Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Cheng Xing played games for three whole days. It wasn't that there were many fun games that made him completely addicted, but rather that Bronya called him afterward, and the two of them ended up playing games together online while chatting.

"So, will I have a chance to bring Seele back later?"

Bronya asked.

"Don't worry, there will be a chance. I spared Cocolia's life precisely because I was worried that the Eye of the Abyss project would not be able to start properly. Otherwise, I would never have let a disgusting person like her, who would decide to kill millions of people so easily, live."

"But she seems to be getting restless again now."

Cheng Xing wasn't one of those protagonists who let the tiger go back to the mountain and then didn't care anymore. He had specifically planted a seed of fear in Cocolia's heart. Through that hidden power in her mind, he could sense what was happening on Cocolia's side, and of course, he also knew that this guy was launching a clone plan to attack St. Freya Academy.

"Although I don't know why the Anti-Entropy Invasion arc was brought forward, Bronya has now removed the chip and is no longer under Cocolia's control. However, this time it won't cause much damage or casualties. Instead, it will facilitate cooperation between Theresa and Anti-Entropy."

"Bronya, take care of yourself. If you are in any danger, just call me. Just call the name Fiddlesticks."

"...Is this your name? Or is it the name of your monster?"

"Um, that's the jungler's name."

Cheng Xing couldn't help but recall how he had become obsessed with farming jungle monsters before he transmigrated, to the point that he didn't even participate in team fights. There was no way he could play Fiddlesticks without his ultimate ability; he really didn't dare to go into battle.

Although Bronya didn't understand the meaning of Chen Xing's words, she now seemed to realize that this person's mind was no longer as twisted and chaotic as before, and he would no longer repeatedly emphasize the monster.

Since regaining some of her past memories, Bronya felt that Cheng Xing's mental state was very strange, so she was very worried and that's why she mustered up the energy to play games with him for so long.

Of course, there were breaks along the way, but while she was resting, Cheng Xing was not.

After chatting for a bit, someone called me. Bronya's current physical condition isn't strong enough to support her playing games for extended periods.

Cheng Xing put down the game controller in his hand, stretched, looked at the fully charged emulator, and said, "System, begin immersive simulation."

"Immersive simulation will create a disconnect between the real body and abilities, allowing only the simulated character to use their abilities, and memory will also be adjusted. Do you want to proceed with immersive simulation?"

"Yes."

"Immersive simulation initiated. World search initiation complete. Imaginary Tree confirmed. Time selection initiation. Celestial Meteor. Simulation character... An ordinary transmigrated citizen. Memory adjustment initiated. Complete."

"Tree attention detected at this time point... Initiating alternative solutions, freeze successful."

"Simulation begins."

Several months after the Herrscher of the Void awakening incident.

Cheng Xing finished his busy day and walked out of his workplace. Looking at the already dim sky and the crowds flowing on the street, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Sigh! Before transmigrating, I was a laborer, and after transmigrating, I'm still a laborer. And to make matters worse, I'm in a broken world, without even any cheat codes. If I hadn't been lucky enough to be born in Sky City, I would probably have died in the Herrscher of the Void awakening incident."

Thinking of this, Cheng Xing called out to the system again, but there was no response.

"I knew it. Forget it, I'd better not have another attack and just go home."

Cheng Xing chuckled self-deprecatingly and headed home. But before he had gone far, he saw a girl covered in wounds huddled in the shadows of an alley.

The girl had long white hair.

"Kiana...?"

Cheng Xing was stunned. He hadn't expected to meet her. Although he knew that something big would happen here later in the story and that Kiana would appear here, he never thought he would run into her.

Cheng Xing wanted to step forward and do something, but he didn't move his feet because it was too dangerous.

"As an ordinary person without any special abilities or cheat codes, getting involved in the main storyline of Honkai Impact 3rd is practically a life-or-death situation. Do I really want to risk my life for someone so familiar yet so unfamiliar?"

