Sleeping Beauty Kiana

Although she hadn't had much contact with Asta before, she was always quite composed when she saw her. Even with the sudden invasion of the Anti-Matter Legion not long ago, she was still able to handle it calmly and collectedly. This was the first time March 7th had seen her so out of sorts.

"Um..."

Seeing the surprised expression on March 7th's face, Asta breathed a sigh of relief, suppressing her anxiety, and apologized.

"I'm sorry, Miss March 7th, and Mr. Welt, I was just too excited and rushed up here."

"It's alright, Asta, after all, you just wanted to find Gwen, this great hero..."

March 7th waved his hand repeatedly, indicating to Asta not to worry about such a trivial matter.

"If Station Master Asta is looking for Gwen, it may take a little while."

Welt Young stepped forward and said to Asta, who had regained her usual composure:

"He and I come from the same star system, and there are still some problems there. He needs to go back to save people."

But please don't worry, he'll return to the Space Station after he's dealt with the issues there.

"Is that really how it is?"

Upon hearing Asta lowered her head slightly, her long eyelashes cutting the train's soft lights into fragmented silhouettes, obscuring her bright eyes.

But the next moment, Asta rallied her spirits again—

"So Mr. Welt has found his way home now, right?"

If your hometown were to face a crisis, is there anything I can do to help?

I can provide support in terms of equipment and technology.

"That depends on the completion of the new plan over there; I'm not clear about that at the moment."

Welt Young shook his head; it would be better to discuss this with Gwen before making a decision.

"Yes, please feel free to ask if you need anything. The Space Station will not forget the help of any friend, and besides, the Stellaris Train and Gwen are both willing to lend a hand in that situation."

Asta's expression became more serious as she spoke solemnly.

"Certainly..."

Welt Young nodded.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Welt Yang, Asta, who was about to leave disappointed, noticed the exquisite Invitation Letter in March 7th's hand and stopped in her tracks.

"Miss March 7th, what you're holding is... Invitation Letter?"

Is it Invitation Letter to a banquet organized by the staff members?

Asta felt a strange sense of familiarity with the Invitation Letter.

"This..."

March 7th felt a little awkward and his gaze unconsciously drifted towards Welt Yang—

Can I tell Asta this?

The two sides had cooperated before, but only to a limited extent...

"It is a special artifact that Gwen gave to the train so that it could maintain contact with the train when Gwen was not around."

Welt Young pushed up his glasses, the white light refracted by the lenses obscuring his gaze, giving what appeared to be a flawless answer.

"I see..."

Asta nodded knowingly, then gave an apologetic look—

"I apologize, gentlemen, please forgive my momentary curiosity."

After apologizing, Asta's eyes flickered slightly. She wanted to leave the Stellaris Train, but then she stopped herself in her tracks.

"There's one more thing. The staff are preparing a banquet tonight. Would any of you on the train be interested?"

"Banquet?"

Upon hearing this March 7th's eyes lit up immediately.

"Yes, the Space Station has been attacked one after another, but there have been no casualties. This is definitely something to celebrate. Even Ms. Herta was surprised by today's result."

Asta nodded repeatedly and smiled.

"I'll have someone bring the Invitation Letter up later. If you're interested, you're welcome to come and get together."

"Okay, okay."

March 7th nodded repeatedly, "Lively is great, especially when I get a part of it."

Soon, Asta left the Stellaris Train, but returned to her office with somewhat hurried steps.

Pulling open the locked drawer, taking out the phone that had suddenly appeared and hadn't responded for three years, Asta a deep breath and slowly turned it on.

While on the train, she realized the source of that familiar feeling was the phone in her hand—

She obtained this phone from one of those Invitation Letter.

Now, several years later, Asta sees that Invitation Letter again, delivered by Gwen, whom she is searching for.

Could it be...

Asta felt her heart pounding, and her usually fluid movements seemed somewhat sluggish.

Upon opening the chat interface, a notification of a new message suddenly appeared in the friend list, which had not received a response for a long time.

"!"

At that moment, Asta's breath caught in her throat, but her eyes softened even more under the gentle light as she opened the chat.

As she expected, a few hours earlier, the Netizen who had been offline for several years had come back online and sent her a greeting.

And at that time...

It was precisely the moment that Gwen awoke in the Collection Room!

Clutching the peculiar phone tightly in her hand, Asta pursed her lips, unsure whether she should be excited or regretful.

Asta wanted to ask Gwen if he had sent it, but the thought made her heart race and she felt a little reluctant to do so.

And...

Gwen is saving people right now, I shouldn't be looking for him...

It took Asta quite a while to calm down the feelings that had unexpectedly arisen from the mingled emotions within her.

On the other side, Gwen indeed couldn't spare the energy to check for new messages—

By this time, he had returned to Earth, answered the call, and arrived in the Imaginary Space, but the situation was far more troublesome than Gwen had anticipated.

Chapter 865 Sleeping Beauty Kiana

After returning to Earth, Gwen, relying on his expertise in the field of space and the spatial powers that he had already brought under his control, successfully broke into the Imaginary Space.

With Gwen's arrival, the Imaginary Space had gradually calmed down, but the waves that were just beginning to ripple started to surge again. Vast Honkai Energy mixed with Imaginary Internal Energy rushed straight towards Gwen, breaking the barely maintained calm once more.

