Looking back, the path Leo had come from had turned into a gloomy tunnel with no end in sight, identical to the path ahead.
—When did this happen?
Trying hard to recall every detail from when he walked into the backstage of the rostrum, he suddenly realized something... Did Kiana really follow me to the playground?
Thinking of this—
"You're finally willing to answer me."
Facing Leo's query, Raiden Mei finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Ever since we entered the playground, you've been talking to yourself. I wanted to wake you up, but you completely ignored me."
"Sure enough..."
Hearing Raiden Mei say this, Leo looked at the system prompt with a grave expression—
[Current Moon Light Concentration: 47.63%]
Scrolling back a bit, when he found the record of killing the last Zombie in the School building, he saw that the [Moon Light Concentration] was about to reach [25%].
In other words—
My hallucinations likely started when I crossed that spatial membrane. So when it reaches [50%], will there be new mutations in my body?
Tsk... this poison pool is truly ridiculous!
To start showing such anomalies at only [25%], it really doesn't give anyone a way out!
After telling Raiden Mei about his condition, he quickened his pace of exploration, no longer advancing as cautiously as before.
After all, he had no time left now; he could only squeeze the value of this life to the limit as much as possible.
As for Kiana, because of the resurrection mechanism, he wasn't too worried about her safety.
Admittedly, he had been suppressing Kiana before, but he had never truly looked down on her.
Even with the protagonist halo existing, the tribulations Kiana suffered were not fake in the slightest. He believed that even without him, she could definitely uncover a lot of intelligence, and might even bring him a surprise.
Therefore, he only needed to explore his own area wholeheartedly now.
And after he advanced at full speed—
Whoosh!
In no time, he immediately suffered a head-on blow.
From the gloomy and deep darkness ahead, a hidden arrow shot toward him at an incredible speed.
It was only because he was fully focused on guarding against attacks from any direction that he managed to defend against this arrow.
Clang!
The long sword, which sliced iron like mud and carried purple thunder, performed an upward slash, cutting the arrow in half down the middle.
However—
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
*...
The rain of arrows didn't stop, and there wasn't just one firing point!
"Hah!"
Facing such a situation, Leo no longer held back. He poured about 5 points of Honkai energy into the long sword, expanding the range of the purple thunder.
Then, he swung hard, slashing toward the direction of the arrow rain. This sword qi, carrying purple thunder, finally cut down all the incoming arrows.
But he understood that he couldn't continue standing in place; he had to engage in close combat as soon as possible.
With the help of the dazzling light from the purple thunder earlier, he finally saw clearly the location and number of the enemies.
—Seven... Ranger Zombies wielding longbows!
However, unlike the Ranger Zombies he knew in the game, the speed at which these seven Ranger Zombies drew their bows wasn't slow at all, and they didn't have the habit of observing for a moment before attacking.
Therefore, when he ran toward them, a new rain of arrows came again!
Clang!
After dodging the vast majority of the arrows, he swung his blade to cut down the only arrow he couldn't evade.
But at this moment, he finally arrived in front of the Ranger Zombie closest to him.
Without hesitation, he raised his blade and slashed at this Ranger Zombie who wore an eyepatch over one eye.
—Is she doing that to aim or just to look cool?
A thought unrelated to the current battle inexplicably surfaced in his mind. He immediately became alert, and hurriedly performed a roll after the slash to dodge the arrow rain attacking from behind.
Finding a moment, he glanced at Tongzi's prompt—
[Imaginary Energy +70]
[Current Moon Light Concentration: 50%]
—Confirmed!
At [25%], hallucinations appear. At [50%], thoughts completely unrelated to combat arise.
Clearly, including what he was thinking now, it was also part of the influence he was under.
At this moment, he didn't dare to imagine what kind of trouble he would face after reaching [75%]... This place was simply too much of a cesspit!
Fortunately, he was already vigilant, so even though many inexplicable thoughts surfaced in his mind, his movements didn't stop; in fact, his speed became even faster.
The phantom of the Homu Sword Sage Suit appeared behind him, and that [Badge: Speed] on the chest of the Homu Sword Sage Suit also emitted a dazzling light!
He was seen shifting and moving, charging to kill the remaining Ranger Zombies.
Although he was unfortunately hit by a few arrows in the end due to distraction, he used Honkai energy to quickly stop the bleeding.
