Honkai Impact 3rd: Catching the Herrscher of Sentience at the Start

"Chicken boy~" Fu Shi patted Fu Lin's shoulder and said with a shake of her head, "Not every happy ending is an…"

"…Sirin, bite her!" Seeing Fu Shi acting all mysterious, Fu Lin felt speechless and quickly instructed Sirin, "Ahh! You bit the wrong person!"

"Dumb brother, what do you take Sirin for?" Sirin let go and looked at Fu Lin helplessly. Somehow, she felt her brother had become more cheerful but also sillier. Could he have been infected by the Herrscher of Sentience?

Meanwhile, Fu Lin carefully wiped the clear bite mark and saliva on his arm, muttering softly, "The little angel has learned to bite!"

"I want to bite too." Seeing this, Fu Shi grabbed Fu Lin's other arm and said enthusiastically.

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"I refuse!" Fu Lin immediately snatched his arm back and started circling around Yae Sakura to evade Fu Shi, who was in hot pursuit, showing no signs of giving up until she bit him.

Yae Sakura, "..."

"You've already been bitten by a pufferfish, so what's the big deal if I bite you again?" Fu Shi retorted indignantly, then raised her weapon, aiming it at Fu Lin. "I shall reverse all creation!"

"Huh? Oh, come on, Fu Shi, that's playing dirty! Aren't you afraid you'll hurt me?" Fu Lin dodged left and right as the weapon flew toward him, shouting back at Fu Shi.

"Relax, I've got it under control." Fu Shi swung her sword again. Seeing how agilely Fu Lin dodged, her interest was piqued.

"Even so, taking a hit from that still hurts." Fu Lin turned his weapon, Twilight, into a long staff and blocked the incoming sword. As expected, the weapon became entangled with Twilight.

"Not too bad... Wait, what the hell?" Just as Fu Lin breathed a sigh of relief after deflecting the attack, a powerful force pulled him toward Fu Shi.

"Not bad at all~ But come here now, hahaha. Perfect timing! Let's have a good fight." Fu Shi retracted her weapon and, seeing Fu Lin wielding a weapon, grinned with excitement.

"Tch—" Fu Lin said no more. Transforming the staff into a spear, he used the momentum to strike at Fu Shi.

Seeing the blood-red spearhead slashing toward her, Fu Shi felt an ominous premonition and quickly summoned her other sword, to block Fu Lin's attack.

Fu Shi then glanced at the spear in Fu Lin's hand, her hair standing on end as she thought, What kind of cursed weapon is this that it can actually make me feel fear?

Shaking her head, she denied her own feelings. 'There's nothing in this world that can make me, the Herrscher of Sentience, afraid. That was just an illusion.'

"If you're using a spear, I'll use one too. That's only fair." Fu Shi summoned her own spear, grinning and baring her teeth in excitement.

Her earlier intention to bite Fu Lin was completely forgotten as she immersed herself in the duel.

"Come again." Seeing his initial strike fail, Fu Lin quickly retreated, shaking his trembling hands and speaking without hesitation.

Though inwardly, he muttered in frustration, Damn it, my hands are numb. This body is still too weak. I almost lost my grip on the spear.

"Watch out!" Fu Shi warned as she swung the spear horizontally toward Fu Lin, showing no concern for whether he could dodge.

Seeing the incoming attack, Fu Lin quickly infused his legs with Honkai energy and retreated. Though he successfully dodged, he was already out of breath, but Fu Shi gave him no time to recover.

In the next instant, Fu Shi swung the spear again, aiming straight at Fu Lin's face. All he could do was evade, summoning more Honkai energy to avoid her swift strikes.

"Why are you dodging? Use your spear to fight back!" Fu Shi grew impatient with Fu Lin's evasive tactics.

"Huff... let's go again." Fu Lin wiped the sweat from his brow, steadied his breath, and prepared himself.

"Go, big brother! You're the best!" Sirin suddenly cheered from the sidelines. Then, with a fierce glare at the Herrscher of Sentience, she added, "If you dare hurt my brother, don't blame me for being rude. ☆"

"Huh? That's totally double standards. And do you think I'm afraid of you?" Fu Shi retorted, feeling exasperated, but still charged at Fu Lin once more.

"Clang—!" Fu Lin gripped Twilight tightly, raising it horizontally to block Fu Shi's thrust. The sound of scraping metal rang sharply in his ears.

However, Fu Shi's strength was far beyond what his body could withstand. Fu Lin staggered back dozens of steps before barely managing to absorb the blow.

But Fu Shi's next strike followed immediately. With no time to rest, Fu Lin suppressed the trembling in his hands, sidestepped to avoid the attack, and seized the moment while Fu Shi was retracting her spear. Gathering all his strength, he swung Twilight toward her abdomen.

"Another bad premonition!" Feeling a chill run down her spine, Fu Shi realized it was too late to summon a weapon to block. She swiftly turned her body into a state of consciousness, narrowly avoiding the strike.