Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

A bolt of lightning struck from the heavens, piercing through the house's defenses and landing on Mei.

Amidst the lightning, two small crimson horns sprouted from Raiden Mei's head, and the divine feathers on her back solidified, continuously emitting lightning.

The Herrscher of Thunder glanced sideways at her reflection in the mirror and sneered at the Raiden Mei within her:

"The relationships between Herrschers aren't exactly harmonious, especially when it comes to fighting over territory. It's bad enough that Nine Heavens took it from us once, but now there are still people who don't know their own mortality and dare to try and take it... Everyday Baby Teeth, does she really think the Queen of Thunder is a pushover?!"

"Raiden Mei, since you can't do anything... then let me do it."

Within the lake of her heart, Mei looked at the person in front of her who was exactly the same as her except for his eyes.

Mei: "Can you defeat the Herrscher of Corruption? The Herrscher of Thunder...?"

Herrscher of Thunder: "Weakling, you should ask me if I can spare Corruption's life."

Seeing the Herrscher of Thunder's confident demeanor, Mei smiled.

"Then go, go and protect everyone in my place..."

"Raiden Mei, what do you mean?!"

The Herrscher of Thunder suddenly became angry, but gradually returned to calm.

"Never mind... I'll tell you after you've really made up your mind."

The Herrscher of Thunder transformed into thunder, streaking across the sky and unleashing a series of deafening roars.

As their master awakens, the Honkai Beasts of Changkong City begin to converge on the Castle Tower, engaging in a chaotic battle with the Honkai servants of the Herrscher of Corruption.

Chapter 165 As long as I stick to my guns, who can say I'm bragging?

A data space somewhere unknown.

"Aida is developing very well! Come, let me see!"

Images of Aida (also included in the text)

艾妲

Cortana! Stop fooling around!

Aida turned to the side, dodging Cortana's lunge.

"We have more important things to do now! Cortana, we can reverse the manipulation of the data corrupted by the Herrscher of Corruption within her, causing chaos within her!"

Cortana pushed herself up from the ground and looked at Aida speechlessly.

“We’ve all been cut off from the material world, and now we’re just ordinary data lifeforms. What can we use to resist? My existence is a bit special, so I still have some strength left. Aida, what about you? Without the computer cluster, you’re lucky if you can even maintain your own existence.”

Aida refused to give up, insisting, "We can't just give up like this. The Herrscher didn't kill us outright, so we still have a chance!"

"Why is your AI so stupid? Look at that..."

That ugly guy is still alive, which means the Herrscher of Corruption never intended to kill us.

Gray Snake, hearing Cortana calling him ugly again, walked over holding an umbrella.

"I don't think I'm much worse than any of you, there's no need to belittle me like this... Also, my name is Gray Serpent."

"Alright, alright, now the artificial intelligence of the three major organizations, Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and the World Serpent (whom I've never heard of), are all gathered here. The material world has already fallen, so let's just give up and lie low."

After Cortana finished speaking, she retrieved some cards from the data space and handed them to Aida and Gray Serpent.

"Since we're just waiting anyway, why not play Gwent?"

"Sigh, I expected the Herrscher of Corruption to appear, but I didn't expect it to come so suddenly. Hoping that Jackal and the others will come to save us is less reliable than praying that a Lord will return..." Gray Serpent sighed and accepted the card.

"I believe in Walter, I watched him grow up!" Aida still refused to give in, but she still reluctantly accepted the card.

At this moment, Tokisaki Traveler Ai appeared quietly and sat down next to them in a very familiar manner.

"Play cards? How about I join you?"

--------------

"Target locked." "This is my stage."

"Wings of Light, unfold!" "Nightfall!"

Kiana and Kallen landed after unleashing their skills, gave each other a high five, and turned to leave side by side.

Behind them, Honkai Beasts exploded one after another, turning into ashes.

The people of Kaslana never look back at the explosion.

"Let's take a break. After this wave of cleanup, there shouldn't be any more large-scale Honkai Beast attacks for a while."

Walter led two people into a small fortress he had built with his power.

Kiana, Kallen, and others were responsible for dealing with the attacking Honkai Beasts, while Welt was responsible for slowing down the Herrscher of Corruption's time with a pseudo-black hole the moment she appeared, allowing Huihuo to take the opportunity to snipe the Herrscher of Corruption.

Before the group could say anything, a bolt of lightning several meters wide struck down, destroying the fortress Walter had created.

