The Dimensional Codex of Destruction

Two figures watched as familiar attire emerged from the shadows of the stairwell, and the next moment.

That figure vanished again.

The Herrscher of Thunder suddenly felt something behind her.

How is this possible? I'm in the air!

And then an arm wrapped around her shoulders: "Only by overcoming that childish past can one truly grow..."

"Hmm? You think so too, don't you, Raiden Mei..."

By the time he finished the last sentence, his voice had become a whisper in her ear.

"When did this happen..."

Kiana finally realized that Qin Mo had appeared behind the Herrscher of Thunder at some unknown time. Although she didn't know how he got up there, Qin Mo was currently relying on Raiden Mei for support to stay airborne.

But that wasn't the most shocking thing; it was his body...

Dense purple patterns covered his entire body.

Kiana knew what this was.

It was the Honkai disease, a sickness that afflicted those who lacked adaptability. Essentially, their bodies were being eroded by the Honkai. Mild cases resulted in unbearable pain and disability, while severe cases led to death. The obvious symptom was the flow of purple Honkai Energy through the skin like blood vessels.

But Qin Mo was beyond mere blood vessels; his entire skin was covered in purple Honkai Energy, as if he had been immersed in a high-concentration Honkai Energy solution.

Let alone ordinary people, even someone from the Kaslana family would be dead in this condition.

The Herrscher of Thunder turned her head and saw Qin Mo's profile.

The tragic state of his face made her pupils contract.

The Herrscher of Thunder had always known that her body was not something ordinary people could come into contact with. Merely getting close would cause them to be eroded by Honkai Energy. As the Herrscher of Thunder, she was surrounded by an electromagnetic barrier that was constantly active.

Ordinary people who came into contact with it would be directly decomposed into molecules.

"You... why..."

Seeing Qin Mo in such a wretched state, the harsh words the Herrscher of Thunder was about to utter were swallowed back.

She didn't know what she was feeling right now.

"My Queen, I'm late because I encountered some difficulties on the way, but I believe you'll forgive me, won't you? So, can you accept my love?"

A bouquet of carnations appeared in Qin Mo's hand, but as soon as it materialized, it began to decompose.

It was clear that the Herrscher of Thunder's electromagnetic barrier was still active, constantly breaking down anything that came close.

"I..."

The Herrscher of Thunder took the bouquet from Qin Mo. Although in her memories, this was something Raiden Mei experienced daily, for her, this was the first time.

Taking the constantly decomposing carnations, the Herrscher of Thunder wanted to deactivate the ever-present electromagnetic barrier around her to protect the flowers.

But she found it impossible.

Although this was her ability, Honkai Energy was constantly surging into her, preventing her from controlling this power that should have belonged to her.

"No... no..."

For the first time since her birth, the Herrscher of Thunder hated her own power. From the moment she gained consciousness, she had nothing, only a vast amount of negative emotions constantly assaulting her awareness.

She hadn't chosen to succumb to those negative emotions; instead, she came to a place both familiar and strange, contemplating the meaning of her existence.

Until she saw Kiana, Raiden Mei's friend. The Herrscher of Thunder couldn't understand Raiden Mei's complex feelings towards her, but Kiana was someone familiar. Although she spoke harsh words, she didn't want to kill Kiana so quickly.

Then she saw the figure that had left a deep impression on Raiden Mei. But seeing him in such a near-death state, the Herrscher of Thunder felt a tug at her heart.

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar bouquet, she subconsciously accepted the first bouquet she had ever received in this world.

It wasn't the bouquet from her memories, not for that timid Raiden Mei, but for her, the only one...

Yet, this bouquet was about to be destroyed by her own power.

"Don't worry, my Queen..."

A figure invisible to everyone else appeared behind Qin Mo.

Crazy Diamond!

Through Crazy Diamond's power, the decomposing flowers were constantly being restored.

A look of surprise flashed across the Herrscher of Thunder's face, but she quickly thought of something.

Her scarlet eyes fixed on Qin Mo: "You should know I'm not that timid one."

Qin Mo met her gaze without flinching and said, "But you are Raiden Mei. Even after becoming a Herrscher, that fact doesn't change."

Chapter Thirteen: Fighting the Herrscher for Honkai Energy

"But I'm not that timid one, am I? Human, you can't possibly not see that."

"I know, of course. You are the great Queen Raiden, the messenger of Honkai, and the third Herrscher of this century."

Noticing that the Herrscher of Thunder hadn't resisted his embrace after the initial resistance, Qin Mo silently hung himself onto her.

Using time stop to get behind her, and then relying on the immense power of his Stand's possession, he supported himself in mid-air with one hand.

Fortunately, the Herrscher of Thunder's flight power was quite strong; otherwise, the two of them might have fallen.

While the Herrscher of Thunder wasn't paying attention, he quietly wrapped his other arm around her as well.

