Collapse: The World I Live In

Yi never thought that there would be a day when his last relative in this world would become the enemy he was fighting against - the Herrscher!

All of this was caused by his own negligence. He did not take good care of his sister and failed to live up to his mother's last words to him before her death. If he had kept Xi by his side like Sakura did, this would not be the result now.

At this time, Yi looked up at Xi who was standing on the snake's head, his eyes revealing despair.

"So, can you please die? My dear brother~" Xi jumped off the snake head and said to Yi.

Yiye closed his eyes, as if he agreed with what Xi said, and it was indeed the case. Yiye wanted to escape everything through death...

Seeing Yi closing his eyes and waiting for death, Xi couldn't help but click his tongue and yelled at Yi, "Hey! What are you doing? Aren't you going to resist at all?"

But Yi didn't react at all, as if he couldn't hear what Xi said, "Tsk! Since you want to die so much, I will grant your wish. Just be grateful!" After saying that, Xi swung the chain in his hand and let the sharp claws at the other end of the chain attack Yi.

'Finally, my life is about to end... I'm sorry... Dr. Mobius, Alicia, Hen, Himeko... and Long and Eden... I'm most sorry to you... Xi...' Yi thought so in his mind at the last moment.

Yi closed his eyes and felt the pain for a long time, but the pain did not reach his brain. Yi suddenly felt some warm liquid dripping on his face. Yi slowly opened his eyes and was stunned by the scene in front of him.

"What are you doing... bastard..." Long used her weak body to block in front of Yi, and Xi's sharp claws pierced Long's abdomen.

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Back to before, when Long rushed over, he saw Yi kneeling on the ground stupidly, and Xi's attack was about to hit Yi, but Yi was indifferent, so Long tried his best and rushed towards Yi, and finally caught up with him, which led to the current result...

"Tsk, are we blocked? Forget it..." After saying that, Xi pulled back the sharp claws that had pierced into Long's body and said to Yi, "You don't even qualify to be killed now..." After saying that, he jumped onto the big snake's head again and walked away, leaving Yi and Long where they were.

With its claws pulled out, Long lost his footing and fell into Yi's arms.

Yi covered Long's wound in panic, but it was useless. Long's wound was no longer able to be suppressed by the earth, and there was also the power of the Herrscher's Withering in it. Long's wound was not only bleeding, but also decomposing into black particles.

"Why? Why did you rush over here? I have clearly made up my mind..." Yi said while gritting his teeth, tears welling up in his eyes.

"There's no need to ask so many questions... It's just that my body has already taken action before I can react... cough cough!" Long coughed up blood from his mouth as he spoke.

"Don't say anything yet...your injury..." Yi hurriedly stopped Long from saying anything, and tore off his clothes to bandage Long's wound. However, as soon as the clothes touched Long's wound, they turned into black powder and disappeared into the air, "How could this happen..."

"It's useless..." Long said weakly. She knew that her life was slipping away.

"Don't talk, I will save you." Yi said calmly, his eyes full of determination. He held Long's hand tightly, feeling her weak pulse, his heart full of guilt and self-blame. He knew that Long's injury was very serious and needed treatment as soon as possible.

Yi took a deep breath and calmed himself down. He told himself not to panic and not to let his emotions affect his judgment. He had to find a way to save Long, no matter what the cost.

"Forget it... Yi... It's useless..." Long said weakly. Her voice was like a candle in the wind, which made people feel heartbroken. Yi's eyes were red, and he tried hard to control his emotions and not let tears fall.

"I'm...going to die..." Long's voice became weaker and weaker, as if it would disappear at any moment. Yi's heart felt like it was stabbed by a knife, and he couldn't accept this fact.

Yi held Long's hand tightly, his voice trembling a little: "Don't say anything stupid, it will be fine. Please, don't say that... I agree to your confession, but please don't die."

Yi's tears flowed uncontrollably, dripping onto Long's face. He knew that it was all because of him that Long became like this. Everything was his fault.

"Really...then am I your first lover?" Long said.

"Yes! Yes!" Yi replied.