"It bursts as easily as a bubble, it's trash."

As the lightning dissipated, the Herrscher of Thunder slowly descended before the crowd.

"Herrscher of Thunder!" "Mei!"

The group reacted differently to the Herrscher of Thunder, but all immediately tensed up. They hadn't even dealt with the Herrscher of Corruption, and now the Herrscher of Thunder had appeared.

"Tsk. Kiana, I didn't expect we'd meet again at a time like this. Don't worry, Raiden Mei is fine! And your Nine Heavens will be alright too."

The Herrscher of Thunder lifted Kiana's chin and gently stroked her face.

But then the Herrscher of Thunder froze in place, because the colorless radiant flames behind her had already aimed at her with their sabayou.

"Stay away from Kiana, Herrscher of Thunder."

"Kaguya... Tch, pointing your sabayou at me... Both Raiden Mei and I will be very sad."

The Herrscher of Thunder withdrew her hand from Kiana, then turned to look at Huihuo, flicked her finger, and lightning exploded around Huihuo.

"If this happens again, I'll break your arms and legs. Humph!"

The Herrscher of Thunder snorted coldly, turned around, and transformed into lightning, departing.

"The Honkai Beasts in Changkong City will no longer attack you. What you should be wary of now is the Honkai Beast in that attic."

----------

Inside the castle tower in the data space.

After entering the castle tower, Bronya reported that they had lost contact with the academy. However, the path out of the castle tower had also disappeared after they entered, so they had no choice but to fight their way out.

Each floor is guarded by various Honkai Beasts, such as Honkai Emperor, Parvati, Ashura, etc., but they are all sent home by a simulated black hole from the heavens.

Bronya and Judah, who were used to the Nine Heavens' fighting style, didn't react much, but Yae Sakura and Fu Hua felt something was off.

Finally, Fu Hua pulled Jiu Xiao back, a hint of worry appearing on her usually calm face.

"Nine Heavens... Although we're in a hurry, it's not worth the risk of our lives. Can your body handle using the simulated black hole so frequently?"

"???"

Jiuxiao looked at Fu Hua with a puzzled expression, then pointed at Ashura in the distance. Ashura rapidly expanded and exploded into fragments.

"Isn't this just a small matter? What burden could it possibly be?"

"Huh?" Fu Hua compared the Rock Laws of the previous civilization in her mind with the Nine Heavens, and found that the difference seemed quite large...

Jiuxiao continued, "You call me the Herald of Rock because I can manipulate gravity. But in reality, the Herald of Rock's power is the control of potential energy, which falls under the category of mechanics. Gravity is just one of the most prominent manifestations of it. However, because I learned from Walter, I am quite proficient in manipulating gravity."

"But... Jiuxiao, have you ever seen Walter release a simulated black hole?"

"I've seen it, but it felt... well, pretty average?"

Jiuxiao thought about the simulated black hole that Walter was always making. Although it was a real black hole, it couldn't compare to the one he made.

Fu Hua nodded and continued, "Because what Welt used was just a simulated black hole created by his own mimicked Eden Star."

He only needs to pay the price for the first complete replication of the Mimicry of Eden's Star; subsequent uses of the Mimicry of Eden's Star will only incur the cost of Honkai energy required to create the simulated black hole.

“But the Herrscher of Rock…” Fu Hua paused for a moment, then slowly said, “The Herrscher of Rock pays the price of her own life force every time she uses the pseudo-black hole. The Herrscher of Rock in the previous civilization held onto the pseudo-black hole tightly, only using it at the very end to choose mutual destruction… The fully released pseudo-black hole is so powerful that even the caster cannot escape it.”

"Is he really that bad?"

"????"

Jiu Xiao's question stumped Fu Hua, who then added another question.

"The simulated black hole he unleashed at the end swallowed an entire continent spanning several square kilometers and nearly tens of kilometers in height..."

"That's alright... but Fu Hua, have you ever seen my simulated black hole fully deployed?"

Jiuxiao thought for a moment and continued, "If I wanted to, I could create a singularity comparable to the birth of the universe, capable of devouring the entire universe..."

"Bullshit..."

Bronya looked at Jiuxiao's proud expression and muttered a complaint under her breath.

(In the game, only Joyce and Bronya used the real Star of Eden to release the simulated black hole. Yang never used the real Star of Eden because during the time Yang was the Herrscher of Reason, the real Star of Eden was always in a broken state. After it was repaired, it was handed over to Bronya.)