Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

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"Huh...huh..."

Bronya took a deep breath, then a deep breath, trying to calm herself down and not let anger cloud her judgment.

But seeing Himeko's cold, indifferent face, Bronya could no longer suppress her anger. She gritted her teeth, glared at Himeko, and shouted each word out in fury.

"Why did you fire?! They were on their way to support you! And you killed them all with a single shot!! What do you think of your family's lives?!"

"Time is the most precious thing in a crisis, and I just made the right decisions during that precious time. That's why we've survived until now, isn't it?"

Himeko said expressionlessly, without a trace of sadness or joy in her eyes, as if what had died was nothing more than an insignificant tool.

Even if it puts everyone in danger! Even if it costs your family's lives!

"But in fact, this is the option with the fewest casualties."

"..."

Bronya clenched her fists. Himeko was right, but life shouldn't be used as a bargaining chip to minimize losses...

The Fire Moth was created to protect the few remaining survivors. If survivors are sacrificed as tools, what is the point of protection?

Seeing that the two were about to fight, Seele, who was extremely anxious, began to act as a peacemaker, speaking up for both sides.

To avoid upsetting Seele because of their situation, Bronya suppressed her anger and told Seele that she wasn't angry. Then, through gritted teeth, she began discussing the upcoming plans and the newly appeared insect-type Honkai creatures with Himeko.

Himeko was not surprised at all. She didn't care about Bronya's anger, but she didn't want the cheerful Seele to be sad either, so she had no choice but to cooperate with Bronya.

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In Jiuxiao's room at Penglai Temple.

Jiuxiao fiddled with the small parts in his hands, lost in thought, pondering the main gun shot fired by the Hyperion just now.

After hesitating between Bronya and Seele and the people on the front lines, he chose Bronya and Seele.

Perhaps even without his intervention, Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens and Seele could have saved Bronya and Iserline. But clearly, he valued Bronya and the others more, subconsciously neglecting those on the front lines.

It's hard to believe that Jiu Xiao didn't feel much sadness. Perhaps it was because he didn't know those people? Perhaps his heart had changed? Or perhaps, apart from those who were important to him, Jiu Xiao simply didn't care about the lives of others?

As Jiuxiao was deep in thought, Tianqi's figure appeared quietly and reached out from behind to embrace him.

The two were pressed tightly together, and he could even feel Apocalypse's breath through his ear and the soft touch of Apocalypse's body against his back.

"Tsk tsk tsk, you've become quite aloof~ What, finally decided to give up on that boring savior game? If so, I'd be genuinely happy for you~"

"Do you have to come out and disgust me at this time? Besides, shouldn't you know better than anyone what I'm thinking?"

Jiuxiao looked at Tianqi, this troublesome little devil, with an unfriendly expression.

Jiuxiao once thought she was his opposite, which was why she had a female demeanor. But after seeing Penglaiji Jiuxiao… what opposite? Isn't this obviously a grown-up, mature, and sophisticated version of Penglaiji Jiuxiao?!

"Oh dear, so I'm the kind of person who makes you feel disgusted. Hearing that makes me so sad, so very sad~"

Tianqi looked at Jiuxiao with a smile; he could guess what Jiuxiao was thinking even with his eyes closed. But teasing Jiuxiao and making him unhappy would make Tianqi very happy.

Tianqi gently teased Jiuxiao's lower lip with his fingers, his snow-white body pressed against Jiuxiao's.

"If you don't like me, then I'll go back to the body of Jiuxiao at Penglai Temple~"

However, faced with Tianqi's tempting teasing, Jiuxiao couldn't help but smile.

"Go ahead, go if you want. But it seems you can't go back, can you? Oh dear, homeless, how pitiful~"

"Hehe, hehe..."

Tianqi was so angry at Jiuxiao's reaction that he laughed, and in a fit of rage, he pounced on him and knocked him onto the bed.

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That's right, the Nightmare of Apocalypse was not born because of Jiuxiao, but because Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple encountered a strange being by chance.

The Apocalypse remained hidden within the body of Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens, waiting to awaken, be assimilated by Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens, or possess Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens...

(When Horaiji Kusho was in despair after being beaten by Kiana and Mei in the later part of the game "The Moth of Fire," Apocalypse made a brief appearance, but he only said two lines and then disappeared from the game altogether. He never appeared again after the main storyline ended!!)

However, Tianqi found Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens too boring. At the same time, through the holy marks left by the deified Na within Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens, Tianqi observed the Nine Heavens of another world.

Thinking that it would be better to watch Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple build a harem than to watch Penglai Temple Jiuxiao indulge in her savior game, Tianqi, relying on the commonalities between Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, severed all ties between himself and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao, forcibly passed through the world barrier of the Imaginary Tree, and entered Jiuxiao's body.

Then, because of the blockade of the Tree of Illusions, Apocalypse consumed a lot of energy, so he chose to take a good nap in the Holy Mark Space of the Nine Heavens. As a result, when he woke up, Apocalypse's face turned green.

The timeline shifted, and he and Jiuxiao spent countless hours like fools on the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, their connection with Jiuxiao becoming even closer.

And by sheer bad luck, Jiu Xiao miraculously brought him back to this world.

If I had known that Jiuxiao would come, what was the point of Tianqi going through all that trouble to travel through worlds in the first place?!

Frustrated and unable to understand, Tianqi would frequently pop up in this space, making sarcastic and offensive remarks to disgust Jiuxiao.

