Chapter 43

So, as the saying goes, it's never too late to be careful.

I still remember my sister's words that prevention is better than cure.

In general, because I was unlucky, I had to be prepared for any situation that might happen.

When I woke up and looked at the wound on my chest indifferently, I pulled out the black plastic bag that was stuffed under my wetsuit, it was right on my right chest.

And from the plastic bag I pulled out a bag of medical bandages that was carefully wrapped and spread out so that it wouldn't swell up when moving inside.

Then, I reached for my lead belt under the astonished eyes of others.

I looked at the four pieces of lead on the belt for a while, before using my sword to cut it in half, revealing the bottles of medicine inside, including: antiseptic, anti-itch medicine, fish blood bag, anesthetic, and even a small box containing cold medicine, anti-malaria medicine, blood clotting medicine, etc.

I hid them in the belt by cutting the pieces of lead off before leaving, stuffing them in, and then soldering the two pieces of lead together with my skill: 'Flame Cloud'

That's why my belt was twice as heavy as other people's.

Yes, it was because of this that I got into trouble at sea, not because I couldn't swim. Really!

"So this is the reason, it took you 30 minutes to change into your diving suit?"

With a speechless look, Fu Hua muttered a few words helplessly before sadly sitting down to wrap the bandages for me.

Kiana looked at me as if she was looking at a madman.

"I'm so stupid, I was worried about you."

Mei was stunned and didn't know what to say about this situation. But why did I feel like she was looking at me with sympathy?

Isn't this normal?

I'm just being careful, not being super cautious like some handsome hero, right?

Bronya, on the other hand, looked at me with eyes that sparkled with joy and admiration, which made me feel a little strange.

As soon as she put her hand on my shoulder and said this, I understood the reason why.

"Nice to meet you, Doraemon-san"

Miss, you're addicted to cartoons too much, Russian girl.

I looked at Bronya speechlessly as I thought that.

I'm not that adorable fat cat, girl.

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However, the wound I received seemed much more serious than I thought.

That's why I'm constantly using Boost to increase my recovery speed, because I have to focus on recovering I have an injury so I can't use boost for the upcoming battle, but Fu Hua is here so I don't need to worry too much.

As for Himeko's condition, she regained consciousness a few minutes after me, but it seems that due to the after-effects of being exposed to a large amount of Honkai energy, her mental strength is quite weak and she quickly fell asleep afterwards. That's according to Fu Hua's assessment, but I know clearly that she is mentally exhausted, in this condition, she can sleep well.

And Fu Hua also concluded that Himeko had no problems so the group was relieved that they had completed the mission and started looking for a way back.

Of course I couldn't walk by myself, not to mention the large amount of blood loss from the wound, but also because I had used some tricks to use that mysterious power, the burden my body had to bear was too great, right now just the fact that I was still conscious was already an unimaginable feat.

So I had to borrow Fu Hua's shoulder and struggle to move.

Seeing my miserable appearance, Fu Hua leaned over to my ear and asked

"If it's too difficult, I can carry you"

Just that one word startled me and caused a great war to break out in my head, a war between my body and my mind

My body was having a strong desire to rest, wanting to sleep even just a little more

While my mind thought that it was a bit embarrassing and not worthy of a man.

No, maybe it was my stupid, damned pride pretending to be my mind to whisper those words into my head.

After a moment of contemplation, I reluctantly accepted the bitter fruit and refused her offer.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I'm fine, master."

"What's fine, you're almost at death's door, you daredevil."

"Eh?"

I was actually quite surprised, it must be rare for someone as indifferent and stoic as Fu Hua to say such words.

It wasn't a scolding, but rather a word of concern and a bit of self-reproach.

Maybe Fu Hua cared more about me than I thought. Well, it's not like she hasn't cared about me before, she's also very caring, although in a different way ((😑))

So hearing this, I feel a little happy

"Thank you very much, master"

"?...I don't know what you want to thank me for, but I don't think you need to thank me. On the contrary, I'm the one who should be thanking you. Thank you, Yumeji. It's nice to have you here"

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What's wrong, why are my cheeks suddenly so hot, do I have a fever?

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After groping around, we finally found a way out of this underwater cave.

Through a water passage in the cave, we gradually climbed up to a water cave located in the middle of a cliff.

As I approached the cave entrance, I quickly raised my guard, if my guess was correct, what would happen next.

Immediately after, an obnoxious laughter echoed throughout the cave

"Kihihi, we meet again Bronya"

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of giant robots suddenly appeared and surrounded us.

"Is it optical camouflage?"

Noticing the encirclement, Bronya immediately gave an assessment of the situation.

"Bingo! You guessed it right Bronya~"

In the distance, standing at the edge of a cliff next to the pink-haired girl who had just appeared with her robots, as if to make sure to block all our escape routes

Facing the current situation, Kiana who was carrying Himeko shouted in confusion as she looked around at the enemies.

"Where the hell did we end up!?"

The one who responded to Kiana was not any of us but the pink-haired girl

"Where the hell? Of course it's your grave. That's all there is to escape from, you trash. Oh right, how about I [accidentally] kill you, Bronya."

As soon as she finished speaking, a change occurred, the Xuan Yuan Sword that Fu Hua had given to Mei to keep immediately glowed

"Uu... there's some kind of power coming out."

Mei tried to hold on to the Xuan Yuan Sword as it began to shake while emitting a dim light

The light was not pure but filled with turbidity and a shadow appeared through the sword.

"Who is that?"

The group revealed a look of shock, except for me.

"Finally...Finally...I've been freed from the seal"

The shadow hovered like a ghost, it was the shadow of a black-haired young woman wearing a yellow-orange outfit that looked both noble and simple.

The young woman with a lifeless gaze tightly held onto the Xuan Yuan Sword that had been snatched back from Mei's hands, her mouth constantly muttering while keeping an unreadable expression on her face.

While we showed our tense faces, the pink-haired girl just laughed disdainfully and replied

"Huh? Hologram? You think those tricks can scare me, Bronya?"

She pointed at the shadow and ordered the robots to prepare to attack

But then....

*Boom!!*

Something seemed to have awakened from the bottom of the deep ocean.

Just its awakening caused an earthquake that terrified people, and when it rose, it caused a tsunami.

*Boom!!*

A giant column of water rose from the sea, an ancient monster rose from the depths of the ocean.

Its body was dozens of meters tall. Its strange appearance terrified people.

People speculated that it was a monster from ancient times.

The ferocious monster like a tyrant from ancient times was recorded in historical records.

The monster that according to legend was driven away and sealed by Emperor Xuanyuan.

Chiyou

-R-Roooaaaarr!!!

Once again, the monster appeared with a terrifying roar as if to curse the heavens and bring disaster to the world.