The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"I'm sorry, Sister Mei... I originally agreed to help you find your friends together..."

The girl with short purple hair curled up and held a small steel pipe in her hand. There was an IV bag hanging on the top of the steel pipe. Unfortunately, it was neither a collection nor an ornament. Xiao Kong's unbandaged eye stared at her feet, trying to keep her pace consistent with Mei's, lest the two of them accidentally fall down the already slippery metal stairs together.

Fortunately, the sound of dripping rain was loud enough to cover up another danger, which was the groan from the rusty escalator.

Even so, with each step, you can feel the slight dent in the escalator pedals, as well as the weak escalator struggling to get out of the building.

"It doesn't matter. No matter what time it is, safety must always come first. Your teacher must have taught you this. Besides... looking for Kiana is my own business. If I involve you, , it’s inevitable…”

"Don't say that, Sister Mei. Although Xiaokong doesn't know the past between you and that sister Kiana, but you are so worried about her, her meaning to you must be no less than Mark Rabbit to Xiaokong. It was Sister Mei who saved her. He also helped Xiao Kong find Mark Rabbit, so Xiao Kong must also find a way to help sister Mei find sister Kiana. "

"Xiao Kong..."

Mei Yi's eyes flickered, and besides being a little moved, there was also a deeper level of guilt.

After all, the culprit who turned Changkong City into this...

"Sister Mei Yi, it's raining so heavily. After Xiao Kong returns to the nest, you should hurry back to Helios. If the rain gets lighter tomorrow morning, we'll be at the place where you rescued Xiao Kong. How about meeting up?"

Yayi was silent.

Every time and only at such times did she realize how stubborn she was. Of course she knew what Xiao Kong said was right. The Valkyrie's physical fitness was stronger than that of ordinary people, but she couldn't bear to be soaked in the heavy rain. If she even collapsed, it would be too difficult to find Kiana.

But she still decided to search in the rain. The reason was actually not complicated——

She contacted the Helios at noon, and Dr. Tesla, who was against entropy, told her that Herrscher-level Honkai energy reactions could be detected in Changkong City. In other words, if the Herrscher from Taixu Mountain hadn't followed ran over, or a new Herrscher appeared in Changkong City, then Kiana is indeed here...

Unfortunately, this does not mean that the work of searching and finding can be relaxed. On the contrary, it is precisely because the Herrscher-level Honkai energy reaction can be detected that the search action needs to be accelerated - if the body is in normal condition, how can it be possible to continuously emit such strong Honkai energy radiation.

Finally reaching the end of the escalator, Xiao Kong and Mei Yi speeded up their steps in unison, almost jumping to the top of the building.

Here, containers of various sizes, sizes and colors are stacked on top of each other to build a "nest".

"Okay Xiao Kong, I... eh..."

Meiyi's eyes immediately caught the two figures.

Her heart suddenly sank, and she moved her steps backwards unconsciously. Her original words were bitten by her tightly closed teeth, and for a while there was nothing but a "buzzing" roar in her ears.

Why? Why are the two of them here?

Even she herself suddenly came to Changkong City along Kiana's space rift near noon. Why are these two people here? Is it a coincidence? Or was it a premeditated stay? If it was the latter, how did they guess this almost random whereabouts?

In surprise, she even kept turning her head and looking around, probably thinking that she was still having a nightmare in Tianqiong City.

At this moment, Xiaokong's voice passed through the bead curtain made of rain and fell next to her ears, showing her the reality of the world:

"What a coincidence, Sister Mei, that is Xiao Kong's teacher. Uh... who is that man? Forget it, the teacher will not bring anyone back casually. Sister Mei, didn't you say before that you wanted to talk to Xiao Kong if you had the chance? Do you want to meet the teacher? Xiao Kong will take you to say hello."

"Uh, no need-"

Xiaokong stretched out the hand that was not used for infusion, gently grabbed the corner of Meiyi's clothes, and dragged her forward.

Mei didn't have time to refuse, and couldn't think of an excuse to refuse. For a moment, she let Xiao Kong's thin body drag her forward.

And the only person who didn't want to give her time to react was Xiao Kong, who didn't understand anything.

The two of them took just two steps forward before the rain curtain around them stopped.

Looking around, the rain was still falling sparsely, but there was an extra layer of transparent shield between them and the rain curtain.

