As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

"The vast horizon is my love, and flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills. What kind of rhythm is the most swaying..." At this moment, in the streets of Changkong City, an off-road vehicle is speeding along, playing 'energetic' music.

"I didn't notice it at first, but now it's getting more and more addictive!" Kiana, sitting in the passenger seat, unconsciously started humming along to the music. "You are the most beautiful cloud in my sky, let me keep you with my heart..."

"Looks like our Miss Kiana has the potential to appreciate pop music!" Chen Yuan said with a smile, perched on Kiana's shoulders. "This is the famous Agricultural Heavy Metal!"

"Hey, don't make fun of me!" Kiana muttered, but a smile played on her lips. She glanced at Raiden Mei in the rearview mirror and saw her focused on driving, seemingly in a better mood. Kiana breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mei, does this road lead directly to ME Company?" Chenyuan asked.

Raiden Mei nodded: "Theoretically, it's possible, but there might be some obstacles because many places in the city have been destroyed by Honkai Beasts."

“Then let’s try to avoid those places,” Kiana interjected. “Little one, do you have any good suggestions?”

Chen Yuan thought for a moment and said, "We can walk along the main road for a while first, and if we encounter places that are impassable, we can find a way to detour. This way we will be faster."

"Isn't that just stating the obvious?"

"You talk too much!"

Listening to the bickering between the two beside her, Raiden Mei smiled. Although she had only known them for two days, she felt a strange sense of security.

The three of them did not encounter much resistance along the way, because most of the Honkai Beasts had been attracted to the other side of the city by the previous fierce battle. They only encountered a few lone Honkai Beasts, but Chen Yuan easily dealt with them.

As their vehicle continued forward, the city's appearance became increasingly horrifying. Towering buildings teetered on the brink of collapse, and the streets were littered with rubble, bearing the marks of fire everywhere.

Amidst the ruins, one can occasionally see abandoned vehicles, their wreckage gleaming rust in the sunlight. This once bustling city is now nothing but broken walls and ruins, resembling a desolate city of ruins.

“This city is like something out of a post-apocalyptic movie,” Kiana exclaimed, her voice heavy with emotion. “It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like it.”

“Yes,” Raiden Mei sighed softly, “I hope things will be better at ME Corporation.”

After some time, the group arrived at Me Company. Raiden Mei stopped the car, and Kiana and Chen Yuan jumped out of the passenger seat.

The three stood in front of the Me Company building, and the sight before them made them gasp in shock. The once magnificent building was now a scene of devastation, with shards of glass scattered all over the exterior walls and the main entrance completely destroyed.

Countless Honkai Beast corpses lay scattered here, and a pungent smell of smoke filled the air, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here not long ago.

“The situation here seems worse than we thought,” Raiden Mei said, frowning as she looked around for clues. “Should we go in now?”

"Mei, don't panic." Chen Yuan jumped to the ground, looked around at the situation, and noticed that there were countless bullet holes and scratches on the ground. "Judging from this situation, the people in Me Company... are not simple."

“I understand.” Raiden Mei nodded, a hint of caution in her eyes. “The signs of battle here are very obvious, and it looks like it happened recently. We definitely need to be careful.”

"Don't worry, Mei." Kiana patted her chest and said confidently, "With me... with the little one here, everything will be fine. Although he likes to joke around usually, he's very reliable when it really matters."

"You talk like you're so reliable." Chen Yuan curled his lip. "But speaking of which, the defenses here look pretty good; someone must be holding them off."

"Then what do we do?" Kiana asked. "Should we just barge in, or look for other entrances first?"

"Are you an idiot?!" Kiana stretched out a tentacle and dealt a critical hit to the head. "You're struggling to even defeat one Honkai Beast, and look around at how many Honkai Beast corpses are there. What were you thinking?"

"Then what do you suggest we do..." Kiana rubbed her head in a wronged manner, glaring at Chen Yuan with dissatisfaction. "We can't just go back the way we came, can we?"

"Um... hello," a soft voice sounded from behind them. Hearing this, Chen Yuan's body stiffened, his eyes widening. "Excuse me, are you survivors here, or are you the chosen ones that Mother Cocolia spoke of?"

Everyone turned to look and saw two girls standing behind them. One of them was holding a huge scythe that seemed disproportionate to her size, while the other was holding a black longsword. They looked like formidable opponents. They were none other than Xing and Xi'er, whom everyone knew.

"Seele, I already said, just knock them all out, why make things so complicated!" Xing held the Void-Slaying Sword, her beautiful heterochromatic eyes looking at Kiana and the other two, radiating a dangerous aura.

