Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 69: After beating the young one, the old one came.

Bronya Rand, the new "Great Guardian" under the lifetime designation system of the post-apocalyptic isolated city of Belloborg VI in Arillow, possesses both the pride of a princess and the loyalty of a soldier.

"What's going on? Did I use the Memory Battlefield or the Garden of Oblivion? This doesn't make sense!"

"Memory Battlefield? The Garden of Oblivion? What is this kid muttering about? Bronya, I know you're curious, but you still need to keep your distance from the screen."

Himeko looked at Sora on the screen, and from one angle, she could see that Sora looked extremely surprised, so it seemed that he didn't know either.

However, Bronya on the other side was not going to be polite when Qiong was stunned for a moment.

"You mere villain!"

"not good!"

Although Bronya's gun was once jokingly said by the Sky that it was just a sniper rifle with a bayonet and not worth mentioning, and probably not as useful as Brother Je's violin case shield, it was still a gun. When this thing hits you, it doesn't just deduct health points, it makes a hole!

With a roll, Qiong dodged the bullet that was hurtling through the air, then immediately got up and charged forward. His only chance to defeat Bronya was probably in close combat.

Sure enough, the gun didn't reload very quickly, and Qiong felt that it was working.

Qiong rushed forward, only to see Bronya wave her hand, and two trash cans appeared behind her...

"What is this thing? Shouldn't it be summoning the Silvermane Iron Guards?!"

The result was: King Yitong? Silver Bucket Iron Guard...

Not only was Qiong confused, but those watching from the outside were also bewildered. The originally serious battle suddenly became abstract.

"Um, why does Qiong think that a trash can with legs is a formidable enemy?"

"I don't know, but I remember when we first met, Little Gray Hair did have a habit of randomly banging on the trash can."

While the trash can was being used for a pose, Qiong flashed in front of Bronya and made her move!

"Rules are meant to be broken!"

"Qiong really likes to break the rules; she shouts at least once or twice during every battle."

But Bronya didn't stand still and take the hits. Her expression remained unchanged as she stepped back, shielding the two trash cans that were still posing in front of her, and retreated out of the baseball bat's attack range.

Unsurprisingly, Qiong's baseball bat hit the king's bucket, and the two buckets flew out due to inertia.

Intending to press his advantage, he swung his baseball bat at Bronya's shoulder again. However, Bronya, quite unreasonably, pointed the bayonet of her gun at him. Since the gun was longer than the baseball bat, Qiong abandoned the attack for her own safety.

The weapon theory dictates that "an inch longer, an inch stronger," but compared to a proper rifle with a bayonet that can be used for sniping, the baseball bat is still somewhat lacking. Coupled with the theory that a gun is faster at seven paces and more accurate and faster within seven paces, Qiong, with her inferior weaponry, finds herself in an awkward situation without any means of attack.

"Time will not come again, please lend me a hand!"

Combat redeployment, a skill that pulls back the enemy's turn and removes debuffs. But Bronya can only pull back...

Those two kings who were knocked away by him were in a bucket.

Five minutes later.

"Is this really going too far? Is this really going too far?!"

Under Wang Yitong's relentless kicks and shouts of "You lowly villain!" and "Don't even think about getting close!", Qiong was beaten black and blue.

His only achievement was turning a royal bucket into a useless garbage can.

Fortunately, Bronya didn't summon any more Silvermane Guards or the King's Barrel afterward, otherwise he could have just surrendered on his own.

"This is outrageous! This is outrageous! I'll fight you to the death!"

At this moment, Qiong already had a counterattack plan. He did something that surprised everyone: he used the broken King's Bucket as a shield in his left hand, ignored the other King's Bucket, and rushed up to fight Bronya to the death.

It's not that this operation is unreasonable; a trash can can be used as a shield, after all. Previous attacks have already proven that this can is indeed of good quality. The only problem is that it's not very aesthetically pleasing.

A handsome gray-haired guy carrying a trash can and a baseball bat is rushing toward a beautiful and charming girl. It looks really strange.

"Don't even think about getting close!"

This time, Qiong did not dodge, and the wind-attribute bullet failed to penetrate the King's First Bucket made of fine steel.

"Accept!"

Qiong opened the bucket lid, intending to put the bucket directly over the man's head. After using the trash can to withstand the bayonet, he succeeded.

"Hehehehe, finally, finally... rules are meant to be broken!"

It's finally over. Both the trash can and Bronya Rand, who summoned it, have been knocked down.

"Himeko-sensei, Bronya requests that Sora receive zero points."

To others, Sora's actions were at most "dishonorable," but to Bronya...

It felt like I was fighting with myself, in a very abstract way.

"Sorry, Bronya, this won't work."

Himeko shook her head. Although she was a little speechless, Sora obviously had combat ability. Considering that he had fought the zombie assassins before, she shouldn't have given him a very low score.

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After winning, Qiong plopped down on the field. Although it was a holographic projection, he was still a little tired. He had defeated Bronya Rand, but who would be his final enemy?

Intuition tells Sora that it is Cocolia.

However, it's best if that's not the case, otherwise it will be visible to outsiders, and he'll have a lot to explain.

"Hmm, why is it getting cold?"

That shouldn't be the case. Logically, there shouldn't be any temperature changes in the projection unless the enemy has such an attribute.

Okay, the worst has happened—or maybe it's not so bad?

Qiong looked at Cocolia, the Mother of Illusions, floating in mid-air, and felt utterly devastated. How could he possibly fight her alone?

What? The younger one gets attacked and the older one comes instead? Shouldn't it be the Great Guardian Cocolia who's coming? Why is it the BOSS?

"I will personally forge this great new world!"

"There's a cheat! How can they jump straight to stage two?! That's rigged!"

Twenty seconds after the start of the third round of battle, Sora was smashed into Sora-chan, and the battle ended.

At this moment, Qiong's mind was buzzing. He had just fought against powerful enemies and was finally crushed by a round of "Heavenly Movement". Before he could react, he was dizzy and came out of the system.

"Qiong, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, Mei."

He forced a smile at Raiden Mei, indicating that he was indeed alright.

Apart from feeling extremely nauseous and having a slight pain in my face, I'm perfectly fine.

"Your close-range combat skills are passable, but you can't handle ranged attacks at all. Your baseball bat is limiting your performance."

Himeko Murata glanced meaningfully at Sora's baseball bat.

"Have you considered changing your weapon? At least make it longer?"

"No! I'm Galaxy Batman, what kind of Batman are you without a bat!"

"Never mind, we'll talk about that later. Qiong, who's the enemy in the last round?"

Himeko Murata: Having fought her way up from the Valkyrie Stormtroopers, what monsters haven't she seen? Today, she truly hasn't seen anything like the Queen's Barrel or the Mother of Illusions...

"I don't know!"

It's best to brush this off.

Bronya also has something to ask you: who is your second enemy?

"Yeah, yeah, that pretty lady that Little Gray Hair hit really looks like Bronya!"

"I do not……"

Bronya floated over and embraced the dome.

"Brother Qiong, please tell Bronya that this is really important to her."

"You... I just won't..."

"Please tell the truth, Bronya really wants to know!"

Bronya, who had been completely unmoved by emotions, suddenly felt a sense of urgency, but Qiong had promised Lao Yang that she couldn't say anything more before she informed him.

"I'm sorry, Bronya."

Qiong turned her head away, avoiding eye contact with her.

"I don't want to lie to you, but I can't say it... I don't know."