Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

The Collapse, I'm saving everything alone

By: Half String

Synopsis:

[Record of 2.3 million words completed]

Ming Yu, who transmigrated into the world of Honkai and possessed the power of time rewind, began a journey of constant reincarnation and salvation.

"After entering St. Freya, you met many trustworthy friends."

"You tried to save many girls who were destined to die young, and in return, you received their gifts."

"Railgun, Mahapratimoksha, Unlimited Void..."

"Facing Kevin, you began to chant, summoning a unique barrier constructed entirely from Judgment of Shamash."

"Facing Elysia, you promised her that humanity would definitely defeat the Honkai, but without sacrificing everything."

"Facing the Cocoon of Finality, you gradually understood everything about that man. You knew you could defeat it, but it would be a long process, until eternity."

"Traversing through the endless future, you finally transformed this imperfect world into one filled with hope."

Volume 1

Chapter 1 Because I Have Seen It Before

February 2014, Changkong City.

In a hidden location within an office building.

Ming Yu stood by the window, leaning slightly to the side. He glanced discreetly at the Honkai Beasts and Dead Soldiers wandering the streets, then turned back to look at the considerable crowd behind him.

He sighed.

At ten o'clock this morning, the Third Honkai Eruption suddenly descended, accompanied by a beam of purple light shooting towards the sky from the direction of Chiba Academy.

For most people living in this city, it was a sudden disaster. Ordinary people without Honkai energy resistance instantly turned into shambling Dead Soldiers, wandering the streets and hunting for survivors.

For Ming Yu himself, however, this was an even more disastrous start.

—He was a transmigrator, arriving precisely at the scene of the Third Honkai Eruption in Changkong City.

One second he was buying something at a convenience store, and the next, after walking out the door, he found himself abruptly here. It was a Natsuki Subaru-style transmigration, all about catching people off guard.

...What a wonderful start.

In any case, without time to think of anything else, he was forced to begin his struggle for survival.

He had some knowledge of the Honkai series' story. He had been happily saving Crystals, waiting to get Big Moon Beneath on the ship, when he unexpectedly found himself in the middle of the story.

To be honest, the Honkai story seemed alright from the outside, but experiencing it firsthand was rather dangerous.

If possible, he'd prefer to go to a safer world, perhaps somewhere like Kivotos...

Putting aside the powerful Valkyries, for ordinary people without special abilities, a Honkai outbreak was an utter apocalyptic crisis.

If his arrival point hadn't been the site of the Third Honkai Eruption, he would have immediately fled the city and gone to a safer one—like Sky Dome City in Shenzhou, one of the few cities that remained unharmed even after the Queen's descent.

Even though Jackal caused trouble there trying to verify the Stigmata Project, wasn't he eventually stopped?

Unfortunately, he didn't have the right to choose his "spawn point" and could only try to survive in this Changkong City, which had already become half a ruin.

And now, after a period of escaping, he and a group of lucky survivors were hiding in this temporarily safe building.

The survivors, including him, were all humans with a certain resistance to Honkai energy, which allowed them to cling to life for now.

Due to the electromagnetic field disturbances caused by the awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder, all electronic devices in Changkong City were rendered useless. Therefore, the survivors within had no idea what the current situation was and couldn't contact the outside world to understand what was happening.

For example, had these terrifying monsters appeared only in Changkong City, or had the entire world already turned into a hellish landscape?

Clearly, the others here leaned towards believing the latter.

This was their self-consolation; otherwise, the idea that only they themselves had suffered this destructive fate was simply too difficult to accept from the bottom of their hearts.

And human hearts are unpredictable. After finding temporary safety, many of the people who had been cooperating to escape began to harbor ill intentions.

If it was already a desolate apocalypse, then the original laws and morals had completely lost their meaning.

Strength and weapons were the only useful things now. Whoever possessed them would become the leader and re-establish order.

Visibly, a group of people had retreated to a corner, seemingly discussing and plotting something.

Ming Yu did not join their discussion. Instead, he leaned against the wall by the window, sitting on the floor with his eyes closed, resting.

Just then, a little girl with purple hair detached herself from the crowd and walked straight towards him.

Her purple hair covered one of her eyes, leaving only her other eye, like a ruby.

This was a child Ming Yu had rescued on the way during his escape. Her name was Xiaokong.

She came to his side and sat down, imitating him.

"What's wrong, Xiaokong?"

Without opening his eyes, Ming Yu asked calmly.

"Um... Big Brother..."

Xiaokong hesitated for a moment, then softly said, "Those adults said... they want to drive you out of here..."

"It's because I don't get along with them very well, isn't it."

Ming Yu didn't show any surprise, as if he had already known this would happen. He simply replied casually.

