The Dimensional Codex of Destruction Chapter 37

"Hm?"

Despite her confusion, Kiana turned her head and saw Mei and Bronya looking at them with blank expressions.

Then...

Both of their expressions turned strange.

Just as Kiana's intuition told her something was wrong, she suddenly felt something being placed over her mouth.

Click!

Without giving Kiana a chance to react, Qin Mo pulled a mask with Ripple Breathing's characteristics over Kiana's face and locked it in place.

"Mmph mmph mmph!!!"

Kiana felt like she couldn't breathe at all. She grabbed at the mask, trying to pull it off. However, she didn't know what material it was made of, but it seemed like she could only breathe normally by using Ripple Breathing. Qin Mo grabbed her hands as she was about to break it.

"When wearing this mask, you can only breathe normally using Ripple Breathing."

Hearing Qin Mo's words, Kiana still struggled, but her hands were held, and she couldn't resist at all. Even the Kaslana family's monstrous strength couldn't compare to the power of the Ox Talisman.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, breathing sounds finally came from under Kiana's mask.

"Ahhh! This is too much... Mmph... Mmph... Hah..."

After Qin Mo released Kiana's hands, she immediately punched Qin Mo's chest angrily with her small fists. However, due to her emotional fluctuations, she almost suffocated again by interrupting her Ripple Breathing.

"Didn't you ask me to help you? You already know Ripple Breathing, the next step is to make it instinctual."

As he spoke, Qin Mo took out two masks from his pocket and looked at Mei and Bronya. "Do you two want them?"

The two girls quickly shook their heads. It was a joke. Not to mention how uncomfortable it would be to breathe without Ripple Breathing, just the ugly appearance alone made them not want to wear them.

"What a shame."

Qin Mo put the masks back into his pocket. However, this time, Bronya's attention was finally drawn.

There was something wrong with that pocket. After the items were put in, there was no bulge at all.

Qin Mo and the others didn't explain the existence of the backpack. Qin Mo's food was also placed in a backpack outside.

Although it would be exposed sooner or later, Qin Mo still wanted to keep a little something hidden.

"How are you feeling, idiot Kiana?"

Bronya walked to Kiana's side without a sound and asked about her feelings.

"Ahhh! It's so uncomfortable, I can't breathe if I forget."

Kiana said somewhat dejectedly. If this thing could be taken off normally, she would have already done so. But if it was forcibly removed, it would be damaged. It wasn't that they were afraid of the item being broken and unrepairable, as Mei was still there.

But if that happened, both Qin Mo and Mei would be very disappointed, and she would also be ridiculed by Bronya.

So Kiana gave up on the idea of taking it off.

"Idiot Kiana, although you learned Ripple Breathing before Bronya, you will soon be left behind by Bronya. Idiot Kiana has no advantage at all."

"Hmph! Even if I'm at a disadvantage with Ripple Breathing, I still have the power of my Stand! I know now, your Heavy Tank Bunny isn't a Stand, is it?"

Seeing that the topic had been steered in the direction she wanted, Bronya seized the opportunity. "What Stand? Bronya didn't see anything."

After speaking, Bronya felt a sharp pain on her forehead. She rubbed her forehead and looked around. Qin Mo was looking down, seemingly plotting something, while Mei was cleaning up the trash left behind by everyone after dinner.

And Kiana, who was closest to her, was more than a meter away, and her hands had definitely not moved.

"Hmph hmph, see? This is the power of a Stand."

Seeing Kiana's expression, as if she was about to stick her nose up in the air, Bronya felt a surge of annoyance.

"Alright, Kiana, don't bully Bronya with Killer Queen."

Even though it was just a temporary residence and they would abandon it at any time, Mei still cleaned up the living room. When she returned, she saw Killer Queen crouching in front of Bronya, its left hand in a flicking gesture, moving with Bronya's constantly scanning head.

From time to time, it would sneakily flick Bronya's forehead.

Chapter 7: The Arrival of the Hyperion

"Mei-sister... Kiana is bullying Bronya."

Bronya ran into Mei's arms in three quick steps, but in her heart, she was plotting. Stand, Killer Queen, several key terms were deliberately remembered by Bronya. According to the clues revealed so far, Stand should be a general term, and Kiana's Stand is an ability called Killer Queen. Speaking of which, Mei's Crazy Diamond was also mentioned before.

Is that also a Stand?

Bronya continuously analyzed the information she had obtained.

"Okay, okay, Kiana, don't bully Bronya either."

"Alright."

Kiana pouted a little unwillingly and walked over to Qin Mo. "Qin Mo, Qin Mo, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm thinking about when the rescue team will arrive."

"Rescue team?"

Kiana tilted her head. "We don't need to find a rescue team, do we? We can escape on our own."

"I'm waiting for the rescue team, not because we need them to save us."

Qin Mo shook his head. "Kiana, weren't you looking for Mr. Siegfried?"

"Could it be that 'Stinky Dad' is in the rescue team!?"

Qin Mo shook his head again. "No, but the person who sent the rescue team is your aunt."

"My aunt? I have an aunt?"

"Yes, her name is Theresa Apocalypse. She knows where Siegfried is."

"!!!!"

Seeing Kiana practically vibrating with excitement, Mei, who was holding Bronya, felt a bit awkward. After all, she already knew where Kiana's father was.

