The Dimensional Codex of Destruction

Qin Mo's every word was sincere and truthful, without a shred of falsehood. Although survival was his top priority, after gaining power, he genuinely wanted to change this story that was destined to be a tragedy.

After saying this, Qin Mo felt very conflicted. He didn't know how Mei would see him.

He knew what he had been doing all along: taking advantage of her vulnerability, gaining her trust, and even altering his own destiny.

Although he had never harmed them, his initial objective was merely to complete the mission, which also meant exploiting their trust.

"Thank you, Qin Mo..."

Qin Mo had prepared himself to be scolded, but to his surprise, he received Mei's thanks instead.

"Why thank me?"

Instead of answering Qin Mo's question, Mei asked, "In the future that Qin Mo knows, what was our relationship?"

How many times have I said it! Don't answer a question with another question!

Despite thinking this, Qin Mo spoke with a hint of emotion, "I know you, but you don't know me. You are the renowned Herrscher of Thunder and the Herrscher of the Void. Anyone who knows about Honkai knows about you. Even as Herrschers, you were heroes who fought against Honkai for humanity."

In an instant, Raiden Mei's mind went into overdrive. Qin Mo had only intended to let Mei know that she and Kiana eventually controlled the Herrscher powers and didn't need to worry. However, Mei interpreted it as a nobody from the past who admired them, witnessed countless tragedies, and hated their own powerlessness. Upon returning to the past and gaining power, their first choice was to prevent those tragedies, coming to their side without fear of suffering.

Her classmates ostracized and rejected her, and she had almost lost the will to live, like a cherry blossom tree withering from neglect.

It was precisely Qin Mo's appearance that breathed life into this wilting cherry blossom tree, allowing it to bloom with different flowers once more.

"You won't fight alone. I will always be by your side."

Looking at Mei, who was leaning against his chest and hugging him, Qin Mo was completely bewildered.

What's going on????

Chapter 43: The Stairway to Heaven

Morning morning morning morning, Morioh-chou Radio, We love Morioh-chou~

To the melodious music of the Du Wang Town radio station, Yoshikage Kira leisurely prepared his breakfast for the day.

The cold of winter had passed, and warm sunlight once again bathed the land of Morioh.

Yoshikage Kira, having just graduated from D Academy, returned to his hometown, Morioh, during the cold winter season.

Morioh was located on the outskirts of S City, a remote seaside town.

The town's residents were not religious and didn't appear particularly hospitable, but in reality, once you got to know them, you'd find they were very easy to get along with.

Yoshikage Kira liked it here.

Not just because it was his hometown, but also because its peaceful atmosphere perfectly suited the plant-like life he had always pursued.

After this period of rest, Yoshikage Kira would be heading to the neighboring S City for work.

Although he loved staying at home the most, Yoshikage Kira knew he couldn't appear too eccentric. He concealed his extraordinary intelligence and abilities, interacting with others in a gentle and humble manner, and had consistently maintained third place in school. Even after starting work, he maintained the identity of an ordinary office worker.

"Kage, we're almost out of eggs at home. Can you pick some up later?"

Yoshikage Kira's Father opened the refrigerator in the kitchen and took out two eggs.

"I know."

"Oh, right, Kage. Don't expose your Stand to others. The person who gave me the Arrow was reportedly killed, but they shouldn't be able to trace it back to us."

Yoshikage Kira's Father suddenly remembered something and said.

Yoshikage Kira nodded. He just wanted to live a peaceful, plant-like life. Although his uncontrollable perverted hobbies, coupled with an increasing desire to kill, were still present, ever since gaining the miraculous power called a Stand, he no longer needed to sneak into people's homes to slaughter entire families like before.

After washing up and putting on a well-fitting suit, Yoshikage Kira headed to Kame Yu Department Store, the largest in the vicinity of Morioh.

People on the street were rushing to work. Yoshikage Kira strolled along the tree-lined street, simultaneously scouting for suitable prey.

His Stand, Killer Queen, could perfectly eliminate prey without leaving a trace, leaving only the hands he desired. Ever since gaining this power, he no longer had to worry about being discovered after killing someone.

