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The three walked cautiously through ME Corp's building, wary of enemies that might appear at any moment. However, after wandering for half the day in the maze-like interior, they hadn't seen a single Zombie Girl or robot. It was as if...

"It feels like they were prepared for the Honkai, and all employees evacuated in advance!" Yu Luo said casually, unaware that the truth was exactly as he described.

"But what's the relationship between the organization that owns those robots and ME Corp? It doesn't seem like a partnership, and there's no sign of that annoying scrap metal in the building," Kiana irritably tugged at her pigtails. Mei Raiden patted her head and said, "We'll probably know once we find that little girl. Alright, we're here at the laboratory."

As she spoke, the three unconsciously arrived in front of a highly futuristic door. The English letters "ME-I" were written on the doorframe. Mei Raiden skillfully fumbled around the doorframe a few times. The smooth metal wall suddenly popped out an operation panel, and an electronic prompt sounded: "Please enter the access code."

Mei Raiden's slender fingers rapidly typed a long string of numbers and letters. Yu Luo, standing beside her, was dumbfounded, wondering how she remembered it all.

"Ding, highest access permission confirmed, scanning iris!"

"Ding, iris match successful, welcome back, Master!"

Following the electronic prompts, the previously closed door boomed open. Seeing the interior of the laboratory that greeted them, Yu Luo and Kiana couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

"Wow, so many weapons!"

"Wow, they're all rare items!"

After their exclamations, the two exchanged a look, and their faces immediately showed disdain:

"Tch, country bumpkins, never seen this stuff before, huh!"

"Tsk, white-haired idiots always make a fuss, what's so surprising!"

"Hmph!"

"Hmph!"

The two snorted at each other and turned their heads away, ignoring the other. Mei Raiden helplessly mediated, "Alright, I've opened all the access permissions here. You can take any weapon you think suits you. Go find them."

"I'm going this way, you're not allowed to come over!" Kiana pointed to a wall filled with guns and ammunition, arrogantly saying to Yu Luo. Yu Luo, not to be outdone, pointed to another wall filled with melee weapons and retorted in the same tone, "I'm going this way, and you're not allowed to come over!"

"You two are hopeless!" Mei Raiden completely gave up on them and went to search the laboratory for the gift her diary mentioned her father had prepared for her.

To be fair, ME Corp lived up to its reputation as a major arms manufacturer. The katanas on the wall were all uniquely designed, with no two looking alike. But one thing was the same: all of them exuded an icy aura, leaving no doubt about their lethality.

Among these katanas, one deeply caught Yu Luo's eye. The moment his gaze fell upon it, he couldn't look away.

The hilt and spine were made of gray-blue alloy, with a streamlined design that exuded a sense of technological beauty. However, what attracted Yu Luo the most was not this, but its blade. The blade of this katana was not alloy, but a deep blue electric light, like the finishing touch. The katana, originally just a weapon of slaughter, instantly transformed into a work of art.

Yu Luo fell in love with this katana at first sight. He couldn't help it; it was too cool and perfectly suited his taste. "Indeed, no man can resist the allure of lightsabers, Gundams, and planet-destroying cannons," Yu Luo muttered to himself as he reached out and grasped the katana, which was full of futuristic aesthetic appeal.

Below the katana was its description: "Raikiri. The strong electromagnetic field generated by the hilt can protect the user. One of the highest masterpieces of this research laboratory."

Yu Luo happily took the Raikiri and swung it a couple of times. The deep blue electric blade left streaks of gorgeous light in the air. Like a child who had just received a new toy, he wanted to slash at everything. Finally, he aimed directly at the laboratory's seemingly very sturdy metal wall and thrust it forward.

"Chii!" It was like cutting through tofu. Yu Luo felt only a slight resistance and effortlessly plunged the entire blade into the thick metal wall, leaving only the gray-blue alloy hilt exposed.

