To create Honkai Impact 3rd in a world where Kallen exists.

"I never expected to run into you in real life. I'm actually quite interested in that eyeball too. Hmm... should I say that line—'Maid, time to clean up the mess?'"

Rita smiled sweetly, her scythe already raised, its cold light reflecting the moonlight.

She bowed slightly, as if it were a final salute before battle.

"Even so, this time, the task that the Lord gave me does not seem to include immediately admitting defeat."

A red light flashed in the gray snake's eyes, and countless gray snake figures appeared on the walls around him, each wielding a variety of weapons.

"This body isn't designed for combat, so perhaps I should retreat for now?"

The same polite demeanor, yet every word brimming with murderous intent.

"Sigh, it seems it will indeed be a tough battle. This time, Rita will prove herself."

Rita looked at the dim sky and thought helplessly, "Hopefully, they can resolve this crisis on their end."

In an instant, the alleyway was plunged into darkness amidst the incessant gunfire and the clanging of metal.

The scythe danced in Rita's hands, deftly deflecting attacks from sharp weapons—daggers, hidden weapons, swords, and firearms—almost everything imaginable appeared.

Both sides were assassins, and despite being outnumbered, Rita was worn down here.

They kill one and quickly replace them, making it difficult to break through in a short time.

At this moment, there are still 45 minutes until the scheduled burst time.

Chapter 48 Aunt?

The remaining people split into two groups and began searching for the disaster site.

Kiana, Sirin, and Mei began searching in one direction of the city, while Theresa, Seele, and Bronya searched from the other side.

Although there was a simple Honkai energy detector, the other side had clearly taken steps to conceal it.

One can only sense the city's collapse energy surging, but the concentration in the surrounding area is surprisingly calm, which is clearly unlikely.

"Sigh, this is such a tough job. Am I always the only one who suffers like this?"

Raven looked helplessly at Kiana and her group below; clearly, she was still facing the Herrscher of the Void.

She didn't really want to run into Celine; the shadows of her childhood were still vivid in her mind, but it seemed unavoidable.

"Hmph! So, you're not even going to explain why my experiment was suddenly moved up in time?"

The jackal, wearing a mask, snorted coldly, clearly annoyed at being called out while engrossed in her experiments.

"Heh, how long has it been since you've had any contact with the outside world?" Raven chuckled.

She pointed to the dazzling lights of Sky City, then glanced at the Shencheng Pharmaceutical Industrial Zone in the distance where the explosion had occurred, and sighed, "If you were still there, you would have died countless times by now, wouldn't you?"

"So, what exactly happened?" Jackal asked, frowning. An experiment that could command the Lord was something whose success rate was very low if it continued now.

"In short, your plan has been exposed," Raven said, making an exaggerated gesture.

"Everyone online knows about it. Fortunately, the Lord has helped you obtain a Honkai Source to expedite the process, that's all."

...

Meanwhile, Theresa and the other two carefully observed the instrument's reaction.

Due to unknown influences, the sensor's range is extremely small; it may only react within a very small area.

At this moment, a woman in white stood with her arms crossed, quietly watching the three people approaching.

The bright moonlight shone on her face, making her look as holy as a moon goddess.

She looked at the three of them, especially Bronya, a smile playing on her lips, and said softly.

"Good evening, everyone. As you can see, I am Yu Tu, a cadre of the World Serpent, here to entertain the three of you."

"Yutu, no, Cecilia! You, how could you be here? Shouldn't you have stayed here?"

Theresa looked at the dreamlike, pure white woman before her with some confusion, her words somewhat incoherent.

How can there be people in the world who look so alike?

She claims to be a member of World Serpent, but has never appeared in the game. She has the same face as Cecilia, with the same white hair and blue eyes.

However, the difference in her temperament and clothing compared to Cecilia was quite obvious.

Theresa gripped Judas tightly in her hand, looking warily at the woman before her, and questioned her.

"No, Cecilia wouldn't be here. You, who are you?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Theresa, we'll have to postpone your question for now. I'm afraid you'll have to rest here for a while."

"Wh-what?" Before the terrified voice could escape, fatigue on his eyelids forced him to swallow it back.

Yu Tu chuckled softly, then snapped her fingers with her right hand, and an invisible force rippled outwards.

"In your dreams, you will find peace and tranquility."

"And now, no one is interrupting our conversation. Bronya Zaychek—"

She turned her gaze to Bronya, who was watching her nervously, her eyes still smiling. "Long time no see—"

Bronya shielded Seele behind her, which had nothing to do with strength; she always instinctively protected her sister when facing powerful enemies.

“What did you do to the headmistress? Besides, Bronya has never even seen you before.”

