People are in Honkai Impact 3rd, there's a villain simulator.

[Your luxurious residence is also teetering on the baptism of gunfire, engulfed in flames.]

Durandal dragged you out of bed, took your hand, and led you behind the raven toward the warship she had prepared.

[Your house is shaking violently as if an earthquake is occurring, with rubble falling from the ceiling. The raven in front points excitedly to a doorway ahead, saying, "Valkyrie, Jojo, we'll be safe once we get there."]

[You were being led by Durandal in the direction Raven was pointing when suddenly, a warship laser pierced through the floor you were on, causing the entire building to tremble violently and crumble. The floor beneath your feet caved in, creating a large crater, causing you to fall into the lower level.]

[Durandal turned her head and saw you falling, tightly gripping your hand and saying, "Jojo, hold on tight! Don't let go!"]

Approximately half of the building collapsed, and because Durandal refused to let go of your hand, you both fell to the lower level.

Amidst the smoke-filled ruins of the building, you coughed a few times, choked by the dust. Durandal held you tightly, finally realizing the depth of her love for you and determined not to let you die here. But then, she suddenly noticed how unusually weak you were, as if you were an ordinary person. In the past, you would never have fallen when the floor collapsed.

Durandal held your hand, only then realizing that there was almost no Honkai energy left in your body. Her mouth gaped slightly in surprise: "Jojo...how come all the Honkai energy in your body has disappeared?"

Hearing Durandal's question, you gave a bitter smile, revealing your chest wrapped in bandages, inlaid with a jade-green gem: "I used myself as a vessel to fuse with the Gem of Desire, but to prevent it from exploding, I had to seal all the Honkai energy deep within my body... Now I'm almost no different from an ordinary person..."

Durandal swallowed hard, her face showing surprise. Even if Jojo was weak now, even if she hadn't recovered her strength, killing you would be as easy as crushing an ant, and taking the World Serpent Pass from you would be effortless.

Thinking of your heartfelt confession just now, Durandal's heart stirred slightly. She no longer hated you as an enemy of the World Serpent, but cherished you as a beloved. She pulled you up from the ground with all her might: "Qiaoqiao, hide behind me, I will definitely protect you."

Although your heartfelt confession was interrupted by an unexpected event and you haven't received a reply from Durandal yet, seeing her willingness to protect you warms your heart. Whether Durandal's motivation is to obtain your World Serpent Pass or she genuinely cares for you, her actions have deeply moved you.

[You successfully rendezvoused with the Raven on the lower level of the residential building, but unfortunately... the stairs leading to the area where the Raven's warships are docked are blocked by boulders.]

Just when you had nowhere to go, the boulder blocking the stairs was suddenly blasted apart by a beam of light, blowing away the entire upper floor of the building.

[Countless rocks fell from the sky, followed by a small warship appearing in mid-air before you.]

[The Destiny's warship slowly opened its hatch, revealing five girls clad in different Valkyrie armor. A blonde girl wielded the crimson Blood Dance greatsword, riding a white horse-shaped mechanical doll. A black-haired, red-eyed Valkyrie wore massive black mechanical claws on her hands. A slender, blue-haired Valkyrie wore gleaming leg blades and a hooded blouse, her revealing clothing resembling a bikini, and held an ice bow. A little girl wielded a giant pair of scissors as a weapon.]

Looking at their Valkyrie armor and sophisticated weapons, you can immediately tell that all five of them are top-tier Valkyries from Schicksal. Normally, you could easily defeat them and then decide whether to torture them or sleep with them. But now, the Honkai energy within you is sealed by the Gem of Desire, making you utterly powerless against them.

Durandal seemed to recognize the team, muttering to herself, "...Dawn Squad..."

A blonde Valkyrie rode forward on a white horse. She appeared to be the leader of the squad. Looking at Durandal in the ruins of the building, a slight smile played on her lips, seemingly pleased to see her. She pointed her sword at Durandal and said, "Lady Durandal, we are here on the orders of His Holiness the Archbishop to invite you back to Schicksal Headquarters."

Upon hearing that it was Bishop Otto's order, Durandal hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at you with a complex expression.

Looking into Durandal's eyes, you felt uneasy. She was Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie. What if she killed you, took the pass, and ran off with her companion?

Jojo noticed the hesitant look in Durandal's eyes; she must be torn between her companion and Jojo.

If it were Durandal, the character I admire in the game, she would definitely kill me, the World Serpent's stalk, for the sake of her companions...

Even if he were killed by Durandal... Jojo wouldn't care. After all, it's like a car crashing; he can just restart the life simulation.

In the past, if her comrades had come to pick her up, she probably would have chosen to betray you without hesitation and return to the Destiny headquarters. But now... her heart and body already belong to you...

Durandal looked away from you and said, "Jojo, you run first. I'll catch up with you after I deal with these pursuers."

You looked at Durandal with a hint of surprise in your eyes, seemingly not expecting her to choose you over her companions and stand against them.

