Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"...? Penglai Temple Nine Heavens, why does your art style feel off? Have you... evolved into King Kong...?"

Seele stared blankly at the monstrous figure before her, Penglaiji Jiuxiao, whose body was covered in muscles that bulged like steel.

"No, this is just the price of becoming stronger." Penglaiji Jiuxiao covered his face, too ashamed to face anyone.

When she told Jiu Xiao that she wanted to become stronger, Jiu Xiao instead said something to her.

"Only a strong physique can contain more Honkai energy. It's simple to become stronger: first, develop a body of steel. Here, let me show you a big treasure."

Then, as Jiuxiao's eyes widened in surprise at Penglai Temple, he stretched out his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and threw a punch.

After being beaten by Jiuxiao for an unknown period of time, when Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple regained consciousness, he discovered that he had developed substantial muscles all over his body.

"It's a bit scary, but is this what it feels like to be full of power?" Penglaiji Jiuxiao clenched his fist. Is this the fulfilling feeling of having power?

"You're overthinking it. You're just swollen from my beating." Jiuxiao ruthlessly shattered the illusion that Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao was indulging in.

"I will combine my power with my strikes and inject it into your body. Once your body has adapted to it, I will continue to add more energy."

"..." Penglai Temple Jiuxiao looked at himself in the mirror. His strong physique was no longer small enough to be contained in the mirror.

"Since it's swollen... will the swelling go down? Will my body shape ever return to normal...?"

"Let's see when you can get used to it~"

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Duang——

Seele put away her scythe and patted Penglai Temple Nine Heavens' muscles with envy.

"Wow, your muscles are way beyond what an average person can achieve. You're practically invulnerable! Go ask Jiuxiao if this method can be popularized. If all the survivors in the base had a physique like this... the survival rate should be much higher!"

"It's a pity, Brother Jiuxiao said it doesn't need to be universal, so it can't be widely popularized." Penglai Temple Jiuxiao stretched his hands, bent his arms, revealing his thick biceps. "However, the current me can already beat ten times my previous self. Xier, want to spar with me?"

“Okay~” Xi’er smiled and dragged Penglaiji Jiuxiao into the training room.

As expected, Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens was beaten up by Seele again.

Jiuxiao imparted the true meaning of Jiuxiao's power to Penglai Temple, but Xier used her skills to teach Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple how to be a better person.

Despite being brutally beaten by both sides, Penglai Temple Nine Heavens has indeed become stronger.

What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger!

Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens has lost everything, becoming like a blank sheet of paper, but a blank sheet of paper is also more easily stained with new colors.

The power of Jiuxiao and the skills of Xier were absorbed by Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple as he was being beaten.

Chapter 249 The Medical Department's Commission

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Chapter 250 Acquaintance only deepens the curse

The moth that chases the flame consists of roughly three parts:

Combat units are responsible for fighting the Honkai on the front lines, protecting survivors, and helping to search for survivors in various locations.

The logistics unit comprises a medical department and an engineering department. The medical department, led by Emisha, is responsible for the medical care of combat personnel and survivors, while the engineering department, headed by Iserin, is responsible for the maintenance and modification of equipment for the base and various soldiers.

The "Grey Moth" unit is a special force led by Himeko Murata. They are responsible for a series of special operations, including conquest, expansion, exploration, and resource scavenging, aboard the Hyperion, which has lost its propulsion system and can only move on land and orbit.

In this apocalyptic world, no one can remain unscathed. Regardless of age or gender, everyone who survives will join one of three factions. In this tragic world, one can only rely on squeezing every last drop of their ability to survive.

Because "Grey Moth" had not yet returned, Jiu Xiao and Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao were hastily recruited into Seele's combat unit with a wave of Seele's hand and a single sentence.

Because they had received payment from Amysa, Jiuxiao and the others brought a bunch of broken parts to the engineering department and handed them over to Iserine and the others to repair the Houmei robot.

Just as the engineering and medical departments reeked of alcohol disinfectant, they also reeked of machine oil. In the dilapidated lobby, all sorts of strange and unusual parts were scattered haphazardly throughout the space.

However, unlike the medical department, which is quiet, the work department is filled with various clanging and banging sounds.

Seele went into a room and looked around for something, then shouted loudly.

