Honkai Impact: I will save everything alone

Chapter 87: Project Bunny: you will be my foster father

After finding a deserted place in Nagazora City, Kirataka officially began his journey into the Quantum Sea.

He deliberately found the bottom floor of an underground parking lot that was still relatively intact. If he summoned Cosmic Juggernaut here, he could hide his traces as much as possible to avoid being detected by the omnipresent satellites of Schicksal.

Facing the empty field, Kirataka stretched out his hand and the Honkai energy poured out.

Projection construction, start.

Having had a successful experience in Manila, the projection process this time went quite smoothly. After a while, a magnificent locomotive appeared before his eyes.

"The coordinates leading to the quantum sea..."

Kirataka muttered to himself while controlling the positioning coordinates of Cosmic Juggernaut.

It must be said that some of the common sense about the Cosmic Juggernaut and the Quantum Sea that Su taught him in [Seed of Sumeru] really helped him save a lot of time.

Otherwise, it would take him a lot of energy to figure out how to use the Cosmic Juggernaut to reach the Quantum Sea.

In the original timeline, after Otto obtained the Cosmic Juggernaut, he spent a lot of time studying and trying out the uses of this Divine Key. There was even a dedicated scientist, who led his team to study the Quantum Sea and the Imaginary Tree for him day and night, and finally perfected his plan to save Kallen.

Without the knowledge and help provided by Senior Su, Kirataka would never have been able to enter the Quantum Sea so quickly.

Soon, he located the position of the Quantum Sea through the Cosmic Juggernaut.

Since he didn't have a specific world bubble he wanted to go to, he just randomly selected a coordinate and then activated the teleportation function of Cosmic Juggernaut.

A dark purple light immediately emanated from the front of the train, opening up a circular space passage directly in front of it.

——It was a magical area, with countless lights flashing inside, like a starry sky.

After recording the current time as the save point, Kirataka stepped in and truly entered the Quantum Sea.

…

At the same time, Nagazora City, Dongcheng District, the [Nest].

Bronya was slightly startled when she heard someone use the nickname "Silver Wolf of the Ural" again after a long time.

That was indeed the title she had earned when she was active as a pure killer under the Siberian military in the past, but after being captured by Cocolia and joining her team, the once famous Silver Wolf disappeared.

"Who are you?"

Bronya said hesitantly.

The silver-haired girl was slightly surprised to be recognized by her past identity, but she also had some guesses about the identity of the gray-haired woman in front of her.

"I was just one of your colleagues, a mercenary who does things for money. Of course, I also do the work of a killer."

Raven said as a matter of course:

"You are the killer who set the fastest record for reaching the summit in the [Charon List]. Who in the industry doesn't know your name?"

Charon, the ferryman of the River Styx in Greek mythology, the guide of souls, is a euphemism for the killer.

The so-called [Charon List] is a ranking list in the killer industry.

Although the Silver Wolf of the Ural was not active for a long time and can only be described as a flash in the pan, it has already left a legendary record in the list.

But even so, she shouldn't have recognized her identity so easily.

Bronya thought silently in her heart.

Most people don't know the connection between [Silver Wolf of the Ural] and [Bronya Zaychik].

Even seeing her standing in front of you, it is hard to associate a petite girl with the legendary top killer.

It is precisely because of this that many of her assassination attempts in the past were carried out quite smoothly.

Of course, she didn't point this out, she just nodded slightly, and then shook her head:

"…I haven't been in that line of work for many years."

"Well, this line of work is indeed not a good one,"

Raven said with a sigh.

If given a choice, who would be willing to do a job that requires them to walk on the edge of a knife all the time?

Even she herself was chosen by Gray Serpent and brought back to World Serpent because of her outstanding Honkai talent.

Well, she did know the appearance of the Silver Wolf for other reasons.

——A certain Gray Serpent in the organization has been in charge of the same task for more than ten years, which is to collect information about Bronya Zaychik for a mysterious cadre named "Hato," who she had the honor of accidentally catching a glimpse of.

Everything from where she was born, who took care of her when she grew up, how she was trained as a killer by the military, to how she later came to be under the name of Cocolia, was recorded in great detail and handed over to the cadre.

That's why Raven was able to recognize Bronya's identity the first time she saw her.

Perhaps because both of them were born in Siberia and had suffered the destruction of the Second Eruption, which led to broken families and displacement, Raven had a feeling of sympathy for the silver-haired girl.

It is a rare opportunity to meet fellow villagers and colleagues, so Raven's enthusiasm for chatting is unprecedentedly high.

…

The quantum sea is indeed a magical space.

The broken creations floated in disorder in this space, without any rules at all.

The feeling of being in this space made Kirataka feel completely different from the original world.

Here, the physical rules and laws of the intrinsic world are not necessarily universal.

He stretched out his hand, and a few flashes of lightning passed over his fingertips.

