If You Make a Wish, There Will Be an Answer (3)

What exactly is growth?

What are the standards for maturity?

Fortunately, I don't know the answer to this question, and I've rarely thought about it.

For him, his "immature" period was too short; whenever he felt he had grown a little, he would immediately face a new challenge.

Can the regrets that he couldn't change in the past due to his lack of ability be made up for now?

Does he now have enough power to change the regrets he wants to salvage?

The answer is—far from enough.

Xing Kaslana needs power that surpasses everything, power that can defeat anyone, power that can protect the world. How can her current weak strength be enough?!

This was not a blind thirst for power lost in the pursuit of strength, but rather a genuine need for greater power.

Otherwise, how can he protect his friends and his loved ones? Shouting slogans without taking concrete actions, love and courage without corresponding strength, will only be the most ridiculous farce.

Behind his daily battles against the Honkai, he is also the guardian Order Emissary in this Branch World.

According to You Hui, divine messengers need to undergo training before they are qualified to formally take over the powers belonging to the original divine messengers.

So until then, he must keep getting stronger and must not fall.

—The main feature begins—

Pardo, who was in charge of scouting enemy positions, has returned. Although she doesn't want to work, her bank account is in Luming's hands.

"Little Xing, come with us, we've figured out the route~" Pardo, who had casually looted World Serpent's warehouse along the way, beckoned the two of them to follow her. Rita looked thoughtfully at the catgirl in front of her, who seemed to have seen her somewhere before, without saying much.

Even with its powerful Honkai Vision 3rd isn't omnipotent; sometimes you still need the help of professionals.

Led by Pardo with practiced ease, Luming and Rita navigated a long, winding road and arrived at a large room that resembled a warehouse. Several trucks were parked there, and the surrounding area was a mess, as if workers had been forced to stop work due to an unexpected incident.

"There were quite a few mechs here when we came, but we're not combat personnel, so we came back first. It seems they've all been evacuated now," Pardo explained apologetically.

Luming stopped Rita, who wanted to go forward and check on her first, flew up herself, used her staff to break the combination lock, and then opened the door.

A pair of clear eyes shone brightly in the dimly lit carriage, looking at her with a mixture of fear and anticipation. The girl's eyes widened, and her body trembled slightly with excitement.

Rita called out from behind, "Miss, what's inside?"

"... a life that should not have perished here."

Luming's voice seemed to contain a complex mix of emotions, including self-blame, loss, and joy. She softly comforted the frightened girls, tossed the two cats to Pardo, and asked her to take the girls who had been tied up and used as experimental subjects away from there.

Because she had been caught in the rain, she wanted to offer an umbrella to someone else. This was one of the few acts of kindness she hadn't lost in her past life, a kindness that hadn't been worn down by reality.

"Keep going, Rita."

"I will obey your command."

On the other side—

"Susanna, it looks like you've grown another pair of bear ears on your head..."

"Alvitr, it seems your wings have fully grown in..."

These two women, who were already connected in the original timeline, huddled together and confided in each other. Anna, who still hadn't grown anything strange, lay to one side, quietly awaiting death. They had almost given up all hope.

Cold, so cold. This was Anna's most immediate thought at that moment.

Although her body did not change and she gained the ability to freeze, it was not without side effects. Anna could clearly feel her body temperature dropping rapidly, along with her life force.

Please, anyone, please come and save them.

Their lives have just begun; they haven't even had a relationship yet, and there are so many things they want to do that they haven't done. They don't want it to end like this!

I have heard your prayers.

A clear, ethereal voice unexpectedly rang in their ears. Susanna thought she was hallucinating again, but soon, a girl dressed in gorgeous clothes broke through the sturdy prison gate and descended before them like an angel.

Magical Girl Luming, come on!

(Who the hell put this narration on without permission? Drag them out and feed them to the assassins!)

Susanna stared incredulously at the sparkling girl, pinched her, and found it didn't hurt. Was she really dreaming?

"You're pinching me, you idiot!" Alvitr punched her angrily. Bear claws pinch hard, and she almost tore a piece of flesh off her.

Hey, who's that person behind her?!

Miss Tool looked incredulously at Rita, who had a serious expression behind Miss Witch, pinched her but found it didn't hurt. Was she dreaming?

"You pinched me, you idiot!" Anna angrily exhaled a breath of cold air and served a plate of frozen chicken wings.

Hey, she looks like Luming, but isn't she an idol? Does Valkyrie?

PS: The Consciousness Confusion Device on Magical Girl Luming is automatically deactivated for Schicksal members.

