Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Kiana swung her greatsword, quickly shattering the ice crystals.

"This is the power of the Herrscher of Ice, but how is this possible?"

However, before the three could react further, a barrage of attacks came crashing down on them.

The gravity of the entire arena began to inexplicably double, and the surrounding space became extremely chaotic. You never knew whether you took a step forward or backward, or from which direction the attack would suddenly appear.

Meanwhile, various magnetic fields began to appear inexplicably in the surrounding area, which could easily erode your body and numb your senses without you even noticing, until you were even unable to lift a weapon.

The airflow around them was also very abnormal, and an indescribable feeling of suffocation began to brew.

Temperatures gradually dropped, accompanied by countless problems caused by ice spikes, icicles, and hail that appeared out of nowhere.

Even a mysterious black mist began to gradually appear.

It's tricky, more tricky than ever before.

Chapter 96: Imaginary Enemy

The strange, overwhelming attacks, without any discernible trajectory or direction, relentlessly swept through the space, causing little immediate damage but slowly eroding the physical strength of the three warriors present, much like a poison.

"We can't go on like this. If we keep being worn down like this, we'll definitely be the first to run out of energy!"

Bronya instantly conjured a large number of laser cannons, shattering all the ice artifacts shooting towards her. Then she shouted to Kiana, "Kiana! Use the power of the Herrscher of the Void to get there quickly!"

"it is good!"

Kiana immediately used her Herrscher of the Void powers, which she had mastered almost instinctively, to teleport away instantly. She tore open the fastest path through the thousands of disrupted spatial passages and appeared in front of Cheng Xing in an instant. Without any hesitation, she raised the burning Flame Greatsword in her hand and slashed at the enemy in front of her.

However, everything around it simply vanished like air.

After the phantom-like scene faded away, Cheng Xing's voice came from afar.

"Do you know what a mirage is? It's a natural phenomenon caused by the refraction and total internal reflection of light. It's mostly caused by changes in the angle of light refraction and the heat of the surrounding air. So I only need to slightly manipulate the speed of the surrounding molecules and then continuously use fluids to distort the refraction of light to create various illusions in an optical sense."

Of course, this requires a lot of precise calculations. Even with Honkai energy, creating such a realistic illusion in such a short time would be extremely difficult for Cheng Xing, who is not skilled in this area. Therefore...

From the moment he spoke, their consciousness began to be gradually blurred.

It wasn't some kind of intense manipulation or hypnosis, but rather a gradual blurring of cognition that simply made their vision less sharp.

It was this slight ambiguity that made it impossible for them to accurately distinguish the hallucinations appearing in the air.

"Sound is produced by the vibration of objects, and the medium through which our voices travel is air, and I happen to be able to make the air flow at will."

Cheng Xing's voice seemed to come from near and far, sometimes so close it felt like it was right next to your ear, sometimes so far it felt like it was a hundred meters away, sometimes above you, sometimes below you, you couldn't tell where he was at all.

"hateful!"

Kiana was getting increasingly frustrated by the inexplicable attack methods and the extremely grueling battle.

Just then, a figure in equally fiery red suddenly appeared from a spatial rift and brandished a greatsword, slashing fiercely at Kiana.

Kiana, caught off guard by the sudden attack, didn't have time to identify the attacker before instinctively swinging her greatsword to clash with her.

As a result, Kiana was suddenly stunned during the confrontation, and it was because of this momentary lapse that she was violently knocked back by the force exerted by her opponent. At the same time, her body was instantly injured by various attacks, causing her physical condition to deteriorate.

"Himeko... teacher..."

Kiana stared blankly at the Himeko in front of her, who looked exactly like Himeko and was wearing the Crimson Armor. Even though this daze would cause her even more serious damage, she did not immediately come back to her senses.

"Kiana, since you and your companions will surely find your way home, can you cut me off from your path?"

Himeko raised her greatsword and continued her pursuit of Kiana.

"No! I don't want to fight you! Himeko-sensei! I don't want to fight you!"

Kiana dodged Himeko's greatsword swings in a sorry state, having so many opportunities to counterattack, yet unable to make a move.

"Kiana! We are enemies now! There can be no mercy in battle, why are you hesitating?!"

Himeko roared at Kiana, then delivered another heavy slash, slamming the latter hard against the theater wall.

Kiana!

Fu Hua noticed the situation and was about to rush over to help Kiana when another figure suddenly appeared in front of her and blocked her way.

"Old fogey, don't be in such a hurry to leave. I'm going to settle the score with you for tricking me out of my powers earlier!"

The sudden appearance of the Herrscher of Knowledge completely threw Fu Hua into disarray.

"Get out of the way!"

"I won't!"

Two people who looked almost identical began a fierce battle. The routines and moves they used were basically the same, and it seemed that it would be impossible to determine a winner in a short time.

"Damn it! What on earth is going on?!"

Bronya also encountered her enemy.

"Bronya, come play with Seele!"

The scythe, gleaming with an eerie light, easily sliced ​​through the various defensive barriers that had been constructed. Seele, her eyes glowing crimson and wearing a blue dress, was chasing Bronya with a perverted expression.

All three of them welcomed the person they were closest to.

But to outsiders, they just seem to be talking to and fighting inexplicably in the air.

Cheng Xing stood calmly on the judge's bench, watching the three people dancing wildly in the arena, who hadn't even noticed when the torrential attacks stopped. He said, "Hmm, by constantly wearing down their physical and mental patience, and then using some of the abilities obtained from the Herrscher of Knowledge and those from Fedetik, by continuously extracting the person from their memories... can you create an illusionary enemy that can only be seen under these circumstances?"

