Honkai Impact 3rd, Paradise Typewriter isn't for making this kind of game.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, calm down, and carefully recall Huodou's moves. You've fought it so many times in the Memory Battlefield and the Abyss, this is just a different place. You can defeat it!"

Xia Yuan gripped the salted fish tightly in his hand and took a deep breath.

I will protect them!

Xia Yuan stood resolutely in front of the fairy Ai Li and Ai Jiang, his eyes revealing determination.

"Ai-chan, Airi... I'll protect you this time."

Xia Yuan looked directly at Huo Dou and spoke in a low voice to the two people behind him.

"Xia Yuan, you!"

"Um... Boss~"

Fairy Ellie couldn't believe it. Was this still the Xia Yuan she knew, the one who cried and made a fuss about not wanting to go to the Paradise of the End of the World, and who only thought about slacking off and sleeping in all day?

"Then I must not let Xia Yuan down."

Fairy Airi temporarily activated her administrator privileges and is constantly writing something.

[Faced with the great cat demon, Huodou, who dwells in the mountains, the brave human showed no fear. The lovely fairy sensed Xia Yuan's heartfelt intentions and determination. Please accept the blessing from the fairy Ai Li.]

I can do anything!

There's nothing I can do....

I will fall into darkness, so that you may return to the light.

Please choose any one of the options above.

Come on, Xia Yuan, shout out the blessing you want!

Xia Yuan was curious as to why the blessing from the fairy Airi used Mei's lines, but now was not the time to dwell on that. This time, he would protect them.

"I can do anything!"

Xia Yuan paused for a moment, then raised the salted fish in his hand to the sky and shouted loudly.

[Instruction wrong.... Correct!]

The once clear sky suddenly became covered with dark clouds.

Thunderstorms were gathering in the dark clouds.

Padofelis, who was lying in the grass and almost roasted alive, felt a cool breeze as she looked at the sky covered by dark clouds.

Is it going to thunder?

With a deafening roar of thunder, a bolt of purple lightning struck straight down from the dark clouds.

The salted fish in Xia Yuan's hand was like a bottomless pit, constantly absorbing the power of the falling lightning.

That salted fish

The Salted Fish Sword, blessed by the fairy Ellie, grants its user a temporary power to wield lightning, similar to that of the Herrscher of Thunder.

Don't underestimate the spirit of a salted fish!

Xia Yuan gripped the salted fish tightly in one hand and swung it forcefully.

The thunderstorm dissipated.

Raindrops fell from the sky, and the flames surrounding Xia Yuan and his group gradually dimmed and eventually went out under the wash of the rain.

"Is this the power of the Herrscher of Thunder?"

Xia Yuan looked at his hands, where visible arcs of electricity were constantly emerging.

The fairy Ellie looked at Xia Yuan with great curiosity.

"Oh, how strange~ Why didn't Xia Yuan grow horns like Mei after becoming a Herrscher? What a pity, I really wanted to touch Xia Yuan's horns~"

The fairy Ellie seemed a little disappointed.

However, Fairy Ellie thought for a moment and wondered if it was because Xia Yuan only used the power of the Herrscher of Thunder for a short time and did not have the Herrscher core, which was why Xia Yuan did not grow horns?

But while the fairy Ellie was thinking, Huodou couldn't wait to pounce on Xia Yuan.

"Xia Yuan, get out of the way! The giant cat demon is pouncing on you!"

Xia Yuan had anticipated Huo Dou's attack.

"The first lunge, the second a swing of the front paws, the third a leap and a powerful slam..."

Countless experiences had given Xia Yuan muscle memory. With the power of the Herrscher of Thunder, he used the Herrscher of Thunder's authority to manipulate the surrounding electromagnetic field and skillfully evaded all of Huo Dou's attacks.

"Wow, this kind passerby is amazing. No wonder Sister Aili knows him. Should we give him a 9% discount in the future?"

Hehe~~ And he seems easy to get along with, unlike Brother Jie and Boss Kevin. Maybe I can even get him to join me as a partner!

Padofelis, lying motionless in the grass, was plotting her own scheme.

Seeing that he couldn't touch Xia Yuan's clothes no matter what he did, Huo Dou had the idea of ​​retreating and turned to run away.

Ai-chan, standing next to the fairy Airi, seemed to sense something and pointed at the fleeing Huodou, shouting to Xia Yuan, "Boss, don't let it go! The scarecrow used to stabilize the second seal is on it!"

Just as Huodou was about to escape, the giant canned food had been waiting for a long time.

"Meow!"

They directly dragged Huo Dou, who was trying to escape, over.

The two are intertwined.

"Well done, canned food!"

