The promised third collapse, where is it?!!

After dodging, he charged directly into the dummy area, smashing a large pile of mannequins before peeking his head out from the pile of dismembered limbs.

She said indignantly, "Fine, you're back! But why did you have to dress up in women's clothes and scare people! You pervert!"

Despite her words, the girl's upturned lips couldn't be suppressed, perfectly illustrating the saying "actions speak louder than words."

"Pervert? Don't wrongly accuse me,"

Fu Li corrected, "First, my previous clothes were destroyed in the fight, so I got this set temporarily for convenience. Second, this outfit only referenced women's kimonos in its design; it's essentially still a men's style."

Mei subconsciously nodded. Having grown up in the Far East, she understood traditional clothing better than Kiana, who had just arrived.

Receiving support from the local, the boy shot Kiana a smug look, "Also, the reason I chose a kimono is because it's loose, allowing me to hide small items inside."

"Finally,"

He emphasized, "Even if I were wearing women's clothes—"

"Yes, yes, yes, Lord A Li's gender is Attack Helicopter. Stop using that meme, you're not tired of it, but I am."

Finally suppressing her inner excitement, Kiana scrambled out from the pile of limbs and broken bodies.

She stroked her chin, sizing up Fu Li, who was posing proudly, and then smirked mischievously:

"You look like a divine favorite's Little Sakura."

"Your eyes are the ones hiding a lion!"

Chapter 53: "Mei: What's chuunibyou? I don't understand!"

Seeing Little Sakura Fu Li and Little Dragon Girl Kiana getting more and more animated, Little Monster Mei quickly said, "Fu Li, are you okay?"

Her question was awkward, abrupt, and carried an air of weakness, pity, and helplessness.

Fu Li stopped bickering with Kiana and spread his arms, spinning around in place.

"See? Safe and sound!"

It was true that the Silver Bloom Seed, which had taken several hits, was completely ruined. However, with Bronya's original leg ring as a replacement of the same grade, it wasn't a big problem.

He then handed the hair ornament and neck ring he'd taken off earlier to the two girls, "Star-stone Shield, one for each of you. Inject Honkai Energy to activate it when you're in danger."

Mei subconsciously took the butterfly-shaped hair ornament, but then quickly pushed it back, "No! This is too valuable, I can't accept it!"

"Oh, Mei, if he's willing to give it to you, just take it!"

Kiana, on the other hand, didn't hesitate. She picked up the neck ring and put it around her neck.

"How is it?"

"Not bad,"

Fu Li complimented, "Add a leash and you'll have Soth's style."

"Hmph! Of course!"

The girl proudly lifted her head.

"Hey, pervert Fu Li, who are you calling a dog!"

"What I gave you just now was a Star-stone Shield, you know?"

"Darn it!"

Having roughed it out for four years, Kiana had certainly heard of the Star Stone's reputation. She stomped her foot and said a little unhappily, "Just this once, okay!"

Seeing the girl actually preparing to bark, Fu Li quickly reached out and covered her mouth, "Can you be a little smarter? You're selling yourself for a C-rank shield?"

"It doesn't cost me anything to bark twice for you,"

Kiana glared at him irritably.

It was only because they were close that she would even consider being someone's dog. She wouldn't do it for anyone else!

However, the girl soon noticed Mei beside her, hesitating to speak.

Realizing she had inadvertently overlooked her friend again, Kiana Cat quickly said, "Mei, did you want to say something?"

Fu Li also looked over.

Under the gaze of two contrasting eyes, one azure and one crimson, Mei said softly, "It's just, that..."

Her fair, slender index finger pointed behind Fu Li, "I seem to see... uh, a bulge there?"

"Oh, you mean this."

Fu Li shed his loose kimono, revealing Bronya the little angel, tied to his back with the Shadow Rope.

This was the "small item" he had mentioned hiding for convenience at the end of the previous chapter.

"This! This?!"

Mei was dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Kiana couldn't help but exclaim in shock, "Fu, you're kidnapping children?!"

"Don't be ridiculous, I'm only kidnapping, I'm not planning to sell."

Fu Li finished dressing and hid the unconscious Bronya again.

"Not selling, not selling is fine."

Kiana nodded in relief and asked, "She won't wake up and cause trouble halfway, will she?"

Fu Li gave a thumbs-up. "I'll give her a little something at the back of her neck every so often, guaranteeing she'll enjoy the most exquisite sleep experience on this journey!"

"That's good!"

Kiana also gave a thumbs-up, her pearly white teeth flashing.

Is that really a good thing?!

Mei felt like she genuinely couldn't keep up with the thought processes of these two. For an enemy unit with such a powerful safety hazard, shouldn't they have just executed her directly after capturing her? Or did Fu Li have other plans for the girl?

As Mei's mind raced, her vision blurred.

Her instincts as a swordswoman prompted her to reach out and catch it. "What is this?"

