Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 180 Anna: There's nothing I can do...

Is anyone there?

Clutching the less-than-ideal baseball bat, Anna, lacking a suitable weapon, had to step back and help Qiong deal with the stragglers who escaped his fire spear and call out for survivors.

Honestly, Anna doesn't like this feeling. Right now, all she can do is help Qiong deal with the stragglers, making her feel protected, but she wants to protect others, not be protected...

"Is anyone still alive?!"

Anna wanted to persuade Sora to contact her teammates first, but her communicator was only filled with static. Sora, frantic with worry, was only thinking of taking any path she could find and killing any enemy she encountered. Anna had reason to suspect that Sora didn't know where to go either, and was simply stabbing any Honkai Beast she saw.

"You brute..."

The moment the Flame Spear was raised, several Knight-class Honkai Beasts charged from the flank. Anna, unable to provide timely assistance, could only shout for Qiong to dodge. However, Qiong's unwavering composure gave her a slight shock of his brute force—with his Flame Spear, Qiong met spear with spear, seemingly unaffected by the sparks flying from the clash of weapons. Even when a Honkai Beast's lance struck him, he remained unfazed…

"Qiong, doesn't it hurt?"

Several times, due to her negligence, she saw the Honkai Beasts hit her, but Qiong remained silent. In Anna's opinion, Qiong's behavior of sacrificing defense for efficient cleanup was unacceptable—after all, if a Valkyrie can't even protect herself, how can she protect others?

"No, I'm perfectly fine!"

The Flame Spear, charging into battle with no chance of return, deliberately displayed taunts, knowing that his opponents couldn't penetrate his defenses. Even if they did, there was always Old Yang's Valkyrie armor...

That's the confidence behind the waves!

Anna shook her head helplessly. "We can talk about the rest later. The important thing now is to find the survivors as soon as possible."

Although she didn't find any of them—this only amplified her frustration.

"Waaaaah... Brother..."

"Someone's crying? There are still people alive!"

Qiong and Anna quickly followed the sound of crying. Underneath the ruins, they found a little girl trapped inside.

"That's great...that's great...there are still people alive, that's wonderful!"

"Enough with the talk, saving lives is the priority!"

Qiong used his Flame Spear to support the heavy object pressing down on the little girl, and Anna quickly lifted the little girl out.

The little girl Anna was holding was sobbing, her body trembling uncontrollably. Qiong crouched down, using the moonlight to look at that face.

"Are you Chen Tianwen?"

Chen Tianwen raised his tear-streaked face and looked at Qiong, who was filled with expectation.

Is your brother home?

"Brother, brother..."

"Speak up!"

"My brother... Waaaaah!"

Chen Tianwen, who lacked a sense of security, was frightened.

"Qiong, calm down!"

Chen Tianwen, huddled in Anna's arms trembling, was just an ordinary little girl and it was difficult for her to recover immediately.

Realizing she had been too hasty, Qiong took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry, I was too hasty—but..."

"Brother lured the monster over there... Waaaaaaah!"

"Quick, let's go!"

Having received the information, Qiong eagerly urged Anna to head in the direction Chen Tianwen had pointed.

"Qiong, we must contact headquarters first! Without emergency treatment, Astronomy Girl's infection will worsen, and we also need—"

"Give."

Qiong casually tossed the small box that Einstein had given her over.

"Emergency medicines and communication devices are all here."

He actually had night vision goggles, but the moonlight was too bright and he had a fire spear, so he didn't need them.

"You actually carry anti-Honkai energy drugs with you? Weren't you here to see an art exhibition?!"

Anna's communicator isn't surprising; what would a normal Valkyrie bring along when traveling?

However, Qiong naturally had her own explanation.

"Shouldn't an excellent Valkyrie be prepared to deal with all kinds of emergencies at any time? Isn't it basic practice to carry weapons, communicators, and life-saving medicine with her?"

He said that without even blushing or skipping a beat? It seems Bronya's "calm-down training" of him a while ago did have some effect!

Not only can it be used to say sweet nothings to Mei without blushing, but it can also be used to deceive other people.

"What about the Valkyrie armor?"

"Hurry up and do it, don't ask so many questions... Isn't this what I'm wearing?"

Having saved Chen Tianwen, Qiong's mental state improved under his conscious adjustment. He gestured for Anna to quickly administer the injection and pointed to his clothes.

"It's just that the previous one broke, so I replaced it with a new one."

Is that so?

