The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

"Huh--"

After fixing the heavy barbell to the rack and reciting the last number in her mind, Kiana looked up at the clock in the training room, with a slight smile on her face.

"It's time for lunch!"

Kiana raised her hands and jumped up, as if because Bronya, Seele and Guinevere were not here today, she could show a more unbridled attitude when she was alone in the training room.

But unfortunately, there was another person in the training room:

"Just keep pretending to be fat. You can't even taste Theresa's bitter melon juice, but you still pretend to be as stupid as before. It's really unreasonable!"

Kiana did the last muscle stretching. Since there was no third person here, she could speak directly.

"This is good, isn't it? Every time I saw her enjoying the bitter melon juice, I felt itchy inside. I still remember the last time I secretly drank all her bitter melon juice, she was so angry, but I couldn't think of anyone who would snatch this kind of thing from her, hahaha!"

"Heh, just keep pretending. Of course, if you are willing to beg me, I can describe the taste of those foods to you."

"Wouldn't that be even more painful?"

Kiana muttered softly.

When did she and her start to have little communication with a hint of gunpowder?

I can't remember, probably because both sides think they are the winners - since she learned the Taixu Sword Qi, and the burden brought by the Conquest Gem was also shared by Meiyi, her suppression of the Second Herrscher has become much stronger. There is no doubt that she is the one who has gained the upper hand in the contest so far. But in the long run, whether it is the Taixu Sword Qi or the loss of a core, it is not enough to reverse the fact that her body has become a Herrscher. As long as this fact is not shaken, the final winner will still be the Second Herrscher.

It's not that they don't hate each other, it's not that they don't hate each other, but both sides regard themselves as winners, so they are tolerant and generous to the loser.

But if there is anything else, it may be understanding.

She yawned without any image, looked up at the time, and didn't plan to take a shower, but walked quickly to the cafeteria.

"Xilin, I..."

"Huh?"

"Nothing..."

For some reason, her eyes felt sore.

Oh, please remove the four words "for some reason", it's just a habitual expression.

The reason why she felt sore in her eyes at noon was obviously because of poor sleep. The reason why she had poor sleep was that she dreamed of those bad memories almost every night.

The dim tower, the pungent smell of oil and alcohol, the metal bed that was as hard and warm as ice, the protein bar that was said to be made of cockroach corpses... and the companions who were dying, the torture that was so painful that it made people numb, or experiments, and the straw that was like a life-saving straw in her heart - [Ich liebe dich.] Even after seeing all this, Kiana did not think that the world should be destroyed, but... she really couldn't say anything to refute the choice of Sirin in the past. Although her consciousness itself was an extension of Sirin's consciousness, in any sense, she was a brand new individual. In her eyes, those unbearable memories were everything that another person had experienced. From this perspective, she felt that no matter what she said, it was no different from a sarcastic remark. In addition, there was another reason that she was not willing to admit... The closer to the cafeteria, the more people there were in the passage. Perhaps because they saw her sweating profusely and were afraid of getting stained with her sweat, everyone walked around her and walked close to the wall. As for the uncontrollable whispering, it was probably because they were discussing something, but seeing her thoughtful look, they were afraid to disturb her, so they deliberately lowered their voices.

"Humph! Covering your ears to steal a pig!"

The contemptuous voice in my mind sounded again, but I didn't feel much rejection in my heart.

However...

"Shouldn't it be covering your ears to steal a bell?"

"..."

There was silence over there, which made Kiana somewhat regretful.

Perhaps because of the interruption of the Second Herrscher, Kiana's steps gradually slowed down... No, don't blame the Second Herrscher.

The closer she got to the cafeteria, the more she heard the noisy voices, and Kiana's steps became heavier unconsciously.

Finally, she stopped about three or five meters away from the cafeteria.

"Huh? Why don't you move forward? Hurry up and move forward, human. I order you, move forward, move forward, I smell the smell of butter lobsters, I want to eat six, not one less!"

The tone of the Second Herrscher was like an unreasonable child, but the request he made was not particularly excessive.

According to the tacit understanding between the two of them over the past few months, Kiana would still satisfy her small request.

