Collapse, I save everything alone

Is it a bit too much trouble for him...

It's getting late, so we should go back.

"are you awake?"

Noticing the girl's slight movement, he lowered his head and chuckled and asked.

"…Um, sorry, I think I fell asleep."

It's not good to stay in his arms all the time...

Wendy answered as she struggled to support herself with her hands and tried to sit up.

The movement of her upper body caused her lower body to follow suit, and her legs moved naturally in accordance with her thoughts.

"……Eh?"

She realized something and stopped suddenly.

"..."

This was actually a very normal thing, but for her it was a feeling she had not experienced for a long time.

The feeling of control over my legs came back to me after three years, and both my hands and legs seemed to have been reborn after a long time.

The piercing pain that had tortured me for three years...seemed to have disappeared?

what happened……

"My...legs and arms..."

The girl's heart was beating fast, she raised her hands tremblingly, and touched her legs again.

The thigh that had lost all feeling now felt being touched again.

"what happened……?"

She couldn't believe this sudden change, couldn't believe that this normal body belonged to her.

"…Am I dreaming?"

In her panic, Wendy could only think of this one possibility.

She always fantasized about being reborn in her dreams, so this must be a dream and it couldn't be reality.

"It's not a dream."

Mingyu's voice brought her back to reality.

"If this isn't a dream, why would I..."

The girl spoke somewhat incoherently.

Two lines of tears had already flowed down her face unconsciously, and she clutched Mingyu's clothes unconsciously.

"Well... maybe the gods heard your prayers and sent down a miracle for you."

Mingyu stroked her short hair and replied with a smile.

Tonight, this miracle belongs only to you.

Chapter 196 Join Hands

After the initial surprise and joy, Wendy gradually calmed down.

She still leaned in Mingyu's arms, and her heartbeat gradually became stable.

There must be some reason for the sudden recovery.

The only factors that brought changes to her monotonous and painful life... were the teacher and Mingyu.

Thinking of this, the girl raised her head and asked in a somewhat uncertain tone:

"Mingyu, it's... you did something, right?"

Looking at her green eyes and the confusion in them, Mingyu nodded without comment.

They were the only two people here in the wilderness. Even if he tried to trick Wendy into believing that it wasn't him, she would definitely not believe it. There was no need to lie to her.

After receiving a positive answer, the girl folded her hands on her chest and her heart began to beat violently again.

She tried to speak in a calm tone:

"Thank you……"

"Let's keep this a secret between us, okay?"

Mingyu said with a smile.

“… Yeah, I understand.”

Wendy nodded.

Although she didn't know how Mingyu did it, she would not ask about it.

Then, she touched her legs again with a look of joy and tried to shake them again and again.

Although her body was still very weak, the feeling of regaining control of her legs made her feel quite satisfied.

Seeing the girl's delight, Ming Yu smiled and reminded her:

"That gem is no longer a burden to you. Perhaps... you can try to accept its power."

He was talking, of course, about the craving for gems.

Now Wendy is no longer eroded by the Gem of Desire and has regained full control of her body, but if she wants to regain her strength, she still needs to accept the power from the Herrscher of Wind.

The gem embedded in her leg no longer caused her pain. She could feel that the gem... no longer rejected her.

"..."

But the girl was still a little hesitant.

If she accepted this power and became strange because of it...

In the past three years, she has not been able to completely conquer her desire for the gemstone. This cruel fact still makes her somewhat lack of confidence.

So, the girl quietly asked Mingyu:

"...Can I hold your hand?"

If she could hold his hand, she might have more courage to face it.

"Ah."

Mingyu smiled and nodded, then stretched out his right hand in front of her.

The girl placed her hand in Mingyu's palm, and the warm and thick big hand wrapped around the girl's soft fingers.

She felt a warm power coming over her, and an irresistible sense of security surged into her heart.

Just as she had imagined...

There is no girl who has not fantasized about the scene of a knight saving a princess. Although what is happening at this moment is not exactly the same, Wendy feels similarly.

After holding his hand, Wendy finally felt relieved.

She closed her eyes, sank her mind into the depths of consciousness, and began to try to touch the Desire Gem.

The power of the Fourth Herrscher gradually emerged in the girl's mind.

The power of the Herrscher of Wind is to create and manipulate ideal fluids.

The theoretical upper limit of this ability is quite high, after all, the definition and use of ideal fluids are quite broad.

But for a girl who has just come into contact with this power, it would be better to simply understand it as "controlling the wind" or "controlling the air."

A soft light emanated from the girl's body, and along with it came an amount of Honkai energy that could not be ignored.

The process of her accepting this power was quite smooth, and soon, Wendy's appearance also changed. A long white tattered hem hung from the back waist of the girl's white dress, and a pair of green wind wings appeared.

The bandages on his hands and legs fell off naturally, revealing the healed skin underneath, without a single scar.

It was the first time that Mingyu saw the girl transform into a Herrscher in person, and he was fascinated for a moment.

After a moment, the light dissipated and the girl opened her eyes.

"This is... the power of the Herrscher..."

She looked at her hands in disbelief.

The body that was reborn was not only repaired on the outside, but the huge amount of Honkai energy surging in the body also made her feel a little at a loss.

The Honkai energy in her body now far exceeds that of herself three years ago when she was an A-rank Valkyrie.

Moreover, there were no strange impulses or thoughts emerging in her mind... These forces surrounded her like a gentle breeze.

She gently stretched out a finger, and a breeze wrapped around her fingertips.

This feeling is really quite wonderful...

However, before the girl could experience it for too long, an explosion suddenly occurred at the Oceania branch base in the distance.

Thick smoke rose from the base and drifted into the sky. Flames spread and shot up into the sky, almost illuminating half the sky.

"base……!"

Wendy exclaimed.

attack?

Who would attack the base under the banner of Heaven's Mandate? Anti-Entropy? However, Oceania is independent of other continents, and Anti-Entropy's troops cannot launch a sneak attack without any sound.

"It looks like the base has been attacked. It's time for you to come on stage, Wendy."

Mingyu stood up and extended his hand to the girl.

Saving everyone from the World Serpent's attack was a perfect first for the Herrscher of Wind.

"……Um."

The girl nodded.

Everyone in the base was always nice to her, and now that a crisis had occurred and she had just recovered her strength, she couldn't just ignore it.

Wendy stood up and was about to take a step, but she lost her balance and fell into his arms.

"What's wrong? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"

Mingyu supported the girl and asked with concern.

Logically speaking, Wendy should have fully recovered.

"no……"

Wendy covered her face with one hand and replied somewhat embarrassedly:

"Actually, it's because I haven't used my legs for a long time. I've forgotten how to stand and walk..."

Habit becomes nature. After sitting in a wheelchair for so long, she has indeed forgotten how to walk like a normal person.

Of course, there is no time for her to slowly recover and master this skill right now.

"Then fly over."

Mingyu suggested.

As a Herrscher of the Wind, the ability to fly is naturally the most basic of the basics.

"……Um."

Wendy nodded, and a green light appeared around her body. A stream of wind appeared out of nowhere, wrapping her body up in the air.

Of course, she would not leave Mingyu alone and fly back.

It was he who helped me escape from the abyss...

The girl turned around and gently extended her hand to him:

"Take my hand, and let's go back together."

Chapter 197: Wild Wind, Submit to Me!

World Serpent, Oceania Base.