Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

"No problem... Let's start from the beginning. I remember I met a guy who looked really disheveled. That was when my mind took over, and I decided to use the power of the Herrscher to destroy everything..."

Raiden couldn't help but recall Cheng Xing, whom he had first met. At that time, Cheng Xing was like an ant on the roadside in his eyes. If Cheng Xing hadn't tried to touch Kiana's body, who was alive because Raiden had held back, Raiden probably wouldn't have done those things back then.

If I don't kill Cheng Xing, will he not become that demon?

On the other side, Bronya recounted all the stories she knew, including her tales in the icy wilderness, the promise she made with Sirin at the Tower of Babel... all these past stories, told in her words, slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes.

Everyone seems to see a young man who is full of rejection towards the world and has a strange sadness in his heart. He has experienced all kinds of things, found the lost love on his own path, gained a sincere friendship, gained the motivation to move forward, and gained a heavy responsibility.

Kiana's expression became inexplicably complicated when she heard the story between herself and Cheng Xing in this world.

"I see. So that's why Cheng Xing wanted me to have more contact with Raiden Mei in the first place. And that's why he strongly opposed me eliminating any potential threats?"

"If I hadn't strongly expressed my wishes on the Ferris wheel at the amusement park that day, he probably would still be separated from me by a thick layer of glass."

Bronya set down her teacup and calmly gazed at Kiana before her, continuing, "So, after hearing the story of yourself in this world and your lover, what is your opinion?"

"I never judge other people's sexual orientation. As for me in this world, since I already have the love of my life, it's actually a good thing not to waver in that feeling... But, she's too..."

Kiana sighed softly, a faint golden glint flashing in her originally sky-blue eyes. She couldn't express her opinion at that moment, but it only made her more certain that she had nothing to do with herself in this world.

"After all, different worlds have different experiences. At least in this world, Kiana's father, Mr. Siegfried, has always been secretly protecting her."

"Really? How's that old geezer dad doing in this world?"

Kiana's eyes were filled with complex emotions. She didn't know whether she should go to see her father in this world, or whether she should even go to see him at all.

“I don’t know what you’ve been through, or what happened to Mr. Siegfried in your world, but if you want to meet, it would be good to do so. If you have any regrets, you can take this opportunity to speak.”

"Sometimes following your heart is a good thing."

After Bronya finished speaking, she looked at herself in another world beside her, who was looking at her with a somewhat complicated expression.

"Don't worry about my story, it won't affect your life. Cheng Xing has always been very clear about the difference between you and me. We are completely different people, we just look alike."

"What about Seele in this world?"

"...He hasn't come back yet, but once that guy returns, Seele from my world should also come back. After all, it was a promise he made to me, and he basically never breaks his word except when it comes to his own affairs."

"Hmph! This guy always sacrifices himself for the happiness of others, he never cares about himself! And he thinks I can forget him and start a new life? How arrogant! Bronya, when he comes back, let's teach him a lesson together!"

Kiana said angrily.

"Achoo!"

Cheng Xing sneezed very loudly, then rubbed his nose and said, somewhat confused, "What happened? Who's talking about me again?"

However, he quickly put it out of his mind. Now he is gradually leaving the world bubble and coming to the Sea of ​​Quanta to begin his exploration.

Chapter 216: To Save a World Doomed to Destruction?

"Let us row our oars, and our little boat will push through the waves."

In a dark abyss where colors and light are invisible to the naked eye, and where one cannot see ahead or where one is, a person sits on a small wooden boat, rocking leisurely with two oars, as if traveling on the sea.

He even leisurely sang a children's song.

Cheng Xing didn't know where he would end up on this journey, but as long as the system was repaired and a simulation was conducted, he would obtain the coordinates of his world.

Some people asked, "Aren't you worried that the Honkai will cause trouble after you leave?" He has a backup plan.

If any major problems arise over there, he can find out quickly. All he needs to do is commit suicide and then resurrect there. Although there will be some troublesome things to deal with after resurrection, it's worth it.

"Well, finally we can see the world bubble ahead. This little boat we're in won't last much longer either. It's a temporary navigational vessel built using that nearly destroyed world bubble, but it definitely needs some repairs and modifications, otherwise it won't last much longer."

After Cheng Xing finished speaking, he quickly waved his arms, swinging the two oars rapidly, and then the entire ship plunged into the world bubble in front of him at the speed of an arrow.

Everywhere you look, there is blood and corpses.

The flag lay on the ground, the flag that had once been regarded as a spiritual symbol was now tattered and covered with dust and blood, and the words that had once been written on it were completely illegible.

The once imposing army, a symbol of the nation's fighting power, was now nothing more than a pile of mangled corpses. The armor that seemed impervious to blades and spears was like paper in front of the monsters, easily torn to shreds. The weapons in the soldiers' hands were like toys, unable to leave even the slightest mark on the monsters.

This was less a war and more a one-sided massacre.

Humanity in this world is doomed.

The last general of the army was now limping across the corpse-strewn ground, clutching a tattered flag tightly in both hands.

Then, some mosquito-like monsters, magnified many times over, appeared before the last living person.

The man's face was covered in blood. He raised his head and watched the monsters charge towards him. With a final roar from his already hoarse throat, he raised the flag in his hand and, with the last bit of strength in his body, thrust forward.

Even though she knew that doing this wouldn't harm the monsters, it was the only thing she could do right now.

"So be it, we have no chance of defeating these monsters... Is humanity's future doomed?"

Perhaps because life had reached its final moment, those attacks that were originally incredibly strange now seemed so slow in her eyes that she even had a last bit of time to think about her final words.

