Chapter 40: Friendly Honkai Beast?

[You wake up, and all you see is the darkness of the deep sea and the water flowing around you.]

[You feel as if you are bound to a certain entity and are being carried by it to swim rapidly in the deep sea.]

[It should be an Honkai beast that only belongs to the "ocean" because it is the water that binds you.]

[You try to manipulate the seawater to untie yourself, but the moment you manipulate the seawater, the Honkai beast that is carrying you stops, as if it has noticed your movements.]

[Your body tenses up immediately, ready to fight, and your five fingers subconsciously put together to form a knife shape... Hmm? Both hands?]

[You were a little surprised for a moment that half of your body had recovered... No, no, no, this can't be explained by the "self-healing ability of a fusion warrior," right?]

[But considering that Mobius has the ability to even "resurrect from the dead," and that you are in the ocean, which is full of water, it seems not impossible that you can recover in the end. And you have not been backfired by "Gabriel's" genes, and you still maintain your consciousness and human body. You can obviously breathe underwater and even move under the heavy pressure of the deep sea...]

[The combat uniform is completely gone, but you can solve this slightly embarrassing problem by wrapping your entire body in the azure "water" you created.]

[Although you always feel like something is wrong, it's a good thing after all. After all... you did survive.]

[Now you are still alive and conscious; that is enough.]

[As for the present, after discovering that you had awakened, the seawater that had originally bound you slowly dissipated, and you chose to move away from the Honkai beast in an instant and manipulated the water flow to attack it with your backhand.]

[After you tried to attack it a few times, you found that it didn't work very well. When the water got close to it, it would control it and then disperse and turn into ordinary seawater. So you gave up this useless behavior and relied on your perception of water to figure out its appearance.]

[From the perspective of its shape, it should be a "fish-shaped" Honkai beast, with only two colors on its body, one on the abdomen and one on the back, and there is a patch of the same color on each side of its head. And from the perception, the difference between the two colors is very large... Hmm?]

[You suddenly found the corresponding marine creature from your memory... Isn't this a killer whale?]

[And as a Honkai beast... it actually retains its original appearance as a killer whale. Apart from its larger size, there is almost no other abnormality.]

[Oh, no... Orcas shouldn't stay in such a lightless deep sea, so it's still a little unusual.]

[In addition, it has the remains of an Honkai beast in its mouth... What is this? An internal fight among Honkai beasts? It doesn't look like that... And there are traces of gnawing on the remains, as if this thing is its food... Do Honkai beasts in the ocean need to follow the food chain to hunt?]

[Just as you were sensing it through the water flow, it was also sensing you through the water flow. After discovering that you did not run away directly or continue to attack, it chirped softly. It was very crisp and sounded a bit like a whistle.]

[But its abrupt action still makes you tense up instantly. After all, the ocean is a restricted area. The Honkai beasts here are not only numerous but also dangerous... The Honkai beasts that crawled onto the shore left a psychological trauma on many people. How many Honkai beasts are there in the deep ocean... It's hard to imagine.]

[However, you did not attack it again but just took a vigilant look because you felt the friendly emotion it conveyed to you.]

[If you think about it carefully, the Honkai beast treated you as its own kind in the beginning, and it wouldn't even attack you. And even if it wanted to attack you, it could have just bitten you to death while you were unconscious, without having to wait until you woke up now.]

[What is this? I was saved by a Honkai beast? Is it because I was treated as a "companion"?]

[You glanced at the remains of the Honkai beast in its mouth and denied this view.]

["whii——" Perhaps because it hadn't responded to you for a long time, it swam around you in a half-circle, making a clear chirping sound, and conveyed its inquiries and concern to you.]

[You ignored it. You are now thinking about how to deal with it... Logically speaking, as a fusion warrior, you met it as an Honkai beast. You should attack it without hesitation and destroy it for the two reasons of "eliminating Honkai" and "human civilization"... It's natural, isn't it?]

[But you don't want to kill it now... On the one hand, you are too weak, probably because you were trying to "recover half of your body" before, and the other party also has the ability to control water. If a real fight breaks out, it's hard to say who will win or lose.]

[On the other hand... judging from the current situation, it is possible that it saved you. Even if it didn't, it did show its kindness to you. And you can't do anything about the existence that helped you.]

[Your expression changed several times, and you wanted to attack several times but hesitated... In the end, you sighed and gave up.]

[Compared to dealing with the Honkai beasts, what's more important now is to stay alive and return to them… I don't know how much time has passed, I hope I didn't make them too worried.]

[As for it... just this time, only this time... huh?]

