Something's Wrong

The youth had lost his mind, lightning crackling at his fingertips. Instead of using it for something sensible like an electromagnetic cannon, he lunged forward, scratching wildly.

If they were just normal fingernails, they wouldn't have been able to pierce the skin of a Tank-class Honkai Beast. But he was a growing Herrscher with the power of lightning, so tearing through the Honkai Beast's hide was child's play.

"Host, host, calm down! You've already roasted this Honkai Beast..."

However, as a transmigrator, especially one who transmigrated so suddenly, even the most level-headed person would need to vent. This poor Honkai Beast became his sand... no, his electric meter.

"Host, calm down! You've already encountered a Tank-class Honkai Beast. What does that mean? You're very close to those three people! Most of the enemies in Changkong City are gathered around the trio and Yae Sakura. You're heading in the opposite direction of Yae Sakura, which means you're getting closer to them! For Mission One! Mission, mission!"

Hearing the word "mission," the youth calmed down slightly.

"System, can you help me catch a mount or something? I don't want to walk anymore."

"Herrschers have affiliated Honkai Beasts, divided into Knights and Companions. Since you are a special case, I'll give you the right to choose your affiliated beast. I can provide you with some 'Knight' options; choosing is up to you."

"Honkai: Crush: A variant of the Tank-class Honkai Beast. It has greater leaping distance and power, a wide-range roar that repels enemies, and higher defense."

"Don't mention Tank-class to me, it makes me angry. Pick another one."

"Emperor Honkai & Empress Honkai: They sound strong, but they're just a useless couple. They can ambush you with ground spikes."

"Pick another one."

"Void Chrono: A variant of the Rush-class Honkai Beast. It can ignore Schicksal Valkyries' 'Time Fracture'."

"System, you... don't you have anything stronger?"

"I do, but it's already been given away. The Second Herrscher's affiliated beast is quite good, why don't you consider it?"

"Never mind. The Second Herrscher isn't completely dead yet. If I take her affiliated beast, won't she crawl out and kill me?"

"You could also consider Yae Sakura's Higanbana. Once you win Yae Sakura over, Higanbana will be yours too."

"Are there any other options?"

"The Head of Schicksal's Far East Branch, Theresa Apocalypse, has Vishnu Honkai Beast DNA within her. Consider her?"

"I... I'll go find one myself. Forget these. I don't want to die yet."

After taking only a few steps, the System's notification chimed in the youth's ears: "Ding! Mission One: Rescue Bronya (twin-tailed loli), Kiana (white-haired twin-tailed idiot), Raiden Mei (ultimate wife material). Progress 50/100."

"Huh? What's going on?" I didn't seem to do anything, how did I get halfway done?

"That package you sent earlier flew over to the trio, solving their food problem. If that package hadn't flown there, they would have been considering eating Honkai Beasts and Mortals."

"..." Come to think of it, that food was originally prepared for them. It doesn't seem like a big deal that the package flew over?

"Oh, right, Host. There's one more Honkai Beast I can offer you. This one is absolutely powerful, and it doesn't have an owner. Ganesha: An Emperor-class Honkai Beast. Since it has already been defeated, only most of its data remains. Its strength restoration is over 95%. It has a large body, strong attack power, and high defense. It's definitely the best choice for an affiliated Honkai Beast."

"This... I don't want to choose it as an affiliated beast, but can I raise it?"

"Whatever you want. Take it." In the youth's hand, an egg the size of a human head suddenly appeared, its white shell dotted with red spots.

"This is... an egg?"

"If you don't choose it as an affiliated beast and want to raise it, you have to start from the egg. Maybe it'll even mutate into Parvati?"

"Can you... help me hatch it?"

"No, but if you put it in the storage space, it will hatch automatically."

"That's good. Go in."

The youth casually tossed it. A vortex formed on the ground, sucking the human-head-sized egg in.

"How much further?"

"Three kilometers ahead, a powerful Honkai Energy reaction has appeared! Host, hurry! The Third Herrscher might awaken soon. If she awakens, Mission One will fail!"

"System, is there any way to speed me up? Based on this reaction, the Third Herrscher will awaken within five minutes!" The youth ran at full speed, borrowing the lightning power of Kiana Kaslana with every stride to accelerate.

If the Third Herrscher were using Kiana Kaslana, approaching the speed of light would be entirely possible. However, the youth was not the Third Herrscher, nor did he possess the powerful Honkai Energy of other Herrschers. His current speed hadn't even reached half the speed of sound.

"Yes, but it costs 30 Honkai Energy."

The youth looked at his remaining 100 Honkai Energy and gritted his teeth. "Fine!" he thought, wondering how Changkong City was so poor. After killing so many Honkai Beasts, he only had this much Honkai Energy.

"Host has learned Valkyrie skill: Time Fracture."

A few lines of text immediately appeared in the youth's vision: "Time Fracture: Slows down the flow of time to a certain extent. The larger the range, the weaker the effect."

"How much can I affect the flow of time over there?"

"Once activated, the time flow over there will be 2:1 compared to now. You have ten minutes!"

"That's enough!" The lightning beneath his feet leaped with each stride, an explosion that had already reached 70 m/s.

Ten minutes sounded short, but at this moment, it felt as long as a day, a month, or a year.

"Everyone, stop!" The youth was too agitated and couldn't control Kiana Kaslana's power, causing dark clouds to gather and lightning to flash. Faint bolts of lightning struck down, scorching many enemies.

"Stupid Host, if you keep this up, the Third Herrscher will soon take over Mei's body!"

Some enemies who narrowly escaped death didn't retreat but instead swarmed forward, surrounding the youth.

"Mei, let's go!" The white-haired twin-tailed girl—Kiana Kaslana—quickly grabbed the purple-haired, ultimate wife material girl—Raiden Mei—and ran back.

"Stupid Kiana, something's wrong. Acting rashly could be dangerous." The genius girl, the twin-tailed loli—Bronya—was much calmer than Kiana.

Mei clutched her forehead and said with difficulty, "Kiana... go quickly, don't... come... near... me!" Mei pushed Kiana away and ran towards the Mortals and Honkai Beasts.

A demonic, tempting voice whispered in her ear, "Give up, this is a very powerful force. With it, you can save your friends and rescue your father. You can even—rule this world!"

Mei knew, of course, that this was all a lie. The power of a Herrscher was not so easily controlled.

"No... I can't! This power isn't mine, and... it will hurt... Kiana and the others..."