As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

"Monster... Monster!!! Don't come near me, don't come near me!!" The leader, who had lost both arms, screamed in terror, his voice trembling with fear, filled with despair and helplessness.

He stared with bloodshot eyes at the mangled pieces of a heart scattered on the ground, the flesh and blood looking particularly horrifying in the dim light.

His legs were tense and straight, kicking desperately at the ground, hoping to escape this nightmarish reality. But unfortunately, hope is beautiful, and reality is cruel.

Chen Yuan extended a tentacle and bound the leader's ankle. Then, with a forceful pull, the leader swung through the air in a perfect arc before crashing heavily to the ground.

"No! No! Please, spare me!" The leader lay on the ground, his face pale, pleading. His body trembled uncontrollably, and blood kept gushing from his mouth. He was like a withered leaf in the wind.

"Alright, let's make a bet. If you win, I'll let you go." Chen Yuan grinned, revealing his enormous mouth, and licked his face with his wet tongue, a gesture that looked extremely bizarre.

Then, his long, slender claws gripped the leader's neck like iron hoops, lifting him high up as if he were a beast toying with its prey.

"Now, guess how many fingers I have on this hand!" Chen Yuan's voice was full of mockery, and his eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light.

The leader felt an unprecedented fear; his eyes had never been so wide open before. He nervously swallowed, scrutinizing Chen Yuan's fingers several times. After a moment of trembling thought, he finally answered shakily, "5...5."

"Oh dear, you're quite clever, knowing how many fingers a person has," Chen Yuan said sarcastically, a hint of disappointment in his voice. The leader's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope, but the next moment, his hope, like a shooting star, streaked across the night sky and quickly plummeted into the abyss.

Suddenly, another tentacle emerged from the side of Chen Yuan's outstretched hand. The tentacle was soft and disgusting, writhing and stretching like a cunning snake.

"But unfortunately, I am a monster!" As soon as Chen Yuan finished speaking, the leader's eyes became empty and desperate again. The glimmer of hope that had just been ignited within him had been completely extinguished.

With a 'thud,' the leader's body lay limply on the ground, while his head flew high into the air, his face still bearing the expression of final despair.

"Phew, it's over!" After doing all this, Chen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. The silver-white color on her body quickly faded, revealing Bronya's true form, and Chen Yuan returned to her small form, sitting on Bronya's shoulder.

The moment she broke free from the possession, even with her strong physique, Bronya almost lost her balance. Fortunately, Chen Yuan caught her with his tentacles in time, preventing her from falling directly to the ground.

"Are you okay?"

"It's nothing, I'm just a little weak in the legs..." Bronya gasped for breath, finally regaining some strength. "Now I finally understand why Xing had that strange expression on her face when she was talking about this..."

"So, what's the next step?"

“I plan to speak with Cocolia.” Chen Yuan pondered for a moment before slowly stating his thoughts. “I feel that similar incidents may occur again, and I can’t possibly consider them every time.”

There were other reasons as well. Following this kidnapping incident was the X-10 experiment on the seabed off Okhotsk. Contacting Cocolia beforehand was a way of making preparations for that.

At the very least, Seele must not be allowed to enter the quantum realm, and Bronya must not be allowed to lose her emotions.

“Cocolia’s mother…” Bronya pondered what Chen Yuan had said, but ultimately shook her head. “The chances are slim. After all, Cocolia’s mother is known as the Siberian Plain Wolf. Doing this is like dancing on a knife’s edge.”

[Ding! Detected that the host has triggered a crucial main quest. Simulation instance: Cocolia! Note: This instance cannot be refused.]

Just as Chen Yuan was still considering the feasibility of this matter, a single sentence from the system instantly brought him back to reality. 'Wait, I'm still in a simulated instance, how can it be simulating again?'

[You talk too much. The system reserves the right to interpret everything. I'm doing this to help you, understand? Hurry up!]

Without giving Chenyuan a second chance, the system immediately began the simulation. The former only felt a lightness under his feet, a flash of red light before his eyes, and found himself in a corridor, his body naturally returning to its black liquid state.

'This stupid system, I'll teach it a lesson sometime in the future.' Just as Chen Yuan was still cursing, a loud noise came from afar, and a huge white monster appeared out of nowhere, indiscriminately attacking the surrounding buildings.

"Holy crap, a Temple-class Honkai Beast!" Just as the Temple-class Honkai Beast was about to arrive at his location, a woman who rushed out from another room caught his attention.

