The Herrscher of Void flashed and instantly teleported in front of Chang Yuan.
After continuously dodging, Chang Yuan also appeared directly opposite Airi.
Chang Yuan was facing Airi, with the Herrscher of Void behind Chang Yuan.
"Now!"
At this moment, even if Chang Yuan didn't say it, Airi knew what he meant.
She drew her bow and shot an arrow without a moment's delay.
And out of absolute trust in Airi, Chang Yuan stood his ground and didn't move, letting the Herrscher of Void try to assassinate him.
Whoosh—!
The eyes are the most vulnerable place for any creature, even a Herrscher.
With this arrow, the Herrscher of Void's brain was instantly pierced. Even if the arrow didn't successfully pierce through, for Herrschers who were not the Herrscher of Death, this blow was fatal.
This round could only be blamed on the Herrscher of Void underestimating the tacit understanding between Chang Yuan and Airi.
The hand that originally intended to pierce Chang Yuan's chest froze in mid-air.
As the Herrscher of Void fell, Airi immediately moved closer to Chang Yuan.
However, what greeted Chang Yuan was not a worried embrace afterward, but a small, loving punch from Airi that landed on his chest.
This almost made Chang Yuan stumble back two steps.
"A Yuan! Do you know how dangerous that was! You're just a slightly stronger ordinary person. What if you hadn't reacted in time!"
When Chang Yuan first provoked the Herrscher of Void, Airi couldn't understand it.
But as Chang Yuan continuously dodged and kept moving towards her front, Airi immediately understood what he was trying to do.
Even though she understood, the risk was still very high. However, she didn't dare to interfere, fearing that her interference would cause Chang Yuan to make a mistake.
In the end, she could only wait for the opportunity that Chang Yuan created for her.
Fortunately, everything developed in a good direction.
But even though she got a satisfactory result in the end, Airi was still very dissatisfied with Chang Yuan's actions.
She was truly afraid of losing someone in a gamble where he put himself at stake.
"Ouch, Airi, I think the injuries I sustained in this fight are not as painful as this punch you gave me."
Chang Yuan, who had stopped, rubbed his chest and grimaced.
But in reality, he didn't feel much pain, which further indicated that his Honkai erosion had progressed.
My dearest Master Velvie! Teacher DaV! Where are you? Come save me quickly!
Currently, Velvie was his only hope.
After all, she was a genius among geniuses, with an intellect comparable to, or even surpassing, Dr. Mei in some aspects.
With her guidance a few years ago, she would definitely be able to create at least one anti-Honkai erosion potion during this time.
Just then, a figure agilely leaped down from a tall building. Just as she was about to land, her body slowly descended, thanks to the flight backpack on her back, which was quite simple.
"Hi, did you miss me?"
"!!!"
"Teacher DaV, have you finished your anti-Honkai erosion potion? Save my dog life!"
Seeing Teacher DaV descend, Chang Yuan looked as if he had seen a savior, his eyes filled with hope.
And his Teacher DaV did not disappoint him, directly reaching into her backpack behind her.
Finally, she pulled out a syringe filled with a sapphire blue liquid.
"Here, the anti-Honkai erosion potion. Once injected, you will have resistance to Honkai. It's estimated that as long as it doesn't exceed 1200hw, there will basically be no impact.
If it exceeds that, quickly leave the area for a short period, and there will be no impact. If you stay for too long, you'll have to go to a place with low Honkai concentration and wait for a few months for it to heal and dissipate on its own."
Seeing the syringe that Teacher DaV took out, Chang Yuan gave her 100% trust.
He picked up the syringe and immediately injected it fiercely into his arm.
After the injection, the oppressive atmosphere that Chang Yuan initially felt instantly disappeared, replaced by a sense of relief.
He then rolled up his sleeve and watched as the dark purple patterns that had appeared slowly faded until they were gone.
"Phew, I'm alive, I'm alive. Teacher DaV, you're amazing. I owe you my life."
Feeling that the Honkai erosion within him had completely disappeared, Chang Yuan let out a long sigh of relief.
The things he worried about before were finally no longer a concern.
Moreover, with Honkai resistance, it meant he could utilize more Honkai Energy, and thus he could become even stronger.
However, he probably wouldn't become outrageously strong; he estimated he would be around the level of an A-rank Valkyrie in later generations at most.
But before the appearance of Fusion Warriors, this was already the first tier, second only to Airi.
One had to know that only with the existence of Fusion Warriors, who surpassed S-rank Valkyries, did Airi barely become second.
Not all Fusion Warriors are that strong, though. It depends on what rank of Honkai Beast you fused with.
If it was just an Assault-grade Honkai Beast, then at most you'd be around a C-class Valkyrie, maybe not even that.
Only Fusion Warriors who fused with Emperor-grade or higher Honkai Beast genes could reliably match an S-class Valkyrie, or even surpass them.
At this point, however, Airi stepped forward with a serious expression and grabbed Chang Yuan's hand as he was rolling up his sleeve.
"Chang Yuan, those purple markings you had before were caused by Honkai erosion. Why didn't you tell me? Why did you come to a place with such high Honkai concentration with me? You could die, do you know that?"
The fact that Airi rarely said Chang Yuan's full name after growing up showed that this time, her saying his full name truly meant she was quite angry.
Her anger wasn't because Chang Yuan had kept it a secret, but because he didn't cherish his own life.
If Velvie hadn't arrived in time, she couldn't even imagine what would have happened to Chang Yuan afterward. He might have died, or he might have directly turned into a Mortal. In that case, she would have had to kill him herself.
Either outcome was something she didn't want to see.
"I... I'm sorry."
Chang Yuan had intended to explain. He was afraid that his appearance might cause some butterfly effect, leading to Airi's death.
But upon seeing Airi's angry face, he ultimately gave up on explaining and chose to apologize with his head lowered.
"No more next times. If I find out a second time, I won't bring you along with me anymore, no matter what I do."
"...Okay, I won't."
After hearing Chang Yuan's promise, Airi's anger subsided a bit.
Seeing that Airi was no longer angry, Chang Yuan immediately pointed at the Herrscher of Void and said to Velvie, "Teacher V, quickly take the Herrscher of Void core. Otherwise, when the Flame-Chasing Moth people arrive, you won't be able to get it."
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