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

"Strange, monster..."

"monster?"

The man looked puzzled, as he seemed to be hearing the word for the first time. He thought it sounded a bit like a wild beast, so he laughed.

"That's right, I am a monster!"

The man withdrew his fist from the Herrscher's body once more, then struck the split chest with both fists simultaneously. The moment his fists entered the Herrscher's body, they pierced straight through. The man's fists unfolded, rotated, and bent within the Herrscher's body. Then, with a forceful pull…

"Tear..."

The Herrscher will no longer feel pain, for her body has been torn in two. Thus, the Herrscher of Ice is gone at lightning speed…

At this moment, the Herrscher's corpse gradually dissipated, leaving a 'stone' on the ground, which Qianjie didn't pay much attention to. His body was now covered in ice and dark red bloodstains. If the Herrscher of Ice had only lived for another ten minutes, this man, who was currently high in attack but low in defense and not yet a Fusion Warrior, would have lost his ability to fight, but she couldn't hold on.

Despite this, the man paid no attention to the ice covering his body or the injuries he had sustained from the Herrscher's attack in the earlier battle. He wandered aimlessly through the village, smashing down every door with his fists, but none of the rooms contained any 'villagers,' only 'ice sculptures'...

"Why did these villagers run so far? What did that guy just say? That he wasn't a suicide soldier but a Herrscher? Are Herrschers that scary? These villagers are really cowards..."

Finally, the man smashed the last frozen door and looked at the 'ice sculpture of a child' who brought him food every day. His 'ice sculpture' was still standing in front of the stove where he cooked.

"One by one, why did you make 'ice sculptures' before running away? They were so exquisite."

Even though the man had already torn that hateful Herrscher to shreds with his own hands, he was still breathing heavily as he looked at everything before him, at the 'ice sculptures' one after another in the village, and felt that he wanted to hit something more... The man punched the 'ice pot' in front of him and smashed it, then left without looking back.

The "ice pot" on the ground is made up of more than just ice...

The man walked aimlessly, walking and walking, until he grew more and more tired, until the ice melted, until his consciousness gradually faded away...

Just then, a nun who was out happened to see the man, covered in wounds and unconscious. Unable to bear his suffering, she took him back to her sanatorium…

-

Kiana asked when she saw the scene suddenly change to the village where she and the captain had appeared.

"Little Rabbit, why... did the scene shift here?"

"I don't know, but since the scene looks like this, it must be here that a Herrscher was born."

……

Kiana's mood also became low after watching the whole thing.

"The ice sculptures in the village..."

The system is eating popcorn.

"Where did these ice sculptures come from? Aren't they all living people? No, they were living people before. As ordinary humans who don't have a strong ability to adapt to Honkai energy, they were already dead the moment they were frozen by the Herrscher of Ice. Even if no one breaks the ice and it thaws naturally, the people inside are still undead, not human."

Kiana was also quite distressed by this scene. She thought about it and realized that Qianjie, as the person directly involved, must be even more upset...

Kiana asked with concern.

"Qian Jie, he should know about it, right?"

The system continued its indifferent response.

"I don't know, but Qianjie isn't as crazy as the host imagines. I think he's at least good at deceiving himself."

Kiana naturally knew about Qianjie's ordeal. He could have easily broken free, yet he remained here, willingly bound to the cross and having his blood drawn. It had been at least three years, and this was the result. Kiana asked with concern when she saw Qianjie collapse.

"Will Qianjie be alright?"

"Don't worry, he's not ready to die yet."

Kiana was speechless.

"Little Rabbit! You can't talk like that. Who talks like that? It's like cursing someone to die."

"First of all, I'm not human; secondly, neither of us is due to die. How does this sound like an insult?"

Kiana was also speechless; why did the system drag her into this?

-

Mebius also discovered through the machine that an extremely large amount of Honkai energy had reappeared near the village that he and Alicia had secretly visited.

Mebius swallowed hard with excitement.

"I can finally use the new Herrscher core as experimental material again. I wonder what the Herrscher authority will be this time?"

