Live broadcast of Honkai Impact 3rd, I chose to expose Kiana in Sky City!

As the last assassin fell, she came to a conclusion after analysis.

[It seems...the twelfth Herrscher has escaped. 】

[I remember that girl...she was Sakura's sister. 】

"The Twelfth Herrscher...did she escape?"

A pink bullet screen floated across the screen...

The one who sent it was none other than Alicia, who was concerned about Ling's condition.

In fact, she had guessed long before that Kevin and Hua were talking about Ying's sister, Ling...

I thought that after they separated, there was no more news about Ling. Unexpectedly, she still appeared in the plot in the end...

When seeing Fu Hua mention Ying's sister, Alicia felt a little worried and conflicted.

If Ling escapes, it might be a good thing for her... But if so, Kevin and Mei will definitely be troubled...

There is absolutely no way that the two of them would ignore a living Herrscher...

And just as Alicia's barrage passed by.

Hua sighed, took a few steps, and then stopped to think.

[Kevin said he went to look for Sakura. He should be near the Herrscher... Since he's there, there's no need to rush over.]

[I have things I need to do... The most urgent thing is to minimize the losses. ]

Thinking of this, Hua then walked towards another fork in the road.

As soon as she arrived, she ran into a Fire Moth warrior. At this time, the opponent had been corroded by Honkai energy and could no longer be called a human being...

Although she felt a little disappointed, resolving the crisis was more important at the moment, so she temporarily knocked the other person out.

Hua carefully examined the soldiers who had lost their ability to move. Soon, she came to a conclusion with her rich experience.

[There is almost no mutation, so the possibility of excessive Honkai energy can be ruled out. 】

She spread her palms and summoned the Eighth Key of God - the Key of Consciousness.

[Oh… there is a reaction? Although it is not hallucination, hypnosis or brainwashing, it is indeed an invasive attack on the mind. ]

[Is this the power of the twelfth herrster? ]

san yi er ba yi si yi san jiu

After realizing this, Hua immediately made a new judgment.

[The principle of the enemy's ability is still unclear. But since it is a field related to the mind, the "Key of Consciousness" can play a role. ]

[First, let's release the second rated power——Multiple manifestation! ]

As the light of the Key of God enveloped her, Fu Hua came to a data space composed of cubes.

[…It’s amazing, when all consciousness is focused on one point, the world you see is like this.]

Hua said to himself.

She floated in a pure white spiritual world. There were dense spots of light near and far, which were the appearances of conscious living things under the influence of Yu Duchen.

[The range of the God Key has expanded to the entire base. 】

Hua said to herself. She was conveying a simple message to herself, in order to provoke an instinctive reaction.

At this moment of high concentration, even the existence of emotions is redundant.

Hua looked around, the Key of God acting as her invisible sense, taking in all the existence in this world. She saw...

In the distance, three particularly complex consciousnesses intertwined. One of them was Kevin, whose spirit was sharp and tenacious, like a giant sword that would never bend.

【He is fighting.】

A consciousness was always with him; it was so fragile, like smoke or fog, as if it would disappear at any moment. Sadness and pain danced around it like small leaves.

[Who? ...Is it Sakura? ]

And the third consciousness… Hua immediately understood: it was the instigator of everything. Malice wrapped it like a thick cocoon, and countless fine threads extended from it.

[Found it, it's the one that's eroding this base... I hope it's not too late. ]

After analyzing the current situation clearly, Hua decided to assist Kevin in the fight.

[I will block the minds of everyone in the base at the same time to prevent the Herrscher from corrupting them. We must delay until Kevin kills the Herrscher. Let's begin!]

As soon as she finished speaking, Hua began her efforts... However, soon, a red alarm light appeared beside her.

[Were we discovered? ...Amazing, this Herrscher still had the energy to attack me while fighting Kevin and Sakura.]

After realizing that he had been discovered, Hua couldn't help but sigh that the other party was really strong.

Of course, even so, she couldn't just sit there and wait for death.

[Use the Key of God to copy my consciousness, remove the useless personality, and only keep the hostility towards the former bad guys. This is enough as a guard. ]

As the copying operation progressed, a personality exactly like her appeared beside her.

After creating the guards, Hua ordered without any hesitation:

【Go ahead, don't let it bother me. 】

After saying that, the guard rushed forward to fight the enemy in the consciousness space.

After a hard fight, Hua successfully completed the operation.

