The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"Humph!"

Kiana, equally unwilling to back down, suddenly swung her sword.

The pink and crimson energies collided and exploded instantly.

"Bang---!!"

With a loud bang, two bursts of energy exploded, turning into a dazzling cloud of smoke that enveloped Alicia and Kiana.

"this?"

Kiana was astonished to see how powerful Alicia's attack was.

You should know that she was serious about this move.

Logically speaking, Alicia shouldn't have been able to resist at all.

Yet, she was completely unharmed?

"This move..."

Kiana frowned, looking at Alicia with some concern.

This move, while not life-threatening, can completely destroy a person's body.

In this situation, even if Alicia doesn't die, she'll probably be seriously injured.

"cough!"

As if to confirm her guess, Alicia coughed and then let out a long sigh.

"call..."

"It must be very uncomfortable, Alicia."

"To be considerate of one's enemy? How gentle, Herrscher."

Alicia raised her bow with some difficulty, still aiming at Kiana.

It's hard to imagine, even with such a difficult fight.

The girl actually wanted to keep fighting.

Should I praise the heroes for their tenacity?

Kiana swiftly swung her sword, deflecting the crystal arrows flying towards her: "If you remain obstinate, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Upon hearing this, Alicia couldn't help but clench her teeth.

In her view, what followed was a fight to the death with no way to retreat, so she might as well go all out.

Thinking this, Alicia's bowstring instantly taut, and in the next moment, it was fully drawn.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

"Swish swish swish!"

Then, one arrow after another shot through the air, heading straight for Kiana.

Upon seeing this, Kiana's eyes widened, and she stomped her foot, causing a ball of flame to erupt from beneath her feet and burn around her.

She then hurled the ball of fire at the flying arrows, blocking them from entering.

She gripped her longsword tightly, took a step forward, and teleported to Alicia's side, slashing fiercely at her.

"Bang---!!"

The blade struck the tree where Alicia was hiding, cleaving it in two. Flames raged, and the sounds of cracking and burning wood filled the air.

But Alicia didn't care at all, still gripping her bow and arrow tightly, and continued to attack Kiana.

She was very fast, and Kiana was not slow either; both of them were constantly dodging.

In an instant, the two figures intertwined in the dense forest, becoming a blur.

"This girl's attack method is quite unique."

After dodging through the woods for a while, Kiana was somewhat surprised to see Alicia's unique attack method.

"But no matter what, I'll make you behave!"

Little did she know that Alicia had already made her final preparations at that very moment.

"May, Kevin, Möbius...everyone, if I were to sacrifice myself, would you be sad?"

Whether she would or wouldn't, Alicia didn't know, but she understood that she... had nowhere left to retreat.

...

A white-haired man arrived in the chaotic city.

Why is it so chaotic?

Kevin looked around the chaotic city, finding it utterly incomprehensible that the residents themselves had created such a mess.

Even before the Herrscher could be seen, the city's residents were gripped by panic.

Looting, theft, fighting... these things piled up in layers in the city, creating a chaotic scene.

Kevin even felt that the chaos was because the city was being affected by the power of some Herrschers, who were wreaking havoc. These ordinary people were powerless to resist the Herrschers, which was why they were caught in the chaos.

Unfortunately, if such a phenomenon truly exists...

Why am I alright?

"What's going on? Why have the people here become so irritable...?"

Kevin frowned and murmured in confusion.

"Perhaps this is the norm for humans."

Kevin said.

Kevin then followed May's directions and began searching for Alicia's whereabouts.

In leaving without permission, she cut off contact with headquarters.

It seems that they were worried about being listened to or having their messages intercepted by that Herrscher.

In short, for the sake of secrecy, Alicia was almost entirely alone in her confrontation with the Herrscher.

"This is absolutely insane."

This was Kevin's first thought, and after receiving the news from May, he naturally rushed over without stopping.

what?

You asked why you recovered so quickly after such a serious injury?

You'll have to ask Mebius.

Who knows what strange function her surgery gave her?

And what strange experimental results did they obtain from their own genetic data...?

"Sir, who are you looking for?"

Suddenly, a clear and melodious female voice caught Kevin's attention.

Looking in the direction from which the figure came, he spotted a mysterious person wearing a black cloak, almost entirely hidden in that dark coat.

Judging from the voice, it's a woman.

Judging from her occasionally glimpsed smooth chin and petite figure, she seems to be a young girl.

Thinking of this, Kevin's guard relaxed a little:

"What exactly happened here? Why has the city become so chaotic?"

He asked as gently as possible.

"Well... this..."

The mysterious girl scratched her head, seemingly unsure how to answer.

"You don't need to be in a difficult position. Just tell me what exactly happened here, and I will provide you with protection if possible."

"Because this is the true face of humanity~"

Suddenly, the girl slowly lifted her hood, revealing her exquisite yet arrogant face.

For some reason, looking at the purple-haired girl before him, Kevin felt a tense, almost unsettling, sense of danger.

The person before her seemed not to be a delicate young girl, but a monstrous beast capable of destroying a city or even the world...

"You make me feel very uncomfortable."

Kevin shared his immediate impressions.

"Let's see. You make me feel very uncomfortable too. Leader of the Heroes."

The purple-haired girl slowly opened her eyes, her brownish-red vertical pupils filled with an ancient, oppressive aura...

"My name is Celine. I hope you can remember it if you can."

Kevin remained noncommittal, but simply perked up.

"Very well, it seems you've finally realized the gravity of the situation. But I'd rather you recognize your place, kneel down, and then accept your death, human!"

After saying this, Xilin suddenly waved her hand, causing a severe tremor in the surrounding space.

The city, plunged into chaos, was drawn into the power of the Herrscher, just as it feared.

And all of this was done to deal with one person.

The person who poses the greatest threat to Honkai.

God will not tolerate disobedience, nor will He allow anything unclean to linger under His authority.

Therefore, He chose to send messengers to erase this section, which may have meant the loss of millions or even tens of millions of lives for humanity.

But Honkai doesn't care.

In an instant, Sirin's spatial power surged to its limit under the blessing of the Will of Collapse.

The city, of unprecedented scale, was utterly torn in two by the force of the power. The earth's fissure, like a bottomless abyss, swallowed up all traces of civilization, including the creatures that created it.

"cough!"