I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

Upon seeing this scene, Elena was quite surprised. To be honest, it was the first time she had ever seen such a magical place. Of course, she would have been very grateful if her savior had carried her or held her in a more normal way.

Kurumi Tokisaki seemed relieved when she saw Yuhaka bring Elena back. Earlier, Nia Honjou had habitually used her Whispering Scroll to investigate whether any abnormalities had appeared in this world. After checking, Nia Honjou saw that Elena had been knocked down by the Japanese military.

To be honest, Kurumi Tokisaki didn't expect that in addition to the dimensional travel investigation agency, the Japanese military would also interfere in things here.

After Nia Honjou investigated the past, Kurumi Tokisaki and the others learned why the Japanese military wanted to capture Elena. Fortunately, due to the appearance of the Smiling Corpse Mountain, the Japanese military did not take Elena away. Otherwise, they would have had to go to the Japanese military to rescue her.

After placing the paralyzed Elena on the bed, everyone gathered around. After all, they were quite curious about witches, and Elodie was also curious about this "compatriot" in front of her. Of course, the witches in "Witch Spring" and the witches in "Witch's Journey" are basically different concepts.

Although Elena was paralyzed by the paralyzing toxin and unable to move, her consciousness was not affected, and she could still see the situation in front of her. Seeing the large group of beautiful girls surrounding her, Elena couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. This made Elena feel a little ashamed, after all, she looked too pathetic.

If anyone knew that I, the Gray Witch, had been tricked and nearly killed by a monster, and that I almost peed my pants in fear, my reputation would be ruined!

Thinking about all this, Elena prayed that the people in front of her hadn't noticed anything. It was at this moment that Elena suddenly wondered if she could understand what they had said earlier?

Recalling this incident, Elena realized something. They could clearly speak the language of her mainland, which gave Elena a glimmer of hope. Maybe they could find a way to send her back. If she was lucky, she would at least get free accommodation and three meals a day.

Thinking about all this, Elena couldn't help but feel a little tempted. Meanwhile, Yuhaka looked at Elena with some confusion, wondering why her heart suddenly started beating with joy. Could it be that she liked this state of being poisoned?

Meanwhile, Kurumi Tokisaki and the others had no idea what Elaina was thinking. Curious, Javelin and the others looked at Elaina lying on the bed and asked:

"Kurumi-neechan, what's wrong with this young lady? Why isn't she moving?"

In response to Javelin and the others' question, Kurumi Tokisaki, who was standing nearby, also answered:

"This witch is now unable to move because the Japanese military used a special paralyzing toxin to try to capture her."

After hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's explanation, Javelin and the others understood that the witch in front of them was motionless because she was poisoned. However, considering the possibility of poisoning, Javelin and the others looked at Kurumi Tokisaki with some concern and asked:

"How pitiful! How's that paralyzing toxin? Is it dangerous? Is there any way to get rid of it?"

Elena was also very concerned about Javelin and the others' problems. After all, this was another continent, and the geographical environment and flora and fauna might be very different. Whether the antidote she made could be used was still a big question. What if it worsened the situation? Wouldn't that be fatal?

Kurumi Tokisaki's words immediately relieved Elena. Kurumi shrugged slightly and said to Javelin and the others:

"Don't worry, Yu-Yu-chan will handle it."

Hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, Javelin and the others were also curious about how Yhaka had resolved the paralysis toxin on Elena's body. They hadn't expected that Yhaka, besides being good at fighting and cooking, would also be knowledgeable about medicine.

This surprised Javelin and the others, and Elena was also very curious about it. Elena was also curious about how the mysterious guy with the cat head would treat her. However, after seeing Yuhaka's treatment method, Elena had the thought of strangling her past self from a few minutes ago.

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1317 [Irena: Don't come any closer!]

As Yhaka approached her with an "OwO" expression, Elena instinctively sensed something was very wrong.

Is it really necessary to take the exam so close to home for treatment?

Soon, Elena saw Yuhaka stick out his little tongue and lick her face. Feeling the warm and soft touch on her face, Elena's mind went blank. Yuhaka's sudden licking of her face was obviously unexpected for Elena, after all, she hadn't expected the other party to lick her face.

Javelin and the others standing nearby were shocked by what they saw. Tina and UMP9 blocked Tina and G11's view with their hands, and Tina and G11 looked bewildered. When Miyu saw this, she couldn't help but think of the scene of Chloe and Illya replenishing their mana, and her face immediately turned shy.

