But Kiana's words made her temporarily ignore this detail.
The two of them continued talking back and forth, attempting to paint a picture of their respective worlds for each other.
One spoke of the Sea of Stars, Aeons of the Path, and the Astral Express traversing the galaxy; the other described fighting the Honkai, Valkyrie academies, and protecting their only home.
The conversation gradually moved from introductions to a strange collision and supplementation of worldviews.
Both felt that what the other was describing was novel yet slightly unbelievable, but seeing the serious expression on the speaker's face, it didn't seem like fabrication.
Just as Xing was trying to explain how the simulated universe and "Memory Bubbles" might record information about their world, and Kiana was struggling to understand if the "Imaginary Tree" and the Sea of Quanta were related to Honkai Energy—
The training room door was suddenly thrown open from the outside with a loud "boom"!
A scorching, violent aura, completely undisguised fighting intent, surged in like a volcanic eruption!
The person was tall, wearing a strange mask that covered the upper half of their face, with crimson hair like burning flames. Simply standing there, the air temperature in the training room instantly rose by several degrees, and the invisible pressure made breathing difficult.
It was Kalpas.
He didn't even look at Xing and Kiana in the room—or rather, in his current view, the training room simply contained two standard "training data projections" used to vent excess energy.
"Tch... boring."
Kalpas's deep, hoarse voice carried suppressed anger. He twisted his neck, making a light cracking sound, and his gaze swept over Xing and Kiana, as if evaluating which "sandbag" was better suited for his current mood.
"Forget it, both of you come at me. Let's see how many I can dismantle today!"
Before he finished speaking, giving them no time to prepare whatsoever, Kalpas's figure vanished from his spot!
The next instant, scorching heatwaves accompanied by violent fist winds simultaneously enveloped Xing and Kiana!
"Woah!" / "What?!"
Xing and Kiana cried out simultaneously, having completely failed to anticipate that this "friendly cultural exchange" would be interrupted in such an abrupt and violent manner.
But both of their fighting instincts were instantly triggered!
Xing, almost reflexively, had her ever-present baseball bat appear in her hand. Wielding the solidified power granted by the Path, she swung it diagonally, attempting to block the crimson, scorching fist.
Kiana's reaction was equally swift. Her footwork shifted, her body slid backward and to the side, and simultaneously, she loosely gripped with her right hand—almost instinctively, she felt a familiar weight in her grasp as a weapon appeared.
A baseball bat!
"Bang—!!!"
Another muffled thud, heavier than the one before!
Kiana felt her arms shake violently and the webbing between her thumb and forefinger go numb. The sheer, savage force lifted her feet off the ground, sending her flying backward.
Fortunately, Xing, on the other side, adjusted her center of gravity in time, using her bat to redirect the force partially, allowing the two of them to stagger and stabilize, one on the left and one on the right.
(Close call! I almost flew out... but...)
Kiana took two rapid breaths, surprised to find that although she was in a mess, the numbness in her arms faded quickly. The Honkai Energy circulating within her seemed more active than the last time she was here, automatically repairing the discomfort.
Last time, facing that White-Haired Iceberg Guy, she was nearly incapacitated by a single move. Yet now, she could actually manage to withstand a blow from this Volatile Masked Man?
"Oh? The sandbags are pretty sturdy?"
Kalpas seemed slightly surprised, and an ambiguous grunt came from beneath his mask.
But he clearly had no intention of stopping. His figure blurred again, and the scorching aura locked onto Xing and Kiana simultaneously from two directions!
His attacks were completely straightforward, consisting only of the most direct strength, speed, and high temperature. His fists and feet turned into a blur of crimson afterimages, completely enveloping the two of them!
"This won't work!"
After barely managing to parry another powerful, heavy straight punch from Kalpas, Xing shouted to Kiana, "Coordinate! Find the rhythm!"
"I—I got it!"
Kiana struggled to concentrate, starting to observe Xing's movements and the gaps in Kalpas's attacks.
When Kalpas punched toward Xing, she mustered her courage and launched a "sideswipe" attack toward Kalpas's ribs from the side, trying to interfere.
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