Then a wooden boat suddenly shot out from the void, knocking all the monsters in front of it away.

"...?"

The man stared blankly at the wooden boat, which was quietly moored in front of him.

"What the hell? How come this is such a bloody scene right after I entered? I don't remember any event storyline featuring this scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. It seems I've entered a strange world... Damn, just a few Assault-class and Tank-class Honkai Beasts, and the entire army of this world has been wiped out?"

Cheng Xing muttered as she stepped off her wooden boat, then stowed it away. She looked at the general, whose body was covered in blood and who could only be vaguely identified as a woman, and asked, "Hello?"

"...Are you a god?"

"God? Oh, no, no, I'm not that kind of powerful being. I'm just a demon with some abilities. By the way, your voice sounds familiar... I feel like I've heard it somewhere before..."

Cheng Xing casually reached into a container and pulled out a handkerchief.

"Why don't you wipe your face first?"

After the general wiped his blood-stained face clean, Cheng Xing stared blankly for a moment.

"Emmm...Cocolia?"

The woman with the similar face in front of him could no longer hold on; she lost all strength and collapsed to the ground, her life force becoming extremely weak.

After a moment's thought, Cheng Xing realized that this was just a similar face in the world bubble. However, this further confirmed that this was not the world he knew from the event.

"Then we can't just leave her alone. Although this world is destined to be destroyed, we should still lend a helping hand if we can save lives. Cough cough!"

Cheng Xing cleared his throat slightly and then spoke.

“I said, the person in front of me is in good health.”

Then, as if some inexplicable force activated all the injuries on the person who was lying on the ground on the verge of death, causing them to disappear at an eerie speed. At that moment, the person's intermittent breathing also became stable.

"This ability is really useful. Although the possibility of a lie becoming true is not beyond my ability, it saves me a lot of trouble."

On this battlefield littered with corpses, the Honkai Beasts that were originally scattered seemed to sense something and began to gather together.

Cheng Xing made a rough estimate and found that the number was quite large. There were about 200 tank-class Honkai Beasts and more than 500 assault-class Honkai Beasts.

Looking at the equipment worn by those corpses, it's probably only at the level of medieval Europe... It would be strange if they weren't tortured to death.

"Then I say, all inhuman things here and now shall perish."

When the woman opened her eyes and regained consciousness, she heard these words. She then looked around and found that the monsters, which were originally invulnerable, were now lying on the ground, their bodies melting at an eerie speed.

And all of this was because the man in front of her said a single sentence.

"My God! Please save this world! I am willing to give everything for it!"

The woman knelt on the ground, pleading for salvation.

Cheng Xing fell silent for a moment.

Some of the world bubbles were worlds that failed in the Trials of Collapse and were subsequently thrown into the Sea of ​​Quanta, while others seem to have been born in the Sea of ​​Quanta from the start.

The settings and origins of this are very complex, and Cheng Xing can't remember them all.

But is it really meaningful to save a world that is destined to be destroyed?

This world is constantly dying out, and Cheng Xing can sense it. His original purpose in coming here was just to take a temporary rest and repair and upgrade his means of transportation; he didn't intend to get involved...

But should I really just stand by and watch?

"Should I... just quietly watch a world destined for destruction?"

Cheng Xing began to question his own heart.

Chapter 217: The Trees and the Sea Ignore

Cheng Xing didn't agree to anything. He just silently shook his head and then nodded before leaving.

He wanted to see the world for himself.

The structure of this world is actually very simple. Only a small piece of land remains in the entire world, and on this small piece of land exists a single country. The civilization and production level of this country are basically similar to those of medieval Europe, and it is still based on a monarchical system with feudalism.

Although it is called a small area, it is actually almost the size of the North American continent. So this so-called small area is only from Cheng Xing's personal perspective.

For him, this area would be explored in no time.

"If this world continues to collapse at this rate, it will probably only take less than a hundred years for this world to completely fall into the Sea of ​​Quanta... This world still has nearly 100 million people, and the traces of collapse are very easy to clean up because the tree no longer pays attention to this place. The collapse here is just water without roots. Once it can be cleaned up, there will be no more collapse. The people here can just quietly wait for the end of the world."

Cheng Xing calmly observed the common people who were working hard in linen clothes and the nobles who were dressed in gorgeous clothes, indulging in pleasure all day long, and not caring at all about what would happen to the world.

“I have no connection with this world, I am just a passerby. But if I want to save this constantly destroyed world, I will have to bear huge consequences. Is it really worth it? Cheng Xing, recall why you want to fight against the Honkai.”

"Was it for the sake of a better world at the beginning? No, it was simply because there was nowhere else to go. Later, after experiencing those things, did you want to prove to those scumbags that you could change everything? No."

"I have already refuted these views before. My motivation to save the world and help more good people is actually just a very simple reason."

Cheng Xing looked up at the collapsing world bubble barrier in front of him and said calmly, "I just want to be a hero."

"I just feel that humans should not end their original lives so meaninglessly, and the progress of civilization should not end at this moment."

So what can you do? Even if you can change the world, even if you can keep the world going, are you going to stay here forever?

It's as if a voice is asking me something inside my head.

"Then let's wander the world together."

Cheng Xing left the inside of the World Bubble and came to the outside. After binding the world to his ship with his own power and omnipotence, he continued to sail on the ocean.

[I've only been asleep for a short while, and you've already accomplished something big! Please, these are just some meaningless remnants of the world; doing this is a complete waste of your abilities and time! What's the point of saving those things? What does it have to do with you?!]

The system's voice rang in my ears after a long absence.