Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

(Continuing from the previous chapter, Raiden Mei lost herself due to being bewitched by the Third Herrscher, the Herrscher of Thunder, and her body was taken over by the Herrscher of Thunder. Ryuu Takumi also sensed this power and went to provide support.)

At this moment, the land of China—

"Report, Colonel Himeko, a large-scale collapse reaction has occurred in the Changkong City area," an officer said to the red-haired woman in front of him.

"What? Ugh, I have to go back to work again. My date is ruined again," Himeko said.

"Huh? What do you mean?" the man in front of Himeko asked in confusion.

"It means I have to get to work, so my date tonight is off. After all, I am the Valkyrie."

"Alright," the man said helplessly.

"Alright, let's set off immediately."

----at the same time----

"boom--"

The Herrscher of Thunder looked at the white-haired woman in front of her, who was covered in wounds, and spoke slowly.

"Heh—you think you can mess with me?"

"Mei! Why have you become like this? Wake up! Think about everyone in this city! Qiao, Xiao Mo, Mo, and Xiao Qing definitely wouldn't want to see you like this!" Kiana cried out in anguish as she looked at the "Mei" in front of her.

"Coincidentally? That man... Ah, my head hurts so much! This coward is actually defying me! Ah! Die!" The Herrscher of Thunder unleashed a sword aura at Kiana.

"No...you can't hurt my friend!" Mei said angrily from the deepest part of the Herrscher of Thunder's heart.

Just as Kiana was on the verge of death, a crimson slash swept past, shattering the Herrscher of Thunder's sword energy.

"Who is it?" the Herrscher of Thunder asked angrily.

"It's me, and of course I'm not the only one." Long Qiao, transformed into Faiz, walked step by step toward Lei Lu, wielding the Faiz blade.

"Skull! Maximum Drive!" Kamen Rider Skull, wielding the Skull Magnum Gun, fired destructive beams at the area surrounding Herrscher of Thunder.

"Final AttackRide! De-De-De-Decade!" Menmo also transformed as he walked, taking out the Decade's final attack riding card and the card gun, firing bullets at the surrounding area once again.

"Assault Arrives" was followed by the newly arrived fourth brother, Zhang Qing, transforming into a dragon rider. Zhang Qing used a ranged attack on the Herrscher of Thunder, Rising Dragon Breakthrough—

"Ah!!!" The Herrscher of Thunder was instantly knocked down.

"Do you accept it or not? If not, keep it to yourself, or give Mei back to me." Long Qiao said slowly, looking at the Herrscher of Thunder.

"Tch, you win this time. I'll return the coward to you. You guys are good enough to have this coward..." The Herrscher of Thunder's voice grew softer and softer as she released Mei, and the four Dragon Brothers also deactivated their transformations.

"Hey, be careful. Mei's finally back, but she's unconscious. By the way, Kiana, are you alright?" Long Qiao asked, holding Mei and looking at Kiana, who was being helped up by Zhang Qing.

"Ouch, that hurts a bit. But what I didn't expect was that besides Qiao, Xiao Mo, Mo, and our Chinese teacher Xiao Qing are all Kamen Riders."

“That’s right, but now this city is starting to fall into crisis.” Long Qiao said solemnly as she looked at the scene below where residents were being infected by Honkai energy and turned into zombies.

Mei slowly awoke from her unconsciousness, looking at the scene before her and blaming herself, "It's all my fault. If it weren't for me, this place wouldn't be like this. It's all my fault..."

"It's not your fault, blame the Third Herrscher inside you!" Menmo comforted Mei.

Long Qiao lit a cigarette and said, "Let's go, let's go provide support. We have to at least save some survivors."

"Indeed, let's go then."

“We’ll go together too. I’m fine now.”

"Are you sure? Should we rest a bit more?"

“Confirmed, no need to rest anymore, we’ve rested enough,” Kiana and Mei said simultaneously.

"Okay, let's go then."

"Henshin!" x4

Wow! Your transformations are so cool!

"Of course, let's go."

----split line----

"Ha—" Long Qiao punched the strange man in front of her, scattering him. "So tired. How many survivors have we rescued now?"

"There are too many to count, but it's already a great thing that they were saved."

"Oh right, I need to go find the uncle; I haven't seen him along the way."

"Let's go together. I have a bad feeling about this..." Qingmo said with a serious expression.

"Alright, let's do it together then."

After a while—

The group finally found Uncle Narumi in the ruins, with a mysterious girl with white spiral hair in his arms.

"Uncle, are you alright?" Long Qiao asked, shattering the boulder pressing down on Minghai with a single punch.

"Oh! It's alright. It's just that this girl was being chased by several monsters before I found her. I managed to escape by hiding in these ruins while holding her."

"I see. Then, uncle, come with us!" Men Mo said.

"This... alright then..."

Then Long Qiao took the girl from the uncle's hands. "Uncle, you can ride in Xiao Qing's car. Xiao Qing is our newly recognized brother, his name is Zhang Qing."

"Well, that's fine too."

Meanwhile, the mysterious girl that Long Qiao was holding slowly woke up.

"Hmm—where am I? I remember encountering several monsters, then I was knocked unconscious, and then I don't remember anything..." the mysterious girl said, looking around.

"This is Changkong City. My uncle saved you. What's your name?" Long Qiao asked, looking at the girl with her fly-like eyes.

"Ah!" The girl was clearly startled. (It's like waking up from a dream and suddenly a face appears in front of you, let alone Long Qiao while she's still dressed. Anyone would be frightened in that situation!)

"...Am I that scary? Alright, what's your name?" Long Qiao asked, looking at the girl in front of her.

“Um—my name is Bronya…” Bronya said to the person in front of her with a blank expression.

"Bronya? That's a nice name. My name is Takumi, and I'm also Kamen Rider Faiz."

"Kamen Rider Faiz?" Bronya asked, puzzled.

“That’s right, and don’t always have a long face, smile more often,” Long Qiao said with a smile.

"Oh……"

"...Okay, we're here. Get out..."

"Well, what do you want to do?"

"Rescue."

The four brothers then charged into the horde of beasts, defeating each one with a punch and saving the remaining survivors.

"Thank you, thank you so much..." a man said.

"Yes, we would be dead if it weren't for you."

"Hehe, it's alright. Protecting civilians is our duty." Long Qiao scratched his head and said, "You guys should leave quickly, it's not safe here."

These civilians ran non-stop toward the distance—

But then, an unexpected event occurred—a long whip grazed Long Qiao's face and pierced the nearest civilian, who collapsed and died instantly…

"Heh—you mere humans think you can escape from us?"

"Who is it?" Long Qiao was unusually angry. Then she turned around and saw four Orphnochs walking towards her. Long Qiao was so shocked when she saw them clearly that she took two steps back.

"Hey! This can't be real, right?"

"Qiao? What's wrong with you? Why are you so scared?" Men Mo said in disbelief, after all, Long Qiao was quite strong among them.

"Now, you all get out of here right now. I'll cover your retreat. Run!" Long Qiao shouted at them.

"Why?" Qingmo asked, looking at Long Qiao's solemn expression.

“Standing before us now are the executives of the Orphnoch. They are all incredibly powerful. No, we must get Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Uncle away!” Long Qiao stood at the front, looking at the Orphnoch, and slowly spoke to the crowd.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect anyone still knew us. But none of you will escape, especially you, Faiz!!!"

----split line----

(The main characters are now facing a formidable enemy, an Orphnoch executive. What will become of them? Stay tuned for the next episode: Narumi's death and the debut of the Accelerated Form!)