Honkai Impact 3rd: Chiyou's Survival Guide

"I'm leaving this matter up to you. My life rests in your hands, my dear adjutant."

Lifting her wine-red hair, Jizi smiled at the adjutant, showing no fear of the extremely dangerous situation that was about to happen. There was a moment of silence, and the adjutant had no idea how many times Major Jizi had engaged in such a dangerous act.

"Yes, Major Himeko."

Chapter 111: Adding Generation

Inside Qianyu Academy, everyone gathered near the wrecked activity room. Fu You sat quietly in a corner, wondering what he was thinking.

"What are you doing sneaking around?" Fu You suddenly spoke without turning his head. Suddenly, Kiana, who was quietly approaching behind Fu You, froze.

"Hehe... As expected of you, you noticed it so easily."

Scratching her head in embarrassment, Kiana smiled flatteringly.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

Glancing at Kiana, Fu You spoke calmly. Seeing the always proud Kiana take the initiative to speak well of her, Fu You knew she definitely had no good intentions.

"Then I'll be frank... Can you teach me how to improve my strength?" Seeing this, Kiana didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"What? Even a weakling like you suddenly wants to become stronger?" Compared to answering Kiana's question, Fu You was more curious about the other party's motives.

"It's because I was almost unable to help Mei after she lost control this time!" Kiana angrily crouched beside Fuyou and explained her reason. Such a golden opportunity to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, yet she didn't seize it. The thought made Kiana regret not training properly when she was with her mother. But after witnessing Fuyou's brutal assault on the Herrscher of Thunder and learning of his strength, Kiana immediately felt the urge to seek his advice.

"Becoming stronger... a little bit of training every day, over time, your strength will become stronger."

Thinking about his own personal experience, Fu You replied.

"How long will it take exactly?" Full of anticipation, Kiana couldn't wait to see her strength soar.

"It'll take at least a few years to see noticeable results, right?" After a moment's thought, Fu You chose to speak the truth, regardless of Kiana's fantasies. After all, he couldn't compare to those geniuses, and could only rely on the accumulation of time, eating, and other things to barely survive... "Huh? Is there no way to increase my strength in just a few days?" Upon hearing the unexpectedly long period, Kiana immediately wilted, seeming to lose interest.

"Well, it's impossible to say there aren't any, but such examples are rare."

Considering that Xilin had shattered his worldview during the Second Great Collapse and that his strength had increased at a rocket-like speed, Fu You did not dare to say anything.

"Or you could have surgery, but that might shorten your lifespan, or use potions, but that would cause you to lose your mind and take on the form of a Honkai Beast... There are also special equipment and the like, but these methods of rapidly increasing your strength all have side effects."

Thinking of those two guys Siegfried and Chiyuan, Fu You added.

"Just like I know a poor fellow named Chi Yuan. Because he overused the Divine Key, he doesn't even know who he is now."

"Also, those who use drugs will develop the characteristics of Honkai Beasts."

"Hiss—that doesn't sound good."

Hearing this, Kiana shuddered. She really couldn't imagine a scene where a living person would show the characteristics of a Honkai beast.

"That's not wrong."

Nodding in agreement, Fu You looked at Kiana sympathetically, but there was something else he didn't say. "Why do you think Cecilia was so helpless to leave you and go find Siegfried?" "Um, Fu You..." Kiana hesitated, as if she had something else to ask.

"Go ahead and tell me. I'm free anyway."

Honkai energy affected the signal. Fu You, who couldn't play the game at the moment, didn't mind explaining some things to Kiana.

"Mom was so anxious to find Dad this time and didn't let me go with her. Do you know why?" After a few days of getting along, Kiana felt Fu You's kindness and completely let down her guard against him. She asked the questions that had always puzzled her.

"Well..." Fu You looked at Kiana and began to think. If he told her directly that Siegfried was on the verge of losing control, Kiana would definitely be worried. So, Fu You decided to make up a white lie. Combining the rumors that had spread within Tianming, Fu You spoke slowly.

