Under the watchful gaze of Luo Lin and 'Fu Hua', [Fenghuang Down] flickered slightly, then was flicked by the unknown presence with a finger. It flew out haphazardly, dizzily turning back and being pulled back by the Honkai Energy.
Next, [Fenghuang Down] floated around the "Herrscher of Sentience" like a planet orbiting the sun. The gray-haired girl pointed her toes and retracted her long spear into her weapon case, looking somewhat puzzled at Luo Lin.
"You see."
The other party spread her arms, spun around, and displayed everything to Luo Lin: "This clothing, this hairstyle, and this 'plain' body, everything is exactly the same as your memory... You should be happy, right? Why do you hold great animosity towards me?"
"...You're not her."
The words previously thrown at Luo Lin by Siegfried were now directed at the "Herrscher of Sentience" by the girl.
"But I am indeed a Herrscher."
"...A Herrscher?"
The other party blinked, casting her gaze towards 'Fu Hua' standing beside Luo Lin. This gaze made Senti cover her chest, her heart racing, her mouth dry, like prey being targeted by a fierce beast.
"Um... I understand. As long as I kill all the other people you care about, you will have to come and be with me."
The gray-haired girl clapped her hands, praising herself: "I'm really a genius!"
The next moment, her figure disappeared, and Luo Lin's expression changed drastically. She raised her Mimicry · Black Abyss White Flower and thrust it towards the figure beside her—
"Clang—!"
'Fu Hua' was pushed back a few steps by the shockwave of the sword and spear interweaving, staring blankly as Luo Lin wielded the golden long spear and fought with another "Fu Hua".
"What happened...?!"
Siegfried, Kiana, and Elysia finally arrived. They looked at the scene before them, feeling confused.
"The one fighting Cecilia is definitely not Fu Hua!"
The white-haired man asked loudly, "Fu Hua! What's going on here?!"
"That person claims to be a Herrscher... and took away [Fenghuang Down]..." The Herrscher of Sentience finally regained her senses, analyzing subconsciously, "I'm afraid she wants to completely eliminate and devour me... to retrieve..."
Why do I think of devouring? And retrieve what?
"Herrscher?!"
Siegfried was shocked, he quickly raised the Cleaver of Shamash to join the battle, only to find Luo Lin and the "Herrscher of Sentience" in a difficult fight.
At this moment, Luo Lin was feeling somewhat uncomfortable. After all, [Black Abyss White Flower] was a long weapon, and the enemy now held a pitch-black single-handed sword, forcibly closing the distance between them in the fight. [Black Abyss White Flower] couldn't fully display its power at close range. Even with the Stigmata skill [Spear Mastery], she could only barely maintain a defensive stance.
The "Herrscher of Sentience" suddenly lowered her body, scattering dozens or even hundreds of black feathers in front of Luo Lin. Then, she suddenly flashed to a nearby place, giving a thumbs up.
"Nice job! But..."
She turned her thumb 180 degrees and ruthlessly stabbed downwards. The black feathers she scattered transformed into black long swords, falling densely towards Luo Lin!
—Isn't this the sword rain of the Herrscher of Sentience in the game?!
Luo Lin tried her best to swing her long spear, almost sweeping out a continuous light curtain, but there were too many feather energy swords. There were still a few that slipped through, piercing her body directly, splattering blood.
"Ugh!"
Luo Lin groaned, pulling out her assault rifle and firing at the enemy watching not far away—The bullets didn't pose much threat to the "Herrscher of Sentience". She simply held the long spear, which she had replaced at some point, and deflected all the bullets.
However, even if no damage was done, these bullets did hit the opponent. Luo Lin's passive skill recorded on the Valkyrie panel began to take effect, rapidly repairing the injuries on her body.
"...You want to keep pestering me?"
The "Herrscher of Sentience" frowned, advising, "It hurts when things hit people. I don't want you to end up looking all broken and battered..."
"Crack—!"
A crimson light struck her, the figure of the "Herrscher of Sentience" disintegrating into black feathers in the air, while Siegfried, who had just used the Cleaver of Shamash for a fierce attack, stood there somewhat strangely, stumbling after two and a half seconds, and then moving again.
Siegfried's surprised voice echoed in the arena: "Beware of this guy's false body! After hitting it, you'll be trapped by energy!"
"Let me try—"
A pink arrow cut through the air, puncturing several illusions in succession, but Elysia did not feel the phenomenon Siegfried described.
Seeing this, Siegfried advanced again somewhat unbelievingly, only to be trapped again for two seconds.
"Huh? Why didn't the Global Temporal Dodge trigger?"
The "Herrscher of Sentience" was also quite surprised. She scratched her head, looked at the long spear in her hand, and after some thought, she threw the long spear towards the center of the arena.
—The spear attack?!
The long spear rotated, causing a tearing wind, pulling everyone closer to the landing point of the long spear, but the several warriors in the arena all stabilized themselves, stopping themselves from being pulled.
Seeing this, the gray-haired girl shook her head, her weapon switching again. Intense Honkai energy spread from the ground, and red chains rose from the ground, lashing towards everyone.
—Now it's the chain strikes!
Luo Lin treated Mimicry · Black Abyss White Flower as a greatsword, hacking and slashing, shattering the surrounding chains. She looked around, Siegfried made a similar choice, while Kiana and Elysia used their exquisite spear and arrow skills to break the chains chasing them.
Luo Lin sensed something. The opponent seemed to be using all the skills of the Herrscher of Sentience in the game!
But she was unable to completely reproduce the moves from the game, only forcibly squeezing out some similar effects with Honkai energy. Apart from looking intimidating, the power was not ideal.
It feels better... to just use the Honkai energy consumed by these moves as an energy cannon for higher damage.
The enemy smoothly switched between the three weapons of spear, sword, and chain, with black feathers and chains flying all over the place. However, these flashy moves were easily resolved by them. Even 'Fu Hua', who had been sluggish just now, joined the battle, using fists and feet to shatter the enemy's attacks.
"No... This shouldn't be the case..."
The "Herrscher of Sentience" blinked several times in succession, leaped a long distance. She looked at her body in confusion, trying to switch to other moves, such as ordinary Taixuan swordsmanship...
"I can't move?!"
Her face stiffened, and the gray-haired girl found that she could only use those few attacks, and she couldn't even change her moves—after finishing one move, she had to switch weapons, otherwise, she couldn't continue attacking.
"Why...?"
She gasped, her confusion evident. Despite her efforts, she couldn't utilize her full range of abilities. It was as if she was bound by the limitations of her own impressions.
Meanwhile, Luo Lin's expression shifted from apprehension to understanding. She had realized where her opponent had stumbled—
Attempting to fully employ all aspects of my impression of "Herrscher of Sentience"? Then you're confined to the Valkyrie character of [Herrscher of Sentience] in Honkai Impact 3rd!
"Damn it... then let's try this!"
The "Herrscher of Sentience" raised her hand, a dark sphere coalescing within it—
"I shall... reverse all creation!"