Now, It's Show Time! (Part 1)

On a dark, rainy night, torrential rain poured down, causing the river to swell dramatically and spread across both banks. In the vast expanse of water, a huge shadow darted swiftly across the surface...

The Dragon Knight pierced through the rain and flew above the river. "Wow, this place is huge, it could practically be called a lake. You could used to ferry boats here, now even an aircraft carrier could cross it! Little Te, where are the enemies? Do you want me to go into the water to find them?"

"Although the Doctor incorporated waterproofing into the design, I don't recommend you do that. Be careful, the detection shows that guy is very close to you." Little Te's voice sounded from inside the armor. Kane gripped his weapon tighter, and the Dragon Wings on his back solidified even more.

"Little Te, do you have this sentence in your database?"

"What?"

Kane grinned, spread his wings, and sped towards the water's surface. "Instead of passively taking hits, it's better to take the initiative!"

Azure dragonfire burned on his right fist, its heat undiminished even in the rain. As Kane exerted his strength, the intense dragonfire even took the shape of a claw.

"Ready Go!" Dragonic Finish!"

The powerful blow tore through the water's surface. A massive black tail flashed past Kane's eyes and then vanished in an instant. Although it lasted only a second, Kane was certain that his enhanced vision from the armor was accurate. Speaking of which, the doctor is quite thoughtful; he even added night vision.

"This is troublesome, Little Te. This time it's a big one. Has Luming ever fought a monster like this before?" Kane asked Little Te as he inserted the Chain Bottle into the Beat Closer and pulled the lever.

"According to the records, among the enemies that Master has fought, its size probably doesn't even make it into the top ten."

Kane scratched his head in frustration and sighed, "Sigh, I knew it! What kind of monsters has Luming fought? But I should worry about myself first. It won't let such a good opportunity pass by after staying on the surface for so long, will it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the water below him began to stir, and a gaping maw burst forth from it, roughly the size of a large truck.

"Damn, you scared me half to death! My sword is fully charged, just waiting for you!" Even though Kane had prepared himself mentally, he was still a little flustered when faced with this scene, and inadvertently reverted to his usual verbal tic.

Mega Slash!

Golden chains flew from the blade of the Beat Closer sword and quickly wrapped around the giant crocodile's jaws. Kane calmed himself and, taking advantage of the moment the crocodile broke the surface of the water, swiftly flew upwards, narrowly avoiding the bite.

"It's strange, even though this is the first time I've used these wings, they feel just like my own. It's truly amazing. Well, now's not the time to marvel. You want to eat me? No way!"

With a powerful pull, the Dragon Knight snapped the giant crocodile's jaws shut.

"Come here!" Kane used all his strength, and with his enormous pull, the crocodile's massive body was slowly dragged towards the shore.

"Roar!" A ferocious roar erupted from its tightly closed jaws as the giant crocodile thrashed wildly, trying to break free from the tiny human's control. Humans are rarely a match for wild beasts in terms of strength, and in the struggle against the enraged crocodile, Kane quickly began to falter.

"Little Te, project my phone wallpaper onto the mask!"

Little Te did as instructed and discovered that it was actually Yuki cosplaying as Yae Miko.

Little Te & Natasha: "..."

"Cross-Z's combat power has surged to 500% of its normal level." Little Te's body trembled slightly, but he remained expressionless as he analyzed the data. "Archived. Tell Little Xing when she returns. Kane Kaslana violated her portrait rights without permission."

On the other side—

Kane was like a man possessed, his azure dragon flames burning on his left hand, magnifying into a giant dragon claw. "Behave yourself, young master!"

The dragon claw slammed down on the giant crocodile's head, sending sparks flying. The blow made the crocodile see stars, and its resistance immediately weakened.

"Hahaha, you're dead meat once you get on land! Ouch, this stinky crocodile is so heavy, give it a push!" Kane struggled to drag it towards the shore. Crocodiles are aquatic animals after all, and their fighting ability will be greatly reduced once they leave the water. Then he can engage in close combat to his heart's content!

