Given that I cannot return to Stardew Valley halfway through this mission, Suke made preparations more ample than ever before.
In fact, thinking about it, the conditions for this mission were quite harsh.
With only one Warp Totem available, not only was he unable to use the Return Scepter, but if he died halfway through and respawned back home, the mission would also be considered a failure.
And he had to go on this mission alone!
He briefly explained the affairs to Tsukishiro Yuki, Abigail, and the others, reminding them not to forget to collect the products from the Dehydrator and the brewing room on time.
After promising everyone that he would definitely rush back before Spirit's Eve,
Suke, with a backpack full of supplies, used the one-time-use Warp Totem.
Snowflakes drift, the north wind whistles.
Although his semi-digitized body could not feel anything cold enough to be called freezing,
When Suke descended upon this extremely cold land at the planet's high latitudes,
He still shivered as if out of muscle memory.
Where on earth has this sent me?
An icefield... it didn't specify which icefield.
Is it the Ursus Icefield of Terra, the icefield outside Belobog on Jarilo, or perhaps some Siberian Icefield?
In this vast whiteness, how is he supposed to find a palm-sized Little Junimo?
Perhaps because the latitude here was extremely high, even though it was only 4:00 PM according to the schedule on Suke's farm system, the sky had already turned completely dark.
Placing an Iridium Band into his trinket slot, facing the surrounding night that was instantly illuminated, Suke planned to first find a place with signs of human habitation.
He wasn't worried about not finding the Little Junimo; after all, how did that saying go?
Do you believe in gravity?
"Bang——!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just as Suke intended to pick a random direction and walk a few steps, a burst of gunshots shattered the silence of the night on the icefield.
Following closely behind was a group of people holding lanterns and draped in greatcoats, looking like mercenaries.
They were noisy and chaotic, each raising their guns to shoot in a certain direction.
"It's her!"
"Damn little wolf cub, she's really slippery!"
"Catch her, don't let her run away!"
Suke looked in the direction they were shooting.
A petite figure was moving like a snow hare, using the uneven gullies on the icefield to dodge and weave through the hail of bullets.
She even occasionally raised a hunting rifle that was almost as tall as she was, turning back to aim at the pursuing mercenary group. Every bullet knocked a person down with incomparable precision.
Perhaps because he was wearing the Iridium Band, which had an unusually wide illumination range, the distant petite figure mistook his location for a gathering of people.
The petite figure changed her direction of movement crisply and neatly, rushing rapidly toward Suke's position.
Suke: ?
Little one, assuming this was a cultivation worldview, someone like you who leads pursuers to others would die a horrible death.
You'd better not let me catch you!
Of course, although he thought this in his heart, Suke really had nothing to fear from a group of mercenaries holding Mosin-Nagants.
"?!"
Soon, the petite figure in the snow approached Suke.
Allowing Suke to see her appearance clearly.
Somewhat messy grey hair tied into Roman-roll twin-tails, and a tender little face stained with mud and ash, expressionless.
One look is enough to verify: identified as Twin-Turbo Duck!
It was also after approaching Suke that this child soldier named Bronya discovered:
This place radiating a wide range of brilliance actually only contained a man dressed and acting like an ordinary farmer!
Although she didn't know where the light on this man came from, Bronya knew that her plan to escape the pursuit by causing chaos in a crowd had gone bankrupt!
This bright light instead exposed her position, making her a live target for the mercenaries behind her!
——Not good!
"That wolf cub is there, shoot! Shoot!"
"This wolf cub looks like she has an accomplice to receive her, kill them quickly!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, the mercenaries chose to fire in a volley formation.
The dense sounds of gunshots came from behind Bronya at the same moment, making her feel that she was likely doomed.
It's over.
Is this man dressed as a farmer a bait set by the mercenaries?
To think that she, as a legendary mercenary, would fall for such a trap!
Damn it... No!
At the very least, I have to drag one down with me...!
Bronya's gaze toward Suke suddenly became sharp. She raised the rifle in her hands without hesitation, loading the bullet,
Seemingly wanting to take Suke, this bait sent by the mercenaries, down with her before she died.
Suke: ??
Young girl, what is the meaning of this?
Bang——!
Just at the split second Bronya pulled the trigger aiming at Suke,
Suke took out the Shepherd's Crook and waved it in the air,
Magic · [Ignition]
Whether it was the barrage coming at Bronya from behind, or the bullet she fired from the rifle in her hand toward him,
All were surrounded by flames generated from the void in the blink of an eye!
"——?!"
Bronya's eyes changed instantly. She watched as the bullets suddenly ignited in mid-air, then turned into ashes fluttering in the wind out of nowhere.
If she were to turn around and look back at this moment, she would see an even more spectacular scene:
The barrage fired by the mercenaries was like fireworks being set off; the brilliant firelight vanished in a flash.
When Bronya looked back, there was only black ash covering the pristine white snow.
Judging by the situation, has he arrived in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd?
How did the Junimo get lost all the way here from Stardew Valley?
Wait, I can't reach a conclusion yet. There are other possibilities, for instance, what if it's Honkai Gakuen 2...
Suke recalled the plot, of which he didn't remember much, and felt that things were fishy.
"What's going on?"
"Why didn't that little wolf cub——!"
The mercenaries chasing Bronya looked in disbelief at the man dressed as a farmer in the distant light and the unscathed Bronya.
But Suke did not give them a chance to reload.
Magic · [Brainwashing]
[That is enough!]
[Nothing happened tonight. Go back to where you should be!]
Words sounding like a great bell carried irresistible magic. The mercenaries, who were originally waiting in full battle array, lowered their weapons one after another.
"Come to think of it, what were we doing here?"
"Right, what were we doing?"
"Forget it, let's hurry back to the camp for dinner. What are we eating tonight again?"
"Yeah, what's for dinner?"
In Bronya's dumbfounded line of sight, the group of mercenaries who were eyeing her covetously just a moment ago suddenly turned around on the spot with bewildered expressions, then left talking and laughing as if nothing had happened.
This man dressed as a farmer, who exactly is he?!
Bronya thought of many things in an instant, including the legends about wizards on the icefield she had heard others gossip about in the past.
Except for the fact that his attire, which looked like a farmer's, didn't quite match, but this manner of making the crowd retreat with a wave of a "staff"...
Oh no, did she just point a gun at him...?
Greasing the soles of her feet, Bronya's petite figure leaped, wanting to run into the distance.
"What are you doing, what are you doing,"
"You only know to turn when the car hits the tree; you only know to fling the snot when it flows into your mouth, huh!"
"Trying to run now? Weren't you quite decisive when you shot at me just now?"
Magic · [Levitation]
Bronya only felt her body suddenly lose gravity.
Completely losing any leverage point, she was hung upside down just like that by the mysterious man behind her who was like a wizard,
Suspended in mid-air in a humiliating posture.
This is bad...!
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