"Your father, Siegfried, has been having affairs outside. This time, he went even further, touching the buttocks of all the Valkyries in Destiny. Cecilia found out, and that's why she's so eager to settle the score with Siegfried."

"W-what? Damn dad, he actually…" Shocked and incoherent, Kiana believed Fuyou's words—for no other reason. If it weren't for this, Kiana didn't know why her all-powerful mother was so panicked. ... "Cecilia, is it really safe for Kiana to go to that guy?" Siegfried couldn't help but ask, looking at Cecilia beside him in a remote snowy plain. For some reason, he always felt a little uneasy about Fuyou, most likely because he had once kidnapped his wife and daughter.

"Relax, Siegfried."

Beside Siegfried, Cecilia was using the White Flower to suppress Siegfried's violent Honkai energy and sighed softly.

"I don't dare to contact Theresa. He's the only reliable person I can find right now."

"However, he has his own principles in dealing with things, and from what I understand, he has plenty of patience with children. I believe Kiana will get along well with him."

Seeing that Siegfried still looked worried, Cecilia comforted him.

"Well, I hope so..." Siegfried, unaware of the damage to his reputation, sighed and accepted reality. Meanwhile, Kiana, determined to get to the bottom of the matter, continued to dig deeper.

"So what's your relationship with Mom and Dad? I've never seen you before!" "Well, let me tell you a story."

After thinking for a while, Fu You pretended to be in deep thought and spoke slowly.

"Once upon a time, there was a slacker who spent his days doing nothing. By chance, he met a girl he had always dreamed of."

"However, the girl had her own mission, and the brat was too weak at the time to protect her from the storm."

"In the end, he could only watch his beloved girl leave in despair."

"And that brat is..." Listening to Fu You's narration, all kinds of melodramatic plots that she had always wanted but could never get emerged in Kiana's mind.

"Could it be that person is you?" Kiana interrupted Fu You and answered, looking at Fu You suspiciously.

"What are you thinking? That man is your father, Siegfried."

The mystery was revealed, and Fu You was speechless looking at the stunned Kiana.

"After going through many things, he successfully married your mother, Cecilia."

Fu You had learned these things through Cecilia's memories before... Secretly reading other people's memories, although immoral, was just too much fun.

"Then... what's the point of you saying so many things!" Kiana felt like she was being fooled and went crazy.

"Think about it, I know so much about how your parents loved each other. Doesn't this prove that we have a close relationship?" Fu You argued confidently about this.

"That's right..." Upon hearing this, Kiana was successfully led astray by Fu You and nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't you remember? When you were little, I held you in my arms!" Strike while the iron is hot, Fu You continued to fool the naive Kiana.

"According to the tradition of Shenzhou, you can call me adoptive father, but according to the custom in your place, I won't argue with you if you call me godfather..." Waving his hand, Fu You looked at Kiana's reaction jokingly.

"...Hmph, you wish!" As expected, Kiana was stuck, but because Fu You had all the "evidence", she could only be stubborn.

Chapter 112 Old Friend

"It's like this again..." After successfully airdropping to the vicinity of Chiba Academy, Jizi's eyes dimmed for a moment as she looked at the doomsday scene around her. She had been on countless missions and had seen countless lifeless scenes after the devastation of the Honkai. Considering the next mission, Jizi quickly composed herself. Looking at Chiba Academy not far away, Jizi gripped her weapon tightly. According to Theresa, an abnormal source of Honkai appeared in Chiba Academy, and its magnitude was large enough to produce a terrifying existence like the Herrscher. According to the internal records of Sentence, there was almost no chance of her winning against such a monster... Jizi shook her head and did not think about it any further.

"Car, car—" In the distance, a tank-class Honkai beast, as tall as a tall building, slowly and aimlessly walked by, roaring meaninglessly. The streets were filled with the figures of death warriors and charge-class Honkai beasts.

"What a troublesome fellow..." With a soft sigh, Himeko didn't want to get entangled with these Houkai beasts and the Death Guards. After all, being in the epicenter of the Houkai, the Death Guards and Houkai beasts were nearly endless in number. Getting caught up in a fight would be extremely detrimental to the ongoing investigation. ...However, Himeko didn't realize that the two Pseudo-Herrschers had been targeting her since the Hyperion sailed into the skies above Changkong City. Meanwhile, Agatha and Galina noticed Himeko approaching Qianyu Academy, ready to make a move.

