Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 135 Is this the Nine Netherworlds?

"Damn entropy, if only I could..."

Kiana, struggling to swim towards the southern island, was filled with resentment towards Anti-Entropy.

"Alright, Kiana, stop talking and save your energy to swim!"

Fu Hua was also paddling along, while Himeko was systematically directing everyone to move forward.

Only Qiong disobeyed orders, dragging a rope and paddling forward at high speed. A plank was tied to the rope, and a small shark was on it.

"Kid Qiong, keep your pace and conserve your energy! If you're running out of energy, just leave her alone!"

"Exactly! We're still soaking in the water thanks to them, and now we're supposed to save the enemy?"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Sora paused briefly, then swam forward with all her might.

It's not that he's a saint who wants to save even his enemies; he didn't care that Vayte died, and he didn't drag him down either, since there are other clones later... The key is Xing.

Vayte is at least a pseudo-Herrscher of Reason; getting back after he realizes what's happening won't be a problem. But Anne Mar is different. Anne was shot in the shoulder by Kiana; if she's left unattended on that ship without even a lifeboat, she'll most likely be dead. They can't just wait until they've completed the mission and report back to Bronya that Kiana killed your sister, can they?

Most importantly, he could save it! Although he was swimming in the water and his swimming ability was average, with the help of an oxygen mask and a diving suit, he didn't feel tired, and saving this little shark wasn't too much of a burden.

A nautical mile is not short, and soon Qiong felt his feet touch something, like sand.

"Brothers, we've reached the shore!"

Qiong was the first to land, turning back to shout excitedly to the others. At the same time, she dragged the plank to the shore and watched Anzu, who was too weak to even speak due to the previous battle and the bumpy ride.

"It's my sisters!"

Kiana, not wanting to be left behind, was the second to reach the shore.

"Grey Hair, didn't you say that being merciful to the enemy is being cruel to yourself?"

Kiana pointed at Aki, who had been bandaged up by Sora.

"Who told her to be Bronya's sister? Kiana, you wouldn't want Bronya to hear that you shot and killed her family, would you?"

"Humph!"

Kiana turned her head away and remained silent. Fu Hua, who had come ashore, stepped forward to check on Xing's injuries.

"The bleeding from the wound has stopped temporarily, but we still need to find a place to treat it as soon as possible."

"But this is a small island, and we don't know anyone here. Where are we going to find medicine?"

Himeko shrugged helplessly. The only way to treat this prisoner was to wait for Theresa to arrive with the Hyperion.

"Let's find somewhere to stay for a while, no matter what... hmm?"

Suddenly, the device on Fu Hua's wrist started beeping incessantly.

"What happened? Did the squad leader's things get ruined by the seawater?"

"This frequency of Honkai energy, is it from the Nine Netherworlds?!"

"What, the Nine Netherworlds?!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Upon hearing Fu Hua say that this island was the Nine Netherworld, Kiana's excitement contrasted sharply with Qiong's "impossible."

"Qiong boy, why is it impossible?"

Although she was stranded on the island, Himeko was still excited to learn that this place was very likely the Nine Netherworld. However, she was also curious as to why Kyō was so sure that this place was not the Nine Netherworld.

"Sister Himeko, the Nine Netherworld is beneath the sea surface; we should go to the seabed—"

"Hey, Gray Hair, you've been really fooled by those villains from Anti-Entropy!"

Kiana looked at Sora with pity.

"If you ask me, it must be those villains from Anti-Entropy who were afraid we would find the Nine Netherworld, so they deliberately gave us the wrong information. Seeing that we were about to discover the error, they jumped out again to stop us from finding the real Nine Netherworld!"

Qiong opened her mouth slightly. From this perspective alone, Kiana's reasoning was flawless...

"You're hopeless! You think you can fool a B-rank Valkyrie so easily? Learn more from your sister Qi!"

"Sister Qi, which way should we go next?"

Qiong retorted, "Let's see how far she can go with her plastic surgery!"

Kiana looked around and spotted a cave that was faintly visible in the distance.

"There seems to be a cave over there. Let's go take a look. Maybe it's the entrance to the Nine Netherworld!"

"The entrance to the Nine Netherworld isn't that obvious!!"

Kiana said this and walked towards the cave, and Qiong and the others could only follow.

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"Hey Theresa, it's been a long time!"

Siegfried, you're still alive!

Do you really want me dead?

On the Hyperion, Theresa, furious, wished she could run to North America right now and give Siegfried, who was grinning, a good beating!

After making contact, Walter consciously stepped aside to give space to his two old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

Your hand?

After the anger came surprise; the holographic projection of Siegfried's empty left arm caught Theresa's attention.

"What's wrong with you? Why haven't you contacted me? You couldn't possibly not know I've been in the Far East all this time, so why did you abandon Kiana and go to Anti-Entropy alone?"

"Oh, you mean this?"

Siegfried pointed to his sleeve with his right hand, a nonchalant expression on his face.

"I was seriously injured during a battle against the Honkai and had to cut it off. But it's okay, I got a new mechanical arm. I just took it to get repaired these past two days—I have a few friends in Anti-Entropy who are really good at this."

"Siegfried..."

Theresa wanted to speak, but looking at the once spirited and dashing playboy she remembered, now a disheveled middle-aged man, she didn't know what to say.

After a long silence, she asked the question that mattered most to her again.

"Why? Why didn't you take Kiana with you? She's been looking for you!"

“I’m sorry, Theresa, I can’t say. I can only tell you that I did it for Kiana as well.”

It seems Siegfried isn't planning to tell Theresa Kiana that it wasn't that Kiana, so Old Yang put his mind at ease again. The deviation shouldn't be too large, right?

Theresa's subtle glance made Siegfried feel embarrassed, so he could only pull out the Judgment of Heavenly Fire to change the subject.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, my fighting prowess hasn't diminished much! I can still lend a hand!"

"Aren't you going to come back and see Kiana?"

Siegfried gave a bitter smile.

"Theresa, I want to too, but I can't."

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The group followed Kiana to the cave entrance, where a high concentration of Honkai energy permeated the depths of the cave.

"This is it! Kiana led us to the right place! There's a 34% chance this is the Netherworld! This is truly a blessing in disguise!"

Himeko and Fu Hua got excited, but Sora was still brainstorming.

Never mind, let's just tie Xing up and reinforce her first.

"But which path should we take?"

Deep inside the cave, there are two paths, one to the left and one to the right.

"Let's go to the left."

Fu Hua made his judgment.

"The ventilation on the left indicates that we are entering a larger space, and perhaps the stigmata we are looking for are inside."

"But I think it's on the right."

Kiana's opposition puzzled Fu Hua.

"Squad leader, I have no evidence, but I just feel that the right side is the right way. It's Kaslana's combat intuition!"

Fu Hua found it somewhat amusing that it was just a gut feeling.

"Kiana, exploration can't just rely on intuition; we need to trust science, right, Himeko-sensei?"

"Hmm, Fu Hua makes a good point. What do you think, Qiong?"

"Grey Hair, what do you think?"

"You guys go first, I'm tying someone up!"

Qiong's voice came from the cave entrance. Ignoring everything else, Qiong was now trying his best to tie Xing up tightly to prevent the little shark from doing anything out of line during their exploration.

Of course, he also confiscated the weapons; they were spoils of war, and he wasn't going to return them!