The Fourth Layer

After experiencing a jinx, Feng Chen obediently shut his mouth and didn't dare to speak.

"Actually, Chen-jun doesn't need to be so scared. It was just a coincidence earlier." Yae Sakura firmly believed it was a coincidence, but after coming to this world, did Feng Chen still believe in "science"? He did, but he had to add the foundation of "Honkai" to "science."

However, what they were facing was the messenger of "Honkai," so there was no need to add "science."

Since there was no science, why bother with whether it was scientific or not? Just believe and be done with it.

Yae Sakura's affection points seemed to have increased again, getting closer to 100. Even though Feng Chen didn't have the System, he could tell from Yae Sakura's behavior.

It must have increased by some amount. Let's just say it's 97 now.

"Sakura, can you let Hiyori Maru come out for a bit?"

"Hmm? Okay."

She pulled Hiyori Maru out from her clothes. Hiyori Maru, who was fast asleep, started to stir, and even Yae Sakura had a hard time handling her.

"What are you doing?! I'm warning you, if you don't have a proper reason to disturb my sleep, next time I'll bite you even if your blood is boiling!"

Her tiny, palm-sized body made a fierce expression, almost making Feng Chen and Yae Sakura burst into laughter.

"Hiyori Maru, do you have any way to sense what enemies are on the fourth floor?"

Since Hiyori Maru was the "good" side of the Herrscher of Erosion, she should have a connection with Jizou Mitama. And since the entire Tenshu-kaku was "eroded" by Jizou Mitama, Hiyori Maru should be able to sense something.

"There are three Demon Knights, one Temple-class Honkai Beast, and two Summoner Demons on the fourth floor. I'm going back to sleep now."

Seeing her yawning, Feng Chen wondered how she had spent her tens of thousands of years. Had she been sleeping the entire time, to the point where she now needed sleep to fill her free time?

"It's better to play games... this kind of thing wouldn't happen."

Indeed, he had forgotten the pain after the wound healed. Feng Chen had forgotten what his situation was like before he transmigrated.

"Then let's go. No unexpected enemies appeared on the fourth floor. With Sakura's strength, carrying me to victory should be no problem, right?"

Yae Sakura didn't know what "carrying to victory" meant, but she could roughly guess from his words.

"My pleasure, but Chen-jun doesn't seem to be injured or sick. Can I choose to stand by and watch?"

This Yae Sakura in front of him seemed to have awakened some incredible attribute...

"Just kidding, don't take it seriously... Besides, if Sakura really stood by and watched, I would have died countless times in this Tenshu-kaku."

Sakura smiled and took a few steps ahead onto the stairs leading to the fourth floor.

Who knew why she was smiling? From Feng Chen's understanding of normal female thinking, it would be strange for Sakura not to be angry at a time like this.

"Men who don't understand women are truly terrifying." A voice echoed in his mind.

"Xiao Yun? Are you awake?"

Xiao Yun was his Stigmata, and a Stigmata with consciousness was in a symbiotic state with Feng Chen, not a one-sided parasitic relationship like the System. Naturally, she could enter his mind.

"I just woke up not long ago, but it seems you've had quite a few gains."

"Well... I guess a little bit, but there hasn't been any further improvement."

The "gains" they were talking about were actually completely different things.

What Xiao Yun referred to as gains was actually about Feng Chen and Yae Sakura, and the Jizou Mitama they were about to face.

Feng Chen's gains were that his strength had improved significantly, and he could use two armors simultaneously.

If the System were here, it would probably mock him a few times.

He couldn't even see such an obvious problem. Feng Chen's understanding of women could only be described as severely lacking.

Because there were no more suitable words to describe it.

On the fourth floor, the three Demon Knights appeared first, followed closely by the Temple-class Honkai Beast and the Summoner Demons.

"Chen-jun, leave the Demon Knights to me."

Feng Chen didn't know why Yae Sakura was so proactive this time in dealing with the relatively more difficult Temple-class Honkai Beast and Summoner Demons. Anyway, he just charged forward.

The three Demon Knights had long spears blocking their front. They were centaur-like, with human upper bodies and horse lower bodies. Although they were quite cute, their attack power was very high.

Moreover, short blades could hardly wound them, so sneak attacks with short blades were impossible. Most of Blood Knight: Moonbeam's attack methods seemed unsuitable for dealing with enemies like Demon Knights, who had high defense and could actively defend themselves. Kiana Kaslana's attacks were electric, not physical damage, so that could be considered.

Kiana Kaslana's attacks still had many variations, but they all involved katanas, which Feng Chen didn't have... Forget it, he'd just use Lightning Dual Blades to defend against ranged attacks.

After considering everything, the Moonblade was the way to go against Demon Knights.

"Inch Punch: Heaven Splitter!"

The long spear of one Demon Knight, which was blocking its front, was directly broken. It was knocked to the ground, motionless.

"Death Force Breaks the Sea!"

Another one.

The remaining Demon Knight stopped fighting and ran away.

Four legs run faster than two legs; that's common sense.

Knight-class Honkai Beasts and Demon Knights were already in the same category. The title "Male of the Honkai World" determined how he strengthened himself based on different types of enemies. Feng Chen, who was at the weakest level of Intermediate Herrscher, was not much different in strength from Knight-class Honkai Beasts. He wouldn't trigger the title effect against enemies like Demon Knights. "Huh?"

As he chased, he realized his speed seemed to have increased. It wasn't the effect of "Wind of Serenity." It seemed to be... the effect of his title?

He glanced back and saw two lances already lunging towards him.

"Something's wrong! Xiao Yun, what's going on?"

From the two Demon Knights that had caught up, he could see they were the same ones that had fallen earlier. Not only were their injuries healed, but their weapons had also recovered.

"These three Honkai Beasts possess a special ability called 'Bloodline'. As long as all three Honkai Beasts aren't dead, the remaining two will slowly recover from their injuries."

"I see... so that's why the last one managed to escape? Is there a way?" "Yes, but I'm not telling you."

Feng Chen couldn't recall offending Xiao Yun in any way, and the current situation was dangerous. Three Demon Knights attacking him at once posed a significant threat.

He caught the two lances with his bare hands, but another one came at him from behind.

"It's over, I'm doomed."

Only these words could express Feng Chen's current feelings. He didn't have a third hand to fend off the attack from behind.

"Roar!"

A powerful Honkai Energy fluctuation surged from Feng Chen, emitting an aura that was unmistakably that of an Emperor-class Honkai Beast. A red and white spotted egg floated in front of him.

Then, the eggshell... broke.