Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 89 Kiana, you're so weak!

If we borrow the assessment of a certain faceless Jie from the Fire Moth, Qiong, wielding the Flame Spear, could easily say that this Paramecium, whose Herrscher core has not been activated, is truly "incredibly weak."

However, Qiong did not underestimate the insect in front of him, after all, whether he could use his Flame Spear was still unknown...

"Hmph, after this fight, I'll be a B-rank Valkyrie too!"

"Um, actually..."

"No refusing, no surrendering! You and Auntie promised me you'd accept the challenge!"

"I didn't agree!"

Kiana, clenching her fists, exuded an indomitable spirit, while Qiong seemed to be suffering from insomnia and wanting to catch up on sleep. Judging by their demeanor alone, one might think Kiana was bullying someone.

"Go, Sora! Defeat that idiot Kiana!"

"Bronya, why are you on Little Grey's side?"

"Bronya simply took the lead based on the data."

"Play well, no holding back!"

Perhaps fearing that Sora might go too far, Theresa also ran over with a cup of bitter melon juice—perhaps also to keep an eye on Sora and make sure she didn't hold back.

"Listen to me count to three, 3, 2, 1, start!"

"indestructible!"

The shield has taken shape, so it seems the energy in the Flame Spear can last for a while longer. That's fine then.

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"Leader, what exactly is our relationship with Theresa's child?"

"Future companions."

After Otto captures Kiana for "Project Sirin," one of the backup plans, Theresa will cooperate with Anti-Entropy, effectively becoming independent from Schicksal. Of course, Welt doesn't intend to wait until that moment; there are many ways to secure their consensus against Otto beforehand.

For example, telling Theresa Durandal that she is the real Kiana, but the time is not right yet...

"Your task at the academy is to serve as a communication channel between Theresa and Anti-Entropy headquarters. If anyone is in danger, remember to protect them. Is that alright?"

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Using a pseudo-Herrscher as a messenger and the Herrscher Alliance leader as an undercover agent, even Welt himself couldn't help but marvel at how luxurious their lineup was in some ways, even more so than Schicksal.

"Wow! I don't believe I can't break your turtle shell!"

"Come on, you silly Na, didn't you have breakfast?"

"Qiong, and Kiana too? What are they doing here at this hour instead of having class?"

A familiar voice came from the training ground they were passing by, attracting some curious people to stop and watch.

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Qiong made an international friendship gesture with her left hand, seemingly provoking Kiana, who had been attacking in vain.

"Come on, you silly Na, didn't you eat breakfast? Push harder, push harder!"

The flame spear stood in front of him, a thin shield that was like an indestructible barrier—though on others it might just be a thin membrane.

This battle also brought an unexpected gain for Qiong. Perhaps because Yae Sakura's energy recharge was too important yesterday, he didn't even realize that his flame spear would glow slightly when he was being attacked...

It's not much, but it's better than nothing. So the tactic is simple: Kiana, give it your all!

"Kiana, you'd better show me some real skill, or I might as well go back and catch up on my sleep."

The way Sora spoke while yawning completely enraged Kiana.

"You smug coward, what are you so proud of? Just you wait and see!"

A burst of bullets shot towards Qiong, but Qiong remained calm and simply inserted the Flame Spear into the ground to form a shield, easily blocking the attack.

Kiana, you're so weak!

"My floor! You can fight all you want, but you're not allowed to damage public facilities!"

Amid Theresa's warning and Sora's provocation, Kiana launches another attack.

"Bronya, what do you think Kiana's chances are?"

Bronya narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she were calculating something.

"That idiot Kiana has been attacking Sora from the very beginning, and at such a high frequency. If it were an ordinary person, they would have already exhausted their strength... If this continues, she will definitely lose."

Bronya judged that the chances of winning were zero, but Kiana on stage didn't think so.

Driven solely by the desire to win and become a B-rank Valkyrie, and then upgrade to A-rank to find out her father's whereabouts, Kiana attacked again, disregarding her exhaustion. Sora shook his head helplessly; after so many rounds, hadn't Kiana figured out his purpose yet?

