Honkai, Survive

Useless, completely useless, utterly useless.

"Yeeeow! What kind of dwarf are you, what did you eat to grow up like this..."

Kiana felt something was seriously wrong.

Theresa remained expressionless.

???

Raiden Mei, busy being dejected and constantly bothered by Kiana, breathed a sigh of relief when Kiana shifted her attention. She didn't think much of it, watching the scene unfold.

And Bronya...

She was trembling.

Seele, Seele! I will definitely survive, I will definitely save you! I absolutely won't die because of the stupid Kiana dragging me down, that's ridiculous...

The silver-gray loli assassin curled up on the hospital bed, trembling.

The day after the Great Eruption in Chang Kong City, 10 AM, no battles.

"Thus, the savior Fang Jie saved a world that might not have been injured without him... Of course, that's not important. What's important is saving the world, do you understand?"

At the rooftop of the deserted academy cafeteria in Chiyu Academy, Fang Jie gazed towards the sky. The lingering dark clouds obscured the sunlight, but it was still brighter than Belobog.

He found a warehouse and, after a busy night, transferred some of the various supplies to a shelter, conducting cross-world logistics that weren't guaranteed to be safe—the Company did it too.

Now, in this moment of leisure that could determine whether the world's tension increased, he was using a Death Trooper from his experiment to recount his great deeds.

The Death Trooper remained silent, only wanting to kill.

I'll kill you with the self-defense mechanism.

After all, Fang Jie was currently maintaining a state he called 'Winter,' lowering his biological functions to a near-death state, with some limbs paralyzed.

Not just his right hand.

Both arms had their blood circulation cut off, and there was a large void in his chest, meaning most of his lungs, most of the respiratory system connected to his lungs. Since he barely breathed anyway, he let the Honkai energy corrode them.

His legs were even more so, paralyzed to such an extent that all the remaining blood flowed through his body, and the 'Winter' state reduced its activity...

Being able to do this wasn't his own ability; it was the Trailblaze divine power that had ridiculously increased his environmental tolerance.

Heaven knows how spectacular and passionate the collision between the Honkai energy and it was right now, full of grandeur and sorrow... In any case, every cell on the battlefield was a miracle of life, a testament to the long passage of time that forged us, the trash.

Fang Jie, the waste who could barely endure the pain, couldn't wait any longer. His face contorted, but his tone was kind: "Ah, it's time, friend. Thank you for listening to me ramble for so long, thank you. I don't need any reward, but I need you to do one thing for me, a small thing."

The Death Trooper didn't listen and didn't want to listen. It just couldn't leave, but that wasn't important either.

Fang Jie was paralyzed, but his right hand, which wasn't paralyzed, kept holding onto it, dragging it all the way into the Chiyu Academy shelter, one of his overnight achievements.

Located beneath the logistics warehouse of the original Chiyu Academy.

As a noble academy, Chiyu Academy naturally considered security, so having such a facility was not surprising. Following Himeko's advice, Fang Jie had moved a lot of the existing logistics and living supplies, and planned to lay low here.

As for bringing the Death Trooper...

"Nth experiment, here we go."

A bolt of electricity surged, crudely covering the part of the Death Trooper that Fang Jie was holding, and then they both vanished from their original spot.

The 'Fire, Water, Wind, Thunder, Grass, Ice, Rock' imprints in front of him didn't appear at all. He had returned to the snowy plains of Belobog.

This place was already piled high with various living supplies. The advantageous icy environment didn't require refrigeration, so he simply placed them outdoors. After a night, much of it had been buried by snow.

After observing his surroundings, everything was still the same, so he followed the old rule:

—"Akivili, lend me your energy."

The strange cries on the snowy plains didn't attract any joyful attention, but trying it didn't cost anything. It would be fine even if it cost money; at his lowest point, he had sworn to rob the Company to support you...

Unfortunately, cursing the Aeons and selling out hooks was useless.

