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[Walter has chosen you, this system has chosen you. Now that things have come to this, you should reflect on why this system and Walter made such a judgment.]

Ha, it’s only the second day since I traveled to the Honkai Impact 3rd world, and you already have such high expectations of me.

Whether it's you or Alliance Leader Walter, the more you expect of me, the more pressure I feel.

[That can't be helped. The strength and potential you've demonstrated are enough for Walter to make this judgment.]

[As for this system—damn it, I've never seen anyone get a higher-level job on the first day and then skip the 'job upgrade' and go straight to 'job promotion' the next day.]

Isn't it because Changkong City is such a shitty place that I have no choice but to do this?

[I won't go on about anything else. This situation is all your fault, so...]

[It has already been decided—]

[Host No. 233, from today on, you will be the savior! ]

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Volume 1: Chapter 68. Live and Die Together

The higher-ups have already appointed you as the savior.

Anyway, when Yuan Yan just traveled to this world, he never expected that such a plot would emerge before forty-eight hours had passed.

Although the savior and the hero are just the same profession, to be frank...

Ah, I still feel a bit stressed.

However, the third collapse has ended for the time being, and the fourth collapse should be two years later.

According to the original timeline, if the so-called "please complete a 'regional' 'salvation' mission" in this quest refers to a large-scale Honkai-style event, then...

[Don't overthink it. There are a lot of good people in this world, but the shits are incredibly capable of causing trouble.]

I knew it would be like this.

[And you know very well that the so-called 'original timeline' can only be used as a reference.]

[Original novel, original novel. That's all about the original novel. Ever since you, this 'foreign object', appeared in Changkong City, everything in the original novel has changed.]

Yeah, that’s true.

In the original novel, Yulandel, Rita, Mei, Walter, and Fu Hua did not appear in Changkong City.

Oh, Theresa doesn’t have one either. In the original book, Theresa was still hoping that Himeko could drive the Hyperion to capture the Herrscher alive.

Even when the Destiny Council requested the dispatch of an S-class Valkyrie to Changkong City for support, she still said, "Please trust Major Wuliangta..."

I can only say that compared to Theresa who was awakened by his punch, Theresa's behavior in the original novel when escaping from the sky is really blood pressure-inducing.

If Miss Paramecium had not suddenly burst out with powerful strength and destroyed the energy wings of the Herrscher of Thunder, Ji Zi and the people on Hyperion’s ship would have definitely died in Changkong City.

Alas, I can’t count on the original novel. Before I even traveled through time, this world is already completely different from the original novel.

Rather than relying on the original novel to accurately predict the subsequent plot, I'd rather see what skills I have unlocked now.

With this thought in mind, Yuan Yan thought for a moment and decided to make up for what he had forgotten to do.

[Sign-in completed, sign-in location is - Anti-Entropy Headquarters.]

[Sign-in Instructions—As the Vice Leader of Anti-Entropy, from now on, this is your territory!]

[Ding, host No. 233 has completed sign-in. Please select one of the following rewards as your sign-in reward.]

Looking at the [Advanced Equipment Lottery Ticket], [Advanced Skill Book Lottery Ticket], and [Skill Unlock Ticket] floating below, Yuan Yan did not choose the reward item immediately, but opened other system pages.

In the skill trees of his two professions, [Brave Warrior] and [Magic Warrior], he unlocked several more skills because of his performance in Changkong City.

In this situation, he thought he should see what skills he had unlocked, and then decide based on the skills whether it would be better to get new skills or new equipment.

However, I am quite curious. My previous action time was only a short period of time. How could the two professions combined have so many more skill unlocking times?

[Nonsense! Your previous actions fulfilled the requirements of both the Brave and Magician classes.]

While bravely swallowing the two cores, he used the magic crystal gauntlets, seven sin-purifying thunders, and triple authority, which this system determined to be demonic, to fight with an incomparable frenzy while halfway into demonic power. If this system didn't grant you a few more skill points in both skill trees, it would be considered a deduction.

That's really generous.

After opening the skill tree of the magic warrior, one skill was unlocked under each of the three branches of Yuan Yan's skill tree: [Attack], [Defense], and [Assistance].

Considering that the number of skills he had unlocked in the magic warrior template was exactly 3, he certainly did not leave one unlocking time for nothing, but directly unlocked the three skills corresponding to attack [Ashura Combo], corresponding to defense [Dark Barrier], and corresponding to assistance [Boiling Blood].

However, after unlocking these three skills, Yuan Yan looked at the skill descriptions of these three skills and always felt... a little weird.

【Shura Slash (Star Cup Legend)】

[Skill Introduction—Complete the condensation of fire elements at an extremely fast speed, and then quickly complete an attack.]

[Note 1: This skill can be used after completing an attack. Using it will speed up the recovery speed so that the next attack can be completed quickly.]

[Note 2: This can be used in conjunction with other skills, but care must be taken to avoid conflicts between the skill effects.]

[Note 3: Because it is a 'Continuous Slash', using a slashing weapon can make this skill more powerful.]

This skill... I feel like it can be used in conjunction with the forbidden power.

Shadow Barrier (Star Cup Legend)

[Skill Introduction - After activating this skill, a special shield will be formed. Before the user is hit by an attack, the shield will generate power to resist the enemy's attack.]

[Note: If the user uses 'Magic' energy or 'Lightning' energy, the shield's defense power can be greatly increased and the consumption can be greatly reduced.]

This skill seems to work well with the Seven Thunders of Purification. If I can successfully retrieve the Herrscher of Thunder core later and find other ways to use it...

