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

"Well, you've tried your best. Just disappear like that." Raiden Mei's tone was casual, yet it sent chills down one's spine. She walked step by step towards Kiana, her body seemingly enveloped in layers of purple lightning, each step accompanied by a faint rumble of thunder.

Her eyes were deep and cold, devoid of any warmth, like two purple ice crystals, staring directly at Kiana as if trying to see into the depths of her soul. There was neither anger nor joy in her gaze, only endless indifference.

"Your existence is extremely troublesome for me, or for her." As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding lightning seemed to be driven by her will, instantly gathering into an incomparably sharp purple lightning blade. The blade flashed with dazzling light in the air, like divine punishment from the heavens.

"Disappear." With a flick of her finger, 'Raiden Mei' unleashed a lightning blade that slashed towards Kiana with lightning speed. A scorching smell instantly filled the air as lightning tore through the sky, seemingly ripping all obstacles into pieces.

The air around them seemed to freeze instantly, the tense atmosphere suffocating, making even breathing difficult. Kiana's pupils contracted rapidly in the face of this sudden attack, an unprecedented fear washing over her.

Instinctively, she swung her baseball bat, trying to block the fatal blow. However, the expected metallic clang did not occur; the lightning blade sliced ​​through her bat as easily as cutting tofu, a faint crackling of electricity flashing at the break. Then, the lightning blade continued its relentless attack towards Kiana's head.

"It's over!" This terrifying thought flashed through Kiana's mind in an instant, and she froze, her mind going completely blank.

The terrifying lightning blade, like the scythe of death, mercilessly attacked her, ready to claim her life. The shadow of death loomed over her; fear and resentment made her heart race and her whole body grow cold.

"Swoosh..." A soft but piercing sound, the sound of a blade slicing through flesh, echoed in the tense and quiet air, as if amplified countless times, clearly ringing in my ears.

Strangely, the intense pain she had anticipated did not overwhelm her. A sense of confusion arose in Kiana's heart, but her body, driven by instinct, quickly retreated from that area filled with the aura of death.

Despite being filled with questions, Kiana slowly opened her eyes, wanting to figure out what had happened. She saw streaks of black liquid dripping from the blade, splashing onto the cold stone slab, creating a chilling scene.

In front of Raiden Mei was a strange spear, with tentacles constantly wrapping around it to form a sturdy shield, and a scar with purple lightning on it.

"Roar!!!" Before 'Raiden Mei' could react, a roar from afar drew their attention. A creature resembling a knight-class Honkai Beast, clad in black armor, was rapidly approaching.

"What is that thing?" Just as 'Raiden Mei' was stunned, the tentacles on the spear in front of her suddenly dispersed and swept directly at her waist.

The immense force sent Raiden Mei flying several meters before she crashed heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

Kiana was stunned. She hadn't expected that this strange creature that had suddenly appeared would come to help her and save her life. Her heart was still pounding, but her eyes held a mixture of curiosity and gratitude.

'Finally made it.' The black-armored knight-class Honkai Beast, Chen Yuan, stopped in front of Kiana. He wanted to breathe a sigh of relief and communicate with her, but unfortunately, he could only utter the syllables of a Honkai Beast. "Awoooooo... Awoooooooo!"

Hearing the sound he made, and looking at the completely bewildered Kiana in front of him, Chen Yuan felt an overwhelming sense of shame. He swore that he had never been so humiliated in his entire life.

"You want to... communicate with me?" Kiana cautiously reached out a hand, trying to touch the Dust of Eternity and feel its warmth. However, at that moment, Raiden Mei struggled to her feet, her face filled with anger.

"A mere Honkai Beast dares to defy my will!" she roared, as powerful lightning surged from her body once more. A fierce light flashed in her eyes; clearly, this defeat had humiliated her like never before.

Raiden Mei's eyes were like a blizzard in the dead of winter, cold and arrogant. She gathered her lightning power again, and this time, her attack was even more fierce; the surrounding air seemed to tremble under her rage.

"You vile creature, I will erase your existence completely!" Her voice was like a thunderclap, and an invisible pressure spread outwards, making it almost impossible for people to stand.

"Awooo!! (Go to hell!)" Chen Yuan naturally didn't indulge her, since she wasn't the real Raiden Mei anyway. "Awooo, awooo! (Since you want to fight, this young master will play along!)"

Raiden Mei clearly understood what Chen Yuan was saying, and she was so angry that her veins bulged. The lightning transformed into a long sword, which she gripped in her hand. Then, she unleashed several bolts of lightning at Chen Yuan.

