Inside the St. Freya dormitory, Kiana was surrounded by a circle of books, and the girl inside the circle was also flipping through one. Just looking at the book in her hands gave Kiana a headache. The characters seemed to spin before her eyes. "Argh! Why do we have to study something as boring as history~"
Just as Kiana was going crazy, Bronya, who had just said goodbye to her comrades in-game, pushed the door open and walked in. She placed a blue, HOMU-shaped helmet on Kiana's constantly shaking head.
Noticing something on her head, Kiana froze for a moment, glanced at Bronya who had just entered, and felt the strange helmet. She couldn't help but ask, "What's this weird thing you put on me?"
Bronya glanced at Kiana and said succinctly, "The HOMU HOMU Virtual Reality Connector."
A smile flashed across Kiana's face, but she quickly suppressed it and said in a resolute tone, "Is this the thing you used to show Ming Yu movies last time? No, I have to study seriously. I can't play anymore. But, if you strongly insist... hehe~"
Bronya looked at Kiana seriously, suddenly feeling a bit of pity for her comrades. *I abandoned them for this idiot?* Remembering Miss Himeko's instructions, Bronya suppressed the urge to slam the door and leave. She put on her own yellow helmet and issued the command: "Link Start!"
Kiana's vision suddenly went dark. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself in a huge library. She was no longer in her dorm loungewear but in her school uniform.
While marveling inwardly, Kiana didn't forget to observe her surroundings. The decagonal library was unbelievably large, with bookshelves extending upwards, so high they seemed to have no end.
"O lost maiden! This is the core database of the Schicksal organization, recording the most detailed history of the fight against the Honkai. I am Bronya, the Witch of Guidance, here to lead you to the path of truth." A voice suddenly rang out, as faint as if it came from a great distance, yet as clear as if it were right beside her.
Kiana looked at the fairy-like Bronya floating in the air, her mouth twitching. "The Witch of Guidance?" Bronya was wearing a simple white gauze dress with a pair of huge, butterfly-shaped wings of light on her back, adorned with peculiar patterns. With a gentle flutter, specks of light scattered down, creating a truly magnificent sight.
"Then what about this guy?" Kiana pointed at Ming Yu, who was holding a book nearby, and pouted.
Ming Yu, dressed as a scholar in a long black robe and a mortarboard, with black-rimmed glasses on his nose, actually looked quite the academic. Being singled out, he felt a little awkward. He closed the book in his hand, coughed twice, and said, "I am the librarian. I am here to... uh..." As he spoke, he frowned and thought hard for a moment, then pushed up his glasses and gave an embarrassed smile. "Never mind, I forgot my lines." Inwardly, he was frantically complaining about Bronya's taste. *I will not become a wizard, absolutely not!* Ming Yu made the most resolute vow!
Kiana had a "you've got to be kidding me" expression as she looked at Ming Yu seriously, wanting an explanation.
Ming Yu threw up his hands helplessly. "Don't look at me. This was Bronya's idea. I just came along for fun." Pausing for a moment, Ming Yu looked at Bronya in the air and said, "Let's begin."
Bronya didn't mind. She nodded and slowly flew down from the air, the wings on her back flapping gently in coordination with her body, as if she were truly flying with them. Stopping in front of a bookshelf, Bronya pulled out a book. "Then let's start from the earliest records of the Honkai."
As Bronya moved, the previously closed bookshelf slid open, revealing a passage that emitted a strong light, dazzling everyone's eyes.
When the light dissipated, the library had vanished, and the three of them were now in a primeval forest.
Scene after scene began to unfold before them. Beasts like bears, wolves, and tigers were infected by the Honkai and mutated one after another. Not only did they grow sharper and more powerful claws and teeth, but sharp bone spurs also grew on their backs, some of which could even move freely like spider legs. These monsters gathered together and launched an attack on a human village.
Faced with these powerful monsters, humans were powerless, knocked down one after another. Even when facing ordinary beasts, people armed with only simple spears and bows had to be extremely cautious, let alone against beasts mutated by the Honkai.
A dispassionate electronic voiceover started at the right moment: "In 2717 BC, animals infected and mutated by Honkai Energy first appeared in southern Asia. They were the first Honkai Beasts, existing only to kill."
Bronya explained to the two, "This is a virtual reality constructed from data. It can recreate the historical environment of that time to the greatest extent."
Kiana's eyes lit up with excitement. "Wow! This is even more realistic than a 3D movie."
Ming Yu, however, didn't feel much, as he had already grown tired of this during his days in the hospital. Instead, watching humans perish one by one under the claws of the Honkai Beasts, a sense of pity arose in his heart.
The next moment, the scene shifted to a petite girl in a wide, golden robe. The girl held a red-feathered bird on her left arm and wore a long golden sword at her waist.
The electronic voice continued: "At this time, a mysterious girl appeared. This girl, named Ji Lin, was the first human in history to possess the ability to fight the Honkai. Ji Lin single-handedly eliminated all the Honkai Beasts and then disappeared. To this day, the Schicksal organization has not found any trace of her whereabouts."
Watching the image of Ji Lin brandishing the golden longsword in her hand, cutting down one Honkai Beast after another, Kiana's eyes lit up. She rushed forward, shouting, "So cool! I want to join the fight too."
Ming Yu looked at the excited Kiana as if she were an idiot and said helplessly, "Come on, this is just a data-virtualized space. Everything is just electronic data."
Kiana threw a flurry of punches and kicks at a Honkai Beast, but her attacks passed right through it every time. After a few tries, she stomped the ground in frustration and stopped her foolishness.
Bronya extended two fingers from each hand, placed them above her eyes, and issued a command, "System, transfer to the next historical event." Her strange gesture and emotionless voice made her sound quite like an NPC.
The scene changed again, this time to medieval Europe. Knights on tall horses, holding gleaming lances, formed neat lines and charged towards gigantic monsters. The Honkai Beasts of this era had already shed their animalistic forms and closely resembled the Honkai Beasts of the present day.
The electronic voice chimed in again: "In 14th century Europe, Honkai Beasts reappeared, and they had evolved to become even more powerful. However, by that time, the Schicksal organization had already established a presence in Europe, forming a knightly order to combat the Honkai and developing weapons to fight against Honkai Beasts. For the first time, humanity gained an advantage in the war against the Honkai."