"Aunt!!!"
Kiana shrieked hysterically, her voice hoarse, tears gushing from her eyes in an instant.
Although she usually talked back to Theresa a lot and often defied discipline.
In reality, Theresa was one of the few living relatives Kiana had.
Besides her father Siegfried, Aunt Theresa was the closest.
Sleeping in class, skipping lessons, not liking vegetables—Theresa's tirelessly childish voice seemed to echo in her ears.
"Kiana, you're sleeping again! This time I'll definitely give you a failing grade!"
"Why are you skipping class? Math class is boring? Well, it is, but if you ask me to teach you... I wouldn't know how either."
"This is the most delicious bitter gourd, here~ Bitter gourd soup, bitter gourd stir-fried with bitter gourd, Bitter Gourd Juice—Kiana, you're my favorite niece, why are you making such a long face?"
"The wall has been raised three times already. If it weren't for fear of you falling, it wouldn't be raised anymore."
"..."
Kiana actually listened to all those persuasions.
She just wanted more attention.
She wanted more attention from Theresa and everyone else.
Those who haven't experienced darkness cannot understand light.
Those childish memories now floated before her eyes, making Kiana's azure eyes sting, warm tears wetting her eye sockets, and two clear streams of tears flowed down her fair cheeks.
Darkness, only darkness.
The only light had disappeared.
It existed within this dark domain, and the confusion and fear of the unknown realm entwined, enveloped, and devoured her remaining courage through the profound darkness.
Like a world yet to be born, without sky, without earth, without sound, without anything; what was even more crushing was that even if she shouted loudly, she would not get a single echo.
Tears slipped from the corners of her eyes, falling into the endless darkness, only the roaring of Honkai Beasts could be heard.
"Aunt, I promise you... I won't skip class anymore."
"Wuwuwu~ Please, don't die. I'll eat, I'll eat bitter gourd every day... I'll study math, I'll never climb walls again, I promise you everything."
Kiana hugged the small, powerless body that shielded her.
She murmured hoarsely, while using her hand to check Theresa's injuries.
It must hurt a lot.
Being fully bitten by such a Honkai Beast.
Such a small body, yet it bore all the undeserved sins for her.
If she had known, she would never have called the communicator on the battlefield.
If she had known, she would have listened to Aunt Theresa completely.
However, suddenly, someone wiped away the tears from Kiana's eyes, which were obscured by tears.
Then came a surprised, familiar voice, without the slightest hint of weakness.
"Eh? Really? I've wanted you to eat more bitter gourd for a long time, and you've agreed to it all."
"I, I agree to everything, as long as... as long as you don't abandon me."
"What? My silly niece, how could I abandon you? Are you dizzy from sleeping? Why are you so silly?"
Kiana: "..."
She was about to die, why was she still scolding her!
"What are you talking about? Who's dying? Let go of me, you're so silly, I'm going to get infected."
Kiana was dumbfounded, her arms around her loosened, and she subconsciously let go of the struggling Theresa.
Then, she watched the nun, who was supposed to be "severely injured," turn her body around.
Not to mention wounds, there wasn't even a wrinkle on her clothes! "You—you're not hurt?" Kiana's eyes were blank, "No way, didn't you get hit by that big crab just now to save me?"
Theresa understood then that Kiana had misunderstood her.
So a complex expression appeared on her face, even a little speechless:
"Have you been watching too many romance dramas that Fu Hua brought from her hometown? Why do you think I must die?"
Kiana: "QAQ"
At this moment, her mouth twitched. After learning that Theresa was completely unharmed, let alone dead, joy surged through her heart, washing away her sorrow. She grinned foolishly, like a husky.
However, due to the immense mix of sorrow and joy, tears still streamed from the corners of her eyes, leaving clear tear stains.
With a crying and laughing expression, under Theresa's disgusted and surprised gaze.
Kiana's expression was as silly as could be, even blowing a big snot bubble.
Theresa: "How could I have such a silly niece?"
Taking out a tissue, she wiped Kiana's tears away.
Theresa turned her head and found that the Tidal Class Honkai Beast from before had now turned into an ice sculpture.
Beside her, Rozaliya, who had said she would protect Yunduo, was also dumbfounded, almost unable to believe what she saw.
Too fast!
A speed undetectable by the naked eye!
In just an instant, Yunduo, whom Rozaliya had just been shielding, disappeared.
She had just woken from the shock of the ice cherry blossoms when she noticed Yunduo's disappearance.
"Sister Yunduo!"
Rozaliya's heart sank into the abyss.
It's over, Sister Yunduo must have been eaten by a Honkai Beast.
But when she turned around, Rozaliya noticed Theresa's somewhat proud expression.
Yunduo's death didn't make her sad; instead, she put her hands on her hips, and her expression became relaxed.
This expression made Rozaliya uncontrollably angry.
As someone from Anti-Entropy, she was protecting others well, so why were Schicksal's own people trying to frame each other?
Seeing Rozaliya's tightly clenched jaw, Theresa knew she had misunderstood and quickly explained: "Don't worry, Yunduo isn't dead either... Strange, why did I say 'either'?"
"Anyway, sigh~ I forgot just now, why didn't you remind me? It's all Yunduo's fault for always slacking off and having no presence. Anyway, as long as she gets serious, these Honkai Beasts are just a pile of dregs."
Rozaliya was full of disbelief, gripping the Sleeping Beauty in her palm tightly, then stepping back, wanting to distance herself from Theresa and the others.
Liliya behind her made a similar movement, though her expression was somewhat puzzled.
Seeing this, Theresa shook her head helplessly. There was nothing she could do.
To be honest, if Yunduo didn't use her true strength, and only looked at her surface, she was indeed a B-Rank Valkyrie, the weakest present.
But if she were to get serious, everyone present combined couldn't beat her.
Punching the Herrscher of Domination, kicking the Herrscher of the Void—how could such power die at the hands of a tiny Honkai Beast?
Just as Rozaliya continued to silently back away, she suddenly felt herself bump into someone.
Her back was held in a warm embrace, and a soft murmur sounded in her ear: "Be careful."
Looking up, Rozaliya realized that a strange girl with sakura-colored hair was standing in front of her, smiling.
In the palm of her hand, a strange, ice-blue sakura petal was blooming.
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