Honkai Impact: Dreams and the Holy Grail, but the Servant is Rei.

"Now, please close your eyes and recall all your memories with them."

Meng Weiyu obediently closed her eyes, recalling the familiar characters from the game. With the help of the [Memory] power, their voices, smiles, and words became clearer and clearer...

"Yan Qing, a valiant guard of the Cloud Cavalry of Luofu, reporting for duty! If you have time, Master, would you like to spar with Yan Qing?"

"Don't worry, I won't go easy on you just because you're my teacher." The young man in blue, barely out of his teens, was full of vigor, like a famous sword gleaming with cold light.

“I’ve heard that Miss Yun Li is a skilled swordsman, and I intended to treat her as a worthy opponent… but she always seems to be eyeing my sword covetously, so I have to be careful,” he added.

"I am Yun Li. Come on, take your sword, let's have a spar, and that will be our acquaintance." The barefoot girl picked up the heavy sword.

"Oh, you're here. Swordsmen should greet each other with their swords. Come on, bro." She waved to him in greeting.

Memories of the boy and girl surfaced before Meng Weiyu's eyes, but even more memories belonging to the purple-haired woman surged forth:

"[Listen to me]: Your mind is currently in a state of confusion. You don't know who you are, why you're here, or what you're supposed to do next; you feel I'm very familiar, but you're unsure whether you should trust me—"

"—But none of that matters. What matters is that I'm leaving, leaving you all alone on this space station. So from now on, you don't need to think about the past anymore, and you don't need to doubt yourself anymore."

Those were the words spoken by the purple-haired woman in the trench coat after the pioneer opened his eyes.

"[Listen to me]: You will encounter many dangers and find yourself in terrible predicaments; but you will also encounter many wonderful stories. You will have companions like family and embark on adventures you could never have dreamed of..."

"And at the end of the journey, all the mysteries that have troubled you will be solved."

"This is the future that Elio foresaw and that you will arrive at... Do you like it?" She smiled slightly at herself.

"Reaching that ending through your own will, that's what I love about you." In their final moments before parting, urged on by Silver Wolf, she continued:

"When you have the opportunity to make a choice, don't let yourself regret it..."

In the game, Kafka erased her memories of these words with her Word of Power, but now they have become the strongest evidence to prove that she is a "Pioneer from Beyond".

If only I had the power of memory back in high school, Meng Weiyu couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought.

"Now you can open your eyes and see what surprises await you." [Xi Lian]'s words interrupted Meng Weiyu's thoughts.

Three polygonal crystals, each the size of a cat's eye, in ice blue, off-white, and crimson, were floating around the two of them.

"Are they memories of Yanqing, Yunli, and Kafka?" Meng Weiyu noticed that the crimson crystal in front of her seemed to be a little larger.

“You got it right, but there’s no reward~” [Xi Lian] winked playfully. “These are our trump cards against them.”

"Maybe we can make them our allies directly."

Meng Weiyu nodded, but deep down he felt that Aha wouldn't let things be so simple.

"Alright, let's go back to our original world and finish this Holy Grail War together!" [Xi Lian] and Meng Weiyu's intertwined hands emitted a dazzling white light, which overwhelmed Meng Weiyu's vision.

On the panel in her mind, Meng Weiyu switched back from the identity of [Sub-Servant] Caster to [Master].

Everything else remained unchanged, except that the purple "Battle Continuation" entry on the panel completely lost its color, losing its only chance to save his life in this Holy Grail War.

In the luxurious room on the top floor of the "tavern", the gaze of the Memory Star God [Fu Li] lasted only a very short moment before disappearing. In that instant, time, which seemed to have been frozen, began to flow again.

[The Fool in the Mask] Giovanni was surprised to notice that a girl with pink hair and a purple dress appeared next to the young man in the image of the Holy Grail projection.

Chapter 16 What era are we living in that we're still playing with traditional flying swords?

"Be gentle." Meng Weiyu gritted her teeth, her face contorted slightly.

"It hurts a little, buddy. You have to bear it," [Xi Lian] whispered. "If we make too much noise, Saber and Archer will definitely notice."

Beside Meng Weiyu, Caster [Xi Lian] was helping him pull out the ice-blue greatsword.

The giant sword slanted and plunged vertically into his body from behind, pinning him to the roof of the dilapidated building.

This seemingly minor fatal injury damaged Meng Weiyu's spine and internal organs, but fortunately, the purple attribute "[Battle Continuation]" on his panel kept him alive.

当然，相应的词条也因为被使用发生了变化：【投影魔术·金色·11级（198/1100）】！【开拓者·记忆·金色·3级（132/1100）】！

The most crucial item is [Battle Continuation - Purple - Level 2 (0/2)]!

The next time he triggers this skill, his injuries will be reduced to half of what they were!

At the same time, [Xi Lian] also used the power of [Memory] and [Years] to constantly trace back his wounds and maintain the normal function of his body.

Because his body switched back to that of an ordinary person, the effect of [Battle Continuation] clearing negative status effects didn't make him faint, but it was extremely painful.

"Hiss~ If Wan Di had been ambushed here, he would probably be finished."

