"Now I finally understand why you brought so many weapons!" Li Xuan said helplessly to Kiana beside him, his rifled flintlock firing continuously, mowing down waves of Dead Soldiers.
"Ha, haha..." Kiana, wielding the Fairy Bow Sylvan, shot down the relentless Dead Soldiers charging at them, her laughter tinged with guilt. "Strange... Last time we were here, we wiped out almost all the Dead Soldiers. How did so many more appear?!" she muttered to herself.
"Sigh... These Dead Soldiers seem to be getting stronger," Li Xuan sighed, holstering his rifled flintlock and activating the skill 'A Knight Does Not Die with Empty Hands.' He slammed a fist into an Elite Death Soldier, its attack power far surpassing that of ordinary Dead Soldiers, sending it flying.
"Bronya's System analysis and calculations indicate that Dead Soldiers will continue to grow stronger over time. It's possible that the ultimate Dead Soldier, the 'Herrscher,' will appear in the future!" Bronya said expressionlessly as she mercilessly slaughtered Dead Soldiers with Armored Bunny 19C. After all, Armored Bunny could take on Honkai Beasts one-on-one—though only small ones. They still had to steer clear of the larger ones.
"Ah, no!" Raiden Mei suddenly cried out. The Yamamoto Nightshadow Samurai Sword she had been using had been used too many times, and it suddenly snapped during the battle. Mei gasped, but quickly regained her composure, plunging the remaining broken blade deep into the body of the next Dead Soldier.
"Li Xuan-kun!" Mei called out. "Alright, I got it." Hearing Mei's cry, Li Xuan understood her meaning. With a flip of his right hand, he retrieved another Yamamoto Nightshadow Samurai Sword from the Ring and placed it in Mei's outstretched hand. Mei glanced at the sword Li Xuan had conjured out of thin air, but said nothing. After all, everyone has their secrets, don't they?
*So Three-Star weapons are trash... When will I finally get a Six-Star sword or blade?* Li Xuan thought as he continued to send Dead Soldiers flying with each strike. However, he didn't have many Crystals yet. He hadn't known Kiana could also collect Honkai Energy, making it harder for him to act freely. As a result, he had only saved up a little over a thousand Crystals so far.
Moreover, with Kiana and the others constantly following Li Xuan, he couldn't just casually make a wish. If he drew a Three-Star or Four-Star weapon, it would be fine. But if he drew a Five-Star Divine Artifact, the glorious scene—a pillar of light piercing the heavens and earth—he truly wouldn't know how to explain it.
So, Li Xuan decided to collect two thousand Crystals before trying his luck with the wish. But that day wasn't far off.
"Hey! What kind of Dead Soldier is that?!" Li Xuan exclaimed in surprise as he spotted a Dead Soldier unlike the others amidst the thinning horde. Mixed in with the Dead Soldiers was a giant one wearing a penguin mascot costume.
"That's Penguin Girl, a rather troublesome type of Dead Soldier," Mei explained to Li Xuan. "They have high attack and defense, so Bronya usually takes them down."
"Tch, what a pain," Kiana muttered impatiently.
"Let me try," Li Xuan said, his eyes lighting up with excitement. He rolled up his sleeves and charged forward.
"Roar!" The Penguin Death Soldier roared, its hands—or rather, its flippers—slamming down towards Li Xuan.
Li Xuan hadn't expected this Death Soldier, which looked quite heavy, to be so fast. Caught off guard, he was struck. The Xuanyuan Ceremonial Suit, now transformed into swim trunks, still functioned, a cerulean shield appearing to block the Penguin Girl's attack. However, the impact forced Li Xuan to stumble back several steps.
"Damn it," Li Xuan muttered, annoyed. He retrieved the Super Electromagnetic Handcannon Mod from his ring, aiming the black muzzle at the Penguin Girl Death Soldier. Pale lightning rapidly gathered at the tip. "Boom!" The pale Super Electromagnetic Cannon shot forth, striking the Penguin Girl directly. The Handcannon's 'Paralysis' and 'Thunder God's Power' skills activated instantly. A charred bullet hole appeared in the Penguin Girl's abdomen, its body crackling with static electricity as it fell into paralysis.
Simultaneously, Kiana and Bronya opened fire on the Penguin Girl. The combined assault of Little Rabbit's missiles and the Fairy Bow's focused fire finally brought down this unique Death Soldier.
With the death of the Penguin Girl Dead Soldier, the remaining Dead Soldiers were gradually eliminated by the group.
"Phew~ I'm exhausted," Kiana gasped, collapsing onto the ground without moving. After years at the Young Miss Academy, she felt like she'd wasted her time. She didn't care about any ladylike propriety or revealing her undergarments.
"Let's go inside," Mei said, raising her blade. A flash of white light sliced through the wire fence, creating a man-sized hole.
"Ooh! The sea!" Kiana, instantly revived, charged forward.
Next came the beach play.
(But it didn't happen.)