Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

(Continuing from the previous chapter, because Lucky Clover defeated the main characters with overwhelming power, at this critical moment, Long Qiao unlocked the accelerated form of Faiz. Will Long Qiao be able to defeat Clover this time?)

"Heh—it's my turn now." Long Qiao pressed the faiz speed gauge.

The "Start Up" timer has begun.

Long Qiao was surprised when she saw the numbers on the accelerometer, because the time on it was counting down from 30 seconds.

"So this is what the system meant by enhancement. This is like divine assistance."

Long Qiao then took out the Faiz camera and rushed towards the four people. He punched one of them and sent them flying. Then Long Qiao flicked his hand, installed the cursor on his left leg, and jumped.

Twelve crimson cone-shaped pointers shot towards the four monsters—this was the "Crimson Twelve-Strike Combo!"

A burst of flame shot into the sky, and Long Qiao slowly emerged from the smoke—

As the smoke cleared, only three of the four Orphnochs remained; the Lobster Orphnoch had been kicked to death.

"3, 2, 1, Time Out!" Long Qiao's accelerated form also returned to normal.

"Hehe—look at you all, you're quite a mess," Long Qiao said, looking down at them.

"Damn it!" The three of them immediately ran away.

Long Qiao watched them leave and then deactivated her transformation.

“Hey! Qiao, your acceleration must have been enhanced.” Qingmo said, stroking his chin. “I remember Faiz can only last for about 10 seconds, but you took more than 30 seconds to exit the acceleration state.”

“Indeed, mine is enhanced; the accelerated state lasts for 30 seconds,” Long Qiao said.

"Holy crap? This is outrageous!" Menmo exclaimed in surprise.

“In some ways, it’s really outrageous,” Zhang Qing said.

"Hey, hey, hey? Mo, Xiao Qing, why do you guys say it's outrageous? Isn't 30 seconds normal?" Kiana asked in confusion.

"In your eyes, 30 seconds is indeed normal, but it is not normal for Faiz. Faiz originally only had a 10-second acceleration mode. Once it exceeds 10 seconds, its own system will collapse, and the user will be submerged in a large amount of photon blood and self-destruct."

“What about Brother Qiao…” Bronya asked.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine, just a little tired," Long Qiao said, shaking her hand.

"But, Uncle, he..."

"Let's find a good place for Uncle to be buried and let him have a good rest..." Long Qiao picked up Uncle.

"Um, your name is Qiao, right? If you can trust me, I'll find a place for your husband to be buried," Himeko said to Ryu Qiao.

"Okay, thank you." Long Qiao said to Ji Zi.

Suddenly, a lightning-fast attack came hurtling towards Long Qiao—

"Qiao, be careful!" With that, Qingmo stepped in front of Qiao, blocking the attack, and then slowly fell to the ground—

"!!!" Long Qiao looked at the fallen Qing Mo, "Brother Mo!"

"Qingmo!" Everyone ran towards Qingmo.

"Hahaha, we've killed one Kamen Rider here too. Not bad, huh?" Centipede Orphnoch laughed loudly.

"Hahaha, you guys were too careless," the other Orphnochs laughed.

"Damn centipedes, you're all asking for it!" This time, Long Qiao was furious. "Henshin!"

"Complete!"

"Take us with you again, Brother Qiao!" Zhang Qing roared.

"Henshin!" Zhang Qing took out the Ryuki V-belt buckle, put the Ryuki card into its case, and transformed into Kamen Rider Ryuki.

"Me too, damn it, a bunch of bugs!" Men Mo also put away his usual frivolousness and turned serious.

"You're the first guy to make me angry, Henshin!" Menmo took out the Decade Driver, inserted the Decade card into the driver, and violently pushed it in, and Decade appeared.

After looking at the two of them, Long Qiao switched to speed mode and took out the Faiz camera.

"Start Up!" Long Qiao pressed the switch on the faiz accelerometer, and the timer started!

