It wasn't until they descended Mount Taixu that Aili realized it was almost dark.
She hadn't felt time passing so quickly while they were on the mountain.
When they reached the entrance of the old house, Miss Li stood there, watching them both, and waited until they got closer.
"Welcome back, Fu Hua, Miss Aili."
"Mm." Fu Hua nodded.
"Is Miss Li waiting for us specifically? Aili is very happy about that," Aili said with a smile.
"Yes." Miss Li nodded and said, "Please wait a moment, and dinner will be ready."
After speaking, Miss Li retreated.
Fu Hua and Aili also walked into the house.
"Hua, what exactly is this mission that you need to bring me along?" Aili asked curiously.
"It's just a simple cleanup mission, quite close to the Divine Realm. Bringing you along was just for us to come to Mount Taixu together," Fu Hua said.
"Cleanup mission? Honkai Beasts? Shouldn't that be urgent? Is it okay for us to delay for a while like this?" Hearing it was a cleanup mission, Aili immediately rattled off a string of questions, as it was her first mission.
"It's not urgent, because the target of this mission is still quite a distance from any populated areas."
"Is that so? By the way, Aili is still quite curious, what kind of target would make you, Fu Hua, go clean it up?"
"Just an Emperor-Class Honkai Beast," Fu Hua paused before saying.
"An Emperor-Class Honkai Beast? Fu Hua, are you going to fight it alone?"
"It's an Emperor-Class Honkai Beast, but aren't you also helping?" Fu Hua said, looking at Aili.
"Hehe, it seems Hua still trusts Aili a lot," Aili said happily.
"Mm." Fu Hua responded simply, then returned to her room.
Aili also returned to her room and lay directly on the bed; she needed a short rest.
The experiences of this day were truly exciting.
Whether it was the illusion, or Fu Hua teaching her about the use of Honkai Energy, or the statue of Fu Hua she saw.
Just this one day was more eventful than a whole week she spent at the academy.
After resting for a while, Aili got up from the bed; it was time to eat.
She had climbed Mount Taixu all day, and she was hungry!
During dinner that day, Aili cautiously eyed all the drinks on the table.
Only after she had eaten most of her food did Aili carefully sip the drinks on the table.
This time, Aili had learned her lesson! No matter what, eat most of the food first! Then drink something.
This way, even if it was alcohol! She wouldn't be hungry!
In the end, Aili lay contentedly on the table.
She wondered what the people in the Divine Realm were thinking, why did they always serve alcohol?
In the end, it was Fu Hua who carried Aili back to her room.
The next morning, Aili woke up refreshed; sleeping undisturbed was the most comfortable.
After waking up, Aili took out her original set of clothes from her suitcase and changed into them.
After changing, Aili went to wash up.
This time, looking at her reflection in the water, Aili showed a confident smile.
Indeed, this outfit really suited her.
Aili thought so.
This outfit concealed some of Aili's cuteness, revealing instead a heroic or capable demeanor.
After breakfast, Aili and Fu Hua got into the car heading to the airport.
Finally, they took an aircraft to the mission location.
To carry out the mission, Fu Hua also changed into a different outfit, or rather, armor, which made her figure appear even taller. Although she was a girl, she exuded more of a heroic and cool aura.
"Aili, aren't you going to change into armor?" Fu Hua asked, seeing Aili still in her previous attire.
Aili shook her head, "No need, Aili only needs to provide remote support, right? Aili doesn't need to get close."
"What if a Honkai Beast gets close to you?"
"Well, isn't Hua here? I believe Hua will definitely protect me, won't she?" Aili said with a smile.
"Mm, I will protect you." Fu Hua said no more.
She knew Aili wouldn't change into armor, and besides, the set of clothes Aili was wearing was quite special.
Fu Hua sensed the flow of Honkai Energy from that outfit and wondered where Aili had obtained it.
Soon, the aircraft flew over a desert.
"Fu Hua, we have reached the vicinity of the destination," the pilot reported to Fu Hua.
"Mm, you all patrol nearby. Contact me after it's resolved," Fu Hua said, then directly hugged Aili, opened the hatch, and jumped down.
Aili froze when she was hugged.
Then, to her surprise, Fu Hua actually hugged her and jumped out of the aircraft!!
