The Warriors' Frenzied Spirit

"..." The Law-Ruler was quietly gazing into Sakura's eyes, as if mourning for her.

"You remind me of my sister," she said, unexpectedly taking Sakura's hand and steadying her unsteady body. "I often remember a song she taught me."

"Oh, flowers of the past," the Law-Ruler sang softly.

"Where are you today?"

Sakura gritted her teeth, wanting to raise her blade, but she was suppressed by the Law-Ruler's invisible force field.

"Oh, shooting stars of today,"

"Where will you disappear to?"

As if by coincidence, a meteor in the sky trailed a long white streak, shining brilliantly against the sky interwoven with orange and black.

Six hours earlier, aboard the space-based weapon space station, Kevin sat in a blue chair, his head tilted as he gazed down at the blue planet that had nurtured countless lives.

If anyone supported so-called war, they should be dragged into outer space to see Mother Earth and feel how insignificant humanity truly was, and how much the world held unknown.

Earth was humanity's cradle, but humanity could not live in the cradle forever.

Two months ago, he had boarded this space station on the Fire Moth's spacecraft and had never left. All supplies were provided by cargo ships. Fortunately, there were means of entertainment on the space station, and people to talk to.

A harsh, piercing alarm suddenly blared, interrupting Kevin's thoughts. He stood up and walked towards the communication terminal.

"Kevin, the eleventh Honkai outbreak has occurred. I need you to prepare to deploy immediately," Dr. Mei's projection appeared on the screen, her cool voice reaching his ears.

"Understood," Kevin said, not adding anything more.

"Also, you might have to wait for several hours or even days before you can deploy. Be prepared." Kevin nodded and then walked towards the weapon bay.

Steam hissed from the alloy security door as it closed and locked behind him. Kevin entered the airlock without any protective gear. The air pressure decreased until it reached a vacuum, then the outer door opened, and he stepped out. Fusion Warriors were different from ordinary people; they could walk in a vacuum without any protection.

Kevin walked along the corridor exposed to outer space, and a blue phantom quickly formed beside him.

"Hello, Kevin," Qin Su greeted him briefly.

"Hello."

"Dr. Mei must have told you that you might have to wait a long time this time."

"I know," Kevin replied indifferently.

"No, it's not the waiting you're thinking of. It's being unable to move even an inch, until opportunity shows a corner of itself."

"I can do that. I can wait for months. As long as I can kill the Law-Ruler," Kevin's cold eyes revealed a suffocating calmness.

The weapon bay was entirely exposed to outer space. In essence, it was a large electromagnetic accelerator. However, to save construction time and resources, it lacked ordinary cooling devices. Instead, it relied on the Tenth Law-Ruler cores, similar to those of the Fire-like Law-Ruler and Ice-like Law-Ruler, for cooling.

Qin Su said to Kevin, "We're here. This is it." The corridor lights illuminated as they passed.

Kevin nodded. "What do I need to do?"

"It's no different from the previous plan. Wait inside the projectile."

A piece of paper emerged from the control room's printer. "This is a schematic of the entire process. The segment from the transition to the atmospheric re-entry point will be controlled by the computer. After that, within the barrier, you will have full control."

Kevin entered the payload bay of the projectile. The official name of the projectile was "Hyper-velocity Rod Penetrator." Contrary to what people might imagine, it had propulsion engines. This was to ensure entry into the atmosphere at a specific re-entry angle. Space-based ground attack weapons must possess extremely high impact velocities to achieve good strike effects, which requires maintaining a steep trajectory during re-entry.

Qin Su's phantom transformed into a pointer. "This might be the last time I explain the internal structure of the projectile to you. You must remember it firmly and take action at critical moments."

Kevin stood rigidly, like a recruit at attention during an instructor's guidance.

"If there's no opportunity to deploy today, I'll come and explain every day."

