Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

"So you are the captain? My name is Xueyi, and I have been ordered by the general to await your arrival."

The captain looked at the woman who called herself Snow Robe and, for some reason, inexplicably thought of Seele. Of course, this was only because Snow Robe looked somewhat similar; the captain knew perfectly well that Snow Robe was not her counterpart.

Moreover, the captain always felt that there were many small scars on Xueyi's body, but this was, after all, a place where serious criminals were imprisoned, and it was not uncommon for conflicts to occur between prisoners and guards, so the captain did not think too much about it.

"Yes, I am."

“I have already understood the details. Although everything is normal in the Prison of Darkness at the moment, there is no guarantee that there will be no unexpected events later. So, did you bring the device that can detect so-called Honkai energy?”

"Brought it."

As he spoke, the captain took out a compass-like detector. Despite its small size, this detector was actually modified by Kiana herself to detect faint Honkai energy reactions in the air. Theoretically, it can accurately detect the amount of Honkai energy in the air, even if the amount is extremely small.

It can even pinpoint the reactions of Herrschers and pseudo-Herrschers. For example, the light spot representing the pseudo-Herrscher is flashing on the detector's screen right now, and the location represented by this light spot is right in front of the captain!

"!"

Without hesitation, the captain dodged backward the moment he sensed the danger.

"Why dodge? Wouldn't it be better to have my head chopped off in an instant?"

The captain, sweating profusely, stared at the snow-clad figure radiating chilling killing intent. To be honest, he didn't know if he could defeat her; he was just a commander and didn't possess the same power as them.

Just then, a weak voice sounded from behind Xueyi.

"She...she's not my sister! Do it!"

The captain's gaze swept past the snow-clad figure and back to see a severely wounded, white-haired woman. She was leaning against the gates of the prison, breathing heavily.

It seemed that the shouts just now had exhausted her energy. At this moment, Xueyi turned around and looked at the woman.

"I wondered who it was. Isn't this my sister, Jade Raven? Look at my face and my body, isn't this your older sister?"

"No way! You're just a fake body occupying my sister's body. My sister's consciousness left that body long ago and returned to the Ten Kings' Division!"

Hearing Han Ya's words, Xue Yi's expression gradually turned cold, and finally she looked at the seriously injured Han Ya with a blank expression.

"Oh, is that so? Then go die!"

"Ding!"

The captain drew his Heavenly Judgment and quickly arrived in front of the Raven, blocking the attack from "Snow Robe" for her. It has to be said that Snow Robe's puppet body is really powerful. Even now, after Kiana completed the embrace and her body was greatly strengthened, the captain was still shaken by the attack he just blocked, making his hands go numb.

The captain gritted his teeth and used all his strength to push "Snow Robe" away. Then, he gripped the hilt of the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword with both hands and pulled it to both sides. With a sound of gears turning, the Heavenly Fire Judgment, which was originally a greatsword, turned into a pair of pistols.

"Bang bang bang!"

The captain fired several shots at the "Snowcoat" in the air, but the "Snowcoat" deflected them one by one with its own weapon. The moment it landed, the "Snowcoat" charged towards the captain with its legs full of energy.

Seeing this, the captain clasped his hands together, and the Heavenly Judgment transformed into a greatsword once more. No, this time it was even more powerful.

A mechanical voice rang out from the core of the Heavenly Fire Judgment, and the entire greatsword changed once again. Heavenly Fire Judgment: Annihilation – this was the name of the Heavenly Fire Judgment at this moment.

With the seal fully broken, the temperature of the Heavenly Fire Judgment sword was gradually approaching that of the sun's surface. The surrounding air began to distort, and the rising temperature even boiled the entire ancient sea. Scattered flames began to appear on the captain's clothes.

The captain felt a surge of emotion as he experienced the scorching heat. The intense heat licked his skin, and the flames rising from the sword illuminated his resolute face.

The alarm bells in "Snow White's" mind were frantically ringing in her ears, and "Snow White's" speed was getting faster and faster, trying to end the battle before the captain could unleash this move.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The Heavenly Fire Judgment, Zero Rated Power Heavenly Fire Unsheathed, was activated!

Amidst the intense flames, the figure of "Snowcoat" completely vanished into the air. The captain stood there, breathing heavily, and a large amount of steam rose from his body. Just by standing there, one could feel how terrifying the temperature was around him.

Before them, the scene was one of utter devastation. The ground was covered with lava formed from melted rocks, and the ancient sea water, which had evaporated in large quantities, was rapidly cooled upon contact with the lava, producing large amounts of steam.

Logically speaking, the one who unleashed such terrifying flames should have been instantly reduced to a charred corpse, let alone a short-lived human. Yet, the scene before him left Han Ya bewildered. Despite not being someone blessed with abundant life force, he had unleashed such a terrifyingly powerful, almost suicidal attack with virtually no damage. If there was any damage, it was probably only the expended energy.

"Are you OK."

After waiting for the temperature around the captain to cool down, the crow carefully approached and gently patted the captain's back, trying to help the captain adjust his breathing.

"I am fine."

The captain, whose breathing had gradually stabilized, said this.

