Honkai: Star Rail: I'm a Big Villain, and I Wipe Out the Astral Express Crew at the Start

Natasha walked over as well, her face etched with worry, and tried to persuade him:

"Bronya, listen, let Jiang Mo go."

Bronya was eventually forcibly pulled away by the woman.

She was led towards the car door, her hand still struggling in the air, as if trying to grab something again.

Just before getting into the car, she turned her head to look at Jiang Mo once more.

Her small face still had traces of tears, but her eyes were exceptionally bright.

She didn't say anything, just nodded vigorously at Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo also looked at her, and under the woman's gaze, he nodded slightly in response.

He knew she was saying, "Brother Jiang Mo, I'll wait for you."

Bronya was pulled into the car by the woman.

The car door slammed shut, separating two worlds.

Then, the black car started and slowly drove away, disappearing at the end of the Rivet Town street.

Jiang Mo stood there, feeling as if Bronya's body temperature still lingered in his arms.

He looked at the direction the car disappeared in, his heart unusually calm.

Bronya went to the Upper District.

The most important step in his plan was successful.

Chapter 20 The Abandoned Underworld

A year had passed since Bronya left the Underworld.

Jiang Mo had also grown from seven to eight years old.

Jiang Mo used fragmented time and "earned" resources to continuously reinforce and expand that simple shelter.

He used scavenged wooden boards and sheet metal to make it more sturdy and hidden, and added some household items inside.

And because he was no longer starving and occasionally had meat to eat, Jiang Mo's body was much stronger than other stray children of the same age.

As he got older, and it had been two years since the last simulation, Jiang Mo felt that his attribute points should have increased a lot.

He opened the system to take a look.

[System Attribute Panel:]

[Name: Jiang Mo]

[Constitution: 10]

[Strength: 12]

[Agility: 12]

[Charm: 16]

[Loaded Permanent Traits: Trait Devour (Gold), Silver Tongue (Blue), Rampage (Blue)]

[Remaining Villain Points: 660]

The attribute improvement was greater than expected, and Jiang Mo was quite satisfied.

Especially strength and agility, which had far surpassed ordinary eight-year-olds, and could even be compared to some young adults.

The charm value was even ridiculously high...

Sigh, after all, he was too handsome, he couldn't lower it even if he wanted to.

Just when Jiang Mo thought that his life would get better and better, and he could grow up in peace.

A month later, the Underworld changed.

That day, Jiang Mo had just crawled out of his shelter when he felt that something was wrong with Boulder Town today.

There were more people on the street than usual, but they weren't there to go to the market to make money; everyone's face was filled with anxiety.

"The Silvermane Guards...they actually withdrew?!"

"Really? No way!"

"I saw it with my own eyes this morning, the outpost is empty! There's not a single person!"

The news spread like a plague among the crowd.

Jiang Mo paused.

The Silvermane Guards withdrew?

This rumor had been circulating for some time, but no one took it seriously. After all, they were a symbol of order in the Underworld, although the symbolic meaning was greater than the actual effect, their existence itself was a deterrent.

But now, the outpost was really empty.

Panic spread rapidly.

People rushed to the places where the Guards used to be stationed, and the shock on their faces turned to anger when they saw the empty watchtowers.

"Those guys, he, they actually abandoned us! I can't believe it!"

"No way? Did the Supreme Guardian abandon us?"

"Yes, it must be her! If it wasn't for her, which of the Silvermane Guards would dare to retreat?!"

"Oh, my Supreme Guardian, oh no, my heavens, how are we going to live in the Underworld from now on!"

Cries and curses rose and fell in the streets.

The entire Boulder Town was like a giant whose spine had suddenly been removed, instantly collapsing.

Jiang Mo simply stood aside, calmly observing everything.

He knew this day would come sooner or later; after all, in the Honkai: Star Rail storyline, the Upper and Underworld would eventually be completely isolated.

He just didn't expect it to be so fast, so sudden.

Now, the only passage, the huge pipeline used to transport ore and resources, had become the only connection between the Underworld and the Upper District.

