People are in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a villain simulator.

[If Edward didn't have the means to retrieve the Gem of Desire, given his nature of patience and perseverance, he would never have chosen to fight you.]

Edward copied and improved your nanomachines, developing nanomachines specifically designed to destroy cells, capable of gradually burning away the human body until not a single cell remains.

You gaze at the azure flames, yet you cannot take a single step forward.

Those who had initially obeyed you realized they had been deceived and fled the flames, abandoning you and leaving the smoke-filled banquet hall, leaving you alone to await death.

Qiaoqiao is not afraid of death.

Even if I have to die, I can't let that turtle bastard Edward get what he wants!

You untied the bandages from your chest, revealing your breasts adorned with jewels of longing.

Rather than be burned to death by these azure flames, hoping the jewel will fall into Edward's hands, you would rather end your own life and destroy the jewel in the process.

You picked up a dagger from the ground and pointed it at the emerald green gem on your chest.

Outside the banquet hall, Edward was certain that no one could escape the azure flames, and he was preparing to watch you burn to death. But just then, he saw a Valkyrie be kicked off her horse.

Wendy, who was paralyzed in both legs and used as a test subject, actually kicked a Valkyrie away!

Edward's heart skipped a beat. Since Jojo's Honkai energy was currently sealed by the Gem of Desire, then... Wendy, now free from the Gem of Desire's constraints, should have already regained her previous Honkai energy.

[You should know... before she was used as an experimental subject and implanted into the Gem of Desire, Wendy was the closest Valkyrie to S-rank!]

Wendy stole a Valkyrie's mechanical warhorse, gripped the reins tightly, and charged straight towards the mansion engulfed in azure flames.

Several Valkyries tried to stop her, but they couldn't stop Wendy, who possessed the strength of an A-rank Valkyrie.

In the end, Edward watched helplessly as Wendy, riding a white horse, charged headlong into the flames as if to follow Jojo to her death...

Chapter 123 The Fourth Collapse Arrives!

The banquet hall was ablaze, flames soaring into the sky, thick smoke billowing, and burning beams crashing to the ground. Your body was being continuously decomposed by the quantum machine, turning into specks of light scattered into the air. Soon, you would be killed by your own creation, leaving not even ashes, but only the gem of longing in your chest.

After your true identity was exposed, all the base members who had previously obeyed you abandoned you. They raised torches, cursed incessantly, adding fuel to the fire of the burning temple, and sincerely wanted to kill you, the imposter.

Although Jojo plays the villain in the life simulation.

To be fair, Jojo didn't think she had done anything wrong by infiltrating the New Zealand base.

Jojo did indeed kill and dissect his disciple, but Alheisen himself was a treacherous and cruel villain who deserved to die. His persecution of those who supported the development of the Gem of Desire was all in order to protect Wendy.

He even led them in scientific research and developed bioweapons against Honkai Beasts and zombies to help them fight against the Honkai.

In Qiaoqiao's view, she was not a good person, but the people in the New Zealand branch were a bunch of hypocrites who claimed to be righteous but did all sorts of heinous things.

Compared to Qiaoqiao, these hypocrites should be completely wiped out of this world!

Unfortunately... this wish probably won't come true.

[Your body gradually becomes transparent and blurry as the nanomachines break it down. In order to destroy the Gem of Desire and prevent it from falling into Edward's hands, you decide to pick up a dagger and end your own life.]

[The moment you picked up the dagger and plunged it into your chest—]

A horde of Valkyrie mechanical warhorses, like a sharp blade, pierced through the sea of ​​fire and charged towards you.

A sudden gust of wind knocked the dagger from your hand, making you turn around in annoyance, only to find a beautiful girl with black hair and emerald eyes riding on a white horse. You froze on the spot.

The blazing fire burned around Qiaoqiao, and the roof collapsed onto two or three burning beams. The entire mansion was teetering on the brink of collapse under the ravages of the flames.

The Valkyrie's warhorse's head was engulfed in flames, but the moment the girl dismounted, it seemed to realize that it had completed its mission and collapsed completely.

"Wendy, what are you doing here?!"

When Jojo saw Wendy ride into the sea of ​​fire, he was completely stunned. He knew that the scorching flames were not only the Crimson Flame ignited by the base members, but also the Azure Flame set up by that little bastard Edward. That flame could melt even Soul Steel into molten lava, and even Valkyries, even when wearing armor, could not withstand the burning of the Azure Flame.

