pointing her sword at the three company servants below.

From beginning to end, he had no intention of negotiating with these followers!

Chapter 91 Hope and Despair (Part 2)

"Sigh, what a ruthless little fellow..."

In the conference room-like screening room, Ruler [Mikhail] turned his head and glanced at [Meng Weiyu], who was dressed in white and wearing the upper half of the [Fool's Mask].

Thinking of the perilous situation that the "Outer Territory Pioneer" dressed in Pioneer attire on the screen was about to face, he, who had once been an anonymous visitor, couldn't help but sigh.

"For Servants with the fixed attribute of [Magic Resistance], the so-called Time Stop Field can only have a delaying effect," Meng Weiyu explained, changing the subject.

"While the Assassin class is effective against Casters, and they excel at concealing their presence to deliver a fatal blow, their weakness lies in their Magic Resistance bonus."

He calmly explained the details to two influential figures who had or were currently in power at Pinocchio, as if he were merely a movie narrator, with the events in the story having nothing to do with him.

“Your other self is about to perish here. Aren’t you going to try to save it?” Ruler [Gopher Wood] pushed up his black-rimmed glasses and looked directly into the eyes of the young man in white beside him.

"Save him? Wouldn't that be doing the same thing as that [fictional historian]?" [Meng Weiyu] sneered.

Mikhail cast an inquiring glance, while Gopher narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.

"He appears to be a 'passerby' who 'intentionally' became 'involved,' but in reality, his inclination is quite obvious; he is almost entirely on the side of the [Hanunu] Pinocone resistance."

【Meng Weiyu】Imitating the tone of "Galácticos" on the screen, she spoke the words that the other person had said to another version of herself not long ago, calmly narrating with a hint of irony and sarcasm.

"Judging from the current situation, the resistance side has suffered the greatest losses. Although Lazaka and the others are shameful traitors, they also possess outstanding talents. After Assassin's departure, the next ones to leave the stage will most likely be another you and that little Caster girl," Mikhail retorted.

"Moreover, launching an attack in front of all the high-ranking officials would greatly damage the morale of the resistance!" The watchmaker, who had personally experienced the war, revealed a sense of nostalgia for the past in his eyes:

As the only confidant of the historically aloof and ruthless rebel leader, Mikhail often talked with the real Hanunu about the past, the future, and the ideals that the people around him wanted to achieve after independence.

Throughout Pinocchio's history of struggles against the company, facing the world's most powerful force, almost every member of the initial resistance saw no hope of future victory.

Some of them betrayed the resistance and joined the company, while others broke away from the group and established themselves as kings in a corner of this prison-side star, wanting to become the second mountain king, Hanunu.

The resistance and struggle against the Interstellar Peace Corporation has hit a low point, but Hanunu is still not defeated by the difficulties.

“If the money the company invests here far exceeds what they gain from collecting memory matter, they will definitely lower themselves and compromise with us for future benefits,” the werewolf who had orchestrated the Montor system rebellion encouraged those around him.

In the end, the Interstellar Peace Corporation did indeed stop the war with them and withdraw from the Asdna system, just as he had predicted. However, Hanunu, who proposed the idea, did not live to see this—because it was his self-sacrificing gamble that caused the company to pay a heavy price!

However, in this Holy Grail War, even with the influence of the [Anti-Star Noble Phantasm - Pinocchio], the so-called history is still nothing more than the background for the battle between the Servants of the two sides.

Their core demand is no longer the liberation of Pinocchio. At the end of this war of independence, the rule-ordained, sole survivors will awaken from this illusory dream.

[Everyone will part from one person, who will witness miracles; this is the will of fate.]

He/She will obtain the Holy Grail and then fulfill his/her own wishes.

Mikhail only snapped out of his daze when Meng Weiyu's voice came from beside him again.

"If the script had played out normally, Assassin [What Towards Death] wouldn't have been able to brazenly attack everyone from his headquarters, [Morning Dew Mansion]." Meng Weiyu's tone turned icy.

“After all, there was a real [fictional historian] in the resistance camp. But the guy who gave me this [memory] hid himself inside, replaced his identity, and his perverse actions have created a situation where one side is unable to restrain the other, which should have been evenly matched.” He explained to [Mikhail].

"He's trying to lure you into appearing as rulers, but unfortunately, I don't know his true purpose either." [Meng Weiyu] said with a serious expression.

"If you want to maintain the status of the two seniors as 'spectators,' my personal advice is that it's better not to act rashly," the young man in white said sincerely.

"Oh? So you want your other self to die here..." Ruler [Gopher Wood] smiled, narrowing his eyes. "Is this a threat?"

“Mr. Gopher, I did not mean to threaten you.” Meng Weiyu’s tone was sincere.

"His death is indeed to my advantage, but what I just said was merely a piece of advice," the young man in white, wearing the upper half of the Fool's Mask, replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"This new term, 'Nightfall,' is like a more powerful version of the 'blizzard' I projected before. It has a radius of one kilometer, and I could achieve a similar effect in my Demi-Servant state before marking the character. It's somewhat useful, but not very effective..."

"This ability will be extremely useful if we encounter a sniper who can conceal their presence again."

In a flash, Meng Weiyu quickly offered her comments.

Thanks to the help of the caster [Xi Lian] next to the system panel in his mind, he didn't need to close his eyes to be distracted by checking the newly added system entries in his mind.

Even though he killed Assassin [What Faces Death] in front of four enemy Servants, and even though Meng Weiyu made a provocative move, the swarms of True Stinging Insects and the mechs scattered across the ground did not attack him at this moment.

Under the orders of their masters or "leaders," the swarms of insects and mech armies resembled scattered stars in the background of an oil painting.

The slightly manic state disappeared from Meng Weiyu's face, and in his desperate situation, he seemed to see a glimmer of hope for survival!

"They seem to genuinely want to talk to me about something important?!"

This somewhat absurd thought arose in Meng Weiyu's mind, and it was as irresistible as the obsession with surviving and leaving this place.

Chapter 92 If You Defy Fate

Inside the Dream Reef, Meng Weiyu rode his flying sword and swooped down towards the three Servants on the ground. As he sped forward, he gradually made out their figures on the ground:

Among the three Servants, the leader is a red and blue mecha resembling a brown bear with golden claws, which is the secret weapon [Roaring Coffin] modified by Bu Liren in the game.

A look of seriousness appeared on Meng Weiyu's face. That special model of mecha was no ordinary elite monster. It had appeared in the Firefly PV, and it was only by using its full burning form that the [Grammer Iron Cavalry] managed to defeat it.

To the left of this special mech stands a well-dressed middle-aged man, while to the right is a slightly thinner special mech holding a beam saber.

They watched Meng Weiyu arrive at top speed in silence, without making any further moves.

"That [fictional historian] was right after all, you've finally arrived," [Roaring Coffin] replied with a tone of relief.

Meng Weiyu was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected his enemy to speak in such a tone.