Honkai, Survive

Kiana, of course, agreed.

Fang Jie had no intention of interacting too much with Raiden Mei or Bronya. With Kiana currently helping Raiden Mei suppress her Herrscher persona, it was best not to provoke them.

Bronya was even more of a killer. If she hadn't been wavering, Ural Silver Wolf would have been able to… provoke the Herrscher of the Void to appear in minutes?

That would be too hellish. It was better to let them leave Chang Kong City first.

After all, this wasn't Honkai 2, where nothing mattered.

Honkai 3 was a game where Kiana traveled the world searching for Siegfried. She traveled to Chang Kong City and became a student at Chiyu Academy to use the special scholarship for foreigners as travel expenses. While at the academy, Kiana suddenly encountered Honkai and, with a baseball bat and a handgun, began to slaughter everything in sight.

Then, she found Mei at the academy. Having already been smitten with her, Kiana found ways to bring Mei along.

While escaping, they ran into Bronya, the white-haired, emotionless girl, and brought her along.

And so began a post-apocalyptic comedy where a white-haired girl abducted a beautiful maiden, with the goal of escaping Chang Kong City. The subsequent plot was a simple and happy story.

If an ordinary person were to transmigrate into Honkai 3, as long as they ran fast and reached a city where not much happened, they could just wait for Finality Kiana to be born.

Not ordinary, Fang Jie was also in Chang Kong City and had joined the group. For now, he would send them away.

While escaping, he casually kicked a street trash can, signaling that this city no longer had a place for him.

It was an unconscious action; he didn't overthink it, nor did he get annoyed by the possibility of being targeted by someone later. He used the trash can to vent his frustration.

No dissatisfaction, and the thrill of battle!

—Slash, slash, slash!

His horizontally swung palm made a whistling sound like a blade, hitting the Death Troopers and small Honkai Beasts that dared to block his path, or rather, dared to appear. Scarlet marks split open.

Sometimes, electrical sparks would erupt from their bodies; sometimes, there would be faint cracking sounds of ice.

Invincible!

He left behind the remains of Honkai Beasts, either incomplete or perfectly round, and the corpses of Death Troopers that looked even more ferocious. Viscous blood flowed through the ruins of the city, headless bodies still twitched due to nerve impulses, and the air was filled with a nauseating stench.

This made the three little ones fleeing behind him towards the outside of Chang Kong City appear exceptionally well-behaved.

This was a battlefield, and there wasn't much time to waste. Everyone quickly reached a consensus, met, joined forces, and escaped together… Damn, the new partner is a bit fierce, and their combat styles are all like Valkyries.

"Why is it like this? I've become a Palu!"

He finally let out a complaint. Fang Jie took the initiative to clear the path. Even though they were superhuman Valkyries, they were ultimately still a group of underage girls. It was one thing not to have strength, but now he couldn't bring himself to let them protect him.

After proving his efficiency by repeatedly stealing kills, he became responsible for the front-line combat.

Electrical sparks flashed. His right hand, which was supposed to be paralyzed and unable to circulate blood, didn't mean his right hand was paralyzed. It was even stronger than the rest of his body. He grabbed an Assault-class Honkai Beast that was slashing at him by its wing and used it as a weapon, smashing the hundreds of pounds monster at the swarming Assault-class cluster!

The next second, he followed closely behind, stomping on the Assault-class cluster in mid-air, and weaving through them at high speed, slaughtering them.

This was the power brought by Honkai energy. The electrical sparks were just special effects; speed and strength were the key. It was a manifestation of his body control ability, which could dominate the flow of some energy within his body.

Especially his right hand, which was intentionally paralyzed – what was its control mechanism? What part of his body was it connected to? How did the Death Troopers move? The smallest unit that Honkai energy strengthened and connected…

Compared to that, discharging electricity was just a special effect. Using electricity was the most basic ability of all living beings; even single-celled protozoa like paramecia relied on it for survival.

Although not long ago he was still a good-for-nothing who couldn't even perform military fist techniques smoothly, after experiencing life-or-death situations, he became adept at cutting down monsters. It was probably because his fate energy had stimulated his potential, enhancing his danger perception and combat instincts.

Light, wind speed, collision time between both sides, offense and defense trajectories… Information that he couldn't perceive in detail before flooded into his mind passively. Even if his mind couldn't process it all, his body would naturally make corresponding movements based on the information. In his perception, the world was incredibly slow, and the monsters' movements were incredibly slow.

I am the faster one!

