Nagazora City, as the epicenter of the Third Honkai Eruption, had a density and strength of Honkai Zombies and Honkai Beasts far exceeding that of the surrounding cities. This was why Li Xuan and the others planned to escape Nagazora City. After all, they were not the only ones who could become stronger. In an environment with dense Honkai energy, the speed at which animals infected by Honkai energy became stronger often surpassed that of humans.
As a city-level city, Nagazora City had several roads leading out of the city. But for Li Xuan and the others, the closest was a large bridge in Nagazora City. A cable-stayed bridge.
For Li Xuan and the others, the difficulty of crossing the cable-stayed bridge was far lower than traversing the streets and alleys of Nagazora City. The reason was that when the Honkai Eruption occurred, it could infect ordinary people and turn them into Honkai Zombies almost instantly. Many people had no time to escape before they were transformed. The number of vehicles and humans on the bridge was far less than in Nagazora City itself. So, crossing the bridge was actually the easiest way to escape Nagazora City.
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"Is everyone ready?" Li Xuan did a final check of the weapons he was carrying and asked the Honkai trio.
"Ha! Of course!" Kiana Kaslana waved the dual pistols in her hands and said with a smile, full of energy. Li Xuan looked at this girl, who often stood with her hands on her hips, laughing heartily, and was frequently undisciplined and careless, and felt a great sense of helplessness. He had always felt that her abilities were very mysterious. It seemed she could also create weapons by collecting Honkai energy, especially the dual pistols in her hands called 'Mjolnir,' whose power was no less than that of a 5-star weapon.
"Yes, no problem," Raiden Mei said with a smile, holding a samurai sword. Her smile was both gentle and beautiful, a pleasant sight to behold.
"The Bronya is self-checking… system determines - no faults." Bronya, who never let go of the yellow doll she was holding, said with a blank expression. Behind her, her weapon and friend—Project Bunny 19C—floated unscientifically. It was a huge robot with a very imposing appearance, a spear in its left hand and a giant shield in its right. Its lower body was like a chain wrapped around Bronya.
When Li Xuan first saw Project Bunny 19C, he was stunned. Its imposing appearance and powerful strength made its prestige soar to the extreme in Li Xuan's heart. But when he heard its name was 'Bunny,' he just couldn't take it. Who came up with that name? If you have no talent for naming, don't do it! Even calling it 'Demon King' would sound better. What the hell is 'Bunny'?! Just like that, Project Bunny 19C's prestige plummeted in a certain person's heart.
"Ahem, alright then, our goal is to cross this bridge! Let's do our best, everyone!" Under the sun, four fists were raised high.
Li Xuan charged at the front of the team, holding the Flintlock Shotgun in his left hand and the 'Modified' Super-Electromagnetic Handgun in his right. He directly fired at the Honkai Zombies wandering by the cars on the bridge. His marksmanship now, after a few days of Kiana's gun-kata instruction, was at least good enough to hit Honkai Zombies from a distance. He no longer had to shamefully engage in fistfights with them or risk firing at close range.
The reason it was shameful was that most Honkai Zombies were female. And every time Li Xuan punched, he would inevitably hit the Zombie's chest... which was very awkward. Every time he forcefully punched their chests, the soft feeling caused Li Xuan both psychological and physiological trauma. He even felt that with every punch he threw, he lost a piece of his integrity, which he couldn't hold on to no matter how hard he tried.
Just like that, amidst a hail of bullets, the surging Honkai Zombies continuously died under the muzzles of Li Xuan and Kiana's guns. Any Zombies that got close would be cut in two by Mei's sword. As for Bronya, she brought up the rear. With a swing of Project Bunny 19C's spear, the approaching Zombies from behind fell like harvested wheat, row by row. Even those not hit by the spear would be smashed to death by the giant shield, their flesh and blood flying everywhere, while Bronya watched with an indifferent expression, completely unmoved by the gore.
Just as Li Xuan and Kiana's ammunition was about to run out, the group finally approached the end of the bridge at an extremely fast pace. They were about to cross this cable-stayed bridge and escape this city ruled by Honkai energy.
"Hurry up, everyone, we're almost there!" Li Xuan, drenched in sweat, said to the panting girls behind him.
They had already passed the area with abandoned vehicles and Honkai Zombies, and the exit was just ahead.
But just then, a light flashed in the sky. A meteor-like object suddenly fell from the sky, its surface burning with flames.
"Rumble!~~" It crashed in front of the group, under their astonished gazes. The bridge seemed to let out a cry of agony. It smashed a large crater, surrounded by cracks, cutting off the final path.
"What is that?…" Kiana Kaslana asked foolishly, her mouth agape.
But no one answered…