"Come on, little brat." Facing Raiden Mei's attack, Chen Yuan straightened his body, his black armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight. The tentacles wrapped around the spear began to writhe wildly, forming defensive barriers.

Raiden Mei's lightning blade struck Chen Yuan's defensive barrier with a deafening roar. The lightning collided with the black tentacles, producing blinding sparks, and the air was filled with the smell of burning and sulfur.

In the end, Chenyuan's defenses remained unbroken. Raiden Mei's attacks, though fierce, could not penetrate Chenyuan's sturdy shield composed of countless tentacles.

"My turn!!" Seeing that Raiden Mei was running out of steam, Chen Yuan instantly deactivated his shield and raised his spear to thrust at Raiden Mei.

Seeing this, Raiden Mei's eyes flashed with panic. She quickly raised her hand, trying to use lightning to block Chen Yuan's attack. However, Chen Yuan's spear, like a sharp arrow piercing through the darkness, carried fierce power and directly broke through Raiden Mei's defense.

"Ah!" Raiden Mei screamed, her body flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground. Blackened marks covered her body, and the power of the lightning seemed to be waning.

'Strike while the iron is hot!' Chen Yuan didn't stop; he rushed towards Raiden Mei, ready to deliver a fatal blow. However, at that moment, a giant net of lightning suddenly surged from Raiden Mei's body, directly enveloping Chen Yuan.

"Hmph, as expected of the lowest of creatures, so easy to understand." Raiden Mei struggled to her feet, her face filled with anger and admiration. "However, I still admire your power. Be my pet obediently!"

A disdainful sneer flashed in Raiden Mei's eyes, a smile as chilling as purple lightning and frost. With a flick of her finger, the purple lightning surrounding her snaked and coiled, instantly condensing into a lightning blade. This lightning blade shone with blinding light, embedding itself precisely into Chen Yuan's body.

At that moment, Chen Yuan's face was contorted in pain, as if he were enduring endless torment. Purple lightning, like a fine electric net, tightly enveloped the lightning blade, causing it to spread continuously within Chen Yuan's body like a raging storm. Then, "Raiden Mei" snapped her fingers contemptuously, as if playing a victory symphony.

In that instant, the lightning within Chen Yuan's body erupted like ignited explosives. The immense lightning energy surged wildly through Chen Yuan's blood vessels, as if to tear his body into countless pieces.

Chen Yuan's body instantly turned charred black, and he curled up on the ground in pain, while "Raiden Mei" watched coldly with a satisfied smile on her face.

[Host's life is in danger. Automatically exiting possession mode.] The system's cold voice rang in Chen Yuan's ears. The next moment, it transformed back into the original black liquid and was ejected from the Knight-class Honkai Beast, landing right in front of Kiana.

As for the original Knight-class Honkai Beast, due to the sudden departure of Chen Yuan, it was unable to resist the erosion of lightning without the support of life and was directly turned into scorched earth.

"Holy crap, is this what a Herrscher is? She's incredibly strong." Dust, now back in black liquid, looked at Raiden Mei in the distance with lingering fear. "If it weren't for your help, I would have been done for. Thank you."

[It's not because you're too stupid, host. Although Raiden Mei is currently the weakest Herrscher, she's not someone you can easily mess with.]

[The reason we were able to suppress her just now was largely due to Raiden Mei's dominant personality constantly suppressing the power of her Herrscher personality.]

[You could have won by creating distance and utilizing the symbiote's tentacles, but instead you rushed in for close combat, giving 'Raiden Mei' a chance to counterattack... Host, you're incredibly stupid.]

"Stop cursing, stop cursing." Hearing the system's taunts, Chen Yuan was speechless. It wasn't because he had no words to retort, but simply because... the system tower was right.

"Although I don't know what happened, if I'm not mistaken, you were the one who controlled this inferior creature just now."

Raiden Mei looked at the charred Knight-class Honkai Beast, then at Chen Yuan, who had transformed into his true form. Even she was now intrigued by the lump of black liquid before her.

'Holy crap, she's got her eye on me...' Feeling Raiden Mei's gaze, even without a physical body, Chen Yuan felt as if cold sweat was soaking his back.

'What should I do? I don't have a body right now, so I'd definitely die if I faced Raiden Mei... Wait, I do have a body now, don't I?'

Chen Yuan, who was in a state of anxiety, seemed to have thought of something. He slowly moved his body and then looked at Kiana, who was still in a daze.

"Huh?" Kiana, who still didn't know what was going on, only felt her hands and feet tighten. Looking down, she found that four tentacles were tightly binding her.