Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

Aunt Mei joked.

Xia Yuan, who was lying on the floor exhausted, stood up very quickly after hearing Aunt Mei's half-joking remark.

Please don't do that!

His gaze toward Aunt Mei carried a hint of personal grudge, but Xia Yuan's resentful expression elicited a soft chuckle from Aunt Mei and Bronya.

"Thank you for your hard work... Mr. Xia Yuan, Ai-chan."

Xia Yuan looked at the administrator lady appearing in the virtual projection, and took out all the crystals he had obtained from his pocket. These were crystals he had risked his life for, and they were hard-won.

"Wow~ Brother Xia Yuan, do we have enough crystals to revive this administrator lady? But I have a small request: if we revive the administrator lady and there are any extra crystals left, could you give us some?"

Padofelis twisted her body, extended her index finger, and said somewhat embarrassedly—or rather, quite embarrassedly.

"That's a good suggestion, but I refuse!"

"Hey, that's so mean, Brother Xia Yuan! I'm your best partner, Sister Mei... Brother Xia Yuan is bullying me!"

Seeing that her little plan had failed, Padofelis ran to Aunt Mei's arms and acted coquettishly. Tears had already welled up in the corners of her eyes, hoping that the other party could stand up for her and teach Xia Yuan a lesson.

However... at this moment, Aunt Mei seemed to smell some kind of onion on Padofelis.

Ignoring the somewhat greedy girl for the time being, Xia Yuan focused his attention on the box engraved with the Houmu pattern, which was filled with a whole box of crystals. In this way, all he needed to do was find a lucky person to draw the administrator girl from the card pool.

Xia Yuan observed the crowd, preparing to choose the luckiest person among them.

Padofelis shook her little head, seemingly trying to prove to Xia Yuan that no one was better than her in terms of luck, but Xia Yuan ignored her because she was too greedy.

However, when Bronya was noticed, her eyes seemed to be fixed on the box with the Houmu pattern, and her expression never wavered.

"Ahem... Silly subordinate, I'm giving you a task. After this is over, remember to move this box back to the studio as decoration."

Bronya, feigning composure, pointed at the box with the Houmu pattern and ordered Xia Yuan around.

"Duck... even you're plotting something. Oh well, the most important thing right now is to get the administrator out of the gacha pool as soon as possible."

"Mr. Xia Yuan, the server is currently closed. If you want to obtain supplies, you can only do so by extracting me as a Valkyrie from the supply space where the relevant data is stored."

"Supply space?"

"Hehe, boss, you don't understand~ Just throw the crystal into the supply space terminal, and the supply box containing the [Valkyrie] will fall down with a thud!"

Ai-chan spread her arms wide and happily explained to Xia Yuan.

"However, boss, the problem now is... if the Herrscher of Corruption has already spread the corruption of the system to that area, we are very likely to encounter resistance from them."

"Stupid subordinate, what are you worried about...? Isn't Mei and I here?"

Just then, Bronya put her hand on Xia Yuan's shoulder, who was still deep in thought.

Xia Yuan turned around and saw Bronya, Aunt Mei, Padofelis, and Miss Spring Fairy standing in front of him.

"Hmph, if she dares to show up again, this time I'll make sure she tastes the consequences of angering the Spring Spirit!"

Miss Spring Fairy gripped the closed parasol tightly, her previous tired expression vanishing.

"Ah Quan, Ya Ya, have you both recovered?"

"Hmph, of course, human. Who do you think I am? How could such a minor injury possibly harm the great spirit of the spring?"

At this moment, Miss Spring Fairy was full of confidence.

"Hmm... I have to thank the administrator and Ai-chan for this. The damage I suffered has basically been restored."

Bronya stretched out her body and subconsciously ruffled her silly subordinate's curly hair.

"Hey, duck, stop rubbing! If you keep rubbing, it'll really turn into a bird's nest!"

Chapter 331 A Surprise Prepared for Bronya

Xia Yuan tried to break free, but was met with Bronya's merciless chop.

"Employee Handbook Article 101: No talking back to your superiors."

"Duck, did you just add this?"

"Alright, alright, you idiot subordinate, stop nagging. Hurry up and restore the administrator to normal, and defeat the Herrscher of Corruption. There are still many more challenges and tasks waiting for us in reality."