It was common for conflicts to arise within temporary survivor groups like this. It was clear he was the one being ostracized by a faction among them.

Now that they had temporarily reached a safe location, some people had started causing trouble, intending to eliminate dissenters.

"But... you're the one who discovered this safe place... Without you, we would never have found a place to shelter..."

Xiaokong said with some indignation.

If it weren't for Ming Yu, they wouldn't have been able to find such a safe place.

"It's fine. By the way, Xiaokong, are you willing to leave here with me?"

Ming Yu stroked her hair and asked with a smile.

"...Huh?"

The purple-haired girl was stunned for a moment, then said timidly, "But it's very dangerous outside. We could encounter monsters at any moment..."

Even from within their current location, they could hear the roars of Honkai Beasts on the streets.

Just hearing the sounds was enough to instill fear.

"It's certainly dangerous outside, but this place isn't necessarily safe either."

Ming Yu waved his hand and continued, "I'm about to leave here. Whether you want to come with me is your decision."

"..."

Xiaokong fell into silence for a moment, clearly hesitating.

At this point, a middle-aged man wearing glasses could no longer hold back. He stood up and announced, "Everyone, the outside world has fallen into chaos. As survivors, we need to re-establish a new order to live better in the future.

"Whether this is a global disaster or a regional one, we need to persevere as much as possible!

"From now on, food and water will be distributed according to rules!

"If anyone does not cooperate, I'm sorry, but we will have to expel them from this group!"

As he said this, his gaze clearly shifted towards Ming Yu.

Just as he was about to confront Ming Yu and announce his expulsion, the latter stood up, stretched lazily, and then said, "You don't need to bother putting on an act. I'm leaving now."

"You... Huh?"

The middle-aged man with glasses was caught completely off guard by Ming Yu's actions.

He had indeed intended to make things difficult for Ming Yu and make an example of him, but he hadn't actually planned to drive him away. He just wanted to see him beg for mercy in tears and curb his arrogance.

He just hadn't expected the other party to seemingly know what he was going to say and simply decide to leave.

"You... you better think carefully. There are murderous monsters everywhere outside. Someone like you can't survive alone!"

He threatened fiercely.

They had completely treated the present as a post-apocalyptic world.

It's a shame there isn't the global apocalypse you imagine, at least not yet... Well, if I recall correctly, Aunt Himeko's Hyperion should be arriving in Changkong City in the next couple of days...

Ming Yu thought to himself.

Of course, he wouldn't say these things to them, and they wouldn't live to see that time.

"You don't need to worry about that."

After a pause, he scanned the others and said, "If anyone is willing to leave here with me, you can come along as well."

Clearly, no one was willing to give up their current safe haven and return to the dangerous outside world.

If this was just a regional disaster, staying in this safe place and waiting for outside rescue was the best option;

If it was a global apocalypse, then it was even more foolish to seek death outside. There was no safe place anywhere in the world.

There was no response, so Ming Yu waved his hand and unhurriedly left the safe location.

The crowd fell silent for a moment, only Xiaokong, after some hesitation, resolutely ran after him.

"...What if he attracts monsters and gets us killed?"

Someone suddenly said after Ming Yu had left.

He didn't care about Ming Yu's safety, only worrying that Ming Yu would retaliate against them and deliberately lure monsters to attack here.

"Those monsters are so fast, it's a miracle if you don't get killed the moment you encounter them. How could he possibly lure monsters to harm us?"

Another person said dismissively.

They had all seen the capabilities of those monsters, more or less.

Ordinary people simply couldn't face those giant monsters!

After leaving the office building with Xiaokong, Ming Yu didn't go far. Instead, he led the girl to avoid the Honkai Beasts and Dead Soldiers roaming the streets and entered a small residential house two streets away.

—Xiaokong was quite surprised. Ming Yu always seemed to find a specific route, evading the search of the monsters wandering the streets, and successfully transferring.

It was as if he had walked this path countless times, doing so with practiced ease.

After avoiding all the Honkai Beasts and Dead Soldiers, Ming Yu brought Xiaokong into the room, then turned back to close the door.

This was an empty house; its original owner had likely fled to escape.

Ming Yu ignored everything else and walked directly to the dining table, where a mechanical watch was placed.

Due to the electromagnetic field disturbances covering the entire city caused by the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder, most mechanical devices had lost their functions. However, mechanical watches like this could still faithfully perform their duty of telling time.

Of course, Ming Yu didn't know if the time it showed was accurate now, but it could serve as a reference.

"Time... hmm, time is important."

Ming Yu muttered to himself as he picked up the mechanical watch and put it on his wrist.

Then, he slowly walked to the window and sat down in a chair.

From here, he could still clearly see the building they had been in earlier. It stood out sharply against the surrounding small residential houses, truly a crane among chickens, attracting attention.