But this time, Kiana just stopped where she was, letting people come and go around her, took a deep breath, and then turned around with a normal expression.

"Huh? Where are you going! Stop right there!"

In a sense, at least at this moment, the second Herrscher felt the powerlessness of "I can't do anything".

Kiana was moving away from the cafeteria - no, perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as escaping.

"As for that? Just because Bronya, Seele, and that Guinevere are not here, you don't even have the courage to go to the cafeteria to have a meal?"

After all, the Herrscher is a creature that does not need to rely on food to survive. The second Herrscher felt regretful that he could not eat butter lobster, and there was also a trace of anger arising from not being obeyed, but that was all. For her who could do nothing at this moment, the pleasure brought by tormenting Kiana with such sarcastic words was no less than delicious food.

Kiana didn't answer, and probably couldn't answer.

She just walked and walked alone.

Going to the canteen alone was a stupid thing she had done when she first arrived at the Salt Lake City base.

It was precisely because of that experience that she knew it was a "stupid thing".

I had lost my sense of taste, and in such an unabashedly hostile environment, I couldn't even take a sip of water.

So, after half a year of getting along and getting along, will you get a different result when you go to the cafeteria?

Maybe, but the girl didn't have the courage to reveal the answer.

What's more, it doesn't taste good anyway, so as long as it doesn't starve to death, that's fine.

With this kind of mentality that can be regarded as self-destruction, Kiana walked towards the vending machines that could be seen everywhere.

But this time, she miscalculated again - after all, at this time, not only the canteen was overcrowded, but also for those overtime workers who had urgent matters to deal with, vending machines were their lifeblood.

Kiana could only walk to the dormitory in despair.

"Hahahaha! You really want to kill me with laughter, human being, are you so stupid? As long as you walk to the vending machine with a straight face and mind your own business, I bet that all those people will be killed in one second. Run ten meters away!"

"No, it's impossible."

"Huh? Are you questioning the Queen's judgment?"

"No, I mean, ordinary humans shouldn't be able to run ten meters in one second."

"are you crazy?"

Finally, when the girl turned the door handle of the dormitory, and when the angry voice in her mind sounded, she finally showed a little smile.

"Celine..."

"ha?"

"..."

"Are you making fun of me?"

Kiana stuck out her tongue slightly, and the sadness in her heart was somewhat relieved.

This is good. Since the Second Herrscher uses her as a pleasure doll, there is nothing wrong with her using the Second Herrscher as a prop to relieve her mood.

After entering the door, she took off her boots first, and Kiana skillfully took off her clothes while heating up hot water.

"Dang Dang Dang! I haven't had instant noodles for a long time. Thank you everyone for giving me this opportunity!"

"whispering sound!"

No matter what, no matter what tone he uses, at least the Second Herrscher will always respond to her from the bottom of his heart. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

"despair!"

After pressing the button of the electric water heater, Kiana took out a cup of instant noodles from under the table, tore open the package as quickly as possible, spilled all the ingredients and vegetable bags in, and then rushed into the bathroom.

Not caring whether the water was hot or not, with the mentality that she wouldn't catch a cold even if she took a cold bath in summer, Kiana hastily finished her second bath of the day, then just wrapped her body in a large bath towel and rushed out. Got to the bathroom.

The water was boiling gurglingly, and the moment Kiana threw herself in front of the desk, the switch of the water heater clicked again.

Boiling hot water was poured into the instant noodle bowl, the lid was fixed with a fork, and then he wiped his body with a sigh of relief.

Wipe off the water droplets, put on dry clothes, and then simply "drag" the wet footprints on the ground with your feet on the rag. All this process is just the three golden minutes needed for instant noodles - this is still training. In addition, the cold man taught him time-saving techniques.

Although she felt that even if she didn't need to be taught this kind of thing, she would be able to master it on her own in a few years.

But then again, why hasn't she figured this out for herself over the years...

"Isn't it because there is someone who cooks for you every day and always confiscates the instant noodles you hide?"

"This is the only time you don't have to speak."

"Hahahahahaha——"

The Second Herrscher laughed wildly.

