Honkai Impact 3rd: I Am the Saviour

[In the Video]

After leaving the space of consciousness, Kiana rushed non-stop to the place where the Herrscher of Domination was located, to begin the final battle.

And on the way, she also learned from Van about his current condition. Although in the space of consciousness, Van's aura seemed powerful...

That was only because of the Conquest Gem and the power of Belief within the consciousness space.

But in the real world, or rather, within this Theater of Domination, Van's help to Kiana was honestly very limited.

Even so, Van still promised Kiana that he would do his best to help her.

"Believe in me, Kiana."

Little did he know, this seemingly ordinary sentence of Van once again made netizens in the real world unable to hold back.

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[Bro! My bro, I'm begging you, stop saying that line]

[When Van says that line, my anxious heart finally gives up]

[Alright, alright, miHoYo's writers, you just have to mess with us like this, huh!]

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[Back to the Video]

Inside the pitch-black theater, as if signaling the beginning of a play, the lights suddenly lit up, illuminating the entire space.

Under the dazzling light, the Herrscher of Domination's disgusting and annoying voice echoed throughout the theater.

"Kiana, give up your struggle~"

Immediately after, puppet soldiers wielding weapons descended from the sky along with strings, surrounding Kiana.

Despite being outnumbered, even though she was exhausted to the limit, just remembering the promise she made to Van, Kiana still raised the broken sword in her hand without hesitation and charged toward the Herrscher of Domination's direction.

The Herrscher of Domination used countless puppets to completely encircle Kiana.

This extremely intense scene made people in the real world feel deeply shaken.

At the same time, they subconsciously broke into a cold sweat for Kiana.

Because, as previously known, the puppets controlled by the Herrscher of Domination not only can endlessly regenerate, but can also even seize the powers of other Herrschers.

This meant that Kiana had fallen into a death loop. If she didn't use Herrscher powers, then it would be very difficult to break through the encircling puppets to attack the Herrscher's real body.

But if Kiana used Herrscher powers, then her powers would be taken away by the Herrscher of Domination.

Unless Kiana could kill in one strike, otherwise she could only be passively beaten like this.

Seeing Kiana trapped and imprisoned, the Herrscher of Domination immediately unleashed their trademark trash-talking.

"Without the power of Herrschers, you are nothing more than someone who has faith but is helplessly weak."

"With someone like you, how are you going to fulfill your so-called promise to 'fight for the beauty of this world'? How are you going to take your Mei back from World Serpent?"

Facing the mocking ridicule of the Herrscher of Domination, Kiana was unmoved. She was still calmly looking for an opportunity, trying to land a fatal blow.

But due to the sheer number of puppets, Kiana hadn't found a good opening.

"Relying only on so-called sense of justice and good intentions..."

"That has always been just self-sentimentalism."

As soon as the words fell, a puppet, controlled by the Herrscher of Domination, tried to sneak up from behind and ambush Kiana.

But Kiana suddenly grabbed its mouth and smashed it hard to the ground.

As fragments of the puppet flew, Kiana once again swung the greatsword in her hand.

Each of Kiana's attacks could destroy a puppet, but the cruel reality was that the more she fought, the more puppets there were.

"You cannot change the malice in people's hearts... Cannot change this ugly world."

As time passed, the puppets' coordination grew more seamless, and Kiana's puppet-killing speed got slower and slower.

Until Kiana made a mistake and was struck in the stomach by a puppet.

"Ugh…" Kiana groaned, and uncontrollably knelt to the ground.

This gap was fatal. The puppets, like sharks smelling blood, swarmed toward Kiana's direction. Some grabbed her throat, some tangled her hands. The rest pressed their bodies tightly onto Kiana.

Facing such a desperate situation, Kiana still didn't give up. Because she knew, when the enemy thinks their odds of victory are the greatest, that's exactly the time to counterattack!

'Now's the time!' As Kiana's pupils lit up, countless Void Spears appeared around the Herrscher of Domination.

This was a strike Kiana made with all her confidence, if this strike hit...

Pa!

As the Herrscher of Domination fell, the giant hands that manipulated puppet strings also lost control and slowly fell from the sky.

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[She hit it!]

[Kiana really did it!]

[Not easy at all!]

[What a brutal fight, but thankfully, in the end… WTF!!!]

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[Back to the Video]

Just as the real-world people were celebrating Kiana's hard-won victory, the video took an unexpected turn.

The supposedly dead Herrscher of Domination stood up again and launched another attack at Kiana. Kiana had just dodged the strike when she felt a burning heat behind her.

Boom!

With a loud bang, Kiana, hit by puppet artillery, collapsed to the ground.

Immediately after, those big hands that were supposed to fall slowly suddenly burst up, rushing toward Kiana's direction.

If Kiana couldn't dodge this fatal strike, then the consequences would be unimaginable.

At this critical moment, it was still that fiery red feather, still that familiar man. He once again stepped up at the key moment, blocking this fatal strike.

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[Van!]

[When it comes to saving the day, my husband never loses]

[Van: Didn't expect it, did you? Still me!]

What happened next in the video exceeded everyone's expectations.

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[Back to the Video]

"I've been waiting for you!"

The Herrscher of Domination's voice, a strange blend of male and female tones, echoed through the theater.

"You didn't think your little scene in the consciousness space would escape my perception, did you~"

As soon as the voice fell, a black-gold beam shot from the chest of the Herrscher of Domination, aimed straight at Van and Kiana.

Facing the fierce incoming attack, Van couldn't dodge, and wouldn't dodge. Because if he dodged, then the Kiana behind him would have to take the attack.

Thinking of this, Van summoned all the strength in his body and shielded Kiana behind himself.

"Kiana, I'm afraid from here on... you'll have to do it alone."

Seemingly realizing what Van was about to do, Kiana quickly shouted, "Van, don't! Get out of the way!"

"Haaah!"

With Van's angry roar, a shield made of feathers blocked in front of the two.

At the moment the black-gold beam collided with the shield, the entire theater was instantly engulfed in a blinding white light.

As the light faded, what appeared was a heartbreaking scene.

Van had indeed fulfilled his promise, successfully protecting the Kiana behind him.

But the cost, was himself. (Again)

Looking at Van's body, full of cracks and about to dissipate, netizens in the real world immediately teared up.

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[Wait, so we're sacrificing Van again?!]

[I'm done, miHoYo's writers can't write drama without stabbing Van?]

[I get it now, Van in Honkai 3 is like Krillin next door. His death makes the protagonist go beast mode]

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[Back to the Video]

Just when the viewers thought this scene was already despairing enough, they didn't expect something even worse would follow.

After blocking the Herrscher of Domination's attack, Van dragged his broken body slowly to Kiana.

Then gently patted her head with his hand and said, "Kiana, take this. It's my last…"

BOOM!

As the Herrscher of Domination's giant hand came crashing down, Van turned into dust and disappeared...

Kiana, '!!!'

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