To ensure everything went smoothly, Mebius sent Juexi, Alicia, and two teams of warriors to go together.

Jue Xi didn't take it seriously on the way there, because according to the original plot, at this point in time, the Herrscher of Ice should already be dead, torn apart by Qian Jie. Everyone was just going through the motions, picking up a core and then leaving.

……

Half a day later, the spaceship landed, and Jue Xi stretched.

"Oh, we're finally here. I'm exhausted."

Alicia came to Juexi's side and patted him.

"Don't work too hard, Juexi. I'll be heartbroken if you get exhausted."

Juexi instinctively wanted to stay away from Alicia.

"Alicia, don't get so close... We have important business to attend to, let's hurry up and find the Herrscher."

Alicia pouted.

"Jue Xi really has no sense of romance."

Despite complaining, Alicia kept taking out the equipment prepared by Dr. Mebius and quickly confirmed the Herrscher's location.

Alicia asked, puzzled.

"It's a little weird."

"what happened?"

"The machine shows that the Herrscher hasn't moved at all, and there's been no change in the Honkai energy around her. Does the Herrscher sleep?"

Jue Xi naturally knew that it was because the Herrscher was dead. Only the Herrscher core would remain unmoved, and the Honkai energy would not change.

"Let's go take a look. We'll know when we get there."

Before long, the group arrived at the village and saw the Herrscher core on the ground, as well as the entire village of 'ice sculptures'. Jue Xi was also thinking, this Herrscher of Ice actually froze the entire village, so it didn't seem that weak. How did it get torn apart by Qian Jie? That makes sense. Brother Jie's physique is different from normal people.

After investigating for a while, the group discovered that the Herrscher was indeed dead, and what they had seen was the genuine Herrscher core. The group returned to the spaceship without any further incident.

Jue Xi crossed her legs.

"It's so relaxing. I wish it could stay this easy forever."

Alicia, on the other hand, was going to report to Mebius.

-

The nun who brought the man back was now in a dilemma.

This man I just saved doesn't like to talk.

The nun knocked on the door.

"Hello, may I come in?"

The man inside didn't respond, so the nun simply pushed the door open and walked in.

The man looked at the woman without speaking, but the nun spoke first.

"You, did you come from a very cold place? Your body is covered in frostbite..."

The man didn't want to talk to the woman anymore; he was getting annoyed.

"What exactly do you want? This is none of your business."

The nun said devoutly.

"I just wanted to know if you need any help."

The man answered readily.

"If you need help, could you tell me what people usually say when they want to distance themselves from someone they dislike?"

The nun hesitated for a moment before replying.

"Perhaps I should say, 'Please leave,' though it might not work anyway."

"I can't remember it, it's too long."

The nun seemed to have made some important decision.

"Although it's not very polite, people are more used to saying 'get lost'."

The man was hearing this term for the first time and found it somewhat novel. He looked at the nun and said happily.

"Okay...get away..."

Chapter 140: The Warm and Ordinary Daily Life of a Sanatorium and a Moth Chasing Fire~

The nun smiled gently, not angry at all. From a young age, the nun had a special ability: she could sense other people's emotions and experiences, and then calm them down. She could also see some "threads of fate"... So she took the man in, because she could see that the man in front of her actually cared about feelings more than anyone else.

The nun silently left the room.

"Tsk, what a strange woman."

Qianjie got out of bed and stretched, then began to look around. He glanced again at the bed he had just been lying on.

"It's more comfortable than that shabby frame. Humph, what a strange woman."

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Qianjie scratched his head and said impatiently.

"Come in."

The door was slowly pushed open, and a little girl carrying some food walked in, trembling all over. Qianjie naturally knew that she was afraid of him.

Qianjie asked deliberately.

"Hey, are you afraid of me?"

The girl froze for a moment upon hearing Qianjie's voice, her voice trembling.

"No, no, nothing."

Seeing her like this, Qianjie was too embarrassed to say anything, so he tapped the table with his finger.

"Just put it here."