Chapter 29: Holding Your Hand

Raiden Mei dashed down the corridor, students around her clearing a path. Not only was she a "celebrity" in school, but an indescribable aura now surrounded her, keeping people at a distance.

It was like a canopy of dark clouds, filling people's vision, brewing deadly lightning within its terrifying depths.

But this dangerous aura only flashed briefly before disappearing with Raiden Mei at the end of the corridor.

Sighs of relief echoed among her classmates as they, influenced by the fear caused by Mei, began to harbor disgust toward her. Along with others who didn't look pleased, they joined in derogatory remarks against the blue-haired girl, as if this could offset their previous embarrassment.

These sharp and ugly words pierced Raiden Mei's heart like knives.

She had always been a delicate flower in a greenhouse, but now, with Raiden Ryoma, her protector, gone, she was facing a fierce storm that stripped her petals and bent her spine.

"Listen, look, this is how disgusting humans can be..." Strange thoughts surfaced in her mind, filled with endless anger, causing blue sparks to burst from her fingertips.

"Materialistic, throwing stones at those who fall, even people you've never interacted with are criticizing you... No one wants to know the truth, no one."

Raiden Mei felt dizzy. She looked up at the seemingly endless staircase leading to the rooftop, feeling like she was climbing the highest peak in the world, each step heavy, and everything around her chilling.

"You're a superhuman, why not just deal with them decisively? You're destined to be superior to them..."

"..." The girl with blue hair kicked open the door to the rooftop, cracks scattering her hair, and a strong light shone from outside, causing Mei to instinctively shield her eyes.

Moving forward, she looked around, finding herself alone.

"Yes, you only have yourself now—you have to rely on yourself..."

"Enough! Who are you?!"

Raiden Mei, holding onto the railing, roared, "I won't..."

"You won't lose control because of these things? Huh? Then where does the anger and sadness welling up in your heart come from?"

The blue-haired girl closed her eyes, strangely returning to calmness.

"I see, so you're the Herrscher I encountered before, that dangerous guy!"

"Oh, you seem to understand a little, but you still don't fully understand the situation..." The voice elongated, drawing Raiden Mei's attention to her words.

"...Why not admit that I'm actually another you?"

This sentence exploded like a thunderbolt in the girl's mind, and Raiden Mei held her breath, staring at her own palm, the flickering blue arcs turning into purplish-red in an instant, coiling around her arm.

Raiden Mei took a few steps back in horror, frantically shaking her arms, the lightning she threw out splitting several bricks, leaving several dark marks on the rooftop.

"How... how could this..."

Although she had plundered the powers of the Herrscher, why did she behave like that dangerous guy...

"Ah, I see, you've always thought that you and I are two separate entities, and you're just a lucky human who gained power." The voice laughed, exaggeratedly, almost choking on its own breath. "You don't believe that you've completed your evolution, becoming the chosen one of the gods, controlling the apostles of destruction—"

"I... I'm the Herrscher?" Raiden Mei blinked hard, staring at her hand.

The spokesperson of destruction, the disaster that inhibits the development of civilization, destined to destroy the world, standing on the opposite side of humanity...

Just then, Luo Lin finally arrived at the rooftop, with Senti providing real-time updates on her way. Raiden Mei's condition was getting worse, and the Herrscher appear to be launching a fierce attack.

"Mei!"

The girl with blue hair suddenly looked up, one of her eyes turning purple-red, the iconic mark of the Herrscher appearing, cold and ruthless, full of icy killing intent, while the other eye remained the original light purple, clouded with mist and confusion.

Luo Lin gasped, goodness, are you also playing HoV's tricks?

"Are you... here to mock me too? Or are you, like everyone else, announcing that you will no longer be with me?" The girl with blue hair asked in a hoarse voice.

"No, of course not, I'm here to help you..." Luo Lin quickly pondered how to bring Raiden Mei's thoughts back to normal.

Should she play the Kiana card?

No, despite the fact that the white furball and Raiden Mei had become friends, this friendship had not yet been tested by time, nor had it reached the level of understanding in life and death...

Should she play the card of the a person who came from the 'extraordinary world' and speak to her with chuunibyou syndrome?

She must be out of her mind to play that card now.

Look at Raiden Mei's "darkened" appearance.

It's afraid that mentioning anything about the extraordinary world will immediately trigger a rampage, leading to the immediate destruction of humanity.

Then she could only play the card of her old man, Raiden Ryoma.

"I'll help you rescue your father." Raiden Mei's eyes widened, looking very serious at Luo Lin, gently shaking her head, "No, do you want to storm the prison? Even as a superhuman, you can't resist the modern army's onslaught... And, wouldn't that just give my father a real charge..."

"Why would you think of storming the prison..."

Luo Lin was speechless, couldn't she just sneak him out? Who said saving someone always had to involve fighting?

But the Herrscher Consciousness reacted violently: "Stop thinking about being just a superhuman! You're the Herrscher who can destroy the world! How can the mere army stop your footsteps?! Go now, eliminate those who framed you, save your father—"

The purple-red eyes of Raiden Mei glowed, a bolt of lightning appearing out of thin air striking towards Luo Lin!

Having activated her Honkai radar long ago, the Valkyrie had already sensed the gathering energy. She easily dodged this obvious attack, but her face didn't look good either, because the appearance of this attack meant that Raiden Mei was losing control!

More lightning burst from Raiden Mei's body, dispersing wildly into the air, emitting frightening crackling sounds.

Luo Lin no longer hesitated, she used the Edge of Taixuan to shield herself, then directly rushed towards Raiden Mei, who was surrounded by lightning, and grabbed the girl's hand despite the cracking thunder around her.

"Mei, listen to me! Don't give up, Raiden Ryoma must have been framed! Let's go save your dad together..."

"You! It's you again! The one who ruins my plans! You bastard!"

The voice in Raiden Mei's mind became furious, as if she wanted to use her power to obliterate Luo Lin.

The lightning around Mei intensified, whipping like whips, striking Luo Lin several times, easily piercing through the shield formed by Taixuan Ki.

But her grip on Mei's hand was firm, and her gaze as she looked at her was gentle, as if behind those black eyes lay an ocean of love, embracing all the panic and anger Mei felt, like a mother.

"...I believe, but others don't..."

Raiden Mei, with great determination, managed to control the urge to destroy everything. She breathing heavily and forced a smile.