It's a Dream, Elder Sister

However, anyone could see through her clumsy attempt to cover it up.

Last night's dream was so vivid: that disgusting laboratory, that unforgettable little girl, and that phrase that only gets more chilling the more I think about it—get out of my memory!

Who exactly is she?

She has the exact same face as me, yet she is so cold and vicious. And was that sentence true or false? What does that memory have to do with me?

Kiana couldn't ignore these questions one after another. Her intuition told her she shouldn't get close, but she still couldn't help wanting to understand these perplexing issues.

"Um, do you know where I can find one of those big, circular laboratories?"

Kiana roused herself and tentatively asked her friends.

The group looked at each other for a moment.

Then Bronya replied:

"There should be many. Schicksal has them, Anti-Entropy has them, and there are countless other large-scale research bases that match Kiana's description. So which one do you want to ask about?"

"That's true, there are so many..."

Kiana?

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually, hahaha! Let's eat quickly, we need to take a nap, otherwise we won't have any energy in the afternoon!"

Kiana picked up the lunchbox and wolfed it down, just like every other noon.

Regardless, at least her eating habits show that she's in great shape, which puts some reassurance on the minds of those who were worried.

That night, Kiana lay awake in her dark bedroom, unusually not feeling sleepy.

"Hopefully we can find more clues..."

"At least I hope that guy who copied me will be a little more polite. I haven't even asked you for patent fees for my looks. It won't cost you anything to talk to me a few more times!"

Kiana grumbled resentfully, wishing for the first time that her fierce self would reappear in her dream, so that perhaps she could get some information out of him.

Kiana's usual biological clock finally kicked in, and with a hint of hope, her eyelids grew heavy, and she eventually closed her eyes.

Chapter 161 It was a dream, dear sister.

"Bang!"

Kiana once again rose from the coffin in her Dreamscape.

Oh, no, it was kicking the coffin up; the coffin lid was kicked away somewhere.

"The patterns, the size, the exact same coffin and door. Wow, it's the same dream!"

Kiana clapped her hands excitedly.

Then her lively expression vanished, she took a deep breath, and resolutely walked out the door.

Kiana swears she has to find out what's going on with all this inexplicable and infuriating stuff today!

Outside the door was the same experimental base as last night.

Kiana knew the way well, so she rushed towards the prison without saying a word.

"01, hurry up, it's your turn today, come with me!"

"No... I don't want to..."

"Smack!"

"Do you think you have a choice? Hurry up, don't waste our time, let's go!"

Unexpectedly, there was no long wait today. Kiana had just arrived outside the prison when she witnessed the little girl being roughly taken away.

Kiana clenched her fists in anger at the sight of those flushed cheeks and those fearful yet resentful little eyes.

Unfortunately, she was just an observer in all of this and could do nothing about it.

Kiana took another deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

Is this cage the trigger point for the scene?

Since the storyline started here yesterday, Kiana couldn't help but speculate and made a note of this discovery.

"Let's double-check one last time: are all the current parameters set correctly?"

"Everything is ready!"

"Come on, let's see if the combined effects of electric current and extreme pain can unleash even greater energy!"

The researchers' calm and indifferent conversation sounded like the whispers of demons to Kiana, exuding a chilling darkness and malice.

"Ah!!!"

Then came the little girl's screams of extreme pain.

After a violent struggle, the ending scene is utterly gruesome.

The girl lay motionless on the operating table like a tattered rag riddled with holes. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of her chest, she would probably look no different from a dead person—or perhaps death was a better ending for her.

"****!"

Kiana gritted her teeth and scanned the faces of the experimenters one by one.

She had to remember these faces so that if she were lucky enough to encounter them in the future, she wouldn't be able to smash them with all her might.

The next second, the limp and motionless little girl, as if time had reversed, returned to her original state of being bound and trembling.

"This... no, the experimental equipment is not quite the same as before."

Kiana touched her eyes and realized in a daze that it wasn't time reversal, but rather the scene had jumped to the time of the next experiment.

"Agent AD0013 injected, Honkai Energy input device ready, experiment begins!"

Different experimental equipment, the same desperate screams, the same horrific, lifeless ending.

The scene then shifts again.

Kiana witnessed various drugs being injected, saw different equipment harming the girl's body and mind, and saw the indifference, malice, and even sarcasm of the experimenters from beginning to end.

"Why would you do something like this?"

Kiana couldn't help but clench her arms, and uncontrollably, she took two steps back, trembling.

This horrific scene reveals the darkness of humanity that Kiana had previously refused to consider, leaving Kiana feeling suffocated.

