I'm not Yingjie

But that's not the point.

"Those are……"

What Mei was paying attention to were the six turret-like objects floating beside Lin. They did not have any propulsion components, but were able to float steadily in the air, as if ignoring gravity.

Floating gun?

Mei had seen weapons of similar design, or rather, thanks to the technological achievements of previous civilizations, there were many weapons in her era that were based on the technology of previous civilizations, including anti-gravity suspension devices and floating cannons.

But Mei could feel that these floating guns were completely different from those she had seen, just like the Titans of the pre-civilization and the Titans of the anti-entropy also belonged to two completely different technological routes.

This guy, when...

However, Lin did not give her too much time to think. He did not need to use his hands to control it. Under the control of his neural consciousness, six floating cannons were directly deployed and aimed at Kuligara under her and began to bombard her.

But when Mei and Kurikara wanted to counterattack the floating cannons, the mobility displayed by those cannons caught Mei off guard.

The lightning and Honkai energy bombardment were dodged easily. Lin seemed to have the ability to foretell the future and accurately predicted her every attack. He dodged with the smallest but most accurate distance and ran straight towards her.

Should I dodge or fight back?

Mei finally understood what Alicia meant by "Lin's ability" before she came.

"Although it's just a small hint, I still hope Mei can remember it."

"what?"

"Lin's super transformation surgery failed and did not give him any additional abilities like Kevin's ice control or Mebius's molting, but it does not mean that Lin himself is a mediocre person without any additional abilities."

"I don't think he's mediocre. At least the fact that he can be recognized by Qianjie in terms of combat ability shows that he is not as simple as he looks."

"That's not it. I'm talking about what makes Lin different from 'us'."

"..."

“You might get into a situation where you feel like Lin can predict the future.”

"…You don't want to tell me that his real ability is to predict the future."

Judging from the mark engraved on Lin, there is indeed a possibility, but predicting the future is too unscientific, so Mei naturally cannot take it seriously.

"Anyway, Mei, you'd better not show all your abilities at the beginning, otherwise you won't be able to defeat Lin."

As her thoughts raced, Mei looked at Lin who was getting closer and closer. After thinking for a while, she decisively instructed Kurikara to step back.

At the same time, thunders fell from the sky, engulfing Lin's figure.

No hit!

Mei knew the result without even looking, as the information between the two parties was already unequal.

If her guess was correct, Lin inferred her ability based on the Herrscher of Thunder in the previous era, and she knew nothing about Lin, so it was an unequal information game from the very beginning.

If you want to win, you have to use means other than the power of the Herrscher to win. This is what Lin wanted to tell her.

Come on then!

Mei drew her sword and faced Lin who flashed out from the void.

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was suppressed.

A person who was inferior to me in strength and speed actually suppressed me in the battle.

"bass!"

The blade cut through the hair, and just the right amount of force pushed her blade away.

She could see every move Lin made clearly.

It’s not a question of speed and strength, is it a difference in experience?

Not really. Mei believes that the battles and combat intensity she has experienced will never be inferior to Lin's.

But why does it feel so "difficult"?

The knife could not be retracted, and his left hand formed a knife to chop towards Lin's neck, but he let go of the knife in his left hand first, and punched Mei's left elbow joint from bottom to top. The crisp sound and the pain like a broken hand made her hesitate, and then she was kicked in the lower abdomen and flew backwards.

"Oh!"

Mei gritted her teeth and endured the pain as she thrust the knife into the ground to stop herself from flying backwards, then waved her hand to let Kurikara attack.

"howl!"

With flapping wings, a dark red hurricane that covered the sky and the sun blew towards Lin with lightning. However, the floating gun beside Lin emitted particles of the same color as his visual window, which gathered beside him and fired in unison, forcibly tearing a crack in the hurricane and then breaking it up.

When the first attack failed, Kurikara once again condensed the Honkai energy and ejected a beam of light that could destroy half of the city.

"Oh!"

Mei opened her eyes wide.

Again, attack in advance?

Kurikara's beam and the floater's beam were shot out at almost the same time and collided in the air. The floater's power was not enough to resist Kurikara, but it had the "right" force and angle to bounce Kurikara's beam away.

If the floating cannon attacks too early, it will directly hit Kurikara's body without causing too much damage. If it attacks too late, there will not be enough cushion to bounce back.

With only six floating cannons, he was able to block the attack of a Judgment-level Honkai beast?

Mei understood where the feeling of strain came from.

For every full-strength attack from her, Lin was able to break it with the most appropriate method and the least effort. And when she used large-scale abilities to bombard him, that was when her weakness was the greatest. If she didn't touch him, her energy would be wasted.

