Honkai Impact: Starting from Wandering with Kiana

"Um......"

After saying goodbye to Kiana, Jiuxiao went to find Huihuo and Mei.

"Just force her out, I'll be on standby outside. Don't fight her to the death!"

"I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do... but I'll keep praying for you, and I'll wait for you to come back."

After Huihuo and Mei finished speaking, they hugged Jiuxiao one after the other.

Jiuxiao hugged the two of them and whispered, "Don't act like it's a life-or-death separation... I'm very powerful. Besides, even if I can't beat them, am I afraid I can't outrun them?"

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After bidding farewell to everyone, Jiuxiao went to find Fu Hua and Bronya. Bronya will also be joining them in this mission to enter the data space and help them find and defeat the Herrscher of Corruption.

However, what Jiu Xiao didn't expect was that Fu Hua was not only the owner of the Divine Key Feather Crossing the Dust, but she also had the Divine Key Void Grip.

"I didn't expect Bronya to be so brave!" Jiuxiao smiled and patted Bronya's head as she was adjusting the equipment next to her.

"Don't touch Bronya's head! It'll stunt her growth!"

After Yae Sakura, who was angrily covering her face, was dragged over by Judah, Fu Hua used Feather Dust to sweep across everyone's faces, and then their consciousness began to sink into the data space.

After confirming that Jiuxiao and the others had successfully entered the global connection, Iselin, Einstein, Changguang, and others immediately began their work, guiding Jiuxiao and the others to find the Herrscher of Corruption.

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When Jiuxiao opened his eyes again, they found themselves in the data space. But this experience was different from that in the Destiny Database. The previous one felt like a game, but this time the experience for Jiuxiao was incredibly realistic.

Upon waking up, Bronya immediately began data analysis and location tracking.

"According to the data, the data space overlaps with the real world. Our current location is roughly in Changkong City in the far east."

"So this is the area where the Herrscher of Corruption is located... a village? Does this have any special meaning for the Herrscher of Corruption or Himeko? Yae Sakura, do you know anything about this?" Jiuxiao asked Yae Sakura.

Yae Sakura stared blankly at the scene before her, lost in thought. Everything here was so similar to what it was five hundred years ago, yet completely different.

"This is... Yae Village. But there are many things here that I've never seen before... It must be from the era of the Herrscher of Corruption." Yae Sakura spoke slowly, her back to the group.

"What's wrong with your face? Why do you sound like you're slurring your words?" Jiu Xiao asked curiously.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask." Yae Sakura left without looking back; she was going to verify some of her suspicions.

Seeing that Bronya and Jiuxiao had both turned to look at him, Judah proudly puffed out his chest and patted his Soul Steel chest.

"I did it! Although my body is no different from a normal human body under normal circumstances, it becomes extremely hard when it is hit hard."

"Sigh... Bronya suddenly regrets coming with you guys. Not only is there no sense of urgency, but three of you are also mentally unstable." Bronya rolled her eyes and complained, then she and Fu Hua chased after Yae Sakura in the direction she had gone.

"Yae Sakura definitely has mental issues, Judah isn't much better, and Bronya has a brain injury. It seems all three of them have mental problems. Looks like in the end, I'll have to be the one to rely on. Judah, don't run away, wait for me!"

Hearing Jiuxiao's shouts behind him, Judah ran even faster. However, Judah felt that the three people Bronya mentioned who were mentally ill should actually be Fu Hua, Yae Sakura, and Jiuxiao.

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To verify their hypothesis, Yae Sakura led a group into the village to investigate. The village was deserted, but there were humanoid blue will-o'-the-wisps, like NPCs. They appeared illusory, yet possessed a physical form, but each person's face was blurred.

Fu Hua wanted to go up and ask for information, but Bronya stopped her. Bronya summoned a projection screen and said to everyone, "Changguang and the others sent word that Honkai energy has been continuously gathering in Yae Village since we entered. The Herrscher has discovered us!"

"No, it wasn't the Herrscher who discovered us; she's been waiting for us all along!"

Judah pointed to a huge pavilion in the distance of Yae Village. At the top of the pavilion, the Herrscher of Corruption made no attempt to conceal her aura. Even without activating Hunt Mode, Judah could clearly sense the Herrscher of Corruption's presence.

After confirming the Herrscher's location, the group headed directly to the massive attic.

Along the way, the group encountered many wandering Honkai Beasts. Jiu Xiao and Fu Hua wanted to slap them to death, but Yae Sakura stopped them each time.

Yae Sakura waved her hand and dispersed them, while some were ordered by Yae Sakura to go to Yae Village.

"Why are you doing this? Are you planning to kill those people who are meant to kill Yae Sakura?" Jiu Xiao asked Yae Sakura, puzzled.

"They deserved it, they deserved to die."

“Miss Yae Sakura… I think that even if they are virtual data, their lives shouldn’t be taken away so easily…” Fu Hua couldn’t stand it anymore and wanted to argue with Yae Sakura.

But Yae Sakura didn't want to explain the reasons to Jiu Xiao and the others. Even if this wasn't the real Yae Village, in Yae Sakura's heart, those villagers deserved to die.

Jiuxiao and Fu Hua wanted to say more, but Judah and Bronya pulled them aside.

Bronya rolled her deadpan eyes at Jiuxiao and Fu Hua, and whispered, "Bronya already said Yae Sakura is crazy, you guys should let her have her way. Kallen isn't here now, what if she suddenly goes crazy, that would be troublesome!"

"That can't be right... Aren't data beings life forms too? Kallen was just a data being at first... Fu Hua, what do you think?" Jiu Xiao murmured, puzzled. If being a virtual being allows for arbitrary trampling, doesn't that betray justice?

