Chapter 12

"No." Qiao Qiao refused and pointed to the dark alley in the distance. "I just saw an injured girl there. If you want to save her, go there."

Himeko looked in the direction of Qiao Qiao's finger.

"How about...you come with me..."

When Himeko looked back, she found that Qiao Qiao had disappeared.

"Captain, he went to the center of the collapse...it might be dangerous."

Hearing the worried words of his subordinates, Himeko crossed his arms and stroked his face with his slender fingers: "Our team does not have enough power to deal with the collapse beasts in the center. We must wait for reinforcements to arrive before we can take further action."

Himeko turned around and ordered his teammates, "The top priority now is to rescue the survivors in the city!"

"As for the boy...I can only hope that he can be safe."

After giving the order, Himeko looked at the direction where Qiao Qiao disappeared, praying for him in his heart. For some reason, he always felt that the boy gave her a very familiar feeling.

Qiao Qiao avoided the Honkai beasts and the dead soldiers, and kept running on the ruins, looking up at the black hole in the sky above the school. It was the imaginary hole connected to the imaginary tree, from which a steady stream of Honkai energy emerged, and the Herrscher would be born here.

Climbing up the stairs of the school, Qiao Qiao successfully opened the door, ran to the rooftop, and saw a familiar silver-haired girl.

"You are... the third Herrscher of the previous civilization?"

Qiao Qiao looked at the girl in front of him and muttered to himself in disbelief.

Chapter 20 Let the Herrscher of Thunder Become My Shape

[Watching the stars fall from the sky to the earth, the entire Canghai City building collapsed and the fire burned fiercely. Fu Hua, who survived the disaster, had no time to be happy. She couldn't help but worry about her best friend in school. Qiao Qiao's figure flashed through her mind, but she immediately shook her head and said to herself: "Why should I worry about that bastard? Even if he died in the disaster, he deserved it."]

[Because she was worried about her friend, even if her father stopped her, Fu Hua still ran against the fleeing crowd to Canghai City without hesitation. ]

[But when she stepped into Canghai City, she found that the armed female dead soldiers and the Honkai beasts were chasing humans everywhere. Seeing this, Fu Hua bravely stood up to protect the people. But even though she mastered the Taixu Sword Qi in the competition with Qiao Qiao and could use Honkai energy, she was still forced into a desperate situation in front of the powerful Honkai beasts and could only curl up in the dark alleys of the street to survive. 】

【Fu Hua covered her injured and bleeding arm, thinking of her best friend in her mind, and gritted her teeth unwillingly: "Carol, you must be safe."】

【Himeko, the captain of the fifth combat team of the Fire Moth, followed Qiao Qiao's instructions and came to the dark alley. She found a helpless and weak figure curled up in the darkness: "Hey! Kid, if you are still alive, come with me."】

【Fu Hua heard the woman's voice and looked up to see a mature woman with hair as red as flames and a graceful figure bathed in the sun, which made people yearn for it. 】

【When Himeko and Fu Hua first met, you were standing on the rooftop of the school. The silver-haired girl in school uniform stood in front of the railing and looked at the city that was going to perish in the flames. 】

【You muster up the courage to take a step forward, wanting to find out whether she is a Herrscher or a human now, and ask: "Carol, do you still remember me?"】

【Hearing your words, the inhuman creature wearing Carol's coat laughed strangely: "Of course I remember you, Qiao Qiao."】

【The silver-haired girl turned her head and cracked her mouth to reveal a wicked smile: "You saved me from the dead soldiers, and you are a hero in my mind."】

【Carol spoke affectionately about your first meeting, but you realized that the girl in front of her had a completely different aura from the Carol you knew. 】

【It's a pity that Carol's body is now dominated by the Herrscher personality, and that's natural, because there are only a few people who are strong enough to resist the erosion of the Herrscher consciousness. Herrschers like Bronya, Kiana, and Mei who maintain their own identity are special cases. 】

【You are fully prepared to face the Herrscher today, but you know very well that if you only talk about strength, even if your physical fitness and force are the ceiling of human beings, you will not be the opponent of the Herrscher. In front of a monster that can destroy civilization, personal force is ultimately weak, so you decide to use words, that is, mouth cannons to try to awaken Carol's self-awareness: "Carol, wake up, I believe you can control your own power and will not lose to the so-called Herrscher."】

【Hearing your words, the Herrscher of Thunder smiled calmly and raised his hand and said: "What? Qiao Qiao, don't you like the way I am now?"】

【The Herrscher of Thunder looked at Qiao Qiao with a playful look: "Do you like my weak past more than the omnipotent me now?"】

Fuck...

What kind of life-threatening question is this.

If Qiao Qiao said that she liked her current appearance, I am afraid that Carol's self-awareness would hide deeper and never come out again.

If Qiao Qiao said that she liked her old look, I'm afraid that the Herrscher of Thunder would raise his hand and throw Qiao Qiao away.

It's better to choose a statement that won't anger either of them...