Upon seeing the signs of Honkai Beast transformation on them, Luming did not hesitate at all. She decisively used the Omnitrix to temporarily stop their transformation process and quickly headed to other prisons.

Looking at those desperate faces and lifeless pupils, Luming felt her anger rising rapidly. When she saw that there were her classmates among them, she had a faint tendency to turn back into him. However, her body had been damaged too much during this period, and Luming did not want to turn back into Xing unless absolutely necessary.

She remembered this long-haired girl; she was the one who loved gossiping and had even organized the St. Freya Academy Ghost Stories...

And this short-haired, dark-skinned girl, she loved to exercise with him when he worked out, and she often brought him snacks...

And then there's this girl who always has to ask for help herself because her grades are so bad...

She inherited Fu Hua's memory ability from Garuda, which allows her to clearly remember everyone she knows. However, sometimes this unique ability also becomes a curse.

"... Please, kill me." The girl, who had almost completely transformed into Honkai zombie, grabbed her ankle and pleaded. Purple erosion lines had spread all over her cheeks, and one of her eyes was now completely bloodshot.

"Don't give up! You can still be saved!" Luming quickly picked her up and encouraged her, "You haven't completely lost your will. As long as you haven't completely changed, I can save you!"

"And... what about them?" The girl gave a bitter smile, her eyes filled with the will to die. She looked at the empty cell and actually laughed, her laughter filled with bitterness and sorrow.

"They... were all taken away by those robots, leaving only me, whose transformation speed is relatively slow... Since everyone else is beyond saving, what reason is there for me, the team leader, to live?"

Luming was stunned. Even though she had grown up many times and her heart was as solid as a rock, she was still at a loss in the face of this situation.

Hate yourself for being powerless? Wait until you become stronger in the future and encounter the same situation to make up for your regrets?

What is that? The wound won't disappear; it will just become a scar and remain forever! Can justice delayed be justice? That's just a ridiculous tragedy!

While Luming was treating the others, Rita took the opportunity to talk to Alvitr. Although she didn't have much of an impression of her, she could tell from her clothes that she was a member of the Immortal Blades.

"Lady Rita! You've finally arrived! We've been waiting for you for so long..."

"Don't be afraid, tell me what happened."

As Alvitr recounted the story, Rita's pretty face was also filled with anger. How dare he treat human life so lightly and act so recklessly! Today, she would make that foolish guy taste the Ten Cruelest Tortures of the Qing Dynasty that she had learned from Fu Hua!

What, you're asking how I learned it? Hehe~

Susanna was so excited to see the S-Rank Valkyrie, whom she rarely saw, appear before her that her mind went blank for a moment, and she didn't know what to say. Anna body temperature was slowly returning to normal, breathed a sigh of relief, and the unease in her heart immediately subsided.

Just then, the other gate of the prison opened, and the dark, Hazard Rabbit Tank creature came into Luming's eyes as she was stopping the beast transformation process of the last girl. She gently put the girl, whose eyes were lifeless, down, seemingly completely unaware of the approaching danger.

Swoosh—

The sound of air being cut rang out, and the black knight appeared behind her in an instant. His fist, carrying more than a thousand pounds of force, struck her at an extremely fast speed and a tricky angle. However, Luming was even faster than it and managed to take the punch with her slender arm.

No, look closely, there seems to be a blurry, pixelated substance on her arm—

"Kamerider——"

The Ex-Aid Driver at his waist whirred wildly, and the Camera Full Bottle and Card Full Bottle glowed with an unknown light. This unusual combination of bottles perfectly matched the conditions for the arrival of that legendary rider, whose name was—

"Decede!!!"

The sound effects for Rider Build were forcibly changed to those for Rider Decade by a mysterious force. Several phantoms merged on Luming's body, transforming into the black armored body of Rider Decade. Several square plates were embedded in the head, and the armor was stained with magenta. The green compound eyes lit up.

But...

The Imperial Knight's green eyes were incredibly fierce, and the purple crystal on his forehead exuded an ominous aura, making him look like a demon.

Kamen Rider Decade: Passion Mode, here I come!

Note: When using Knight Combination while enraged, there is a chance that the Knight will transform into its corrupted, enhanced, or berserk form, but this will also increase the burden on the body and the full potion. After loading the Danger Trigger, the probability will greatly increase, while also reducing the burden on the full potion to some extent.

