Chapter 38

"Disappear, scum!"

Accompanied by a bolt of lightning that completely annihilated the girl at the molecular level, everyone present felt immense pressure, and fear uncontrollably welled up in their eyes as they looked at Mei.

They were all elites under Cocolia, but at this moment, facing this high school girl, they appeared so lowly and small, powerless and weak.

"Finally solved that noisy scum, next... it's your turn."

'Mei's' gaze swept over the remaining people; the moment she opened her eyes, she had completely changed.

Weakness had turned into coldness,

Smallness had turned into strength,

Gentleness had turned into decisive killing!

At this moment, Mei was like a queen high above, while the people in front of her were tiny insects.

With every gesture, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

"Fire! Fire quickly!"

"Subdue her, no, kill her!!"

"Lady Cocolia, the target has awakened, requesting support, requesting sup... ah!"

"Don't, don't come over! You monster!"

"Asshole, how dare you, argh!"

Cocolia's subordinates were all experienced hands, but at this moment they were no different from ants. The firearms in their hands became scrap metal, and the bullets fired were electrolyzed and melted before they could even get close to Mei.

And Mei, wielding the authority of lightning, easily pierced and destroyed these people.

This process was as simple as breathing, and that unrivaled power shocked everyone's soul.

【Text obscured】 the last emotion in their lives.

"Just a moment ago, so many people were acting high and mighty against a coward, but now they show such an ugly state. Humans are truly hopeless... hmm?"

"Mei!" x2

The only two people in this world who could make Lei Luya consider them special appeared. Seeing the anxious white-haired boy and girl, a flash of vivid emotion finally appeared in the cold eyes of the Thunder Queen.

But that was all.

She was a consciousness born from the girl named Mei, but she was not equal to Mei.

Although she shared the girl's memories, that didn't mean she shared her emotions as well.

She was who she was, the Thunder Queen, the Third Herrscher!

At this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder Mei only had the instinctive mission as a Herrscher, which was to eliminate humanity and destroy civilization.

However, because of the blessing of a certain pink fairy lady from the previous civilization, she could still retain her humanity instead of becoming a puppet of Honkai.

(Tell me, what do you intend to do.)

The Herrscher of Thunder watched Bai Ge and Kiana with a scrutinizing gaze. Although because of Mei's memories, she wouldn't lump the two together with other humans.

But as mentioned before, she was not Lei Luya. While she had no hostility toward the two, she had no affection for them either.

Therefore, the Herrscher of Thunder Mei didn't attack the two; her choice was... to witness.

(Let me see, what choice will you make? Will you choose to save the world and be my enemy, or... choose to save this useless crybaby.)

And the next second, Bai Ge moved without hesitation.

He ran toward the Herrscher of Thunder Mei with long strides, the Honkai weapon hanging at his waist already unsheathed.

Even though the Honkai energy gap could only be described as fireflies versus the bright moon compared to a Herrscher, if the Herrscher of Thunder Mei didn't defend at all, this slash would be enough to severely injure or even kill her while she wasn't fully awakened.

"... Is this, your choice." The last trace of vividness in the Thunder Queen's eyes disappeared.

She had already seen the answer; Bai Ge's choice was to be her enemy in order to save the world.

This full-powered sword strike, full of momentum, held no mercy, as if it were heartless enough to cut her in half.

"As a reward for helping that crybaby before, I will let you die without pain. Goodbye, scum, no, Bai Ge, eh..."

Even the Herrscher of Thunder Mei didn't notice she had sighed. However, just as she intended to use her authority to end the boy's life in an instant with a flash of thunder.

"Mei, dodge quickly!!"

"Hmm?"

"Haaaaaaa!!!"

At this moment, the Herrscher of Thunder Mei suddenly realized.

Although the boy rushing toward her had eyes full of anxiety and urgency, the unsheathed blade wasn't aimed at her.

Bai Ge rushed in front of the Thunder Queen, recklessly pulling her into his arms, and then raised the Pulse Katana Type 19 in his hand to set up a defensive stance.

"Clang—!"

The Herrscher of Thunder opened her eyes wide. A mecha had appeared behind her out of nowhere, and she hadn't noticed it at all.

If Bai Ge hadn't rushed over to block the attack for her, she would definitely have been severely injured by this iron fist.

After all, Herrschers are mages; their authority is powerful, but their physical strength isn't exaggerated.

"Get! Lost!"

Bai Ge felt as if the bones in his arm were about to be crushed, but he still gritted his teeth to deflect this iron fist.

Then, without waiting for the Titan to make another move, he stepped on the mecha's arm to leap high, thrusting the Pulse Katana Type 19 in his hand into the Titan's eye with all his might.

Immediately, this Titan mecha stopped operating, and its blue single eye went completely dim.

"Asshole!!!"

Thousands of miles away, Cocolia slapped the console, staring fixedly at the virtual screen that had turned into static.

This sneak attack, which should have been a sure thing, was actually ruined by such an ordinary boy. It was no longer realistic to capture the Herrscher of Thunder, who had already reacted.

(Ha! Ha! Made it in time, cough cough, this time I'm really badass, actually wrecked a Titan.)

Bai Ge pulled back the Pulse Katana Type 19, kneeling on one knee and panting heavily.

He had actually anticipated the appearance of the Titans; after all, it was that mother fox Cocolia causing trouble.

In the game, that woman also used three Titan mechas to sneak attack the Herrscher of Wind, Wendy, and captured her.

"Kiana, I'll leave the rest to you."

"What? Eh! Where did these mechas come from! Damn it, how dare you sneak attack Mei! Watch me tear you apart!"

Two more mechas appeared suddenly, and Kiana also gritted her teeth and swung the Ion Resonance Sword she had just obtained, hacking these iron lumps to pieces.

It wasn't easy for Titan mechas to hide, let alone get within two meters without the Herrscher noticing.

But relying on the quantum technology obtained by sacrificing her daughter, Cocolia made the Titan mechas possess very good concealment and teleportation properties, allowing them to instantly materialize from a quantum state into a physical entity.

The strength of Titan mechas is actually not weak; even the current Kiana would have a hard time dealing with them. As for why Bai Ge, an ordinary person, could take down a Titan.