The raindrops fell on the glass-like shield, instantly exploded into brilliant water splashes, and then slowly fell against the shield under the pull of gravity, sliding out a long trajectory.

Meiyi threw down her coat and hugged her head helplessly.

The next moment, a warm palm fell slowly from the top of her head, but at the approaching moment, it suddenly changed its trajectory and slid to the side. In the end, it looked like the slap on her head.

"Xiao Kong, let's go back first. This uncle has something to say to sister Mei Yi."

Like Mikael, Raven also emerged from behind the two of them. She gently held Xiao Kong's head, helped Xiao Kong lift the infusion bag with one hand, and led her towards the "nest".

The rainproof shield grew a little larger silently, and the edge just included the plastic baffle, so that Sora and Raven could walk directly under the plastic baffle without getting caught in the rain.

It's just...Mikael regretted it the next second.

"Teacher, is this uncle Kiana?"

"?"

"..."

"puff--"

Raven was the first to laugh uncontrollably, and she patted Xiaokong's wet hair gently, as if the insignificant warmth in her palms could dispel the coldness brought by the spring rain.

"Kiana will know it's a girl's name when you hear it. This guy standing in front of you is a real male creature."

"Ah...I'm sorry for Sister Mei, I'm sorry for this...brother, because Sister Mei has been looking for Kiana, and I saw you waiting for her here, and I thought..."

"It doesn't matter. It's not a mistake to mistake the names of two people you don't know. I won't be angry for such a simple reason."

Mikael slowly raised his hand. Before his palm fell, he glanced at the raven first. After the latter nodded, he placed his warm palm on the little Kong's head, and his other The hand that only exuded warmth instinctively reached out to Mei Yi, but put it down the moment she reacted.

"Hey...it feels so warm..."

As clouds of white steam rose from her body, the rain all over Xiaokong's body evaporated. Even though Mikael had retracted her hand, she could still feel the warmth radiating from her torso.

Mei Yi was squeezed behind the three of them at some point, like a highly qualified spectator, silently watching this ordinary and warm scene.

There are many, many, many questions in my mind. Some of them may be more accurately called "questions."

Among the three people in front of her, except for Xiao Kong, who was too young and ignorant, the other two guys were not people that Mei Yi could face with a normal heart.

enemy? Perhaps they should be enemies. From the moment Mikael attacked Kiana, her, and Bronya, they should be regarded as enemies. But this man Mikael is too mysterious. As long as he stands next to him, he will blindly think in his heart that "this man is still hiding something."

And when Mei looked back at everything Mikael had done, this feeling became even stronger.

There is no doubt that Mikael is an enemy, but maybe he is not an enemy. No matter what he wants to do, but judging from his past experience and his capricious attitude, maybe the other party is just a person who is wrapped up in the wave of fate and is powerless. Change is a matter of poor people who can only move the oars occasionally and move towards the results they want as much as possible.

Then again, Mei felt that she was not qualified to pity the man in front of her, let alone forgive this man for the more than two million lives in Changkong City. But one thing she couldn't deny - it seemed difficult for her to regard Mikael as a pure enemy. The reason for this is the memory that cannot be erased, or the feeling that there seems to be a deeper connection between the two...

Anyway, this is the result.

As a result, Mei Yi watched the scene in front of her quietly, and suddenly felt a little... uncomfortable.

There was also a voice in her head that kept telling her that maybe she should draw her sword and cut this dangerous man into pieces. But her reason also told her that this kind of thing was simply impossible. If it's just a game between sensibility and rationality, that's all. But what is that uncomfortable feeling?

It was probably because Mikael had dried the rainwater off her body like this in the past.

In addition, she also saw the hand that was raised and retracted.

Previously, she had been thinking about Kiana and thinking that Changkong City was the place where she first met her. Only then did she realize that "Changkong City", this simple place name, meant much more to her.

Maybe it's not just for "her" either.

This place, which is now dirty and dilapidated and has no livelihood, even if it is called hell, may be a turning point for the entire world.

This idea came to my mind unconsciously.

"What are you thinking about? They have already gone back."

Sighing softly, Mei was about to adjust her mentality and tone and communicate with Mikael again, but as soon as she opened her mouth, the rain suddenly drenched her.

