The Dimensional Codex of Destruction Chapter 3

He placed what he was holding on the ground, took out a tablecloth from the System's backpack, and shook it out onto the ground.

Then, he took out two cushions and a small table and placed them on top.

He sat down beside the table, took out a food container, and retrieved two steaming bowls of ramen from inside.

The tonkotsu soup, simmered from pork bones, was served with thinly sliced, exquisite chashu.

It was garnished with bamboo shoots, seaweed, seafood, and eggs. The presentation alone was enough to whet anyone's appetite.

Of course, the exquisite presentation and the aroma that could be smelled just by standing there proved that this ramen was not cheap.

"Why are you still standing there? Sit down."

Qin Mo patted the small table in front of him, looking at Raiden Mei who was standing there blankly.

"You..."

What was happening before her exceeded her imagination. "Where did you get all this stuff?"

Qin Mo had no intention of hiding his backpack. It would be exposed eventually anyway. After all, he would have to get involved with the main storyline to obtain Crystals.

"This? I'll tell you if you be my girlfriend."

"No way."

Qin Mo said it without much conviction, and Raiden Mei immediately knew he was just joking. She didn't say anything else and walked over to sit opposite the table.

She looked at the ramen in front of her with a complicated expression.

"Eat up. Staring at it won't fill you up."

Raiden Mei glanced at Qin Mo, picked up the chopsticks next to her, and then thought of something.

"Qin Mo, why are you being so nice to me?"

She hadn't felt anything before, even thinking he was just an annoying person. But there's a saying: adversity reveals true affection.

Raiden Mei's status had plummeted, yet Qin Mo remained "loyal." He was even treating her better and better.

"Mmm, please, I beg you."

Qin Mo said casually while chewing the chashu in his mouth.

"If you're not serious like this, you won't be able to win a girl's heart."

Sensing Qin Mo's joking tone, although she didn't get an answer, Raiden Mei's mood improved slightly.

"That's great, then I'll come and bother you every day."

"..."

Although Qin Mo's words sounded strange, even a bit perverted, Raiden Mei blushed slightly and murmured, "Then it's a deal..."

"Huh? What did you say?"

"I'm going to eat!"

After clasping her hands together and saying that, Raiden Mei began to savor the ramen in front of her, no longer answering Qin Mo's words.

"Thank you for the meal..."

Letting out a long sigh, Raiden Mei looked at the ramen bowl, which had been completely cleaned out, and felt a sense of returning home.

Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment had not only caused her to lose her father and the respect of those around her, but all the valuable possessions in her home had been taken to pay off debts. All that remained was an empty, large house. Although she still had a large sum of savings in her own name, as a student with no source of income, she naturally couldn't easily touch that money.

"How was it? What do you want to eat tonight?"

Qin Mo, who had already finished eating, put away the bowls and chopsticks. He had to return them to the shop later.

"Qin Mo, you don't have to do this."

Enjoying someone's meal and receiving their favor made Raiden Mei feel a little embarrassed, especially given her personality.

"I'm happy."

Qin Mo smiled. "Money can't buy happiness. If you're worried about me not having money, don't be. I can afford to support a few more people. If you really feel like you owe me, then how about smiling at me more? I really like seeing you smile."

Although Qin Mo's primary objective was just to complete tasks, he could even say that he was dedicated to the tasks. However, today, he might have wavered a little.

"Young man, did something happy happen? You're smiling so brightly."

The ramen shop uncle said with a smile as he took back the food containers.

"Am I smiling?"

Following the direction of the uncle's finger, Qin Mo saw the slight upturn of his lips, but he was completely unaware of it. Even now that he noticed it, it was hard to stop.

"Ahem..."

After composing himself, Qin Mo realized again that he was just an ordinary eighteen-year-old boy. His initial contact was purely for survival and utilitarian purposes, but after today, he might have genuinely developed feelings.

Just a little...

Yes... just a little...

He stopped thinking about it and decided to quickly complete the task of maintaining public order. His luck had been bad this morning; even with Eagle Vision activated, he hadn't been able to find any criminals.

Even though there was still an afternoon left, if he was unlucky, he might not make it in time for Mei's school dismissal.

What's more, he didn't know if she would be bullied by those young girls if he wasn't there.

When he was around, those brats wouldn't dare to make a move, at most they'd just ostracize her. But if he wasn't there, Mei alone would be quite dangerous.

As the saying goes, love is blind.

Qin Mo had completely forgotten that Raiden Mei was a master of Hokushin Itto-ryu. Even so, a few young girls were no match for her. She only chose not to use force to solve problems because she was kind-hearted.

However, this personality also made her very sensitive and fragile. After losing her most important pillar of support, her weaknesses became even more apparent.

So, what Qin Mo saw was a lonely and fragile girl, which unconsciously stirred up a bit of his protective instinct…

Just a bit…

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Chapter 5: The Beginning of the Honkai

February. It had been almost four full months since he met Raiden Mei.

It started with him confessing and giving her flowers every day just to complete a mission, and then leaving. Now, they spent time together day and night. It was hard to tell if the flowers and confessions were for the mission or if they were truly conveying his feelings.

Raiden Mei had never responded to Qin Mo's confessions, just as they had agreed from the beginning…

However, the bouquets he would normally throw away after receiving them were now carefully preserved by her.

When he went to her house on the weekend for a mission, he could see various bouquets in the empty, large house.

And he was getting close to the 100-pull mark for the item pool.

Looking at the remaining ten pulls that he could save up in a few days, Qin Mo resisted the urge to do a single pull.