He casually pushed aside the Hazard Ex-Aid that had been giving him a headache, but fortunately he had no interest in his bootleg version, not even in taking the Danger Trigger. Anyway, this half-finished product must have a self-destruct function installed, so Decade simply slapped it across the face.

A head with red and blue goggles detached from the torso, its tiny, fragmented parts scattered across the ground. The headless body crashed down and exploded. The crimson knight pierced through the flames and headed straight for the Hazard Ex-Aid waiting for him outside the door.

PS: If it weren't for the fact that the Danger Trigger couldn't be used by humans for the time being, I would have liked to arrange a story where the enraged Sachi kills the mass-produced Hazard Ex-Aid and then discovers that it was his classmate.

Want to gang up on them? A bunch of trash, it doesn't matter how many come.

Decade drew the card-shaped sword from the side of his belt, habitually wiped the blade with his hand, and then, with a thought, entered the Clock Up super-acceleration mode.

Final Attack Ride——

Countless phantom images of Decade cards appeared among the Hazard Ex-Aid, slicing them in half, tearing them in the middle, breaking their limbs to make human sticks, crushing their heads... Decade vented his anger, revealing the darkness that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.

'De-De-De-Decade!'

In the eyes of onlookers, less than a second had passed. With a deafening roar, the Black Knight were all annihilated, turning into a pile of unrecognizable scrap metal. The Imperial armor vanished as a phantom. The pale-faced witch seemed to have lost all her strength, kneeling on the ground, barely supporting herself with her wand to prevent herself from falling.

PS: Without power level Honkai, Decade in his Passion Mode should have this level of strength.

Damn it, I got so angry I lost my temper. Luckily, I brought Rita with me.

Luming felt relieved. Just then, Theresa and Durandal came running at the sound. The mother and daughter were both taken aback when they saw each other.

"Little Xing (Mom)?!"

They were both a little flustered, but immediately scolded each other, "Why are you here?! ×2"

Theresa's perspective: This rebellious daughter is sneaking into a dungeon again behind her back. Look how tired she is, her face is whiter than a face mask!

Luming's perspective: *****Why is she covered in blood? Who did this?! I'm going to give that damn bastard a piece of my mind (N words of inner monologue omitted)

The battery that had just been used up was instantly full...

Theresa took a step forward with heartache, wanting to hug her daughter, but hesitated when she saw the blood all over her hands.

Luming, however, wasn't so coy. She immediately splattered a water balloon in her face, then used Judah to drag her over, hooking her arms around her neck and roughly squeezing her. "Who got you covered in blood? I'm going to kill her!!!"

"Uh, Mom can take revenge herself, what are you doing here? Could it be..."

Compared to the close mother-daughter duo, Durandal didn't say much when she saw her adjutant, only nodding at her. But when she saw the girls on the ground who had been transformed into Honkai Beast to varying degrees, her expression darkened, clearly realizing something.

After a while--

"Reporting to the three lords, according to the list Rita found in the laboratory, all the Kidnapping girls are here, but..." Rita separated the beast-transformed girls and some Honkai Beast and gathered them together, reporting to the three lords with concern.

After they had settled the Kidnapping hostages, members of the Immortal Blades and the Fire-Chasing Squad arrived one after another. They searched the place thoroughly, but found nothing.

"Yes, leave the rest to me." Durandal didn't say much, took out the Black Abyss White Flower, planted the spear tip in the ground, and unleashed her power to reverse life and death—

Susanna and the others watched in astonishment as the beast-like parts of their bodies rapidly disappeared, transforming them back into normal human bodies. They were so excited that they couldn't express it in words.

However, a few people still felt a little regretful, wishing that this ability could be retained, as the claws, wings, tail and such felt quite powerful... provided that they could be retracted at any time.

"Yay! Long live Durandal!" Miss Siberian Hamster led the cheers, and the other rescued Valkyrie followed suit, though the Knight Princess's expression was not very pleasant.

Those who didn't turn into beasts were saved, but what about... those who were completely turned into Honkai zombie and Honkai Beast?

The Valkyrie of St. Freya was plunged into deep grief over the loss of her friend, and Kiana tried her best to comfort her, but to no avail.

Durandal remained silent, raising her knight's lance at the Honkai Beast.

"Stop!" Theresa spread her arms, blocking her way, because many of the Honkai Beast were her students. "There must be... there must be some way to turn them back..."

"I'm sorry, Headmistress." Durandal was also reluctant, but she didn't hesitate at all. "I don't want to do it either, but you should understand that this is the best way for them to be free. Besides, with Schicksal's current technology, turning Honkai Beast and Honkai zombie into humans is almost impossible."