Raven tossed you its own verified ID card, saying, "Jojo, it seems you've really tamed this wildcat of destiny... Here are the keys to my warship; bring it over to pick me up."

Faced with the Valkyrie's obstruction, what will you choose...?

Option 1: Stay and live or die with Durandal and the Raven.

[Option 2: Shout "Ni ge ru da yo!" and then turn and run away.]

Since I don't have Honkai energy now, my strength is about the same as an ordinary person. Rather than staying here and becoming a burden, I should just run away. That way, I won't cause trouble for Durandal and Raven.

Facing five A-rank Valkyries, you turn around and shout, "Nielu da yo!"

You turn and run, until you've run along a garden corridor, when suddenly a shell seems to deliberately avoid you, exploding behind you, the powerful shockwave knocking you to the ground.

You fell to the ground, feeling dizzy and shaking your head.

[After you regain some consciousness, you see Dr. Edward, wearing a white coat, walk up to you, followed by several expressionless cybernetic cyborgs.]

Dr. Edward walked up to you triumphantly, squatted down, and carefully examined your face, which was identical to Elheiser's: "Long time no see, Elheiser... no... you're not Elheiser. Although I don't know who you are, Elheiser's talent as a scientist is far inferior to yours; he could never have completed the research on fusion warriors."

Dr. Edward laughed and said, "I told you long ago that I would come back and get my revenge!"

When Dr. Edward walked up to you, you knew that without Honkai energy, you were doomed and filled with immense regret for not bringing a weapon to end your life.

Jojo would rather end her own life than die at the hands of a heartless scientist like Edward.

You spat disdainfully in his face, deliberately trying to provoke him, and said, "Edward, you bastard, you coward, if you have the guts, kill me right now!"

Edward, enraged by the spit you gave him, gritted his teeth, wiped his face with a handkerchief, suppressed his fury, and still maintained his depraved demeanor. He grabbed your handsome face and said, "No...you can't die now. I'm going to expose your true colors in front of everyone, and then torture you to death!"

[As soon as he finished speaking, Edward raised his right hand, which was containing the prosthetic body, and smashed it into your right cheek.]

Chapter 122 The house collapsed, family members!

[While you were impersonating Elhesen and leading the New Zealand base, three large-scale Honkai Beast outbreaks occurred here.]

[To combat the massive Honkai surge, you developed bioweapons specifically designed to target Honkai Beasts and zombies, successfully preventing three Honkai Beast invasions.]

Following the victory, all researchers, Valkyries, and warriors at the base will attend a celebratory banquet.

For some reason, Edward insisted that you attend this dinner party, and you had no choice but to agree.

The banquet venue was a palatial domed building with snow-white exterior walls, many stained-glass windows, and a transparent glass roof. Inside, there were tables and chairs, as well as a raised platform for speeches.

As you stepped onto the prominent platform, all the researchers, Valkyries, and warriors were immediately captivated. They rose respectfully, toasted you, and bowed: "Lord Elheisen, thanks to you, we were able to repel these three Honkai Beast invasions so successfully!"

Everyone at the banquet, whether genuinely or hypocritically, showed utmost respect to Director Elhesen, praising him while downing their toasts in one gulp.

After you imprisoned all the rebels, everyone remaining in the base was impressed by your achievements and awed by your scientific abilities and boundless wisdom.

Hearing the praise from the crowd, you, disguised as Alheisen, felt unusually heavy-hearted, not a trace of joy, because you knew that once your true identity was revealed, their current adoration would turn into intense anger.

Seeing all your supporters present at the base, Edward's lips curled into a slight smile. This was the perfect opportunity he had been waiting for. Only with all the base members gathered could the truth he held in his hands bring you down and take your place.

[Qiaoqiao, you once sent me to prison in a sorry state, now I'll make you lose everything!]

Edward gave the order to the Destiny Fleet on the other end of the headset.

Those at the banquet hall heard the roar of engines coming from the sky and immediately looked up, seeing a black, rod-like object outside the glass roof: "That's... the Destiny's warship!"

[The Schicksal headquarters' warships sailed over the banquet venue. A Valkyrie force, mounted on mechanical warhorses, formed a circle, surrounding the entire venue. Cyber-cyborgs, like a school of fish, stormed into the gathering, taking everyone hostage with weapons in hand, catching them completely off guard.]

A young researcher surrounded by cybernetic cyborgs immediately recognized Dr. Edward, who had been captured by Jojo, and pointed at him angrily, saying, "Dr. Edward... this is a gathering at the New Zealand base, how dare you, a traitor to Destiny, show up here?!"

To anyone, Edward's act of surrounding the banquet venue was a blatant betrayal of the current leader of the New Zealand base, Al Heysen.

Faced with the accusations from Elhesen's supporters, Edward not only didn't get angry, but instead wore a calm smile, pointing at you in the center of the crowd and saying, "Listen carefully, all of you! This arrogant and domineering man you worship as your monarch is not Elhesen himself. He is the murderer who killed Elhesen and then took his place!"

After revealing this shocking secret, Edward wore a smug expression.

