Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

“Theresa possesses unparalleled talent, but she has squandered it. Therefore, with diligent training, Theresa's combat strength will surpass all of us present now. I no longer need to follow Theresa,” Judah said, shaking his head.

Although Judas had liked Theresa before, he and Otto seemed to have spoiled her. Theresa's divine power and talent had been wasted, and now was the chance for her to start working hard again.

"No!" Theresa cried and shouted, "No!"

Theresa wasn't crying about combat power; she was crying because without Judah, she couldn't slack off, and she would lose her means of transportation, fighting tools, cooking tools, and so on.

Karen, on the other hand, imagined herself grabbing Judah's leg and swinging him around to fight.

"Ew...that's terrifying. Well, I guess I'll just have to follow Jiuxiao then. I doubt I could even fight while wielding a young girl..."

Karen then told Jiuxiao her measurements and asked him to buy some clothes for Judah.

But Jiu Xiao patted his chest and told Karen that there was no need to tell him this, he had already figured it out!

Then Jiuxiao saw Kiana's eyes glowing green.

Awakening, time to hunt.

Seeing that the crowd was about to lose their composure, Jiu Xiao had no choice but to order Judas that everyone in the room was family and that no one was allowed to lay a hand on their own people.

Judah nodded at the enraged Theresa and Kiana without saying anything more.

Then Jiuxiao was grabbed by the collar and pinned to the ground by Theresa and Kiana, and they beat him up. Kallen and Mei joined in the fun and kicked him a couple of times.

(Damn it, why did they reward him?)

Looking at Jiuxiao's blissful expression, Judah wondered if he should join in.

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"A strong Honkai energy reaction has occurred in Changkong City, suggesting the birth of the Fourth Herrscher!"

Theresa sat in her office, watching the emergency notification broadcast on the screen.

"Could it be that fox-eared girl I saw before?" Theresa couldn't help but think of the phantom she saw in the mission report in Changkong City during the Third Honkai Impact.

"Major Himeko, could you please explain the specifics?"

“Every Great Collapse produces a Herrscher, but the Herrscher Awakening of Raiden Mei, the Third Herrscher, is incomplete.”

The Honkai energy in Changkong City is still slowly accumulating, and with the remaining Honkai energy from the Great Honkai, the Honkai energy is attempting to give birth to a new Herrscher!

The Science Department believes this amount of Honkai energy is insufficient to form a true Herrscher core, and the birth of a Herrscher is extremely slow. However, in the long run, it will definitely pose a threat to us! Should I send out an immediate force to eliminate it?

"No, your artificial holy marks have already been severely eroded. Let me handle this one."

Theresa refused Himeko's request to attack, then habitually reached to the side, only to find nothing there. That was where Theresa had once kept Judah.

"Arrange for Jiuxiao to go too!!! Let that bastard take Judas with me! Waaaaah, my Judas..."

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At this moment, Jiu Xiao, who was shopping with Judah and Kiana, received an urgent mission notification. After explaining the situation to Kiana and the others, he left with Judah.

There's no way around it; once you officially become a Valkyrie, you have to accept missions and obey Destiny's orders. After all, the daily expenses of a formal Valkyrie can no longer be covered by Destiny's resources; the cost of the Valkyrie armor alone is enough to make them work for Destiny for a lifetime.

Kiana, Mei, and Bronya are currently all trainee Valkyries. They will only receive the Valkyrie Armor of Destiny and become B-rank Valkyries after they officially pass the assessment.

But Jiu Xiao is different; after his transformation, he already possesses the strength of an S-rank Valkyrie. However, S-rank Valkyries are personally appointed and commanded by Otto. Otto felt it wasn't the right time yet, so he didn't make Jiu Xiao an S-rank Valkyrie, but only gave him the rank of A-rank Valkyrie.

(The name "Valkyrie" is just for fun. From now on, we'll all just call her Valkyrie.)

Nine Heavens, officially bestowed the title of A-rank Valkyrie by Schicksal, grinned from ear to ear. Normally, Schicksal would equip a Valkyrie unit with a floating battleship, like Himeko's Hyperion. However, Himeko's original squad had been wiped out, leaving only Himeko, so the Hyperion became her personal battleship. Now, Himeko had formed a new squad and reactivated the Hyperion.

However, because Himeko caused massive damage to the Hyperion every time, she was almost removed from her position as captain. The high repair costs also left Himeko in debt.

(Actually, it's because the artificial stigmata caused too much damage to Himeko. Himeko can no longer endure high-intensity battles, and both Otto and Theresa are considering having Himeko retire.)

To be fair, Otto was very kind to all the Valkyries of Schicksal. It's a pity that Himeko and Kiana formed a bond, and then Otto sacrificed her.

Huihuo also possesses the strength of an A-rank Valkyrie. Otto originally planned to build a floating warship for Huihuo as well, but Amber rejected the idea and gave him a severe scolding.

But Otto disagreed, and then embezzled a large portion of Jiuxiao's money, planning to use it to build a floating fortress for Huihuo. After all, they always claimed to be one family, so it was only natural for Jiuxiao to pay for it.

When Jiu Xiao found out about this, she pinched Hui Huo's chubby cheeks hard, then messed up her hair and ran away under Hui Huo's puzzled gaze. As a result, Hui Huo chased her with a sabayou for a long time.

