Chapter 543 Interlude: Catching Bugs

Enough... High enough...

Already... High enough...

The air around her was extremely thin. If she moved her eyes slightly, she could already see the blurred arc at the boundary between azure and black.

The height was high enough, it should be high enough. If it exploded at this position, most of the energy would dissipate into the universe.

Feeling her body and consciousness almost disintegrating, the girl thought so.

No, it needs to be higher, higher.

The power was operating in a way that she didn't understand at all, pushing her to fly higher and higher, along with the huge Houkai energy storage tank she was holding.

At the same time, this power was constantly tearing her body apart, and her skin peeled off piece by piece along the shape drawn by the purple lines, exposing flesh and blood that was as dark as the universe.

But it was not enough. She could still bear it. She could still lift the "danger" higher. She had to lift the "danger" farther...

After all, she was a fool, a fool who would only mess up everything she handled. It doesn't matter that she messed up those insignificant little things in the past, at least now, she can't stop.

She is really just a fool, and she doesn't know at what distance the explosion will really have no impact on the ground, so all she can do is push the "danger" to a height that can no longer be pushed, to her own limit.

"Ahhhhh——"

The limit is soon reached, and the body can't bear this powerful force after all. The collapse energy in the core is heavy, but it can't be guided out through the body... It turns out that the limit feels like this...

There is no special feeling, or there is no time to think about it. When the power of space dissipates, people and the collapse energy savings bank still rely on inertia to fly to the depths of the universe, but the speed is getting slower and slower...

Without the barrier of the power of space, Kiana's hands once again come into contact with the cold special alloy. Although theoretically this alloy can block most of the collapse energy radiation, at the moment of contact again, even the flesh and blood that have long been eroded into black once again turned into ashes and scattered.

"I can... go a little higher!"

The body once again squeezed out some insignificant Honkai energy from the Herrscher core, but Kiana did not use this power. Instead, she endured the numb pain and used her body's original muscle strength to push the huge piggy bank towards the universe.

Correspondingly, under the reaction force, she finally began to fall to the ground.

"..."

Her lips parted, but no sound came out of them.

If it were the former Kiana, she would have cheered and cried out in pain at this time.

It was not until this moment that she realized how boring and childish that kind of exaggerated behavior was, but this "understanding" came a little late.

With a thought, three sub-spatial spears appeared beside her. As Kiana's fingers gently hooked, the sub-spatial spears turned into broken lines and easily shot through the Honkai energy piggy bank.

Everything seemed to stop at this moment, but it seemed that only the picture in front of them was stuck for a frame. The next moment, the gorgeous fireworks arrived one step earlier than the sound of the explosion. The irresistible impact made Kiana's body flip constantly and fall at a speed faster than free fall.

"Bang!"

After crossing a distance of 10,000 meters, the sound of the explosion has nothing to do with "loud". If you have to say it, it is almost the same as the sound of piling on the construction site.

But most people in Tiankong City, no matter where they are, whether it is a crowded street, a noisy overpass, or a cold balcony, now raise their necks high and stare at the sky as gorgeous as fireworks.

Because before the explosion came, they had already seen a meteor flying back to the depths of the universe.

Most people don't know what happened, let alone know that they have just hovered on the line between life and death. They just thought it was an expensive firework, but can fireworks really fly that high?

A large amount of Honkai energy dispersed in the explosion, like a purple nebula, dimly covering the monotonous night sky.

"Oh!"

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

"Fuck!"

This is the result of thousands of words on the ground.

After that, people on the ground took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the sky. In the romantic night, no one noticed that a white figure was falling rapidly.

"Alas, it's really troublesome. We are one step late because of Youlan Dell. We can solve this kind of thing by ourselves."

The girl leaning on the rooftop lowered her head and gently stroked the long sword like water. The sword body clearly reflected the appearance of the night sky.

Suddenly, her willow-like eyebrows slightly raised upwards:

"Hmm? Is this child... unconscious? Ahhh, so annoying, I didn't expect that in the end I would have to take action."

After the voice fell, the woman suddenly threw the long sword in her hand into the air, but the sword body did not show any sign of falling except for rolling twice with the sword spine as the central axis.

"Let's go..."

"Kiana!"

The sudden shout startled the woman, and the "qi" that had just condensed was also dispersed.

She stuck her head out from the rooftop and easily saw the girl who was chasing something with all her might.

