Genshin Impact: Starting Guide - End of the World Qi Bao

"Bella... Damn! Such bad luck!"

The lab director didn't quite understand; naturally, he wouldn't know the names of the lab mice...

……

At this moment, on the snowfield, Sirin, whose tears had long since dried, had dug a small, square pit with her hands.

She carefully placed Bella in the pit, then tidied her hair, and pressed her forehead against Celine's head for a while. Only when she heard the impatient voices of the staff behind her did she slowly push the snow she had dug out back into the pit, burying Bella...

"Hey! Is the junk buried yet? Hurry up and go back to your experiments, you little piece of trash. I don't want to waste my time on you bunch of junk, I'm going home."

After doing everything, Xilin slowly got up.

"Aurora... Agatha... Bella... Rest well, I will definitely avenge you..."

When Celine returned to the lab, the staff immediately slapped her hard across the face again.

"What kind of look is that? What? Still not convinced? Heh, is it this hard for you to do a little work? You should thank me, you know? It's me who gave you one last chance to see that little piece of trash!"

“Bella is not useless…”

"Ah."

The staff member kicked Xilin in the chest, and Xilin collapsed to the ground again.

"You dare talk back? Didn't you want to be a guinea pig? I'll send you there right now and see if you're lucky enough to survive!"

The staff member grabbed Celine's hair again. This time, Celine raised one leg to kick him, but the staff member violently swung her away, sending her flying.

"You little brat, you dare to fight back? I'll beat you to death..."

The staff member's raised hand was firmly grasped by a man, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back down.

The man looked at the little girl on the ground, then at her frostbitten hands and the wounds on her body…

"What did you want to say?"

The staff, seeing the man's extraordinary skills, naturally guessed what was going on.

"Boss... no, it's nothing, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

The man released her grip, which shouldn't have surprised Celine, because in her eyes, all crows are black. But she felt a strange familiarity with this man, a desire to be close to him…

The staff members became smug, realizing they had guessed correctly; the leaders turned a blind eye to such matters.

He hadn't been gloating for long when he suddenly felt a chill. Then he heard two thuds as if something had fallen to the ground. Looking down, he saw two arms, and then he felt a sharp pain shooting through them.

This unexpected scene cheered up Xilin, whose eyes had been vacant.

"you you……"

Jue Xi squinted and replied calmly.

"What do you mean, 'I'? You scum... How dare a beast like you work at Destiny's? My name is Jue Xi, and today I'm here to end your wretched dog life! I'm so angry!"

"Even if you're the leader, you can't do this, I..."

"what!!!!!"

The staff member was interrupted by his own even louder screams before he could finish speaking.

Jue Xi swung her sword again, severing his legs.

"It's so annoying how they keep dragging their feet."

Jue Xi stepped on his stomach, and the moment the staff member opened his mouth in pain, his tongue flew out.

"It's quiet now, why are you forcing me? I don't want to be angry. How can you be such a beast?"

The staff member fainted from the pain. Jue Xi squatted down, gently placing one hand on Xi Lin's head and the other on the staff member's stomach. With a flash of light, the staff member woke up, and Xi Lin's injuries were completely healed.

Jue Xi touched Xi Lin's hair and murmured to herself.

"Sure enough, it looks just like Kiana's hair."

Then Jue Xi nodded in satisfaction. Although she had lost her own power of creation, the sword techniques and healing skills she had obtained from the little rabbit were still usable, which was good.

As soon as the staff member woke up, Juexi kicked him aside, caught him, squatted on the ground, stabbed him with her sword to heal him, stabbed him with her sword to heal him.

"Forget it, this is pointless. I'll try the ancient method of slow slicing."

……

The beast who bullied the little girl was hateful enough, but to add this inhumane experiment made Juexi even more annoyed. She had initially intended to endure it, after all, it was for the sake of the plot, but after seeing Xilin's pitiful state, Juexi's blood pressure skyrocketed. She could no longer tolerate it. Perhaps it was because of the relationship between Xilin and Kiana that she was truly furious.

After torturing him for half an hour, Juexi simply cut off his head out of boredom.

Jue Xi turned to look at the head of the Babylonian Laboratory.

"What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?"

"He He……"

The person in charge was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a moment. Jue Xi, covered in blood, smiled and then talked nonsense with a straight face.

"Oh, I think he was infected by the Honkai. I was afraid he would become a suicide soldier, so I did this."

The person in charge seemed a bit dazed, and subconsciously looked at the fragments of protective clothing on the ground... Although he didn't say anything, Juexi knew what he wanted to say.

"If I say he's infected, then he's infected!"

The person in charge also suddenly realized that, putting aside everything else, even if Jue Xi and Bishop Otto didn't know each other, just based on this method alone, the entire laboratory staff together probably wouldn't be enough to kill him. What was he still standing there for? He should praise him! At this moment, his intelligence regained its superiority.

"Yes! Boss, you're absolutely right. You have such a keen eye. I can't believe I didn't notice he was infected by Honkai energy right away. It's all thanks to you, Boss!"

Chapter 199 Like a Dream

Jue Xi nodded in satisfaction as she watched the person in charge, who, even though he was terrified, still managed to curry favor with his superior.

"Alright, you're sensible. Otherwise, how could you be the head of this lab? Hopefully, the bishop won't find out about this today."

The person in charge clapped his hands together and replied with a fawning expression.

"Oh, sir. What are you saying? How could such a trivial matter possibly reach the ears of the busy Bishop Otto? Hahaha..."

Juexi was also using empty promises to motivate this person in charge...

