Honkai Descends

Honkai, a phenomenon—or perhaps more accurately, a natural disaster.

It appeared once every few hundred years.

Its manifestations were difficult to predict: war, infectious disease, climate disasters, comet impacts...

Honkai could appear in this world in any form.

According to ancient texts, it was the unfathomable will of a god.

In terms of its results, it would invariably bring devastating disaster upon the species that ruled the world.

The most recent Honkai of enormous scale was the Black Death in the fourteenth century, which directly or indirectly destroyed one-third of the world's population.

And this time, Honkai descended upon a city called Changkong City.

Moreover, this Honkai manifested differently from the one in the fourteenth century. It was one of the most common forms of Honkai.

If one had to give this form of Honkai a name, it could be called—Honkai Energy infection.

The phenomenon it produced was somewhat similar to the apocalyptic disaster movies from a certain country.

In places where Honkai occurred, the concentration of Honkai Energy would rise sharply within a short period. People in the affected area would be infected by Honkai Energy and turn into Honkai-infected creatures resembling zombies.

Of course, if you were lucky, you might even become a high-rarity SR zombie or Honkai Beast—or even an SSR-rarity Herrscher... Ahem.

Although its manifestation was somewhat similar to a disaster movie from a certain country, its danger was far greater.

After all, the zombies in those movies needed to transmit the infection through blood, while with Honkai, as long as you were in the affected area, you were simply—yo-ho, screwed.

So what should you do if you encountered Honkai? The answer was naturally... there was no hope. ╮(╯＿╰)╭ Just wait to die!

Ahem. If you were one of the exceedingly rare people in this world who possessed Honkai antibodies, then congratulations. You had avoided the fate of becoming a Honkai-infected creature.

Then, you would have to face a city full of zombie-like Honkai-infected creatures, along with a small number of zombies, Honkai Beasts, and even Herrschers.

So what should you do when facing these beings? The answer remained... there was no hope. ╮(╯＿╰)╭ Just wait to die!

Clearly, for ordinary people, when faced with Honkai, they had virtually no ability to resist apart from waiting for death.

However, the boy named Dong Moxuan was not one of them.

After all, as a zombie, how could he feel uncomfortable around Honkai?

"Has it finally begun?"

Standing on the streets of Changkong City, Dong Moxuan spread his arms and wore an expression that looked as if he were taking drugs.

More than half a month had passed since that previous date.

Nothing worth mentioning had happened during that time.

And as time passed, on a certain morning after that month had gone by, Honkai descended right on schedule.

"This feeling... The Honkai in Changkong City this time is really something!"

He sighed softly, and Dong Moxuan's expression gradually returned to normal.

"Ahem. Getting too high isn't good. I should calm down first."

"All right. Honkai has descended as promised, so the plan can begin as well."

"Mei..."

Turning his gaze toward Senba Academy, Dong Moxuan's deep-blue eyes revealed an emotion that was slightly complicated.

"Although I wanted to say goodbye here and now, you did take care of me for a month..."

"Forget it..."

After thinking for a while, Dong Moxuan let out a soft sigh.

"Leaving at a time like this would be a little too cruel. At the very least..."

He slipped the pale-purple gemstone he had been fiddling with into his pocket. After thinking for a while, Dong Moxuan still headed toward Senba Academy.

"There's still plenty of time. No rush..."

Senba Academy, in a certain classroom.

"Bang!"

With the sound of a gunshot, a Honkai-infected creature collapsed to the floor.

A girl with bright silver braids was wielding twin pistols and dancing through the classroom.

Her marksmanship was incredibly fierce, her martial arts flawless, and her gaze utterly resolute.

In a mere few dozen seconds, all the zombie-like Honkai-infected creatures in the classroom had been dealt with.

"Phew~ Honkai again...?"

After clearing the classroom with ease, the Silver-haired Girl showed not the slightest hint of joy.

Her brows drew together slightly, and it was impossible to tell whether her expression held melancholy or sorrow.

"Persistent as a ghost. I had wanted to stay here a little longer..."

She holstered her twin pistols at her waist, then sat down directly in her seat.

"That's why..."

Looking at the devastation in the classroom, the girl's gaze dimmed slightly.

That was why, after transferring schools, she had been so unsociable, so...

Unwilling to have any connection with these classmates.

"Although I wasn't close to you..."

Kiana had never known these classmates. She had even vaguely suffered their cold shoulder, but...

"But this was never my intention..."

Kiana could not take these people's lives with a clear conscience.

Even though she knew that the moment Honkai descended, they had already died.

"If you want to blame someone, blame this damn world..."

After resting for a while, the Silver-haired Girl—Kiana—stood up from her chair.

"Trouble has come knocking again. Time to get to work..."

In her more than ten years of life, Kiana had witnessed far too many tragedies caused by Honkai.

Although she could not say this level of tragedy had no effect on her whatsoever, it was definitely not enough to make her lose herself in it.

At most... she would sigh over it.

"Porn Xuan..."

As Kiana took out her twin pistols and prepared to clear the infected creatures from the corridor, the image of that boy—who stirred incredibly complicated emotions in her heart—suddenly flashed through her mind.

"You'd better not get hurt..."

"I still... have a lot of questions to ask you..."

Since that elder had left, Kiana had felt concern for someone for the first time.

Then, she saw a somewhat familiar back in the corridor.

"It's already become like this?"

Turning his head to look out the window, Dong Moxuan clicked his tongue at the devastation in Senba Academy.

Although he had seen it before, he still sighed at the destruction caused by Honkai.

However, he knew that as a zombie, he had neither the position nor the right to pity humanity.

Besides, he had not forgotten the reason he had come to Senba Academy...

"Mei's current location is... the rooftop?"

At some point, his azure eyes had been replaced by icy crimson. Dong Moxuan gazed toward the rooftop, ominous Honkai Energy swirling around him.

Using his special ability, Dong Moxuan easily located Mei.

"Hopefully Mei hasn't..."

Bang!!!

Before Dong Moxuan could finish speaking, a thunderous gunshot rang out from behind him.

He instinctively jerked his head aside and dodged the attack.

Who the hell is ambushing me?

Dong Moxuan turned around, wanting to see the ambusher's face, and then...

"K-Kiana?!"

Looking at the astonished Silver-haired Girl behind him, Dong Moxuan's pupils suddenly contracted.