Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

In this vast data space, the girl who suddenly stumbled in lost her way.

The girl could only keep running, shouting Bronya's name at the top of her lungs.

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"Three minutes... phew..."

Without Seele's help to share the burden, the exhausted Himeko felt somewhat powerless and took a deep breath.

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Five minutes…

Due to a mishap, Himeko's back was slashed by the mecha's blade, and blood soaked her cloak.

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"Ten minutes..."

Himeko's consciousness was becoming hazy; the blood flowing before her eyes made it difficult for her to see clearly. The greatsword in her hand also felt heavier than usual... so heavy that she could barely hold it.

"Looks like it's my turn to cover for last this time..."

"What, you're giving up already? Drink up!"

boom--

The ceiling above the mechs, which were regrouping for another attack, suddenly shattered, and the debris and smoke disrupted their sensors.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Jiuxiao and Penglai Temple Jiuxiao wielded their greatswords and slashed down from above, hacking and shredding the armored warriors who were wielding two sharp blades.

"Oh dear... I've fallen so low that I have to rely on others..." After seeing who it was, Himeko could no longer hold on and knelt on one knee, leaning on her greatsword.

Jiuxiao gave Penglaiji Jiuxiao a look, and Penglaiji Jiuxiao nodded, immediately running over to help Himeko and check her injuries. Jiuxiao then continued fighting, slaughtering all the remaining combat mechs.

Chapter 283 On the Use of the Bandages on Jiuxiao's Body at Penglai Temple

呲呲呲——

The aroma of roasted meat wafted out from the fierce battlefield.

Penglai Temple Jiuxiao subconsciously swallowed, then slapped himself twice.

Himeko and Jiuxiao looked at her together, their expressions showing fear as they quickly distanced themselves from her.

"Oh dear! Let me explain..." Penglaiji Jiuxiao hurriedly reached out to grab Jiuxiao and Jizi, but the two were only further away from each other.

"Ugh... Oh no, I'm going to be mistaken for a cannibal..."

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Himeko had briefly explained the situation in the control room to Jiuxiao, and Jiuxiao also took the opportunity to use his thermal vision to treat the wound on Himeko's back.

The knife wound on her back stretched from her left shoulder to her upper buttocks, deep enough to expose the bone... Himeko's ability to hold on until now can only be attributed to her powerful Valkyrie physique...

By carefully controlling the temperature, Jiuxiao charred and glued the skin around Jizi's knife wound together to stop the bleeding and prevent the wound from worsening.

While treating the wound, Jiuxiao discovered something: Himeko's bones were no longer human spines, but rather the alloy skeleton of the Nexus system...

Himeko, gritting her teeth the entire time without uttering a single word of pain or groan, stared at Jiuxiao behind her through the reflection of her greatsword. This guy had been staring at her back for ages…

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Himeko let out a cold snort.

"Hmph, have you seen enough?"

Realizing what had happened, Jiuxiao coughed awkwardly twice, then used a bandage he had torn from Penglai Temple to simply wrap around Himeko's neck and put her shawl back on.

"I've already given you some basic first aid, but the exact extent of the injury is up to Amisa to decide."

"Hmm..." Himeko used her greatsword to support herself on the ground and stood up again.

As for the rest of the Firemoth, Jiuxiao had already ordered them to evacuate outside ME Corporation and await their return. ME Corporation's combat mechs would only defend ME Corporation, while the attacking Honkai creatures were all torn apart by Jiuxiao's Black Sun, so Amisa and Iselin would be safe outside.

But as for Seele and Bronya, well, that's just a matter of fate...

The three of them—Jiuxiao, Penglaiji Jiuxiao, and Himeko—couldn't offer much help to Bronya and Seele; they could only pray that Seele would succeed.

Unfortunately, Cortana Jiuxiao no longer carries the doll with her after fusing with Kevin, otherwise it would have been much easier to have Cortana directly hack into ME Corporation.

While waiting for Bronya, Houraiji Kyushou quietly approached Himeko and whispered a question to her.

"Himeko...you don't even tie that up...how do you keep it from getting in the way of fighting..."

Fearing that Himeko might not understand, Houraiji Kyusho gently pointed to her chest and then lifted the huge treasure chest on his own chest.

Penglai Temple's Nine-Shō has lost her previous memories and doesn't know why her body is always wrapped in bandages, but her intuition tells her that she must keep them on...

