Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

Laughter came through the mask, mixed with Aha's lingering manic voice.

“Calculation…?” he said softly, his voice low but very clear. “What is He calculating? Calculating how many arrows it will take to completely obliterate me? Or… calculating how long this borrowed power of mine can last?”

"Tsk... I haven't even calculated it yet, what does he have to calculate?"

Actually, there's no need... because...

The storm's hunt was tainted by pleasure.

However, it's just pollution.

He was also curious why they couldn't go further? Why couldn't they simply devour and absorb it? Or even go further and erase it?

Clearly, in terms of the breadth and joy of one's destiny alone, all of this could be achieved.

Or perhaps his rank isn't high enough to unleash the true power of pleasure...

With a single arrow shot out, Jiang Jiu's figure vanished from the spot, only to reappear behind the Hunting Star God in the next instant.

He held the mask and asked curiously, "Actually, I've always been a little curious whether your arrow can pierce through yourself."

"God of Joy, why don't you shoot me another arrow? This time I definitely won't dodge."

"How about it?"

Lan: "......"

The longsword left a wound on Lan's body, a drop of blood fell and then healed in the next moment.

And then it was no longer just an arrow...

Instead, it was a barrage of countless arrows, impossible to avoid.

Jiang Jiu braved the rain of arrows and fought desperately against the hunting star god.

As time passed, the mask on Jiang Jiu's face suddenly made a soft clicking sound, and a small golden crack quietly spread from the corner of his left eye.

"Uh......"

A sudden, dull pain that struck his very soul made him groan.

It seems like we're nearing the breaking point...

Ah's laughter exploded in his mind, filled with pure excitement.

Is it going to crack open? Is it going to crack open? Seeds always have to break through their shells during the germination process! Hehehe!

Aha, I love you! You have to hold on as long as possible! Hahahaha!

Jiang Jiu did not respond.

He endured the excruciating pain, as if his internal organs were being squeezed and brutally tormented, and did not give up.

A wide smile slowly spread across the mask.

Then... the masked man gripped his longsword tightly.

Lan raised her bow and arrow once more, her longsword slicing through the air and shattering in front of Jiang Jiu once more.

But unlike before, Jiang Jiu felt as if he was about to shatter...

A bloody gash appeared on his shoulder, and the crack was gradually widening.

Blood seeped from the crack, but not much flowed.

"What a... mess."

He muttered a self-deprecating laugh, the sound coming through the mask, carrying an undisguised panting and gasping.

He had a premonition that the next strike would be the highest-level annihilation of Jiang Jiu, a concept targeted by the Star Hunter God Lan.

Jiang Jiu laughed.

He was not afraid of death; everything about him could be reset, but the Star God could not.

Actually, he had always been curious about one question.

If these things, even across timelines, could perceive his actions...

Does that mean...?

If he kills a Star God in any timeline, will that Star God... completely disappear from this universe?

That's a good question. Maybe we can put it into practice another day?

Although it's not possible right now...

"So......"

He spoke softly.

"The last bit of fun..."

"I'll do it myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it downwards with all his might!

He was currently very close to the Star God of Hunting, and before Lan could launch his attack, he crushed his own heart.

A suicidal act of mutual destruction using all of Ahab's strength.

Will the Star Hunter God die?

The power of pleasure enveloped the hunter's fate; the self-destruction of a star god affected life forms in dozens of surrounding star systems.

Arashi's location was at the epicenter of the explosion.

Then... there was a grand fireworks display.

......

"Oh, so he's dead?"

Jiang Jiu calmly looked at the frozen fireworks on the screen and asked directly.

"I'm sorry, host."

"I don't regret it, I'm sad."

Jiang Jiu's face remained expressionless as he calmly said, "I tried to blow Him up twice, but I failed. I'm heartbroken."

『......』

"The good news is that the Path of the Hunters is currently facing some problems, and the Star God himself is also deeply affected."

"The host no longer needs to worry about a dead end."

"Oh."

"So, what's the point if they're not dead?"

Jiang Jiu looked at the system panel in front of him, thought for a moment, and asked.

"How is that qualification to become a Star God used?"

......

(I haven't played Honkai Impact 3rd, can someone give a brief overview of the Rakshasa counterpart, the Otto Master's strength and exploits?)

Chapter 103 You'd better pray we never meet again.

Theoretically speaking...

"Make it short," Jiang Jiu interrupted.

The system was silent for two seconds before the mechanical voice sounded again.

"You won't be able to do it yet."

"..."

Jiang Jiu looked at the system panel without saying anything.

『......』

"That thing..."

"Are you a piece of trash?" Jiang Jiu asked calmly.

No use at all.

What kind of lousy cheat is this? What kind of lousy system is this? What kind of lousy world is this?

waste.

He flipped through the footage of his death, then looked at the perfectly intact Pleasure Mask beside him, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

During the test with Lan, it wasn't the mask that shattered.

It was himself.

"Forget it... if we can't take it down, we'll leave it for now."

"If He still insists on locking me up..."

Jiang paused for a few seconds, then clicked his tongue.

Let's do it again.

Pleasure never refuses fun; if a star god is killed by humans, He will only rejoice.

If that doesn't work... then bring the war to destruction, expansion, preservation, whoever...

One blow and even a god or a ghost would have to behave.

if--

Never mind, there are no "what ifs," and there's no option to fail.

Honestly, with so many chances, how could we possibly fail?

He looked at the tasks on the system's main interface and softly repeated them.

"The timeline has deviated from its normal course; we must do our utmost to reverse it and get the world back on track..."

"The pioneering train will face the roar of stars, and the Celestial Ship will witness the ascension of the eighth Annihilation Lord, opening the prelude to the divine war against the bountiful Star God..."