Honkai, but Spirit Simulator

"It's not that her hometown is bad; it's just that for her, staying here would only lead to a feeling of 'my life is just repeating itself' with all the old memories—the fishhook analogy is quite fitting."

Life repeating itself?

Listening to Liu Bai's words, Hua seemed to understand Carole's meaning a bit.

"For someone like that, the happiest thing would probably be to spend a lifetime leaving their footprints and memories all over the world, and then return home when they're old, leaving the last memories of their life to their hometown—just like an adventurer in a story."

Liu Bai smiled at the end.

"That's a very unique life."

"...So, Carole, you actually want to be an adventurer?"

Gradually understanding Carole through Liu Bai's words, Hua suddenly asked.

"Adventurer?" Carole was stunned for a moment, and then a look of eagerness appeared on her face. "Yes! That's it! From now on, you'll be the great hero who saves the world, and I'll be the legendary adventurer of the world!"

It was a childishly innocent dream.

Hua couldn't help but laugh, but Liu Bai, floating in the air, gradually became serious.

"...Hua, get ready."

Liu Bai looked up at the sky, where streaks of "shooting stars" streaked across the horizon.

"Eh? Is there a meteor shower today? Hua, do you want to make a wish?" Carole also happened to see the shooting stars streaking across the sky.

But Hua, having heard Liu Bai's warning, was already tense.

She also saw that the destination of some of the "shooting stars"... seemed to be Canghai City.

"Honkai... is coming."

"That meteorite... that... why..."

Carole looked at the almost destroyed scene of the city before her, her originally energetic face now pale and trembling, unable to say a complete sentence.

What just happened?

The "meteor shower" she was about to make a wish on... suddenly crashed into Canghai City?

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Carole wouldn't have believed that the scene before her was real.

The once orderly and harmonious city had turned into a living hell in an instant.

Countless skyscrapers collapsed under the bombardment of the "meteorites," and sturdy overpasses were easily smashed in half, the streets filled with the wails and roars of men and women.

...This was a scene that would never appear even in Carole's most terrifying nightmares.

"Hua... what exactly... what exactly is going on?"

"Carole! Stay close to me!"

Hua had already put on her gauntlets at some point, revealing the metal's rough and violent aesthetics without any disguise.

Danger, danger, danger, and more danger!

In Hua's perception, she couldn't find a place where she could feel safe.

"Hey, hey, hey—!"

Suddenly, the phone in Hua's pocket was automatically answered, the speakerphone turned on, and Himiko's mature voice rang out from the phone.

"Hua! You're still in the city center, right?"

"Yes!"

Hua didn't have time to put the phone to her ear and could only respond loudly.

"Good! Hua! There's no time for extra words! From now on, I officially enlist you as a formal soldier of the Moth Chasers to Fire Fifth Squad! Your first mission now—search and rescue survivors! And get out alive! Don't push yourself! Fifth Squad is rushing to Canghai City!"

"Yes!"

After receiving Hua's affirmative answer, Himiko immediately hung up the phone.

It was clear that Himiko's side was also in a chaotic mess.

"Search and rescue... survivors?"

Listening to the "beep" after the phone hung up, Hua's eyes darkened. She was no longer an ignorant ordinary girl. From Himiko's words, she had already realized the seriousness of the matter.

Survivors... huh?

Not evacuating the masses, but searching and rescuing survivors... did that mean that the residents of Canghai City were currently in trouble...?

"...Too slow."

Liu Bai muttered to himself, then suddenly looked at Hua.

"Hua! Get ready to risk your life! If we're unlucky this time, we might really die here!"

Hua didn't say anything, just watched vigilantly as several Death Soldiers slowly walked out of the arcade. Unlike the unarmed Death Soldiers she had encountered before, whose behavior was no different from zombies, the Death Soldiers in front of her were all holding weapons such as bows and arrows or scythes.

What was even more depressing was that these Death Soldiers in front of her seemed to have a hint of organization. The Death Soldiers with scythes were in front, and the Death Soldiers with bows were behind, which was completely different from the ordinary Death Soldiers she had encountered before, whose behavior was like zombies.

"Four Guardian Death Soldiers, two Ranger Death Soldiers... Fortunately, there are no elite units such as Divine Archer Death Soldiers or Praetorian Death Soldiers on the battlefield."

These basic units in the game are the foundation of the Death Soldiers, but they are already considered elites among all Death Soldier individuals.

The assessment for Destiny's B-rank Valkyries is to defeat a certain number of these Death Soldiers.

As for the Guard Death Soldiers or even more advanced Death Soldiers... Valkyries below A-rank would be at a disadvantage if they faced them carelessly.

Worthy of being a Honkai eruption caused by a Herrscher, none of the six Death Soldiers in front of them were cannon fodder empty-handed. This kind of formation is the scale that Honkai should have.

One can imagine that many advanced Death Soldiers or Honkai Beasts have probably been born in this city.

And now, Hua has nothing on her body except a weapon and a Spirit.

Hua's clothes can't block any attacks from the Death Soldiers at all. At the same time, if she gets injured, Hua has no means of healing and can only rely on her resistance to endure.