"Whether they are enemies or not, they pose no danger to us. That's what the gods taught me before."

"Huh? What are you talking about, you little dwarf? Want to have a go?" Seeing Xing's arrogance, Kiana curled her lip in displeasure, rolled up her sleeves, and was about to step forward to argue.

"Hmph!" Xing snorted coldly, and without hesitation, she swung the Void Breaker in her hand towards the ground in front of Kiana. With a soft sound, it instantly carved a deep trench in the ground.

Startled by the sudden attack, Kiana immediately took a few steps back, looking at Anzu warily. "Hey, what are you doing! That's incredibly rude! Let me tell you, I have powerful backers!"

Looking at Anzu, who was looking at her with disdain, Kiana stretched out one hand, striking what she thought was a very cool pose. "I choose you, little one, get going!"

"What's the point of going up there? We're all on the same side..." Chen Yuan sighed, jumped from behind Kiana onto her shoulder, and then coughed twice. "Seele, Xing. Long time no see~"

"Little...Little Master?" The moment Seele saw Chenyuan, the nursery rhyme in her hand clattered to the ground, and she reached out to tug at Xing beside her. "Xing, is Seele dreaming?"

"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?!" Xing looked at Chen Yuan opposite her, forcefully broke free from Xi'er, and walked towards him step by step, stopping halfway. "My Lord God?"

"Sigh, I already said it was me." It detached itself from Kiana, then transformed back into its original form and pounced on Anzu, re-attaching and mimicking a tiny human figure. "Now, do you believe me?"

"It really is Little Master!!" Upon seeing this, Xi'er tossed aside the nursery rhyme in her hand, quickly ran to Xing's side, pulled Chen Yuan into her arms, and said with snot and tears streaming down her face, "Xi'er...Xi'er missed you so much..."

Chen Yuan was held tightly in Seele's arms, feeling her warmth and familiar softness, and his heart softened. He whispered, "Me too, Seele. Are you both alright? Is everything alright with Cocolia?"

“Yes, although Cocolia’s mother was sad for a while after you left, she quickly cheered up.” Anzu couldn’t hold back her tears either, which streamed down her face. “We also wanted to participate in that experiment, but Cocolia’s mother refused us in the end.”

"That's good. I told you I'd be back soon." Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. What he feared most was that these three guys would force him to conduct the X_10 experiment again after he left.

Chen Yuan patted Xing on the shoulder and comforted her, "It's alright now, everything is over. By the way, where's Bronya? Isn't she with you?"

"Bronya said that she detected a huge Honkai energy fluctuation in the distance not long ago, so she went to investigate first and asked Xing and me to wait here."

"Is that so..." When Chen Yuan heard Xi'er say this, he realized that what Xi'er was talking about must be the time when he was fighting the Honkai Beast, and the two of them just missed each other perfectly.

"Um... Mr. Chenyuan, who are these two?" Raiden Mei asked, looking at the three people huddled together. "Are you guys very familiar with each other?"

"Hmph, of course they're familiar." Kiana looked at Chen Yuan with displeasure, as if blaming him for not standing up for her, and said sourly, "Didn't you see they were hugging each other!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan couldn't help but smile wryly, breaking free from Seele's embrace and jumping to the ground. "Mei, Kiana, these are Seele Vollerai and Anne Mar. They... are my dearest little sisters."

“I see,” Raiden Mei smiled slightly and nodded politely to Seele and Annie. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m Raiden Mei.”

"Hmph, Kiana Kaslana, don't let my appearance fool you, I'm actually quite powerful!" Kiana's tone was a bit arrogant, but she still extended her hand to Seele and Annie. "I was just careless back then."

Xing frowned slightly, but still nodded politely and put away her "Void Breaker". Seele smiled gently and took Kiana's hand lightly. "It's a pleasure to meet you both."

"Speaking of which, I forgot to ask earlier, why are you here?" Chen Yuan looked at Xi'er and Xing, his heart sinking. If things really were as they were in the original story, and Cocolia was behind all of this... then this wouldn't be fun.

"Well, according to Cocolia's mother, it was because the daughter of one of her old friends temporarily lost control, so Seele, Bronya, and Xing came here first to subdue her."

"That girl's name seems to be... I think it's Raiden Mei..." At this point, Seele gave a look of relief, a sheepish smile on her face. "The exact same name as Mr. Little's friend..."

After Seele uttered those words, a brief silence fell over the room. Then Seele reacted, looking at Raiden Mei in astonishment. "Could this lady be the Raiden Mei that Cocolia's mother was talking about?!"