[Just when you were thinking about what to do next, you found that it was approaching you cautiously. You moved a little further away, and it seemed to be frightened by your action. It quickly stopped, shouted softly, and moved its huge tail fin twice, conveying an apology.]

[Then, it throws out the remains of the Honkai beast in its mouth, manipulates the seawater, and gently pushes it in front of you.]

[You don't quite understand what it means.]

[It saw that you didn't move, so it manipulated the seawater again, cut off a small piece of the remains of the Honkai Beast, and then rolled it back to its mouth and swallowed it in one gulp, as if to show you what these remains are used for. Then it swam back and forth around you, exuding an expectant mood, as if it hoped that you would accept this "food."]

[It doesn't seem to be worried that you won't be able to know its movements... but that's understandable. After all, you both have the ability to manipulate seawater. Relying on your perception of water, you can easily "see" each other's movements.]

[It seems that it regards you as a "kindred spirit"? Or... some kind of friendly unit?]

[Because I always feel that the way it threw the remains of the Honkai Beast to you... feels a bit like "feeding small animals"... There's no reason, you just have this feeling.]

[You were speechless for a moment, turned around, and manipulated the seawater, moving towards the sea surface... As for the wreckage, what did it do with it? Was it really going to eat it?]

[Seeing that you ignored its "feeding," it chirped a little sadly, exuding a feeling of regret, and moved forward with a bit of grievance to swallow the remains in one gulp, and then followed you carefully.]

[It doesn't dare to get too close to you, as if it's worried that you'll be on guard... but it doesn't dare to get too far away from you, as if it's worried that you'll be hurt by something.]

[If you stop, it will also stop and swim slowly while keeping a distance from you, gently swinging its tail fin, emitting friendly emotions towards you.]

[After repeating this process, you gradually come to the shallower part of the seawater. As the sunlight refracts into the water, you can see its entire appearance... It is indeed a killer whale, and it feels nearly 30 meters long... Is it worthy of being a Honkai beast? And the shape of its dorsal fin is similar to a sickle, so it seems to be a girl? But are there gender distinctions for Honkai beasts?]

[You see it is just following you without any other movements, so you ignore it and quickly come to the surface of the sea to greet the sun and air again.]

[Then, you randomly selected a direction and manipulated the seawater, trying to create a "river" in the air that would allow you to move quickly... but failed.]

[The water becomes difficult to control after it exceeds a certain height above the sea surface. It seems to be resisting you, or it simply wants to return to the ocean... You can't help but frown.]

[However, fortunately, you can still build a "river," but it is not as fast as before, and you can't travel in the air through the "river," but you can still move forward on the sea.]

[Before leaving, you looked back at the creature that had also come to the surface of the sea and was constantly floating up and down not far from you. You wanted to approach it but were a little hesitant. After hesitating for a while, you gently waved at it and said goodbye to it. Then you walked into the "river" and left quickly... No matter where you are in the ocean now, as long as you keep moving in one direction, you can always return to the land.]

[As for that killer whale Honkai beast... you don't know if it can understand your farewell, but... let's stop here. You will definitely be enemies from now on.]

[After you left, it chirped softly, expressing a feeling of loss. Its huge tail fin swayed gently, creating waves... Then it swung violently, and a stream of water flew out quickly, piercing through a large jellyfish Honkai Beast that was light in color and almost blended into the seawater.]

["Mmmmm——" It ate the remains of the jellyfish Honkai beast with a bit of grievance, swam a few more circles in the same place, seemed to be hesitating, and then swam in the direction you left.]

[The huge body rises and falls on the sea surface, and its speed is only slightly slower than yours in the "river"... It even swings its tail fin halfway, controlling the water to attack other Honkai beasts it encounters, and then eats their remains.]

[As for you, after an unknown amount of time had passed and even your body was exhausted from maintaining the "river" for so long, you finally vaguely saw some traces of land.]

[Just when you want to speed up and return to land, you suddenly fall back into the sea—the "river" you built is interrupted for some reason and can no longer be formed. The seawater refuses to be controlled by you, as if you are in a dangerous place if you go further.]

[You try to swim towards the land, but after swimming for a long time, you find that the distance is not getting any closer, and it is even getting farther and farther away... You can't even "vaguely see" the land, as if the seawater is dragging you back to the ocean.]

[You keep trying, but you find that when you reach a certain "boundary," the seawater begins to restrict your movements and keeps pulling you back into the ocean... It's as if you are going to some very dangerous place, and the ocean is extremely reluctant to let you get close to it.]

[Until the end, you are even exhausted and can only lie down on the sea, letting the seawater carry you away, carrying you to an unknown place.]

[It seems that we can only wait for rescue? But at this distance in the ocean, the aircraft will stay above the clouds, so it may be difficult to see it...]

