Chapter 65: The Great Honkai Eruption

"Huh? Why is it in the second half of your life, after graduating from university?" Hua's strange dream turned Carol into a curious baby in an instant.

"Well... because I want to exorcise demons?" Hua made a rare joke. "Those zombies... if possible, I want to eradicate them from the world."

"Huh... It's really a hero-like dream," Carol thought of the two dead men surrounding her.

"But I don't have such a grand dream as yours. As for me... well, I probably just want to go outside?"

"Outside?" Carol's straightforward statement left Hua a little bewildered.

"Ah, because I don't plan to stay in Canghai City in the future." Carol scratched her face a little embarrassedly. "I've been here for too long, I'm numb, you know that feeling, right? This city is full of memories, everywhere."

"Isn't that good?" Carol's statement made Hua even more perplexed, as she felt that a hometown full of memories should be her ideal hometown.

"If my hometown becomes a strange place, then it's no longer my hometown, right?"

"Well, Hua, what you said is quite reasonable..." Carol stretched her waist, "When I cross a bridge, I'll remember who I crossed the bridge with, and when I pass by a store, I'll think about what I bought there—Canghai City is full of my memories, and the streets are full of hooks, waiting to catch me."

"I think it's good to have something to remember."

"Anyway, I just don't like it... Although I haven't decided what to do in the future, it would be nice to travel around the world like my parents do."

"What an adventurous girl!" Tian Shi floated above Hua's head and laughed softly.

"It's not that her hometown is bad. I'm afraid that if she stays here, the countless memories will only make her feel like 'my life goes in circles.' The metaphor of the hook is really good."

Is life a cycle? After listening to Tian Shi's words, Hua seemed to understand Carol's meaning.

"For these people, the happiest thing is probably to spend their whole lives leaving their footprints and memories all over the world, and then return to their hometown when they get old, leaving the last memories of their lives there, just like the adventurers in a story." Tian Shi smiled at the end of his speech.

"This is a very unique life."

"In other words, Carol, do you really want to be an adventurer?" Hua, who gradually understood Carol through Tian Shi's words, asked.

"Adventurer?" Carol was stunned for a moment, then a smile bloomed on her face, "Yes! Exactly! This is it! From now on, you will be the heroine who saves the world, and I will be the legendary adventurer of the world!"

It is a child's innocent dream. Hua couldn't help but smile, but Tian Shi, who was floating in the air, had a gradually solemn expression.

"Hua, get ready." Tian Shi looked at the sky and saw "meteorites" crossing the horizon.

"Huh? Is there a meteor shower today? Hua, do you want to make a wish?" Carol also saw the meteorites streaking across the sky.

But Hua, who heard Tian Shi's warning, was already tense. She also saw that the destination of several "meteorites" seemed to be Canghai City.

"The Honkai... is coming."

"That meteorite... that... why..." Carol looked at the almost destroyed city in front of her. Her face, which was full of vitality, turned extremely pale.

She trembled so much that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

What just happened?

The "meteor shower" she was originally preparing to make a wish on... suddenly struck Canghai City?

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Carol wouldn't even be able to believe that the scene before her was real.

The once orderly and harmonious city turned into a hell in an instant.

Countless high-rise buildings collapsed under the bombardment of the "meteorite," the sturdy overpasses were easily broken, and the streets were filled with the wails and roars of men and women.

This is a scene that could never occur even in Carol's worst nightmare.

"Hua... what the hell is going on?"

"Carol! Follow me!" Hua didn't know when she put on the ferocious boxing gloves that were not disguised at all, revealing the roughness and violent aesthetics of the metal.

Danger, danger, danger, danger! According to Hua's perception, there was no place around where she could feel safe.

"Hey, hey, hey—!" Suddenly, the mobile phone in Hua's pocket automatically connected, the speaker was turned on, and Himeko's mature voice came from the phone. "Hua! Are you still in the city center?"

