The World Was Destroyed Again and the Little White Ball

"Oh my God! Is that a human head?!? It had been buried underground here for tens of thousands of years??!"

"Impossible! How could a mere crystal case preserve such a lifelike head for tens of thousands of years?"

"Hand it over to Fire Moth. They should have the means to unlock its secrets... and use it against the Honkai..."

Xu Yanwu heard voices like these by his ear, and they irritated him.

What the... It was so noisy. Couldn't a person get some proper sleep...

Wait... Why was I here again?

I remembered... Forget it... I'll sleep a little longer...

"This head is incredible. It has even maintained perfect vitality! If it weren't only a head, I would genuinely suspect we were examining a living, healthy person."

"Does he have consciousness? He may well have been a warrior who fought the Honkai in the previous civilization."

"At present, there is no sign of consciousness. We tried cloning him a new body and transplanting his head, but it failed. His head showed an enormous rejection response toward the cloned body."

"What about the experiments transplanting his cells into other warriors?"

"They all... failed. Not a single recipient survived."

"Damn it... Must we watch hope slip away for nothing again?!"

"Oh! My God! What was that kind of power!"

"We just detected brain waves from the Warrior's Head! The Warrior's Head is showing signs of awakening!"

"With just one attack, he destroyed over half the city... Was he... truly only a warrior from the previous era?"

"No matter what! The energy problem can be solved now!"

"Head of the War Gods...?"

The white-haired, blue-eyed man pressed a hand against the chamber containing the floating crystal case. A thin layer of frost had already formed on the specialized glass beneath his palm.

"If you truly were a god of war, why were you sealed away here with only a head left... Why... didn't you go end the Honkai?"

There was sorrow in his voice.

"Kevin! A Herrscher has appeared!"

"Has the world already reached its end? Humanity..."

Hm? What was that sound now?

Xu Yanwu struggled to open one eye, only to see a somewhat familiar figure.

Mei? No... Hadn't Mei died?

"In humanity's next civilization, the Honkai will surely appear again..."

"These are the Seeds of Vengeance. Within the hibernation pods, they will awaken tens of thousands of years from now..."

"They will possess the power I call Stigmata..."

"May they truly... stop the Honkai!"

What were you talking about... Why couldn't I understand any of it... Though I seemed to have seen something similar somewhere before...

It seemed to be... a side story about Doctor MEI from the previous civilization in the Honkai Impact 3rd manga?

"Kevin... I'm sorry... I may not... be able to wait for your return... Our child..."

Seeing the figure before him collapse, Xu Yanwu's heart jolted.

"Hey... Don't fall over... Aren't you supposed to wait for that guy called Kevin?"

"Hey, hey!"

"Don't just collapse like that?!"

"I remember now! Was Kevin that brat who had nothing better to do than come to me and pour out his troubles!"

"He talked about you more than anyone!"

Xu Yanwu's memories gradually became clear, and everything he had heard through the haze came back to him.

"MIE?"

Clearly, Xu Yanwu's words did not reach MIE's ears.

"..."

Xu Yanwu's eyes were now fully open, and he felt exceptionally awake—his entire self, even though he was only a head.

"She died again?"

"Hey... What are you laughing at..."

"...A child?!"

Only then did Xu Yanwu notice a small cradle beside his head, with a Little White Ball inside.

"Waaah!"

"Hey, hey, hey?? Why are you crying!?"

The Little White Ball's crying startled Xu Yanwu so badly that his head nearly sprang out of the case.

"Waaahhhhh—"

As though she had sensed her mother's death, the Little White Ball cried louder and louder, as if her wails were about to echo through the entire laboratory.

Ah... This was terrible...

In Xu Yanwu's current state, he could not even cover his ears.

If only... I could get out of this case...

Thud!

"Hey, hey, hey? Ow, ow, ow! My nose!"

Something heavy hit the floor, followed by Xu Yanwu's scream.

"What the hell? Why did I suddenly get out of that piece of crap???"

Xu Yanwu rolled around on the floor, then stared upward with his head and began to think deeply...

It felt as though something had been drawn away... and then something had come true...

That was roughly how it felt... And when it came true... it had been when he... wanted to get out?

Xu Yanwu's heart stirred. His ability was... wish-granting?

To test his guess, Xu Yanwu spoke again. "Let me... fly over beside that little white-haired kid."

There was no response for a while. Xu Yanwu nearly thought it had been an illusion, when his head suddenly felt light and slowly floated upward.

"...It feels... like I can keep flying like this for a long time?"

For some reason, Xu Yanwu felt that flying consumed less than it recovered...

But what exactly did this thing consume? A mana bar?

Were you kidding me?

Despite his words, when Xu Yanwu approached the Little White Ball, he instinctively slowed down and held his breath.

"Mm?"

The Little White Ball had been crying, but after Xu Yanwu approached, she stared at him with sparkling blue eyes, looking utterly curious.

"Ah, I remember. In the Honkai Impact 3rd setting, isn't she Kiana's ancestor... Hey, hey, hey, hey! You little brat! Don't pull my hair!"

The Little White Ball displayed the fine qualities expected of the crystallization of MEI and humanity's strongest warrior, Kevin. She actually yanked Xu Yanwu straight out of the air by his hair and into her arms.

"Guh!"

The Little White Ball excitedly smacked her new toy, making Xu Yanwu yelp wildly. "Don't hit my nose! Not my eyes either! Don't stick your hand in my mouth! I'll bite off those little claws of yours, believe it or not?!"

"Eeya!"

Though he talked tough, Xu Yanwu could only talk... Looking at such an adorable baby, there was no way he could actually do anything to her, right?

After letting the Little White Ball hold and play with him until she stopped crying, Xu Yanwu finally calmed down enough to examine his situation.

Hmm... First of all... With MIE and Kevin here, this really should be the previous civilization from the world of Honkai Impact 3rd...

But the ending of this civilization had not been much better either. It too had been destroyed by the Herrscher of the End.

At that thought, Xu Yanwu's dick hurt—his dick, wherever the Herrscher of the End had tossed it in the world. He had been awake in this world for less than a day in total, hadn't he?

Yet he had already caught the Herrscher of the End destroying the world twice... I'm fucking impressed...