Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

Bronya is back, and she's brought Seele back with her, who's crying her eyes out.

When Bronya opened her eyes, she saw Jiuxiao and the others looking worried beside her, and a warm feeling of happiness welled up in her heart.

"I'm sorry... I made everyone worry."

"Just come back."

After confirming that the two were unharmed, the group returned to the ME Corporation's lobby to meet up with Iserline and the others.

On their way back, no mechs hindered them anymore. Perhaps Bronya had successfully hacked into the security system, or perhaps young Mei had identified Jiuxiao and the others as allies...

Jiu Xiao patted Iserline on the shoulder as she was performing various precise operations on the instrument.

"Iserline, how is it?"

"Don't hit me! Oh, it's you..." Iselin was startled by Jiuxiao's slap, thinking that Amysa had come to hit her again.

"There's good and bad... The good news is that we can try to modify the programs of these mechs to turn them into our combat mechs. The bad news is that they were all melted down into molten iron and turned into scrap metal by your heat vision..."

After saying that, Iserline took out several black boxes from the mechs from behind her back, as well as the "heart" that Jiuxiao had mentioned earlier.

"According to the records from these black boxes, the systems of these mechs were completely destroyed long ago. Just as Jiu Xiao said, Honkai energy replaced these system components, allowing them to function again..."

The Honkai is evolving... Now it seems it can corrupt not only living things, but even machines... At that rate, what will happen next...?

Iselin sighed. At this rate, the extinction of humanity was a foregone conclusion.

clang--

Emisa tapped Iserline on the head from behind and shoved her aside. With the whole news spreading that humanity was doomed, Emisa figured that even if things were to end, Iserline would be the first to perish.

"Bronya, are you alright? Being corrupted by Honkai energy can turn you into a suicide soldier, and I can't cure that..."

Bronya: "It's alright, it's alright. Seele managed to cut off the connection with the Honkai energy in time. I'm sorry for making everyone worry."

"It's alright... Himeko, how about you? You look..."

After confirming that Bronya was alright, Amisa looked at Himeko, who didn't look too good... She was covered in blood and had several wounds of varying sizes. Although the bleeding had stopped, the burn-like scars were still a bit frightening.

"It's nothing, just superficial injuries." Himeko waved her hand, declining Amisa's diagnosis. "It'll heal on its own in a few days."

Emisha frowned. The Gray Moths were all the same; every one of them came back covered in bruises, yet none of them would accept medical examination or treatment.

"Whatever, treat me or not, it'll save me some medicine... Here, take this."

Although she said she didn't care, Amisa still took a roll of bandages out of her backpack and threw it to Himeko.

Himeko caught the bandage, but threw it to Horaiji Kusho without even glancing at it.

This sudden turn of events caught Hōraiji Kyushō completely off guard. After hurriedly catching the bandage, he looked at Himeko in surprise.

"Huh? Himeko, aren't you going?"

"No need, consider this as returning it to you."

Seeing Himeko's resolute expression, Houraiji Kyushou had no choice but to accept the bandage. He could take it back and use it to wrap himself up...

Jiuxiao looked up at the ceiling and then asked Amysha.

"You've been stationed here for so long, have you seen anything above ME Corporation? There's a rather unpleasant aura coming from there."

"Up there? Something bad?"

Emisa scratched her head. She was just an ordinary doctor; how could she possibly know what was happening hundreds of meters above the ME Corporation? Right, didn't Iselin also sense something up there?

"I think you could ask Iselin; she also sensed something up there... I thought I'd messed up her head. Since you feel the same way, then there probably really is something there..."

After finishing her sentence, Amisa walked to the back and pulled Iserline, who was studying her, over.

“Hey, Jiuxiao has the same feeling as you. He also sensed something up there. Why don’t you two talk to each other?”

"Did you see anything flying over? Or did the instruments detect anything?" Jiuxiao asked Iserline.

Iselin shook her head and took out the instrument, placing it in front of Jiuxiao.

"I tested it with instruments before, and there was an extremely high energy reaction above the ME company, but it disappeared quickly."

I thought it might be Raiden Mei arriving; that energy reaction must be the Honkai energy she released when she descended.

But the appearance of the Thunder Queen will inevitably be accompanied by thunder; if she were to arrive, she shouldn't have only caused such a commotion…”

Just as Iselin finished speaking, a bolt of lightning streaked across the sky, briefly illuminating the world…

Boom——

Thunder is coming…

Emisha was startled by the thunder, but after realizing it was just ordinary thunder, she said to Iser, "You jinx, you didn't actually come true, did you?"