With the aid of the Herrscher of Thunder's power, Xia Yuan flew into the sky, pierced through the dark clouds, and soared straight into the heavens.

The once dormant dark clouds have become active again.

"This is the final blow!"

"Cut in two with one stroke!"

Xia Yuan bent down.

All the lightning generated in the dark clouds gathered on the Salted Fish Sword in Xia Yuan's hand, and at that moment, the entire mountaintop seemed to rumble with thunder.

Chapter Seventeen: The Fairy Airi's Punishment

The canned food seemed to sense the intense danger in the air.

It returned to its original size and quickly left Huodou's side.

The slash instantly engulfed the calamus.

Even the entire mountaintop was split in two by Xia Yuan's strike.

Cracks spread continuously from the ground where the monster was, widening and splitting...

Padofelis, who was still making her own plans in the grass, also felt the ground shaking.

"Huh?! What happened all of a sudden? Was it an earthquake? Canned food, Sister Alice, come quick and save Paddo!"

As she watched the grass beneath her collapse at an alarming rate, rolling down the mountainside, Padofelis felt a surge of despair and tightly closed her eyes.

Just as Padofelis was about to fall off the mountaintop, Xia Yuan caught her in time.

"Huh? You fell from the mountaintop and you're completely unharmed? You really are the luckiest person ever!"

Padofelis opened her eyes and cheered excitedly.

"Pado, stop swaying back and forth."

Padofelis looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xia Yuan holding her up in mid-air with one hand.

"Oh, it's a kind passerby! Hehe, Xia Yuan, you saved me again. This time, we've made a big decision: how about we give you a 20% discount from now on?"

Also, Xia Yuan, how about becoming our partner? We can split the profits 80/20~

Padofelis talked excitedly nonstop, and even prepared the contract.

"Pado, if you don't behave, I'll throw you off!"

Xia Yuan replied somewhat helplessly.

"Hey, wait a minute! As long as you sign this, Brother Xia Yuan, you can just throw us down here!"

Looking at the ground they were about to land on, Padofelis, still determined, presented the contract to Xia Yuan.

"Pado, quickly take it away from my eyes, I can't see clearly anymore..."

Unable to see clearly, Xia Yuan, carrying Padofelis, swayed precariously in the air and soon rolled down onto the lush green grass.

Before Xia Yuan woke up, Padofelis secretly took Xia Yuan's hand and gently pressed her fingerprint on the contract.

When Xia Yuan woke up, he only saw Padofelis smiling at him from the side.

"Hehe, Brother Xia Yuan, from this moment on, you're officially one of us!"

Padofelis held up the contract and gestured to Xia Yuan.

"Hey, Pado, don't say things that could be misunderstood!"

That shouldn't be my indenture, right?

Instinctively, Xia Yuan reached out to snatch the paper back, but Padofelis nimbly dodged him.

"Hehe~"

Xia Yuan stretched his body, still able to use the powers of the Herrscher of Thunder.

Since you want to play, Pado, then I'll play with you properly.

"Eh?! That's my tail! Hehehe, hahaha... No, stop it now..."

Padofelis's laughter echoed across the meadow.

After being split in two by Xia Yuan at the mountaintop, the fairies Ai Li and Ai Jiang, led by Guan Tou, searched for Padofelis and Xia Yuan on the other side of the mountaintop.

Xia Yuan was so brave this time, I must praise him properly when we meet!

The fairy Ellie seemed very happy.

"Meow~"

"Hey, canned food, have you found Xia Yuan yet?"

The fairy Ellie couldn't wait to fly over.

"Hahaha-- "

"Brother Xia Yuan, please spare us! We...we're really about to die!"

Padofelis lay on the grass, speaking weakly.

"Then quickly hand over my indenture!"

"no!"

Padoflis decisively rejected Xia Yuan's request.

"Then we'll just have to continue."

"Xia Yuan, what are you doing to Xiao Paduo?!"

Fairy Airi's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Boss, don't fly so fast!"

At this moment, Ai-chan also came to the side of the fairy Airi.

"Ai-chan, cover your eyes and don't look! Canned food, you too!"

"Meow~"

"Okay, boss~ Ai-chan received it!"

Ai-chan turned around very consciously and covered her eyes with her hands.

Fairy Airi stared at Xia Yuan with the look of someone looking at social trash.

"Um... Little Ellie, can I explain what happened here?"

Driven by a strong will to survive and a sense of crisis, Xia Yuan explained everything that had just happened in the fastest possible language.

"No, if Brother Xia Yuan keeps talking, that indenture... cough cough... partnership contract will definitely be taken by Sister Ai Li. We have to think of a way to stop it!"