Feeling the Honkai energy energy surging from Van's body, the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgement in Kevin's hand once again ignited in flames.
Van's figure flashed, and the fist wind, carrying violent Honkai energy energy, charged toward Kevin.
Kevin crossed his sword to block, but the impact force knocked him back several meters.
"Hahaha! Look, Kevin, this is what deserves to be called the 'strongest of Moth of the Flame'!" Van laughed wildly.
Kevin swung his hand, and countless ice shards appeared out of thin air, launching toward Van.
"Useless, useless, useless!"
Van laughed loudly as she punched the incoming ice into pieces. "How about it, Kevin? Compared to that indecisive defeated person, am I not the stronger one?"
Feeling the Honkai energy energy on Van's body rapidly rising, Kevin's eyes narrowed, and the Heavenly Fire greatsword in his hand suddenly burst out with a dazzling light.
"Heavenly Fire! Unsheathe!"
Amid the laughter, Van did not retreat but counterattacked.
"Good one!"
BOOM!
At the moment the two forces collided, a blinding light devoured everything around.
When the smoke and dust dispersed, the two stood side by side, looking at each other. And the desert around them had long since been flattened by the massive shockwave.
After a while, Kevin silently put away the Heavenly Fire Holy Judgement.
Van, panting, asked, "Not fighting anymore?"
Kevin nodded and said, "Mm, let's leave it at that."
The moment both of them withdrew their fighting aura, it also signified the end of this duel.
"Hmph~ I just got resurrected and still haven't adapted to this body," Van folded her arms and complained, "It's hard to say who would win or lose."
"You still want to fight?"
"No no." Van waved her hand. "I'm not a battle maniac like Kalpas... insisting on both settling victory and deciding life or death."
At this point, Van suddenly stepped forward, getting closer to Kevin, her red pupils flashing brightly.
"Now you believe I'm Van, right?"
———
[AWSL! The more I watch, the more I think Three-Year-Old Van is so cute]
[WTF is 'Three-Year-Old Van'!]
[Van Three-Year-Old: Kevin, look into my big sparkling eyes and tell me, am I or am I not Van!]
[Thinking of the cold and ruthless Van from before, suddenly this version of Van Three-Year-Old seems not bad too]
[Van, let's not contact each other for now, I'm afraid Mei will misunderstand...]
[Van: So love will fade, huh?]
———
[Back to the Video.]
Facing the hopeful gaze of the person in front of him, Kevin's reply was somewhat meaningful.
"Yes, Van is right here."
Getting the answer she had longed for, a happy expression immediately appeared on Van's face, like a child who had received recognition.
After a moment of silence, Kevin stretched out his hand, and floating in his palm was a feather, no one knew when it had appeared.
And this feather was one of the many forms of Feather Dust.
"This is something you stored with me before. Now, I'll return it to you, Van."
As Kevin's palm moved, the feather drifted toward Van.
Looking at the feather flying toward her, Van grabbed it in one motion, and in an instant, it fused into her body. Feeling the increasingly active Feather Dust in her mind, Van said joyfully, "Totally unexpected, this trip to World Serpent, besides finding an old friend, also came with a surprise harvest."
Saying this, Van looked happily at Kevin. "Thank you, Kevin~"
Kevin asked, "Where are you planning to go next?"
Van spread her hands and said indifferently, "Don't know, haven't decided. I'm not in a hurry either. I'll figure it out once I sort through my own matters."
"Debts to repay, grudges to avenge, a bunch of companions to take care of, and Honkai energy still waiting for me to deal with... No rush, no rush. Time to rest is this limited anyway~ Maybe we'll have the chance to fight side by side again, old friend."
Hearing Van's words, a rare trace of amusement flashed across Kevin's face. He said to Van, "Do you want to join World Serpent?"
———
[In the Real World.]
[LMAO, Kevin, why do you want to pull every strong person into World Serpent as soon as you meet them?]
[But looking at World Serpent's current executive lineup, seems like only Raven is a combat type]
[No wonder, Kevin is probably trying to recruit a few strong ones for face value. Can't expect the leader to go out for everything, right?]
[Come to think of it, Kevin's invitations seem a bit... intentional. First Bronya, then Kiana, now Van...]
[Now that you say it, I think I see a pattern. That pattern is...]
[Kevin only invites beautiful girls!]
[WTF, didn't expect you to be this kind of person, Kevin!]
———
[Somewhere Else.]
After seeing this barrage, Kevin nearly spit out the instant noodles in his mouth.
'What the heck! How am I that kind of person, huh! Heaven and earth bear witness, sun and moon can prove it. I, Kevin, can be wholeheartedly devoted to Mei, how could I have any ideas about other girls!'
Just then, Kevin's phone suddenly dinged with a message notification. Picking it up, it turned out Mei was asking if he was still on duty.
But looking at the familiar greeting on the screen, Kevin felt a subtle difference in mood.
———
[Back to the Video.]
Kevin's invitation caught Van off guard. But this made her very happy, she liked this feeling of being needed.
However, in the end, Van still shook her head and politely declined, "I must respectfully decline that. I don't want to be your subordinate."
"Oh right, Kevin, do you know where the ruins in Shenzhou are?"
"I suddenly remembered that the past me seemed to have stayed there for quite a long time, even led a group of people to resist Honkai energy. Seemed... seemed like I even took a little girl as a disciple?"
Watching Van fall into memory, the corners of Kevin's mouth curved slightly.
"I'll have Jackal send you the coordinates of the ruins. If you have any questions later, you can ask the feather I gave you, it'll tell you."
"Okay, I will." Van smiled and nodded, then prepared to leave.
Just before leaving, Van suddenly turned back and said to Kevin, "Kevin, didn't expect it, but even though you look cold, you're actually pretty nice."
Finishing her words, Van leapt into the sky, gradually disappearing from view.
Kevin, watching Van's departing figure, had a flash of nostalgia in his eyes.
"Elysia... maybe that person's wish really can come true..."
———
[That last line had a lot of meaning]
[Feels like Kevin realized something]
[And he mentioned 'Elysia'... could it be that Elysia?]
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