Collapse, I save everything alone

However, can those tactical mechas really gain any advantage over the Third Herrscher?

Only after she had fought him personally did she truly realize the power of the Herrscher.

Bronya originally wanted to say something to Cocolia, but she found that the chip communication had stopped suddenly.

——It was the Third Herrscher that blocked the electromagnetic waves and cut off the communication.

He lost his ability to move, his heavy-duty bunny, and his means of communicating with the outside world.

…She had truly been forced into a desperate situation.

"I can sense that there seems to be a chip in your brain... What will happen if it is destroyed?"

The Third Herrscher gently hooked his fingers and used Honkai energy to lift up Bronya.

She stretched out a finger, and a strong purple light shone from the fingertip.

As the light surged, the silver-haired girl seemed to be in extreme pain.

"Go away, bug."

The Third Herrscher did not use the power of thunder to infuse her body, but used a more unexpected power.

Bronya's body suddenly began to disappear from bottom to top, decomposing and dissipating bit by bit.

——Although her power seems to be the natural force of controlling lightning, she also has the ability to break down living things and objects into atoms.

"..."

Bronya remained silent.

After losing her emotions, she no longer had any fear of death.

He who kills will be killed. As the former [Ural Silver Wolf], her hands were already stained with countless blood. She had long anticipated that one day she would die at the hands of others.

However, whether serving in the military as a young soldier or carrying out missions under the orders of Cocolia's mother, she never had the right to choose for herself.

This is her life...always living under the control and orders of others.

In the last moments of her life, the only things the girl remembered were her friends in the orphanage.

Xing, Rosalia and Lilia, and of course, Seele...

A tear unconsciously slid down the corner of his eye, but before it fell, his body was decomposed and completely dissipated between heaven and earth, as if it had never existed.

After doing all this, the Third Herrscher clapped his hands lightly, then turned his head and looked into the distance as if he had sensed something.

Dozens of dark blue tactical mechas were flying towards Qianyu Academy at a very fast speed. It was not difficult to guess that those mechas were just like the girl just now, and were coming for her.

The black-haired girl waved her hand casually, and the sky suddenly became dark. Countless thunders fell from the sky and turned into a dense attack, striking directly on the mechas.

Just like the girl's mechanical doll, these tactical mechas were easily paralyzed.

Uninteresting, boring, useless.

Then, the third Herrscher looked at Mingyu on the other roof.

In addition to the silver-haired girl and those tactical mechas, there is also a stranger here.

The pair of red eyes looked at Mingyu coldly.

Unlike the silver-haired girl, he looked like just an ordinary person.

If an ordinary person gets so close to her, there will only be one outcome.

Sure enough, the other party waved his hand and said helplessly:

"You don't have to do it. I'm almost dying."

As he spoke, Ming Yu looked down at the Honkai energy lines that had covered all over his body.

This is because he cannot withstand the erosion caused by the overly high intensity of Honkai energy. If it goes any further, he will probably become a dead man.

——With his current physical condition, this is the result of close contact with the Herrscher.

And he did witness the end of this timeline.

Bronya fought to death to capture the Third Herrscher... This was what he saw, the ending of this timeline.

Now, erase this future.

Chapter 6 This is reality

After erasing the future in which Bronya died in battle, Mingyu returned to the time when he and Xiaokong first met Bronya on the streets of East City.

"..."

He covered his head slightly.

Erasing a future that has already been experienced is probably like experiencing an incredibly realistic dream.

Although that future has disappeared, everything he experienced has turned into clear memories and poured into his mind.

The future can be erased, but everything he has experienced cannot be forgotten. The pain of having the whole body corroded by the collapse is not pleasant.

Well, of course, compared to Bronya who lost her life in that timeline, it is still much better.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Xiao Kong noticed his abnormality and asked with some concern.

"Nothing, just a little tired."

Ming Yu smiled and patted the girl's head, then adjusted his mood and said to Bronya in front of him:

"Thank you for your help."

Bronya nodded slightly, then waved goodbye to them and left the street.

Mingyu watched the silver-haired girl gradually disappear into the distance, then took Xiaokong's hand and continued walking on the road towards the depths of East City.

Since Mingyu already knew that if Bronya were to find Raiden Mei now, a life-and-death battle would break out between them and lead to Bronya's death, he naturally gave up this option.

No matter what, he would not let the girl he was very familiar with die in Changkong City.

Even if we don’t consider personal preference, if Bronya died here, what would happen to the future?

From now on, there will be no one to succeed the Ruler of Law, and Old Yang will be stuck in the sea forever and unable to get out?

Speaking of the future…

Mingyu originally considered that after leaving Changkong City this time, he would run to a safer city and lie down until the collapse was over.

From now until the end, there will be only about three or four years, which is neither long nor short.

With his ability to look back in time, it is very easy for him to avoid disasters and live a good life. If he can hold on for a few years, when Kiana becomes the Herrscher of the End and eliminates the disaster of Honkai, the world will not be completely peaceful, but at least there should be no dangerous enemies before the invasion of the Heavenly People in the post-Honkai Book era.