Looking up again, the white dot in the night sky that was originally mixed with a large number of stars has become clearer as the altitude decreases.

The long white hair was flying everywhere, and even had the leisure to get tangled in the air, and Kiana just let herself fall without saying a word. It was clear that there was at least half a minute before landing. If she "forced" herself a little more, maybe she could use the space power once more.

But... it was no longer necessary. She had had enough. Maybe it would be good to fall to death like this. At least before she died, she saved the whole city...

"Kiana!"

The shout was so ethereal, or it was clearly an illusion that flashed through her mind.

But what if?

A strange fluke suddenly flashed through Kiana's mind.

And that was not a "delusion". She could imagine what Mei was doing at this time. She must be running wildly along the street, chasing her falling figure, shouting her name loudly...

They just met again, and they didn't even have time to say a word. She wanted to...

No, she didn't want to.

No, no, she wanted to.

But as long as she thought of those who lost their future because of her and the Second Herrscher. Countless victims in Siberia, soldiers who died tragically in the floating port of the Sky Destiny Headquarters, and many more who sacrificed their lives for her identity as the "Second Herrscher" but she was not aware of it.

And... the squad leader who never showed up again to stop Mikael for her. And... the stinky father and mother who she had been pursuing, but in the end they were just a joke...

Her eyes slowly closed, and her vision was completely occupied by darkness.

A person's existence in this world must be a kind of harm to others. This is what the annoying man always said out of the blue.

Since it was the "harm" of those victims that allowed "herself" to exist, it seems to be a good choice to use "her" "harm" at this time to exchange the evil Second Herrscher and herself for the death of the evil Second Herrscher, so that more people can exist...

But is this really the right choice?

The power of the Herrscher does not have to be used to hurt people, as long as it can defeat the consciousness of "Sirin".

Consciousness gradually fell into a daze, and Kiana wanted to give up, but she was unwilling to give up so easily. But now she had no choice. No matter how she thought, she could not change the fact that her consciousness was gradually blurring out in exhaustion.

She tried to open her eyes a little more. She was already low enough to see the heads of people on the street.

But it was already the limit...

"Kiana!"

When she realized that it seemed to be Mei's voice, it was too late. She could not feel anything.

Mei was also too late. She shouted loudly and ran wildly, but in the end she could not change the unreachable distance between herself and Kiana.

The high-rise buildings on both sides sandwiched Kiana's falling figure. She was so close that she could see the texture of a single hair, but she still couldn't catch her in time. Only such despair was deep enough, so deep that Mei's steps were disordered, and she stumbled and fell to the ground.

The flesh collided with the cement. Mei was about to struggle to stand up, but someone suddenly pressed her shoulders.

"Raven!"

"Stop talking nonsense, my lady. Don't move. That woman is coming!"

"Ah?"

Before she could react to who "that woman" was referring to, Mei felt the ground shaking beneath her.

The next moment, the ground not far away broke apart, and small bricks and stones flew everywhere. Many people who stood upright to watch the excitement were in trouble.

The thick green vines broke out of the ground, twisted together and extended upwards. In the blink of an eye, they grew into a tree hundreds of meters high, easily holding up the falling Kiana.

"What is this...?"

"You don't know?"

Feeling the trembling of the girl under him, Raven let go of his hand with relief.

"That's right. Before the battle at the Destiny headquarters, you were captured by the Lord. Look carefully, this is Destiny's strongest S-class Valkyrie, Orandel... What are you doing!"

The girl who was originally protected under him disappeared before he said half of the words. Looking up, as expected, I saw the back of the girl sprinting towards the tree.

"Alas... It's exactly as Mikael said, there's no hope."

Shaking her head and standing up from the ground, Raven didn't rush to catch up with Raiden Mei, but turned over and jumped onto the tall building next to her, watching Mei's actions from a certain distance.

From a work perspective, since Mikael has already said "let her go", Raven doesn't need to restrict her personal freedom. She just wants to ensure the safety of the target and to ensure the implementation of the second stage of the plan.

From a personal emotional perspective... that's Orchiddale! Raven still knows how much she weighs. For the crisis in Tianqiong City, World Snake has an unshirkable responsibility no matter how you look at it. She doesn't want to get close to Orchiddale at this time.

Just hang from a distance and observe the situation carefully.

Thinking of this, Raven pulled his hood lower, as if this would reduce his presence. But the next second, she shouted without any image:

"F**k! Are we going to fight right away?"