And, he successfully exterminated all the remaining Ranger Zombies.
—Luckly, there were no special individuals!
To be honest, in this state, if a Lord Ranger Zombie had popped up, he really might have had to give up a life here.
There was no helping it; there were too many distracting thoughts in his brain. His body felt like it had network lag, stuttering every now and then.
Even though his stats were high enough now, it was useless if he couldn't bring them into play.
Additionally, Ranger Zombies were truly squishy. He cut them down one by one; it was even easier than the Zombie squads on the playground.
Otherwise, he definitely would have had to pay a greater price to take this place down.
Only after the battle ended did he have time to observe where this place was—
"This is... the Kyudo Club?"
Relying on the light of the purple thunder to look around, he realized that after passing through the previous tunnel, he had actually entered an indoor archery range that had been expanded several times over.
The area he initially appeared in was the target range, and now he had hacked his way all the way to the shooting area.
So... were they students of the Kyudo Club?
Revealing a slightly subtle expression, he carefully examined this place, trying to find clues.
However, aside from discovering a brand new gloomy tunnel here, he didn't find any more clues.
And when he stepped into it, he couldn't help but feel the surroundings becoming damp, making even his every step incredibly slippery.
—The Swimming Club should be ahead, right?
Just as he was wondering what kind of Zombies would appear ahead, he suddenly felt his body become heavy. Not only did his movement speed slow down, but even his physical stamina was constantly decaying.
—It's Weakness!
Understanding quickly, he hurriedly ran forward while he still had strength, because he knew what kind of brand-new Zombie he had encountered—the Silent Zombie!
This was a type of support Zombie that wasn't strong but was quite disgusting.
She possessed the life-saving skill of intangibility, which could evade the vast majority of attacks.
Secondly, she could cause enemies within a certain range to fall into a slowed and weakened state, and could also heal friendly units.
Finally, this wretched thing would self-destruct upon death, causing massive damage to the surroundings... coming with a built-in LOL Hextech "Dive Bomber" effect!
Coupled with the fact that this thing almost never appeared alone and was accompanied by other types of Zombies, it made her even more troublesome.
Whoosh!
Sure enough, just as Leo stepped out of the slow and weakness range, he suffered a simple and unadorned scythe attack from a Guard Zombie head-on.
But unlike the Guard Zombies on the playground, the Guard Zombie here was actually wearing a swimsuit.
It had to be said, it was quite easy on the eyes!
No, that's not right!
This isn't the time to think about that!
Realizing he had uncontrollably wandered off in his thoughts again, Leo hurriedly rolled, dodging the fatal attack he sensed from behind.
As for the Guard Zombie in front, he managed to repel it with his long sword.
But now, there were more and more Guard Zombies wearing swimsuits attacking him.
Although in terms of combat power, these Guard Zombies weren't even fit to carry a hair of Lord Guard Zombie, they won by numbers. He saw five just in his field of vision, and there seemed to be even more Guard Zombies coming toward him from behind.
Plus, this was the Swimming Club. The ground was wet and slippery, and the grip of his shoes was obviously inferior to these Guard Zombies walking barefoot on the ground.
Not to mention—
"Fck! The slow and weakness is back!"
Feeling his body sink again, he immediately understood how severe the current situation was.
But... wait! This is a pool!
Realizing this, he no longer held back, pouring at least 10 points of Honkai energy into the long sword in his hand.
Revealing a sinister smile, he stepped forward and slashed at the Guard Zombies in front!
The next moment, the berserk purple thunder transformed into a dragon shadow, assaulting the Guard Zombies surrounding him.
These Guard Zombies wearing school swimsuits were instantly cut in half at the waist by the long sword emitting a cold light.
Even more terrifying was that because this was a pool, using water to conduct electricity, this terrifying purple thunder actually continued to spread until it electrocuted the entire Swimming Club.
And when Leo's attack ended, although there were still Guard Zombies standing in the Swimming Club, they had all fallen into a stiffened state—electrocuted numb!
Forcing himself to take a breath, he compelled himself to continue moving, giving these Guard Zombies no more chances.
Stepping forward quickly, his long sword danced like a ribbon of white silk, slashing at the necks of these Guard Zombies stiffened in place, helping them ascend to Buddhahood quickly.