Thinking this, Cheng Xing glanced at the girl covered in wounds one last time, then prepared to retreat step by step and leave.

Kiana is in great danger right now. The Herrscher of the Void personality keeps popping up in her mind. Although Fu Hua is suppressing her, she, an ordinary person, might be killed instantly.

"Forget it, Kiana will get through this safely even without my help. I don't need to do anything thankless and without any reward. I might only get a thank you from a pretty girl. It's not worth risking my life for that, it's really not worth it."

Cheng Xing turned and left, no longer looking at the wounded girl. He cherished his own life. He knew that ordinary people shouldn't get involved with Honkai energy, since they didn't even have resistance to it.

"Even if I saved her, I wouldn't get anything in return. She wouldn't fall in love with me at first sight just to thank me or anything like that. There's no need for me to do that."

"Yes, I'm just a nobody who can't even be considered a background character, so I should just leave and not overthink it."

Cheng Xing had already walked quite a distance, but then he stopped.

"...Damn it!"

Cheng Xing didn't know who he was cursing or if he had simply uttered a swear word, but he turned away.

At night, Kiana opened her eyes and stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling.

"Kiana, you're finally awake. You've been unconscious for several hours. Don't torture your body like that next time."

The class monitor's voice echoed in her mind again, but Kiana didn't care about the lecturing voice. For her now, perhaps dying on the road to saving others was the best ending.

There were no signs that her clothes had been touched, and the wounds on her body had almost healed because of her constitution.

Kiana got out of bed and went to the living room, where she saw a young man preparing dinner in the kitchen. She knew that she had been saved by someone.

"Thank you for helping me, but my staying here will only put you in danger, so I'll take my leave."

After silently expressing her gratitude, Kiana decided to leave immediately. She felt that she was a monster who only brought disaster here, so it was best not to spend too much time with others.

However, just as Kiana was about to climb out the window and leave, Cheng Xing spoke up.

"Now that this heroine is awake, she should eat something before leaving."

Chapter Twenty-Five: Help

Kiana, who was about to leave through the window, was stopped by the voice from the kitchen. She looked at the voice with some confusion. He didn't turn around. How did he know that she was about to leave?

Although I'm not particularly professional when it comes to stealth, I have a strong sense of control over my body. I'm pretty sure I didn't make a sound just now. How did he figure that out?

Cheng Xing didn't have any special superpowers. He simply hung a reflective pot next to him so he could see his reflection behind him at any time. When he noticed the reflection of a person on the bottom of the pot, he knew that Kiana had woken up.

Cheng Xing placed the prepared food on the table, then looked at Kiana and said, "Are you willing to believe me? If you are, let's eat first. I feel like you've been hungry for a long time, haven't you had a proper meal?"

Kiana remained poised to leave at any moment. Cheng Xing sighed and said, "There's always time for a meal, right? Since I helped you, stay and have a meal. I helped you because I was curious about your story. Do I deserve to hear your story?"

Kiana opened her mouth, but her voice was no longer as youthful and bright as before. Her voice, which was always accompanied by a high-pitched tone, now sounded strangely low.

"I don't have any good stories to tell, and being with me will only bring disaster to people like you."

"Don't worry, I'm a very cautious person. If there's any danger, I'll definitely push you out and then run for my own life. The only reason I saved you is because you're beautiful and look like you have a lot of stories to tell, so I want to hear them, to hear what interesting stories you have, understand?"

Kiana finally sat down at the table. Indeed, she had been eating all sorts of fast food for many days. Although those foods tasted good at first, she had long since grown tired of them.

She really hadn't eaten these ordinary dishes in a long time.

Moreover, she had exhausted a lot of energy in the previous battle, and it had been a long time since she last ate, so she was really hungry.

Kiana wolfed down the food on the table, and for some reason, at this moment, the food tasted just as good as Mei's.

