Chapter 1: Because I Have Seen It Before

In a hidden place in an office building.

Kirataka stood in front of the window, slightly turned sideways, and secretly looked at the Honkai beasts and dead soldiers wandering around on the street, then turned around to look at the large crowd behind him.

He sighed.

At ten o'clock this morning, the third Honkai Eruption suddenly occurred, accompanied by a purple light shooting into the sky from the direction of Chiba Academy.

For most people living in this city, this was a sudden disaster, and ordinary people who had no resistance to Honkai were instantly transformed into zombies, stumbling on the streets, hunting for surviving humans.

But for Kirataka himself, this was an even more disastrous start.

——He was a transmigrator who came to the scene where the third Eruption of Nagazora City had just occurred.

Just a second ago, he was buying things in a convenience store, and in the next second, he walked out of the door and appeared here so abruptly. It can be said to be a Natsuki Subaru-style of transmigration, and the main feature is the surprise.

...What a wonderful start.

In short, without time to think about anything else, he was forced to start his journey to survival.

He was familiar with the story of the Honkai series and was happily saving crystals and waiting to board the ship under the big moon. Unexpectedly, he found himself in the story in the blink of an eye.

To be honest, the story of Honkai Impact 3rd seems okay when viewed from the outside, but it is quite dangerous if you experience it in person.

If possible, he still wants to go to a safer world, um, for example, Kivotos or something...

Leaving aside those powerful Valkyries, for ordinary people without special abilities, once the Honkai breaks out, it will be a complete doomsday crisis.

Whenever he appeared at a place other than the site of the third Honkai outbreak, he would immediately flee the city and run to a safer city - for example, Ark City in Shenzhou, one of the few cities that remained safe even after the Queen's arrival.

Although there were jackals there trying to verify the Stigmata Plan, they were stopped in the end.

Unfortunately, he did not have the right to choose his "Spawn point" and could only escape in Nagazora City, which had become half ruins.

And now, after a period of escape, he and a group of people who survived by chance hid in this temporarily safe building.

This group of survivors, including him, are all humans with a certain degree of resistance to Honkai energy, which is why they can survive temporarily.

Because of the electromagnetic field disturbance caused by the awakening of the Herrscher of Thunder, all the electronic equipment in Nagazora City has lost its function. Therefore, the survivors in it have no idea what is going on, nor can they make any contact with the outside world, and have no idea what is happening in the outside world.

For example, are these terrible monsters only appearing in Nagazora City, or has the entire world turned into a doomsday-like hell?

Obviously, others here are more inclined to believe the latter.

This is their self-consolation. Otherwise, it would be hard for them to accept the fact that they were the only ones who suffered the fate of destruction from the bottom of their hearts.

But people's hearts are unpredictable. After gaining a brief period of safety, many of the people who were originally cooperating to escape began to have evil thoughts.

If now is the desolate end of the world, then the original laws and morals have completely lost their meaning.

Strength and weapons are the only useful things now. Whoever masters them can become a leader and redefine order.

A group of people were visibly huddled in a corner, seemingly discussing something.

Kirataka did not participate in their discussion, but sat on the floor in the corner near the window, closing his eyes and resting.

At this moment, a little girl with purple hair broke away from the crowd and walked straight towards him.

Her purple hair covered one of her eyes, leaving only the other ruby eye visible.

This is the child Kirataka rescued on the way to escape. Her name is Sora.

She came to his side and sat down like him.

"What's wrong, Sora?"

Without opening his eyes, Kirataka asked calmly.

"That... big brother..."

Sora hesitated for a moment, then said softly:

"The adults said... that they would kick you out of here..."

"It's because I don't get along well with them."

Kirataka did not show any surprise, as if he had known about this matter for a long time, and just answered casually.

It was common for conflicts to arise within this temporary group of survivors, and it was obvious that he was the one who was excluded by one of the groups.

Now that they have temporarily arrived in a safe place, some people have started to act up and try to eliminate dissidents.

"But, this safe place was obviously discovered by you, big brother... Without you, we would never have been able to find such a place to stay..."

Sora said somewhat unwillingly.

If it weren't for Kirataka, they wouldn't have been able to find such a safe place.

"It's okay. By the way, Sora, are you willing to leave here with me?"

Kirataka touched her hair and asked with a smile.

"…Huh?"

The purple-haired girl was stunned for a moment, then said timidly:

"But it's very dangerous outside. We may encounter monsters at any time..."

Even here, you can hear the roars of the Honkai beasts on the streets.

Just hearing the sound is enough to make people shudder.

"It's certainly dangerous outside, but it's not necessarily safe here either."

Kirataka waved his hand and continued:

"I'm going to leave here soon. It's up to you whether you want to go with me or not."

"…"

Sora fell silent for a moment, obviously hesitating.

At this time, a middle-aged man wearing glasses could no longer hold back and stood up and announced:

"Everyone, the world outside has become a mess. As the survivors, we need to re-establish a new order so that we can live better in the future."

"Whether this is a global or regional disaster, we need to hold on as long as possible!"

"Next, the food and water on hand must be distributed according to the rules!"

"If there is anyone who doesn't cooperate, I'm sorry, we can only exclude them from this team!"

As he said this, his eyes were obviously looking towards Kirataka.

Just when he was about to attack Kirataka and announce that he was expelled, the other party stood up, stretched slightly, and then said:

"Don't bother with your pretense. I'll leave now."

"You...huh?"

The middle-aged man with glasses was caught off guard by Kirataka's actions.

