Honkai Impact 3: Deadwood

Ta, tap, tap...

The sound of someone's footsteps echoed on the secluded path. The captain was carrying the drunk Jizi on his back on an unfamiliar walking path.

He had never walked this road before. Jizi asked him to change the route just now when he was half asleep. She said it was the shortcut she usually took after drinking. Originally, the captain wanted to take a taxi back, but what if Himeko vomited in the car on the way...

The location of the izakaya is relatively remote to begin with, and the road Himeko pointed to doesn't have the bustling atmosphere of a business district at all.

However, this place is not far from the ecological forest in front of St. Freya Academy, so it is indeed much quieter at night.

"team leader…"

The woman lying on his shoulder would murmur in her sleep from time to time, but the sound was too vague and the captain could not hear what she was saying.

The gauze-like clouds covered part of the moonlight, and the captain carried Ji Zi on his back and walked forward under the illumination of the street lamp. Not far ahead is the ecological forest area. Naturally, few cars will pass by. In addition, it is late at night, so this road seems particularly quiet at this time.

"La...Captain Na, why would I fall in love with you...uh...huh..."

"Huh? Jizi, what did you just say?"

The woman on her back just talked to herself in her sleep and ignored the captain. The captain looked at her and felt that she was a little different cute when she was drunk than usual.

However, on this quiet night road, the captain seemed to suddenly hear something, like someone's cry for help. It was very weak. He was not sure. Maybe it was just a simple illusion.

However, the captain still stopped, just in case. He simply closed his eyes and used the "Heart Style" he created to listen carefully, distinguishing every discordant sound in the breeze.

"..."

The sound of dripping water, no, the chirping of cicadas, no, the sound of wind... no, no, among those extremely subtle noises, the captain discerned a slightly different sound.

"This is…"

There was a faint whimpering, mixed with the sound of something being rubbed. It was uncertain, but combined with the cry for help just now, it was enough to make the captain take action.

He opened his eyes and ran forward suddenly, but his steps became very light, not even as loud as the sound he made when he was walking slowly. But even so, the movements were still fierce, and Jizi was woken up by him while he was shaking her back.

"Ah...ship, captain, why are you running so fast?"

"Shh, I'll tell you later, don't make any sound now."

"Uh…"

Ji Zi was still half asleep at this time and didn't know what was going on. However, when the captain said this, she just obeyed and said nothing.

After running for a while, the two came to a corner. There was an alley not far behind the corner. The captain determined that that was where the sound came from.

There happened to be a bench next to it, so the captain put Hime down and asked her to sit on the bench.

"Himeko, Himeko."

The captain kept his voice as low as possible, hoping not to alert the target.

"Ah...? Captain?"

"Shh, wait for me here for a while. Don't wander around or fall asleep. If you encounter an accident, just call me, okay?"

"…walk slowly."

Ji Zi nodded vaguely, and then flopped down on the chair.

After placing Ji Zi, the captain carefully reached the alley. He stuck his head out and saw that the alley was pitch black and he couldn't see anything at all.

"!?"

I saw a sudden flash of fire in the darkness, and a bullet pierced the air and flew past the captain's face. If he hadn't noticed that the opponent's shot had deviated from the angle at the moment, I'm afraid the bullet would have penetrated accurately. His head... although the "Key of God" hanging in his collar would not allow bullets to harm him at all.

"..."

Although he was almost shot, the sound and fire from the gunfire were minimal. It seemed that the other party was equipped with a very good quality silencer, but judging from the speed of the projectile of the previous shot, the captain felt that it was just an ordinary pistol.

"call……"

The captain adjusted his breathing, and then rushed into the dark alley. Seeing the captain rushing in recklessly, the other party also pulled the trigger again. The shooting method was indeed very accurate, and every shot was aimed at the target. The key. Unfortunately, for the captain, that kind of precision is the opponent's flaw.

After easily dodging a shot, the young man jumped up on the wall and flexibly rotated his body in the air. With the help of the walls on both sides of the alley, the captain was able to avoid the opponent's shots while constantly walking in the narrow alley. Weaving in and out, approaching the shooter in the darkness.

"Snapped!"

The young man who fell from the wall kicked the gun out of the opponent's hand. The man seemed to be surprised by the captain's flexible movement and took two steps back very cautiously. But as if he reacted immediately, he suddenly rushed forward and punched the captain in the face.

This person's punches were as fast as lightning. Not only did he control the range of his movements just right, but his lower body was also very stable. The captain could tell at a glance that this person had received professional fighting training. He tilted his body slightly, and the jab missed and passed through his ear.

Seeing that the attack missed, the opponent's body reacted quickly and punched a few more times, but the captain just retreated and calmly neutralized the opponent's attack.

"Ouch!!!"

After a few moves, the man saw that the opponent was "forced back" by him, and kicked the captain's waist hard again, but was slapped back by the captain. However, the man raised his right leg the moment the attack was blocked. He quickly changed his moves and kicked the opponent hard in the head.

"..."

"What!?"

The man was shocked. Just when his kick was about to hit, the opponent adjusted his posture faster and easily grabbed his ankle in his hand.

The captain looked at the other person calmly. As soon as he let go of his hand, the man punched him again. The captain moved his body to hide, turned around and went around behind him.

Turning your back to the enemy is a taboo in combat. Of course the man understood this, but no matter how fast he was, it was too late to defend him. When he turned around, the captain's hand was already on his chest.

"!?"

The captain suddenly exerted his strength and slapped the man several meters away with his palm. The man staggered back several steps before barely regaining his balance.

"Uh!? You, who are you?"

There was a weak male voice. Although it was a little out of breath, the owner of that voice was obviously very young.

"Are you finally willing to speak?"

Now that the other party spoke, the young man standing in the middle of the dark alley temporarily retracted his hand.

It happened that the thin clouds that had just covered half the moon dispersed, and the silver moonlight penetrated into the alleyway and shone on the two of them.