Oh, it seems like there is a solution.

【Implantation (Shin Megami Tensei TRPG)】

[After learning this skill, the holder of this skill can completely implant some special items into the body. ]

[After the props are implanted, the holder can reduce the consumption and negative effects of the props to a certain extent. ]

[Note: It also takes a certain amount of time to remove the implanted item.]

[Note 2: When not using the corresponding props, the user can put the props into a 'sleep' state to avoid consumption.]

[Note 3: Items that enter the 'sleep' state require more energy to activate when needed.]

These skills are great, but the problem is...

Forget it, I won’t complain for now.

[Wow, you're really not going to complain? This system feels like you have a lot to complain about.]

...Wait until I finish looking at the brave man's skill set!

Then, after opening the Brave Skill Tree, Yuan Yan quietly unlocked the unlockable skills under the two skill branches of defense and support, and felt...

You really think I'm living too comfortably, right?

"That's impossible! These are all good skills—do you really want to say they're bad in a bad way?"

Looking at the two skill introductions floating in front of him, Yuan Yan didn't want to talk.

[Holy Light Healing (Star Cup Legend)]

[Skill Introduction: After using this skill, the user will gain some water elements that can heal injured creatures.]

[Note: For a period of time after using this skill, the user can convert all the water elements that can be used to heal others into attacking power.]

Although this is indeed a special skill that can heal others——but you call it a defensive skill???

[Converting healing into an attack isn't a guaranteed ability, so you can definitely use this skill as a healer.]

What about this?

Looking at the last skill, Yuan Yan felt his eyes twitching involuntarily.

[Blood Boiling (Star Cup Legend)]

[Skill Introduction: When the user is seriously injured, this skill can be activated. After this skill is activated, the user will significantly reduce the damage received within a short period of time.]

[Note: Although the damage received will be reduced, the pain sensation will not, so please be physically and mentally prepared before use.]

This skill...why does it feel so wrong to me?

What's wrong?

It’s not that these skills are bad, but I always feel...

Is it too much of a coincidence?

The fast attack and fire element of [Ashura Continuous Slash] can be used in conjunction with [Forbidden Power].

As for the 'magic' and 'lightning' requirements of the Shadow Barrier, I can just meet them through [Special Energy Utilization] and the Seven Thunders of Purification.

The skill [Implant] allows me to directly implant the Herrscher core - is my understanding correct?

[Of course not. Even if an ordinary person has an implant, with their power, implanting the Herrscher core will ultimately lead to death.]

[But you are different. Although Yaezakura's stigmata brings you danger, it actually also improves your adaptability and resistance to Honkai energy to a certain extent.]

That's right, otherwise, with my shameful adaptability and resistance, even if I had the body of a fighting god, I would have been reduced to ashes in the front.

As for the skills of the hero, [Holy Light Healing] can be combined with the healing superimposed by the Fighting God's Body to deliver a one-time burst. With this skill, I don't have to think about using [Forbidden Power] every day, a skill that will weaken me after using it.

As for the skill [Boiling Blood], it feels like it is basically the same as locking blood when combined with [Shadow Barrier].

Every skill can be combined with the power I currently possess...

[Oh, I don't know if this system has ever said this before, so I'll say it again.]

[Although the skill extraction is random, this randomness is also determined based on certain factors.]

For example, if someone comes to your house and you don't know what's happening at the time, your subconscious mind wants to escape, so you acquire the skills to escape.

...Ah, is this the reason why I extracted the concentrated and dispersed energy?

[Then, later on, you realized that escaping was difficult, and your emotions became increasingly extreme due to the bad things you encountered. In this situation, you possessed more courage than usual, and so you drew upon the heart of the brave.]

...No, I think I was just driven crazy.

【But this did not prevent you from having the courage that you should not have had at that time. 】

The following Forbidden Power and Fighting God Body are even simpler. You want to have the power to destroy the enemy while also having the capital to survive, so these two skills appear in the skill tree.

So my state of mind is the reason why you divide the extraction range?

[To be precise, when this system was created, it was a purely random draw.]

[The skills extracted may not be suitable for the corresponding host. The result...]

Why am I number 233 - that's what you want to say, right?

【Congratulations on answering all the questions. That’s it in a nutshell.】

After some testing, the system began to modify the underlying logic of skill extraction.

[Either the skills extracted must match the user's state of mind at the corresponding time, or the skills extracted can be coordinated with the user's personal abilities and equipment.]

[Of course there are other potential rules, waiting for you to discover them yourself.]

[The skill pool has such a wide range of draws, and using random combinations would be too irresponsible for the host's life.]

...I'm a little touched.

After listening to the system's explanation, Yuan Yan thought for a moment and decided that he should just draw a skill.

Although he already has enough skills, if he analyzes the situation a little, he will find that he is actually very comprehensive.

On the offensive side, there's no shortage of skills, and on the defensive side, there's Shadow Barrier, Fighting God's Body, Holy Light Healing, plus special energy utilization that can transform energy, and the Brave Heart that can store energy...

It's so comprehensive, just draw a skill and use whatever you draw.

However, after saying this, Yuan Yan looked at the skill description that appeared before him and felt that this skill was somewhat...

[Live and Die Together (Star Cup Legend)]

[Skill Description: After using this skill, it will cause a certain degree of damage to yourself, then bind a nearby object, causing the opponent and the skill user to enter a state of "living and dying together".]

[Note 1: After entering the state of coexistence, the user can actively choose to switch between the two states of "coexistence" and "coexistence". The bound object must be a living thing.]