This time, upon returning to Morioh, Yoshikage Kira decided to choose a favored target to celebrate his return to his homeland.

Hmm? That girl's hand looks good.

Fair and smooth, like flawless white jade, just looking at it made his heart flutter...

That's right, Yoshikage Kira was a pure hand fetishist!

Unlike others, he only liked hands, and he also had an uncontrollable urge to kill.

"A foreigner?"

He looked at the owner of a pair of beautiful hands sitting in a nearby cafe. Her hair, as white as the bright moon, was chatting with a black-haired girl opposite her.

Ah, I didn't notice just now, but the hands opposite her are also beautiful...

What a shame, I've already set my sights.

What should I do? Should I go and hit on them? Forget it, it's too much trouble. They're just two girls. Maybe following them and enjoying the feeling of having one on each arm wouldn't be bad?

Just as Yoshikage Kira was contemplating, a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Excuse me, sir, do you need something from my girls?"

A male voice came from behind Yoshikage Kira, startling him.

So there's someone else?

No problem, if there are three of them, we just need to wait until no one is around to deal with them.

Filled with confidence from his new power, Yoshikage Kira felt no fear.

There were still other people around now, so he decided to play along for the time being.

Yoshikage Kira silently calculated his counter-strategy. Just as he was about to turn and play along, he found his body unable to move.

What's going on!

Yoshikage Kira, who had only gained Stand abilities and had no experience in Stand battles, didn't realize he was being affected by a Stand ability.

"What... is this..."

As he watched the two DISCs slowly withdrawing from above his head, Yoshikage Kira gradually lost consciousness.

The surrounding people couldn't see the DISCs being withdrawn. After having his Stand extract the DISCs, Qin Mo helped Yoshikage Kira to a nearby bench and made it look like he was resting. He then extracted the Killer Queen DISC from the two DISCs.

"A second Stand ability."

This was Qin Mo's purpose for coming here. Originally, he had only planned to use White Snake to obtain Killer Queen's Stand to give to someone he trusted, or to use himself temporarily.

However, the appearance of Heaven's Gate disrupted his plan, or rather, it optimized it further.

Heaven's Gate could convert Stand abilities entirely into his own.

The drive on his left arm popped out, and Qin Mo inserted the Killer Queen Stand disc. The Killer Queen's image appeared on the screen of Heaven's Gate.

"I can actually use two abilities at the same time?"

The screen on the back of his left hand displayed the image of White Snake, while the screen on the back of his right hand displayed the image of Killer Queen.

"If the screen is accurate, then... I can use up to five abilities simultaneously?"

After using Heaven's Gate to test it, Qin Mo discovered that it wasn't exactly simultaneous use. His left hand could only use White Snake's abilities, while his right hand could only use Killer Queen's abilities.

"Is it because both abilities are activated by touch?"

Looking at the screens on his shoulders and forehead, which displayed no images, Qin Mo didn't know if the upper limit for storable abilities was five, or if he could only use five simultaneously.

Qin Mo leaned towards the latter, as Heaven's Gate could hide the images of the two Stands at any time to abandon the use of those abilities, or to switch the arms they were functioning on.

In that case, if an ability required the use of hands, he could only use two at a time. If the ability's activation didn't require hands, it could function on the other screens.

For example, Dio's time stop.

"Go turn yourself in..."

After looking at his home's location from Yoshikage Kira's memories, Qin Mo inserted a created command DISC and his own DISC into Yoshikage Kira's brain.

The command was simple, with only one instruction: turn himself in and confess all his crimes.

Glancing at Mei and Kiana, who were still drinking coffee not far away and hadn't noticed him, Qin Mo turned and continued towards the Kira residence.

Since he was already here, Qin Mo naturally wanted to deal with more than just one person. There weren't many Stand users in the town right now, but there were two people whom Qin Mo wouldn't feel guilty about taking action against.

Those were Yoshikage Kira and Yoshikage Kira's Father...

Compared to Yoshikage Kira, Yoshikage Kira's Father's Stand had no combat ability. For Qin Mo, this Stand ability could only be used as an attribute for Heaven's Gate.

