I Reincarnated as Mei in Honkai Impact 3

At this moment, all around was silent, and the dim sky was oppressive.

Mei's Raikiri was pressed against Raven's carotid artery; if Mei wanted to, she could take Raven's life at any time.

"So you... Raiden Mei, have been acting against me all along?" Raven's usually cold face showed a rare hint of grievance, and his eyes were fixed on Mei.

Mei simply looked at the raven indifferently and said:

“I’m sorry, Raven, I wasn’t lying.”

"I just want to take Kiana away, that's all. Of course... if you insist on stopping me, then I'll have no choice but to kill you..."

The raven looked at the blade pressed against its neck, quickly weighed the pros and cons in its mind, and finally sighed, saying:

"You've won against Raiden Mei. Go, take that Herrscher girl away. After all, you have the strength... Raiden Mei."

Upon hearing Raven's words, Mei sheathed her sword.

"Point me in a direction."

Mei said directly, and Raven had no choice but to point out a clear direction.

Raven stood on the rooftop, watching Mei's figure gradually disappear, but her heart was still unsettled.

"Why is Raiden Mei so strong? And she reminds me of that man..."

A comical face flashed through Raven's mind, followed by a chill running down his spine.

"That power is very interesting, though. It might even be the power that allows the Herrscher of the Void to ascend. I'm really looking forward to it. Raiden Mei, what will you do then?"

After the raven finished speaking, it turned into a black shadow and left the place.

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One day ago—

"Cough... It feels so... so uncomfortable..."

"I...I'm...I'm probably going to die soon...?"

"It doesn't matter... Anyway... I'm just a clone..."

"But... Waaah... Mei... I... I... really miss you so much..."

In a corner of the building ruins, Kiana lay helplessly on the ground, the purple Honkai energy patterns on her body particularly ferocious, and her fair face was covered with cracks.

She had fled here a few days ago, and she didn't understand why she had returned to this place.

Kiana stumbled and staggered along the way, not knowing what she was supposed to do, just walking numbly like a corpse.

But one person kept appearing in Kiana's mind.

"Mei! Mei!" Kiana shouted, but there was nothing there except the surrounding rocks...

Fu Hua once told her that she had analyzed that if the bomb containing Honkai energy in Sky City were to explode, it would most likely be absorbed by the Second Herrscher within her, which would make her situation even more dangerous.

Fortunately, Mei threw the bomb into the Purple Lightning Space.

In Changkong City, Kiana walked numbly until night fell, when she curled up alone in a corner, wearily and painfully surviving in the darkness.

This time she slept for a very long time... a very long time...

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In Changkong City, at this moment, the long-absent sunlight finally dispelled the gloom.

"The sky has cleared up! It seems like it's been a long time since I've seen sunshine like this..." Mei couldn't help but exclaim.

Mei looked at a gap in the building ahead, and a strong intuition told her that Kiana was inside.

When Mei climbed onto the ruins and saw the scene before her, her nose tingled and her eyes welled up with tears.

The sunlight shone on Kiana's frail body, making her appear so vulnerable.

Mei walked shakily to Kiana's side, and seeing the heartbreaking pain on Kiana's face, she involuntarily clenched her fists.

"Finally... I've found you, Kiana..."

Mei wiped away her tears, crouched down beside Kiana, and seeing her unconscious state, her right hand involuntarily rose...

"What...what am I doing? No, I need to take her back first and get Tesla to treat her, that's the important thing!"

Mei carefully lifted Kiana's body with both hands, afraid of disturbing her.

Then, lightning surged around Mei as she carried Kiana, weaving between buildings and quickly returning to the Helios.

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In a daze, Kiana recalled happy times from the past, and in a daze, she seemed to see her Mei and the scenes of everyone living together.

However, at some point, a sense of panic washed over him as he looked at his hands, which had transformed into the Herrscher of the Void.

Kiana was filled with terror as she looked at her hands, which were covered in blood.

"No...no! That's not how it is!"

Kiana saw Himeko, whose body had been pierced by the Spear of the Void; Theresa, whose body was severed in two; Bronya, who looked like a corpse; and... Fu Hua, who was holding a sword and staring at her with eyes full of anger.

"I'm not the class monitor... I'm not..."

Kiana kept backing away from the scene before her until she tripped over something and fell to the ground.

"This...this is...Aaaaaah! Mei!!!"

Kiana saw Mei's bloodied head at her feet, her eyes wide open in death.

Kiana suddenly opened her eyes, her consciousness returning, only to realize it was all just a dream...

Kiana stared at the unfamiliar ceiling and the crayfish beside her.

Kiana immediately became alert and asked, "You! You! Who are you?!"

"Don't move around! Your injuries haven't healed yet," Tesla said, looking exasperated, before continuing to treat Kiana.

Kiana looked at the person in front of her who was treating her wounds, and it seemed that she wasn't the World Serpent.

Kiana's tense heart immediately relaxed, and she lay quietly on the bed.

"Um... excuse me... how did I get here?" Kiana asked shyly.

"Huh? Oh~ Mei brought you back," Tesla said.

"Mei! Do you know Mei? Um... where is she now?"

Kiana was thrilled to hear Mei's news, but then she thought about her own injury and realized Mei must be very worried...

"Phew~ It's finally done. You want to see Mei, right?" Tesla asked after treating Kiana.

"I... um, I want to see her."

"Okay, I see."

Tesla then walked outside and saw Mei waiting there.

"Mei, Kiana has regained consciousness."

“That’s wonderful, thank you so much, Dr. Tesla.”

"Don't be too happy yet... After emergency treatment, she is temporarily out of danger."

"But...her body is still deteriorating, and that bastard Herrscher's consciousness is constantly eroding her core."

"Kiana has done her best. For the past four months, she has been fighting against Sirin, but if this continues... her body will collapse first."

"In short, she is still not out of danger..."

“I have issued a level one warning to headquarters, and the Hyperion is also rushing here at full speed.”

"Mei, listen to me... four months... the time left for her, the time left for us... is less than four months."

Tesla frowned, clearly finding the matter very difficult.

Mei's heart skipped a beat. Four months? It seemed like it was two months in the original storyline. It appeared that stopping the Honkai energy explosion had bought Kiana two more months...

In the darkness on one side—

The raven and the gray snake are secretly communicating...

“Natasha, Natasha, how many times have I emphasized this to you? The Herrscher of the Void is a special individual. Every situation involving K423 must be judged by the Lord himself, and must not be decided arbitrarily.”

"I'm really sorry... After doing something like that, you don't think you can get away with it, do you?"

If Mei were here and heard Gray Serpent's words, she would definitely retort: ​​"You're just a nobody, while I, Gray Serpent, am the protagonist in this world! Do you understand the value of the Herrscher of Origin? You, Gray Serpent, are only fit to be a laborer, understand? Someone—take all of Gray Serpent's wages! Use it all to buy Raven an island!!!"

"Hehe, that's hard to say."

"What do you mean?" Gray Snake asked, puzzled.

"You must be having a headache too. If Kiana Kaslana is always in this half-human, half-Herrscher form, then what value does she have to the snake?"

"...but I found it."

"The power that World Serpent truly needs, the power that can allow the Herrscher of the Void to transform into a feather—I have found it."