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

Theresa and Siegfried followed closely behind Walter, their hearts pounding involuntarily.

Although they had no idea what important clue Walter had discovered, their years of combat experience and intuition told them that trusting this man was the right thing to do.

As the hurried footsteps of several people echoed through the narrow corridor, the atmosphere began to subtly shift. The once bright lights gradually dimmed, making the surrounding environment increasingly eerie and terrifying.

As they drew closer to their target, the intricate array of instruments and pipes on the walls became increasingly dense, occasionally flashing with eerie light.

Finally, the group arrived at the laboratory door. However, the scene before them made everyone gasp in shock.

All the entrances and exits were densely covered with sharp, black spikes. The spikes intertwined and were arranged in a crisscrossing pattern, and through this barrier, the figures of Sirin and Chenyuan could be vaguely seen.

"Chen Yuan!" Upon seeing Chen Yuan, Theresa cried out anxiously and reached out her hands without hesitation to break off the thorns.

But something unexpected happened. The moment her hand touched the spikes, those seemingly sharp spikes instantly closed up, forming a smooth, mirror-like obstacle in the blink of an eye, without a single gap.

"You are Chen Yuan? The man Theresa has been thinking about all the time?" When Siegfried heard Theresa say these words, he was slightly taken aback, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

However, just a moment later, the latter reacted quickly, reaching for his waist without hesitation and pulling out the two heavenly fires.

"Theresa, get out of the way! Watch how I break through this barrier!" With Siegfried's confident shout, he gripped the Heavenly Fire tightly in both hands, and his aura suddenly surged to its peak.

Just then, something unexpected happened. The symbiote, which seemed harmless in Theresa's hands, suddenly began to tremble violently, as if it had been activated.

Immediately afterwards, a dense, ink-black symbiote erupted from inside the barrier and condensed in mid-air at an astonishing speed into an enormous black fist.

In the blink of an eye, the massive black fist, with overwhelming force, hurtled straight towards Siegfried's goofy face. Even the battle-hardened Siegfried was caught off guard by this sudden attack.

With a muffled "thud," Siegfried was thrown several meters backward as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding heavy truck.

Due to the suddenness of the incident and the immense force of the impact, Siegfried was unable to even maintain his balance and nearly fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

Fortunately, Walter Young reacted quickly and stepped forward, extending an arm to support the swaying Siegfried.

Siegfried's face turned extremely ugly after regaining his footing, and a trickle of bright red blood spilled from the corner of his mouth. However, even so, Siegfried did not retreat an inch. Instead, he glared angrily at the barrier formed by the dust and grievances in front of him.

“It seems that trying to communicate with him properly is completely futile! In that case, don’t blame us for being impolite!” Walter Yang muttered to himself as he slowly extended his right hand.

In an instant, electromagnetic force gathered and surged in his palm, forming a dazzling deep red energy sphere.

With a gentle wave of his arm, Walter Yang sent the crimson sphere, brimming with terrifying energy, hurtling out like lightning and crashing violently into the barrier erected by Chen Yuan.

"Attack together! We don't have much time to waste!" Walter Yang's voice boomed like thunder, and his normally normal pupils turned a chilling blood red in an instant.

Then, staring intently at Chen Yuan, he said, word by word, "I'm sorry, Mr. Chen Yuan, perhaps you and Miss Theresa have a close relationship, but 'she,' I will take her away today no matter what!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan slowly shook his head, but a faint smile appeared on his face, the slightly upturned corners of his mouth carrying a hint of mockery.

"As expected of the renowned First Herrscher, your strength is indeed beyond imagination. However..." Chen Yuan deliberately dragged out his words, his gaze sweeping over everyone present before continuing.

"Unfortunately, even with such terrifying power, you are still unable to achieve your goal at this moment."

Walter Yang's heart sank, a sense of foreboding washing over him. Without hesitation, he activated the 'Mimetic Eden Star'.

