Mei, Darling, Let Her Go-Come for Me Instead! / Lightly Gather, Slowly Pluck, Brush and Pick!

The moment her armor shattered, Kiana was still wondering, How... could I be this weak? No... her stigmata? She... didn't have any stigmata...

"Puh..."

Kiana spat blood as she was sent flying backward. Her Valkyrie Armor had been shattered into pieces. At the same time, the Emperor-class Honkai Beast flew straight toward Kiana, apparently targeting her...

"Kiana?"

Ling Feng charged toward the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, intending to force it away...

"Whoosh..."

But an even faster streak of purple light flashed past and rammed the Emperor-class Honkai Beast away...

"Mei?"

Looking at Mei ahead, her entire body crackling with lightning, red light shining from her eyes, and powerful Honkai energy flooding from her, Ling Feng could roughly guess what had happened. This girl had used the Herrscher's power again...

"Yaaah!"

After knocking away the Emperor-class Honkai Beast, Mei did not stop. Instead, she unleashed another surge of powerful lightning energy and shouted, "Lightning, Burst!"

Just like last time, Mei rapidly slashed several times. Every slash was filled with the power of lightning, and finally...

"Boom!"

The Emperor-class Honkai Beast exploded where it stood...

"Sigh, after this, Mei is one step closer to becoming a Herrscher..."

Ling Feng sighed helplessly. Both he and Ryoma had told her countless times not to use the Herrscher's power again, but this girl always did this... Once she recovered, he would definitely give her a serious scolding...

But...

After killing the Honkai Beast, Mei still showed no sign of recovering. Instead, she looked at Kiana beside her and sneered. "So you're here, my other half..."

Mei grabbed Kiana by the throat and lifted her up, laughing. "Come on, give me your power. Let us become a true Herrscher, hahaha!"

Seeing Mei sneering, Ling Feng and Himeko both realized that something was wrong. Mei's consciousness had already been dominated by the Honkai...

Mei, My Wife, Let Go of That Girl and Come at Me!

"Mei... Mei..."

With her throat being squeezed, Kiana struggled desperately. But Mei's hand gripped her neck like an iron clamp. No matter how Kiana struggled, Mei did not budge at all...

"Come on, give me your power!"

Mei said coldly. Then she pulled Kiana closer, pressed their lips together, and tried to kiss her...

"Hm?"

Mei was going to kiss her? Kiana was dumbfounded. Though... though she was a little happy, this... wasn't Mei...

Kiana hurriedly covered her mouth. "Mmph... no! My first kiss is reserved for Mei. You aren't..."

Thus, the two began struggling. One wanted to kiss the other, while the other fought desperately to protect her first kiss...

Ling Feng: "..." What... what kind of script was this?

Seeing Mei trying to kiss Kiana, Ling Feng was dumbfounded too. Did all Herrschers like doing this sort of thing?

"What are you staring at? Hurry up and help! At this rate, Mei will drain Kiana's energy..."

Tesla's voice came through Ling Feng's tactical visor. It was one of its built-in functions. "Herrschers can absorb Honkai energy from anything, and mouth-to-mouth contact is the fastest way to absorb Honkai energy from humans. Mei is trying to absorb Kiana's Honkai energy right now!"

"Huh? So that's how it works?"

It was the first time Ling Feng had heard of such a theory, truly the first time. In his era, Herrschers appeared fully buffed from the start. They did not need to absorb Honkai energy at all...

"Then what should I do? Attack Mei?"

Ling Feng wanted to help too, but he did not know how. Mei's consciousness might have been corrupted by the Honkai, but she was still Mei. He could not exactly attack her, could he?

"This..."

Tesla hesitated for a moment before suddenly thinking of something. "Aren't you an S-rank Valkyrie? Then your energy capacity should not be lower than a Herrscher's. Besides, Mei isn't a true Herrscher yet, so your energy is stronger than hers. Mei is like this because she has too much Honkai energy, and her consciousness has been corrupted by the Honkai. If you absorb Mei's Honkai energy, she should be able to recover, right?"