Wendy knelt on the ground, looking at Jojo's unfamiliar yet handsome face, and reached out to touch his face with a confused look in her eyes.

"You are...Brother Xiao Qiao...?"

When Wendy saw Jojo in the inferno, she felt that he looked much better than when they had met before, and for a moment she even doubted her own eyes.

Jojo looked at Wendy with a complicated expression. He had been deceiving Wendy by pretending to be Elhesen because he felt that the fewer people who knew he was an imposter, the less risk of being exposed.

But the truth will eventually come out.

Jojo didn't know... whether Wendy was like the others in the research institute... staying by her side because of Elhesen's status and power, and turning against her once she knew the truth.

Jojo wanted to explain to Wendy, but hesitated for a moment and couldn't speak. After a struggle, she finally said with guilt, "I'm sorry... I've been lying to you all along. I'm not a member of Destiny, nor am I the director of the New Zealand base. My real name is Jojo, and I'm a very, very bad guy."

"I approached you only because I coveted the jewels. You can hate me, or you can kill me to vent your anger. I have no regrets about dying by your hand."

Jojo wasn't afraid of being killed. If her death could bring Wendy some comfort, then it would be a worthy death.

"Brother Xiao Qiao is an idiot!"

Jojo thought that if Wendy found out that she had lied to her and obtained the Desire Gem, she would either kill herself with a knife or at the very least slap herself.

Wendy reached out and hugged Jojo, her eyes glistening with a few sparkling lightning bolts.

“I don’t care if you’re a bad person or a good person, whether you’re the director of Destiny or the enemy of Destiny…” Wendy’s tears dripped onto JoJo’s shoulder as she choked out, “I don’t like Director Elhesen at all. He used to be just as cold-blooded and ruthless as those scientists outside, using me as a test subject. Only you, JoJo, were willing to help me and heal my legs… I’ve always loved only you!”

Hearing Wendy's tearful words, JoJo froze in surprise. She knew that Wendy already had feelings for her, but she never expected her to be so infatuated. Even knowing that she had been deceived, she still chose to throw herself into it.

As the azure flames drew ever closer, Jojo said, "Wendy, I'm about to die, and I'm destined never to reciprocate your feelings for me."

"After I am completely decomposed by the nanomachines and die, you can surrender to Edward with the Gem of Desire. You are now a Rank A Valkyrie of Destiny, and he will not make things difficult for you."

Jojo raised her hand and hugged Wendy tightly: "After I die and wake up from this dream, I will definitely find you and make you happy."

Feeling Jojo's embrace, Wendy trembled all over; she hadn't expected Jojo to reciprocate her feelings.

Qiaoqiao felt that the days he spent with her were like a dream, and if he could think that way, then she could die without regrets.

As Wendy was immersed in the warmth of Jojo's embrace, she hesitated for a long time before saying, "You'll come back to me... but what if Lady Durandal gets jealous?"

Upon hearing Wendy's question, Jojo froze on the spot, speechless for a long time.

Seeing Qiao Qiao's troubled expression, Wendy wasn't oblivious. She knew that Qiao Qiao could never forget Durandal, but even so, she still loved Qiao Qiao. As long as Qiao Qiao had her in her heart, she would be content.

“Brother Qiao, I know you like Lady Durandal…” Wendy smiled sweetly like jasmine, “But even so, I have always loved you.”

Hearing Wendy's confession, Jojo found some solace before he died.

"Because I love Brother Xiao Qiao, I will never allow anyone to take you away from me. I will not give you to anyone..."

Wendy left Jojo's embrace, her expression suddenly changed, and her voice became incredibly cold.

"and many more..."

Qiao Qiao immediately panicked: "What do you want to do?!"

“Even death is not enough…” Wendy looked at Jojo with a heavy love in her eyes: “If I am destined to die today because of my desire for the jewel, then I would rather it be me.”

Wendy placed her hands on Jojo's chest: "Little Jojo...I love you."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wendy closed her eyes and kissed Jojo on the lips.

Qiao Qiao was quite surprised when Wendy suddenly kissed him, but in an instant, his expression changed as he felt the Desire Gem within him slowly disappearing, and the Honkai energy that was originally sealed by the gem slowly recovering.

