Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 175 The holiday is almost over...

"Well, since you've invited me, it would be impolite of me to keep declining."

Qiong agreed, but Mia was no longer as enthusiastic as before. The handsome young man she had her eye on only agreed because of her best friend... The thought that her relationship, which hadn't even started yet, was probably stillborn made her a little sullen.

"But before that..."

Mia looked at Qiong, who was awkwardly holding a baseball bat in one hand and a piece of equipment in the other.

"What are you doing? What's that?"

"A Honkai energy detector, huh? Senior, let me check what's inside before I go..."

Gripping the baseball bat tightly, Qiong cautiously entered the abandoned building.

"Waaaaah..."

The building was poorly lit, and there was only a faint light inside. After taking a while to adjust to the dim environment, Qiong discovered a little girl with tattered clothes and covered in wounds curled up in the corner.

"There really are little girls here?"

Qiong found it strange; why was there a little girl here?

Qiong's voice startled the little girl, who looked up at Qiong with a face full of tears in fear. Perhaps out of fear, she remained silent.

drop by drop...

The detector beside her was flashing wildly. Even without Einstein saying it, Qiong could guess the gist: This girl is the source of Honkai, right?

"Give it to me, I need the medicine..."

"Medicine? What medicine?"

Qiong was quite puzzled when she heard the little girl ask for medicine.

Upon hearing that Qiong had no medicine, the little girl burst into tears and even started pulling her hair for some unknown reason.

"Qiong, look over there!"

Mia also came in, but instead of immediately paying attention to the little girl's condition, she gestured for Sora to look at the place she was pointing to.

"Senior, what time is it and you're still making me watch this... Holy crap!"

Following Mia's gaze, Qiong looked towards a corner where the light barely reached—the floor was littered with used syringes and needles, along with some residual unidentified liquid…

"Could it be..."

Qiong was startled. Could it be poison?

"There's no mistake, it's an addictive catalytic drug."

With Einstein's authoritative confirmation ringing in my ears, the girl in front of me is definitely infected with the Honkai Poison.

Honkai energy is omnipotent. Besides being used as an energy source, it can also be used as a pain reliever or a raw material in various industrial productions under special conditions.

However, everything has two sides. While Honkai energy serves as a source of power, it also has the effect of eroding the body. As a painkiller or similar medication, its danger lies in its addictive nature, making it even more addictive than traditional poisons.

Strangely, even though countries strictly control such drugs, and even Tianming Anti-Entropy has to cooperate reluctantly in this field, there are always some criminals who manage to obtain supplies through methods unknown to both major powers...

For example, a certain kobold.

"Sora, this girl is basically..."

No one paid any attention, and the little girl cried even harder. She was no longer satisfied with pulling her own hair; instead, she started banging her head against the wall.

"My medicine! My medicine!"

One blow, two blows... The girl's head was bleeding profusely. Faced with the girl who was clearly not normal, Qiong moved.

"Quick, hold her down together!"

Qiong rushed over, and she and Mia each grabbed one of the little girl's arms, trying to stop her from banging her head against the wall and hurting herself. The little girl struggled desperately and was incredibly strong, but the two of them, being Valkyries, managed to subdue her and take her away.

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"What the hell is this?"

After Mia said, "That's a den of thugs, we shouldn't stay there for long," the two had no choice but to leave behind their patrolling companions and quickly carry the little girl back to the Valkyrie base in Manila.

"This drug was definitely manufactured illegally."

Upon arriving at the Valkyrie base, the purple-haired, golden-eyed woman who greeted the two replied to Qiong in this way.

Qiong was not satisfied with this answer—did anyone else even need to say it?

"That's a really accurate assessment..."

"Qiong, how dare you be rude!"

Seeing that Qiong was being disrespectful, Mia quickly elbowed him on the shoulder as a reminder.

"This is our Snow Lotus Squad's captain, A-rank Valkyrie Ada!"

Is this the Snow Lotus Squad leader I didn't see last time? Qiong decided to change her tune.

