Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 83 Operation Begins

"How is her condition? Can you cure her?"

"What a joke! Who do you take us for? Just some mere poison!"

As a scientist at Laboratory 42 of the Imperial Research Institute, a former subordinate of Schicksal, and the founder and executor of Anti-Entropy, Tesla was one of the greatest scientists in history. She typically responded to those who doubted her with extremely volatile and sharp words, a trait that made her prone to offending people. Fortunately, her close friend, Einstein, who was slightly younger but a senior colleague, always managed to explain things to Tesla in the calmest tone and with an unwavering expression.

"Dr. Tesla means that Ms. Theresa's condition is under control, our medication has taken effect, and her strong bodily functions are also expelling the toxins from her body. She should wake up tonight, Ms. Yae Sakura."

"This is really great..."

"This is terrible, it's just a death throes!"

A dark red fire fox that could speak human language appeared in Yae Sakura's field of vision, but the others could neither see nor hear it.

"They're just lying to you, aren't they? The Herrscher's poison is incurable! And even if those two humans manage to save this girl who smells like that woman named Kallen Kaslana, so what? She's going to die sooner or later! Tomorrow or next year, she'll be just like Kallen, a handful of dust!"

"Enough, quiet!"

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Wake up! Human lifespan is too short. You are alone. The only one who will always be with you is me!"

"I said, be quiet!"

Are you alright?

Yae Sakura's crazy behavior didn't scare the two girls, but it made the guards around them very nervous.

It wasn't that they were afraid of dying; it was mainly because Yae Sakura was able to carry Theresa across half of the thorny Chiba Academy by herself, so her strength was clearly not to be underestimated.

Logically, even while treating Theresa, they should stay away from Yae Sakura. It's better to be safe than sorry; if she went berserk and attacked the two doctors, Anti-Entropy would suffer irreparable damage. However, driven by their scientific spirit of adventure and their urgent need to save lives, the two doctors did not distance themselves from the unknown Yae Sakura…

“I’m alright, thank you both—her name is Theresa, right? Is she really alright? You’re telling the truth, aren’t you?”

"Hey, you've already questioned us once, and I didn't even argue with you. Are you never going to stop?"

"Sorry, I'm just... a little worried about her."

“It’s normal to be worried, Ms. Yae Sakura.”

Picking up where we left off, it's better to rely on Walter Young to negotiate than on Tesla. With Planck's mentor, Schrödinger, and Joyce all gone, a significant portion of the burden of anti-entropy rests on Liesel Albert Einstein's shoulders.

Unless she can bring Walter back to be the leader so she can focus on her research, she's destined to die from overwork.

“We can assure you that Ms. Theresa’s life is not in danger, you can rest assured about that. In addition, we would like to talk to you—please wait a moment, our leader will be here soon.”

To communicate with someone who appeared to be from hundreds of years ago while carrying Tesla? Einstein decisively assigned this task to Old Yang, who had just arrived over Changkong City.

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"Uncle Yang, why are your legs shaking so badly?"

"It's an airplane, the airplane is shaking."

This is a lie.

The plane was a bit bumpy, but not enough to make Walter tremble. What really made him tremble was the prospect of meeting Tesla.

Even though he knew that Tesla wasn't his wife yet, and that he hadn't exactly been slacking off at St. Freya, he still had this strange feeling that he'd be in deep trouble if he didn't explain himself properly, and he also felt guilty about leaving his wife and kids behind to go out and have fun...

When the plane arrived, the red and blue duo and Yae Sakura had been waiting for a long time.

Walter took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and slowly led Qiong towards where the two of them were.

"Qiong, don't say anything later. Don't answer their questions. Only speak when I tell you to, okay?"

After giving his instructions to Qiong, Walter, with a serious expression, waved to the two people in the distance.

"Long time no see, Dr. Tesla, Dr. Einstein."

Walter tried her best to keep her voice steady, but the two people who knew her well still noticed something was off.

"Joachim, what's wrong? Are you sick?"

Tesla crossed his arms, looking somewhat puzzled.

Qiong feigned confusion as she observed the strange atmosphere between them.

"Cough cough, don't worry, I'm perfectly fine..."

"Since the Alliance Leader is alright, let's get down to business—by the way, Alliance Leader, who is that little kid behind you?"

Einstein looked up at the sky, and the sky returned his smile.

"He is Qiong, my junior. Qiong, these two are Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein."

"Hello, both of you aunties."

Suddenly, only the sound of the wind remained.

Qiong inexplicably wondered if she had said something wrong.

"Ahem... Anyway, Qiong is absolutely reliable! I can vouch for that. Let's get down to business, Ai Yin."

Since Lao Yang skipped this part, Einstein naturally wouldn't dwell on it either.

"Alliance Leader, I have already informed you about Yae Sakura. I personally hope that she can join us. She seems to be a rational pseudo-Herrscher. Further communication will require your attention."

"Okay, but you two are taking too much of a risk. What if she becomes aggressive?"

"What, you look down on us? The fighting power of this genius young scientist is not as weak as you think! Besides, she cares a lot about Theresa's safety, and that alone guarantees our safety! Do you think we're idiots, Walter?"

Qiong, watching the three of them talk, felt as if she were watching a comedy called "Daily Life of the High-Level (Conservative) of Anti-Entropy," while Lao Yang felt a little embarrassed.

The child is still there; as a senior, he wants to save face!

“Don’t worry, I have no ill will towards anyone—as for joining your side, I’m willing to give my own life if it can save this child named Theresa.”

Flying Fish Ball: I don't want to!

"Ms. Theresa is safe now; that's not the point."

Where is it?

Walter pushed up his glasses; he was about to start showing off.

"Eliminate the Herrscher."

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Upon entering Chiyu Academy, Sora saw only rampant poisonous vines spreading everywhere. Rushing forward with an unlit flame spear felt like walking into a trap.

"Damn Uncle Yang... hurry up and finish what you've got by taking out your simulated black hole! What's the point of sending me in here...?"

Originally, Welt planned to personally join forces with Sora to storm Chiba Academy over the weekend to eliminate the Herrschers and investigate the Rift, but after Yae Sakura appeared, he changed his mind.

Old Yang, who loves adventure and whose passion is still burning, suddenly felt that going in might change history again, so he decided to send Qiong and Yae Sakura in to investigate.

Qiong really didn't know what Old Yang was thinking; he really wanted to curse. He had been telling the two PhDs that he was training his juniors, then boasting about how amazing he was. The two PhDs were worried about something going wrong, and then Old Yang went on to say things like, "If something does happen, Yae Sakura can get me out of there..."

"Qiong, what are you saying?"

"No, it's nothing."