Honkai Impact 3rd, a simulator of lifelong regret!

Keep swinging the knife.

The purple blades slashed through the stream of light, one after another, beam after beam. After paying the price of almost twisting half of her body, she finally found a moment of respite through personal experience and touch.

He raised his hand to sheathe his sword.

The deep purple power symbolizing judgment expanded rapidly, reaching its limit in an instant, becoming the only light that could be seen in the world at that moment.

When the reality was finally found amidst the blinding brightness, the gravitational torrent that had been fighting back had been completely severed and annihilated.

The remaining power could even form blades that tore at the boy until it touched the barrier, at which point it was gradually worn away as if sinking into a quagmire.

This strike does not symbolize an end or serve as the final, decisive move at the end of the battle; it is merely a declaration of a new battle.

Suddenly, three spherical lightning bolts appeared behind the girl, enough to make anyone's heart tremble at a glance. The energy tilted outward to form three prismatic wings of light, flashing flamboyantly like the wings of an angel or a divine messenger.

……

It started around 3 or 4 o'clock. I had a strange dull pain and a feeling of dizziness, as if I was covered with a layer of dust. I tried to write something, but my condition was still too bad. I'll just do some writing for today. This part of the plot will end soon. It's not good to insert these things into the real-life plot. After all, this kind of rescue and stuff is fine to write in the simulation. In the real-life plot, all you need is a battleground.

225. Starry Sea Harmony - Star of Eden

His jet-black, almost purple, silky hair, even without wind, was enough to make a scientist jump out of his urn. Floating upwards against gravity, his scarlet eyes were more ferocious than ever before, and his smooth, jade-like palms symbolized the power of lightning, demonstrating the might of the apostle of God.

Without hesitation, the girl transformed into lightning in an instant, breaking through the distance between them, gripping her longsword and instinctively unleashing a one-sword style attack to fight against the gravity apostle.

Despite having no understanding of the situation, and not knowing why the girl who had shown some reaction just moments before suddenly turned on him and tried to kill him.

All the boy can do now is to confront the Starry Sea Harmony and use his authority to fight back, at least to tear off the wings of this Herrscher of Thunder who can't understand human speech and send her back to Raiden Mei like Kiana did.

In the first instant, he unleashed a literal, powerful strike, simultaneously launching a wasteful attack of energy in all directions around him.

Since the speed of lightning cannot be detected by the naked eye, why not attack all possible locations simultaneously?

In any case, gravity is never a force that only acts on one aspect. The so-called "flowing light" is just an ability developed to avoid affecting others. Only a true large-scale AOE is a normal Herrscher.

"bring it on."

"I will definitely save you, Mei."

……

……

In the blink of an eye, countless clashes had occurred, countless lightning strikes were restrained by gravity, and countless torrents were cleaved and shattered. The airtight collisions were a true and unexaggerated description. Battles at the Herrscher level were not something humans or ordinary creatures could reach; they were the realm of gods.

Since the beginning of human history, there have probably been many decisive battles as brilliant as this.

To ordinary mortals, this decisive battle was nothing more than bursts of thunder in the sky. Lightning repeatedly illuminated the gaps in the dark clouds, as if lightning-wielding gods were traversing the heavens and earth, spewing out thunder and lightning.

The shimmering light fought against the black hole of despair, desperately attacking and shattering the torrent of energy that was devouring everything every moment.

The darkness was also surging and expanding infinitely, like a tidal wave stirring up invisible, wild waves brewing in the endless darkness.

It was as if lightning was battling the ocean, battling the darkness, like a completely different kind of power from the heavens fighting against a natural disaster within the planet.

For the Herrscher of Thunder, every swing of the sword is a display of authority, a testament to her superiority over all living beings as an apostle of God.

Even though it was merely the radiation of energy, and it was only in a place so remote that even gravity and lightning couldn't affect it, far beyond the Far East, the aftershocks of the battle still echoed in every visible area.