"An Escape Dagger. It's for teleportation, and its length is enough to serve as a wakizashi," Fu Li explained briefly about the weapon's abilities. "I meant to lend it to you when we split up earlier, but it was still needed for the fight then, so I delayed."

From this, one could see that Bronya's defeat was not unjust. There was never truly a case of the weak defeating the strong; it was essentially the strong defeating the weak, the difference being whether the strength was overall or localized.

A B-rank breaking through to A-rank was already on the same level as an A-rank in close combat. With the intelligence in hand, Fu Li had calculated her every reaction and combat process from the very beginning.

Mei lowered her head, examining the dagger, which was over forty centimeters long, in her hand.

She gripped it tightly and nodded gently. "Mm."

After finishing here, Fu Li turned and reached for Kiana's well-concealed left arm.

The girl was caught off guard and didn't have time to dodge. All that could be heard was a pig-like scream that echoed through the air: "Aoww, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! Let go, let go! This lady's wound isn't healed yet!!!"

"Kiana, you're injured?!"

Mei exclaimed in shock, her voice cracking unintentionally.

"A Titan smashed me a while ago. I thought it was nothing, so I didn't tell you."

Tears welled up in Kiana's eyes as she tried to downplay it, but failed. "...Hiss! You stinky Pear! Why are you using so much force?!"

She had indeed hidden it well. Only when she gave the thumbs-up just now did her mouth twitch for a split second, and she quickly turned it into a smile.

If not for that, Fu Li might not have even noticed.

"Didn't I give you two Healing Bullets? Why didn't you use them?"

Fu Li wasn't surprised at all by her injury. Kiana had to navigate through enemy lines while protecting Mei, and she didn't have a Silver Bloom Seed.

"That's not cost-effective," the girl said, scratching her braided hair with her good hand, calculating. "I estimated the medicinal effect. If I wait until I've taken another similar attack before using it, the Healing Bullet's effect will be maximized. And..."

"And you had to save them for Mei, right."

Fu Li guessed as much. He flicked his thumb, sending a Healing Bullet into Kiana.

"Mmm..."

The girl moaned softly, hugging her arms as her skin gradually flushed a seductive pink.

"What is this?"

Mei blinked, looking at the culprit with a questioning gaze.

Fu Li observed for a moment and deduced, "Healing, in essence, is just accelerating cell division within the body. When metabolism speeds up, a reaction similar to overexertion is quite normal."

"Then, why didn't you have this reaction when you hit that pink-haired Miko?"

Kiana looked at him with her now watery eyes, her voice laced with a hint of playful reproach and a tremor from her labored breathing.

Unfortunately, Fu Li was unmoved. "I'm different."

Ever heard of the Human Immortal Path?

Yes, it was quite remarkable to be able to digest and absorb it directly after it was injected.

Even so, Kiana's reaction always reminded Fu Li of the description of the Healing Bullet: [Developed by the Anti-Entropy faction].

He hadn't paid much attention before, but now, the name seemed rather odd.

Of course, this wasn't to say that the "Copulation Faction" was any more reputable; they were both equally questionable.

Fortunately, the unpleasant state, similar to [censored], only lasted until the wound healed.

"This lady! Is resurrected!!!"

Kiana Cat, her face now pale again, stepped onto a pile of mannequin limbs and pointed a finger to the sky, loudly proclaiming her rebirth.

"Ooh, ooh, ooh!"

Fu Li and Mei applauded from the sides.

Kiana stepped back sheepishly. "So? What do we do next?"

"Miss Kiana, who has returned from the dead, do you have any brilliant ideas?"

"Then I order you, General Fu Li! Use your three-legged cat swordsmanship plus triple Blood Burst to cut the Dragon King in half!"

"Come on, what Dragon King would be killed that easily?"

"The Dragon King who fell in love with a dead child will."

The two jokers exchanged glances and, in unison, became emo.

Oh, and the topic-challenged Miss Mei was also emo-ing.

I don't understand anime stuff!

Chapter 54: "Resurrect! My Beloved Dog!"

After handling a series of matters, it was time for the Invincible Trio Squad to depart.

Anyone could tell that Kiana's earlier antics were just to give Mei, who was feeling down and exhausted, a break.

Since Fu Li had already returned like lightning with his spoils, Bronya, there was no need to linger here any longer.

"Oh my, what should I do, A Li? This young lady looks good in everything!"

Kiana, having changed into new clothes, looked at herself in the mirror with a look of infatuation. Her and Mei's clothes, like Fu Li's, had been tattered during the previous chase, so this was a good opportunity to change into new ones.

"Can you be a little less shameless?"

Fu Li's retort lacked its usual vigor, mainly because the girl truly did look good in everything.

Not only did she have a face that was naturally beautiful and couldn't be abandoned, but her figure was also top-tier, top-tier, top-tier.

Catching this hint of insecurity, the white-haired beautiful girl grinned and leaned closer, her star-like, dense eyelashes just a hair's breadth away from the boy's cheek.