Kaslana's Way of Survival in Honkai

"Take care." x2.

Kaino took a deep breath, urging his authority to once again traverse worlds, stepping into the Quantum Sea, comparable to the Imaginary Tree.

Kaino frowned.

He had been curious about what the Quantum Sea was like, but after arriving, he realized it was the same dark space he was in before entering Su's world bubble.

However, this time there was no intense dizziness, presumably due to the defense mechanism Su mentioned.

Since there was no foothold, Kaino used the Herrscher of Wind's authority to propel himself around, searching for Kevin's figure.

"Kevin? Kevin!"

After searching for a while without success, Kaino simply shouted.

Strangely enough, even though there was no light, sound could still travel, which was quite absurd.

"I'm someone Fu Hua sent! Where are you? Answer me!"

"Name, token."

A faint voice came from not far from Kaino. He raised an eyebrow and moved towards the location.

But as soon as Kaino started moving, the voice sounded again.

"Don't come closer, Herrscher. I don't know your purpose, but if you take another step, I'll destroy myself and everything on me."

Kaino wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt the voice was even weaker than before.

But despite its weakness, it conveyed an undeniable sense of determination.

"Answer my question."

It wasn't Kaino's imagination; the voice was indeed getting weaker, now sounding like a dying old man.

"Kaino Kaslana, I also have the Moth Chasing Fire emblem. Stop talking, okay? If you die, this world is finished."

Worried that he would really do as he said, Kaino quickly stopped. At the same time, he transformed Judgement of Shamash into its greatsword mode to illuminate the surroundings, so that the other party could clearly see the emblem in his hand.

But this illumination gave Kaino a shock.

Many people had mistaken him before, so he was prepared for Kevin to look very similar to him. But now, looking at him…

He couldn't see any resemblance at all.

Because he exercised a lot in the orphanage, Kaino was very healthy, even bordering on muscular.

But the Kevin before him…

Was almost skin and bones, his cheeks deeply sunken, his eye sockets highlighting the bones, looking like he hadn't eaten in days.

No, according to the Book of Xuanxuan and Fu Hua, he probably hadn't eaten for 50,000 years.

After all, in this chaotic and empty Quantum Sea, he could only rely on the Honkai energy in his body to endure, not to mention maintaining the operation of the world anchor.

"The emblem is fine."

Kevin nodded weakly, handing Kaino the lance-like object he was holding tightly in his right hand.

But Kaino didn't take it.

He placed his hand not far from Kevin's body, and wisps of white mist emerged from his hand, entering Kevin's body.

"Don't move, I'll heal you."

Kaino frowned, precisely controlling the growth of every cell in Kevin's body. Before long, Kevin's body had recovered from extreme thinness to a healthy level.

The Herrscher of Death's authority is really strong.

After the treatment, Kaino naturally took the lance from Kevin's hand. As soon as he took it, he felt the Honkai energy in his body flowing into it continuously, but fortunately, it was replenishing quickly enough.

"Thank you."

Kevin suddenly spoke in a weak voice.

"No need to thank me, it was just a small effort."

Kaino thought Kevin was referring to the healing and waved his hand, indicating it was nothing to worry about.

"No, I thank you for being willing to step forward and save this world."

Kevin shook his head.

"Having the ability and being willing to dedicate yourself are two different things; you deserve this gratitude."

With that, Kevin looked at the lance in Kaino's hand.

"Prometheus, transfer of authority."

As Kevin finished speaking, a childish, slightly inorganic female voice rang out from the lance in Kaino's hand.

"Received, the latest highest authority has been established, the reverse-engineering program can be started at any time."

"Alright, alright, I'll send you back now. I'm about to reverse-engineer the world; if you don't go back now, you won't be able to."

"Please wait a moment."

Kevin turned around, grasped a box that was floating behind him, and then nodded at Kaino.

Was that an urn?

"I'm ready."

Kaino sent Kevin back to the world, then looked at the lance in his hand.

"Prometheus?"

"I'm here."

The milky, girlish voice sounded again.

"Where is the target world bubble?"

"It's in a different dimension. As a human, you can't see it. But don't worry, Prometheus will help you complete all the inversion work."

What a nanny-level AI.

"Then, start the inversion."

Prometheus: "Roger!"

The lance in his hand slowly disappeared, and at the same time, the Honkai energy in his body circulated in a strange pattern and then flowed away somewhere. Kaino understood that the inversion had begun.

Kaino took a breath and gripped the Judgement of Shamash. Almost all of his Honkai energy was being used for the inversion. Before the energy from the so-called world bubble in the Book of Xuanxuan appeared, he would have to rely on this weapon to protect himself.

