It must be miHoYo's doing.

Just as Mei was looking at the Sky City in front of her, not knowing what to do, a group of Honkai beasts discovered her and rushed towards her.

Mei frowned, raised the sword in her hand, and prepared to meet the enemy.

Volume 1: The Birth of miHoYo: 083 The Valkyrie of the End (2/5)

The sky over Skydome City was shrouded in a thick black fog, like a rotting curtain hanging over the city. The concentration of Houkai energy had climbed to a dangerous threshold, and the air was filled with a suffocating sense of oppression.

At the center of this chaos, Kiana Kaslana, in her Herrscher form, hovered silently, her platinum skirt unfurling like wings, swaying gently in the windless silence. Her eyes reflected three colossal beasts—Judgment-class Honkai beasts—surrounding her in a triangle formation. Sticky black fluid flowed from their deformed carapaces, and an ominous purple light flickered in their single eye.

"Judgment-level Honkai beasts... and there are three of them?!"

Kiana's fingertips tightened slightly, and the shadow of the Sub-Sky Spear loomed around her. The appearance of a Judgment-level Honkai Beast often signifies a disaster approaching the scale of a Great Honkai. What conspiracy has this city been embroiled in?

Just as she was thinking about a countermeasure, a faint blue light screen suddenly appeared before her eyes.

On the light screen, a figure wearing a jackal mask slowly appeared, and thick black air surged around her body, as if the abyss itself was breathing.

"K-423? Or... Kiana Kaslana?" The Jackal's voice was filled with a twisted smile. "I'm surprised you're still alive. It seems that jerk Raven can't even handle a little white mouse."

Kiana's pupils suddenly contracted, and anger burned in her golden eyes.

"Who are you?!" Her voice was low and dangerous. "Is all this...you responsible?"

"Me?" The "Jackal" on the screen chuckled. "The original owner of this body was indeed the Jackal of the World Serpent. But now... she is just a puppet of the great dark will."

Her tone suddenly rose, with almost crazy excitement:

"And I will be the one who grants this world 'evolution'!"

Kiana clenched her fists, and the edge of the Spear of the Archon gathered behind her.

"Since you are the enemy..." she said coldly, "then there is nothing to say."

"Wait, don't be so anxious~" The jackal's voice was full of joking, "In order to prevent you 'natives' from getting in the way, I have prepared a 'gift'."

She raised her hand and pressed a virtual button.

The next second—

boom! boom! boom!

A series of deafening explosions suddenly erupted from all directions across Sky City! Purple flames shot up into the sky, tinging the black fog-shrouded sky with an eerie hue.

"You--!" Kiana turned her head suddenly, her pupils trembling.

"Oh? So worried about those ants?" The Jackal tilted his head, the corners of his mouth curled up under his mask. "How strange... In my database, shouldn't Herrschers regard human life as worthless? Hehe~~"

She sighed with pretended regret, and said,

"Well, since you're so anxious, I'll be merciful and tell you."

"This is the 'Honkai Energy Suppression Gas Bomb' developed by World Serpent." Her fingers tapped lightly on the light screen. "I slightly... refined the formula and mass-produced a few hundred."

"Although this gas has limited effect in open environments, Skydome City right now..." She spread her arms, as if admiring her own masterpiece, "Isn't it a perfect enclosed space?"

Kiana's breathing hitched slightly.

"After inhaling this gas, all warriors who rely on Houkai energy will lose their strength, and ordinary people... will become extremely weak." The jackal's voice became more cheerful. "Oh, by the way, I haven't told you my ultimate goal yet, right?"

She leaned forward, her eyes behind the mask flashing with madness:

"You should have noticed, right? The concentration of Houkai energy in this city... is constantly rising."

"This isn't a coincidence." She chuckled. "I just wanted to see... what would happen if we artificially created a 'Great Collapse'?"

"By then, the people of this city will either die or...become dead soldiers and Honkai beasts."

"How is it? Are you looking forward to it?"

There was anger burning in Kiana's eyes, but she did not take action immediately. Instead, she stared at the other party coldly.

