The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Thinking of this, Kiana asked, "Gresh, is the person you drew this time someone you've met before?"

"Correct."

Gretchen dipped her palette, which was now empty of paint, and answered calmly.

Kiana was stunned when she heard this.

Have you met Bronya?

When did this happen?

How can a hero from a pre-civilization meet someone from a different era?

Kiana's mind was filled with questions.

And all these doubts were eventually dispelled by Gretchen's answer.

"I saw them in my dreams...and you too."

Kiana frowned: "So I'm the character who appeared in your dream?"

Then everything becomes clear: the Gretsch in front of me is not the Gretsch from my own timeline.

But judging from Mei's reaction, it doesn't seem to be from her timeline?

So who exactly is she...?

Kiana felt like her brain wasn't working properly.

So she turned to Mei and asked, "Mei, do you have any clues?"

"I don't know, this child is sometimes very puzzling."

Mei covered her head, looking somewhat troubled.

In the world of "Chasing Fire Heroes," there are very few characters who can have normal conversations; in fact, you could say there are very few who are normal at all.

So communicating with them is indeed a little difficult.

Thinking of this, Mei shook her head speechlessly and sighed, "If Kosmo were here right now, that would be great."

"But that's impossible. Perhaps we can hope that Gretchen will paint him."

"Let's forget it. Don't drag other people into this, or it will become very difficult to handle."

Kiana and Mei talked for a while and decided that they couldn't just sit and wait for their fate. They had to take the initiative and start looking for a way out.

So the two of them, along with Gretchen, began their journey through the forest.

It wasn't until they started searching for a way out that they were surprised to find that the forest was not just a tiny bit big.

It appears to be a vast, incomparably large maze, trapping those who venture inside.

Kiana and Mei returned to the same position several times in a row.

Later, I finally realized that I was lost.

After more than ten battles, Mei felt exhausted:

"What should we do? Kiana, do you have any good ideas?"

Kiana was handing paint to Gretchen when she heard Mei's words and turned around: "A solution?"

"Yes, I'm still not very familiar with this place. You've been here longer than me, haven't you?"

"Yes."

Kiana did not refute.

Although it was only a little longer, it was still a little longer.

Besides, Mei has already asked herself this question, so she has to do something about it.

Kiana stroked her chin and pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this, I'll fly up and scout ahead."

"Oh? That's one way."

Mei nodded with some surprise, then said, "Be careful, Kiana."

"Don't worry, Mei, I'll come back safely even if there's danger. I promise you."

Kiana patted her chest and assured them, then found a small, flat area in the forest.

After a moment of preparation, it took off and flew over the forest.

After flying out of the forest, Kiana began to observe her surroundings, trying to find a way out.

However, this forest seemed to have been meticulously planned, and there was no way out at all.

"I really don't know if we'll get lost in this forest."

Kiana said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do."

This place is really strange.

Or is it...?

Kiana's eyes suddenly lit up.

Is there some connection between this world and my original world?

In any case, all I need to do now is find a way out of the forest.

Thinking of this, Kiana looked into the distance, and suddenly a huge white creature caught her attention.

It was a giant dragon with four limbs and two wings on its back.

At that moment, the giant dragon was staring at him with its cold gaze.

This is...

Bella?

Judging from its appearance, Kiana immediately recognized it as Belialus, a Judgment-class Honkai Beast with whom she had a close relationship.

For a moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of familiarity.

But why does its aura seem a bit strange?

Kiana examined it carefully for a while, then suddenly remembered something.

Yes, Gretchen once said that she saw the figure of a giant dragon in her dream. Could this be what she was referring to?

Thinking of this, Kiana suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

A smile appeared on her lips, and she charged towards the super-strong one.

As the large, clumsy dragon flew aimlessly, she suddenly lunged forward and ended up sitting on Bella's head.

"Roar!"

Bella screamed angrily.

It swung its forelimbs, reaching for its head, as if trying to tear apart the person who dared to ride on its head.

But just as it was about to break free from Kiana's grasp, a fair hand suddenly reached out from the side and grabbed its paw.

"hiss..."

Feeling that its claws had been easily subdued, the dragon hissed in displeasure.

At the same time, he twisted his body, pretending to shake the person on his head off.

"snort."

The owner of the hand snorted coldly, and suddenly a blazing blue flame appeared on his palm.

The blue flames quickly spread to the top of the dragon's head, then exploded there, scorching a dark, circular area.

The dragon felt pain and immediately slowed its struggle.

Ultimately, under Kiana's deliberate control...

Bella descended slowly, finally landing in front of Mei and Gretchen.

When Mei saw Kiana bring back such a colossal creature, she was stunned: "Kiana? Weren't you going to find an exit? Why did you bring back... such a huge dragon?"

Upon hearing Mei's words, Kiana couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

I really want to ask myself why I could see Bella in this world.

It can only be described as fate?

Kiana shrugged, pretending not to care, and casually said, "I don't know either. I just ran into it when I was trying to find a way out in the sky. It looked pretty helpless, so I helped it out."

Mei and Gretchen exchanged a glance upon hearing this.

Are you sure you meant to help and didn't just capture the dragon?

But since she's already taken action, there's nothing we can say.

In the current situation, it's always good to have more friends.

At this moment, Kiana looked at Bella and saw that she still hadn't given up struggling, so she said again, "Bella, we're friends, so please stop struggling, okay?"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Bella stopped struggling.

This made Kiana feel much more relaxed.

In any case, as long as I can successfully get this monster away from here, that's enough. As for anything else, there's no need to think about it anymore.

"Bella, do you know where the exit is? Or rather, which way is the way to get out of here?"

Kiana got straight to the point.

Upon hearing Kiana's question, Bella began to wriggle and crawl away into the distance, seemingly leading the way.

"Do you know the way out?"

Seeing this, Kiana gestured for Gretchen and Mei to follow.

And so, the group continued their exploration forward.

Along the way, she

They encountered no obstacles, as if nothing else existed there to begin with.

After the two had been traveling for about three hours, the scenery ahead suddenly changed.