Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start100.00%

Chapter 173: Master Chirp Chirp Chirp! Impostor… Ming Ming Chicken!

Before Fu Lin could read the system's message, a sharp pain struck his brain, and he slumped over the desk, unconscious.

[Warning! Constraints detected on the host. For the host's safety, consciousness transfer will commence...]

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"Where is this?" Hearing the cheerful music in the background, the chibi-style Fu Lin slowly opened his eyes, rubbed them, and looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and the countless chibi characters walking back and forth, his face filled with confusion.

He summoned the system screen, looked at the introduction, and fell into thought.

[Welcome to Homu World, a world composed of countless mini-game levels. The lively and adorable Homu are the natives here.]

[And it seems you've come at the perfect time. The Homu are holding a competition—do your best to fight for first place!]

[Mission List: Win first place in any three levels (0/3)]

[Mission Reward: Super Player (Badge)]

[Super Player (Badge): Grants the host the Game Master talent and the Wind Sprint ability, increasing movement speed by 2%.]

Fu Lin stared at the system mission, stroked his chin, and muttered, "Homu? Isn't this just a mini-game? Easy-peasy."

"Serious Chicken Bird, the first place this year will definitely be mine!" A familiar voice sounded from behind. When Fu Lin turned his head, he saw the chibi version of Herrscher of Sentience standing there with one hand on her hip, wearing a "you're not going to beat me" expression.

Fu Lin instinctively called out, "Fu Shi?"

"What Fu Shi? I'm Master Chirp Chirp Chirp! We've only been apart for a while, and you don't recognize me anymore?" Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) looked at Fu Lin in exasperation, clearly annoyed that he got her name wrong.

After a moment of silence, Fu Lin responded, "…Alright, Fu Shi."

Fu Shi stomped her foot angrily, glaring at Fu Lin, who showed no signs of repentance. Then someone walked over from the side.

"Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), who is this…?" The serious-looking chibi Fu Hua, also known as Serious Chicken Bird, approached Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) and looked at Fu Lin curiously. "Why is there someone who looks so similar to me?"

"Wait, you're Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua), so who is this?" Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) turned to look at Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua), dumbfounded. Her eyes filled with shock, she pointed at Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) and then at Fu Lin.

Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) put one hand on her hip and asked confusedly, "Shouldn't I be the one asking you?"

"...How would I know? I thought he was you!" Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) grabbed Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) by the shoulders and shook her, her eyes inexplicably turning into greater-than and less-than symbols (＞﹏＜).

(◎_◎;) Dizzy… Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua)'s eyes turned into spirals as she woozily looked at Fu Lin and asked, "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) also stopped shaking and glared at Fu Lin angrily, annoyed that he didn't explain himself earlier when she mistook him for someone else.

Fu Lin took a half-step back, scratched his head awkwardly, and said, "Ahem! Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Fu Lin."

"You're not from our world. May I ask what brought you here?" Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) stared at Fu Lin with a serious expression. And how did she know he wasn't from their world? Obviously, it was because of his name. Everyone in this world had game-character names.

Fu Lin looked at Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua), scratching his head in confusion. He'd been exposed as soon as he arrived?

"Uh?! How did you know?"

"Well, due to some special circumstances, I ended up here. The only way to return is to win first place in three competitions, so…"

"I see… Then you'd better do your best. First place isn't that easy to get." Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) didn't say much after hearing this. As for first place, she didn't really care—it wasn't anything important anyway.

As for outsiders, there was nothing to worry about. Anyone who came to this world would be bound by its rules, rendering them unable to do anything extraordinary.

The only actions allowed in the levels were the special mechanics like jumping, accelerating, diving, and dropping bombs that could only blast people away.

Meanwhile, Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi), who had been silent for a while, suddenly clapped her little hands and pointed at Fu Lin, shouting, "I've decided! From now on, I'll call you Impostor Ming Ming Chicken!"

"Impostor… Ming Ming Chicken?"

Several black lines appeared on Fu Lin's forehead as he gave Fu Shi a deadpan look. Why was he being associated with a chicken for no reason?

"What do you think? Isn't it great?" Fu Shi jumped up and down, full of excitement as she looked at Fu Lin. She'd spent a whole minute coming up with the name and was quite proud of it.

Fu Lin (ΦwΦ): "It's okay, I guess. Barely acceptable."

Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) ignored the self-amusing Master Chirp Chirp Chirp (Fu Shi) and looked seriously at Fu Lin, pointing toward a nearby round table.

"Come with me. Since you're also participating in the competition, let me explain the rules to you." At the round table, Serious Chicken Bird (Fu Hua) handed Fu Lin a cup of tea and pulled out a poster to explain, "There are three types of levels: scoring, racing, and survival."

"For scoring levels, you need to collect the required points as quickly as possible through the level's mechanics. Rankings are determined based on completion time."

"For racing levels, it's simple—just reach the finish line as fast as possible. But beware of obstacles. Falling into the void will send you back to the checkpoint."

"Survival levels are about lasting as long as possible. The last one standing wins first place."

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