"So the so-called 'Superego' in my mind... was actually you?!" Van's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
Van's phantom gently nodded, eyes filled with heartache and helplessness.
After receiving the other's response, Van finally reacted. It turned out that from the moment she was born, she had already been influenced by Van's consciousness.
Showing mercy to Durandal, finding Kevin, and the soft-heartedness toward Fu Hua during the previous battle...
Thinking of this, Van suddenly burst into hysterical laughter. But upon close observation, one could notice that her crazy laughter carried a trace of sobbing.
"So from the very beginning, you were lying to me! You were all lying to me!!!"
Along with Van's frenzied laughter, the surrounding space began to bend and distort, twisting into a massive vortex that pulled everyone into an unknown consciousness space.
Strips of light burst out from the vortex, flying toward Van's direction, merging into her body.
At the same time, pitch-black feathers surged out from around her, layer upon layer wrapping her up.
The black feathers scattered, standing in place was already the complete form of the Van.
The Valkyrie armor on her body had already transformed into a pitch-black battle dress, and within her blood-colored pupils, there seemed to burn an inextinguishable karmic fire, seizing the soul.
Most eye-catching was the crimson Herrscher core on her forehead, embedded like a third eye, emitting a demonic glow.
Behind her, a sword, a spear, and a chain, three weapons, silently floated, awe-inspiring.
By the time everyone regained their senses, they found themselves no longer on the secluded small hill, but in a mysterious space.
Within this space, countless stone swords jutted out from the ground, and chains clanged.
The Van floated in the air, her battle dress fluttering wildly in the fierce wind.
"I'm kind and merciful to friends, but to enemies..."
At this point, a hint of madness appeared on her face, "I never show mercy!"
As her voice fell, the battle erupted again.
Although the fully Herrscher-transformed Van was stronger than before, with even fiercer attacks, with Van's assistance, the three were finally able to barely resist.
Because whenever an attack swept toward the three, there would always be a patch of scarred, fiery red feathers appearing just in time to block it.
Even so, the situation was still not optimistic. It seemed she had noticed the three's predicament.
So after a few exchanges, the Van suddenly retreated, then bit her lip and said, "You guys, listen up! It's still not too late to apologize now, I can... pretend nothing ever happened..."
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In the real world, after seeing this, the netizens all began to feel sorry for this somewhat childlike Van.
Because even though both sides had already fought to this extent, the Van was still thinking about reconciling with Kiana and the others.
Just thinking of the plot that might follow, countless netizens flooded the bullet comments, cursing out the screenwriters at Mihoyo.
[This is the first time in my life I hope the Herrscher doesn't lose]
[Actually, three year old Van just wants the recognition of her companions]
[If only Fu Hua and the others had spoken a little more gently, things wouldn't have turned out like this]
[Sigh... try to understand them too~ One is an older leftover woman who's been single for tens of thousands of years, the other two are just newly adult young girls, how could they have any experience with raising kids]
[Fu Hua: Oh? May I ask what do you mean by "older leftover woman who's been single for tens of thousands of years"?]
[Sob sob sob, three year old Van is too gentle, just like my old Van]
[Otto: You there, please look me in the face and say that again]
[The only thing I'll do to Ottos face when I look at him will be punching.]
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[Back to the Video.]
The voice of the Van echoed in the air, but what responded was the stubborn resistance of the four.
Moreover, as the battle progressed, the Van herself also began to grow irritated.
Because she discovered that although her strength was obviously greater than the three on the other side, she was still unable to completely defeat them.
What made her feel worse was that damn failure Van would always appear to shield them whenever her attacks landed on them.
This kind of mutual support between companions was an experience the Van had never had. From this moment on, her confidence in winning wavered for the first time.
And it was this brief hesitation that allowed the others to find an opportunity.
Fu Hua took the lead, Tai Xu's Grasp glowing gold, delivering a punch straight at the Van.
This punch seemed simple and unremarkable, but contained the Tai Xu sword aura, forcing the Van to swing her sword to block.
The moment sword and fist clashed, Bronya piloting Heavy Bunny suddenly struck from the side, a massive iron fist roaring toward the Van.
In response, the Van sneered. She reached back and grabbed the chain blade, wrapping up Bronya and Heavy Bunny in one motion.
"That's all you've got?" the Van mocked. "You're still far from enough!"
However, in the face of her mockery, Bronya's eyes were full of fighting spirit.
"Now then... Bronya has caught you!"
At the moment the Van froze in surprise, Kiana seized the opportunity, slamming a massive energy block formed from imaginary space directly onto her.
Looking at the Van hit by her attack, Kiana said sternly, "It ends here!"
On the other side, the blown-away Van staggered to her feet, holding her face with one hand.
"Damn it, how could this... how could it possibly turn out like this!"
As dark energy gushed from her body, the Van began to grow somewhat hysterical.
"You guys, can't you just obediently listen to me!"
In a roar of rage, violent Honkai energy burst out from her body.
At the same time, the entire space suddenly became tainted with a strange blood-red hue.
Next, drawn by the Honkai energy within her, countless longswords in the sword grave shot up into the air, pointing at the three present.
In the air, the Van pointed her sword forward, activating a sword technique.
"Why! Why do you block my way! Why won't you admit that I am the real Van!"
"Why do you help that failure! Why!!!"
As her words fell, tens of thousands of longswords flew toward the trio.
Just as the rain of swords was about to fall, Van's phantom suddenly appeared in front of the three.
He reached out his right hand, palm facing outward, constructing a barrier composed of countless fiery red feathers, successfully shielding the three from the sky-covering sword rain.
This breathtaking scene completely broke the Van's state of mind.
Because she finally understood why, despite all her efforts to prove herself, she still couldn't gain recognition.
"If you like protecting them so much, then go to hell with them!!!"
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