Honkai's Thousand Laws, Kidnapping Kiana at the Start

"Su Jue!"

"Be quiet." After rolling to his feet, he immediately started to run. Su Jue didn't have time to deal with her, only muttering a low voice before covering her mouth. His two strongest A-rank combatants were temporarily unusable, and Su Jue was currently at best B-rank, with no advantage against a Temple-rank Honkai Beast.

Jian Yun quietly closed her mouth, curling herself up even tighter, letting Su Jue carry her as he fled. Unfortunately, as this was a hunting ground for Honkai Beasts, there was more than one monster. With the surroundings blocked by ruins, their massive bodies easily sealed off all escape routes.

With a bang, a huge stone block falling from the building landed in front of Su Jue, forcing him to brake sharply and change direction. But it was this tiny difference in speed that allowed him to enter the Honkai Beast's hunting range.

His only hope now was probably to wait for that girl to save the day.

Unfortunately, that possibility didn't exist, because he knew better than anyone that Kiana was still closely following the clues to Griseo's disappearance and wouldn't be anywhere near the school, so she couldn't possibly show up to save them.

This was information he had already anticipated.

Crack—

A spear pierced the ground. The Temple-rank Honkai Beast's attack was too swift, and Su Jue couldn't dodge in time, his arm being torn open by a large gash. The scalding blood immediately stained his sleeve and flowed down his arm to Jian Yun's face. She wanted to check Su Jue's injuries, but in the end, she gritted her teeth, not daring to interfere with Su Jue's judgment.

"Hold on tight." Taking advantage of the Honkai Beast's recovery time after its spear thrust, Su Jue took a deep breath and charged directly along the spear towards the Honkai Beast's main body.

However, it was a Temple-rank after all and wasn't as unintelligent as other weaker Honkai Beasts. Seeing a bug daring to climb onto its weapon, it directly grabbed the spear and swung it hard, sending both of them flying.

Su Jue was waiting for this opportunity. Taking advantage of the Honkai Beast's powerful swing, he directly carried Jian Yun in a huge arc through the air, then landed in the half-collapsed teaching building.

After rolling several times on the ground to dissipate the force, Su Jue couldn't help but cough up a large amount of blood.

"Are you okay?" Seeing Su Jue injured, Jian Yun, who had been protected by him, quickly got up and supported him. However, there was no first-aid kit here, and she didn't know any first-aid knowledge, so she could only watch anxiously.

"I'm f—" Before he could finish, Su Jue coughed up blood again. But coughing up blood was something you got used to after a while. He didn't expect Jian Yun to have any solutions and could only endure the pain, leading her further towards the other side of the building.

"There's a tree over there, I'll jump over first." A strong, lush green tree caught Su Jue's attention. He looked back and saw the Honkai Beast, having lost its target, flying towards them. Without further hesitation, he performed a leap of faith and jumped over.

The branches scratched his skin painfully, but he landed safely. Of course, with his B-rank physical condition, jumping from a tree wouldn't cause much injury.

"Jump!" After landing from the tree, Su Jue shouted to Jian Yun. Looking at the tree branch about five to six meters high in front of her, Jian Yun felt a surge of fear. But seeing Su Jue reaching out to catch her, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and jumped.

The feeling of falling was empty, all supporting force gone. Nervous, uneasy, Jian Yun didn't know if she would be caught or smashed into a pulp.

"Got you." A gentle voice came. Jian Yun opened her eyes and found herself lying in Su Jue's not-so-strong arms.

Boom—

After they jumped down, the entire teaching building was completely destroyed by the Honkai Beast. Splintered stones rained down on them. Su Jue didn't dare to linger and quickly ran off the tree towards a safe area. More than ten minutes later, the sound of a helicopter could be heard in the distance, and the rescue troops responsible for the Honkai disaster finally arrived.

We are safe.

But this was just the beginning.

This Honkai disaster was truly horrific. As a focal point of development, almost all the students in the entire school perished, leaving only two survivors.

Living in the suburbs, they didn't see the grandeur of tall buildings, nor could they afford luxurious jewelry. Their only hope and expectation was the future growth of their children, hoping they could change their impoverished lives and achieve a leap in social class.

However, after this disaster, everything was ruined, everything was gone. Grief filled everyone's hearts, and this grief turned into resentment when they looked at Jian Yun.

Why did all my children die, while you can live without a burden!

Why are you the only one who can live well, why don't you die!

You brought the monsters here, it's all your fault! It's all your fault!

Die! Die with my children!

Die!

Die!

Die!

Die!

Chapter 62: My Love, My Hate, All For You

It wasn't me, it wasn't me, I didn't kill them!

"Classmate Jian Yun, what's wrong?"

A familiar voice sounded, and the dark vision gradually blurred, then gradually cleared. A gentle breeze brushed past the classroom curtains, and the twilight sun shone through the window, bathing the entire classroom in a soft golden hue. It was so peaceful and tranquil, adding a dreamlike filter to the whole world.

Dusk, sunset, class, classroom.

Jian Yun stood alone in the center of the classroom, looking blankly at her classmates sitting in their seats, gazing at her with curious eyes.

What is this?

Did I have a dream?

The school wasn't attacked, her classmates didn't die, everyone was the same as before, nothing had happened, nothing had changed.

That's great, it was just a nightmare, just a dream...

For a moment, Jian Yun almost cried tears of joy.

"Classmate Jian Yun, don't just stand there, come sit with us and listen to the lecture." A classmate greeted Jian Yun. Hearing her friend's voice, Jian Yun let out a long sigh of relief and instinctively looked to her side, where there was an empty seat.

Huh? Whose seat was that supposed to be?

Her mind was a bit chaotic, and Jian Yun couldn't remember who that seat belonged to. Helpless, she could only sit down and listen to the lecture.