With her unique purple eyes, golden curly hair styled in a ponytail, and wearing a green double-breasted coat over a gray military-style undershirt and a black belt, she looked as beautiful as a doll. Even though it was just a feeling, Chen Yuan was certain that this girlish figure could be Cocolia!

'Never mind, let's try anything!' Regardless of whether it's Cocolia or not, getting out of here alive is obviously more important.

As the girl ran past him, he sent out a tentacle that pierced her ankle, successfully parasitizing her. He then attached himself to her military coat.

"Hurry, hurry up!!!" Cocolia ran frantically down the corridor, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the Temple-class Honkai Beast wreaking havoc. "If I can get to the parking lot and drive out, I'll definitely survive!"

Cocolia quickly reached the parking lot. Without even catching her breath, she jumped into a jeep and started the engine. However, in the passenger seat, a wealthy woman was startled awake by Cocolia's sudden intrusion!

"Cocolia, what are you doing here? Where's Alexei? How come you have his car keys?" Cocolia was startled by the sudden voice, but she didn't have time to explain. She quickly drew a gleaming pistol from her waist and pointed it at the noblewoman standing in front of her without hesitation.

“Ms. Alexandra, if you don’t want to taste death, you’d better shut your mouth right now!!” Cocolia’s voice was as cold and hard as ice. Her finger was tightly gripping the trigger, and her eyes revealed a fierce light like a wild wolf, as if she was ready to pull the trigger at any moment.

"If you shut your mouth obediently, I'll take you out alive!"

'As expected of Cocolia, such a fiery personality!' At that moment, Chenyuan silently slipped from Cocolia's military coat down to her waist. In this chaotic environment, Chenyuan felt safe, comfortable, and great here!

Faced with Cocolia's threat, Ms. Alexandra, out of fear, did not speak further, but her eyes revealed deep terror and unease.

Seeing this, Cocolia felt a little sorry for herself, but she quickly started the engine, stepped on the gas, and sped out of the underground parking lot.

The car had barely left the parking lot when a deafening roar echoed from afar as a Temple-class Honkai Beast launched a fierce attack like a storm. The surrounding houses were instantly destroyed, rubble scattered everywhere, and the entrances to the underground parking lot were completely blocked by collapsed buildings.

"What exactly is that thing? Where is my husband?" Having witnessed the power of the Temple-class Honkai Beast, Alexandra didn't have the courage to question Cocolia and could only ask in a gentle voice.

"He was crushed to death by the collapsing house, and the car key was found in his body!" After escaping the attack range of the Temple-class Honkai Beast, Cocolia breathed a sigh of relief, but her attitude towards Lady Alexandra next to her remained unfriendly.

"Impossible! You're lying to me!" Alexandra was agitated upon hearing the news of Alexei's death, utterly unable to accept the fact. "It must be because you wanted revenge on him..."

"Watch your words, Ms. Alexandra!" Cocolia, unable to contain her anger, exclaimed. "If your husband hadn't sold military supplies on the black market, things wouldn't have turned out this way!"

"I didn't leave you there. I couldn't bear to point a gun at the weak. I hate your whole family. Please understand this and don't push me!"

Alexandra, seeing Cocolia's angry expression, shed two tears, but ultimately did not further aggravate Cocolia's blood pressure.

After Cocolia recounted everything, she clearly felt much better. However, seeing Alexandra alone and heartbroken, a hint of tenderness flashed in her purple eyes. But thinking of everything she had gone through, she still didn't say anything to comfort her.

He took a deep breath to calm himself down. The situation was bad enough already; blaming Alexandra wouldn't change anything.

"Damn it! Why did I have to get into this mess again!" After a while, Cocolia finally snapped, slamming her fist on the steering wheel in anger. Seeing the low fuel warning light on the Jeep's dashboard, her spirits plummeted.

However, life always seemed to be working against her. Just as the jeep was forced to slow down, the Honkai Beasts that had been following their tracks took the opportunity to catch up.

One after another, Honkai Beasts of various shapes and sizes, as terrifying as death itself, landed around the jeep, trapping Cocolia and Ms. Alexandra in the small carriage.

“Ms. Alexandra, please fasten your seatbelt quickly. I will do everything in my power to get you to safety.” Cocolia gritted her teeth, the hesitation in her eyes slowly disappearing.

Then, she decisively slammed on the brakes, opened the car door, and stepped out without hesitation, pointing her pistol at the horde of Honkai beasts in front of her. "I absolutely... must leave this place alive!"