Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Cheng Xing felt that Kiana thought he was delusional, but he hadn't lied at all; everything he said was true!

"I really have several girlfriends. I really am from another world."

"Oh, you don't need to keep emphasizing this. We already know about this. Let's hurry up and get going. If we keep dragging this out, we won't have enough supplies and ammunition to keep up with the demand."

Kiana seemed to be holding back a laugh.

Raiden Mei also looked at Cheng Xing with a rather strange expression, and then followed forward without saying anything.

"...Damn it, why don't you guys believe me?"

"So, is this scumbag who has had several girlfriends still a virgin?"

"……Yes."

"Oh! Poor shut-in guy."

Kiana has already concluded that this is a pitiful person who stays at home all day and has developed paranoia due to being single for too long.

Yes, he's definitely a pushover too.

However, this guy probably only revealed his scumbag status because he didn't want his people to develop too much affection for him. Only in this way would girls subconsciously feel disgusted with him, allowing him to remain lonely... Coupled with his previous strange agility and stamina, and the fact that he could directly hit a Herrscher with a brick, his secret is probably the reason why he tells us not to get too close to him.

What a pushover... Just like that old man, willing to risk everything for others, willing to make people dislike him in order to keep others away from him and put them in danger.

Cheng Xing felt something was off; it seemed like someone was imagining something strange.

But I can't quite put my finger on it right now.

The three of them walked in silence for quite some time, each lost in their own thoughts, completely unaware that the surrounding environment was becoming increasingly dark and eerie.

It wasn't until the three of them saw a girl's corpse not far away that they suddenly came to their senses and realized that the atmosphere around them was becoming increasingly strange.

Chapter 162: Some things just have to be done.

The moment Cheng Xing saw the corpse, he realized something was wrong. The girl was indeed dead, infected by the Honkai and dying in this disaster.

But he saw an obsession, a very deep obsession, perhaps that girl's, but it seemed to come more from other people's obsessions.

Something is coming.

Kiana looked up in a certain direction and saw a woman dressed as a shrine maiden, standing there quietly watching everyone.

"You killed her."

The girl dressed as a shrine maiden was acting very strangely. Her face was deathly pale, and her expression was stiff. You could also see what looked like a white tail gently swaying behind her.

"It seems we've really encountered something terrible. If we run now, we might still make it in time."

Kiana said, glancing at her supplies. If they were to go through another intense battle, it would be a very serious question whether they could even leave this place.

Not to mention that Raiden Mei, who is by his side, is also a very dangerous bomb. If her emotions become unstable again and she reverts to her previous state, then the supplies will definitely be exhausted in the battle.

"Cheng Xing?"

Kiana suddenly looked at the guy next to her for some reason and asked him a question.

Cheng Xing saw the white fox growing smaller and weaker beneath the purple silk threads.

"...I will choose to help."

"We don't have enough ammunition and supplies to support such high-intensity combat anymore. Even if we want to do good deeds, there has to be a limit. Cheng Xing, reality will never be as perfect as we imagine. This world is very cruel. It's not like you think, where you can achieve anything just by working hard and risking your life. This world is far from being as wonderful as it seems."

Kiana frowned. Her teammates were really too young. Their easygoing nature would definitely cause them trouble in the future. It would be better to make things clear now so that at least they wouldn't make any more serious mistakes in the future.

"Of course I know... but I'm just doing what I can. Kiana, if you're in a hurry to leave, then go ahead. I'm going to fulfill the last wish of a poor man."

If Cheng Xing hadn't seen that obsession, he would have naturally chosen to turn away, because there was absolutely no need to provoke an enemy he could ignore. But he saw that final obsession.

It was just a simple thought, a simple obsession to stay by her side forever.

That is a wish called watching over.

Cheng Xing never considered himself a good person; he just wanted to do what he could.

Cheng Xing looked at the woman dressed as a shrine maiden, silently gripped the baseball bat in his hand, and then rushed over quickly.

"Really!"

Kiana felt a headache coming on when she saw this impulsive guy, but for some reason, this back view was inexplicably...

Kiana, what do you plan to do now?

Raiden Mei didn't show any expression, and calmly asked the girl next to her.

"Go help! Seriously! Why should I do something as troublesome as this guy?!"

Kiana eventually drew her weapon and chased after Cheng Xing.

The woman dressed as a shrine maiden understood the moment she saw the other party rushing towards her that they wanted to fight her, and then she emitted a ghostly blue flame that looked like will-o'-the-wisp.

The flames rushed forward, trying to incinerate him, but they were too slow and there was too much space for Cheng Xing to dodge. With just a few simple movements, he quickly approached her.

Then, Cheng Xing raised the baseball bat in his hand and swung it down hard. Even when the witch, whose face was ashen, tried to use her ability to move away, she suddenly found that the Honkai energy in her body was frozen for a moment. This brief pause interrupted all her subsequent actions, and this fatal gap left her no time to leave.

The baseball bat struck her hard on the head.

The force was immense, and the damage it caused was considerable, leaving the opponent momentarily disoriented.

Kiana seized the opportunity, and her twin pistols unleashed a barrage of bullets once again. Although she had already used the power of the Stigmata, which had caused a significant depletion of her stamina, now was not the time to dwell on the past.

