"Mei..." Kiana clasped Raiden Mei's hand, her face filled with worry and concern.
"Hoo... Alright, then I'll leave Mei in your care, Mom," Ishiu said, seeing Raiden Mei had made her choice. He didn't hesitate and got up to leave.
"Ishiu, where are you going?" Cocolia asked.
"To fight." Ishiu looked ahead, his eyes seeming to pierce through the walls to the Changkong City below the battleship.
He said in a deep voice, "I'm going to stop those Honkai Beasts."
His voice was calm, as if he were stating something ordinary.
Ishiu knew he wasn't a good person, but he was definitely not cold-blooded!
In Changkong City, tens of millions of people were facing life-threatening danger, and he happened to possess the power to slay Honkai Beasts. If he remained indifferent in such a situation, he wouldn't be human, but a robot indifferent to everything!
"Are you crazy? Do you know how dangerous Changkong City is right now?" Cocolia's face changed drastically upon hearing this. She grabbed Ishiu's arm, her tone even carrying a hint of pleading, "Ishiu, I know you've become very powerful, but no matter how strong you are, what can you do against thousands upon thousands of Honkai Beasts? How many can you kill? How many can you save? Mom is begging you, I finally got to embrace you again, I don't want to see anything happen to you again..."
Cocolia's plea came from the heart. She wished she could send Ishiu to the safest place in the world and had no intention of watching him risk his life.
"Mom, Bronya was able to go on missions two years ago. Why can't I go fight now? I can't kill many Honkai Beasts by myself, nor can I save many people, but every Honkai Beast I kill might save one or even several lives.
I can't stop this disaster, but I hope I can do what's within my power. Even if I save just one person, I can tell myself that I'm not a useless person hiding on a battleship!"
Ishiu knew that Cocolia was a bit overprotective of him, but regardless, she was genuinely protecting him. The problem was, Ishiu couldn't remain a little bird under Cocolia's protection forever. He now had the strength; it was time for him to protect them.
Actually, he had another reason to go to Changkong City, and that was for Raiden Mei.
Even though she hadn't said it, anyone could see that she felt immense guilt and sadness for the disaster in Changkong City that started because of her. Ishiu hadn't comforted her because any words would be pale and weak in the face of such a brutal reality.
The only thing he could do was try his best to save more people, so that Miss Mei would suffer less.
(ps: How should I put it? It's not that the Herrscher of Thunder isn't good-looking, it's just that she overlaps too much with the Herrscher of Thunder, which made my initial anticipation a bit disappointing... I hope miHoYo can draw my wife a little prettier.)
(pps: Here, I'll briefly share my thoughts on the Herrscher of Thunder. I think Raiden Mei's other consciousness, the Queen of Raiden, should originate from Raiden Mei's Stigmata. Both Seele and Raiden Mei have innate Stigmata, and they both have two consciousnesses, meaning dual personalities.
However, Wendy, who was also implanted with the Gem of Desire, doesn't have two consciousnesses. So, I infer that the Queen personality of Raiden Mei was born from the Stigmata, and the Gem of Desire acted as a catalyst, influencing her before the Queen personality was fully formed.
As a result, the Queen personality and the Gem of Desire fused too thoroughly, and when the Herrscher of the Void took it away, the Queen personality also disappeared.
Something like that, I guess. miHoYo has serious plot holes, and I don't know if my conjecture is correct, but since this is my book, I'll treat this conjecture as established fact. It's not a big problem anyway.)
Chapter Seventy-Six: The Judas Launcher Appears!
(4K Chapter)
"This..." Cocolia was somewhat speechless. She couldn't say it was because she liked him more, could she? That would be too much of a blow to Bronya.
"Don't worry, Mom, I'll be fine. Even if I can't win, I can run. With my speed, no Honkai Beast can catch me."
To reassure Cocolia, Ishiu demonstrated Flash Walk on the spot. Seeing Ishiu's firm attitude, Cocolia could only reluctantly agree. Mainly, she knew she couldn't keep Ishiu. If he wanted to leave, she truly couldn't stop him.
