"Ah... Finally, is everything going to end?"
In order to stop the powerful force gathering in the hands of the 'First Herrscher,' 'Mei' must use her Herrscher power. But using that power will trigger the bomb in her heart.
No matter what, she knows she is doomed.
At this moment of parting, her short life flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern...
"I am the Third Herrscher. I was born in loneliness. When I gained self-awareness, I was standing in a classroom full of corpses."
A voice in her mind told her: Your name is the Third Herrscher, and the meaning of your existence is to eliminate all humans who are polluting this earth.
This voice was so clear and real, but... she still doubted the meaning of her existence...
In addition to this voice, this body also holds the memory of a girl named Raiden Mei. From her memory, she saw happiness and pain. Everything was so real, though none of it belonged to herself.
She had great power, and anything she touches will be reduced to atoms, so she can't touch anything. As long as humans come near her, they will be infected by Honkai energy and turn into zombies, so she can't talk to anyone.
The only thing that belongs to her is that illusory mission.
Until the white-haired girl appeared in front of her.
They fought many times, and she had many chances to kill her. But she didn't do it.
She doesn't know why, maybe because she was the only one she could talk to.
Or maybe because she kept shouting that she wanted to save her during their fights.
She doesn't know if she truly wanted to save 'her' or was just deceiving her . Either way, it scared her, so she chose to end her life as her final option.
But at that moment, she reached out her hand to save her...
She became afraid, afraid she would hurt her.
This fear made her abandon the mission of the Herrscher and return the body to Raiden Mei. She chose to hide in the corner of Raiden Mei's heart and silently watch the white-haired girl.
Just doing this made her feel warm...
"So! Since she will die anyway, she might as well get rid of this dangerous man for her!"
Thinking this, 'Mei' completely ignored the pain in her heart and planned to exchange her life for hers, aiming to kill the man who claimed to be the First Herrscher.
"This rotten world is fine, but there are some things I will never allow you to destroy! How can a mere bomb in my heart stop me? Let me use this last blow to turn you into atoms!"
However, at this last moment, 'Mei' couldn't help but feel a little regret: she really wanted to see her again...
Thump, thump, thump!...
It seemed 'Mei's sincere prayer moved the gods in the sky. Just as she was about to activate the Herrscher's power at the cost of her life, footsteps were rapidly approaching!
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a blurry slender white figure...
Really~
'Mei' shook her head secretly, but a satisfied smile hung on her face: She was still as reckless as ever, rushing here without thinking. It was obvious that the A-rank Valkyrie Fu Hua was no match for him, and she was just sending herself to death... Wait! ?
Suddenly! 'Mei' noticed something off about this 'dreamed-of' figure?
Although the figure looked similar in the dim night...
Huh!? What is she saying? She called me...wife!?
...
Just when 'Mei' was shocked by the person calling her wife and was momentarily stunned, without time to launch the final attack, 'Welt,' who also sensed someone approaching, turned and redirected the power originally aimed at her towards the 'reinforcement.'
Then, 'Mei' finally saw clearly that the white-haired girl who had arrived was actually her new classmate slash roommate who had just joined the school two or three days ago and whose strength was far inferior to Kiana in Mei's memory.
She immediately shouted angrily. "You idiot! Why are you here? Get out of the way!"
Whoosh!
But it was too late. The shockwave formed by the strong gravity had already reached Lin Ling, knocking her away heavily...
After easily dealing with the reinforcement, 'Welt' got close to Lin Ling and spoke disdainfully.
"Hmph, who did you think I am? You're just a little girl who was scared by my random move earlier. I didn't have time to deal with you before, but now you come running to me? Ridiculous."
But at the same time, he also felt something strange as he observed the downed girl.
This girl clearly didn't look strong, but she wasn't completely crushed under my gravity attack?
"You!"
Although the one who came wasn't who 'Mei' wanted to see the most, and although calling her "wife" for no reason made 'Mei' feel a bit weird and angry, the other person risked her life to save her.
'Mei' finally got really angry. A powerful arc of electricity burst all over her body again!
The alarm in her heart reached a critical point!
"Wait a minute!!"
But just before 'Mei' was about to explode, Lin Ling who was lying in a pool of blood stood up again with a flip and kicked 'Welt' in the face, who thought he had dealt with the reinforcements and had let his guard down.
Bang!
'Welt' was kicked dozens of meters away by Lin Ling's full-strength kick, crashing heavily into a wall.
At the same time, Lin Ling did a backflip and landed steadily in front of 'Mei'. "I'm not dead yet, don't be stupid!"
It turned out that when Lin Ling provoked 'Welt' earlier in the dormitory living room, she had stolen a weakened version of his gravity control ability. So, before being hit by the attack, she managed to offset part of it using reverse gravity in time.
After calling them wife twice, she also gained enhanced physical strength and improved Honkai adaptability from Fu Hua and Bronya, strengthening her physique significantly.
In addition, she had become more proficient in using the Power of Reason reshape her muscles, so although she appeared badly injured from the previous attack, she was still able to move.
"Damn it!"
At that moment, 'Welt' cursed as he climbed to his feet.
"I originally planned to capture her alive, but I've changed my mind. It's the same if I take back the Herrscher Core! So! All of you will be turned into ashes under a hundred times gravity!"
He thought the white-haired girl had survived because he had hastily changed his move and misused his power, but this time he didn't plan to hold back. He intended to completely wipe out these obstacles and take the Herrscher of Thunder Core quickly!
Another powerful gravity wave surged forward.
Lin Ling quickly blocked the weakened 'Mei' and used reverse gravity to offset the force again.
Puff~
Yet she still spat out a mouthful of blood.
Luckily, the reshaping power was exerting itself at maximum speed, so her body was healing quickly, allowing her to stay conscious.
Seeing this, 'Mei' was filled with distress and anxiously said to Lin Ling: "You idiot, get out of the way! Let me release the full power of the Herrscher..."
"Don't worry," Lin Ling reassured, looking in a certain direction. "Look, our wife is here to save us."
"Huh? Wife? Our?..."
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PS:
Though clones are far weaker than their originals, and with Mei's branded power banks, plus the setting of White Comet turning into Moonbeam when overloaded, I still feel it's a bit absurd that Kiana, who wasn't even a B-rank Valkyrie in her student days in the original manga, defeated Welt Clone by wearing White Comet.
So, I had the protagonist help out a little. Of course~ it was also to gain some favor (ಡωಡ)