Clutching his slightly aching head, Xia Yuan vented his frustration in a low, somewhat resentful voice.

But he understood...

Although Bronya usually bosses him around, she is the first person willing to stand up for him and help him through difficulties when danger strikes.

"Speaking of which... in all the time I've spent with Bronya, is there anything I can do for her?"

Looking around the data space he was in, Xia Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He had an idea, but he needed the help of Shi Bao and the administrator.

"Ahem, duck... After we defeat Shi Bao, I have a gift and a surprise for you."

Leaning close to Bronya's ear, Xia Yuan spoke mysteriously.

"Gifts and surprises?"

"Mr. Xia Yuan... It's not good for someone to whisper or talk to their boss in front of others. Or do you have something you don't want people to talk about, or a secret that can only be shared between the two of you?"

Hearing Mei's slightly teasing words, Padofelis looked on with curiosity and nestled between Xia Yuan and Bronya, separating the two.

"Click—! Brother Xia Yuan, whispering is strictly prohibited here. Of course, if there's any secret you can share with us, we promise we won't tell anyone else~"

Padofelis made a prohibition gesture with both hands... She narrowed her eyes and gave them a cat-like glint.

"Ahem... It's nothing really, but Mei, when did you become so concerned about my conversation with my idiot subordinate?"

"Really? I thought you seemed quite expectant, Bronya, after hearing what Mr. Xia Yuan said. It seems Mei-neechan was mistaken~"

Realizing that Mei had noticed her expression, Bronya clenched her fist and placed it on the corner of her mouth to hide the joy in her heart.

"Mei, you... never mind, Mei, you've reached that suspicious age, Bronya feels sorry for you. You stupid subordinate, let's go."

Bronya patted Mei on the shoulder with a look of pity.

Aunt Mei, who had intended to play a trick on Mei, suffered a merciless counterattack from Bronya. Now, Bronya was no longer going to argue with Mei; she was more looking forward to the surprise and gift that her silly subordinate had promised to give her.

Bronya grabbed Xia Yuan's collar... With Ai-chan's help, the two took the lead and stepped into the portal to the supply space.

The moment you enter the [Supply Space], you are greeted by a giant Houmu Treasure Chest suspended in a golden pillar of light.

"Is this a treasure chest with the Houmu design?"

Wow~ Such a big treasure chest, what good things could be inside?

Padoflis rubbed her hands excitedly, eager to try. If Xia Yuan hadn't been by her side, she would have already sneaked over to the treasure chest and pried it open.

"Pado...you're not up to something again, are you?"

"How could that be? Brother Xia Yuan, is our Padofilis the kind of person who doesn't consider the occasion? Hey, Brother Xia Yuan, stop nodding like that!"

Padoflis pouted her little face, while the "canned food" on her head curiously poked its owner with its cat paw.

Suddenly, a tremor came from beneath my feet.

"Wha...what's going on!"

"Hmm, boss, this seems to be some kind of interference data, trying to disable physical collisions within the scene!"

Isn't this the same situation that happened when Wendy encountered the weakest Herrscher not long ago? So, does this mean we'll see an anti-gravity skirt that ignores gravity again?

“Stare—you stupid subordinate, what’s with that look you’re giving me down there? Why do I always feel like you’re thinking something inappropriate again?”

Bronya's intuition was as accurate as ever.

"Ahem... This isn't the time for Duck Duck to worry about such trivial matters. If I'm not mistaken, if the situation here is the same as before, it means that Shi Bao has been waiting here for quite some time..."

"Bingo~ Cute humans, congratulations on getting it right, hmm~ You didn't really think you could escape the pink fairy's clutches, did you?"

The voice of the Corruptor Lady echoed in everyone's ears from the surrounding darkness.

"Damn it, where exactly is this bastard virus monitoring us from?! Its processing speed is just too fast; I can only slightly delay the disappearance of the physical collision!"

Ai-chan, whose temper was already similar to Sen-katsu's, angrily stomped on the ground.

"Wait, then we could fall at any moment! Ai-chan, Kamo, Mei, don't you have any ideas?"

“I could use Heavy Bunny 0019 to temporarily levitate us in the air, but that might require sacrificing your curly hair, you idiot subordinate. Also, in that case, I could only carry you alone. Mei and the others would need to come up with other solutions, such as making this Spring Spirit lady suffer a little.”

