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

However, Mei completely denied what Jinshe said.

"Heh... then you are a little too confident. But... even if I kill you here, another gray snake will appear out of nowhere, right?"

After all, Mei has been in the World Snake for so long, so she knows very well what kind of existence the gray snake is.

However, what Jinshe didn't know at this moment was that without him noticing, a rebellion had already broken out among his companions.

"Rational judgment."

"Okay... then let's see who is more beneficial to "delaying time"."

Jinshe was a little confused about this.

His move was intended to consume the last bit of Mei's strength.

But I didn't expect that the other party was actually ready to fight with me?

Compared with the Stigma Project?

"bluff."

"...Gray Snake. Have you ever heard a story from the East?"

In the face of Jinshe's doubts, Mei quietly talked about an ancient fable she had heard a long time ago...

Once upon a time, there was an old man. There were two big mountains to the south of his house, blocking his way out.

One day, the old man made up his mind and took his sons with him to start digging the two mountains with hoes.

His neighbors laughed at him and said that what you did was too stupid. How could you possibly dig away those two mountains with just a few of you?

But the old man replied: I will die of old age, but I will still have my son; my son will die of old age, and I will have my grandson; our family will have endless descendants.

Although these two mountains are very high, they cannot grow bigger by themselves... If you dig a little, it will be less, so how can you not level them?

"Hmm? This... seems to be a very sentimental story. This old man is really great..."

"Indeed, for humans to fight against nature...how much courage does it take?"

"...What nonsense? All she wants to say is the tenacity of human will, right?"

In the live broadcast room, comments from the audience floated across.

Clearly, there is not a consensus on this story.

But no matter who it is, his opinion will at least be better than Golden Snake's.

Because after Mei finished telling this story, he directly started to make fun of her.

"Is your wisdom only at the level of an elementary school textbook?"

Of course, it is worth mentioning that the Golden Snake is not unaware of this story.

He even knew what the second half of Mei's story was that she hadn't finished.

"I want to remind you that the old man you mentioned did not accomplish his miracle by his own strength in the end, but by moving the gods."

"Great irony, isn't it?"

However, Mei's attitude towards Jinshe's doubts remained firm.

"——That depends on how you define 'God'. My friends have already proved with their actions that 'fighting for all the good in the world' is not just an empty slogan.'"

"As long as we continue along this path... sooner or later, those who walk on this path will eventually move the true god of this world - that is, 'human beings themselves'."

"So... isn't it clear who is benefiting from "delaying time"?"

However, Jinshe will not be shaken by Mei's words.

After all, the fact that he could actually tell the second half of the story that Mei didn't finish meant that he was not completely unfamiliar with the story.

It can even be said that he must have his own unique insights.

"Hmph, that sounds nice. Do you think that as long as you stick to those high-sounding "positive energies", you will one day become the "majority" of mankind?"

"You are mistaken, Gray Snake. This is not my opinion...it is...the life of the Thirteenth Hero."

This is the best summary of Mei's current beliefs - and also the revelation she got from the destruction of her past paradise.

However, the golden snake actually represents the inheritance of the heroes.

"...The World Serpent is precisely continuing the victory of the heroes, not their defeat. Herrscher of Thunder...you are just squandering those great "seals."

As soon as the words fell, the battle began again.

As the gray snake disappeared, Mei started chasing it without saying a word.

Soon, she arrived at the platform where she had previously fought alongside Kiana and Bronya - but there was no sign of the two of them here.

Yes, it's just an imaginary god's skeleton that is slowly revealing its shape...

"The legend of 'Foolish Old Man Who Moved Mountains' is nothing but a joke - you are brave but not wise... your efforts are doomed to fail."

Afterwards, the battle began again - but Mei quickly beat the virtual divine skeleton half to death.

And when the opponent is about to be defeated, he rides on the dragon and prepares to give him the final blow.

"Vulnerable."

"is it?"

The golden snake sneered suddenly.

"It is an imaginary divine corpse born from human dreams. As long as the dreams of humans in the Holy Scar space are not destroyed, it will never become extinct."

"Humans cannot give up their sweet dreams, even if they are fragile and can collapse at any time. Do you understand? The things you choose to fight against are the "choices" of human nature."