It wasn't based on any other abilities, he simply determined her attack pattern after a few fights, and then used the collected information to calculate and crack it.

What kind of computing and processing power is this? Is it possible for humans to do this?

No, we must continue attacking and find his weakness——

"think."

Lin, who had fought off Mei, suddenly spoke, causing Mei, who was about to charge, to stop and look at him calmly.

Lin maintained his starting stance but did not attack. He stood still and said, "Do you consider yourself a human or a Herrscher?"

"Human? Herrscher?" Mei was stunned by this inappropriate question, and then she asked, "What's the point of this question?"

She fights for humanity. Does her identity as a Herrscher or a human matter?

"..."

However, Lin did not answer. He just stared at Mei quietly without any impatience.

Human beings, or Herrschers...

This question has troubled Mei for many years. She was undoubtedly a heinous sinner who transformed into a Herrscher in Changkong City and triggered the third Honkai Impact. Millions of lives were destroyed in just a moment.

Everything was done by herself as the third Herrscher, but she chose to escape and put the blame on the so-called Herrscher personality.

But Mei knows very well in her heart that it is herself. Whether it is the Third Herrscher or her, they are all "Thunder Mei".

The day-to-day avoidance and the year-to-year ignoring all disappeared on the day he awakened for Kiana.

So, at this moment, she has said goodbye to her cowardly self and accepted her sin and weakness. She is...

"I am a Herrscher." Mei said with a firm gaze, "and also a human!"

Even though she is a Herrscher, her heart is still human. She will not escape from any identity, but chooses to face it and move forward. This is her answer.

……

"Ala."

Alicia raised the corners of her mouth slightly and smiled gently.

He is both a herald and a human being.

Like a stopped clock, it starts again and everything moves forward.

……

After hearing Mei's words, Lin did not say anything, but stared at her, staring at this "Hersher", examining this young but determined girl as if he was seeing her for the first time.

Just like they did before, they embarked on a journey of no return.

"That's thinking like a human being." The floating gun beside Lin turned and spun around him rapidly. He pointed his sword at Mei's eyebrows. "If you stop thinking in the middle of a battle and act only on instinct, you are not a human being."

"Thinking..." Mei murmured.

"Countless [Nameless] people are buried under these ruins."

Lin was standing on the ruins. Mei's eyes blurred and she saw him standing in a cemetery.

It's that cemetery again.

There was a black rain that never stopped.

The burial place of countless victims.

And a small, unmarked tombstone.

Lin stood in front of the tombstone, dark raindrops sliding down his lower body and dripping into the pool at his feet.

"They are human beings. They were once human beings and they are still human beings after they die. I am their mourner and the practitioner of their will."

"That person" has spanned 50,000 years, and now he is still standing small and tenacious in front of "humanity".

"So, Mei Raiden, come and prove it to 'us'."

"The future of mankind is so bright and dazzling!"

The sound of rain that resounds through the soul reverberates over the ruins, washing away the remnants of civilization.

There is no light on rainy days, but there is brilliant light everywhere.

Raiden Mei's horns and armor melted under the rain, and Kurikara flew into the sky before being swallowed by the clouds and disappeared.

She raised the sword with both hands, as clear as a mirror and still water.

Lin held the sword in one hand, standing still.

Just human.

What she was facing was the will of pre-civilized humans, and the will of humans could not be defeated by either the Herrscher or the Honkai.

The body may be destroyed, but the heart remains eternal.

Two swords meet.

……

"Ah, it's over."

Alicia looked at Mei who was knocked away, sighed and stood up.

"As expected, Brother Lin won." Padu's cat eyes looked at Lin who put away his knife and walked towards Mei who fell in the rubble, and said in a tone of expectedness, "If Brother Lin had the power of Boss Kevin, no one would be able to stop him."

Then she thought of something and her expression changed.

"No... this is fine."

After hearing Padu's mumbling, Alicia's lips curled up: "Hehe, Padu really still doesn't understand some things. In fact, Mei won... although Lin did it on purpose."

"Ah?" Padu looked again to make sure it was Lin and not Mei who was standing.

Then why did Ai Li say that Mei Raiden won? And why did she say that Lin did it on purpose?

After a moment's thought, she concluded that she should give up thinking.

"Forget it, I don't understand. After all, I am [Kong Meng]."

Carefree and relaxed.

……

"you win."

Lin looked down at Mei who had barely stood up and stretched out a hand.

Mei held her hand, used the force to stand up, and looked at Lin with calm eyes.

A horrible crack was cut in the armor in front of Lin, and the charred crack and flashing sparks told of the tragic situation.

When Mei was knocked flying, she turned in the air and used her hidden left hand wrapped in lightning to cut open his chest. If she hadn't controlled the force, this blow would have cut Lin in half.