And after all this ended, that Silent Zombie, who had been hiding somewhere unknown before, finally showed herself belatedly, activating Dark Energy Prayer in an attempt to heal her teammates.
What a pity, where did she have any teammates left now?
At this moment, she finally looked somewhat like her game counterpart.
Basically, she only opened the healing field after her teammates were gone.
Watching the Silent Zombie finally appear, although Leo wanted to raise his sword and slash over, he really had no strength left. Even his Honkai energy had fallen to rock bottom, needing a little time to recover.
Adding that the Silent Zombie had no attack power, he temporarily sat on the ground, paying no mind to the opponent's ineffective healing.
For a time, the Swimming Club became quiet again.
It was just that a human sitting on the ground recovering stamina while a Silent Zombie constantly healed the air—the scene was somewhat bizarre.
After resting for quite a while, Leo finally stood up.
At this moment—
[Current Moon Light Concentration: 72.59%]
It was already very close to the [75%] mark; he couldn't help but feel a bit anxious.
After all, right now, he could be said to have just been clearing levels here; he really hadn't investigated any information.
"So..."
His gaze falling on the Silent Zombie still constantly healing the air, he rubbed his chin and muttered to himself: "Can I dig a little information out of you?"
Thinking this, he walked toward the opponent.
And as he approached, the Silent Zombie finally had a different reaction; the ability named Weakness Weave descended upon his body once again.
But with no enemies attacking now, he really wasn't afraid of this Debuff.
Forcing his way through the Debuff to stand in front of the Silent Zombie, he realized the opponent was a bit strange—
Is she... afraid?
Noticing the Silent Zombie's shoulders trembling slightly, he immediately reached this subtle conclusion.
—Why does it make me look like the bad guy?
He couldn't help but be speechless at this.
However, this was the first time he had seen a Zombie that still retained fear.
One had to know, whether it was the Zombies he killed along the way, or the mini-BOSS level Lord Guard Zombie and Lord Claw Zombie, he hadn't felt the slightest emotion from them.
In other words, they shouldn't have any intelligence.
But this Silent Zombie clearly displayed obvious fear.
So—
"Can I catch her and take her back as a pet?"
Rubbing his chin, he couldn't help but look forward to it.
Just as he was thinking this, he found that the Silent Zombie before him seemed terrified to the extreme and was actually rapidly collapsing.
And this wasn't the opponent's intangibility ability, but—
"A Treasure Chest?"
Looking at the extra Treasure Chest before his eyes, he couldn't help but be stunned.
But time was limited, so he didn't think too much about it. Instead, utilizing his long sword, he carefully opened the Treasure Chest.
Immediately, a crystal emitting a faint light and a soaking wet diary appeared before him.
"This is?"
Picking up the crystal emitting a faint light, he felt a familiar aura within it.
[Kiana's Soul Fragment (Divine Prayer)]
[Description: Inside the exquisite crystal, a young girl's past is sealed.]
[Effect: Handing the crystal to the girl can enhance her healing power.]
[—Plenty of milk | Perky!]
Was she spiritual because she carried Kiana's soul fragment?
This thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't delve deeper.
As for that soaking wet diary, he didn't open it to check either, but stored it into the system space.
With the [Moon Light Concentration] about to reach [75%], he had no time to read a diary.
It wouldn't be too late to read it after returning to the Real World.
Immediately, he walked toward the new gloomy tunnel.
And this time, he hadn't walked far before entering a spacious dojo.
And this time, he didn't even need to use the purple thunder to illuminate, because with his arrival, the candle stands on both sides of the dojo ignited spontaneously without fire.
With the faint light of the candle flames, he saw a Zombie kneeling in the middle of the dojo.
Its name was—Shadow Ninja Zombie!
...
Under the silvery-white moonlight, the cafeteria was lit with warm goose-yellow light.
Kiana walked slowly through the cafeteria, carefully guarding against her surroundings.
Unlike Leo, possessing healing power, although she still suffered erosion from that silvery-white moonlight, she didn't sink too deep.
At the very least, after passing through that spatial membrane, she was able to quickly realize that she had been separated from Leo.
Furthermore, she seemed to only be able to move between the School building and the cafeteria. If she wanted to go elsewhere, she could only pass through the cafeteria.
Thus, out of helplessness, she began her solo operation.
However, she had absolute trust in Leo, so even though she couldn't communicate with Leo right now, she chose to prioritize exploring her own area.