The warmth that had just arisen in her body was extinguished by the cold rain. The sudden increase in wind force made her stagger. She finally managed to stand still. The second wave of wind hit her with countless raindrops. Although the damage on her face was not as bad as the hail, it still forced her to bend down and cover her face with her arms.

"Mikael, just say it if you have anything to say. I don't have time to play these tricks with you."

Wiping the rain off her face and suppressing the urge to sneeze, Mei responded calmly and restrainedly, as if she had matured a lot in just a few days.

Or maybe she has always been this mature.

"If you have something to say, just say it. This should be what I want to say. I don't have anything to tell you, but you must be full of questions at this moment - why am I here? Kiana is here Where, so what? Secondly, why is the raven here, and how did the raven become the teacher in Xiaokong's mouth... Am I right? "

"..."

Meiyi seemed stunned, and seemed to be thinking about something. In short, she did not give an answer immediately.

Mikael wiped the rainwater accumulated in his sunken eyes. The "nest" was built on the rooftop of a high-rise building. There was a circle of railings around it that had been rusted and crispy. Mikael walked to the railings step by step. , stretched his arms up.

The railing fell toward the unrestrained sky with a clang, and even the cement fixed at the bottom had obvious cracks. However, Mikael did not show much fear, perhaps because at this height, even if he really fell, He can't fall to death... right?

Kidding.

There are some things that you can't be afraid of just because they won't die.

People will not be afraid of injections just because they won’t kill them. People won’t be afraid of scalding hot water just because they won’t kill you. People won’t be afraid of jumping down even five or six steps just because they won’t kill them. Don’t be afraid of loneliness because loneliness can’t kill you.

Mei Yi unconsciously took a step forward, but stopped as if waking up from a dream.

The rain is pouring, and the whereabouts of the rain are not affected by anyone's will.

Water drops fall onto the uneven surface of the railing, and then flow down the slender iron rod. A lot of water was absorbed by the red rust stains along the way, but it didn't matter. More and more water flowed along the railings to the cement base, and then merged into the gaps in the cement little by little.

It keeps coming in, it keeps coming in, but the gap seems to never be filled.

However, there is no telling whether the rainwater is hopelessly rushing towards this narrow crack, or whether the crack greedily captures the rainwater.

"If you have nothing to say, I'll leave first."

Meiyi wasn't just showing off, she was really ready to leave.

Of course she was surprised that Mikael and Raven would appear here, and she even suspected Xiao Kong for a moment. However, the so-called purpose was not that difficult to guess.

It's just for the power in Kiana's body.

Therefore, she must find Kiana before the World Serpent, and then bring her back to Helios and North America. Only in this way can she escape from the World Serpent and escape from Mikael's control... But, isn't this right? Could he be "leading the way" to Mikael in disguise? If the other party doesn't do anything to her, is he using her as bait?

So difficult...

"Then what?"

"?"

Mikael's voice was mixed in the sound of rain, but it was still so clear.

"Is this enough? Find Kiana and bring her back to reverse entropy. Do you think this is enough?"

"What do you mean! I don't have time to play riddles with you here!"

"Didn't I tell you earlier?"

Although he couldn't see Mikael's expression, Mei Yi understood quite well after being together for a long time that Mikael's tone at this moment was absolutely serious and not even the slightest bit joking.

It was precisely because he knew he was not joking that what he said next was so hard to accept.

"The only danger Kiana faces now is that the Honkai energy has exceeded the body's endurance threshold. And there is only one way to save Kiana, and that is for you, Raiden Mei, to become the Herrscher of Thunder again, and kill her Conquer Gem Transfer in the Body.”

"...Would this help your plan, Mikael?"

"Yes, but it is indeed the only way. You don't have to believe me. The anti-entropy doctors will only give the same answer. If you don't believe it, you can try it. I won't stop you."

"I am leaving."

Meiyi strode towards the rickety escalator, without a trace of nostalgia in her steps.

"Wait a moment."

Mei Yi continued to take two steps forward, and finally turned around reluctantly, waiting for Mikael's words.

However, all she saw was that Mikael kept rubbing his chin, and after about ten seconds, he asked incoherently:

"Mei Yi, what do you think of your monitor as... well, what do you think?"

Mei Yi's originally wide eyes were slightly lost in focus, then she turned around quickly and left without giving any answer.

Mikael held his head and looked at her back with a faint smile, without stopping her.