"As expected..."
Bathing in the brilliance of Honkai energy, Lu Xing felt an unprecedented sense of comfort.
It was as invigorating as stepping out of a 43-degree Celsius hot spring and immediately enjoying a 31-degree Celsius glass of coffee milk.
"I'm alive!"
Not only was he alive, but he also received the joyous news of Level +1.
Lu Xing, having been poked by the [Dash], leveled up again, reaching the unprecedented new stage of Level 3... though still incredibly weak.
Lu Xing seriously re-examined the task.
And he gravely suspected that his system might have been sourced from Pinxi-O.
Normally.
Most systems used in transmigrations, while not devoid of high-difficulty tasks, would at least offer some methods to get through the early stages—
Either skills or items.
But Lu Xing's system? There was no such thing as a starter pack, leading to him being unable to even clear the novice task.
It was simply outrageous opening the door for outrageousness's mother, outrageous...
"Eh!?"
Lu Xing had to admit, eyesight was important.
He actually found it, written right below the system task, a description in what looked like 72-point font!
"Manual holders will receive one lottery chance with a 168-hour cooldown each time they level up. The grade of the drawn item will be similar to the holder's current level."
"Remaining cooldown: 0 hours."
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Lu Xing was quite certain.
The system definitely didn't have an attached lottery function initially.
This new addition could only have appeared after Lu Xing leveled up.
"In that case..."
"The system might have even more potential to be unearthed!"
The system appearing in his mind wasn't its complete form—this was indeed good news worth celebrating, but it didn't help his current situation.
What helped was the lottery!
"Ohohoho."
Lu Xing shot up from the ground.
The Honkai crystal within a Ranger-class Honkai Beast automatically applied an anti-gravity state to its body for levitation. To collapse to the ground or gain altitude required concentrating and consuming Honkai energy.
"Ranger-class..."
"You just wait, I'll deal with you after I do my gacha pull!"
Lu Xing muttered inwardly.
The gacha function attached to the system was quite simple to operate.
By shifting his consciousness to the lottery, a "Supply Crate" would immediately appear above his mental world, then "swoosh" right in front of Lu Xing.
That's right!
This damned gacha pull appeared in the guise of that golden, mocking Homu head familiar to all Captains!
"Heh!"
A brilliant flash, a golden normal!
"Damn it!"
Lu Xing had gotten his hopes up too much.
The moment the gacha pull was completed, the system directly entered its cooldown countdown.
As for the item he pulled...
An elegant piano-black lacquer finish, a streamlined aesthetic of industrial production.
Name: M4 Drive
Type: Weapon
Grade: White (Common)
Effect: Standard issue automatic rifle.
In Lu Xing's (metaphorical) hand was an M4A1 series automatic rifle!
The appearance of this item brought immense joy to Lu Xing, who had never touched a gun before—
The pull was so good, please don't come again next time.
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Why did he think that?
This thing was indeed an M4A1, no doubt... setting aside the fact that he lacked the body structure to pull a trigger, the crucial point was, this gun didn't even have a magazine!
What the hell could you do without bullets!
Lu Xing casually (if he could) tossed the M4A1 onto the ground and left this heartbreaking place without looking back.
A non-lucky person couldn't rely on lotteries.
He needed to replan his Honkai life—if he continued to be as reckless as before, he would probably be saying goodbye to the waifus he had yet to meet before long.
He polished his body with some sand.
"Increase strength!"
"No matter what, I must increase my strength first!"
Lu Xing formulated a main plan.
In every Honkai Era, civilization and Honkai fought cataclysmic battles.
Let alone a mere Ranger-class.
Even if he reached Judgement-class or higher, he wouldn't dare say he had the capital to ensure his survival.
The Previous Era had Old Ancestor Kevin, the Middle Honkai Era had Herrschers everywhere, and Post-Honkai... in Post-Honkai, there were no living Honkai Beasts left on Earth.
To survive in this Honkai world teeming with god-like beings, apart from relying on the system, all that was left was his own effort... and a little bit of foresight.
"Come on!"
"Let's set a small goal first: 10 kilometers a day, 100 squats, 100 push-ups, and 100 sit-ups."
The goal had a few small problems.
For instance, having no legs to squat, no hands to hold his head, and absolutely no function for running—none of that mattered; what was important was the conviction to become stronger!
However, so far.
Apart from absorbing Honkai energy, Lu Xing only knew one way to get stronger: "getting beaten up."
In that case.
It seemed he could only endure the excruciating pain of being flayed and having his bones gouged out, and go seek friendly negotiations with that Ranger-class.
"It's okay!"
"As long as I practice more, maybe I can dodge its charge once or twice," Lu Xing consoled himself.
"And if I get hit more often, I'll definitely get used to this pain—when I no longer care about injuries, I'll be able to crush it!"
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Three days later.
Lu Xing, having experienced countless bloody battles.
Once again stood before that Ranger-class Honkai Beast, which he could now call his nemesis.
In a short 72 hours, he had engaged in over 20 friendly exchanges with it, and his strength had consequently risen to the powerful Level 5.
More importantly.
Lu Xing had completely figured out the pattern of the [Dash] skill—its pre-cast animation, charge trajectory, and recovery actions were all deeply etched into his mind.
"Come! My nemesis!"
Right wing held level, Lu Xing issued a challenge to the distant Ranger-class!
"Hooo—"
The murderous cold wind whistled past.
The chalk-white sand, already ground to powder, billowed into the air, forming a thick barricade before the two Honkai Beasts, waiting only for the moment it settled—
"..."
Nothing happened.
"Well, that's to be expected."
Lu Xing, his fighting spirit high, lowered his right wing.
Honkai Beasts didn't hold grudges, at least Ranger-class ones didn't.
Even though they had clashed many times, as long as he didn't initiate an attack, the Ranger-class opposite him wouldn't react.
The relative distance between the two Honkai Beasts was 50 meters.
This was the absolute safe interval Lu Xing had calculated; beyond this distance, his nemesis would give up the chase.
"Since you won't make a move, don't blame me for being impolite!"
This time, he was really going to engage.
His white body slowly leaned forward, his most robust, streamlined head aimed squarely at the target like the arrowhead of a powerful bow.
His thin yet sturdy wings folded back, and the gaps in his body began to glow, the color deepening from light purple, like the energy grilles of a spaceship—this process continued for a full 15 seconds before Lu Xing finally completed the preparation for his "ultimate move"!
He hadn't mastered [Dash] yet, but that didn't mean he had no way to accelerate his body.
As his level increased, the Honkai energy leaking from the gaps in Lu Xing's body gradually diminished.
In other words, Lu Xing's control over energy had slightly improved.