Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

About half an hour later, Yelan stopped the car beside an abandoned building on the outskirts.

As soon as the car stopped, several girls wearing tactical goggles and black combat suits that were cut so short they looked like they weren't wearing pants immediately surrounded them.

They were so short they reached the base of the thighs, practically like they weren't wearing pants at all…

Amazing.

"Vice-captain! You're finally here… Uh, and who is this?"

The Valkyries of the Undying Blade simultaneously noticed the others in the car.

They knew Yelan, the temporary head of the Schicksal branch guild… but who was this handsome guy next to her?

He didn't seem imposing at all. This was a battlefield, after all!

"An auxiliary member for this operation. He's here to witness the combat style of our Undying Blade."

Along the way, Rita had given Liu Bai a slightly beautified explanation of Schicksal and what the Undying Blade did.

"Auxiliary… member?"

Although their expressions were hidden by the goggles, everyone could tell these team members were muttering amongst themselves.

This guy looked so gentle and weak; he didn't seem like he could fight…

Wasn't their vice-captain just trying to pick up a guy?

"Explain the situation. What's the source of the Honkai here?"

"Based on the reaction, it's a Honkai Emperor," a team member replied.

The strongest below the superior Honkai Beasts, already beyond the scope of elite monsters.

By game standards, it was a mini-boss. Honkai Emperors and Judgment-class Honkai Beasts above it were considered high-level bosses and world bosses.

"A Honkai Emperor… A perfect opponent."

Rita materialized a scythe in her hand with an elegant smile.

This kind of top-tier lower-rank Honkai Beast was perfect as a demonstration.

It was within the range she could easily deal with, yet still imposing enough.

"Prepare for combat! Lure it out first."

"Yes!"

Even though the team members suspected their vice-captain was just showing off in front of the man, their actions were not at all compromised.

Several Valkyries pulled grenades from their waists and uniformly threw them into the building through windows and doorways.

At the same time, several temporary squad join notifications popped up in the system.

"Energy Absorption Grenades, projectiles specifically designed to absorb Honkai energy. They work well against both humans and beasts." Yelan, without any intention of assisting, continued to act as an explainer beside Liu Bai.

Boom—!

"Roar—!"

The explosions and roars sounded almost simultaneously.

"Hmm…?" Liu Bai suddenly felt like something was off.

But in the next moment, the building let out another deafening roar, and a massive figure emerged from the smoke.

"What the…"

Liu Bai looked at the small giant emerging from the smoke, his face filled with incomprehensible confusion.

It was huge, wore a mask, had purple mineral-like crystals on its back, and was wreathed in purple lightning—this was a Thunder Helm Lawachurl, for crying out loud!

You call this a Honkai Emperor!?

Liu Bai looked at Rita with confusion, but she wore an indifferent expression.

"You guys are really lucky to have encountered a rare species like the Lawachurl."

"Rare species?"

"Ah, yes. They are Honkai Beasts whose formation reasons are currently undetermined. Although they have a humanoid appearance, because they are not transformed humans, they are classified as Honkai Beasts. And due to the difference from regular Honkai Beasts, this category was simply named after a species from a certain science fiction novel."

Yelan watched Rita slowly approach the Thunder Helm Lawachurl.

"However, in terms of their value as materials, they are not as valuable as regular Honkai Beasts. Because they have certain flesh and blood characteristics, their vitality is also slightly lower than that of normal Honkai Beasts. But the pressure they exert… is still quite something, right?"

The three-meter-tall monster giant, almost entirely muscle, was indeed quite imposing.

But Liu Bai's attention was not on that at all.

"I see…"

So that was the setting?

Liu Bai seemed to understand the creator's thought process a little.

Genshin Impact's monster classifications were limited to a few types: Elemental Lifeforms, Aberrant Beasts, Hilichurl tribes, Autonomous Mechanisms, the Abyss, the Fatui, and some humanoid monsters.

Were they all just thrown into the Honkai in a simple and brutal manner?

Hmm... anything that has a human shape but isn't human is counted as a Honkai Beast. Then monsters without human shapes would definitely be classified as Honkai Beasts.

Next are those that look a bit like humans, or look like humans but not entirely. At best, they're Deathless, and at worst, they're directly Honkai Beasts.

After all, the mod description didn't mention anything about Abyss factions or Winter factions being added to this game.

These guys are a bit pathetic, not even getting to be human.

But wouldn't it feel weird for things like autonomous mechanisms to become Honkai Beasts?

"Roar—!"

In the open space outside the building, seeing the silver maid slowly approaching, the Thunder Helm Lawachurl sensed danger, instinctively took a step back, and let out a threatening roar.

"Apologies."

Rita smiled slightly, then swung her scythe and closed in.

