What?! You want me to be the Herrscher of the End?!

At that moment, Bronya's field combat communication system was suddenly hacked, directly severing her connection with the Hyperion, and Cocolia's voice could be heard in her channel.

Bronya knew that Cocolia must have used the biochip in her brain to hack into the communication security technology and talk to her.

"no, do not want."

Feeling her body becoming increasingly out of control, Bronya immediately put up a fight.

Bronya's pained expression and unnatural behavior naturally caught the attention of Mei and Kiana.

"Bronya, what's wrong? Are you injured or something is bothering you?"

Mei, realizing what was happening, was the first to walk to Bronya's side and whispered something.

Upon seeing this, Kiana immediately ran over to check Bronya's wounds and see if she was hurt anywhere.

However, Bronya's consciousness was focused on fighting off Cocolia's control over her, and she didn't have time to respond to what had happened between the two.

However, no matter how Bronya resisted, it was all in vain. After Cocolia sighed that Bronya's self-awareness was getting stronger, she directly activated the highest level of authority on the biochip, taking away Bronya's last remaining consciousness.

"Supreme Authority Order: Even if you can't defeat the Fourth Herrscher, you must hold her off! My main force will be here soon!"

At Cocolia's command, Bronya, controlled by the biochip, responded immediately, pushing Kiana and Mei aside, and then having Heavy Bunny switch to sniper mode to attack Wendy.

Before they could even react, the two who had been pushed aside stared in disbelief at what was happening before them, unable to comprehend why Bronya would do such a thing.

"Stop! Bronya! What are you doing!?"

Kiana, who was the first to react after the initial pain, asked Bronya in confusion.

"Bronya...were you lying to me about everything you just said?"

"Why! I already believed you! Why are you doing this to me!"

Wendy, who had been attacked, lowered her head and spoke painfully with tears in her eyes.

Unable to understand or accept it, Wendy was filled with disgust for humanity. Why would they betray her when she had already done so well?

Why betray yourself!

In an instant, the enraged Wendy transformed into the Fourth Herrscher once again, feeling despair towards humanity and determined to resolve everything herself.

Chapter Five: Despair and Hope.

"Damn it, he won't listen to anything I say! What's going on?!"

Struggling to dodge Wendy's attacks and clutching her still-bleeding wound, Kiana began to complain subconsciously. After all, she couldn't beat Wendy in a fight, and she had only managed to forcibly awaken Wendy's human consciousness with her verbal skills. Now, however, Wendy was completely deaf to everything she said.

Bronya has even started a relentless barrage, completely disregarding herself and Mei. From the moment Bronya attacked Wendy until now, she's like a completely different person.

But there was nothing that could be done; what's done is done, and Kiana couldn't complain for too long. After a short rest, she rejoined the battle.

Kiana, are you alright?

Seeing Kiana return, Mei subconsciously worried for a moment. After all, Kiana had been protecting her during the battle, and even took a hit from Wendy's wind blade for her sake. Although the situation was indeed a bit difficult at the time, because she had to deal with Bronya's Heavy Bunny, she didn't have the energy to deal with Wendy's sneak attack.

But if it were really me who got hit, it wouldn't be a big problem, at most just some superficial injury. But Kiana, unaware of the situation, rushed over without hesitation to block the attack for me. At that moment, Mei felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Hehe, it's alright, Mei. This little injury is nothing. I'll be fine after a rest. Let's take down Wendy first, and then bring Bronya back!"

Seeing Mei's concern for her, Kiana chuckled foolishly twice, then raised her right fist and pretended to be full of energy. However, due to the long battle, her physical strength was severely depleted, and Kiana's voice was not loud, but rather somewhat weak.

"Mei, you continue to hold off Bronya. I'll take care of Wendy!"

Considering that neither she nor Mei had much stamina, Kiana decided to take a gamble and buy some time. If things didn't work out, they would have to wait for the S-rank Valkyrie to arrive.

Upon hearing this, Mei nodded to Kiana to indicate that she understood, and then rushed towards Bronya.

"Come on, Herrscher! I will never let you take Wendy away!"

Watching Mei walk away, Kiana shouted and rushed towards Wendy, who had transformed into a Herrscher.

"You're like an unkillable cockroach! I'll be the one to end your life!"

Seeing Kiana running towards her, Wendy was not to be outdone and casually unleashed four wind blades that slashed horizontally.

But Wendy seemed to think that this wasn't enough to kill Kiana, so she added a small tornado behind the wind blade.

The compressed wind blades seemed to break the sound barrier, causing bursts of explosions in the air, as if anything touched by them would be torn in two by the fierce wind.

The small tornado behind the wind blade also whipped up a cloud of sand and gravel, making it look incredibly terrifying.

Kiana, already exhausted, didn't choose to confront these potentially fatal attacks head-on; instead, she opted to dodge them in various ways.

Kiana quickly ran into the surrounding ruins, using the broken walls to temporarily conceal herself. This caused two of the four wind blades to miss, while the remaining two wind blades actually destroyed the walls and struck Kiana directly.

The immense impact sent Kiana flying, tumbling several times before finally coming to a stop.

Due to exhaustion, Kiana was unable to move for a moment. Feeling the intense pain in her body, Kiana even felt that she was about to faint at any moment.

However, the attack was far from over. Although the wind blades were blocked by the stone wall, Kiana had nothing to block the tornado that followed.

