Chapter 40: Where is my soft and cute Seele?!
「 "What a beautiful blow! The winner is [Cool-faced Little Azure Dragon] - and two temporary audience participants!"
"Audience? Can't you come up with nicknames for us, too?" March 7th wanted to roll her eyes speechlessly.
Stelle tilted her head: "Then... Cool-faced Little Pink Dragon?"
"Uh... never mind, the taste is too poor." March 7th was even more speechless. As she supported her forehead, she suddenly saw a figure slowly walking towards the stadium entrance: "Ah! Look, Sampo is over there!"
Stelle clenched her fists: "We have to find a way to beat him up!"
The three quickly ran out and blocked Sampo at the entrance of the fighting arena before he could leave.
Seeing that it was the three members of the Astral Express, Sampo immediately put on a fawning smile, rubbing his hands like a fly:
"Uh... Hi! So it's you, I was wondering why there were a few people following behind, thinking I might have encountered robbers, and couldn't help but walk faster and faster. If I had known it was you, I would have opened my arms to greet you."
"Cut the act, you clearly ran because you felt guilty when you saw us!" March 7th was quite unhappy.
"Me? How could I feel guilty? Hahaha... I, Sampo, have always had a clear conscience. Heavens, did I unintentionally do something to offend my good friends?"
"Moreover, I've always been secretly watching over you! Do you know how long the Silvermane Guards have been watching you? I finally found an opportunity to save people..."
Sampo spoke with increasing grievance, putting on a pitiful act, which instead left March 7th at a loss.
But Dan Heng wasn't so easy to fool:
"Even so, was it necessary to drug us? Aren't you trying to hide something, like a secret you don't want us to know?" 」
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~Runeterra World~
"It should be the passage between the upper and lower levels, right?"
Jinx recalled going to the upper district with Vi and the others to steal things in the past, using extremely hidden sewers.
This Sampo, being able to move freely between the completely sealed upper and lower districts, must also rely on these hidden passages.
This kind of passage is considered a wealth password in Zaun.
Mastering any one of them is equivalent to mastering the right to sell high-end goods from the upper district. This Sampo must have done a lot of reselling business.
She unclipped a Chompers grenade from her waist and took out a small Hextech crystal shard from inside - through the crystal's lake-blue light, she seemed to see the little girl who was trembling behind Vi.
...All the stories originated from that theft.
"Is there still a passage to the upper city now?"
Silco suddenly asked.
"Yes, of course there is, but you wouldn't want to go in that outfit, would you?"
Jinx smiled and pointed at Silco's coat. She couldn't help but imagine Silco crawling through the sewer, which felt a little horrifying.
"Of course not."
Silco slowly got up and walked beside Jinx, brushing away the long hair covering her right eye:
"Jinx, you are the most special in my eyes... You are indeed our hope, but the weapons in the upper city are also very important."
"I've recently come to like a saying very much - 'Dignity is only on the tip of the sword'... and what I want in my life is the respect of the people from the upper city."
Silco said with great interest:
"Before that, I need to master all the passages to the upper city and purchase enough weapons. If the day really comes when we have to make a move... I will let those guys who have never shed blood know what pain is."
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「 Dan Heng's gaze towards Sampo gradually sharpened. He stared motionlessly at his eyes... as if trying to see through his heart.
"Uh... Alright, alright!"
Sampo quickly interrupted Dan Heng's thoughts, his mouth immediately loosening considerably, "I will help you, without reservation, and without charging a single cent! I just beg you, little brother, please don't spread it around! How about this, I'll introduce you to the [Wildfire] first. If you want to find anything underground, just ask them!"
"Why should we meet the Wildfire?" Stelle remembered that Natasha had also mentioned the Wildfire organization before.
"Listening to Little Brother Dan Heng, you're looking for something called the [Stellaron] - something that sounds very powerful. Only the [Wildfire] might have clues about it."
Dan Heng frowned: "Didn't you say that only by winning the championship in the fighting club can we get clues?"
Sensing their unfriendly gazes, Sampo immediately broke into a sweat and chuckled: "Uh, uh... Haha, yes, if you win the championship, you'll have fame, and the Wildfire will be willing to meet you. There's nothing wrong with that."
Dan Heng: "..."
Sampo knew that saying more was useless, so he quickly led the group with a flattering smile to find the people from the Wildfire. However, after searching several places, there wasn't a single person in sight.
Just as he was wondering, Sampo suddenly noticed a large group of people gathered on a high platform.
Getting closer, he realized that the people confronting each other were Bronya and some aggressive miners holding weapons.
Sampo became anxious: "Oh dear, sisters and brothers, please don't stand by and watch! This matter absolutely cannot be blown out of proportion...!"
March 7th, put her hands on her hips, a mischievous expression of schadenfreude on her face: "Hearing you say that, I actually really want to see you suffer."
"We'd better not attract too much attention, but we can't leave that child alone either," Dan Heng said.
"March is right, let's go back and rest," Stelle also agreed.
"Uh, I was just joking, don't listen to everything I say," March 7th spread her hands: "Actually, I agree with Dan Heng's opinion, we can't just watch a cute girl get bullied."
However, before the group could make a move, the scene changed dramatically. Several miners gathered together, furious: "So arrogant, don't blame me for being impolite!"
The next second, a trigger was pulled, and with a "bang," a bullet shot directly towards Bronya's chest!
Bronya's expression was serious. The moment the bullet was fired, she instinctively retreated. In this critical moment, countless faint blue lights flickered, as if they wanted to shatter the entire space!
The bullet that was still smoking moments ago had now turned into several pieces lying on the ground.
The next second, a blue light sphere appeared out of thin air, and a beautiful girl holding a scythe leaped down from mid-air.
Her appearance was not only accompanied by countless fluttering butterflies, but also carried a dazzling light like electric welding, making people's eyes light up. 」
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~Honkai: Impact 3rd World~
"Sister Bronya! Look! I appeared!"
Seeing her counterpart, Seele, excitedly shook Bronya's shoulder.
...However, Bronya had not yet recovered from the shock.
Is this still Seele?!
Blue hair, butterflies, the iconic large scythe, sexy shorts, this mature yet somewhat valiant, and valiant yet somewhat cute appearance... is, is too beautiful!
Bronya pinched Seele's soft little face with one hand and pointed at the handsome girl in the light screen with the other:
"Quick! Change for me!"
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