I Am Honkai

Night.

After the banquet, Selene focused on the display that only she could see.

World: The Walking Dead

Main Quest: Connect to the world's core and trigger the apocalypse.

Apocalypse Activation Time: 1 day

With only one day remaining, Selene knew it was time for her to leave.

She planned to leave the prison camp to Merle and the others and take all the military robots with her.

Selene was not from this world. While she could come and go, she couldn't be involved in everything or become a tool to transport supplies.

She was not a savior. A mature camp should be able to operate on its own. Her decision to help was due to a moment of compassion, but it did not mean she would continue giving without limits.

Compared to the original story, the camp's defenses were more complete, supplies more abundant, and personnel more sufficient. If Selene had helped them to this extent and they still couldn't hold on, they would have only themselves to blame.

And if there was any resentment over receiving so much help, Selene wouldn't hesitate to eliminate them.

Early the next morning, Selene gathered everyone together.

"Boss, everyone's here."

In the prison meeting room, Daryl spoke to Selene.

Selene nodded slightly, looking at the somewhat nervous crowd, and got straight to the point: "The camp is yours now."

As soon as she said this, Merle and Daryl realized she was leaving and were surprised, "Did we hear that right, boss? Why are you leaving?"

The others also looked confused.

To them, the prison camp was Selene's creation. Why would she leave first when no one else was going?

"I'm not joking!" Seeing Selene's serious expression, Daryl knew she meant it. He stood up, ignoring the others' confusion, and said seriously, "If you're leaving, I'm going with you!"

Of course, Selene refused. After offering a few suggestions and ignoring everyone's pleas, she left with all the military robots, using the excuse of returning home to Austria.

One important suggestion Selene made was to cautiously accept other survivors, with Merle and Shane in charge. In this world, they were both cold and pragmatic enough—one had survived at the bottom of society, and the other had extensive duty experience. Their combined strengths would make them better judges of character.

As for Rick, he wasn't ready; he was still too indecisive.

The main focus of her proposal was "caution above all." She reminded them that in the apocalypse, the real threat wasn't the zombies but humans. Whether they heeded her advice was up to them. She had done her part.

...

The Walking Dead world, in space.

The countdown to the apocalypse had entered its final stage. Selene felt increasingly connected to the world's core. She was now in a semi-Herrscher state, and as imaginary internal energy continued to transform, six Subspace Spears gradually appeared on either side of Selene.

In her semi-Herrscher state, her pupils had an X-shaped pattern added to their diamond shape. She wore a form-fitting garment created by Honkai energy, a black short dress covered by a white long skirt, with red patterns on the hem, black high heels with orange edges, and a purple polygonal anklet on her right ankle. Feather decorations appeared on her head.

As the critical moment arrived.

Crack, crack!

The entire outer space around Earth shattered like glass, and an ominous, purple-red glow gradually spread. These were Honkai particles in a gaseous state.

Thick Honkai particles began to block sunlight, and the Earth darkened visibly, while the purple-red glow in the sky became more prominent.

Even the moon turned into an eerie crimson moon!

This scene was observed by all survivors on Earth who could see the sky.

Fear, anxiety, dread, unease...

These emotions were everywhere.

Suddenly, Selene sensed a wave from the depths of the stars, tinged with decay.

Following the wave, Selene's consciousness seemed to blur for a moment, spreading across the world. Her awareness enveloped the world, and then, in the void, a chaotic light appeared—the world's core.

Selene's consciousness entered the chaos, her eyes closed as she fully merged with it. There, she sensed a life-like consciousness, weak and tinged with death.

This was the World Womb, or the world's core.

The world core had no thoughts, only instincts. It was the ruler of the world it inhabited.

A flash of understanding crossed Selene's mind, as if she grasped a truth in that instant.

The so-called Honkai is bound to the world. The strength of the Honkai always matches the strength of world civilization. In other words, the stronger the world, the stronger the Honkai. The Honkai is always slightly stronger than the world itself.

The essence of the Honkai is expansion, and she is the embodiment of its will, the vanguard of invasion.