But he didn't know if his luck was just that bad, or if this darn System really only gave S-ranks at 100 pulls. He had already done a hundred pulls on the character pool and hadn't gotten a single S-rank. He only got A-rank items through the guaranteed pull.

These included weapons and items with strange effects, but overall, they didn't help him survive in the Honkai energy.

They weren't even as practical as a Stigma that could increase his adaptability.

And…

Time was also running out…

When Qin Mo woke up and checked his tasks today, he found that his usual five mission objectives had changed.

The task of maintaining public order had become clearing Honkai Beasts.

Are you trying to kill me!

For someone without Honkai energy adaptability, coming into contact with Honkai was like coming into contact with a deadly poison.

Moreover, with a mission to clear Honkai Beasts, was the plot about to begin?

Qin Mo hadn't forgotten. Although he skipped through the game, only watching some well-made famous CG scenes, he still knew that the great Honkai in Chang Kong City was orchestrated by that woman, Cocolia.

She had started her plans long before the great Honkai occurred, especially concerning Senba Academy, where Mei was.

Kiana was also attracted to the abnormal Honkai energy in Chang Kong City, which led her to enroll in Senba Academy.

"Forget it… Even if they are Honkai Beasts, they shouldn't be too strong at this stage. As long as I don't come into direct contact with them, it should be fine."

It just so happened that he had suitable weapons among the items he had drawn.

He drew out two guns, one black and one white. Although firing guns in the city would easily attract the police, a qualified Assassin Master, even with surveillance, wouldn't be caught by the police. Moreover, these two guns didn't leave any gunpowder residue and could even be put into a backpack…

Honkai Beasts are monsters that appear with the Honkai phenomenon. Their essence is either wild animals infected by Honkai or monsters created purely from Honkai energy, just like how humans become Shifters after being infected by Honkai.

Honkai Beasts have different strengths depending on the type of animal infected and their adaptability.

The Honkai Beast Qin Mo saw before him, flying in the air and the size of a human head, was clearly the weakest type of Honkai Beast, the Assault-type.

It looked like it was produced by insects infected with Honkai energy.

Through Eagle Vision, Qin Mo easily found this Honkai Beast, which was wandering aimlessly in a small alley in the city.

Although there were other insects here, it seemed that the Honkai energy was too scarce, only giving rise to one Assault-type.

Seeing the Honkai Beast that hadn't discovered him yet, Qin Mo stood on a high balcony and silently took out the two guns, one black and one white.

These were also A-rank weapons he had drawn during this time.

White Ivory & Black Ebony (A)

Effect: Infinite ammunition, can generate corresponding bullets in the corresponding firearm, or inject special power to give bullets special effects and power.

Description: Twin guns manufactured by Nier and assembled by Dante. White Ivory has hollow-point bullets with the firing rate of a submachine gun, while Black Ebony has high-power steel-core bullets, but both guns have extreme recoil.

Qin Mo looked at the description and thought for a moment. He put White Ivory back on his waist and held Black Ebony with both hands, aiming at the Honkai Beast below.

After obtaining these weapons, he often found a deserted place to practice his marksmanship. However, even with Ezio's physical fitness, he couldn't achieve Dante's one-handed gun-holding stance.

After all, the recoil of these two guns was so strong that it could cause a brief levitation.

Bang bang bang!

Several shots were fired in succession. Although Black Ebony and White Ivory had a firing rate three times slower than a submachine gun, the guns, which didn't require reloading and wouldn't overheat, still had a faster firing rate than ordinary handguns.

He fired three shots in just one second. If Qin Mo's arm hadn't started to feel the strain from the recoil, he could have killed the Honkai Beast with his guns.

The heavily wounded Honkai Beast let out a shriek and charged towards Qin Mo.

Shaking his hands, which trembled slightly from the recoil, Qin Mo pushed off with his legs and leaped onto another balcony. Fortunately, these were all abandoned buildings, so he didn't have to worry about anyone hearing the gunshots and coming out to be attacked by the Honkai Beast.

It would take about ten seconds before he could fire again…

Qin Mo applied slight pressure to his hands and made a judgment. If he hadn't wanted to avoid close combat with the Honkai Beast and risk being infected by Honkai energy, he would have already drawn his sword and killed the creature.

During these ten seconds, Qin Mo could only do his best to play hide-and-seek with it.

However, playing hide-and-seek with a flying Honkai Beast in an alley was a truly unwise decision. Qin Mo's leaps and bounds on the rooftops were completely meaningless to a flying enemy.

After only a few dodges, Qin Mo realized that the terrain was still disadvantageous to him.

"This won't do..."

Open platforms were even more advantageous for the extremely fast charging Honkai Beasts, which was why Qin Mo had chosen to fight in the alley. On one hand, it was difficult for others to discover him, and there were no surveillance cameras; on the other hand, it was to restrict the Honkai Beast's movements.

Smaller Honkai Beasts did not yet possess the destructive power to damage buildings.

Seeing the Honkai Beast charge at him again, Qin Mo jumped directly from the balcony. In mid-air, he used the wall to dissipate some of the force and landed on the ground.

He watched as the Honkai Beast, which had headbutted the wall without taking any damage, charged at him again.

The dual pistols in Qin Mo's hands vanished simultaneously, and a silver-white katana appeared in his grip.

Holding the scabbard in his left hand and gripping the handle in his right, he adopted a drawing stance and faced the Honkai Beast.

As the beast drew near, Qin Mo took a step forward, and a silver-white slash was unleashed from his hand.