First... the cafeteria hall had no problems.
Looking around, she could confirm there was no danger here.
Next... there was the smell of blood wafting from the cafeteria kitchen.
Not rushing to investigate the dangerous place, she chose to go upstairs.
Also, compared to the kitchen, the cafeteria office obviously would have more intelligence.
However—
Wrong!
This place is even more dangerous!
Just stepping onto the second floor, the hairs on her body immediately stood on end. An invisible, fatal threat made her instinctively want to pop her ultimate and flee.
Just then—
"Quiet."
A small hand with no warmth, cold enough not to seem human, covered her mouth.
However, a voice incredibly familiar to her rang in her ear.
"Mm?"
—Bronya?
Meeting an old friend in a strange land, Kiana could be said to be exceptionally pleasantly surprised.
If the situation weren't so critical right now, she even wanted to turn around and hug the other party directly to celebrate.
"Do not resist."
Looking somewhat surprised at Kiana who didn't move in her arms, Bronya understood that now wasn't the time to think about these things.
Because—
[Student Bronya, what happened?]
A gloomy old woman's voice came over.
[Nothing, it has been resolved.]
Facing the old woman, Bronya gave a reply neither humble nor arrogant.
[Please return to the office to continue working. This cafeteria still needs you.]
[...]
After a moment of silence, the old woman finally spoke.
[Yes... the cafeteria still needs me...]
The old woman's voice was mixed with a trace of inexplicable obsession, making one extremely uncomfortable.
However, shortly after, heavy footsteps rang out in the corridor of the cafeteria's second floor, as if an iron tower giant was walking.
A short while later, Kiana heard the sound of the office door opening and closing; only then did she feel the crisis lift.
However—
"Follow Bronya first."
Pulling Kiana, Bronya hurriedly ran back to the first floor, then ran straight out of the cafeteria.
"Now..."
Glancing at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, she said in an incredibly subtle tone: "It counts as being slightly safer for the time being."
But—
"Bronya!"
Hugging Bronya's petite body into her arms in one go, Kiana said in an incredibly nostalgic tone: "It's been so long since I've seen you looking this cute!"
"Hmm?"
Seeing Kiana so excited, Bronya couldn't help but reveal a subtle expression.
ξ†( □ □ □)†ξ: ?
Also—
"Are we that close?"
Saying that, she tried to push Kiana away with a look of disgust.
In the end, she simply turned into a spirit body, finally breaking free from the enthusiastic Kiana's embrace.
It had to be said, Kiana's enthusiasm made her somewhat breathless.
Although her relationship with Kiana was considered pretty good, theoretically speaking, it shouldn't have reached this level yet.
And regarding Kiana's last sentence, she also keenly cared about it.
"Uh..."
Seeing Bronya leave her, Kiana couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.
But she quickly understood that she was the only one who retained relatively complete memories.
Whether it was Raiden Mei or Bronya, they were likely just slices of a period of time.
But the good news was, as long as she took them out of the Honkai Domain, their general memories would gradually return.
Therefore—
"Bronya, your current memory is incomplete. Leave here with me quickly."
Saying so, she looked at Bronya with a face full of sincerity, hoping the other party could believe her.
"As long as you return to the Real World, you will regain relatively complete memories."
However—
"Complete memories?"
Seeing Kiana's sincere face, although Bronya was still puzzled, she had to believe it.
Just a pity—
"Bronya cannot leave here."
Shaking her head at Kiana, she spoke bluntly: "Although Bronya can wander in various areas and won't be attacked by the monsters here, I can only come out for half an hour each time."
"After that, Bronya will be pulled back into a Treasure Chest."
"Anyway, if you want to take Bronya away from here, you need to go to the changing room in the Gymnasium. Bronya is there."
"Also, Bronya doesn't have enough time out. Listen quietly to Bronya—"
Immediately, she informed Kiana of the intelligence she had explored during this time, simplified as much as possible, hoping the other party could come find her.
"Mm, I've memorized it all."
Nodding to Bronya, Kiana spoke bluntly: "I will come to save you!"
"You'd best bring a reliable helper. Relying on your current strength alone..."
Looking Kiana up and down, Bronya said: "You definitely can't make it over."
"It's fine."
To this, Kiana patted her chest and said: "I have a quite reliable helper right now. Mei is also in his hands."
