After finishing their meal, Kiana and Mei took turns patrolling the area.
Even though no one had died, zombies still emerged.
"Bronya, have you found them?"
"Reporting to Mother Cocolia, Bronya has located their whereabouts and is currently heading there."
"Good. When the time comes, pretend to infiltrate their group and then deliver a fatal blow to Raiden Mei, forcing her to fully awaken as a Herrscher. At that point, kill her and retrieve the Herrscher core."
"...Understood, Mother Cocolia."
After responding, Bronya ended the communication and continued forward with the help of her Project Bunny.
Soon, she found the place where Kiana and Raiden Mei were resting.
However, deliberately seeking them out would easily arouse suspicion. Therefore, Bronya intentionally caused a commotion.
Hearing the noise, many Honkai beasts and zombies quickly rushed to the scene.
The two resting inside the room naturally heard the noise as well. Through the window, they saw Bronya using Project Bunny to attack while retreating.
"Someone's out there! Mei, let's go save her. I don't know where she got that big robot, but it must be tough dealing with so much Honkai."
Relying on her strong physique, Kiana flipped down from the third floor, landing gracefully, and then pulled out her baseball bat.
She charged into the swarm of Honkai beasts, and with the monstrous strength of the Kaslana family, she could easily take down Charger-type Honkai beasts with a single swing of her bat.
Seeing the target coming to her rescue, Bronya knew the plan was working.
"Let's split up and take them down."
"Got it. Leave it to me!"
With just a baseball bat, Kiana moved through the Honkai beasts as if they were nothing, facing no resistance.
In no time, many Honkai beasts fell.
Bronya wasn't idle either. With the firepower of Project Bunny, she eliminated numerous zombies and Honkai beasts.
Mei, who arrived a bit late, pulled out an unsheathed katana. While the weapon wasn't particularly effective against Honkai beasts, it was more than enough to deal with the zombies.
Together, the three of them spent over ten minutes clearing out the Honkai beasts and zombies on the small street.
After finishing, the three of them, somewhat exhausted, returned to the room to rest.
"Hey, what's your name? And that big robot of yours—you must know about the Honkai, right?"
"Bronya is Bronya Zaychik. You can just call me Bronya. As for this big robot, it was given to Bronya by someone very important. But she..."
At this point, the sadness in Bronya's eyes was unmistakable.
Even though Kiana wasn't the sharpest, she knew now wasn't the time to press further.
So, she changed the subject.
"Alright, let's not talk about that. The longer we stay here, the more dangerous it gets. Even though Schicksal will eventually come to clean up the Honkai, who knows how long it'll take for them to reach us.
So instead of sitting around waiting, I think we should find a way out. What do you think, Mei?"
"I'm fine with that. I'll follow your lead."
"Bronya has no objections either."
"Good, it's settled then. We'll set out tomorrow."
Seeing that neither of them objected, Kiana finalized the plan.
As for which direction to go, Kiana didn't have a specific plan.
They'd just keep moving in one direction—after all, paths are made by walking.
During the night, they took turns keeping watch. When it was Bronya's turn, Mei kindly asked if she needed help.
From Mei's perspective, Bronya was just a little girl.
But Bronya shook her head and declined Mei's offer.
Seeing this, Mei didn't insist, simply nodding and reminding Bronya to wake her if she got too tired.
"Bronya, how's the situation?"
"Bronya has successfully infiltrated the two of them. Based on Bronya's observations, the girl named Kiana is very important to Raiden Mei."
"Is that so? Then we'll focus our plans on this Kiana."
"Understood, Mother Cocolia. But... will this really bring Seele back?"
"It definitely will."
"...Bronya believes in Mother Cocolia."
After saying this, Bronya ended the one-sided communication.
She then returned to the room and glanced at Kiana and Raiden Mei.
"Sorry, for Seele's sake, Bronya has to hurt you."
A few days later...
"Almost there, we should be close to getting out of Nagazora City."
After several days of traveling, they still didn't dare to drive, as the sound of a car engine would easily attract more Honkai beasts.
So, they could only travel on foot.
Hearing Kiana's words, Bronya's eyes darkened slightly.
"I'm sorry."
Those were the words Bronya mouthed silently, without making a sound.
Bronya used Project Bunny to launch an ultrasonic weapon, specifically targeting Honkai beasts.
Humans couldn't hear the sound at all.
Soon, the ground began to shake, and everyone started to panic.
"What's going on?"
"Kiana, over there!"
While Kiana was still confused, Mei had already noticed something in one direction.
In that direction, there were dozens of Honkai beasts, including one much larger than any they had seen before.
It held a shield and a spear, looking terrifying.
"A Templar-class Honkai beast!"
Seeing the Honkai beast, Kiana's pupils shrank.
It wasn't that she couldn't defeat it, but there were simply too many Honkai beasts.
"Mei, you guys hold off the other Honkai beasts. I'll take care of the Templar-class one and then come help you."
"Be careful, Kiana."
"Don't worry, Mei. It's no match for me."
With a confident smile, Kiana charged into the swarm of Honkai beasts, heading straight for the Templar-class Honkai beast.
Meanwhile, the weapon in Mei's hand was no longer an ordinary katana but a pulse katana she had found in a laboratory.
It wasn't top-tier, but it was enough to deal with Honkai beasts.
Catching up to the Templar-class Honkai beast, Kiana leaped into the air and kicked its shield.
Unlike previous Honkai beasts, this one didn't get knocked back but stood firmly in place.
Realizing it was under attack, the Templar-class Honkai beast thrust its spear at Kiana.
Kiana bent backward to dodge, then slid down the spear's shaft.