"YES!" Hua didn't have time to put the phone to her ear, so she could only reply loudly.

"Very good! Hua! There's no time for more! From now on, I officially recruit you as a soldier of the Fifth Squad of Fire Moth! Your first mission is to search for and rescue survivors! And get out alive! Don't push yourself! The Fifth Squad is heading to Canghai City!"

"Yes!" After receiving Hua's affirmative answer, Himeko hung up the phone immediately. It could be seen that Himeko was also very busy.

"Search and rescue survivors..." Listening to the "beep" sound after hanging up the phone, Hua's eyes darkened.

She wasn't a normal girl who understood nothing.

From Himeko's words, she realized the seriousness of the matter.

Survivors...?

It's not the evacuation of the masses, but the search and rescue of survivors... Does that mean that the residents of Canghai City who died just now...

"Too slow." Tian Shi muttered to himself and suddenly looked at Hua. "Prepare to risk your life! If you're unlucky this time, you might die here!"

Hua said nothing, but simply watched with full vigilance as several Death Man slowly walked out of the game hall.

They were completely different from the unarmed Death Man she had encountered before, whose movements were no different from zombies.

At this moment, all the killers in front of her were holding weapons such as bows and arrows or scythes.

What's even more depressing is that the Death Man in front of them actually have a slight sense of organization: the Death Man with scythes are at the front, and the Death Man with bows are at the back.

They were completely different from the common Death Man they had encountered before, whose movements were like zombies.

"Four guards and two scouts... Fortunately, there are no elite units like divine warriors or royal guards on the battlefield."

Although these miscellaneous soldiers in the game are the basic units of the Death Man, they are already considered elites among all the dead.

The assessment content for a Schicksal B-level Valkyrie is to defeat a certain number of these dead warriors.

As for the Royal Guards or higher-level soldiers... Valkyries below level A will easily suffer losses when facing them.

As expected of the great Honkai caused by the Herrscher, none of the six Death Man in front of them were cannon fodder with empty hands. It is possible that many high-level dead soldiers or Honkai beasts have been born in this city.

And now Hua has no other equipment except a weapon and a phantom.

The clothes on Hua's body could not block any attacks from the Death Man. At the same time, if she was injured, Hua had no way to heal herself and could only rely on her own resilience to hold on.

"Hua, do it! The target is the two Ranger Dead Man behind! Get rid of them as soon as possible, then don't fight, just run!" Everyone knows that two fists are no match for four hands.

There were six of them in the game hall, so who knows how many are in other places? Hua also knew very well that if she continued to fight, sooner or later she would be overwhelmed by the endless sea of dead soldiers.

"Understood!" Hua shouted softly, "Carol, hide yourself first!"

"I know! Hua. You must be careful!" Carol also understood that she would only be a burden to her friends if she continued to stay here, so she quickly composed herself and found a safe place to hide.

Hua looked solemnly at the dead man in front of her.

Carol also understood that if she continued to stay there, she would only be a burden to her good friend, so she quickly cheered up and found a safe place to hide.

"Master Tian, please."

"Okay." Tian Shi understood what Hua meant.

--Blessing--

[Current Compatibility: 115%]

All abilities are doubled.

Hua didn't dare to waste the ten seconds she had worked so hard to gain. Hua's feet slammed on the ground, and her body shot out like an arrow from a bowstring.

Whoosh—! Whoosh—!

Under Hua's terrifying speed, the two arrows shot by the Ranger Dead Man missed.

Clang—!

The absolutely overwhelming speed allowed Hua to easily send the sharp blade of her boxing gloves into the head of the death soldier. At that moment, an extremely strong voltage erupted, directly destroying the head of the death soldier guarding him.

"Nice!" When the soldier died, the scythe in his hand naturally fell.

Then, Tian Shi reached out and caught the scythe.

Although it is only slightly stronger than a normal person, it is impossible for him to wield the scythe at will... but what if he possesses it?

