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

Kevin released Mei's hand.

"Let's hurry up and set off."

……

Australia at this time.

All of the Herrscher of Flame's attacks will disappear when she touches Juexi on horseback.

This inevitably disappointed Juexi. Was the Herrscher of Flame only this good? And that face…

Although Juexi felt nothing for Himiko, her appearance was exactly the same as Himeko's. This made it difficult for Juexi to make a move. In the battle with Himiko, Juexi constantly used her dominion power to steal the power of the Herrscher of Flame.

Finally, Jue Xi noticed that a spaceship seemed to be approaching her in the distance; it must be Kevin arriving.

Jue Xi flashed to the front of the Herrscher of Flame.

"caught you."

Jue Xi reached out and grabbed the Herrscher of Flame by the neck, beginning to frantically absorb her power. After feeling that he had absorbed more than half of it, he flung her away and threw the Herrscher of Flame to the ground.

"Although I feel a little unsatisfied, it's alright."

After complaining, Jue Xi immediately flew away. He didn't want to kill the Herrscher of Flame again, lest it cause further chaos in the plot. Himiko would still need Kevin to kill her...

-

Kiana, who had been watching the movie the whole time, was furious. Although she wasn't Himeko-sensei, she had overheard Himiko and Hua's conversation perfectly. According to the logic of the movie, Himiko was Himeko-sensei's past life! How could the Captain do this? The power of the Herrscher of Flame isn't that important; if he likes her, he can give it to her. Seriously!

Kiana asked, puzzled.

"Little Rabbit, do you think the Captain has gone crazy from not seeing me for so long?"

The system really wanted to send Kiana a confused emoji, "How can you be so confident?" But on the surface, she just replied perfunctorily (???).

"That's right, that's right. The captain has been pent up for too long since he's had sex with you, otherwise he wouldn't have tormented the Herrscher of Death like that."

Kiana was a little embarrassed.

"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!"

The system waved its hand (? v ? )~

"Just kidding, look. At least the captain didn't kill Yanlu this time, did he?"

"Hey, it's different. Didn't you see what the captain was really thinking, Little Rabbit? He was afraid of affecting the later developments, so he sent Kevin. Otherwise, I really doubt if the current captain would have personally killed the Herrscher of Flame."

The system remained indifferent.

"Don't worry, Kiana. Your captain will definitely be safe and sound. He doesn't have any mental problems, trust me."

"Sigh, I hope so. I'm not going to watch it."

Kiana went to sleep after complaining.

-

Shortly after Juexi left, Kevin and the others on the spaceship received a satellite image of the Herrscher of Flame, for reasons unknown. Similar to the Herrscher of Death image before, a portion of the satellite feed was missing. Realizing that the missing portion indicated the Herrscher's location, they immediately headed there. However, by the time they arrived, the image had returned to normal. Mei, seeing the clearly weakened Herrscher of Flame in the image, sensed something was amiss but said nothing, as it was ultimately a good thing.

He simply reminded Kevin to be careful via communicator.

When Kevin landed and looked at Himiko before him, he was filled with mixed emotions. His former comrade-in-arms was now his enemy.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Herrscher of Flame flicked her wrist, sending a burst of scorching flame toward Kevin.

Kevin simply held his specially crafted greatsword horizontally, then imbued it with his own abilities, thus blocking the attack without sustaining any damage.

Without hesitation after blocking the attack, Kevin leaped to the side of the Herrscher of Flame. His greatsword, imbued with icy energy, slashed down fiercely.

Although the Herrscher of Flame barely dodged the sword strike, Kevin made a preliminary assessment of his own strength: she was very strong and he could win.

……

After several more rounds of fighting, Kevin finally managed to strike the Herrscher of Flame with his sword.

The wounds she was slashed didn't bleed; instead, a layer of frost immediately formed on them. As the Herrscher of Flame was struck by more and more swords, she eventually slowed down completely. Kevin plunged his sword into Himiko's chest.

The Herrscher of Flame's body gradually dissipated, and in her dying moments, the two faced each other. Himiko smiled slightly.

"Thank you, Kevin."

This sentence was extremely damaging to Kevin.

After Kevin killed the Herrscher of Flame, he stared at the Herrscher of Flame's core on the ground, unable to shake off the feeling for a long time.

She killed her former comrade-in-arms with her own hands, and in the end, she seemed to still retain her own consciousness.

……

On the way back to the Firemoth, Kevin didn't say a word, just sat there quietly.

Back at the Firemoth, Kevin was often awakened by nightmares: his comrade's smiling face, and the words "Thank you, Kevin." To him, it was an inescapable curse. He... had killed his own comrade.

Alicia and May noticed Kevin's unease, and one day May came looking for him. Alicia overheard their conversation and decided to undergo the super-transformation surgery to become a "fusion warrior" to help Kevin alleviate some of his psychological pressure.

During this time, Eden also joined the Fire Moth, which made Alicia extremely happy, and Mebius wasn't so appealing anymore.

