Honkai Impact: The Dream Keeper

In the deepest, most mysterious sea region of China—

A submarine was moving slowly when, upon reaching a certain point, six people jumped out of the submarine.

"Wow, this place is so beautiful! But Brother Mo, why hasn't Qiao gotten off the submarine yet?" Kiana said to Men Mo, fiddling with a jellyfish.

"I don't know, maybe something's wrong?"

"I have a feeling that Qiao has been hiding something since yesterday, it feels weird," Zhang Qing suddenly said after thinking for a moment.

"Maybe... I hope it's not a bad thing..." Men Mo said in a deep voice, gazing in the direction of the submarine.

Meanwhile, inside the submarine, Long Qiao stared blankly at his right hand, which was covered in sand.

(As expected... it still can't be suppressed? Even with my body reinforced, it still turns out like this?)

Then Long Qiao pulled a letter out of her coat, but the title of this letter had two big, striking characters: "Will!!"

"Well, thankfully this is finished... Time to go..."

Long Qiao smiled as she looked at the words on it, then tucked it into the inner pocket of her coat.

Then Long Qiao put on her diving suit and met up with Men Mo and the others.

"Qiao, you're too slow," Menmo said, frowning.

"I just got lost on my journey through life—"

"Alright, alright, hurry up and catch up. Mei detected a strong Honkai energy reaction in this cave," Zhang Qing added to Long Qiao.

"oh oh"

"Furthermore, the location and shape match the information provided by the intelligence department. According to Bronya's calculations, the probability of this being the Nine Netherworld is 34.2%," Bronya said to everyone, looking at the calculation results.

"Alright! Let's go in!" Himeko said, turning to everyone.

After a while, the group had passed through the cave entrance.

"Wow! We've passed through that hole, and I never imagined it would be so big in here!" Kiana exclaimed in astonishment.

"Normal," Long Qiao said to Kiana with a profound expression.

"The concentration of Honkai energy here is extremely high; this place is very likely the Nine Netherworlds," Himeko said.

"That's great, Himeko... Major," Zhang Qing said.

"I always felt that Major Himeko was unusually enthusiastic about this mission. Himeko, who usually gets drunk as soon as she gets home, has been researching until late every night since receiving this assignment," Kiana said in astonishment.

"Kiana! You bastard..." Himeko was about to say something to Kiana when...

"Ahem, excuse me, you're probably still on a mission, right? If you want to argue, please do it at home," Theresa suddenly called.

"Alright, Kiana, I'll let you off the hook for today..." Himeko said.

"Now, Major Himeko, let me reiterate your mission. You need to explore this cave to confirm if it is the legendary 'Nine Netherworlds.' If it is, you must search for the Xuanyuan Sword and the Sacred Mark that may have been lost within the 'Nine Netherworlds,'" Theresa said.

"I understand," Himeko replied.

"Oh, by the way, I also found you an advisor for this mission," Theresa said mysteriously.

"Huh? An advisor?" Long Qiao asked in confusion.

"Major Himeko, it's been a long time. Please let me guide you on this mission," Fu Hua said.

"Fu Hua? I see," Himeko exclaimed in realization.

“Fu Hua was born in Shenzhou and is very familiar with the legend of Ji Lin and the culture of Shenzhou. If you encounter any problems later, please consult her. Best of luck,” Theresa explained.

At this moment, Menmo pulled Long Qiao and Zhang Qing aside and said...

"Why does this feel like the story of the Yellow Emperor from Earth before we were reincarnated?" Men Mo said疑惑地.

"I don't know, I'll just follow along," Long Qiao said, rolling her eyes. She then went to a secluded spot, clutching her heart tightly with her right hand, cold sweat dripping from her forehead.

(This mission might not go smoothly. My body is getting weaker and weaker. I can feel my body on the verge of collapse at any moment. Sigh, it's not time yet. At least I have to help Himeko get the original stigmata so that Himeko doesn't die.)

After feeling slightly better, he returned to base camp.

At that moment, Kiana suddenly exclaimed.

"Huh? What's this...Anti-Entropy tactical mech?"

"It's possible that Anti-Entropy is also searching for the Xuanyuan Sword and the Sacred Mark," Long Qiao said.

"We didn't expect anti-entropy to occur, Major Himeko. For safety's sake, shouldn't we retreat first?" Mei asked.

"Yes, although it's very unwilling, we have no choice but to retreat for safety reasons," Himeko said.

"I think we should just charge in, after all, our combat strength has improved significantly," Long Qiao suddenly said.

"Besides, this is Ji Lin's sacred mark after all; we absolutely cannot let those guys from Anti-Entropy get their hands on it."

"That's true, but it's always better to be cautious," Himeko advised.

"understood"

After walking for a while, the group came across a huge stone gate.

Beside the stone gate were several statues, seemingly inscribed with some kind of text. The group then asked Fu Hua to decipher them, but it seemed they couldn't find any clues about Ji Lin's whereabouts...

Later, the group arrived at the statue of the red kite, but there seemed to be nothing special about it. Then, Himeko heard a voice.

"So you've finally come looking for me, you filthy humans—"

Mei then reminded everyone, "Look! The stone wall is glowing!"

"what?"

"The Honkai energy reaction is increasing; the stone wall seems to be reacting to Colonel Himeko!" Bronya said.

"Get off the stone wall quickly!" Men Mo shouted solemnly, and then he, Long Qiao, and Zhang Qing transformed instantly!

But—it seems nothing bad happened, except for Himeko, who was sucked into the stone wall.

"Damn it! I got tricked!" Long Qiao cursed.

"Wait, if someone with Honkai energy can be sucked into the stone wall if they touch it, then we can too... Hurry and chase after them!"

Then, one by one, everyone entered the interior of the stone wall, but just as Long Qiao was about to step in at the very end, he experienced another sharp pain in his heart.

"Ha...ha...my heart...is starting again...tsk, at least...let me help them one last time!" Looking at her crumbling hands, Long Qiao forced herself to go inside—

(PS: Damn it, I failed my college application and was forced to come to a training institution to prepare for retaking the exam. I've been at the institution for a month now, and I can only use my phone once a week. It's killing me!)

(PS: Although I update slowly, sometimes only once every one or two months, I can tell you very clearly that these books will not be abandoned, nor will they be finished after only a few chapters. No, no, I will at least write several hundred chapters before finishing them, and the ending will not be rushed. Trust me!)