But this connection only served the Upper District's resource needs and could not be used by people.

From then on, the road to the Upper District was completely cut off.

At least, that was the case for most people in the Underworld.

Over at the snack stall, the owner sat behind the stall with a worried look, the area in front of him deserted and desolate.

The grilled skewers and red sausages that used to emit hot steam and tempting aromas were almost nowhere to be seen, replaced by some dry bread and low-quality drinks.

"Jiang Mo..."

The owner saw Jiang Mo approaching and forced a smile, but the wrinkles around his eyes were full of bitterness:

"There's... not much good stuff left today, just this."

He handed over a hard piece of bread.

Jiang Mo took the bread, sighing inwardly.

Before, relying on Silver Tongue, he could get many people to willingly give him food, even Winter City Coins.

But now, with the crisis upon them, the effectiveness of Silver Tongue was greatly reduced.

People's minds were firmly occupied by fear and hunger, and it was difficult to pry open their tightly closed pockets with mere sweet talk.

"Thank you, boss."

Jiang Mo left with the bread.

He knew that in the future, days of exchanging words for food like this would be hard to come by.

Seele's life was even more difficult than his.

Without the constraints of the Silvermane Guards, the Underworld's security deteriorated rapidly.

Some thugs and wanderers who used to hide in the shadows began to emerge, forming gangs of all sizes, vying for territory and the few remaining resources.

Jiang Mo occasionally saw Seele; she was always in a hurry, often with new scrapes and bruises on her body.

Her eyes were sharper than before, as if she was focusing all her energy on survival and fighting.

Natasha had also heard the news.

She went to the Rivet Town management to try and get some official explanation or help, with worry.

But only deeper worries came back.

The managers themselves were struggling to survive... Faced with the sudden change, they were also at a loss.

Natasha began to organize the older children in the orphanage, teaching them some simple self-defense skills, and having them take turns guarding the place at night to prevent wanderers from raiding the orphanage for supplies.

"The Supreme Guardian has abandoned us!"

This argument spread like a virus in the Underworld, eroding the last ray of hope in people's hearts.

A sense of despair shrouded every corner, as if the entire Underworld was slowly rotting away.

Jiang Mo returned to his shelter, closing the door modified with iron plates.

The shelter was simple, but it still provided some sense of security, at least better than sleeping outside.

He sat on the bed covered with rags, holding the piece of bread in his hand, but didn't eat it right away.

Now that the Silvermane Guards had withdrawn, the Upper and Underworld were sealed off, security was deteriorating, and resources were scarce.

This meant that the Underworld would enter an even more chaotic and dark period.

Silver Tongue's effect was greatly reduced; this path was basically blocked.

Rely on Bronya?

She had only just gone to the Upper District, and it was unknown whether she could even gain a foothold, let alone pull him up.

Moreover, he didn't want to entrust his fate to others.

He had to find a new way to survive.

He began to quickly review the Honkai: Star Rail storyline about Belobog in his mind.

The Underworld… Wildfire… Stellaron… Svarog… Trailblazer…

Jiang Mo knew that at some point in the future, the Trailblazer would arrive in Belobog and break the deadlock here.

But he couldn't just sit around and wait.

Who knew how long that would take? At least ten years, right?

He was only eight years old now; he had to at least live until then.

So, what was there in the Underworld that he could utilize right now?

Suddenly, a name came to Jiang Mo's mind.

Wildfire.

The militia group led by Natasha and Oleg.

After the Silvermane Guards withdrew, they were the ones responsible for the Underworld's security and resource allocation.

Maybe it would be better to join Wildfire?

At least he wouldn't starve there, right?

But Natasha was the true leader of Wildfire. Since she hadn't come to Boulder Town yet, Wildfire hadn't organized itself either…

So, what to do?

Jiang Mo frowned, his mind racing.

Outside the shelter, sporadic sounds of fighting and weeping continued.

Jiang Mo ate the bread, the cold, hard food making him a bit more awake.

Oh, he's got it