Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 57 Do we know each other?

"Ai-chan, how much longer until we arrive in Changkong City?"

"Reporting, boss, we're still fifteen minutes away from the edge of Changkong City!"

"too slow!"

Upon receiving the reply from the electronic cabbage head, Theresa grew increasingly anxious.

"Theresa, don't worry, Kiana will be fine."

"Himeko, how can I relax! I can't get through on the phone no matter how many times I try... The closer we get to here, the higher the Honkai energy level becomes—there's definitely something wrong with the Far East's official detection system! This has already exceeded 1000 HW, reaching the standard for the birth of a Herrscher. This is already the third Great Honkai! I've already lost Cecilia, I can't lose Kiana too!"

Seeing that her attempt to comfort the anxious Theresa had failed, Himeko didn't know what to say.

"Just to correct you, the latest data is 1200HW!"

"Ai-chan, stop the broadcast for now... Theresa, calm down. Kiana might have just accidentally lost her phone? Or maybe she has no signal?"

"Kiana..."

Well, persuasion was useless, and with Ai-Hyperion's announcement, Theresa was almost certain that a Herrscher would be born, and her anxiety finally died.

The only saving grace is that the highest power level of the Siberian Collapse caused by the Babylon Laboratory last time was 6500 HW, while now it's only 1200 HW, so the Herrschers born from it probably won't be too strong.

If a third Herrscher of the Void level were to actually be born, the entire Hyperion would be doomed.

"Listen to me, Himeko. Drop me off when we get to Changkong City."

"The ground conditions are unclear; wouldn't it be too dangerous to go down rashly?"

Theresa patted the gold and red cross behind her.

"Don't worry, Judas and I aren't afraid at all!"

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"Qiong, you were the one who subdued me before, weren't you?"

"I guess so... Is there a problem?"

Using a broken baseball bat and a crowbar they found, Sora led Mei all the way into the hotel and retrieved his baseball bat.

"By the way, how did you defeat 'me'? I can't quite remember."

Qiong, who was wielding a baseball bat to hit the zombies, paused for a moment. Perhaps she shouldn't have said anything? Besides, she wouldn't have been able to explain it anyway.

"I'm so sorry, I forgot too... Watch out behind you!"

"what?"

Mei, holding the Dragon's Roar from the box, turned around and saw two hideous zombies right in front of her.

So far, Raiden Mei has not killed a single zombie on her own. Unlike Sora and Kiana, she does not possess combat power beyond that of ordinary people, and the one-handed sword in her hand is not the familiar katana. Therefore, Mei can only dodge the zombie's attack by sidestepping.

"watch out!"

With a single blow, Qiong sent the two zombies in front of Mei flying.

"Are you okay?"

"Ah, I'm fine..."

Raiden Mei was a little dazed and subconsciously grabbed Sora's hand, her face flushed and she seemed a little uncomfortable.

My heart is beating a little fast.

"Can you let go of my hand?"

"Huh? Oh, good."

Qiong felt the warmth of Mei's hand, and his face flushed slightly. He had never been this close to a girl before! Calm down, calm down...

He shook his hand and looked around; there were no zombies.

"Let's hurry and find Kiana."

Without waiting for Raiden Mei's reaction, Sora prepared to leave the hotel. The two continued walking forward, easily dealing with the zombies along the way; Mei, holding the Dragon's Roar from the Box, had no need to lift a finger.

Looking at that reliable figure, I felt he was kind of handsome.

However, if Raiden Mei learns more, she'll probably understand what this is like—a suspension bridge effect.

The Capinola suspension bridge effect, also known as the physiological arousal misattribution or the Capinola suspension bridge effect, refers to the phenomenon where, when a person is emotionally aroused, they mistakenly attribute their emotions to external factors, leading to incorrect cognition and judgment.

Simply put, it's mistaking a rapid heartbeat caused by a tense or exciting situation for a physiological reaction of being attracted to someone, leading to feelings of affection for that person...

"Mei, do you remember where you and Kiana parted ways?"

"Of course I remember!"

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Kiana, who was carrying Bronya's lamp and trying to get her to talk, was trying to get the conversation going, but the beautiful woman didn't seem to like talking much.

"Sister Lamp, are you a member of the Destiny Organization?"

"No."

Although she owed Fate, or rather, Bishop Otto of Fate, a lot of money—even those small amounts added up to a huge debt for her—Kiana didn't need to know that.

But Kiana thought the lamp was very concise, but how could they continue the conversation?

"And your marksmanship, your fighting style, and your hair..."

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. Just show me the way."

There are some things that outsiders shouldn't know.

"Forehead……"

What a conversation killer! How come we can't have a conversation at all!

No, she is Kiana Kaslana, we can't give up on her so easily!

"Sister Lamp, why are you looking for Little Gray Hair?"

"Little Gray Fur?"

For the first time, the lamp showed a look of confusion.

"It's Sora, Sora!"

"Him..."

After tying several tight knots around Bronya's body, the lamp fell silent again, seemingly lost in thought.

“I have nothing to do with that guy; someone just hired me to check on his safety.”

Mercenaries? The word popped into Kiana's mind.

If Kiana could read faces, she would know that the lamp was definitely not telling the truth at this moment.

Unfortunately, she really didn't know how.

"Enough said, how far are we from our destination?"

"Almost there, just a couple more steps and we'll be there... Look over there! Mei, little gray-haired girl! I'm here!"

Upon seeing the two, Kiana, despite her injuries, cheerfully charged forward as if nothing was wrong.

Kiana, are you alright?

"It's alright, it's alright, all thanks to that lamp lady who saved me! Lamp lady, this is my good friend Mei, and here's the one you're looking for... Little Grey Hair, what's with that expression?"

Upon seeing Qiong, Deng decisively abandoned Bronya and used her free hand to pull a lollipop from her pocket.

"Do you want some?"

"Um, thank you."

As Qiong took the lollipop, she also noticed the strange expression on Deng's face.

The fourth of the Seven Arts, "The Art of Destruction," by Saffra, or Lamp.

Another Martian.

"Miss Deng, do we know each other?"

Looking at Qiong's bewildered, confused, and innocent (or self-righteous) eyes, Deng turned his head away.

No, we don't know each other.

Moreover, it's best not to know each other.

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Last night I did 78 gacha pulls hoping to get Ranpo, but Old Yang died...

They're all imaginary numbers, so there's no problem, right? It makes perfect sense, hahaha...

(I was on the verge of a mental breakdown and almost forgot to write.)