The priestess was still thinking of putting up some resistance, or perhaps trying to escape, but the consciousness that had been eroding her suddenly revealed a kind of firm obsession, affecting her control over her body.

"Impossible! You're clearly just an ordinary beast. Without the Honkai, how could you possibly possess such power?!"

The battle ended quickly. The priestess eventually collapsed to the ground and transformed into a white fox, lying prone and watching the group.

Cheng Xing squatted down and looked at the fox.

"Waaah!"

(Thank you, I think I can stay by her side forever.)

"Go ahead, that girl is waiting for you too."

The fox ran toward the girl's body, intending to wait there forever. But when exactly did she begin to care so much for this girl?

Is it when she comes to the shrine to feed herself and some stray animals?

Is it still the same time when you were holding yourself and saying those words that you couldn't understand back then but can understand now?

Or perhaps it was that gentle smile on her face when she came here on that rainy day to escape the troubles at home and hugged herself for warmth?

In short, without realizing it, even though he was a beast, he seemed unable to forget this human.

Even though she has become like this now, even though this walking corpse can no longer speak, can no longer remember herself, and can no longer complain to herself about the little things in life like she used to.

But she still wanted to stay by the girl's side; just quietly watching over her was enough.

Cheng Xing looked at Kiana, who stood with her hands on her hips, glaring at him with an unfriendly expression.

"I'm sorry, I was too impulsive. How about this, I'll handle any work from now on, and you guys can just rest."

"...Sigh! I can't say that everything you said is wrong."

When Kiana expelled the Honkai energy from the fox's body, she also learned a lot through fragments of consciousness, so she couldn't say that Cheng Xing was wrong at this moment.

"Well, it's a good thing anyway. Although there will be some consumption, it's not much. If we use it sparingly and collect some more along the way, it should be enough. But you'll have to be responsible for carrying the supplies we collect later."

"No problem. If we find a place to rest later, I can cook you a meal. Trust me, my cooking skills are pretty good."

"Well, I hope so. Of course, I don't mind if it's instant noodles."

Kiana looked at Cheng Xing, who was smiling, and for a moment she felt as if she were seeing her father, who was always smiling.

琪亚娜

Chapter 163: Rest and Recuperation

"Kiana, I'm checking again, we're on the right path, aren't we?"

"Yes, as long as we keep following this road, we'll be out soon."

"But the question is, do we really have to walk onto the light rail?"

"Because only in this way can we avoid fighting as much as possible. It's all because that guy wanted to be a good guy and caused us to run out of ammunition. It may be difficult, but at least we can avoid fighting."

Cheng Xing looked at the tracks beneath their feet, momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.

"Oh dear, those troublesome guys are here again."

Kiana heard some noise, then turned her head, her face showing another look of annoyance.

Cheng Xing also turned around and saw those familiar things spewing flames as they approached the three of them.

"Who put these mecha girls here?! Does this light rail hold some secret?"

Because of the previous two battles, a lot of the ammunition he had obtained by risking being chased by large groups of assassins had been used up. If he continued to fight these mecha girls, he would probably run out of ammunition.

These mecha girls look just like real people, except that their bodies and various parts are made of machinery. Their faces look very human, but their expressions never change. They are just a shape sculpted from some kind of material.

These mecha girls come in two forms: one is a emotionless girl with no expression, designed for ranged combat; the other is a sword-wielding girl dressed in what resembles ancient Japanese general's attire, designed for close combat.

"So, even as the young lady of ME Company, you don't know what's going on here?"

Kiana turned to Raiden Mei beside her and asked.

“I haven’t heard anything about this at all, and I don’t really know much about what’s going on at this school.”

After a brief exchange, the three immediately tried to conceal themselves. Then, accompanied by the roar of the train, the mecha girls and the train sped across the tracks.

"So, even though a collapse event occurred, why is the train still running normally? And there's a certain sign on the train that I feel like I've seen somewhere before? Where exactly?"

Raiden Mei touched her chin a few times, somewhat puzzled. She had seen that symbol before when similar things happened. The familiar symbol was on the robot girls and on every train in operation, but she couldn't remember it for the moment.

"Senior, you don't need to even think about it. Besides your father, there's probably no one else who could create such a large operation in this place so blatantly."

Kiana interrupted Raiden Mei's thoughts, then, disregarding the dirt on the ground, sat down and sighed, saying, "You know, even though we've left the school, this is still within Academy City. Making such a commotion here, I think your father will definitely find out. Besides, the light rail is a vital transportation artery connecting the entire city; it's like the city's lifeline. The person in charge of this is either someone your father trusts, or someone your father did it himself. The question now is, why would your father build so many mecha weapons to protect those trains that seem to be running unattended?"

"Alright, let's take a break for now. This road is quite difficult to walk on. And there may not be any objects ahead that can cover our bodies for us to hide behind. We'll probably have to fight a few more battles later. Let's take advantage of this time to recover our strength. The previous battles have taken a lot of our energy, and we haven't had a chance to eat anything to replenish it."

Kiana took out some food from her backpack, which consisted mainly of tightly packaged cookies, chocolates, and some water.

"There are only some cookies, chocolates and mineral water. After all, these are the most cost-effective items. Cheng Xing, it's a pity I won't be able to see how your cooking skills are."