Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 145 I Won't Fall in the Same Place Twice

In the sky, the fighter jets that Theresa and her team had previously sent out were still firing at the behemoth that was Chi You, but ordinary weapons were doing almost no damage to Chi You.

Even after being submerged in seawater for thousands of years, Chi You's outer shell remained sturdy. The aircraft's artillery fire, while creating spectacular visual effects, actually had no effect and could not cause any real damage. Furthermore, Theresa was unwilling to let low-level Valkyries sacrifice their lives to restrain Chi You (it would be useless anyway). From any perspective, most of the Hyperion's efforts were futile.

"This guy is tough to deal with..."

Siegfried turned his gaze to the Heavenly Fire Judgment in Qiong's hand.

He was now almost certain that Chi You was a Judgment-class Honkai Beast, just like Benares! This kind of enemy could only be defeated with the Divine Key, yet his own Heavenly Judgment was being wielded by a mere brat for reasons he himself found laughable…

Look at Qiong, that kid is staring intently at the battlefield outside the window, his eyes filled with...fiery fighting spirit?

"Theresa, you wouldn't really agree to let a child go up there and die with the Judgment of Heavenly Fire, would you?!"

"How could that be! Siegfried, you distract Walter and draw his attention, leave the rest to me!"

Disobedient naughty child, Theresa has taught him a lesson before. Just like how she kidnapped him to St. Freya, she'll knock him out and kidnap him back now!

Siegfried didn't quite understand what Theresa meant, but he decided to do as she said.

"Walter, can you do me a favor? Pour Theresa a glass of bitter melon juice for me! And you, Qiong, could you come over here for a second?"

"Find me?"

Because of Siegfried's request, Qiong hesitantly walked over.

Could it be that they want to take back the Heavenly Fire?

"Uncle Siegfried, is something the matter?"

"Of course! Here, have a seat! Child, although I'm still not sure whose child you are, or why you're so reckless as to risk your life on the battlefield... I hope you cherish your life. Your friends are still waiting for you to come back."

Since they couldn't place all their hopes on Theresa, Siegfried didn't give up trying to persuade Qiong to hand over the Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

"Uncle, I've already told you I have no connection with any of the three great families of destiny..."

It seems that Qiong harbors deep resentment towards her father whom she has never met; even so, she still stubbornly refuses to admit that she is a Kaslana.

Which bastard committed this sin?

Siegfried sighed.

“I’ll handle this… but I have to go back first. You have to wait for me to get back! Before that, give me back my weapon so I can deal with that guy. Then we can hurry back and take care of your problem.”

The unreliable Siegfried unusually adopted a kind yet serious attitude, but in Qiong's view, Siegfried simply wanted to take back the Judgment of Heavenly Fire.

Qiong merely nodded slightly, offering no response. At the same time, Theresa stealthily approached from behind, preparing to punch Qiong in the back of the head.

Theresa revealed a malicious smile: You little brat, your headmistress is still your headmistress, I can't handle you?

"Headmaster, what are you doing?"

Just as Theresa was about to succeed, Qiong suddenly spoke, and then, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, he dodged to the side, easily avoiding Theresa's powerful punch. At that moment, his top hat inexplicably gleamed.

"My dear Dean Theresa, sneak attacks are not a good habit!"

Qiong stood up, a faint smile playing on his lips as he looked at the two of them. He knew something was wrong.

You spotted me?

Theresa was a little surprised, and looking at the smug Dome, she felt a mix of emotions.

"I'm not the kind of person who falls twice in the same place! Ever since you hit me with that stick, I've been constantly on guard to see if anyone is attacking from behind!"

Actually, it was only after Siegfried shouted that she became wary, but in order to put the two of them at ease, Qiong decided to brag a little.

Theresa hadn't expected Sora to be so alert—neither had Siegfried, but what he hadn't expected was that Theresa's method was to knock someone unconscious...

That's too simple and crude!

“Qiong…”

If Qiong wasn't lying, this child is the kind who seems carefree on the surface but actually has an extreme lack of security inside, right?

This is probably why Sora would rather completely trust Himeko Welt, yet remain wary of her, the first person she met? Because she wasn't friendly to him and had even hurt him...

"Don't worry, both of you. I know you're worried about me, but now that I've taken up the Heavenly Fire Judgment, I'm confident I can defeat Chi You! And everyone will come back alive!"

Chi You let out another roar, and the second main cannon shot from the Hyperion outside the window had already pierced through Chi You's back.

"Alright, there's no time to hesitate now! Uncle Yang, take me with you!"

After saying that, Qiong rushed towards the hatch and stood side by side with Welt, who had taken out the Eden Star Cane.

"Hey kid!"

Siegfried tried to stop him, but he was a beat too late.

Theresa was also a little exasperated and said something rather harsh, but she regretted it as soon as she said it.

"Come back here! This is the headmaster's order! Sora, if you die, the headmaster won't be collecting your body!"

"I don't need it!"

With a bright smile, Qiong Hui and Lao Yang jumped out of the small spaceship and rushed towards Chi You.

"Qiong, do you really know how to use the Heavenly Fire Judgment?"

Although he trusted Qiong unconditionally, Lao Yang was still somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, Uncle Yang, let me show you! Hold back a little—Heavenly Fire, unsheath!"

The Heavenly Fire Judgment shone brightly in Qiong's hands.

Fortunately, Welt himself was the Herrscher of Reason and knew the power of the Judgment of Heavenly Fire, so he made preparations in advance. Otherwise, his old bones wouldn't be as refined as a Star Core, and he would have been roasted alive.

Qiong, having restrained himself, unleashed a low-powered version of the Heavenly Fire, which suddenly burst forth from the greatsword. Accompanied by a dazzling flash of fire, it slashed fiercely towards Chi You with overwhelming force. Surprisingly, or perhaps unsurprisingly, even Chi You's previously indestructible outer shell, which had withstood all attacks except for the Hyperion's main cannon, showed cracks under the fierce onslaught of this low-powered Heavenly Fire.

Qiong seemed to hear a crisp "crack" sound and foresaw the shocking cracks appearing on Chi You's hard shell, eventually shattering into pieces.

"The experiment was a great success! It wasn't very powerful, but it was useful!"

"Judging from the power of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, it is indeed insufficient."

Walter glanced at Sora, and as expected, Sora, who was in the hottest position, was perfectly fine and could continue!

Chi You, having been hit, let out a roar and stopped advancing, indicating that it had truly been hurt.

"This kid..."

Siegfried's eyes widened. His initial eagerness at seeing the Heavenly Flame unsheathed vanished instantly. But Walter's communicator still relayed Qiong's message—was this kid planning to continue?

"Could he be the legendary genius?"

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I can explain, really...

After once again experiencing the frustration of dealing with the fragile 211 Project character, I stumbled upon a post saying that this version's release allows you to claim a limited 5-star character, and the featured character is even Hoshimi Miyabi...

Considering the changes to the grid-based system, I decided to return to my old ways. I originally planned to use my resources to pull for a Ya and play a round of Snake before continuing to write, but then I suddenly discovered they released a new roguelike mini-game...

And then, that was it. I was stuck in a mini-game for three hours...

After lying down, I realized I seemed to have forgotten something. Time to stay up all night writing...

Sigh, one drink a day is better. Eventually, I even realized I wanted water, because not wanting water made me sleepy…

I'll probably continue updating today... right?