Making Honkai Impact 3, my partner is the fairy Ellie

So...

It turned its attention to the human girl who was about to escape from the area.

Xia Yuan once again dodged the sound waves of the Imaginary Leaf Weaver.

After figuring out the opponent's moves and routines, Xia Yuan seemed to be at ease.

But suddenly an ice pillar passed over him, causing Xia Yuan's blue pupils to tremble, because the direction of the ice pillar was exactly Clara who was about to leave the rift area.

"Clara, watch your back!"

Xia Yuan didn't think much about it. He had only one thought in his mind at this moment. He wanted to protect this strong girl and let her leave this rift area safely.

"Move...move!"

He pushed this body to its limits, with only one thought in mind... to reach Clara faster than the icicle.

at the same time......

"Hey, big brother seems to be calling me."

After Clara heard Xia Yuan's voice, she subconsciously looked back and saw the icicle in the air rushing towards her at a high speed.

whoosh-

Clara closed her eyes subconsciously.

The whole scene turned scarlet, but a man who didn't look strong and was even a little thin... wearing a windbreaker stood in front of Clara, and the icicle pierced his chest.

"Finally... caught up."

Xia Yuan murmured to himself, and he subconsciously looked at the icicle on his chest. Such a wound would probably be impossible to heal even with Tianming's skills, but at least... he protected the girl in front of him.

It was only one step away from the safe area, as long as Clara could leave here safely.

"Big brother?!"

Clara opened her eyes...she couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes. The tears in her eyes could no longer be stopped and kept falling onto the snow.

She was the one who harmed my elder brother...

"Clara, don't cry... ahem, let's leave the Rift Zone quickly."

Xia Yuan's face looked particularly pale against the backdrop of the wind and snow, but he still comforted the girl softly and asked her to leave here as soon as possible.

At this time, the girl was kneeling on the snow pile, and she didn't move an inch despite Xia Yuan's shouting.

Gradually...Xia Yuan's consciousness was becoming blurred, but he had to let Clara leave here, but his tightly closed lips could not make any sound.

He even felt that his soul was gradually leaving this body, and he could clearly see that the creature from the Rift Valley was approaching. He didn't know if this was a dream...

But if this was a dream, the pain of the icicle piercing his chest was too real. Xia Yuan wanted to raise his hands and pick up the girl kneeling in the snow in front of him, as long as she could leave here...

But the body and eyelids...

At this time, Xia Yuan was exhausted. He didn't even have the strength to lift a finger. His eyes slowly closed.

"Are you just going to give up like this?"

"What about the promise I made to Clara?"

"If I fall down in the snow, and the girl who accompanies me cries because of me...what will she do in the current situation?!"

Now...it's not the time to fall!

"Move!"

"At least give me enough strength to protect this strong girl in front of me!"

[Your strong obsession to protect others has attracted the attention of the star god Klipper. ]

Chapter 242 Welcome Back~

[This is the power of protection...to protect others]

[Use this power to protect others, pioneers from other worlds. 】

"This is?!"

Xia Yuan felt a warm current flowing out from the Herrscher core in his heart, which had already exhausted its energy. The icicle that pierced his chest continued to melt until it completely dissipated...

The near-fatal wound on his chest has completely healed.

Xia Yuan held the scarlet sword that appeared to be burning in flames out of thin air tightly in his hand, and the warm firelight dispelled the severe coldness around him.

"Hmm? So warm. Did Clara leave with big brother? That's good... this way I can always be with big brother."

The sudden change made the girl kneeling in the snow raise her head subconsciously. Her eyes were a little confused and dazed, as if she was still immersed in the scene just now and had not reacted for a long time.

Until a warm flame fell on Clara's white hair.

"Big brother?!"

The girl looked around. This place didn't seem to be the afterlife, and the icicle that pierced her older brother had disappeared at some point.

Clara rubbed her eyes which were red from crying. Everything in front of her was not an illusion. Her big brother was really standing in front of her.

The girl suddenly threw herself into Xia Yuan's arms, feeling the warmth.

"Great.....Clara is not dreaming."

Xia Yuan gently stroked the girl's white hair, held the burning giant sword in one hand, and pointed the blade in his hand at the world-ripping creature called the Illusory Leaf Weaver.

Now it was his turn to fight back.

His and the girl's figures were reflected on the blade, and it also sentenced the creature from the world to death.

whoosh-

The sonic attack of the Imaginary Leaf Weaver was easily intercepted by the fire shield surrounding Xia Yuan and Clara, and it didn't even touch the corner of Xia Yuan's clothes.

"Hold on tight, I'm going to get on..."

Xia Yuan leaned forward slightly.

"Brother, Clara has already grabbed it."

After hearing the response from the girl in his arms, Xia Yuan took action...

His speed at this moment was so fast that it left an afterimage.

Before the Imaginary Leaf Weaver could even react, he leaped into the air with the girl in his arms.