Chapter 257 Why has the black hole never killed anyone in the game?

"According to the black hole effect and time dilation, when an object is at the edge of a black hole, its time will be stretched infinitely."

If I were to use a black hole to capture us, and then peel myself into another black hole, I could achieve the illusion of manipulating time by altering the black hole's gravity.

Although time doesn't truly stop, when time is extended infinitely and its fluctuations approach zero, who can say I haven't truly stopped time?

Snapped--

Jiu Xiao slapped Penglai Temple Jiu Xiao, who was listening nearby and had fallen into a daze, waking her up directly from her sleep.

"You asked me to teach you how to become stronger, and I've already imparted to you the great skill 'The World,' and you're just sleeping here?!"

"Um...actually, I think it's not just a matter of whether I understand it or not, the more crucial issue is that I can't create a black hole either..."

Penglai Temple Jiuxiao rubbed his fingers with a wronged expression, then said to Jiuxiao with a righteous air.

"Besides, if I can throw black holes, what difficult thing can't I handle?"

"Because black holes aren't omnipotent either..."

Jiuxiao thought about Kevin, Yutu, and Sirin, who could directly suppress the pseudo-black hole released by Welt Yang.

"As you probably know, black holes can be classified into four main categories based on their mass: micro black holes, stellar black holes, intermediate-mass black holes, and supermassive black holes."

Supermassive black holes, according to astronomical theories, can only have been formed during the Big Bang. The exact extent of their gravitational influence is unknown, but considering the supermassive black hole at the very center of our Milky Way galaxy—Alpha Sagittarius—the entire Milky Way falls within its gravitational influence.

It drags the entire Milky Way galaxy, making the galaxy spiral, and constantly pulls the matter and energy of other galaxies toward it, eventually swallowing them up.

Intermediate-mass black holes are similar to, but not entirely similar to, stellar-mass black holes. Intermediate-mass black holes have masses between 100 and 10 times the mass of the Sun, while stellar-mass black holes are formed from the collapse of massive stars, approximately 20 times the mass of the Sun. Neutron stars can also collapse into black holes; the smallest known black hole has a mass of only about 3.8 times that of the Sun.

However, these three types of black holes are all too far away; we cannot, and it's impossible, to create them. If such a black hole were to actually be created by us, it would likely be the first thing to capture and devour us—that would be quite interesting…

Therefore, the black holes we can actually release are all fourth-type black holes—micro black holes, or mini black holes.

Such black holes are extremely unstable and could disappear on their own at any time due to their unstable nature.

They can also be easily created and destroyed by humans. Like this, watch closely.

Jiuxiao bounced a bouncy tap on Penglai Temple Jiuxiao's forehead, telling her to watch her carefully.

Then Jiuxiao stretched out his left hand and condensed a tiny black hole the size of a sesame seed. After that, Jiuxiao condensed a large amount of Honkai energy in his right hand.

While Jiuxiao at Penglai Temple was still in shock that he could actually create a black hole, he clapped his hands together, and a large amount of Honkai energy collided with the black hole.

The entire world suddenly stopped at that moment. Quarks, quantum particles, positive and negative electrons, gamma rays, and other particles that Penglai Temple Jiuxiao could not name were all presented in an orderly manner before her eyes, as if magnified.

It seemed that in the small eyes of Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple, the universe was being re-evolved in his hands, either in its birth or its destruction...

"Black holes continuously devour growing matter, but their devouring efficiency is highly correlated with their size and mass. When the energy exceeds the black hole's devouring threshold, the black hole will be neutralized and annihilated."

Not only micro black holes, but other black holes are also subject to the same principle, except that the swallowing threshold of black holes like them is too high... neither the entire Earth, nor the Sun, nor even the solar system can reach their threshold..."

After Jiuxiao finished speaking, he paused for a moment, then smiled and said to Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple.

"But so what? My first power is a gift from the great will of the Quanta Sea. Given enough time and energy, I can create a supermassive black hole. However, I might be annihilated by the black hole myself then, but who knows..."

Jiuxiao was still talking eloquently, but Penglai Temple Jiuxiao had already fainted.

Mortals must not look directly at the gods, nor may they peek into the divine realm.

Just now, Jiuxiao slowed everything down to an incredibly slow pace, presenting everything to Penglai Temple Jiuxiao. Having lost her memories, Penglai Temple Jiuxiao could learn these things more easily, but the things were too mysterious, exceeding her comprehension threshold, and her body's protective mechanism caused her to faint.

Penglai Temple Jiuxiao was gently placed on her own bed. Jiuxiao was now as uncomfortable as if she had been given a meat bun and thrown to a dog.

"You wasted my time, all that talking was for nothing..."

After Jiuxiao fell into a coma at Penglai Temple, Tianqi re-emerged from Jiuxiao's body and began to frolic.

Like a mother looking at her daughter, Tianqi sat by Jiuxiao's bed in Penglai Temple and gently stroked her long hair.

Apocalypse said softly, "Judging from her current level, you might as well teach her more about how to control Honkai energy."

Jiuxiao shook his head, having no intention of teaching Penglai Temple Jiuxiao how to use Honkai energy.

"She will become a Herrscher. Herrschers have complete control over Honkai energy. No matter how much training mortals undergo, their control over Honkai energy is only the starting point for becoming a Herrscher..."