The ability to manipulate electromagnetics can still be used and stimulated, but the ability to sense the surrounding environment with the help of electromagnetic waves is ineffective in this chaotic and disordered world.

I'm afraid it can only function normally in a specific world bubble.

Now, he can only contact this world in the most primitive way, that is, observing with his naked eyes.

Coming to this ever-changing quantum sea for the first time, Kirataka felt a little curious and had a sense of novelty of exploring a new continent.

However, before he officially set out to look for Seele, he had to deal with another matter first——

"Kirataka, Kirataka!"

"Master, Master!"

"Let me out!"

——This electronic female voice has been echoing in his head since just now.

Because he was using [Projection Magic] before, he had not been able to summon the Project Bunny.

Now, let her out first.

Kirataka's mind moved, and the next second, a huge mecha appeared beside him.

And the voice that had been echoing in his mind just now also came from this guy.

"Huh…it's finally out!"

Although the mecha remained motionless, Kirataka could hear the excited sounds coming from it.

Perhaps it was because of his ability to control electromagnetism that he was able to read the thoughts of the Project Bunny and communicate with it unimpeded.

This technology originated from the combat mecha of the previous civilization, and naturally, like other equipment, it is equipped with corresponding artificial intelligence.

"Project Bunny, you...are so talkative?"

Kirataka's mouth twitched slightly.

It seems that the Project Bunny is somewhat talkative, just like a certain artificial intelligence holy sword [Durandal].

However, when she was with Bronya before, she didn't seem to be so talkative.

"Alas, you don't know, Bronya can't understand me, so even if I want to chat with her, I can't."

Seeing Kirataka's confusion, the project bunny explained:

"Besides, Bronya has been looking sad and unhappy since Seele disappeared. How could I dare to talk to her, for fear that she would lock me up and not use me if she got upset?"

"…"

Kirataka covered his forehead slightly.

The huge contrast between the talkative personality of this artificial intelligence and her rather majestic appearance really made him unable to accept it for a while.

How should I put it? Maybe it's a feeling of disillusionment…

It was also the first time for the Project Bunny to come to the Quantum Sea. Unsurprisingly, the equipment she used to monitor the environment lost its effect, just like Kirataka's electromagnetic induction ability.

But she naturally knew the purpose of Kirataka bringing her here, so she asked him:

"Oh, oh, Master Kirataka, can you really find Seele? Is it true?"

 ——As Seele is her true creator and original owner, she, like Bronya, naturally hopes to find Seele's whereabouts and bring her back.

 If Bronya is at the top of the list of "those who care most about Seele's whereabouts and most hope for Seele's return", then she must be the second one.

 So, when she heard that Bronya was going to hand her over to Kirataka to go with him to find Seele's whereabouts, she was very excited and cooperative.

 "I can't say I'm 100% sure, but I will try my best to find her," Kirataka responded.

 After arriving at the Quantum Sea, he has two main things to do.

One thing was to promise Bronya to find Seele's whereabouts, and the other thing was to see if he could find a suitable world bubble as his retreat while searching for Seele.

 It would be best to find a relatively safe world bubble, record its coordinates with the Cosmic Juggernaut, and use it as his last insurance if he encountered life-threatening situations in the future that could not be solved by going back in time.

 Only by preparing a fallback plan at all times could he do what he wanted to do in the intrinsic world with peace of mind.

 "Great, then I must help you in every way."

 The Project Bunny clenched its fist and patted its chest.

 Having said that, purely from the perspective of combat power, Kirataka actually didn't make much use of the weapons mounted on the Project Bunny.

 Its main role was to act as a "Seele Radar" to increase the probability of meeting Seele in the world bubble.

 "...Okay, it's almost time for us to set off."

 Kirataka said as he looked towards the vast expanse ahead.

 Because he came to Nagazora City to carry out the cleanup mission and sneaked into the Quantum Sea to look for Seele, he couldn't stay here for too long.

 Moreover, from another perspective, given his body's adaptability, it seemed that he was unable to stay in the Quantum Sea for a long time.

 If he stayed too long, who knew what problems might arise.

 He roughly calculated that twelve hours was the limit of how long he could stay here. After that, he would have to return to the original world and go back to St. Freya's Academy with Bronya.

 Therefore, he still needed to speed up his movements a little.

 Since he had no destination, he just picked a direction at random and started moving forward.

 The Project Bunny floated along with him, saying:

 "Ah... Come to think of it, Seele is my creator, which means she is like a mother to me. If Master Kirataka can really find Seele, then I have to call you..."

 The Project Bunny hadn't finished speaking yet, but somehow, these words suddenly flashed through Kirataka's mind.

 "…"

 He couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly.

 "What's wrong, Master Kirataka?"

 "Nothing, by the way, can I mute you..."

 "Eh——"

 In short, with the company of this slightly noisy little rabbit, Kirataka officially began his first adventure in the Quantum Sea.

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