Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 182 Qiong: Why are most Valkyrie armors bodysuits?

"elder brother!"

"Senior, how is Old Chen?"

Qiong helped Chen Tianwu up to prevent him from falling into a deep sleep and never waking up again.

Aside from his legs, there are no visible injuries. He should be fine for now after receiving an injection of Honkai energy inhibitor, right?

"He has a minor injury to his right leg, is physically exhausted, and suffers from deep Honkai energy erosion... His condition is much more serious than his sister's. We must get him to a safe place immediately!"

"Cough cough cough..."

Seeing Chen Tianwu, who was barely breathing, Qiong knew that she couldn't delay any longer.

"What are we waiting for? Let's go! Who knows if more Honkai Beasts will appear?"

Anna nodded as she picked Chen Tianwen up again.

"Come with me, let's go back to base!"

Each of them carried a wounded soldier, and Anna led them toward the Destiny Base.

"Dude, don't fall asleep, what will happen to your sister if you do?"

"younger sister……"

When his sister was mentioned, Chen Tianwu showed a slight reaction.

"Yeah, you idiot! Think about your idiot, you have to hang in there!"

The journey was relatively smooth, perhaps because the Ice Emperor had cut his hand and was bleeding, they did not encounter any Honkai Beast attacks. However, as the four approached the Destiny Base, they discovered an unusual aura surrounding it.

It's so hot.

"We're almost there, everything's alright, everyone'll be fine... Wait, something's not right!"

Anna's vigilant state of mind affected Qiong, who glanced at her hand: the blood had dried.

"This road shouldn't be like this!"

"It couldn't be those two Lava Emperors..."

"No, no way! How could I be so unlucky!"

Anna vehemently denied Qiong's conjecture, her nervousness evident in her voice. Her desperate denial was also a form of self-comfort.

"Big sister..."

The emotion reached Chen Tianwen. Although the girl couldn't sense the approaching danger, her instinctive fear made her hold Anna tightly.

"Captain, can you hear me? Captain! Answer me!"

"Um, senior, the communicator might..."

Anna, holding the Dome communicator, tried to contact the Snow Lotus Squad members at the Anti-Entropy base or the Valkyries who were stationed at the nearby base, but because Anti-Entropy's frequency band was different from Destiny's, she naturally got no results.

Just then, a gigantic lava emperor came into their view. Unaware of the group, the lava emperor slowly moved toward the base. The intense heat emanating from its body distorted the air and illuminated the night, inspiring awe in all who beheld it.

"It really is the Lava Emperor..."

Qiong noticed that Anna's legs were shaking.

"Shall we wait, or perhaps take another route to leave?"

"But senior, if we don't stop it here, what if this thing really heads for the base?"

Given the combat effectiveness of the personnel remaining behind, everyone in the base, whether refugees or Valkyries, would die.

In the shadow of the broken walls, Anna's back pressed against the gradually warming wall. Compared to other battle-damaged walls, it was unusually cold at this moment, and sweat kept seeping from her skin... In a short while, the condensed sweat dripped down the Valkyrie armor, leaving a small water stain on the ground.

"But can we defeat it...?"

Anna's bitter voice carried on the wind, trembling and choked with sobs. She knew, of course, that she needed to get the two civilians into the base quickly, and she knew what would happen if the Lava Emperor approached the base, but they couldn't fight him!

The weapon of the Sky is too incompatible with the Lava Emperor. Even Anna at her peak couldn't defeat it. If they go, wouldn't that be suicide?

Qiong took out her night vision goggles and switched modes. She saw a thermal image showing a distorted red shadow lurking around the corner of the road.

It brushed against the concrete wall, and the wall was cleanly and neatly sliced ​​open like tofu...

"Am I still going to die...?"

Chen Tianwu, who was incoherent, suddenly convulsed, and Qiong turned around and slapped him.

"Don't give up! Don't die! Think of your sister, Chen Tianwen, talk to your brother!"

Before the words were even finished, a house not far away exploded with a deafening roar. A dark red Honkai energy fireball pierced through the wall and rushed towards them, and the four of them could also smell the burning odor rising in the air—another Lava Emperor had spotted them.

"It's over..."

Anna clenched her fists in despair, as if the captain of the sea lion team was beckoning to them...

"Use the strong to help the weak!"

The fireball flew toward the sky with an extremely illogical trajectory, eventually crashing into the fiery spear that the sky had set up in front of it.

The fireball was blocked, but the commotion was too great, causing the Lava Emperor and the other Honkai Beasts, who hadn't noticed the group, to seem to...

"This is never going to end... You guys go first, leave this to me!"

"But you're all alone..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Only I can hold them off. If I don't, you're all doomed! Help—"

Looking at Anna, who was soaked in sweat and whose Valkyrie armor clung tightly to her body as if she had just been pulled out of the water, Qiong suddenly thought of a joke.

"Senior, do you know why Valkyrie armor is mostly bodysuits?"

"what?"

Anna didn't react.

"Because the Valkyrie's priority is saving lives!"

Anna: ...

"Isn't it funny? I mean—"

"What kind of time is this to be so indecent!"

Looking at Qiong's unreliable appearance, Anna couldn't help but think of what Mia, that infatuated girl, had been rambling on about all night... With a gritted tooth and a stomp of her foot, Anna seemed to have made up her mind.

She reached out to untie the necklace around her neck—it was a deep blue heart-shaped pendant.

"Take it!"

The necklace seemed to be detachable in two halves, and Anna stuffed one half into Qiong's hand.

Qiong: o_0?

"This is my most important thing. Keep it safe! Return it to me alive. If you lose it, I'll never forgive you!"

"Wait, wait! Senior, since you are the most important person..."

But Anna was much faster than Qiong had imagined. Before he could finish speaking, Anna grabbed one person with each hand and ran off in another direction.

That's really fast.

As the Lava Emperor drew near, Qiong was pondering a question: Could this be considered giving away Brother Tianwu's marriage to Niu...? But he already had Mei!

Forget it, I'll stop thinking about it now. I'll just have to run away after drawing all the hatred. Besides, I'm probably just overthinking it, right?

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"How could this be? So early!"

Are we too late?

Helia's face showed pain.

While people were spreading rumors of a "monster," the two men who had barely managed to reach the vicinity of Manila arrived late.

The Honkai eruption occurred a full half-day earlier than expected! They were too late…

"Hey, what are you regretting? Hurry up and save them!"

That's right! If the collapse has already happened, there's no time for sentimentality; we need to save people immediately!

The two quickly advanced into Manila, but before they could enter the disaster area, they were blocked by a blockade formed by the anti-entropy mechs that had arrived in advance.

"Gentlemen, a highly contagious disease has broken out in Manila. Please return!"

The mech blocked their path, and Helia cast a pleading look at Coralli: Hurry up and get this sorted out, your mother is Einstein!

Noticing Helia's subtle glance, Coralie stepped forward.

"You guys are Anti-Entropy, right? Could you do me a favor and contact the two doctors or the Alliance Leader?"

"Sorry, I don't have the necessary permissions. However, I can apply for it for you; it will likely take about two business days to respond."

Coralie: ...

Two business days? The golden time for rescue has already passed in two business days!

"Coralie, your method won't work."

How did she know that the soldier on the street couldn't be contacted and needed to apply? And with all that back and forth... never mind, let's try another way.

The strategist picked up her big hammer.

"We are the A-rank Valkyrie Coralie, the Great Demon King, and Helia, the Idiot, sent by Destiny to provide support! Move your junk aside, or I'll smash it all!"