Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Throughout the ordeal, Bronya kept trying to persuade Cheng Xing to eat, but the latter always managed to evade the question with various excuses and reasons. After all, there was only so much food, and if he ate it too, it wouldn't be enough to sustain him; he wasn't going to starve anyway.

The good news is that the crows he scattered found some signs of life in the icy wilderness, some prey to hunt, and of course, he also discovered traces of humans.

The nearest village would take several hours to reach on foot, but that's just the normal straight-line distance. You also have to factor in the physical exertion and the road conditions in this heavy snow, which could extend the journey considerably.

Most importantly, given Bronya's current physical condition, it's uncertain whether she can reach the village in such terrible road conditions.

Afterwards, Cheng Xing packed his things, then carried the luggage on his back and, in a princess carry, carried the young girl forward on the snow-covered ground.

Bronya curled up in his arms; he was the only one the girl could rely on now.

After walking about five kilometers, Cheng Xing also felt tired. Although his body had been strengthened twice and he had plenty of stamina, walking five kilometers in such conditions where the snow was up to his knees still made him feel very tired.

"The nearest village is about 4 to 6 kilometers away. We can walk there in one go after resting for a while... Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Bronya knew this guy was putting on a brave face. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything for so long and had carried her for such a long distance, so the smile on his face was definitely fake. He couldn't hide his exhaustion.

Can you tell me your name?

"Yes, Cheng Xing."

"...I've got it."

Bronya will never forget, will never forget what happened on this icy pool, in the midst of the snow and ice, in the howling blizzard, in that warm embrace, in that person who always gave her food and water, who never abandoned her... Cheng Xing.

"You don't need to remember me. As time goes by, you will eventually forget my existence completely."

When Cheng Xing thought about what he would do to Bronya in the future and the beating he would receive in revenge, he smiled, shook his head, and rubbed her head.

"Never! No matter what you become! I will always remember you!"

Bronya shouted it out loud for the first time in a great deal of excitement.

Cheng Xing looked at Bronya, whose cheeks were puffed out, and smiled without saying a word.

After resting for a while, the two continued on their way. Finally, just before dusk, they arrived at a village.

After persuading the local residents with money to provide an empty house, Cheng Xing and Bronya moved in.

In the days that followed, Cheng Xing often took Bronya out for continuous training, passing on all the knowledge he possessed in his new identity to her.

However, it didn't last long. Just two weeks later, a helicopter arrived and took the two back to the base.

After that, Cheng Xing never saw Bronya again. Even when he wanted to see her, he was refused by various reasons from higher-ups, and he had no idea where the girl had gone.

It wasn't until several years later that he heard the last news: the girl who had earned the title of "Silver Wolf of the Urals" during those years had assassinated a person named Cocolia.

Then she failed.

As for himself, because he had been muddling through for the past few years, not doing his best for the organization, and giving people an extremely dangerous signal, the organization believed that he was likely to defect, and began to organize people to carry out a secret assassination.

Cheng Xing knew exactly what these guys wanted to do, but it didn't really matter to him. It was time for him to step out of the simulation.

However, in the last moments of his life, he followed the clues to the vicinity of the orphanage. Through the crows, he saw the smiling girl accompanying another girl, happily interacting with many people.

Bronya found her true family and friends here, and she no longer had to go through the trouble of assassination and missions.

This is where she truly belongs now.

As for the man who brought her warmth in that icy wasteland, he has probably long been forgotten.

So many years have passed, time always triumphs over everything, doesn't it?

Cheng Xing stood outside, looking at the gloomy sky. He could sense that a snowstorm was about to begin.

"It's good that we arrived amidst gusts of snow and left amidst the snow, which is quite romantic."

Cheng Xing turned and walked into the wind and snow.

He had done enough; being able to witness the girl he had cared for find her own happy home was enough.

Bronya was smiling as she watched everyone in the orphanage, feeling their warm and welcoming presence, when she suddenly saw a black raven slowly flying away from the window.

I don't know why, but a strange feeling of palpitation appeared in my heart, as if something very important was about to leave, as if something I absolutely could not forget was about to be forgotten.

Ignoring the gasps and questions from the crowd, Bronya ran off to chase after the crow that shouldn't exist on this snowy plain.

In the midst of the wind and snow, she recalled some things from the past, and the voice of the man whose appearance had become somewhat blurred.

Then, Bronya finally found the place where the raven had perched. He saw a man leaning against a large rock, a satisfied smile on his face, but tears streaming down his face.

He died; the cause of death was the gun in his hand. He pulled the trigger on his own heart.

"Do not!!!"

The girl knelt in the snow, crying and screaming. The events of the past may have become somewhat blurred with the passage of time, but at this moment they had transformed into an extremely sharp knife, piercing her heart.

You will forget me one day.

That person's voice seemed to ring in my ears again, and at the same time, a childish female voice also rang out.

Never.

Time is a precise sculptor, constantly carving people's memories of the past. As time progresses, people's memories of the past are also sculpted, gradually changing into something else, and many things are gradually forgotten.

If nothing triggers them, they won't remember what happened in the past.

Oh, but once something happens that triggers the past, then often the things sculpted by time will turn into a knife.