He really wanted to make things difficult for Kirataka and use him as a scapegoat, but he had no intention of driving him away. He just wanted to see him crying and begging for mercy, so as to put a damper on his arrogance.

But he didn't expect that the other party seemed to have known what he was going to say and simply planned to leave.

"You...you better think about it. There are murderous monsters everywhere out there. A guy like you can't survive alone!"

He threatened viciously.

They have completely regarded the present as the world after the end of the world.

'It's a pity that there is no global apocalypse as you imagine, at least not now... Well, according to the time, Aunt Himeko's Hyperion should arrive in Nagazora City in the next two days...'

Kirataka thought silently in his heart.

Of course, he would not tell them these words, and they couldn't wait until that time.

"That's all for you."

After a pause, he glanced at the others and said:

"If anyone wants to leave here with me, they can come with me."

Obviously, no one would be willing to give up the ready-made safe place and return to the dangerous outside world again.

If this is just a regional disaster, it is best to stay in this safe place and wait for rescue from the outside world;

If it is a global doomsday, then you must not go out into the world to seek death, because there is no safe place in the world.

No one answered, so Kirataka waved his hand and slowly left this safe place.

The crowd was silent for a moment, only Sora hesitated, then resolutely trotted after him.

"…What if he attracts monsters to harm us?"

After Kirataka left, someone suddenly said.

He didn't care about Kirataka's safety; he was just worried that he would retaliate against them and deliberately attract monsters to attack here.

"Those monsters move so fast that we're lucky if we don't get killed the moment we encounter them. How could he have the ability to lure the monsters to harm us?"

Another person said disapprovingly.

They have all seen the abilities of those monsters to some extent.

Ordinary people simply cannot face those huge monsters!

............

After leaving the office building with Sora, Kirataka did not go too far away. Instead, he took the girl to avoid the Honkai beasts and zombies wandering on the streets and came to another small house two streets away.

——Sora was very surprised. Kirataka always seemed to be able to find a specific route, avoiding the searches of the monsters wandering on the streets and moving smoothly.

It was as if he had walked this road countless times and was very familiar with it.

After avoiding all the Honkai beasts and zombies, Kirataka brought Sora into the room, then turned around and closed the door.

This is an empty house. Its original owner probably left here to escape.

Kirataka ignored everything else and went straight to the dining table, on which was placed a mechanical watch.

Because of the electromagnetic field disturbance covering the entire city brought about by the birth of the Herrscher of Thunder, most mechanical equipment has lost its function, but mechanical watches like this one can still faithfully perform their duty of telling time.

Of course, Kirataka doesn't know whether the time it reports is accurate or not, but it can serve as a reference.

"Time... well, time is important."

Kirataka muttered to himself as he picked up the mechanical watch and put it in his hand.

Then he slowly walked to the window and sat on the chair.

From here, they can clearly see the building where they stayed before. It forms a sharp contrast with the small civilian houses around it. It stands out from the crowd and is very eye-catching.

"Big brother, what are you looking at?"

Sora asked curiously.

"Nothing, just waiting for a good show."

Kirataka answered casually.

There was a necessary reason why he had to leave that seemingly safe place early.

He raised his hand and looked at the mechanical watch on his hand. When the pointer pointed to the full mark, a huge figure appeared in their sight as he expected.

The necessary reason is——

As the ground shook slightly, a huge Honkai beast appeared on the street where the office building was located.

Its size is similar to that of an ordinary building, and every time it moves, the ground shakes slightly.

This monster was much larger than any Honkai beast they had encountered before. The purple-haired girl had never seen such a scene before. Her face turned pale with fright. She unconsciously grabbed the corner of Kirataka's clothes tightly, hid behind him, and couldn't help trembling.

And Kirataka of course recognized this thing.

This is a templar-level Honkai beast. Compared to other lower-level Honkai beasts that still look like monsters, it is more humanoid and has shield- and spear-like creatures growing on its hands.

"Look, the fun is about to begin."

He touched his chin and pointed at the templar-level Honkai beast.

This level of Honkai beast is already the pinnacle among the lower-level Honkai beasts. Above it are only the Emperor level and the Judgment level.

Therefore, a monster like this would have a stronger ability to sense and search for prey than other lower-level monsters, such as the Assault-class and Tank-class monsters.

It can find survivors that they cannot find.

Soon, it raised its spear and stabbed fiercely at the refuge where Kirataka and Sora had stayed dozens of minutes ago.

The white spear pierced through the office building, causing it to begin to collapse.

Needless to say, the fate of the survivors who still stayed there was inevitable. There was only one outcome if they were discovered by the Honkai beasts, and that was death.

Accompanied by the loud noise of a building collapsing, the girl hiding behind Kirataka trembled violently.

If they had stayed there just now, they would probably have become corpses in the rubble now.

"Big Brother, I... let's run away quickly..."

Sora said with a pale face and great fear.

"Don't worry, it won't come over here. It's still safe here for now."

Kirataka smiled and comforted the young girl beside him.

Sure enough, after destroying the conspicuous office building, the templar-level Honkai beast did not walk toward them but turned around and strode in other directions to search for prey.

"Why... why are you so sure, big brother?"

Only after the monster left did Sora feel a little relieved and ask Kirataka with some curiosity.

Whether it was helping everyone find a safe refuge in the office building, accurately avoiding the monsters wandering the streets along the way, or knowing in advance that the huge monster would destroy the office building—

This big brother named Kirataka always seems to have the ability to predict what will happen in the future.

"Well..."

Hearing Sora's question, Kirataka touched his chin and replied with a smile:

"Because I have seen it before."

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