Honkai Impact

"Now, please take your seats." Mei smiled slightly.

Why...?

Before Kiana could even utter a sound, she was forcefully pressed into a chair, the outside world turning into a blur of light, her muscles and bones seeming to groan in pain.

hum~

"We've arrived." Mei waved to dispel the added electromagnetic force, standing in the cabin and looking down at the behemoth.

"Cough cough~" Kiana got up from her seat, grimacing and saying, "Ouch, ouch, ouch! Mei, you didn't even warn me."

"What kind of monster is this?" Himeko poked her head out. The enormous monster below had five heads, and on those heads, one could see the shadows of many Emperor-level Honkai Beasts.

"It's really ugly," Kiana commented. "Teacher, during your long time on the expeditionary force, did you encounter any monsters like this?"

"No, it's very strange, everyone be careful." Himeko shook her head. She didn't sense much danger from the monster below, but she always felt a sense of worship and reverence, like a believer seeing a god.

Yae Sakura's gaze was fixed on the monsters that had invaded the school town. Her left hand rested on the scabbard, her thumb slightly pushing open the hilt. A faint scent of cherry blossoms filled the cabin.

"I'll deal with the scattered monsters." After saying this, Yae Sakura jumped out of the cabin!

“Yae-sensei’s personality hasn’t changed at all,” Himeko said, spreading her hands and looking at Sakura, who had fox ears. “My abilities are limited, so I’ll go and clear out the small monsters. This behemoth is yours to handle.”

"Hehe~ Leave it to us!" Kiana laughed and patted her chest to assure us, "Let me show you the results of my recent intensive training, teacher."

"You?" Himeko suddenly grabbed Kiana's ear. "You and Bronya come help me!"

"Huh? Himeko-sensei, I'm off to fight a giant monster! Let me go!"

"I'm leaving it to you." Himeko gave Sakura, Mei, and the others a deep look before leaving with the shouting Kiana and the silent Bronya.

Sakura glanced around the cabin, paused for a moment on the "Oath of Judah" behind Theresa, and said, "First, use the Binding Key to restrain the other party's movement, and leave the rest to Mei and me."

Theresa nodded. Although she was an S-class Valkyrie, in the new era, S-class Valkyries were not very valuable. She only managed to secure a place among the powerful figures because of the Key of Binding.

"Leave it to me!"

Theresa swung the giant golden cross with one hand and then jumped off the fighter jet.

"Judas! Unfurl!"

A clear, childlike voice rang out. As a massive amount of Honkai energy was injected, wave after wave of domains bound the giant monster for a moment. Golden spears containing the power of thunder, like world-destroying lightning, fell from the sky one after another, piercing the giant monster's various heads.

Sakura slightly bent over and appeared on the giant's head in the very center the next instant.

'Ice and frozen clouds!'

Sakura silently chanted in her heart, and the moment the Frost Prison Ice Sky was drawn, a domain surrounded by extreme cold took shape, and the temperature outside the fighter jet immediately dropped to freezing point!

Mei could feel her heart racing, and she was incredibly nervous.

Suddenly, she felt someone tap her on the shoulder.

Mei turned around abruptly, and Ciora's face appeared before her.

"senior..."

"Don't overthink it, just keep going and unleash the power that's always been yours," Shiora encouraged. "With your power fully unleashed, you're qualified to become the next pillar of human civilization!"

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Chapter Eighteen: Lightning Will Sever All the Past

"Ah."

Mei turned around, held her breath, and emptied her mind.

She recalled the days of arduous training, the days of living under someone else's roof, and so on...

The Moths of Fire, the strongest organization in the pre-apocalyptic era of Earth, are not only the strongest in fighting the Honkai, but also second to none in their experience in training new recruits.

Given Mei's exceptional potential, the training intensity is predictable.

Mei silently sensed the Earth's magnetic field, and her training direction was fixed from the beginning, thus achieving systematic training.

Her direction was not the rage of world-destroying thunder, but a more delicate control. What she wanted to do was not to wield thunder, but to drive electromagnetic force!

Mei kept recalling the scenes from the training field, gradually recalling her experiences and insights.

"Mei, looking at all the Herrschers of Thunder encountered by human civilization, they all wield the power of lightning, but... are they really strong?"

On the training field, Ciora crossed her arms, and the projection on her personal terminal kept switching, eventually switching to a picture of a woman who looked eight parts similar to the girl in front of her.

"Dr. Mei, one of the leaders of the Flame Moths, is a leader-level figure in the Pan-Human Federation. At the same time, she is also a pillar-level combat force of human civilization. Compared to the other Herrschers, she is the only powerful being who stepped into the battlefield of the end as a human."

"Among the Moths of Flame, there is information about this being who embodies the Herrscher of Thunder and wields power. You see, Dr. Mei used electromagnetic force as the starting point, and the raging lightning was used as an auxiliary means. With just electromagnetic force, she suppressed the Herrscher of the End for a period of time."

"Therefore, the powers of the Herrschers, especially the Herrscher of Thunder, should not only aspire to be 'bigger and stronger,' but should also penetrate into the microscopic realm."

"Electromagnetism is one of the four fundamental forces of the universe. This statement alone is enough to prove that our approach of focusing on the microscopic realm is correct. If you want to master electromagnetic force, you must begin training your consciousness now!"

Through the changing seasons, she remained on the training field, never daring to slacken her efforts.

She didn't yearn for bigger or stronger things; what she longed for was the person who extended a helping hand to her during the time she lived under someone else's roof.

But...why...does she...look so much like Mei? That important figure in the Pan-Human Federation?

Was that why he helped me in the first place?

