Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

Chapter 180 The Battle with Them...

“The end of despair is approaching. The arrival of the gods has knocked on the door of destiny. Only by annihilating them can we protect our home. But now, is there still a place for me in this world?” Long Qiao said softly, tapping on the armrest of the throne.

"If you want the gods to turn their spear against me, then I must sever all ties with them... My former knight... Bronya... Let's go..."

After speaking, Long Qiao stood up immediately, and his tattered clothes were instantly repaired. He stepped into the spatial gate and in the blink of an eye, he arrived in a white, misty space. Before him were the knights he had met before, including Sento Ryuga, Inui Takumi, Emu, and others...

"Seniors, did you enjoy yourselves?" Long Qiao asked with a smile, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that Long Qiao's smile was devoid of any emotion or gratitude towards the seniors, like that of an ambitious beast.

"Oh? It's Qiao. What brings you here today? Why didn't you go find Bronya and the others?" Ryuga ran up to Ryu Qiao first and said.

“Because…they are no longer useful~” Long Qiao said softly, then stabbed Long Wo’s body with one hand and pulled it out suddenly, with a lot of blood, and looked coldly at Wan Zhang Long Wo.

"Xiao Qiao...you!" Before I could say anything, Long Qiao kicked me and sent me flying to Zhan Tu's side.

"Little girl, what are you doing?" Kouta Kuzuha called out quickly.

"What am I going to do? What else could I be going to do? Of course, it's to... kill you all! Evil Dragon Seal, activate!"

Long Qiao's eyes turned blood red again, a pair of dark golden dragon horns grew on his forehead, and his hands were covered with dark golden dragon scales. For a moment, the knights had no choice but to transform and confront Long Qiao.

"Little Qiaozi, what exactly happened to you?" Zhan Tu asked.

"What happened... nothing happened, except... the past me is dead, and the present me has become a member of the demon race. I am the Demon God Long Qiao, and you should all die."

Long Qiao slowly soared into the air. Suddenly, dark clouds appeared in the space, and thunder rumbled throughout the entire area. Only then did they realize that Long Qiao truly wanted to kill them, and they had no choice but to defend themselves with all their might.

"It's no use, just die." Long Qiao said coldly and ruthlessly. In the darkness, her scarlet eyes made her look even more ferocious and terrifying.

With a casual wave of his hand, the dark clouds covering the entire space began to descend, and black lightning swept over Qian Qiao and the others. At first, Qian Qiao and the others were able to dodge, but as time went on, the lightning became more and more numerous and stronger. They gradually became unable to avoid being struck by the lightning. After enduring it for a minute or two, Long Qiao finally stopped and landed on the ground. Long Qiao looked at the people lying all over the ground and checked their breathing.

"Dead? How boring, hehe...hahahahahaha!!!"

Long Qiao laughed loudly, then strode away. After Long Qiao left, Zhan Tu revived using the power of the God of Creation. After his revival, he also revived the others. Everyone looked at each other in disbelief.

“Little Qiaozi… actually killed us once…” Yongmeng said with a complicated expression.

"What on earth happened to him?!" Long exclaimed, bewildered.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing," Qian Qiao said.

"Don't let the darkness engulf you... Takumi." Yusuke Godai said, looking in the direction Takumi had left.

Long Qiao is now directly above where Kiana and the others are, looking down at them.

“You need to think this through. You might be resented by them, but even so, you still…” Hei Longqiao appeared beside Long Qiao and said, but before he could finish speaking, Long Qiao interrupted him.

"No need to say more. Even if I am resented and abandoned by the whole world, I will not regret it. Resentment or the desire to kill me are all acceptable as long as I can protect them. None of that matters," Long Qiao said.

After saying that, Long Qiao drew the Demon Flame Illusion Blade and released a black sword aura towards Zhang Qing and the others. Han Wang noticed the sword aura coming and quickly pulled Bronya away. The sword aura slashed all the way and directly split the tall building in front of them in two.