But now, after experiencing Bronya's death, he had to consider a possibility and discovered a problem that he might have overlooked before.

——That is, the future development of this world will not necessarily have a happy ending like the main storyline of "Honkai Impact 3rd" that he is familiar with.

After all, this is the real reality, not the game plot he knew in the past. The future will not necessarily proceed step by step as he knows.

He already knew that if Bronya came into contact with the Third Herrscher too early, she would die tragically...but what about other people?

The original plot should be that Kiana searches all the way in Senba Academy and finally meets the Third Herrscher and awakens the personality of Mei Raiden. However, will the reality here also unfold as he knows?

Obviously, even the current Kiana is definitely not a match for the Herrscher of Thunder - unless she is forced to release the power of the Herrscher of Void in her body.

What if the Herrscher of Lightning kills Kiana like he killed Bronya...?

Otto's carefully planned and important existence just disappeared like that.

Going further, when Aunt Jizi arrived in Changkong City on the Hyperion, she also had a conflict with the Third Herrscher.

As an A-rank Valkyrie, even with the help of the Nexus system on Hyperion, she could only barely hold out against the Herrscher of Thunder for a while, and was unable to confront the Herrscher head-on.

If Kiana hadn't stopped the Herrscher of Thunder, it would have been very likely that Himeko and even the entire Hyperion would have been reduced to ashes on the spot.

What if Aunt Jizi died in Changkong City... ?

Not to mention that the "Last Lesson" is gone, I'm afraid Theresa will most likely be killed by Kiana according to Otto's script.

Just like a hurricane caused by the gentle flapping of a butterfly's wings, many things are interconnected, and the future truly has countless possibilities.

This was particularly profound for him, who could go back in time over and over again.

He had no way of knowing how the future would develop, nor could he deny that the worse possibilities he had just thought of would not happen.

Those futures that transcend the end and are actually full of coincidences and are barely achieved are just one of countless futures.

...So, the best way is to get yourself involved.

Instead of avoiding those dangers, we should find ways to face them and resolve them.

For other people, life is only once, but for Mingyu, it is not the case.

"..."

As to whether he has any feelings for those girls he is familiar with, the answer is definitely yes.

If we could try to intervene slowly from now on, perhaps we could gradually make up for some regrets that have not yet happened.

Cocolia's conspiracy, Otto's conspiracy, the World Serpent's [Stigmata Plan]...

Of course, the prerequisite for all this is that he must have enough power, otherwise everything is empty talk.

For now, we have to find a way to contact the Third Herrscher - she is the focus of various forces in Changkong City and is undoubtedly Mingyu's target.

Judging from the last time she and Bronya approached the Third Herrscher, she didn't seem to have any particularly strong hostility towards humans and had no tendency to attack proactively.

This provided the prerequisite for Mingyu to try to approach the third Herrscher.

However, with his current body's resistance to Honkai energy, he couldn't even stay near the Third Herrscher for a long time, so it seemed a bit difficult for him to do anything.

So, he needed some extra help.

Mingyu shook his head and decided to take it one step at a time. Anyway, he could try various possibilities.

In short, after giving up the future that would leave with Bronya, I should take Xiaokong to find Raven first.

Things have to be done step by step... After Xiaokong is safe, it will be much more convenient for him to act alone.

After making arrangements for the future, Mingyu took the purple-haired girl beside him and went deep into the East City District.

Chapter 7: Raven's Nest and the Sakura Interceptor

It was not difficult for Mingyu to find the raven's location.

Although Changkong City is large and the East City District is also quite large, for him, who can move in multiple directions at the same time at any fork in the road to conduct a "carpet search", it is only a matter of time before he finds Raven.

Well, or rather, found by the raven.

"Do not move."

In a branch, after Mingyu turned into the corner of an alley, a voice came from the sky.

Then, a sharp claw abruptly extended from behind to his neck, threatening him so that he could not move easily.

A murderous aura locked onto Mingyu from behind, but it quickly disappeared after a few seconds.

Perhaps, Raven also has his own skills to judge whether the other party is a martial artist. After confirming that they are just ordinary people, he eliminated his hostility.

"You...are survivors?"

After retracting his claws, the raven said with some surprise.

Although she did save many children in Changkong City today, this was the first time she saw survivors like Mingyu and Xiaokong with all their limbs intact and clear consciousness.

Adults' panicked escape often results in death, while young children lack sufficient physical strength and courage and often cannot run far.

The children she had rescued were still in a coma when they were first rescued.

"Well, hello, may I ask who you are..."

Mingyu asked step by step.

"Um... you can just call me [Raven]. Okay, turn around."

The gray-haired woman said casually.

Mingyu pulled Xiaokong back and saw the true face of the gray-haired woman.

He has short grey hair, rose-red eyes with snake-shaped pupils, and is wearing a black cloak with burgundy decorations. He is wearing a black and grey tight-fitting combat suit that wraps his entire body and is reinforced with a large number of leather belts. There is a feather decoration on his left shoulder, and the cuffs are shaped like bird wings.