[So, what's your reason for doing this?]

The system seemed to be chewing on something, and asked curiously.

"On the path of fighting against the Honkai, we are destined to sacrifice and give up some precious people or things. I have already seen such things in the previous civilization era... If they don't even have this much awareness, then they should just give up."

Cheng Xing looked at Kiana, who was constantly dodging in front of the imaginary enemy Himeko and barely even fighting back, and his eyes were full of disappointment.

"Sigh... You can't bring yourself to hurt your teacher, but you're completely indifferent to those who helped you? You didn't even hesitate when you did it... Kiana, are you really that kind of person?"

Just as Cheng Xing was talking to himself, a commotion suddenly came from outside. He turned his attention to it and saw Raiden Mei and Seele trying to break through the outer blockade and get in.

"...I have a good idea."

Cheng Xing snapped his fingers, removing all the outer layers of the blockade and allowing the two people to directly enter the Domination Theater.

Chapter 97: The Voice of the Loser

Raiden Mei suddenly felt that the surrounding space had returned to normal, and those inexplicable attacks had disappeared.

"What exactly happened just now? Why were there so many other Herrschers' abilities? Haven't the thousand Herrschers been eliminated yet?"

Raiden Mei couldn't help but worry about Kiana, so she broke through the spatial barrier even faster and rushed directly into the theater of domination.

A large door appeared directly in front of Seele, leading her into the theater of domination.

Both entered the theater at almost the same moment, and both saw the strange scene: three people dancing together on the stage with lifeless eyes.

Kiana's eyes were unfocused, and she danced like a puppet being manipulated, alongside another non-existent figure. She constantly dodged and weaved, as if dodging an attack that did not exist in the air. Her eyes and expression were blank and sad, like a puppet struggling in pain within its strings.

Fu Hua's eyes were also unfocused, her whole body constantly intertwining and overlapping with a figure in the air. It was as if she was dancing with herself, throwing powerful and imposing punches in the air. But who was she fighting?

Bronya constructs one defensive barrier after another to block something from advancing, but after constructing several shields, she automatically stops providing energy to them, as if she believes that the things have already broken.

The three people danced wildly on the field as if pulled by invisible threads. It looked so strange, yet they inadvertently formed a kind of interaction, creating a bizarre beauty.

"Kiana!" "Bronya, my sister!"

Almost simultaneously, they both called out the name of the person who was of utmost importance to them, and then rushed onto the stage, trying to grab her.

In Kiana's vision, she saw Himeko's teacher's figure blur instantly, followed by a bolt of purple lightning heading straight for her.

Kiana!

Raiden Mei's voice came, and Kiana tried to reach out and grab the purple lightning, but found...

A flame appeared behind Raiden Mei, and the greatsword that formed from it was about to emerge from the void and strike down.

"No!"

Kiana made a decision immediately, raising her greatsword to stop her.

Kiana unleashed tremendous power, unleashing her final strike with the fiery red greatsword, slicing through a woman's body without any resistance.

With blood in her mouth, Himeko looked at Kiana standing in front of her with a gentle smile before her body turned into a burst of sparks and disappeared.

Kiana suddenly lost all her strength and collapsed into Raiden Mei's arms. No matter how much the latter shook her or called out to her, she could not wake the girl's lifeless eyes.

"Once again, I killed my teacher."

Just as Kiana collapsed completely, all the changes on the field, the various auxiliary illusions, and the illusions of the imaginary enemy all disappeared.

At this moment, everyone was finally able to see their surroundings clearly.

Fu Hua stared at the Theater of Domination, which hadn't changed at all, and looked at Cheng Xing, who was standing not far away, calmly watching them.

Why isn't Yu Duchen responding?

Bronya, having lost a significant amount of Honkai energy, fell unconscious and collapsed into Seele's arms as she rushed over.

Now there are only two of them, but they still maintain a certain level of fighting ability.

Cheng Xing looked at Kiana and asked, "So you can make choices, right? You can give up others for the one you love, right? In your heart, isn't Raiden Mei the most important person?"

"The Thousand Lawyers!"

Just as Raiden Mei was about to stand up and fight this despicable and shameless guy, she discovered that many tiny golden threads had suddenly appeared on her body.

“Alas… I don’t need others to be weak or let their guard down to gain power. The power of domination is enough for me to obtain strength from you… Kiana Kaslana, I want an answer from you. And I also want an answer from everyone here.”

"Why are you fighting the Honkai?"

Cheng Xing took a step back, and countless chains and threads began to slide throughout the space, transforming scene after scene into seats. Countless seats were conjured out of thin air, and people took their places. Those people calmly watched the girls standing in the center, their expressions indifferent and serene.

"As the Herald of Domination, I do not want to destroy human civilization, I do not want to destroy the traces that humanity has left in this world, I want to fight for humanity! But after experiencing a battle, a battle that is incomparable, I know that it is too difficult."

"Defeating the Honkai isn't just about shouting slogans, it's not enough to just know how to kill or fight... Tell me, what are you fighting for? Tell me, what kind of belief drives you to fight the Honkai?"

"I want to find in this world a chosen one who can lead humanity into a new era of civilization... the one destined for greatness!"

Cheng Xing sat down in the chairman's seat of the trial, his eyes now shining with golden light.

"If you can answer all our questions and overcome our trials, then for the sake of human civilization..."