"Absorb it... Hm? Kiss? This setting..."

Ling Feng felt that this routine seemed strangely familiar. He seemed to have... experienced it before. But why did he not remember much? Make her blush, steal her first kiss, seal her spiritual power!

"For now, that's the only way. Hurry up, Kiana looks like she can't hold on much longer!"

Tesla urgently reminded him, "You can complain about the setting later. Saving people comes first. Besides, this is a leap forward in humanity's fight against Herrschers. Go, Pikachu!"

"Uh... got it!"

Ling Feng hesitated. He really wanted to complain about this setup, but to protect his wife's first kiss, and to claim Mei's first kiss, charge!

"Mei, let go of that girl and come at me!"

He swung his sword straight at her, using the energy in his body as well. Ling Feng knew very clearly that if he did not use his energy, he had no chance of defeating Mei in her current state!

"Hm?"

Seeing Ling Feng charging at her so aggressively, Mei had no choice but to release Kiana and dodge his powerful attack...

"Cough, cough... cough!"

The freed Kiana dropped straight to the ground and gasped for air. She had nearly been strangled to death...

"Boom!"

Ling Feng's sword struck the ground, and the force of the attack made the earth tremble...

"Hmph, an annoying human?"

Mei raised her katana and slashed at Ling Feng as well...

"Clang!"

Ling Feng directly blocked Mei's attack. "Mei, wake up already. Don't let the Honkai corrupt you..."

"Whoosh..."

Mei swept her blade at Ling Feng's neck, but fortunately, Ling Feng understood Mei's fighting style and had prepared for it...

"Mei, my wife, if you want to kiss someone, kiss me. My Honkai energy is really strong!"

While defending himself, Ling Feng spoke to Mei, hoping to disrupt her performance and find an opportunity to subdue her. Defeating Mei would not be difficult. He could simply have the Hyperion's main cannon attack her, but Mei would definitely be either dead or severely injured. That was absolutely unacceptable...

"Who wants your Honkai energy? What I want is my own power!"

Mei slashed at Ling Feng again, but Ling Feng blocked every attack. Although his energy was constantly being consumed and his body was continually being injured, he... could not back down here...

If he backed down now, Mei losing her first kiss would be the least of it. If she could not turn back, then it would all be over...

No, losing her first kiss was not a small matter either. He had to claim Mei's first kiss. Even if it was Kiana, he absolutely could not let her steal it...

The two continued fighting. All kinds of lights and visual effects flashed across the battlefield, but neither could do anything to the other. Mei was too fast, while Ling Feng wielded a greatsword. It was simply impossible for him to hit Mei...

So Ling Feng remained completely on the defensive, focusing on blocking Mei's attacks. As a result, Mei had no way of hurting Ling Feng either...

"This can't go on..."

Mei did not know it, but Ling Feng knew his physical condition very well. His muscles had already begun tearing apart. As Honkai energy continuously passed straight through his body, his muscles were being shattered over and over again. His movements had also begun to lose their smoothness...

If this continued, his body would likely collapse before his energy ran out...

"Hmph, looks like you can't hold on any longer!"

Although her consciousness had been corrupted, Mei was still Mei. Seeing Ling Feng's movements slowing down, she increased the speed and power of her attacks!

"Clang!"

"Damn it..."

During one block, Ling Feng's left hand suddenly lost strength, causing the greatsword to be knocked aside. It would take at least a second to raise his sword and defend again, but at this distance, Mei needed less than half a second to strike!

"Got you!"

A trace of madness appeared on Mei's face as she swiftly slashed toward Ling Feng's head...

Damn it, I'm done for...

"Dimension Control!"

Suddenly, a powerful force of gravity enveloped Mei, completely restraining her. She could not move in the slightest...

"Damn it, this... what is this?"

Countless thoughts flashed through Mei's mind. She panicked and tried to struggle, but it was useless against the immense gravitational force. Forget struggling—she could not even move...

"Ling Feng, now!"

