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And the Judgment-level Honkai Beast in the sea seemed to be caught by an invisible hand and floated high into the sky along with the sea water!

——Gravity operation.

Reverse the gravity in a limited area, or weaken the pull of gravity, so that everything in the area falls into a state of weightlessness.

(Is this... the ability of the Herrscher of the Stone?)

Sakura thought as she looked at the scene in front of her.

The ninth Herrscher of the previous civilization, Herrscher of Rock, was a Herrscher with the ability to control gravity. The pseudo-black hole he created swallowed up Mu Continent, the most developed continent in the previous civilization.

Although Xia Chuanhu's current ability strength cannot be compared with that of the Herrscher of the Stone, he has indeed used the ability unique to the Herrscher of the Stone.

"[Space Operation]"

Xia Chuanhu spoke the words again, then raised his index finger and gently stroked it downwards towards Chi You who was floating in the air.

“Sizzle——————!”

The huge body of the Judgment-level Collapse Beast was split into two with the stroke of the finger! It was as if an invisible slash had cut Chi You's body in half!

Of course, this is indeed the case.

Xia Chuanhu's fingers did make a [slash], but the target of the slash was not Chi You, but the [space] it was in. Imagination materialization is a power to interfere with the natural environment, and it has a very poor effect on [organisms] that are independent of the natural environment. Even for Xia Chuanhu, it is extremely difficult to interfere with organisms.

So we have to [take a detour].

"Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!"

The fingers kept waving.

The invisible slashing kept cutting through the space, chopping and cutting Chi You who existed in the space itself. In order to speed up, Xia Chuanhu gradually used other fingers, and the grid-like slashing kept breaking up Chi You's body into smaller pieces, until finally -

"We're done."

“Crack——————!”

After putting hundreds of "corpse fragments" into a huge iron box that he had also imagined, Xia Chuanhu threw it in front of Ying and Qianjie: "The Judgment-level Houkai beasts have been dealt with - it's your turn to lead the way, Miss Ying."

"Take me to your base."

45. The Slap

Siegfried had a dream.

In his dream, he seemed to come to an endless sea of ​​flowers, and in the sea of ​​flowers, he saw his wife again, who had passed away ten years ago.

Although he was able to see his wife again five years ago thanks to Xia Chuanhu's operation, that meeting was too short, so short that he couldn't recall every little detail between him and his wife.

In this dream, even though he knew it was a dream, Siegfried still couldn't help missing his wife and allowed himself to indulge in the arms of his wife in the dream.

[It would be nice if this dream could continue forever]

Even though he knew he had a daughter outside and things he needed to do, Siegfried couldn't help but have this thought.

Then......

"Snap, snap, snap, snap!"

Although he was in a dream, Siegfried was slapped dozens of times without any warning! He was forcibly pulled back from the dream! He collapsed on the spot with his eyes wide open!

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Xia Chuanhu squatting beside him.

"Hey, you're finally awake, Siegfried. How did you sleep?"

"...Natsukawa?"

Siegfried looked at Xia Chuanhu blankly, then touched his face: "What's wrong with me?"

"Hmm? Don't you remember what happened to you before?"

"Before......"

Calming down and beginning to recall his past memories, Siegfried soon remembered what had happened to him before.

(Oh, I remember I was...)

"—I was attacked?"

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with your brain." Xia Chuanhu stood up. "Just in case, I will say it again - because something happened in Guangzhou, you were sent by Otto to do a field investigation. And because you lost contact some time ago, Theresa was also sent here to find you, but Theresa was even more embarrassing than you, and she also lost contact not long after."

"Under these circumstances, Otto asked me to come and save you two."

"...I see. Thank you."

The first half of this description matches Siegfried's own memory, and he also remembers his previous experiences.

"I'm really sorry to trouble you this time. So... where is this place?"

Siegfried glanced at his surroundings.

He remembered that before he was knocked unconscious by the enemy, he was in a deserted alley, but now... was he in a research institute? The surrounding environment had many similarities with those laboratories of Tianming.

"It can be considered as one of the bases of the mastermind behind this incident in Guangzhou." Xia Chuanhu explained, "The detailed description of the process is a bit complicated, so I won't go into details. Anyway, I knocked down the guy who plotted against you and Theresa, and then forced her to lead me to this place."

