Disaster, ruins, and wandering Death Warriors.
This was Selia’s first impression after opening her eyes amidst the broken walls and ruins.
In early spring in Nagazora City, the temperature wasn’t too high.
Warm sunlight filtered through the clouds, spilling onto the cracks in the ground, draping the city in a thin golden veil.
If it weren’t for the wandering and screeching Death Warriors all around, and the Honkai Beasts as tall as residential buildings in the distance, this would surely be an exceptionally harmonious scene.
As a veteran player of two-dimensional games, Selia recognized at a glance which game these wandering white-haired Death Warriors and giant beasts came from.
Yes, it was that famous game, Honkai Impact 3rd, known for being “healthy, sunny, and positive.”
Having read various fan fictions, she quickly accepted reality.
Her first reaction was: did she transmigrate?
Selia had always believed she was the perfect candidate for transmigration: all alone, raised in an orphanage, and after becoming an adult, she relied on student loans to attend a decent university, but she was still lonely, having never even been in a relationship.
Her only attachment was her game account.
As a player of Honkai, Arknights, and other games, Selia poured most of her feelings and hard work into her games.
However, before she could be happy for even a moment, a sharp, piercing pain followed.
Selia struggled to lower her head, looking at the source of the pain.
An arrow had pierced through her abdomen.
In the distance, a Ranger Death Warrior silently lowered the longbow in her hand.
Undoubtedly, this uninvited guest stuck in Selia’s body came from her.
The Ranger Death Warrior’s hollow eyes lacked focus.
Clearly, she had lost her lock on Selia.
It seemed that in her eyes, Selia being converted into a Death Warrior was just a matter of time.
Although she couldn’t understand where this human who appeared out of thin air had come from, it obviously didn’t affect her desire to turn this person into a Death Warrior like herself.
Looking at the sharp iron barb on the arrow and the enchanted, rusted traces, Selia smiled bitterly and shook her head.
With such an injury, even if she survived, she would probably be crippled for life.
Besides…
looking at the purple patterns spreading continuously up from her wound, she didn’t need to think to know what it was.
Selia was certain that her current body was the same one she had before transmigrating—that of an ordinary female college student.
Precisely because of this, it was impossible for her to have any so-called Honkai energy resistance.
“This is really…
am I going to die the moment I land after transmigrating…
At least, let me see The Trio in the flesh before I die…”
[Oh my, for heaven’s sake, where did this land me?
Is this still Nagazora City?]
[Damn teleportation system, I’ll definitely give you a bad review when I get back!
Where is my Host?
Where is the Host I spent two and a half years finding?]
Just as Selia felt her lower body’s wound had become so numb she lost sensation, a spirited female voice rang out in her mind from far to near.
Well, although the wording and voice didn’t quite match.
[Yikes, Host, Host, why are you dying so fast!]
The next moment, the indescribable system screech that erupted in her mind almost knocked Selia unconscious.
“I am dying, but if you don’t want me to die right now, please keep it down.”
Although she had completely lost the strength to speak, Selia figured that most systems had the ability for direct mental dialogue.
Judging from the system’s reaction, her guess was clearly correct.
[S-sorry, Host, wuwu, how could it be like this…]
The system in her mind changed from the previous string of censored words to nervous, guilty sobs.
It looked like her situation had dealt a heavy blow to it.
So embarrassing…
It wouldn’t be a system from Cat’s Guest, would it…
Selia maliciously speculated about the system’s background, then said:
“Well…
I think there’s still some need for rescue, and even if I can’t be saved, at least wait until I’m dead before you start crying.”
“Otherwise, your wailing…
sounds pretty creepy.”
[Integrated Strategy system installing, installation progress 10%…]
Clearly, the system also realized this.
It didn’t even have time to reply to Selia before it started scrambling to install the system.
[Integrated Strategy system installing, installation progress 20%…]
[Integrated Strategy system installing, installation progress 30%…]
Until the progress reached 30%, it seemed to have completed an important node, and the system finally had time to squeeze out a reply.
[Host, I’m sorry, you likely won’t last until the system installation is complete in your current condition.
To save your life, I can only end the installation early and prioritize saving your soul in the System Space.]
[Currently, the basic modules of the system have been installed.
It is very simple to resurrect a Host who has not been strengthened.
The remaining 70% is actually various different themes of the system.]
[However, these theme modules are a bit fragmented, and one module must be fully installed to take effect.
There are two choices now.]
[One is to install to 60%, bundling all three major themes of Arknights.
The other is to only install to 40%.
In this case, you will only have…]
“Wait, 40% is the one that takes less time, right?
That’s the one, install it for me quickly.”
Without waiting for the system to finish, Selia directly interrupted its words and made a decision.
[Eh…]
“Don’t ‘eh’ me.
Look in front of you.
If you are any later, I think I’m going to become Xia Ling-chan.”
Accompanied by the tremor of the ground, Selia looked up at the Templar-class Honkai Beast walking toward her step by step, her voice trembling slightly.
Undoubtedly, Selia was not the target of this Honkai Beast, but unfortunately, the ruins she was in happened to be on its path.
If nothing went wrong, in a dozen seconds, the quantifier for Selia might change from “a person” to “a puddle.”
[O-okay!]
The system’s voice became nervous again, quickly adjusting the installation steps.
[First this, then this module…
Okay, it’s at 40%.]
[Forcefully terminating installation process, retaining installed programs.]
[Running as administrator!]
[Ding—Integrated Strategy system started, checking for updates, check failed.]
[Host’s life in danger detected, activating protection mode.]
[Loading trial theme—Explorer’s Silver Frost Limit.]
[Loading trial initial scene—Expedition Camp.]
[Load successful, teleportation activated.]
Accompanied by the sound in her mind, Selia’s vision went black, and she completely lost consciousness.
When she opened her eyes again, the surrounding environment had turned into a camp in a snowfield.
The campfire in front of her dispelled the chill, reflecting Selia’s intact shadow.
At the same time, in the ruins of Nagazora City, Selia, whose body was covered in purple Honkai energy patterns, suddenly lost the light in her eyes, and her body seemed to lose support, collapsing to the ground.
The next second, the body of the Templar-class Honkai Beast crushed over this ruin, successfully completing the flattening of Selia.