Meng Weiyu used random thoughts to fight off the intense pain, and even her long-unused dialect couldn't help but slip out.

Not far away, Saber [Yun Li] and Archer [Yan Qing], after dealing with themselves, once again engaged in a fierce battle.

In the story, when they were fighting, they were stopped by Yao Qing's [Sky Strike General] Fei Xiao. Will the Berserker [Fei Xiao] make an appearance this time? Meng Weiyu wondered for no reason.

The projected wreckage and severed arms concealed him and [Xi Lian], and Caster's mastery of [magic] meant that they had not yet been discovered by [Yun Li] and [Yan Qing].

Because of his spinal injury, he had difficulty turning around. Fortunately, Xi Lian was right beside him. Although he couldn't turn around to see her, her mere presence brought him immense comfort and peace of mind.

If Aha were a journalist, Pinocchio's headline tomorrow would definitely be "Shocking! A man and a woman commit adultery in an unfinished building with their backs to a young couple!"

Thinking of this, Meng Weiyu wanted to laugh, but when he laughed, his body would twitch, and the twitch would hurt his wound. The pain made him unable to control himself from continuing to think about all sorts of random things.

"Oh my god, you're stuck in a vicious cycle, aren't you?" Meng Weiyu winced in pain, but thankfully the girl behind her couldn't see her expression because she had her back to her.

"Friend, what's wrong? Why is your body twitching?" [Xi Lian]'s tone was unusually surprised.

"I was having random thoughts, and I thought of a joke that made me want to laugh, which aggravated my wound."

"Can you tell me about it?" [Xi Lian] seemed very curious.

"Let's deal with the immediate problem first, otherwise I'm afraid I'll have to hold back my laughter again."

Meng Weiyu quickly chuckled, as he really didn't want to tell a slightly risqué joke to a girl he had only just met.

He calmed himself down and began to quickly analyze the current situation:

Once he recovers from his injuries, he can stop the duel between the two and use the power of [Memory] to show them the memories he has. If handled properly, [Yun Li] and [Yan Qing] can both become his allies.

Alternatively, he could sit back and watch the fight, communicating with the victorious servant. This would greatly reduce the difficulty of communicating with one person, but he would only be able to provide assistance to that person, who might also be in poor condition.

In this case, compared to the first scenario where communication fails and there is no chance of survival, his and [Xi Lian]'s chances of winning against the remaining Saber or Archer who are in poor condition will be much higher.

But no matter what Meng Weiyu chooses, Assassin [Kafka] and another Berserker who has not yet appeared are the biggest variables!

Of course, another way is to stay here and wait until the end to pick up the scraps.

However, doing so would not be enjoyable. Meng Weiyu suspected that if she and Xi Lian really did this, Ah... Chang Letianjun might put on a big show to add some fun, such as imitating PUBG and shrinking the circle or something.

It's unknown how capable [Xi Lian] is in combat, and how she defends and counterattacks against Servants who excel at head-on combat.

Thinking about this, Meng Weiyu suddenly realized that she had forgotten something very important:

He hasn't been able to find information about caster [Xi Lian] in the system panel yet!

The panel appeared in her mind, and Meng Weiyu couldn't wait to open the "[Servant]: [Xi Lian]" section to view her detailed panel:

[Servant]: Xi Lian

[Job Category]: Caster

[Strength]: D

[Magic]: A+

[Durability]: B+

[Lucky]: A

[Agility]: D

[Noble Phantasm]: Unknown (Cannot be used in this Holy Grail War)

[Inherent Skills]: [Territory Construction B], [Item Creation A], [Demigod of Time A+]

"Her Strength and Agility are both higher than mine when she was a B-class Servant. I'm quite curious what the rating would be for a normal mortal here. Did my years of working lower my level?"

"Seeing '[Luck]: A' reminded me that my Luck was 'E' when I was in the Demi-Servant state using the power of [Archer Emiya]. Could it be that I was ambushed by those uncivilized young men from [Raufu] because of this?"

"Her [Territory Building] is only B. I thought this ability was related to the game I play. It turns out I was the one who lowered her level."

Meng Weiyu kept muttering to himself as he looked at the panel of [Xi Lian] in his mind until he saw the last few words: "[Demigod of Time A+]".

"What kind of ability is this?" Meng Weiyu wondered to herself.

Just as he was about to open the query, [Xi Lian] finally carefully pulled out the ice-blue greatsword, and his wound was completely healed in that instant through the rewind.

But at the very moment she drew the greatsword, the hilt emitted a deafening, alarm-like hum.

"Warning! Warning! I have disengaged from the target! The target is alive! His injuries have healed! Warning! Warning!"

Holy crap, how come even the flying swords are so intelligent? And this voice, are you sure it wasn't added by some star god just to mess around?

You keep calling me "this great master," do you have a tail among you too? No wonder Yun Li dislikes the Demon Sword; some swords really deserved to be melted down!

Meng Weiyu then thought of the [Luofu] Immortal Ship's extremely powerful aerial destructive capabilities, comparable to missiles. He felt that a force like the Immortal Ship, which made its advanced technology into an antique style, might indeed do the same to flying swords.