Volume 3: Return from Chang Kong

Chapter 1: The Returning Stand User

"Boom!"

With a clap of thunder, three figures suddenly appeared above the empty school building.

"This young lady is back!"

Looking at the familiar city and feeling the familiar Honkai Energy around him, Kiana felt her body fill with power.

Although the impact wasn't severe in the other world, Kiana could still feel the Honkai Energy within her slowly draining. While not fatal, this loss of Honkai Energy left her feeling a sense of weakness.

"I... I'm back again."

A city ravaged by Honkai was a feast for the Honkai Beasts.

Each Great Honkai was a celebration for the birth of a Herrscher, an apostle of God. And the Honkai Beasts during these celebrations would become the most loyal soldiers under the Herrscher.

Unfortunately, this time, the Herrscher had been abducted.

"There's no time for sentimentality, we need to escape this city quickly."

The three of them hadn't been gone for long; for this world, it had only been a little over an hour. Therefore, the surrounding situation hadn't changed much, and the Honkai Energy concentration in the air was very high.

Let alone Mei, even Kiana, within this environment, the Herrscher of the Void inside her would secretly absorb the surrounding Honkai Energy in an attempt to revive.

Furthermore, less than a minute after returning, Honkai disease patterns had already spread across Qin Mo's body.

In conclusion, staying in Chang Kong City for an extended period was not good for any of the three.

"Yeah, Mei, Qin Mo, let's hurry and go. I see some Honkai zombies are already approaching."

Originally, no Honkai zombies dared to approach the rooftop due to the Herrscher of Thunder's power. With the Herrscher of Thunder gone, and another hour having passed, the surrounding Honkai zombies had gradually begun to converge on the empty area.

Not to mention that this was a school building. Descending from the rooftop was bound to lead to encounters with many enemies.

"I'll clear the path."

Heaven's Gate appeared beside Qin Mo. Qin Mo then placed Dance of Fine Snow into his equipment slot. The ice-blue katana materialized on Qin Mo's right hand, but after glancing at the katana, Qin Mo still looked towards Kiana.

"Kiana, give me Impact Steel. I'm not good with katanas."

Compared to the skill-dependent katana, Impact Steel, which only required a punch to unleash its power, was more suited for Qin Mo. In Qin Mo's hands, the katana could only be swung around wildly.

"This lady refuses!"

Kiana rejected him without hesitation. Impact Steel, transformed into gauntlets and greaves, appeared on her body. At the same time, she drew a pair of black and white pistols from her waist.

After resolving the matters in Morioh, the three rested briefly for a few days. Before returning, Qin Mo used funds provided by SPW to prepare some supplies for survival in Chang Kong City. The two also retrieved their weapons stored in their backpacks from Qin Mo.

"Qin Mo, your body must be feeling terrible. Although Honkai Energy can't kill you, the erosion and pain won't lessen."

Kiana looked at Qin Mo with some concern as purple patterns began to slowly spread across his body. Perhaps it was due to having been completely eroded by Honkai Energy once before, giving him some resistance or adaptation, this erosion wasn't as fast as last time.

However, this level of erosion was still fatal. It was a pity, though, that due to the Dog Talisman's existence, anything that could be fatal to Qin Mo wouldn't exert its intended effect.

Therefore, the erosion from Honkai Energy could only bring Qin Mo immense pain, and it didn't even effectively manifest its debilitating effects.

"Yeah, Qin Mo, leave the enemies on the road to Kiana and me. Your body..."

Mei attempted to use Crazy Diamond to heal Qin Mo, but Honkai Energy erosion wasn't an injury, so Crazy Diamond's abilities had no effect on it.

Before Qin Mo could say anything else, Kiana had already charged forward.

"Now it's Kiana time!"

Kicking open the ajar rooftop door, Kiana, wielding her twin pistols, charged down and engaged the approaching zombies in a fight, quite literally.

After Impact Steel fused with her body, it enhanced her physical abilities and resilience. Furthermore, Kiana, having been accustomed to saving bullets in the past, was used to attacking with kicks, with her pistols providing support.