Xilin listened to their conversation from the side. Although she didn't understand much, the obsequious manner of the so-called person in charge made her feel inexplicably disgusted. She didn't dislike the man in front of her, who seemed to be named Juexi, perhaps because he had just stood up for her...

Just as Jue Xi was finishing her sentence, she suddenly bent down, picked up a piece of "meat" she had made from the ground, and gently shook it. The thin layer of meat broke apart instantly. It's hard to imagine how the researcher felt at that moment. Upon seeing this, the person in charge immediately licked it.

"Boss, your skills are truly amazing. To be honest, even with the most advanced machines, it would be extremely difficult to achieve this level of skill. Absolutely incredible! I'll send someone to clean up these things right away, but how about I take you downstairs to rest first?"

Jue Xi nodded.

“You’re so helpful. But let’s wait a while before resting. Go and get someone to clean up this place. I need to say a few words to this little girl.”

"Okay, I'll go right away, boss."

After saying this, the person in charge hurriedly left the place of trouble. Jue Xi saw this but said nothing. Before he could speak, Xi Lin spoke first.

"Your name is... Juexi?"

Jue Xi took a deep breath, put away her previous frivolous demeanor, and then sighed.

"Ugh..."

Xilin didn't speak, and Juexi smiled gently and asked in return.

"Yes, my name is Juexi. Aren't you afraid of me, Xiao Xilin?"

Having already lost all hope, Xilin was naturally unafraid, especially since this man had helped her in some ways. She was well aware of her own incompetence and the power of the man before her. After careful observation, Xilin was certain that Juexi was incredibly skilled. Because she hadn't even seen Juexi draw his sword before the researcher's arms and legs were severed.

"Don't worry, and... thank you, Brother Juexi."

Jue Xi was at a loss for words. He was conflicted. He had asked Xiao Tu before if his decision would change history, and Xiao Tu's answer was no. But could he really save Sirin? Even if he did, would Otto remain indifferent? Without his powers, could he truly fight against the terrifying Otto? In a one-on-one fight, could he defeat Cecilia and Fu Hua without his powers? Even if Otto allowed a one-on-one duel, and he had defeated two S-rank Valkyries with his swordsmanship, he would still be doomed against the 'Honkai Energy Fission Bomb' that killed Cecilia without his powers... If he died, Sirin's fate would remain the same. How could he possibly save her? Jue Xi fell into deep thought. How could he break this deadlock?

Xilin didn't know what Juexi was thinking, but just by looking at him, she could keenly sense that the person in front of her seemed... a little troubled? Xilin didn't know what to do, so she looked up at Juexi and tugged at his sleeve.

Jue Xi then realized that Xi Lin was still there. Jue Xi first squatted down, then looked up at her and gently placed her hand on Xi Lin's head and rubbed it.

"You're welcome, little Sirin. And I'm so sorry. If I had come sooner, I could have saved Bella."

Celine didn't speak. It would have been better if this topic hadn't been brought up. As soon as Bella was mentioned, Celine almost cried again, and her eyes welled up with tears once more.

"Bella...Bella...Bella has left me forever, waaaaaah..."

Juexi looked at the crying Xilin and subconsciously reached out to hug her, but when she looked down, she saw herself covered in blood... Juexi cursed that damned researcher a thousand times in her heart. He was already dead, couldn't he have died cleanly? There was so much blood.

Xilin didn't care about any of that. She instinctively hugged Juexi and burst into tears. Since becoming an orphan and being brought to this laboratory, she had lost track of time. She had never had anyone to rely on, only a few close friends, but now they were all gone… Xilin had even forgotten what her mother looked like…

After about ten minutes, Xilin's mood gradually calmed down, and Juexi gently patted Xilin's back...

"I'm sorry, I don't have much experience in comforting people, but I'll stay with you, little Sirin. I believe you'll get better, everything will be alright. I have a few friends who are very good at comforting people, and if... if it's okay, I'll introduce you to them later."

Xilin didn't say anything. After hugging Juexi for a while, she let go, and Juexi tactfully let go as well. Xilin looked at Juexi and thought for a long time.

"You're different from them, aren't you? You are different, right..."

The second half of Xilin's sentence was clearly filled with anticipation. Juexi naturally knew what Xilin was expecting, and she ruffled Xilin's hair.

"Don't worry, I won't do that kind of thing."

Celine received a fairly satisfactory answer, and she remained silent… It all happened so suddenly; someone had suddenly saved her, and he even knew her and Bella's names. She couldn't believe it. Celine didn't dare ask why this man recognized her and Bella… She didn't know what to say. If the staff's purpose was to use her for experiments, then what was his? Ultimately, there was only one reason Celine thought this way.

Does an orphan with no one to rely on and nothing really deserve to be saved like this?

However, Juexi was unaware of what Xilin was thinking.

The lab director then sent someone to greet Juexi. Juexi thought about how she had already hugged Xilin, and figured Xilin wouldn't mind her being covered in blood. So Juexi simply picked Xilin up. Xilin was startled by Juexi's sudden action and stopped overthinking.

Jue Xi comforted Xi Lin, clearly feeling her body tremble.

"Don't be afraid, I'll take you to get some rest and take a bath."

Although the staff member sent by the leader was very scared, he still managed to arrange everything in an orderly manner. Juexi commented that Bishop Otto's ability to select people was quite good.

……

Celine, fully clothed, stared blankly at the faucet in front of her, unable to believe it. Just a few hours ago, she was a helpless experimental subject... and now she'd become a VIP...

Xilin stared blankly at the faucet, then poked her little head out the door to look at Juexi.

"Um, that... Brother Juexi?"

Jue Xi also turned around and looked at Xi Lin with a smile.

"What's wrong, little Sirin?"