"Who are you? Raiden Mei? Herrscher consciousness? Stigmata consciousness? Or Him?" Shun asked in a deep voice.
But "He" did not answer, merely watching Shun calmly, like a lofty god gazing at an insignificant ant.
"He" had no interest in answering Shun's question, just as no one would bother replying to an ant shouting at a human.
To "Him," Shun was nothing more than that insignificant ant.
"Looks like it's the so-called Will of Honkai… Tsk, troublesome." Shun clicked his tongue and said.
Bad news: the one currently occupying Mei's body was not the Herrscher of Thunder from the original plot who was merely confused about the meaning of her birth. Instead, it was the emotionless Will of Honkai that single-mindedly sought the destruction of civilization.
He could only hope the Will of Honkai was also illiterate… Thinking this, Shun quickly retreated backward. At this moment, terrifying lightning swirled around the Herrscher of Thunder. It was obvious she was about to release a skill.
He had to maintain an appropriate distance enough to clearly see the Herrscher of Thunder's hand movements and also have room to dodge her lightning-fast attacks.
But lightning attacks were close to the speed of light… Did she think he was Kizaru? At most he could react to bullets, but lightning?
No, he couldn't give the initiative to the Herrscher of Thunder. Against an opponent like the Herrscher of Thunder who could act as a turret, letting her take the initiative meant Shun would go straight from Honkai Impact 3rd to Touhou. But he didn't have the Touhou players' skill of having a single hitbox that could dodge raindrops entirely.
Shun's level was the kind where he got chased all over the map by Luo Zhixiang. He wasn't even very good at grazing or scoring. He could only play Souls games and act as a war criminal. Therefore, he had to take the initiative!
Hesitation is defeat! For some reason, Shun also thought of this phrase. In the next moment, his body shot toward the Herrscher of Thunder like an arrow loosed from a bow. The long spear in his hand pointed straight at the Herrscher of Thunder's vital spot.
Never mind what damage this would cause to Raiden Mei. If he couldn't subdue the Herrscher of Thunder, everything would be meaningless.
Even if he broke Raiden Mei's limbs, the treatment methods in the Imaginary world could heal her without aftereffects. Besides, Herrschers were essentially silicon-based lifeforms that could withstand cosmic radiation and vacuum environments. Their recovery ability was probably astonishing.
Facing the cold gleam of Shun's spear tip, the Herrscher of Thunder constructed a purple-red katana in her hand and met the strike.
She could already control electromagnetic force to create objects out of thin air, yet she still chose close combat?
"Clang!" A familiar sound of clashing metal echoed across the reed field. The Herrscher of Thunder's expression changed slightly, as if she had recalled something.
Under Shun's dumbfounded gaze, she immediately stepped back and created distance. Wait… big sister, are you still playing Sekiro?
But this might not be a bad opportunity. This place should still retain some of Raiden Mei's subconscious memories. The Herrscher of Thunder didn't seem particularly intelligent. Perhaps he could make use of that.
The Herrscher of Thunder suddenly leaped high into the air like an arrow shot from a bow. At the same time, a dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly streaked across the sky, as if tearing the entire firmament apart. Immediately after, the lightning struck down with lightning speed and precisely attached itself to the blade in the Herrscher of Thunder's hand. In an instant, the blade flashed with a heart-palpitating purple light. Crackling electricity sounded as if it possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth.
Then, the Herrscher of Thunder's gaze locked onto Shun below like a torch. Without hesitation, she swung the blade imbued with powerful lightning force, carrying the momentum of ten thousand thunderbolts as she fiercely attacked Shun. For a moment, the wind howled, lightning flashed and thunder roared. The surrounding air seemed distorted by this terrifying energy.
Your Lightning isn't learned very authentically… Shun really wanted to complain, but no one here would listen to him anyway. Facing such an attack, he naturally couldn't just leap up and use Lightning Reversal like in the game.
If he could reflect lightning back with Lightning Reversal, Shun would eat his own words. Right now, the only thing that could block the attack was the Thousand Pounds in his hand.
Using gravity to distort the surrounding space, he diverted the lightning to the ground around him and made his own body float, not touching the earth.
Although the Cosmic Juggernaut's spatial abilities were disabled, the computational support was still there. With the Cosmic Juggernaut's precise calculations, Shun found the most perfect practical solution for this method.
The world-destroying purple lightning was like a raging dragon, baring its fangs and claws as it pounced straight toward Shun standing on the vast, boundless reed field! In an instant, it seemed as if only this dazzling purple lightning and the deafening roar it brought remained between heaven and earth.
Countless bolts of terrifying lightning rained down like dense raindrops, smashing madly around Shun. However, what was astonishing was that these lightning bolts, which seemed capable of destroying everything, changed direction the instant they approached Shun's body, as if guided by some mysterious force, and rapidly diverted toward the ground in all directions.
For a moment, the entire ground was enveloped by this powerful current. Soil flew and dust rolled. Yet Shun simply stood quietly in place. His figure looked so small amid the flashing lightning and roaring thunder, yet it was filled with endless tenacity and unyielding spirit.
Finally, as the last bolt of lightning gradually dissipated, the thunder that shook the heavens also slowly subsided. The surroundings returned to calm. Only the scorched black marks on the ground still retained the lingering power of the thrilling battle that had just occurred.
The Herrscher of Thunder's body descended back to the ground. There seemed to be a trace of curiosity in her eyes. She was probably somewhat puzzled why such an attack had been completely blocked by Shun without any damage.
If Shun had the conditions right now, he would have created a Faraday cage on the spot. Then this Herrscher of Thunder who only knew how to rub electricity to attack would have been stumped.
However, the energy level of the lightning used by the Herrscher of Thunder was too high. Even the heat carried within it could burn through any material on Earth.
Although the Herrscher of Thunder looked not very smart, Shun didn't dare to be careless. At all times, he used Thousand Pounds to construct a gravity field around him that differed from the external environment by a hundred times gravity, used to disrupt the electromagnetic waves around him.
He was afraid the Herrscher of Thunder would unintentionally stop the bioelectricity in Shun's body. If that happened, Shun would really be done for. The way the Herrscher of Binding killed people could also be easily done by the Herrscher of Thunder. The only difference was whether the Herrscher of Thunder thought of it or not.
And at this moment, in a place Shun couldn't see, deep within Raiden Mei's consciousness, two figures that looked almost identical were conversing about something.