In the [Abundant Beasts] that the Immortal Ship fights against, there are already many monsters with strong recovery abilities.

At this moment, Saber [Yun Li] and Archer [Yan Qing], who had been fighting from the ground floor to the top floor of a nearby building, stopped fighting and looked in the direction of Meng Weiyu and [Xi Lian].

Having recovered from his injuries, Meng Weiyu exchanged a glance with [Xi Lian]. Encouraged by the latter, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He stood up, deactivated the projection of the ruins beside him, and looked up at the two people on the top floor of a building not far away, shouting:

"Stop fighting! You all know each other, and you're also familiar with my other identity. This is a crystal of memories, containing detailed records! They have no magical fluctuations and pose no threat whatsoever! Please take a look!" In this sudden situation, Meng Weiyu found it difficult to quickly organize more convincing words.

Under [Xi Lian's] control, the ice-blue and beige memory crystals slowly flew toward the two people not far away.

But the next moment, Meng Weiyu noticed the questioning and wary expression on Archer [Yanqing's] face.

A flash of light appeared ahead, and they were only halfway through their flight when they were shattered into pieces by the sudden flying sword!

Chapter 17: All the Trump Cards

"It's not that you're being reckless, buddy, but you ruined your own share, and you didn't even spare Yun Li's share either?" Meng Weiyu muttered to himself.

Good heavens, as if by some mysterious arrangement, the worst-case scenario out of all my previous guesses has still happened...

The ice-blue and off-white memory crystals were shattered into countless fragments by the flying sword's rapid piercing, and then drifted down with the wind along the high-altitude air currents.

Perhaps due to the special nature of the material or the distance, [Xi Lian] was unable to restore and retrieve them.

Creating two more might not be difficult for her, but in the fierce battle against these skilled Servants, every second is precious.

Archer [Yanqing] assumed a stance with his right hand holding a sword and his left hand pointing at the sword. He used the extended index and middle fingers of his left hand to stroke the sword that was raised by his right hand. The moment the action was completed, six floating swords appeared beside him!

After a long or intense battle, some swordsmen who wield a sword with one hand will often adopt this sword-pointing posture with their other hand, because if a person's energy is constantly focused on the hand holding the sword, it is difficult to balance their attention on the other side of the body.

Therefore, this young sword master of [Luofu] simply used the sword finger as a gesture to command the flying sword. When fighting enemies with the sword in his right hand, the sword finger in his left hand could even assist him in commanding the flying sword to launch an attack!

Clearly, as the data entity of the young sword master, Archer [Yanqing] has also learned the essence. As an Archer, his ability to control flying swords is even stronger!

Saber [Yun Li], standing to the side, held her greatsword in front of her, a stance she had previously used to parry and block. However, Archer [Yan Qing] did not attack her at this moment but instead shifted her target. An inexplicable sense of trust made her tacitly turn her gaze to Meng Weiyu and Caster [Xi Lian].

She kicked the building's floor so hard it shattered, leaving a huge crater in one corner of the rooftop. Then, ignoring Newton's laws, she hurtled towards the bottom of the skyscraper like a cannonball, faster than falling from a building.

In Meng Weiyu's eyes, the pressure that Saber [Yun Li] brought him at this moment was no less than the oppressive feeling that Berserker [Heracris] brought to the protagonist group in the Fifth Holy Grail War in Fate.

In Fate, Archer Emiya at least inflicted some damage on Heracles with his Imaginary Collapse, and even now, Saber Yunli is completely unharmed despite his weakened but rapid-fire attack, not to mention the previous ten minutes.

As for Archer [Yanqing], he is more like a weakened version of Gilgamesh without his Noble Phantasms such as Ea and the Chains of Heaven.

The ice-blue giant sword beside him stopped emitting alarms and deafening noises. It wasn't that it wisely shut its mouth; rather, the sound-emitting device on the hilt was reverted to a silent state by the power of [Time] and then destroyed by Meng Weiyu.

Meng Weiyu dared not complain or be distracted anymore; his brain began to work frantically, trying to think of the possibility of victory.

Just then, a slightly cool little hand grasped his right hand and interlocked their fingers. The palm of the hand was slightly warm.

caster【昔涟】 looked at him and smiled gently, her head slightly bent.

Is this the legendary "joint appearance"? Meng Weiyu looked at [Xi Lian] at this moment, and after being single for more than 20 years, he was momentarily dazed.

Alright, from now on I am King You of Zhou!

The next moment, a surge of [magic power] rushed from his hand to Meng Weiyu's limbs and bones, filling his entire body in less than a second.

"Buy me some time," said [Xi Lian], slowly withdrawing her left hand from Meng Weiyu's gently clenched palm.

"How long do we have to try?" Even though they had held hands in the illusion, Meng Weiyu was still a little reluctant to let go of the touch, or rather, she felt unsatisfied.

"The longer the better. I will activate the power of the [Demigod of Time] and summon the ritual sword." [Xi Lian] turned to look at Saber [Yun Li] who was rushing towards them and Archer [Yan Qing] who was about to launch an attack.

"But what will be the price to pay for this?" Meng Weiyu suddenly asked.