No more talk. Fang Jie, destroying the Death Trooper's body tissues he had brought to this world with every last cell, then cleaned up the surrounding air, snow, and anything else that might have been contaminated by Honkai energy—the 'Honkai Killer.'

He planned to take back the remaining collapsed matter, being as cautious as possible.

In reality, it was meaningless. He couldn't refuse these living supplies carrying Honkai energy, nor could Belobog. The information contained within them was far more than mere Death Trooper cells.

Fang Jie didn't think too much about it. Anyway, the Company did it too, so he summarized the experimental results again, without writing anything down.

'Preliminary confirmation: I can carry matter through dimensions, whether dead or alive.'

The former was easy to determine; he wasn't naked when he crossed over, let alone all this stuff successfully arriving.

As for the latter, it was the same logic; wasn't he alive and kicking?

'Of course, there are still some limitations, weight, or rather energy. It must be carried by me and wrapped in my energy to be transported as a whole.'

Otherwise, it would probably be like that part of the supplies buried by the snow that was strangely cut off, and the main body of the collapsed matter in his hand, with a Death Trooper's arm suddenly torn off.

Partial Teleportation ×

Dimensional Slash √

"The price is the consumption of energy."

Feeling the 'Winter' state unlocked, his body recovering, and his fate energy increasing, the Honkai patterns on his limbs faded, and his breathing felt like a burning pain, amplified by the biting frost wind.

Minor issues. Just residual effects after Honkai energy erosion. No matter how much the Trailblaze Divine Power had enhanced his environmental tolerance, damage was still damage.

Ignoring the pain that would subside once he entered 'Winter' again, Fang Jie compared the energy consumption of carrying external objects. By himself, he barely felt any depletion, only a slight fatigue.

But with external objects, the consumption of Honkai energy and fate energy became significant, almost a one-to-one ratio. This meant that with equivalent weight and energy levels, he would be exhausted.

If that wasn't enough... the passengers he carried, whether living or inanimate, would likely only be taken as far as he could manage.

"It must be Dimensional Slash, right?"

He muttered to himself, but Fang Jie was quite satisfied with the rules in this regard.

It was enough. Although he still didn't know if there were any requirements for intangible things like souls, beyond material and energy limitations.

After all, Death Troopers had no pain, so he couldn't experiment with those.

With living beings...

Where would he find living beings in Chang Kong City after the Great Eruption? He couldn't discern the souls of plants either.

Silently summarizing various patterns in his mind and completing another development of Honkai energy, Fang Jie scanned the snowfield shelter, which was still deserted with no visitors. His gaze then turned to the vast snowfield.

"Belobog."

He didn't leave in a hurry as before. Returning to Chang Kong City, Fang Jie stared at the all-consuming whiteness and shouldered his pack.

"I'm coming."

Let's move forward.

Although he could continue to push his limit for Honkai energy erosion in Chang Kong City and keep experimenting with his superpowers, which had yielded remarkable results, with the latter developing a very advanced application method just by hearing about it.

But he had understood a long time ago that Honkai was like poisoned wine.

All he could rely on now was luck. While his luck was pretty good, luck was still...

Even wanting to win a gamble without caring about his wealth, he still held three chips.

He continued to develop Honkai energy?

Did he have good Honkai energy adaptability? Was he a Herrscher candidate? Was he a Stigmata gene carrier? You...

It's best to know when to stop, friend.

Fang Jie, who didn't possess Stigmata, now integrated Honkai energy in a way that was closer to the Honkai energy adapters of the previous civilization. Initial fusion allowed him to release dark purple, lightning-like energy, exhibiting power comparable to a B-Rank Valkyrie (except Kaslana) and speed that surpassed that rank, probably B+. This was because the equipmentization of the Time-Space Rupture System caused numerical inflation, making him feel at a disadvantage if he wanted to compete on the same stage.

He was already very powerful, a superhuman.