"Bang!"

Mei supported the long sword with both hands and resisted the long spear that was smashing down from above, but at the moment when she tried to push back, the Valkyrie in front of her just retracted her strength.

The sword slashed forward without any intention of holding back. Seeing this, the Valkyrie moved the spear forward a little and circled, easily sweeping the sword in Mei's hand away, and then crossed the spear and swept it diagonally, hitting Mei's abdomen.

"Beichen's sword style is indeed good, but your mentality has completely lost control. You can't even play half of your original level, which is really boring."

Yulan Dell gently stuck the black abyss white flower on the thick tree root, put one hand on his waist, and commented condescendingly.

"Hehe... Hehe... Cough cough!"

Mei covered her stomach and spat on the ground. There was not even a trace of blood in the saliva. Anyone could see that Yulan Dell had held back, but Mei had no time to realize this. Compared with how badly she was injured, she was more concerned about Kiana, who was tied to several branches above Yulan Dell's head.

"Yulan Dell! Give Kiana back to me!"

The Valkyrie whose name was called tilted her head, as if she was really thinking about the possibility of this matter.

"It's not impossible, but what's the reason. Raiden Meiyi, in what capacity do you ask me or request me to hand over Kiana to you?"

"..."

Yulan Dell's words and thoughts were as straightforward as ever, but this made Meiyi sober.

It's not difficult to find a reason that can convince yourself for a certain behavior, but it's more or less difficult to make others accept it. What's more, there are some things that are more troublesome to say than not to say them. For example, now, Meiyi can't find a reason that is equally legitimate in the eyes of others, and she can't even explain what kind of identity she is standing in front of Yulan Dell.

After thinking for a long time, it seems that force is more likely to be recognized as the general solution. However, no matter how calm she is, no matter how much she exerts her "full strength", she should not be able to beat Yulan Dell...

Despite this, she still picked up the sword silently.

Some things can't be left unsaid just because they can't be done.

But this is simply a torture for Youlan Dell.

"Do you want to continue? I don't think this is meaningful. I don't want to do anything to you either."

Speaking of this, Youlan Dell even felt some pity for the girl in front of him. After losing her father and the Herrscher core, she is not even worthy of being a "target", which is certainly a sad thing...

"Swish!"

A noise suddenly came from above her head, and Youlan Dell raised her head, but only saw the empty branches swaying.

"So fast!"

"Sorry, both of you, let's run away first!"

Youlan Dell and Mei turned their heads together, only to see a black robe carrying Kiana running fast, but just before they tried to catch up, the black robe suddenly stopped obediently. The next second, a dozen flying swords condensed by flowing water hung around her, blocking her movements, one of which was facing her chest. If she hadn't stopped and insisted on moving forward, her body might have been pierced directly.

"Pa pa!"

The applause above his head was not enthusiastic, after all, the purpose was just to attract the attention of the people present.

"Hey, hey! I say, you guys, especially you, Youlan Dell, don't you take the rules of our Shenzhou seriously?"

Youlan Dell raised his eyes, took in the petite figure standing with his back to the moonlight, and quickly lowered his head.

"Miss Sushang, the current head of Taixu? Nice to meet you again. I wonder if you have any advice for me."

"I can't say I have any advice for you. It's just that you guys have made such a mess that you have made a big fuss. Tomorrow morning, the whole world will know that Youlan Dale is in Shenzhou. If you ask me, it's already this far, just follow me back to Taixu Mountain. According to the contribution of the second collapse, Shenzhou has the right to comment on the disposal of the second Herrscher, not to mention that Taixu does have some questions to ask this Kiana. Now you are standing on the land of Shenzhou, you won't even give me this little face, right?"

"Miss Sushang, Tianming and Shenzhou have signed an alliance agreement. You don't want to hand over the second Herrscher to Anti-Entropy, do you?"

For a moment, Li Sushang couldn't tell whether Youlan Dale's question was out of honesty or with a bit of aggression.

But it doesn't matter.

"I've said that Taixu has something important to ask Kiana. Shenzhou will never hand her over to Anti-Entropy, but even if she is handed over to Tianming in the end, it will have to wait for the result of diplomatic consultations. At worst, Shenzhou will temporarily take on the responsibility of guarding the Second Herrscher. I advise you to report to Luosha first and see what he says... Although from what I know about her, he will definitely not care."