Extremely hot and extremely cold air currents continuously cut through the dark clouds in the sky, and the huge holes in the clouds were filled by even more dark clouds.

For a time, the Herrscher of Thunder, with the energy it had accumulated overnight and an external absorption efficiency far greater than that of a mere physical body or a dismembered body, managed to forcefully resist the torrent unleashed by Jiang Cheng.

The battles of the Herrschers are essentially battles at the energy level, because they are all shadows cast by the Cocoon of the End, beings of the highest level approaching godhood.

Even if authority has compatibility, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, one can still rely on one's own vast energy to fight back and use energy level to overwhelm the opponent.

Even the Herrscher of Thunder, a thousand Herrschers who are the countermeasures against modern times, can be countered by the Herrscher of Thunder when there is a huge difference in energy.

Even beings with power levels similar to Restraint or Corruption can become enemies if they have sufficient strength, because they are all Herrschers. Even if one is absolutely countered, they are still of the same level, just like two equally strong boxers in a ring. Even if their fighting styles are completely different, they cannot be defeated in an instant.

This battle seemed destined to continue indefinitely, with the hexagonal warriors, unable to inflict any damage on their opponents, forced into an endless struggle.

"Huh...ha..."

"call……"

Seemingly exhausted, and unwilling to embrace its limitations, the vegetative state patient was ultimately no match for the somewhat flawed and imperfect Herrscher.

The boy, still locked in fierce combat, appeared weak. Looking around, his position remained unchanged, but the gravity layer seemed thinner.

Without any sign of stopping, the Herrscher of Thunder, realizing her weakness, relentlessly pursued and attacked with even greater force, unleashing her power and lightning.

As an auxiliary force, plasma arc cutting once again demonstrated its prowess, completing all its preparations in an instant. It used the authority of lightning to make the already catastrophic and hidden killing move almost impossible to replicate by artificial means, thus stepping into a higher realm.

Jiang Cheng swung his sword once more, forming a strong defensive barrier around him, which blocked the outermost layer of electric arcs without any further action.

The rest only requires a simple, ordinary strike.

Miscellaneous killing moves are meaningless in battles of equal strength.

"Tear-!"

A black streak of light flashed past, and just as the surrounding plasma arcs and electric arcs rushed towards them, a faint 'sizzling' sound rang out. Like the mournful cries of a thousand wild birds, the eerie, sharp light tore the leaping electric arcs to shreds.

An opportunity has been found.

The Herrscher of Thunder's eyes flashed.

Although the opening for releasing this move was only a moment, the brief burst of energy was a perfect opportunity in the eyes of the Herrscher of Thunder, who was skilled in close combat.

In the midst of a sudden downpour following a thunderstorm, a colossal armored figure appeared out of nowhere, a giant being resembling a god or demon from Japanese mythology raising a massive katana in its hand.

In battle, even the slightest distraction is a mistake.

Without the slightest hesitation, the bloodless and tearless Herrscher drew her sword and swung it towards the boy's neck.

Lightning burst forth, unleashing the full power of this body—this almost complete Herrscher form—and everything it could contain.

In an instant, they were so close that they could see every movement in those beautiful eyes, their own faces reflected in them, and even the breath seemed to emanate from the boy's mouth.

It seemed like the next second would see the other person's head fall to the ground, instantly killing this traitor who stood in front of the Honkai and refused to become a Herrscher.

—If what is revealed in the pupils so close to mine is not contentment.

……

"As expected, he's still the same hothead. Once he abandons reason, even someone as powerful as a Herrscher is essentially just a giant monster."

The weakness on Jiang Cheng's face vanished in an instant. Instead, he took a half-step back with ease and gripped the Divine Key tightly in his hand.

Originally using speed to move and evade the Herrschers in a wide area, his reckless close-range attack completely trapped him in the gravity trap, and his most powerful and effective speed was caught in the bear trap.

The weakness just now was actually a trap. Even if the Herrscher's heart/core is removed, the endurance of a Herrscher who is on the verge of exhaustion is still terrifying.

