Behind-the-scenes video of the beginning of Honkai.

"It's for reimbursement... but it's impossible for me to be allowed to reimburse everything."

"Besides, you can't laugh while watching horror movies."

Totori sighed, and Wendy gently took Totori's hand, softly comforting her.

"Don't be afraid~ If a ghost comes out, I'll protect you~"

"How could a ghost possibly get out..."

“Yeah, so cheer up,” Wendy said with a smile. “We’re going to go to lots of places later, aren’t we?”

"oh oh……"

"Oh, the movie has started."

Totori and Wendy started watching a movie, but Totori was a little puzzled as to why Wendy was so quiet today!

"Wendy?"

Totori looked at Wendy, who was staring intently at the screen, her eyes vacant and lost in thought.

"Poor little bird..."

"Thinking that they had escaped their cage..."

"Actually, it's just... falling into another cage..."

"...Wendy?"

Totori sensed something was amiss in her surroundings, as if it were all just a dream.

"If only I hadn't left."

"To spend my whole life... in a place like that."

Wendy's voice seemed to fade away, and her appearance underwent a dramatic change.

"To spend my whole life... in a place like that."

"No, Wendy, you can't!" Totori shouted. "Wake up, Wendy, don't go that way!"

"I think I might already—"

"Don't leave me! Wendy—!!"

……

The scene then shifts to reality, where a deafening roar accompanied by the howls and screams of the Honkai Beasts echoes through the crowd.

My entire field of vision was completely black, and my consciousness was extremely hazy.

Until I heard footsteps and that tense announcement—

"Target confirmed".

"The injury is classified as severe injury level one, and treatment is being administered according to the highest standards. The heartbeat is weak, and life support is being activated at maximum capacity. CPR has begun, and blood transfusions are being administered..."

"Gaa...Gaa...Ah..."

Totori lay haphazardly on the hospital bed, breathing painfully, while others treated her, all the while on the battlefield.

"Enemy attack! Deploy the second-level defense line against the Honkai creatures! Immediately!!"

"Report the status."

Situ Qinghong, who had appeared before, reappeared and asked the soldiers below.

"Yes, sir!"

"The current outpost is 445.95 kilometers away from the central headquarters, and 99.5% of supplies and fuel have been replenished."

"The patient's vital signs are quite weak, and the medical team is doing everything they can to save them."

"Emergency! A third large-scale swarm of Honkai creatures has been detected! Approaching from the 2 o'clock, 5 o'clock, 9 o'clock, and 11 o'clock directions!"

"Such a well-organized formation, it's almost as if something is directing them..."

"The aircraft is 89.6% complete and will be ready to take off again in 15 minutes."

"learn."

"Target: Defend the stronghold—"

"Squad 4, Squad 9, join the battle with Level 3 combat deployment! Squad 1, follow me!"

Situ Qinghong also issued orders to different units, and they began to act separately.

"Yes, General!"

……

"here it is?"

When Totori woke up, she looked around in confusion, wondering how she had survived.

"Information on the reporting subject."

Situ Qinghong walked in and asked the doctor about Totori's condition.

"His condition has stabilized and he is out of danger."

"director……"

Totori also knew Situ Qinghong.

Situ Qinghong looked at Totori waking up and visibly breathed a sigh of relief: "We went through a lot while you were unconscious, but we're safe now."

"Look out the window."

Situ Qinghong also drew back the curtains, and Totori looked out the window. The towering skyscrapers stood like giants above the clouds, and several super-large warships were on standby in the clouds, like a heavily guarded military base!

"We've arrived, the safest place in China." Situ Qinghong's voice carried a hint of pride and honor. "Our proudest and most powerful backing—"

"The Void Front"

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar name, Totori couldn't help but say, "Taixu..."

"Yes."

"Welcome home, Totori."

Fu Hua: "Shenzhou? The Void Front?"

The Lawbringer of Knowledge: "How come I don't recall ever hearing of such a thing in China?"

Li Sushang: "What new martial arts sects have emerged during the five hundred years I've been asleep?"

Otto: "Su Chang, you've joined the live stream too?"

Li Sushang: "It's been a long time since I've seen you, Rakshasa. I've been familiarizing myself with how to use this live stream. Do you know anything about the Taixu Frontline?"

The Lawbringer: "Hey, you old fogey! What do you know?"

Fu Hua: "I don't know. Didn't you have my memories before? Why are you asking me?"

The Law-Aware One: "Mind your own business! I can ask whatever I want, is that not allowed?"

Otto: "Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure either. I'd guess it's a force from another world's Shenzhou. Judging from this, Shenzhou in another world should also have a powerful organization to fight against the Honkai. And judging from their previous actions in dealing with large groups of Honkai creatures, they seem to be quite adept at it."

Li Sushang: "Oh? Is the Divine Continent in another world this powerful? That's impressive. I wonder if I exist in that other world."

Zhongli: "Shenzhou? This name is very similar to Liyue's style. I wonder if there's any connection."

Xingqiu: "Indeed, it sounds like a name that only Liyue would choose."

Ningguang: "Moreover, judging from just the tip of the iceberg, the financial resources invested in this Taixu battlefront have reached an astonishing level."

Chapter 380 Immortal Fu Hua

After Totori recovered, Situ Qinghong took her to meet her parents. The three of them warmly embraced and talked a lot when they met again.

"The work of comforting the family members seems to be going more smoothly than expected?"

"The shelter is close to here, so it's very convenient to get around."

"Moreover, they are very proud of their daughter."

However, time was of the essence, so Situ Jinghong also brought Totori to the Taixu Laboratory.

"The technology here was originally top secret, but in order to meet future challenges, countries around the world have begun... or rather, driven by global connectivity, to share technologies to combat Honkai."

“And this will be your workplace from now on,” Situ Qinghong said to Totori. “You should already know about that ‘death spot’ in the sky.”

“Death Mark, I know…”

“That was caused by the Herrscher of Wind,” Situ Qinghong explained. “As long as the Herrscher of Wind doesn’t die, the death marks won’t disappear, and countless more people will die because of the Honkai.”

“I know,” Totori nodded. “Even the Herrschers themselves can’t remove the death marks…”

"And what is my job?"

Situ Jinghong looked deeply at the somewhat listless Totori and sighed after a long while.

"plz follow me--"

Situ Qinghong led Totori deeper into the Taixu Laboratory, where Totori met a woman immersed in a sealed chamber filled with nutrient solution.

"she is……?"

"Fu Hua."

Situ Qinghong answered Totori directly: "We've all heard that legend."

"Although it is hard to believe, she is the legendary guardian of China."

Situ Qinghong asked Totori, "Have you ever thought about why there would be such a large-scale military facility in such a dangerous area as the Taixu Mountains?"

"The Taixu Front wasn't built overnight," Situ Qinghong explained slowly. "Shenzhou was one of the first civilizations to recognize the concept of 'collapse'."

"The construction of the Taixu Front began hundreds of years ago... and continues to this day."

"Europe's destiny has become corrupt and decadent, an alien existence independent of human civilization, and it even attempts to secretly manipulate the chessboard of civilization."

“But Shenzhou is different—” Situ Qinghong paused, then continued, “We have remembered the immortals’ teachings for generations, making Shenzhou one of the great nations that stand proudly at the top of the world.”

"To etch a sense of crisis into our cultural DNA and pass it down through generations—"