Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

"Ahem, anyway..."

"Xia Yuan, don't worry about it. Just use it without worry. My core is very safe!"

Kiana, who wasn't good at explaining overly complicated things, urged.

However, Xia Yuan understood.

"I can use the Core of Flame at will, and Qi Bao, as the End, is helping me withstand the Honkai's corrosive effects, and she even has unlimited SP... But will I overload if I use it myself?"

But there's no better way right now.

After all, he had spent eight whole boxes of snacks to get this from the greedy little Kiana.

Xia Yuan slowly closed his eyes, silently sensing the Herrscher Core. The Flame Core in his hand slowly merged into his body and gradually became one with Xia Yuan's heart.

A warm current spread from his heart to his whole body, and Xia Yuan felt as if he were enveloped in warm firelight.

The first flame ignited within Xia Yuan's body.

From the inheritance within the core, Xia Yuan seemed to see Kiana's entire life.

From being K423, to St. Freya Academy, to the Sky Ranger who protects the citizens in the sky, and finally to the gratified smile on Himeko's face.

The growth of a young girl...the passing on of the torch.

The memories passed down through the flame include protection, an unwavering will, and a tenacity as fierce as fire.

Xia Yuan's originally slightly curly black hair had turned white at this moment, with his bangs hanging down at his temples.

A flickering golden flame danced deep within his dark brown pupils, while a blazing black crown atop his head was covered by a ball of intense heat.

The four cores representing the inheritance of the Flame of Life appeared behind Xia Yuan, accompanied by a pure white cloak. The giant sword, formed from the four Herrscher cores, was planted in front of Xia Yuan, and power was constantly surging from his body.

The King of Salaries has been crowned.

Now reborn from the ashes, he has enough confidence to fight against Mebius and the colossal snake before him.

Bronya, bound to the cross and trying to break free, stared in disbelief at the scene before her.

“No one’s own stupid subordinate is that handsome! Cough cough... Bronya was referring to his demeanor.”

If Bronya had known that the Herrscher Core could so drastically change a person's temperament, she would have forced the Herrscher Core into her stupid subordinate long ago, perhaps making her stupid subordinate a little smarter?

At the same time... a three-way power struggle.

With the help of Kiana, Xia Yuan, who has just become the Herrscher of Flame, is fighting against Mebius and the giant green serpent all by himself.

Within seconds, Xia Yuan and Mebius clashed hundreds of times.

"Oh dear, my lovely little white mouse... Don't tire yourself out carrying such a huge sword. You can't even last five seconds. Little white mouse, are you even capable? Why don't you just be sensible and surrender?"

Mebius's words were full of mockery.

"Again!"

Xia Yuan, who did not want to suffer the same fate as Little Klein, had no words for surrender or overtime in his dictionary!

"I'd be heartbroken if I accidentally scratched your cute little face, little mouse."

bang bang bang-

Although Mebius said this, her hands showed no sign of holding back.

"I had no idea how much you cared about her, Grandma Mebius."

As Xia Yuan dodged to the left, he wielded his greatsword to continuously defend against Mebius's attacks. However, after he said that, Mebius's offensive became even more intense.

He had assumed that the scepter Möbius was holding was for casting spells...

Who would have thought that the opponent could fight on par with his greatsword in close combat while wielding his scepter? Could it be that in his countless battles and fights with Qianjie, Mebius had already grasped the essence of a melee mage?

Xia Yuan's hands, holding the giant sword, trembled.

Even with the Herrscher core and Kiana's help, Mebius's power was in no way inferior to his own.

"My cute little white mouse, put in a little more effort~ Have you not eaten yet?"

"no!"

Several more rounds of clashes ensued.

However, the idea that they were evenly matched was merely a facade created by Xia Yuan to mislead Möbius.

Having inherited the learning ability of [Extreme Evil] Velvet, Xia Yuan is like a sponge, endlessly absorbing experience from the battle just now, and now he has seen through Mebius's moves.

Now it's his turn to fight back.

Five seconds, thirty seconds, one minute, five minutes...

Xia Yuan gradually gained the upper hand from the initial struggle, and even showed signs of turning the tables on his opponent.

The playful look in Möbius's eyes gradually faded, and he began to become serious.

"Ughh ...

Little Paddo, bound to the cross, looked up and down at the same time.

The battle between Xia Yuan and Mebius went from the ground to the air and back again, lasting for a full hour. Mebius hadn't expected his opponent to be even more troublesome and difficult than Qian Jie.

A thousand tribulations is an all-out attack, abandoning all defense.

Xia Yuan, on the other hand, did not reveal any flaws while attacking, and was able to find the opponent's flaws to counterattack. The longer it continued, the more aggrieved Mebius felt.

"What was she supposed to do in the first place? Why did she want to be a guinea pig's sparring partner?"

So Mebius stepped aside.

"Oh dear, what's wrong...? Why did my lovely Grandma Möbius retreat? Is she scared?"

Seeing Mebius suddenly step back...

Xia Yuan held the greatsword upright in front of him and deliberately spoke, mimicking the other party's tone.

Chapter 218 With this raging fire, nothing can be cut down!

Perhaps it was influenced by Alicia...

Xia Yuan was very curious about what kind of cute look Mebius would have when she was angry, which made Alicia keep teasing Aunt Mebius in the Paradise of the Past.

"Scared? Hehehe, my lovely little white mouse, you're a hundred years too early to make me scared. There's nothing in this world that can frighten me. I was just warming up."