"Hmm?"
Hearing Kiana say this, Bronya couldn't help but reveal a puzzled look.
—Kiana, translate for Bronya, what do you mean Sister Mei is in that person's hands?
"It's very troublesome to explain in detail; you'll know when the time comes."
Seeing the crisis lifted, Kiana couldn't help but want to tease Bronya whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
"You... forget it."
Finding a familiar feeling in Kiana, but limited by time, Bronya couldn't be bothered to bicker with her.
Thinking for a moment, she added: "If possible, help Bronya ask about Seele's—"
However, before she could finish speaking, her figure vanished instantly in front of Kiana.
"Bronya..."
Understanding that Bronya had been pulled back to the Treasure Chest again, Kiana couldn't help staring at the place where Bronya disappeared, muttering to herself: "Seele?"
"That guy should know..."
Moreover, she believed Leo wouldn't sit by and watch regarding Seele.
Clearing her thoughts, she walked toward the School building.
Through Bronya, she had obtained intelligence on the monsters in the cafeteria; at the very least, they weren't something she could defeat in her current state.
So now, she could only walk back and wait for Leo's return at the Teleport Anchor.
However—
"I can't go back?"
Looking at the playground before her, she couldn't help looking surprised.
Thinking for a moment, she somewhat understood, looking toward that bright moon in the sky.
"Neko charm..."
Quietly, she activated her ultimate.
But she didn't keep it on for long. After feeling the moonlight's erosion on herself lessen, she walked back again.
Sure enough, just as she thought, she returned to the cafeteria.
And when she walked back again, she returned to the School building.
—The area accessed relates to the degree of moonlight erosion!
After confirming this conjecture, she hurriedly ran toward the third floor of the School building.
But just reaching the second floor, she immediately felt an abnormality.
And she discovered that Zombies had gathered again in the classroom.
—He revived!
Realizing this, she took the stairs two at a time, running toward the third floor.
Then, she saw Leo rubbing his body while cursing angrily.
"What kind of kusoge monster is this?"
"Super Armor is one thing, but it even has Blur!"
Recalling the one-sided battle just now, Leo couldn't help gnashing his teeth, secretly cursing the Instance for being inhumane... well, it indeed wasn't human.
Anyway, he was sent back by Lord Shadow Ninja Zombie without any suspense.
—The kind where he was in pieces here and there!
"You... fine, looks like you definitely have something."
Hearing Leo's curses, although Kiana really wanted to suppress the corners of her mouth turning up, after confirming Leo was fine, she still revealed a joyous smile.
After all, no matter what, this Leo who always made her eat dirt had finally eaten dirt himself!
"Looking at you like this..."
Seeing Kiana ran up from downstairs, coupled with the fact that Leo also saw the resurrection count only decreased by one.
Thus, he could judge—
"You didn't encounter any trouble."
"No."
Shaking her head, Kiana said: "I did encounter some, actually, but I was luckily saved by someone."
"You were saved by someone in the Honkai Domain?"
Hearing Kiana say this, Leo couldn't help widening his eyes.
—Baby Kiana, turn it off, isn't your luck stat a bit too overpowered?
"Yes, and it was an acquaintance."
Seeing Leo's appearance, Kiana couldn't help feeling a bit smug, and even had the mind to act like a riddler.
"Acquaintance?"
Revealing a surprised look, a fiery red figure immediately appeared in Leo's mind.
But if it were really that person, Kiana would definitely be more excited, absolutely not as "calm" as she was now.
Therefore—
"Just say it directly, after all, there are too many possibilities."
"But since you didn't bring the other party back, then presumably the other party is trapped somewhere, right?"
With his understanding of Kiana, she wouldn't leave a companion in a dangerous place and run back herself.
Therefore, he quickly guessed the reason within.
"Ugh..."
Seeing Leo instantly guess the truly important matter, Kiana couldn't help feeling a bit deflated.
Nodding helplessly, she said: "Yes, Bronya is trapped in a Treasure Chest."
"Although she can move freely, she will be pulled back to the Treasure Chest after an hour."
"So if we want to save her, we must go to the Gymnasium's changing room to open the Treasure Chest."
Finishing, she looked at Leo with a face full of expectation.
"Bronya?"
Hearing this name, Leo couldn't help getting a bit excited.
