Someone in Honkai, This Narration is Not Right / Honkai Scroll Dog Path Chapter 41

Mei wasn't actually fully asleep?

Bang!

With a gunshot, the Herrscher of Thunder looked at the wound on her lower rib and clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.

It had only been a few minutes since their fight began, and the Herrscher of Thunder realized this man before her was no simple opponent.

Although he only had one hand, his strength was truly remarkable.

Just by firing his gun with one hand, he had broken through her defenses countless times with the handgun that contained the power of the Herrscher of Flames.

While she had gained experience and managed to avoid vital spots, the Herrscher of Flames was the most destructive Herrscher. Even though the Herrscher of Flames was dead and its core had been made into a weapon, its power was still something the Herrscher of Thunder couldn't ignore.

Even with her electromagnetic shield active, the Herrscher of Thunder had even deployed a layer of Honkai Energy gauze around her body for defense.

However, the opponent's precise attacks always managed to break through her shield and pierce through the gauze, grazing her body.

Even though these attacks individually didn't inflict much damage, the accumulated damage was now too significant for the Herrscher of Thunder to ignore.

Still, it was all worth it.

When she realized her long-range attacks were having trouble hitting him, the Herrscher of Thunder began to evade while slowly closing the distance with the enemy.

The Herrscher of Thunder could use her electromagnetic acceleration ability to achieve bursts of speed.

And with two of her Thunder Wings remaining behind her, she could move more freely with the enhanced mobility they provided during these speed bursts.

If ranged attacks wouldn't work, then close-quarters combat should be fine.

This was the Herrscher of Thunder's tactic.

It was simple, but the Herrscher of Thunder was also confident that this tactic had no major flaws.

That white-haired man had another firearm radiating flame power at his waist.

But he only had one hand.

Facing an old cripple with only one hand and a handgun as his weapon, the Herrscher of Thunder felt it would be too humiliating if she couldn't win.

Right now, the Herrscher of Thunder could feel a constant stinging sensation in her brain.

Damn it, is that crybaby trying to cause trouble again...

Tsk, I don't have much time to waste on maggots.

The distance was sufficient now, so...

At this moment, seeing Siegfried fire again, the Herrscher of Thunder unleashed the Honkai Energy within her and charged towards him.

"Wh-"

"It's over, human."

At this moment, a greatsword appeared at the Herrscher of Thunder's waist.

But at the same time, Siegfried, in her eyes, made a move she couldn't comprehend.

Instead of pointing his gun at the Herrscher of Thunder, Siegfried inexplicably tossed his beloved gun into the air.

"Yes, it's over, Herrscher."

Siegfried, who had swiftly drawn another Flame-Chaser's Judgment from his waist, used the gun's handle to block the Herrscher of Thunder's point-blank slash.

In fact, because Siegfried had already prepared himself, he managed to withstand the attack despite the violent impact, not taking a single step back.

Siegfried, standing firm on the ground, could have used some special means to offset some of the impact if he had been pushed back by the enemy.

But Siegfried knew now that if he retreated, there would be no chance.

The Herrscher of Thunder was constantly trying to get close to Siegfried; Siegfried naturally saw this.

He was a warrior who had experienced countless battles, and with his extensive combat experience, how could he not see through her little scheme?

Yet, he still chose to let her achieve her goal.

After all...

—It wasn't just the Herrscher of Thunder who needed to get close to him; he also needed to get close to the Herrscher of Thunder.

Enduring the stinging sensation of the electricity coursing through his body, Siegfried kicked out at the Herrscher of Thunder.

At such close range, the Herrscher of Thunder's shield, which had been shattered and hadn't been repaired yet, couldn't completely block Siegfried's attack.

Kicked away, the Herrscher of Thunder immediately performed a roll to get back up from the ground.

Then...

"Heh, perfect timing."

Tossing another Flame-Chaser's Judgment into the air again, Siegfried reached out his remaining arm towards the sky.

And the moment the falling Flame-Chaser's Judgment and the one that had just been thrown into the air connected in mid-air...

—A terrifying inferno erupted outwards from the Flame-Chaser's Judgment as its center.

Siegfried, positioned at the very bottom of Flame-Chaser's Judgment, now held the unsealed greatsword, pointing it at the Herrscher of Thunder before him.

"Trying to trick you into a opening..."

"—Heh, doesn't seem too difficult, Herrscher."

"You...!"

The Herrscher of Thunder, locked onto by Siegfried, dared not make a move.

Sensing the fluctuations of Honkai Energy emanating from Flame-Chaser's Judgment, the Herrscher of Thunder felt a threat to her life for the first time from this opponent she had previously considered 'merely troublesome'.

She didn't even dare to make any superfluous movements.

Because in this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder was certain that if she dared to move rashly and reveal any opening, her opponent would undoubtedly cleave through her shield with that terrifyingly powerful greatsword and kill her on the spot.