Theresa and those who had stood in front of Durandal fell silent. After a fierce internal struggle, they tearfully made way for her.

They clenched their fists so tightly that their nails dug deep into their flesh, and blood dripped from their fingertips onto the ground.

"...Thank you." Durandal took a deep breath, feeling a pang of sadness. She solemnly swore, "In the name of Bianca Durandal Atagina, I will avenge you."

Having said that, she raised her spear, preparing to deliver the most powerful attack so that they would leave this world without pain.

However, on the road where no one was stopping her, another girl stepped forward.

"Stop... Let me try."

"Huh?!" Kiana wiped away her tears, staring in astonishment at the figure moving against the flow of the crowd. "You... you little brat, don't try to look cool right now!"

She understood that this was something that couldn't be changed, but if it was a stroke of luck...

Although the Fire-Chasing Squad doesn't want to always rely on Luck's power, they have to admit that when they encounter difficult problems, they always think of the person who can turn the tide in times of crisis.

"Are you sure?" Yulian Dayle looked at the petite girl in front of her with an indescribable gaze. She saw that the girl's legs were trembling. She knew that the girl had created many legends, but the current matter was not something to be taken lightly.

"We have to at least give it a try."

She didn't know what thoughts had driven her to come out. When she came to her senses, she was already standing in front of Durandal, and those words had already left her mouth.

She remembered that in the storyline of Queen's Arrival, Otto vaguely mentioned the possibility of achieving such a miracle in his records of developing the God-Slaying Spear, but it was only a possibility. He himself had never tried it, or perhaps he had tried but failed.

Hope, doubt, indifference, expectation... countless complex gazes were fixed on her, and immense pressure weighed on her heart. If she succeeded, she would be admired by thousands; if she failed, she would undoubtedly be scorned. That's just how humans are.

Despair is not scary; what is scary is being given hope only to fall back into the abyss of despair.

Are you nervous? Of course I'm nervous.

But in the endless darkness, someone has to light a torch, right?

She heard Theresa and Kiana praying to the gods, hoping for their success, even though the white fluffy creature didn't even know which god it was praying to.

The gods have long since fallen; it's better to pray to yourself than to pray to heaven.

What others cannot save, I will save.

I will bear all the pressure and doubts alone, and I will take full responsibility for all the consequences.

"Don't force yourself," her family, friends, and classmates who had already given up hope told her.

"I need to borrow the Black Abyss White Flower. I can't guarantee it will be successful, but I have to give it a try."

"In addition, the experiment will be a bit dangerous, so please give me some space to be alone and don't let anyone disturb me."

This suggestion was undoubtedly rejected by Kiana and the others, but in the end, Luming reluctantly agreed to let Theresa follow.

"Promise me, don't tell anyone about what happened today."

Leaving behind her last words, she and her mother entered the room where the Honkai Beast were imprisoned. The door was tightly closed, and the people waiting outside held onto their hopes. Even the girls who had given up hope saw a glimmer of hope rekindled in their eyes.

The moment the door closed, completely isolating her from the outside world, the girl could no longer maintain her pretense. She knelt down, hugged Theresa, who was like a mother to her, and burst into tears.

She didn't know why she was crying, but she really, really, really wanted to cry.

P. S.: In male form, he just complains; in female form, he's very easily moved to tears.

A lot has happened recently, and she's under a lot of pressure, but it's her choice, so she has to see it through to the end.

"Little Xing, it's okay. Don't force yourself. If you really can't do it... just give up. Mom won't blame you, and neither will Kiana and the others." Theresa could only try her best to comfort her, stroking her head and gently patting her back, like comforting a child who had been wronged outside and came home to her mother for comfort.

She knew that her child was bearing many things that he shouldn't have to bear at his age, and as an incompetent parent, all she could do was offer him some comforting love like this.

She didn't cry for long. She picked up the Black Abyss White Flower and walked towards the Honkai Beast that were immobilized and unable to move. Not too long ago, they were vibrant young girls with their own lives and infinitely possible futures.

Can you hear me, Cecilia Saniat?

Give me, give me your strength, just like last time, please.

She touched the Stigmata on her lower abdomen through several layers of thin fabric, but the result was naturally the same: nothing came of it.

Time ticked by, and she was sweating profusely with anxiety. However, thanks to the armor's self-cleaning function, her body was always spotless. Besides, the sweat she secreted was also very... It would be ridiculous to talk about this at a time like this. No wonder I'm called Silly Loli.

