Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

"Drip drip..."

Men Mo saw that the call was from Long Qiao and quickly answered it.

"Menmo, I'm on the shore now. You all continue forward, and I'll hold off Chiyou's advance!" Long Qiao said.

"This is the first time you've called me 'Menmo' directly since we met."

Maybe so.

Then, just as Menmo was about to say something to Long Qiao, Bronya snatched the communicator away.

"Qiao... will... will you come back?" Bronya asked.

"Bronya...yes, she'll be back. I'm hanging up now," Long Qiao replied with a smile, then ended the call.

"Sigh! Let's go, Bronya..."

On the surface of the sea, Long Qiao stared solemnly at the ferocious beast emerging from the deep sea, then turned to the red beetle beside him and said...

"Xiao Jia, once we leave, all the romance and beauty of the world will be irrelevant to us. Are you afraid of it being destroyed?"

The insect instrument shook its head.

"Really? Actually, I'm quite afraid of death, but if I can stop Chi You, what does it matter if I die?"

After Menmo and the others dealt with the corrupted Ji Lin inside Chi You's abdomen, Chi You faced no further resistance and summoned numerous Honkai Beasts, including even some monsters from Kamen Rider.

“They’re here. Let’s go, Kabuto, and together we’ll face our final battle and their annihilation.” Long Qiao tied up her long, loose hair as she walked away.

"This is a hair tie that Bronya gave me, hehehe..."

At that very moment, Tianming filmed Chi You's appearance and broadcast it to everyone's screens. Whether it was Tianming from Anti-Entropy or Menmo and the others, they all saw Chi You's image.

"Chi You...!"

"Hey, Brother Mo, look! Isn't that Brother Qiao?" Xiao Qing exclaimed.

"what?!"

On the large screen, amidst the surging crowd, a silver-haired boy with a ponytail slowly approached Chi You, walking against the flow of people. A red beetle flew beside him, and the people running around him watched.

When Long Qiao appeared, everyone who knew her was stunned. Even Wendy was about to come over to help, but Theresa stopped her...

In a room in a certain city

"Little Dragon Clever..."

At the point of reverse entropy...

"Xiaoqiao?! How could he be? Oh no... You absolutely can't be hurt..."

Long Qiao, wielding a sharp blade, killed the nearest Orphnoch.

"I never imagined that I could kill an Orphnoch even without transforming."

Then, looking in the direction from which the beast horde was approaching, he revealed a wicked smile.

"Let the battle rage on!"

Then Kabuto sped off, instantly eliminating the nearest Zergling. Ryuu, wielding his blade, charged forward, and a large number of Orphnochs fell to his blade in a flash.

Meanwhile, Men Mo and the others watching the show were stunned.

"It's open? That's awesome!"

The scene continued, and Long Qiao then took out his Faiz phone, transforming while slaying Honkai Beasts. He then activated his Accelerated Mode, a 30-second burst of speed that gave him ample time to eliminate the weaker Honkai Beasts.

After witnessing the Zerg's metamorphosis, Long Qiao blocked an attack from an accelerating Zerg with his sword, transforming into a Kabuto and disappearing into the smoke. Then, before anyone could see clearly, the Zerg exploded one after another.

Even Otto had to admit that this scene impressed Long Qiao, saying, "This is what a warrior should be like; this is the true spirit of humanity!"

But human physical strength is ultimately limited, and besides, Long Qiao's body was already on the verge of collapse. After accelerating twice more, Long Qiao's attack speed became increasingly sluggish. Then, a Gurongi seized the opportunity and hit Long Qiao in the chest with a fireball, which exploded in a burst of sparks. Then, another Nebula-type Gurongi punched Long Qiao in the back, sending him flying.

Bronya and Mei, who were watching, gasped in surprise.

"skillful!!!"

For some reason, Long Qiao was unable to get up immediately.

"Hah...hah...it's no use, my body is starting to turn into sand," Long Qiao muttered to himself.

Just as Orphnoch was about to deliver the final blow to Long Qiao, two blue scimitars flew in and struck Orphnoch.

"Who is it?" Long Qiao looked up and saw a figure in blue armor, wearing the same knight system as Kabuto.

"I've never seen Kabuto so disheveled before. This is the first time. Can he still fight?" The person under the mask chuckled slyly, then removed his armor, revealing a handsome face and extending a hand to Long Qiao.

"You are... Kagami?! How did you..." Ryuki asked in astonishment.

Even Menmo and Xiaoqing, who were watching, were shocked.

"Kagami?! That's great, Takumi is saved!"

"Ok!"

"Really? That's great!!!" Mei exclaimed happily.

"But who is Kagami?" Kiana asked.

"He's a good friend of Tendou Souji, Kamen Rider Gunpla," Menmo explained.

"Very good……"

"Let's go out too and watch Qiao's battle."

