The Dimensional Codex of Destruction

"Fantastic! If we follow the prophecy, we'll be invincible!"

Nearby, worried about Oingo and Boingo, they jumped out from behind the wall. Oingo carried Boingo on his shoulders: "This is our invincible combination! The Oingo Boingo Brothers!"

NDoul followed behind the two. There were too many people in Aswan, and from a distance, it was impossible to distinguish anyone by footsteps alone. To accurately control his Stand, NDoul had to come to the scene in person.

However, it seemed that, just as the comical brothers had said, the outcome was already decided.

He clearly heard the sound of flesh being pierced and the sound of a large amount of blood splashing onto the ground.

"Raiden Mei" dodged Kiana's hand, while the knife in her hand tore through Qin Mo's body. A large amount of blood splattered on her face, but she remained unmoved.

"The most dangerous Qin Mo has been dealt with, next is..."

As soon as he finished his taunt, Anubis God felt something was wrong. He originally wanted to control Raiden Mei to raise the knife in her hand and point it at Kiana, but he felt his body was extremely stiff: "What... what's wrong... I can't move..."

"No! It's not that I can't move! This woman! She actually broke free from my control!"

"How is that possible!!!"

Anubis God's appearance flickered on the knife. He finally saw with his own eyes that the hand gripping his knife handle was flashing with purple arcs of electricity, and the pupils of the owner of this hand had changed from their original color to bright red.

It wasn't the red light he controlled, but a complete shift to bright red.

"Is it you... the one controlling the coward's body."

The crimson eyes looked at the phantom appearing on the knife without any emotion. The purple arcs of electricity on her body continuously increased. Unlike Mei's uncontrolled leakage, the arcs on Miss Herrscher were something she truly controlled.

Anubis God looked at Miss Herrscher in front of him. Although he had no body, he felt a chill spread across his back.

Compared to just now, in his eyes, Raiden Mei now seemed like a completely different person, with a strange aura enveloping her.

If DIO's aura was profound and evil, then the woman in front of him was like a queen reigning over the world.

Unlike DIO's inhuman charisma and unfathomable mystery, this woman was simply strong! Extremely strong! So strong that just being in her presence made him feel like he was about to die!

No! Not about to die! He was already dead!!!

Anubis God discovered that after just this one sentence, his blade began to decompose.

Miss Herrscher was not good at precise control of electromagnetic force; what she was best at was overwhelming opponents with sheer power!

The vast Honkai Energy was converted into electromagnetic force, constantly decomposing the long knife in her hand.

The Herrscher of Thunder, due to her immense power, was unable to finely control her own strength, causing an electromagnetic barrier to automatically form around her in the Honkai world, decomposing anyone or anything that approached into molecules.

In just the time it took to speak a sentence, this electromagnetic barrier had already formed.

Without looking at the physical body of Anubis God, which had already begun to decompose, Miss Herrscher looked towards Qin Mo, who had fallen to the ground.

The wound in his heart caused blood to gush out uncontrollably, forming a large puddle on the ground.

"Humans are truly unsightly. To die like this?"

Miss Herrscher ignored Kiana, who was on alert upon discovering the Herrscher of Thunder, and walked towards Qin Mo.

"Stop right there! What do you want to do! And give Mei back to me!"

Seeing Miss Herrscher's actions, Kiana immediately blocked the space between her and Qin Mo.

Glancing coldly at Kiana, a white figure suddenly rushed out from Miss Herrscher and punched towards Kiana.

"!!!"

Seeing Miss Herrscher skillfully using Crazy Diamond, Kiana also summoned her Killer Queen at the first opportunity.

Unfortunately, Killer Queen's power mainly lay in its ability to erase space. The Stand itself was not strong in speed or power. However, fighting against Miss Herrscher, who possessed Mei's body, she dared not use that power. After exchanging blows with Crazy Diamond, who had A-rank strength and speed, Killer Queen was sent flying with a punch, without any suspense.

Ignoring Kiana, who was also sent flying, Miss Herrscher continued towards Qin Mo's "corpse."

Anubis God became increasingly terrified. He had no idea what was happening. The mental strength of the Queen before him was something he had never heard of.

Even DIO himself could not compare to her. His always-effective mental control was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot against this Queen.

Anubis God could not act on his own and could only rely on his mental control to control others as his host bodies. However, without being able to control the holder, he was like an ordinary tool.

"Help! Where is everyone else!"

Anubis God looked towards where the others were hiding and saw three figures lying on the ground.

After jumping out to show off, Oingo Boingo had collapsed onto the ground in a pile, and NDoul was leaning against the wall.

"How could this be!"

