Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

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Chapter Seventy-Three: The Final Game

Mei sat in her office, looking at the documents in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed.

These recent attacks, mostly targeting members of the Fire Moth faction, have led many to wonder if they were caused by Herrschers.

but……

If it's a Herrscher, it's too simplistic; if it's a Honkai Beast, it's far too logical.

Mei slowly flipped through the documents, a strange unease creeping into her heart. These events weren't particularly serious, but her intuition told her that something she didn't know was happening behind the scenes.

"Dr. Mei."

At this moment, a person walked in through the door. Those who could enter without being reported were all high-ranking personnel trusted by Mei.

"Oh, it's John. What's wrong?"

Mei said without looking up.

"Dr. Mei, should we send someone to investigate this attack?"

John kept his head down, so May couldn't see the expression on his face.

"Hmm...do you have any suggestions?"

Mei pressed her temples and looked at John.

"Why don't we send Dr. Mebius to investigate the accident site? She should be able to spot the clues more easily than other amateurs."

John pushed up his glasses; the lenses were somewhat reflective, making May a little uncomfortable.

"Alright."

However, Mei didn't think much of it at the moment and nodded.

"Then let Mebius go and take a look."

…………

"..."

Mebius put his hands in his pockets, glanced around, and remained silent.

"Doctor, have you noticed anything?"

Klein followed behind Möbius, holding measuring instruments, and watched Möbius.

"I can tell."

"Möbius said calmly."

"Eh?"

Klein was slightly taken aback; they hadn't even started taking measurements yet, but Möbius said she had already figured it out.

"It's a new Herrscher, which doesn't conform to the habits of previous Herrschers. It's not a Honkai Beast either, so what else could it be?"

Möbius bent down to look at the traces of the attack on the ground, then walked over to the truck that had been completely destroyed.

"Multiple attack marks, and the damage marks are not the same, which may be a hint of the new Herrscher's abilities."

Möbius doesn't seem to intend to measure; she has already reached a conclusion.

"What's going on? What is the First Science Division doing? Do I need to come and see for myself?"

Möbius seemed to be in a very bad mood.

"We didn't bring them back from Mu Continent to make them useless cowards!"

“I heard that it was Mr. John who suggested that you come and inspect this place directly, and no one from the First Science Department came.”

Klein began to speak.

“I also find it strange. Logically, the First Science Department should conduct the analysis and investigation first, and then send the investigation report to you and Dr. Wilvi. This is not in line with the usual procedures.”

"John?"

Möbius frowned.

"Oh... that honest and upright elder, I remember he was one of the first to support Mei, but in terms of ability, he was just average."

"Now that the doctor has reached a conclusion, let's leave the rest to the First Science Division."

Although Klein was a workaholic, she didn't think that the few things she had were as reliable as the equipment in the First Science Department.

"That's all for now. By the way, Klein, where has that madman been lately? It feels like I haven't seen him in ages."

"Doctor, you're not still thinking about dissecting Mr. Qianjie, are you...?"

Klein said helplessly.

"He seems to be away from headquarters quite often lately. Maybe he's out having fun. After all, Mr. Qianjie never approves documents. There really isn't much for him to do lately."

"...Want to go out and have some fun?"

Möbius spoke calmly, but didn't say anything more.

“Let’s go, Klein. This place makes me feel very uncomfortable.”

"Yes, Doctor."

.........

After the two left, a person came out from behind the container.

Nino quietly felt the power in his body diminish by one-thousandth again, his face showing neither smile nor excitement.

This is a true reflection of her inner thoughts. She did this not for pleasure or revenge, but simply because she wanted an answer.

“Klein? I would be very grateful if you could kill Mebius for me.”

She doesn't consider herself a good person; she knows that she deserves to be torn to pieces for what she has done.

Having lost something is not a reason to take it away.

Survivors of tragedies should not become the creators of the next tragedy.

She has no right to demand what she lost from innocent people, and no Herrscher has that right either.

She was the most clear-headed law enforcer, yet she chose the most despicable and shameless path.

She possesses power, yet chooses to manipulate human nature.

She built her strength with lies and defeated people's hearts with her humanity.

She exposed everyone's baseness, and she was the most base of them all.

"Herrscher of Rock... I'm actually quite curious about what you were thinking before you died."

Nino put his hands behind his back and walked out of the warehouse.

"As someone who has experienced two Honkai Impacts and personally created yet another one, did you hate the world or yourself before you died?"

I am an actor, and I don't even know if I'm filled with hatred or confusion. The Honkai Impact robbed me of my past, yet I will use its power to question the future.

Can a person truly reclaim their original self amidst endless time?

How much must one pay to attain the truth of the world through a lifetime of obsession?

"Beep beep..."

The sudden ringing of the phone startled Nino, who was walking in the harbor, interrupting his thoughts.

She took out her phone, and frowned slightly when she saw the caller ID.

She listened silently to the phone ringing, without answering, for about thirty seconds.

She hung up the phone with her finger, typed blankly, and then...

She looked at the sea in front of her, broke her flip phone in half, and threw it into the sea.

"Give it a try, this is the last game we'll play together."

Nino seemed to be talking to someone, or perhaps talking to himself.

"A thousand tribulations".

She was confident she could fool anyone, even Mei.

As long as she continues to execute her plan, it will be foolproof.

The humans who paid the price to defeat the thousand Herrschers will have a fatal flaw. The sudden appearance of a fully-formed Herrscher will destroy humanity's last remaining hope.

But she wanted to personally hand over her weakness to someone, because she wanted to get the answer from that person.

In this way, we can question the world.

…………

Qianjie looked at the phone that had just been hung up and the text message that followed.

From the puppeteer:

Life is like a drama, drama is like life.

This is our last game, Mr. Madman.

A catastrophe is about to befall the world, and I will tell you the only solution—

Find me, kill me.

You will win this game.

"..."

Qian Jie stared expressionlessly at the text in his hand. Although he didn't recognize a few characters, the general meaning was already clear.

"If he's a conman, why not go all the way?"

Qianjie crushed the phone and threw it into the trash can.