Then, Kiana heard the exact same question coming from the little girl's mouth.

"Why... why do such a thing..."

"Of course, it's to study the mechanism of Honkai Energy and develop stronger Stigmata for the Valkyrie of Schicksal! This is a necessary sacrifice to defeat the Honkai, so just accept your fate!"

"Schicksal... Valkyrie... is for something like this..."

The little girl, bound to the operating table like a puppet, murmured, her innocent voice carrying a chilling undertone, a mixture of mockery and sorrow.

Kiana suddenly looked up.

Kiana vaguely sensed a change.

Sadness, fear, and despair—the emotions that lingered around the unfortunate girl seemed to transform into something else unknowingly in the constantly shifting flow of time—like a raging fire, a fire that wanted to devour everything.

Kiana instinctively walked to the operating table.

"Wait, don't give up! I will find you, I will definitely come to save you!"

"Found it? It's too late."

Even if... you can hear me?

Kiana's hair stood on end, her anxious mood replaced by a sense of horror.

What followed was a strong sense of surprise.

"Tell me where I am, I'm coming to save you right now!"

Why save them?

The girl tilted her head, and flames ignited in her long purple hair.

Immediately, the entire laboratory burst into flames, the raging fire engulfing everything, and the scorching heat forced Kiana to retreat.

"What happened?"

"Are you here to mock me, K423?"

The voices of a young girl and a teenage girl mingled from the blazing operating table.

Kiana raised her hand to shield her eyes from the intense flames, and through the gaps between her fingers, she saw the silhouette of a young girl in the flames, gradually growing into a familiar, graceful figure.

Then, the aloof queen with silver hair and golden eyes stepped out of the sparks, grabbed Kiana by the neck, and lifted her high into the air.

"Hmph! I've finally found you, you wild monkey who's been running around everywhere!"

"Ahem! Who exactly are you... who are you?"

"Is it fun to deceive yourself? You haven't really forgotten all of this, have you? You fake doll, K423!"

The Queen of Void, whose exquisite face was exactly the same as Kiana's, flashed a hint of mockery in her golden eyes.

"Click!"

Kiana's neck was broken.

"The progress is a bit too fast," Anqi as she turned and walked out of the sea of fire, deciding to adjust her subsequent plans.

Then, the foot wearing metallic high heels suddenly paused.

Anqi turned around in surprise and saw that Kiana's body, which had fallen into the flames, did not disappear and leave the Dreamscape as expected, but instead absorbed the flames and stood up again.

Wearing the familiar White Comet bodysuit, a silver-gray greatsword and shield, Kiana walked slowly toward Anqi with a resolute expression.

"Indeed, this is my Dreamscape. As long as my will is strong enough, I can do anything!"

Kiana raised her large shield and held up her longsword, assuming a defensive and counter-attack stance.

Anqi's lips twitched almost imperceptibly.

That's impossible!

It's true that we share Dreamscape, but the difference in the intensity of our thoughts is like the glow of a firefly versus the brilliance of the moon. If I hadn't tried my best to control myself and not oppress your will, you could have turned into a teapot!

However, the Dreamscape world, where you can do whatever you want, does offer many new ways to explore.

Anqi couldn't help but have a slightly unconventional thought.

Kiana confidently struck her shield with her longsword, producing a clear metallic sound.

"Don't think I'm so easily fooled. With a sword and shield, I'm a completely different person! Today, I'm going to get all the truth out of you, so be prepared!"

Then, Anqi turned and walked into the sea of fire.

With a casual snap of her fingers, a barrage of Void Lance came from all directions, sending the swollen Kiana out of the Dreamscape world.

The same late night.

Sirin opened her eyes groggily. In the magnificent and fragrant sky garden palace, she blinked blankly and found herself facing an exquisitely beautiful little face.

She rested her head on his soft, white thighs, her mouth filled with a moist, sweet, and wonderful taste.

Where is this?

"It's a dream, dear sister."

"... I knew it was you who was behind this!"

Sirin already knew about the shamelessness of those Dominion Authority.

Anqi, who used the identity of Tachibana Yuki, displayed various powers in front of her, which once made Sirin doubt whether the Herrscher held six cores during the Second Great Honkai was the Herrscher of the Void or the Thousand-Person Ruler.

Sirin rolled her eyes and sat up from Anqi's lap pillow.

Then, she discovered that the Anqi here was her original appearance—an adorable little girl with blonde hair and purple eyes, rather than the elegant and noble princess-like appearance of Tachibana Yuki with long, straight black hair.

"What are you planning to do now?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, I just recently mastered the ability of Dreamscape and wanted to bring my older sister over to play together."