"According to the law of smoke without injury, they should be fine."
With a grand wave of his hand, Chen Luo summoned a gust of wind that instantly dispersed the smoke and mist.
A huge crater appeared on the ground, while the shield assembled from Heavy Cannon Rabbit remained completely unharmed and was already transforming back into combat mode.
"See? I told you smoke meant no injuries."
"Although I have no idea where you learned all these bizarre twisted theories, they do seem pretty useful," Kiana remarked.
Combat capability assessment complete. Capture probability: 15.96%. Lower than estimated. Altering plan. Beginning retreat.
After realizing how troublesome Chen Luo was, Heavy Cannon Rabbit began dragging Bronya into the air. Clearly, it intended to flee.
"Oh no, she's getting away!" Kiana cried out.
"What do we do? A-Luo, stop her!" Raiden Mei tugged on Chen Luo's clothes.
"Seriously? She can fly, so how am I supposed to stop her? Do you think I'm omnipotent?" Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Raiden Mei.
"A-Luo is definitely omnipotent," Raiden Mei said firmly.
After all, throughout their journey, Raiden Mei had yet to find anything Chen Luo could not do.
"..."
Ding! You have received a new commission! Omnipotent Traveler: O omnipotent traveler, stop this biological weapon from leaving and remove the controller on her body, restoring Bronya's freedom. Reward: 150 Primogems + Raiden Mei's approval
"Well, this is actually something I can do." Seeing the commission, Chen Luo nodded reluctantly.
"You think you can run after offending Chen Luo? It won't be that easy! Heavy Cannon Rabbit, hit her!" Chen Luo shouted at Heavy Cannon Rabbit, which was slowly lifting Bronya into the air.
"Heavy Cannon Rabbit is Bronya's most precious treasure. Heavy Cannon Rabbit cannot possibly..." Bronya hovered in the air, staring coldly at Chen Luo.
Bang! Heavy Cannon Rabbit smashed Bronya over the head with a heavy punch, knocking her unconscious on the spot.
"Sometimes, you shouldn't speak so absolutely." Chen Luo leaped up and caught Bronya as she fell from the sky.
Ding! Defeated Bronya Zaychik. Obtained 80 Primogems.
Since Bronya did not count as a Honkai Beast, Militant, Herrscher, or anything similar, the reward did not need to be converted into crystals.
Now Heavy Cannon Rabbit Is Mine! (4K)
Thanks to Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C's assist, Bronya was successfully knocked unconscious.
And with Bronya unconscious, Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C swiftly dove down from the sky, trying to snatch Bronya back.
But when Chen Luo placed one hand atop the unmanned Heavy Mech Rabbit, it instantly stopped moving and remained quietly where it was.
"Quick, quick, quick, strip her clothes off. Since there aren't any external ports on her body, whoever is controlling her must have installed a controller somewhere in her clothes. We just need to take that thing out." While suppressing Heavy Mech Rabbit, Chen Luo spoke to Raiden Mei and Kiana.
"Just as expected, A-Luo is omnipotent. He can even restrain the enemy's armor." Raiden Mei hurried over and took Bronya from Chen Luo's arms.
"Wait, how are you controlling this mech?" Kiana asked incredulously.
"Is that the important question right now? Hurry up and strip her clothes off so you can get the controller out." Chen Luo pointed at Bronya.
"Alright." Raiden Mei nodded, then picked Bronya up and headed toward a shop by the side of the street.
And sensing Bronya being taken away, Heavy Mech Rabbit slowly drifted in that direction despite Chen Luo's suppression.
"Hey, hey, hey, Mei, what are you doing?" Chen Luo asked as he watched Raiden Mei carry Bronya away.
"We can't exactly take off her clothes in front of you, can we? She's a girl," Raiden Mei said.
"At a time like this, you still care about that?"
"Of course I do. But if you can't keep it suppressed, then we can do it here..." Raiden Mei nodded.
"Th-then fine. Kiana, hurry and help Mei. Just don't take her too far away. If you go too far, I won't be able to suppress this mech."
