Honkai Archives: Old, Short, but Gold

To be honest, was the performance of human civilization and the Flame-Chasers in the last simulation considered good?

They had fallen into a disadvantage during the First Honkai Eruption.

Their handling of the internal affairs of the Fire Moth was no different from the previous simulations.

It was either chaotic or a complete mess.

Under such circumstances, the advantages that everyone had mentioned, those that might have attracted Yuhao to make a move, did not exist.

Except for one point.

In the last simulation, the Honkai did not severely damage human civilization in one go, shattering it into pieces. Instead, it seemed to want to adopt a "slow-cooking" method to slowly torture human civilization.

This made the entire human society aware of the harm of the Honkai from the First Honkai Eruption.

With their survival and reproduction under serious threat, individual members of human civilization were forced to unite to fight against the Honkai.

This created an incredible great unity within human civilization.

This was something that everyone had not experienced in the previous fifty or so simulations.

It sounded absurd.

But the Flame-Chasers knew very well that in the simulations they conducted, aside from showing unity in the later stages when they were about to be destroyed by the Honkai, humans rarely showed unity in the middle stages. If they didn't fight amongst themselves in the early stages, that was already considered an excellent start.

And under such circumstances...

It seemed that the only thing that was different from the other simulations was the "human civilization being forced to unite in the early stages to fight against the Honkai."

"It's fine, it's not a big problem."

"Didn't Yuhao already lay out the way to solve the problem for us?"

"By following this method, defeating the Honkai shouldn't be a problem~♪"

"The advantage is with us~♪"

Feeling that the atmosphere was about to become strange again, Elysia quickly stood up to liven things up.

Although Elysia's words seemed a bit strange, the Flame-Chasers all nodded in agreement.

"Yes, no matter what."

"Humanity against the Honkai, the advantage is ours!"

The final equation for defeating the Honkai had already been revealed in the last simulation.

So according to this equation, they didn't even need to solve it, they just needed to copy it and humanity would be able to defeat the Honkai!

That vibrant realm was still vivid in their minds!

Without further ado.

Simulations, start again—!!!

With the unexpected experience of the previous simulation, the Flame-Chasers, who had become tired and numb to the simulations, rekindled their passion.

This time, they must defeat the Honkai and create a perfect ending for humanity!

[You formed a faction called the "Flame-Chasers" and extensively rallied people of insight. You also tried to unite various countries and large and medium-sized forces, letting them know about the harm of the Honkai, and trying to get them to support you against the Honkai. No one paid any attention to you.]

[The First Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of Stars descended in the area where Fire Moth's headquarters was located and pulled meteorites from space to smash the entire Fire Moth headquarters into a giant crater.]

[Fire Moth's top brass and elites were all wiped out, and humanity lost the leading organization that fought against the Honkai.]

[The Second Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of the Sea conjured up a doomsday tsunami, completely destroying the coastal economic zones of human civilization.]

[Human civilization reacted, but it was already too late.]

[The Third Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of Earth triggered a devastating earthquake that shattered the remaining humans and human facilities. Human civilization perished.]

[You died.]

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[You established a new organization outside the Fire Moth to fight against the Honkai, and informed everyone in human society about the dangers of the Honkai. You were treated as clowns and rabble-rousers, similar to environmental activists. Your speech was also restricted.]

[The First Honkai Eruption broke out. Mu was razed to the ground by the Herrscher of Decay, who could corrode everything. Humanity's largest country and power fell, and human society descended into great chaos.]

[You gained a foothold in the chaos and united with the Fire Moth and the organization you established, creating a sizable coalition. However, the internal factions were numerous.]

[The Second Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of Dominance manipulated various countries and factions, including your coalition, triggering an unprecedented world war. You could only watch helplessly as nuclear weapons gradually destroyed human civilization, unable to do anything.]

[You died.]

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[You made your research results public, trying to gain the support of some vested interests and the masses by offering benefits. You succeeded, but only gained support in terms of cheering, which was meaningless.]

