"Lin Ling, are you asleep?"
That night, Fu Hua, who was already lying in bed, couldn't sleep after thinking about it. She still didn't understand.
Why does her new classmate who was so talented can only repeat and rigidly use those two moves when practicing with her earlier? She had demonstrated other martial arts later, but the remarkable learning ability Lin Ling had shown before suddenly disappeared, as if she could never learn anything else again.
When she heard that the immortal had actually sought her out, despite her sore muscles, Lin Ling threw off her quilt and said, "No, what's wrong? Are you lonely, class monitor? I'll come sleep with you!"
"Stop, I don't mean that." Fu Hua quickly stopped Lin Ling's actions. "I just want to ask, why did you only use the two moves during today's training?"
"Hmph, of course, it's all your fault!"
To avoid getting too entangled in this difficult-to-explain issue, Lin Ling pretended to be upset and placed the blame on the honest immortal.
"Me? Why?" The immortal was puzzled.
"Have you forgotten? After I learned those two moves that day, you suddenly punched my delicate, weak head, and my smart little brain got stunned. So I couldn't learn anything else. You have to take responsibility for me! Take care of me for the rest of my life~" Lin Ling's answer, of course, was full of nonsense.
"Okay." However, what Lin Ling never expected was for Fu Hua to nod earnestly right away.
"Huh?!"
Now it was Lin Ling's turn to panic.
Logically, she should feel shy after hearing what she said, right? Why did she agree so quickly? What should she do? Ah?
What should she do? If she's bound by one woman, how can she flirt with other beautiful girls and improve her ability to save the world?
"What do you mean? Shouldn't I agree? If I really caused you serious injuries that made you unable to take care of yourself, of course, I would be responsible for everything in your life."
At this point, Fu Hua simply sat up and said to her seriously, "And why didn't you tell me something this important earlier? I'd better take you to the infirmary to check your brain."
"Uh, no, no, I was just kidding!" Lin Ling quickly explained.
At the same time, she also breathed a sigh of relief: 'Phew~ Thankfully, it seems the honest immortal isn't plotting anything.'
"No."
However, in the end, despite Lin Ling's reluctance, Fu Hua still pulled her out of bed with her strange strength.
They went to the interior of St. Freya Academy and arrived at the high-tech hospital specifically set up for Valkyries.
Of course, after a check-up, Lin Ling was fine.
Lin Ling spread her hands. "See, I told you I was fine."
"Well, it's best if you're fine." The immortal finally sighed in relief. If she had actually beaten this girl senseless, she would never have forgiven herself.
However, when the two came out, they found it was already ten at night, and the hospital had become much noisier than when they had arrived.
Even the emergency room's alarm lights were on, and many anxious voices came from inside.
"Try injecting HD423 to suppress the Honkai energy in the patient's body!"
"The attempt failed! The concentration of Honkai energy in the patient's body is rising rapidly!"
"Not good! The concentration of Honkai energy is nearing a dangerous level! The patient is about to die!"
…
Outside the emergency room, a white-haired girl with braids was squatting on a chair with her hands on her knees, burying her face deeply in her legs, making it difficult to see her face.
However, based on her hairstyle and figure, Lin Ling recognized her as Kiana. She stepped forward and patted her shoulder. "Chongchong? Wake up. It's so late—what are you doing here?"
"Wow!"
Then Lin Ling was hit on the chin by Kiana, who had suddenly lifted her head, and she screamed in pain.
After waking up, Kiana was stunned for a moment, then muttered blankly to herself, "Was it... a nightmare?"
But when she saw the red light still on in the emergency room, she realized the 'nightmare' was still ongoing.
However, Kiana immediately noticed two familiar faces beside her. "Lin Ling? And the class monitor? Why are you two here?"
"It's like this. It appears thaf Lin Ling was overtrained during the day, so I suspected there was something wrong with her body and brought her here for a thorough check-up," Fu Hua replied.
"Really!?" Kiana hurriedly looked at Lin Ling with concern. "Lin Ling, are you okay?"
At this point, Lin Ling rubbed her still-painful chin and said in a slightly slurred voice, "Well~ I was fine until you hit me hard..."
"That's good," Kiana sighed with relief. "I won't let anything happen worse again..."
"Don't let anything happen again?" x2
Lin Ling and Fu Hua exchanged glances. They both sensed the hidden meaning behind Kiana's words and hurriedly asked.
"Could the person in the ward be..."
"Yes, it's Himeko..."
Although Murata Himeko is considered a relatively strong Schicksal A-rank Valkyrie, her natural adaptability to Honkai energy has always been low. It was only when she was 20 that she underwent artificial stigmata surgery and joined the Valkyrie Assault Squad to investigate the mysterious death of her father, Muraya Ryusuke.
But due to insufficient natural abilities and the flaws in artificial stigmata technology, coupled with years of combat, her body was long overdue for a breakdown.
Today, the old injury she sustained in Chiyou had flared up again, so severely that she now needed emergency care.
However, as a transmigrator, Lin Ling knew the general direction of the plot, so she stroked Kiana's head and reassured her.
"Don't worry, Himeko will be fine."
"Really, really?" Seeing Lin Ling's confident expression, Kiana felt reassured, and some spirit returned to her previously lifeless eyes.
'Not just now, but in the future too!'
Lin Ling swore this secretly.
Additionally, if she remembered correctly, Anti-Entropy agents were planning to sneak in during Himeko's hospitalization. It seemed like she had to work hard to improve her strength, or she'd be in danger if she tried to confront the volatile Herrscher-clone Cook.
Just as Lin Ling was strategizing, a male teacher with brown hair, brown eyes, and black-framed glasses approached.
"You three students, why aren't you resting in your dormitory at this hour?"
Wait, isn't this...?
Lin Ling recognized him immediately. This seemingly unremarkable old man was Welt Sit-ups Yang, who possessed the power of the "The Sit-ups man," a force comparable to the immortal. He could jump between dimensions to avoid the coffin!
He had the power of the First Herrscher.
Shouldn't I catch him right now?
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PS:
As we all know, there are many manga and stuff about Honka Impact 3rd and the fragmented Chronicles in the game are scattered and difficult to organize. What's worse is that Mihoyo later went crazy with retcons, which was very frustrating.
For example, the first and second chapters of the main storyline were reset, the mystery of the stigmata in the mangas was deleted, the old immortal's true identity as the heir to the "Blood of Jingwei" was discarded, the Xuanyuan Sword was taken away by Anti Entropy, and many early Anti-Entropy settings were invalidated.
This is why I skipped the Chiyou plot.
In short, while researching the setting information, especially the early setups, I often found myself more confused. So, I can't be too sure about some overly detailed aspects from the early stages. I'll just follow my imagination. If there are any minor discrepancies with the original plot, consider them as the butterfly effect caused by the protagonist~