[With a strong desire to survive, you said: "You are indeed stronger now than before, but I still prefer your gentle and lovely appearance before. I beg you to return to your original appearance."]

["Hmph!" Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, the Herrscher of Thunder snorted: "Slippery human, do you think I don't know that you said this just to make me let my guard down and let that weak human return to this world?"]

[The Herrscher of Thunder's eyes flashed with purple light, and purple lightning burst out on her wheat-colored skin. A thunder fell into her hand with a roar and turned into a purple blade: "That human didn't even have the courage to tell the person he loved the truth, how could he have the courage to resist the will of conquest?"]

[The Herrscher of Thunder waved the blade in his hand and pointed it at you: "As long as you kill you, she will die completely and will never appear in this world again."]

["The ordinary girl named Carol in the past is dead. There is only the queen of conquest in this world!"]

[You stood on the rooftop and saw a purple thunder filling your vision. ]

[The next moment, a slender hand grabbed your neck, and the Herrscher of Thunder held the blade and stabbed your throat. ]

[But when she saw your enchanting eyes flashing with purple light, she suddenly became dazed, her face flushed with shyness, and she stopped the blade in her hand that was about to fall. ]

["How is this possible? I am a Herrscher, how can I be so moved by a human... Is it the human consciousness deep in my heart that is causing trouble?" ]

[The Herrscher of Thunder was full of confusion, and then she suddenly felt a splitting headache, and Carol's ego personality began to emerge, competing for the dominance of the body. 】

【"I won't let you hurt Qiao Qiao!"】

【The Herrscher of Thunder let go of your neck, covered his aching head, and kept retreating, barely suppressing Carol's consciousness, raised the blade in his hand and shouted: "Come out! Shesha!"】

【Hearing the call of the Herrscher of Thunder, dark green lightning fell from the sky full of thunderclouds, and a winding and thick body wandered in the shadow of the dark clouds, and the dark green scales flashed with strange light. A huge snake head poked out of the clouds, roaring and revealing sharp and slender fangs. 】

【The big snake hiding in the clouds is the companion Houkai beast of the third Herrscher, symbolizing infinite Shesha. 】

【The Herrscher of Thunder looked at you with a strong murderous intent in her eyes, but at the same time her pupils were trembling slightly, revealing a little sentimental color. She gritted her teeth unwillingly. For some reason, she couldn't make up her mind to kill you anyway, so she could only summon her companion Houkai beast to end you. 】

Accompanied by Shesha's roar, a dark green tear fell from the sky. If you hadn't retreated in advance, you would have been electrocuted into charcoal.

Qiao Qiao looked at the giant snake that was a hundred meters long in the sky. The oppressive feeling made his heart beat with fear. He said to the Honkai consciousness in his heart: "Honkai, didn't you promise to help me find a wife?"

"Hmm?"

The Honkai consciousness was filled with many greetings at this time. You are about to die, and you are still thinking about your wife, right?

I think you are not a believer of Honkai, but a believer of Slaanesh.

Honkai consciousness: "I did say that, what do you want?"

"Lend me your power, let's do something big together!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, the Honkai consciousness's eyes lit up. He didn't expect that his host, whose brain was full of yellow waste, would actually want to do something serious one day.

"You are in big trouble, what else can you do to turn the tables?"

Qiao Qiao looked at the silver-haired girl who was breathing rapidly, blushing, and unwilling in the eyes and said, "Of course, let the Herrscher of Thunder change into my shape!"

Chapter 21 Double stabbing from the heart and reality

On the school rooftop, Carol raised her leg and kicked Qiao Qiao down, stepped on him under her skirt, looked down at Qiao Qiao, and closed her eyes in pain when she wanted to swing the sharp blade, and the blade fell just beside Qiao Qiao's ear.

She hugged her head and retreated painfully, leaving Qiao Qiao's body, and two different consciousnesses in her brain were fighting for the control of the body.

I: Coward, don't stop me from killing that man.

Ego: I will never let you hurt Qiao Qiao!

Seeing that he could not easily seize the control of the body, the Herrscher of Thunder looked up at the dark green snake in the sky and said, "Shesha, why are you just watching silently? Kill this man for me."

The battle between the two of them also affected the Judgment-level Honkai Beast Shesha wandering in the sky. One wanted it to kill Qiao Qiao, and the other wanted it to protect Qiao Qiao.

Shesha didn't know which one of them he should obey, so he could only wander in the sky and watch the situation on the battlefield silently.

Qiao Qiao watched Carol and the Herrscher of Thunder fighting equally, and he was secretly happy in his heart. He staggered to get up from the ground because his body was already broken by the Herrscher of Thunder and Shesha's tossing just now.

"Honkai consciousness, how is the preparation for the connection going?"

"My apostle, you have no idea how difficult it is to connect two Herrscher cores!" The Honkai consciousness complained: "Do you think this is as simple as making a phone call? Just wait quietly!"

Deep in Qiao Qiao's body, the Honkai consciousness is gradually merging with the glowing fragments of the Herrscher core of the Void.

