Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"Where did you get all this messy stuff from..."

"I have a brilliant plan."

Chapter 84 A Turbulent World

Tree in the Sky.

This is the tallest building in Reno City, and also the tallest building on Earth after the sinking of Mu Continent.

This is a world-famous suicide hotspot. It is said that for those who are determined to die, jumping off the observation deck of the Sky Tree, one kilometer above the ground, and being smashed to pieces is the most romantic way to die.

But Nino didn't find it romantic at all, even though she was standing a little higher...

She was on top of the lookout tower.

For most people, just standing here without any protection would be enough to make their legs go weak.

However, this was clearly not a challenge for Nino, as she lost control of the thousand Herrschers halfway through, but she didn't mind.

Since she cannot control these thousand Herrschers, then by the same token, the Flame Chaser cannot lock onto her through these "dolls".

It seems that now, the Herrschers of a Thousand People have been defined as diverse and "weak" Herrschers who lack a true self.

This is inherently a form of mutual deception, and the one who is deceived will lose.

However, the premise of the game is equality; she can lie to the Firemoth because the Firemoth lies to the world.

Qianjie didn't lie to her, so she wouldn't lie to Qianjie.

If Qianjie tells Mei this information, then the game will be won by the Fire-Chasing Moth.

But Qianjie was different; he understood the rules of the game better than anyone else.

"If you betray my information, you can easily win."

That's it. This is the speedrun mode of the game, its cheat code.

Nino gave this cheat device to the most genuine person she had ever met, hoping he could give her an answer.

If Qianjie chose to betray her, then that is also an answer.

Nino is a bad person, but there are many bad people in this world. From this perspective, Nino is not a heinous criminal.

There are countless people worse than her, more despicable than her, and more deserving of death than her.

***************, ****, ***************

She wanted to get the answer from them, and one of them had already found it.

"Mebius survived, Klein was confirmed dead."

Nino felt the new powers that had arisen after the mutation returned to her body, and it also brought back the "answer" that Nino needed.

“Amazing, is his name Klein? Amazing.”

It's fine if you hate me. No, to you I'm just an insignificant person. Compared to your pure desires, I'm truly ugly.

But I want another person to hate me; she should curse me, resent me, be so angry she wants to kill me.

Nino stood up and started dancing on top of the observation deck.

“Question the world, Klein. For you, love for the world is less important than love for one person. That is also an answer, though it has no value to me.”

Nino watched the snowflakes drifting down from the sky. Winter had already arrived, but her Herrscher body allowed her to remain unaffected by the cold winds at an altitude of one kilometer above the ground.

"But the answer is only valuable to one person. Everyone yearns for their own answer, which is why I am here to question the world!"

In this unreasonable world, where is the true meaning? What is the meaning of loss? What is the meaning of suffering? In this era full of ugliness, what is the value?

I will keep asking questions, and before I am torn to pieces by a raging beast, I will ask them again and again with the sharpest knife…

Humanity, what is your value?

From a certain day on, she stopped reaching out her hand.

From a certain day onward, she stopped revealing her true feelings.

From a certain day on, she began to play the role of a fake good person.

But none of this matters!

"I will overturn all classes in this society, I will separate humanity from the hypocritical 'trust,' and I will leave every one of you covered in blood!"

Nino's expression suddenly turned ferocious; her beauty vanished, replaced by a menacing look.

"If I'm going to do it, I'll be the biggest villain! Can you feel my anger?!"

The questions of the lost, the cries of the separated, the final sincerity of the deceiver… Answer me! World! Before you crush me!

I don't want anything else, I just want one answer!

…………

On that day, the world's structure was shattered.

While humanity was still pondering whether the tragedy of the Mu Continent would repeat itself, disaster struck in a way no one had anticipated.

Betrayal by lovers, madness of politicians, rebellion of the lowly.

From beggars on the street to important national figures, they began to abuse violence and wield power recklessly.

The powder keg between nations was on the verge of exploding, social contradictions were intensified, and representatives of the nations seemed to be going mad as they kept provoking disputes.

Fear and unease spread throughout the world, always starting with an individual and spreading to the whole, and even to the world itself.

Ultimately, they will all be drawn in and unable to extricate themselves.

…………

"Damn it! Make that leading country withdraw its troops! I don't care what your excuses are, I'll wipe out anyone who dares to lay a hand on us!"

Mei, in her office, was uncharacteristically swearing and cursing.

"Whoever was on the previous list, arrest them all! I said, this is the Honkai! Make those countries withdraw their armies! If anyone dares to use their military before tomorrow, I'll nuke their capital!"

“Dr. May, this list also includes the presidents of some important countries…we…”

The secretary hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"That's a Herrscher! Whoever it is, if they're on the suspect list, arrest them all!"

Mei slammed her fist on the table.

"Especially these important figures, if we let them continue to act recklessly, it will be another world war! Is this the time?!"

"Yes, yes!! I'll go and give the order right away!"

"Wait a minute! How is Dr. Möbius?"

Mei waved her hand and asked.

"Dr. Mebius went berserk earlier... Melutina and Mr. Sue were all slightly injured while they were trying to subdue her."

The secretary replied honestly.

"Really? How are your injuries?"

Mei frowned.

"They all sustained minor injuries, but..."

The secretary's expression suddenly turned ferocious as she finished speaking.

"go to hell!"

She pulled a small knife from her notebook and stabbed it into Mei's heart.

"Varied……?!"

"Aaaaaaah?!"

But the knife failed to touch Mei; the secretary's body quickly froze, then turned into powder, leaving only a core.

“...Safia.”

Mei looked at the powder on the ground and muttered to herself.

"...I'm sorry, things happened so suddenly, I couldn't hold back."

Kevin, who had come through the door, bowed his head before the secretary's body.

"It's not your fault, it's my fault."

Mei was silent for a moment, then suddenly shook her head.

"Call Su over... I'm afraid I can no longer trust most people."

Chapter 85 Melutina: Please put me down

"...It's a bit more serious than I thought."

When Mei arrived at the infirmary, she saw a man lying on the bed covered in bandages, and another girl sitting cross-legged on the bed with a swollen face, but her complexion was even worse than her injuries.

"Mei, I'm sorry... You asked Kevin to come find me, but I've troubled you to make the trip."

"Wrapped up like a mummy," Su said weakly.

"...It's alright, you should just lie down."

Actually, nothing's wrong, but even Mei wouldn't drag Su out of bed to do chores...

Although she really hoped Su could get up and do some work.

"So, what happened?"

Kevin walked over to Sue, checked his injuries, and frowned.

"Klein became a Herrscher, and when we arrived, Mebius had already been assassinated. But unexpectedly, Mebius, who should have been dead, devoured Klein and was resurrected."

"...Resurrected? This must be Shesa's power."

Mei paused for a moment, then realized something.

"I'm afraid so. Dr. Mebius's emotions are very unstable. She triggered the artificial collapse almost unconsciously. Melutina and I wanted to stop her, but we were worried about hurting her."