"Very well, now that Jian Yun has taken her seat, our class is finally complete. Let's begin our first lesson." The balding teacher said kindly, his demeanor warm and friendly towards the students, a stark contrast to his previous sharp and sarcastic nature.

"Jian Yun, can you answer this: if the entire class were to face disaster, how should we deal with someone who abandons their companions to survive alone?"

Silence fell as the teacher's voice faded. Jian Yun's smile froze on her face. In the next second, the students who had been diligently listening to the lesson began to shout loudly.

"Kill her, of course! Let her die with everyone else!"

"No one can survive alone!"

"We are all the same, no one can be spared!"

No, that's not right. I didn't abandon everyone. I...

The clamor of arguments grew more intense, finally erupting into thunderous roars that pounded into Jian Yun's ears.

The golden dawn had somehow turned into a bloody crimson. Her classmates, whom she had spent every day with, had twisted and mangled bodies. Limbs and blood stained the entire classroom. Names were written all over the walls in thick, bloody script—Jian Yun.

"Jian Yun, the teacher asked you a question, why aren't you answering?"

"Say something! Say something!"

"Why aren't you dead!"

The voices of demons from hell repeated endlessly, cursing her. This was no longer a classroom but the ruins of a completely destroyed school.

Their severed limbs and broken arms lay scattered on the ground, writhing towards Jian Yun.

Come, come, die with us.

They drew closer, gripping Jian Yun's calves tightly, pulling at her arms, tearing her apart inch by inch.

No!!

"No..." Tears had long since soaked her pillow. In the pitch-black room, Jian Yun curled up tightly in a corner, clutching her pillow. She cried until she was exhausted, then fell into a sleep only to be tormented by nightmares again.

The heavy curtains were blown open by a gust of wind, letting a sliver of sunlight through. Jian Yun recoiled in fear, terrified of the light.

"Don't look at me, don't look at me..."

The sunlight no longer felt warm. When Jian Yun walked outside, countless resentful and venomous gazes would fall upon her, followed by the most malicious curses hidden in people's hearts.

She no longer dared to meet anyone's eyes, nor expose herself to the sunlight. Gradually, she shut herself in her room, hiding in the darkness.

Only darkness and solitude could bring her a sliver of security, freeing her from the fear of being stared at with malice. But the accompanying dread never dissipated; instead, it grew stronger in the darkness, gnawing at her fragile heart and tearing at her spirit.

Especially in the quiet of the deep night, she would often hear phantom calls of her classmates' names. Whenever she ate, the food would turn into broken flesh and blood in her mouth. Every time she fell asleep, she would be dragged into an endlessly looping nightmare.

Gradually, both her mind and body became incredibly weak. The only thing that could support her was probably her family.

The weakness from not eating for a long time became unbearable for Jian Yun. She tightly gripped her pillow and slowly approached her room door.

At least, Mom and Dad still care about me...

"Ever since that incident, those animals have been ostracizing me, and the people in charge of compensation withheld the funds that belonged to our family..."

"Xiao Yun survived, but everything is ruined."

"If... if she had also died in that accident, it would have been better."

Tears dripped onto the floor. Jian Yun covered her mouth tightly, daring not to make a sound. Even though her palm was bleeding from biting herself, she felt nothing.

No matter how malicious the outsiders' gazes were, or how terrifying the psychological trauma from the attack, nothing made Jian Yun more despairing than a single sentence from her family.

At this moment, her spirit could no longer hold on. Deep despair completely crushed her.

Why am I still alive?

Why do I have to live?

Why must I be the one to endure all this pain?

Su Jue's face flashed through her mind, and she suddenly found her answer.

It's all his fault. He saved me, making me endure all this.

Everyone was equal before. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have become like this. While I was enduring all the despair, he alone could act as if nothing had happened.

The deepest admiration is also the most desperate hatred.

From the beginning, everyone was just clinging to each other for warmth, the lowest of the low. From the beginning, everyone was the same. If he hadn't appeared in her life, he wouldn't have broken all the balance. If she had never seen the light, she could have grown accustomed to the darkness.

Only death is the most equal gift. When she survived, the equality of the weak was broken.

Su Jue... I admire you, and I also hate you.

I hate you for bringing me light, I hate you for changing everything, I hate you for making me endure this despair.

It's all your fault!

It's all your fault!

Why did you save me?

Why did you save me and then leave me?

It destroyed parts of me, changing my family, my friends, everyone around me.

Pain and despair had completely consumed Jian Yun's sanity. She walked like a zombie towards the window.

Pulling back the curtains, she saw the sky outside, high above.

If I jump from here, then Mom and Dad won't have to worry anymore.

At that moment, she looked at the sunlight bathing her and smiled.

I'm sorry.

The one I hate the most, and the one I love the most.

Chapter 63: Rebirth and Farewell

"Is this the outcome you deliberately orchestrated? Herrscher of a Thousand."

"You lit a tiny spark for the girl lost in darkness, nurturing her fragile little flower of affection, only to snap it when it bloomed."

"This intense affection will then transform into the perfect nourishment amidst painful despair, from which the purest puppet will be born."

"You think you still retain your humanity?"

"Admit it, you're a monster who plays with people's hearts!"

"Shut up!"

Countless threads flew, and the puppets in the theater were torn to shreds. Su Jue stood alone on the stage, a deep weariness flashing in his golden eyes.

"I already gave up on the plan..."

But the outcome still continued to spiral in the worst possible direction. Su Jue had intended to use himself as emotional support to change Jian Yun's fate, yet she ultimately couldn't withstand the mental defenses. The malice from her companions was far more devastating than he had imagined.

However, now that things had reached this point, even though the desired outcome was unattainable, Su Jue was fortunate to still have a chance to change things.