Chapter 265

Bai Yan looked around in the large pit, but could see nothing but scorched earth.

It's too deep here.

Just as he was about to get up, a red-haired head appeared at the edge of the pit. Half startled and half curious, he asked Bai Yan a question.

"Excuse me... who are you?"

Bai Yan recognized the voice and looked up.

"Himeko?"

"Do you know me?"

The man was also stunned.

Bai Yan quickly got up, jumped out of the pit, dusted himself off, looked around, and then locked onto a huge creature.

"..."

He turned to look at Himeko.

The latter was carrying a stack of books, dressed in college student attire, and had that uniquely clear and innocent look on his face...

"My name is Bai Yan,"

He said quickly, "It's a bit complicated, but I hope you can trust me. You keep fixing it, and I'll come help. Once it's fixed, I just ask that you give me a ride."

Himeko stared blankly at him, feeling that although he was strange, he didn't seem like a bad person.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Do you know what this is?"

"Certainly!"

Himeko then smiled and said, "Alright, let's repair it together!"

Chapter 301 Damn it, the Honkai is still chasing me! (The Finale)

"Your cappuccino."

"Thanks."

Himeko placed the coffee in front of Bai Yan and then slowly sat down opposite him.

Bai Yan stared at the screen in his hand, frowning as he fell into deep thought.

"I've never seen you with this expression before. Is something wrong?"

"Actually, this isn't the first time. On the contrary, I've seen far too many anomalies, like this giant vortex, which I simply can't understand."

He handed the screen over, and Himeko took it and looked at it, a look of confusion on her face.

"It looks like spatial fluctuations caused by some kind of cosmic ray?"

"It looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before, no matter how hard I try."

Bai Yan shook his head.

Himeko smiled and said, "It's been a year since the train started moving, and you haven't talked about your past in detail. But it seems you've seen something unusual before, haven't you?"

In her view, this strange person who had fallen from the sky had nothing to be wary of except for his mysterious identity.

He has a very easygoing personality and can be quite humorous at times; when traveling through space, he seems fearless no matter what he sees, as if he has no rivals in the universe.

However, the way he was so eager to get the train repaired and set sail made it seem like something was chasing him.

I've never seen this guy make a move. But if he's really that powerful, what terrifying thing is chasing him?

Himeko was a little curious.

"Back then, I was young and naive, and I did a lot of reckless things."

After a moment of silence, Bai Yan spoke in a very heavy tone.

"You have a story? Would you like some coffee?"

"Never mind, never mind..."

"Then at least tell me, what terrifying thing is chasing you?"

Bai Yan paused, his expression briefly twisting.

Himeko became even more curious, sipping her coffee and waiting with great interest for him to continue.

Just then, Pom-Pom swayed and waddled over.

"Passenger Bai Yan, if you have any concerns, don't keep them to yourself. You can talk to Pom-Pom about them. Don't be shy, Pam."

He patted him on the shoulder as he spoke.

"Thank you, Conductor... Just a moment, I'll go to my room to get some snacks. We can chat while we eat; it's a long story."

Pom-Pom's eyes flashed, and she nodded.

Bai Yan got up and disappeared behind the door.

"He's clearly much younger than me, so why does he act like he's a generation older than me?"

Himeko asked, puzzled.

"The planet where Bai Yan once lived was the site of a catastrophe that could have wiped out an entire civilization. He participated in the war against the catastrophe and won against it without losing any of his comrades—though the price of that final battle seemed to leave him somewhat embarrassed."

"Oh? Such an experience?!"

Himeko asked in surprise.

She then exclaimed, "They only told the Conductor...?"

Pom-Pom waved her short hand. "Passenger Bai Yan was willing to talk to me because, according to him, seeing me reminded him of a friend from the past."

"I'm afraid that's not the reason, because he also said that I look almost exactly like a friend of his."

"Oh? Is that so...?"

As Pom-Pom was pondering, she was suddenly startled by something and looked out the car window.

"What's wrong?"

Himeko asked.

"Something unexpected is about to happen, but there's nothing dangerous."

Pom-Pom looked to the side.

A strange portal of light gradually appeared in the distance, and as it slowly rotated, it began to emit sounds.

"Ugh! Damn it, the Void Archive is actually—uh!"

Welt fell through the portal, landing on the ground with his glasses askew. When he looked up, he saw a strange pair of people and froze.