"I'm sorry for giving your sister away..."

“No need to apologize,” the crow said nonchalantly. “My sister’s physical body has long been destroyed. She is now using a puppet body. As long as her consciousness stored with the Ten Kings’ Division is not damaged, she can have as many bodies as she wants. It won’t be long before she gets a new body and comes back to support us. However, I still hope that she can cherish her body.”

"Is that right?"

The fact that Xueyi could freely change bodies reminded the captain of an old friend, but now was not the time for reminiscing; he still needed to learn about the current situation of the Prison of Shadows from Han Ya.

"Could you tell me about the current situation in the Prison of Imprisonment?"

The appearance of the pseudo-Herrscher forced the captain to be on high alert. This time, the appearance of the pseudo-Herrscher was extremely unnatural. Logically speaking, the collapse that erupted in the Immortal Ship should have been strong enough to create a Herrscher, but what he encountered was a pseudo-Herrscher. Could it be...?

To confirm his guess, the captain quickly took out the somewhat damaged detector.

Fortunately, the high temperature just now did not completely destroy the detector in the captain's hand. The captain breathed a sigh of relief and checked the values ​​on the detector. At the same time, the crow began to explain the current situation of the Prison of Darkness.

"We made all the necessary preparations after receiving the general's message. At first, everything was normal, but just over ten minutes ago, the Golden Gatekeeper and the Golden Soul Reaper, who were mechanical artifacts, as well as Sister Jie's puppet body, suddenly started to act strangely and began to attack Wu Mou and the other members of the Ten Kings Division indiscriminately. Even the various jade omens began to act strangely. After Sister Jie noticed the abnormality, she immediately broke away from that body, but it seemed that she was blocked. In desperation, she could only attach herself to a mechanical bird on the spot. In the end, we lost contact with the outside world. If it weren't for your arrival, Captain, I might not have been able to sneak out and send a message to the outside world."

While listening to Han Ya's words, the captain analyzed the various data on the detector. Due to the partial damage to the detector, the data needed to be analyzed manually. In the end, the captain came to the conclusion that a Herrscher had appeared in the Prison of Shadows, and based on Han Ya's description, it was highly likely that it was a Herrscher similar to the Herrscher of Erosion.

After sending the information about the Prison of Darkness to the Divine Strategy Bureau and others, the captain turned to ask the Raven.

"What's the situation like inside the prison now?"

"It's terrible. Not only have a large number of criminals escaped their cells, but the systems in all the prisons are also malfunctioning. All the members of the Netherworld Prison are trapped at the bottom level. The good news is that the prisoners at the bottom level haven't escaped, and a large number of Netherworld Martial Warriors are gradually suppressing the escaped prisoners. However..."

"But we still can't confirm who the real culprit is, right?"

"Yes, because it happened so suddenly, no one expected that the mechanical weapons we usually worked with would suddenly attack us. After a brief period of chaos, although we managed to fight back effectively, we were still forced back to the bottom. All the Jade Luck devices on our bodies were also taken over by the other party, which prevented us from contacting the outside world. Perhaps the mastermind did not want to expose the situation of the Netherworld Prison so quickly, so he sealed the gate of the Netherworld Prison in an attempt to trap us inside."

"If the general hadn't contacted us beforehand and said he would send people to help deal with this so-called Honkai, which gave us a glimmer of hope, I would have secretly come to the outside world after struggling to hold on until the agreed time. You know what happened after that."

“I understand the specifics, and I have compiled the information and sent it to the general and my comrades. Reinforcements will arrive soon. What do you plan to do?”

"Now that he knows the outside world is aware of the situation in the Dark Prison, I'm afraid my companions at the very bottom of the Dark Prison will face even fiercer attacks. I don't want to abandon them no matter what."

"But you also need to understand that the main gate is now completely sealed off. Do you have any way to sneak in around here?"

"Yes, there is. To be honest, I don't really want to use this method. Come with me."

As he spoke, the crow led the captain to a hidden door.

"This is the secret passage we usually use to transport important supplies. Because it's not used very often, Wu Mou, who is in charge of guarding this door, sometimes uses it to get some fresh air. Therefore, the lock on this door has been modified to be very simple. If you want to avoid alerting the people inside for a short time, this is the best choice. What about you? Do you want to come along?"

"Of course, since we were the ones who started this chaos, we have to clean up the mess."

"…I see."

Just then, the detector on the captain's body also emitted a series of beeps. The captain glanced at the coordinates on the detector and then handed the detector to the crow.

"These coordinates are the location of the mastermind. As long as we follow this detector, we will surely find the mastermind."

After glancing at the detector, the crow casually returned it.

"But any electronic device will fall into the hands of that mastermind. Even if we have his coordinates, won't we be like headless flies again once he gains control of the detector?"

"Don't worry, this detector has been specially modified and can effectively protect against any hacking attempts. Right now, the most important thing is to rescue the people trapped at the bottom, isn't it?"

Although the crow was skeptical, time was of the essence and there was no time to hesitate any longer.

"Yes, indeed. Then please follow me."

After saying that, the crow opened the hidden door and led the captain on a tense stealth journey.