In Honkai, I Found Kiana

"Don't move."

The masked man, as if sensing Bronya's thoughts, said coldly, "I've planted bombs in that hotel. If I press the button, they'll die."

The masked man took out a remote control.

Bronya stopped moving.

"Yes, put your gun away."

"Bronya will go with you. Don't press the button."

"Hmph, very good."

The masked man nodded in satisfaction and put away the remote control.

As long as he held the remote control, he could threaten Silver Wolf in front of him.

Otherwise, if they really fought, it would be difficult.

And so, in the darkness of the night, four people left the city.

Huh?

Why four people?

Two more people were quietly following behind those two.

"Yawn… Lin Nai, do we really not need to save Bronya?" Kiana, still half-asleep, was slumped on Lin Nai's back.

"It's just not now."

Lin Nai sensed the direction of the energy lock and was leading Kiana towards that place.

He wanted Bronya to break that so-called cage herself.

Birds are free.

But birds can be caged.

Bronya is also free, but before her freedom, that cage needs to be broken by her own hands.

Isn't this how anime works?

Let the protagonist break their inner demons, and then the protagonist can become stronger.

It's a shame Bronya can't become Lychee… Herrscher of Reason right now.

This was Lin Nai's thought process.

I'll have to apologize properly later…

This was unavoidable. In the original story, Bronya stayed at Cocolia Orphanage for a very long time.

It was only with Seele's continuous companionship and influence that she slowly moved away from her past numbness.

Although it was highly likely that Seele awakened Bronya's older sister complex?

Kiana was clearly different from Seele.

Kiana wasn't weak at all. She occasionally talked back and ate a lot.

When fighting, she liked to rush to the front, never knowing to dodge. She was more reckless than him.

Every time he fought with Kiana, he felt a… tickle in his head, like his brain was about to grow.

Sigh, anyway, that's how it is.

To help Bronya recover, Lin Nai chose the quickest method: destroying that so-called 'cage.'

Lin Nai had originally planned to spend a few years slowly wearing it down.

Until that masked man appeared, which gave Lin Nai this temporary idea.

Most importantly…

If those people were still alive, then there should be many children like Bronya in that place.

Even if it cost a lot of money to find a few orphanages, it would be better than turning them into killing machines.

You might ask why not let Bronya save them?

Didn't that group mention something about usurpation earlier? What if they changed bases due to extensive damage?

So, to be safe, let's leave it at that for now.

Chapter Fourteen: Sky King Covers the Earth, Bronya is 1.5 Meters!

A few days later…

Lin Nai, with Kiana, was following the masked man who had taken Bronya.

They had been to at least two places.

Driving the whole day.

That guy was indeed a vigilant person.

But!

If Lin Nai were tracking from a kilometer away, wouldn't the target be completely unable to detect him?

"Are... are we not there yet..."

Kiana was drowsy; she hadn't been sleeping well lately.

She was afraid of missing the chance to rescue Bronya.

Lin Nai's eyes were bloodshot; he had been driving for who knows how long.

They say staying up all night is bad for your health.

So what about pulling an all-nighter?

The fact that he was still alive up to this point was all thanks to a certain system that didn't like to talk.

"Kiana... I'm almost at my limit..."

Lin Nai forced himself to stay alert.

"Huh? Then... why don't I drive for a bit?"

"You can?"

"I watched and learned a little."

Lin Nai: ???

What do you think you are, Taiga? Watched and learned a little?!

By the way, which is harder, driving or an Ultra Bomb?

Lin Nai swallowed. To avoid a rear-end collision and a car accident, he politely declined Kiana's offer.

He didn't want to open his eyes and see the Heroes in heaven or go to another world.

That would be too...

Tsk.

After driving for a long stretch, Lin Nai finally stopped.

In his perception, Bronya had slowed down from high-speed movement and stopped. He estimated she was somewhere nearby.

Lin Nai patted his face; he was now afraid he would fall asleep while walking.

Kiana grinned mischievously, "If you're worried about falling asleep midway, I'll hit you awake."

Lin Nai: "..."

Very well!

Absolutely no sleeping!!

Lin Nai immediately perked up. Sleep?

Sleep was impossible. Kiana was definitely up to something!

He figured she'd probably just slap him.

Lin Nai definitely didn't want that!

When getting out of the car, Lin Nai didn't forget to take the coffee from the car and casually tossed it somewhere.

"Kiana, let's go."

"Mhm!"

The two advanced stealthily. After walking for about thirty minutes, Kiana asked, "Why are we being so sneaky?"

"Because we need to infiltrate."

"Hmm... but... why didn't you just drive closer? Wouldn't it be easier to escape then?"

"Huh?"

Lin Nai blinked.

Kiana blinked.

They looked at each other for a few seconds.

Lin Nai didn't say anything. Kiana understood something; this guy's brain was already foggy from exhaustion...

"I'll hit!"

"I'll dodge!"

Kiana threw a side kick, and Lin Nai successfully evaded it with a backward lean and step.

"You're still a long way from hitting me..."

"Sweep the leg!"

"Waaah!"

Caught off guard, Lin Nai fell into the snow, his face filled with bewilderment.

Huh?

What happened? What happened?

Why did he collapse?

Kiana grinned mischievously and said, "Heh heh, Lin Nai, you're really pathetic right now."

"Shut up..."

Lin Nai rolled their eyes and pushed themselves up from the ground. Anyone would be exhausted after driving for several days straight, right?

As for the person who took Bronya away, Lin Nai had no idea what was going on, to be able to drive for so long without dropping dead.

Impressive, impressive.

Soon, Lin Nai and Kiana arrived at a place covered in snow.

It was completely empty.

Kiana looked around. "Where did they go?"

"The aura of the car stopping was right here... and now, it's underground."

Lin Nai looked down and lightly stomped their foot.

Even with a thin layer of snow covering it, Lin Nai still sensed something was wrong.

It was metal.

This wasn't ground at all.

"Underground?"