If she were to confront the Herrscher head-on like this, even if she were to win, she would inevitably be exhausted. Without the protection of the electromagnetic field, Changkong City would be instantly invaded by Schicksal. At that point, let alone protecting Raiden Mei from Schicksal, who is fond of human experimentation, it would probably be difficult for her to even escape.

To achieve the best of both worlds, one can only take advantage of the Herrscher's unique characteristic under Honkai control—completely lacking in intelligence.

The essence of Honkai energy is savagery; Honkai Beasts are madmen who only know how to kill. Herrschers are naturally no exception and possess reason.

This is essentially a gamble and an experiment. If the Queen of Thunder controls the body, then no matter how young she is, she can see through her bait at a glance and won't be able to fool anyone. Instead, she will waste more time.

But in reality, it doesn't really matter. Success is the best outcome, but failure is also fine, since the power of gravity is truly a hexagonal force.

The Herrscher of Thunder cannot find any possibility of causing damage, and even if something goes wrong, she can immediately enter a new simulation.

The outcome of this adventure, or rather, this little test, was good enough. It was indeed the Honkai Will itself that controlled the body, and Raiden Mei was not seriously injured; she was merely being controlled.

Having just unleashed all her strength in an instant, the result was that even the descent of her slightly raised skirt seemed exceptionally slow.

You can even see the earliest original design of Raiden Mei's panties—O-shaped panties made of fabric with only a single line for concealment.

really...

The one controlling the body is not the Queen of Thunder.

It's a mixed bag of good and bad news.

……

“Zero rated power… no, beyond the so-called limits of the Divine Key, this is the power that truly belongs to me, the power of the Herrscher of Stars and Moon.”

There's no longer any need to control or deny integration; it's time to take a step towards that ambiguous boundary.

There is no need to worry or be afraid. Just embrace yourself to a certain extent and stop resisting or opposing the power that is rightfully yours.

"—Star Harmony of the Seas: Star of Eden!"

……

This is a scene that unfolded with the Star of Eden, which belongs to this world, in the hands of its holder Joyce and with Otto. It's as if time itself has stopped here, and every second is crawling by countless times.

This is the unique realm that can only be created by statically spherically symmetric celestial bodies when their actual radius is smaller than a fixed value related to their mass.

That is, there exists an interface – the “viewpoint”.

The curvature of spacetime is so great that even light cannot escape, and the event horizon has a gravitational pull that captures and devours everything.

Even if the Herrscher of Thunder sensed the impending crisis at the very first moment, the instinct driven by the Honkai Will—the unconscious—far surpassed any guess or deduction that any individual human could make regarding the Honkai.

The moment Jiang Cheng raised his hand, the apostle of the gods desperately transformed into lightning in an attempt to escape.

The dazzling lightning streaked outwards at a speed completely out of sight. In less than an instant, it seemed to be pulled into a quagmire, its forward movement itself being infinitely prolonged.

The lightning summoned by his own authority was right before his eyes, but even though it was only a second away, it felt like an entire world was separating them, and he couldn't get an inch closer.

Until the exhaustion of energy barely increased his speed by a tiny bit, endless darkness replaced everything he could see, reflecting an absolute, bleak despair in his scarlet pupils—the exit was sealed off, and the event horizon had completely submerged this place.

It is unknown how it blossomed, or when it was born; it is as if the gravitational currents had already appeared here at the very beginning of this planet.

At least one white-haired, curvy girl who was still struggling didn't even have the right to watch the whole thing, even though she hadn't blinked at all from the beginning.

External observers, with the eyes of ordinary life, cannot "see" the formation of a black hole at all, because of the gravitational time dilation of general relativity. They can only see the collapsing matter gradually slowing down until it stops above the event horizon.

The time it takes for light from the collapsing matter to reach the observer will become increasingly longer, and light emitted just before reaching the horizon will be delayed indefinitely.