This Body Is a Blade

There's no need to take it so seriously.

Sera couldn't resist patting Firefly's head. Although he could calm Yingxing down on his own, he wasn't good at close combat, so he was a bit rough with his own men, and he couldn't bring himself to hurt his companion.

"After all, they'll be our future comrades; we'll see how things go then."

"Received, Sam is ready."

Firefly's expression hardened, and she gripped the transformation device tightly in her hand.

well...

Sera didn't say anything more, but silently tightened her grip on Firefly's hand and began the teleportation. Although holding hands wasn't necessary, Sera understood that Firefly needed some reassurance at this moment.

But... why does Firefly trust him so much? For some reason, at this moment, Sera felt a sharp pain in her heart. Was it an illusion? He only had the core...

Silently keeping his questions in mind, Sera didn't believe it was an accident or anything else; he didn't have enough information to draw a conclusion for the time being. But if it really was like Miss Herta, where a cause and effect needed to be filled in, the possibility was unlikely, because he knew very well that his personality wouldn't allow Firefly to join the Stellaron Hunters in the same way unless something unexpected happened.

They arrived at the location Elio had described, a desolate land with a pool of blood not far away. Then came a man with long black hair, his chest pierced by a sword from behind, yet he was still alive.

Under the power of "Abundance," the wound was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Suddenly, the man's fingers twitched, and then he skillfully pulled the sword from his chest. Before any blood could flow from the wound, it healed at an extremely fast speed, as if he had never been injured at all.

"Ugh..."

He just let out a muffled groan, without even blinking.

"Yingxing."

Sera suddenly spoke, Firefly immediately went on alert, fearing that the unknown humanoid creature in front of them might suddenly attack them.

Yingxing...

The two words struck him like a silent blow, a hoarse voice rising in his throat as he looked up at the source of the sound.

Who are you?

Why... why do you know this name?

His eyes were about to be tinged with bloodlust and madness, a disease of Long-Life Species known as the Mara-Struck, but he quickly suppressed it. He wanted to know why the person in front of him would call out the name... Yingxing.

"We are Stellaron Hunters. As for our name? For a genius like me, it's perfectly normal to know it, isn't it? Am I right? Zhuming Ming's Baiye~"

Although Sera noticed Blade's eyes were almost consumed by madness, he didn't care. Forget whether Blade could hurt him; Firefly was already ready to pounce.

"... What business does a genius like you have with a sinner like me?"

Blade had already stood up from the ground.

"We're inviting you to join the Stellaron Hunters. Don't be so quick to refuse!"

Sera smiled as she watched Blade about to speak. After pressing down on the Firefly cat, who was about to breathe on Blade as he picked up the Shattered Sword, she presented Blade with a condition he couldn't refuse.

Is there anything more gratifying than witnessing the death of the immortal?

What a joke! How could Sera possibly let Brother Blade die? This is just a word game. The immortals aren't just limited to Point Blade; there's also that Shuhu who's already been punished by Sera once.

However, Sera believed that even if he said it outright, Blade would still not let go Shuhu the opportunity to kill Shuhu.

What is a blade?

He said.

"This body is a blade."

The blade inserted the Shattered Sword into the ground to support its body.

"You don't need to call me by that name anymore."

Sera laughed and extended his hand.

Welcome to the Stellaron Hunters, Blade.

My Seraphis, leader of the Stellaron Hunters, your... companion.

Firefly hesitated for a moment, then lowered her transformation device and her guard.

"My name is Firefly, and I joined a little earlier than you."

"Um..."

Ren held the Shattered Sword without saying anything, only responding with a sound of agreement. His current silence perfectly described him. He had returned to his former silent self, the one who had pulled him out of that silence was now dead. His former friends had become his 'enemies,' all because of their own actions.

However, a companion... Blade raised his eyes to look at the angelic white-haired 'girl' before him; her voice sounded somewhat like hers. But, she was already dead.

I hope you won't break your promise.

Ren glanced at them indifferently, his body tensing involuntarily as he held the sword.

"Otherwise, I will hunt you down... until death buries me."

"Don't worry, we're comrades."

Sera smiled mysteriously.

"I will let death come upon the undead."

As for which immortal being it is? That's none of your business~

Blade glanced at Sera, but said nothing.

As a member of the Zhuming Ming dynasty, Bai Ye naturally understood the linguistic trap, but so what? If he could kill Shuhu, he could also die. Besides, he definitely wanted revenge against Shuhu more than simply dying.

"What are you looking at!"

Sera, having held his hand up for too long, grew impatient. He glared at Blade and waved his hand dismissively.

"I've been holding this up for ages, why don't you just shake my hand!"

"..."

Although Blade didn't speak, his body stiffened somewhat, and in the end, Sera silently grabbed him.

"What are you worried about? I'm a man."

Although Blade didn't say anything, Sera could see his surprise even through the Firefly. But his body did relax, and the corners of Sera's mouth began to turn up.

"As a gift to welcome my companion, I'll give you this."

Solve -- your Mara-Struck.

lD: Yingxing (Blade)

Removes negative effects: [Mara-Struck].

Thank you.

Feeling a clarity of consciousness unlike any he had experienced since being touched by the Shuhu and blood, Blade felt better than ever before. He... had now come to believe what Sera had said.

Sera smiled and then gave Blade another boost—an image of him killing Shuhu. Sera retrieved it from her own Remembrance and Projection in front of Blade using her power of Corruption.

Blade's gaze shifted, landing on the giant golden tree in the center of the video, its branches thronging with heads, though he was no longer in the frenzy brought on by his Mara-Struck.

But the burning hatred was something Blade couldn't control, or rather, he never even considered trying to control it. The flames surged from his heart, and Blade shouted angrily in a tone completely opposite to his previous indifference.

Shuhu —!!!

"Don't get agitated."

Sera pressed down on the blade with one hand, her voice carrying a strange power that calmed the blade, which had been breathing heavily and becoming agitated at the sight of Shuhu.

"Look closely, that fleeting Shuhu has been completely extinguished by me, hasn't it?"

"..."

Blade watched the whole thing in silence, then his hoarse voice rang out again at the end.