Blood's Embrace

After one sound, Blood's Embrace showed no reaction.

"Teriri is the cutest in the world."

Blood's Embrace still showed no reaction.

"Teriri is the cutest in the world."

A loud click came from Blood's Embrace, and Feng Chen hurriedly retreated several meters.

"As expected, important things have to be said three times..."

The front and back of Blood's Embrace gradually separated, revealing a gap between them. Sharp blood-red halberd blades unfolded from both sides of the gap. The blood-red halberd blades spun rapidly, just like a meat grinder. If Feng Chen had not retreated just now, he would probably have been reduced to a pool of minced meat.

Moreover, Blood's Embrace had quite a wide attack range, with a full diameter of three meters. In the future, he could use it to mow down low-level dead soldiers and Honkai Beasts.

"With this, dealing with the Herrscher of Erosion should be much easier, right?"

"Please don't jump to conclusions so soon, Host. You could easily end up embarrassed."

"Have you ever seen a transmigrator who helped a girl escape her trauma get embarrassed? It's obvious that I'm the one who's going to embarrass others."

At that moment, Feng Chen could be described with one word: swollen with confidence.

"Roar!" A tremendous roar came from outside the village. There was no need to think twice to know it was a Honkai Beast. It would be good practice for him, too.

"Detected a Temple-class Honkai Beast. The strength gap between both sides is too large. Host, please be careful."

For convenience, Feng Chen had the system turn Blood's Embrace into a small red cross hanging around his neck before running toward the outskirts of the village.

Yae Sakura and Kallen both heard the commotion outside. Kallen wanted to go out, but Yae Sakura stopped her. By the time Yae Sakura went outside, Feng Chen was already gone. Seeing the traces Feng Chen had left behind, she assumed a battle had taken place and rushed out as well.

In the forest, a bear-shaped Honkai Beast was wreaking havoc, with several wolf-shaped Honkai Beasts following behind it.

There was no doubt that the bear-shaped Honkai Beast was the Temple-class one. The remaining wolf-shaped Honkai Beasts were at least Knight-class.

If they had only been Knight-class Honkai Beasts, Feng Chen could still handle them. But the bear-shaped Honkai Beast was Temple-class, and it was huge. Its defense and attack power were both first-rate among those of the same level, making it much more troublesome to deal with.

He stuck the blood-red cross into the ground. The blood-red halberd blades unfolded and began to spin. Many of the nearby trees fell at once, blocking the Honkai Beasts' path.

Although those trees were nothing in the eyes of the Honkai Beasts, even a little delay was better than none. At least the commotion here would soon be noticed by Yae Sakura. He only needed to stall until she arrived.

The bear-shaped Honkai Beast pounced at Feng Chen. Its paws were two or three times larger than those of an ordinary bear, and they carried even greater strength. Saying they possessed the power to pull mountains would not be an exaggeration.

Feng Chen drew the short blade from his waist and swung it.

The bear, strengthened greatly in strength and defense by Honkai Energy, scraped its paw against the short blade, producing sparks. Overall, Feng Chen was clearly at a disadvantage and was forced back several steps.

Three wolf-shaped Honkai Beasts pounced at Feng Chen from behind. Their targets were his neck, his right hand holding the short blade, and his left leg, which kept his body steady in a bow stance.

Crackle!

Purple Power of Lightning erupted. Feng Chen released the short blade and used Xiao Yun's Wind of Serenity. Combined with the lightning's incredible speed, it was more than enough to evade the attack from both front and rear.

The bear's paw struck one of the Honkai Beasts on the head, while the other two crashed into the bear-shaped Honkai Beast.

The Honkai Beast that had been struck only felt dizzy for a moment. After recovering, it began tearing and biting at the bear-shaped Honkai Beast again.

When a wolf pack was attacked by an outsider, it would swarm forward. It was an instinct, and even the influence of the Honkai could not change it.

"System, what's wrong with them?"

"It's merely animal instinct. I don't have a hobby of changing instincts. That wouldn't be natural at all." This left Feng Chen speechless. Hadn't infecting animals with Honkai already changed quite a few of their instincts?

The gap in level and strength was plain to see. The wolf-shaped Honkai Beasts were quickly torn to shreds.

The bear-shaped Honkai Beast fixed its gaze on Feng Chen once more. In its eyes, Feng Chen was already its lunch, and there was no way he could escape.

The two bear paws closed around Feng Chen. If that embrace connected, his entire body would suffer crushing fractures the next instant.

"Host, attach the Sword of Serenity to the imitation Judas' Embrace of Blood. The effect will be the same!"

Feng Chen dragged the blood-red cross over to block the attack, attaching the portion of the Stigmata containing the Sword of Serenity to the imitation Judas' Embrace of Blood.

The cross unfolded. Feng Chen tapped the back of a halberd blade with the tips of his toes and leaped backward.

The blood-red halberd blades spun with visibly greater force. The bear-shaped Honkai Beast nearly had both its legs severed.

"System, why couldn't that kill it?"

"A weapon's attack is limited by its wielder. If the Host's strength were measured among Honkai Beasts, you would only be Chariot-type. It is normal for Blood's Embrace not to kill it."

Purple-red blood flowed from the bear-shaped Honkai Beast's legs. The wild grass on the ground quickly withered and transformed into Honkai Energy.

"Can I touch the Honkai Energy in its blood?" Honkai Energy from different sources would clash, because it had adapted to its original owner. Moving it rashly into someone else's body would cause extreme discomfort or even death.

"The Honkai Energy inside a Honkai Beast is far less pure than a Herrscher's. Please rest assured, Host. It absolutely cannot withstand the Honkai Energy in your blood. It would be blown apart by the Honkai Energy inside your body."

After hearing the system's explanation, a simple and brutal idea appeared in Feng Chen's mind.

"I have an idea..."

The short blade passed across his hand, staining it with bright-red blood.

"System, calculate a route that will let me evade its attack while allowing the short blade to cut its leg."

"Understood. Also, Host, please note that the short blade in your hand was modified and is made from a mixture of Honkai Energy and Soul Steel. However, the Honkai Energy in a Herrscher's blood is less pure than mine, so the blood's effects may not meet expectations."

"Understood."

One silver line after another appeared in Feng Chen's eyes. He widened them and stared at the several routes.

"Attention: This is not the optimal choice. The route calculated by the system prioritizes the Host's survival."

Feng Chen jumped onto the cross. When the bear-shaped Honkai Beast swung one paw at him, he stepped onto its arm and leaped behind it in two or three strides.

The imitation Judas' Embrace of Blood was struck by the bear-shaped Honkai Beast. Feng Chen felt a pang in his flesh. He had put so much effort into making this weapon with some real power. He really hoped it would not be smashed.

The bear-shaped Honkai Beast turned right. Its left paw dipped slightly downward while its right paw swung out.

After dodging the attack, Feng Chen saw a blood-red cross in its left paw.

"Holy crap! That's my cross! Have you no shame?"

"""Teriri is the cutest in the world!"""

The blood-red cross unfolded again. Before the bear-shaped Honkai Beast could swing it, it severed its left paw. There was nothing to be done. Who told the fool to grab the intersection point of the cross instead of anywhere else?