"Ah, this...maybe, probably..."

Iserene looked at the instrument in her hand; the gauges were malfunctioning because the energy reaction had exceeded the detection range…

"We're doomed...this time they're really here..."

This time, Jiuxiao saw it: the Thunder Queen, hovering high in the sky, surrounded by thunderbolts, was looking down at them.

"Prepare for battle! Evacuate everyone else immediately! They can't withstand Mei's leaking Honkai energy!"

Jiuxiao immediately shouted, telling Iserlin and Amisa to quickly lead the others away. If Mei rushed over, these ordinary people would instantly turn into suicide soldiers and become their enemies.

"Ah, you've come at the perfect time. I was really worried about not being able to find you."

Himeko slung the Corona Greatsword over her shoulder and let out a provocative battle cry at Mei in the air.

Himeko will not let any of these world-destroying murderers or those corrupted creatures escape.

Chapter 285 A world of nothingness needs no life

Seemingly sensing Himeko's fighting spirit, Mei took a step forward, each step seemingly floating in mid-air. Each step was like a flash, landing dozens of meters away in a single bound.

In the blink of an eye, Mei, with her lifeless eyes and expressionless face, stood in front of Himeko.

"Himeko! Watch out!" "Back off quickly!"

Jiuxiao and Penglaiji Jiuxiao hurriedly tried to remind Himeko. But with their enemy at hand, how could Himeko possibly listen?

"Hoo... Hah!" Himeko took a deep breath, dragged her greatsword on the ground, sparks flying, and then used the momentum to leap high into the air, slashing at Raiden Mei with all her might.

"You came looking for me, so I came. Therefore... you can die now."

Raiden Mei raised her sword to slash down into the air, while Himeko slowly raised her hand and then pressed it down.

bang——

Himeko was suddenly struck by Mei's power and turned into a crimson meteor, flying backward and crashing through several walls behind her before disappearing without a trace.

“Boring…” Mei lowered her raised hand, her expression unchanged, as if she had just swatted a noisy fly.

Next up were Hōraiji Kyushō and the others. Mei raised her hand and summoned towards the sky.

The sky roared, and in an instant, dark clouds covered the sky, accompanied by flashes of lightning and thunder. Bolts of lightning, like long spears, fell straight down, striking towards Penglai Temple's Nine Heavens and Bronya.

hum-

As Penglai Temple's Jiuxiao, Bronya, and the others hurriedly dodged in all directions, a black hole suddenly appeared in the sky, attracting and swallowing all the lightning bolts that struck down.

"You guys are really different..."

Jiuxiao carried Jizi to the side, then gently placed her on the ground and took out the Star Sword.

The moment Himeko was knocked away by Mei, Jiuxiao instantly flew behind Himeko, deflecting the force and reducing most of the damage.

"Or will Mei always become this fierce..."

As Jiuxiao spoke, he slowly walked towards Mei, the tip of his Starry Sky Greatsword touching the ground and drawing a long horizontal line across it.

Since heavenly lightning had no effect on Jiuxiao, Mei decided not to use it again. She stretched out her left hand, and a huge katana made of lightning appeared in her hand.

“I gave you a chance, you shouldn’t have stayed here.”

"Is this your home? We'll be wherever we want to be."

Jiuxiao and Mei clashed, their swords flashing and clashing, a sight that kept everyone on their toes.

After exchanging hundreds of blows, Jiu Xiao roughly determined Mei's strength. She was far, far weaker than him… If he hadn't held back, Jiu Xiao could have severed Mei's sword in one strike and killed her instantly…

But apart from Himeko… probably no one among the people present really wanted to kill Mei.

Jiuxiao gave Bronya and the others a look, and after thinking for a moment, they nodded.

Penglaiji Jiuxiao decisively raised his greatsword and charged straight over, joining the battle between Jiuxiao and Mei.

Seeing that Jiuxiao of Penglai Temple had an expression on his face that said, "We won't let you fight alone," Jiuxiao's face turned green.

What are you doing up here? Himeko is still lying on the ground... Do you want to lie down with her too?!

Fortunately, Bronya was sensible and immediately started talking back, shouting excitedly at Mei.

"Mei-neechan, stop! Let's not fight anymore. I've united all the surviving humans! If you're willing, we can start a new life together!"

So… Mei-neechan, come back! Let’s work together to restore the world to its original state!

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