Her pure will wavered, and the Honkai energy gathered around Mei became extremely unstable. On the other side, Shiora frowned.

'During that time...was I really just her replacement?'

The massive amount of Honkai energy filled the cabin, crushing the alloy and making the already dilapidated fighter jet even more crumbling under electromagnetic traversal.

"Mei! This is a battlefield!"

A roar from Siola jolted the girl awake!

'Yes... people still need me.'

'If I do better, sooner or later... I'll be qualified to stand confidently in front of him!'

'I have never been a substitute for anyone, not even May, the leader of humanity!'

'I am who I am!'

'I am—Raiden Mei!'

Mei opened her eyes. The raging Herrscher core within her body perfectly aligned with Earth's electromagnetic field. The subtle energy fluctuations activated the Herrscher's power, and electric snakes outlined the curve of her eyeliner, blurring the girl's eye sockets. It was a touch of red, the embodiment of an astonishing will.

The brand-new armor has been transformed into close-fitting clothing, a symbol of the supreme power of the Herrschers and a change in the combat strength of the pillars of human civilization!

Lightning roamed freely around her, the lightning on both sides of her arms transformed into a giant sword for protection, and the consciousness on her forehead transformed into two crimson horns. The eeriness and power of the dark purple lightning were perfectly embodied in the girl!

Thyora's face was filled with joy. Since Mei's consciousness broke through and she successfully suppressed the Herrscher consciousness, this was the first time she had unfolded the complete Herrscher form, apart from occasionally being able to use electromagnetic force!

That incredibly powerful Honkai energy fluctuation, coupled with humanity's exploration of electromagnetism, in other words... Mei has surpassed the former Herrscher of Thunder and become a new pillar of human civilization!

It will bring unimaginable benefits and resources to civilizations on a large scale, as well as to organizations and individuals on a small scale!

'That's it, that's it!' 'Siolla's eyes widened, she wanted to use her own consciousness to personally witness the first strike after the birth of the new pillar!

And the offerings...

Siola gazed at the colossal creature that was about to break free from the shackles of the Key of Restraint, frozen in the icy prison.

There is no better way to celebrate the birth of a new pillar than by annihilating the powerful!

Mei remained expressionless, took a step forward, and lightning appeared in the void. She reached up and the lightning that struck down from the heavens transformed into a divine blade, which she firmly grasped in her hand.

She hoped that all her past cowardice would vanish with this one strike!

"Lightning! It will sever all the past!!"

In the strange and wondrous world, the girl's roar was like thunder. The majestic power of heaven transformed into the purple light controlled by the girl. The lightning born from the sky transformed into a sharp blade in the girl's hand, slashing fiercely at the evil god beast!

A flash of lightning appeared, and white and purple light streaked through the center of the evil god beast. In the shadows, the surging electromagnetic field continued to exert pressure on the battlefield, delivering the final blow from the shadows to completely annihilate the evil god beast!

Only those with strong consciousness can perceive the power of the hidden magnetic field changes, which is in no way inferior to the slash that Yu the young girl unleashed, a slash that made heaven and earth pale in comparison.

The flash of the blade dissipated, and for a long while, there was no sound in the eerie realm.

boom--

A deafening roar, like a muffled thunderclap, suddenly resounded. The colossal evil beast split apart from its center, crashing to the ground in two. The gray-purple aura within the eerie domain shattered in that instant!

The sun shines on this land once again, and looking up, there are occasional flashes of lightning in the cloudless sky.

Click~

Sakura put away the Frosty Prison and Ice Sky, glanced up at the girl standing in the void, and narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.

She hadn't felt threatened by the girl before, but now... the girl was qualified to stand by Ji's side. It seemed that besides that annoying Mei, she would have to deal with another person.

"Phew~ It's finally over." Controlling the Key of Restraint to bind that behemoth was no easy feat. Theresa breathed a sigh of relief, and the girl gazing at the sky murmured, "So powerful. Is it the next pillar?"

School Town.

Yae Sakura didn't put away the Cherry Blossom Blizzard. She merely glanced at the girl radiating protagonist's brilliance before turning to the affected townspeople.

Himeko placed her greatsword to the side, put her hands on her hips, looked up at the sky, and had a confident expression on her face.

Kiana, standing to the side, gaped open for a moment before snapping back to reality. She then closed her mouth, which was practically drooling, and exclaimed, "Mei has become so strong! She seems even better now, hehe."

Bronya, sitting on the heavy bunny, remained expressionless, but a hint of deep envy could be seen in her pupils.

"Ahem~" Welt glanced at Bronya, then looked at Mei, and chuckled, "Looks like we need to speed up our training. We have the Core of Reason, our next pillar-level combat power..."

Chapter Nineteen: Abandoning Earth

“Bronya will try her best,” said the gray-haired loli sitting on the heavy bunny.

Walter crossed his arms. "In our calculations, your friend 'Raiden Mei' has a very high probability of becoming the next pillar of civilization. And you, Bronya, are next. As for the other one who communicates closely with Schicksal, we have no way of predicting how far she will go."

“The Law of Reason Core cannot unleash its full power with me; the hopes of the Anti-Entropy Alliance rest entirely on you.” Welt thought of Bronya, who controlled the Law of Reason Core during the final battle of the New Era, and a glint of light flashed beneath his glasses.

Bronya remained silent. To be honest, she still didn't understand why those high-ranking figures in the Pan-Human Federation believed she had such potential. Was it simply because the pillar-level combatant Yae Ji had borrowed "her" "body" to confront the Herrscher of the End head-on in the form of a powerful Herrscher of Reason?

Although I hate to admit it, that's the truth.