As a unique existence akin to a protagonist's starter pack, it should provide the help needed to reach the pinnacle of the world.
That's how it should have been.
Jiang Liang's first death occurred in mid-air.
Inexplicably finding himself tens of thousands of meters high in the sky, he subconsciously began to scream.
Not far away, a little white-haired girl was crying and shouting for her daddy.
He instinctively hugged her, then shifted his position so his back faced downwards.
During the long minutes of falling, he thought about many things.
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I supposed to do?
When he came back to his senses, a faint blue progress bar lit up in the darkness.
[Please hold on until the system activates.]
What does that mean?
Dying fills the progress bar?
Just as Jiang Liang began to understand the situation, the next moment, he was in the snowfield.
Appearing inexplicably in the snowfield, before he could even process it, he saw a familiar little girl standing blankly before a monster as tall as a two-story building.
Coming to his senses, he instinctively pulled her away, then lost consciousness amidst the shockwave unleashed by the monster.
He died, but not completely.
Jiang Liang's consciousness awakened again in the darkness. This time, the progress bar read: 10%.
To still be conscious after something like that... could my sytem be infinite resurrection? And once the progress bar is full, I'll fully awaken and become invincible?
Alright then, I'll use my lives to fill this progress bar!
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"Run!"
Not long after buying flowers at a florist, chaos erupted in the city.
Encountering a monster again, under the terrified gaze of a small, chestnut-haired girl whose bangs covered her eyes, Jiang Liang pushed her away. Unable to escape in time himself, he was flattened into a two-dimensional plane.
This time, he learned the monster was called a "Honkai Beast."
[Progress Bar: 15%. You are heading in the right direction.]
"Kidnapping a little girl right in front of me? You clearly haven't seen real gangsters before! Acting tough will get you sent flying!"
Fearlessly charging through the bullets and daggers of a terrorist group, he finally collapsed at a street corner.
"It's not good to cry."
Seeing a purple-haired little girl hugging him and weeping, Jiang Liang managed a smile and gave a thumbs-up.
"Live on."
[Progress Bar: 20%. Attaching an tag to a kunai.][1]
"Bronya, ah, your codename 'Silver Wolf of the Urals' doesn't sound that great. How about 'Bron-nya'? You should smile more often, it looks good on you."
In the snowfield, Jiang Liang rambled on while bandaging the silver-haired girl's wounds. Once finished, he patted her on the back.
"Alright, get running! Aren't you supposed to be the fastest?"
Seeing the inexplicable emotion in the silver-haired girl's eyes, Jiang Liang turned around to face the pursuing soldiers.
[Progress Bar: 50%. Such a cavalier attitude towards life, truly high and mighty, isn't it?]
"Raven, let me cover the rear. Don't you still need to save up money to live a peaceful life? You ask about me? I have nothing left to cherish."
Aiming dual pistols at a Honkai Beast, Jiang Liang stepped out from behind a pillar. "I have no dreams, but I can protect the dreams of others."
On the highway overpass during that rainy night, Raven chose to flee, crying.
[Progress Bar: 80%. Still trying to act cool even after dying so many times? Hah, Jiang Liang, you are...]
"Goodbye, Bianka. By the way, your eyes are very beautiful."
Stabbed five times consecutively by the lance, Jiang Liang, who had once declared he would win, couldn't defeat this fledgling Bianka Durandal even using all his strength.
The combat experience accumulated from over seventy deaths only allowed him to barely survive under the assault of this Valkyrie.
No choice... Since she's an enemy, let's play a little prank.
Enduring the final lance thrust, Jiang Liang made a 'pause' gesture, pretending he had something important to say, and pressed his rust-tasting lips against the Valkyrie's.
[Progress Bar: 99%. Just a little bit more.]
"Sir, are you leaving?"
"Let me tell you, besides the things I've mentioned, there are many interesting things out there... Oh, time's almost up. See that white-haired young man sleeping and drifting over there? I'm going to wake him up."
Waving goodbye to the girl in the Sea of Quanta, Jiang Liang wanted to do one more good deed. Unexpectedly, after tossing a small stone towards the white-haired young man, his vision went completely black.
[Progress Bar: 100%. Proxy Fighting System successfully unlocked! Please give a good rating if satisfied.]
[Host can use the Character Cards of individuals you have helped. When conditions are met, characters can be summoned.]
A mechanical voice echoed in Jiang Liang's ears. Still reeling from the residual pain, he subconsciously blurted out, "Someone else proxy fights for me?"
Hmm, that sounds pretty good. Someone else does the fighting, and I reach the pinnacle of life...
[Hold on. You proxy fight for others]
His hazy consciousness snapped back into focus. He stared silently at the faint blue notification box before him.
No...
I... proxy fight for others?
I died over a hundred times... just to proxy fight for others?!
He took a deep breath, squeezed his eyes shut tightly, and then opened them again, unable to suppress the overwhelming rage boiling within him.
"My damn death count rivals a Souls game, and you tell me this is what I get?! What kind of garbage system is this?!" [TN: The original uses slang referring to specific web novel/game platforms/genres known for certain tropes, implying disappointment.]
Host already had the answer in mind when asking this question, right?
So it's from Hedgehog Cat... F** YOUR MOTHER!* [TN: Hedgehog Cat is a Chinese web novel platform.]
Your proxy target is the Nameless currently suffering in the snowfield.
Your first character trial card is: Kevin Kaslana.
A brilliant flash of light forced Jiang Liang to close his eyes.
When he opened them again, he was in a world of ice and snow.
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TN: Tried to translate since I have nothing left to read, and this one interested me.
[1] What does this even mean..?