Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

A small, fair hand reached out, and Jiu Xiao chuckled softly, interlocking his fingers with hers.

Seeing Kiana with her eyes still closed but the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up, Jiu Xiao leaned down and kissed her forehead.

What an idiot...

Chapter 203: Setting a Flag High

The agreed time had passed quite a while, making Durandal somewhat impatient.

Fortunately, just as Durandal was about to leave with her gun to carry out her mission alone, Nine Heavens finally arrived.

Amidst a series of massive sonic booms, the tattered Nine Heavens tumbled and rolled before Durandal.

"Sorry I'm a little late. Can I borrow the Black Abyss White Flower for now..." Jiu Xiao shakily got up, grasped the Black Abyss White Flower in Youlandel's hand, and used it to heal himself.

After being fully healed, Jiuxiao returned the Black Abyss White Flower to Durandal. Durandal accepted the Black Abyss White Flower and discovered that the energy stored within it hadn't decreased much.

"Can't you heal yourself? Why did you use my Black Abyss White Flower?"

"There are too many people and too many eyes here. It would be too frightening to restore directly. Let's use the Black Abyss White Flower to cover it up."

Durandal nodded and didn't ask any further questions. Although she felt that the power was hers and there was no need to hide it.

“Let’s go. Jiuxiao, you can set off earlier next time. There’s no need to rush like this.”

"It's alright, it won't have a big impact."

Jiu Xiao chuckled and rubbed his lower back.

I originally wanted to ride in Little Purple, but it was already well past the agreed time, so I had Judah throw me out to rewrite my own gravity and directly break through the speed of sound by n times.

Although the high-speed flight almost melted him, it was worth it because he got to spend more time with his two beautiful wives at home.

On the way to the combat aircraft, Durandal explained the details of the mission to Nine Heavens.

"Our mission this time is to thoroughly clean up the Honkai events around the world. After that, Bishop Otto said he has an even more important task for us. Rita will be providing support from behind the scenes. Nine Heavens, prepare to strike!"

“This is a huge project all over the world! It’s really motivating!”

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Fall 2015.

A devastating collapse erupted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, bringing the city to a standstill and plunging more than 300 million people into ruin.

In order to stop the spread and impact of the Honkai, the Valkyrie forces of the Destiny West branch also arrived at the battlefield as quickly as possible.

The sky above the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.

On the Valkyrie aircraft that came to provide support, Susana, a B-rank Valkyrie from the Phosphorus Sand Squad of the Destiny West branch, was taking deep, tense breaths.

"What are you doing? What are you afraid of? Can you still be considered a Valkyrie of Destiny? The Collapsed Battlefield is not a place where cowards like you can survive!"

Mattila, the leader of the Phosphorus Sand Squad, who only had one eye and one arm left, shouted at Susana, who was crouching in the corner.

"Pull yourself together and think carefully about what I've taught you!"

"Yes...yes, Captain!" Susana jumped up from the ground in fright and saluted the captain at attention. But Susana's trembling legs made her look somewhat comical at that moment.

At this moment, Sofia, the deputy captain of the phosphorus sand squad, came over and helped Susana up.

"Don't worry, you are the Valkyrie personally chosen by me and Martila. You have to believe in your strength."

Sofia placed a charm in Susana's hand.

"Here, this is your talisman; it will protect you."

"Yes! I will definitely not let the two captains down!" Susana excitedly accepted the amulet, the encouragement from the two captains instantly filling her with fighting spirit.

At that moment, bad news came through the three's communicator: the leader of the Honkai Beasts that had caused this Honkai outbreak had been spotted ahead of the Phosphor Sand Squad.

"Report! A new variant of the Honkai Emperor has been discovered in the Dubai area! It's the Sandstorm Emperor!"

The Honkai Emperor was already putting the Phosphor Sand Squad in a tough fight, let alone the Honkai Emperor's variant, the Sandstorm Emperor...

Martila's expression visibly darkened, but her eyes remained exceptionally resolute. Any Honkai Beast was an object Martila was obligated to eliminate.

"Perfect timing, Honkai Beast. Let me be your burial!" With that, Mattila prepared to jump out of the hatch and fight the Sandstorm Emperor to the death.

But Sofia grabbed her arm, preventing Mattila from taking that step.

"The Honkai Emperor is very powerful; we need to revise our battle plan!"

Martila shook off Sofia's hand and said firmly, "No, you just need to follow my lead! I will personally destroy all the Honkai Beasts."

Watching Mattila's resolute figure disappear into the distance, Sofia recalled the scene of their former captain's death... Back then, Mattila had made the same decision to annihilate all Honkai Beasts. And she herself... had vowed to protect everyone.

