The peaceful days did not last long.
Elysia came looking for Yu Muyang.
These past few days, Elysia had been quietly following behind him.
With her strength, it was hard for Yu Muyang to notice her.
In these few days she had also heard quite a lot of his inner thoughts.
Through analysis, she could now confirm something.
As long as the thoughts were about the Flame-Chasers, she could hear them.
But for more private thoughts—like what to eat, what to sleep, or which pretty girl looked good—she could not hear those.
After figuring this out, Elysia finally relaxed.
She had been afraid she might not be able to hear his thoughts anymore.
Now that she understood the reason, the weight in her heart was lifted.
This time she came to find him not because of the inner thoughts, but because of an order from the Flame-Chasers.
The Flame-Chasers were not fools.
With the experience of the first two Honkai Eruptions, they had roughly locked onto East Asia as the likely area.
To prepare in advance, several squads needed to arrive in Shenzhou early.
“Headquarters has determined that the Third Honkai Eruption is very likely to appear in Shenzhou.
So we need to head there ahead of time.
Get ready.
This is your first mission♪~”
Yu Muyang’s eyes showed a trace of surprise.
It seemed the Flame-Chasers were not as incompetent as he had thought.
That made sense.
After all, they were the largest organization fighting the Honkai in the early stages.
There was a lot of internal scheming, but their ability was not for show.
“Do I need to prepare anything?”
“Since it’s a mission, just prepare a little.
Bring some food and daily necessities?”
Coming from Elysia, bringing those things did not seem strange at all.
Besides, it was only the Third Honkai Eruption.
With Elysia’s strength, it should not be difficult.
After confirming the meeting place with Elysia, Yu Muyang left.
Ten minutes later, he arrived at the airport they had agreed on.
When he got there, the other members of the squad all looked at him.
They were curious what kind of person could make Captain Elysia personally invite him in.
But looking at him today, apart from being decent-looking, there did not seem to be anything special.
When Elysia saw Yu Muyang arrive, a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.
“Muyang, where is your equipment?”
This time it was Yu Muyang’s turn to be confused.
“What equipment?”
“Didn’t Ato give you equipment?”
“No!
Ever since I joined the Second Squad, Ato has never come looking for me!”
Elysia: …
“Forget it.
With your strength there shouldn’t be any problem.
Don’t worry.
I’ll protect you up close♪~”
Elysia winked at him and spoke with full confidence.
This time the other squad members looked at each other.
Was this guy really a connection hire?
Elysia actually said she would protect him up close.
What was so special about him?!
Yu Muyang felt the complicated gazes from the others and his mouth twitched slightly.
He quickly refused.
“No need.
Captain, your own safety is more important.
I’m not important.”
“That won’t do.
You are very important.”
“My strength is enough.
You don’t need to protect me.
Just focus on dealing with the Herrscher.”
“You don’t even trust me anymore?”
Elysia pretended to wipe away tears with one hand.
“Have you already forgotten our previous promise?”
The other warriors: ???
What exactly was the relationship between these two?!
Why could they not understand it?!
A heartless man?!
At once, the male members of the team looked at Yu Muyang with fierce eyes.
Yu Muyang naturally noticed the change in their gazes and his mouth twitched again.
What an actress.
What promise?
It was probably just the one about taking her to eat Shenzhou cuisine.
Don’t make it sound so strange.
Still, Yu Muyang could not be bothered to explain.
Explaining to these NPCs would only waste time.
He said helplessly, “Whatever you want.
You’re the captain.
I’ll listen to you.”
With that, Yu Muyang walked straight onto the transport plane parked in front of them.
Seeing his firm back, Elysia smiled slyly.
She called the teammates to board, then immediately followed behind Yu Muyang onto the plane.
When the team members boarded, they saw Elysia sitting next to Yu Muyang with a smile on her face.
At this moment Yu Muyang felt helpless.
He was really not good at dealing with a girl like Elysia.
And he simply could not bring himself to dislike her.
But he was also a little puzzled.
[Is Elysia treating me a bit too well?
Or is she like this with everyone?]
[I don’t pay attention to others, so I don’t know how Elysia usually treats other people.
I hope I’m overthinking it.]
Hearing Yu Muyang’s inner thoughts, the smile on her face did not decrease at all.
Mm-hmm.
It’s better if you don’t know.
That way she could get more information.
The transport plane flew very fast.
In just a few hours they entered the range of Shenzhou.
Just as they were about to reach the destination city, the plane suddenly shook violently.
Red warning lights flashed continuously on the transport plane, and a harsh mechanical voice kept ringing in their ears.
“Warning!
Warning!
Honkai Energy concentration exceeding limits!”
Yu Muyang felt the Honkai Energy around them rising at an extremely fast speed.
His expression changed.
The plane was flying too fast, so he was not clear which cities they had passed.
But now that the Honkai had arrived, it was easy to determine.
The Honkai Energy concentration was rising wildly.
The warriors around them gradually began to be eroded by the Honkai Energy.
Some people’s faces changed as faint purple markings slowly climbed up their skin.
A sharp light flashed in Yu Muyang’s eyes.
Honkai Energy of this level… it should be Nagazora City.
Otherwise these elite warriors would not be eroded so quickly.
Elysia also noticed this.
A pink bow instantly appeared in her hands.
She drew the string in front of her chest, and a pink arrow shot out in a flash.
Bang!
A large hole was immediately blasted open in the transport plane by Elysia.
“Jump!”
At this moment everyone was not too panicked.
They still jumped out in an orderly manner according to sequence.
Yu Muyang saw this scene and the corner of his eye twitched.
When Elysia’s gaze landed on him, he pointed at himself and asked, “I have to jump too?”
Elysia pulled him straight into her arms and leaped toward the hole.
A feeling of weightlessness instantly swept through his whole body.
At the same time, a faint fragrance drifted into his nose.
He turned his head to look at Elysia who was holding him and could not help but sigh inwardly.
[Being held by Elysia… this is a little embarrassing.]