"That's great..." Long finally used all her strength to put on a smile, reached out her hand to touch Yi's face, wiped away his tears, and said, "Don't cry... You will meet someone better than me in the future... So can you let me see your smile at this last moment..."

Listening to Long's words, Yi forced an ugly smile on his face, "Now... it's okay..."

"Well...it's a bit ugly though." Long said with a smile.

The two of them just stared at each other silently, and Yi also felt the different feelings between them at this moment, but it was too late...

"Yi...promise me one thing..." Long said.

"I promise you..." Yi said.

"You have to take my share... and live on. I don't want to see you down there so soon... and, can you light me another cigarette?" Long said in a weak voice. Long didn't have much time now, and his body had begun to collapse from the wound.

"...I promise you...I won't come to see you soon...I will survive..." Yi said while biting his lip, and found a wrinkled cigarette box from Long's clothes, took out a cigarette, lit it, and put it in Long's mouth.

"Huh..." Long took a puff of cigarette and exhaled, blowing the air on Yi's face. This time, Yi did not nag Long to smoke less like he did before, but instead hoped that he could smell the smell of cigarettes more often.

"Yi... I will always love you..." When Long said the last sentence, her body completely turned into black particles and dissipated in the air in front of Yi's eyes. The unfinished cigarette in her mouth fell to the ground. Yi stretched out his hand to grab Long, wanting to keep her, but it was impossible. The existence of Long had completely disappeared from this world...

Yi silently looked up at the sky, his mouth slightly opened, as if he wanted to roar, but he found that he could not make any sound. He slowly bent down, supported himself on the ground with his hands, clenched his fists tightly, and pounded the ground hard. A low sound came out of his mouth, "Ahahaha, ahahaha", and there was a hint of self-mockery and helplessness in the sound. Although Yi's face showed a crazy laugh, his tears could not stop flowing. Then, his laughter gradually turned into a sad cry, "Nothing... You can't do anything! You can't change anything! Isn't this still nothing you can do!" Yi deeply felt that he had not changed at all, he was still as powerless as before. Whether it was Long, Xi or his mother, their experiences were all their own faults, and he was the source of all tragedies!

At this moment, Yi suddenly felt that the time around him had stopped. A soft figure hugged Yi from behind. Yi turned his head and saw that the figure was Long who had died before, floating in the sky.

"Long..." Looking at the woman in front of him, Yi wanted to reach out and hug her in his arms but his hands passed through her body instead.

"Yi... now is not the time to be depressed. Xi is still waiting for you to save her..." Looking at Yi's actions, Long chuckled.

After hearing what Long said, Yi also understood what Long meant. He had to stop his sister himself, but Xi had already become a Herrscher, so... if he wanted to stop Xi, there was only one way, and that was to find a way to kill Xi...

"I can't let Xi go on like this. Instead of living and becoming a Herrscher and being controlled by Honkai, it would be better... for me to put an end to her... This might be better..." Yi stood up and said.

"Not bad... So, it's time for you to wake up, Yi..." Seeing Yi made up his mind, Long also smiled and said.

Then she floated in front of Yi and held Yi's face with her hands. This time, she didn't pass through like Yi touched Long before, but touched Yi's face firmly. Then, Long put her lips close to Yi's lips and kissed him deeply. Yi could clearly feel the warmth in Long's mouth and the fascinating smell of smoke, which made Yi deeply attracted by it.

Xu Jiulong reluctantly left Yi, with a long silver thread still between them.

"Okay...it's time for you to go..." Long said with a satisfied smile, then pushed Yi's head. Yi also fell backwards, watching Long gradually moving away from him. Yi wanted to go back to Long's side, but he could only watch Long getting farther and farther away from him.

Then, Yi sat up from falling down, with the red Mangekyō Sharingan spinning wildly in his eyes. Yi covered his eyes, revealing the gaps between his fingers, and looked around again. It was still the same place, but what was in front of him...

Yi reached out and touched his lips. That feeling... couldn't be fake...

Just when Yi was thinking about all this, a call came in and Yi saw it was from Mobius.

After the call was connected, I heard Mebius' anxious voice, "Yi, are you okay?"