Right behind Fang Jie, the three little ones followed, with Kiana in the front, Bronya in the back, and Raiden Mei in the middle, forming a triangular formation. They followed the path left by the bloodline on the ground, which formed a straight blood-red line. Kiana stood on her tiptoes, jumping over the blood that flowed like a small stream, and looked ahead with disbelief.

'Damn it, I was tricked after all!'

This was not a weak enemy that she could easily get information from with a little effort; this was a cunning person who would beat her to her knees if she dared to make a move.

To deceive and bully a beautiful maiden like me!

However, he should be trustworthy. Let's escape Chang Kong City together.

"Stupid Kiana, why are you just standing there?"

Bronya also retracted her gaze, floating over the bloodstains with her heavily armored rabbit, her silver-gray Roman curls bouncing. She couldn't help but provoke Kiana.

This idiot, she was so energetic beating up monsters earlier.

"Annoying! I still have to protect Mei!"

Kiana waved her hand without looking back.

As for why Bronya always picked on her… First, rule out that she was here to monitor Kiana. She had always wanted to drive this white-haired girl away. She had no idea what event she had gotten involved in, and she was still an idiot who couldn't understand human language.

However, Raiden Mei…

No, it was the Herrscher of Thunder.

Looking at Chang Kong City, which had already died in the great Honkai, Bronya took no action. Anyway, she had lost contact with Chang Kong City, and the city was now completely covered by special electromagnetic interference, cut off from the outside world.

As for what happened afterward…

Even Raiden Mei hadn't thought about it. She was currently the most despondent among the three little ones. Besides Kiana, who could make her listen, she looked like a "walking corpse" with no will to survive.

'Let's get you all to St. Freya Academy first.'

Fang Jie's efficiency in clearing the path was extremely high. Even if a Temple-class Honkai Beast, which Kiana could not defeat, appeared before him, he, who had developed into a Honkai killer, could handle it.

What the hell, a traveler Kiana, a Herrscher Mei, and an A-rank Valkyrie Bronya, all unable to unleash their full strength for various reasons, needing him to be their bodyguard.

'But, I should have made the story better... right.'

With that thought, Fang Xie's actions grew bolder.

Chang Kong City was vast, and Chiyu Academy was not small either. The journey through the latter wasn't too far, but for the former... there was no need to flee outside Chang Kong City. The Hyperion, hovering high above the city's exterior, could spot the movements of Honkai Beasts within a corner of the city even with a telescope and manual observation.

And so—

The Hyperion, a sky-faring vessel embodying the beauty of violence, charged forward. As night approached, it was unclear if this was more efficient than the original story. The wing emblem of Schicksal on the deck spread its wings as if ready to fly, descending towards the earth.

"Hahahaha, Theresa, you should just stay here obediently. Also, I'm the Captain!"

The sound of the cabin door closing was so pleasant, shutting out Theresa, who had to return to the Hyperion, from saying what she wanted.

Murata Himeko, who could only witness Theresa venturing into danger alone before, felt as delighted now as she was unwilling then.

It wasn't finding joy in hardship.

Who could have imagined that in the completely cut-off Chang Kong City, the Third Herrscher would be so insidious and cunning?

Even though they had lost all effective means of investigation, relying solely on the Valkyries' perception of Honkai energy to trace the source, they had managed to upgrade amidst the danger of fighting in high concentrations of Honkai energy!

The moment the Herrscher's reaction vanished, Theresa knew something was wrong; she couldn't just charge in anymore.

Compared to the straightforward, open and aboveboard Second Herrscher, the Third Herrscher was too despicable, too insidious, too cunning; she had hidden herself!

Should they continue searching in the vast ocean? No, impossible. Even as an S-Rank Valkyrie, Theresa didn't have the confidence to constantly guard against a surprise attack from the Herrscher while her energy was being depleted.

She could only accept the command, or rather, the request, from Himeko, who had returned to the Hyperion using Schicksal's secretly developed communication facilities. She was to remain on board, or rather, wait for the Herrscher of Thunder to reappear.

And, with a sense of unwilling resignation, she watched as Himeko took over the ground assault mission, searching for the Herrscher of Thunder.

It had to be her, Murata Himeko, one of the only two A-rank Valkyries in the Far East Branch.

B-rank Valkyries couldn't even carry out cannon fodder missions in this environment. If they were ambushed by a Herrscher, they might not even be able to send a signal, let alone stall for time until Theresa could sortie.

Sometimes, even the qualification for sacrifice was necessary.

Thus, a figure like a blazing inferno, fully armed and filled with resolve, plunged into the fight against Honkai.