"Got it." Raiden Mei nodded, then found a barrier that completely blocked their view and began feeling Bronya up together with Kiana.
"Ah... ah... such a strange feeling... inside my body..." Bronya murmured in her unconscious state.
"Found it! This must be it. Please bear with it for a moment," Kiana's delighted voice rang out.
"Mm... ngh..."
"Kiana, are you done yet? Don't just touch someone else's body!"
"..." Chen Luo stared at the barrier with a look of envy.
"Why are you guarding against me like I'm some kind of wolf? Heavy Cannon Rabbit, in this heartless, cold world, only you can give me a bit of warmth." Chen Luo stroked Heavy Cannon Rabbit as he spoke.
The trembling Heavy Cannon Rabbit clearly wanted to resist, but after struggling for a while, it ultimately failed to do so.
With its owner still unconscious, Heavy Cannon Rabbit's autonomous consciousness was not particularly strong, making it completely unable to escape Chen Luo's Furniture Mastery.
Furniture Mastery: Master all household items and take control of them.
And after Herrscher of Knowledge altered Chen Luo's consciousness, everything looked like furniture to him, including Heavy Cannon Rabbit.
After gaining Furniture Mastery, Chen Luo could control the switches of ordinary household appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners. He could even remotely move smaller objects like combs and spatulas.
Pots, bowls, ladles, and pans, submit to me!
Perhaps because Chen Luo was too weak, he still had to touch relatively precious or somewhat sentient objects before he could influence them temporarily.
Such as Heavy Cannon Rabbit.
Simply put, weaklings could not even hold onto their weapons in front of Chen Luo.
Unfortunately, Chen Luo generally faced opponents stronger than himself, so this trait was most likely useless.
Still, it counted as a powerful tool for bullying weaklings.
And when Chen Luo kicked Heavy Cannon Rabbit earlier, that counted as brief contact.
So he was able to control Heavy Cannon Rabbit long enough to knock Bronya unconscious.
And the longer Chen Luo remained in contact with an item, the greater the influence he could exert over it.
For instance, after staying close to a refrigerator for half a minute, Chen Luo could even remotely open its door.
As Chen Luo continued touching Heavy Cannon Rabbit at close range, its resistance in his hands grew weaker and weaker.
However, since Heavy Cannon Rabbit had an owner and possessed intelligence of its own, Bronya would immediately reclaim control once she woke up.
But that did not mean Chen Luo's current contact with Heavy Cannon Rabbit was pointless. As he gradually continued making contact, the influence he could exert over Heavy Cannon Rabbit would only increase.
At the very least, he could ensure that Heavy Cannon Rabbit would not attack him, or make it pause for a while during an attack.
If Chen Luo kept hugging Heavy Cannon Rabbit to sleep, would it eventually listen only to him?
That was a question.
Heavy Cannon Rabbit normally transformed into an energy form after losing its Honkai energy supply, yet it had remained in physical form this entire time. That alone showed that Chen Luo's control over it was growing stronger and stronger.
Heavy Cannon Rabbit had not hit very hard. It was only barely enough to knock Bronya unconscious. So after Kiana somehow removed the controller, Bronya gradually woke up.
"Bronya, how are you feeling now?" Chen Luo could hear Raiden Mei asking worriedly from afar.
"Bronya... does not know how to answer that question..." Bronya's voice was still devoid of much emotion, but this time it carried a little more humanity.
"It's okay. Big sister will protect you. I won't let anyone control you again."
"Now... am I supposed to say thank you?" There was some confusion in Bronya's voice.
"Wait, Heavy Cannon Rabbit? Where is my Heavy Cannon Rabbit?" Bronya's voice suddenly became panicked.
Heavy Cannon Rabbit, which would normally appear at her side whenever she summoned it, had suddenly vanished.
"Uh, well..."
When Bronya, somewhat disheveled, staggered out from behind the barrier while leaning against the exoskeleton armor, the sight before her dealt her a tremendous mental blow.
The young man who had fought her earlier was leaning against Heavy Cannon Rabbit, while Heavy Cannon Rabbit held chips in one hand and juice in the other, feeding him.