Although it's quite dangerous to fight a large crocodile like this on land, it's still much better than in the water, right?

In a corner of the battlefield, Raven, holding an umbrella, watched all this, regretting that he hadn't brought a bucket of popcorn. "This kid has gotten a lot stronger in just a few days. Hmm, this battle scene could be made into a movie. I should have brought some food."

Just a few days ago, the giant crocodile that Jackal kept completely went out of control. Originally, he wanted to subdue it and study it slowly like Benares, but its destructive power was too great, so Jackal changed his mind and decided to kill it to extract special Honkai Energy to create a new Full Bottle.

Then they discovered something quite awkward: with their current resources, it would be difficult to defeat this crocodile whose strength was approaching that of Judgment Class Honkai Beast...

PS: Kane's strength was already above average among A-rank Schicksal Knight, and with the armor amplification, his strength was perfectly normal. As for why he couldn't defeat Blood Stalk in his Jackal form back then, the kid forgot to rush forward and engage in hand-to-hand combat with her. Otherwise, he could have easily knocked her down with a flurry of punches. Instead, he blindly amplified his power, exhausting himself.

So, Jackal decided to release her and let Sin Kaslana help her deal with it. Even if she didn't come, those idiots from Schicksal or Anti-Entropy would come and take care of it for her.

Although it was Kane who came, it's not a big problem.

Raven leisurely sipped his tea, preparing to continue watching the show, when Jackal called, "Hey, intervene in their battle, or I won't be able to achieve my goal."

"Oh, do you want me to help take down that crocodile? After all, I'm their enemy. Wouldn't it be a bad idea to act rashly?" Raven pondered seriously.

On the other end of the phone, Jackal cursed in exasperation, "Idiot! Who told you to help him? I told you to help my crocodile and bring that kid Kane back to me. What a great opportunity! Xing Kaslana probably wanted to train him, but she never expected that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Hahahaha!"

Raven picked at her ear in exasperation. This thing is so annoying. Can I mute her voice?

"Sigh, I know." Raven complained as she removed the robotic gel and inserted a full blue bottle into the Grip Driver.

"Rocket! Unbreakable! Charge Crash!"

The gel-like substance formed a small rocket in his hand, Raven aimed briefly before launching.

Kane strained the chains, dragging the crocodile toward the shore. Come on, almost there!

But just then, the chain suddenly broke in the middle. Under the influence of the laws of physics, Kane rushed forward a long way before barely stopping. But when he looked back, the crocodile had already dived back underwater.

Because he was facing away from the crocodile, Kane was unaware of the truth behind the broken chain. He assumed the chain had failed at a crucial moment and angrily jumped around in the air, saying, "This is going to be difficult. It will be much more troublesome to lure it out again."

The Raven on the other side. "I did as you instructed. What's next?"

"Duh, let's just wait until he defeats that crocodile and then reap the benefits!" the Jackal said smugly.

The Raven thought for 0.1 seconds, "Even if that crocodile successfully got ashore, it would still take him a lot of effort to kill it, so why did you ask me to stop him from dragging the crocodile up?"

The Jackal scoffed, "Hmph, an idiot is an idiot, of course it's because..."

The Jackal on the other end of the phone suddenly fell silent. After a long while, he roared angrily at the Raven, "Why didn't you tell me something so important?!"

Raven silently covered his forehead. My god, how did this woman climb to the position of World Serpent executive? Is it because she's a beautiful girl?

(To be honest, shouldn't enemy female officers who are ruthless yet beautiful and dressed sexily be the favorites of artists? Why is Jackal's [female character] so small?)

Back on the battlefield, Kane was pondering how to re-fish the giant crocodile when he suddenly felt a wave of weakness wash over him. The Dragon Wings on his back began to shrink and turn transparent. "Oh no, this state is about to expire! Ugh!"

