Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

"Ah? Ask me?"

"Of course."

"Indeed, it's probably because a new Herrscher is about to be born. Isn't it said that bad weather always accompanies the birth of a Herrscher?"

The three chatted idly as they arrived at a nameless, somewhat dilapidated town. Due to a severe storm in the town, they had to disembark from the spaceship and investigate on foot.

As soon as he stepped off the spaceship, Jue Xi's expression was unusually serious. The Herrscher of Wind had been born. He sensed that the terrible weather of the past few days was just a trick used by the Herrscher of Wind to create the illusion that she hadn't been born yet and was about to be born.

Jue Xi also realized something was wrong; how could this Herrscher be so clever? Suddenly, Kevin caught a glimpse of a masked youth in a black trench coat, fully armed, who seemed to have jumped from the city's tallest building... into the storm?

Kevin immediately noticed that he was pulling hard on Juexi.

"Hey, Juexi, someone jumped into the storm."

"what?"

Jue Xi was lost in thought and hadn't noticed until Kevin mentioned it, then she realized, "Isn't this the plot of that silly little Kosmo?"... Oh well, judging from Kevin's current state, he can't act out this scene. I'll act it out for him.

Suddenly, a pair of wings unfurled from Jue Xi's back, and she immediately charged into the storm, sword in hand.

Kosmo, caught in the storm, endured the hurricane tearing at his body, only realizing as he was about to sink to the bottom that he had been overthinking things. There was no eye of the storm; he was probably going to die.

Suddenly, from Kosmo's perspective, the hurricane seemed to have split in two? Yes, just like in the comics he'd read before. But wasn't that a comic? Can the wind really be cut off?

The storm gradually lost its energy and dissipated. Kosmo collapsed to the ground, staring at the black-haired youth before him, who wasn't much older than him. He held a longsword, and had wings on his back… which he had then put away himself!

Kosmo was too shocked to speak, but in his heart he was thinking... Cool!

Jue Xi was momentarily speechless. Had Kosmo fallen and hit his head? He should at least say something, why isn't he saying anything? Why isn't this event triggered unless Kevin comes?

Finally, Juexi spoke first.

"Run if you don't want to die, she senses me, the Herrscher of Wind is coming."

Kosmo realized what was happening.

"Herrscher? What's that?"

"The source of the disaster, every attack she makes has this effect."

Kosmo felt his worldview had been utterly shattered. He could hardly believe that the storm that had nearly killed him was merely a simple attack by a Herrscher.

"Every... attack?"

……

Just as Kosmo was repeating in shock, an ethereal voice rang out.

"That's right~ Every single time~"

Chapter 138 Ideal Fluid?

Kosmo and Juexi both looked up at the source of the sound. In the air, a lazy woman with short green hair was lying with her legs crossed in the whirlwind.

The Wind Herald looked at Jue Xi with great interest and spoke.

"This young man has an aura similar to mine~ Are you a pseudo-Herrscher? How about becoming my familiar? I'll let you..."

The Herrscher of Wind vanished before she could finish speaking, dodging the pink arrows and spears aimed at her...

Ellie's skill level was well known, but how come Kevin was so powerful? That's right, if I remember correctly, the original plot here was that Kevin shot a spear that hit the center of the whirlwind, scattering it and saving Kosmo.

The Herrscher of Wind reappeared above Alicia and Kevin, who had come to their aid. She unleashed two wind blades with a wave of her hand, which were neutralized by the two sword energies unleashed by Juexi.

The Wind Ruler, with an air of confidence, began to bewitch Jue Xi.

"Oh, so it's you, the human who killed that useless Herrscher of Thunder. Humans can possess such power? Join me, become a member of the Honkai, and together we'll serve the supreme One. I'll let you live until the end of the world and become a true Herrscher!"

The Wind Herald became more and more excited as he spoke, as if Juexi had already agreed.

Jue Xi didn't rush to make a move. He believed that Alicia must have contacted for backup. Although he could defeat her, since the previous civilization could defeat the Herrscher of Wind on its own, he should be able to put on a show this time. Besides, this Herrscher of Wind was quite pretty (not really), and not too foul-mouthed. He wouldn't mind chatting with her a bit more before sending her on her way.

"I just killed the Herrscher of Thunder a while ago, are you really going to let me extend an olive branch like this?"

The Herald of the Wind smiled.

“How is it bad? That good-for-nothing is inferior in skill. Besides, I should thank you. Thanks to you, human. I’m not afraid to tell you, on the third day after that good-for-nothing died, ‘He’ seemed to sense something and gave birth to me. After so long, I have finally met you.”

Jue Xi also realized that something was wrong. If she remembered correctly, the Herrscher of Wind seemed to become more powerful the longer she developed. She hadn't played Honkai Impact 2 before she transmigrated, but she had heard of the legendary "Heavenly Emperor" in it. Also, why wasn't this Herrscher shouting for battle right away? Could it be that she had a crush on him?

Alicia and Kevin didn't attack rashly. Through their earlier probing, they knew they were unlikely to win on their own, or even hit the target. They figured they could wait for reinforcements to arrive and wear them down before the fight became easier.

The Herrscher of Wind continued.

"So, humans, join me, or... will you change your mind if I kill them all?"

The Herrscher of Wind swept her cold gaze over Kevin and Alicia.

After a brief moment of thought, Jue Xi realized that the current Wind Herald was no longer on the same level as the one from the previous civilization. "We can't delay any longer..." Jue Xi shouted to the Wind Herald after making up her mind.

"Herrscher of the Wind! If you can defeat me, I'll do whatever you want with me. If I remember correctly, Herrschers can inject Honkai energy into people who have just died and forcibly turn them into familiars."