Looking at the reliable Dome, and then at her own incompetence, Anna felt utterly worthless.

Why didn't she prepare emergency medicine in advance? And she even lost her most important weapon!

"Something doesn't seem right?"

Qiong suddenly felt a bit cold. Even if the Flame Spear was put away now, it shouldn't be this cool all of a sudden!

"The temperature in Manila at night... Senior, behind you!"

"what?"

Click—click—

Suddenly, the three heard the sound of ice cracking and trembling, and the water on the ground turned into ice.

The most deadly thing was that suddenly, countless diamond-shaped ice shards transformed into darts and shot towards them from behind Anna...

"Come here, you are indestructible!"

Anna, who was pulled behind Qiong, hurriedly turned around and saw that the broken ice that had appeared on the ground at some unknown time had actually condensed in the air and formed several transparent ice shields and countless darts in front of the Honkai Beast.

The darts struck the fire spear with a dense, pattering sound like raindrops hitting banana leaves. Qiong seemed to be gritting his teeth, struggling to defend against this sudden attack.

"Qiong!"

Anna's heart leaped into her throat—she had seen it in the training room; it was the Ice Emperor! A Honkai Beast of the same level as the Lava Emperor that had brought the Sea Lion Squad to their knees!

Faced with a Honkai Beast of this caliber, only one thought crossed her mind: there was nothing she could do...

"They really don't have a moment to spare!"

However, the Ice Emperor's attack did not knock down Qiong as Anna had expected. Instead, it was blocked by Qiong and shattered into dust, then turned into water vapor under the raging flames.

"You resorted to sneak attack without any sportsmanship, huh? You're finished!"

"Qiong, don't do anything foolish! That's the Honkai Emperor..."

"Protect her!"

But Anna's persuasion was useless; Qiong had already taken up arms and gone into battle.

"What a reckless brute!"

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"900HW?"

Trusting the Dome, Bronya carried out her boldest hacking operation: infiltrating Schicksal's alarm system.

Unexpectedly, she easily breached the Oceania branch's flimsy firewall, and sirens blared throughout Manila as all the citizens fled because of her false alarm... Bronya could only hope that Sora hadn't gone mad, or that something really had happened.

As a result, just over ten minutes later, the early warning system intercepted by Bronya detected a Honkai attack of up to 900 HW.

Although she had considered the possibility of a Honkai eruption, this was happening far too quickly! Considering that a Herrscher might be born at 1000 HW, 900 HW would also be a major Honkai! Bronya felt the seriousness of the situation was beyond her imagination. Just to be on the safe side, she decided to consult the adults.

……

Theresa felt incredibly happy; it was just her and Cecilia in the world, and she was nestled in Cecilia's arms, waiting to be fed.

"Cecilia, I want to eat bitter melon pancakes and bitter melon dumplings...hehehe..."

"Theresa, wake up! Something terrible has happened!"

Wait, why is it that Himeko, that egg-bursting woman, is coming from Cecilia's throat...? Why is the world shaking?

"Himeko, what are you doing in the middle of the night instead of sleeping!"

In a daze, Theresa angrily ripped off her blindfold. When she opened her eyes, she couldn't see the beautiful woman she missed, only a slovenly drunkard who had just been shaking himself wildly.

"Wake up! Something terrible has happened! The Honkai has erupted in Manila!"

Theresa became much more alert in an instant.

"What? Manila? How serious is it?"

But then she thought, Manila doesn't seem to be in her jurisdiction, does it?

"Initial detection, 900HW."

"Looks like we'll have to work overtime... Let's go to the office for a meeting!"

"Stop the meeting, we don't have time!"

Theresa understood Himeko's eagerness but didn't intend to do it: According to regulations, calling in Hyperion support should only be done after receiving an order from Schicksal headquarters, right? Departing from one's post without authorization would result in punishment!

"That kid Qiong is in Manila too!"

"what?"

Upon hearing that Qiong was in Manila, Theresa's expression changed.

"How did he end up in Manila?! Why didn't anyone tell me?"

Himeko's face showed an unnatural expression.

"Well... Qiong asked me for leave, and I'm in charge of everything, so it seems like it's just a matter of asking for leave to see an art exhibition or something. There's no need to specifically notify you, the busy headmaster..."

"Himeko, you'd better wait and see what happens with your salary next month!"

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I just saw a news report that A Certain Scientific Railgun is actually getting a fourth season. I thought it was fake news...

The real, dead memories are attacking me.