Honkai Impact 3rd: I picked up a Seele at the start of the game.

Chapter 17 Life Link

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If we ignore the ravages of war around her, this young girl should have been living a carefree life in this advanced modern society.

If a Herrscher had never descended upon her, the girl would probably still be immersed in her studies in high school, unaware of the dangers of the world and the vastness of the universe.

At that moment, she lowered her head, letting him point a gun at her. Her eyes were closed, and the expression on her face was hard to tell—whether it was sadness or relief.

"..."

Kevin, this seemingly cold but still innocent boy, suddenly said, "Herrscher, if you voluntarily give up your power and accept supervision in the Firemoth, I can spare your life."

The girl opened her captivating eyes, the undisguised desire to survive shining within them. She smiled gently: "Okay."

But in that fleeting moment of lapse in concentration, she suddenly launched her attack! Crimson, evil thorns spread and climbed, while eerie, purplish-black tentacles twisted and coiled! She unleashed the full power of the Herrscher under the sky, recklessly destroying everything around her in a manner that bordered on self-abandonment!

"boom!"

Gunshots rang out, and the Herrscher's body collapsed limply.

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"ah!--"

"Xier, are you okay?"

Yun Fuyu quickly helped Xi'er up after she suddenly fell, and asked her about her condition with a slight frown.

Seele shook her head blankly: "It's nothing... but, for some reason, my heart is suddenly beating really fast."

Even if Xi'er didn't say anything, Yun Fuyu could feel it. For no other reason than that at this moment, his heartbeat accelerated in sync with Xi'er's, bringing waves of palpitations to his heart.

Their synchronized accelerated heartbeats are likely a special circumstance resulting from their "dream link." But what is the cause of their racing heartbeats?

Helping Xi'er up, and glancing at the darkening sky, Yun Fuyu suggested, "Xi'er, let's stop here for today. Let's rest for a bit and continue tomorrow."

Seele clutched her chest, a slight tightness in her chest, and said, "I...I don't want to hide it from you. Actually, Seele has always had a vague feeling, urging me to get away from that direction as soon as possible."

She pointed to the southeast, the first core area of ​​this great collapse, and said, "I don't know why, and it would be difficult to escape on my own, so I haven't set off."

Seele suddenly grabbed Yun Fuyu's hand: "Seele doesn't know what happened, and doesn't want to know. Seele only knows that she might not be able to leave with you. But... but..."

"..."

Yun Fuyu held Xier's hand tightly in return: "But I will definitely leave with Xier. This is something I promised you, Xier, please trust me a little more."

He pursed his lips, looked around, and decided that it was a good place to rest, so he decided to rest there and wait for Xier to recover before continuing.

Yet a sense of powerlessness still lingered in my heart.

what happened?

What happened to Seele?

Will they be able to leave safely?

Does the second core area refer to Seele?

One question after another lingered in my mind, like threads winding and coiling, completely enveloping my transparent heart.

While Yun Fuyu was tidying up the place, Xi'er gradually recovered and wanted to prepare food as usual. Yun Fuyu asked her with concern, but she smiled and said it was okay.

But the next moment, that feeling of palpitation inexplicably returned, and even Yun Fuyu could feel it clearly.

I'm so hungry and tired, but it seems like no amount of eating or sleeping can relieve the hunger.

...Mebius, who was following behind and knew the current situation, finally couldn't help but show up.

She strode over, looking down at the two people sitting on the ground, and her cool yet alluring voice rang out: "You two, do you want to know what happened?"

Yun Fuyu was taken aback, wondering how she had followed her. But then she felt it was only natural; after all, it was Möbius, how could she judge her by her own standards?

He stopped Seele, who was trying to stand up, and said sincerely to Möbius, "I want to know."

"Since you've been so nice, I'll be generous this once in a while."

Mebius: "In the last five minutes, the Sixth Herrscher was killed twice. Each resurrection time coincided with the time when your abnormal status appeared."

Yun Fuyu felt as if he had been struck by lightning—his worst fears had come true. And in such an unexpected way.

Seele had a vague premonition, and Möbius proved it to her.

Möbius: "I've been listening to you all this time. Seele, the direction you're trying to escape in is exactly where the Sixth Herrscher is located."

"What's interesting is that the Sixth Herrscher possesses the power of death, which can deprive people of life. But she is not complete, and has not yet condensed the Herrscher core."

Mebius spoke as if he were a supreme god: "Now, you have two choices. First, obediently follow me and let me study your situation. Second, go to the battlefield between the Fire Moth and the Herrscher, and be killed along with the Herrscher, or something unexpected happens and kills us."

Just as Yun Fuyu was about to speak and ask Mebius to take Seele away, Seele spoke up first.

The frail girl asked in a low voice, "So, is the power within me really related to the Herrscher?"

Möbius: "Based on the evidence we have so far, yes."

However, Mebius was also a little surprised—she had always thought Yun Fuyu was more suspicious, but now Seele had confessed without being asked.

Seele: "Do you really have to kill the Herrscher?"

Even Mebius hesitated for a moment in front of this innocent girl, but she still nodded.

However, Mebius added, "If you come with me, given your current special circumstances, perhaps you'll have other ways to deal with the Herrscher?"

Seele glanced at Yun Fuyu beside her: "Blanca... no, Dr. Mebius, can you tell what's going on between Yun Fuyu and me?"

Facing the next precious white mouse, or the next sacrificial victim, Möbius answered truthfully: "I don't know. On the surface, the connection between you is very similar to the connection between the Herrscher and you, with a certain life link. But I can't see anything more."

Seele seemed to have made up her mind. Yun Fuyu suddenly grasped her hand and pleaded in a low voice, "Seele, let's go with Mebius. I want to leave here."

I want to leave this place with you.

Seele seems to have confirmed her identity as a Herrscher. When creation and decay meet, no one knows what will happen. Yun Fuyu didn't want to worry about that; he just wanted to leave with Seele.

Seele smiled slightly, seemingly seeing through his thoughts. She said, "But I want to see the Herrscher. Yun Fuyu, if you don't want to go, then you should leave first."

"..."

The boy suddenly gritted his teeth: "Seele! We've spent so many days together, you know what I mean!"

"I want to leave, I want to leave with you! I don't want to slink away alone!"

"If you insist on going to see the Herrscher, then I will go with you! But what I hope for is that we can both live well!"

The important thing is, with you!