Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

Chapter 181 The Demon

“It’s been a few days since I killed them last time, and now I’m hated by the whole world. I’ve truly become a rat that everyone wants to kill. But I have no regrets. I’ve severed the cause and effect, and I will bear the consequences. Their memories haven’t returned yet, and those gods have used some unknown means to have several high-ranking gods worshipped in every city. And I… have been erased from the world’s list of names.” Long Qiao sat on the throne, propping his face up with his hand, his left hand still fiddling with a coin, and muttered to himself with his eyes closed.

“You went too far,” Black Dragon said.

“I know, but only in this way… can I be worthy of everything I have done. I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.” Long Qiao said, opening her left eye.

"Raiden Mei, where are you now?" Long Qiao asked.

"She has now gone to the World Snake Organization."

"Is that so... Just as I expected, Sento and the others didn't help Bronya and the others regain their memories?"

"Not yet, it might be time to wait for the right time..."

"I understand. Right, if I'm not mistaken... the Honkai has begun, hasn't it?"

"Yes, the collapse point occurred in a place called Coral Island, and it seems to have been active for about thirty minutes. Why are you asking about this?"

"Hehe... World Serpent will definitely go there, and the Herrscher there is the Herrscher of Ice. I can borrow its power to restore my body and steal some prey. Let's go, I've been here for so long, my body is almost rusty." Long Qiao stretched and said casually.

"Oh? Aren't you afraid of getting ganged up on?"

"That would be perfect, they can give it a try," Long Qiao said after glancing at Hei Long Qiao.

"Let's not delay, let's go."

After saying that, the two walked into the portal one after the other...

When the two reappeared, they were on a bridge, and before them were Raiden Mei's World Serpent faction, along with Durandal and Rita.

"Oh? It's so lively here?" Long Qiao spoke first, breaking the argument between the two sides.

“You are… the demon god who waged war against all of humanity that day. Why have you come here?” Rita asked.

"Do I... need to answer? Who do you think you are?" Long Qiao said coldly.

"Your Excellency...aren't you being a bit too arrogant?" Rita said, her eyes growing increasingly dangerous as she looked at Long Qiao. Then, she suddenly swung her scythe at Long Qiao and attacked.

But... with a clang, to Rita's astonishment, Long Qiao used a whip to send Rita flying.

"I have already said, what are you...?" Long Qiao said coldly, then slowly walked past Raiden Mei and Durandal.

Suddenly, several sharp spikes pierced through the limbs and torsos of the four people, sending them flying into the air. The four were caught off guard by this sudden attack and coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

"If I were to get serious, you would have died the moment you saw me. And I'm just playing with you. And how long are you going to keep watching, God?" Long Qiao walked directly to an area closer to them and said coldly.

"Tch... I didn't expect you to find out after all, Long Qiao..."

The deity had just opened his mouth after appearing when he was interrupted by Long Qiao punching him in the face.

"If you want to fight, then fight. Why all this nonsense?" Long Qiao said.

"Very well, your tone and your expression... you've successfully angered me, prepare to die!" Sayero unleashed dozens of golden energy balls at Long Qiao.

Long Qiao remained motionless despite the attack being so close at hand. However, Long Qiao's stillness did not mean that the six independent whips behind him would not move. The six whips blocked all the dozens of energy balls like a whirlwind, and Long Qiao simply took out a blood-stained handkerchief to wipe his hands.

"Just now...did you attack? Then isn't it my turn?"

Long Qiao casually swung her hand, and her back whip instantly grew and struck Sayero. Upon seeing Long Qiao's reckless fighting style, Sayero hurriedly dodged the back whip's pursuit. At first, the back whip would still hit the ground after he dodged, but as time went on, the back whip actually kept up with Sayero's pace, and several times it almost killed Sayero on the spot.

"What's wrong? All you can do is dodge? You can barely dodge even one attack. You've lived too long." Long Qiao said expressionlessly.

"Bastard... Don't look at me with those eyes that treat human life like dirt! I'm a god..."

Before Sayero could finish speaking, Long Qiao kicked him three miles away, causing him to collapse on the ground. Long Qiao then used his back whip to tie Sayero's body up and bring him in front of her.

"Do you know how ugly you look right now? Do you know what this handkerchief means?" Long Qiao asked, holding up the blood-stained handkerchief to Shayero.

"What's the meaning?!"

"The blood on this handkerchief... is all from your own kind, and... a whole family of eleven. There was even a little girl who kept calling out in the flames... 'Sayaro, save us!' But... you'll never see her again, because... I've already killed them all." Long Qiao whispered in front of Sayero.

"What?! You...you...devil!! She's just a child!"

"What's it to me!" Long Qiao shouted after kicking Shayero in the chin again, sending him flying.

"Gods should die. Whether human or demon, as long as they have taken a human life, they will never have a pure heart again. The world... is the same. I have killed gods... I have killed humans. I can't go back. So I can only make this world more chaotic!" Long Qiao said madly, spreading his hands.

Immediately following Long Qiao's laughter, a sharp spike shot directly at Sayero. Just as Long Qiao was about to succeed, a clang rang out, and to their astonishment, a deep blue spatial tunnel suddenly appeared beside them. A powerful force pulled Long Qiao and Sayero into it together. Floating inside the spatial tunnel, Long Qiao turned his head to look at the numerous clocks all around him. As he looked on in confusion, the tunnel opened... a door!