Honkai, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Having confirmed that the giant beast before him truly possessed Judgement-class strength, and wasn't some watered-down imitation, Kaino cursed under his breath. He scooped up Seele, leaping into Imaginary Space, then onto the dragon's back.

Kaino instantly transformed Heavenly Fire into a greatsword, while Seele raised her scythe high. Together, they slashed at the dragon's back.

"Aow!"

The fierce impact failed to pierce the scales on its back, but it successfully made the dragon feel pain. The giant beast immediately shot into the sky, throwing the two off its back as they lost their footing.

A gust of wind suddenly rose, supporting Kaino and Seele, allowing them to land gently.

The dragon flapped its wings in the sky to steady itself, then dove towards Kaino and Seele.

Kaino quickly took out a Honkai Ball, pressed the button, and threw it at the dragon, then pulled Seele away.

The Honkai Ball lived up to its reputation as the culmination of several advanced technologies, instantly trapping even the Judgement-class Benares inside.

But the next moment, the Honkai Ball, which had just closed, began to bulge and twist erratically, then exploded.

The dragon readjusted its position in the sky, its vertical pupils coldly staring at the two, and charged again.

"Seele... do you think it would work if we just closed our eyes and pretended we didn't see her?"

"How could that possibly work? We're already in combat!"

Seele gritted her teeth and shouted at Kaino, "Do you have time to chat in this situation? If this isn't working, let's quickly return to the Quantum Sea!"

"No need, the Honkai Ball gave me an idea. The path to victory is clear!"

Kaino waved his hand.

A hollow hula hoop made of Imaginary Space suddenly appeared in the air, positioned in Benares's path.

The dragon's speed was too great, and even when it saw the hula hoop, it couldn't react in time. Its head slammed into it, and gravity caused its neck to become stuck in the hula hoop, unable to move.

"Roar!"

The dragon looked very unwilling and struggled fiercely.

But how could a dragon that could be instantly trapped by a Honkai Ball possibly break free from a hula hoop constructed by the Second Herrscher's spatial authority?

Although Kaino's Honkai energy was less than Benares's, the quality of his authority far surpassed hers.

After all, the essence of the hula hoop was space itself. Trying to shake it was a completely different concept than shaking a Honkai Ball.

Just as he was thinking this, Kaino noticed Benares suddenly flashing with light, and its originally enormous body suddenly shrank to the size of an ordinary human.

"You win, I surrender."

Just as he was about to create another hula hoop to trap her, a clear, cold female voice rang out, causing Kaino to subconsciously stop.

Benares's light dissipated, and a girl with white hair and blue eyes appeared.

Chapter 56: Seele?

"You can turn into a human?"

Kaino sized up the girl before him with interest.

The girl wore a slightly revealing black and white exoskeleton, which looked like her exoskeleton when she was a dragon. Large patches of snow-white skin were exposed from the gaps in the armor, making her look quite alluring.

Although her hair was white, it wasn't pure white like the Kaslana's, but a darker grayish-white. The blue of her eyes was also a bit deeper than the sky blue of the Kaslana's eyes.

This allowed Kaino to rule out the possibility that this dragon had any kinship with the Kaslana.

The girl stared at Kaino with a look that contained respect and trust, and lowered her head slightly.

"Yes, Master. For us more powerful Honkai Beasts, transforming into humans is not difficult."

"Master..."

Hearing this slightly strange address, Kaino coughed twice under the strange gazes of the two Seeles:

"Ahem, let me ask first. We haven't finished fighting, have we? Why did you surrender?"

Hearing his question, Benares placed her right hand on her chest and bowed slightly.

"You undoubtedly controlled me with your own power, which is something humans have never done without the power of Honkai Beasts. Judging by the result alone, you have already won."

"And the power you just used is undoubtedly the Second Herrscher's authority."

"I was born as the Second Herrscher's companion Honkai Beast. Now that the Second Herrscher has passed away to save humanity, you, who possess the same authority as her, can naturally become my master."

The Second Herrscher passed away to save humanity...

There were too many things wrong with Benares's words, and Kaino didn't know where to start.

Why wasn't the Second Herrscher in his own world so nice?

"Oh~ the chosen hero accepted a gift from the previous hero, a common trope in stories."

Red Seele looked at Kaino and Benares playfully, clapping her hands in applause.

"What, do you want to try to defeat the Demon King?"

"There's no Demon King... let's hurry back and finish the mission."

Under Benares's puzzled gaze, Kaino supported his forehead, then said to her a little embarrassedly:

"Um, Bena... ah, let's just call you Bella, the name suits a girl more."

"Bella, we need to go back to the Spirit of the Spring in the beginner area. Can you take us there?"

Although Kaino, who knew the park's coordinates perfectly well, could have just teleported back, where was the coolness in that compared to riding a dragon back?

Which boy hasn't dreamed of being a dragon knight?

"As you command."

Hearing Bella's form of address, the girl's eyes lit up, and then her body transformed back into a giant dragon, lying down in front of Kaino and the others.

"Oh, right, Bella, don't land right in the center of the park. Find a park nearby and land there directly, so as not to attract too much attention."

After climbing onto Bella's back with Seele, Kaino patted her carapace and said.

"Roar!"

Bella roared and then spread her wings and flew into the sky.

