Underground Water

"Danzhu! Watch out for falling rocks!"

Unable to free her hands to protect Danzhu, Chi Yuan could only try her best to warn her.

She should have woken Xu Yanwu first before coming to the rescue, otherwise it wouldn't be this dangerous.

"Roar—!"

The Annihilation Spirit, after multiple failed attacks, let out an enraged shriek. The rocks at the top of the cave wall finally couldn't bear the impact of the shriek. Stones as wide as an embrace crashed directly towards the running Danzhu.

"Danzhu!"

Chi Yuan couldn't help but lose focus. The Annihilation Spirit seized the opportunity and struck her directly in the chest, sending her tumbling to the side.

Ugh... it probably won't be flat again...

"Damn it! Get lost!"

An enraged roar exploded. A spear, shimmering with silver-white light, shot from the cave entrance and fiercely pierced the falling rocks aimed at Danzhu, pinning them to the wall and kicking up clouds of dust.

Xu Yanwu himself sprinted from the cave mouth, his face etched with uncontrollable rage. The militants, the moment Xu Yanwu appeared, indeed stopped their attack and retreated a short distance with a hint of fear.

"Uncle Xu! Xu Xu Xu Xu Yanwu! Help!"

Danzhu was on the verge of tears, "Hurry and help Chi Yuan!"

"It's fine, Xu Yanwu, you take Danzhu and go first. I'll handle this militant." Chi Yuan got up from the ground, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth. Although her body, modified by the Mutagenic Factor in the previous era, was strong, taking a direct hit was still quite taxing.

Xu Yanwu fell silent. Was this Annihilation Spirit that strong? When I played Side Stories before, it was pretty easy.

Or has Chi Yuan's combat ability become stronger after Five Thousand Years?

Damn it, is it really too far-fetched to understand the Honkai world based solely on games and comics?

"Chi Yuan, you're injured. You should take Danzhu and leave. Those ordinary militants don't pose much of a threat to you."

Xu Yanwu's expression turned grim as he beckoned. The Silver Dragon Spear detached itself from the wall and flew back into Xu Yanwu's hand, ready for combat.

"If the cave collapses, it doesn't matter much to me with my many abilities, but you two can't handle it." Xu Yanwu's face darkened. "Aren't you leaving? Do you really want all three of us buried here?"

"...Danzhu, let's go."

Chi Yuan took Danzhu and left, leaving Xu Yanwu and the Annihilation Spirit glaring at each other.

"Listen up, Annihilation Spirit over there, today I'm going to... Huh? Huh?! Why are you running!"

Xu Yanwu was about to deliver a fierce threat to the Annihilation Spirit, but halfway through his sentence, he saw the Annihilation Spirit turn and flee without hesitation, leaving only its curvaceous rear for Xu Yanwu to see.

"You think you can get away! I practiced throwing darts for a long time back in the day!"

Xu Yanwu felt his dignity was wounded by the Annihilation Spirit's escape, and in a fit of pique, he threw the Silver Dragon Spear like a dart once more.

Then, the spear flew past the Annihilation Spirit, smashing a large section of the cave wall and startling it.

"..."

Xu Yanwu was not discouraged in the slightest. He waved his hand and pulled the spear back.

"It's okay, that was just a mistake. Look how accurate my throw was when I saved Danzhu..."

"So, die for me!"

"Ora ora ora ora ora..."

---Cave Entrance---

"Danzhu, what are you looking for?"

After escorting Danzhu to the cave entrance, Chi Yuan asked caringly as she watched Danzhu anxiously searching for something.

"It's gone! It's gone!"

Danzhu was a little anxious. "Chi Yuan, the clay figurine I made for you is gone!"

"Clay figurine? Is this it?"

Chi Yuan took out the clay figurine she had picked up along the way, which Xu Yanwu had colored. "I found it on the road just now."

"That's great! Thank you, Chi Yuan!"

Danzhu directly hugged Chi Yuan's neck and cheered.

"Do you like this clay figurine that much?"

Chi Yuan asked.

Danzhu said shyly, "Because... because it's a clay figurine of Chi Yuan."

"..."

"Chi Yuan is reliable and cool, and you're gentler to me and my sister than anyone else. My sister and I like Chi Yuan the most!" Danzhu said happily, having completely forgotten about Xu Yanwu chasing the Annihilation Spirit inside the cave.

"I want to pass down your story... let everyone know you, I hope everyone can like you!"

"Danzhu, you..."

Just as Chi Yuan was feeling a flicker of emotion, she heard Danzhu add, "But with your looks, achieving this goal might be a bit difficult. You'll have to rely on the Secondary Setting I gave you!"

"..."

"Speaking of which, why hasn't Uncle Xu Yanwu come out yet... He's so slow..."

Heaven knows how pitiful it was that Danzhu finally remembered Xu Yanwu, who was delaying the Annihilation Spirit for them.

Even though her words didn't show the slightest bit of worry for Xu Yanwu...

But she did remember him in the end, didn't she...

"W—c—"

"Hm?" Chi Yuan's ears twitched. She thought she heard a sound coming from the cave?

"Danzhu, did you hear anything?"

"No?"

Danzhu tilted her little head and listened carefully: "Eh? It seems like there really is something?"

"Wo—ca—"

"The sound is getting closer? It sounds like someone is shouting..."

"Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap!"

A string of shouts came from inside the cave.

"It's Uncle Xu Yanwu! He's running out!"

Danzhu excitedly waved at Xu Yanwu: "Uncle Xu Yanwu! Over here! Hurry up and..."

"Stop greeting him, just run!"

Before Danzhu could finish speaking, Xu Yanwu had already run to the cave entrance. He scooped Danzhu up with his left arm and pulled Chi Yuan up with his right, fleeing the cave without stopping.

"Xu Yanwu! What are you doing! Let go!"

"You, you, you, you..."

"Stop yelling! The underground water is gushing out!"

Xu Yanwu couldn't even bother with the two girls in his arms pinching his soft flesh. He was running to escape the underground water surging out of the cave...

"You..."

Before Chi Yuan could finish her sentence, she saw the cave entrance behind them spewing out water like a faucet. With such a large opening, she couldn't imagine how much underground water was surging up.

"What did you do! Why is underground water spraying out of the cave!"

"Stop pinching me! I'll tell you, okay..."

That was five minutes ago...

Xu Yanwu followed the Annihilation Spirit to the deepest part of the cave. Facing the Annihilation Spirit, which was trembling and fleeing, Xu Yanwu had just pulled out the thick, long [Silver Dragon Spear] that he had inserted crookedly again. Just as a [Life and Death Bond.avi] was about to unfold, he saw a stream of water emerge from the area he had just pierced... and then... pfft