This armament was—Vermilion Knight: Eclipse!

It was a special battlesuit created by equipping the still-testing "Nexus System" onto a base of Schicksal's older Valkyrie armors, possessing two forms: a fully armed heavy form and a light form for easier movement.

The light form went without saying, but to unleash the true power of the "Nexus System," it had to be connected to a large power supply unit in its full-armor state, driven by battleship-level energy. Its output power would reach a level surpassing Emperor-class Honkai Beasts, qualifying it to participate in the battle to defeat the Herrscher.

As for the price, one had to be alive to discuss prices. Moreover, Schicksal's Valkyries had always fought by expending their lives.

Adhering to this philosophy, the "Nexus System" had almost no safety features designed into it.

Equipped with this final combat measure of the Far East Branch, Murata Himeko descended from the sky. The moment she landed, she shattered a Temple-class Honkai Beast that had been drawn to her.

This was the direction she was heading.

Her high-pitched voice was like a burning flame, wanting to dispel the gloom:

"You kids did great! Leave the rest to me!"

Lifting her greatsword with one hand, Murata Himeko looked down from above at the... civilians? who had escaped from Chang Kong City.

They must have become Stigmata Awakened after the Great Honkai, given the strength they used to tear apart Honkai Beasts. It couldn't have come from playing basketball.

Besides, in such a Great Honkai, ordinary people without awakened Stigmata had almost no chance of survival.

Then, charge!

The Vermilion Knight's figure was unadorned. The blazing greatsword in her hand swung, and pure violence masked her superb skills, sending the skyscraper-sized behemoth flying. Before it could land, it exploded.

The figure did not stop. The continuous explosions converged, and amidst the thunderous noise, Murata Himeko continuously swung her greatsword as if it were a light feather, scattering streams of light from her fiery blade.

Boom boom—boom!

It was over.

She dominated the battlefield.

For her, even without risking her life, lower-tier Honkai Beasts were nothing but trash.

"Wow!"

Although she hadn't seen much of the world, Kiana, surprisingly not that astonished, scratched her head. "That looks like a Schicksal Valkyrie. We're safe now."

But oh no, my dad seems to be a wanted criminal by Schicksal. What should I do!

Run? But Mei...

Raiden Mei remained silent, her eyes closed tightly. She knew nothing about Schicksal, and her will to survive was weak, so she didn't care.

As for Bronya, as an enemy of Anti-Entropy, seeing Schicksal make contact with the Herrscher of Thunder first, she... didn't care.

Looking at the three children, only Kiana was still making a fuss at this time, Fang Xie nodded.

Whether it was voluntary or passive, it was settled that the three children would join St. Freya Academy.

He shook his hands, flicking off the frost, with no intention of keeping up.

You can join, but not now. Chang Kong City is still teeming with a large amount of unclaimed Honkai energy. He wouldn't have cared before, but now, devouring it would help his power grow, so he couldn't let it go.

After all, Honkai energy isn't a lot, nor is it a little. Other than Herrschers who can connect to the Imaginary Tree, one can only bitterly search for Honkai Beasts around the world.

Of course, there's also the option of joining the three major powers and choosing their Honkai energy resources.

But it's best to have enough power to protect yourself before then. Otherwise, as the saying goes—

I want the goods, but I don't want to pay.

And I see you still have plenty of value.

Turning, Fang Jie headed in the direction of Chang Kong City.

It was Kiana again, "Hey, where are you going?"

The idiot's intuition was sharp; she understood this guy who had so casually deceived her before, but after the Great Honkai, became taciturn and only fought.

Seeing him like this, he was going back to Chang Kong City again!

They had finally escaped... well, it was actually quite easy, all thanks to him carving a path through.

"This is as far as I go, Kiana. I have things I need to do."

Fang Jie didn't look back. The current trio was completely different from the trio in his memory. They still needed time to build bonds, and then suddenly their stats would inflate.

So the Far East den was a good place for them.

But he lacked time, and had also given up the idea of casually crafting equipment. After all, human desires were like rolling stones on a mountain; he could try to obtain more.

Also, he wasn't taciturn, he just didn't want to say too much and make mistakes, nor did he want to suffer persecution from mind-reading devices like Judah's Shadow. Even Theresa disliked them.

Who knew what would happen to this world if Otto found out about the 'stories' in his head.

Kiana was very smart and saw that he seemed to have unspeakable difficulties, perhaps even more awkward than her own father being a fugitive wanted by Schicksal, which was why he didn't want to get involved with Schicksal.

But, but