"The senior said that we can't let the Valkyrie of Destiny get close to us. How about we take her down?" Looking at Galina, the always hot-tempered Agata planned.

"But the senior said that if there is any unusual situation, we should tell him first?" Galina raised an objection.

"Oh, she's just a Valkyrie of Destiny. There's no need to trouble you with such a small matter!" Agata acted indifferent and waved her hand casually. Two Pseudo-Herrs against a Valkyrie of Destiny, and it was obvious that they had the advantage.

"Agata, have you forgotten that you and Aurora were almost killed by the Valkyrie? Back then, it was the Queen who saved you."

Galina poured a basin of cold water on Agata and took out a scarlet feather.

"I think we should report the situation first."

"Alright, alright, I'll just listen to you, won't I?" Seeing Galina reveal her dark past, Agata wilted. Galina, always cautious, carefully took out the feather Fuyou had given them and contacted them.

"Senior, the Valkyrie of Destiny has entered the territory of Qianyu Academy."

The feather transformed by Yu Duchen connected Galina and Fu You. At this moment, Galina was observing Ji Zi's every move and reporting.

"Sure enough, this moment has finally arrived."

On the opposite side, looking at Kiana running away, Fu You slowly stood up and asked.

"Destiny... What about their number, strength, and equipment?" "There is only one red-haired woman who seems to be wearing armor. She is avoiding the Honkai beasts and the dead soldiers and is approaching the direction of Qianyu Academy. Do we need to take action?" Galina stared in the direction of Jizi and answered truthfully. After thinking for a while, she added another sentence.

"Inside the building in the distance, there's a human girl with a mecha-like object hiding. She seems to be someone who's anti-entropy."

"Good observation, Galina."

Looking into the distance, Fu You spoke slowly.

"However, you didn't seem to find out the battleship of Destiny in the sky, the Destiny A-class Valkyrie and the troops she led that were about to enter the edge of Changkong City?" "..." Galina was silent on the other end of the feather.

"Of course, you've done a great job. I won't blame you or Agatha."

Noticing that the other person was in a low mood, Fu You tried to comfort him.

"As for that Valkyrie that barged in, just stop her... Wait, red hair?" Fu You asked subconsciously, but suddenly caught a glimpse of something and remained silent. To confirm his suspicions, Fu You immediately focused his attention on the feather in Galina's hand and personally inspected the situation on the field.

"As expected, Wuliangta Jizi, it's been a long time since we last met."

After taking in Ji Zi's precise appearance, Fu You pondered for a moment. For a moment, he recalled the ambitious researcher, Ryusuke Muliangta, who had nearly upended the world. It had happened in 2005, and Fu You remembered it vividly. After all, during that conspiracy, due to a lack of information, he had been caught off guard by that madman—a man who had access to Gao Wei's power. While the trouble he had caused wasn't fatal, it was the first loss he had suffered at the hands of a human other than Chi Yuan.

"Murata Ryusuke's daughter... Agata, Galina, don't do anything, just let her come over."

Fu You knew that the man's daughter was the polar opposite of Ryusuke Murata. Unlike her father, who had an almost pathological pursuit of his career, Himeko Murata was a deeply sincere person. After all, giving up the comfortable life of a researcher, resolutely implanting artificial stigmata, joining the stormtroopers of Destiny, and bravely fighting for the good of the world, regardless of danger, was not something that everyone could do.

"Fuyou, why don't we leave here?" Not long after, Kiana, who felt bored, came again and asked Fuyou.

"There are tens of thousands of dead soldiers and Honkai beasts outside. If we are not careful, we will be overwhelmed by them."

