Not Bargaining With Demons Is A Principle

Dan Lei's mobility was strong in work mode. Thinking he could try out the Memory Path, he immediately began to put it into practice.

The Memory Path, originally in the game, was a Path specifically developed for the Summoner class.

In reality, given Dan Lei's situation, he could only say Honkai: Star Rail hadn't lied to him.

Ninety-nine percent of the Memory Path's power for Dan Lei existed within the Holy Grail, which served as a Memory Spirit. The power that could be added to his own body was truly just the leftovers from the Holy Grail.

As for the Holy Grail's own abilities, besides allowing him to travel through dimensions and summon Heroic Spirits, Dan Lei hadn't discovered any other functions.

However, these two abilities were already heaven-defying enough to live up to the name "Holy Grail," so Dan Lei had no complaints.

But regarding the Memory Path, its enhancement to Dan Lei's combat power was inferior to the Abundance Path.

Moreover, it was unlikely to change much in the future. He hadn't seen that certain Star Core user, after obtaining the Memory Path, still use a baseball bat and a spear for fighting, even when using the power of Mimi to create a time prison.

Therefore, over the past year or so, Dan Lei had almost completely forgotten about the existence of the Memory Path.

Fortunately, the Power of the Path wouldn't suddenly become unusable just because you hadn't used it for a long time. So, with just a thought from Dan Lei, the Abundance Path power bolstering him receded, replaced by the Memory Path power.

After bolstering himself with the Memory Path, Dan Lei's mind instantly became a third clearer.

Although this small amount of Memory Path power had negligible impact on his combat strength, Dan Lei was now certain he wasn't asleep.

Because the Memory Path allowed for a clearer perception of memory flow and mental activity, his current state didn't resemble sleep at all.

Thus, Dan Lei directly chose to exit the Holy Grail, his spirit returning to his physical body.

Opening his eyes again, Dan Lei found that nothing around him had changed. There were no demons, nor were there any ordinary people holding weapons nearby.

So, Dan Lei directly used telepathy to contact Kojiro Sasaki.

"Sasaki, how long was I asleep?"

Kojiro Sasaki replied instantly.

"Very short, about three breaths."

Dan Lei knew that time flowed differently in the Holy Grail space compared to the outside world. It was normal for him to think about a bunch of things and for only a second to pass outside, so his practically instantaneous awakening was normal.

At this point, he took out the train ticket again. With the Memory Path bolstering him, Dan Lei could clearly see the spiritual energy traces on the ticket and the general direction of its owner.

So, Dan Lei immediately stood up and told Kojiro Sasaki to hold onto their luggage.

After all, he had already been attacked; there was no reason to wait for the enemy to come to him.

Actually, for Enmu, it hadn't discovered Dan Lei's special nature. After all, the ticket inspector was an ordinary person, and it couldn't sense Dan Lei's unique aura.

This staff member, controlled by Enmu, was merely following Enmu's orders to hypnotize a few young people and offer them up.

To Enmu, this was just an ordinary meal. At most, it had instructed the person it controlled to pay attention to anyone carrying a sword onto the train, prioritizing them for hypnosis if found.

However, Dan Lei wasn't carrying a sword.

The reason the ticket inspector attacked Dan Lei here was purely because Dan Lei's attire didn't look like that of a local. If they were going to target someone, they would target foreigners first.

Therefore, Enmu found itself being confronted by Dan Lei completely unknowingly.

It was currently in a luxury compartment at the back of the train, drinking fresh blood and waiting for dinner to be served. Then, it saw the compartment door being violently pushed open by Dan Lei.

At this moment, Enmu still hadn't realized the seriousness of the situation and, with the mindset of a hunter toying with prey, chuckled.

"Sir, you've entered the wrong compartment."

However, the response to its words was an ice short sword.

The compartments on an old train weren't large, and a long sword would be cumbersome, so Dan Lei directly used a short sword against the enemy.

[Water Breathing: First Style, Lightning Adaptation - Electric Light Slash]

The ice short sword, trailing water that flashed with lightning, slashed directly towards Enmu's head. The latter's head was easily severed.

However, Dan Lei didn't feel much accomplishment from this decapitation, as the neck of this Lower Rank One couldn't possibly be softer than an ordinary demon's.

At this moment, Enmu, whose "head" had fallen to the ground, said without any tension.

"Oh my, I didn't expect that the operation to temporarily merge with the train for easier feeding would actually save my life.

Young man, you're not a demon, but you don't seem to be a demon slayer either. I'm curious about you~ Before I eat your brain, I must get a good look at your secrets~~"

As Enmu spoke, its severed head on the ground developed a strange flush, making Dan Lei feel nauseous.

So, Dan Lei directly stomped on the head, crushing it, and then rushed towards the connecting doorway of the train carriages.

At this moment, the walls of this carriage had grown disgusting flesh, and several tentacles covered in slime lunged towards Dan Lei.

Normally, Dan Lei would have used Magic here, directly blasting these tentacles apart.

But this time, Dan Lei remembered Kojiro Sasaki's words: unless he was about to lose, he should try to use sword techniques to fend off enemies.

So, while advancing, Dan Lei changed his short sword back into a long sword. He rotated his upper body to the left, shifting his pivot point to the right, and then swung the ice sword, entwined with earthy yellow water, downwards with full force from above his head. An earthy yellow turbulent blade instantly slashed forward.

[Water Breathing: Second Style, Rock Adaptation - Turbulent Slash]

This was an expanded sword technique Dan Lei developed by increasing the density of water with the earth element. Although the turbulent blade that flew out was a bit slow, it was exceptionally powerful, like being struck by a heavy sword.

All the tentacles attacking him were cleaved by the turbulent blade. The immense impact force then smashed them against the carriage wall, turning them into a pulp, and incidentally destroyed the door at the train car connection.

With the path cleared, Dan Lei sprinted to the partition between the two carriages and then slashed his sword at the train connection.

This isn't the Infinity Train. Using the power of his Destiny, Dan Lei could sense that Enmu's consciousness only existed in the final carriage, so it hadn't assimilated the entire train like in the anime.

Dan Lei didn't know where its neck was, but he could just let the train keep moving and stay in this carriage to fight Enmu slowly.

Enmu clearly realized what Dan Lei was trying to do, and a face grew directly on the carriage, saying:

"What are you doing! If you cut off the train, I'll immediately kill everyone in this carriage. Including the staff, there are twenty-one people in this carriage!"

It could only be said that Enmu threatened the wrong person.

Dan Lei's logic when faced with the trolley problem was simple, with two principles: first, whether there was anyone important to him inside, and second, the number of people.

There were definitely no people Dan Lei cared about on this train, so how could the twenty-one people in the last carriage be more important than the hundreds of people in the carriages before it?

Therefore, Dan Lei directly slashed several times, cutting off the connection between the carriages, causing the last carriage to detach, and then said:

"Lower Rank One Enmu, you seem to misunderstand me.

Where did you get the impression I was the type of hero who saves everyone?

Remember, it's a principle not to negotiate with demons. I only have one way to save people, and that's to kill you before you kill more."

Version 3.1, in the Star Core refinement cutscene, even though the memory form was used during combat, at the end, he was seen fighting with a baseball bat.