But to the tired replica consciousness, she could only say sorry.

【You did a great job... I'm sorry. 】

Hua used the God's Key to destroy the temporary "me". This made her feel a little sad.

She allowed another self to come into this world in pure rationality without emotion, and when she completed her mission, she destroyed it with her own hands.

This is just a tool made to fight against the collapse. Hua thought: Isn't it the same for her?

[…Don’t think about it. ]

Hua shook his head, trying to get rid of these useless thoughts.

【Let’s go and join them. 】

The base was silent, and everyone fell into a coma. To ensure safety, Hua would not remove the power of the Key of God before receiving the doctor's instructions.

However, the terrifying dark consciousness and its tentacles disappeared. The Twelfth Herrscher - whether she was alive or dead, at least she was under control.

Hua went up to the third floor and saw Kevin leaning against the wall. He looked lost and seemed to be controlled by the Key of God and was in a dream.

[When I saw that everyone in the base looked like they had lost their souls, I knew it was you.]

After hearing the footsteps, Kevin greeted without even looking up.

【Kevin.】

[The Twelfth Herrscher has been sealed.]

Hearing this, Hua realized that something was wrong.

[Really?... Is Sakura okay?]

"Yeah, Sakura...is she okay?"

A pink bullet screen floated across the screen...

Although Alicia had guessed that the ending might be sad, she still held out a glimmer of hope.

I hope Sakura is still alive...

However, she and Hua both received unexpected news from Kevin afterwards.

【She is dead. 】

[Because of your live broadcast content, Miss Pink Fairy is sad, you got 2800 crystals! ]

[Because of your live broadcast content, today's performance is not perfect...]

[Because of your live broadcast content, the guinea pigs are...]

As the tragedy of the erosion was initially revealed, the heroes in the live broadcast room were dumbfounded...

In fact, this is just the beginning...

Kevin turned his head and looked into the distance. That direction was where the Herrscher had been imprisoned.

[This time, the Herrscher's ability is like some kind of virus. It can not only hack into computers, but can even corrode humans. Collapse... It always exceeds our imagination. ]

[…How heavy is the loss?]

[There were about 100 casualties in the base, and those who were close to the Herrscher became dead. The virus spread too fast, and we didn't have time to stop it.]

[Thanks to you, if you hadn't acted decisively and stopped the virus from invading humans, there would probably be no one alive in this base.]

【It seems to be good news. 】

Hua in his memory felt somewhat relieved after hearing the news. Although the casualties of one hundred people and the death of a fusion warrior were hard to accept.

But this can be considered a dazzling achievement in the battle against the Herrscher...

So, this... maybe we can call it good news?

However, Kevin's answer made her feel what true despair was.

[I haven't told you the bad news yet: the three major cities are completely destroyed. The virus has taken control of the defense system and launched all nuclear bombs towards the inhabited areas of the earth.]

"???"

"Ah this..."

"horrible..."

[Ah...I'm sorry, I think it was a mental attack...I can't protect the computer.]

Hua sat down against the wall in frustration.

[I'm sorry, I thought I had the situation under control...]

[No, it's okay.]

The man's body slid down the iron wall and landed next to Hua.

[It's always like this, isn't it? You're not really surprised.]

Faced with Kevin's story, Hua was speechless.

[Humanity always wins a narrow victory at a huge cost. And the offensive of Honkai will only become stronger and stronger, more terrible each time. We persisted until the twelfth time...]

【But in fact, everyone knows...it has been known for a long time: all victories are disguised failures to make us look less miserable. 】

【Humanity has already lost, Hua.】

Kevin, the strongest warrior of the previous civilization, predicted the outcome of this life-and-death war in one sentence.

Humanity...has already lost.

This is a war that is already doomed to fail.

Kevin said softly. His voice was so soft, as if he was in a dream.

[Hey, but this is a fact that we absolutely cannot accept as truth...]

Faced with such remarks, Hua could not say a word to refute.

Just now, the Fire Moth had lost the last people it could protect.

Those three cities were supposed to be the places that the heroes would protect...

But now, it has become a ruin.

Even humans no longer exist, so where should the guardians of humanity go?

Faced with this despair with no sign of hope, Hua could only utter one comment about his comrades.

[I didn't expect you to say that... I thought anyone could give up, but you would never give up.]

[...Do you want to hear the truth? ]

Facing Hua's questioning, Kevin finally said something that subverted the past.