"But after arriving here, that person took the opportunity I gave to save you and Theresa and ran away. As for the people who were supposed to be in this base, they should have also run away before that, right? In such a large base, there are only you and Theresa, two unlucky guys, and a few other unconscious Valkyries."

As Xia Chuanhu spoke, he walked to the other side of the laboratory and punched a piece of glass embedded in the wall.

The glass shattered, and a large amount of translucent liquid flowed out from it. At the same time, a petite figure fell to the ground with a plop - it was Theresa.

“Woo… woom… woom… hehe~~~ hoom~~~ Cecilia…zzzz~~~”

Theresa, who was dressed in clothes that sounded like those of an experimental subject, kept laughing and muttering, and occasionally snored. Seeing this, Xia Chuanhu slapped her in the face with a powerful slap.

“Mmmmmmm!”

The only S-class Valkyrie in the Sky was slapped against the wall. After slowly sliding down the wall to the floor, Theresa stood up dizzily, holding her head. "It hurts... Who hit me?! Who dares to hit me?!"

"I, have an opinion?"

Xia Chuanhu flexed his fingers a few times: "I came here to save you with all my efforts, only to find that all of you were locked in this container. You all seemed to have been injected with anesthesia and were sleeping soundly. Siegfried was still talking about your wife in his dream. At that moment, I really felt that maybe there was no need to come to save you."

"But I still slapped you a dozen times to wake you up, so thank me."

"You were the one who slapped me!"

Siegfried shouted, covering his face.

He said that the burning pain on his face was not an illusion! It turned out that Xia Chuanhu, the only person present, had slapped him!

At this time, Theresa also reacted: "Save me... That's right! I remember that I was indeed knocked down by someone... Xiachuan! Are the others okay? What's the situation outside now? What about the mission?"

Theresa fired a barrage of questions.

Holding her down casually, Xia Chuanhu rubbed her head vigorously: "Everyone is fine. Unlike you two who are locked up at the bottom, the Valkyries you brought are all up there. I rescued them all when I came down. Everything in Guangzhou has been settled, too."

"I've contacted Otto, and the headquarters has sent a transfer plane. You'll be able to go back in about half an hour. Remember to get a full physical examination when you get there - your bodies have probably been tampered with."

"Hands and feet?"

Siegfried looked at his arm.

He remembered clearly that one of his arms was cut off during the fight with the mysterious man, but now both of his arms were intact.

"Indeed, I don't think the mastermind behind this incident will heal my arm so easily. To be safe, I have to go back for a full physical examination."

"Although I don't feel unwell, it does make sense to say that - by the way, where is Judah?"

Theresa looked around: "Xia Chuan, have you seen my Judas?"

"No, it's just... maybe it was snatched away by the other party, right?"

"Rob--"

Theresa blinked.

Her Judas was taken away? The Judas she had used for more than 30 years was taken away?

"After all, it is a powerful and important divine key. If we capture you, the first thing we must do is to disarm you. At the same time, there is no reason to return it to you, right? It seems that the same is true for Siegfried's Holy Fire Judgement. At least I haven't found the whereabouts of the Holy Fire Judgement."

"......"

Hearing this, Siegfried's expression darkened.

Leaning on the operating table, Xia Chuanhu looked at the two of them and said, "Well, let's put aside the issue of weapons for now. You should be thankful that you are still alive. You can cry about your regrets after you leave safely. I have something else to do here. You can go up and join the Valkyries first. It doesn't matter if you return to Tianming first. I will go back by myself."

"...I understand. I owe you my life, Xiachuan." Siegfried touched his new arm, "I will keep it in mind."

"It's okay if you don't remember. I don't need you to save my life this time. The same goes for Theresa. If you really want to remember, you should train yourself well after you go back, so that you don't fall to the point where you need me to rescue you next time. You are the strongest fighting force in the Destiny after all. If you are easily eliminated, it will only trouble those who need your protection."

These words made Siegfried and Theresa fall silent, and then they walked towards the nearby stairs in silence.

46. ​​Catch me if you can, savior

Only after Siegfried and Theresa had actually left the laboratory on the bottom floor did Xiachuan Hu turn around and look at the operating table.

"——Come out, everyone has left."

"Sorry, please cover for me."

