Honkai Impact 3: Rebirth of Ellie, starting with the Tower of Babylon

"Ha... Huh..."

The violent panting sound reached Xilin's ears, and her sight was instantly fixed on the ruins in the distance.

"Is it... Mei?"

She walked forward, turned over the stones on the ruins, and saw Mei curled up inside.

It seems that he was seriously injured.

When Xilin saw Mei, her eyes paused, but she still walked forward.

"Is everything okay?"

"It's okay... Is it Xilin?" Mei raised her head and looked at the people outside.

"Well, I'll help you out."

……

"Why are you here..." Xilin stared into Mei's eyes and asked.

"I……"

"I want to hear the truth."

"It's the World Serpent. They said that Kiana's consciousness is in their hands, so..." Mei replied.

"..."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have acted on my own."

"It's okay, if it were me, I would probably do the same."

After all, it’s all because of me…she thought.

But he didn't say it out loud.

"Oh, by the way, have you seen Paddo here?" asked Xilin.

"Sorry..." Mei seemed to be answering the question irrelevantly.

"No need to apologize..." Xilin seemed not to notice that Mei's answer was irrelevant, and said, "I should always be the one to say sorry."

"If I hadn't been so emotionally unstable because of what happened in the past, my body wouldn't have been controlled," Xilin said to herself, "I'm sorry, Kiana. At that time, my heart was too fragile, so someone took advantage of me..."

Her heart still skipped a beat when she thought of Kiana's consciousness fading in front of her, but she continued,

"So, even if she doesn't admit it, I am fulfilling the promise she made to me, even though she can't hear my promise now,"

"It's a beautiful promise to turn an unhappy story into what we expect, isn't it?"

"Mea Yi..."

When Mei heard Xilin call her name, she paused.

"She valued you the most at the beginning, and you are the same, right? So you want to save her, I understand."

"Even though I don't want to admit that I made friends with a fool, there is no doubt that she is my friend,"

"So I also want to save my friend, if she is really still alive, but..."

"It shouldn't be this way, right? Mei..."

"..." Mei just looked at Xilin silently without saying anything.

"Hershers can sense each other. When I was in Kiana's body, I often sensed for her and helped her avoid many dangers. So I am very good at this. So, Mei,"

Xilin turned her head slowly.

"Where did the core in your body come from? Also, what do you want to do?"

"I'm sorry, Xilin, but I want to take my power back." Seeing that she was exposed, Meiyi no longer concealed it, "I don't want to experience the feeling of being unable to do anything again."

"If you say you want the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, I can give it to you directly." Xilin spread her hands, "But then, you want to join that World Snake, right?"

"..."

"I don't care what that guy said to you or what deal he made..." Xilin raised her head, her eyes changing. "Even if the deal was with Kiana herself, can't we save her ourselves? Must we let things get to this point?"

"..." Mei was still silent.

Of course, she could directly inform everyone in Hyperion to rescue Kiana together.

As for the combat power issue, you can even ask Ying Jie and others to help. Then,

Kiana will come back, and then,

Will she continue to fight against the collapse, will she continue to risk her life?

Mei is sure that it will happen.

Even if she agreed to Xilin's proposal, obtained the power of Lei Lu and went back obediently, and Kiana returned smoothly, what then?

This idiot will not stop protecting Mei just because she has power.

Because Kiana Kaslana is such a fool,

The Herrscher personality in Mei's body, that is, the consciousness of the stigmata, is continuing to talk to her.

"You really want to do this, don't you?"

"Even if people don't understand me, even if people call me a betrayal?"

"Even if I can't hold her hand in the future and walk into the future with her with a smile on my face?"

"Everyone will take care of her. I don't have to worry. I just can't imagine losing her again."

"Raiden Mei," Mei recalled the conversation with Kevin in her mind.

"Remember, our enemies are never just Honkai."

"Our real enemies are always more terrifying than we imagine."

"Only by leaving her and them can you truly protect them."

"Until the end, the Stigma Project can bring you back to the good old days."

"At least, I have to share some of her burden... At least, I have to solve the problem for her before some enemies arrive, at least..."

"I can't be that burden."

"so……"

Mei did not hesitate any longer. She used the power of her core and a blood-soaked sword appeared in her hand.

Then, he rushed to Xilin,

But as a multi-core full body rule,

Xilin and Meiyi are not in the same league at all.

"You're challenging me after just fusing your powers. Isn't that a bit too much?" The imaginary barrier easily blocked Mei's attack and then bounced her away.

"Be obedient and come back with me, okay?"

But the other party did not speak, but continued to attack.

"Alas... you can't..." Xilin gathered Houkai energy in her right hand, and a long whip made of lightning was gathered in her hand.

Then he slapped Mei, "Are you listening to me?"

The long whip tied Mei's feet, and Xilin pulled her back and pulled her over.

Arriving at her feet, she once again used creation,

The growing vines bound Yayi tightly.

"I told you that we can go save Kiana together, why are you so stubborn?"

"Or do you really agree with the Stigmata Project?"

"I..." Mei struggled on the ground and grabbed Xilin's legs, "I have no choice."

"What did you say..." Before she could react, a sharp pain came from her chest.

She lowered her head, and a hand pierced through her chest, also bringing out the Conquest Gem.

The familiar memory echoed in her mind.

Same position, same posture, same... person,

"Bella...why?" She looked at Bella who had turned into a human form with wide eyes.

Under the double blow of mental and physical suffering, her consciousness began to blur.

"Don't...go."

But the two men left without looking back at her.

"I'm sorry...I couldn't keep her."

"I'm sorry, Kiana."

"Sorry……"