Consciousness Projection

Bang, bang, bang... Bang, bang, bang... One hundred thirty... One hundred sixty... One hundred eighty...

The girl swallowed desperately, finding it difficult even to breathe.

As if seeking something to cling to, she gripped Ren Yu's hands tightly, treating him like a lifeline. A thin layer of sweat had formed in her palms.

Sigfried was much the same. He looked worriedly toward Kiana, only slowly letting out a breath after seeing Ren Yu standing beside his daughter.

"Three seconds... Two seconds... One second..."

Ren Yu simply let go of her hands and pulled Kiana into his arms. Not only did she not struggle, the trembling in her body eased considerably.

It was obvious that she was truly terrified. Before, she had merely been forcing herself to endure it.

"Assistant Teacher..."

"It's okay."

"Opening the hatch!" The mechanical voice fell silent.

The chamber known as "Silence" paused for a moment before four diamond-shaped doors unfolded at incredible speed.

Almost everyone held their breath and looked inside.

Amid swirling white mist, a figure clad in a pure white bodysuit appeared before them.

Various IV tubes were inserted into her body, obscuring her appearance. She also wore a massive black device on her head, its indicator lights flashing continuously, while countless cables led off to unknown places.

Ren Yu looked over curiously. "So this is the real Kiana from Honkai Impact 3rd?"

He studied the gaunt figure reclining inside the dark gray chamber, a full size smaller than the white-haired little ball, and fell into thought.

Ren Yu could not put his finger on what felt so strange.

The instant she saw the other person—

Kiana was certain that the person before her was the real her!

That inexplicable feeling was wonderfully bizarre!

There was no proof, yet Kiana simply knew!

In her