Perhaps the relationship between them has become subtle, and has become... at least on the surface, it is not so tit-for-tat, but no matter what, they are enemies who must kill each other.

This, and only this, is the eternal iron law between the two. They are not Xi'er and Xi'er. The fight for this body will inevitably end with "only one person's will remaining" in the end.

Therefore, as long as she sees Kiana sad, as long as she sees Kiana deflated, she will naturally be happy... extremely happy.

Of course, in a sense, this is her own revenge for accepting all of Sirin's memories and pains, and for the other half who was enjoying a happy life without knowing anything a year ago.

As for whether Kiana is aware of this, it makes no sense at all.

"Suck-"

No matter how much pressure she was under, no matter how vicious the words of the person in her mind who was not a companion but was the only one who could help her at this moment, at least when she took the first bite of instant noodles, Qi Yana imagined the delicious taste in her mind, and imagined the sound of the Second Herrscher swallowing saliva in her mind...

It's a pity that imagination is not reality after all. Apart from the burning of her mouth, she can't taste anything.

"Beep beep beep——"

The cell phone rang suddenly, and Kiana had just stuffed a forkful of noodles into her mouth. When she saw the caller's line "Auntie" written in big letters on the screen, she got excited and pressed the answer button——

"Kiana! Didn't you go to the cafeteria for lunch today?"

"Huh? I...I'm in a hurry to take a shower, so I'll go back to the dormitory first!"

I am reluctant to spit out the noodles in my mouth, and even more reluctant to bite them off, but if I instigate it into my mouth at this moment, I am afraid it will cause more serious consequences, right?

Having said that, her vague voice has aroused Theresa's suspicion:

"Kiana? What are you eating?"

"Bread!"

"real?"

"I just bought it from the vending machine!"

"I don't care where you bought it! Calculate the time, you have just taken a shower, right? Come to the cafeteria quickly, I will eat with you!"

She knew - this was Kiana's first reaction.

Yes, how could she not know? How could Theresa not know about that experience. But later on, Bronya, Ciel, and Guinevere came to accompany her, and Theresa was very busy facing the mess of reverse entropy, so she probably rarely accompanied her.

For a moment, the root of my nose felt extremely sour, and if it continued like this, the mucus would probably fall into the bowl of instant noodles.

Kiana snorted, but unexpectedly she also took a sip of the noodles.

"?"

"Kiana! What was that sound just now?"

Kiana finally gave up on her bottom line as a noodle eater. She quickly bit off the noodles and denied in a panic:

"No, no, no! I didn't eat instant noodles!"

"When did I tell you to eat instant noodles?"

"!"

"Wait for me in the dormitory! I'll come over now. If I find the instant noodles, you'll be dead!!"

Decisively hanging up the phone amidst her aunt's roar, Kiana took two aimless steps in the room, and then, under the Second Herrscher's ruthless ridicule, she moved the places under the bed, on the air conditioner, on the desk and on the wall. All the instant noodles and potato chips hidden in the cracks were thrown into the room of his ancestor through the space cracks - in a sense, this can be regarded as returning to the original owner, and even came with potato chips?

Then, in line with the principle of never stopping, and at least finishing this bowl, Kiana put on her coat and rushed out of the dormitory with the bowl of instant noodles.

Originally, she thought it was a pleasant journey of running and talking. After a few steps of clinker, she received a warning from the Second Herrscher:

"Hey, hey, hey, humans! Your aunt is here!"

In fact, there was no need for her to remind her, but the next moment, Theresa's angry shouts sounded from behind her:

"Kiana! Stop! Put down what you are holding!"

"It's over, it's over! Auntie, why are you making a call when everyone is already at the door of the dormitory!"

"If I didn't do this, wouldn't you just run away! Stop! Don't run!"

The Second Herrscher couldn't bear it any longer, holding her stomach and laughing wildly in her conscious space.

"Ahh! Stop laughing at times like this! Is there any way to get rid of my aunt without using power!!!"

To be honest, Kiana just said it casually with the mentality of seeking medical treatment in a hurry. There may indeed be a meaning in these words to ask for help, but it is more clearly a kind of talking to herself.

