The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

As for the reason for the relocation...

"Awooo!!!"

On the surging river, a peculiar winged dragon with a slender body and four claws flaps its wings, sometimes leaping out of the water, sometimes sinking to the bottom.

The reason he performed these difficult moves was simply because he wanted to swallow Kiana.

"here we go again!"

Kiana's expression instantly turned serious as the unidentified aquatic dragon suddenly approached.

With a single sword strike, she engulfed the water dragon's water magic with raging flames, then raised her left hand to control the splashing ink-wash sword energy.

It flew towards the Water Dragon like a hail of bullets.

Its attacks were so swift and its moves so fierce that even the enormous aquatic wyvern had to temporarily retreat.

However, his speed eventually reached its limit, and he was stabbed by the ink sword one after another.

*Pfft! Pfft!*

As the ink-wash sword, containing extremely high heat, exploded, the smooth-skinned aquatic dragon was quickly riddled with holes.

Through these holes, one could see stark white bones when meeting them by appointment!

This shows just how powerful Kiana's splashing ink sword damage is.

"Ahhh!"

After suffering a severe blow, the aquatic dragon seemed to finally realize that the white-haired girl in front of it was not someone to mess with.

So, after spitting out a mouthful of water dragon flame to obscure his vision and attract Kiana's attention.

He then shamelessly plunged into the river...

He slipped away...

"Ok?"

Seeing the dragon escape, Kiana instinctively wanted to chase after it, but before she could even pinpoint the water dragon's location...

But then a shrill, almost manic female voice rang out: "Kill them!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a half-human, half-spider figure appeared, carrying a giant scythe...

It was swept downstream?

"Wait, Solia!"

After recognizing the other person, Kiana rushed over to try and pull her out of the water.

Are you kidding me? A spider fighting an adult water dragon underwater?

What kind of earth-shattering duel is this? I have a feeling that Soria is going to come out on the losing end!

Not wanting this future Demon King to die because of such a small disappearance, Kiana suddenly plunged into the river...

A moment later, they brought out the troublesome girl, Solia.

"The river water has turned blood red? Whose blood is it? Solia's? Or that dragon's?"

Kiana grabbed Solia's shoulders and flew toward the shore.

As she flew, she was not only shocked by the blood-red scene before her eyes.

However, a moment later, when she saw the large rows of round wooden stakes outside the village, she fell silent for some reason.

After a long while, Kiana finally laid Solia flat on a large wooden stake, wiped the sweat from her brow, and muttered to herself:

"Perhaps neither is true, perhaps... this is the silent control of nature?"

Because she lives in a world where the concept of Honkai exists, Kiana has a clear understanding of this inherent contradiction.

In this world, it seems that only the demons and humans exist; as long as the other can be completely eliminated, then all problems cease to exist.

Unfortunately, to the whole planet Earth, they were just two playful children.

Or perhaps it's a group of pests that desperately want to be eradicated?

"...Sister...Big sister, cough cough cough!"

"I'm here. You're finally awake. Are you alright?"

After a brief silence, Soria, who had been pulled ashore by Kiana, finally woke up.

Kiana helped the other person up and asked in a low voice.

When she realized she was lying in her sister's arms, a blush of happiness appeared on Solia's fair cheeks.

"Sister, I'm amazing! I just cleaved that guy's head off underwater. Unless he grows another one, he'll never be able to cause trouble again!"

"Is that so? Hmm... Well done, Solia."

Kiana had actually witnessed Soria's achievements during the rescue.

After marveling at how worthy this monster was of becoming a Demon Lord, Kiana reached out and touched the guy's forehead.

She seemed like a gentle, refined, and well-educated older sister.

"Whee!"

The Spider Girl happily cupped her rosy cheeks, and then...

What kind of reward is there?

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana was both amused and exasperated.

How dare you talk to me about rewards?

Well, it's fair that she should be rewarded according to her efforts.

but...

Because it wasn't agreed beforehand that Soria would join halfway through the journey, Kiana couldn't imagine what kind of request Soria would make next.

But who would have thought...

"Ugh!"

Solia straightened her upper body and pecked Kiana on the cheek...

"you!"

Kiana didn't realize she'd been taken advantage of by a spider until she was kissed.

However, before she could respond, Solia got up and hurriedly slipped away.

They ran into the woods over there and I don't know what they were doing.

Kiana was both amused and exasperated by the sight of the spider running wildly with its thin legs.

"Never mind, let's just consider it a small reward?"

Kiana touched the spot where Soria had just invaded, and smelled a peculiar fragrance. How to describe this fragrance...?

It's so delicious that I'm really curious about what ingredients could create such a wonderful aroma.

Before Kiana could even figure this out, the system's mission notification sounded.

[Ding! A top-tier mutated magical beast has been detected. The aquatic dragon is completely dead. The host has gained 14 honor points!]

[Current host-related hidden quest: The Pale and Unwavering Knighthood.]

[How to complete the mission: Earn honor points by performing acts of justice or increasing your reputation and influence. The mission is complete once you reach 100 honor points.]

[Mission completion reward: 30000 Herrscher Points.]

[Honors Points: 32]

"Do you already have 32 honor points?"

Kiana wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling quite tired these past few days.

Because Solia had disappeared, Kiana returned to the village alone to inform the villagers who had suffered from the water dragon's ravages that they could go home.

"Hero! You are our hero!"

Long live the dragon-slaying hero!

"Big sister, you're amazing! Can I become like you someday?"

The villagers were understandably enthusiastic about Kiana, who had helped them solve their biggest problem.

Kiana not only enjoyed the delicious food the villagers warmly welcomed her with before leaving, but also received many flowers and decorations, all of which were small tokens of appreciation from the people of this remote area.

but...

As long as I can see the laughter and joy of ordinary people.

She felt that all the hard work these past few days had been worth it.

As for rewards, the more the merrier.

"The pale and unwavering code of chivalry... is this the mindset with which one walks their own path?"

Walking along the forest path in search of Solia, Kiana pondered this question alone.

Why would the system give you such a task?

Does she feel that she is well-suited for this task, or does she feel that she needs this task to achieve a certain accomplishment?

Kiana walked along, lost in thought, so engrossed that she didn't notice a blue-haired demon king standing atop a tall tree beside the path.

"Beautiful lady, you look so beautiful when you're deep in thought, I almost don't want to disturb you. But your presence really makes me uneasy!"

The sudden shout made Kiana look up.

A mysterious blue-haired man wearing a scarf was looking down at him from a high position.

And all around...

One after another, many elite demons began to appear.

They were holding knives...