Death Bringer

"You? A psychic? You can't even start a fire, get out of the way!"

Pushing the bothersome Zhao Qi aside, Gu Yan squatted down beside the dry firewood.

Zhao Qi, a full-fledged psychic, had volunteered to start the fire, but after three hours, he hadn't even managed to produce a single spark.

How was this kind of person still alive? It was incredibly annoying!

Honkai Energy overflowed, attempting to ignite the dry firewood. The violent energy surged through, and the dry firewood in front of him instantly turned to ash after a brief explosion.

Even more annoying!

A certain ice maker's face contorted with suppressed laughter, completely missing the murderous glint that flashed in Gu Yan's eyes.

He knows my embarrassing past. I can't let this dog live.

In just a few minutes, Gu Yan gathered another pile of dry firewood. Picking up a piece, a faint energy seeped out. Gu Yan controlled the energy output, slowly increasing it, and the firewood began to burn.

It had been over ten hours since they left the air-raid shelter. They walked slowly and didn't encounter any Honkai Beasts. Occasionally, they met other survivors who had managed to escape.

The distance they had traveled was limited, but the risk of being surrounded by Honkai Beasts was gone. This place was at the foot of the mountains and had a water source, so it was quite good.

"Zhao Qi, are you sure you can do it? How about I do it? Don't ruin my grilled fish."

Using an ice spike to skewer fish was truly convenient; it would even bring the fish to the surface when pierced.

"Alright, alright. I worked at a barbecue stall before and learned a few tricks from the barbecue master. Brother Gu, just wait and eat your grilled fish!"

Zhao Qi held four skewers of grilled fish in each hand, grilling them with a practiced air.

Who knew when he had made the wooden skewers.

Their physiques were superior to ordinary people, with greater endurance, but their appetites were also truly large. These grilled fish might not be enough.

But… was it really okay not to remove the innards?

"The barbecue master was a professional. He didn't say anything about removing the innards when he taught me, so if he didn't say it, it means it's not necessary!" Zhao Qi said.

So that's how it is. I was too hasty.

Leaning against a tree, Gu Yan felt he could finally relax. These past few days had been full of hardships. He had encountered all sorts of troublesome things, as if he were being hunted.

I was thinking of finding a company to work for after returning home, living a simple and ordinary life, and then, if the opportunity arose, I'd become a plagiarist using movies, music, and games from another world to live out the rest of my life in peace.

Instead of constantly thinking about how to survive the Honkai, this wasn't the life Gu Xianyu wanted!

Speaking of home, he still had a forty-year-old mother and an older sister who was two years his senior.

They must have known about the incident on the other side of the ocean by now. Such a large-scale event couldn't be hidden.

"Zhao Qi, can I borrow your phone? I want to call and let them know I'm safe."

It was past seven in the evening, so even with the time difference, he wouldn't be disturbing them.

"Brother Gu, take it yourself. My hands are busy!"

Haishi, Huaguo.

"Xiao Li, let's order takeout today. Mom doesn't feel like cooking," Mother Gu said casually, not caring if her daughter heard her.

No response meant tacit agreement. That's right!

Unfortunately, Gu Li was already sitting beside her, her gaze fixed on Mother Gu, full of resentment.

Parents these days are really hard to deal with.

This family had excellent genes. The siblings were both good-looking, and the mother shared some resemblance with her older daughter. The two of them looked like sisters sitting together.

"Oh, Xiao Li, my phone is ringing. We can talk about it later," Mother Gu said, ignoring the gaze beside her, trying to slip away.

"Mom, it's me." Gu Yan's voice came through. His sister, who had been about to leave, stopped.

"Xiao Yan, why did you decide to call home? I almost forgot about you… No, Mom misses you dearly."

"…" She was just about to say she forgot about her own son, wasn't she?

"I'm in Jinshan City. Something happened here, and I was afraid you'd worry, so I wanted to let you know I'm safe. Why does it feel like I'm overdoing it?" Gu Yan's tone also carried a hint of resentment.

