Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

The streets, which should have been bustling with activity, were now deserted...

Oh no.

There are a lot of people.

They were all just suicide squad members.

It has the appearance of a human, but can no longer be called human; perhaps even a zombie couldn't be more devastating? Its face is unrecognizable, flesh and bones twisted, its body mangled beyond recognition…

Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens took turns wielding heavy cannons, greatswords, and dual daggers, leaping and twirling among the assassins, each flash taking away the last breath of many.

The girl's fighting movements slowed down more and more; the horrific scene before her and the murky, foul air disgusted her.

The road lay ahead, but Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens felt that continuing to fight like this was pointless.

Changkong City has a population of over 300 million, along with countless other creatures. Humans have become suicide soldiers, and animals have become Honkai Beasts…

With just his two daggers, he couldn't possibly kill them all...

Looking at the young man in the sky, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao noticed that unlike his somewhat weary self, he maintained a smile, as if he had seen the scene before him countless times and was used to it.

"Tired?"

Jiuxiao landed beside Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, scanned the area, and cleared out a safe zone.

"A little... but my heart is more tired than my body." Penglai Temple Jiuxiao put away her weapon and stood beside Jiuxiao, breathing heavily, but the polluted air did not make her feel any better.

Her eyes were filled with confusion, whether from the loss of her memory or from facing a world that had been destroyed. Penglai Temple Nine Heavens didn't know what she should do, or even what she could do…

"The world has been destroyed. Maybe all that's left is us and these robots... Brother, do you think there's any point in our existence?"

Jiuxiao patted Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's little head and comforted her with a smile, saying, "The world has been destroyed, but we are still alive, aren't we? As long as we are alive, there are still many unimaginable possibilities."

Besides, we're not the only ones in this world! Don't forget the resistance base our guide mentioned; we're never alone.

Jiuxiao paused for a moment, then pointed to a spot not far away.

"Look, here they come."

Following the direction indicated by Jiuxiao, Penglai Temple looked and saw a group of girls wielding simple weapons, fighting their way through the group of assassins to reach their side.

"Let's go, they've come to pick us up." Jiu Xiao reached out and altered the gravity in the vicinity, slightly weakening the movements of the assassins and easing the pressure on the rebels. Then he summoned the Star Sword and led the charge towards the rebels.

The world was destroyed because of the Herrscher, and the survivors' hatred for the Herrscher is unimaginable. Jiu Xiao just didn't want to cause trouble by going around saying that he was a Herrscher and incurring the resentment of the survivors.

"I see, I understand now." Houraiji Kyushou patted his cheeks, regaining his composure. He shouldered the Hollow Weapon Array Greatsword and charged towards the rebels' position.

A few minutes later, Jiu Xiao and the other person successfully reunited with the resistance army. However, Jiu Xiao was a little surprised by the person leading the resistance army.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm a little late. Are you all alright?" Carrying a worn-out, huge scythe, the now-grown Seele looked at Jiuxiao and Penglaiji Jiuxiao with a smile.

"You guys are amazing! You managed to take down so many corpses. Looks like our family is going to have some tough guys soon."

Xi'er happily walked up, hooked her arms around the necks of Jiu Xiao and Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao on either side, and pulled them into her embrace.

“See…?” Jiu Xiao was a little lost in thought. Although it was certain that people from different worlds had different personalities, See… in this world was too cheerful and enthusiastic…

"Are you... a rebel group?"

Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens felt a little embarrassed by Seele's behavior. Although Seele was also a girl, wasn't this a bit too intimate...?

"You know my name, and you know the resistance. It seems you know something about us, so explaining things later will be easier."

Seele made a gesture, and the remaining rebels immediately readjusted to their fighting stance. "It's not safe here. Let's talk about the rest later. Let's go back to base first."

Xi'er, along with Jiu Xiao and Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao, began to move in the direction the original train had taken.

Halfway there, Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao pulled Xier along.

"This direction... that's where we came from. Is the base over there?"

"Hmm. Did you know? The Great Honkai Impact also occurred in the former Changkong City, giving birth to a Herrscher—the Herrscher of Thunder. Changkong City was her territory, but the Herrscher of Thunder abandoned her familiars. Without the Herrscher's command, the Honkai creatures could only wander around in scattered places."

But it is precisely because of this that humanity has a final chance to breathe.

Our base is built on a small island surrounded and isolated by seawater. The seawater can isolate Honkai energy and also withstand attacks from some Honkai creatures.

After saying that, Xi'er punched Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao twice. She sighed softly, then smiled and said...

"You two, instead of staying on the train and waiting for our rescue, you ran off. We went through a lot of trouble to find you."

Jiuxiao helplessly shrugged and retorted in a low voice, "The entire area has been attacked by Honkai creatures. We can't just sit here and wait to die."

"Hmm, so I didn't mean to blame you guys~ I was just making a little complaint."

Xier grabbed the guides, numbers five and six, from Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's waists and glared at them fiercely.

"Was it these little bastards who were afraid of dying and encouraged you to run away?"

