Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

Once he successfully unlocked the permissions, Alan turned to the group and said, "To ensure the safety of the crew, please take a slightly longer route... Thank you."

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"Is this the elevator entrance? We didn't encounter many enemies along the way~" March 7th looked at the elevator ahead, looking relaxed.

"Don't jinx it. If monsters appear in the next second, it'll definitely be... your fault," Fu Lin began to complain, but the next moment, a Voidranger with four legs appeared in their view.

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A sharp spear suddenly flew toward the group. Dan Heng, seeing this, gripped his spear tightly and moved in front of everyone to block the attack. As the enemy struck again, he quickly parried the spear, deflecting the attack, and then looked seriously at the Voidranger: Trampler ahead.

The deflected spear flew all the way toward Stelle, but luckily, Fu Shi grabbed her in time, avoiding the sudden blow.

"That almost hit my head! Thank goodness for your help, Mom," Stelle said, patting her chest in lingering fear and looking excitedly at Fu Shi beside her. "It turns out I'm still very important in Mom's heart!"

Fu Shi, "..."

"Everyone, let's deal with the enemy in front of us first," March 7th said as she shot an ice arrow at the Trampler, turning her head to address the group.

"Leave the fighting to me!" Fu Shi declared, pulling out her weapon and throwing it at the Trampler before charging forward with her fists. Blow after blow rained down, and before long, under the astonished gazes of everyone, the Trampler was reduced to a heap of scrap metal.

"Is she really that strong?" March 7th asked incredulously, looking at Fu Shi standing on the Trampler's remains and turning to Fu Lin.

"Of course, but she's still a bit behind compared to me~," Fu Lin nodded, shamelessly boasting.

"I don't believe you," March 7th said, crossing her arms and looking at Fu Lin with a doubtful expression.

Dan Heng gripped his spear tightly, watching the Voidrangers continuously appearing around them, and warned, "Be careful. This is no time for idle chatter."

March 7th looked up at the floating Voidrangers and shouted, "Ganging up on us? Can't you play fair?"

"Leave them all to me! Hahaha!" Fu Shi laughed gleefully at the sight, gripping her weapon and charging into the enemy ranks, taking down one Voidranger after another with precision.

As Fu Shi reveled in the thrill of battle, a drone suddenly flew over, crashing into the Voidrangers before stopping in front of the group.

"Go!" Dan Heng yelled, pulling Fu Lin, who was watching the action, and running toward the elevator.

"Fu Shi, hurry up! The elevator's about to close!" Fu Lin shouted, turning back to call out to Fu Shi as Dan Heng dragged her into the elevator.

March 7th and Stelle, carrying Arlan on their backs, followed closely behind, stepping into the elevator just as the doors closed with a bang.

"My mom hasn't made it in yet!" Stelle cried anxiously, clawing at the elevator doors in worry.

"It's dangerous out there, but Fu Shi is so strong; she'll be fine," March 7th comforted her.

"Of course! I am the great Herrscher of Knowledge, after all!" Fu Shi said confidently, carrying her sword with a self-assured expression.

"Whoa, how did you get in here?" March 7th asked in shock, leaning against the elevator door at the sight of Fu Shi suddenly appearing behind them.

"Obviously, in the instant before the elevator closed," Fu Shi said, putting away her weapon and crossing her arms proudly.

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As the elevator arrived at the command cabin, a woman's voice rang out, "It's always so thrilling with you lot, but at least you're back safely."

"Little March, Dan Heng, you've worked hard," the red-haired woman said as Fu Lin and Fu Shi stepped out of the elevator, both looking stunned.

In unison, they exclaimed, "Himeko?"

Fu Lin then shook her head and corrected herself, "No, Himeko wouldn't be this elegant."

"Hi! Nice to meet you. I'm Himeko, the navigator of the Astral Express," Himeko said, looking curiously at the two who had called her name before introducing herself.

"In other words, the Astral express moves according to her instructions," March 7th explained from the side.

"How are you feeling, Arlan? Asta was really worried about you," Himeko asked, looking at Arlan.

"Not too bad. Thank you all. I'll report back to Director Asta now. Goodbye," Arlan nodded, expressing his gratitude before limping away on his injured leg.

"Along the way, little March didn't cause you any trouble, did she?" Himeko asked, turning to Fu Lin.

"Hmm~ Think carefully before answering," March 7th warned, placing her hands on her hips and glaring at the trio.

Fu Lin, arms akimbo, retorted without hesitation, "I've never seen such a silly girl. Except Kiana."

Fu Shi, also with hands on her hips, chimed in bluntly, "I've never seen such a reckless girl. Almost similar to that paramecium."

Stelle, puffing out her chest and smirking, added, "I've never seen someone so silly and reckless. She's like a paramecium."

"Hmm? What's a paramecium?"