Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Xilin returned to her room and began searching for information online to better improve herself.

At St. Freya Academy, the group was still chatting in their rooms after the banquet. Although everyone was curious about Cheng Xing's situation, seeing the somewhat awkward expressions of Raiden Mei and Kiana, and knowing that it was a private matter, no one pressed them for details.

Kiana is currently only wondering whether she should ask Mei if she really has some kind of terminal illness.

Just then, everyone suddenly felt a rapid change in the Honkai energy around them. Everyone's expression changed, and they immediately ran out. What they saw was that the night sky, which should have belonged to the stars and the moon, was now covered by a thick, dark red crystal.

Before anyone could do anything, they all felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

From the outside, the small island that originally belonged to St. Freya Academy had completely disappeared, as if there had never been an island there at all, leaving only a calm sea.

Countdown: 72 hours.

Chapter 109: Illusion

"Ugh! My head is spinning, what happened?"

Kiana covered her head and stood up from the ground, then looked around at her surroundings in a daze.

I should have been in the modern St. Freya Academy, but I am now in a courtyard with a distinctly ancient Far Eastern style, and I am wearing a loose-fitting kimono... What is going on?

Kiana?

A questioning voice suddenly came from behind. Kiana immediately turned around and saw Raiden Mei, who was also wearing a kimono, looking at her.

"Mei! Are you alright? Do you remember what happened before?"

Kiana immediately leaned over and asked with concern.

"I don't remember very clearly either. It seems that when the banquet ended, everyone felt the Honkai energy rising in the school. When we went out, we saw something strange. When we woke up, we were here."

Raiden Mei raised her hand to shield her eyes, glanced at the dazzling sun in the sky, and said, "But I remember it was nighttime before we passed out."

"When I woke up, I found that my clothes had been changed and I was lying there. It was strange. Even if it was a kidnapping, they would at least tie us up or throw us into a room. Why would they leave us so openly in the courtyard?"

Kiana was also very confused and couldn't understand what was going on here.

After a brief discussion, the two decided to look around to see if anyone else was there. However, after searching for a while, they discovered that they were actually at a temple.

There were only the two of them in this dojo.

"This is... Beichen Dojo?"

Raiden Mei looked at the sign and the knives on the rack below, and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"Hokushin? I remember Mei's swordsmanship is Hokushin Ittō-ryū, right? Does this have any connection to you?"

Raiden Mei stepped forward and touched the swords on the sword rack. They were so unfamiliar, yet she had the illusion that she had wielded these swords before.

"I don't know. Although I learned the Hokushin Itto-ryu swordsmanship from my father, it is a style that has evolved over time. The original Hokushin Itto-ryu was a swordsmanship adapted for battlefield combat, but now it has been modified into a swordsmanship for self-defense and physical fitness."

After discussing it, the two decided to go outside and look for someone else, but at that moment someone walked in.

Hearing footsteps, the two quickly looked over and found a girl who looked exactly like Raiden Mei, but with a completely different temperament. She had an arrogant and aggressive air about her and was looking at them.

"You are! The Herrscher of Thunder!"

Kiana recognized Raiden Mei at a glance; she was the Herrscher of Thunder who had nearly electrocuted her before.

How could you?

Raiden Mei asked, surprised and puzzled.

“I don’t know what happened either. If I arrived here a little earlier than you, I was probably here a couple of days ago. This place is not the one we know. Here, I am the eldest sister of the Hokushin Itto-ryu Dojo.”

The Herrscher of Thunder spoke calmly. Although the conflict between her and Raiden Mei had not yet been resolved, now was not the time for arguing or fighting.

She had a hunch that if her people couldn't find a way to resolve this strange situation quickly, unimaginable disaster might strike.

"The city we are in now is Tianhu City, and the city lord here is Yae Sakura. I have also received an invitation to attend the wedding that will take place after today."

In the Sky Fox City, atop the Sky Guard Pavilion, a white-haired woman stood on what resembled a balcony, gazing out over the entire city.

"Karen, you still prefer to come here to see things."

Yae Sakura, dressed in a beautiful cherry blossom-colored kimono, came to Kallen's side. At this moment, she no longer had the pair of unusually long fox ears on her head.

"Yes, here we can see the lights of thousands of homes, people cooking over fires, and wisps of smoke rising from chimneys. These are all beautiful things we must protect."

Karen looked at the city they had protected and built with a satisfied smile, feeling an indescribable sense of fulfillment.

"Yes, it took us a lot of effort to build this completely neutral and peaceful city in this chaotic world. Looking back now, there is a sweet taste in that hardship."

"After all, those were the years we spent together."

The two held hands, gazing together at the beautiful scene they had created.

“Our wedding day is in a few days,” Kallen said, looking at Yae Sakura. “How are things going with your father and sister?”

"Although Father was somewhat unable to accept the marriage of two women, he was also open-minded and did not stop me. My sister is still young and doesn't understand much; she only knows that the two of us will be together forever, so she smiled and blessed us... By the way, Karen, what does your sister think?"

Karen sighed helplessly and said, "Theresa is probably still having trouble accepting it. She's been avoiding me these past few days and won't see me."

"It's alright, she's just feeling a little upset right now, she'll understand us eventually."

While the two women were talking, in a room in the castle tower, Theresa looked dejectedly at her rather traditional-style kimono and said, "This outfit is such a hassle! And why am I now Karen's sister?! Will this mess up the generational hierarchy between me and Grandpa?!"

Theresa believes she has traveled back 500 years.