Yu Luo contentedly withdrew the Raikiri from the wall and sheathed it in the specially made scabbard, concealing its gorgeous deep blue blade. He turned to look at Kiana and found that she had also chosen her weapon.

Their eyes met, and they both snorted in unison before turning their gaze back to each other's new weapons. At Kiana's waist were a pair of dual guns. However, they were less like handguns and more like hand cannons, with gun bodies made of the same gray-blue alloy as the Raikiri.

"Electromagnetic Hand Cannon, that's the name of my new weapon. What do you think, pretty cool, right!" Kiana proudly dangled the dual guns in front of Yu Luo, showing off. "These two guns accelerate bullets using a strong electromagnetic field before firing them, so their power is like cannonballs!"

After hearing this, Yu Luo stared at Kiana, looking her up and down. Kiana couldn't stand his gaze and blushed, pointing the Electromagnetic Hand Cannon at him and saying fiercely, "What are you looking at?"

"Nothing, I just think your flat A-cup chest and tsundere personality are quite fitting for these Electromagnetic Hand Cannons," Yu Luo said with a devilish grin.

"It's Electromagnetic Hand Cannon!" Kiana corrected him. Although she didn't know if Yu Luo had misspoken, she was sure he was saying something terrible.

"Where's Mei?" Seeing that Kiana, the idiot, didn't get angry immediately, Yu Luo quickly changed the subject. After all, white-haired idiots were like goldfish, with only a seven-second memory.

"I don't know. She should be inside." Kiana, as expected, had forgotten their previous conversation and looked slightly worriedly towards a smaller room further inside.

"Ding!" The door to the small room opened just then, and Mei Raiden walked out with a relaxed expression. However, Yu Luo clearly saw that her eyes were a little red, indicating she had cried before composing herself.

"Mei, Mei, what's the gift your father left you?" Kiana, with her simple mind, didn't notice these details and asked Mei Raiden curiously.

Mei Raiden smiled and handed the katana she was holding in her right hand to Kiana. Kiana excitedly gripped the blue-purple hilt and forcefully pulled the entire katana out of its sheath.

"Wow!" Kiana exclaimed in amazement. Yu Luo was also deeply stunned by this katana. The icy blue light blade and the blue-purple alloy hilt formed the entire katana. White ice mist swirled around the light blade, and the surrounding temperature quickly dropped. Yu Luo could even feel a hint of chill.

"Plasma Shadow Show. My father's masterpiece, created with his entire heart," Mei Raiden said with genuine pride. "If its power is fully unleashed, it can even freeze the Third Herrscher!"

"Hmph, a mere weapon of an ant, how could it freeze me?!" The will of the Third Herrscher within Mei Raiden spoke disdainfully.

"Oh, that's amazing! Mei, your father is so amazing, unlike my father!" Kiana returned the Plasma Shadow Show to Mei Raiden, saying enviously.

Yu Luo stroked his chin and said, "Since you know about the Third Herrscher, it seems Mei's father knew something about this Honkai."

"Combining the contents of the diary, I have a bold idea!" Yu Luo pushed up his non-existent glasses, his face practically screaming [Ask me quickly]. But unfortunately, besides Mei Raiden, Kiana was also present.

"Put away your ideas. Our priority right now is to find that annoying brat, not to play a deduction game with you here!" Kiana declared, completely unimpressed. Her words immediately deflated Yu Luo's momentum. Yu Luo dejectedly retracted his pose and retorted, "Heh, the wisdom of mortals. This building is so big, do you even know how to find that brat?"

"We'll just search floor by floor!" Kiana suggested a method only an idiot would think of. Yu Luo speechlessly flicked Kiana's smooth forehead and retorted, "The building is so big, are you sure she won't play hide-and-seek with us?"

"Are you a contrarian? Then give me a viable method!"

"I don't know either."

"Then why did you say so much?"

"Do I have to know how to build a refrigerator just because I say a refrigerator is not good?"