Everyone quickly turned around and saw a white-haired boy standing on the high building above them, looking at them indifferently.

"May I ask who you are? We haven't offended you, have we?" Zhang Qing asked, shielding the girls behind him.

Although Long Qiao remained silent while observing Zhang Qing's actions, she still praised him in her heart.

"Xiao Qing... thank you for protecting them, but... in order to prevent you from being targeted by the gods... this is the only way."

"Me? I have no name, and attacking you was just... a casual thing to do," Long Qiao said coldly.

After saying that, Long Qiao swung his sword at them again. Although they dodged it, they were still hit. Helpless, they could only transform into knights to face Long Qiao.

Long Qiao jumped down from the high-rise building and took out the Faiz Driver in front of them.

"I'll keep you company for a while, Henshin."

Ryuu Takumi transforms into Kamen Rider Faiz, but he's different. Ryuu Takumi's Faiz is taller than other riders, and like a monster, he has three pairs of sharp horns spreading out on his back.

"What...is this?" Zhang Qing was surprised when he saw the realistic version of Faiz.

“This is the real Kamen Rider, and I am the one who can perfectly wield their power!” Ryu Takumi said.

After saying that, Long Qiao launched an attack on them first, and Zhang Qing and the others had no choice but to fight back. However, the difference in strength between Long Qiao and them was huge. When Zhang Qing and the others attacked Long Qiao, they could only create a few sparks, while when Long Qiao hit them, she directly created large bursts of sparks, forcing them to retreat repeatedly.

"Alright, warm-up... time to end, Crimson 100-pull."

In an instant, drill pointers appeared all around them. Long Qiao quickly jumped and drilled through them, sending them flying several meters. Just as Long Qiao was about to leave, she sensed their lives slipping away, but Zhang Qing forced himself to stand up.

"Oh? Life is quite tenacious, but this is as far as you can go. Calamity Mark, release!"

Long Qiao transformed into his Calamity form and confronted Zhang Qing, who was under the Ice Abyss Armor. Han Wang's fingers twitched, causing Long Qiao to turn his head to look. Han Wang then stood up again and transformed into an Amazon, glaring at him fiercely.

"Resurrected... Fine, then let's kill him one more time."

Long Qiao struck Zhang Qing in the chest with a palm strike, causing him to cough up blood. His heart stopped abruptly, his armor disarmed, and he collapsed to the ground. Long Qiao then instantly appeared in front of Han Wang. Han Wang swiftly slashed out with his claws, effectively injuring Long Qiao, but Long Qiao didn't care. He grabbed Han Wang's head and slammed it to the ground. The immense force created a deep crater in the ground. After removing his hand, Long Qiao delivered another punch, shattering Han Wang's skull and killing him instantly.

Long Qiao sighed as she looked at Bronya and the others lying on the ground.

"I'm sorry... Sento and the others should be here soon. He will come to save you. Resent me, hate me... Only in this way... only in this way... can I face those gods with all my heart... Hehehe... Hahahahahaha!"

Long Qiao gently stroked Bronya's face, stood up, and laughed loudly towards the sky, but... why were he crying...? He laughed and then cried... Long Qiao quickly wiped away his tears, then returned to his indifferent expression, slowly rose into the air, and spoke in a voice that could be heard throughout the world.

"I am the Demon God... I hereby declare that I will slowly purge you all in the future. Those who are not afraid of death... come and attack me! The first war between humans and demons... has officially begun!!! The Fifth Calamity has arrived!"

After speaking, Long Qiao slowly walked away. At this moment, Zhan Tu and the others arrived. They had just heard Long Qiao's words and all showed expressions of disbelief. However, when they came to Bronya and the others, they found that they had also passed away...

"Long Qiao... he's gone a bit too far! What's wrong with this guy?!" Long Wo cursed angrily.

"Little Qiaozi..."

After Sento revived Bronya and the others, he discovered that they didn't seem to recognize Ryuki. They asked him again about what had just happened, and as they suspected, Ryuki had killed them, announced the matter, and left...