"But it seems you're not going to surrender easily. In that case, I'll have to take it myself. Don't think that you can easily defeat the two of us just because you've turned into this. A lab rat is still just a lab rat!"

[Dr. Möbius confidently delivered the villain's statement, which was essentially bullying the weak with numbers.]

[But Mebius had lost all her earlier playful demeanor; even her expression had become somewhat serious, and her hand, which she had been secretly hiding behind her back, was trembling slightly.]

She hadn't expected that the other party, empowered by the Herrscher Core, would gradually be able to suppress her.

"Hiss—!"

[A response from an extra-large green twisted snake!]

Seemingly sensing the hidden danger emanating from Xia Yuan, the giant green twisted snake and Mebius reached some kind of consensus through a strange form of communication.

The giant green twisted snake couldn't wait any longer and took the lead in taking action.

He tried to take the initiative to eliminate the immediate threat, but Xia Yuan, who had fought Mebius for three hundred rounds, was no longer the guinea pig that was at the mercy of the snake.

"Draw your sword, Flame of Fire!"

Using the forced invincibility period of his ultimate move, while blocking the opponent's attack, a raging fire powerful enough to cleave space erupted from the greatsword held by Xia Yuan, severing everything in front of him along with the space itself.

[Green Twisted Snake: Dead]

The green twisty snake activated its passive ability: Infinite Rebirth.

However, the colossal green twisted snake also seems to have inherited Mebius's ability regarding "infinity," as the severed wound is rapidly healing until it is completely healed.

Xia Yuan looked at the scene before him with a somewhat solemn expression.

Although he could freely use the Herrscher Core with Kiana's help, the fact that both of them possessed the ability to regenerate infinitely made Xia Yuan feel a bit troubled. It seemed that this would be a protracted battle.

Suddenly, Xia Yuan seemed to have thought of something.

Looking around suddenly, I realized that this place was originally a space that Alicia had created using the Paradise Typewriter and the power of the Herrscher of Man as a game arena.

Xia Yuan looked at the giant sword in his hand, a sword powerful enough to cleave the moon in two. If he were to channel Honkai energy into the sword at maximum output power and slice through this space...

"Ugh... Xia Yuan, slow down! The amount I'm filtering is almost not keeping up with your consumption!"

Little Kiana was panting heavily from exhaustion.

How many snacks would I need to eat to make up for this? I shouldn't have made that boast earlier.

She needs to filter out the corruption first...

Then, the Honkai energy was transferred to Xia Yuan through the Herrscher core. There was also the concern that the other party would be overwhelmed by this energy. But who knew that Xia Yuan was actually a bottomless pit, and was even accumulating Honkai energy.

"No, I need to order a few more boxes of snacks later, otherwise I'll be at a huge loss."

Kiana felt increasingly cheated and even considered cutting off the supply of Herrscher cores.

Xia Yuan's power continued to surge towards the giant sword, but he had now fully charged up. His gaze turned to the upper part of this space, as if to bring this game to a perfect close.

"With this raging fire, nothing can be cut down!"

[Cute human, please stop what you're doing! If you sever this space, it connects to the Imaginary Space, and the Imaginary Tree will take you into another world bubble!]

"what?!"

The Herrscher of Corruption, attached to the typewriter in Paradise, panicked and even went so far as to reveal her identity to Xia Yuan, but she was too late.

click-

The space in front of him was like a shattered mirror, cut in half by Xia Yuan. But the severed space gradually twisted and formed a black hole that absorbed Xia Yuan, who was closest to him, into it... and then disappeared.

"???"

As Xiao Qiyana watched Xia Yuan disappear into the black hole, three question marks gradually appeared above her head.

"My snacks!!!"

Little Kiana was just about to use the power of the End to rescue Xia Yuan from the Imaginary Space, but she had already exhausted too much power and had no strength left.

"Never mind... I'll save Xia Yuan after I've eaten. With my own Herrscher core protecting me, there shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'll probably just get caught up in another parallel world bubble. I'm so hungry... I really want to eat Mei's food."

Little Kiana was so hungry she felt dizzy and lightheaded.

The outstretched little hand gradually lowered, and then collapsed to the ground.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Within the imaginary space... darkness enveloped Xia Yuan's entire body, shielding him from all his senses, as if he had lost all concept of time. Xia Yuan had no idea how long he had been in this state.

The passage of time had no meaning for him at this point.

Clang, clang—

A sound similar to that of a steam train suddenly echoed in Xia Yuan's ears. Although it was somewhat noisy, it was like heavenly music to Xia Yuan at that moment, prompting him to open his eyes.

Memories flashed through my mind like a revolving lantern.

You are a renowned private investigator, and also serve as a police consultant.

Your assistant's name is: Fu Hua

She is a native of China, but you prefer to call your assistant Hua.

You and your assistant, Hua, are in charge of investigating a jewelry theft case.

The scene of the theft was left with only a row of paw prints that appeared to be those of a cat. Due to the large amount of money involved and the involvement of world-renowned artist Miss Eden, Theresa, a high-ranking police officer, took over the case. However, the case has reached a stalemate...

The prime suspect in this case, Padofelis, possesses a near-perfect alibi.

Just when Theresa was overwhelmed with work and at her wits' end...

She thought of you, the consultant at the police station.

At Theresa's request, you and your assistant Hua accepted the commission and began the investigation.

Not long ago, you suddenly received an anonymous envelope.

This letter appears to have arrived recently.

The letter still carries the faint fragrance of rosemary petals. Savoring that scent, you think of a woman who once haunted your dreams.

Chapter 219 Detective Partner: Hua