Chapter 1: 19 years old, Pathstrider
Nagazora City, Senba Academy.
In early spring, a gentle breeze poured in from outside the window, swaying the white silk-like curtains, and then the afternoon sun penetrated through the curtains, leaving a few mottled radiance on the table.
Opposite the boys' dormitory, right in the playground, one could faintly hear the sounds of men and women cheering in succession. The youthful figure of the soccer club was reflected in the gray eyes of the youth in front of the window.
The young man had black hair, a delicate appearance, a straight white shirt without a trace of wrinkles, and both hands resting on the laptop table. Somewhat ecstatically looked at the playground in the distance, seemingly enjoying this burst of vitality.
He wore rimless glasses, his fingertips constantly moving on the keyboard.
"It's been nineteen years since I came to this world, and 'Apostle' has come twice, and the world is still peaceful and secure. It all gives people a feeling of unreality as if in memory the world that will surely be destroyed was just a daydream."
"But destruction is coming, in the mad tide of destruction of civilization. Those young people full of vitality, those lovers who are huddled together, will be like sand and soil swept away without a trace, but I know there is no use in hiding.... "
After writing two paragraphs on the document, the young man's fingertips paused, as if he felt that the words were a bit complicated, but he moved his hand and continued to stare out the window in a daze.
He vaguely remembered nineteen years ago when his will was born again, and when he saw the golden and splendid birthing room, he was filled with joy and thought to himself that he was born into a rich family.
But as he grew older, he slowly encountered a few things. The good news was that his family's wealth was genuine, but the bad news was -
"Honkai Impact 3 world, but it's still in the Previous Era...."
The young man stroked his eyebrows. Every time he remembered, he didn't know what kind of expression he should show. As an 'Auto skip plot' player, he roughly knew how dangerous this world was.
A type called 'Honkai' cataclysm will cleanse the world, bringing monsters and Herrscher. If he is in CE, he can live in peace all his life. But this is PE, a very tragic era, like what he wrote in the novel:
The world will be destroyed, civilization will end, the survivors will be scattered, and even a rich child will not be able to survive. This has made him very depressed for several years, but fortunately, he has thought things through.
"If you don't want to die, find a way to live. Luckily, I arrived early, had time to prepare, and still found a little hope of living." The confusion in the young man's eyes dispersed, and he once again became determined.
The logic is very simple, no matter how bad it gets, you have to risk your life to survive and use all your strength to survive.
Returning to the front, he was preparing to slightly edit the manuscript when he heard the dormitory door lock move and a gasp appeared quickly behind him.
"Ryan, you're writing a novel again. The weather is so good today, why don't you go and join the group's activities?" A young man with white hair gathered he was wearing a basketball uniform, his whole body was covered in sweat, and with his handsome face, he revealed a sunny and handsome aura.
"Because I'm too lazy to take a shower, and I don't want to be like you and be surrounded by a group of girls screaming." The young man named Ryan moved over to the chair, looked somewhat helplessly at the other person, and whispered in a low voice: "I specifically ran to Nagazora city. I originally thought I could find a thigh, but I only found a Riajū."
This reluctance originates from within, this boy's name is Kevin, even though he is considered an Auto-skip player. Ryan also knew that this guy was a great character in the 'Honkai' world from beginning to end, but that was later, and now this Kevin is nothing like that.
In addition to being very good at basketball and not acting crazy or being too strong, if he took the script of the main character of a slice-of-life manga, he would be even more suitable. Even being able to become a master character in Slam Dunk, on the contrary, he currently does not have any elements similar to a Flame-Chaser yet.
"No, I'm only with MEI." Kevin smiled a bit naively. From high school to college, he and Ryan had been roommates for 2 years. They also knew that the other person was not malicious, so they simply bent over and looked at the screen.
"Ah, you are writing this strange thing, Apostle destroying civilization? How did you even think to come up with this?"
Bum.
The notebook was closed in the blink of an eye, and Ryan stood there with an expressionless face. Like all the authors, it was still very embarrassing to be seen by the person next to him at what he had written.
He looked at Kevin with a curious face and coughed lightly: "Combined with my own experience, plus a bit of fantasy and adaptation."
Can this also be experienced by oneself?
Kevin stretched out his fingers and scratched his face: "Ryan, you are a strange person, and you make a lot of money writing these things?"
"The track record isn't too bad, but you know I don't care about money."
"So why did you waste so much time doing something?"
"One is for fun." Ryan paused, revealing a meaningful smile: "One is looking for friends."
This novel is set up by a certain work, trying to change the 2nd Herrscher into the 2nd Apostle. If there were Transmigrators like him, they would be able to recognize them.
"Cough cough, MEI is about to return from the Mu mainland, do you want to accompany me to pick her up?"
"What kind of physics conference ended so quickly?" Ryan turned his head and slowly cleaned his glasses.
"Uh, evening flight, I heard MEI say that this discussion group also has your quota, so why don't you go?" Kevin suddenly remembered an event, Ryan was also one of the academy's best performers.
Every time I heard him and MEI discuss quantum superposition and imaginary number theorems, I felt like I was as dumb as a shoeworm.
"It's a waste of time, and it's related to the 'Negentropy' thesis, I've only provided a little bit of information, and why don't you go find Su?"