It seems... even the desire for the gem has left Wendy.

However, there is also a mysterious connection between it and Wendy. If Wendy is willing to accept it, she can bring back the gem of desire that should belong to her.

As the Gem of Desire disappears, Jojo's body, which was originally eroded by the nanomachines, slowly recovers.

The nanomachines that were targeting the gem's host stopped attacking Jojo and instead began attacking Wendy.

Jojo's lips parted from Wendy's, but the Gem of Desire within him continued to disappear and transfer into Wendy's body.

Jojo tried to stop the nanomachines from attacking Wendy, but the next moment, his beast-like right hand, which had just approached Wendy's body, was repelled by a blade as hard as steel.

"What's going on? Is the Honkai energy within Wendy increasing?"

Qiao Qiao was somewhat surprised. She knew that the Desire Gem had been sealing the host's Honkai energy, so why was it now starting to enhance Wendy's Honkai energy?

Outside the burning temple, Edward had intended to wait for the flames to consume everything before retrieving the Gem of Desire. However, for some reason, the ground began to shake violently. He shouted into his earpiece, "What's going on?!"

"2500HW...2600HW...This value...Dr. Edward! We have detected a large-scale Honkai energy reaction throughout New Zealand. This is the first time we have detected such a huge fluctuation in energy values ​​since the third Honkai event in Changkong City...A large-scale Honkai event is about to occur in New Zealand!"

Upon hearing the news from the Destiny Fleet, Edward froze on the spot. He never imagined that such a large-scale collapse would occur here when he was just one step away from obtaining the Gem of Desire, developing a Valkyrie comparable to the Herrscher, and replacing Elheisen as the base director, and was about to reach the pinnacle of his life.

"Dr. Edwards! We have detected the energy singularity of this collapse!"

Upon hearing this, Edward's eyes suddenly lit up. If they could find the energy singularity, it might be able to resolve this collapse: "Where is that energy singularity?"

Edward waited anxiously for the fleet's reply, and then a surprised voice came from the other end of the communication.

"Right...in front of you..."

Upon hearing the fleet's reply, Edward's eyes widened in surprise. Suddenly, the air around him seemed to freeze, then surged wildly like waves.

Those base members who were just denouncing the killing of Qiaoqiao were blown into the sky by the hurricane, spinning like trash before falling to the ground and being smashed into mincemeat.

Edward looked back and saw a hurricane as thick as the Tower of Babel soaring into the sky and enveloping the entire banquet hall.

Ordinary red flames were extinguished in an instant by the hurricane, while the azure flames generated by the nanomachines, which were originally as domineering as an azure dragon, were torn apart by the hurricane like a green snake in an instant.

No matter how Edward tried to control the nanomachines, they were as if caught in a hurricane, completely out of his control. He now clearly understood... his most powerful weapon had been taken away by the enemy...

The flames surrounding Jojo vanished instantly, even the previously ferocious azure flames succumbed to the hurricane along with the nanomachines. He looked up in surprise at the center of the hurricane, where a humanoid black dot was visible.

High in the sky, Wendy wore a cool white dress and short skirt that revealed her navel and fair skin on her thighs. The white apron around her neck fluttered in the wind, a blue windmill on her chest spun rapidly, white bandages were wrapped around her thighs, and a pair of blue wings grew from her back.

Wendy controls all moving objects as freely as if she were controlling her own body—air, seawater, and those tiny nanomachines.

"Hahaha! I feel incredibly free now, like I can do anything!"

A smile spread across her face, her lips parting to her ears, making her look extremely crazed.

"It's decided! I will kill all the humans on this land!"

Jojo looked at Wendy laughing wildly in the air and felt completely unfamiliar with her.

She was no longer the gentle and lovely Wendy she knew, but a fierce and brutal Herrscher of the Wind.

With a mere wave of her hand, Wendy in the air caused several enormous hurricanes to erupt from the cloud-covered sky, as if tentacles were being extended.

Those hurricanes were like meat grinders, destroying buildings and tearing people apart.

As Qiaoqiao looked at the lovely girl in white with wings on her back, who looked like an angel, she felt an unusual chill in her heart.

The air was thick with the stench of blood...

The ground was shaking continuously...