Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

"You idiot."

Kiana muttered something, then looked at the rising dawn outside the window, and reached out to pick up Cheng Xing.

Cheng Xing woke up immediately, noticed Kiana's actions, then closed his eyes again, pretending he hadn't noticed anything.

Although it might be a little embarrassing to be carried in a princess carry by a girl, it's something your girlfriend would do for you, something others would want but can't have, so it's not embarrassing.

After Cheng Xing was put on the bed by Kiana, the latter began to think that she must make a good impression today and cook a delicious breakfast.

"Well, although my cooking skills are really not that great, heating up some frozen food shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Kiana said this and then left the room.

Cheng Xing sat up in bed and couldn't help but wonder if he should really believe in the culinary skills of the Kaslana family in this world.

While struggling with her decision, Kiana quickly prepared breakfast and informed everyone that it was time to eat.

Cheng Xing looked at the instant noodles in front of him and breathed a sigh of relief. After all, all you need to do is put the seasoning packet in and add the right amount of hot water. Even someone with no cooking experience can cook this well as long as they have some common sense.

In fact, she hadn't done anything wrong; it was just regular instant noodles. Kiana munched on her noodles and muttered, "My dad's cooking is pretty good, so why didn't I inherit any of his talent? Did I inherit my mom's talent?"

When she was young, Kiana talked to her father about her mother. After learning that her mother died while protecting others, Kiana really wanted to know what kind of person her mother was.

"Your mother is a very gentle and strong person. Although we got together at first for other reasons, we were truly sincere about this marriage. Your mother has absolutely no talent for cooking. Even the simplest dishes, she always makes a mess of them... Although in the end, I always end up eating those messy dishes... Kiana, if you find the boy you love in the future, you must let him taste your cooking one day. Only someone who truly loves his wife would eat such terrible food."

"You old geezer, aren't you saying my cooking is terrible?!"

"Alright, alright, stop hitting me. It's your old man who's wrong! I was wrong, I was wrong. I'll buy you some ice cream later."

Kiana snapped out of her reverie, a slight smile appearing on her face.

"You old rascal, how could I bear to let him eat such awful food?"

After finishing breakfast, everyone decided to continue heading out of the city. They were about to leave this hell on earth. For Kiana, it was just the beginning of another journey.

However, he wouldn't need to travel alone for the rest of the journey; he would be all alone again.

Just as everyone continued forward, Cheng Xing stopped, frowned, and looked in a certain direction.

"what happened?"

Kiana noticed that Cheng Xing had stopped and immediately turned around to ask.

"...I think we need to go to the beach."

After a moment of silence, Cheng Xing revealed the matter.

"seaside?"

Hearing this, Raiden Mei glanced in the direction Cheng Xing was looking and then said, "The beach is quite a distance from where we are in the Houmu Paradise area. And this journey is entirely within the city, where we'll still face many assassins and Honkai Beasts... Cheng Xing, what happened?"

Raiden Mei knows this guy; he's a truly good person, and he would never drag everyone down unless absolutely necessary.

When Kiana heard the words "seaside," she instantly thought of the woman she had dreamed of the night before—the stranger who confessed her feelings to her, a woman who was both strange and familiar.

"Cheng Xing! Are you going there to find someone?"

Kiana remembered the woman's warning to her and immediately asked Cheng Xing.

"It might be a person, or it might not be. I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for, but I feel I need to go there, even though it might be a bit too selfish of me. Everyone's leaving soon, they don't need to come with me on this dangerous trip..."

"What are you talking about? As your girlfriend, I will definitely support you unconditionally. Besides, if we break up, where will I find someone who will always cook for me?"

Kiana crossed her arms, looking at Cheng Xing talking to himself with some dissatisfaction, and came to his side, looking at the other two people.

"I hadn't really decided where I'd go after leaving the city. Besides, I haven't gotten my revenge on Cheng Xing for the insults he gave me, so I can't just leave like that."

"Bronya will follow Mei."

"……Everyone……"

Cheng Xing looked at the three people who unconditionally supported him, smiled helplessly, and then walked to the front of the group and said, "Then I will lead the way."

………………

Kiana! Get away from him!

Kiana suddenly thought she heard someone calling her ear, but when she looked around, there was no one else alive except for her group.

Moreover, that voice was the same voice of the person I saw in my dream.

"who are you?"

"I... am waiting for you at the beach."

The seaside? Cheng Xing… the mysterious woman from my dreams…

What is the connection between these two people? And what role do I play in it?

Chapter 177: Janna

The journey to the beach wasn't short, but it wasn't very long either. People who lived on the outskirts of the city didn't spend much time getting to the beach at midday when the sun was at its brightest.

Along the way, everyone witnessed Cheng Xing's inexplicable methods. As if he was in a great hurry to find something at the seaside, Cheng Xing disregarded the consumption of Honkai energy and created a usable car for everyone to travel.

"Analysis complete. The structure and components match perfectly. No illusory parts were detected. This ability is temporarily recorded in the file."

Bronya recorded the ability Cheng Xing displayed; this ability, which could be described as creating something from nothing, was a power capable of influencing the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall structure and overall situation).

The ability to perfectly create what one desires is a godlike power for any scientist.

"Cheng Xing, what exactly is making you so anxious?"

