Honkai, I Alone Save Everything

"Big brother, what are you looking at?"

Xiao Kong asked curiously.

"Nothing, just waiting for a good show,"

Ming Yu replied casually.

There was a necessary reason why he had to leave that seemingly safe place in advance.

He raised his hand and looked at the mechanical watch on his wrist. The moment the hands pointed to the full mark, a huge figure appeared in their sight as he had expected.

That necessary reason was—

With a slight tremor of the ground, a very large Honkai Beast appeared on the street where the office building was located.

Its size was comparable to ordinary buildings, and the ground trembled slightly with every movement.

This monster was much larger than any Honkai Beast they had encountered before. The purple-haired girl had never seen such a scene before. Her face turned pale with fright, and she unconsciously grabbed Ming Yu's clothes tightly, hiding behind him and trembling uncontrollably.

Ming Yu, of course, recognized this thing.

This was a Temple-class Honkai Beast. Compared to other lower-class Honkai Beasts that were still monstrous in appearance, this one was more humanoid and had creations resembling long swords and spears growing from its hands.

"Look, the show is here."

He touched his chin and pointed at the Temple-class Honkai Beast.

Honkai Beasts of this level were already at the peak of the lower-class Honkai Beasts. Above them were only Emperor-class and Judgment-class.

Therefore, monsters like this, their ability to perceive and search for prey would also be stronger than other lower-class ones, such as the Rush-class and Chariot-class—

Survivors they couldn't find, it could find.

Soon, it raised its spear and fiercely stabbed at the refuge where Ming Yu and Xiao Kong had been staying just tens of minutes ago.

The white spear pierced the office building, causing it to collapse uncontrollably.

The fate of the survivors who were still lingering there was self-evident. Being discovered by a Honkai Beast meant only one thing: death.

With the loud crash of the building collapsing, the girl hiding behind Ming Yu trembled violently.

If they had still been there just now, they would probably have become corpses among the rubble as well.

"Big brother, I... let's run quickly..."

Xiao Kong said with a pale face, extremely frightened.

"Don't worry, it won't come this way. It's still safe here for now."

Ming Yu smiled and comforted the young girl beside him.

As expected, after destroying the conspicuous office building, the Temple-class Honkai Beast did not head in their direction. Instead, it turned its head and strode towards other directions to search for prey.

"Wh-why are you so sure, big brother?"

After the monster left, Xiao Kong finally relaxed a little and asked Ming Yu curiously.

Whether it was helping everyone find the safe shelter of the office building, or accurately avoiding monsters wandering on the streets along the way, or knowing in advance that the giant monster would destroy the office building—

This big brother named Ming Yu seemed to always possess a prescient ability, knowing what would happen in the future.

"Well..."

Hearing Xiao Kong's question, Ming Yu touched his chin and replied with a smile:

"Because I've seen it before."

Chapter 2 Interference: Rewind

As is well known, since ancient times, traversers have had some special abilities.

And his ability is... [Interference: Rewind].

This was information that suddenly appeared in his mind the moment he traversed. This was not a combat-oriented ability, but rather one that leaned more towards causality.

—When faced with a situation, he could simultaneously execute multiple choices and personally experience the consequences of making these choices, finally locking one of the timelines' futures into established reality.

No matter how powerful a warrior, hero, or genius was, they could only take one action at a time. They could not turn right when turning left, but Ming Yu could do it.

Simply put, if he were to play rock-paper-scissors with someone, he could simultaneously play rock, paper, and scissors, and then, at his own will, retain any of the outcomes—win, draw, or lose—as reality.

It was precisely by relying on this ability to constantly try and rewind that he had escaped death several times and survived until now in Changkong City, where the Honkai had erupted.

Whether it was finding a safe haven for the group, or avoiding Honkai Beasts and dead soldiers during transfers, or "predicting" the appearance of the Temple-class Honkai Beast in advance, it all stemmed from this ability to practice the future.

—It was precisely because he had personally experienced it and stepped into pitfalls that he could now avoid all dangers.

This rewind ability was not without its cost. Continuous use would cause significant mental strain.

After all, every attempt was a genuine experience of everything within it, and even the pain of being killed remained in his memory without question.

What was worse, most people could only die once in their lifetime and had no way to experience the pain of death—well, in the world of Honkai, there were quite a few beings who could die repeatedly—but for Ming Yu, despite only having traversed for a few hours, the feeling of death had already become commonplace.

From the initial nausea and difficulty in accepting it, he had now become somewhat numb.

Although it was very impressive, at least this ability could allow him to survive this disaster.

In addition, there was also a corresponding upper limit to the time he could rewind each time.

Based on his current level, he couldn't rewind for more than an hour, meaning he could only glimpse futures within an hour's timeframe.

Otherwise, he could have peered into the unfolding events until the Honkai outbreak ended and then chosen the safest route to reality.

In any case, Ming Yu canceled the future where he told Xiao Kong about his abilities and returned to before she asked her question.

Although she was a harmless, kind, and adorable little girl, he couldn't reveal anything about his abilities to anyone at the moment.

After all, abilities like "time rewind" or "death return" weren't completely invincible.

If he fell into a hopeless situation from which he couldn't escape no matter how hard he tried, he would only be able to repeat the cycle of inevitable death.

Ming Yu glanced down at the time on his mechanical watch and then began to plan his next steps.

Aside from his rewind ability, he possessed another special power called [Karma: Entanglement].

