Chapter 130

"Anyway, that statement is correct." Kallen then ran off in a flash.

Redhead glanced at the billowing dust, which clearly indicated Honkai Beast. Redhead too chose to run.

Anyone who doesn't run at this time is a fool!

It took more than three hours to run from the last campsite to here, but only ten minutes to turn around and run back...

God knows how they managed to produce such a result.

But it did achieve this result.

As for those Honkai Beasts...

The Valkyrie's retreat was truly a stroke of genius; we couldn't catch up with her in time.

"I thought you would make it to the next camp without any trouble," the Fire Keeper said, looking at the people who were exhausted and lying on the ground. "How come you had to turn back after just one obstacle?"

"Will you help us get through?" Kallen asked unhappily.

That's it? I can't help you, I can't help you.

The Fire Keeper couldn't help, but this was the first time she'd ever seen a battle where one person fought against many. Even Lord Ember might not have such overwhelming power to defeat hordes of enemies.

'Perhaps it's a good piece of material to fill the furnace...'

'I don't want to think about it too much; we still need the King of Cinder to come back.'

"Can't we evacuate?" Siegfried asked, sitting on the ground, panting. "Our equipment isn't very good right now."

Although they had anticipated a possible battle, they hadn't expected to face so many Honkai Beasts. They hadn't brought very powerful equipment with them.

Moreover, he brought three novices with him, so this battle is indeed going to be tough.

"Something's not right here." Kallen stood up from the ground, feeling that she had rested enough. She looked in the direction she had just retreated from and said, "This aggro level is strange."

Even though the Honkai Beast don't have a hatred system, why are they all coming at me?

There's clearly something wrong with this situation!

"If we can't get Avalon and Excalibur, we won't be able to get out," Kallen said. "So retreating here is the limit; we have nowhere else to go."

"Huh?! Is that so?" Kiana asked in surprise.

"Then... what should we do?"

"I feel like I can help in some way," Kiana said, troubled. "But there are just too many of them."

Kiana's words echoed Mei and Bronya's sentiments; the number was truly excessive. More than double that of the simulation battle!

"We can't act recklessly," Redhead chimed in. "We have to outsmart them."

"Do you have a solution?" Himeko asked.

"No way~" Redhead said straightforwardly, "We can have a brainstorming session and analyze it together."

"How about it?"

"Not so good?" Suddenly, the person standing in front of the Redhead Kallen changed, becoming someone who looked almost exactly like Mei. They had the same hair color and the same glasses, but a completely different expression.

Meanwhile, the person in front of him seemed even more silent, taking out a pair of glasses from his pocket and putting them on.

I gave it a push.

"We really have to outsmart them." Her voice was flat, as if she didn't care at all about the current situation where she couldn't retreat or advance.

"You are... MEI?!" Redhead exclaimed in surprise!

"Mom?!" Mei exclaimed in surprise.

If everything before was just speculation, then seeing Kallen become her mother now practically confirms that her mother and Kiana's mother are the same person!

How... how is she supposed to face this?!

I didn't know, but I got glared at by MEI.

Mei shrank back a little.

My mother didn't have that look in her eyes, she wasn't that cold-hearted, you wretched World Serpent! What did you do to my mother? How did you turn her into this!

Mei suddenly felt a surge of resentment.

My mother wasn't like this before she was abducted by the World Serpent. She was so gentle and caring towards me.

They even made me a special bento box.

But ever since the World Serpent kidnapped Mom, Mom has become like this!

Mother!

That wretched World Serpent!

Mei was filled with resentment, but Mei didn't have time to ponder what Mei was thinking. She was more focused on how to break the current deadlock!

The road to Excalibur and Avalon is still long.

And who knows how many more Honkai Beast are on this road?

If this keeps happening one after another, it's really going to be hard to keep up!

This strange way.

"System." MEI closed her eyes, quickly entering the depths of her sea of consciousness, and said to the rudimentary contraption before her, "Aren't you going to say anything?"

'What do you want me to say?'

The system responded quickly, as if it had been waiting for her there.

Reply instantly.

Well, although it usually replies instantly. But this time, MEI felt the system's instant reply was subtle; it was as if it was waiting for me to come and ask it a question.

"What I wanted to say was, 'Why is all the Honkai Beast' hatred focused on me?'" MEI said.

