"Hey! Don't just charge in alone!" Kiana shouted at the boy running towards the tentacle monster. Isn't he afraid of being bitten by a Honkai Zombie?!
"I'm not afraid!" the boy yelled as he ran towards Melk. "I'm a Healer!" Just then, Melk opened her glowing red eyes. Her liquid hair whipped through the air like steel whips, shattering all the stone obstacles in her path.
The boy quickly approached the tentacle monster, and then... a tentacle made of liquid shot out with a 'whoosh', wrapping directly around the boy's neck and hoisting him into the air.
"Ugh, cough, cough..." The boy tugged desperately at the liquid tentacle, coughing violently, but he couldn't move it an inch. Instead, his face turned increasingly pale, a sign of oxygen deprivation.
"Melk! Wake up!" The boy reached out with his left hand as if trying to grab something... 'You're the one who made me a Healer, and you're the one who grew up with me...' 'So... so! Wake up, you idiot Melk!' A soft, warm white light emanated from the boy's left hand, a light that seemed to carry all the life and sanctity in the world...
"ROAR!!!" The creature called Melk actually let out a terrified roar under the light from the boy's left hand.
"Eh?! Honkai Zombies can feel fear?!" How can they have emotions when they're controlled by Honkai energy?! Kiana Kaslana, who was not far from the tentacle monster and preparing to rescue the boy, watched in astonishment as Melk roared in terror. Dozens of liquid tentacles thrashed wildly, striking everything around them, yet they dared not touch the boy's body. Am I dreaming?!
"Bronya has detected a strange, unseen power..." A string of code flashed across Bronya's eyes, but she still couldn't get any results...
"So... so amazing..." Mei watched this scene, amazed.
"Hey, hey~ Save him!" Li Xuan was relatively calm. Humans were most likely to erupt with power in adverse situations. Just like a mother saving her child could catch a falling child from a tall building with her bare hands, erupting with speed faster than the best athlete in a matter of seconds.
Besides, the other person didn't seem to be ordinary... after all, someone who carried a talking bottle of water with them couldn't be ordinary!
At this moment, the terrified tentacle monster Melk seemed unable to bear the light emanating from the boy any longer. The liquid tentacle that was tightly wrapped around the boy's neck whipped out fiercely. The tentacle loosened, and the boy was thrown, landing headfirst in a pile of black dust. The boy's legs kicked a few times, and then he stopped moving...
"Liv, go see if that kid is alright!" Li Xuan hurriedly said to the maid Liv beside him. He was the first male creature he had met, after all. How could he just let him die? The Party and the country had taught Li Xuan to be helpful from a young age, especially since the other person was just a child.
"Yes! Master..." Liv, with a delicate, slightly dazed expression, gave Li Xuan a bow and hurried towards the boy, who was half-buried in the dirt.
After throwing the boy aside, the tentacle monster Melk went on a rampage again, setting its sights on the group. Four strands of hair, or rather, tentacles, allowed Melk to float in the air, moving with a speed no less than that of an ordinary person just by using her tentacles.
"Master! He's fine, just unconscious..." Liv's voice came through. She had carefully examined the boy's body and was surprised to find no injuries.
"Alright, now we just need to take care of this thing..." Li Xuan said. This was a good chance to test out his new weapon!
"Ha!" Kiana was the first to attack. She raised her weapon, 'Asgard's Hammer', and aimed it at the tentacle monster Melk rushing towards them.
'BOOM!!' Like a clap of thunder in a clear sky, an azure bullet spun out of the blue muzzle. The bullet created a vortex in the air as it shot towards Melk. However, as if anticipating it, Melk made a surprising move. The tentacles on her right side pushed her body to the left. The bullet, wreathed in lightning and thunder, passed by her right side, only taking off one tentacle. She was otherwise unharmed, her speed only slightly reduced.
"Eh?! That's possible?!" Kiana was stunned that it had dodged her attack.
"Kiana, shoot her again!" Mei reminded her.
"No, I can't... the recoil is a bit strong, my hand is still numb..." Kiana was extremely frustrated. Using 'Asgard's Hammer' had great power, but the recoil was also significant. After firing one shot, she needed at least a minute to recover.
"Damn it," Mei said, annoyed. By now, the tentacle monster Melk had reached them. A tentacle shot out towards Mei and Kiana. Mei swiftly drew the katana from her waist, raised it, and slashed. A flash of blade light was gone in an instant, and a tentacle was severed by Mei, falling to the dusty road and turning into a puddle of water.
"Mei-senpai is amazing!" Kiana said proudly, as if she had done it herself.
The tentacle monster Melk swung its tentacles at them again, this time several at once. The situation became a bit difficult for Mei.
"I say... don't ignore me!" Li Xuan, who hadn't been attacked since the battle started, felt a mix of emotions...
He stood with his legs in a horse stance, and a weapon appeared out of thin air in his right hand. A streamlined, silver-gray launcher barrel, a delicate and small optical scope, and an oval-shaped rocket at the top with four square, golden protrusions.
This was the five-star divine weapon—'Tyr's Wrist'!
Li Xuan quickly flipped open the scope cover. His right eye looked through the scope at Melk, who was waving her liquid tentacles. His left hand supported the launcher barrel, and his right index finger gently rested on the trigger. Then... he pressed it!
The oval-shaped personal rocket spun out of the white smoke from the launcher barrel, rotating like a drill with a white air current, and hit the tentacle monster Melk before she could dodge...
In an instant, a brilliant explosion bloomed on the road, sending debris and dust flying...