Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"A red birthmark? It looks like a witch's mark."

"With such a horrible thing growing out of you, no wonder your parents abandoned you."

Xing continued to stroke Xi'er's body, listening to Xi'er crying and shouting "No!"

But the next moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared, binding Xing and rendering her unable to move.

"You're such a crybaby... You keep saying you'll protect Bronya, but you can't do anything about it."

Look at how every cell in your body looks terrified and deformed... well, never mind.

Let me help you!

Seele rose from the ground, her eyes no longer the deep blue of the sea, but a blood-red. A dense, tangible Honkai energy appeared around her like a shadow.

She grabbed Xing, who was struggling, and pulled her hair to make Xing look at her.

Chapter 29 The Cycle of Cause and Effect on the Staircase

Seele flashed a perfectly "healthy" smile, laughing as she spoke to the grotesque-looking Apricot:

"Look how scared you are, it's so cute!"

"You...you're not Seele at all! Who are you?!" Xing shouted at Seele. This person could not possibly be Seele; Seele would never show such a sickly expression.

Unfortunately, Xing's words seemed to have angered Xi'er. Her smile gradually froze.

"That's so rude. Looks like you need to teach that rude mouth of yours a lesson."

Seele grabbed Xing's face, forcing Xing to open her mouth. Then, with a flick of Seele's hand, a shadow entered Xing's mouth and began to swirl inside.

"Aaaaaah—" Xing screamed in pain, tears and snot streaming down her face, saliva mixed with blood flowing freely. Her teeth had been snapped off by the shadows and torn out.

She held the teeth and waved them triumphantly in front of Xing. She enjoyed tormenting others; Xing's pained expression excited her greatly, and she laughed so hard she didn't even realize she was drooling.

"It's so noisy... but it's actually quite pleasant to listen to! Haha~"

Seele turned to the side, revealing a powerful aura, and glanced at Xing. However, as if remembering something, Seele slightly suppressed her smile.

"Oh my, I'm so happy to see Sister Xing! I completely forgot that I came here to avenge my sister!"

Xi'er pressed Xing's head down and pulled her into the room. Then she looked at her with a pleased expression.

Seeing Xing's bewildered expression, Xi'er shouted with a smile.

"Come on! Let's party with Seele! Let's name it 'The Staircase Revenge Drama'!! Ahahaha—"

Then Seele activated the stigmata on her chest, and with a burst of maniacal laughter, pulled Xing's consciousness into the stigmata space. Xing's eyes lost their light, and she collapsed to the ground like a corpse.

When Xing woke up, she found herself in a strange space, with nothing but the stairs beneath her feet.

"Where am I? What the hell is going on?! You bastard, where did you take Seele?!"

"This is retribution—it's retribution for pushing Bronya down the stairs."

Xing followed the sound and saw a huge Xi'er, who was supporting her face with her hands and smiling at her. Her scarlet eyes were particularly striking in the dim space.

Seele reached out a hand and pushed the stunned Amy down the stairs. This was the same suffering Bronya had endured, and Amy would have to suffer it too. However, the kind-hearted Seele didn't want to hurt Amy, so she pulled Amy into the consciousness space. Quickly, say thank you, Seele.

Anzu tumbled down the stairs again and again, the stairs seemingly endless. Anzu didn't know how long she tumbled, until she was about to lose consciousness.

"hehe..."

With a cold laugh from Seele, the staircase suddenly ended, but there was nothing below. Xing grabbed the last step, hanging in mid-air.

"help me..."

"Here I am~" Seele shrunk to normal human size and slowly sat down towards Apricot, holding a giant scythe in her hand. "Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to save you~"

She stepped on Xing's hand, leaving him suspended in the air, and then swung her sickle, hacking at Xing's body piece by piece.

"You can't let Bronya suffer the same pain as me~"

After an unknown amount of time, Xing's screams gradually faded away.

Back in reality, Seele sat on the sofa she had constructed from Honkai energy, looking at Annie, who had lost control of her bladder and bowels and was unconscious on the floor.

"What a useless person. They were so imposing when they were bullying others."