The Herrscher of Wind also withdrew the cold gaze she had held when looking at Alicia and Kevin, and turned to look at Juexi.

"Not bad, I didn't expect you to know so much, human~ But in that case, you'd most likely be a mindless doll. If I could, I'd rather chat with you in my spare time after destroying all of humanity. It's no fun without thoughts. I've been waiting for you for a whole year, and it's been so lonely."

Jue Xi thought to herself, "As expected, the longer a Herrscher lives, the richer their emotions become."

"Enough talk. Come on, Herrscher, it's time for you to get going. After all, I have a wife. If she finds out I've been chatting with someone like you for so long, she'll get jealous."

After saying that, Jue Xi used the Honkai Drive Wind Wings and thrust her sword directly at the enemy.

The Herrscher of Wind licked her lips, as if she couldn't wait any longer.

"How naughty of you! But oh well, if you're not conscious, you're still usable."

Juexi frowned upon hearing this. She and Kiana always made dirty jokes. How come this style of music hasn't learned to be proper after all this time? It seems that being made dirty jokes by someone you don't like is really disgusting. If it were someone you like... well, your own Kiana would be embarrassed, but I don't know about others.

Jue Xi also secretly used the power of the Herrscher of Ice to imbue her sword with a layer of magic.

The Herrscher of Wind seemed to have something in her hands. Although Juexi could see nothing in her hands, her sixth sense told her that something was wrong.

"Bang~"

Juexi's sword collided with... the air in the hands of the Herrscher of Wind.

"An air sword? No wonder I can't see it."

The Wind Herald smiled. With a wave of his other hand, Juexi tried to retreat, but failed.

Jue Xi was stunned. She had initially thought that Jue Xi's other hand would hold a sword, but it turned out to be a long whip... Her right leg, which had been lashed by the whip, was burning with pain. Indeed, living longer made a difference...

"Hehe, feeling good, huh? It's not too late to back out now. I'm not good at close combat, but if we keep fighting, even if you surrender later, you'll probably be stuck on the bottom forever~"

"Are you sick? I think you're not the Herrscher of the Wind, you're a female pervert."

After cursing, Jue Xi distanced herself from her and placed her hand on the leg that had just been hit. After a flash of white light, she returned to normal.

The Herrscher of Wind witnessed this scene, her eyes filled with joy.

"Humans, you keep surprising me more and more. I must have you; then 'He' will surely reward me~"

"Die."

"Tai Xu Sword Technique - Thunder"

Jue Xi unleashed a purple sword aura crackling with lightning at the Herrscher of Wind, mocking her disdainfully.

"At this speed, it's not even that fast, so how could it hit me?"

The Herrscher of Wind raised her hand and condensed a whirlwind, which she then flung out. However, the whirlwind was cut in half in less than two seconds when it came into contact with the sword energy, losing its kinetic energy and dissipating. Meanwhile, the sword energy itself seemed to remain as powerful as ever.

The Herrscher of Wind realized something was wrong and immediately tried to escape, but it was too late. The sword energy would distort everything around her and suppress her movements.

"boom!"

A loud explosion followed, producing plumes of white smoke that lingered for a long time...

Jue Xi didn't react immediately, but he felt as if an arrow was being shot towards him. Jue Xi subconsciously turned around in the direction of the arrow and saw the Herrscher of Wind raising her hand towards him. Jue Xi immediately raised his sword, blocking the invisible whip that was being lashed out.

"Tsk, you ruined my plans."

The Herald of the Wind vanished immediately after saying those words, and Jue Xi gripped her longsword and swung it forcefully.

"Tai Xu Sword Technique - Fire"

In an instant, the mist around her was evaporated by the ring of flames she had just unleashed with her sword. Then, Jue Xi immediately flew to Alicia's side.

Alicia had just interrupted the Herrscher of Wind's good time, and in her anger, she decided to kill this troublesome woman first. The Herrscher of Wind flew in, hurling wind blades in that direction, and Alicia drew her bow and barely managed to parry. Just as the Herrscher of Wind was about to reach Alicia, Juexi also caught up.

She raised her hand in despair.

"Similar to a black hole..."

"Om..."

The black hole emitted strange sounds, frantically attracting everything around the Herrscher of Wind, eventually sucking her in and causing her to dissipate little by little.

Jue Xi let out a long sigh.

Thinking to myself, "Finally over. This Herrscher of Wind was really tough, much harder to deal with than the Herrscher of Thunder. And... the Authority of Reason isn't so weak after all. The black hole is really useful..."

Just as Jue Xi thought Feng Lu was dead, she saw cracks appear in the black hole she had just created—one, two, three…

"Boom."

After a loud bang, the Herrscher of Wind reappeared before everyone's eyes.

The Wind Herald also praised Jue Xi.

"Human, it is no injustice that the Herrscher of Thunder died at your hands."

Jue Xi said with a tough exterior.

"Is that so? You'll be dead soon too."

He cursed inwardly, "How could this damned Power of Reason be so useless? Why does everyone who uses it fail? I haven't even managed to beat a Wind Law! And what about my Black Hole? Was it sliced ​​up by the wind?"

The Wind Herald looked on with disdain.

"Human, you can't even break through my defenses, yet you still want to show off? According to your human terms, what I just used is called an ideal fluid. An ideal fluid can break through everything you have. Come on, I will end your life as quickly as possible without much pain. When you wake up again, you can abandon this filthy human identity."

As the Herrscher of Wind spoke, he raised his hand and unleashed a wind blade.

Jue Xi didn't even need to think; she could guess that there must be some ideal fluid on this wind blade, and she should stay far away from it.

But as the wind blade disappeared, Jue Xi immediately realized something was wrong; the wind blade was just a feint, and the real killing move was yet to come.