The Paladin on the Infinite Tour.

(Is there something wrong with Kiana's consciousness...?)

Alexia couldn't help but think like this.

Of course he believed in the sealing effectiveness of Shajo Aige, and also believed that Kiana still had control over her body, but... he was still a little worried.

And at this moment, I don't know if she felt the change in Alexia's sight. Sirin, who was continuously releasing Honkai Energy, suddenly took a deep breath, and then directly cut off the link between herself and the imaginary number space.

Immediately after—

"call------!"

As if a countercurrent had occurred, the large amount of Honkai energy previously released by Sirin quickly gathered in the direction of Sirin at a speed visible to the naked eye, and rushed into her body.

A purple vortex of Honkai energy centered on Sirin was formed, and not long after, all the Honkai energy was absorbed by Sirin.

Covering her chest, she turned to look at Alexia who looked confused. Siren said slightly nervously: "Is this okay? Brother... I will take back all the released Honkai energy. Well, I think it didn’t have any impact. Honkaimon probably hasn’t had time to form yet.”

"!"

Alexia couldn't help but be surprised.

"Ci Lin, you..."

Taking the initiative to take back all the Honkai energy she had released—Xilin's action was something Exia had never expected. After all, who could have imagined that a Herrscher would do such a thing?To be honest, Exia was ready to clean up Siren's aftermath and kill all the Honkaimon that appeared because of her move.

The result is now...

"Well, good job, Siren."

Stretching out her hand, Alexia touched Xilin's hair again: "Do I want to give you some reward later?"

"...No need, I have no interest in rewards from you humans." Xilin pretended to be calm and said, "Compared to this, I just released such a large amount of Honkai energy, Bella it should be--"

Buzz buzz buzz——————————! ! !

Before Xilin finished speaking, there was a tremor in the snow beneath the two of them, as if the ground was shaking.

(coming!)

76.Long time no see, Bella

There have always been some legends in this place in Siberia.

似Some of them were passed down a long time ago, while some were only spread in the past ten years.

For example, [Baba Yaga].

It was a legend that began to circulate in the Ural region more than ten years ago, and was regarded by people as a ghost that harvested lives.It is said that many people who saw Baba Yaga fell into insanity after that, and died of Honkai Disease one after another. Baba Yaga has therefore become a symbol of ghosts and nightmares.

There are many legends similar to Baba Yaga in Siberia.

Since the catastrophe nearly 16 years ago, Siberia has become full of danger and mystery.

And among all the legends, the one that convinces everyone the most is this one - [Somewhere in Siberia, there is an iceberg that seals the magic dragon]

In terms of credibility, this legend is the highest.

Because like Baba Yaga, there are indeed people who have actually seen the iceberg, and those people are not insane like Baba Yaga's victims, but are quite sane.Therefore, the credibility of this legend is extremely high.

But no matter what, legends are legends. No matter how credible they are, legends are called legends because they cannot actually exist.

Today, 16 years have passed since the original catastrophe, and not many people still remember this legend.

--Yes.

——Until today.

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“Buzz buzz buzz————————!!!”

On a snowfield somewhere in Siberia.

Feeling the strong vibrations coming from under her feet, Alexia suddenly took Xilin's hand and held her in her arms. Then she picked up her and Kiana's luggage and spread the ice behind her. Yi flew directly into the sky, overlooking the scene below from a high position.

In Alexia's arms, because of this sudden hug, Sirin fell into an unprecedented panic...or it could be said to be nervousness and panic.

The two hugged yesterday, and it was not the first time to hug. But at that time, Xilin was quite mentally prepared. This time it was so sudden——

"let me go!"

After struggling to break free from Alexia's arms, Sirin floated to the side and turned her back to him, covering her arms with both hands: "I...I can fly by myself, I don't need you to fly with me." ,elder brother."

"Really? That's fine."

Staring at Sirin's back, Ixia didn't say anything more, but continued to focus on the mutation not far below.

(This movement, this shock...)

"It seems that your Honkai energy has indeed been transmitted to Benares." Exia said, "But I didn't expect that it could actually make such a violent movement. Its getting up Are you very angry?"

"how could I know?"

Siren had never seen Bella sleeping.

No, to put it more directly, I have never seen Benares sleeping. More than ten years ago, neither she, as a Herrscher, nor Benares, as a Honkai Beast, slept once.So Xilin really didn't know whether Benares was angry when he got up.

But this news now...

(Have you fully recovered? Bella.)

Benares was seriously injured in the second collapse more than ten years ago, which Sirin knew through Kiana's memory.And according to records, Benares, who was in human form at the time, was finally defeated in dragon form and then disappeared.

Benares was originally a demonic dragon. The reason why it took the form of a human was because Siren gave it a core that resembled the Herrscher. This allowed it to have a human form and also enabled Benares to acquire intelligence. , learned to think.From a beast to a man.