The sword dances like a full moon! The floating scythe made a large swing and cut off the head of another guard along with the scythe in his hand.

"First ability, sharpness." Tian Shi, who had possessed the scythe, spoke expressionlessly about the first ability he had tested.

At this moment, two of the four guards had been killed, and the remaining two guards could not stop Hua, who was charging at high speed.

"Second Ability—"

The black scythe of the dead man disappeared into the air, and the next moment, as if the god of death had descended, the dark scythe fell from the sky.

Puff—! The dead guard who was drawing bows and arrows fell to the ground in an instant.

"Teleport." The effect of possessing this dead man's scythe is stronger than expected, even stronger than the effect of Tian Shi's glove possession. But the only pity is that the teleportation ability is still limited to fifty meters around the host.

"It's settled." On the other side, the other dead ranger who was close to Hua was also killed without resistance.

"Master Tian, please." After the blessing time ended, Hua's combat power suddenly weakened a lot, and she could no longer use her previous overwhelming combat power.

Therefore, facing the two killers in front of her, Tian Shi became the main actor.

But it is true that the abilities gained by possessing the Death Soldier's scythe are ridiculously strong. If it weren't for the dead man's scythe, even if he had a sharp ability, the improvement would be limited. Tian Shi wanted to use the dead man's scythe as his exclusive weapon.

"Well, leave it to me." Another great thing about Tian Shi is that his phantom body ignores any damage. Even if the object he possesses is broken, it has nothing to do with him.

Even... can he directly possess the scythe in the hands of these dead men? As soon as he said it, the scythe floating in the air fell to the ground with a thud, and then the scythe in the hands of a dead man began to "struggle" violently.

However... I couldn't break free. The strength of the killers was too great, and Tian Shi couldn't break free with his current strength, but fortunately, the scythe had the attribute of "teleportation."

The pitch-black scythe instantly disappeared from the dead man's hands.

Dead Man: "???"

Puff—!

Successful decapitation!

The first time is strange, the second time is familiar, the third and fourth times we are friends. Tian Shi looked at the only dead man left on the field, or rather the scythe in the death warrior's hand—it was indeed a friend!

"Carol, let's go!" Hua, carrying three scythes, found Carol's hiding place.

"Where are we going?" Carol, who was pulled out by Hua, looked a little confused.

"Get out of the city and meet up with the rescuers..." Hua paused for a moment as she looked at Carol's confused expression, "Or do you want to go back to find your parents?"

"Parents? Don't worry, my parents are having fun. It's just that my family is probably gone now." The girl who was still full of adventurous spirit now looks unexpectedly lost.

"Is everything okay outside? How is it? Didn't I cause you any trouble, did I?"

"No, it's better to say that it's really helpful that you can hide here quietly." Although Carol has a very outgoing personality, she is very reliable when it comes to critical moments and doesn't need others to worry about her.

"Hehe, I've watched a lot of anime, and in them there are scenes where the villain captures the protagonist's most important person to threaten them. I thought, 'I can't let those zombies capture me and threaten you, even if the premise is that they really use me to threaten you.'"

Carol smiled.

"I'm glad I didn't cause you any trouble. Let me show you the way. The nearest street to get out of the city might be deserted. The whole school might be empty. Ah, the school might also be..."

"...Well, according to my calculations, a meteorite should have directly hit the school, but fortunately the school is on vacation, so there shouldn't be many people." Although their current situation is not necessarily good, this is at least good news.

"Hey, does that count as fulfilling a wish for me? I've wanted to blow up the school for a long time." Although Carol was joking, there was no smile on her face.

"Hua... I've decided." While running, Carol suddenly spoke.

"Huh? What?"

"I don't want to be an adventurer anymore."

"Carol, you?" Hua's footsteps couldn't help but slow down by three points.

"I also want to... eradicate them from this world!"