"Let's give way to Yae Sakura for now. Compared to those virtual villagers, the problem of the Herrscher of Corruption is more important. Yae Sakura was able to cut down Otto right in front of so many people. If we stop her, she might go berserk and cut us down too, which would be troublesome."

Fu Hua always respected Yae Sakura's choice because Yae Sakura not only resembled the Sakura she knew, but also shared Sakura's mental instability. Fu Hua didn't want to suffer the same fate as Qian Jie and Kevin because of a few illusory figures that could disappear at any moment.

Chapter 164 I can’t do anything

Along the way, whether it was a Breakthrough-class Honkai Beast or a Honkai Emperor, they were all controlled and commanded by Yae Sakura. Curious, Jiu Xiao also tried to control these Honkai Beasts, but these mindless Honkai Beasts charged directly at Jiu Xiao and were then slapped to death by him.

After many fruitless attempts, Jiu Xiao fell into self-doubt.

"Why can even a pseudo-Herrscher like Yae Sakura command Honkai Beasts, while a fully-fledged Herrscher can't? Could my Herrscher status be fake?"

"I don't know either. Normally I can't command them, but these Honkai Beasts are quite obedient to me this time."

However, I can only command lower-level Honkai Beasts, at most the limit for lower-level Honkai Beasts like the Honkai Emperor. Higher-level Honkai Beasts don't completely obey my commands." After saying that, Yae Sakura ordered some Honkai Beasts not far away to attack Yae Village.

“Bronya detected that the Honkai energy reaction of these Honkai Beasts was somewhat similar to the energy fluctuation frequency of the Herrscher of Corruption and Yae Sakura. Therefore, Bronya believes that it is because Yae Sakura is a pseudo-Herrscher who has been corrupted by the Herrscher of Corruption, and therefore has a certain degree of control over the Honkai Beast servants of the Herrscher of Corruption.”

Bronya began to explain, but then her tone changed, and she looked at Jiuxiao with disdain.

"Honkai Beasts possess a strong sense of territory and will only obey the commands of the Herrscher who created them. Bronya is curious, Jiuxiao, where is your Honkai Beast?"

Fu Hua walked over and joined the conversation.

"I'm also very curious about this. Jiuxiao, your Herrscher transformation is unlike any other Herrscher I've ever seen. Moreover, your Herrscher transformation is too calm, it seems that it didn't even cause a major collapse?"

"..."

Jiuxiao fell silent. He couldn't very well say that he had stolen Mei's energy for his own Herrscher transformation, using it as a catalyst...

Moreover, after the Honkai energy from the Third Honkai Impact 3rd was moved to the Sea of ​​Quanta, it was simply discarded by the sea...

Then, the process of his own transformation was taken over by Tree and Sea, and Jiuxiao completed the transformation after taking a nap.

Jiuxiao suddenly exclaimed, "Oh my god, now that I think about it... could my Honkai Beast be Seele?!"

"Reloaded Bunny 19c!"

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In the end, like Yae Sakura, Jiu Xiao's face swelled up.

"Sigh... I don't even know if we came here to fight the Herrscher of Corruption to the death, or if we just came to visit the data space. Maybe our squad should just be destroyed..."

To prevent Jiuxiao from causing any more trouble, Fu Hua had Judah tie him up and gag him. Otherwise, Fu Hua was afraid she wouldn't be able to hold back before even seeing the Herrscher of Corruption.

After crossing many small hills in Yae Village and following the forest path, the group soon arrived at the pavilion where the Herrscher of Erosion was located.

Looking at the words carved on the attic, Fu Hua and Yae Sakura read out the name of the huge attic in front of them together.

"Tenshukaku..."

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As Jiuxiao and the others entered the Sky Keep, alarms blared in the main world's war room.

"Urgent report! We've completely lost contact with Lord Jiuxiao's team! We have no idea what happened in the data space! According to Bronya's last message, they entered the Castle Keep!"

"An unusual energy fluctuation has been detected underground in Changkong City! According to the message sent back by Lady Durandal, a village has emerged from underground in Changkong City! This is the village where Lord Jiuxiao and the others last disappeared—Yae Village!"

"Two types of Honkai energy reactions have appeared in Changkong City! According to database comparison, they are the Honkai energy fluctuations of the Third Herrscher—the Herrscher of Thunder—and the Honkai energy fluctuations of the Herrscher of Erosion!"

"That's... the castle tower?! The castle tower contains a large amount of Honkai energy belonging to the Herrscher of Erosion!"

"The Herrscher of Erosion is eroding the Honkai energy in Changkong City that should belong to the Herrscher of Thunder, centered on the castle tower?!"

"We must stop her. If she succeeds in stealing the Honkai energy from the Herrscher of Thunder, she could easily destroy the entire network connection!"

"Have Huihuo and Welt wait outside the castle tower, while Durandal and the others storm the castle tower!"

"Wait... The Herrscher of Thunder's energy has been detected! The Herrscher of Thunder has appeared!!"

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Mei gripped the wooden sword tightly in her hand, continuing her practice of the basic movements. Sweat dripped from her body, filling the empty training room.

Everyone is actively fighting, whether it's Jiuxiao and Bronya in the data space, Kiana who went to support various battlefields, or Huihuo who is carrying out the mission to snipe the Herrscher of Corruption in the main world.

Raiden Mei, who isn't even a B-rank Valkyrie yet, can only stay at St. Freya Academy, where she either takes refuge with the other students or participates in logistical work.

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Mei's wooden sword suddenly shattered from her inexplicably increased grip strength. The abrupt end to her practice left an exhausted Mei slumped to the ground.

"I can't even master a simple vibrato anymore? As expected... I still can't do anything..."

Mei stared blankly at the ceiling, wondering if she was holding everyone back.

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