"No, no, we just asked it to tell us the location of the rebel base, and we planned to go there ourselves..." Penglai Temple Jiuxiao quickly explained. Seeing Xi'er's fierce appearance, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao was afraid that Xi'er would destroy the two guides at any moment.

"Oh, I see... Then why didn't they tell you that the only road leading to St. Freya Academy right now is the train line!"

Seele grabbed the guide's face and pulled hard.

"This isn't my fault. The sea route is simply inaccessible to you; Mr. Jiuxiao could easily fly across..." Guide Number Five explained softly. If Jiuxiao could fly directly across the moat, what was the point of sending a railway line...?

"You can fly...?" Seele seemed to have heard something incredible and looked up at the sky.

“…Hmm.” Jiuxiao hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “I was once subjected to Honkai energy modification experiments, and I have some abilities far beyond those of ordinary people, so you can call me Superman.”

Chapter 245: Fire Moth

"Haha, you're so funny." Xi'er paused for a moment, then laughed and patted Jiu Xiao's shoulder before walking past him.

As she brushed past Jiuxiao, she whispered, "I'm sorry, I reminded you of bad memories..."

"?"

Jiu Xiao was filled with questions. What bad memories could there be? But then he remembered that the Seele in his world had also undergone the experiment and been turned into a quantum superposition state. Suddenly, Jiu Xiao understood. This Seele had also suffered from that experiment…

"I'm sorry, I never expected you to obtain your power in this way." Penglaiji Jiuxiao patted Jiuxiao's shoulder sympathetically, walked past Jiuxiao, and then sighed helplessly. He left Jiuxiao with a lonely figure, full of sympathy and pity, yet powerless to help.

"Come back here! What are you sighing for?" Jiu Xiao grabbed Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao, pinched her little face, and pulled her back.

"What's wrong? Is it not okay? Isn't being modified a painful thing?"

Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao blinked, looking at Jiuxiao with a puzzled expression.

"Never mind, it's nothing." Jiuxiao blinked, pinched Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's face twice, then let go of her and followed Xier.

Penglai Temple Nine-Shō scratched her head in confusion. She had lost her memory, but she vaguely remembered that being modified was an extremely painful experience...

But seeing that Jiuxiao didn't seem sad or upset at all, could it be that I've made a mistake?

“Strange… why do I feel that the transformation is so painful…” Penglai Temple Jiuxiao suddenly became confused, and then painfully covered his head.

In a place where the surroundings were obscured, a faceless woman with long white hair spoke haltingly, "St. Freya Academy... underground... corpse... implanted Herrscher cells... Valkyrie surgery... burning life..."

And in front of the white-haired woman… was it himself…? And beside him was another person… who was it?

Penglaiji Jiuxiao clutched her throbbing head, groaning in pain. She desperately searched her memory, trying to recall who the woman beside her was. But she found nothing…

The indescribable pain triggered Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's body's self-protection mechanism, causing her to faint.

"What did you do?" "I don't know!"

Xi'er and Jiu Xiao stared at each other, standing around Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao. As they walked ahead, they suddenly heard Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao scream in agony. When they turned around, she had already fallen into a coma.

“Perhaps it was the keyword ‘remodeling’ that triggered it…” Jiu Xiao picked up Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao and tried to heal her with the power of creation.

But it was directly immune...?

Suddenly, Jiuxiao sensed something and reached out to touch Seele. Sure enough, the power of creation passed right through Seele…

"Goodness gracious...it seems we've discovered something incredible..."

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Led by Xi'er, Jiu Xiao and the unconscious Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao and others quickly returned to the train.

After clearing away the Honkai creatures near the train, the train was restarted. Then, it passed through many tunnels and checkpoints.

The group arrived at a dilapidated underground train station on an island...

Oh well, it's the apocalypse, so it's normal for things to be a little damaged.

Jiu Xiao took a deep breath and accepted this reality. After all, he had already slept on the streets with Kiana, so it was already quite good that he could still have a bed to sleep in.

"Let me reintroduce myself. My name is Seele Voller, and we are the human resistance against the Honkai—the Moths of Fire."

Then, led by Seele, Jiuxiao and the awakened Penglai Temple Jiuxiao went to see Bronya Zaychek, the leader of the Firemoth.

"Big sister~ I'm back!" Seele happily jumped up and hugged Bronya, who was there to greet them.

“Welcome home, Seele. Are you hurt?” Bronya looked at Seele with affection, then examined Seele’s body from head to toe to see if she was injured.

"Big sister is such a worrywart! How could I possibly get hurt on a mission like this?" Seele hopped around in a circle to prove that she was unharmed.

After confirming that Seele was unharmed, Bronya looked away and said expressionlessly, "No, I mean, were the family members who were escorting injured?"

“Gulp…” Seele puffed out her cheeks angrily and handed Bronya the information filled out by Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao Road. “They weren’t injured, but they’re pretty strong too. Honestly, Big Sister always bullies me! Here, this is their information.”

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Seele." Bronya praised Seele with a smile. Seele immediately stopped being angry and hugged Bronya back with a grin.