However, at that moment, a sudden change occurred! The black liquid beneath their feet, which had been calm, suddenly began to churn violently.

Immediately afterwards, countless black tentacles shot out from the liquid and swiftly and firmly attached themselves to the bodies of everyone except Theresa.

"What the hell is this thing?!" Siegfried was startled by the sudden turn of events and frantically tore at the black tentacles wrapped around his body.

However, to his surprise, no matter how hard he tried, the tentacles not only remained undamaged, but instead tightened their grip and seemed to be continuously draining his energy.

After struggling for only a few moments, Siegfried felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body. His limbs became weak and sore, and even his breathing became rapid.

“In that case…” Walter Yang frowned deeply. He also noticed the strange aura emanating from the black liquid, which was clearly no ordinary substance.

Taking a deep breath, Walter Yang applied a powerful gravitational pull to himself. However, to his astonishment, the black liquid remained firmly attached to his body.

"As for powers, I have them too, though I'm not very skilled at them." Chen Yuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile. He shrugged casually, shifting his gaze away from Walter Yang.

Then, it landed on Theresa, who was clenching her fists not far away. "Little Theresa, we meet again~" Chen Yuan said softly, with an inscrutable tone.

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, Theresa shook her head vigorously, her eyes flashing with anger. "Chen Yuan, why did you do this? Why did you protect a Herrscher!"

As her emotions surged, Theresa suddenly produced a massive cross—Judas. "She's too dangerous. If you don't hand over Sirin today..."

"Then even if it's you as my opponent, I will show absolutely no mercy. I will personally defeat you as well!"

"After all... I promised you I would protect this world!" Before she finished speaking, Theresa slammed her feet into the ground, launching herself forward like an arrow. Using the momentum, she overpowered Judas and charged straight at Sirin, who was frantically absorbing Honkai energy!

"You ask me why? The answer is actually quite simple, naive Theresa." Just as Theresa was about to succeed, a figure suddenly appeared before Theresa like a ghost.

This person was Chen Yuan. The symbiote on his right arm kept wriggling and in the blink of an eye, it had condensed into a pitch-black shield.

"Your actions now clearly make you the perpetrator!" With that, Chen Yuan's shield steadily met the onrushing Judas.

With a loud "bang," Judah slammed into the shield, the immense impact surging forth like a tidal wave.

However, despite the astonishing power of the attack, Chen Yuan managed to block it. Although he was forced to plummet downwards by the immense recoil, he gritted his teeth and held on tightly.

Meanwhile, Theresa's situation was not much better. The strong recoil traveled through the weapon to her hands, making her fingers numb and tingling, and she could barely hold onto Judas.

What truly terrified Theresa wasn't the pain in her hand, but rather the words Chen Yuan had just spoken. "What...what did you mean by what you just said?"

Faced with Theresa's questioning, Chen Yuan took a deep breath, calmed the symbiote churning on his body, and slowly spoke. "Theresa, you should know that most Honkai phenomena have manifested in the world in the form of various diseases."

"The most well-known and far-reaching of these was the Black Death that broke out in medieval Europe. That disaster directly caused the death of more than a third of the population in Europe."

After speaking, Chen Yuan suddenly crouched down slightly, and his arms transformed into two giant, jet-black blades. His eyes were fixed on Theresa not far away, and after gathering his strength, he pounced towards Theresa like an arrow released from a bow.

"Judas, deploy!" With a shout, Theresa's eyes were fixed on the approaching black blade, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead.

At this critical moment, she gently patted Judas beside her. Immediately afterwards, countless golden chains poured out from within Judas, successfully halting Chenyuan's advance.

"In modern society, despite the rapid advancements in medicine, people still feel helpless in the face of various intractable diseases caused by Honkai energy."

"That's why every year, tens of thousands of patients suffering from illness flock to Tianming Medical Institutions for treatment with their last glimmer of hope."

However, Chen Yuan, caught in the middle of the battle, did not lose his composure. He stood calmly in place, continuing to speak eloquently.

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