Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 11 Actions of All Parties

"Vice Captain, do you know what kind of medicine this is?"

After Rita arrived at the scene and provided emergency treatment to Arvit's injuries, Arvit returned to her usual lively self, though she may need to rest for another three to five days to fully recover.

Incidentally, even before Rita arrived, Aylvit urged the three of them to go back quickly. Although the three were worried about her injuries, Kiana wanted to stay and find out what was going on, but when Aylvit was adamant and declared that she was a "professional," the three of them had no choice but to leave.

"No, I don't know. According to your description, this drug can turn humans into Honkai-like monsters in a short period of time..."

Rita used a scythe she pulled out from somewhere to poke the already cold monsters. The two monsters, apart from still being human-shaped, had nothing like humans about them; they were practically mutants.

"It can even be transmitted through biting. Is the infection from ordinary Honkai energy really that powerful? It seems necessary to report this to headquarters... Alvit."

"Captain, I'm here!"

"Contact headquarters immediately and report the mission and the monster to His Excellency the Bishop."

"Huh? Report directly to His Holiness the Bishop? Me?"

Arvit pointed to herself; this was supposed to be Rita's responsibility.

"Yes, it's you."

Rita's wine-red eyes stared at the somewhat flustered Alvitt.

"But I have other things to do."

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"I don't really approve of your behavior of rushing in to save people and fight monsters with just a broken stick."

"Oh, it's alright now, isn't it? You didn't just rush in with a gun, did you?"

Can cold weapons and firearms be compared?

Kiana rolled her eyes at Sora, quite disapproving of her new friend's reckless behavior: if she hadn't happened to arrive, she would probably have been infected by Honkai energy or torn to pieces by the monster!

"Kiana, do you know something about what happened tonight?"

With a pale face, Asakura Miyuki timidly asked the question, seemingly frightened from the earlier incident.

When asked, Kiana remained silent. Logically, the Honkai shouldn't be revealed to the general public, especially since…

Before following them out, she did a brief investigation into the Honkai energy situation at the Asakura family's residence and indeed found trace amounts of Honkai energy in several locations. Although this wasn't conclusive evidence, the Honkai energy contained in the three-year-old cherry blossoms that Asakura Miyuki had given to the two of them suggested that her Honkai energy infection was likely already very deep, only that it hadn't manifested itself due to her high Honkai energy adaptability. However, considering the recent disappearances, Asakura Miyuki was very likely already a severely infected individual—the kind that was incurable.

No, it's not certain yet. After all, there's no evidence to prove that Asakura Miyuki is the culprit behind the legendary "confession curse" where girls disappear after being rejected...

"Miyuki, this must be the use of a banned drug."

Long before Kiana finished the job with two shots, Sora was already thinking about how to fool Asakura Miyuki. After all, if she discovered through some clues that she also possessed Honkai energy similar to the monster's, who knows what might happen (like going insane?). It was better to find an excuse to cover it up.

"Illegal drugs?"

"That's right! And it's definitely a new drug. Maybe it was used by North America to create bio-soldiers and was used for experiments in the Far East—but it probably failed and ended up in the hands of those thugs by chance."

But whoever created this drug is definitely not a good person! Could it be Cocolia, who wants to trigger a massive collapse in Changkong City? Or something else entirely?

Qiong cursed the ancestors of the drug maker countless times in her heart, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Having said that, we arrived at the Asakura residence.

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"Ah sneeze!"

On the northern outskirts of Shenzhou Tianqiong City, there is a newly completed large-scale pharmaceutical industrial park, which is the Tianqiong City branch of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals. As the founder of the Shenzhou branch, Jackal is very satisfied with his new base.

But she might have caught a cold recently?

"Jackal, have you been staying up all night again doing your crazy experiments?"

Natasha Ciora, a colleague of Jackal and codenamed "Raven," casually asked a question.

"Raven, what do you know? This is all for research! Not making the most of the environment provided by the organization is a crime!"

"Yes, yes, waste is a crime... Putting everything else aside, this place is really nice."

Looking at the 3D model of Shencheng Pharmaceutical's industrial zone, Raven showed an envious expression.

"What, you mercenary, you want to set up a base here too?"

"I'm not like you, you crazy woman who talks nonsense! What I want is a big villa, preferably with a sea view!"

The excited raven gestured with its grand plan, only to be met with disdain from the jackal.

"What a good-for-nothing."

"There's no point in talking to someone like you. You simply don't understand! Unlike guys like you who can make a fortune by reselling half-finished drugs, we mercenaries live on the edge... Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you."

Raven tidied up his sniper rifle-shaped Seven Thunders of Purification and prepared to leave.

"Are you leaving? Remember to close the door behind you."

"I know, I know."

Raven just received a new job from Gray Serpent: to clean up the mess caused by a failed invention by a certain kobold in Changkong City in the Far East. However, thanks to the intervention of the Destiny, Gray Serpent is offering a very good price this time. If he pulls off this job, he will be one step closer to his dream of owning a villa on an island!

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"No way, they're actually this close?"

From the scene of the incident to the Asakura residence, it's only half a street. That alley is the only way from the commercial street to the Asakura residence. In other words, encountering the thugs was no accident; they came for revenge.

Oh no, I think I've been targeted by some thugs.

It's alright that he's being targeted by thugs. Judging from how he looked this morning, he could probably walk around these guys like a madman with a baseball bat. But if the other side has this kind of drug and uses it to retaliate against him... he can't expect a little bit of Arvit to pop out and take the damage every time, can he?

"This is a bit troublesome." Qiong patted her cheeks to calm herself down. "If they're really after us, doesn't that mean we're in danger? And where did they get this drug from..."

"Little Grey, what are you muttering about?"

Qiong looked at Kiana, and the two exchanged a glance, confirming that they were both people with their own ideas.

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered something."

After coaxing and cajoling the frightened Asakura Miyuki into the room, Sora reached for her baseball bat, which she kept at the Asakura's house. This weapon, which appeared in the shadows, was much better quality than the junk that the thugs had.

"Kiana, I'm taking charge of this tonight. Do you... want to come along?"

Whether it was a coincidence or a premeditated ambush, the fact that it was related to Honkai was enough to make Kiana take action. Moreover, for Kiana, Asakura Miyuki was only "pending," while the potions in the hands of the thugs were genuine Honkai energy. Could the two be related?

"Of course, I won't stand idly by!"

After saying that, Kiana pulled out her dual pistols and was about to walk out when Qiong grabbed her arm.

"Where are you going?"

“Of course we should check the alleys for any clues!” Kiana said.

"Wait, you're going straight to Alvitt? She just sent us back, didn't she?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Kiana laughed confidently. "As long as we secretly follow her, that con artist won't be able to find us."

Kiana's tracking skills, which could expose both him and Miyuki Asakura, could possibly fool a proper Valkyrie.

"Leaving aside whether it's appropriate for you to call Miss Alvitt a liar... well, let's just leave it at that, there's no other way after all."