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

"Shut your mouth! You must live!" Chen Yuan's voice gradually deepened, his gaze fixed intently on the Temple-level Honkai Beast. His legs trembled uncontrollably from the excruciating pain. "You only have one chance. Be prepared!"

"Ah, my head is so heavy, my consciousness... I feel like it's about to disappear." Chen Yuan felt as if someone was constantly rubbing his leg bones with two chainsaws. The pain was unbearably intense.

The only reason it can still stand is thanks to the symbiote's self-healing ability. But perhaps due to Honkai energy, just as Chen Yuan recovered a little from its injuries, it was eroded back to its previous state the next second.

The only good news is that the injury hasn't worsened. As for escaping this life-or-death situation with Cocolia? At this point, Chenyuan is like a candle flickering in the wind, powerless to do anything.

If that Temple-class Honkai Beast attacks again, he and Cocolia will likely perish here without a doubt, becoming food for the Honkai Beast, with no chance of escape whatsoever!

When this thought flashed through Chen Yuan's mind, his eyes instantly became more ruthless, like a wild beast lurking in the dark, about to unleash all its ferocity.

Black tentacles, like snakes, slowly extended and tightly coiled around his body, gradually coalescing into a compact and powerful sphere.

Under Chen Yuan's control, the sphere slowly accumulated energy. With each breath, the sphere grew larger and larger, like a black bomb about to explode.

After a brief moment of charging up, Chen Yuan's body suddenly lunged forward, and the sphere shot toward the Temple-class Honkai Beast at an incredible speed.

"Roar!!" The Temple-class Honkai Beast seemed to sense the threat. It roared angrily and raised its sharp blade again, trying to cut the black sphere into pieces.

However, just as the blade was about to touch the sphere, the sphere suddenly exploded violently, and the powerful shockwave, like a small storm, instantly tore apart the surrounding air.

The explosion generated an extremely powerful shockwave, causing the Temple-class Honkai Beast to stagger back several steps, its body trembling violently from the impact.

Using the powerful impact, Chen Yuan rolled wildly like an arrow released from a bow, eventually crashing hard into the front of the jeep.

"It's...it's...now..." Before she could catch her breath, the black and gold skin instantly faded, and Chen Yuan, in a mimicry form, fell off Cocolia's body.

"Run!" Taking advantage of the last moments before he was parasitized, Chen Yuan practically roared these words. With his remaining strength, he stretched out his tentacles to envelop Cocolia and Alexandra, then flung them away into the distance.

Having lost its host, Chen Yuan could no longer maintain its mimicry, and its body quickly turned into a pool of black liquid. At this moment, the Temple-class Honkai Beast finally recovered from the explosion, the purple patterns on its skin flashing like lightning, and a ferocious light flashing in its eyes.

The terrifying energy wave released earlier surged through the air once more, crashing towards Chen Yuan. Like a sharp blade tearing through the night sky, the energy wave carried an aura of annihilation, rushing madly towards the already immobilized Chen Yuan.

'Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!' Chen Yuan used his last bit of strength to expand his body into a giant net, spreading it out along the path of the energy wave.

The moment it came into contact with the surging energy wave, countless flexible and slender tentacles suddenly extended from the giant net. These tentacles wriggled as if they were alive, quickly plunging into the rolling energy wave, greedily absorbing its energy like a thirsty herd of beasts seeing blood.

However, the energy wave was far too powerful, instantly and mercilessly tearing the tentacles apart. Like burning coal, they began to burn violently, filling the air with suffocating smoke and the smell of burning.

"Here you go!" Seeing that the tentacles were unable to absorb the energy wave, Chen Yuan reacted immediately. He quickly contracted his huge and complex body.

During this process, the energy wave was tightly wrapped by the giant net, like a ferocious beast that had been restrained, losing its former power.

Then, Chen Yuan suddenly opened his body and hurled the energy wave back at the Temple-level Honkai Beast like a boulder.

The instant the energy wave made contact with the Honkai Beast, a deafening explosion resounded throughout the area. The energy wave erupted on the surface of the Temple-class Honkai Beast, and Chen Yuan's body instantly turned into countless black fragments under the impact of this destructive force.

The Temple-level Honkai Beast was also severely damaged by this attack. Its once smooth, mirror-like skin was now covered with deep, abyss-like wounds, from which purple Honkai energy gushed out like a fountain.

On the other side, Cocolia and Alexandra, enveloped by Dust's tentacles, landed safely on the ground. "Run!" Dust's final roar still echoed in Cocolia's mind.

