"Was I discovered?"
The young girl hiding behind the wall was still shaken. The power Bai Mo displayed in that instant surprised her, and also made her realize that she might have been discovered.
However, Bai Mo didn't come to deal with her. In fact, when she peeked out again to look at the gruesome scene, she found that Bai Mo's figure had already vanished from the spot.
"Cocolia Mama, the target has disappeared."
"I underestimated her danger level, Bronya. Be careful. Perhaps, this time what we face won't be any easier than a Herrscher." A mature woman's voice came through the earpiece.
"Bronya understands, but Bronya will not give up. Even if the chances are slim, Bronya will not miss the opportunity to save Seele."
Getting up, Chongzhuang Xiaotu appeared behind her, lifting the young girl and carrying her flying into the distance.
On the other side, back in the room where Kiana was placed, Bai Mo carefully put Raiden Mei down. After confirming that Raiden Mei would not lose control again, Bai Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Today was indeed too tiring. From the very beginning until now, it had been an act beyond her limits. But fortunately, the ending was a good one.
Closing her eyes, Bai Mo could finally completely relax and get a good night's sleep.
However, even in this situation, Bai Mo's mind was still in a tense state. After all, the situation in Changkong City was very bad, and if she relaxed too much, something unexpected might happen.
In the depths of her consciousness, Bai Mo did not encounter Sirin, and she didn't know if it was because she was severely injured or simply angry. In any case, it was very quiet.
.........
"Why save me? Clearly, if I just die, I can save more people…"
"What are you talking about! What about being a Herrscher? You're not a bad person, and those things weren't done by you. So, why should you sacrifice your life for these things?"
"But…"
"Alright, don't think so much. In short, we all survived."
"Oh, right! Changkong City has been destroyed, so those limited edition Oumu dolls on Houmu Street are also ruined. What a pity, I should have gone there first."
"You really do think differently from others."
"Hehe, being too sad is never a good thing, right? And look, this limited edition Oumu bracelet was given to me by Bai Jie."
"I actually have a lot of those kinds of things."
"Ah! Really?!"
"Mhm…"
Faintly, the girls' conversation echoed in her ears. Bai Mo's tightly shut eyes slowly opened. The first thing she saw was Raiden Mei sitting not far in front of her, leaning against the wall.
She didn't seem very natural, and next to her, Kiana was hugging her with a smile on her face, comforting her.
The situation outside still didn't seem to be improving, but inside this small room, the two girls with vastly different personalities, sitting together, created a somewhat warm atmosphere.
"What, jealous? Your Kiana seems to have been taken away. Are you regretting bringing my other half back?"
Sirin's taunt sounded in her ear, but her voice was a little weak, clearly the Herrscher of Thunder's attack was not without effect on her.
"She's not your other half. She's Raiden Mei, and always will be."
"Tch!" Sirin snorted, showing disdain for Bai Mo's rebuttal.
"What do you plan to do? Separate her herrscher core as well? I imagine you can't do that anymore, can you?"
"I can't do it now, but that doesn't mean I won't be able to in the future. Moreover, Mei doesn't need herrscher core separation anymore."
For at least the next two years, Bai Mo could temporarily stop thinking about this. The Fourth Herrscher would appear at least two years later, and subsequent Herrschers would also appear after two years.
Bai Mo had two years to perfect her plan, but before that, they had to get out of Changkong City alive.
"Bai Jie! You're awake!"
Kiana's surprised voice rang out in front of Bai Mo. Looking up, she saw a figure pounce and hug her.
"Hey, Kiana."
Feeling the strong arms of the young girl in her embrace, Bai Mo smiled slightly and gently stroked her head.
"Kiana, I told you not to hug people so hard. Ordinary people don't have as much strength as you."
Kiana got up, scratched her head and smiled, then turned back to Raiden Mei behind her and said, "Bai Jie, this is Mei. She's the Herrscher who appeared in this Honkai outbreak."
"But don't worry, Bai Jie, Mei is very gentle. What the Herrscher did has nothing to do with her."
Bai Mo's eyes met Raiden Mei's. She could see the worries in the other's eyes. Clearly, although Kiana had been comforting her, she still cared deeply about what she had done after becoming a Herrscher.
"Hello, my name is Bai Mo. It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Mei."
Bai Mo smiled slightly at her proactively.