As he stood there in a daze, another person walked out of the portal.

Golden hair, white skin—He is the Void Archive.

"It seems the experiment was a great success. As the first Divine Key to embark on a cosmic journey, I am truly honored—ah! It seems this place is already occupied. My apologies, I am merely a traveler who has stumbled upon this place."

Welt quickly stood up, glanced at Void Archive with considerable apprehension, and then looked at Himeko.

They look exactly the same, but are clearly not the same person.

The world is truly vast; to encounter two people so similar...

"I'm sorry to bother you, my name is Welt Yang, and I'm here because of an accident that happened during an experiment."

Himeko and Pom-Pom then introduced themselves.

However, the Void Archive was not on the same wavelength as them.

The blond man strolled leisurely, glancing at the train as he walked.

He then remarked with considerable pride, "This train is quite impressive; it can travel freely through the starry sky—is it some kind of mascot? How interesting!"

Noticing Pom-Pom, Void Archive inquired about Himeko with great interest.

Pom-Pom's voice lowered. "You can stay on the train, but you can't violate the train's regulations."

"Oh! It can actually talk, is it some kind of armed doll?"

"Hmm..."

Pom-Pom was getting a little angry.

Himeko put down her coffee cup and stood up.

"Trains are generally welcoming to passengers, but unpleasant passengers are not allowed to stop here."

"Pom-Pom could easily kick this guy out, Pam!"

Void Archive gestured with his hands, his face completely unconcerned. "Hey, don't take it so seriously, I just—"

The words came to an abrupt halt, and the blond man's gaze remained fixed in mid-air.

Bai Yan walked in carrying a bunch of snacks, glanced casually at Void Archive, and then looked at Welt without any emotion.

Then, as if the two former Herrscher of Reason didn't exist, he placed the snacks on the table and patted Himeko and Pom-Pom on the shoulders, gesturing for them to sit down.

Seeing his attitude and glancing at the two people with strange expressions, Himeko had a premonition.

Know?

"Long time no see, Alliance Leader."

"... So you really were here."

Welt murmured.

"What kind of experiment is this? Is it possible that my coordinates are locked to it?"

Upon hearing this, Welt seemed to remember something and suddenly felt like laughing.

But I held back.

"Yes, that's right. Because of the contributions you made to two worlds, there's no shortage of material to trace your causal relationship."

"Please sit down, this is not some dragon's pool,"

Bai Yan led Welt to a seat and poured him a cup of coffee. "Why did those people send you here as a guinea pig?"

I want to try it myself.

"As expected of you."

Himeko asked curiously, "Your friend?"

Bai Yan: "We're not actually that close, we just fought side by side once."

Welt recalled that time they "fought side by side," and then he wanted to laugh again.

"Oh?"

"Ahem, he wasn't as strong back then as he is now, and I hadn't lost my power yet."

"I see... But speaking of which, why did that guy over there suddenly stop moving? Also, Bai Yan, you seem to be completely ignoring him, yet he looks like he's terrified of you?"

Himeko grew increasingly curious.

Bai Yan didn't even glance at the Void Archive, calmly saying, "It's just an object, with built-in artificial intelligence. A friend of mine created it specifically to store data. It has some capabilities, but not many."

Welt lowered his gaze, thinking to himself that only a kid like him would have the audacity to say such a thing.

"Object?"

Bai Yan didn't answer, but glanced at Void Archive: "Let's just dismantle and remake things that don't work well. Anyway, it won't be troublesome to ask Vill-V, and she might even be happy about it."

Upon hearing this, the latter trembled uncontrollably, instantly transforming into a golden cube and flashing to Bai Yan's table.

Himeko immediately laughed, "What is this?"

"The disaster that struck our hometown is called the Honkai. In the last two cycles, fourteen Herrscher descended upon it, and this thing was made from the core of the First Herrscher in the last cycle."

"I've traveled to that era and personally killed more than one Herrscher. Plus, the person who created it is quite familiar with me, so it's normal for this thing to be afraid of me."

After listening, Pom-Pom munched on her snacks and mumbled, "Now that you've seen people from your hometown, why is Bai Yan becoming increasingly worried?"

As if in response to Pom-Pom's question, a notification sound emanated from Welt.

He quickly took out an object, which was none other than Gnius.