"Hua, move! Target the two Ranger Death Soldiers in the back! Take them out as quickly as possible, then don't linger and run!"

Everyone knows that two fists can't beat four hands. There are six coming out of the arcade, who knows how many there are in other places?

Hua is also very clear that if she lingers, she will eventually be drowned in the endless sea of Death Soldiers.

"Understood!" Hua whispered, "Carole, you hide first!"

"I, I understand! Hua, please be careful!"

Carole also understands that continuing to stay here will only hinder her friend, so she quickly cheered up and found a safe place to hide.

Hua looked at the Death Soldiers in front of her with a solemn expression.

The four Guard Death Soldiers are pressing closer step by step, while the Ranger Death Soldiers in the back have already bent their bows and aimed their arrows at her...

"Teacher Liu, I'm counting on you."

"...Mm." Liu Bai understood Hua's meaning.

Imposition—

[Current Compatibility: 115%]

All abilities doubled.

Hua didn't dare to waste this hard-won ten seconds. Hua slammed her foot on the ground, and her body shot out like an arrow from a bow.

Whoosh—!

Whoosh—!

Under Hua's terrifying speed, both arrows shot by the Ranger Death Soldiers missed.

Chih—!

The absolute crushing speed allowed Hua to easily send the blade on her gauntlet into the Death Soldier's head. At this moment, an extremely strong voltage erupted, directly destroying the Guard Death Soldier's head.

"—Good stuff!"

As the Death Soldier died, the scythe in its hand naturally fell. Immediately, Liu Bai reached out and caught the scythe.

His strength, which is only slightly stronger than ordinary people, makes it impossible to wield this scythe at will... but what about possessing it?

The blade dances like a full moon!

The scythe that he levitated made a large revolution, cutting off the head of another Guard Death Soldier along with the scythe in its hand.

"—First ability, sharpness."

Liu Bai, who was possessing the scythe, said expressionlessly the first ability he had tested.

At this time, two of the four Guard Death Soldiers were gone, and the remaining two Guard Death Soldiers could no longer stop Hua, who was charging at high speed.

"Second ability—"

The Death Soldier's black scythe slowly disappeared into the air. The next moment, as if the Grim Reaper had descended, a jet-black scythe fell from the sky.

Puchi—!

The head of the Guard Death Soldier who was bending his bow and nocking an arrow instantly fell to the ground.

"...Teleportation."

...The effect of possessing this Death Soldier's scythe is stronger than imagined, even stronger than the effect of Liu Bai possessing the gauntlet.

However, the only pity is that the teleportation ability is still limited to fifty meters around the host.

"Taken care of."

On the other side, the other Ranger Death Soldier who was approached by Hua was also killed without any resistance.

"Teacher Liu, I'm counting on you."

The imposition time ended, and Hua's combat power weakened a lot. She could no longer use the crushing combat power she had before. Therefore, facing the two Death Soldiers in front of her, Liu Bai became the main carry instead.

But indeed, the ability gained from possessing the Death Soldier's scythe is ridiculously strong.

If the Death Soldier's scythe itself wasn't of ordinary quality, even with the enhancement of the sharpness ability being limited, Liu Bai would have wanted to use the Death Soldier's scythe as his exclusive weapon.

"Mm, leave it to me."

Another heaven-defying aspect of Liu Bai is that his Spirit body ignores any damage. Even if the possessed object breaks, it has nothing to do with him.

Even... he can directly possess the scythes in these Death Soldiers' hands?

No sooner said than done. The scythe floating in the air clattered to the ground, and then, the scythe in the hands of a Death Soldier began to "struggle" violently.

However… it couldn't break free.

The Death Soldier was just too strong. The power Liu Bai currently wielded to cause mischief simply wasn't enough to overcome it, but fortunately, this scythe's possession attribute included "teleportation."

The jet-black scythe vanished from the Death Soldier's hand in an instant.

Death Soldier: "???"

Thwack!

Decapitation successful!

First time's luck, second time's skill, third and fourth times, you're friends.

Liu Bai looked at the only Death Soldier standing on the field, or rather, the scythe in the Death Soldier's hand—definitely a friend!

"Carole, let's go!"

Hua, carrying three scythes on her back, found Carole's hiding place.

"Where to?" Carole, pulled out by Hua, seemed a little lost.

"Out of the city, to rendezvous with the rescue team…" Hua paused, seeing Carole's confused expression. "Or do you want to go back and find your parents?"

"Parents? Don't worry, my mom and dad are out playing. It's just that my house is probably gone."

The girl, who had been full of adventurous spirit, now seemed unexpectedly dejected.

"Is everything outside settled? How was it? I didn't cause you any trouble, did I?"

"No, it's more like you doing us a huge favor by quietly hiding here."

Although Carole's personality was very outgoing, she was very reliable at critical moments and didn't need anyone to worry about her.

"Hehe, I've watched a lot of anime, and there are scenes where the villains capture the protagonist's most important person to threaten the protagonist. I was thinking, I can't let those zombies catch me and use me to threaten you—although that's assuming they would actually use me to threaten you."