HK416 and Skadi, on the other hand, had perfectly normal expressions. For them, Yuhaka had simply licked the other's face. Elodie did the same. However, for Elodie, who was as pure white as a blank sheet of paper, Yuhaka licking someone's face was no different from a small animal licking someone.

Both Ying and Nia Honjou felt a sudden spark of inspiration when they saw Yuhaka's actions. Nia Honjou's eyes lit up because she had a manga idea, while Ying's eyes lit up because she probably thought of something.

Seeing Yuhaka's actions, UMP45, who was standing next to Kurumi Tokisaki, asked curiously:

"Miss Kurumi, what is the boss doing by doing this?"

Upon hearing the question about UMP45, Kurumi Tokisaki replied to the other party:

"You mean Yu-Yu-chan? Yu-Yu-chan is doing this to analyze what kind of toxin the witch has in her body~"

Those present looked puzzled upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, as if to say, "How can licking someone reveal what toxin they're infected with???" Clearly, they were still somewhat unconvinced. Yuhaka's subsequent actions only solidified their belief in Kurumi's explanation.

After licking some of Elena's cheeks, Yuhaka opened his dimensional portal to search for something. In the world of Monster Hunter, there's basically no way to remove paralysis. Most hunters rely on their physical constitution and willpower to remove it. Of course, another way is to rely on intense pain to remove it. Finally, you just have to wait for your body to recover from the effects of paralysis.

Of course, only hunters in Monster Hunter World can do the above, since hunters have strong resistance, while ordinary people cannot remove the paralysis status like hunters. The same goes for Elena, since in terms of physique, Elena may not even be as good as ordinary people in Monster Hunter World.

So all Yhaka needs to do is get some medicine to remove the paralysis from Elena's body. By licking Elena's face just now, Yhaka also tasted the paralyzing toxin and roughly understood its ingredients. Fortunately, it wasn't a lethal dose, otherwise even Yhaka would have had a hard time saving her.

“OwO~”

After Yuhaka took out the necessary materials from the dimensional cave, Elena, who was standing nearby, saw a blue mushroom. After seeing the mushroom, Elena's expression turned sour. It was clear that this child named Yuyu wanted to use the mushroom to make a potion, and mushrooms were the thing Elena hated the most.

Then, Elena watched as Yuhaka prepared the ingredients and put them into her mouth, starting to chew. Everyone who saw this was dumbfounded, obviously not knowing why Yuhaka suddenly ate the ingredients she had taken out. But soon everyone saw Yuhaka take out a bowl and put a cloth that looked like gauze on it. Finally, Yuhaka spat the chewed bits of food into the cloth.

Those who saw this realized what Yuhaka was doing. It was obvious that Yuhaka was chewing herbs. They had seen this before. Elena, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but recall when she was a child and went to play in the countryside with her mother. She had accidentally fallen and scraped her knee, and she had cried loudly.

My mother chewed up some herbs from somewhere and applied them to my wound. That's roughly how it was used.

However, at this moment, Elena suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have any external injuries. What kind of strange toxin had she been poisoned with, and why would the other party do this?

Could it be applied to the spot on her back where she was hit? Even Irena thought this was unlikely. After all, she had studied herbal medicine, and this wasn't the right way to treat her condition. It wasn't a poisonous bite, but rather a prick from something like a pin—it didn't seem like the right way to treat it, did it?

After seeing what Yuhaka did next, Elena knew how and how he wanted to heal her.

Amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, Yuhaka also spewed water from his mouth, like a faucet. Of course, it wasn't saliva, but water produced by his elemental power. Those who witnessed this couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. After all, they didn't think it was pure water spewing from Yuhaka's mouth. Although the water Yuhaka produced didn't look like saliva, seeing it coming from Yuhaka's mouth felt extremely eerie.

Seeing Yuhaka's actions, Elena's face darkened. Besides seeing Yuhaka spit out water, Elena roughly understood what Yuhaka wanted to do. Clearly, he wanted to make a medicinal soup, which was why Elena's face darkened.

After all, the only ways to use medicinal soup besides drinking it are as a medicinal bath. Judging from the amount of water the other party used, it didn't seem like it was for a medicinal bath, but rather like it was for her to drink. Thinking about this, Elena couldn't help but show a pained expression. After all, after what Yuhaka did just now, it looked like he wanted to make her drink it. But after seeing Yuhaka's bizarre actions, Elena didn't have the guts to eat it.