However, since he was defeated in dragon form in the end, then... Siren felt that the Herrscher-like core in Benares' body had probably been shattered long ago.

And if the core is broken, it means that Benares has long lost his intelligence and turned into a beast with only instinct again.

(I shouldn’t be able to gather a Herrscher core for Bella now, right?)

That is what Xilin can do after mastering five Herrscher cores. Now she only has one. Even if the essence of the condensed core is to control Honkai energy, Xilin cannot guarantee that she can still control it. can do the same thing.

“aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr——————————————!!!”

Immediately.

A loud roar of dragons resounded from the distant mountains!

Just like Siren released Honkai energy that shook the space just now, when this roar erupted, Exia and Sirin also felt at the same time, there was a Honkai energy far exceeding that of ordinary Honkai beasts. Rushed out of the mountains!

"Buzz buzz buzz~~~~~!"

The earth and mountains shook more and more violently.

The reaction of Honkai energy is also extremely obvious.

And soon, after dozens of seconds passed——

"boom--------!"

In the field of vision of Ixia and Xilin, an iceberg standing among the snowy mountains exploded from the inside!

“aaaaaarrrrrrrrr——————!!!”

In another dragon roar that echoed through the sky.

A huge figure suddenly rose into the sky!

That's a train.

A dragon with a dark blue body and a white carapace on the outside. It has a pair of giant sky-blue wings, with an overall length of tens of meters and a height of more than ten meters. When the wings are fully unfolded, it can almost be said to be a giant dragon that covers the sky!

"Is it...Benares?"

Ixia looked up at the dragon that flew above herself and Sirin, completely covering the sky above them.

“aaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr——————————————————!!!”

It seemed like he was announcing his recovery, or simply wanted to roar.

Benares let out a roar that shook the sky for the third time!

An extremely turbulent storm suddenly swept across all directions together with the impact!Raging in the sky!

This is Benares!

The only Judgment-level Honkai Beast recorded in the Destiny Database is the current civilization!

Nearly 16 years have passed since he was defeated in the Second Collapse. At Sirin's call, he soared in the sky again!

"Bella."

Reaching out towards the soaring dragon in the sky, Siren had a gentle look of nostalgia on her face.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"Still remember me?"

77.Thank you brother

Benares slept for a long time.

It lasted so long that it forgot how long it had slept.

In the depths of endless darkness, in the depths of the cold that penetrates the heart, in the depths of the unknown snowfield.

Benares had been sleeping.

【I must go to the queen's side】

This is the last consciousness left by the Queen's intelligence to its wildness before the core of Herrscher-likeness given to it by the Queen is shattered.

My queen is facing a powerful enemy. She must not let her face the powerful enemy alone. I am the only one who can help her, so I must go to the queen's side and protect my queen.

——This kind of thought is like an obsession, deeply engraved into every part of Benares' body.

However, it cannot go there.

Its body is too weak, so weak that it can't even lift its wings, so weak that it can't even crawl. The wounds left by humans are tormenting its body all the time.

And it was under such pain that Benares felt his body gradually being frozen.

Years of snow and severe cold on this land, even it can cover up and bury it.It was frozen under the ice with its seriously injured body, and what Benares couldn't accept was that before she was frozen, she felt that the Queen's breath was completely lost at a certain point in time. Disappeared.

【The Queen is no longer here】

[The Queen disappeared]

It was unbelievable, but the feeling of Benares was unmistakable. No matter how it roared in its heart to call out to the queen, there was no response from her queen.

She is really gone.

For Benares, this fact is tantamount to the collapse of his spiritual pillar!

It couldn't accept this fact, and it desperately wanted to fly to the last place where the queen was!But it was seriously injured and on the verge of death and could do nothing. Full of regret and anger, Benares gradually lost consciousness and became a sleeping wreck under the ice.

The long sleep begins.

Time will smooth things out, time will heal everything.

Just like this sentence, during the long sleep, Benares' body gradually repaired itself under the influence of the ubiquitous Honkai energy.The repair process was very slow, not to mention that Benares was still frozen, but even so, Benares' body was still slowly healing itself.

And perhaps due to self-healing, Benares' consciousness gradually became clearer.

The first thing to recover was the beastly nature of a beast, and the next thing that recovered at the same time was the obsession that was engraved into the body's instinct.

When Benares woke up, he immediately wanted to go find the queen, but soon, his animal instinct made him realize the reality again - the queen was no longer there.

The Queen is gone, so where does it go?

The queen is gone, so who should she go to?

Benares has nowhere to go.

After realizing this fact, Benares gave up everything.It gave up leaving the ice, giving up looking for its queen, and even gave up seeking revenge on the humans who took away its queen.The Queen is gone and it has lost any meaning in being alive.

This naturally formed layer of ice is its final prison and burial place.

【Queen】

【Bella——————! ! ! 】

However, I don’t know how long it took for Benares to give up, or maybe it was just a night’s sleep.