"Sister Mei… Kiana bullied Bronya."
Bronya ran to Mei's embrace in three steps, but in her mind, she was calculating: Stand, The Hand, several key terms were deliberately noted by Bronya. According to the clues just revealed, Stand should be a general term, and Kiana's Stand is an ability called The Hand. Speaking of which, Mei's Crazy Diamond also seemed to have been mentioned before.
Was that also a Stand?
Bronya continuously analyzed the information she had obtained.
"Alright, alright, Kiana, don't bully Bronya anymore."
"Okay."
Kiana pouted unhappily and moved closer to Takatsuki: "Takatsuki, Takatsuki, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking about when the rescue team will arrive."
"Rescue team?"
Kiana tilted her head: "We don't need to find a rescue team, do we? We can escape on our own."
"I'm waiting for the rescue team, but not because I need them to save us."
Takatsuki shook his head: "Kiana, aren't you looking for Siegfried?"
"Is that smelly old man in the rescue team!?"
Takatsuki shook his head: "No, but the one who sent the rescue team is your Aunt."
"Aunt? I have a Aunt?"
"Yes, her name is Theresa Apocalypse, and she knows where Siegfried is."
!!!!
Looking at Kiana, who was so excited she was about to jump, Mei, holding Bronya, felt a bit awkward. After all, she already knew where Kiana's father was.
Now that the Honkai Eruption had erupted here, and Kiana was in Changkong City, it meant that Siegfried should also be in Changkong City, perhaps even near them.
But she couldn't say anything!
Although she pitied Kiana's background, Mei knew that Takatsuki chose to hide it for Kiana's own good.
Bronya, close to Mei, keenly sensed Mei's hesitation. She looked at Takatsuki and Kiana, then back at Mei.
But even she couldn't imagine how convoluted the story was.
Just as the several people were lost in their own thoughts, the living room ceiling suddenly shattered, and a giant cleaver descended from the sky, splitting the house in two.
And the several people were instantly exposed outside. A massive Honkai Beast of the Sanctuary class, with a lance in its right hand, thrust towards Bronya and Mei.
Project Bunny 19C and Crazy Diamond appeared simultaneously. Project Bunny 19C's weapon met the lance, while Crazy Diamond picked up Mei and Bronya, quickly moving them out of the lance's attack range.
"Kiana! You go protect Mei and them!"
The moment the room was split open, Takatsuki gave the command, then instantly switched his character card to Fire Demon and charged forward.
"Leave it to me!"
Kiana ripped off her mask, threw it on the ground, and charged towards Mei.
Takatsuki firmly grabbed the giant lance, a tremendous force that even the Templar-class Honkai Beast couldn't break free from.
The opponent raised its left hand with the cleaver and swung it down towards Takatsuki.
But what met its eyes were raging flames erupting from Takatsuki's mouth.
Ordinary flames were not very lethal to Honkai Beasts, let alone a Templar-class Honkai Beast with integrated offense and defense.
However, the Fire Demon's flames were naturally not ordinary flames. Although they lacked the destructive explosive power of Dragon Blast, the raging flames still melted the cleaver on its left arm in one go.
"Next, it's time to watch the fireworks!"
The previous flames were emitted in an emergency. Even so, they melted its left arm. Takatsuki roughly understood the power of the Fire Demon's flames.
And this time, terrifying compressed flames gathered in his mouth.
He forcefully threw the Templar-class Honkai Beast into the air. With the Ox Talisman combined with the Fire Demon's terrifying physical strength, the heavy Templar-class Honkai Beast was also thrown flying.
Blast!
A huge fireball followed, exploding into a giant firework in the air.
Raging flames bloomed in mid-air, completely illuminating the night sky.
At the same time, several kilometers away on the Hyperion.
"Major Himeko, a strong energy fluctuation has been detected in Changkong City, but… it's not Honkai Energy."
The adjutant looked at the report somewhat strangely. In a city of the Third Honkai, a huge energy fluctuation was surprisingly not Honkai Energy, and they hadn't detected any obvious Herrscher energy reactions.
"No need to scan, I've already seen it."
Himeko, standing on the bridge, looked at Changkong City in the distance. The huge firework in the sky was clearly visible even several kilometers away.
"Accelerate forward, let's see who is welcoming us."
Meanwhile, the four-person group in Changkong City had gathered again.
"Mei, are you hurt?"
Takatsuki immediately asked when he saw Mei.
"I'm fine, luckily Project Bunny 19C blocked the attack just now."
Takatsuki nodded, looking at the Project Bunny 19C next to him that had blocked an attack from a Templar-class Honkai Beast without any damage: "That's good, let's evacuate from here quickly, monsters will be attracted soon."
"Takatsuki… is that, is that the rescue team you mentioned?"
The three of them followed Kiana's gaze and saw a ship covering the sky, parked above them.
"Major Himeko, we have arrived at the energy burst location. No previous energy reactions were detected, but Herrscher energy reactions were detected."
The adjutant looked at the report in her hand and pushed up her glasses: "But four people were found at the Herrscher reaction location."
"Four?"
"Yes, please look."
The large screen in the bridge displayed the situation on the ground, showing Takatsuki and the other three.
"The Herrscher reaction is coming from this long purple-haired girl."
Himeko frowned, looking at Raiden Mei, who looked completely normal: "Are you sure the detection isn't wrong? This looks like a perfectly ordinary little girl."
"The Hyperion's detectors are not mistaken."
Himeko Murata naturally wouldn't doubt the equipment on her ship; she was just a bit confused by the current situation.
"In that case, I will personally go down and meet that Third Herrscher."
Hearing Himeko's words, the adjutant quickly said: "That's too dangerous, it's better to conduct a probing attack first."
"You want me to attack these little ones? Don't be ridiculous, prepare my armor!"
Flipping off the coat draped over her shoulders, Himeko Murata strode towards the back.
"Takatsuki, did they not notice us?"
Kiana asked, looking at the Hyperion above her head.
"Idiot Kiana, if they hadn't discovered us, they wouldn't have stopped."
There was no need to distinguish; this was Bronya's retort. However, at this moment, she also didn't know what the other party's attitude was, after all, she knew that there was a Herrscher among them.
"Someone has already come down."
Hearing Takatsuki's words, the others only then realized that someone had been launched down from the ship.
"One person?"