Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 49 The Queen of Thunder

Finding the weapon didn't take long, and the two quickly got their hands on it.

They called them weapons, but they were really just two baseball bats for each person. It goes without saying that Sora was good at playing with baseball bats, and Kiana told him that she had once single-handedly defeated a Honkai Beast with a baseball bat.

Whether it's true or not, it at least livened up the atmosphere and eased Qiong's nervousness.

It's a pity that neither of them knows how to use a scythe; otherwise, given their Honkai energy resistance, it wouldn't be impossible for them to steal the assassin's scythe and use it.

"Little Grey Fur, is Mei really on the rooftop?"

Even seeing Kyō's confident expression, Kiana still couldn't completely believe it.

"Really, and be careful too."

"Really?"

"Authenticity guaranteed".

"real-"

"It's true... Don't be so sure, are you Yatogami Tohka?"

With Kiana around, the atmosphere isn't tense at all!

Turning back to stop Kiana, who was about to rush past him and head straight for the rooftop, Qiong sighed. He was worried about Kiana in this state. What if she got to the rooftop, rushed over to hug him, and shouted "Mei"? Then she would be struck by lightning and turned into roasted paramecia. That would be terrible.

"You stay behind me. I'll scout things out. No arguments allowed, understand?"

Without waiting for Kiana's response, Sora walked to the door to the rooftop—or rather, there was no door anymore; heaven knows whether there was never a door to begin with or if the Herrscher of Thunder had removed it...

"Little Grey Fur, what are you doing...?"

Shh! Don't make a sound!

He grabbed Kiana and cautiously peeked out the door. Raiden Mei, with her back to him, was surrounded by solidified purple lightning. Aside from the dazzling lightning, all he could sense was danger. However, he didn't see any horns or familiar clothing, after all, she was still just a new Raiden Mei.

However, he probably can't beat this newly minted Herrscher.

"Raiden Mei is outside."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get out of here!"

"No, Kiana, no! It's dangerous over there!"

Keep in mind, this is the Herrscher of Thunder. Although the strength of the new Herrscher is unknown, even without Misaka Mikoto's signature ten billion volts, it's definitely much stronger than the ten thousand volts of that golden electric mouse. Fighting zombies with two baseball bats is one thing, but fighting a Herrscher? That's a bit too difficult. It's best not to do it unless absolutely necessary, otherwise, do you really want to die or not?

"Mei is in danger? Then we have to go even more!"

"But Raiden Mei is dangerous!"

"who?"

"Mei, we're here to save you!"

Well, hiding it is pointless, but it seems there's no other choice right now...

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"who?"

In Lei Lu's eyes, a man and a woman emerged from behind the door.

Humans? There are still living humans? And the woman doesn't seem afraid of her at all, there's no anger in her eyes, but rather a kind of... urgency?

"Mei, we're here to save you!"

"Ants, answer my question, or die!"

"careful!"

The Herrscher of Thunder is capricious, or perhaps that's just how Herrschers are? In any case, she raised her hand and unleashed a bolt of electricity towards Kiana, but the quick-thinking Sora pulled her away the instant the Herrscher of Thunder raised her hand.

The electric current struck the wall behind the two people, emitting a burnt smell.

Kiana, get out of the way!

Even the most oblivious person could sense something was amiss. Kiana quickly nodded and, together with Sora, took two steps back to confront Raiden Mei.

"They dodged pretty fast."

It's called a standoff, but it's really just to guard against being struck by lightning. After all, the Herrscher of Thunder could burn them to a crisp with a casual wave of her hand.

"Hey little gray-haired guy, what's going on? Has Mei become a suicide soldier too?"

"Have you ever seen a suicide soldier who can generate such powerful electricity and also talk? This is a Herrscher, a Herrscher, my great Sage Qitian!"

What is the Great Sage Qitian?

Qiong was speechless. This was a life-or-death moment, and you still cared about these trivial things?

"Never mind that, just watch me do it."

Qiong took a deep breath, gripped her weapon tightly, and faced the Herrscher of Thunder. The Herrscher of Thunder naturally saw this as well.

"Oh, you want to fight me? You fool." Raiden Mei sneered, and the surrounding lightning intensified.

"Mea Yi..."

Qiong gritted her teeth, and then... gave a French military salute.

"My name is Bai Xingshu, and her name is Hu Taolan. We're just passing by, please don't hurt us!"

Kiana/Herrscher of Thunder: ?

"You're lying, trying to trick me! You ant, you deserve to die!"

Although the Herrscher of Thunder was newly born, she actually possessed all of that coward's memories and naturally knew the two people in front of her. Otherwise, what she had just done would not have been just a simple electric current.

"Oh no, something's wrong..."

"Mei, no!"

Raiden ignored Kiana's words, even though she did know about the two of them and was aware that Raiden Mei owed Sora a favor.

But what does that have to do with her, the Herrscher of Thunder? She's a Herrscher, a god! What do cowardly connections have to do with her? Those who deceive the gods must die!

"So, talking in anime isn't really that reliable after all... Oh well, Kiana, let's go!"

After decisively diving to avoid the electric current, Qiong stood up again and called for Kiana to join the battle. In his view, his hoped-for plan to surrender and negotiate had failed, so now he could only fight to the death.

The desperate tactic is simple: the two will spread out, and Raiden Mei will definitely chase after one to attack, while the other tries to knock her unconscious with a single blow. Although this plan seems unreliable and its execution is probably not very reliable, considering the double debuff of an illiterate Herrscher and a newly minted Herrscher, they are not without a chance of winning.

It's at least a better chance of escaping and not getting struck by lightning than it is now.

"It's just one more ant! One more ant and you dare to challenge God? Ants together are nothing more than zeros added together!"

"Mei, Mei, aren't we good friends?"

"Shut up!"

"That incessant chatter is so annoying!" Interrupted, the hot-tempered Miss Lei Lu decisively threw the lightning she had gathered in her hand at the white-haired, twin-tailed girl from her memory.

However, the electric current couldn't hit Kiana at all. After dodging to the side, Kiana began to try to get close to Raiden Mei.

"Mei, I will definitely save you!"

"Missed again!"

If even gods are this weak, wouldn't that be beneath them? After failing to easily eliminate two ants several times in a row, the Thunder Goddess was somewhat embarrassed and angry.

Anxious, the Herrscher of Thunder unleashed an even larger lightning strike at the two, but their monkey-like agility allowed them to repeatedly slip through the gaps between the two extremely close attacks. Thanks to her European-like luck and excellent physical abilities, Kiana managed to avoid being hit by a single lightning bolt.

"Waaaaaah!"

"Little Gray Fur!"

"I'm fine..."

But Qiong wasn't so lucky. The moment she touched the electric current, she groaned and flew a long way away.

But it's alright, my body has a strong ability to withstand impacts, it won't die from just a high voltage.

But he can't fall here. He has to get up now. Whether it's wielding a stick or helping Kiana restrain Raiden Mei, he has to get up and continue.

"You two ants want to die! Want to die? Then I'll grant your wish!"

Seeing the two still charging towards her, Lei Lu's eyes grew even colder. Although she was a premature and incomplete god, her majesty could not be desecrated by ants. Burning with rage, she gathered all the lightning she could muster and aimed it at the two who were right in front of her and had no chance of escape.