Then Zhang Qing unleashed a powerful strike, carrying everyone away from Chi You's abdomen to a high building to watch the show. Long Qiao smiled after seeing Zhang Qing's skill, then took Kagami's hand.

"Yes, I can still fight!"

"Hahaha, it seems I can entrust Steel Fighter to you after the battle, but I only have ten minutes right now."

"It's alright, just clear the way for me, ten minutes should be enough," Long Qiao said.

After Kagami transforms into Kamen Rider Gunpla and wields his twin swords to cut down all the approaching minions, Takumi also transforms into Kamen Rider Gaim's Victory Roar form and charges towards Chi You with a single shot.

After seeing that Long Qiao had approached Chi You, Kagami also left, heading to a high-rise building to watch the young man's battle.

"Tendo, he's a lot like you," Kagami said, looking behind her.

"I think so too, that's why I entrusted Kabuto to him," Tendo said with a smile.

"I'm also prepared to entrust the steel bucket to him."

Long Qiao was already in front of Chi You at this moment, then transformed into Faiz, and then took out the Faiz Explosive Device to transform into its final form.

"Come on, Chi You, now it's just the two of us!" Long Qiao said, raising the Photon Destruction Sword towards Chi You.

Then, Long Qiao pressed code 5214, activating the shoulder-mounted machine gun (Crimson Cannon), which fired at Chi You, sending sparks flying. Chi You, in pain, retaliated, gathering a burst of destructive bullets in his mouth and firing at Long Qiao. However, Long Qiao had already anticipated this and pressed code 5246, causing the jetpack on his back to lift him into the air.

Then, he pressed code 5532, the Explosive Drill, and kicked straight down at Chi You. He landed, but Long Qiao's body started to hurt again, and wisps of electricity appeared on his Explosive form.

"Skill!!" Bronya couldn't help but exclaim.

After hearing Bronya's voice, Long Qiao looked in their direction and said...

"Don't worry, no one will get hurt here. With me here, you'll all be fine."

After recovering, Chi You unleashed his final destructive beam at Long Qiao.

Long Qiao also pressed the final code 103, unleashing the maximum power of the Photon Destruction Cannon at Chi You. The Photon Destruction Beam, containing immense destructive energy, swept towards Chi You. The two energies collided, generating a powerful aura that caused the sky to change color drastically, and blue flames began to erupt from Long Qiao's body.

"Aaaaaaah!!! Die, Chi You!!!"

Even if the gods were here, I would still defeat them!

Long Qiao's photon-destructive beam gradually advanced and struck Chi You. After blue flames erupted from Chi You's body, it dissipated into the horizon. At the same time, something fell out of Chi You's body, and Long Qiao walked over and picked it up.

It was a white, round object with an image that looked like a fox on it.

"This is... the Extreme Fox Core?"

Then, the Extreme Fox Core suddenly flew up and drilled straight into Long Qiao's body, and a fox head pattern appeared on Long Qiao's left chest.

"It feels so familiar," Long Qiao said, her eye twitching slightly.

Exhausted, Long Qiao mustered her last strength to disengage from the transformation, flashed a peace sign towards Men Mo and the others, and shouted...

"I won!"

Men Mo and the others also came to Long Qiao's side.

"Qiao! Congratulations on your victory! Let's go back. Dean Theresa will definitely heal you," Mei said, placing her hand on Long Qiao's. Even Bronya grabbed Long Qiao's collar.

"No! I can't go back anymore. I'm leaving them to you. Don't let them go to waste." Long Qiao used his right hand to put Mei's hand down, then gave Mei, Bronya, and Kiana each a storage ring containing the transformation devices for Gaim, Kabuto, and Faiz.

"Qiao, you..." Bronya said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Bronya, Mei, I hope you enjoy your time while I'm gone. Menmo, Xiaoqing, I'm sorry. And this is a parting gift for you," Long Qiao said with a smile, handing them an envelope.

Suddenly a blue stag beetle flew in.

"Is it time? Are you coming with me too? Alright, in that case, let's go to the underworld for a battle."

Then Long Qiao turned back for one last look at them before walking away into the distance.

No one knows where Long Qiao went except himself.

Under a tree, Long Qiao looked at the group photo with everyone, watching the setting sun, and his mind flashed back to his childhood.

—My name is Long Qiao, and I am very strong.

—Don't be afraid, I'm here for you.

"So my name is Long Qiao. It seems people do remember everything when they're dying, huh... It's good to have met them; they've kept me, an orphan, from being so lonely. Goodbye, everyone, farewell."

Finally, Long Qiao's hand, clutching the photograph, slowly lowered, and her weary eyes closed forever.

The sun has set, and my journey has come to an end...

In the end, Long Qiao vanished into the sky, leaving behind only a group photo of nine people...

An Eye Soul fell out of Long Qiao's body, and after an unknown amount of time, it was picked up by a blond man who suddenly appeared.