[The First Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of Sentience implanted memetic viruses into the internet, contaminating a large number of terms, causing hundreds of millions of people in developed civilizations and countries in human society to die in their sleep. Only the lower-class people of undeveloped countries and a small number of elderly, weak, sick, and disabled survived.]

[The Second Honkai Eruption broke out. The Herrscher of Plague released a black plague that spread throughout the world. Humanity perished, and human civilization was destroyed.]

[You died.]

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[…]

The simulation started.

The simulation ended.

The simulation started again.

The simulation ended again.

Something seemed to have changed, but nothing seemed to have changed.

In the conference room, the Flame-Chasers looked at each other, no one making a sound for a long time.

The originally lively atmosphere in the conference room vanished in an instant.

"This... This is wrong, right?"

Elysia's beautiful pink and blue eyes widened, and she froze.

"The Honkai is clearly playing dirty!"

After she came back to her senses, she said angrily.

She was extremely angry.

"Elysia, what gave you the illusion that the Honkai was ever fair?"

Looking at Elysia, Mobius said with disdain.

"For humanity, the very existence of the Honkai and its unreasonable malice towards humanity is a great injustice."

Mei rubbed her forehead and said helplessly.

They had wanted to defeat the Honkai with their own power, but the Honkai clearly didn't think so and would not give them this opportunity.

Or rather, judging from the few simulations just now, the Honkai might be a little anxious.

It was not giving humanity any chances at all.

But their performance in the simulations also seemed to be less than satisfactory.

They had tried to fight against the Honkai according to Yuhao's methods, but then they discovered a very serious problem.

They could not do it.

Yuhao had used technology as a ticket to integrate into the vested interest groups, and he quickly dominated these vested interests.

They had tried it, but they ended up being scammed out of everything, even their pants.

Yuhao had persuaded everyone in human society, making them believe his views and voluntarily implement them.

They had also tried this, but they were treated as con artists and clowns and looked down upon in every way.

Yuhao coordinated all classes and groups in human civilization, uniting them into a force to fight for a single goal.

They had still tried it.

But as those who knew knew, no one gave them a damn.

People were still fighting each other for various reasons, and the world had not changed at all.

They could not learn Yuhao's methods for fighting against the Honkai at all.

Even if the solution for defeating the Honkai was right in front of them, they could not meet the minimum requirements for implementing it.

"Then... Sister Mei, what should we do now?"

Pardofelis asked softly.

"Hmph, as if you could reason with the Honkai!"

Kalpas, who had barely spoken, snorted coldly, seeming to be unable to bear the boredom and pointless bickering in the conference room.

"In my opinion, how about..."

Sakura looked around, and seeing that the room was quiet and no one was speaking, she said seriously,

"How about we invite Leader Yuhao here?"

There were two known conditions for Yuhao to make a move.

First: Human civilization needed to be slightly united in the early stages.

Second: Human civilization needed to be at a disadvantage when facing the Honkai, with its survival at stake.

As long as these two requirements were met, Yuhao would make a move.

And these two requirements were relatively easy to achieve if they actively worked towards them.

"That's not really appropriate, is it?"

"The Honkai is already right in our faces, are we just going to sit here and wait for death?"

After a moment of silence, everyone tacitly agreed with Sakura's suggestion.

It seemed that there was no other good way now.

A new simulation began.

[You contacted various countries and factions in human civilization, giving up all the benefits you could offer in exchange for their commitment to unite in response to a major operation in the future, demonstrating a promise of unity.]

[Most factions and countries agreed.]

[The First Honkai Eruption broke out. Various organizations and countries in human society fulfilled their promises and contributed a small part of their power to fight against the Honkai. However, this was also one of the few collective actions in the history of human civilization, demonstrating human unity.]

[However, in the process of fighting against the First Herrscher, human civilization still suffered heavy casualties, and various countries and organizations refused to agree to unite against the Honkai for reasons of self-interest.]

[At this time, a man stepped forward. He called himself Yuhao, saying that this human civilization had reached his minimum standard, and that he would lead humanity to the future, eliminating any existence that might endanger humanity.]

["I see in you the courage that belongs to humanity."]