Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

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Melutina thought for a moment and then said...

"This time there are more than two million victims, many of whom never woke up."

"Isn't Spashy dead?"

"Yes, so the current head of the Fifth Science Division is Su."

Melutina took out chewing gum from her pocket and put it in her mouth.

"Su? Ha, that naive doctor."

Qianjie sneered and stretched out his hand to the side.

"I don't get along with him either."

Melutina handed him the chewing gum with some surprise and said.

"Of course you don't get along with him. If you did, I would have killed you the first time we met."

Qianjie lifted a corner of his mask and popped a piece of chewing gum into his mouth. Melutina was curious whether he could blow bubbles or something, so she stared at his mask.

"...What are you looking at?"

Noticing the gaze from the side, Qianjie said irritably. Based on his understanding, when his partner had this kind of expression, it was probably not something good.

"nothing."

Melutina shook her head, turned her head, and looked at the endless desert.

"What kind of Honkai Beast did you fuse with? It looks interesting."

"...Sagara."

"what is that?"

"You can simply understand it as..."

Melutina thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a good adjective.

"A dragon."

"A dragon? Oh... Is it because of it that you've been able to survive until now with your mediocre skills?"

A thousand tribulations knew it with a mocking tone.

"...I guess so, since I used to be a researcher."

Melutina wasn't angry. Although she had been fighting on the battlefield for several years, she was, after all, a researcher. Compared to Qian Jie, her combat skills were simply not up to par.

"You? A researcher?"

Qianjie seemed somewhat surprised.

"You're not suitable."

"...Don't let my appearance fool you, I also have a PhD in biology."

Melutina said helplessly.

"You sound like a very promising researcher. Is your boss willing to let you go?"

Qian Jie asked the question.

"She thinks I'm not suited to be a researcher, just like you."

"Oh, you have good taste. Who was your previous boss? Mei?"

"It's Dr. Möbius."

"...I take back what I said last time."

Upon hearing this name, Qianjie's tone became noticeably harsher.

“I understand you, Qianjie. It’s perfectly normal to dislike Dr. Möbius, but I quite like him.”

"What's so likable about her?"

"Yes, compared to a hypocrite who is clearly a beast but pretends to be virtuous, isn't a doctor who is a scoundrel but is openly and honestly scoundrel much more approachable?"

Melutina said earnestly.

"That makes some sense, but I still don't like her."

Surprisingly, Qianjie agreed with this statement.

"So, your super-transformation surgery was also performed by Mebius?"

"Yes... she seemed really happy to hear that I wanted to become a Fusion Warrior. She also said that she has the genes of a Honkai Beast that surpasses the Judgment level. Should I give it a try?"

Melutina recalled the eager expression on Möbius's face back then and said.

"...and then you tried it?"

"Well, I think it would have been better if the surgery had failed... but it was successful."

"Ha, you should understand why that woman did that."

Qianjie said with a cold laugh.

“I understand. My adaptability to that Honkai Beast is far beyond that of ordinary people, perhaps even higher than the success rate of surgery for a typical fusion warrior… Besides, if I don’t fuse with a stronger Honkai Beast, I will definitely die on the battlefield.”

If Qianjie could see it, how could Melutina not see it?

"Dr. Mebius's sensibilities are strange, but at least I know she won't harm me."

"I actually quite liked her hysterical side back then... Aren't we there yet?"

"A thousand tribulations".

"what happened?"

"We're lost."

"........."

Chapter Eleven: Dragon Knight's Thousand Tribulations

"Are you done yet?"

"Wait, according to this book, 'One Hundred Questions about the Desert,' I shouldn't be in the wrong place. But why don't I know where we are now?"

Melutina squatted on the ground flipping through a book, while Qianjie next to her was clearly getting impatient.

"Let me see it."

Qianjie snatched her book and turned to the page about finding your way in the desert—

Sand dunes generally run southeast, with the northwest side being the windward side, having a gentler slope and harder sand. The southeast side is leeward, with a steeper slope and softer sand.

"Doesn't this seem to make a lot of sense?"

Qianjie continued reading—

However, this only applies to a small number of areas; I don't know about the others, hehe. (*'▽'*)?

"..."

Qianjie silently opened the cover; the author's name was clearly marked with the four large characters "Ailisia."

"Ailisia!"

...............

Mu Continent, Moth Chaser Base

"You said you gave them your notes from your travels in the desert?"

Kevin asked, somewhat surprised.

"Oh right, it's still the printed version, although it doesn't sell very well."

Alicia stuck out her tongue.