"You are only allowed to look down on us, but are we not allowed to look down on you?"

"cut!"

The moment Xia Yuan finished speaking, he had already appeared behind the Imaginary Leaf Weaver with Clara. The moment the giant sword in his hand was erected at his feet, the pillar of fire gushing out from behind him completely engulfed the creature that split the world.

"It's over... Let's go back."

Xia Yuan said to Clara in his arms.

Whether this is [Yarilo——VI] or Beloberg.

Since he didn't know how to go back, he would use the sword and power in his hand to completely change this world, so that the humans living here would no longer fear the severe cold of wind and snow.

But a sudden incomprehensible murmur in his ear made Xia Yuan's tense expression relax instantly. Your presence attracted the attention of [Star God of Joy: Aha].

【He finds your existence very interesting. 】

【Being in two completely different worlds at the same time, He decided to have some fun. 】

[Under the blessings of joy bestowed upon you by Him, you suddenly find that your body begins to become illusory and blurry.]

"Big brother, what's wrong with you?!"

The right hand that was originally holding Clara seemed to have no physical existence.

[You seem to realize that you are gradually detaching from this world in that joyful sound that makes you feel relaxed...]

[You don't have much time left... It's time to say goodbye to the girl. 】

[In the short time you had left, you comforted the girl with tears in her eyes and brought her to the stable area below Beloberg, where you used the mechanical knowledge you learned from Prometheus to repair a humanoid machine named Swarro.]

[Let it protect this strong girl on my behalf...]

[You tell Clara that you are going to a very far place.]

"Big brother, will we meet again in the future?"

[Looking at the desire and expectation in the girl's eyes, you don't know how to respond to her, nor do you know how to come back here again, but you still nodded slowly, in order to give the girl hope for the future. ]

When the girl saw Xia Yuan nod, she smiled with joy.

"Well, big brother...goodbye. Clara will definitely wait until the day we meet again."

Clara waved her hand and said her final goodbye to Xia Yuan.

After a moment, Xia Yuan's body became completely illusory and turned into wisps of flames that dissipated in the air.

The girl held one of the flames in her palm, clasped her hands together and made a prayer gesture.

"I hope big brother has a safe journey..."

Time goes back to the steam train, when Xia Yuan fell into coma due to being forced to drink a large amount of red wine by Wuliangta Jizi.

Sakura, who was leaning back in her seat, suddenly opened her eyes.

The next second she immediately held the dagger at her waist to her chest. Her head was still aching slightly. She vaguely remembered that she was knocked unconscious by a strange floral scent from a very elegant woman whom she had never met.

The scenery outside the car window has become dim, and it is obvious that it is already night. During the time when he was unconscious, did the other party do anything?

Sakura examined her body in detail.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual, she recalled the commission she had received from the merchant named Gray Snake.

"Rin, wait for me... I will definitely find a way to save you."

Sakura put on the mask again and sat at the table. Although she didn't know what the woman wanted, it was undoubtedly a perfect time to assassinate her in the middle of the night.

The carriage was very quiet. At this time of day, most of the passengers had fallen asleep, and Sakura's long experience in assassinations would not allow her to wake anyone up.

She pressed herself against the wall of the carriage.

Under the cover of darkness, he checked the conditions of each room, looking for the target person - Xia Yuan.

squeak-

At this moment, the door of the room next to Ying was slowly pushed open with a creaking sound. The sound broke the original silence, and Xia Yuan staggered along the aisle.

Seeing the target person appear, Ying pressed her body against the wall and held her breath, but Xia Yuan, who was staggering in the aisle, came straight to Ying.

"Huh? We've been discovered. How is it possible..."

Chapter 243 Sakura's Inner Conflict

Sakura thought that her hiding skills had reached the pinnacle, but she didn't expect that the famous detective published in the newspaper would be able to see through her disguise so quickly.

It has been exposed...

Sakura was considering whether or not to take the initiative now.

Just when Ying was about to draw out the scabbard wrapped in gray cloth and emitting a chill from her waist, Xia Yuan had already taken a step forward and grabbed the pair of exposed fox ears on top of Ying's head.

The touch from the fox's ears continued to attack Sakura's body and passed into her consciousness. Only then did Sakura remember that she was not wearing a hood.

Although fox ears are Sakura's only weakness, after undergoing training that is beyond the endurance of ordinary people...even if she is held by others, Sakura will not completely lose her combat power. It's just that the strange touch coming from the pair of fox ears on her head will make it impossible for Sakura to concentrate in battle.

"A fully armed guard, isn't he ashamed to bully a petite girl?"

Xia Yuan asked sternly.

The strength in my hands couldn't help but increase a little bit.

"Well....."

Ying was a little confused by Xia Yuan's words. Was this famous detective sleepwalking and talking nonsense?

Sakura suppressed the strange feeling coming from above her head and decided to hold back and observe the other party for the time being before figuring out the other party's condition.