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Chapter 233 - Chapter 40: Not as Expected

"What's that noise?"

Both Luo Lin and Fu Hua heard the explosion emanating from deep within the warehouse. The vibrations caused dust to fall from the ceiling, prompting the group to quicken their pace.

"The concentration of Honkai energy is so high! Could there be storage tanks hidden in there?" Fu Hua gasped. She gathered energy into her fist with Edge of Taixuan, while Luo Lin raised her newly adjusted war bow. Kiana tugged at her collar and adjusted her clothes.

As the three were about to turn the corner, a figure was flung out from around the bend, slamming heavily into the wall with a dull thud.

Luo Lin squinted and saw a person wearing bulletproof armor, their face eerily pale, with multiple wounds piercing their body, yet no blood flowed.

Beyond the corner was a not-so-small open space, originally filled with many steel crates and large containers, now shattered into debris due to the battle.

Two Flame Hell Wardens and a purple figure were entangled in combat, with a red pillar in the center continuously spewing flames, causing considerable distress to the purple figure.

"This is..." Fu Hua stared at the purple-haired girl emitting extremely high Honkai energy, and the green vines writhing behind her, her lips twitching. "Pseudo-Herrscher?"

Seeing the pillar stabbed into the center of the area, Luo Lin's memory of it flooded back, making her head buzz.

Most players who focused on glass panels and handles might not have a strong impression of this, as it was just a small move thrown by a remote Titan.

But for Luo Lin, who had personally experienced close combat with monsters in the abyss, this pillar was rather disgusting...

Firstly, it continuously spewed flames outward, termed "igniting nearby characters" in gaming terms. Secondly, its hardness was astonishing, comparable to the hardest part of the damn shield held by a Templar-class Honkai beast, even the Vermillion Knight would feel numb when hitting it with a big sword.

Lastly, its explosive power far exceeded imagination. Even if Luo Lin could survive the explosion, the shockwave would blow her directly to the edge of the area.

Then, Luo Lin would need to rush back through the barrage of long-range projectiles from various monsters, otherwise, the main output, the Vermillion Knight, wouldn't be able to hit anyone...

Fortunately, Luo Lin now had a long-range main DPS like Miss Pink Elf, so at least when she put her in the team, she didn't have to fight up close!

Suddenly, Luo Lin thought of something and turned to Fu Hua, asking, "Wait, is this thing going to explode here? Won't the warehouse collapse?"

Fu Hua pointed to the figure in the distance, saying cautiously, "It's hard to say. There are other agents of Anti Entropy in the building. Generally, they shouldn't choose to detonate... But isn't there a pseudo-Herrscher over there?"

Following Fu Hua's direction, Luo Lin saw a man advancing around the battlefield.

It's Hida Ren!

Several armed individuals dressed similarly to the corpses Luo Lin had seen before followed him. They were trying their best to keep a low profile as they moved toward a room with an open door.

"Mei is over there!"

Kiana saw their rescue target. Raiden Mei was carrying a silver-haired girl with a spiral curl, along with several other unfamiliar girls, staggering out of the open door.

"Get them!" Hida Ren shouted, and the remaining armed personnel beside him rushed out. They were much faster than the girls who had been tied up and only given the bare minimum of survival water for food.

Raiden Mei who had just been caught was different. She was in good condition, but because of the poison gas, her Honkai energy was greatly reduced, and her control was weakened... But at least she still had the strength to carry Bronya and run.

Soon, one of the girls was pinned to the ground by the pursuers. Her screams were drowned out by the sounds of missiles and explosions, and the rest of the people had numb expressions as they ran, but it was difficult for them to escape the pursuit of the armed personnel.

Looking at the pursuers behind her and the girl who was pinned down and unable to move, Raiden Mei gritted her teeth, anger and helplessness rising from the bottom of her heart.

"Ah... how can I save them..."

If she had the strength...

The voice of the Herrscher sounded again: [Then you should leave everything to me. As long as you do so, I guarantee that the man and the girl will disappear completely in the lightning.]

Rarely, Mei hesitated.

Bronya lying on Raiden Mei's back, heard Mei's muttering. She opened her mouth and gained a deeper understanding of the girl who had been marked by Cocolia early on.

Raiden Mei could have abandoned the others, which would even attract the attention of the enemies, but... this girl was considering saving everyone.

She didn't appeared as heartless as Bronya had imagined.

Bronya shouted, "Mei! There are guns on the ground over there! We can use them to delay the pursuers!"

Her voice interrupted Raiden Mei's thoughts. The girl with the silver spiral curl glanced over and saw a soldier's body lying there, with an assault rifle not far away.

"Good idea!"

Raiden Mei quickened her pace, grabbed the gun, and pulled the body behind a steel crate where were magazines on the body, and she needed this ammunition supply, and even a pistol in the holster on the body's leg.

Raiden Mei asked in a low voice, "Bronya, which one do you prefer?"

The girl with the silver spiral curl hesitated for a moment, and the image of Seele flashed through her mind, along with her warm smile.

"... I'm good with rifles."

"Here you go!"

Raiden Mei directly stuffed the rifle into Bronya's hands, pulled out the pistol, and even leaned out from behind cover, shooting at the pursuers!

"Bang bang bang!"

Unfortunately, all three shots missed.

Raiden Mei only knew how to use pistols; whether she could shoot accurately was another matter.

The sudden gunfire startled the pursuing armed personnel, and they quickly took cover. As they did so, the girls running away naturally widened the distance.

Soon, they found that Raiden Mei had picked up a pistol, and she stood there exaggeratedly, not even bothering to take cover, firing at them. The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Because Hida Ren's demand was to capture Raiden Mei alive, they couldn't ensure that shooting would avoid vital points in the chaotic battlefield, and they naturally couldn't counterattack Raiden Mei.

However, they were well-trained people and knew that Raiden Mei's ammunition was limited. After organizing their thoughts, they threw smoke grenades and flashbangs, intending to take advantage of the opportunity to close the distance.

"Rat-a-tat!"

With the short bursts of the assault rifle, one of the armed personnel fell to the ground, and the rest of them noticed the silver-haired girl beside Raiden Mei, their faces bitter.

They knew who she was because before throwing Bronya into the prison, Hida Ren had introduced her achievements to the armed personnel.

This one was different from Raiden Mei, she... um... anyway, the actions of the armed personnel became more cautious, almost stagnant.

Hida Ren slapped the last Titan beside him angrily and punched in Raiden Mei's direction.

"Capture her!"