Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

"Mei, Bronya, didn't I put the belt and everything in my storage ring? Why aren't you using it? There's even an instruction manual." Long Qiao said with a smile, looking at Mei in his arms.

"No... I don't know how to take it out."

"Just silently think about the belt you want to take out," Long Qiao said.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to mention. My memories have returned to the main body. My name is Long Qiao. Remember that. Sigh, if it weren't for the limited time, I would have liked to chat with you all a little longer," Long Qiao said with a regretful expression.

"Long Qiao..."

"Take good care of yourself while I'm gone."

After saying that, Long Qiao placed Mei Yi in Men Mo's hands and then looked into the eyes of the mysterious man.

"Kabuto!"

Then, a portal suddenly appeared in the air next to Long Qiao, from which a red rhinoceros beetle flew out and landed on Long Qiao's belt.

"Henshin!"

In an instant, a hexagon appeared on Long Qiao's chest, then expanded to the side, and a set of silver and red armor completely covered Long Qiao's surface, and Long Qiao's coolness suddenly increased.

"Come on, I'm not going easy on you this time, cast off!"

Long Qiao grabbed the beetle's horn and pulled it to the right. Then the beetle's shell detached from its body and flew to its side. A single horn then landed on the beetle's head from below, while an armored shell hit the mysterious man, sending him flying several meters away.

"Change Beetle!"

"Then let's move on to the second round! I won't bully you, you go first."

Upon hearing Long Qiao's words, the mysterious man became instantly enraged. He then quickly approached Long Qiao and threw several punches, but Long Qiao dodged them with incredible speed.

"Why? Why can't I hit it!"

"Do you understand? This is the difference in strength between you and me."

Then Long Qiao moved away and patted the button on her belt with her right hand.

"Clock up!"

In the mysterious man's eyes, Long Qiao vanished instantly, and then he himself was lifted into the air. Suddenly, many wounds appeared on his body, and bright red blood flew past his eyes. The mysterious man landed suddenly and crashed heavily to the ground.

"You can't beat me. Leave here and I might let you go."

"You bastard! Don't underestimate me!"

The enraged mysterious man increased his power to manipulate his own gravity, causing Long Qiao, who was still in the ascending state, to suddenly stop the ascending state, and sparks flew from his armor.

"Not bad, you even thought of manipulating gravity to force me out of the time-up state," Long Qiao thought to herself.

"Hehehe... Go to hell!"

As the mysterious man manipulated the black ball to strike Long Qiao, Long Qiao's lips curled slightly beneath the mask, and then the black ball exploded in Long Qiao's direction, releasing a cloud of smoke.

"Hahahaha, you're nothing special after all! You three brothers are really weak!"

"Are you done talking? If you are, it's my turn."

"what?!"

As the smoke cleared, the armored figure was no longer there; instead, a humanoid creature resembling a dragon appeared in the place.

"What? This...this is..." The mysterious man was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

"Surprised? You're nothing special."

Then, the Dragon Lord Orphnoch strode up to the mysterious man and delivered a whip kick to his neck, slamming him back into the ground. Afterward, the Dragon Lord Orphnoch stepped on the mysterious man and randomly manipulated his tail to aim at him. Suddenly, a cannon barrel extended from the tip of the Dragon Lord Orphnoch's tail, and an energy wave gathered at the barrel and fired towards the mysterious man.

"boom!"

As the dust settled, the mysterious figure who had been trampled on had vanished. Turning to look to the side, one could see the same mysterious figure clutching his chest, glaring fiercely at Long Qiao. Blood seemed to still be flowing from the figure's chest…

"Ahem... You bastards, I'll let you off this time, but you won't be so lucky next time we meet!"

"Oh? You've been beaten up like this, and you can still say things like that? How about we practice some more? After all, I haven't even used my best move yet!" Long Qiao said, transforming into human form as she spoke, teasing the mysterious man.

"You...just wait for me!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the mysterious person who was about to escape was suddenly knocked to the ground with a punch and a kick. When the group looked closely, they were surprised to find that the newcomers were Kiana, who had finished her training, and Fu Hua, who had been woken up.

The two who arrived later looked in the direction of Men Mo and the others, but unexpectedly they encountered a "ghost".

"Huh? Qiao, weren't you supposed to be dead? You're not dead?" Kiana asked in surprise, looking at Long Qiao.

"Coincidentally? According to the report, didn't you sacrifice yourself in the Battle of Chiyou?" Fu Hua said in shock.

"You two are just hoping I'll die, aren't you? I'm just an energy clone. Kiana and Bronya each have one of my energy clones in their storage rings. They'll automatically activate when you're in danger, and I'll naturally appear too. Also, my name is Long Qiao." Long Qiao said, rubbing her forehead.

“Long Qiao…that’s a very nice name,” Fu Hua said.

The three then looked at the mysterious man again.

"Hey! You old thief, are you still going to fight? Forget it, whether you fight or not, you're going to get ganged up on again."

As soon as Long Qiao finished speaking, Kiana and Fu Hua rushed forward to face the mysterious man. After several more rounds of fighting, the mysterious man pushed the two away. Unexpectedly, Long Qiao had already transformed into an Orphnoch for the second time, and was holding a cannon (God-Slaying Cannon) pointed at him.

"Come on, look at the camera. Don't be nervous, it's normal to feel dizzy."

Immediately, Long Qiao, wielding the God-Slaying Cannon, fired a laser at the mysterious man, sending him flying. More and more blood flowed from the mysterious man's body.

Then, when the mysterious man stood up again, Long Qiao was already approaching with the God-Slaying Blade in hand. In the chaos, the mysterious man activated a barrier, trying to block Long Qiao's slashing blade. But Long Qiao curled the corner of his mouth and directly brought down the blade. Strangely, Long Qiao's blade broke through the barrier. As Long Qiao's blade fell, a severed hand flew into the air.

The mysterious man quickly stepped back, glaring angrily at Long Qiao, and said, "Cough cough... You bastard, I'll make sure you don't get away with this next time we meet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mysterious man vanished without a trace...

"Huh? They ran away already? How boring..."

After Long Qiao finished speaking, his figure became increasingly transparent. Mei and Bronya tried to hug him, but... they passed right through him and couldn't touch him at all.

"Heh... You idiot Mei, you idiot Bronya, didn't I tell you? This is just an energy clone of me. The real me is already dead, and this clone is about to dissipate..." Long Qiao said with a smile as he looked at the two of them.

"But... I just want to hug you again... even just for a moment..." Mei said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Is that so... Alright... Stop crying... Death isn't the end, forgetting is... As long as you remember me, I'll be by your side. I've already told you everything I was supposed to do. You can tell Kiana about it later... And goodbye, my friends, my... brothers..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Long Qiao's body transformed into countless photons that flew into the sky, seemingly redrawing her smiling face in the air once more...

“Let’s go back… I must become stronger than I am now!” Menmo said as he walked up to the group.

"Qiao... I will definitely protect everything you want to protect... After all, I am your second brother..."