Kiana crushed the gem in her hand with force, a faint smile on her face. Immediately, a purple light enveloped her entire body, the gem also emanating the aura of Herrscher of the End.
Above, the Herrscher of the End looked on in disbelief, watching from the sky. "How are they all changing forms one after another? We've been fighting for so long, and you haven't even used your strongest moves yet? What is this?!" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
She had originally thought that was their limit, but in the blink of an eye, they had transformed. This was simply too much!
As the purple light dissipated, the Herrscher of the End descended, possessing not only the Herrscher's information but also a part of its power.
"Come on! This is us, at our strongest!"
The extinguished hope reignited once more. The Herrscher of the End let out a hollow laugh. "Again and again, do you think this is interesting?!"
Without any regard for fairness, attacks began. Countless giant black hands appeared in the sky, the entire expanse transforming into a dark forest, filled with writhing fingers, dense and nauseating.
Facing this, Kiana raised her sword and swung forward with all her might. The air before her tore apart like shattered glass. All the black hands were dragged into the rift, and with a snap of her fingers, they were all annihilated with a deafening roar.
"Did you think that was all I had? Clearly, this is!"
Black cubes rose from the ground, directly trapping the Raiden Mei who was struggling on the floor. She fought back with all her might, but it was to no avail.
Just as she was about to be captured, the black cubes suddenly stopped moving. The Herrscher of the End waved its hand, confirming multiple times that they were indeed immobile.
Kiana, standing nearby, smiled slightly. It seemed she could also control these things, though within a very limited range.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be called the Herrscher of the End.
"It was you! Why? Why are you like a persistent cockroach, getting up again and again? Why?!"
With a swing of its right hand, the numerous black cuboids rapidly fused together, forming a tree-like structure. Light began to converge at its head, and in the next second, the Herrscher of the End controlled this tree and began to fire wildly.
Wherever the lasers struck, they exploded without exception. If they had hit a person, they would have been finished. The people behind watched this, silently cheering them on, as these three were their last hope.
Various countries were also fighting fiercely, with countless soldiers resisting the advance of Honkai Beasts. However, the number of Judgment-class Honkai Beasts was too great, and the Gods couldn't hold them back, resulting in extremely heavy casualties.
The three dodged rapidly, but the attacks were too dense. After just a few minutes, they were swept up and fell rapidly to the ground.
"Hahaha! All of you, die! I'm not playing anymore! I'm done playing with you lot! I want this world destroyed! Utterly destroyed!"
Even as she saw the three fall, the Herrscher of the End lost interest in them. It became somewhat frenzied, controlling the giant tree and sweeping its lasers back and forth. Soon, massive explosions occurred in many places, not just in Mondstadt and Liyue, but even Inazuma and Sumeru suffered heavy casualties, with buildings left in ruins.
Despite this, the Herrscher of the End showed no intention of stopping, appearing to have fallen into a state of madness.
You wanted to play nice, but they didn't? You had to provoke them, and now, they were tired of playing and decided to get serious.
It seemed this world was destined for destruction after all...
Kiana looked at everything with unwillingness, gazing at Lu Ze's face, wondering how it had come to this. How could Lu Ze, who was omnipotent in her heart, become like this?
"Lu Ze! Come back quickly! Do you want to make me angry? Do you want to kneel on a washboard again? You promised me! You promised to marry me in the future! Why are you doing this?! Why?!"
Her voice reached Lu Ze's ears. In his mind, Lu Ze silently collapsed in a place filled with darkness, devoid of sunlight, where thorns grew everywhere.
There were even two iron chains, firmly binding his feet, preventing him from moving even half a step.
Suddenly, Kiana's roar echoed from the sky. Lu Ze's previously vacant eyes suddenly gained a glimmer of light.
Especially upon hearing the last sentence...
That's right! He still had to marry them! How could he fall here! How could he be trapped here forever! I want to get out, I want to leave! I can't let the Herrscher of the End control my body like this!
He stood up with effort and walked step by step towards the distance. No matter how dark the path ahead, his heavy footsteps seemed to represent his resolve. Hadn't he strived for so long for this moment?
To kill the Herrscher of the End, to kill the Honkai God, wasn't that his lifelong ambition? Now that the opportunity was before him, he absolutely had to seize it!
Finally, a sliver of light appeared in the darkness. Lu Ze reached out and grasped it. Outside, the Herrscher of the End, which had been firing, suddenly felt its hand unable to move, and even the tree stopped firing lasers.
"What's going on?! No! Lu Ze! Don't get in my way, get lost!"
In its mind, no matter how much the Herrscher of the End kicked and pulled, it couldn't retrieve its hand. Lu Ze silently raised his head and punched the Herrscher of the End directly in the head. He then delivered a few more kicks, temporarily regaining control of his body.
"Phew, I finally know what this thing is for."
He slowly retrieved a sky-blue dagger from his system space. It had been given to him from the beginning, named the Soul Slaying Dagger, which could kill a soul.
However, it could only be used once. Lu Ze thought it looked nice and had never used it.
It was time for this item to be put to use. Dissipating the tree in his hand, he slowly descended to the ground and looked at Kiana before him.
"Kiana, don't be so vigilant. I'm back..."
Kiana, who had been looking vigilant, changed her expression instantly upon hearing Lu Ze's voice. Just as she was about to embrace him, Lu Ze stopped her.
"I've only temporarily regained control of my body. I need your help with something. Take this dagger and stab me directly in the heart. Don't hesitate, or this world will truly be destroyed... I've already assimilated with the Herrscher of the End. If she dies, I will die too, but I don't want to drag you down... Hurry."
He handed the dagger to Kiana and snapped his fingers. The entire world began to collapse, and everything would return to its original state, as if nothing had happened. The dead would be reborn, with only one price to pay: the complete disappearance of a person named Lu Ze from this world.
"I... I can't... Why do you make me do this? I don't want to! Lu Ze! You promised to marry me, don't go, okay?!"
Lu Ze smiled gently and embraced Kiana forcefully. The dagger pierced through his chest. He had known long ago that Kiana wouldn't be able to do it, so why not... give her a kiss before leaving...
The two leaned against each other, but Kiana watched in tears as the person before her began to fade, slowly disappearing... Tears filled her eyes; she didn't want this... but it was unchangeable...
"Kiana, I love you... I love all of you. I hope in the next life... I'll have the chance to meet you all again..."