Seeing this, the Thunder Helm Lawachurl let out an angry roar, beat its chest twice like an ape, making a dull thud, and then charged at Rita with its fists.

Frost mist permeated the air, and a silver light drew a beautiful arc.

The maid performed a mid-air spin, gracefully leaping over the giant.

The giant remained frozen in its punching stance.

[Defeated Normal BOSS Thunder Helm Lawachurl, obtained Gacha Coin * 5]

One-hit kill.

Liu Bai wasn't surprised by the result. Sister Ta's weakness was only relative to those overpowered protagonists.

In the low-to-mid tier, Rita was still capable of crushing noobs.

The stats in this mod were quite balanced.

A powerful player carrying a noob, and the rewards were exactly the same. This could be considered freeloading, right?

Alright, it wasn't bad for these guys to be classified as Honkai. Otherwise, the Thunder Helm Lawachurl wouldn't qualify as a BOSS.

"I'll leave the cleanup to you all."

Retracting her scythe, Rita politely bowed to her teammates.

"Y-yes, understood!" The Valkyries of the Undying Blade looked flattered.

After giving instructions, Rita smiled and looked at Liu Bai, "Mr. Liu Bai, would you like to try touching this big guy?"

Chapter 29 Mr. Liu Bai, You Also Don't Want...

In the end, Liu Bai did touch it.

Not for any particular reason, just curious about the texture of the "scarf" around the Lawachurl's neck.

Well, the conclusion he reached was that it was very rough.

The texture was not good at all.

Then Liu Bai followed Rita around the suburbs for the entire day.

They dashed between various points. Although they didn't encounter any BOSSes that guaranteed Gacha Coins, thanks to Rita's effortless mowing down of enemies, Liu Bai managed to scrape together enough for a ten-pull by the end of the day.

"How is it, Mr. Liu Bai? Do you now have a general understanding of the 'Uncommon' lurking around you?"

Rita looked at Liu Bai after cutting down the last Deathless.

A day's effort deserved an answer.

"...It's indeed very Uncommon."

Liu Bai genuinely wanted to tell Rita "it's not enough," but if he actually said that, he probably wouldn't be able to leave peacefully.

Well, the main reason was that deceiving Rita was harder than deceiving Raven.

This was true for both the profit and the risk.

And to be honest, Liu Bai really felt sorry for the "little sister" Deathless... and her underwear.

"So, let's get back to my sister. Miss Rita, since you're telling me this, it can't be just to inform me, right?"

"That's right. I don't think you'd want your sister to continue being mired in a dark organization, would you, Mr. Liu Bai?"

"..."

So, should I now be saying "Please don't" while taking off my clothes?

~

"Ahem, what I mean is, if Mr. Liu Bai can find a way to persuade your sister to leave that organization called World Serpent, I can guarantee with my reputation that her past actions will be forgiven, and she can even be offered a job where she can stand in the sun."

Rita seemed to sense something from Liu Bai's expression and quickly corrected herself.

"What do I need to do?" Liu Bai was curious about where Rita would start. "Even if I know about this now, my sister never tells me anything. I can't just go and ask directly, can I? If I push it..."

At the same time, this was also telling Rita that he couldn't confront her directly.

"Wait for the opportunity. I will create an opportunity for you to join World Serpent, and then you just need to act as an informant."

Rita offered an encouraging smile.

Truthfully, her primary objective in bringing the team here was to find the extraterrestrial and bring them back.

However, if the opportunity arose, Rita wouldn't mind giving World Serpent a good thrashing.

After all, World Serpent had been far too brazen lately in all aspects.

It would be even more satisfying if she could poach one of World Serpent's ace combatants.

At least, based on their previous encounters, "Serpent's" overall combat strength might even be slightly superior to hers.

Such talent was a rare find, and even their younger brother was quite capable; it wouldn't be a loss even if it was a buy-one-get-one-free situation.

"Ms. Yelan, could you please escort Mr. Liu Bai back—oh, and be sure to hide the bracelet that signifies his status as an unofficial member."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let my sister know."

Liu Bai's reply satisfied Rita, and then Rita looked at Yelan.

"..."

Yelan revealed a hesitant expression, but ultimately shrugged, indicating she wouldn't leak the information.

"Then, Ms. Yelan, please escort Mr. Liu Bai back."

"You know..." Yelan said with a strange expression while driving with one hand, "you completely played Rita, didn't you? Be careful she doesn't realize and chop you up. I won't protect you then; this is entirely your own doing."

"Isn't Raven still here?"

Liu Bai flashed an innocent smile.

"And besides... who says I'm preparing to betray them?"

It was too unsightly to switch sides for a little bit of profit, like a two-faced opportunist.