But those supporters of Director Elhesen immediately changed their expressions and loudly retorted, "Edward, you're talking nonsense!"

"You're deliberately framing Director Elhesen!"

These supporters, whom you've refined to the point of crystallization, are more willing to believe in Al Heisenberg as the leader than in Edward, a traitor.

[Dr. Edward already knew that without concrete evidence, no one would believe that the current Alhesen was an imposter, so he clapped his hands and ordered his cybernetic subordinates to lift several metal coffins.]

Seeing those iron coffins, your heart sank slightly, and a sense of foreboding arose within you.

[Immediately afterwards, the cybernetic cyborg opened the coffin, inside which lay the bodies of Elheisen, whom you had killed and dumped at sea, along with the other guards.]

The moment they saw Alheisen's body, the research institute members who had previously supported you gaped in astonishment, their wine glasses crashing to the ground.

Since these coffins contain Alheisen's body... then who is the current director...?

The base members, realizing that Dr. Edward's words were true, instantly understood your deception. Their previous fervent worship vanished, and they retreated from you in terror, their eyes filled with suspicion...

These supporters, who were once loyal to you, have discovered your deception, and their faith has crumbled. The greater their initial reverence for you, the greater their current hatred for you.

The group of fans present instantly turned into haters, overturning the food on the table and demanding, "You're not Director Elhesen, who are you?!"

Although Qiaoqiao knew she was deceiving these people, she never expected that the exposure would be so horrific.

It was practically a massive building collapse.

Seeing how everyone treated you like trash, Edward smiled with immense joy. He had endured so much humiliation and colluded with the higher-ups at Destiny Headquarters, all for the sake of revenge against you, to completely overthrow your rule at the New Zealand base, and to plunge you into the abyss.

After realizing that you were not the real Alhesen, those base members who had previously submitted to you began to denounce and settle scores with you.

Edward walked up to you smugly, then said leisurely, "Let me see who's really behind your mask!"

Now that things have been exposed, you no longer intend to continue pretending. You lay your cards on the table, tearing off the mask to reveal a slightly immature, handsome face.

Dr. Edward exclaimed in surprise, "You're the Dr. Jojo who betrayed Destiny back then?"

Upon seeing that beneath the human skin mask was Giorno Joyce, Elheisen's mentor, the great scientist, and also a traitor to Schicksal, everyone gasped in surprise. Even Dr. Edward was startled, shaking his head in astonishment and saying, "No wonder... you were able to perform the super-transformation surgery."

After learning your true identity, Edward's doubts were completely dispelled. Elheisen lacked the knowledge and talent to complete the "Fusion Warrior" project, but it wasn't surprising that you, as his mentor, could.

The moment they recognized your true colors, the base members also fully accepted the fact that they had been deceived by you, and began to hurl insults and suspicions at you.

"He is the traitor who betrayed destiny and fell into darkness!"

"Gioruno Joyce...he's still alive?!"

"Kill this traitor to destiny quickly."

Hearing the negative comments about you, Edward grabbed your real face and said with great pleasure, "How does it feel to go from a high and mighty monarch to a villain condemned by words?"

Edward longs to see a look of resentment and frustration on your face, to satisfy his own inner mockery.

[Yet you remained unfazed by the public's condemnation and Edward's revenge, calmly saying, "You wanted to see my scheme exposed and me cornered? Too bad your hopes are dashed!"]

Qiaoqiao isn't even afraid of death, so why would she be afraid of being scorned?!

[You laughed wildly and said, "Seeing you all getting completely outplayed and furious makes me feel incredibly satisfied!"]

Seeing that you still dare to speak so shamelessly even on the verge of death, those researchers who were deceived by you and pledged their loyalty to you were even more enraged and cursed you out.

[These past few days they've been groveling before you, obeying your every word like slaves, terrified of making a mistake and ending up in jail. The thought of being played like a fool by you for so long makes the base members wish they could skin you alive and tear you to pieces.]

Edward gritted his teeth in rage, his right fist clenched so tightly the veins bulged. He was probably the person in the world who most wanted to kill you. During the days you framed him and sent him to the judgment of fate, he lived like a beast, dreaming every day of dragging you down to your knees and making you taste a humiliation far more unbearable than his own.

Even if Edward wanted to tear you to pieces, he couldn't kill you now, nor could he let the rioting researchers kill you, because you have the Desire Gem inside you. If he killed you, the Desire Gem's energy would explode, and everyone here would die with you.

Edward released his grip on your cheek and chuckled, saying, "I know you're trying to provoke me so I'll give you a quick death."

Seeing that your provocative intentions had been exposed, you smiled slightly: "Looks like... you're not too stupid after all."

A twisted, chilling smile appeared on his lips: "I won't let you die so easily. I'll burn you to ashes with flames, then retrieve the Gem of Desire!"

After Edward successfully exposed your true colors in front of everyone, he laughed and turned to leave. He snapped his fingers lightly, and suddenly, the azure flames erupted like a volcano, forming a ring of fire that enveloped you.