Anubis God did not know that the moment Miss Herrscher awoke, she had used her electromagnetic power to knock out everyone around her, leaving only Kiana, who had Honkai Energy adaptability, and Anubis God, who had no body, to survive.

And his blade was already half decomposed by electromagnetic force. Miss Herrscher alone was about to wipe out the entire enemy force that had attacked this time.

"How unsightly. Didn't you say you would always be here?"

Her tone was completely flat as Miss Herrscher half-crouched down and lifted Qin Mo's "corpse."

However, the other hand gripping the knife handle tighter and the rapidly decomposing Anubis God proved that her heart was not as calm as her tone suggested.

Crazy Diamond sent the charging Kiana flying with another punch. Anubis God's host body completely vanished from this world. Miss Herrscher used her free hand to gently wipe the bloodstains from Qin Mo's face: "If that's the case, then let this world be buried with you."

"Please, don't do this..."

Suddenly, Qin Mo opened his eyes and grabbed the hand Miss Herrscher had placed on his face.

"Cough, cough... I might not be able to die, but that last hit you landed made my brain feel like it was melting."

Qin Mo coughed out some fresh blood and sat up amidst the surprised and delighted gaze of Miss Herrscher of Thunder. The Dog Talisman granted him the concept of immortality, but this immortality offered no defense against sharp blades, no immunity to lightning, and couldn't even dispel the weakness from severe blood loss.

Miss Herrscher of Thunder's entrance had unleashed an area-of-effect stun that dazed everyone nearby who lacked Honkai Energy adaptation. Qin Mo was one of them, possessing absolutely no adaptation whatsoever!

Chapter Twenty-Five: Battle in Aswan

"You truly surprise me, human. To think you're still alive after all that."

After a brief emotional fluctuation, Miss Herrscher of Thunder quickly composed herself, adopting an arrogant demeanor.

"I won't die that easily. But it really, really hurts..."

Qin Mo initially tried to cover his wounds, but realizing he couldn't, he gave up. He couldn't die anyway.

"Long time no see, my Queen. How was your trip?"

Having given up on tending to his injuries, Qin Mo grimaced in pain as he greeted Miss Herrscher of Thunder. He knew that Miss Herrscher of Thunder retained all of Mei's memories. After becoming a Herrscher, the Herrscher persona gained dominant control over the body. They could possess all the memories of the original personality or choose not to share their memories with the original host. Furthermore, they possessed formidable mental strength.

Perhaps, in the original setting, the host personality was merely nourishment for the Herrscher persona. In the previous civilization, every Herrscher was a pure tool of destruction.

In the current civilization, it had become a struggle between the Herrscher's consciousness and the host's will. However, unlike other Herrscher consciousnesses, Miss Herrscher of Thunder possessed the ability to completely suppress Mei's consciousness. Yet, she had never done so. Every time she appeared, it wasn't so much because she wanted to, but rather because external stimuli prompted her to confront things that Mei didn't want to face.

"This world is quite good. At least I don't have to hear those incessant nagging voices anymore."

After once again sending Kiana flying with a punch from Crazy Diamond, Miss Herrscher of Thunder summoned her back and placed her hand on Qin Mo's body.

The blood scattered across the ground began to be peeled away from the floor by a peculiar power. Every speck of dust was meticulously separated and slowly flowed back into Qin Mo's body through the wound on his chest.

Although Crazy Diamond's ability was repair, there was a significant difference between a crude, all-encompassing repair and a meticulous one.

A casual repair would result in blood contaminated with dust, sand, and numerous bacteria and viruses entering the body, causing various adverse reactions.

Despite her aloof demeanor, when healing Qin Mo, she meticulously handled every part of the wound. If not for her pupils still being a blood-red color, Qin Mo would have thought Mei had returned.

With Crazy Diamond retracted to heal Qin Mo, Kiana finally ran over. Upon seeing Miss Herrscher of Thunder healing Qin Mo, she was also stunned. Her education had always portrayed Herrschers as embodiments of destruction, but the Miss Herrscher of Thunder before her seemed...

When Miss Herrscher of Thunder had completely healed Qin Mo, Kiana was even more unsure of how to act.

After all, no matter how she looked at it, the other party had helped them, and her own attitude just now had been far from friendly.

As if sensing Kiana's awkwardness, Miss Herrscher of Thunder stood up, a faint, mocking smile on her face. "I quite like this world. At least I don't have to lose control of my power and destroy everything around me due to the constant influx of Honkai Energy."

The Honkai world possessed Imaginary Space. It could be said that Honkai Energy existed everywhere, making the complete eradication of Honkai impossible.