Meanwhile, the point that had previously maintained the balance here did not react immediately, but continued to try to stabilize and absorb the surging energy tides, attempting to calm them down.

In an instant, this boundless ocean became turbulent, forming two whirlpools around two points, one active and one passive.

The latter expanded rapidly and almost uncontrollably, disrupting the balance that the former was trying to maintain.

As for the latter, Gwen needed to try to calm the somewhat restless power within his body, but for the time being, he was powerless to suppress the surging, vast energy.

However, although the strange connection between power and Honkai Energy made it impossible for Gwen to sever this connection, the powerful force he swept out still allowed him to discover the existence of another balance point.

The exceptionally bright starlight within the Stigmata Space confirmed Gwen's identity.

"It really is you, Kiana..."

Half of his worries were relieved, Gwen sighed and rushed towards Kiana's location.

Upon returning to Earth, Gwen sensed the abnormality in the environment and vaguely perceived Kiana's presence, confirming that Kiana was still in the Imaginary Space and had not been sent to the vast Star Rail Universe like Welt Yang.

Upon arriving here, Gwen was now absolutely certain that Kiana was the one who had maintained the peace here, controlled the energy sea that had lost the control of the Cocoon of the End, and prevented it from affecting the Eigenworld.

Amidst the surging, turbulent waves, Gwen finally arrived at another point of equilibrium in this boundless ocean, where he saw a pale-faced, tightly closed figure desperately trying to stabilize the place that, if it exploded, would shatter the entire Earth.

As if she had been exhausted by the boundless ocean, Kiana was somewhat thin, exuded a strong sense of fatigue.

"Kiana..."

Looking at the girl curled up in the cocoon of light, seemingly asleep yet with her brows furrowed as if startled by the sudden, towering waves, Gwen slowed his pace and called out softly.

"..."

As if a switch had been flipped, Kiana, whose eyes were tightly closed, suddenly opened them, her eyes tinged with a hint of purple, and looked towards the source of the voice with anticipation and surprise.

"Gwen?

Is that you?

Kiana's voice was very hoarse, as if she had not eaten or drunk anything for a long time, and she looked extremely haggard.

"Yes, it's me. I'm sorry for leaving you here alone to bear all of this, which should have been my responsibility."

Seeing that Kiana was conscious and stable, Gwen finally felt relieved and picked up the sleeping beauty who had been sleeping there for who knows how long.

"No, I didn't..."

Kiana forced a smile onto her pale face and looked up at Gwen—

"Fighting the Honkai is not just your responsibility, but the shared responsibility of everyone on Earth."

Besides, you've already done the most difficult part; all I can do is clean up the mess.

With her arms wrapped around Gwen's neck, Kiana nuzzled her face against Gwen, wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes—

God knows how panicked she was when she realized Gwen might be in trouble!

"You can't say that. Being able to stabilize the legacy left by the cocoon and prevent it from affecting the Eigenworld is also a great achievement."

Gwen pinched Kiana's cheek and then pulled out a glass of fruit milk.

"Here, I specifically asked my mother-in-law for this before I left; it's your favorite flavor."

"Hehe, I knew Gwen was the best to me."

Kiana didn't put her hand down either. She opened her mouth and put the straw in her mouth, sucking on it in small sips. The rich milky aroma and fresh fruity flavor filled her mouth, instantly making Kiana's stomach, which had gradually adapted to the lack of food and water, active. A long sound rang out, and Kiana's face immediately turned bright red. She dared not look at Gwen anymore and silently sucked on the straw.

"Oh...

"No rush, drink slowly. I brought some food with me. You've been hungry for so long, you should eat something."

Gwen chuckled softly, not at Kiana's rumbling stomach, but at the girl's cuteness—

Although Herrscher's bodies can theoretically operate without food or water, relying solely on Honkai Energy for energy circulation, this process usually takes time.

Kiana's sudden fall to this place, coupled with the immense pressure of the Cocoon of the End's legacy and the need to adapt to physical discomfort, makes her situation incredibly difficult.

"Um..."

After drinking a glass of milk, Kiana seemed to have regained some strength. She lowered her arms from Gwen's neck and began to eat and drink heartily in this Imaginary Space.

Gwen watched with amusement as Kiana stuffed her little mouth full, feasting like a hamster, while simultaneously absorbing the gathering Honkai Energy and stabilizing the turbulent sea of energy.

After calming her rumbling stomach a little, Kiana got down to business—

"By the way, Gwen, when I fell here, there was a person here who called himself Xenadia."

She claims that she came here with you, but you left this area due to some accident, while she left behind the legacy of the stable cocoon.

After teaching me how to stabilize the energy here, she left and disappeared without a trace.

"Um?

Xena already left?

No wonder I couldn't sense her presence.

Gwen raised an eyebrow in surprise, nodded slightly, and explained to Kiana's curious gaze,

"In short, Xenadia is a special being that I brought back from Mars. The Star Anchor where she is located has been in my Stigmata Space until the last moment when she appeared and helped me."

"No wonder she seemed to recognize me..."

Kiana scratched her head, her doubts resolved, and then devoured two more small cakes made by Rita.

"Eat slowly, be careful not to choke."

Gwen smiled and reminded him.