Because I seem to have been wearing bandages ever since I was a child. It's like it's to cover something up, to prevent others from noticing something... or maybe it's because it's cool?

Whatever the reason, Penglai Temple Nine Heavens now understands one of them... it's to prevent that superhuman bust size from interfering with his battle...

Upon hearing Houraiji Kusho's question, Himeko was momentarily stunned. It had been a very, very long time since she'd heard such a question… The last time someone asked her this was back when she was a teacher before the Great Honkai…

Himeko's perpetually stern face suddenly softened. She began to gently instruct Horaiji Kusho, teaching her some of the tricks that Valkyries often used.

Just like when I was teaching my students...

Jiu Xiao, meanwhile, eavesdropped discreetly. Although some of the women's information was useless to him, learning more was never a bad thing.

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An unknown amount of time had passed in the data space… but it was certainly a very, very long time. Bronya was completely immersed in the mental image of young Mei, forgetting Seele, forgetting the Flame Chaser… only wanting to be with young Mei…

In order to make Bronya happy, young Mei rewrote the data space that she could control, creating a harmonious and peaceful world.

There was no collapse, no war, and no... people.

In this vast world, there are only Bronya and young Mei... because young Mei has only ever seen Raikouma, who created her, and Bronya in front of her; she has never seen any other humans, so she cannot be copied...

"Hehehe, Bronya-neechan, isn't Mei amazing? This whole...this entire world was created by Mei!" Young Mei held up her hand and made a big circle, as if that circle was the whole world. Then she happily told Bronya, wanting Bronya's praise.

"You're amazing~ Mei-neechan is the best!" Bronya smiled and reached out to pat Mei's head, then quietly looked into the distance, at every corner of this world.

"Bronya, don't you like this? I've noticed you've been looking into the distance..."

"It's not that I don't like it... it's just that this world is too quiet, without pain or sorrow, it's always the same, unchanging..."

"But isn't peace good?"

Young Mei scratched her head. Humans are so complicated... Do they crave peace on one hand, yet dislike it on the other?

"No, I love peace... It's just that I've always felt I should live in another world, where everyone fights with all their might for survival, without backstabbing or intrigue, only hearts tightly bound together. That place... seems like a world on the verge of collapse, walking on the edge of destruction..."

"No! Bronya has always lived here with me, and we haven't gone anywhere else~"

Young Mei took Bronya's hand and led her slowly into the sunset.

It's all fake, but young Mei wished it were real... If only she really were Bronya's sister.

"Bronya, wake up!"

"See...?" Bronya's steps suddenly stopped. She seemed to hear someone calling her name... familiar yet strange... This should be the most important person to her, so why couldn't she remember who it was... And whose name was that that slipped out...?

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"No! You can't remember!" Young Mei stood angrily with her hands on her hips, while Bronya huffed, "That world isn't beautiful at all. Doesn't Bronya-neechan want to live in this beautiful world with Mei?"

"I'm sorry... Mei... I..."

"We made a promise! Sister Bronya, you will definitely come back!"

"Yes... I'll be back..."

Bronya's eyes immediately cleared; she remembered. No matter how Mei tried to conceal her seduction, this burning emotion couldn't be faked…

"I'm sorry, Mei. I have to go back; everyone is waiting for me."

"Why... is it because Mei didn't do something right..." Young Mei sensed Bronya's determination to leave and couldn't help but sob.

Chapter 284: A virtual one left, a real one arrived.

“No, you did a great job… I have received enough happiness from you here, and from Mei-neechan in the real world. So I must pass on this happiness to others, just as Mei-neechan passed on happiness to me.”

Bronya knelt down and gently hugged the sobbing Mei, conveying her burning emotions to her through close physical contact.

"Everyone in the real world is still struggling to bring happiness to them... This is my mission. So... I'm sorry, Mei, this time it's truly necessary to leave..."

"(Sobbing) Please don't go..." Young Mei clung tightly to Bronya's collar, as if Bronya would disappear from her sight the moment she let go.

"Feel sorry…"

“…I understand…” Young Mei released her hand, wiped away her tears, and then gave Bronya a thumbs-up. “Bronya-neechan! You must live on!”

"Yes! Mei, please live happily in this world! And I will live well in the real world too..."

“…I understand…Goodbye, Bronya…”

"Um... goodbye, Mei..."

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