Chapter 1: When The Honkai Descend, I Can’t Do Anything

"Beep... Beep... Beep..."

The urgent alarm woke Ling Xi up. As he regained consciousness, he found himself in a city with many humans fleeing around him. The roads were blocked by cars, forcing people to escape on foot.

"Ugh... My head is spinning."

Ling Xi was clearly disoriented. What in the world was this place? He hadn't been hit by a truck or struck by lightning, so how did he end up here out of nowhere?

"Roar..."

Suddenly, a massive roar echoed from the front. A towering Honkai Beast, five stories high, flipped a building and charged toward the crowd!

Ling Xi: "???"

Damn, damn, damn, what the heck...

A Templar-level Honkai Beast?

As a Honkai Impact player, Ling Xi was familiar with Honkai Beasts, but why did this one look so enormous? In the game, Templar-level beasts were only about twice the size of Kiana, but now... this Honkai Beast was over twenty meters tall. Are you kidding me?

Without hesitation, Ling Xi turned and ran. Would he just stand there and wait for death?

However, there were more than just one Honkai Beast. After the appearance of the Templar-level beast, numerous lower-level ones like the Chariot and Knight-class Honkai Beasts appeared as well. Alongside them, hordes of humans, already turned into zombies by the Honkai's corruption, surged toward the crowd.

In an instant, many people were slaughtered, and the scent of blood filled the air.

Caught in the smell of blood and witnessing the deaths around him, Ling Xi was petrified. Had he really transmigrated, or was the world of Honkai invading his reality? Well, forget about that for now; escaping was the priority.

"Bang..."

At this moment, a Chariot-class Honkai Beast appeared ahead, blocking the escape route and crushing dozens of unfortunate souls. Though the Chariot-class was only ten meters tall, its mountain-like presence couldn't be accurately portrayed in the game.

The crowd panicked even more, scattering in all directions to evade.

Ling Xi, on the other hand, hesitated. He knew he couldn't escape unless someone like Durandal or Rita, powerful Valkyries, appeared, or if a formidable battleship provided support. Otherwise, it was a dead end; the gap between humans and Honkai Beasts was just too vast...

"Sigh..."

Ling Xi sighed, smiling helplessly, "Indeed, not everyone can be the protagonist. Some are destined to be cannon fodder, and I... I can't do anything!"

"Ding, correct password entered, system activation successful!"

Suddenly, Ling Xi heard a voice in his mind...

Ling Xi: "..."

In an instant, his consciousness was pulled into a void space, where he saw... Sirin?

Yes, Sirin, but a chibi version of her.

"Ling Xi, it's been a while. Welcome back."

Sirin floated in the air, looking at Ling Xi with a half-smile.

"Um..."

Ling Xi was a bit puzzled. How did she know his name?

After a moment's hesitation, Ling Xi asked, "Um... may I know your name?"

"What do you think?"

Sirin replied, raising an eyebrow.

"..."

Ling Xi hesitated and tentatively asked, "Sirin?"

"Yes, that's right."

Sirin nodded slightly, smiling, "By the way, it seems you're in a bit of trouble now. Do you need help?"

"I do, I really do... By the way, where am I? Is this my body or just my consciousness?"

Ling Xi suddenly realized a serious issue: what was his current state? If it was his physical body, then great, he could hide here and wait for the Honkai to pass. But if it was his consciousness, then his body...

"Of course, it's your consciousness."

Sirin nodded, saying, "But don't worry, I've activated the thought acceleration mode when I pulled your consciousness here. In the real world, one second is equivalent to 1,800 seconds here. So, you don't have to worry at all."

Ling Xi: "..." An accelerated world?

"Can you help me out of my current predicament?"

After some thought, Ling Xi said somewhat helplessly, "The area outside is teeming with Honkai Beasts and Undead. If I go out now, I probably won't last a minute. And hiding here indefinitely... well, that's just a slow death."

"Sure, give this a try."

With a wave of her hand, Sirin conjured ten golden supply cards in front of Ling Xi.

"Hmm? These are... supply cards?"

Ling Xi recognized them. These were... standard supply cards? Originally from the Standard Pool, but they later became part of the Dorm Supply. The logo of HOMU was still vivid in Ling Xi's memory.

"Yes, it seems you remember."

Sirin smiled and said, "However, the rules for supply cards are a bit different here. You can draw anything with these ten cards. If you can draw something that enhances your combat strength or something that helps you escape, then you can resolve your current predicament."

"And if I don't draw anything useful?"

Ling Xi couldn't help but ask.

"In that case, I can still use up all my remaining power to take you out of here, but..."

Sirin turned her head slightly and continued, "I will enter a dormant state. That means you'll have to rely on yourself from then on."

"Um..."

Ling Xi no longer hesitated and went for a ten-card draw immediately. Given the urgency of the situation, there was no time for single draws. Let's go for a ten-card draw; maybe it will work wonders!

As the ten draws progressed, Ling Xi saw a familiar blue light, and then...

Familiar nine blues and one purple...

Ling Xi: "..." Yep, true...

[Colt Handgun *1]

[Harbinger of Dawn *1]

[Stigmata Fragment *1]

[Stigmata Energy *1]

[Tesla (Bottom) *1]

[Barrel-pack Kiana's Instant Noodles *6]

[Bottled Otaku Joy Soda *6]

A mix of green light supply items: equipment, groceries, and even instant noodles and soda...

However, that wasn't the point. In the tenth draw, a purple light finally appeared. Though it was a guaranteed pull...

[Aslaug (Top) *1]

The stigmata took on card form and automatically floated into Ling Xi's hand.

"Aslaug? Isn't this a new stigmata?"

Seeing the illustration of the stigmata, Ling Xi was taken aback for a moment. Even though he had quit the game, he occasionally kept up with information about new versions. Among them was Aslaug stigmata.