Victim

High concentrations of Honkai Energy…

In the ruins of a city, Ji stood atop a relatively intact tall building, withdrawing her gaze from the distance, her emotions trembling slightly.

She had connected a part of her mind to God, thus learning many secrets, such as the fact that she had fifteen more colleagues yet to be born.

Fifteen more Herrschers.

The Honkai in the world right now was still quite "gentle"; any prominent Honkai Energy reaction could not escape Ji's perception.

And just now, Ji had detected a high concentration of Honkai Energy, far exceeding any Honkai beast at this stage, which made her very interested, even excited.

We are all children of God…

Hoo—

Can't get too excited, not yet confirmed, it might just be some powerful little guy being born.

Ji had the illusion of becoming an elder; she even felt like a "big sister" wanting to cherish these beings that others saw as monsters.

"In any case, I have to go take a look. I can't let that little guy feel lonely."

After all, we have already been born into this world—

"Morr! Come with me to Jinshan City." Ji called out softly to the distance and leaped.

"Roar!" A roar came from the distant smoke and fire, as if responding to her.

We were born into this world, representing the will of God.

"Stop looking, powerful beings like that don't like being stared at. Look at you, you pervert!"

Inside the military transport plane, an old soldier teased the young man beside him.

"Company Commander, you're joking with me again! I'm just curious why that person isn't taking a plane. Although that person is very powerful, we're going to Beautiful Country, and that's across the entire Pacific Ocean!"

The young man smiled foolishly, seeming to think his behavior was a bit silly, his face full of embarrassment.

"You dummy, you think you're the only one who knows it's a long journey!"

The old soldier laughed and cursed him good-naturedly.

"Why do you think that person is accompanying us? These few planes of ours are rescuing tens of thousands of compatriots back home. That person is going with us for protection!"

With that person traveling alongside us externally, any unexpected situation could be resolved immediately.

Closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, ignoring the young man's surprise and reverence, the old soldier was also incredibly curious.

Why was Beautiful Country hit so badly? Who did they provoke? Could they have really encountered aliens?

[Ding! Plunder is effective, Physique +10, Buffs obtained: Intermediate Healing, Giant Strength, Honkai beast upgraded to LV13]

Giant Strength: Limbs strengthened, strength doubled.

Boom!

"Cough, cough, why are there so many monsters? I feel like I've lived my whole life in vain. It's truly exciting abroad! Dying eight times a day is still considered few!"

The kicked-up dust obscured their vision, and the two took the opportunity to move away from their previous location.

Gu Yan and the other had already encountered several Assault-class Honkai beasts, and they had dealt with them all without pressure through cooperation. Just as they exited the cave, they ran into this guy—

A ten-meter-class Tank-class Honkai beast.

(Honkai beasts are divided into lower and upper classes. The strength of lower-class Honkai beasts is judged by their size and classified by form. Upper-class Honkai beasts are Emperor-class and Judgment-class.)

Gu Yan already knew there were Honkai beasts outside through the Plunder information, so he reacted quickly, grabbing Zhao Qi and narrowly dodging the Honkai beast's blow.

But Zhao Qi's worldview seemed to have been severely impacted.

"So annoying!"

Trying to bully an honest person? Even I, a support, have my limits!

Several Ice Cones appeared out of thin air around Gu Yan, their tips imbued with Honkai Energy. With a flick of his finger, the Ice Cones shot out at a speed exceeding that of rifle bullets.

The opponent's low intelligence did not allow it to feel fear. The Honkai beast roared, and its massive body lunged forward.

However, there was no twist. As the Honkai beast was pierced by the Ice Cones and its energy core was precisely destroyed, the ten-meter-tall monster crashed to the ground.

As a half-baked Herrscher candidate, it was perfectly reasonable to know the energy core of a Honkai beast!

"Brother Gu is amazing! You just finished off such a huge guy in an instant! From now on, you're my brother from another mother, no one else matters!"

"Even though you're praising me, I can't be happy." It's mainly two grown men, it doesn't really feel anything.

Gu Yan didn't say the latter part out loud. Best buddies, right! Give the other guy some face, it's good for everyone!

"I understand, Brother Gu worries about the country and its people, helps the world, and loses sleep..."

Gu Yan's mouth twitched. As expected of Zhao Qi?

If your goddess doesn't mark you as "Simp #1," I'd strongly disagree.

No, if he keeps talking, I might not be able to control my fists.

"Alright, there are too many people below, and there are several air-raid shelters nearby. More monsters will be attracted here. It's unrealistic for us to just wait for rescue here. Who knows if something more troublesome will show up."

Seeing Gu Yan's serious expression, Zhao Qi wisely shut his mouth.

"I suggest we continue east, away from the city, and find an open area with a clean water source."

Jinshan City is on the west coast. Heading east leads to the upper reaches of the river, which should not be contaminated by radiation.

The technology in this world is more advanced. Zhao Qi's phone is still intact. As long as they send out a distress signal and keep it with them, rescuers will be able to find the two of them easily.

"Why don't we just go to another city? As two ability users, it shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

Zhao Qi was confused. If they could rely on themselves, why wait for others to save them?

"We need to understand our position, Zhao Qi!" Gu Yan's expression turned grave, and his voice became heavier.

"We can't explain what happened today. The people of this country, the media of this society, won't care!"

"It's enough for us to play the role of victims. This isn't our country. With such a major incident, if the two of us, Chinese nationals, emerge unscathed, the public opinion here will devour us, leaving not even bones behind!"

In essence, both of them had limited strength and background.

Was Zhao Qi strong? Perhaps he had potential, but he couldn't even defeat an Assault-class Honkai beast yet, which was far from enough to make anyone wary.

Was Gu Yan strong? Perhaps. He might be able to wipe out ten or twenty groups of ability users now, but what about compared to the Herrscher of Reason? People tend to bully the weak. If you're weaker, then sorry, here's the blame, take it.

Beautiful Country couldn't deal with the Herrscher for the time being. They needed a prominent target to divert the anger of their citizens, and the two of them escaping unscathed would be the perfect scapegoat.

"You have the ability to save yourselves, why don't you go save others?"

In another world, the game about Honkai mentioned a similar story:

"Why are you the only one who's fine?"

"Everyone else is dead, why are you unharmed?"

"Why didn't you die instead?"

Disaster didn't break us, but fellow humans did.

The dead are innocent, and the living are innocent, but those who survive among a group of dead are guilty.

Therefore, the two of them needed to maintain the stance of vulnerable victims, preferably waiting for rescue from China—

After all, the local military couldn't spare the resources. China, on the other hand, was racing against time for rescue, and their own countrymen were ultimately trustworthy.

Zhao Qi fell silent. He wasn't stupid. Gu Yan's words were sharp and realistic. Neither of them had the strength or background.

At least not yet.