The pointer indicated a hatch where he had just entered. "This is the escape hatch. Unlike most others, it's made of tungsten. This means that while the Soul Steel will solidify and change during your descent into the barrier, this will not. This is so you can manually correct landing errors caused by various reasons. If it doesn't hit that Law-Ruler, then you will. And even a frail child can open it. This is to prevent you from being trapped in the projectile by the Law-Ruler's barrier."

Then he pointed to a groove behind Kevin. Judging by its shape, it seemed specifically designed for the Heavenly Fire Greatsword. "This is a specially designed slot for the Heavenly Fire. You must place your Heavenly Fire there now."

Kevin merged the Heavenly Fire Twin Pistols he wore at his waist and placed them into the slot. Then, several mechanical devices locked the Heavenly Fire and raised it to a place Kevin couldn't see.

"At the re-entry point, the fuel in the thrusters will have been consumed. At this time, the Heavenly Fire Greatsword will be used for the final acceleration. After that, the Heavenly Fire will be returned before entering the barrier."

The pointer tapped a height indicator, making a slight "ding" sound. "This is the height indicator. Its principle is similar to a mechanical watch, and it will display your current altitude. There will be slight errors. The altitudes inside are all calculated in advance based on simulations, so there are no sophisticated electronic devices, but you must trust it."

Finally, Qin Su pointed to a small hole and said, "This is the observation port, for you to observe the outside. Do not open the cabin door prematurely before the height indicator prompts you to open the hatch."

"Lastly, if you feel bored, you can play games or chat."

"Play games?" Kevin was a little confused. There was no computer here for him to play games on.

Qin Su smiled slightly. "I can project them for you."

He projected a phantom in front of Kevin. It wasn't some boring monochrome game, but a AAA title. There was even a keyboard and mouse projected specifically for his hand size and habits.

Kevin tried it and found he could actually play, and even feel the texture of the keyboard and mouse. He asked curiously, "How did you do that?"

"Actually, you're not playing. The computer is playing. The computer is just repeating your actions and showing you what happens. It's just simulated using a core similar to the Law of Reason."

Several hours later.

The projection was forcibly closed by Qin Su. Kevin, who had been engrossed in it, immediately realized what was happening, even though his expression was a bit bewildered.

Qin Su smiled and said, "Although you didn't finish any of them, I've saved your progress." Games like Stellaris, a grand strategy game, couldn't be finished in less than a week.

Kevin nodded, indicating he was ready.

"Hope you can finish this round." The alloy blast door slowly locked, and the projectile rack slid into the armature along the conductive rail. After the projectile rack separated, the conductive rails on both sides began to charge, with the Honkai energy reactor on the space station running at full power.

"Good luck, Kevin." Qin Su's voice came from above, and then only the emotionless electronic time announcement remained.

"10 seconds until full charge..."

"10"

Strapped in by the safety belt, Kevin remembered his youth, those leisurely and beautiful times.

"9"

Back then, he was just a clueless boy who never thought. If his past self met his present self, perhaps the present him would say, just like in the movies: "Kick my ass."

"8"

One day, he transferred schools.

"7"

That day permanently changed his life; he fell in love with a girl.

"6"

Love at first sight, drawn to her like a magnet. Beneath her bookish demeanor lay a lively and intelligent soul.

"5"

Unlike most girls, she only enjoyed swimming in the ocean of knowledge. No matter how hard he tried, she could perfectly ignore him.

"4"

Yet, as she dodged him, he also gradually entered her heart.

"3"

Thinking back on his actions then, they still carried a bit of youthful immaturity.

"2"

If such days had continued, they too would have struggled through life like an ordinary couple.

"1"

But the Honkai broke out.

"Fire."

Blinding white electricity converged into a ball, then flashed explosively, leaving a long trail of blue flame as the projectile hurtled towards the Earth below.

PS: [1] I have something to attend to tomorrow and will postpone the update for a day.

[2] The effect is as shown.