"Captain...don't worry, I will protect both Matila and Susana." Sovia clasped her hands together and offered a final prayer for the team.

At this moment, Susana walked up to Matila and Sofia, looking ahead with high spirits and smiling, saying, "Don't worry! The Phosphorus Sand Squad will definitely come back alive!!"

"I've been listening to you guys talk up there for ages, you're setting up flags like crazy!"

Jiuxiao flew into the cabin from the Phosphorus Sand Squad's aircraft and stood in front of Susana and the other two.

"Although nothing will happen this time, don't make any more predictions in the future."

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At this moment, all the Honkai Beasts on the ground moved abnormally slowly, as if someone had pressed the time-stop button.

Taking advantage of the lull in the Honkai Beasts' attacks, people hurriedly fled, using both hands and feet. Among the fleeing crowd, a determined young girl was going against the flow.

With a single punch, Durandal could defeat all Honkai Beasts, whether they were Breakthrough or Temple-class.

And now, this sandstorm emperor in front of us is only a punch away...

"Drink it—!"

Durandal brought her fist to her waist, briefly gathered her strength, and then threw a punch.

Before the Sandstorm Emperor could even scream, he was sent flying along with the shockwave from Durandal's punch.

Not only did it plow a long trench in the ground, but it also smashed a large crater into the Burj Al Arab hotel not far behind it.

"Rita, the Honkai Beasts in Dubai have been dealt with. What's the next mission?"

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"Phosphorus Sand Squad, the Honkai Emperor has been defeated by the S-rank Valkyrie Durandal sent by headquarters. You can return to base now. Leave the rest to the S-rank Valkyrie Nine Heavens and the ground forces."

Inside the aircraft cabin, just as Jiu Xiao finished speaking, new information came through everyone's communicators.

"Tsk, I haven't finished speaking yet. Never mind, see you next time if fate allows, bye-bye." Jiu Xiao waved to Su Shana and the others, then jumped out of the plane.

"Forehead..."

Martila and Sofia were both speechless, while Susana was full of questions.

"Then...can we head back now?"

Flying in the air, Jiuxiao pressed down on Dubai, causing all the destroyed buildings to float up, clearing rescue routes, and using its creative abilities to create plants to stabilize most of the dilapidated buildings and save the lives of the victims.

Thus, the Dubai collapse incident was perfectly resolved. As for the Phosphate Sand Squad... this story seems to have nothing to do with them.

Oh wait, there is some. After all, Jiuxiao replaced Rita's task and was assigned to protect Susana.

They either send Jiuxiao or Rita, an S-class Valkyrie to secretly protect a B-class Valkyrie. Do they even understand the value of Susana, the incredibly wealthy woman who controls the very fabric of destiny?

Chapter 204 Holiday, but I didn't have one.

Several days after the collapse of Dubai.

Amber walked lightly into Otto's office.

"Your Excellency, Durandal and Lord Nine Heavens have successfully resolved this month's Honkai events. Thanks to Lord Nine Heavens' strong control over the situation, many losses have been reduced for Schicksal and various countries. Many countries have jointly proposed to increase Schicksal's funding for the next quarter by five percentage points."

“Very good. I originally thought that with Durandal and Jiuxiao fighting tirelessly for more than 30 days, they could resolve the large-scale Honkai event, but I didn’t expect them to exceed expectations.”

Otto closed the mission report Amber handed him, chuckled, and muttered to himself.

"The difference in strength between S-rank and A-rank Valkyries is like an insurmountable chasm. I didn't expect there to be such a large gap between S-rank Valkyries. It seems that S-rank is no longer enough to showcase the strength of Durandal and Nine Heavens. Perhaps we should add another 'Durandal' or 'Nine Heavens' rank..."

"Okay, I'll go prepare the documents right away."

Upon hearing Otto's words, Amber immediately brought up the screen and began processing new Valkyrie rating data.

"No... I was just kidding."

Otto chuckled twice, stopping Amber from taking things too seriously. The straightforward Amber always treated his jokes as orders, much to Otto's exasperation.

Before leaving, Amber paused, turned to Otto, and said:

"By the way, Your Excellency, there is one more thing. I strongly suggest that you modify Lord Jiuxiao's Valkyrie Armor, because the card art of the Anti-Entropy organization, the 'Let's Fight' series, is very similar in appearance to Lord Jiuxiao's Valkyrie Armor. Now, many countries recognize Lord Jiuxiao as a member of the Anti-Entropy organization."

"Understood... Go and call Durandal, Rita, and Jiuxiao to come to me."

After Amber left, Otto pulled up the data on the Valkyrie Armor and looked at it quietly.