In Honkai, I Found a Kiana

"You shorty, you're spouting nonsense! I would never!" Kiana shouted from the side.

Bronya ignored her.

"Thank you for saving me, and thank you for thinking so much for me."

Bronya reached out and hugged Lin Nai, "Thank you so much..."

Lin Nai froze for a few seconds before smiling, "You're welcome, we're companions."

"Yeah, companions."

A smile appeared on Bronya's face for the first time.

Kiana immediately smacked her lips, "Whoa, it's really not easy to make you smile."

Bronya's smile vanished, "Idiot Kiana, just shut up. If you can't speak properly, don't speak."

"Hey! Shorty! What did you just say!!"

Kiana immediately protested.

Bronya glanced at Kiana, "Bronya is not short."

"Hmph!"

Kiana let out a triumphant hmph, hands on her hips, looking down at Bronya.

Bronya: (? ? ?＃)

I'll kill you?

"Ahhh..."

A faint cry came from the person who should have been a corpse.

This made the three of them look over.

They saw the person sit up straight, stunning all three of them.

"It's... it's a zombie?" Kiana fearfully hid behind Lin Nai.

Lin Nai narrowed his eyes. Purple cracks appeared on the opponent's body; it had already been corrupted by Honkai.

That meant this thing wasn't a zombie...

It had mutated!

"It's a Maniac. I don't know yet if it's a low-level one that just bites people, or a higher-level one..."

He carefully observed the enemy in front of him.

Lin Nai shielded the two behind him, his internal energy ready to erupt at any moment.

To give the Maniac in front of him a little taste of his skills.

"Ugh! Ah!!"

The Maniac's body twisted and swayed from side to side, but it didn't attack.

This made the three of them a bit confused.

Especially Lin Nai.

Could a seizure disorder also affect the process of becoming a Maniac?

Rumble!!!

The wall cracked.

Immediately after, a Honkai Beast wielding a long spear smashed through the wall and charged out.

The long spear in its hand thrust directly towards Lin Nai.

Good heavens.

Whose subordinate is this?

So brave?

No, wrong show.

"Kiana, grab Bronya and fall back!"

Lin Nai called out. Kiana quickly scooped up Bronya, and the two of them jumped to the sides.

The Knight-type Honkai Beast's thrust missed, and it smashed through the wall, leaving the area.

"I thought it was this guy swaying, but it was just passing by?"

Lin Nai looked subtly at the large hole that had been broken.

An unforeseen path.

"Lin Nai! Behind you!!"

Kiana shouted.

Without looking back, Lin Nai took a step forward and delivered a back kick!

Bang!

The Maniac that attempted a sneak attack was forced back repeatedly, letting out a roar towards Lin Nai.

Lin Nai turned his head to look.

As if sensing something.

"So that's how it is, you still remember me before dying... Since that's the case, I'll let you rest in peace."

Lin Nai shook his hand, then clenched his right fist, extending it and aiming at the Maniac's face.

"One move to decide the winner."

The Maniac twisted its neck strangely, and under some unknown will, also clenched its fist.

Under a peculiar understanding.

Lin Nai and the Maniac charged at each other, and as they got close, they both threw a punch at the same time!!

Lin Nai's fist emitted a faint crimson glow, condensed with photon energy!

Inner hook!

Bang!!

Lin Nai struck the Maniac's face!

The reason the Maniac's fist was deflected was that it didn't touch Lin Nai at all.

BOOM!!!!

Just like that, the Maniac exploded, its remains incomplete.

Lin Nai retracted his fist.

"It seems I was still the superior one."

Just as Lin Nai chuckled smugly, a rapid alarm sound suddenly blared.

"Warning, warning."

"Due to a major experimental error, the underground base's self-destruct mode has been activated. All personnel are requested to evacuate as soon as possible."

"Repeat, due to a major experimental error, the underground base's self-destruct mode has been activated. All personnel are requested to evacuate as soon as possible."

Lin Nai's smile instantly froze.

Without a second thought, he turned and ran towards the two, initiating their evacuation!

Chapter Nineteen: Red-Haired Telegraph Machine

BOOM!!!!

A crimson light burst from the earth and then slammed into the ground.

It kicked up nearly ten meters of dust.

Lin Nai rolled on the ground twice, holding Bronya and Kiana.

Only then did he stop.

After setting them down, he patted his clothes, which were covered in dirt from the rough landing.

Kiana shook her head, feeling a bit dizzy...

Most importantly... she needed to shake off the dirt from her body.

Bronya was less particular.

She casually patted herself off and then stood upright.

Rumble rumble—

At that moment, the sound of explosions erupted from the ground not far away.

The entire ground was about to collapse, forming a huge crater.

"Whoa... what was that..." Kiana said, still shaken.

If it weren't for Lin Nai, she and Bronya might have been buried under the earth.

"Phew... thankfully, I managed to transfer all those children out in advance."

Lin Nai breathed a sigh of relief.

Before going to find Bronya, he had gone to a concentration camp with Kiana and discovered quite a few children.

Some were around Bronya's age, and some were younger.

Afterward?

Some were willing to go with them, and some were not.

The willing ones were conscious, while the unwilling ones were all knocked out, and then the conscious ones were tasked with bringing them along.

It was basically half and half.

Fortunately, he had taken those children away before going to find Bronya; otherwise, who knew how many would have died.

RUMBLE!!

Another booming sound.

Two robots burst from the earth! They flew to a position not far from Lin Nai and the other two.

"Hey! Why the heck did this collapse! This is too ridiculous!"

"Dr. Tesla, please refrain from using foul language."

Lin Nai: Where did this telegraph machine come from?

The three followed their gaze to the red robot that was cursing.

"Whoa! The robot can talk!!" Kiana exclaimed in surprise.

She peeked out from behind Lin Nai, looking around.

"Huh? Straw-head, there are three kids over there." The red robot looked over.

Hiss—

Steam gushed from the robot's joints.

As the masks of the two robots opened, two people appeared before the three.

They were too young to accurately determine their age.

One had fiery red hair, tied into pigtails on each side.

Her red eyes were curiously observing the three.

"To repeat, my name is Einstein, not Straw-head."

The other person had deep blue eyes, a doll-like round face, and light-colored natural curls.