The World Was Destroyed Again and Little White Ball

"My god! Is this a human head?! It's been underground here for tens of thousands of years?!"

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

"Hand it over to the Fire Moth. They should have the ability to decipher it... to fight the Honkai..."

Xu Yanwu heard voices around him, which made him feel somewhat annoyed.

What the heck... so noisy, can't a guy get some sleep...

Wait... why am I here?

I remember... never mind... just sleep a little longer...

"This head is very strange. It's still perfectly active! If it weren't just a head, I'd really suspect we were examining a normal, living person."

"Does it have consciousness? It's very likely a warrior from the previous civilization who fought the Honkai."

"Currently, it shows no signs of consciousness. We tried cloning a new body and transplanting it, but it failed. There's a massive rejection between its head and the cloned body."

"What about the experiments transplanting its cells to other warriors?"

"All... failed. None of the recipients survived."

"Damn it... are we going to watch hope slip away again?!"

"Oh! My god! What is this power!"

"We just detected brainwaves from the Warrior's Head! The Warrior's Head shows signs of revival!"

"In just a moment, it destroyed more than half the city... Is he... really just a warrior from the last century?"

"Regardless! The energy problem can be solved!"

"Head of the War Gods... huh?"

The man with white hair and blue eyes pressed his hand against the compartment where the crystal case floated. A thin layer of frost had formed on the specially made glass beneath his hand.

"If you are truly a War God, why are you sealed here with only your head remaining... Why... didn't you end the Honkai?"

The man's tone was tinged with sadness.

"Kevin! A Herrscher has appeared!"

"Is the world already at its end? Humanity..."

Hmm? What sound is that now?

Xu Yanwu struggled to open one eye halfway and saw a somewhat familiar figure.

Mei? No... didn't Mei die?

"In the next human civilization, the Honkai will surely appear again..."

"These are the Seeds of Vengeance. In the stasis pods, they will awaken tens of thousands of years later..."

"They will possess the ability I call Saint Mark..."

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

What are you talking about... why don't I understand... but I feel like I've seen something like this somewhere...

It's like... Dr. MEI's side story in the previous civilization from the Honkai Impact 3rd manga?

"Kevin... I'm sorry... I might... not be able to wait for you to come back... Our child..."

Watching the figure in front of him collapse, Xu Yanwu's heart skipped a beat.

"Hey... don't collapse... aren't you waiting for that guy named Kevin?"

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Don't just collapse like that!"

"I remember now! Isn't Kevin that brat who always came to me to complain when he had nothing better to do!"

"He talked about you the most!"

Xu Yanwu's memories gradually became clearer, and he recalled everything he had heard in his daze.

"MEI?"

Xu Yanwu's words clearly did not reach MEI's ears.

"..."

Xu Yanwu's eyes were now fully open, and he felt remarkably clear-headed (despite only having a head).

"Died again?"

"Hey... what are you smiling at..."

"A child?!"

Xu Yanwu then noticed a small cradle next to his head, containing a Little White Ball.

"Wah!"

"Eh? Eh? Eh? Why are you crying!?"

Xu Yanwu was startled by the Little White Ball's cries, his head nearly popping out of the box.

"Uwaaaaaa—"

As if sensing the death of its mother, the Little White Ball's cries grew uncontrollably loud, seeming to echo throughout the entire laboratory.

Ah... this is bad...

Xu Yanwu, in his current state, couldn't even cover his ears.

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

"Plop!"

"Eh? Eh? Eh? Owwww! My nose!"

The sound of something heavy hitting the ground rang out, followed by Xu Yanwu's pained scream.

"What the heck? How did I suddenly get out of that damn thing???"

Xu Yanwu rolled on the ground, then looked up and pondered...

It felt like something was taken away... and then something was realized...

It was roughly that kind of feeling... and when it was realized... it was me... wanting to come out?

Xu Yanwu's heart stirred. His ability was... wishing?

To verify his guess, Xu Yanwu tried speaking again: "Let me... fly to the side of that little white thing."

There was no reaction for a long time, and Xu Yanwu almost thought it was his imagination. Suddenly, he felt his head become light and slowly float up.

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

For some reason, in Xu Yanwu's perception, the energy consumed by flying was less than what was being replenished...

But what was being consumed by this? Mana?

Are you kidding me?

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

"Mmm?"

The Little White Ball, which had been crying, looked up at Xu Yanwu with its pair of clear blue eyes, full of curiosity, as he got closer.

"Ah, I remember now, in the Honkai Impact world, isn't this Kiana's ancestor... Eh? Eh? Eh? Hey, brat! Don't pull my hair!"

The Little White Ball displayed the innate qualities of being the crystallization of MEI and the strongest human warrior, Kevin. It directly yanked Xu Yanwu by his hair and pulled him into its embrace from the air.

"Gulp!"

The Little White Ball excitedly patted its new toy, making Xu Yanwu yelp in protest: "Don't pat my nose! Or my eyes! Don't stick your hand in my mouth! I'll bite your little paws off, you hear me?!"

"Eee-yah!"

Despite his harsh words, Xu Yanwu could only say them... Looking at such a cute baby, Xu Yanwu couldn't bring himself to act, right?

After being held and played with by the Little White Ball, which stopped its crying, Xu Yanwu finally calmed down and began to observe his surroundings.

Hmm... First of all... there's MEI and Kevin, this must be the previous civilization in the Honkai Impact world...

But the end of this civilization wasn't good either, it was also destroyed by the Herrscher of the End.

Thinking of this, Xu Yanwu felt a pang of regret (regretting the whereabouts of his own "thing" that the Herrscher of the End had thrown to some corner of the world). He had been awake in this world for less than a day in total?

He managed to witness the Herrscher of the End destroy the world twice... I'm really impressed