The offensive is always strongest at the beginning; if you don't make changes, you will slowly reach the point where you are physically exhausted.

"That's enough, Kiana, you can give up now."

After an unknown amount of time, Qiong began to persuade Kiana to surrender. Even if he was a half-baked fire main, Kiana, who couldn't even summon the cat magic "Nai Gou Qiao," was no match for him.

"I didn't lose! In the end, all you had was a weapon that came from who-knows-where. If I had it, I could have done it too! Besides, you didn't even launch an attack!"

"Oh right, where did Qiong's weapons come from?"

"Bronya is unable to analyze the weapon's composition."

In Theresa's eyes, this lance was most likely the work of Anti-Entropy. With those two genius scientists around, what weapon couldn't they make?

After observing for a while, I felt it was just so-so.

The conclusion is that he is inferior to Judas.

After a moment's thought, Qiong realized that this was a difficult situation. If she were to counterattack, she would be a little short of energy. However, Kiana, having been persuaded to surrender, had also come to her senses. She realized that it would be a bit much if she didn't finish off the opponent: it wasn't that she couldn't win, but that it wouldn't be perfect.

Or should we mock them again?

"Ahem... Listen up! Kiana, you idiot Kiana, you always call yourself Kaslana, but you sadly lost to Bronya, and you still want to ride Kiana?"

Kiana might not understand the last pun, but she definitely understood the earlier ones. Sure enough, the simple-minded paramecium took the bait.

"You're finished, you dead gray hair!"

"You're finished. The moment you took the bait, you lost!"

Kiana, already past her prime, kicked the shield again, but this time Qiong wouldn't let her retreat so easily. Once fully charged, Qiong gripped her flame spear, its shaft emitting a faint glow.

Kiana guessed that Sora might make a move, but she still stubbornly refused to back down.

"Take this!"

Qiong leaped into the air and instantly rushed to Kiana, who refused to retreat. Kiana, who was about to resist, found that the Flame Spear was stuck in the ground next to her.

Did it miss? This thought crossed the minds of everyone present.

Suddenly, the floor exploded, and on the burning ground, there was a paramecium with a flaming spear pointed at its head before it could even react.

"You lost," Qiong said, feigning calmness. Kiana stood there, stunned, her face full of resentment.

"I refuse to accept this! I refuse to accept this! You beat me with your weapon! Aren't you Galaxy Bat Man? Take out your bat, and I'll fight you for another three hundred rounds!"

"Again? No way!" Qiong decisively refused; he wanted to go back and catch up on his sleep!

"Let's just let it go this time. There will be other opportunities next time."

Sora pulled Kiana up from the ground. Kiana, however, kept her eyes fixed on the flaming spear in Sora's hand.

"Grey Hair, can I see your gun?"

"Sure, call me Brother Qiong, and I'll let you take a look."

"You...you...good, good, good! Brother Qiong..."

Kiana, having obtained the Flame Spear, temporarily settled down, but Theresa was only just realizing what was happening.

"My floor, my training ground! Qiong, didn't I tell you to hold back?!"

"Headmaster, I'll keep it..."

It's already been stored away, okay? If it were a full-charge charge instead of a strengthened basic attack, it wouldn't just be a matter of two craters on the stage!

"Everyone, what happened?"

"Oh, it's Professor Walter. It's nothing... Professor, who's that behind you?"

Raiden Mei's words drew everyone's attention to Yae Sakura, who was staring intently at Kiana, who was stroking the Flame Spear.

"She's practically a teenage version of Kallen..."

"Enough! Enough! How many times have you called for Karen since we got out? That woman is dead, dead!"

"You should ask the headmistress, she's more qualified to know who she is."

"The headmaster?"

Theresa paused, damn it, she was too tired and had been busy drinking bitter melon juice and watching Kiana's match, she hadn't thought about this problem yet!

Whatever, whatever.

"Her name is Yae Sakura, and she's... my new assistant principal!"