Bronya pointed to Phyllis, Aunt Mei, and the three little Ai-chans and entrusted them to the Spring Fairy.

"Huh? You think the great spirit of the spring is a vessel? How could it possibly carry so many people? Besides, I can only carry one human!"

The thought of Xia Yuan being held in her arms filled Miss Spring Fairy with a little excitement and anticipation. This was exactly the content and plot of the comic book "The Overbearing Herrscher Falls in Love with Me".

Just then, Ai-chan seemed to have calculated the shortest escape route through the virtual terminal.

"Boss, over there! The supply terminal is at the end of this road. It's a safe zone with a very robust data structure. If we can get there..."

Xia Yuan immediately understood what Ai-chan was saying.

As long as the group can reach the other side as quickly as possible, there is no need to worry about falling.

Everyone was moving forward at full speed—

Just as Xia Yuan and his group were advancing, a large number of Honkai Beasts tainted with the colors of the Herrscher of Corruption appeared directly in front of them to block their path.

"Stupid subordinate, don't get distracted by them. Don't look at them, just charge straight ahead. Mei and I will cover your advance."

Chapter 332 This gacha experience is just too real!

Bronya understood that the Herrscher of Corruption's target was her foolish subordinate.

If only he could escape danger...

Swah——

Bronya deftly dodged the Honkai Beast that suddenly attacked from the side, and then a beam of azure light pierced through it and dissipated into space.

"Tch, this is never going to end."

The Honkai Beasts kept respawning. Every time Bronya and Mei dealt with one, another would appear from the side, seemingly endless and without limit.

"Okay, then Yaya, Mei, and A-Quan, you guys need to catch up as soon as possible. Pado and Ai-chan, let's go."

Xia Yuan ran forward with all his might, and in the distance, an area shimmering with golden light appeared before him.

The moment Xia Yuan stepped into the safe zone, a red "no passage" sign appeared at the edge of the zone, and the ground suddenly collapsed, causing Bronya and the others to fall down simultaneously without any warning.

"Mei... Izumi, Bronya!"

Xia Yuan kept banging on the seemingly invisible barrier in front of him and calling out their names, but he didn't hear a response for a long time.

"Boss... I'm sorry, they've already fallen into the data rift."

"Ai-chan, can't you fix it?!"

Xia Yuan eagerly asked Ai-chan, but she shook her head helplessly and said:

"If we don't rework the process that you and the administrator have already completed, it won't be possible to fix it. Furthermore, without the support of the chief warehouse manager, it's difficult to locate them..."

Just as Xia Yuan clenched his fists in frustration, lamenting that he couldn't do anything, Padofili, holding a can of food, gently patted his back to comfort him, saying, "Mr. Xia Yuan, don't be discouraged. We believe that Mei and the others will definitely find a way to get out of there and reunite with us!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice reached Xia Yuan's ears.

"Human, what are you fretting about? The great spirit of the spring would not lose his composure over such a trivial matter as the disappearance of the floorboards. Cough cough... And how much longer are you going to stay on me? Get off me now!"

The Spring Fairy, carrying Bronya and Mei, slowly flew up from below in the space.

"Ah Quan~"

Xia Yuan suppressed his excitement; in this crucial moment, Miss Spring Spirit was the one he could rely on.

"Human, how many times have I told you... don't call me A-Quan! Call me Your Majesty!"

"Thanks to A-Quan's assistance, we were able to successfully reach the supply terminal and meet up with Mr. Xia Yuan and the others."

"Yes, after all, only A-Quan has wings on her back."

Faced with Bronya and Aunt Mei's teasing, the Spring Fairy said indignantly:

"Hey, you guys are definitely doing this on purpose... I've already told you I'm not A-Quan!"

"Alright, alright, Mei, Yaya, stop bullying A-Quan. Don't forget our original goal here: to revive the administrator."

The Spring Fairy was on the verge of tears; even the human she trusted most had bullied her...

"By the way, Ai-chan... is it possible that Shi-bao could infiltrate this place?"

"Hmm... Originally it was absolutely impossible, but now... Boss, I can't be sure either, because the authority that the Herrscher of Corruption has now far exceeded my expectations."