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After that night, Bronya secretly distanced herself from Cocolia and removed the listening devices from her body.

Trusting Bronya, Cocolia did not send anyone to attack He Chengrui again.

He Chengrui seized this opportunity to improve himself, and after a month, he finally raised his physical fitness to the level of a Breakthrough-class Honkai Beast.

This is still based on the fact that I pat Mei and Kiana's heads every day.

Mei was initially shy and didn't dare to let He Chengrui touch her head, but seeing Kiana's nonchalant attitude, she didn't want to be outdone.

......

"Croak! I've been shaken! Come save me!"

"Why are you saving those three people? Bronya, let's go."

Seeing that He Chengrui chose to muddy the road, Bronya did not choose to go to rescue Kiana alone.

"Hey! Why didn't you save me? My golden katana!" Kiana pounced on He Chengrui like a tiger descending a mountain, grabbing his clothes and demanding an explanation.

"Alright, alright, I'll buy a resurrection talisman to revive you later. Come down quickly, you can't even see the screen anymore."

Hearing this, Kiana finally calmed down, but she didn't get off He Chengrui. Instead, she sat on his lap and watched him operate.

......

"Can you blame me if there are no peddlers in this circle?"

"I don't care, I don't care! You promised to resurrect me!"

"As long as we have points, that's enough. Aren't we number one too?"

"But I don't feel involved!"

"..." He Chengrui was speechless, not knowing what to say.

"What, you're getting impatient with me, aren't you? You wouldn't treat Mei like this."

He Chengrui sighed, picked up Kiana, and threw her and her computer out.

“It’s quiet now, let’s stop playing, Bronya,” He Chengrui said to the microphone.

"By the way, teacher, Cocolia hasn't asked about Bronya lately. She might have noticed something amiss. Please be careful."

"Really? I'll be careful."

'Mei and Kiana's Herrscher cores aren't showing any fluctuations, so the Honkai energy I can absorb is really limited.'

He Chengrui thought for a moment, then got up and went downstairs, where he saw Kiana hugging Mei and crying to her about something.

'To protect everyone, strength is still essential.'

'Please, Mei, don't trouble yourself.'

As He Chengrui walked downstairs, Mei smiled at him, while Kiana kept nuzzling Mei with her head.

......

Over the course of several months, He Chengrui acted as an elder, caring for the girls' lives, and the girls felt the warmth of home from He Chengrui.

Bronya warned He Chengrui to be careful of Cocolia, but after a while, Cocolia did not make a move.

But Cocolia is certainly not holding back anything good; she might just be about to pull something big.

......

"Don't let me down after all this time you've built up this relationship."

Cocolia sneered, finally unable to hold back any longer and made her move against He Chengrui and Mei.

Titan descended from the sky and landed in Qianyu Academy, pointing directly at He Chengrui and his two companions who were taking a walk in the school during their lunch break.

Cocolia's actions caught He Chengrui completely off guard.

Seeing the missile flying towards him, He Chengrui first pushed Mei and Kiana aside, and then summoned Killer Queen to block the missile.

The incoming missiles were destroyed by the Killer Queen, but some still exploded around He Chengrui.

Mei looked at where He Chengrui was in horror and called out his name.

"Come on!"

Fortunately, thanks to the physical strength of the Advance-class Honkai Beast, He Chengrui was not killed by the explosion, but he was still injured.

'My body is still too weak.' He Chengrui frowned as he looked at the wounds on his body, then looked at the increasing number of Titans in front of him.

"Kiana, take Mei and leave. I'll take care of things here."

Kiana, seeing that the situation was not good, was very worried about you, but still chose to leave with Mei, who was powerless.

"Kiana? You can also be used as nourishment for the Herrscher of Thunder's awakening."

Several more Titans appeared, blocking their escape route.

Unable to break the deadlock, the two had no choice but to retreat to He Chengrui's side.

The two shielded Mei in the middle and fought against the Titan, but Cocolia seemed to be going all out, completely disregarding the Titan's losses.

Mei watched as the two people most important to her fought, while she could do nothing about it, and felt an overwhelming sadness and helplessness.

Why, why do you keep ruining my life?

'Am I just supposed to watch helplessly as things happen?'

Am I still... incapable of doing anything?

As the injuries on the two continued to worsen, Mei kept questioning them.

A heavy sigh rang out, and the Herrscher of Thunder, who had been dormant ever since she saw He Chengrui, awoke.

"I can give you power, but you have to let me use your body first, how about it?"

"No matter the cost, as long as we can save them!"

"Ha, you said it yourself."

Sensing the Honkai energy concentration rising sharply, He Chengrui turned to look at Mei.

Gone is his former gentleness; only arrogance remains on his face.

The Queen of Thunder has arrived.