The jackal seemed to enjoy her silence and continued:

"After all this talk, the gas should have spread throughout the city." She tilted her head. "How is it? Do you feel like the Houkai energy in your body is... completely unavailable?"

"Even if he's a Herrscher, he's no different from an ordinary person now, right? Hehe~~"

As soon as the jackal finished speaking, Kiana just snapped her fingers lightly.

"Are you done?" Her voice was cold and calm.

The next second—

"Shh!"

A sub-air spear instantly pierced through the light screen, and the image of the jackal distorted and dissipated in the broken data stream.

However, another light screen re-condensed not far away.

But this time, the jackal's voice was no longer calm, but filled with incredible astonishment:

"Impossible! Why are you still able to use Honkai energy?! You should have already-"

Kiana didn't give him a chance to finish.

"Bronya once said that villains die because they talk too much." She raised her hand, the image of the Judgment-level Honkai Beast reflected in her golden eyes. "I'm not interested in explaining to you."

"Shh! Shh! Shh!"

Countless sub-sky spears poured down like a rainstorm, turning into a golden torrent, sweeping towards the three Judgment-level Honkai beasts!

However, just as the attack was about to hit—

"Whoosh!"

The figures of the three Honkai beasts suddenly disappeared, leaving only afterimages!

"Teleport?!" Kiana frowned, but then sneered, "Too bad, I can do that too!"

Before she finished her words, her figure had transformed into a stream of golden light, engaging in a fierce mid-air battle with three Judgment-level Honkai beasts! The four figures crossed each other like lightning, and every collision erupted with a deafening roar!

But gradually, Kiana discovered something was wrong. These three Judgment-level Honkai beasts seemed to be able to predict her actions. Whenever she made a move, the other party could respond in the most correct way.

Thinking of this, Kiana slowly stopped in the air, and the three Judgment-level Honkai beasts stopped attacking.

The scene was surprisingly different and Lengba was in a standoff again.

Suddenly, a light screen appeared in front of Kiana.

The "Jackal" on the light screen smiled, his tone full of pride.

"What? Did you discover? My Herrscher of the Void? Even if you can still use your abilities, so what? I personally trained these three Honkai beasts. They are not ordinary Honkai beasts that fight mindlessly. I specifically hacked into the databases of Tianming and the World Serpent for them and transferred countless combat experiences to them."

"They are, in a sense, combat experts. In a fight of equal rank, they can never be at a disadvantage. Furthermore, I've also included Destiny's analysis of the Herrscher of the Void's power. It's safe to say they understand the Herrscher of the Void's power better than you do. What can you possibly use to fight?!"

Volume 1: The Birth of miHoYo: 084 Mei: Kiana, I won’t let you die! (3/5)

"Oh? So that's how it is." Kiana sneered, "Then I'll change my skin."

Before she finished speaking, her body was suddenly enveloped by a brilliant golden light.

"Seventy-two Transformations, Thousands of Changes—The Sustainer of Heavenly Law!"

The golden light receded like a tide, and Kiana's appearance had changed - the original platinum dress of the Herrscher of the Sky turned into a black and gold robe. Her white hair remained, but a deeper pressure flowed in her golden pupils.

"You...what has changed about you?"

The "Jackal" on the light screen narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at Kiana's new form, but did not seem to see any difference.

Kiana's confident smile froze slightly.

To be honest, when she first saw this incarnation of the "Sustainer of Heaven's Law", she didn't notice much difference from the Herrscher of the Sky - the same white hair, the same golden pupils, even the color matching of the clothes was similar.

"Ahem, that's not important!" She coughed lightly and forced a change of subject. "What's important is that from now on, I'm going to beat you down!"

"Shh-!"

In the blink of an eye, Kiana suddenly waved her hand, and a string of black and red cubes suddenly condensed, turning into ferocious tentacles, and instantly pierced through the body of a Judgment-level Honkai beast!

"Roar--!"

The hit Honkai Beast struggled frantically, but those black and red cubes seemed to have life. They multiplied rapidly as it moved, completely enveloping it in the blink of an eye and finally compressing it into a twisted mass of debris.