Herrschers were connected to Imaginary Space, with a continuous stream of Honkai Energy flowing in.

The Herrscher of Thunder's control over her power was still at a child's level. Under the constant influx of power, even the leaked energy was enough to decompose surrounding objects.

This world, however, had neither Honkai nor Imaginary Space. The only sources of Honkai Energy were what she stored within her body and what was stored within the Conquest Gem.

If she were to remain in this world or continuously use Honkai Energy, the rootless Honkai Energy would eventually be depleted.

In the Honkai world, the erosion of Honkai Energy continuously worsens, even leading to a Great Honkai, because the air is filled with Honkai Energy. It acts like a lightning rod, constantly attracting and gathering free-roaming Honkai Energy. In this world devoid of Honkai Energy, the rootless Honkai Energy would slowly be decomposed by the world, transforming into the most basic world energy and disappearing.

"Then, would you like to stay and travel around with us?"

With her injuries fully healed, Qin Mo stood up from the ground.

"Qin Mo! What are you saying? What about Mei?"

"Calm down, Kiana."

Qin Mo soothed Kiana, who had become agitated by his words. "Mei is right here. After all, even though she's a Herrscher persona born from Honkai, she is undoubtedly Mei."

"But..."

Kiana was about to say more, but Miss Herrscher of Thunder interrupted her. "Alright, I didn't come here for something like this. Besides, there's a young lady here who doesn't welcome me."

With a wave of her hand, a massive bolt of lightning engulfed the street not far away. The three people who had been lying there had completely vanished.

"Human, only I can take your life. Next time, don't die before I can take it."

After dealing with the three enemies, Miss Herrscher of Thunder leaned close to Qin Mo, a faint voice reaching his ear.

"Cowards won't remember this."

As these words fell, Mei's body slumped towards Qin Mo, and he reached out to catch her falling form.

"Mei!" Seeing Mei collapse, Kiana rushed over, looking between the two. "Qin Mo, did she leave?"

"En, she left. Mei won't remember what just happened. Don't slip up later."

Kiana quickly nodded. She knew what had just transpired, and Mei would likely find it hard to accept being controlled by an enemy and nearly killing Qin Mo...

"Mmm..."

After just a short while, the two saw Mei's eyelids flutter slightly, and she let out a small sound before opening her eyes.

"What is this?"

Looking around in a daze, Mei found herself leaning in Qin Mo's embrace, with Kiana watching nearby. Her cheeks immediately flushed, and she quickly pulled away.

"What happened to me?"

Mei tried to recall what had happened before, but her memory only went as far as them strolling down the street.

Seeing that Mei didn't seem to remember being attacked, Qin Mo casually said, "You must be exhausted from the journey these past few days. You were about to collapse while walking just now, you must be tired. Why don't we go back and rest today?"

"Is that so?"

Mei found it strange; she didn't feel particularly tired. She looked in Kiana's direction, and Kiana nodded along hastily.

Despite the odd feeling, Mei didn't doubt Qin Mo and Kiana's explanation.

The three of them returned to the hotel the way they came, only to encounter the other five people returning at the same time at the entrance.

"Ah! Mei, hurry and heal us."

Polnareff ran over as soon as he saw Mei leave. At the same time, he noticed the injuries on Polnareff and Avdol: "Hey, old man, Avdol, why are you guys all banged up too?"

"Don't even mention it. We ran into that Stand user of the Bastet Goddess. I didn't expect her to cover the Stand's plug with the hotel's outlet. It took a lot of effort."

"You guys too!? We also ran into that guy who can shrink people. That guy actually ambushed us in the crowd. Damn him."

Qin Mo glanced at the System. The number of Crystals had increased by 300. It seemed he had indeed defeated five enemies.

Chapter Twenty-Six: Arrival in Cairo

Qin Mo hadn't expected to encounter five enemies at once in Aswan. However, he found an opportunity to brief the others about the three enemies they had encountered, preventing any slip-ups that might lead to questions about why three people were missing.

With the continuous defeat of several enemies, the System's Crystal reserve reached 550, enough for a hundred consecutive draws. However, Qin Mo chose to ask Kiana for help and drew three ten-pulls.

Since he couldn't equip S-rank character cards anyway, Qin Mo's slight OCD led him to draw the guaranteed S-rank card.

The three cards were Caesar from this world, Sojieta Kuzuki, the assassin teacher from the Type-Moon world, and an unexpected old friend, The Dark One, or rather, the Fire Demon.

Fire Demon (S)

Skills:

Fire Demon Qi: Corresponding to Li in the Eight Trigrams, granting the holder innate, endless fiery power. They can freely manipulate flames for attacks, and their body is immune to pure flame attacks.