The Dragon Wings disappeared, and the Dragon Knight, now without wings, fell helplessly from the sky, plunging straight into the water and sinking until he reached the dark riverbed.

The giant crocodile came running at the sound. When it saw the motionless knight lying on the riverbed, its two small eyes were filled with mockery. A mere human dares to subdue it? Dream on! It'll be swallowed whole!

The giant crocodile opened its blood-red maw and charged fiercely at Kane with the momentum of biting down even the soil. But at that moment, Cross-Z's dim compound eyes, which had been motionless, suddenly lit up with a strong blue light!

"You've been tricked. My battle plan is to put yourself in a do-or-die situation!"

The powerful Dragon Wings spread out behind him once more, Kane quickly turned the lever of the driver, channeling all his remaining strength into this attack.

"Super Special Move: Hidden Dragon Burst Shot!"

"Ready Go!" Dragonic Finish!"

The Dragon Knight leaped forward and kicked, azure dragon flames spreading across his left leg to form a massive dragon tail. Kane swung the tail with force, striking the giant crocodile on the head and stunning it once again.

It's not over yet!

With a powerful flap of its Dragon Wings, the Dragon Knight was propelled upwards. Kane roared and assumed a knight's kick stance, unleashing a rare upward knight's kick.

Boom!!!

The waves surged, and a phantom blue-white dragon pushed the giant crocodile out of the water. Its massive body flew high into the sky before crashing belly-up onto the nearby land.

The dragon slowly dissipated, revealing the knight inside. Kane used his last bit of strength to fly back to the shore, but was forced to deactivate his transformation before he even landed. The exhausted boy struggled to steady himself in the torrential rain, trying to look into the distance to check on the crocodile's condition. It should be dead, right?

Roar!!!

The familiar roar rang in his ears, almost shattering his eardrums. Kane's spirits plummeted. Was this the end? I hadn't even been to Luming's concert yet.

I don't know why, but I suddenly really want to see Julia again...

"Don't give up, partner!"

Build in its Hawk Gatling form pierced through the clouds and flew rapidly toward him.

Seeing the giant crocodile pouncing on Kane, Xing was extremely anxious. Hey, hey, hey, the little brother we finally found can't just disappear like this!

"We can't catch up to that distance, so be it!"

"Kaizoku!" Ressya! Best Match! Are You Ready?"

Of all the best combinations, the Pirate Train form is the fastest!

PS: I didn't change the Accelerate Faiz because it's too harmful to the body.

"Build Up!"

"The Punctual Rebel! Kaizoku Ressya! YEAH!"

The green rails and half of a blue skull form the knight's compound eyes, while the prow of a pirate ship and railway signals form the shoulder armor. A blue cape falls over the right shoulder, adding a touch of elegance and nonchalance.

Just as Kane closed his eyes to face death, he suddenly felt a peculiar breeze coming towards him, and then he was pulled away from the clutches of death by a pair of familiar little hands.

As it glided along the green energy track, Xing greeted Kane: "Yo, esteemed passenger, welcome aboard the Chen Xilumeng Special Flight. Since today is the captain's birthday, we're offering you a free ride!"

The Raven, who was watching the show through its binoculars, took a bite of a chicken foot with relish. "The main character has finally appeared. Let's see how you deal with it."

Author's Note—

Sorry, I've exceeded the word limit. I'll save Bubble Rabbit Tank for the next chapter.

Well, let me explain the issue of Sachi here. As mentioned before, her Stigmata are currently in a state of barely maintaining balance, so she needs new power to break the deadlock, or she needs to grow to a point where she can control the power of the Stigmata before the crisis can be resolved.

However, rashly Polymerization new Stigmata could have unimaginable consequences. The balance between Stigmata might be restored, or it might become even more chaotic. Even if a new Stigmata that can Polymerization is found, one should not act rashly.

I wanted to separate the Stigmata, but it was too difficult, and each one was very important: Fu Hua and Kallen from the original body, Yae Sakura from the main body, and Seele, who was just an empty Seele left with him.