"Eden~ My dear Eden?~"

Alicia often cuddles with Eden and acts cute.

Eden also sighed.

"Okay, Ellie, let go. I won't run away either. You really haven't changed at all."

Ellie chuckled.

"Why do you say that, Eden? Did you secretly meet with other old friends you haven't seen in a long time behind my back? How heartbreaking!"

Eden produced a sparkling gem from somewhere and gave it to Ellie.

“I’m sorry, Ellie, don’t be sad. This is a gemstone that a friend of mine gave me. He said that if I were in danger, as long as I carried this gemstone, he would come to my rescue. He was the one who saved me in Australia last time. Now I’m giving it to you. Please keep it with you at all times, Ellie.”

Alicia quickly waved her hand.

"No, Eden. This is too important; I can't have it."

Eden smiled at Ellie and forcefully stuffed the gem into her hand.

"Alright, Ellie, take it. He's already saved me once, so this shouldn't be of any use to me. Just keep it with you as a talisman. Besides, you'll protect me, won't you?"

"That's true, but it's really valuable. By the way, Eden, who is your amazing friend?"

Eden thought about it and then decided against it.

“I’m sorry, Ellie, he asked me to keep it a secret.”

Alicia didn't force anyone to do anything.

"Alright then, Eden. Shall we go train?"

Chapter 148 A Warm Remains

Due to Kevin's display of immense power during the Herrscher of Flame incident, the Fusion Warrior Project gradually improved, with warriors fusing with Honkai Beast genes to become powerful Fusion Warriors. Most of them, however, were unable to fully unleash the full potential of the Honkai Beast genes, only gaining physical enhancements. Only Alicia, Mebius, and Sakura acquired power far exceeding that of ordinary humans, like Kevin, and the power of the Flame Moth was also gradually growing…

Once many people acquire great power, a small portion of them will naturally harbor malicious intentions. They defect from the Firemoth, wanting to gain status and wealth through their own power. The Firemoth, after a meeting, ultimately decided to send Sakura to Twilight Street to clean house and deal with the defectors.

……

Juexi sat in the chair, watching Pado grooming her master's cat.

"Hey, Pado, you seem to have a lot of free time lately. Why aren't you stealing anything anymore?"

"Hehe, boss. We're craftsmen, how can a craftsman's business be called stealing? It's called sourcing. Also, a lot of strange people have been coming to Twilight Street lately. We can tell they're not good people, and they're not as easy to talk to as you, boss. They're not as handsome as you, boss, and they're not as generous as you. And..."

Before Pado could say anything more, Juexi immediately interrupted her.

"Alright, alright, Pado. Don't flatter me. I'm not giving you all this money for nothing. Get out there and find me something to do tomorrow. Don't just stay home and play with the cat."

"Ah~ How could this be~"

Jue Xi asked, seeing that Pado was no longer afraid of her.

"Pado, aren't you afraid of me anymore?"

Pado thought about Juexi's words for a moment. Since she had become familiar with Juexi, she wasn't so afraid of him anymore. Although he seemed even more frightening after he left and came back some time ago, she was still not afraid. After all, Juexi had helped her heal her master and given her a lot of shiny gold coins.

"Not afraid."

Jue Xi was quite happy to see that Pado wasn't afraid of her. After throwing down another bag of Mora, she left Pado's residence and returned to her own inn, saying something before leaving.

"Don't forget to find something to do tomorrow. Staying at home for too long will make you less skilled."

Pado retorted defiantly.

"No way, watch us steal for you tomorrow, oops, let's get a big shipment."

After returning to the inn, Juexi organized the information and deduced what would happen next.

Pado said a lot of strange people have come to Twilight Street. Those must be the deserters from the Fire Moths. The timing matches up; Sakura's almost here. Is this the end of the peaceful daily life at the sanatorium? Sigh. Let me count how many Herrschers I still have: Herrscher of Knowledge, Herrscher of Rock, Herrscher of Domination, Herrscher of Restraint, Herrscher of Corruption. Soon, I'll be able to see Qibao again.

Jue Xi stopped thinking about anything else. He shook his head and decided to cook some good food for the children at the sanatorium tomorrow so they could have a good meal before they left.

The next morning, Juexi bought a lot of fresh ingredients and came to the sanatorium.

Seeing Juexi bustling about in the kitchen, Qianjie went over to help but said impatiently.

"What a hassle! Cooking takes forever. By the time you finish, these little brats will be starving."

Juexi also sees through things but doesn't say anything.

"Thank you, Master Qianjie."

"Don't call me that!"

……

After Juexi and Qianjie finished their work and everyone had eaten, Aponia led Juexi to her room.

Aponia

Jue Xi was a little confused. Did Aponia know that something was going to happen to the children in the sanatorium? While Jue Xi was lost in thought, Aponia took Jue Xi's hand and placed it on her chest, and said slowly.

"Mr. Juexi, thank you for doing so much for the children."

Jue Xi immediately removed her hand.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, Aponia. You're being too polite, aren't you? You didn't just come to thank me, did you?"