You mean me???
1: Chapter 1: Me?
You mean me???
“All-knowing Existence, I pose a question to you.” “——What is divinity?” BOOM!!!
A massive wave rippled out from the center of the universe!
Its power directly impacted the surrounding galaxies!
Bayle felt his vision spin wildly countless times, and only after snagging onto something did it barely come to a halt.
“Where…
is this…?” No one answered his question.
Enduring the pain racking his entire body, he gripped the support structure around him and lifted his head.
At just a single glance, he beheld a scene he would never forget for the rest of his life.
The Existence crowned as Emperor III stood at the center of the universe.
Her entire body consisted only of eerie yet exquisitely beautiful bone and skeletal structures.
Her head, adorned with a purple-black crown, hung slightly, showing absolutely no regard for anyone.
Floating around her were countless small figures—perhaps puppets, or perhaps machines; Bayle didn’t know, but he was stunned.
What the hell is this???
Isn’t this the stuff from the video I just finished watching?
The entire universe had no time to wait for Bayle to react.
Surrounding interstellar fleets circled in layers, and in the blink of an eye, their attacks engulfed The Herta.
No…
I should call her Emperor III.
But Emperor III merely raised her hand slowly, and then, gently clenched it.
In the next moment, countless attacks were completely incinerated in her palm.
Bayle gripped the cold metal wreckage beneath him tightly.
He didn’t know how he had ended up hanging onto the hull of this abandoned warship, nor did he understand the cosmic catastrophe unfolding before his eyes.
…What is even happening?
The annoying attacks seemed to have finally angered this newly born Lord Ravager, and she finally launched a counterattack.
Bayle couldn’t quite see what she did…
The counterattack of Destruction collided with the attacks of the universe, finally triggering a massive energy explosion.
The terrifying explosion magnified crazily in Bayle’s eyes, finally swallowing the space where he was!
His consciousness instantly plunged into darkness!
Bayle bolted upright from the ground, gasping for air, still not having recovered from the suffocating sensation of his recent death.
A blue screen hovered before his eyes, with countless barrages scrolling by one after another.
[Whoa…
the experience is pretty good, it scared the heck out of me.] [Died just like that?
Too weak.
I haven’t even seen Ms.
Herta’s peerless visage after merging with Iron Tomb yet.
I’m just gonna lick, lick, lick…] […Are you a hater?
How can you simp for this???] [So what?
To love her is to love every version of her, whether it’s little Herta, The Herta, or the Iron Tomb version of Herta.
Hmm…
I’ve already come up with a name for her: Hei Mu!] [Hey!
Kid!
Yes, you!
Look at us!
I’m here!] Bayle took a long while to calm down before looking at a barrage and asking hesitantly: “Me…?” [Yes, yes, yes, that’s you.
What’s your name?] “My name is…” [Ding—System activation successful.
Host Bayle has been bound.] Bayle froze for two seconds, glanced at the barrage scrolling even faster beside him, then looked at this thing calling itself a system, suddenly feeling like he had been scammed.
“What the hell?
Did I transmigrate?” [Yes, Host.
The timeline you transmigrated into has deviated from its normal trajectory.
Now, you need to do your best to reverse all of this and put the universe back on the right track.] “Deviated?
Reverse???” Bayle pointed at himself, his tone filled with incredulous shock: “Me???
You mean me???
What kind of sick joke is this?” The system ignored Bayle, its mechanical voice continuing to recite the cold tasks.
[First timeline—Ocean Planet [Rusalka].
In this timeline, the Garden of Recollection pierces through the disguise of Amphoreus, and the Emanator of Erudition, Ms.
Herta, is forced to merge with the newborn Lord Ravager, Iron Tomb, embarking on a bloody crusade under the name of Emperor III.] [Danger Level: 90%] [Second timeline—Agate World [Melustein].
In this timeline, the Astral Express will face Celenova, and the Xianzhou will witness the ascension of the eighth Lord Ravager, opening the prologue to the War of the Aeons against the Aeon of Abundance.] [Danger Level: 90%] [Third timeline—Glazed Light Belt [Patre-Venezia].
In this timeline, the Astral Express will face the Lord Ravager Zephyro and head down a Path of destruction.] [Danger Level: 95%] [Fourth timeline—Amphoreus…
(Unavailable)] [Danger Level: Unknown] [Please choose the first timeline you wish to reverse.] [If the Host refuses the mission, the destruction protocol will be initiated immediately, erasing your soul entirely.] “…” What an overbearing system.
Bayle’s mind was in a whirl, but after hearing all this, he had a rough idea of the situation.
He had transmigrated into Honkai: Star Rail, and the worst timeline of it at that.
Whether it was the system or those chaotic, unhinged barrages, everything was reminding him that this was no dream…
The feeling of being killed by the mere aftershock of Emperor III still hadn’t faded.
This is troublesome…
“Although, do I have any cheats?
You can’t expect an ordinary person like me who can’t do anything to reform Ms.
Herta, right?
I’m afraid she’d kill me with a single slap.” [Considering the danger of the mission, the system can provide the Host with Emanator-level power.
Please choose a Path yourself.
Additionally, the barrage will provide the Host with some assistance; please use your own judgment.] [Stirring up the emotions of the barrage can earn points, which can be exchanged for items in the shop.] Good stuff!
Bayle’s eyes lit up; that’s more like it!
In a catastrophe like this, without strength, you just have to wait for death.
Strength is everything.
He asked while scrolling through the system interface.
“System, if you can provide power, why don’t you just whip up some Aeon-level power and solve the problem?
Why come to me?” […] “Tsk, didn’t you say I could choose?
Why are there only Nihility and terminus options?
Can I change it?
Can I choose Destruction?” The barrage finally couldn’t help but start giving bad advice.
[You’re supposed to be fighting Destruction.
You want to become an Emanator of Destruction and ascend on the spot, holding hands with Ms.
Herta to destroy the world?] [That doesn’t sound impossible…] [It’s over, I really want…] Bayle’s mouth twitched.
“I won’t ask who you guys are for now…
are you reliable?” [For sure, buddy.
We’re super reliable.
Trust us, you won’t go wrong.] [Nihility…
terminus…
go for Nihility, no-brainer!
Isn’t an Emanator of Nihility way stronger than an Emanator of terminus?] [Really?
terminus feels like it has a higher ‘cool factor’, and Nihility…
this thing seems like it makes you go crazy easily.] [Go for Nihility!
Go for Nihility, buddy, I’ll tip you two points!
Trust us, we won’t screw you over!] Bayle hesitated for a long time, also feeling that Nihility was more cost-effective than terminus.
Although the backlash of Nihility seemed significant, he really knew nothing about terminus.
If he could truly choose anything, he still felt that Destruction or Equilibrium would be more awesome.
After all, looking at the first one alone, an Emanator of Erudition and an Emanator of Destruction merging into a Lord Ravager—no matter how you look at it, there’s no chance of winning in a direct confrontation.
Not to mention Zephyro and the Aeon later on.
“Since you’re calling me buddy, what else is there to say?
I’ll trust you, buddy!
System!
I choose Nihility!”