Bronya's voice came through the tactical visor. Bronya was extending her right hand toward Mei, while strange energy light flickered from Project Bunny. Clearly, this was Bronya's doing!

"Thanks, Bronya!"

Ling Feng tossed aside his greatsword, knocked the katana from Mei's hand with one blow, then wrapped his arms around her. Before she could break free from the restraint, he pressed his lips directly against her soft pink ones. Achievement unlocked: Mei, my wife's first kiss!

"Mmph..."

Mei's eyes widened instantly. She wanted to struggle, but her body could not move. At the same time... she could feel her energy draining away...

Naturally, Ling Feng would not let this opportunity slip away. While Mei could not move, his tongue skillfully pried open her pearly teeth and gently tasted the fragrant tongue that no one had ever touched before. Of course, he could not forget the mission. Ling Feng absorbed the surging Honkai energy inside Mei with all his strength. It seemed that holding her tongue made the absorption faster...

Lightly Caressing, Slowly Twisting, Wiping, Then Plucking Again!

"I... can't hold on anymore..."

At that moment, Bronya's Dimension Control ended. She truly could not sustain it any longer...

"Let go of me..."

Mei immediately tried to push Ling Feng away, but he had already absorbed nearly all of her energy. She could not push him at all, and her Honkai energy was still being continuously absorbed...

At this rate, she would... disappear...

A flicker of anxiety flashed through Mei's crimson eyes. Then she lightly bit Ling Feng's tongue and began absorbing in return...

"Nani? You can absorb it back?"

Ling Feng opened his eyes as well, meeting Mei's gaze. Neither stopped what they were doing with their mouths. This was a war of dignity—whoever chickened out first lost!

Still, the feeling of Mei, his wife, taking the initiative was wonderful. Though the Mei before him was not the real Mei—no, no, absorbing Honkai energy was the main task now. He could enjoy kissing her later!

However, Ling Feng discovered that he could not absorb faster than Mei. Though they were both absorbing each other's Honkai energy, he could clearly feel his own Honkai energy decreasing...

"Looks like I'll have to use an auxiliary skill..."

Ling Feng decisively raised his right hand, then... began leaving fingerprints over Mei's chest. Again and again, back and forth, repeatedly leaving fingerprints, lightly caressing, slowly twisting, wiping, then plucking again. Still, it felt much better than Yuqi's. As expected, Mei really had the goods. It was absolutely genuine!

"Mmph... you... you..."

Mei wanted to struggle, but it was completely useless. The moment she was distracted, Ling Feng's offensive immediately gained the upper hand, and Honkai energy began flowing back to him...

Mei focused all her attention and tried to struggle once more, but the gap in Honkai energy between them had already widened infinitely. Mei's counterattack was instantly crushed to ashes, and having her Honkai energy absorbed became an irreversible fact...

In the end, as the Honkai energy was continuously absorbed, the Honkai consciousness gradually disappeared, and her crimson eyes slowly returned to black...

"Huh?"

At last, Mei's consciousness fully returned. But as she regained awareness, Mei discovered in confusion that something seemed wrong, and... why was she kissing Ling Feng?

"Uh..."

Ling Feng looked at Mei as well. Their eyes met, and things became somewhat awkward...

"Cough, cough... um, Mei, this was to save you..."

Ling Feng hurriedly separated from Mei. Though he was somewhat reluctant, there would definitely be chances later. Right now, it was better to explain things clearly first. Especially considering Mei's current condition—he did not know whether he would be able to absorb her back next time she became a Herrscher...

"I... I understand..."

Mei held her right hand to her temple, her head feeling a little dizzy. She only remembered wanting to save Kiana, then losing control and activating the Herrscher's power. During the time when the Honkai had dominated her consciousness, she had no memories at all. She only felt that the Honkai energy in her body had almost been exhausted, and... for some reason, her chest felt a little numb...

"It's good that you understand..."

Ling Feng let out a small sigh of relief, then said helplessly, "Mei, the Herrscher's power is really too dangerous. I've told you not to use it again. Why won't you listen at all..."