Upon hearing this, Fu You spoke in a serious tone. His reason for staying here wasn't to avoid the harmless little Honkai Beasts, whom Fu You considered harmless. Besides wanting to see Himeko Muruota, whom he hadn't seen for nearly a decade, Fu You also wanted to contact Theresa. Unlike Silinbella, Aurora, and the others, whose strengths had already been fixed, Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Asakura Miyuki were currently at a critical stage in their Valkyrie development. As humans, their experience with Honkai Beasts and Herrschers wouldn't be of much use to them. Concerned for these children's futures, Fu You felt that rather than staying with him, they should receive systematic training. As early as the Second Great Honkai, Theresa had established a Valkyrie training academy on an artificial island in the Far East. Having previously explored the memories of the white-haired dwarf and contacted Cecilia, Fu You knew he was a reliable person. Furthermore, as Kiana's aunt, Theresa wouldn't mistreat Kiana and the others. Of course, Fu You could have chosen to keep Kiana and the others. Even if they were completely unmotivated and idle all day, they could still survive under his protection. However, blindly choosing to protect them is often counterproductive. Fu You understood this thousands of years ago, when he traveled across Shenzhou, quelling incidents everywhere. Within the reach of Taixu Mountain, when the Honkai occurred, people pinned their hopes on rescue and fled when faced with demonic beasts. However, in places that he and the Red Kite Immortal could not reach immediately, the people there had developed independent methods to fight the Honkai and became a new force that bravely faced it.

Chapter 113: The Strongest Honkai Beast [Benares]

"Anyway, for safety's sake, let's wait and see what happens."

Ignoring the suspicious Kiana, Fu You waited for Ji Zi's arrival.

"You're afraid of those guys? I don't believe it!" Kiana curled her lips, recalling the scene where Fuyou beat the rampaging Raiden Mei to the point where she was powerless. How could he possibly be afraid of those Honkai Beasts? "Kiana, don't underestimate Honkai Beasts. You know, even the most ordinary Emperor-level Honkai Beast requires an A-level Valkyrie team to fight off... Cecilia must have told you something similar, right?" Fuyou shook his head slightly, looking at Kiana with amusement.

"For example, the Emperor-level Honkai Beast Ganesha that appeared in India two years ago caused many casualties among the Valkyries."

In fact, there was more to it than that. Fu You had already observed a similar situation in his earlier observations of Theresa. A single A-rank Valkyrie, leading several B-rank Valkyries, nearly suffered annihilation while besieging the Emperor-rank Honkai Beast [Pavanti]. Otto even prepared to launch missiles, burying both the Valkyries and Pavanti. If Theresa, a B-rank Valkyrie who, though only one year old at the time, possessed combat power significantly exceeding that of a B-rank, had not intervened at that crucial moment, the entire Valkyrie team would have been completely annihilated.

"But didn't mom tell me that Honkaimon is difficult to fight?" Kiana tilted her head and thought carefully, making sure that Cecilia had indeed not told her to care about Honkaimon.

"..." Hearing this, Fu You held his forehead in his hand, a thought coming to mind. He remained silent. This was a mistake. A monster like Cecilia wouldn't pay attention to a Honkai Beast, let alone an Emperor-level beast. Even someone as powerful as Bella, who was at the Judgment level, would be beaten by Cecilia.

"By the way, since there are so many Honkai beasts, is there any most powerful Honkai beast in the world?" Suddenly her interest was piqued, and Kiana approached Fuyou curiously.

"It's hard to say. From ancient times to the present, Honkai has never disappeared, and naturally, Honkai beasts are almost endless. It's hard to say who is the strongest..." Hearing this question, Fu You pondered for a moment. The previous civilization also had various Honkai beasts, and he was not particularly clear about their specific strengths. As for the current civilization... Fu You turned his gaze to Bella, and in Bella's bewildered look, Fu You spoke playfully.

"In my opinion, the strongest and most promising Honkai Beast is none other than the Second Herrscher's guardian during the Second Great Honkai... Isn't that right, Bella?" "Senior, I, you..." Seeing Fu You suddenly implicate her, pointing at her in confusion, Bella stammered incoherently, at a loss for words. What worthy qualities did she have to be the "most powerful Honkai Beast"? "Of course, if we go back a few thousand years, there was a Judgment-level Honkai Beast in Shenzhou named Chi You, whose strength was barely acceptable."