Was it really because they were too hungry?

Cheng Xing didn't prepare his own portion. He just watched Kiana wolf down her food. After she finished her bowl of rice, he picked up the bowl and added another bowl of rice for her. Then he just waited quietly.

After Kiana finished her meal, she whispered a thank you, and then solemnly added, "Thank you for your help this time. I hope we won't have the chance to meet again."

"Would you be willing to tell me your story?"

"...There's nothing to say. I made a huge mistake in the past, which destroyed many families. My teacher can never come back because of my mistake, and my friends and relatives...I can't go back either."

Kiana looked utterly dejected. After saying those words, she had no intention of lingering any longer. The Honkai was relentlessly pursuing her, and if she continued to wait, this kind-hearted ordinary person would surely die because of her.

Kiana had just left through the gate when she heard the person's voice behind her.

"I can afford to feed one person here. I just want to increase your favorability, after all, you're so beautiful, right?"

Kiana left without replying. In any case, this was a kind person who had helped her, and she wouldn't be coming back.

After the latter left, Cheng Xing breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps this parting was forever. He had done everything he could, and there was nothing more he could do.

Cheng Xing put the plates, bowls, and chopsticks into the sink, rolled up his sleeves, and began washing them.

After washing them, he stared at the dishes and chopsticks Kiana had used, remained silent for a moment, and then put them in another cabinet next to the other dishes and chopsticks.

He then sat down on the sofa, turned on the TV, and just stared blankly at the glowing television, not caring what was playing on it.

He just needed this to bring a bit more life to the place.

After what happened that night, Cheng Xing's life returned to its usual routine.

I shuttle between home and work, living a peaceful life every day.

His current job is game design. With his innate sense of direction, he can create and suggest all kinds of mazes. As a result, the games they design all have complex maze elements, which has indeed been well received by many players.

Because those mazes have all sorts of intricate spatial designs, sometimes you think you're walking the same path but you find yourself moving forward, and sometimes you think you're walking a completely new path but you're actually going in circles.

This is how his life was—peaceful and unchanging.

Just when Cheng Xing thought he would live like this until the Honkai appeared and he died from some unknown AOE attack, he met Kiana again one night five days later.

Cheng Xing walked under the cover of night with an umbrella. He had worked overtime for a while today because of some problems, so he was going home later than usual. Then he saw a girl covered in wounds, curled up in a corner, soaked by the rain.

Cheng Xing moved closer and tilted the umbrella forward, maintaining a certain distance between them. However, the umbrella was not large, which meant that one of them would get wet.

Kiana looked up, her vision blurry, at the person standing before her, and said in a trembling voice, "It's you?"

"It's me. Looks like you need my help again."

Cheng Xing squatted down, took Kiana's hand, and let her put her arm on his shoulder. He then placed most of the umbrella on Kiana's side, while he himself quickly got soaked by the rain.

"You shouldn't have helped me."

Kiana kept saying this on the way.

Cheng Xing, however, kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead.

After walking for a while, the two finally arrived at Cheng Xing's house. Kiana had already fainted due to the heat loss caused by the previous battle and the sudden downpour.

Cheng Xing knew that he couldn't let anyone wear wet clothes. Now was the time for the plot to unfold. Under duress, the boy would take off the girl's clothes, right?

So he went to the bathroom, filled the bathtub with hot water, and then put Kiana in it.

"...I don't want to take advantage of someone's misfortune."

Cheng Xing left the bathroom, returned to his room, took off his wet clothes, dried himself with a towel, and changed into a comfortable set of casual clothes.

He then rummaged under his bed and pulled out a first-aid kit containing some commonly used household medicines and bandages, as well as some loose-fitting clothes.

After placing these items on the counter in the bathroom, where they would be visible as soon as he came out, he went to the kitchen to prepare some nourishing food.

Just as the food was almost ready, a noise came from the bathroom; Kiana must have woken up.