She's not like that idiot Saya..........

Under everyone's gaze, Yuhaka squeezed the medicine residue wrapped in gauze with all his might. Looking at the green liquid, which looked like juice squeezed out by a juicer, you could see how strong Yuhaka was. Soon, the medicine residue, which had been squeezed dry, was thrown away by Yuhaka.

Then Yuhaka took out a spoon and stirred the water mixed with the herbal juice until it was evenly mixed. After doing all this, Yuhaka, with a =w=~ expression on his face, said:

"The medicine is ready~ You can drink it now~ OwO/~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's words, Elena, lying on the bed, trembled involuntarily, like a condemned prisoner receiving a death sentence. Clearly, Elena was terrified by Yuhaka's words; after all, the method of preparing the medicinal soup Yuhaka described was hard for her to accept. She wasn't like Saya, that pervert!

As Irena watched Yuhaka approach her step by step with the medicine, she felt utterly hopeless. After all, being forced to drink such medicine in front of so many people made her feel like she was going to suffer social death.

After Yhaka arrived at Elena's side, he helped her up and gave her the medicine. However, perhaps due to the paralyzing toxin, Yhaka couldn't open Elena's mouth. He was also worried about pulling her mouth off too forcefully, so he didn't dare to use much force. This troubled Yhaka, so he put Elena down.

Elena breathed a slight sigh of relief; this way, she could avoid drinking that herbal soup, right?

Until Elena saw Yuhaka take a funnel out of the dimensional portal...

Volume 1 [Lazy Chapters]: Chapter 1318 [Events Start to Increase...]

In Yuhaka's room, those present couldn't help but feel a pang of pity as Yuhaka poured "Yuhaka's oral medicine" down Elena's throat through a funnel. After all, for anyone in that situation, being forced to drink such medicine would be practically a social death sentence... not to mention the method of making that medicine was enough to make anyone blush and their heart race...

I'm afraid that apart from people with a special interest, there's basically no one who would want to drink such a herbal soup.

After Yuhaka fed Elena the medicinal soup, he pulled the funnel out of her mouth. After Yuhaka placed the funnel out, Elena lay on the bed, seemingly lifeless, occasionally twitching. Seeing Elena's soulless state made everyone decide never to try Yuhaka's medicinal soup, not even Kurumi Tokisaki. After all, this kind of social death was far worse than being seen playing with cats in a cat cafe by someone you knew…

"Alright~ Miss Elena is fine now. Let's discuss how to deal with this dimensional invasion."

Upon hearing Kurumi Tokisaki's words, everyone present couldn't help but glance at Elena, who was lying on the bed looking ashen-white. She didn't seem to be alright at all... However, no one paid too much attention to this matter, as the dimensional invasion incident was more important at the moment.

Previously, Nia Honjo's discovery of the extremely dangerous "Smiling Corpse Mountain" had made everyone very concerned about this invasion. If it turned into a major disaster, it would be extremely troublesome.

Then, Kurumi Tokisaki looked at Nia Honjou beside her and asked:

"Miss Niya, how's your investigation into the dimensional invasion going?"

Regarding Kurumi Tokisaki's question, Nia Honjou nodded and said:

"Well, besides the smiling mountain of corpses that Xiaoyouyou temporarily dealt with, there are quite a few dimensional invasion incidents happening all over the world. However, half of them died as soon as they arrived in this world. Most of them were transported to environments they couldn't adapt to and then died. Some of them also fell into the sea and drowned. Uh... to be honest, are all Altairs so indifferent to everything else?"

In response to Nia Honjou's words, Kurumi Tokisaki spoke with a thoughtful expression:

"It's probably because they don't care about those small fry at all. To be honest, I think they might be up to something."

Kurumi Tokisaki's thinking wasn't unreasonable. After all, if the other side wanted to invade, they could simply send a few powerful monsters into this world; there was no need to send such weaklings.

"That's true... However, it's a pity that my whispered notes couldn't find out what the other party was trying to do. But personally, I feel like the other party is preparing a stage, like the Great Demon King is preparing a venue for the final battle for the hero."

