After dealing with the Honkai Beast horde, Ye Li brought Kiana back to the cockpit of the fighter jet and gave her some basic treatment.
"Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep. Otherwise, Kiana, this operation of ours would have had to end early."
Ye Li's words made Kiana feel a little embarrassed.
Before the operation, Ye Li had already reminded her that it would be best to formulate some tactics and think things through carefully.
However, Kiana's one-track mind had made her ignore Ye Li's advice, resulting in the current situation.
Even so, Ye Li had not shown the slightest dissatisfaction toward her. Instead, he patiently helped bandage her wounds.
It was no exaggeration to say that, in Kiana's eyes, Ye Li cared about her more than her good-for-nothing father who had been missing for years.
If Ye Li had not clearly stated before that his feelings for her were merely those between friends, Kiana might have thought he liked her.
At that thought, Kiana's face reddened slightly as she said softly, "Sorry, just now I..."
Before Kiana could finish, the communication device in the fighter jet suddenly rang.
"Ye Li, how is the situation? Have you met up with Kiana?"
"Reporting to Major Himeko, I have rendezvoused with Kiana. We are now preparing to fly to the Moonlight Throne."
"Received. Then proceed according to the original plan. Prepare to dock!"
After ending the call, Ye Li, who was piloting the fighter jet, turned to Kiana beside him and asked, "Kiana, what were you about to say?"
Kiana shook her head. "Nothing. I just... I'm just so happy that I'll be seeing Mei soon!"
Kiana truly was Kiana. The moment the keyword was triggered, her entire demeanor started feeling suspiciously yuri.
After flying for some time, Ye Li and Kiana safely landed on the deck of the massive warship known as the Moonlight Throne.
Kiana immediately contacted Himeko, the commander of this operation, to report the situation.
"Himeko, Ye Li and I are already on the deck. Everything went smoothly!"
"How many times do I have to correct you? Not 'Himeko,' but 'Major Himeko'..."
Seemingly realizing that Kiana was not alone on the other end of the communicator, Himeko, who had been about to lose her temper, immediately changed her tone.
"Ahem... I'm issuing the latest orders. This warship has roughly thirty minutes before it crashes on its own. We must obtain control of the warship. We absolutely cannot let it destroy Canghai City!"
Kiana & Ye Li: "Understood!"
"Oh, right. Your teammates have also reached their assigned positions. They should be contacting you shortly..."
"Mei! You mean Mei, right?! I can meet up with Mei soon, right?"
Seemingly sensing the orange fragrance coming from the other end of the communicator, Himeko let out a helpless sigh.
"Kiana, calm down. We're still on a mission. Don't let your head be filled with nothing but 'Mei,' 'Mei.'
According to reports from the other squads, they just discovered several Emperor-class Honkai Beasts near the warship. This is highly unusual, so be careful."
"Hehe, Himeko, don't underestimate me~" Kiana said smugly. "I... Ye Li and I just successfully defeated a Honkai Emperor together~"
Apparently surprised by the fact that Kiana had defeated a Honkai Emperor, Himeko fell silent for a moment.
Then she came to her senses and turned to ask Ye Li, "Ye Li, just now you..."
"Major Himeko, thanks to Kiana, we were able to complete the subjugation of the Honkai Emperor."
Kiana truly had not expected Ye Li to give most of the credit for defeating the Honkai Emperor to her.
After all, aside from the Neko Charm kick she landed at the very beginning, she had basically just been watching from the sidelines for the rest of the fight.
Ye Li's act of giving Kiana the credit naturally won the favor of many viewers in the real world, the vast majority of them women.
"Ye Li, you... sigh..." Before Himeko could finish, a new voice came through the communicator.
"Kiana, this is Mei. I have safely arrived at the target area."
"Mei!" The moment she heard Mei's voice, Kiana immediately jumped up. "That's great! I'm coming over right now!"
The girl's enthusiasm left Mei on the other end of the communicator somewhat at a loss.
"Huh? Wait, Kiana, we should follow the battle plan..."
"Oh, come on! We're the best partners. If we're together, wouldn't that... wouldn't that mean twice the effort for half the results!"
Listening to Kiana's Bug Talk over the communicator, Mei said helplessly, "You mean half the effort for twice the results."
"Oh~ Who cares what the phrase is! Doesn't the battle plan also say to 'adapt flexibly according to the situation'? Mei, just wait for me!"
With that, Kiana sprinted toward Mei's location without looking back, leaving Himeko's helpless shout echoing through the air.
"That Kiana!" With things having come to this, Himeko could only let it go and turn to Ye Li. "Then I'll leave the other side to you, Ye Li. Sorry for the trouble."
Ye Li nodded. "Major Himeko, no need to say that. It's my duty."
"Ye Li, there's no one else here. You can call me Himeko like before. 'Major' makes us sound a little too distant."
Himeko's slightly hesitant voice came through the communicator. "Besides, if it hadn't been for you during that mission in Shenzhou, I probably would have already..."
"Himeko, we're comrades who have faced life and death together. You don't need to be so polite with me." Ye Li smiled. "Besides, weren't you the one who kept emphasizing to Kiana and the others that 'titles must be used during missions'?"
"You really are great in every way, so why do you have to have that mouth of yours?!"
Himeko's face reddened at the teasing, and she angrily cut off the communication.
However, after hanging up, Himeko's flushed expression slowly turned complicated. "Just comrades...?"
Real World----
After watching for so long, it turns out Ye Li is the protagonist? Otherwise, how do you explain every character who has appeared having some unclear relationship with him?
I'm done! Ye Li has way too much screen time. I thought I was here to watch cute girls being affectionate, but it turned into a harem? I'm dropping this!
Did the person above even watch the video properly? Does the appearance of even one male character among a group of women automatically make it a harem? Besides, Ye Li said his feelings for Kiana and Himeko were friendship, didn't he?
Exactly! Even if they did end up together, so what? They're a handsome man and a beautiful woman, a match made in heaven. Who are you freaks to object?
In my many years of experience in the anime world, characters like Ye Li, who are more than friends but not quite lovers, generally don't end well. Maybe the writers will even kill him off to make the protagonist grow.
No! I finally found the male wife of my life. Don't write him to death!
You brat.JPG, he's your male wife? He's obviously my male wife!!!
Just as the viewers were arguing, the video suddenly shifted to Kiana's side.
Wielding dual pistols, Kiana fought off the zombies lunging at her while running nonstop toward Mei, shouting at the top of her lungs:
"Ahhh! I can't stand it for another minute! I haven't seen Mei for 2 hours, 27 minutes, and 38 seconds!
Annoying zombies and Honkai Beasts, don't get in the way of me seeing Mei!!!"
Kiana's absurd words instantly changed the tone of the arguing viewers.
Kiana is way too funny! She even counted her longing down to the exact second.
The Kiana-Mei shippers declare that the market is booming! Everyone, buy in now!
That's what I'm saying—the orange fragrance is the most wonderful scent in the world!
All that could be said was that Kiana truly was Kiana. With every gesture, she unknowingly influenced everyone around her.
Even Kiana herself, watching before the video, felt her heart stir faintly at the sight.
"Wow! The me in the video is so cool... All right! I've decided—I'll also measure how much I miss Mei down to the exact second from now on!"
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