"Bronya, you follow Ishiu and make sure he's safe," Cocolia said to Bronya.
"I understand." Bronya nodded. Even if Cocolia hadn't said it, she would have followed Ishiu.
"And me, I'm going too!" Kiana raised her hand and shouted. Although she also wanted to stay and accompany Raiden Mei, the thought of the disaster Changkong City was currently suffering, the images on the tablet still vivid in her mind, made her unable to sit still.
Because the Kaslana family had been heroes for generations!
"Mei, you stay here for a while. Listen to Mom, she'll definitely make you better." To not worry Miss Mei, Ishiu deliberately spoke in a more relaxed tone and smiled at her.
"Mhm, I believe you." Raiden Mei also smiled back at Ishiu. Although she felt a bit uneasy being left alone in this unfamiliar environment, she trusted Ishiu.
"Okay, I'm leaving then." Ishiu finished speaking, bid farewell to Cocolia again, then turned and pushed the door open. Bronya followed closely behind, and Kiana waved goodbye to Raiden Mei reluctantly before also following the two out.
Raiden Mei watched the backs of the three disappear for a while before turning to Cocolia and saying, "Auntie, I'll trouble you then."
"Mhm... Come with me." Cocolia looked at Raiden Mei with complex eyes, then closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and turned to leave the infirmary.
[Ding—System has issued a quest: Block the Honkai Beast invasion of Changkong City and ensure the survival of two-thirds of humanity. Quest reward unknown]
[Ding—System has issued a quest: To kill one person is a crime, to kill ten is a villain, to kill a hundred is wicked, to kill a thousand is a general! The host is requested to kill one thousand Honkai Beasts during this process. Quest reward unknown]
Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Ishiu's lips curved slightly. It seemed even the system knew he was doing the right thing and had specifically issued quests. This called for BGM.
(The light of justice~ shines upon my butt~~)
Descending from the battleship and returning to Changkong City, the three of them had a more direct experience of the devastation than what they had seen on the tablet.
That was chaos.
In Changkong City at this time, lights were on everywhere, and in some places, fires had already spread.
The three of them landed on the roof of a tall building, so they could clearly see the situation in Changkong City. The earth-shattering screams and shouts constantly echoed in their ears, the combined sound of tens of thousands of voices chilling them to the bone.
"Ishiu... What should we do?" Kiana looked at the chaotic scene below with a pale face. She wasn't inexperienced in fighting Honkai Beasts, but she had never encountered so many before, and this time there were so many people involved.
"Kill!"
Ishiu licked his lips, his expression cold. The Wolf Fang in his hand gleamed under the cold moonlight, and a pair of icy blue demonic eyes lit up.
Immediately, he no longer hesitated. With a slight exertion of force under his feet, he leaped forward, jumping from the top floor of the hundred-meter-tall building.
Seeing this, Bronya didn't hesitate either. She summoned the Heavy Armored Bunny and jumped down as well.
Kiana: "What the f—"
Clearly, Kiana, despite her strong combat ability, was still mortal flesh and blood, lacking the skills of a god or spirit. She couldn't possibly jump from a hundred-meter-high rooftop without any protection.
(Don't bring up Kiana jumping off the ship in the first chapter of the game; she was wearing White Comet then.)
So, Kiana had no choice but to reluctantly squeeze into the ventilation shaft beside her.
[Flash Walk - One Deer!]
Ishiu's body suddenly shifted as he was about to hit the ground. All his downward momentum was transferred to his right leg, and he kicked towards the nearest Knight-class Honkai Beast.
"Bang—!"
"Aargh—!"
The Knight-class Honkai Beast let out a pained roar. Its massive body, five to six meters tall, was completely shattered by Ishiu's kick!
Ishiu didn't stop. As he jumped down, he had already mapped out the positions of all the surrounding Honkai Beasts in his mind.
"Ah!"
