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"Is...it over just like that?"
Mei stared blankly at the grayed-out countdown on the screen, at the colorless Honkai reactor, still somewhat incredulous.
What exactly happened just now?
Everything was clearly in their eyes, but looking back now, that unknown, exceptionally dazzling pink girl seemed to have only fired an arrow.
Jiang Qiao smiled and offered words of comfort:
"Alright, stop making that face. I know you must be very surprised, but let's wait until we leave here to ask you all the questions you want to know."
Even after Cocolia leaves, this underground base is not a safe place.
"I reckon someone'll be here soon. If we get caught, that'll be really bad."
After all, he had just caused quite a commotion, and presumably, both Destiny, Anti-Entropy, and even the World Serpent lurking in the shadows had already noticed it.
The three of them didn't quite understand Jiang Qiao's meaning, as they were still immersed in the scene of Jiang Qiao's attack. However, Alicia and the others nodded subconsciously, which was considered as agreeing to Jiang Qiao's suggestion.
But just as Kiana and the others were about to walk back through the passage they had come from, Jiang Qiao stopped them with a smile and said:
"Let's take a shortcut. I'd like to try out a new ability I just acquired."
Shortcuts? New capabilities?
Kiana and Mei were completely baffled, while Alicia... the fairy-like lady looked at herself, utterly bewildered as to what was going on.
She already couldn't understand those strange abilities from before, so how could there be new ones?
Alicia was having some doubts about life. Before, Jiang Qiao was a complete novice who didn't know anything and even needed Alicia to remind her and teach her how to use Honkai energy.
But now, she suddenly has the illusion that she might be the real novice.
This...this isn't right!
She was clearly the real Alicia, so how could there be such a big difference between her and Jiang Qiao, the counterfeit Alicia?
Feeling puzzled and conflicted, Alicia stared at her body, questioning the meaning of life.
However, she was also very curious about what exactly the shortcut and new ability Jiang Qiao was talking about.
"Don't blink, this is magic from a fairy—"
Under the curious gazes of three pairs of eyes, Jiang Qiao nodded with satisfaction, then raised an index finger with a smile and drew a... circle.
ha?
what is this? !
Kiana seemed unconcerned by this move, and the fairy lady breathed a sigh of relief.
That scared the fairy to death! She just drew a circle out of thin air using Honkai energy. She could do something like that herself!
The fat lady regained some confidence. Although transforming was quite unusual, well, she really didn't know how.
But apart from that, Jiang Qiao's version of herself is only slightly better at archery... With a little effort, she should be able to do it, no, she definitely can!
A beautiful fairy will not admit defeat!
Moreover, this applies to the use of one's own body.
If we lose, wouldn't it be incredibly embarrassing for the original owner of this house?
"what!"
Suddenly, Mei screamed.
Alicia, snapping out of her daze, looked at the circle and froze instantly.
On the other side of the circle, there was none other than Raiden House!
Kiana curiously reached out to try it, and finding no problem, she darted over.
Then he started shouting and yelling:
"Wow, I went straight to Mei's house after going through a loop!"
"Hmm...it seems we've found the right place."
Upon hearing this, Alicia nodded in satisfaction.
When he first used this power, he thought he would mess it up.
—That's right, this is the power belonging to the Herrscher of the Void.
Of course, don't get me wrong, Jiang Qiao didn't steal the Herrscher Core of the Second Herrscher.
After all, if a Herrscher body without a Herrscher core were handed over, it would definitely cause some trouble. Moreover, if he swallowed the Void Herrscher core, it would also cause the Herrscher of Origin's undetectable characteristic to disappear.
This is detrimental to Alicia's life.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Qiao, relying on her status as the leader of the Herrscher of Origin, extracted a small piece of the Herrscher of Void's imaginary number manipulation ability from the core of the Herrscher of Void.
Ultimately, all the powers of the Herrschers are actually a reflection of the Endless Authority.
As the Herrscher closest to the end, the Primordial Herrscher can act as a permission dog to perform a certain degree of permission re-division.
However, this operation must be based on the premise that the other party is incapacitated and does not resist.
"Alright, if I'm not mistaken, let's go!"
Alicia, who was standing still, was pushed into the other side of the circle by a smiling pink-clad girl.
And at the very moment the circle disappeared.
The base's central command finally welcomed the long-awaited arrival.
It's Fu Hua!
Although, thanks to Alicia's notification, Kyoko's battle with her did not last long.
However, due to the lack of an access card and a sudden burst of energy fluctuations that disrupted many of the functions built into the Lunar Armor, her arrival at the base's central hub was inevitably much slower.
When they arrived at the control room, all they could see was that the rest of the people had left.
Fu Hua, having removed her armor, frowned as she looked at the base's central hub, which clearly showed signs of human presence and had only recently been inhabited.
She sighed and helplessly reported the situation here to Otto, who was far away at the Destiny headquarters, through the restored lunar internal network.
"However, that energy reaction just now... it feels so familiar."
The girl gently touched her forehead, trying to recall where the familiar feeling of the Honkai energy that had just erupted came from, but the memories burned away by using Feather Dust over the years had made her extremely vague about the distant past.
Even with a terrible headache from trying to recall, I still can't find the source of this feeling of familiarity.
She just didn't know why, but when this wave swept over her, she felt a trace of... nostalgia.
However, Fu Hua had long been used to this feeling in her life.
After all, there are countless things she has forgotten.
Just as she gave up on continuing to recall.
Suddenly, a glimpse out of the corner of her eye revealed something to her.
—Those were pink, incredibly broken, tiny crystal fragments.
There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version
There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version
Chapter Forty: The One and Only Miracle
Believe me, this was not intentional.
It was merely an accidental mistake that Jiang Qiao didn't seem to mind.
"This is..."
Picking up the extremely small, even still-scattering fragments from the ground, Fu Hua stared in astonishment at the incredibly familiar material.
The price she paid for using Feather Dust during the Second Great Collapse was that she couldn't even remember her beloved disciple Cheng Lixue, who was originally by her side. Her memories of the past were completely burned away by that sword strike.
Even after being shot in the head by Otto and taken back for treatment, he never regained his memories of the distant past.
Logically speaking, there was no way she could recognize who owned the object in front of her.
But wasn't the owner of the crystal a miracle-maker himself?
Perhaps influenced by that miracle, as she gazed at the remaining crystal fragments, Fu Hua's fragmented and long-burnt memories witnessed a miracle that had only happened once before.
It was an extremely blurry face; the only thing that could be clearly seen was its striking...pink color.
“Aili…”
Fragmented memories prevented the girl from recalling the name of the owner of that flower-like, delicate pink dress, and even in her desperate attempts to remember, there was no chance of success.
Being able to recall that face that had burned out is already a miracle in the life of the girl named Fu Hua.
But miracles don't happen often, and no matter what, she couldn't remember the girl's full name anymore.
Fu Hua slowly touched the corner of her eye, and the feeling of moisture was transmitted to her mind through her tactile nerves.
I cried.