"One! Solved!" Kiana declared coldly.

The "Jackal" on the light screen seemed to be shocked by the sudden counterattack. The mask fell off with a "click", revealing a blurry face covered by black air.

"What is this black and red cube?!" Her voice was panicked for the first time. "This isn't Honkai energy at all! You... which world are you from?!"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Kiana's golden eyes were blazing with fighting spirit. "I'm going to kill every one of these Honkai Beasts you created right now, and then I'll pull out you, the rat who only dared to hide behind the screen!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha……"

Unexpectedly, the "Jackal" suddenly laughed, with a twisted joy in his laughter.

"Kill them all one by one? Haha~~ little girl, you might not be in your right mind!" She raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The space around Kiana suddenly twisted, and more than a dozen Judgment-level Honkai beasts appeared out of thin air and surrounded her!

"As long as this black barrier above my head remains, the concentration of Honkai energy in Sky City will continue to rise indefinitely!" The Jackal's voice grew increasingly frantic. "And Judgment-level Honkai beasts like those just now... I can have as many as I want!"

She opened her arms as if admiring her own masterpiece:

"As long as I keep you here, no one in Sky City will be able to stop this 'evolution'! Everyone... will become my army of death warriors! Hahahaha!"

Kiana's fists clenched tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.

"You bastard!" she growled. "I won't let you succeed! I have a clone saving people, I won't be dragged here!"

Shan Silin (VII) (2 ^Hissing Yueyi "Oh? A clone?"

The jackal tilted his head playfully, and five light screens suddenly appeared in mid-air, each displaying the figures of five Kiana clones.

Field Equipment·White Continent Wife Change (VIII) Sisi 8 Lian is speeding on the streets to rescue trapped citizens.

The Saint prayed and hovered above the hospital, deploying a shield to resist the attack of the Honkai Beast.

Valkyrie Ranger shuttles through the ruins, accurately sniping enemies from a distance.

The White Knight Moonlight wielded his greatsword and engaged in a fierce battle with a Temple-level Honkai Beast.

Shengyizhuang Jinxiangze stood on the top of a tall building, directing the survivors to evacuate.

"I noticed these 'little mice' when you and I were dealing with each other." The jackal laughed contemptuously, "but they were too weak to threaten me, so I didn't bother to pay any attention to them."

"I didn't expect... it was actually your clone?" Her voice suddenly turned cold. "What a pity, it's useless. How many people can these clones of yours save? And I... just need to hold your original body back!"

Kiana didn't respond.

Her eyes were fixed on the light screen where the "Domain Suit·Bai Lian" was located - in the corner of the screen, a familiar figure was surrounded by a group of Honkai beasts.

"Mea...Mei?!"

Her voice trembled for a moment.

The jackal keenly caught her emotional changes, and a cruel arc appeared at the corner of his mouth under the mask.

"Oh? That purple-haired girl... you know her?" She feigned surprise. "Is she a companion? Or... someone more important?"

"In that case..." She raised her hand gently, "Then I will arrange a 'Temple-level Honkai Beast' to 'take care of' her~~"

“How dare you——!!!”

Kiana's pupils suddenly constricted, and a raging rage burned in her golden eyes. She desperately rushed towards the light screen, but was stopped by the surrounding Judgment-level Honkai beasts.

"Want to run? Can you run away?" The jackal's laughter echoed in the darkness.

Kiana gritted her teeth, fighting the Honkai Beast while frantically issuing commands to "Domain Suit - Bai Lian" in her mind -

"Hurry! Go to Mei!"

………………

Somewhere in the ruins of Tianqiong City

Dozens of Honkai beasts slowly approached, forcing a purple-haired girl and a dozen civilians into a dead end.

Mei half-knelt on the ground, the katana "Magnetic Storm Slash" in her hand trembling slightly. She could clearly feel the Houkai energy in her body rapidly draining away, like someone pulling the plug on a bathtub.

"How could this be..." Her breathing became rapid and cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

A temple-level Honkai beast seized the moment when she was distracted and stabbed at her with bone spurs like spears!