Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

Mei spoke, looking into her eyes, and then repeated herself.

You will do it.

.........

Do you want to be a hero?

"Um...do I really have to answer?"

"kindness."

"think."

"why?"

"Can I... just say it?"

"of course can."

"In fact, in my opinion, the Moths of Fire are wrong, that's for sure, but even so, this organization still protects all of humanity."

The sacrifices continue, deemed "necessary." I have no doubt that they are just, but whether they are rational is worth pondering.

Good and evil are never absolute; in the face of greater evil, a little evil is permissible.

Even if I can't accept it, the world still operates this way—cruel, irrational, yet "rational."

This was probably the most surprising answer for Mei, which made her take a few more glances at the boy.

"I want to keep rejecting it, rejecting this rationality. So..."

Adam stared intently at May.

"I want to be a hero."

"...What an amazing young man."

Mei could only offer such praise.

.........

"Assign them all to my third squad?"

Anna, the leader of the third squad, was stunned upon hearing this.

"Hmm...they are a lovely group of children, but why is that?"

"Hasn't the number of fusion warriors increased? The frontline troops need to replenish their combat strength the most. They are all fusion warriors and will be of help to you."

Mei explained,

"Adam was transferred from the first squad, and he will become your vice-captain."

"I see..."

Anna held the resume, then smiled after a moment.

"Okay, then leave it to me."

.........

“Anna…”

Sakura silently felt the sharp blade piercing her flesh as her friend collapsed into her arms.

The warm liquid stained Sakura's collar red.

"Don't make that face, Sakura..."

Anna reached out and placed her hand on Sakura's cheek.

“This is my choice… I will not compromise. Perhaps it is a mistake, like Aquila did.”

"...We have already lost many comrades."

"So, one more won't make a difference."

Anna managed to reach out and push Sakura away before collapsing to the ground. Her blood stained the puddles, slowly spreading outwards.

“I will not compromise, Sakura... Remember what I look like, and then pass these words on to Mei.”

"……you say."

Sakura instinctively reached out her hand, only to suddenly realize that all she had in her hand was the knife that had killed her friend.

"Take a good look, this is what the world will look like in the end."

Anna said calmly that she had almost lost her sight and her eyes could not focus.

"I have already seen the end of the moth's struggle... If I had to find a reason for it... it would be this."

“Anna…”

"Let Mei take a good look..."

"How did her friend die?"

…………

The Seventh Honkai Impact 3rd

Himiko, the leader of the fifth squad, died at Kevin's hands.

The Eighth Honkai Impact—

Desdobia died in a suicide attack.

Between the Eighth and Ninth Honkai Impacts—

Anna, the leader of the Honkai Third Squad, died during an internal purge.

Aquila died in the rebellion.

The Ninth Honkai Impact—

Blanca died in the Herrscher battle.

The Tenth Honkai Impact—

Immel, Klein died in the line of duty.

.........

What abandoned them—was it the collapse, or humanity itself?

Chapter 112 The Song of the Third Squad Ends

"........."

Susana was pinned to the ground by a steel pipe, blood gushing out. She struggled to reach out her hand, but it was all in vain.

"Stop...stop..."

"Rest assured, my unknown enemy."

The one who wielded the power of restraint turned around, his eyes devoid of contempt.

"The Immaculate Land is about to be completed, and your souls will be freed from this defilement."

"Stop...!"

"……never mind."

The Law Bearer scratched his head in frustration.

"Fine, fine, fine, you want a warrior's death, don't you? Fine, I'll kill you with my own hands, just like that woman."

She walked up to the half-dead Susana, pulled the steel pipe out of her chest, and splattered blood onto her face, but her icy expression remained unmoved.

"...Stop......"

"Die like a hero!"

The Herald of Restraint's gaze turned resolute as he pierced Susana's heart with a brutal force, only withdrawing his hand and turning away when she stopped breathing.

"...What? You want to die like this too?"

The chains binding the Herrscher of Binding deflected the throwing knives, and her gaze turned icy as she looked at the other Fusion Warrior leaning against the wall.

"Isn't it better to die weak? I've given you all a dignified way to leave this world."

Don't you people understand? The greatest salvation in the world is to escape this unjust world through death.

"……Pooh."

Li Xue glanced at her friend, who was covered in blood and whose eyes had lost their light, and spat fiercely.

"Scumbag. I have nothing to say to you."

"...Scumbag?"

The Herald of Bindings paused for a moment, then erupted in fury.

"Bastard! Bastard! Bastard! Am I scum? There are countless scumbags in this world. If they hadn't taken everything from me, how could I be..."

"Blaming others for your mistakes...that's where your selfishness lies."

Li Xue actually laughed. She had no power to resist, but that only meant she lacked physical strength.

"Your so-called redemption is just an excuse for venting. You're absolving yourself of all guilt and glorifying yourself as a savior. Don't kid me... you're just..."

Before she could finish her sentence, the spiked chain pierced her forehead.

“...a mere ant.”

The Lawbearer of Restraint grabbed his hair with one hand.

"Insignificant ants! A bunch of insignificant ants!"

The dead are not just the two of them. To date, the Herrscher of Binding has taken the lives of many Fusion Warriors. Her power in this realm is absolute.

"They're right."

"Shut up, Aegwynn, shut up!"

"We are angry because we are deprived of our existence..."