Although it is only a branch, the Honkai consciousness in Qiao Qiao has the ability to connect to the thoughts of Honkai creatures, and can control the behavior of Honkai beasts and dead soldiers. This ability can also be applied to Herrschers.

But because Herrschers are different from Honkai beasts and dead soldiers and have self-awareness, the Honkai consciousness can only use the Herrscher Core of Void to connect to the Herrscher Core of Thunder, allowing Qiao Qiao and Carol's consciousness to communicate in the depths of the Herrscher Core.

And this is exactly what Qiao Qiao wants.

Honkai consciousness: "Okay! The connection is completed, but you must remember that it is very difficult for the two cores to communicate with each other, and the time is very short. You must fight quickly!"

As soon as the voice fell, a light appeared in front of Qiao Qiao's eyes and engulfed all his vision. When he came to his senses, he found himself deep in a snow-white space. Not far away, a girl was wrapped in chains flashing with lightning and curled up on the ground alone.

"Carol!"

Seeing the familiar figure, Qiao Qiao immediately ran forward, but Carol did not seem to welcome Qiao Qiao's arrival at all, and did not even look up at him!

"Don't come over!"

As if responding to Carol's voice, Qiao Qiao wanted to go over but was blocked by an invisible wall.

This is probably the wall of the mind. Only if the other party does not accept it, Qiao Qiao cannot get close to Carol's heart.

"Woo!"

The chain on Carol's body tightly wrapped around her body, making her scream in pain.

The chain is the power and will of the Herrscher's consciousness.

At this moment, Carol and the Herrscher of Thunder are still wrestling with each other with this chain to decide who is the master of the body.

And it is obvious that Carol is very weak now and can't hold on for much longer.

"Qiao Qiao, you run away while I am still conscious." Carol said painfully: "I can't hold on any longer."

Helplessly, Qiao Qiao could only stand there and whispered: "Carol, you must not give up, I came here to take you back to the real world!"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's promise, Carol was very happy in her heart. How she hoped that she could grab Qiao Qiao's outstretched hand and leave here with him.

But... she has killed too many people. The people of Canghai City and other cities have died because of her. How can she have the face to return to reality and live happily.

If it weren't for the Herrscher of Thunder wanting to hurt Qiao Qiao, she wouldn't have resisted at all.

She would rather stay in this blank world to escape reality, or simply die...

Carol's eyes dripped with tears: "Qiao Qiao, thank you for being so good to me, but I have killed many people and I don't deserve to continue living."

Qiao Qiao came to the depths of the Herrscher's core not to listen to Carol's self-abandonment, but to cheer her up.

"Carol, I know that those things were not your intention." Qiao Qiao said sincerely, "I also did a lot of damage in the city, but even if I was despised by everyone, you were willing to fight against the Herrscher consciousness for me."

"So...even if you are despised by everyone in the world, I will always stand by your side, even if I am against the world."

Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Carol's pupils trembled slightly. Although she had made a big mistake, which was the most unforgivable, as long as she thought that Qiao Qiao still needed her, she would be filled with a desire to survive.

As long as Qiao Qiao was always by her side, she would have the courage to bear all the sins, and she felt that she could bear it even if she faced more accusations.

"Qiao Qiao... are you telling the truth?"

Seeing the wall of the mind disappear, Qiao Qiao knew that his words had touched Carol's heart, and slowly approached her: "Of course, if the world wants to slander you as a witch, then I will transform into a demon king and let them know what real terror is."

Demon king... Witch...

Carol never thought that Qiao Qiao would be willing to pay so much for her, even if she was the enemy of the world.

In the past, she could only watch Qiao Qiao silently beside Fu Hua, but now... she finally has the opportunity to stop watching silently.

"Qiao Qiao..." Carol dodged her eyes and said shyly: "Actually, I have always..."

Qiao Qiao walked in front of Carol, he could feel that his and Carol's consciousness worlds were being disconnected, and now there was no time.

Qiao Qiao's eyes fell on the chain symbolizing the power of the Herrscher, and he stretched out his hand and grabbed it hard: "Take it!"

In the depths of the Herrscher's core, Qiao Qiao pulled the chain and took away the Herrscher of Thunder's power of conquest.

Watching Qiao Qiao pulling the chain, Carol was confused.

The sweet words you said were all because you were greedy for your Herrscher power!

In reality, the Herrscher of Thunder was also screaming in pain. She could feel that her power was slipping away.

"Damn it! That man is a liar!"

The Herrscher of Thunder was just about to concentrate on regaining her power, but Qiao Qiao suddenly appeared behind her.

While she was not paying attention, Qiao Qiao used the Herrscher of Void's ability to create an imaginary hole to connect to the Herrscher core in her body and hold the Herrscher core in her body.

"Take it!"

In an instant, the Herrscher of Thunder, who was only an hour old, received a double backstab from the mind and reality. He lost his conquering power and the Herrscher core, and collapsed to the ground.