Aili clutched Fu Hua's neck tightly, her eyes squeezed shut.
After a while, "You can open your eyes, we've landed."
Fu Hua's voice came from beside her ear.
Aili opened her eyes a crack, and only after confirming they were on the ground did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Hua! Next time, can you please tell Aili before you hug her and jump!" Aili said to Fu Hua after landing on the ground.
"Yes." Fu Hua nodded.
"No! Why did we have to jump out of the aircraft! And why did you have to hug Aili and jump too!" Aili said again after calming down.
"There's no place for the aircraft to land here. You're not wearing armor. If your body could withstand it, you could jump yourself," Hua explained.
Just as Aili was about to say something else, a pair of gloves appeared on Fu Hua's hands.
"Alright, let's complete the mission first." Fu Hua walked forward; the target was already very close.
"I know, I know," Aili said with a pout, knowing this wasn't the time to throw a tantrum.
Then she pulled off her necklace, and a compound bow appeared in Aili's hand.
They hadn't walked far when, in front of them, a bulge in the ground was rapidly rushing towards them.
"You stay behind and attack when you see the opportunity." After saying that, Fu Hua took a stance and charged forward.
As she approached, Fu Hua directly punched the ground, and then a giant Honkai Beast burst out from beneath the ground.
Emperor-Class Honkai Beast - Ganesha
Aili vigilantly observed her surroundings. Emperor-Class Honkai Beasts generally do not act alone; there might be other Honkai Beasts nearby.
After scanning the area, Aili drew her bowstring, aiming at Ganesha.
This Ganesha appeared alone. Why?
With this question in mind, Aili attacked this solitary Emperor-Class Honkai Beast.
The arrow merely stuck into Ganesha's head, and not very deeply.
However, Aili's attack attracted its attention.
After confirming there was another small, long-range ant, Ganesha roared fiercely, then opened its mouth towards Aili.
Honkai Energy began to gather in Ganesha's mouth, but Aili did not dodge.
Because Fu Hua had already appeared above Ganesha's head.
As Fu Hua's punch landed.
Ganesha's large mouth, which was aimed at Aili, was directly slammed into the ground.
Then an explosion occurred at its location, kicking up a large amount of sand.
"Hua, are you okay?" Aili asked, holding her earphone.
"I'm fine." Hua's cool voice came through the earphone.
Aili then let out a sigh of relief.
Although she knew it wouldn't cause much harm to Fu Hua, the explosion happening right before her eyes still made her a little worried.
In the center of the explosion, there was another roar.
The surrounding sand was shaken away by this roar.
Only then did Aili see Fu Hua's figure.
Amidst the Honkai Beast's roar, Fu Hua approached its head, interrupting its roar once again.
Aili watched this scene and even felt sympathy for the Honkai Beast.
Then Aili felt even more sympathy for the Honkai Beast.
Because no matter what action the Honkai Beast took, Fu Hua would interrupt it in advance.
All of Ganesha's movements were within Fu Hua's calculations.
Aili didn't think about it anymore; after all, with such a good target, it would be a disservice to herself not to take a few shots.
Then Aili decided to try the bow's newest ability, which was the golden patterns on the bowstring.
This time, the arrows were golden.
When the arrow touched Ganesha, it directly transformed into a large net, completely enveloping Ganesha.
When Fu Hua saw the net, she had already dodged to the side.
Then Ganesha was trapped under the net.
But not long after, the net shattered and disappeared.
Aili sighed, looking at the effect; the control time was too short.
But Fu Hua saw something different. When Ganesha was covered by this net, the intensity of the Honkai Energy on its body instantly dropped significantly.
And after the net disappeared, although it was slowly recovering, this arrow did indeed weaken Ganesha.
Feeling the effect was not ideal, Aili decided it was better to use fire arrows. Dark red arrows shot one after another towards Ganesha.
The resulting explosions never affected Fu Hua.
Soon, Ganesha was eliminated by the two of them.
When Ganesha died, most of its carapace was shattered, and even one of the two long horns in front of its mouth was broken by Fu Hua.
The spines on its back were mostly Aili's handiwork.
If Ganesha had consciousness, it would definitely curse, and in a very unpleasant way.
It could have been instantly killed, so why torment it!
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