Hearing Fu Lin's words, the Herrscher of Thunder snorted coldly, glaring and gritting her teeth as she roared,
"Hmph! If you don't die, am I to watch Mei☆ die instead?"
With that, lightning crackled and danced around the Herrscher of Thunder, and the powerful Honkai energy fluctuations distorted the surrounding air.
The Third Honkai Eruption broke out, and the entire Nagazora City was instantly plunged into unprecedented silence!
(Next chapter, heartfelt confession (?＞＜?）)
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As the third Honkai erupted with a deafening roar, enormous Honkai energy swept through every inch of land and air.
At that moment, Cocolia, located at Anti-Entropy headquarters, stood tall in a crisp Russian military uniform, looking valiant and heroic.
Her lips moved slightly as she murmured to herself,
"Didn't expect the Gem of Conquest to awaken ahead of schedule. This saves quite a bit of trouble."
After speaking, Cocolia immediately dispatched Bronya to Nagazora City.
At the same time, atop a tall building that had a clear view of everything happening on the school rooftop, Otto appeared silently, wearing a clown mask.
His eyes, hidden behind the mask, gleamed with a profound light as he closely watched the intense battle unfolding on the rooftop.
...
The scene shifts back to the rooftop...
Fu Lin tightly restrained the Herrscher of Thunder with both hands, coldly spitting out two words,
"Enough!"
However, how could the Herrscher of Thunder easily yield to others?
She struggled desperately, twisting her body in an attempt to break free from Fu Lin's grip, but quickly realized that the gap in strength between them was like a chasm, impossible to overcome no matter how hard she tried.
The Herrscher of Thunder bit her lip tightly. From using too much force, blood began to seep from her lip as she shouted,
"Human, let go of me! I must kill you with my own hands!"
Her once cold and sharp vertical pupils were now flushed red with anger and unwillingness, staring fiercely at Fu Lin, with tears welling up in her eyes, looking as if she might cry at any moment.
At that moment, a wave of sorrow and despair surged in the Herrscher of Thunder's heart.
'Will of Honkai. Why assign me such an almost impossible task?'
Thinking of this, the Herrscher of Thunder seemed to lose all her strength, stopped struggling, and lowered her head powerlessly.
Tears streamed freely down her pale cheeks like a flood breaching a dam, dripping onto the ground and splashing into tiny droplets.
"You bastard, can't you just stand still obediently and let me kill you!"
The Herrscher of Thunder cried with reddened eyes, looking at Fu Lin with an expression full of grievance.
Seeing this scene, Fu Lin's heart was slightly moved, and he slowly loosened his grip on the Herrscher of Thunder.
At this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder knelt on the cold, hard ground in a pigeon-toed posture, appearing extremely fragile and helpless.
The edges of her upper clothing had been completely burned by the intense heat during awakening, leaving only half to barely cover and conceal her chest.
Her short skirt was also in tatters, and the black stockings on her legs were full of holes.
Fu Lin slowly widened his eyes as he sat nearby, involuntarily reaching out his hand to gently stroke the Herrscher of Thunder's head, saying,
"If it's for Mei☆ and you want to kill me, that's fine, but before that, can you tell me why? I want to die knowing the reason."
Hearing Fu Lin's words, the Herrscher of Thunder slowly raised her head, her once dim eyes now fixed on Fu Lin, revealing a trace of subtle surprise,
"Is everything you said... true? As long as I tell you everything that happened, you'll stand here without moving and let me kill you?"
Fu Lin nodded with a smile and said firmly,
"Of course, I always keep my word."
After receiving Fu Lin's affirmative reply, the Herrscher of Thunder took a deep breath, calmed herself slightly, and began recounting what had happened last night.
After hearing her account, Fu Lin's brows furrowed tightly. He never expected that behind the scenes it was the Will of Honkai trying to kill him.
He pondered deeply for a long time, unable to figure out the reason behind it, but decided not to dwell on it further—after all, he wouldn't truly die.
After giving the Herrscher of Thunder a hug, Fu Lin slowly stood up, patted the dust off his backside, then stretched his arms wide as if to embrace the whole world.
"In that case, let's keep the promise! Herrscher of Thunder, make it quick!"
Yet deep down, Fu Lin felt a hint of guilt, especially toward Kiana☆. Ending this mission so hastily made him feel he had wronged her.
Thinking of this, Fu Lin softly murmured, "I'm sorry..."
Hearing the words "I'm sorry," the Herrscher of Thunder slowly stood up, looking at Fu Lin with a complicated expression.
She bit her lip lightly, as if making a great decision, then suddenly extended her right hand, piercing Fu Lin's chest in a flash.
In an instant, blood splattered, and she firmly grasped his once vigorously beating heart in her hand.
However, after grabbing the heart, the Herrscher of Thunder seemed to lose all her strength and stood there in a daze, unable to react for a long time.
At the same time, the sound of something falling suddenly broke the silence.
The Herrscher of Thunder snapped out of her trance and looked toward the sound, seeing Kiana☆ rushing over in terror and disbelief.
Kiana☆ tightly hugged the dying, deathly pale Fu Lin, clutching his gradually cooling hand with all her strength.
Fu Lin turned his head with difficulty, looking at the tearful Kiana☆ before him, feeling a sharp pain in his heart.
Enduring the intense pain in his body, he shakily reached out his hand to gently wipe away the tears constantly falling from the corner of Kiana☆'s eyes, and said in a faint but firm voice,
"Don't cry, Kiana☆.
I've said before, life is always full of helplessness and farewells, and we must learn to face it bravely.
Don't cry over my departure. There's still a long road ahead. You must continue cultivating 'Blade Mantra' on your own.
I believe you will definitely become an outstanding Valkyrie. Mei☆ had no other choice. I chose to die willingly, don't hate her..."
Before he could finish, lightning began flashing from Fu Lin's chest, gradually spreading across his entire body.
As the lightning raged, Fu Lin's body slowly turned transparent, finally transforming into countless shimmering light particles, gently dissipating in Kiana☆'s warm embrace.
At that moment, a Black Kite doll quietly fell to the ground, making a soft sound.
"Fu Lin!"
Kiana☆ widened her eyes, filled with terror and despair, stretching out her hands in an attempt to grasp the rapidly dispersing light particles.
However, no matter how hard she tried, the light particles slipped through her fingers like mischievous elves, leaving her with nothing but emptiness and endless sorrow.
Staring at the empty scene before her, Kiana☆'s tears flowed uncontrollably. She gently picked up the Black Kite doll lying on the ground and pressed it tightly to her chest.