But this wasn't because he was powerful; it was because of the Trailblaze Divine Power.

Continuing to absorb Honkai energy could further increase his physical strength... but that was heading straight towards becoming a Death Trooper.

Especially his limbs and internal organs, which were the primary targets of erosion. When the erosion was at its peak, his skin had already turned pale like a Death Trooper's, and his right hand was showing a tendency to evolve into a claw.

Fang Jie needed a doctor. Even for fitness, he needed to see a doctor regularly, let alone modifying his body like this.

"But that world doesn't have doctors of sufficient caliber. It has scientists, though, hehe."

Therefore, don't put all your eggs in one basket.

The path was a bit difficult.

Or rather, there was no path at all.

Everything was white. No overgrown weeds, no scattered rocks, no potholes, no unevenness, but every step was a struggle.

If he exerted too much force, he sank deep into the snow.

If he exerted too little, he slipped.

He felt like he had walked for a long time and thought he had covered a great distance. When he looked back, the actual distance... the shelter was completely out of sight. It was indeed quite far.

But who knew which direction Belobog was in? That shelter only had basic, unvalued supplies like the Synesthesia Beacon and some writings about Belobog, but no map. If he got lost and couldn't even find the Domain Anchor...

"Then I'll just have to go back to Chang Kong City."

Saying that, Fang Jie chuckled to himself.

Compared to the initial despair, the current journey, filled with retreat options, felt like a picnic.

Immersed in this wild snowfield, he also became wild, continuing to stride forward, casting aside timidity. Trailblazing was a magnificent resolve. If he chose to survive basely, his life would be too long.

And Fang Jie, with such resolve, didn't choose to ski forward for a faster pace because the snowfield, though seemingly white, actually concealed many dangers:

Rift Monsters, and even more terrifyingly, the Anti-Matter Legion frozen beneath the heavy snow.

These natural disasters, if they lacked [Equilibrium], could blow up a planet if they self-destructed together. One shouldn't provoke them.

He walked into the snowfield like this.

The day after the Great Eruption in Chang Kong City, it was 4 PM at Chiyu Academy, no nuclear explosion.

As an isolated island cut off from the world, it's hard for anything happening here to reach the outside.

Especially the Schicksal Far East Branch, the most likely to discover something, is under the careful observation of Theresa and her team, who are secretly watching Raiden Mei and Kiana.

What a joyous occasion, what a joyous occasion.

This was also why Fang Jie seized the opportunity to boldly conduct various experiments.

When he returned to Chang Kong City, his entire body was battered by the wind and snow. His reinforced physique was still not enough, and he shivered as he stamped his feet.

This attracted a Death Trooper he had violently dragged over earlier. For some reason, its right hand was missing, but its ferocity remained unchanged as it lunged at him.

"Hello."

Fang Jie nodded in greeting, shivering.

"Also, I forgot to say goodbye earlier."

He grabbed the neck presented before him with one hand. An energy colder than ice and snow surged into it, draining it as efficiently as a lab handling lab rats.

This was why Fang Jie didn't trust scientists; lab rats often met unpleasant ends.

He glanced at the quartz clock, which was still running despite the electromagnetic interference. Only six hours had passed since he left, but the snowfield was extremely draining on a person's stamina, and Fang Jie didn't plan to continue.

Now, without the replenishment of a Domain Anchor, maintaining his stamina was crucial.

Time to go out and get some sun.

Unable to resist the temptation, even though the sunlight when he left earlier wasn't particularly bright, Fang Jie walked out of the shelter, not planning to go too far.

Soon, his footsteps halted, and he looked up ahead.

Below the so-called logistics warehouse, it wouldn't be too far from the cafeteria. And in Chiyu Academy under the Great Eruption, it was unlikely any Death Trooper students would come to the cafeteria.

Fang Jie thought this was the case, until he saw the scene before him.

What met his eyes was a murky crimson.

Blood.