However—
"Mm, I understand."
He calmed down quickly and said: "Then next, let's focus on leveling up!"
"Hmm?"
"After all, without strength, we can't possibly make it to her."
In front of Lord Shadow Ninja Zombie, he felt like he was a lolita.
To be honest, even if the opponent didn't have the two special abilities of Super Armor and Blur, he couldn't have beaten her.
Setting aside stats for now, in terms of Kendo, he was far inferior to the opponent.
Even his ultimate, which consumed all his remaining Honkai energy, was easily seen through by the opponent and then successfully parried.
In other words, whether in stats or mechanics, he was far behind the opponent.
So now, he understood it wasn't the time to continue exploring the Instance, but time to level up.
Of course, the main thing was, didn't he already have an intelligence source here?
—Bronya, you came just in time!
And—
Looking at Kiana who nodded slightly in agreement, he couldn't help lamenting the power of the lucky emperor.
To actually meet a reliable teammate in such a dangerous Instance!
"By the way, this is for you."
Handing the [Kiana's Soul Fragment (Divine Prayer)] he got at the Swimming Club to Kiana, he spoke bluntly: "With this, your healing power should be able to last longer."
"Just a pity, I didn't pick up any more Honkai fragments along the way."
Otherwise, he would actually have the courage to take Kiana to challenge Lord Shadow Ninja Zombie.
"Eh?"
Never expecting Leo to actually bring back a soul fragment for her, Kiana couldn't help being somewhat—
"So..."
Revealing a moved expression, she asked bluntly: "Did you exchange your life for this again?"
"No."
Shaking his head, Leo said: "I died at the next level."
"Anyway, if you really want to repay me, then get stronger quickly, and then go beat up that Zombie that killed me together with me."
Saying that, he stood up and stretched his body.
Since the current goal was determined, then next he would use the remaining [Reset] counts to farm Imaginary Energy.
As for that soaking wet diary, naturally he could wait until he returned to the Real World to read it.
And now, start farming souls!
"Mm..."
Understanding that Leo couldn't stand her gratitude, Kiana also hid her grateful thoughts.
Anyway, after going back, she would have plenty of opportunities to repay the kindness.
Thus, she followed closely in Leo's footsteps, striving to slay the Zombies in the School building for him.
And with her doing the killing, the Imaginary Energy would still gather to Leo.
Additionally—
"So [Moon Light Concentration] determines where we go?"
Hearing the new intelligence Kiana tested out, Leo revealed a look of understanding.
Because before, he was still worried that Kiana wouldn't be able to follow him to the playground.
But looking at it now, it was because Kiana herself had high resistance to that moonlight erosion, so while he passed [25%], Kiana hadn't reached it yet.
Precisely because of this, after they crossed that spatial membrane, they appeared in two completely different places.
And now—
"After fusing with this soul fragment, I can already help you suppress the moonlight's erosion."
Revealing a smug smile, Kiana said: "Although the duration is limited, it should be enough for us to clean this place up."
Finishing, she and Leo cleaned up the Zombie squads on the playground together.
And when all this ended, Leo held Kiana's hand and [Teleported] back directly.
[Instance: Chiba Academy · 3rd Floor]
Afterward, he repeated this process once.
With this, tonight could be considered a bumper harvest for him!
[Imaginary Energy: 14273]
Converted into Honkai energy, that was 14 points!
In other words, when he came back tomorrow, he would have as high as 30 points of Honkai energy.
Although he might not necessarily be able to challenge Lord Shadow Ninja Zombie of the Kendo Club, he should be able to go check out the cafeteria.
After all, the cafeteria was an area where [Moon Light Concentration] was below [25%]. Theoretically speaking, the difficulty should be a bit simpler... probably?
Anyway, go home!
[Real World: Home · Bedroom]
Lying on the soft bed, Leo finally relaxed.
There was no helping it; even if the areas he explored were known areas, he still had to guard against any accidents that might occur.
Only by returning to the Real World could he breathe a sigh of relief.
And the one breathing a sigh of relief with him was naturally Kiana too.
Without any scruples, she hugged Leo tightly.
It is worth mentioning that after she came out of the blade space earlier, she found herself firmly hugging Leo.
At that time, naturally, she was incredibly shy.
But now, she felt this embrace was so warm, making her not want to let go at all.