But after smacking his lips, the Second Herrscher revealed a strange smile.

The next moment, when Kiana ran around a corner, she suddenly stepped on the air and fell into the space rift.

"Didn't you say you don't want to use your power? Wait, why are you..."

There was no time to question. After half a year of training, Kiana's body turned almost instinctively along with the force of space. Finally, her feet landed perfectly. She even held the instant noodle bowl in her hands without spilling a drop of soup—— It's just that the soles of my feet hurt a little.

After a quick scan of the surroundings, she seemed to have arrived at a warehouse-like place. The tall and thick armored walls glowed with a familiar luster, and of course the familiar anti-entropy emblem was indispensable. This also made Kiana's heart suddenly tighten. Relaxed.

"You...when were you able to use your power over me?"

"It was a long time ago, right? I can't remember clearly."

The Second Herrscher tried hard to make her voice sound as relaxed and playful as ever, but Kiana, who had changed after long-term training, still captured her exhaustion.

But Kiana did not relax her vigilance because of this. Perhaps this was a deliberate display of weakness by the Second Herrscher.

"Don't you still understand? In the past six months, you have been practicing your use of the Herrscher's power. But such behavior means that your body is further transforming in the direction of the Herrscher. In other words, your body is changing It has to become more and more suitable for [me] to live in - so what, isn’t this all what you asked for?”

It is impossible to save the world without mastering power, and it is impossible to respond to the expectations and responsibilities associated with Theresa and Anti-Entropy to save themselves. But trying to master power means that this body will inevitably fall into the hands of the Second Herrscher one day - at least the second half of the sentence, in the beginning, the one who looks exactly like Mei Yi, even the pronunciation of his name is exactly the same The Doctor had already told her.

"Since you were able to do it a long time ago, why did you hide it until this moment? Let me guess, the time is actually not ripe, right - at least you are consuming a lot now, maybe even now It takes all your strength to even talk to me.

"Moreover, in my haste just now, I almost didn't feel the extraction and operation of large-scale Honkai energy. If there had been, I should have had enough time to stop it all. Instead, I simply used such a small amount of Honkai energy to fold it. "Leap, even if we are the only one transferring, the distance must not be long. In other words, we are still in the base, right?"

While sucking on the still hot instant noodles, Kiana showed the Second Herrscher her gradually mature thinking and logical abilities in her mind.

"Haha, I didn't expect that two idiots from the Kaslana family mixing together would really bring you a positive effect."

The Second Herrscher said nasty words, but she didn't know if it was an illusion, but Kiana actually thought she was praising herself.

"However, there is one thing I don't understand. No.... Xilin, since you can't directly escape from the Salt Lake City base with my body, why did you take the initiative to expose that you deliberately briefly bypassed my control of power?"

In the real world, the instigating voices kept echoing in the empty warehouse, but in the conscious world, Kiana looked at the Second Herrscher seriously, and what flowed out of her unblinking eyes was something called " Are you a fool?"

"hehe."

The Second Herrscher just sneered twice, and then replied with a sense of urgency:

"What? You didn't feel that familiar breath?"

"familiar……"

After being reminded by the Second Herrscher, Kiana finally realized it.

As soon as she landed, she felt familiar. It was just that she took it for granted that the source of familiarity was the base's unique armored walls and the anti-entropy emblem. But now she used her power to distinguish it, and she quickly understood why the Second Herrscher had to come here anyway.

"Go and have a look. I controlled my weak power every night, and it took me four months to find this location."

"I'm not you, I have no obligation to do this for you."

Even in reality, Kiana turned her face away and did not respond.

The Second Herrscher was uncharacteristically lifeless.

She just repeated:

"I...go take a look. After all, Bella also saved your life when we were in Changkong City."

Kiana finally took a step.

It was not that he accepted the enemy's request, but perhaps he thought of what the Herrscher said about Benares blocking an almost fatal attack for himself in Changkong City.

Moving forward, moving forward, the surrounding light and shadow became darker and darker, and the road in front of her seemed to be endless. The next moment, the girl suddenly stopped and raised her hand to touch nothingness.

