Ryn picked up Rin and released the spatial lockdown around them.
With the spatial lockdown lifted, the auras of Rin and Ryn, which had been shielded in another space, reappeared.
Somewhere, Sakura, whose eyes had turned bloodshot with anxiety after she could no longer sense Rin's presence in the shielded space, released Elysia from her cross-arm chokehold. She stomped on the concrete, creating a massive spiderweb of cracks on the ground.
The next moment, a flash of pink light appeared in mid-air before Ryn, transforming into a sharp gust of wind that lunged toward him.
Sensing the killing intent, Ryn, holding Rin, leaned slightly to the side, dodging Sakura's charging figure.
"Holy crap, you're a pink-haired fox too."
"Give me back my little sister!"
Sakura tapped the ground lightly, turning 180 degrees the moment she landed and charging at Ryn again, reaching out to snatch Rin back.
Ryn once again sidestepped the somewhat crazed Sakura, retreating dozens of meters away while holding Rin.
He then quickly sensed for Elysia's aura and found her a few hundred meters away, leisurely shaking out her arms and running toward him with her bow and arrow.
Confirming Elysia had no serious injuries, Ryn breathed a sigh of relief.
While it was unknown if this girl had inherited Ryn's and Kiana's intelligence, her physical constitution was in no way weaker than Kiana's at the same age; in fact, she was much stronger.
Therefore, aside from Honkai-related incidents, Ryn generally wasn't too worried about Elysia's safety.
In just a short while, Sakura was suddenly acting as if he had murdered her entire family and was trying to kill him. This sight truly frightened Ryn.
(Ahem, it seems Ryn did indeed kill Sakura's entire family and even scattered Higokumaru's ashes.)
Who knew what had happened in the time he had isolated himself and Rin from the outside world to make Sakura so frantic.
"What are you trying to do to my little sister?! Give her back to me!!!"
Sakura shouted ferociously, rushing toward Ryn at top speed.
"Uh, please calm down first!"
Drops of cold sweat instantly formed on Ryn's forehead. He immediately understood why Sakura had lost her mind.
He had almost forgotten that although this pink-haired Sakura in front of him didn't know Yae Sakura, both of them shared the trait of being extremely doting toward their younger sisters.
Yae Sakura, such a gentle and considerate girl, had raised her sword and personally slaughtered Yae Village for her sister's sake.
During the Herrscher of Corruption incident, she had even nearly fought against everyone who was trying to subjugate Higokumaru for her.
It could be said that if it had anything to do with her sister, even if her sister lost a single strand of hair, Yae Sakura could go berserk for a good while…
As Yae Sakura's counterpart, Sakura, Ryn understood that he had just made a huge mistake.
That is, while he and Sakura's group were still strangers who had just met, he had taken Rin away, disappearing from Sakura's sight.
Although it was only for a short while in an isolated space, the fact that he and Rin had suddenly vanished was indisputable.
Perhaps from Sakura's perspective, Ryn had kidnapped Rin, sent Elysia to divert her, and then Ryn took the opportunity to steal Rin away.
A perfect criminal record.
Like hell it is!
Ryn placed Rin on the ground, pushed her in front of him, pointed at Rin, and then waved his hands.
"Rin is right here! Sakura, calm down! You've misunderstood!!"
Sakura immediately screeched to a halt, leaving two deep forklift-like skid marks on the ground, finally stopping in front of Rin.
She reached out, wanting to touch Rin.
But she didn't notice her own appearance at that moment. Her originally white clothes were now stained scarlet on one side, and blood dripped continuously from the wounds inflicted by Elysia's bowstring…
Her face was pale from excessive blood loss, but her eyes were wide and bloodshot with anxiety…
Her hair was a complete mess from the wind, stained with a mixture of blood and dust. Her once neat and clean hairstyle now covered her cheeks like a vengeful ghost.
"Ah!!"
Young Rin was frightened by Sakura's murderous aura and crazed appearance.
She screamed and dodged Sakura's outstretched hand, hiding behind Ryn.
"Big Sis… I want Big Sis… I'm so scared…"
Rin clutched Ryn's clothes, trembling nonstop, repeatedly calling for her big sister, wanting her to come save her and defeat the great demon king.
Little did she know, the "ghost-like" figure before her was none other than her sister, Sakura.
Sakura's hand froze in mid-air, blood dripping from her arm onto the ground.
But compared to the pain in her arm, seeing Rin hide in fear because of her appearance was like a knife twisting in Sakura's heart.
Thud—
Sakura eventually lost consciousness due to excessive blood loss and collapsed on the ground.
Elysia, who had finally arrived, quickly ran behind Ryn and covered the eyes of Rin, who was curiously trying to peek at the fallen Sakura in front of Ryn.
Elysia nudged Ryn, her eyes dancing expressively as she used body language to ask him:
"Dad, did you kill her?"
"How is that possible… you're the one who did this."
"Huh? Me?"
"Don't worry, she's not dead."
Ryn ignored Elysia's confusion, bent down, took Sakura's hand, and began healing her wounds.
He then snapped his fingers, altering all the surrounding electronic surveillance equipment. At the same time, he controlled the minds of all the onlookers, whether they were watching the commotion or not, and tampered with their memories, erasing any recollection of himself, Elysia, and the sisters Sakura and Rin.
Ryn gave Elysia a meaningful look, "You carry her, I'll take Rin. Let's get out of here first."
Elysia shook her head vehemently, her eyes responding to Ryn: "Why? Why don't I get to carry Rin?"
"I'm creating an opportunity for you."
"Got it in a second, thank you, Dad!"
Elysia cheerfully handed Rin over to Ryn and then trotted over to pick up Sakura.
Rin stood frozen in place, her eyes vacant as she watched Elysia pick up Sakura.
Although Ryn and Elysia had been communicating with their eyes to take care of Rin, Elysia had ultimately let go for a moment during the handover. This time, Rin no longer saw Sakura as a scary "ghost." She saw clearly that the person lying on the ground, covered in blood, was her big sister…