All the tension in the Honkai Domain before, she wanted to release at this moment.
"Ki, Kiana..."
And facing Kiana's tight hug, Leo couldn't help being a bit breathless.
And—
"Waist! My waist is going to break!"
It was different from the blade space now, because in the Real World, Kiana's monstrous strength was quite terrifying. And he, not having a body made of spiritual power, naturally couldn't stand it.
However—
"Hmph!"
Kiana, who initially didn't want to do anything to Leo, actually increased her strength instead.
"How did you tease this young miss in the blade space before?"
"Now you know to beg for mercy?"
"Heh heh!"
Of course, she also controlled her strength and didn't really want to hurt Leo.
It was just that she didn't know that because she hugged too tightly, Leo's chest cavity suffered unprecedented compression; this time Leo was truly breathless.
Thus—
"Hey! H-Hey hey hey!?"
Seeing Leo faint, she immediately panicked and hurriedly let go of Leo.
However—
"Heh!"
Sneering, Leo, who pretended to faint, turned over and grabbed Kiana's hands, firmly pinning the other party beneath him.
"Are you trying to murder your husband?"
Although the sensation from his chest just now was indeed comfortable, Leo had a premonition that if he let this silly girl continue, he would truly pass out from the hug.
So out of helplessness, he made this bad move.
—If he didn't pretend to faint, he was really going to faint from the milk!
"W-What murder husband!?"
Reacting and wanting to struggle, Kiana went weak all over from Leo's question, her pretty face uncontrollably turning red.
At this moment she realized what she was doing with Leo.
For a moment, she felt her brain was like a pot of paste, completely unable to muster any consciousness of resistance.
"Heh~"
Seeing this, Leo couldn't help chuckling.
"We are already in this relationship, and you still aren't willing to admit it?"
"One thing is one thing... w-we aren't in that kind of relationship yet!"
"So what do I have to do for you to be willing?"
"I, I..."
Understanding she had fallen into Leo's trap again, Kiana didn't know how to answer for a moment.
After all, the premise of everything right now was that she wanted to become Leo's wife.
B-But... Mei is still here!
Although Raiden Mei still hadn't spoken or shown herself, she could feel a burning gaze constantly staring at them.
"Enough, matters have reached this point; I have no heart to distinguish right from wrong!"
The corners of his mouth hooking into a joyous smile, Leo leaned in toward Kiana while softly saying: "I like you... Kiana!"
As for that gaze Kiana cared about, naturally he felt it too.
But rather, doing this in front of Raiden Mei made him feel even more... excited!
—Mei, this is how Kiana is used!
Therefore—
"Mmph, mm mm mm!?"
—A-Actually confessing at a time like this!?
Widening her eyes, Kiana looked at Leo in disbelief.
But now, it was too late for her to say anything.
Like fish on a chopping block, she couldn't stop Leo's offense at all.
—The battle, triggered at the touch!
The area first lost was naturally the upper war zone.
Under Leo's fierce attacks, she was defeated like a landslide, throwing away her helmet and armor.
Therefore, although she really wanted to guard the final lower war zone, under Leo's diligent dripping water wearing through stone, she still failed to hold it.
Eventually—
[Kiana Experience +154]
[Imaginary Energy +1.6]
[Kiana Experience +141]
[Kiana: Level 0 -> Level 3 new!]
[Imaginary Energy +1.5]
[Kiana Experience +132]
[Sorry, today's experience points have reached the limit]
[Imaginary Energy +1.4]
[...]
"Small fry Small fry"
Looking at Kiana who fell to the ground powerless, showing only the whites of her eyes, Leo's face couldn't help being full of smiles.
One had to know, before, Kiana had frequently provoked him, and he had considered how strong Kiana would be.
As a result, he understood now; Kiana was nothing but a clay chicken and pottery dog, truly shattering at a touch!
Of course, in terms of stamina, he still had to praise Kiana... The women of the Kaslana family indeed had monstrous strength!
However, on the level of rationality, Kiana wasn't as good as Raiden Mei; she didn't last long before only bodily instinct remained.
Precisely for this reason, he called Kiana a small fry.
But thinking carefully, Kiana's perception was quite keen, so such an outcome was inevitable.
One could only say, there are gains and losses; she probably wouldn't be able to defeat Lord Leo in this lifetime.
—At least, that's how it is in personal battles!
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