But luckily, he had been in this Quantum Sea for so long and hadn't seen a single...

Honkai beast?

Looking at the completely blue, Honkai beast-like creature that suddenly appeared not far away, Kaino cursed inwardly—a phrase he had learned in Shenzhou to express complex emotions.

But fortunately, it was just one Honkai beast. With the Judgement of Shamash, he had nothing to fear!

Picking up the Judgement of Shamash, Kaino started firing in the direction away from the Honkai beast, but after only a few steps, a burst of heat suddenly came from the Stigmata on his chest, flowing to his limbs.

Then Kaino passed out.

"Another me, does it seem like something is glowing over there?"

In the Quantum Sea, a fourteen-year-old girl with blue eyes and blue clothes looked at the red light in the distance, somewhat dazed.

In the year she had been submerged in the Quantum Sea, she had never seen anything luminous within it.

"It's just a glowing thing. What's so interesting about it?"

A girl almost identical to the blue-clothed girl, except for her red eyes, suddenly appeared beside her, crossing her arms and looking at the blue-clothed girl.

"Besides, haven't you seen it in books? There's a kind of fish that emits light in the sea, using that light to attract and prey on weaker fish."

"But..."

Although she understood the red-eyed girl's reasoning, the blue-clothed girl was still a little hesitant.

Even if it would burn them, light has a fatal attraction for those who have been immersed in darkness for a long time.

"Sigh, fine, fine. If you want to go, then go."

The red-eyed girl couldn't stand it anymore, shrugged, and disappeared without a trace.

"Anyway, whatever that glowing thing is, it can't be a fish more powerful than me."

Chapter 46: The Twin Girls in the Quantum Sea

Since coming to this world, Kaino had often had nightmares.

The scene of him grabbing Kiana's arm and struggling weakly while running away with K423 often appeared in his dreams.

Even though he had the authority of six Herrschers, even though Fu Hua believed he was the only one who could save their world, in his dreams, he would always be that little boy who couldn't even protect his own sister.

But this time, perhaps saving his sister had resolved the knot in his heart, and Kaino no longer had those kinds of nightmares.

Instead, he had another nightmare that he had never experienced before, a pure nightmare.

A black shadow that brought destruction and death was hunched over and sobbing in front of him, and the blade to judge the black shadow was in his hand, against the black shadow's neck.

With just a little force, he could completely kill the black shadow, and the city and people facing destruction could be saved. But he did nothing, his emotions and reason clashing, his heart extremely conflicted.

Pink and white shadows circled around him. Demons urged him to carry out the judgment and save humanity, while angels persuaded him to put down the blade and follow his heart.

And in the end, the hand holding the blade was raised high...

Kaino woke up with a start, his clothes soaked in cold sweat.

The dream he had didn't fade away as he woke up. On the contrary, the black shadow kneeling and crying had taken root in his mind.

Kaino patted his head and grinned wryly.

Although the dream was vivid, it was too chaotic and irregular, like the ramblings of a muddled brain.

"Ever since I knew Kiana was okay, I've started having random dreams... and the logic in this dream is terrible."

Although he couldn't see the black shadow clearly, the death and destruction it brought were real. In that kind of situation, would he just stand there and hesitate without taking action?

Impossible.

It wasn't Kiana, after all.

"But speaking of which, what was the ending? I can't even complete a dream."

Kaino was still somewhat troubled by the dream's ending.

In the dream, after he raised his blade, did he strike down, commit suicide, or kill the two shadows beside him who kept nagging incessantly?

No, the last option was probably impossible.

...Wait, before he lost consciousness, wasn't there a Honkai beast approaching him?

Kaino was startled and quickly raised his head, cautiously surveying his surroundings.

Then he paused, dumbfounded.

A blue Honkai beast stood motionless not far away, looking as if it were dead.

A pair of twin sisters, one blue and one red, were huddled together, carefully examining his Judgement of Shamash floating in the air, seemingly unaware that he had woken up.

Did they help him deal with the Honkai beast?

Kaino frowned, then relaxed.

Since they had killed the Honkai beast that threatened his safety and hadn't done anything to him, they probably didn't harbor any ill intentions towards him, right?

With so little Honkai energy left in his body, Kaino was willing to trust the character of a stranger.

So, after a moment's hesitation, Kaino decided to greet them.

"Hello?"

"Ooh-ee!"

The girl in blue was startled by Kaino's voice, causing her to flinch, accidentally touch the Heavenly Fire greatsword, take a step back, and fall to the ground.

"Hey, Seele, are you okay?"

The red-eyed girl, like a sister worried about her younger sibling, glared fiercely at Kaino before circling around the blue-clad girl named Seele.