"At most, it's just a split personality. Even so, you're still Raiden Mei. Even if no one else can accept you, I'll always be by your side."

"..."

The Herrscher of Thunder had never experienced anything like this. Even with all of Raiden Mei's memories, born with knowledge, this was still a first.

Most importantly, this person in front of her...

"Then your body..."

Looking at his own practically ruined body, Qin Mo smiled. "Don't worry, I won't die. That's also why I can appear here at this moment."

"If that's the case... Human..."

The Herrscher of Thunder hugged Qin Mo. "Then I grant you the privilege of being by my side. Be grateful."

The two of them slowly descended from the sky. Kiana, who was being treated as a third wheel, was already stunned.

Her body was eroded by Honkai Energy, yet she was unharmed under the Herrscher of Thunder's electromagnetic barrier, and then she confessed like this?!

While she had seen Qin Mo confess with flowers before, this time it wasn't some young girl, but a Herrscher! Could a Herrscher be conquered in this way?

"But Mei... can you let the other you come back now? After all, your destructive power is too great right now, and many people will come looking for trouble."

"Hmph!"

The Herrscher of Thunder snorted coldly. "You just said that even if no one else could accept me, you'd always be by my side, and now you're scared?"

However, before Qin Mo could reply, she continued, "It's no longer something I can control. Honkai Energy is constantly pouring into my body because I am a Herrscher. Even if I don't want to absorb it, I can't help it. If I want the coward to wake up, I have to stop absorbing Honkai Energy, unless I am defeated."

The Herrscher of Thunder looked at Qin Mo, wanting to know if the man in front of her spoke from the heart, or if it was just a roundabout way to save the cowardly one.

"Because of the Herrscher identity..."

Qin Mo would naturally not use methods that would harm Raiden Mei. Since it was because of her Herrscher identity...

"Even though you're injured, I can heal you in an instant, but your pain is my pain."

He took out a stack of tickets from his backpack and tore one off, handing it to the Herrscher of Thunder.

"Here, after you receive this, you should be able to stop absorbing Honkai Energy, but you'll still need to actively refuse the absorption."

"What is this?"

The Herrscher of Thunder took the ticket, which was unharmed by her electromagnetic barrier.

The moment it reached her hand, the ticket disappeared.

At the same time, the Honkai Energy constantly pouring into her surroundings suddenly stopped.

Instead, it began to surge towards Qin Mo.

"Qin Mo! What are you doing! You'll die!"

Although she didn't know what Qin Mo had done, Kiana could tell that Qin Mo was continuously absorbing Honkai Energy, including the Honkai Energy from the Herrscher of Thunder beside him.

But...

That was Herrscher-level Honkai Energy!

A normal person! And after it had eroded to this extent, there was only one outcome!

"What an interesting man... I'll keep watching you."

Seeing Qin Mo begin to absorb Honkai Energy, the Herrscher of Thunder felt her power gradually leaving her. She didn't resist but slowly closed her eyes and fell into Qin Mo's arms.

"Stop it! Don't absorb it!"

Seeing that the most threatening Herrscher of Thunder had fallen, Kiana rushed to Qin Mo's side, trying to use her own body to absorb Qin Mo's Honkai Energy in reverse.

"Don't worry... Kiana."

Qin Mo smiled. "Although I don't have Honkai Energy adaptability, I won't die because of this."

However, absorbing a large amount of Honkai Energy wasn't a good thing either. Qin Mo was preparing to use the power of the Tiger Tally to see if he could balance this Honkai Energy, or split it off, when a prompt suddenly sounded.

[Detected a large amount of unowned special energy]

[Absorption initiated]

Qin Mo opened his system panel without a second word and saw a progress bar suddenly appear on it.

The purple patterns on Qin Mo's body quickly faded, and the progress bar continued to increase.

"What's going on? Qin Mo, on you?"

Kiana also noticed this, but it was a good thing.

"I told you not to worry, Kiana. I have a way."

Although it wasn't the way he had initially thought, the result was good anyway.

[All energy absorbed]

[System energy overload]

"???"

"What's going on? Are you really this useless? You're overloading now? Don't tell me you're going to explode."

[Dungeon Module Unlocked]

[Energy Overload]

[Dungeon Opened]

[Energy Overload]

[Multiplayer Dungeon Mode Activated!]

[Teleportation in 3 seconds!]

"Huh? Hey! Wait..."

Before Qin Mo could react, a dazzling light erupted from his body.

"What is this..."

Amidst the light, Qin Mo heard Kiana's startled cry. Instinctively, he reached out and grabbed Kiana, who was right beside him.

After the light faded, the three of them had vanished from the rooftop of Senba Academy.

At the same time...

"Mom, Bronya has reached the designated location."

Near Senba Academy, a girl with gray Roman curly hair appeared on the rooftop of a building.

"Bronya, we're finally in contact. How's the situation!"

Through the chip in her mind, Bronya finally contacted her adoptive mother, Cocolia.