By the way, what's that piece of paper she's been looking at? Hmm?

Seele picked up the list that Xing had been looking at, and her red eyes were suddenly filled with blue.

"...What is this?!"

A while later, in Cocolia's office.

Cocolia was still working when Seele knocked on the door and came in.

"Seele?! It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"Mom...please tell me, what exactly is the x10 experiment!"

"Hmm? Did Bronya let it slip... Oh well, you'll find out sooner or later."

Cocolia paused for a moment, stood up from her chair, walked to Seele's side, and began to explain the x10 experiment to her.

"As you should know, the Honkai energy that overflows from the Honkai can corrode normal human bodies. But you children with antibodies can resist the corrosion of Honkai energy and even control it to some extent."

However, the protective effect of antibodies is limited, and in the end your bodies will still be destroyed by the ever-changing Honkai energy.

Therefore, the x10 experiment was put on the agenda. The purpose of this experiment was to find a way to make the body fully adapt to Honkai.

If the experiment succeeds, you children will become a new kind of human being capable of surviving the Honkai.

"But what if the experiment fails? What will happen? Will Bronya...die?"

Cocolia placed her hand on Seele's shoulder, comforting the agitated Seele.

"Bronya has a high adaptability to Honkai energy. Even if she fails, her data can still help us further understand Honkai energy. Do you understand?"

That way we can save the others. Bronya... she volunteered for the experiment so you could live..."

“...I understand, Mom.” Seele lowered her head, looking at the location of her Stigmata. She tore open her clothes at her chest, revealing the Stigmata. At that moment, Seele began to actively release Honkai energy.

"Alarm! Alarm! Alarm! Alarm!"

As the Honkai energy alarm beeped, Seele spoke.

"In that case, Mom, there's an even more suitable person for this experiment."

"It can actually control such powerful Honkai energy!! Could this be the legendary Stigmata?!"

"Mom...please let Seele...replace Bronya!"

Cocolia remained silent for a long time before finally agreeing to Seele's request.

Perhaps this is fate. Cocolia did not want Seele to participate in the experiment, but with her Stigmata, she was the best test subject.

"Go say goodbye to Bronya, don't leave with any regrets..."

Seele nodded and left; she was going to see her sister Bronya.

Seele stood at the door for a long time, but in the end, she still couldn't muster the courage to talk to Bronya. She left the experiment notification outside the door and left.

Seele wanted Bronya to know about this, but she didn't want Bronya to stop her. She knew that if Bronya spoke up, Seele would definitely hesitate.

So Cocolia prepared the aircraft overnight, and the two of them headed to the experimental base before dawn.

Chapter 30 Experiment in Progress

When Bronya woke up in the early morning, she found Seele was not in the room and felt a sudden sense of unease for no apparent reason.

Leaning on her cane, she began searching for Seele. Just as she stepped outside, she saw the experiment notification on the door.

What is this?! This is a notification from the lab. Why? How did it get here?

Bronya continued her search for Seele, her heart churning with turmoil. Memories from the past kept replaying in her mind...

“Listen carefully, Bronya. If the X10 experiment succeeds, you will be able to manipulate matter at the subatomic level. But this experiment is extremely dangerous. All seven children who underwent the experiment before died... Are you willing to participate in the experiment?”

"Bronya...is willing to participate in the experiment."

"You made up your mind so quickly, aren't you afraid?"

"I'm scared. But if Bronya's experimental data can make future experiments go more smoothly... then Seele will be much safer participating in the experiments..."

That was a long time ago, when Cocolia's mother told them about the x10 experiment one by one and asked for their consent.

"Bronya, we're going to the beach in two weeks, but Seele can't swim yet... Can you swim, Bronya?"

"Yes, when I was a special forces soldier, I received underwater demolition training. My best record was being able to hold my breath underwater for 4 minutes and 35 seconds."

"...Wow, that's amazing! Could you please teach me how to swim, Bronya?"

"Okay."

This was a promise Bronya made to Seele under the stars.

"Cocolia's mom! Seele's gone..."