"You're asking me about this? Who am I supposed to ask?" the system replied, sounding quite nonchalant. "I'd also like to know what exactly happened here."

'You have absolutely no idea?' MEI felt that the system wasn't telling the truth!

It's not the kind of system that only tells the whole truth; this time, unlike before, the system didn't just tell you half the truth. It's not telling you the whole truth at all!

I know! MEI always felt that the system must know the real reason, but the system deliberately lied and said that it didn't know.

What is the purpose of this system?

MEI has no evidence, and without evidence, I cannot openly accuse the system. Even if I sense that the system is deliberately sabotaging me, I cannot.

However, without evidence, one cannot make a clear statement.

No! That's not it either.

'You'd better tell the truth.' MEI suddenly thought of a solution.

That might force the system to tell the truth on its own.

"I'm just telling the truth!" the system stubbornly insisted. "What other truth do you expect me to tell?"

Beg me! Beg me, and I can help you get through this difficult time!

The system, etc., are very impressive!

It seems Mei isn't going to give up, and we're out of options again. So, the only remaining option is to ask ourselves for help. If she's willing to ask, then we might have a way.

'Okay.' MEI has absolutely no intention of following the system's plan.

She said calmly, even with a hint of sneer, "You should know the character of Mei better than I do, and you should know better than me what Mei would do in this situation."

'You should also understand that for MEI, nothing is off-limits!'

'Including myself!'

MEI quickly logged out of the system without giving the system a single extra second to speak.

She looked in the direction she had come from, stood up, and walked towards it without the slightest hesitation.

"Dr... Ka!!" The Redhead was the first to notice MEI's unusual behavior.

"Stand still!" MEI shouted loudly and coldly, "No one is allowed to follow me!"

"What are you going to do?" Himeko stood in front of Mei and said, "Are you planning to face those Honkai Beast alone?"

"Yes," MEI said. "I have a bold idea that I think is one of the best strategies to get out of the current situation."

"Whatever you want to do," Siegfried said, stepping in front of Mei, "You are my wife!"

"I absolutely will not allow you to put yourself in danger!"

"First!" MEI suddenly raised her voice a little and said, "I'm not your wife!"

"Secondly! I need to find a solution."

Third! If I don't go.

"There's no point in us doing anything here!"

"Get out of my way!" MEI whispered. "You can rest assured."

"Just look at that group of Honkai Beast right now."

"It's impossible for you to hurt me!"

Chapter 157 Shall we give it a try?

'Oh, oh, oh! No! I said! What are you going to do?!'

MEI heard the system's exclamation echoing in her ears.

What are they doing?

Are you out of your mind?!

But MEI remained unmoved.

She came out alone, without any weapons. And although her knowledge has increased considerably, her combat strength is still definitely not as good as the other characters.

The saying goes that too many ants can kill an elephant, and even now, MEI already possesses a certain level of individual combat capability.

However, even if you face Honkai Beast of Honkai Beasts alone, you can still be overwhelmed and killed.

MEI seemed to completely ignore these dangers, walking towards the horde of Honkai Beast without even carrying any weapons.

The system panicked!

It suddenly understood what MEI wanted to do, and it felt a little regretful.

I'm going to die! I'm definitely going to die!

Without armor, weapons, or even strong combat abilities, you will die!

"Hey! Don't be so reckless with yourself!" the system shouted. "Come back! Don't go! You'll die! You're just trying to commit suicide!"

"Please don't drag me into this, okay?"

"Don't go over there! What are you thinking?!"

The system was shouting frantically, as if it desperately wanted to directly control MEI's body and run back. But how could that be possible? As a system, it couldn't possibly bypass the host's consciousness and directly control the host's body.

Although they could share senses, they could only watch helplessly as MEI walked in the direction he had just retreated.

Then I saw the smoke and dust rising in the distance.

This is absolutely terrible!

"Hey! My goodness, say something!" the system cried out anxiously. "This! You can't do this!"

"No, what exactly do you want?"

MEI didn't answer the system; she continued walking unhurriedly in that direction. She looked at the rising dust without any fear, even showing a hint of curiosity and a sense of exploration.

They completely ignored the system's voice as if it were just passing by.

We walked a short distance.

She then said, "At this distance, shouldn't we fire the arrows? Judging from the last volley of fire, we should be within range of the firebows now, right?"

"Not a single arrow has fallen yet," MEI said with a sneer. "Isn't that interesting?"