It crossed the long river of time and struck you hard.

Bronya hated herself, she hated herself.

She had almost completely forgotten him because of the few years she had spent there, and because of the wonderful one or two years she had spent in the orphanage. She couldn't even remember his name anymore.

Who is he? He was the only one who could keep me warm in the freezing cold and the only one who shared food with me.

What was his name again?

She forgot, she forgot!

Because he is no longer the only one, because in my heart I no longer feel that he is the only one, so I can forget him, I can forget him!

She has her mother Cocolia, Seele, and everyone at the orphanage.

But who is by his side?

At that moment, Bronya recalled the forlorn expression on the man's face when she was in his arms. She didn't understand it then, but she does now.

Those were people who, like myself, had nothing.

It wasn't that he abandoned me, but that I abandoned him!

Chapter Seventeen: Mission

"The simulation has ended. Reward: The Forsaken."

"You are just a forgotten person. Even though you tried your best to leave a mark on someone's heart, in the end you couldn't compare to the warmth of others. You were eventually replaced and forgotten. Perhaps, you shouldn't have existed."

Cheng Xing opened his eyes, wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes, and put on that fake smile again. Then he looked at Raven, who was watching him from behind the bar, and said, "Excuse me."

After Cheng Xing finished speaking, he put the money for the juice on the table and left without any hesitation.

Raven picked up the money on the table and watched the departing figure. For some reason, she felt that this guy was inexplicably down on his luck now.

But what does that have to do with me? Well, this time I still paid double the amount as always.

Cheng Xing walked along the streets illuminated by various streetlights and neon lights. People came and went in an endless stream. Some were walking with their families, chatting and laughing in the darkness. Others were with their loved ones, laughing and joking.

Cheng Xing seemed like an outsider. He walked against the flow of people, and no one paid attention to this stranger. No one cared about the smile on his face, no one cared where he was going or what he was doing. No one cared.

He finally stood by a small river, quietly gazing at the rippling water.

"Just consider it a wonderful dream. At least I've enjoyed the warmth of a loli's soft, fragrant body. I'm already happier than most people in reality. Look, I even have supernatural abilities and am immortal. I don't have to worry about my lifespan anymore! So, I don't need to think about it anymore."

"Cheng Xing, you must learn to endure loneliness."

As time passed, the night deepened, and the surrounding sounds grew increasingly quiet, until most people had fallen asleep.

Cheng Xing found a park, sat on a bench, and just sat there blankly, without any reaction.

Then it got light, and he continued doing what he was supposed to do during the day.

The sunlight, like a spring, got this machine running again.

He smiled, pushed open the door of the World Serpent's experimental base, and greeted the people there with great warmth.

"Good morning!"

At St. Freya Academy, Bronya struggled to sit up in bed. Touching the tear stains at the corners of her eyes, she whispered in a trembling voice, "I forgot him."

Throughout the day, anyone could see that Bronya was listless and inexplicably depressed.

Kiana and Raiden Mei were very worried about Bronya's current situation, so they spent the whole day surrounding her, trying to say something, but Bronya felt a strange sense of nausea whenever she saw their faces.

One person gave him a hopeless salvation, while another person almost killed him... And himself? He could see into his own heart, so he could see that he had completely forgotten him, that his heart no longer held any trace of him, and that he was a disgusting person in himself.

What did I say before? I said that even if he turned into a monster, I would never forget him and I would always remember him.

But he turned into a monster, and then what? And then she… had absolutely no recollection of him, not a single memory of herself back then, only thoughts of hitting him, even killing him!!!

Wasn't my greatest fear losing him? It turns out that the figure that was walking there had been replaced by Seele without me even realizing it.

Bronya, disgusting like never before.

The first time, I forgot him; the second time, he died in front of me; and now, the third time, I've banished him.

Himeko looked at Bronya, who was sitting in a daze, filled with sadness, and felt a headache coming on. Of course, she had noticed from the beginning that something was wrong with the girl today, and she also learned from Kiana and Raiden Mei that Bronya was now completely refusing to communicate with anyone.

"What's wrong with this child?"

After Himeko told Theresa about this, the latter also felt it was a very difficult situation, since the school didn't have any counselors.

"The problem now is that she hasn't eaten anything all day. If she just stays in a daze like this without eating, she'll get sick. Even if we don't investigate the truth, we have to find a way to get her to eat."

Himeko understood that her own people couldn't solve Bronya's emotional distress right now, so she shifted her focus and decided to persuade her to eat something first, at least to prevent her from ruining her health.

Then Kiana took the specially obtained, highly nutritious compressed biscuits to Bronya.

Then, the moment Bronya saw that cookie, she burst into tears.

The chip hidden in her brain could no longer suppress Bronya's guilt and self-blame. She could no longer bear it, and the feelings could no longer be suppressed. This caused the chip to burn out, and then tortured the girl until she fell into a coma.

Bronya was rushed to the emergency room. After a more thorough examination, they finally discovered the chip in Bronya's brain. Upon learning that the chip could affect Bronya's emotions, they realized that the chip must be damaged to cause Bronya's current abnormal condition and decided to remove it.

Cheng Xing didn't bother Raven tonight. He had received a mission to investigate something at St. Freya Academy.