As the golden snake slowly spoke, many imaginary enemies suddenly appeared on the platform...

At the same time, existentialism, which had just been defeated by her, reappeared.

Faced with such a chaotic situation, Mei can be said to feel a lot of pressure.

Of course, even if there is pressure, we cannot lose momentum.

“This is more like a ‘rabble’.”

"..."

"...?"

Facing the silence of the golden snake, Mei Yi was a little confused...

The audience in the live broadcast room found her vivid metaphor extremely interesting.

"Hmm~ What an incredibly vivid metaphor. But~ if we are to be more precise, this is indeed very similar to the Herrscher of the Thousand."

"Almost."

"Humph, this is one of the few points that I find difficult to deny."

In the live broadcast room, comments from the audience floated across.

Obviously, everyone at this moment felt that this metaphor was very vivid.

Of course, Jinshe is not speechless just because Mei said something to him.

"Why, you don't want to say anything?"

As existentialism ended on its own, Mei began to test the golden snake with doubts...

However, at this moment, the other party seemed to be possessed.

"...No, not you. Not you guys."

"?"

Mei was a little confused.

"Is it... you?"

"?"

And just as Mei was still confused...the golden snake's limbs suddenly twisted and twitched.

If he were an ordinary human being, this might be summed up as a "neurosis".

However, the gray snake's iron body, which shone with a cold light, made everything in front of him seem absurd and weird.

"So, it was that "contact" before...? Was I tricked by the child's words...?"

“Hahaha cough… cough hahaha…”

The gray snake laughed and coughed, but it seemed that there was not much left.

Mei cautiously held the sword in front of her. However, the gray snake no longer made any movement, but just pondered, letting its mechanical eyeballs flicker with chaotic electricity.

"Forget it. A living traitor is more troublesome than a traitor whose life or death is unknown."

"...We are more advanced life forms. Letting humans learn from us is the only correct way for them to evolve."

"......Ridiculous. Who do you think you can liberate?......It's stupid. The executors who keep the world running don't have a "childhood" in the first place."

"..."

Mei watched everything that happened in front of her in silence.

The gray snake's metal limbs struggled and shook for a few seconds, then suddenly stopped and completely lost response.

"Gray Snake's body, along with 'existentialism', collapsed? But... why?"

A few more seconds passed, and still nothing changed.

"No other gray snakes have appeared... Is this... the end?"

Although she did think that "delaying time" would be more beneficial to her

But I never expected that this victory would come so suddenly and absurdly.

As if sensing something, the beacon pointer in her hand began to spin rapidly again.

Chapter 530: Alicia: I am the end..., Mei: I am the beginning...

Suddenly, Mei heard the call of others...

"——Raiden Mei, is that you over there?"

Mei was surprised to find out who the voice belonged to, but she was secretly glad.

"I feel more timid as I get closer to home, and dare not ask the people who come to visit me."

Suddenly, she felt a little scared - afraid that she would suddenly hear the voices of some old friends again.

"I'm Mei Raiden. Yulandel, are there any new changes in the Stigmata Project? I have...some "good accidents" happening here."

"?"

Yulandel didn't say it clearly. After all, she saw everything that happened to Mei in the live broadcast room.

But it doesn't matter much, because even if she doesn't speak, Mei will continue talking.

"...It's hard to explain it, because I can't understand it either. But anyway - after Gray Snake got into trouble, he should no longer be an obstacle to us."

After Mei finished speaking, Yulandel began to tell her the details of the situation.

"...Just a moment ago, the stigmata space suddenly "cleared up", and Qianjie Yicheng captured the previously obscured signal of you and the "beacon". "

"Whether we understand it or not... Unlike Bronya's previous "forced stop", at this moment, the "net" of the Stigmata Project has actively changed."

Mei felt quite regretful about this...

"But... that beacon... it's not as useful as we thought. It's just... a letter sent from the past to the future. It has no practical use related to the "Origin Power"."

"......? Wait, this is......"

Yulandel's sudden exclamation surprised Meiyi...

However, before she could react, Yulandel urgently notified her.

"Raiden Mei, there is a field of unknown nature approaching your "beacon" at high speed - their signal waveforms are extremely similar!"

"......What?"

"——Your spaces are about to merge!"

Then, a pink crack appeared in front of Mei...