"I know you. At Qianyu Academy…"
Bai Mo froze, then looked a little embarrassed.
"Yes, my reputation might not be too good."
"That's just rumors! Bai Jie is very gentle, not some weirdo!"
"Uh… it's just that her cooking is really bad, a little strange. Sometimes I feel like eating Bai Jie's cooking is harder than going to school or fighting Honkai Beasts."
Bai Mo was a little speechless.
"Dumb Kiana, don't say it out loud like that."
"Wah! Bai Jie, I was wrong! Don't pull my ear! It hurts! (>▂<)"
Raiden Mei was also amused and extended her hand to Bai Mo.
"Hello, my name is Raiden Mei."
Saying that, she looked back at Kiana.
"If you two want anything to eat, I can help you make it."
"Really?! Can a young lady also cook?"
Facing the surprised Kiana, Raiden Mei nodded confidently.
"Of course, after all, I'm not some pampered young lady."
"That's great."
Kiana seemed very happy, but soon, her stomach started rumbling.
"Ugh~~ I haven't had dinner yet, I'm so hungry~"
Watching Kiana slump to the ground again, Bai Mo shook her head helplessly and said, "There should be a supermarket nearby. Let's go there and find some food."
"Okay, okay, let's go now."
"But…"
Kiana looked at Bai Mo.
"Bai Jie, you and Mei wait for me here. I'll be back."
Before Bai Mo could speak, Raiden Mei directly shook her head.
"No, it's very dangerous outside right now. I can't let you go alone."
Saying that, she smiled slightly.
"Besides, I'm not without combat ability."
"Then… alright, but Bai Jie, you…"
Bai Mo shrugged.
"Don't you think it's more dangerous to leave me, who is utterly defenseless?"
"Utterly defenseless, what a perfectly 'utterly defenseless' thing to say." Sirin's sarcasm was always so timely, and her timing was spot on.
Kiana certainly couldn't hear it, so she just lowered her head and thought for a moment.
"In that case, let's all go together."
Saying that, she pulled out her twin pistols.
"Even if we encounter danger, there's no need to be afraid. I'll protect you all."
Beside them, Raiden Mei looked at the weapons in Kiana's hands, smiled, and said, "These kinds of weapons can only deal with Zombies, they have very little effect on Honkai Beasts."
"That's true, but combined with our Kaslana Family's Gun Kata, dealing with some ordinary Honkai Beasts is no problem at all."
"So…"
One arm around each, Kiana put her arms around Bai Mo and Mei's shoulders. At this point, with this action and proximity, the three girls' faces were almost touching.
"We will definitely survive this disaster, so no one can give up, because we are good friends."
…
It was already night. The normally bustling Changkong City had fallen silent today, with only occasional dull thuds, and the distant Honkai Beasts roaming like small mountains.
Changkong City now could be completely considered a city after a Zombie apocalypse. Here, although Honkai Beasts were powerful, for ordinary people, the most dangerous were still the Zombie-like Zombies.
Walking down the deserted street, Kiana was at the front, Raiden Mei at the back, and Bai Mo, who they considered to have the least combat ability, was protected in the middle.
"It's so quiet here."
Kiana couldn't help but say. Raiden Mei, behind her, looked around nervously while replying.
"After all, a Great Honkai outbreak happened here."
"Ah! Watch out!"
Suddenly, a Zombie rushed out from the corner and pounced towards Kiana.
"Leave it to me!"
Kiana smiled, leaped up, and kicked the Zombie in the face.
With a muffled thud, the Zombie was pinned under her foot. Kiana then followed up with a shot, and the Zombie was instantly headshotted.
However, the gunshot echoed far and wide in the dark city, sounding very loud in the quiet atmosphere.
"Oh no, we're surrounded."
Around them, the previously roaming Zombies were attracted by the gunshot and began to close in.
"I think I've caused trouble…"
Kiana held her gun, looking a little embarrassed. Bai Mo was used to it; after all, Kiana often caused trouble, and this wasn't the first time.
"Don't get bogged down in combat. Let's find a place with fewer Zombies and break through."
Raiden Mei raised her hand and fired a shot, hitting a Zombie in the head, then pulled Kiana and Bai Mo and broke out of the Zombie's encirclement.
And Bai Mo also noticed that it wasn't just Zombies attracted by the gunshot, but also the girl observing them from the shadows.