Moreover, given Kiana's current physical condition, even standing up is a very difficult task.

As the tornado approached, pebbles and dust filled the air. Moreover, the tornado was spinning so fast that some pebbles even caused secondary damage to Kiana while circling around it.

As the sand and gravel piled up, Kiana's White Chainmail armor was torn and scratched in many places, even tearing through the skin underneath, causing bright red blood to flow through the armor.

"Hahahaha! Just die here like this!"

Looking down from mid-air at Kiana, who had reached her limit and looked utterly disheveled, Wendy burst into loud laughter.

Of course, because the commotion was so loud, Mei also noticed Wendy's direction.

Following Wendy's gaze, Mei then spotted Kiana lying in the ruins, covered in wounds, and the tornado that was about to engulf Kiana.

"Kiana!!!"

Upon seeing Kiana's state, Mei could no longer remain calm. She unleashed a powerful slash, forcefully pushing aside Heavy Bunny's fist, and then turned and ran towards Kiana.

Bronya, now under her control, certainly wouldn't give Mei that chance, so she immediately fired several shells towards Mei's direction.

Mei was focused solely on saving Kiana and couldn't worry about anything else at the moment.

But one shell after another exploded around Mei, the force of the explosions causing her to stagger and nearly fall to the ground.

Even so, it greatly delayed Mei's arrival time, and at this moment Bronya also rushed over with Heavy Bunny and blocked Mei's way.

At this moment, Mei realized that it was impossible to go and save Kiana, and she knew that she couldn't make it through. She felt an indescribable pain in her heart.

"Ha... As expected, Herrschers are not something I can fight against right now."

Amidst the ruins, Kiana weakly raised her arm and murmured to herself in a feeble voice.

Kiana felt a pang of sadness as she watched Mei crying in the distance, regretting not having arrived in time.

If only I had power, things wouldn't be like this. Sure enough, I can't do anything. Kiana thought to herself helplessly.

Goodbye, Mei.

Looking at the tornado that was now almost within reach, Kiana seemed relieved and gave Mei a wry smile.

Immediately, a tornado, accompanied by a cloud of sand and rocks, engulfed Kiana's entire body. Upon witnessing this, Mei collapsed to the ground, only able to shout Kiana's name loudly.

But what no one expected was that just as the tornado engulfed Kiana, a pale blue Honkai energy barrier stood firmly in front of her...

Chapter Six: Rescue

"Am I already dead? Why... why can't I move my body?"

Kiana felt the surrounding sounds suddenly quiet down, and the sand and stones that had been hitting her suddenly disappeared. This huge contrast made Kiana feel that she was already dead.

Strangely, I could still feel pain in my body and was still unable to move.

Does this mean he's not quite dead yet? Is this just a final burst of energy before death?

With this question in mind, Kiana tried her best to open her eyes to verify it, but the feeling of weakness and drowsiness kept surrounding her, so Kiana could only open her eyes halfway and her vision was very blurry.

"Is this... an angel? So... I must be in heaven?"

Through the pale blue light emanating from her, Kiana could barely make out a white-haired girl in front of her, dressed in a black and white outfit that suited her perfectly, but unfortunately, she had no wings.

"Pah, pah, pah, I'm not some kind of angel, and you didn't die. I saved you in a critical moment, so you should thank me properly."

Listening to Kiana's quirky remarks, Bai Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes. She's not even dead yet and she's already saying such ominous things. She's really acting like a paramecium.

But you can't blame Kiana for saying that; after all, she would have thought the same way if she were in that situation.

Fortunately, I arrived in time, and I came from behind the ruins, which allowed me to successfully enter the ruins and shield Kiana.

If they came from the front of the battlefield, they might have been blocked by Wendy. Moreover, according to the plot that Bai Mo knew, Kiana in the story did not suffer such damage. In addition, if it weren't for him, Kiana might have really died.

Could it be that my actions caused the original plot to deviate? If so, does that mean that if anything goes wrong in the subsequent events, someone could face mortal danger?

However, that's all for later. Right now, let's focus on protecting Kiana. Bai Mo said quietly, pulling himself out of his thoughts.

"What! I'm not dead?! Ah...it hurts, it hurts, it hurts!"

Kiana, who was initially in a daze, was so excited upon hearing that she was still alive that she wanted to jump up. For a moment, she forgot about her injuries and winced in pain when she pulled on her wounds.

However, Kiana quickly regained her composure and forcefully suppressed the dizziness.

"You're still injured, so don't move around too much."

Noticing that Kiana wanted to stand up, Bai Mo quickly turned around and helped her.

With that turn, Kiana finally got a clear look at the face of her savior.

But what I found out was astonishing – the girl's face was practically a carbon copy of mine.

If I had to find a difference, it would be their eyes. My eyes are blue, while the girl in front of me has red eyes, and both of them have a gear pattern surrounded by a circle inside.

Could it be colored contact lenses? Kiana wondered silently to herself.

"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?"

After placing Kiana's hand on his shoulder to support her, Bai Mo noticed that Kiana was staring at him and couldn't help but ask.

Raven had the same problem last time, and Kiana had the same problem too. Is there something on my face that I can't see?

"Ah! No, no! I was looking into your eyes! They're just so beautiful!"

Knowing that staring at someone is impolite and fearing that the other person might misunderstand, Kiana quickly explained.

Eyes? What's so special about my own eyes? They're just red, aren't they?