In a corner of the laboratory, Ying walked out from the shadows, brushing off the black mist covering her body, and appeared behind Xiachuanhu: "Your magic is better than what I know. You are worthy of the nickname "Magic King"."

"It happened so many years ago. Besides, I am just an imposter. The real Magic King is someone else." Xia Chuanhu fumbled around on the console and found a button and pressed it. "So, what is your purpose for staying here?"

Tens of minutes ago.

After finely chopping the Judgment-level Honkai beast into pieces, Qianjie left with the several boxes of [corpse parts], while Ying brought Xiachuanhu directly to the research institute.

According to the agreement between the two, Xiachuan Hu should have let her leave at that time.

There is no grudge between him and Sakura that requires him to kill each other, and now that it is certain that she is in a relationship with someone, Xiachuan Hu has lost the idea of ​​taking her head off, so if she wants to leave, Xiachuan Hu will not stop her.

Sakura herself also wanted to leave at that point, but at the moment of leaving, perhaps she received some instructions?

She touched her ears and asked Xiachuanhu to stay a little longer. Xiachuanhu had no objection to this. He had no intention of deciding whether Sakura would stay or go. However, in order to prevent her from being seen by Siegfried and Theresa, Xiachuanhu gave her a little disguise.

After all, some of Sakura's characteristics can still be seen in the mosaic technique she wore before. If Siegfried and Theresa were to make the connection, they would probably fight on the spot.

"I just received a new instruction temporarily, and I need to pass on some things to you."

Sakura said.

"First, regarding this incident, I think you have already guessed it, but I will say it again - including the appearance of the Judgment-level Honkai Beast and the series of events in Guangzhou, all of these events were planned by us, the World Snake."

"After the Judgment-level Honkai Beast was killed and Siegfried and Theresa were rescued by you, this incident is over. From the results, our plan has been successful."

"Oh."

Xia Chuanhu responded without any emotion: "What else?"

"The Seventh God's Key, Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire, and the Eleventh God's Key, Oath of Judah, originally belonged to the World Serpent in terms of ownership. We have recovered them - just as you said just now. They will be handed over to more suitable people to use later." Sakura continued.

"This has nothing to do with me. It's not mine. You should have said this when Siegfried and Theresa were still here." Xia Chuanhu continued to operate the console. "However, this is not a bad thing for the two of them. Powerful weapons are indeed necessary, but over-reliance on powerful weapons can easily lead to slacking off in one's own training. They should be able to realize this and start training again."

This is a good thing.

Just like the [Brave] and [Sword of the Brave], the [Sword of the Brave] is indeed a very powerful weapon, but not everyone can become a brave when holding it. Only when a brave man strong enough wields it can it be the real [Sword of the Brave].

"Other than that?"

"...There are two more things to say." Ying paused, "One is an invitation to you - if you have that intention, the World Serpent welcomes your joining, and we promise that we can allow you to directly become the Lord who commands the entire World Serpent."

"......oh?"

Xia Chuanhu paused for a moment and looked at Ying meaningfully: "Let me be the Lord of the World Snake?"

"Yes, this is the advice and invitation from [that woman]. She said that you, who once saved the world in a real sense, are most suitable to be the leader of [the organization that wants to save the world]."

"Then I refuse."

Without thinking too much, Xia Chuanhu rejected the suggestion outright: "Although I have indeed been investigating the snakes in your world in recent years, your direct invitation has made me lose all interest. Besides... [The power to save the world] does not belong to any one organization."

"Once a force that is too powerful is completely subordinate to a certain organization, it will easily degenerate. I never intend to use my power for any organization."

"And the reason I'm helping Tianming this time is only because my friend got into trouble here, and I'm here to help from a personal perspective. It doesn't mean that I have any intention of doing anything for Tianming."

From an objective point of view, Xia Chuanhu's attitude is actually a bit hypocritical and far-fetched, but he never cares about the outside world's evaluation and opinions of himself, as long as he thinks so.

Sakura was silent for a moment and then sighed: "It's just as she said."

"While the woman asked me to tell you about this invitation, she also told me in advance that you would refuse it. She said, 'You are just that kind of person.' Then the second sentence came next... To be precise, it was the second invitation, which was not spoken by me, but by the woman."