After what seemed like an eternity, Theresa spoke slowly but firmly, word by word, to her daughter who had her back to her. "Little Xing, give up."

After saying those words, Theresa seemed to lose all her strength and collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face and dripping onto the floor.

She is Valkyrie and the headmistress, so naturally she hopes her daughter can really turn them back, but if she can't, who can she blame?

Xing is not a god, so why do you expect him to save everyone?

Give up, thank you.

Give up, thank you.

Give up, thank you.

Countless voices echoed in her mind, and her already wavering will teetered on the brink of collapse, but...

"Give up?" she muttered to herself, then suddenly laughed. "Heh, sorry, I never had the option to give up before. So now, I don't want to give up either!"

Since you won't give it to me, I'll take it myself!

When anyone is in a hopeless situation, they will pray to the gods in their hearts, and so will Xing.

The god in his heart is himself.

"Stop!" In the Stigmata Space, the expression on the fragment of Kallen's personality turned utterly terrified. "Forcibly activating your own Stigmata power is dangerous enough. To further activate the Saniat Stigmata Shaniat Jane, which is already incompatible with you, is tantamount to slow suicide!"

"Stop?" The white-haired, red-eyed boy repeated the two words several times, then chuckled self-deprecatingly. "I've witnessed tragedies before, but because I was powerless, I didn't think to do anything foolish to stop them. But now, I'll at least try."

"Besides, since you say this is slow suicide, does that mean I won't die anytime soon?" He pinched the face of the personality fragment in the form of Kallen, and suddenly exerted his strength, shattering all the chains that bound him.

In a sea of Abyss Flower, the boy's soul wandered and encountered the sleeping soul of the Saintess, which was both unexpected and expected.

What a noble and flawless soul! Please forgive me for defiling your purity. Now, please allow me to use your power.

In the real world, the form of the Key of Creation is undergoing some kind of change in her hands.

Black Abyss White Flower's Ultimate Evolution - Black Abyss White Flower: Creation and Annihilation Spiral!

The dazzling light enveloped her figure, so bright that Theresa couldn't open her eyes. Through the haze, she heard an ethereal, deep voice slowly chanting:

I am the Saintess chosen by the gods, descended from heaven to bestow upon humankind the gifts of the gods.

Now that the gods have departed, humanity suffers greatly.

I willingly become Prometheus, the one who steals fire, to bring the dawn of hope to humankind.

[Black Abyss White Flower - Xth Rated Power - Overlimit Liberation——]

The Saintess's Elegy

She slashed her wrist, letting the blood spurt out.

From this moment on, the future Schicksal Saintess began to develop her power. However, she still has a long way to go.

—Shinmon—

(I feel like I'm getting more and more withdrawn as I write. Come on, hang in there! I haven't even used a single cliché yet. How can the author give up first?)

The people outside the door had no idea what was happening inside. Some of them gradually lost patience while waiting anxiously and wanted to open the door to find out, but were stopped by Durandal.

Sachi had said not to let others disturb her, and that the Black Abyss White Flower's abilities might also affect those with lower Honkai Energy adaptability.

But what no one knew was that the place wasn't deserted. Just when they thought they had finished searching everything, a hidden function had quietly been activated...

Inside the door, the light gradually faded, and Theresa slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was her daughter lying on the ground with her eyes closed, regressed into a loli-like form.

"Little Xing!!!"

Theresa's mind went blank. She rushed to her daughter's side and immediately checked her vital signs. Only after confirming that everything was alright did she feel relieved... bullshit.

"Little Xing's hands are so cold..." With tears in her eyes, she hugged the unconscious Luming tightly. This child's life is so hard. God, please share some of his suffering with me.

"The headmaster?"

"I'm sorry, I'm currently unavailable. Please wait a moment."

Because the Silly Mom was too focused on her daughter's condition, she didn't react immediately when someone called her. It wasn't until the second and third calls came that Theresa realized the door wasn't open, there was no third person there, and Little Xing was unconscious. Who was calling her?

Theresa looked up hopefully, and those familiar and kind faces came into view, and her eyes welled up with tears.

"Little Xing (sobbing), you did it..."

Author's Note—

I originally wanted to write another section and end the chapter when GaoKing appears, but this chapter is already 7,500 words long, so I'll leave it at that.

At the end of this chapter, he has fortunately awakened the rudimentary form of the Saintess, but there is still a long way to go before he can fully master it. Please offer your blessings to him.

As for the Anti-Entropy Saint... let's wait a while longer for that evolutionary branch.

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