Calling it "power" might not be entirely accurate. To be precise, if he could save others during a crisis and establish connections with them, he seemed to receive some kind of reward.

That's why he had helped so many ordinary survivors find safe places earlier. Besides wanting to help fellow survivors, he also wanted to see what would happen if they managed to live until the Hyperion arrived to rescue them.

It was a shame that he hadn't succeeded in doing so yet.

Since he hadn't practiced it, he hadn't figured out the effects and conditions of this ability, nor did he know what the so-called [reward] actually was.

A special item? A special ability?

He had also tried warning those ordinary people about the arrival of the Temple-class Honkai Beast, but they didn't listen. They even tried to drive him out of the group.

Good advice is wasted on deaf ears; he had already tried and wouldn't bother saving those who refused to leave.

Well, after all his efforts, only Xiao Kong was still faithfully by his side.

Ming Yu patted the purple-haired girl's head again, calming her trembling body a little.

This kind child always came to give him the same news and willingly followed him out of that building.

This Third Honkai Outbreak in Changkong City was caused by Cocolia of Anti-Entropy.

Her objective was to use the massive Honkai energy to stimulate the awakening of Raiden Mei, who possessed the Gem of Conquest, and turn her into the Third Herrscher.

Afterward, she planned to reclaim Raiden Mei for other purposes.

However, Bronya, who was originally sent to reclaim Raiden Mei, coincidentally entered St. Freya Academy with Mei. Bronya had likely long forgotten the mission to capture Raiden Mei.

In any case, the priority now was to find a way to get Xiao Kong to a safe place.

At this moment, his advantage as an experienced captain came into play.

For example, regarding Xiao Kong beside him, Ming Yu knew very well that she should have been saved by Raven, a cadre of World Serpent who was coincidentally on a mission in Changkong City.

In this small Changkong City, personnel from the three major organizations were actually involved.

First, Anti-Entropy, the creator of artificial Honkai, was naturally out of the question.

As for the support from the Hyperion of Schicksal's Far East Branch... Honestly, Ming Yu wasn't sure when Aunt Himeko would arrive.

But at least one point in time was certain.

The Third Honkai Outbreak in Changkong City occurred at 10 AM, and according to his memory, Himeko was still in Hong Kong that evening, not in the Far East.

This meant that they couldn't expect any personnel from Schicksal to arrive for rescue until at least sunset.

As for whether the Hyperion would arrive tonight or tomorrow night... he had no way of knowing now.

Speaking of which, it took at least half a day for them to react and dispatch a fleet for rescue. The Far East Branch's response speed to Honkai disasters was truly "astonishingly" fast.

"Hmm... is Raven from World Serpent the only one I can count on right now..."

Ming Yu glanced at Xiao Kong beside him.

In any case, he could take care of himself, but Raven should be happy to take in Xiao Kong.

Despite being a cadre of World Serpent, Raven found it difficult to ignore children who had lost their families due to war, owing to her own childhood experiences.

According to the original timeline, she alone rescued over a dozen homeless children in Changkong City and repelled a small area of Honkai Beasts, creating a safe environment for the children to survive.

For now, he would try to find Raven. At the very least, her location was absolutely safe and could serve as a fallback to hide from the Honkai until it ended.

Furthermore, he could also try to see if sending Xiao Kong to Raven would count as resolving her crisis and earning him a reward.

"Hmm... if I recall correctly, the place where Raven takes in children should be in the East District of Changkong City..."

As he murmured softly, time around them seemed to momentarily freeze.

[Interference: Rewind] had been activated, recording the current moment as the origin point for the rewind.

After this, as long as it was within an hour, he could return to this exact time with a single thought.

This was what was known as a [save point].

Having made his preparations, Ming Yu stood up, took Xiao Kong's hand, opened the door, and headed in the eastern direction.

For example, Raven alone was able to save over a dozen children in Changkong City and ensure they lived in safe areas. Yet, when Himeko and her crew returned to report, they claimed to have found no survivors. (It's not like Raven saved all the children by herself, right?)

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For instance, Cocolia went to such great lengths, only to send a single "duck" to retrieve Mei. It's almost too confident. Where's your Titan daddy? And what about the biological chip's function to forcibly control the "duck" to capture people?

Of course, the vast majority of this is because the "Escape from Changkong" manga is too old and doesn't keep up with the newer settings added later. Some retcons are unavoidable.

Therefore, some plot points and character actions will be slightly adjusted according to the plot I've conceived.

Chapter 3: Bronya

After leaving the small cabin, Ming Yu continued to lead Xiao Kong through streets filled with Honkai Beasts and Dead Souls.

The density of Honkai Beasts and Dead Souls here was slightly better. Through various risky attempts, Ming Yu gradually led the girl beside him out of the area where Temple-class Honkai Beasts were active, proceeding all the way to the vicinity of Changkong City's East District.

As they approached this area, they could indeed feel the number of Honkai Beasts visibly decreasing.

After turning a corner, Ming Yu and Xiao Kong saw a completely new scene.

Numerous Dead Souls and Honkai Beasts lay defeated on the ground, unmoving.

Ming Yu stepped forward to examine their wounds. Judging by the type of wounds, they had been taken down by some kind of large-caliber heavy weapon.

"Big brother, these monsters have all been defeated."

Xiao Kong said with some surprise, looking at the Dead Souls and Honkai Beasts lying on the ground.

Monsters that could easily tear humans apart were actually defeated by something.

"Mm."