Fu Hua and Himeko, dressed as chivalrous heroes, walked through the bustling city. Every face they saw was beaming with smiles, and everyone seemed to have a wonderful and happy life.

I didn't see any petty theft or forced buying and selling along the way. It seemed that the people here genuinely respected the local laws and abided by their own morals.

This is simply a paradise.

"Still haven't found Kiana and the others?"

Himeko asked with some concern.

"There shouldn't be any problems. We've observed the city over the past few days, and most of the people there don't have any power, while we've maintained our original abilities. Even if something goes wrong, given Kiana and the others' skills, they should be able to escape or create a big commotion that attracts our attention without any issues."

Fu Hua calmly analyzed the situation and then said, "What we need to do now is find a way to attend the wedding in a few days. Judging from the current era and the clothing and food of the people around us, the situation here must be inextricably linked to Miss Yae Sakura."

"So we're really going to attend that wedding of two women?" Himeko asked with a strange look. "I never imagined I'd be the one being shown up by two women in a public display of affection."

Rita calmly and collectedly communicated with everyone present. Through her research over the past few days, she had learned about the city's news and background, as well as the grand wedding that was just a few days away.

"If His Holiness the bishop knew what happened here, he would be furious right now."

Wearing a bright red kimono, Rita stood on a pavilion, looking at the castle tower not far away with a smile in her eyes.

Chapter 110: Exploration

Bronya was standing in a forest, feeling the malicious gazes directed at her from all around her, and the panting of wild beasts that seemed to want to tear her apart and devour her.

But she didn't care, because the wild beasts could only hide in the woods and stare at her with their greedy eyes; they didn't dare to come any closer.

Bronya was different from the others. She wasn't wearing a kimono that belonged to this era, but rather her original clothes from St. Freya Academy. At this moment, she was constantly moving deeper into the forest, but in reality, she was just drifting away like a ghost.

After leaving the city, there were vast forests outside. Even the so-called official road connecting the city gates ended after traveling a certain distance, with only endless trees standing all around.

The moment Bronya entered the forest, she felt as if she had left a place, and then all sorts of beasts corrupted by Honkai appeared around her, staring at her menacingly.

These Honkai Beasts may not be powerful, but there are just too many of them. Just a moment ago, there wasn't even a single rabbit in sight, but the moment we left the road, these beasts seemed to appear out of thin air.

Bronya wasn't particularly flustered. She took out a jet-black feather from her bosom, and the moment that feather appeared, all the wild beasts felt a deep sense of dread and made way for her.

They dared not approach, so they could only watch the human from the outside with their ferocious and terrifying eyes.

Bronya had no idea how long she had walked. The trees had completely blocked out the sun, and even as the sun and moon changed, the place remained gloomy and dark. You couldn't see what the sky looked like through the layers of leaves.

The further they went in, the more powerful and diverse the Honkai Beasts became. Bronya even saw some Temple-level and Thor-level monsters.

Just as Bronya was still wondering how long this place had been, she finally saw an environment different from the trees ahead: a scorching expanse of earth.

On that scorched earth, only one thing stood out from the parched land: a huge fox bound by layers of golden chains, exuding an ominous aura.

The fox saw Bronya emerge from the woods and the jet-black feather in her hand, and struggled even more fiercely, but the golden chains seemed to possess some powerful binding force, and could not be shaken in the slightest.

"who are you?"

Bronya asked from a distance.

"I am... Himeko, I am the Herrscher of Corruption!"

Kiana looked with a bit of curiosity at the crowds coming and going on the street, and at the various items in the hands of the vendors. These were all things she had never seen before, and those little snacks looked delicious.

Kiana, are you hungry?

Raiden Mei noticed Kiana constantly scanning the surrounding food and knew she was probably hungry. But how long had it been since her people arrived?

"If you get hungry, just buy some food. Try not to do anything illegal here, or you'll run into serious trouble. I have some money here, take it first."

The Herrscher of Thunder took a small bag of coins from her pocket and tossed it into the hands of the two women. She then continued, "The people here seem to have had their minds and consciousness altered. They would never do anything that violates the law or morality. Everyone here is like a legendary good person. There are no problems with the food and water here. You two can get to know the city better. I have some things to take care of."

After saying that, without giving the two women time to react, the Herrscher of Thunder walked into the crowd and quickly disappeared.

"Mei, what should we do now?"

The paramecium was questioning its external brain.

"Let's wander around for a bit and see if we can find Himeko-sensei and the others."

Raiden Mei wasn't quite sure what to do, but finding her companions first was always a good idea, since there's strength in numbers and more ideas in the world.

After walking for a while, the Herrscher of Thunder, after many twists and turns, arrived at a relatively secluded and dark alley, and then leaned against the wall to wait quietly.

No matter how glamorous a city is, you can always find a hidden and dark corner.

Then, accompanied by the sound of shoes stepping on the bluestone steps, a person shrouded in black suddenly walked over.

"What happened? Why are you contacting me so urgently all of a sudden?"

The person's voice sounded a bit mature, like a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.

"Kiana Kaslana and Raiden Mei have already entered this world. I think this is the script of the master of this world, and it has officially begun to operate."

"That's what the Herrscher of Thunder said."

"So how's your investigation going?"

"It didn't go well. The forest outside the city was full of all kinds of Honkai Beasts. The further we went in, the more diverse and stronger they became. My current physical condition also didn't allow me to engage in high-intensity combat, so I was ultimately unable to leave the forest."

"Moreover, the constant fighting has exacerbated my physical damage, and I'm afraid I won't be able to engage in high-intensity combat for the next few days."