Bronya stared at Feathered Rabbit for a while, and she was quite certain that she had never seen a similar face except at Kiana's mother's house.

But just as the headmaster said, Cecilia-senpai won't be here.

So, who exactly is she?

They acted as if they knew me very well.

"I just want to let her take a short nap while she's not looking, so she won't disturb our conversation," Yu Tu said.

Along the way, she had prepared enough mental suggestions, making it easier for Theresa, an S-rank, to fall asleep than she had imagined. She had thought it would take much more effort.

The other party clearly lacked sufficient vigilance; otherwise, they wouldn't have carefully observed their surroundings when they sensed something was wrong.

However, of course, this level of dreaming occurs on the premise of not actively attacking or disturbing the other person's subconscious.

"Oh? Why do you want to talk to Bronya? As far as I know, Bronya has never had any interaction with you."

Bronya tentatively asked a question, but the woman in front of her stopped the headmistress in an instant. Her strength was definitely above the two of them, and she couldn't act rashly.

"Don't be nervous, Bronya. To be honest, this isn't the best time I'd ever planned to meet you,"

Yu Tu wasn't as ferocious as expected; in fact, she seemed a bit dazed. She lightly touched the corner of her mouth with her finger, deep in thought.

Her head tilted slightly, which actually made her look rather cute.

"But if we're talking about humans, as your aunt, I think it's still necessary for me to meet you."

"You... know my mother?" Bronya asked hastily, forgetting about how she addressed her mother.

She felt both anticipation and fear of disappointment towards her mother, whom she had never met.

She lived in an orphanage from the very beginning and forgot about her biological mother's existence very early on.

There, no one remembers their biological mother except for Cocolia, who thought she had completely stopped caring. But hearing others mention her mother brought a pang of sadness to her heart.

“Yes! Alexandra is a very brave woman. She didn’t mean to abandon you,” Yu Tu said earnestly, as if she were talking about something very important.

Bronya remained silent, unaware of what this meant or what it truly signified.

But she understood that the person in front of her knew a lot.

But now is not the time to get to the bottom of this; what she urgently wants to solve is the disaster at hand.

"Then why are you Bronya's aunt? And why do you have the same face as Cecilia, the strongest Valkyrie of Schicksal?"

Bronya couldn't help but take two steps forward, partly to ask her mother more questions, and partly to get closer to Yuto so she could launch a sneak attack.

"What my aunt said? I'm just mimicking how humans talk. After all, as Alexandra's last friend, I thought I barely had the right to say that."

Yutu stepped back, avoiding Bronya's outstretched hand, her smile unwavering.

"And be careful, if you get too close to me now, you could easily get hurt."

Alexandra? Is that her mother's name?

Bronya stopped moving forward. She was indeed surrounded by dense Honkai energy. As soon as she reached out, her hand felt a stinging pain.

She withdrew her hand, feigning nonchalance, and looked directly into Yu Tu's eyes.

Those eyes, a soft blue with a hint of pink, were also different from Cecilia's. Compared to Cecilia's resolute expression, hers possessed a more ethereal quality, as if...a sense of bewilderment.

"So, what do you mean by 'humans'? And what is your purpose in stopping us?"

"Because I'm not human! Let's talk about the rest next time we meet, otherwise running out of things to talk about will be difficult. As for the purpose of stopping me..."

Yu Tu paused for a moment, then smiled teasingly, as if hesitant, yet also declaring directly, "This road...is blocked?"

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Bronya raised her gun, leaned forward, and fired directly at Yuto.

With a flick of its little hand, Yu Tu deflected the bullet with a long spear, which bounced off to the side and made a metallic sound upon impact.

She continued to smile at Bronya, without taking the initiative.

Bronya was on high alert. When she looked to the side, she found that Seele had also disappeared without a trace.

"When?" Bronya couldn't help but ask. She quickly realized that she was in a dream, but had no idea when she had entered it.

"It seems you've already realized that? Don't worry, since you're unwilling to talk, fighting here isn't a bad option."

"Hey, you're cheating, aren't you?" Bronya's lips twitched as she watched the once frail figure in front of her now clad in armor, wielding a spear and engaging in close combat.

Bronya knew very well that it was impossible to win in someone else's dream, but she was helpless.

I can barely keep up with the opponent's attacks, but the only good thing is that my legs are now very flexible.

Although she's being thrashed by her opponent, her combat skills are improving... The only problem is—she's a woman destined to become the Herrscher of Reason, so why is she focusing on melee attacks?

In the end, she still had to ask Kiana for help! Bronya felt a slight bitterness rise in her heart.

"Clang—" She clashed with the opponent's spear, no longer distracted, and met the attack head-on.

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