A major Honkai outbreak had occurred here, and with Kiana in Chang Kong City, it meant Mr. Siegfried should also be in Chang Kong City, possibly even nearby.

But she couldn't say anything!

Although she pitied Kiana's background, Mei knew that Qin Mo was choosing to keep it a secret for Kiana's own good.

Bronya, who was close to Mei, keenly sensed Mei's hesitation. She looked at Qin Mo, then at Kiana, and then back at Mei.

But even she couldn't have imagined how convoluted the story was.

As the group stood there, each lost in their own thoughts, the living room ceiling suddenly exploded, and a massive cleaver fell from the sky, splitting the house in two.

In an instant, the group was exposed to the outside. A colossal Temple-class Honkai Beast thrust its spear-like right arm towards Mei and Bronya.

Heavy Tank Bunny and Crazy Diamond appeared simultaneously. Heavy Tank Bunny's weapon met the spear, while Crazy Diamond scooped up Mei and Bronya, quickly moving them out of the spear's attack range.

"Kiana! Go protect Mei and the others!"

The moment the room was split open, Qin Mo issued the command and instantly switched his character card to Fire Demon, charging forward.

"Leave it to me!"

Kiana ripped off her mask and threw it to the ground, rushing towards Mei.

Qin Mo caught the giant knight's spear. The immense force was such that even the Temple-class Honkai Beast couldn't break free.

The beast raised its left arm, a cleaver, and swung it down towards Qin Mo.

But what greeted it was a blazing inferno erupting from Qin Mo's mouth.

Ordinary flames wouldn't inflict much damage on a Honkai Beast, especially a Temple-class one with integrated offense and defense.

However, Fire Demon's flames were naturally not ordinary. While it lacked the devastating explosive power of Dragon Buster, the roaring flames managed to melt the beast's left arm, cleaver and all.

"Now, it's time for fireworks!"

The previous flames were unleashed in a moment of urgency, yet they had still melted its left arm. Qin Mo had a rough understanding of the power of Fire Demon's flames.

Now, a terrifyingly compressed flame gathered in his mouth.

With a forceful heave, he threw the Temple-class Honkai Beast into the air. With the aid of the Ox Talisman and Fire Demon's own fearsome physical strength, the heavy Honkai Beast was sent flying.

Boom!

A massive fireball followed, exploding into a giant firework in the sky.

The roaring flames bloomed mid-air, completely illuminating the night sky.

Meanwhile, aboard the Hyperion, several kilometers away.

"Major Himeko, we've detected strong energy fluctuations in Chang Kong City, but... it's not Honkai Energy."

The adjutant looked at the report with confusion. In a city experiencing the Third Honkai, such massive energy fluctuations weren't Honkai Energy, and they hadn't detected any clear Herrscher fluctuations.

"No need to probe further. I can already see it."

Himeko, standing on the bridge, gazed at Chang Kong City in the distance. The massive fireworks in the sky were visible even from several kilometers away.

"Accelerate our approach. Let's see who's welcoming us."

At this moment, the quartet in Chang Kong City had regrouped.

"Mei, are you hurt?"

Qin Mo asked immediately upon seeing Mei.

"I'm fine. Heavy Tank Bunny blocked the attack just in time."

Qin Mo nodded, looking at Heavy Tank Bunny, which had withstood the Temple-class Honkai Beast's attack without any damage. "That's good. We should evacuate this place quickly; monsters will be attracted here soon."

"Qin Mo... um, is that the rescue team you were talking about?"

Following Kiana's gaze, the three of them saw a sky-obscuring fleet hovering above them.

"Major Himeko, we've arrived at the energy outbreak location. We haven't detected the previous energy signatures, but we have detected Herrscher energy."

The adjutant looked at the report in his hand and adjusted his glasses. "However, we've found four individuals at the location of the Herrscher reaction."

"Four?"

"Yes, please look."

The large screen in the bridge displayed the situation on the ground, showing Qin Mo and the other three.

"The Herrscher reaction is emanating from this purple-haired girl."

Himeko frowned as she looked at Raiden Mei, who seemed no different from an ordinary person. "Are you sure the readings are correct? She just looks like a regular young girl."

"The Hyperion's sensors are not mistaken."

Major Himeko naturally wouldn't doubt her ship's equipment; she was simply confused by the current situation.

"In that case, I'll go down and meet the Third Herrscher myself."

Upon hearing Himeko's words, the adjutant quickly said, "That's too dangerous. It would be better to conduct a probing attack first."

"You want me to attack these kids? Don't joke around. Prepare my battlesuit!"

Shrugging off the coat draped over her shoulders, Major Himeko strode towards the rear.

"Qin Mo, have they not noticed us?" Kiana asked, looking up at the Hyperion hovering overhead.

"Idiot Kiana, if they hadn't noticed us, they wouldn't have stopped," Bronya's retort was unmistakable. However, at the moment, she didn't know what the other party's attitude was, especially since she knew there was a Herrscher among them.

"Someone's coming down."

Hearing Qin Mo's words, the group realized someone was being launched from the ship.

"Just one person?"

Chapter 8: Negotiation

Major Himeko, clad in Crimson Impulse, was launched from the Hyperion. As she neared the ground, external equipment on her suit ejected a powerful thrust, slowing her descent as she landed.