Meanwhile, Siegfried, wielding the greatsword of Flame-Chaser's Judgment, appeared relaxed, but only he knew that his time was running out.

While the Herrscher of Thunder's authority seemed to be limited to Thunder, Siegfried, as Schicksal's former strongest warrior, had access to Schicksal's database.

With near-highest clearance, Siegfried had once seen in the database that the Herrscher of Thunder not only possessed the ability to control electromagnetic fields, but this ability included two modes of use: "an ultra-electromagnetic field that insulates against physical and energy attacks" and "an electromagnetic pulse that breaks chemical bonds within molecules."

And now, the currents constantly flowing through his body were relentlessly attempting to destroy his physical form.

If not for Siegfried's own high physical condition, the residual shockwave from the Herrscher's previous strike with the Thunder Greatsword would have been enough to turn him to dust.

Now, Siegfried, having unleashed the greatsword mode of Flame-Chaser's Judgment, had to endure not only the Herrscher of Thunder's power-based attacks but also the searing pain from Flame-Chaser's Judgment itself.

The torment of dual pain could not make this tough man's spirit yield.

But sometimes, an unyielding spirit... is useless.

His body, having overused the Power of Salvation, was no longer what it used to be. If this torment continued, he would soon be unable to even hold his sword.

Thirty seconds.

I only have thirty seconds.

Within this time, if I can inflict serious but non-fatal damage on Mei and knock her out, then perhaps everything can be resolved.

So...

Kiana, Cecilia, and... Kiana.

Grant me strength!

At this moment, flames surged outward from the greatsword of Flame-Chaser's Judgment in Siegfried's hand.

The Herrscher of Thunder, now extremely close to Siegfried, even let out a cold sweat unintentionally and discovered...

That drop of sweat evaporated before it even hit the ground.

This is... cold sweat?

I am... afraid?

I'm actually afraid of a maggot?!

Upon realizing this, the Herrscher of Thunder became immensely enraged.

But it was precisely because her state of mind was greatly shaken that Siegfried—caught the opening he needed.

"Mei, bear with it!"

"Flame-Chaser's..."

"—Unsheathe!"

Siegfried, holding the sword with one hand, poured all his strength into the blade at this moment and unleashed this strike at the girl before him.

However, at this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder, consumed by intense fear, paradoxically unleashed even greater power than before due to that fear.

"Human—how could I possibly lose to you!"

The Herrscher of Thunder gripped her greatsword with both hands, imbued her authority into the blade, and unleashed a full-power strike against Siegfried's Flame-Chaser's Judgment.

"Die—for me!"

As the two bursts of Honkai Energy collided on the battlefield, the Herrscher of Thunder could feel intense pain coursing through her body.

But on the other side, Siegfried, gritting his teeth and trying to unleash even greater power, found that...

His reserves were insufficient.

In fact, due to the currents flowing within him, Siegfried felt a numbness beginning to creep into his wrist.

Unable to fight at full strength, Siegfried was ultimately the first to fall in this confrontation.

As Siegfried was sent flying by the impact of the power, Flame-Chaser's Judgment in his hand disintegrated in mid-air.

Damn... it...

I'm truly useless...

Trying to get up from the ground, Siegfried suddenly felt his consciousness begin to blur.

The injuries sustained, combined with the aftereffects of burning his life force for that single strike, were now enough to make this powerful warrior unable to continue fighting.

"Ha... ha... ha... ha..."

Meanwhile, the Herrscher of Thunder, having finally defeated her enemy, couldn't immediately rush forward to kill the accursed foe.

The reason was simple.

As an Apostle of God, the Herrscher of Thunder was not only exhausted after their final clash but also felt a sense of having narrowly escaped death.

Even though she knew dealing with this enemy was her top priority, she couldn't bring herself to act against him right away.

"Maggot, I admit you are indeed powerful."

After catching her breath, the Herrscher of Thunder gazed at Siegfried, who was now devoid of strength, and tightened her grip on her greatsword.

"But unfortunately, this time—"

"—This time, I still won—that's what you were going to say, right?"

At that very moment, as the Herrscher of Thunder prepared to finish off her opponent, a voice reached her ears.

Turning around immediately, the Herrscher of Thunder saw a figure she was very familiar with appear before her.

Before the Herrscher of Thunder, Lin Yu held up the megaphone he had prepared while shopping and shouted at her.

"Bullying that old geezer doesn't prove anything. If you really want to fight, why not have a go with me?"

That... brat...

Although Siegfried couldn't see what was happening, his hearing was still functioning normally.

Recognizing the voice as Lin Yu, whom he had met once before, Siegfried could only think, 'Kid, run! You can't beat her!'

But now, he truly had no strength left.

If anything, the fact that he was still alive was, in a sense, a miracle.

During the final clash just now, the Herrscher of Thunder's survival instinct, born from fear, had caused her to unleash even greater power than before.

It was precisely for this reason that Siegfried had sustained such severe injuries.