Chapter 98 The Pseudo-Herrscher - Yuno

"Changkong City? That can't be right. How could anyone become a Herrscher here? I've ordered everyone who could evacuate to do so. Those who didn't evacuate should all be dead by now!" On the aircraft, Jiuxiao asked, looking at the mission report sent by Theresa with great confusion.

"That's what I thought too, but this time the situation is different. Changkong City is too big, and there are too few people from St. Freya Academy or the Destiny Headquarters. We can't completely stop ordinary people from returning to Changkong City."

Some parents, completely out of their minds, couldn't bear to part with their businesses in Changkong City, so they took their children back to Academy City and forced them to go back to school. I think this is outrageous... There's nobody at the schools, yet they're forcing their kids to go back.

Theresa crushed the instrument in her hand, her expression grim. She couldn't understand these so-called 'parents'; they had already announced that the gas leak in Changkong City made normal survival impossible, yet they still came back to die.

Theresa stood at the landing hatch of the spacecraft, looking down at Academy City in Changkong City, and continued speaking without turning her head.

"Among those who were forced back to school, one was chosen by the Honkai. Our mission is to eliminate her before she fully matures."

Jiuxiao looked at the satellite projection on the instrument in his hand. It was Qianyu Academy... but now it was covered by a group of vines.

Soon, the aircraft arrived at Chiba Academy.

The aircraft circled Chiba Academy several times before the pilot's voice finally came through the communicator.

"Dean, the area around the target is completely covered by unknown vines, making it impossible to confirm its safety. The aircraft cannot land!"

“Then jump! Come on, Judas!” Theresa shouted as she jumped off the aircraft.

Jiuxiao glanced at Theresa, who jumped so decisively, then turned to look at Judas beside him, who remained unmoved by Theresa's cries.

"She just called you, aren't you going to help her?"

"I'll listen to you."

"Can Dean Theresa fly?"

"No, I used to be the one driving her around."

Snapped--

Jiuxiao slapped his forehead speechlessly, then pulled Judas down with him.

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"Help! Help!"

Theresa, who was falling freely from the sky, cried out with tears and snot streaming down her face.

Judas had been with Theresa for so long, to the point that he had become a part of her life, that Theresa often forgot that Judas didn't listen to her at all...

Fortunately, the transformed Nine Heavens can fly, and with a burst of speed, it caught Theresa from below.

"It's been so long, you should at least have learned your lesson..." Jiu Xiao shook Theresa in his arms.

"Damn it, it's all because you and Cortana betrayed my Judah!" Theresa angrily grabbed Jiuxiao by the neck and shook him.

At this moment, Judas, who was chained to Jiuxiao, spoke.

"Times have changed, Theresa. When I followed you, I went hungry nine times out of three days and never even got a fight. But now, when I follow Jiuxiao, not only do I get plenty of Honkai every day, but I also keep getting stronger. I willingly transformed into Jiuxiao's shape!"

After saying this, Judah deliberately shook his chest. The original emblem on Judah's chest was Kaslana's family crest, but now the emblem had changed to resemble the Nine Heavens Mark.

The Holy Mark of the Nine Heavens

"No—" Theresa started crying and shouting again.

Jiu Xiao patted Theresa's head, then said to the two of them, "Stop fooling around, let's finish the mission first."

Afterwards, Jiuxiao carried Theresa and carried Judas on his back, rushing straight down towards Qianyu Academy.

The vines seemed to be spreading out to clear a path for Jiuxiao and his companions as if to welcome their arrival.

Jiuxiao lightly touched the ground with her toes and landed in a classroom at Qianyu Academy. In front of Jiuxiao and the other two was a giant cocoon woven from vines.

Through the gaps in the vines, Jiuxiao could see a girl wearing a Qianyu Academy uniform kneeling inside, weeping bitterly.

Hearing the girl's painful groans, Theresa grabbed one of the chains binding Judas. This time, Judas didn't resist and turned the front of the chain into a spear for Theresa to hold.

Theresa glanced at Jiuxiao and Judas, then slowly walked toward the girl who resembled a Herrscher, clutching her spear.

"It must be painful... your body has been corrupted by the Honkai, yet a fragment of consciousness remains..."

Sorry we're late... Let me end your suffering!

Theresa gripped the spear and thrust it fiercely at the girl. The girl did not resist, but as Judah's spear pierced her, she shed her last tear.

The vines around her began to stir violently, and Theresa quickly retreated, but the vines relentlessly pursued her.

"retreat."

Jiuxiao thrust out a palm in front of him, forming an invisible barrier directly in front of Theresa. All the pursuing vines collided with the barrier and could not advance any further.

"Tsk, why...why did you have to kill me? Why am I always the one who suffers? My mother hates me so much, she scolds me endlessly for even the smallest mistake...My classmates don't like me either, they always distance themselves from me and bully me..."

Seeing that the vines had no effect on Theresa, the girl swayed as she stood up, and the wound that Theresa had just stabbed her healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The girl is no longer in pain. With Theresa's spear, her humanity has been completely devoured by her broken personality. She has never felt anything beautiful before.

"Nine Heavens... I never imagined you were also chosen by the gods. Why are you now standing against us? Does Kiana know...?"

"Um, the one who chose me and the god you're talking about shouldn't be the same one. Also... do we know each other? You know Kiana?" Jiu Xiao was surprised that the girl in front of him could call him by name.