[Even if I want to control the seawater to construct a message for help, it won't work... The colors are too similar, and it's hard for the people on the aircraft to notice. Besides, I don't know where I am in the ocean, so I'm not sure if I can encounter the aircraft.]

[It's bad… We're going to be trapped in the ocean…]

[I managed to survive, but I can't go back to them… It's terrible.]

['What should I do next... How can I get back?' You think.]

[Although you can't think of any good solution, you think it's better for you to find a way to recover yourself. At least you can't let yourself be so weak all the time. You haven't forgotten the terrifying number of Honkai beasts hiding in the sea.]

[Although in the previous two situations, the Honkai beasts in the sea regarded you as a "companion" and did not attack you, and even the killer whale Honkai beast showed friendly emotions towards you, but you cannot guarantee that it will be the same in the future... You must have the ability to survive in the ocean.]

Yes, that's right, you will survive.

[You regain your spirits and start to manipulate the seawater, and try to sense the situation in the surrounding ocean as much as possible to avoid other Honkai beasts from attacking you.]

[Then, in your perception, you find that the surrounding seawater... seems to be a little bit wrong, as if something is approaching you, but it seems that there is nothing.]

[To be safe, you did not regard this feeling as an "illusion," but quickly manipulated the seawater to attack the place where you felt something was wrong, and then... you felt as if you really hit something.]

[You have a bad feeling, so you control the seawater and attack in all directions, but you feel hit in almost every direction.]

[You seem to be surrounded by some kind of Honkai beast that can hide its body... or the seawater brought you here.]

[This type of Honkai beast is not very strong, mainly because it has good concealment and is almost undetectable in the seawater.]

[A sharp feeling hits you, as if a hidden Honkai beast has come to you and attacked you. The thorn-like feeling makes you subconsciously evade, but halfway, a thin stream of seawater deviates from the original attack trajectory, leaving a thin scar on your arm, and then a slight numbness comes from the wound.]

[Controlling seawater... Yes, all Honkai beasts in the sea have this ability, and from what I can see now, it seems that the Honkai beast itself can also exert special properties on the controlled seawater. Just like you.]

[For example, what you are facing now is the paralysis toxin in the seawater... Although the effect is not strong, even now you can quickly get rid of the paralysis, but the number of opponents... feels a lot.]

[You start to manipulate the seawater to attack the surroundings, trying to reduce the number of enemies as much as possible... But the attacks are still coming, and they are getting more and more.]

[Although you expected the number of Honkai beasts in the "Ocean Forbidden Zone," you still felt surprised and troubled.]

[After a brief hesitation, you plan to build a "river" to leave. Now you need to find a way to recover... But just when you want to leave, a familiar cry comes from the distance.]

[It—that killer whale Honkai beast, seems to be catching up.]

[The huge tail fin swings, causing waves in the sea. The waves come from a distance but stop right in front of you, just gently pushing you back, leaving a few waves, without causing much impact.]

[But the Honkai beasts surrounding you acted as if they were some kind of fatal warning, or perhaps they simply sensed the danger and quickly changed from hiding, manipulating the seawater to quickly escape.]

[Until this moment, you can see that it is an Honkai beast that looks like a jellyfish. Its body is almost transparent and almost blends into the seawater. It can only be vaguely detected when it controls the rapid movement of the seawater.]

[It looks like a Honkai beast that specializes in stealth and sneak attacks, and it also acts in groups.]

[If it's just it... you look at the killer whale Honkai beast swimming towards you quickly.]

[It seems to be afraid that you will run away again, so it keeps a distance from you and slowly swings its tail fin, swimming around you, while exuding a caring emotion, as if asking if you are injured.]

[Your face looks a little strange and confused... You don't know why it is so friendly to you, and now... it seems that she has helped you again.]

[You start to wonder whether to respond to it.]

["yiiing——" It seemed to have noticed that you did not leave immediately, and it also showed a conflicted emotion. It cried happily, then stretched its head out of the sea, tilted its head back slightly, revealing its snow-white belly, showing its friendliness to you, and slowly and gently shook its body, causing waves, as if expecting you to approach it.]

[You hesitated for a moment, then cautiously moved closer to it.]

[You can feel its tail fin swaying under the water, with a happy mood, but it seems to be worried that you will leave, so it dares not move too much.]

[In the end, you did not choose to continue approaching it, but simply manipulated the seawater and gently touched its snow-white belly.]

["yiiing——" It chirps with joy and swims around you in a small circle, expressing its happy emotions.]

[It is very happy]

(TL: Wow, I never thought I'd find a giant whale so cute!)