Because Alexandra had been hiding inside the jeep and didn't dare to raise her head easily, she was completely unaware of Chen Yuan's existence.

She could only feel herself and Cocolia being surrounded by some soft yet resilient substance, followed by a moment of weightlessness, and she and Cocolia found themselves in this strange yet tranquil corner.

When everything had settled, she cautiously peeked out, her eyes filled with confusion and panic. When she saw Cocolia standing absently on her, she reached out a trembling hand and gently touched Cocolia's shoulder, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly: "Are you... alright?"

Cocolia slowly raised her head, her eyes flashing with complex emotions. She looked at Alexandra, her lips slightly parted, but before she could say anything, a huge explosion and the painful roar of a Honkai Beast suddenly rang out from behind the distant hills.

"I...I'm alright..." Cocolia murmured, knowing full well what the explosion meant. After all, it was Chenyuan who had risked his life to save them from that battlefield.

"Huh? There are still survivors here!" Just then, a woman with white hair and blue eyes, wearing a black-and-gold-trimmed combat suit, landed on the ground.

Seeing Cocolia and Alexandra still alive, her face lit up with joy. "My name is Cecilia. It's so wonderful to meet you at this time!"

'What's wrong with this person?' Cocolia wasn't particularly surprised to see Cecilia suddenly land on the ground; after all, what had happened today was far too surreal.

But when Cocolia saw the black and white spear behind Cecilia, her eyes lit up, and she ran up to her and grabbed Cecilia's sleeve.

"You're a combatant, right? Could you help me get to that place? I left something very important there!" Pointing towards the hill, this was the first time Cocolia had ever pleaded with someone. "Please!"

“This…” Cecilia looked at Cocolia’s eager eyes. She wanted to refuse, but in the end she couldn’t bring herself to do it. She nodded gently and said, “Of course, I’ll take you there right away.”

After speaking, Cecilia turned to face Alexandra and said with a smile, "Madam, the rescue will be here shortly. Please wait here for a moment."

Alexandra, still confused about what was happening, could only nod blankly. Seeing this, Cecilia grabbed Cocolia and sped off towards the hill.

On the other side, the Temple-class Honkai Beast was letting out a deafening roar, its body writhing in intense pain, which made it extremely agitated and restless.

On this pale land, its roar seemed to bring only deep despair; the sound echoed in the empty surroundings, every corner filled with its mournful wails.

However, in the next second, the desperate wails suddenly stopped. A sharp light suddenly appeared in the sky, and a spear fell from the sky like a meteor, piercing through the Honkai Beast's massive body and pinning it to the ground.

“Alright, madam, please find what you’ve left behind as soon as possible. Don’t be afraid, I’ll be by your side to protect you and ensure your safety.” Cecilia descended from the sky with Cocolia. She deftly pulled the spear from the Honkai Beast’s body, her sharp gaze sweeping over the surrounding Honkai Beast horde.

The Honkai Beasts seemed to sense the powerful aura emanating from Cecilia, and none of them dared to approach the area easily.

Cocolia nodded slightly, her gaze quickly scanning her surroundings before suddenly freezing. In the distance, the black fragments scattered across the snow-covered ground stood out starkly against the desolate landscape, impossible to ignore.

“That is…” Cocolia’s voice trembled slightly as she stared intently at the scattered black fragments, a look of sorrow flashing in her eyes. “I…I need to go there.”

"Don't worry, with me here, it's absolutely safe here."

Having received Cecilia's promise, Cocolia walked step by step toward the black fragments, the final roar of Dust Fate playing repeatedly in her mind.

As she crouched down and carefully picked up the cold, black fragments, Cocolia's fingers trembled uncontrollably. Finally, overcome with emotion, she slammed her fist into the cold ground.

However, just as Cocolia was still immersed in this deep sorrow, an indescribable itch emanated from her palm. Opening her hand, she saw the black fragment she had picked up slowly beginning to fuse together in her palm. Although the process was so slow it was almost despairing, it was indeed happening.

At that moment, Cocolia seemed to see a glimmer of hope. A fanaticism flashed in her eyes, and she frantically picked up every single fragment scattered on the ground, not wanting to miss a single one.

As the last fragment was embedded, Cocolia could clearly feel the black fragment indeed beginning to fuse in her palm, and tiny tentacles wrapped around her arm.

An indescribable joy welled up inside Cocolia, though she herself didn't know why. But at that moment, the first smile of the day bloomed on Cocolia's face.