Upon hearing Nia Honjou's words, Kurumi Tokisaki couldn't help but feel uneasy. To be honest, she somewhat agreed with what Nia Honjou said. If it was really as Nia Honjou said, were all those dimensional invasions and people teleported by Altair just Altair's illusions?

They even said the other party wanted to do a lot of work to exhaust them?

This was something Kurumi Tokisaki was unaware of, but she felt she might need to intensify her investigation.

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In Shanghai, Kiana and her group encountered a kind truck driver on the highway. Seeing that Kiana and her companions were foreigners and seemed to be in trouble, the driver went up to them and asked if they needed any help.

Kiana and her friends were relieved to hear the truck driver's words. With his help, they finally arrived in Shanghai. Looking at the city before them, Kiana and her friends, resting in the truck's rest area, looked at the city with puzzled expressions and said:

"Hmm... why does this city always seem to look like Canghai City to me?"

Hearing Kiana's words, Bronya, who was standing nearby, nodded and said:

“Yes, indeed. Bronya also thinks this place is very similar to Canghai City. According to the size that Bronya investigated on the map, the difference in area between this city and Canghai City is only about 1.5%.”

Upon hearing Bronya and Kiana's words, Raiden Mei looked at them with a surprised expression and said:

"Huh? Is that so???"

To be honest, Raiden Mei wasn't affected much, while Kiana, standing to the side, scratched her head and looked around, saying:

"Well... I visited Canghai City once before coming to Changkong City, otherwise I wouldn't have stayed long before heading to Changkong City, so I have a little bit of recollection of it, hehehe~"

After hearing Kiana's explanation, Bronya and Raiden Mei nodded without paying too much attention. After all, Kiana had mentioned that she used to live a life of wandering and was searching for her father. However, she didn't find her father, but she did find her aunt.

"But what should we do now? We don't have any money or other useful items in this world?"

Regarding Raiden Mei's question, Bronya, who was standing nearby, thought for a moment and said:

"We can leave the money issue to Bronya; she can get some using hacking techniques."

Hearing Bronya's words, Raiden Mei, who was standing to the side, looked at Bronya with a worried expression and said:

"Is it really okay to do this?"

"Don't worry, Mei-neechan, you don't need to worry too much about this. Bronya invaded from abroad. If we just take a little from each account, we'll have enough funds for our activities these next few days."

Bronya is a highly skilled hacker; even in the world of Honkai Impact 3, her hacking abilities are among the best. She's practically undetectable unless the person who registered the foreign bank account is extremely meticulous.

After hearing Bronya's words, Raiden Mei hesitated for a moment, then sighed and nodded in agreement with Bronya's approach. After all, without money, it would be a big problem for them to buy food or shelter. However, getting a little money shouldn't cause too serious a problem, right?

Thinking this way, Raiden Mei tried to convince herself, while Bronya didn't feel ashamed at all. After all, Bronya chose her targets first and then got the money. Naturally, the targets Bronya chose were accounts with gray records. Those accounts would not dare to call the police or relevant people at the bank if they were found to have less money. After all, if others found out that their funds came from an unclear source, it would be bad if the FBI and IRS came knocking on their door.

Before Bronya secured the funds, Kiana suddenly felt something was off, as if something was calling to her. Puzzled, Kiana looked around, but seeing nothing, she scratched her head, wondering if she was just too tired and hallucinating. Just then, a loud explosion rang out nearby, causing the three who were contemplating their way back to look bewildered. Clearly, they too were puzzled by the sudden explosion, but hoping someone might need help, they ran towards the blast site.

P.S.: I feel like the storyline involving Bronya and the other two in China is a bit difficult to write; I keep getting writer's block.

Volume 1 [The Lazy Chapter]: Chapter 1319 [At this moment, Zhongli was still on his way...]

Kiana and her companions, moving at the speed of Valkyries, quickly arrived at their destination. There, they saw creatures that looked exactly like Honkai Beasts, except for a slight difference in color. Kiana and her companions were both surprised and puzzled by this sight.

Kiana and the others were puzzled as to why Honkai Beasts were appearing here. However, the color of those Honkai Beasts seemed a bit off. Normal Honkai Beasts are mainly white, but the Honkai Beasts in front of them looked like the color of the starry sky, which made them very confused. But now those strange Honkai Beasts were attacking the residents, and it didn't seem like they could just stand by and do nothing.

Kiana and the others also transformed into Valkyrie armor to fight against those monsters that resembled Honkai Beasts.