"The medical school's studies are very heavy. Su is not as perverted as you two. Not everyone can complete all the teaching content in their first year of university." Kevin snorted angrily, looking at the clock on the table, "Tell me whether you're coming or not, we have to go, let's go to the noodle shop to eat together tonight."
Again?
Ryan felt a little nauseous, so he thought about it for a bit.
Two years ago, when 1st Herrscher appeared and extinguished his last glimmer of luck, Ryan's motives for approaching Kevin and MEI were naturally impure.
But in these years of being together, there was a somewhat sincere feeling, or perhaps because he was always thinking about PE's ending, he almost went crazy.
The outcome of survival is very important, and the process of living is equally important, and he doesn't want to become a crazy person who only has the instinct to survive.
"Let's go, I'll go with you..." Ryan was about to stand up, his hands wiping his glasses suddenly stagnated, and his expression changed slightly.
"Huh?" Kevin blinked, not understanding what the other was doing.
"Calculated, I won't go, suddenly realized I have something to do." Ryan looked out the window, the lenses behind his eyes squinted slightly, and lowered his voice: "It's here again, I'm a bit tired."
Kevin didn't understand, but fortunately, he had gotten used to Ryan's mysterious personality, so he simply put on his jacket and left without turning around.
"Then I'll go first."
Hulu ——
The sound of the motorcycle starting came from outside the window, and then it got farther and farther away. Sitting in front of the window, Ryan briefly raised his head, looked at Kevin riding the motorcycle away, sighed softly, and then stood up.
"You guys are so lucky, you still get to enjoy your youth as usual, but I... There's no way, I know too much, I can't fool myself."
Ryan mumbled to himself but didn't have much sadness or excitement. Since the first time he met 'Honkai' ten years ago, he has become used to it.
Opened the tight lock on the closet, pushed out a few scattered clothes, and searched for a while. He took out a heavy black cloth bag from the bottom, then carried it on his back, opened the door, and went straight downstairs.
The soccer match had ended and there were people on the street carrying lunch boxes. Ryan had always disliked going out. No one greeted him, so a young man carrying a bag quickly disappeared into the crowd.
Considered one of the few private schools in the world, Senba Academy offers education from elementary school to university. All kinds of constructions and structures occupy a large piece of land and are divided into independent areas, like a small town.
University Park is on the north side, because it is too far from Nagazora city, except for the south entrance of the shopping street. The surrounding area also looks a bit deserted. Over the years, a new campus will be built here.
Ryan stood on a pile of dirt, looking into the distance at the ramshackle buildings that were dotted with lights. The original owner had already taken the compensation money and moved out, so the place was occupied by a group of vagrants or hooligans.
The tall wall behind him was like a boundary line, separating the rich from the poor. Of course, Ryan had no intention of considering any class, just his nose twitching.
"Sure enough, the stench of Honkai, do they just like this kind of place without looking at the place?" Ryan smirked.
Natural disasters like Honkai appear randomly, but I don't know why, the current phase mostly appears in unattractive places. Therefore, the 'Fire Moth' that specializes in fighting Honkai can often be hidden, like a wall behind it, blocking the horror from the outside world of humans.
But since 2nd Herrscher, this appears with increasing frequency.
Ryan took out his cell phone. After unlocking, he sent a message to a contact, but without waiting to receive a message back, he picked up the cloth bag and walked towards the raggedy apartment building.
These buildings are about four to five floors, the walls are full of stains and green moss. In early spring, the wind became damp, shaking several broken electric wires. It made a 'Whoa' sound as it rubbed. Other than that, no one was seen, everything was so quiet that it would make anyone panic.
Boom.
The black cloth bag was thrown on the ground, heavily splattering a bit of ash. Ryan waited silently for a moment until the sound of noisy footsteps appeared in his ears. He was very familiar with this kind of sound, like the sound of footsteps after school at noon, when students ran to the cafeteria.
What's coming, is it Zombies?
Ryan's expression didn't change too much, he just slowly pulled out the zippered fabric bag, revealing the pitch-black object inside. He pulled it out and then flicked it.
Kakaka.
Accompanied by the sound of metal colliding, an approximately 2-meter-long spear was held in its hand, its entire body emitting a black metallic shine.
Ryan looked at the sharp point of his spear, thinking about what he had written earlier:
"I know there's no use in hiding, and there's no one who can help me..."
Swish!
The sharp tip of the spear is wrapped in a layer of mysterious red energy. Thanks to the effect of this energy, the wall looks like tofu has been pierced.
Poof.
Through the small cave the size of a washbasin, one could see a strange homeless man with a twisted head, like a rotten watermelon.
The bloody face is reflected on the glasses, behind it is a pair of gray eyes that do not carry much emotion. Ryan's left hand also held the butt of the spear tightly, using strength around his waist.
Rumble ——
The red energy left a circle, blasting the wall and dozens of zombies together.
The original old wall completely collapsed. Ryan stepped on the ruins and looked into the corridor. Inside the building, those humans mutated due to Honkai Energy, and there were also strange creatures poking their heads out from the roof.
"Only by killing the Honkai, understanding the Honkai, and finally finding a way to live, because ——"
He took off his glasses and put them in his chest pocket. The orbit of the stars seemed to suddenly flash in the bottom of his eyes, one hand holding the spear.
"I'm a Pathstrider."
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