"!!!"
My Heavy Cannon Rabbit!!!
Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C was a gift Seele had given Bronya.
To Bronya, this scene was roughly equivalent to Seele, returned from the dead, throwing herself into someone else's arms.
Who could possibly endure that?
"Oh, you're alright now." When Chen Luo saw Bronya emerge, with Mei quickly coming out to support her, he greeted her.
"Heavy Cannon Rabbit, come back!" Bronya said coldly.
Upon hearing Bronya's command, Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C instantly left Chen Luo and flew over to Bronya.
Having lost Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C to lean on, Chen Luo quickly propped himself up with a hand to avoid falling over.
"Heavy Cannon Rabbit, throw that stuff away." Looking at the juice and chips in Heavy Cannon Rabbit's hands, Bronya said unhappily.
"Don't throw them away!" Chen Luo immediately said just as Heavy Cannon Rabbit was about to toss them.
Seeing Heavy Cannon Rabbit suddenly stop moving, Bronya gave the order again.
"Throw them away!"
"Don't throw them away!"
"Throw them away!"
"Don't throw them away!"
Although Chen Luo definitely could not compete with Bronya for primary control, through their long period of close contact, he and Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C had developed a certain emotional foundation. So he could still stop it from throwing things away.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, you two." Raiden Mei took the cola and chips from Heavy Cannon Rabbit's hands, stopping their quarrel.
"Why can you control Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C?" Bronya stared intently at Chen Luo.
"Nonliving objects that my body has touched are easily affected by my control. But your Heavy Cannon Rabbit does put up quite a resistance, so I shifted from controlling it at first to becoming friends with it. Look, we're already good friends now." Chen Luo waved at Heavy Cannon Rabbit, and Heavy Cannon Rabbit waved back at him.
"...Does Heavy Cannon Rabbit really have autonomous consciousness?" Upon hearing Chen Luo's words, Bronya did not care about his ability. What she cared about was that.
To Bronya, it was a treasure Seele had traded her life for. Bronya often felt, How wonderful would it be if Bunny were not a cold machine, but a friend with autonomous consciousness?
"Of course it does. It can even write code and fix bugs. You just haven't communicated with it enough yet. You need a deeper understanding of each other. Heavy Cannon Rabbit is a very good robot, so remember to value it more."
"And this robot armor seems to contain some extremely precious emotions. It isn't an ordinary robot. Learn to make good use of it, or Heavy Cannon Rabbit will be sad."
Chen Luo was not entirely making things up. At the very least, in A Post-Honkai Odyssey, Heavy Mech Rabbit 19C had indeed done those things and could even play with children.
"Bronya knows. She does not need your reminder." Hearing Chen Luo's words, Bronya seemed to recall something. Her normally expressionless face filled with emotion.
"Then welcome to the team." Chen Luo stood up, walked over, and extended a hand to Bronya.
"What team?"
"The Traveler Squad. The three of us are all members, and now it looks like we're adding one more."
"You all are? Fine, then. As payment for saving me, I'll join." Looking at Chen Luo's outstretched hand, Bronya hesitated before taking it.
Although he had used Heavy Cannon Rabbit to hit her, he had probably done it for her own good, so she would forgive him this once.
And besides, she clearly could not beat them now. She could only stay by their side for the moment and wait for an opportunity.
"Alright, now that the Traveler Squad has four members, the name should change too." Looking at Bronya, who had joined the little Herrscher squad, Chen Luo turned around and said.
"We're changing the name?"
"Yeah. We're changing from the Traveler, Thunder Queen, White-Haired Dumpling Squad to the Traveler, Thunder Queen, White-Haired Dumpling, Bronya Squad." Chen Luo nodded.
"Bronya? Who?"
"You." Chen Luo pointed at Bronya.
"When Bronya is pronounced in Chinese, saying it quickly makes it sound like 'board duck.' So, to shorten an already ridiculously long team name, you'll just have to put up with it."
"..."
Fine. Bronya took back what she had said earlier. Right now, she still wanted to have Heavy Cannon Rabbit punch Chen Luo right in the face.
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