"Is anyone there? Iselin! Are you there?!"

However, no one paid any attention to Xi'er. Xi'er helplessly shrugged and said to Jiu Xiao and the other person:

“Once these people in the engineering department get into work mode, they ignore everyone else. I’ll teach you how to find them in the future. Watch my tried-and-true method.”

"What can I do?"

Then, under the horrified gazes of Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, Xier picked up a mechanical part and weighed it in her hand.

Then, among a pile of things on the ground, he found a small, inconspicuous light bulb and threw it over there.

Snapped--

Then a panicked voice rang out.

"What's broken?"

thump—

In the sight of Jiu Xiao and the other two, a green algae-headed creature suddenly stood up straight from the underground chamber and crashed headfirst into the machinery above, producing a crisp collision sound.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch!" Iselin clutched her head and squatted down, tears welling up in her eyes from the pain.

"Oh, Iselin, so you're here~" Seele put her hands behind her back and greeted Iselin with a smile.

"It's you again! Didn't I tell you not to contact me this way?!" Iselin yelled angrily at Seele.

However, judging from her delicate body and dark circles under her eyes, no one could feel any sense of oppression from her.

"But if you don't do this, you won't be able to notice your surroundings at all~ Don't worry, I specifically found an inconspicuous light bulb this time, so don't be nervous."

Seele pointed to the small light bulb she had just broken. Iselin looked in the direction Seele was pointing and sure enough, it was a small light bulb... However, the electronic chips and motherboard exposed from the broken bulb revealed that she was not simple.

Iselin's vision went completely black, and she nearly fainted.

"A light bulb?! This is... you smashed the camera on the Houmei robot!!"

"well…?"

"It's rare to find one that's still intact... Oh well, it's already totaled anyway. If I can't fix the Houmei robot, Ray will be yelling at me again later."

Iselin slumped in her chair, looking utterly dejected. Knowing Amisa's personality, although she wouldn't actually shoot herself, she was sure to get a scolding all day.

"Don't be so negative~ Look at this."

Jiuxiao gestured to Penglai Temple Jiuxiao with his eyes, and then the two of them handed over the newly collected parts from the battlefield to Iselin.

"..."

Iselin paused for a moment, then put on the goggles hanging on her head and carefully examined the batch of parts. Finally, a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.

"Sigh, more overtime. But... that's good, at least those American robots will be saved."

With a sorrowful expression, Iselin turned and left, clutching the pile of parts. Although she was reluctant to work overtime, she knew that if these medical robots were repaired, her family would be spared some of the sacrifices.

"Sigh, wait a minute!"

Seele grabbed Iseline by the back of her collar and pulled her back.

"Why did you just leave without a word? I haven't even introduced these two new family members yet."

Iselin looked up at Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao a few times, memorized their appearances, and then sighed deeply.

In such an apocalyptic world, getting to know each additional person only adds another curse to one's own burden.

You never know whether tomorrow or an accident will come first, especially for combat troops, where every meeting could be the last.

The word "bond" is really good. It has two meanings: one is to bind or tie, and the other is the bond between people.

But in Iselin's view, it's all the same: the bonds with others are, in essence, the noose that hangs oneself. The dead are dead, but the living, because of these bonds, can only carry the will of the dead and continue moving forward.

Iserlyn is the head of the engineering department, where soldiers come daily to maintain weapons and modify equipment. With her photographic memory, she can easily remember everyone's face and name, but what's the point…?

Those who came here would smile and encourage each other, cheering each other on... but some left with laughter and joy, and never came back.

The collapse destroyed everything; we lost not only our homes, but also the dawn we longed for.

"No need for introductions, I've already memorized what they look like, that's enough."

Iselin turned around to leave and continue repairing the Houmei robot.

“My name is Jiuxiao.” “My name is Penglai Temple Jiuxiao.”

Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao shouted together at Iselin's back.

Iselin paused for a moment, then spoke softly in a voice only she could hear.

"Well, I see."

Seele scratched her head in embarrassment. Iselin was so disrespectful to her; she'd have to find a chance to sneak over and scare her next time.

However, just as Seele was thinking about how to scare Iselin without her knowing that it was she who scared her, Iselin came running over with some documents.