"It's just a small amount of power remaining in the corpse. If you can't open it, replace it with me!"

Before the Second Herrscher finished speaking, the space in front of her was like coffee mixed with a lot of water, gradually returning to its original color.

The huge snow-white body was dormant in front of Kiana, and a huge hole could still be seen on its back. Perhaps it was to prevent this judgment-level Honkai beast from struggling needlessly. There was not even reverse entropy, and in fact, it was impossible to heal it at all.

It just lay on the cold steel and fell asleep. As a silicon-based creature, it didn't even make a sound of breathing.

"Why is this happening? Bella should have the ability to regenerate constantly? Why is this happening?"

Is it strange? Even the Herrscher of Death's power has its limits, not to mention that the breath of [Imaginary Number] and [Time] still remain on Benares's wound.

But when Kiana put her hand on its nose, the dragon named after the girl's last companion in life woke up.

No anger, no rage.

Benares just raised his head with difficulty, brought his head, which was several times as tall as Kiana's, to Kiana's palm, and rubbed it gently.

"Bella, Aurora, Agata, Galina... In the end, it was just a dream after all..."

Listening to the erratic voice of the Second Herrscher, Kiana felt very uncomfortable.

She had warned herself countless times in her mind not to criticize her hatred of Siren from the standpoint of someone who had not experienced that.

But in the end, she couldn't help but ask questions:

"So, the person who hurt you is the person who hurt you. Why do you want to bring hatred to all humans?"

"I thought you had grown a bit, but it's really boring - after revenge, do I have other opportunities? Do I have other choices? Did they give me a choice again?"

"..."

"Only one, no, only one and a half people are willing to give me the right to choose, but..."

Kiana searched for the dream she had had in her mind, but she couldn't figure out who the "one and a half person" mentioned by the Second Herrscher was, and why was it "one and a half"?

Is it because you haven’t dreamed about those yet?

Or is Xilin's consciousness resisting letting herself see that?

Before Kiana could figure this out, she heard for the first time the bitterness and regret in the voice of the Second Herrscher:

"Even the gods deceived me. He told me that he needed me to help him burn this old world, and the purpose of doing so was to build a new world on the burned ruins. That is a world that can heal all A new world of pain, of all the resentment, but..."

"Wait! The god you are talking about is--"

"Huh? Don't you know it until now? It's that man. Should I call him Mikael, Lord God, or Herrscher of the End?"

Kiana's face instantly turned pale to the point that it was almost the same color as her hair.

"Why? Why didn't you say anything before?"

"You never asked? And what's there to be anxious about? As his former comrade-in-arms, how could the forerunner you call him not know about it?"

"call……"

Kiana breathed a sigh of relief.

So many times, she felt like she was really going to have a heart attack.

The next moment, she couldn't help but feel confused - that person was the Herrscher of the End? So how to defeat it?

Suddenly, the communication on the watch rang.

[I have something to do in the afternoon, so please cancel the training. It just so happens that you haven’t had any rest for a month. In addition, I have put away the instant noodles and potato chips for you, but please remember to explain it to me and Mei. 】

"Yeah! It's a day off!"

She jumped up high, but unexpectedly she didn't feel any happiness in her heart.

Guessing that time was almost up, Kiana opened the space rift and returned to her dormitory.

She didn’t know where Theresa was looking for her. With this thought, Kiana suddenly felt tired from deep inside her heart. Kiana fell down almost as soon as she reached the bed, and then fell asleep in a daze. .

"Dong dong dong - dong dong dong -"

When I woke up, the room was dark and I couldn't see anything clearly, except for the harsh knocking on the door.

"Who?"

Kiana shouted weakly.

"It's me, Kiana!"

A familiar female voice came from outside the door, but Kiana couldn't place it for the moment.

However, when she stumbled out of bed, walked to the door while holding on to the wall, and looked out through the peephole, the smile finally returned to her face.

If the world allows [narration] to exist, then let’s just add a sentence here——

[With the girl’s movements, the fate of countless people involved behind the doorknob changed.]