A scream tore through the sky. From a nearby shop, three people, seemingly a family, were cornered by four Charge-class Honkai Beasts. A middle-aged man stood in front of his wife and daughter, wielding a wooden chair and swinging it wildly.
However, such an attack was utterly ineffective against the Honkai Beasts. Seeing the four monsters getting closer, the man's eyes flashed with despair. In the final moments of his life, he turned and embraced his wife and daughter, shielding them as much as possible beneath him, even though it wouldn't actually help.
[Flash Sheath - Full Moon]
A crescent of light, as brilliant as a full moon, flashed by. The four Charge-class Honkai Beasts immediately stopped in their tracks, their scarlet pupils gradually losing their luster.
The man waited for a long time, but the expected pain never came. The crying of his daughter in his arms woke him. He instinctively looked back and saw that the four monsters from moments ago were already turning to dust, dissipating into the air.
"Hurry, run east! Someone will meet you there," Ishiu said, leaving those words behind as he vanished from his spot, leaving only the man's tearful cries after narrowly escaping death.
Scenes like this were unfolding all over Changkong City at that moment. Ishiu didn't stop for a second, fighting the Honkai Beasts with all his might. But no matter how many he killed, there seemed to be an endless supply. For every one he killed, two more appeared; for every two he killed, three more emerged.
Bronya followed closely by his side, accompanying him wherever he went. She used her Heavy Armored Bunny's ranged attacks against the Honkai Beasts while carefully monitoring Ishiu's condition. If anything happened to him, she had to get him out immediately.
However, the more Bronya followed Ishiu, the more astonished she became. The combat power he displayed couldn't be simply described as "strong"; he was monstrously powerful!
No Honkai Beast could withstand more than two of his blows. The moment Ishiu's blade flashed, one or more Honkai Beasts were destined to fall.
Kiana wasn't idle either. Although she wasn't right next to Ishiu, she was only two streets away, killing Honkai Beasts and providing backup.
While Kiana couldn't handle overly large Honkai Beasts, she could manage some Charge-class and Knight-class Honkai Beasts without much difficulty.
Wielding a gun in one hand and a club in the other, she fought her way from the east side of the street to the west, like a warrior in a frenzy.
Thanks to the trio's fierce slaughter, even though more Honkai Beasts arrived to replenish their numbers, their desperate fight turned this area into a Honkai Beast-free safe zone.
Gradually, more and more people ran to their location, which also put considerable pressure on Ishiu and the other two.
[Flash Sheath - Six Paths of Unfettered Tribulation!]
Brilliant blade light suddenly appeared in the air, transforming into six sharp divine rays that sliced four Knight-class Honkai Beasts in half, saving a pair of sisters.
"Run east! Someone will meet you there." Ishiu had said this so many times he'd lost count. Just as he was about to continue fighting, a woman in her twenties, dressed in professional attire, one of the sisters, called out urgently, "Sir, there are over a hundred people trapped in the football stadium in Pingyang District! Please go save them!"
Upon hearing this, Ishiu, who was about to leave, stopped abruptly. He looked up at the woman and asked in a deep voice, "In which direction?"
"That way!" The woman pointed in a direction, and Ishiu immediately sprinted towards it without hesitation.
"Brat, don't run so fast! I can't keep up!" Kiana, who had been bullying a Charge-class Honkai Beast, saw Ishiu run and quickly followed.
She knew her own limits. By staying close to Ishiu, she could leech off his strength. After all, those Chariot-class and Temple-class Honkai Beasts were easily killed by Ishiu.
Without Ishiu, Kiana wouldn't dare face the endless tide of Honkai Beasts alone; she'd be exhausted to death.
The three ran for a while, dealing with some Honkai Beasts along the way, and finally Ishiu found the football stadium the woman had mentioned.
The football stadium was currently surrounded by dozens of Honkai Beasts. Inside, people were using anything they could find to barricade the entrance, but it was useless. A Knight-class Honkai Beast simply thrust its spear, and the sturdy wall was shattered like tofu.