Gu Li opened her phone and showed the news to Mother Gu. This mother was truly a handful.

"Son, protect yourself." Looking at the satellite image in the news report, Mother Gu frowned, her concern evident.

The picture was taken by satellite, showing countless tall buildings collapsing and shattering, a scene of doomsday. The massive crater in the city center was not captured.

The officially reported accident was an earthquake, which was quite insulting to people's intelligence.

After Mother Gu and his sister expressed their concern, Gu Yan hung up. Letting them know he was safe was enough. Phone calls were expensive!

Wait, it wasn't my phone… I miscalculated.

"Brother Gu, the fish is ready. Come and try it!"

Ignoring Gu Yan's daze, Zhao Qi shoved the skewer into his hand and eagerly took a bite himself.

"Ugh~"

"This is disgusting!" Zhao Qi quickly covered his mouth before Gu Yan could hear him, forcing himself to pretend it was delicious. He was like a ghost haunting the living.

"My apologies, Brother Gu, but I can't let myself eat this fish alone!"

[Auto-repair initiating]

Gu Yan, who had just taken a bite, frowned.

Auto-repair is activating? This definitely means it's poisoned! A Death Bringer, is it?

"Annoying flies!"

Splash!

A massive splash echoed as huge waves surged dozens of meters high, as if some colossal creature had fallen into the sea.

Ji descended from high above, standing on the water's surface after the waves subsided.

This world has such interesting existences. They're just too bothersome.

"Just a slightly larger ant daring to block my path, utterly clueless!"

If Ji hadn't been in a hurry to get to Jinshan City, she would have killed him right here!

Alas, this ant was tough-skinned. Forget it, she'd let him live a while longer.

More fighter jets flew in from a distance, and annoyance flashed in her eyes.

Damn it!

Her authority activated, and eight azure spears surrounded her, infused with Honkai Energy.

"Go!"

The spears instantly pierced the sea, baring their fangs at a certain target.

Undercurrents churned beneath the ocean's surface.

Ji didn't pay them any further attention, knowing they wouldn't kill the "big ant" but would be enough to paralyze him for two days.

With a light tap of her toe, Ji leaped high into the air, then stood on something invisible, speeding towards Jinshan City.

Beneath the sea, a pair of vertical pupils stared intently at Ji, filled with extreme caution.

"The target is heading towards E72. Third fleet, prepare to intercept! Use nuclear weapons directly!"

On Ji's path, the military of the Beautiful Country had mobilized a staggering seventeen carrier strike groups waiting for her!

Even at such a high cost, it would be worth it if they could kill her. The secrets she held, her immense power—

They would no longer be out of reach!

As long as they successfully hunted this god-like girl and obtained some of her bodily tissues, the Beautiful Country would leave Earth and enter a new stage of civilization.

Therefore, they had appropriately reduced the yield of the nuclear weapons so that Ji wouldn't be instantly reduced to ashes. Even with her strong defenses, survival in the face of such a devastating explosion would be difficult.

Of course, this was merely their assumption.

"Target approaching at high speed, prepare to launch!"

But at this moment, they had no idea how ignorant they were.

Ji reached the kill zone in the blink of an eye, but she merely glanced at it without any change in expression, as if looking at a speck of dust.

Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of the personnel, who tried to catch a glimpse of panic on Ji's face.

It's impossible for anyone to withstand a nuclear weapon head-on, it's bound to succeed!

They knew nothing about Herrschers.

Boom!

A colossal fireball expanded in the sky, directly shattering and annihilating the surrounding clouds. The blinding light forced everyone to avert their gaze temporarily.

When the intense light faded, their vision refocused.

"How is this possible!"

The nuclear weapons, which had always been humanity's trump card, had failed to harm Ji in the slightest!

The faint blue shield around Ji vanished, and her eyes held a hint of mockery.

You know nothing about Honkai!