Honkai Archives: Old, Short, but Gold

If, in any simulation, Elysia would resolutely set out to fight for all the good things in the world, and become a comrade that the Flame-Chasers could entrust their back to, then her meeting with Eden was the most beautiful moment of that destined path.

No matter the simulation, Elysia and Eden would always become close friends.

They would hold each other's hands, comfort and help each other, until the end of the simulation.

Although when witnessing the simulations, those running them usually observed the whole process from a third-person perspective, which meant that, although there was a feeling of immersion, it wouldn't be that strong.

It was like seeing and understanding many things on the internet. Yet once you were in a real life situation, that understanding and familiarity would often quickly collapse.

But the amount of time that they spent together in the simulations was too long, and it seemed that with the increase in the number of simulations, a strange sense of immersion would make those participating in the simulations feel more and more like they were actually there.

Therefore, when Elysia saw Eden and the other Flame-Chasers in the conference room, the memories and information from the simulations involuntarily flooded into her mind.

Unknowingly, it was no longer just her running the simulations, the simulations had also begun to affect her.

"Elysia, welcome back."

Eden called out again softly, her voice gentle.

Her eyes reflected Elysia's figure.

"Elysia…"

Kevin, who was not far away, also subconsciously crossed his arms and muttered softly.

"Elysia."

"Hehe, Big Sis Elysia."

"Hmph, Elysia."

The others in the conference room, who were also the other Flame-Chasers from the simulations, also started greeting her.

Seeing the reactions of everyone in the conference room, Elysia's eyes widened. Her pink pupils were filled with shock and surprise.

Suddenly, she seemed to understand everything.

"Turns out you guys also play..."

"Yes, we can all run simulations."

Mei pushed up her glasses and said helplessly.

"And we've already talked to each other before you came."

"We've basically confirmed that the simulations are not individual and independent, but collectively shared. When everyone is running a simulation, they all share the same simulated world. Each person's actions and plans will affect the simulations of others in that world."

"So that means we were all together in the previous simulations?"

Although she was able to barely infer, with her incredibly intelligent brain, that she might not be the only person running simulations and that there might be others,

Elysia couldn't help but feel overjoyed when she confirmed that there were at least 13 people who could simulate, and they were all her friends who she enjoyed spending time with and understood very well.

They were all her good friends! Wouldn't that mean she could cuddle with them whenever she wanted?

Awesome!

Ahem, since there were so many people who could simulate, the hope of humanity's continuation would definitely be even higher.

"Hmph, the Honkai can also be in the simulated world."

Kalpas snorted, pouring cold water on Elysia and the other Flame-Chasers present.

Yes, they could run simulations, but so could the Honkai!

Without simulations, humans could not defeat the Honkai. Now that the Honkai could also simulate…

"So that's why I called you all to the Fire Moth."

Mobius said with a helpless expression.

The results of the previous dozens of simulations had proven to everyone present that humanity didn't seem to have even the slightest chance of victory against the Honkai.

From the moment the Honkai had targeted humanity and Earth, the destruction of humanity had already been set in stone.

"Well, I think that we, uh... humanity actually still needs to be saved."

"I don't know which great person said it, but that taking action at least leaves hope. If you don't take action, then there isn't even a little hope."

Pardofelis, who would try to slack off and loaf as much as possible in both real life and in simulations, said cautiously while watching her boss, Kevin, who was supposed to be cheerful and positive, and Big Sis Elysia, both be so silent and scary.

Compared to the others who were addicted to the simulations, Pardofelis had an extremely clear awareness of herself.

She was very clear about this.

No matter how strong you were in the simulations, they were all fake.

It was only when you were doing well in real life that it was truly real.

She wanted to bask in the sun more, take more naps, and have a few more years of peaceful days.

So, they couldn't give up saving themselves!

"Indeed. No matter how bad the situation is, we cannot give up."

"Going all-in still has a chance of success, but doing nothing will make everything impossible."

Everyone in the conference room perked up. Mei took out the information she had compiled before coming to the Fire Moth and laid it out.

"Kevin and I just joined Chiba Academy in Nagazora City not long ago. Based on the timeline, we can also be sure that there's still at least six months before the first Honkai Eruption."

"Also, based on the information we've obtained from dozens of simulations, the time of the First Honkai Eruption can be determined as absolutely fixed. It cannot be moved forward."

"Therefore, we still have at least six months to prepare for the Honkai, which will be coming at humanity from all sides."

Mei looked at everyone.

Due to time constraints, everyone present was either talented or had incredible combat power, but they were all young.

Some hadn't even been born yet, so even if they wanted to be there, they couldn't be.

This meant that, apart from Mobius, most of them didn't have even the slightest bit of power or influence.

"You've also probably seen them. Those politicians' brains are like they've swapped them with pig intestines. They don't care about anything except profit and infighting."

"If we want to gain an advantage from the beginning in humanity's fight against the Honkai, we must obtain power."

"At the very least, we have to be able to stop those politicians from engaging in internal conflicts and prevent them from taking over the resources and powers that were originally meant to fight the Honkai."

Mobius and the others nodded in agreement, deeply agreeing.

In every single simulation, the damage caused by those politicians and privileged people in the early and middle stages was even greater than the damage caused by the Honkai.

They were almost like the Herrscher of Domination.

No, even the Herrscher of Domination would lower its head in shame compared to them.

Therefore, the plan to obtain power as much as possible was unanimously agreed upon.

But another problem was also in front of the Flame-Chasers.

Should they continue running simulations?

They knew that everyone shared the same simulated world when they were simulating.

Under this deduction, it could be confirmed that the next simulation could only be opened after everyone had completed the same number of simulations.

It was just like a multiplayer game.

The next round of the game would only start after everyone was ready. Otherwise, they would either get stuck or have to exit and find a new match.

In this situation, it seemed like as long as they didn't run a new simulation, the Honkai wouldn't be able to simulate either.

But… did this make sense?

"We must continue running simulations."

Mei spoke again.

"The Honkai itself is stronger than humans. According to the current situation of humanity, there's no way we can fight against it."

"Simulation is currently the only way for humanity to defeat the Honkai. Through simulations, we can do anything and rapidly catch up, even surpass the Honkai, and even find countermeasures."

"If we don't run simulations, with the Honkai's current level of being able to simulate, humanity won't be able to catch up."

Once a simulation started, it couldn't be stopped.

So, without further ado.

Simulation, start!