Kiana sat in the passenger seat, frowning. She had told Cheng Xing to hide his abilities as much as possible, but now he was completely ignoring her warning and rushing to the beach so quickly. What was making him so anxious?

"Kiana, we really don't have much time left. I need to find someone who can help me as soon as possible."

Cheng Xing didn't know why the system told him to go to the beach, but it said there were helpers there who could help him change the ending. So he had to win that person over as soon as possible, even if he didn't know what that person's identity or gender was. But since the system said so, there must be a way to win them over.

Moreover, there is indeed not much time left. The Hyperion from St. Freya Academy is already on its way. If we cannot win over that helper as soon as possible, we may miss our destined encounter.

At least in every world, Theresa still cares deeply for Kiana.

As everyone got out of the car and looked at the beach and ocean in front of them, and the pristine environment where there wasn't even a single zombie or Honkai Beast, they couldn't help but feel a little dazed, as if they were still in that peaceful and beautiful environment.

"That's strange. Even at the beach, there should be people here, and why aren't any Honkai Beasts or zombies wandering over?"

Raiden Mei looked at the deserted beach with some strangeness. Even though it wasn't peak tourist season, there would still be more than a hundred visitors a day on the beach of such a large city.

Furthermore, even if there was no one on the beach when the Honkai erupted, why didn't those suicide soldiers wander over?

"I think maybe they're just too scared."

Kiana, her expression grave, pulled out her phone. Seeing the incessant alarms and the Honkai reaction of the rapidly approaching figure, she immediately shouted, "Something's coming!"

However, accompanied by the sound of waves crashing on the beach, a beautiful woman slowly walked out of the sea and onto the sand.

"It's you!"

Kiana recognized the strange woman at a glance; she was the same person she had seen in her dream yesterday, the one who had inexplicably confessed her feelings to her, and the one who had advised her to stay away from Cheng Xing.

"Kiana... get away from him quickly."

The woman gazed calmly at Kiana, but her eyes seemed to hold a deep, unyielding emotion.

The moment Cheng Xing saw the woman, he remembered who she was. Although he didn't really know the plot of Honkai Impact 2, he did know a little about this person who was known as the ceiling of Honkai Beasts.

This is the so-called planetary-level Honkai Beast, who was given the title of Herrscher of the Sea after being discovered by people... and of course, Janna, who also harbors deep love for Kiana.

In fact, her music is quite nice.

"...You are an outsider to this world, a variable in this cycle of reincarnation...and also...my enemy."

Janna blinked gently, and her eyes, which were originally as clear as the ocean, were now stained with scarlet and darkness. The whites of her eyes turned completely black, while her pupils became scarlet, like a fading red moon.

The white clothes on their bodies were now completely stained black, and an unprecedented sense of oppression, even beyond the imagination of the women, swept through the entire city!

All the Honkai Beasts and Death Warriors in the entire city prostrated themselves on the ground, a sign of submission to their superiors, a sign of worship to the strong, a sign of fear of the invincible...

"...Has this force exceeded...exceeded the machine's detection range?"

Kiana looked at her phone, which was filled with errors, and felt a sense of deadly crisis for the first time. However, the terrifying pressure did not affect her, as if the ocean was deliberately avoiding a reef on its surface.

Both Bronya and Raiden Mei felt fear under the immense and overwhelming pressure, which was as deep as the ocean. Bronya was embraced by a heavy bunny behind her, while Raiden Mei was surrounded by arcs of electricity and her face showed signs of struggle.

At this moment, Cheng Xing stepped out from the crowd and stood in front of everyone, taking on all the pressure that was originally directed at him.

Kiana, do you trust me?

Cheng Xing didn't turn around to look at Janna, whose entire body had turned black, and asked Kiana.

"What are you going to do? Let me tell you, if you're asking me to abandon you and run away, I absolutely will not agree!"

Kiana had a bad feeling.

"It's not that bad, but I'll probably need your help to look after my health from now on."

"what?"

Before Kiana could react to what was happening, she saw the once terrifying and dreadful Janna suddenly close her eyes, become dazed, and collapse to the ground as if she were drunk.

Cheng Xing closed his eyes and lay back directly. Just as he was about to fall to the ground, Kiana subconsciously reached out and caught him.

Looking at the two sleeping figures and their two companions sitting on the ground behind them, panting heavily, Kiana had no idea what was going on.

And within Janna's consciousness space...

Cheng Xing stood alone on a desolate, lonely planet, with no atmosphere above him, allowing him to see countless stars directly in space.

Oh, right, there's also a behemoth that's absolutely beyond people's imagination.

That was Janna's true form, a giant ray with a diameter of four thousand kilometers.

The feeling of a terrifying creature, so large it blots out the sky, appearing above your head with countless scarlet eyes calmly watching you is enough to drive anyone mad with fear until they tremble and die of fright.

"What exactly are you?"

However, it was Janna who asked this question.

From his perspective, the desolate planet in front of him was not inhabited by humans at all, but by scarecrows whose interiors were covered by various white branches and whose exteriors were a constant interweaving of scarlet and darkness.

"A... a greedy demon who wants to possess everything."

The scarecrow opened its huge mouth, which almost encircled its head, and grinned grotesquely.