Alright, it seems that after transforming into a dragon, she can still understand, but she can't speak human language… maybe it's due to her physiological structure?

"So fast..."

It could only be said that she was worthy of being a dragon-type Honkai Beast; Bella's flying speed was absolutely top-notch. If Kaino hadn't borrowed the Herrscher of Wind's authority to resist the oncoming gale, the few of them would have been blown right off.

The super-high speed naturally reduced the time spent. Before Kaino and the others could carefully admire the beautiful scenery of the ground from above, Bella suddenly decelerated, circling in the sky and slowly descending.

Kaino and the others quickly steadied themselves, and with a roar, Bella landed heavily on the ground. Fortunately, Bella wasn't foolish enough to drop straight into the forest, but specifically chose an open space, so the surrounding environment wasn't too chaotic.

"Seele, be careful."

Kaino jumped off the dragon's back first, then helped Seele down. Kaino looked around and, after discovering that Bella's landing hadn't smashed anything, patted her dragon body.

"Bella, change back."

Watching Bella transform back into a girl, Kaino took out a Honkai Ball and handed it to her.

He didn't necessarily have a fetish for putting Honkai Beasts into Honkai Balls; he just wasn't sure how popular Bella was in this world.

In case Bella was also admired and respected because of the Second Herrscher's heroic deeds, and images of her human form were known to the world, then they might be surrounded in a moment.

Bella took the Honkai Ball, raised her head, and stared blankly at Kaino without speaking.

"Uh… you don't like going into Honkai Balls? It's quite comfortable inside, though?"

"No, I don't have any resistance to going inside. But if possible, I would rather stay by Master's side."

Bella shook her head, staring straight at Kaino.

"Then, alright."

Kaino nodded and then looked at the two Seeles: "Seele, we..."

"Shh!"

Red Seele interrupted Kaino, pointing to a spot behind Bella. Noticing that Kaino was staring behind her, Bella very obediently stepped aside.

Behind a huge tree, the rear half of a Chariot-class Honkai Beast was sticking out. Its head was hidden behind the tree, and its whole body was trembling, as if it had been frightened by Kaino's landing and wanted to hide.

But it didn't seem too bright?

After exchanging a glance with Red Seele, Kaino understood what she meant.

She wasn't inconvenienced by her body, and Blue Seele was too soft to do it. But with such a timid Honkai Beast right in front of them, it would be a shame not to bully it.

Coincidentally, Kaino thought so too.

"Bella, wait here for a moment."

Lowering his voice to tell Bella to stay put, Kaino tiptoed to the vicinity of the Chariot-class Honkai Beast. Holding a Honkai Ball in one hand and a replicated megaphone in the other, Kaino slowly took a deep breath.

"Aah!!!"

"Chariot!"

The Chariot-class Honkai Beast trembled in fright, rushing forward and then crashing into a tree, forced to stop.

The weak, pitiful, and helpless Chariot-class Honkai Beast held its head in its hands, its body trembling, like a frightened kitten.

Kaino: ???

Before you tremble, can you first look at how miserable the tree you crashed into is?

But it did seem like he went a little too far…

Quickly canceling the megaphone's construction, Kaino ran to the side of the Chariot-class Honkai Beast in three steps and two strides, squatting down to check on it.

The power of life circulated, and the collision wound on the Honkai Beast's head was instantly restored.

"Chariot?"

The Chariot-class Honkai Beast, which had been holding its head and trembling, raised its head, touched its head, and then circled Kaino happily.

"Chariot!"

At the same time, a man and a woman rushed out from behind a certain tree, quickly running to the side of the Chariot-class Honkai Beast.

"Chariot, are you alright?"

The girl worriedly stroked the Honkai Beast, which arched its hand to show comfort.

"Choo-choo!"

Kaino stared at the girl interacting with the Honkai Beast, a look of utter disbelief on his face. He glanced back at Seele behind him, then tentatively called out to the other girl, "Seele?"

He was beginning to understand how Kevin must have felt when so many people in Shenzhou mistook him for Kevin.

Chapter 57: Spirit of the Spring

Kaino stared blankly at the girl who was currently comforting the Honkai Beast.

The reason was simple: the girl looked exactly like Blue Seele, who was standing not far behind him—same appearance, same clothes.

What's more, the Stigmata on their chests were identical. If it weren't for the absence of a Red Seele floating beside the other girl, he might not have been able to tell them apart.

"Oh, do you know Seele?"

Hearing Kaino's voice, the girl turned to look at him.

"No, it's just that you look a lot like someone I know."

Pulling out the same response Fu Hua had used on him, Kaino smiled awkwardly as if remembering something embarrassing. "Ah, well, sorry about that. I thought this Honkai Beast was wild. I saw it was timid and wanted to scare it a little, then tame it, but I didn't realize it had already been tamed."

"It's okay, Choo-choo told me everything. You healed its wounds and comforted it."

Seele gently shook her head, not pursuing the matter further.

"But you should be careful. Seele and the Captain just saw a huge dragon fall from the sky, so they quickly hid. Now, I don't know where that dragon went. If it attacks us, we'll be in trouble."

"Okay, thank you."

The certain Kaino who had ridden that dragon felt even more awkward.

"Kaino, is everything alright here...? Eh?"

Blue Seele hurried over, seeing the situation, but her words caught in her throat as she saw another Seele who looked exactly like her.