"Damn centipede, prepare to die!" Long Qiao roared at the centipede Orphnoch.

"Axel Gran Impact!" Long Qiao used his speed boost to flash behind the centipede and threw a punch at him. Then Zhang Qing and Men Mo each added a kick. Then a ? symbol appeared on the centipede, and the centipede turned into sand. As for the other Orphnochs, they had already run away.

Long Qiao finished the battle and deactivated her transformation, then ran to Qing Mo's side.

"Brother Mo! I'll take you to see a doctor. You'll be alright," Long Qiao said, her eyes filled with tears.

"Cough cough, it's no use. I know my body. I'm going to die. Qiao, I need to ask you a favor." Qingmo said, grabbing Long Qiao.

"Brother Mo, you speak, I'm listening."

"That is, please carry on with my and Uncle's last wishes, and protect everyone... Hehe, I really don't want it to end so soon... Please, Qiao." Qingmo looked at the boy in front of her and slowly closed her eyes...

"Ah! I promise you, Brother Mo, I will definitely protect everything."

"I think I understand what the spirit of being a Kamen Rider is..." Long Qiao muttered.

"Let's go, Mo, Xiaoqing, let's continue our wandering. Uncle and Brother Mo have already left, and we have nowhere to go," Long Qiao said helplessly.

"Um, if you don't mind, you can come with us to St. Freya Academy."

"Oh? Is that okay? Thanks a lot then..." Zhang Qing was the first to speak.

"Then let's go without delay," Himeko said.

Before leaving, Long Qiao took one last look at the boy leaning against the wall...

As everyone followed Himeko to St. Freya Academy, the battle came to an end.

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Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious man approached the deceased Qingmo with an injection and spoke.

"You are Long Qiao's brother, you can't just die like this." The mysterious man injected the injection into Qing Mo's arm.

With a series of convulsions, Qingmo's injuries were completely healed, and all bodily functions were restored.

"Uh...where am I? I remember I helped Qiao block a fatal blow and I died, didn't I? But how come I am now?" Qingmo said, glancing around.

"I've brought you back to life, but I injected you with an immortal serum. You're now an immortal being. After all, you're Qiao's brother. If you had died, how heartbroken they would have been," the mysterious man said.

"Here, these two are a little gift for you. How can you properly protect the people and your brother if you only have one skull?" The mysterious man said to Qingmo as he took out two memory cells.

"! Isn't this the Eternal and Ace Memory? You're giving it to me like this?" Qingmo said in disbelief.

"if not?"

"As for Menmo's power, just tell him that you only need to touch the knight you want to touch for 5 seconds to get the corresponding card," the mysterious man said to Qingmo.

"Okay, I understand. I'll pass these things on to them. Goodbye, sir."

"Well, goodbye. And I'm only 28 years old, why call me 'uncle'? Alright, alright, get lost. By the way, Long Qiao and the others' next stop is St. Freya Academy. Take your time finding that place. You can train yourself along the way."

"Okay, thanks." With that, Qingmo grabbed the things and ran quickly into the distance.

"Brother Mo... this time... at least in this world, I will not let my tragedy repeat itself. This time, I will save this world..." the mysterious man muttered, looking in the direction Qing Mo had left.

Qingmo was on her way to St. Freya Academy...

"Great! Now that I'm an immortal, I can protect them again! No, no, I should go to Anti-Entropy first and secretly help Qiao and the others... Hmm! That's decided." Then Qingmo took off the white hat on his head with his right hand.

"Uncle... I will carry on your will..."

They then switched to the Skull Iron Man and headed to their next destination, Anti-Entropy.

----split line----

(The great battle in Changkong City has ended. The deaths of Uncle Narumi and Qingmo made Long Qiao realize the responsibilities of a Kamen Rider. However, Qingmo was resurrected by a mysterious person. As for what will happen next, please look forward to the next episode, Escape from Changkong!)