Looking at the chaotic "light mass," Selene couldn't help but feel the urge to consume it, absorb it, and take control of it.

"So, I am the world's enemy, the enemy of the world's chosen ones, the villain."

Selene's consciousness slowly approached the World Womb, stopping before the chaotic light, murmuring, "Since entering this world, I've been pondering how I should live in the future. Go with the flow? Maintain kindness? Follow instincts?"

"I don't want to feel powerless anymore. I want strength, endless strength."

"Perhaps stepping forward will make me an outcast in every world, without friends and countless enemies..."

The past would remain in the past. Cherishing the present was what mattered now.

From now on, there was only Selene. The person who was Luo Shun would be forever in the past!

Her gaze firmed, hands slowly opening, "But so what! To live a second life, how lucky am I? Good or bad, I will survive!"

"Devour!"

The cold voice echoed in the chaos, a continuous reverberation.

In the starry sky, the chaotic light gathered above Selene's head, then transformed into a crown-like object about the size of a palm, slowly descending until it rested on her head.

When Selene took control of the World Womb, a unique sensation emerged from deep within, as if she had become the master of the universe!

It was an absolute control over the heavens and the earth.

It was an indescribable, marvelous feeling.

At this moment, Selene felt she was the incarnation of the world, able to alter and impose her will upon it effortlessly. She seemed to witness endless joys and sorrows from the land's long history, like countless beings crossing time to perform their stories for her.

Her face involuntarily displayed a joy that resonated from her soul...

As a reward to Selene, a chaotic beam from the world's depths, without waiting for the Honkai to fully arrive, broke through space-time restrictions and directly shone upon her!

This was the feedback of the Honkai!

In her complete Herrscher state, Selene's pupils had a gold circle added to their design. The feather decorations on her head split into two multicolored tufts. The Subspace Spears behind her became finer and increased in number. Her white dress was covered in red threads, with dark gloves overlayed with white armor, and three hems with Honkai patterns extended from each side of her waist.

With Selene's breathing, her terrifying aura increased geometrically, and an intense wave that could directly affect space rapidly expanded outward, centered on her. The surrounding space began to distort.

Selene calmly savored her power.

She could feel it clearly.

If she didn't restrain her power.

Just by standing there, the energy tide she unleashed would obliterate everything nearby.

Although this was the effect of the world's power boosting her, the sensation of controlling everything was intoxicating.

For Selene, this was both a transcendence and an experience of mastery.

She moved her body slightly, causing ripples in space-time, "What immense power, though it isn't truly mine. If I return to the Academy City world, it would be reduced to only two levels."

Even so, Selene's strength has undergone a tremendous leap compared to before. Complete Herrscher transformation has elevated Selene's life essence to an extremely high level, greatly extending her lifespan (far longer than the entire history of human existence). She can now physically travel through the universe, with abilities such as anti-gravity flight and an innate aura of dominance. Ordinary attacks can hardly harm her anymore.

"Well, time to get to work."

Without needing to violently tear through space, Selene, as the world's master, released the world's restrictions with a thought.

Cracks spread throughout the solar system.

At that moment, as the cracks covered the world, each one seemed to come alive in the eerie purple-red light, twisting and forming a pattern.

Crack!

Then, a shattering sound, like an auditory hallucination, resonated in the ears of every living creature in the world.

"Honkai advent."

Boom!

With the complete arrival of the Honkai, under the Honkai energy's instant amplification by ten thousand times, the entire physical world was gradually assimilated like a fruit enveloped by claws, becoming nourishment for the Honkai's growth.

Looking at Earth, Selene's expression was complex, "As a gift from your world's ruler, let me help you one more time."

...

Prison camp.

Rick's group didn't know what happened that day—darkness, a blood moon, then the sky shattering like glass.

After the event calmed down, they hid for a few days out of fear. When they finally ventured out to work, they discovered that the zombies outside the barbed wire were all lying still on the ground.

Gathering courage, after exploring and finding dead bodies everywhere, the group concluded that—the apocalypse was over!