The reason the hundred or so people hadn't been wiped out by the Honkai Beasts was that three girls in revealing armor were fighting valiantly.
They surrounded the hundred people, each standing in a different direction, doing their best to block the onslaught of Honkai Beasts.
It was clear their strength was not insignificant; they could easily kill Charge-class Honkai Beasts. However, there were too few of them. Facing dozens of Honkai Beasts, just protecting themselves was difficult.
At this critical moment, Ishiu finally arrived. His speed was the fastest, as if he had transformed into a shadow in the night, silently appearing behind the Honkai Beast horde. Then, he raised his Wolf Fang.
[Flash Sheath - Moon Dance]
The dagger in Ishiu's hand slid rapidly through the air, streaks of blade light flashing. A moment of frenzied slashes killed all the surrounding Honkai Beasts!
"Who are you?" Ishiu's incredibly brave and invincible display naturally caught the attention of the three girls. When they saw Ishiu slaughtering the Honkai Beasts that had caused them so much trouble as if they were mere vegetables, their jaws dropped in astonishment.
"Me? Just an ordinary passerby," Ishiu said, cutting the last Honkai Beast in half. He casually twirled his blade and looked at the three girls with a smile.
"Uh..." The three girls were speechless. You damn ordinary person, have you ever seen an ordinary person slaughter dozens of Honkai Beasts in mere seconds?
However, because Ishiu was handsome and looked cool, the three girls didn't think too much of it.
"Ah, this... Ishiu, you're too fast! Couldn't you have left a few for me? I was only a little late, and you killed them all," Kiana said speechlessly as she and Bronya, who had fallen behind, finally entered the football stadium. She looked at the dissipating Honkai Energy.
"Are you an idiot? Do you think they're crayfish? If you want to fight, there are plenty outside," Ishiu retorted.
"Idiot, don't run so fast next time," Bronya said expressionlessly as she walked up to Ishiu, giving him a cold glare. "Don't leave Bronya behind again."
"I was just eager to save people... Alright, I'll wait for you next time, okay?" Ishiu shrugged and casually tugged at Bronya's drill-like pigtails.
"Ishiu, do you want to die?" Bronya's face instantly darkened, and the muzzle of her gun pointed directly at Ishiu's head. Of course, the safety was still on.
"Mhm, I really want to die, but I want to be killed by Bronya's cuteness. Who told you to be so adorable?" Ishiu wasn't afraid of Bronya at all; instead, he teased her with a grin.
This was also one of his ways to relax. In the past hour, he had already lost count of how many Honkai Beasts he had killed, and his body and mind were utterly exhausted. If he didn't tease Little Pudding a bit more, he was going to die~
"Silver-tongued." Bronya glared fiercely at Ishiu, but as she turned her head, a faint blush crept onto her cheeks.
"Alright, let's get back to it." After a short rest, Ishiu felt a little better. He glanced at the three girls on the other side, but he didn't approach them, as there was no need to.
His mother had told him that the only organizations rescuing Changkong City were Anti-Entropy and Schicksal. The armor worn by those three girls was clearly not an Anti-Entropy technological product, so there was nothing to talk about. It was enough to know that they were also working hard for this city on the brink of collapse.
Thus, Ishiu waved at the three girls and was about to leave with Kiana and Bronya.
Bang—!
Just then, a giant golden cross suddenly fell from the sky from who knows where, embedding itself diagonally into the ground, with a faint golden halo flowing around it.
"Seventh Squad, don't be afraid! Your greatest Headmaster is here!"
(Heh)
(ps: Four thousand more words to go, still thirty thousand short... It seems like I'm falling further behind?)
Chapter 77: Theresa: I'm Your Great Aunt, Kiddo
Accompanying a somewhat delicate yet heroic voice, a petite figure clad in a black nun's habit descended from the sky, landing precisely on the golden cross.
With the girl's sudden appearance, the scene fell silent for a moment. After a good two or three seconds, the little nun seemed to finally grasp the situation. She blinked and let out a cute, "Huh? Where are the Honkai Beasts?"
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