"What an accurate judgment! As expected of an outstanding A-rank Valkyrie, so meticulous! She never mentions information she's not sure about! I still have a lot to learn from her!"

Mia: ...

Ada didn't care about Qiong's attitude, but instead set her sights on the next stage of goals.

"Mia, contact the others. We must find the source of the drug as soon as possible."

"What about the captain's patrol? And where should we even begin?"

"Hmm, I think..."

"Private First Class, this is none of your business."

Seeing Qiong deep in thought, Ada interrupted him.

“You are not part of our Snow Lotus Squad, nor are you even a Valkyrie of the Oceania branch. You have no right to participate in our operations.”

Qiong was a little confused. He had volunteered to join the temporary anti-drug team because of his aversion to drugs, so why was he rejected?

"Senior Ada, what do you mean by this?"

“To borrow a Valkyrie from another branch, both branch leaders need to sign off. We don’t have the time or the need to bother Ms. Theresa just to borrow a Valkyrie.”

"Isn't that completely unnecessary? I'd be happy to help..."

Ada's golden eyes scanned Qiong's body.

"No, it's necessary, it's the rule! Besides, you must have your own business in Manila, right? I won't trouble you with this."

"Alright, alright, Captain, how do you suggest we investigate?"

"Let's start by analyzing the unidentified liquid residue on the syringes and needles you brought back. Maybe we can find some clues—frankly, I suspect that those guys from Anti-Entropy are selling this kind of damn drug in Schicksal's territory for profit!"

"..."

Listening to the Valkyrie's insults, Einstein seemed to be deep in thought.

Her first reaction was similar to that of the woman named Ida: Could it be that Otto was selling this drug for social human experimentation?

After all, that person is capable of anything.

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"The captain is really something, how come he won't even take the help that's offered to him?"

"Senior Helena, you mean laborers, right?"

Although they had an extra task, they still had time to eat. At Mia's invitation, Anna and the others had been waiting at a small restaurant for quite some time.

"Alright, alright, Qiong, don't worry about that, let's eat! This is Chinese cuisine, you'll definitely love it! Oh, and Anna's treating this time!"

Anna pouted when she heard Mia say that.

"Mia, why should I treat you today?"

Although her family is somewhat wealthy, that's no excuse for her to treat everyone!

I'll tell you later.

Mia's smiling face left Anna completely bewildered.

Just as the group was about to start eating, two more people walked into the restaurant: a young man in a black trench coat and a cute little girl with pigtails holding a Houmu.

"Boss, two people!"

Upon hearing the man's voice, Qiong's expression changed slightly.

Such a coincidence?

"Let's go out for a big meal today, and then head to Houmu Amusement Park!"

The little girl hummed an unknown tune and her own lyrics, clearly eager for everyone to know that her beloved brother had taken her to Houmu Amusement Park today.

For a lively and active child, looking around the restaurant is a happy thing. At this moment, the little girl with pigtails is focused on the Honkai energy detector that Qiong has placed to the side.

"Brother, what's that?"

"Sorry, Tianwen, I really don't know what that is..."

"It's a metal detector that can find treasure, little sister."

Wow, that's awesome!

Seemingly surprised by the reply, the man in black paused for a moment.

"Hello, let me introduce myself, I am Qiong."

Leaving the table, Qiong extended her hand to the brother and sister.

"Hello, big brother! I'm Chen Tianwen, and this is my older brother, Chen Tianwu!"

Looking at Sora, who seemed to have developed social superpowers, Anna and the others widened their eyes: in their impression, Sora was basically the epitome of being unsociable and introverted. Apart from Anna, who was his direct contact, he had hardly ever initiated conversations in Manila...

"Hello, my name is Chen Tianwu."

Qiong gripped his hand tightly. For some reason, Chen Tianwu felt that the person in front of him was particularly happy...

It must be my imagination, right?

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Happy Lantern Festival!

But this also means that the author's vacation is about to end...