"Warning complete. Three intruders. No response. Executing order: begin expulsion."
After waiting less than ten seconds, Bronya, standing on the rooftop, began to make a judgment. As she spoke, the Heavy Armored Bunny raised its giant cannon, aimed at the three of them, and began to launch missiles. These expulsion missiles couldn't kill people, but they could knock them unconscious. Although she no longer had emotions, Bronya still held onto her promise with Seele; she wanted to be a 'person' with a heart, not a mere killing machine.
So, when attacking the three of them, she didn't use more lethal beam weapons, but rather missiles. Zeus saw this clearly and was very satisfied with Bronya's performance. She was still that charming 'duck' Russian loli.
"Quick, move, Kiana, Zeus."
Mei, who had been transformed by the Gem Herrscher, was clearly more sensitive to the attack than Kiana. Upon sensing it, she didn't dodge first but immediately shouted to Zeus and Kiana. What a good girl; for people she had only known for less than three days, she was even disregarding her own safety. So Zeus kicked Kiana, who was still a bit stunned, and then tackled Mei.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
A series of explosions, like firecrackers, erupted around the three, instantly kicking up a large amount of thick smoke and dust.
"How are you two?"
When she felt it was about time, Zeus got up from Mei and started talking to the two of them. However, Mei's face was a little flushed. Was it from the heatwave? Never mind, she wouldn't think about it.
"Nothing, just my butt hurts a little."
Hearing Kiana's reply, Zeus nodded. How could it not hurt? I kicked her with two-tenths of my strength; her butt is probably swollen by now. But, this can also be considered a lesson for her! Ziegfried, that guy, I don't know how he taught her. Although she's a clone of his daughter, she's still his daughter! How could he not have taught her much about small-scale hot weapon trials? Or was he too doting and couldn't bear to teach her?
However, from Zeus's perspective, it was probably the latter. After all, that guy was a wife-and-daughter-lover, a daughter-lover, an invisible daughter-lover!
In Honkai Impact 2, that guy sacrificed his own life to save Kiana from the Herrscher transformation crisis. When Zeus transmigrated, the Honkai Impact 3 comic didn't mention much about Ziegfried, but Zeus felt that this 'father-in-law' had probably already passed on. But even if Zeus's guess was correct, she didn't think of collecting his soul to make a Stigmata. It wasn't because he wasn't strong, but because he was a man, it was that simple.
"If there's nothing wrong, then hurry up and stand."
"We need to teach that little loli up there a lesson; she shouldn't just shoot such dangerous things at people."
Pulling Kiana and Mei, while the smoke hadn't dissipated, the three hid in the shadows of the building diagonally opposite Bronya. Zeus said to the two of them.
"So, how do we get close?"
Mei looked at the empty street. If they rushed out now, they would probably be discovered before they even reached her building.
"We need a decoy to attract attention, so…"
"I'll go!"
Zeus had originally planned for Kiana to go, so she rolled her eyes internally but didn't say anything. The goal was to train the two of them; Kiana would draw aggro, while Zeus and Mei would 'raid the base'. This was Zeus's original plan. However, since Kiana was so perceptive, Zeus didn't need to persuade her, which was also good.
"Uh… alright! Be careful."
Zeus feigned deep thought, pretending to be in a difficult dilemma, and finally 'reluctantly' agreed to Kiana's request. Under Zeus's acting, the two innocent children were completely fooled by Zeus, entirely unaware that beneath her radiant exterior lay a cunning heart. By the time they found out, it would probably be too late.
"Don't worry! Our Kaslana family crest signifies protection. I will protect you and Mei. Besides, I am a born warrior and have fought Honkai for quite some time. That little girl won't be able to harm a single hair on my head."
Kiana shamelessly forgot who was the last to react when they were attacked just now, but even so, she still wore a confident expression, reassuring Zeus and Mei. Then, after checking her equipment, she 'openly' and skip-hopped onto the street, beginning to mock Bronya's figure.
"I really didn't choose the wrong person. Some people are just natural enemies."
Zeus thought to herself. She watched as Bronya, who had initially shown no emotion, began to glow red with murderous intent in her eyes from Kiana's taunts. Zeus couldn't help but give herself a thumbs-up for her idea. Then, she watched Kiana courting death, getting blasted by lasers. This scene left Mei, who was beside her, dumbfounded, her mouth agape, completely forgetting her lady-like manners.
"Let's go!"
Unable to bear watching Kiana's miserable screams as she was blasted, Zeus said to Mei. Mei nodded mechanically. She was already speechless at Kiana's Genius (genius-like) mocking face; Kiana had completely refreshed her worldview.
Thanks to Kiana's 'blessing', Zeus and Mei quickly snuck into the building where Bronya was. Because Kiana had perfectly attracted Bronya's aggro, ten minutes later, Zeus and Mei returned fully laden, carrying a sleeping Russian loli.
"She's only cute when she's sleeping. Why is she so fierce when she's awake?!"
At this moment, Kiana, smelling of barbecue, poked Bronya's cheek in annoyance and said. But did you really think people of the Russian race were so easy to bully? Bronya provided a good answer to everyone: don't mess with a Russian loli when she's sleeping, otherwise!
"Crunch!"
What a crisp chewing sound, just like the clear and pleasant sound we hear when eating an apple. But here, it was not just crisp, but more of blood and pain.
"Ah! My hand, it hurts… hurts… hurts. Let go, it's going to break!"
Kiana desperately pried at Bronya's mouth, trying to save her index finger which had already sent her a last will. Finally, Zeus couldn't bear to watch anymore. She hugged Bronya and gently patted her back, and only then did she let go.
"Damn it, that brat."
With a bandage from who-knows-where, Kiana, with a pained expression, stuck it on. She didn't dare to get too close to Bronya, nor did she dare to enter within two meters of the little loli. In the end, she could only stare intently at Bronya in Zeus's arms and say indignantly.
"Envy, so much envy. I also want to lie in Zeus's arms, and then Mei would massage my legs. So much envy."
Who knows what happened, the more Kiana looked, the angrier she got, and finally, some nerve in her brain malfunctioned, and she began to mumble. If it weren't for the little one in her arms, Zeus would really want to go up and slap her to cure her illness.
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