Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

Castorice, riding Polyxia, charged straight towards the Flame-Reaver. The two sisters attacked in unison. Polyxia opened her maw, spewing not just a single stream of dragon's breath, but a continuous, multi-layered torrent. The powerful breath billowed forth, completely enveloping the Flame-Reaver. Seizing the moment while he was dealing with the dragon's breath, Castorice rushed towards him.

Her scythe carved a rift in the air as she attacked. The Flame-Reaver immediately swung his sword, catching her scythe with one hand. The immense force sent Castorice reeling backward. But at that moment, Polyxia appeared behind her, bracing her body to help her stand firm.

Cipher took out her crossbow and fired at the Flame-Reaver.

High in the sky, Derick was holding down Aquila. After securing the Sky Titan's Core Flame, he looked towards the Flame-Reaver, who was now fighting Castorice.

Knowing Castorice was no match for the Flame-Reaver, Derick decided to end the battle quickly and go support her and the others.

Using the giant hand conjured from Thanatos's energy, Derick tore Aquila apart.

How is Aquila's life force still so strong? Well, it will take a while for it to recover. I'll go deal with the Flame-Reaver first.

After tearing it apart, Derick thought to himself with some confusion.

He then rushed towards the Flame-Reaver. A coin appeared in his hand, and he charged towards his foe once more. Derick's Super Speed couldn't be used many times in a short period. After using it again now, he wouldn't be able to use it for a while.

Pushing off from Aquila's tattered remains, Derick quickly ran to the Flame-Reaver's side.

The Flame-Reaver was still fighting Castorice and her group. His longsword danced, easily repelling the combined attacks of Castorice and Polyxia. The energy in his body fluctuated violently.

Cipher, watching from the side, sensed something was wrong. Just as she was about to shout for Castorice and Polyxia to retreat, Derick charged in. His right arm, gathering the energy of Thanatos, transformed into a deep purple claw and swiped at the Flame-Reaver. Pinning his form, Derick pushed him to the side.

Seeing Derick's arrival and how he pushed him aside, Cipher felt the chaotic fluctuations in the Flame-Reaver's body become smooth again.

Derick turned back and said to Castorice and the others, "Castorice, I have the Core Flame of Aquila, but it seems it hasn't completely fallen yet. You all be careful."

As he spoke, he tossed the Sky Titan's Core Flame towards them.

"Hyacine, if Aquila's strength becomes too great, you go ahead and become the Sky Titan's demigod. Don't worry about the Oracle's Prophecy; I'll take care of it later."

"Okay, I understand." Hyacine reached out and caught the Sky Titan's Core Flame.

Seeing the Core Flame appear, the Flame-Reaver's spirits lifted, and he tried to move towards Hyacine. But Derick was already prepared. The moment the Flame-Reaver moved, Derick blocked his path.

"Your opponent is me," Derick said succinctly to the Flame-Reaver.

At the same time, he swung his sword at him.

Derick stepped forward, his sword clashing with the Flame-Reaver's.

The Flame-Reaver had expected to knock Derick away with this blow. In his senses, Derick's strength was still far inferior to his own; it was his self-destruct ability that was to be feared.

But this time, the feeling was completely different.

As the Flame-Reaver attacked, he felt a power from Derick that was in no way inferior to his own. He failed to push Derick back and rush towards the Sky Titan's Core Flame.

"Come on, let's fight!" Derick said to the Flame-Reaver.

Sensing the energy fluctuations from Derick's body, and the powers of different Titans within, the Flame-Reaver was also somewhat surprised.

Can he always use the energies of different Titans at the same time?

The Flame-Reaver drew both of his weapons. Facing Derick in his current state, he couldn't afford to be careless.

Derick sensed that the Flame-Reaver's current power was still slightly stronger than his own, so he naturally couldn't be careless either. He mobilized the four Titan energies in his body and began to trade blows with him.

Discord, Death, Reason, Deceit—four attributes were released simultaneously, accompanying Derick's greatsword as it hacked towards the Flame-Reaver.

Meanwhile, Castorice and her group, led by Polyxia, arrived beside the body of Aquila that Derick had torn apart.

"This body is already in this state. How can it possibly recover?" Cipher said with some surprise, looking at the tattered body of the Sky Titan.

But just as she finished speaking, the mangled body actually began to move.

"No… no way." Cipher felt as if her mouth had been cursed.

"The Black Tide… a dense Black Tide. Aquila's body is now filled with the aura of the Black Tide." Castorice tightened her grip on the scythe in her hand.

"We must deal with it quickly."

Hyacine immediately added, "It's not just the Black Tide. The consciousness of the Sun-ember Knight is also within its body. Now that the Titan's Core Flame has been taken, the consciousness of Seneos, eroded by the Black Tide, has begun to take control."

Cipher carefully observed the resurrecting body of Aquila, pondering where the best place to attack would be.

As they were thinking, Aquila's eye was completely consumed by the Black Tide. A dark light appeared, shooting straight towards them.

Polyxia quickly spread her wings, dodging the attack. But the eye, corrupted by the Black Tide, seemed to have locked onto her. After all, she was the one who had brought Derick to Aquila's side, causing it to suffer such a heavy blow. Now with the opportunity, the Black Tide-infected Aquila naturally wanted to get its revenge.

A continuous barrage of shots forced Polyxia's form further and further away.

"From this distance, we can't launch any attacks at all. Polyxia, can you get close to Aquila?" Cipher fretted from her perch on Polyxia's back.

"I can't. Its attacks are too fast. I have no opportunity to get close," Polyxia replied to Cipher.

Cipher was tempted to try her Super Speed again, but she glanced at Derick, who was fighting the Flame-Reaver, and held back. If she ran over to Aquila, she might not even land an effective blow. But if Derick found out the Core Flame he had wasn't the Titan of Deceit's, that would be a disaster.

As she was thinking, Solabis and Lunabis, the two winged beasts, flew up and came to their side.

"That giant dragon continues to fly and draw its fire. We can take people over," Solabis said in a deep voice.

"But… your bodies?" Hyacine looked at the memory creatures with worry. They had just been heavily injured. If they pushed themselves again…

Solabis said to Hyacine, "Our partner, our comrade, is Seneos alone. The one wreaking havoc now is her consciousness. For us to disappear with her, isn't that the best choice? Remember, you all must protect this world well. Don't repeat our tragedy."

Seeing the situation, Castorice no longer hesitated. She jumped onto Solabis's back, preparing to charge towards Aquila's remains and attack.

And on the other side, Cipher was about to get on, but Hyacine reached out a hand to stop her.

"Lady Cipher, please give me the mission of ending my ancestor's suffering!" Hyacine said to Cipher.

Hearing her words, the two winged beasts, Solabis and Lunabis, looked at Hyacine, wanting to say something but holding back.

Hyacine placed the Sky Titan Core Flame against her chest.

"Come, let me be the one to test the power of the Sky Titan for Derry," she said softly, letting the energy of the Sky Titan Core Flame begin to enter her body.

While feeling the energy of the Sky Titan, Hyacine sat on Lunabis's back.

As they did this, they were constantly dodging Aquila's energy attacks. Now that they had worked out a plan of attack, they naturally had to split up.

Cipher and Polyxia headed into the sky, attracting Aquila's fire.

Castorice and Hyacine approached Aquila's body. The two winged beasts flew with incredible speed, and during this process, Hyacine was also rapidly digesting the power of the Sky Titan.

By the time they neared Aquila, the energy from Hyacine's body was finally noticed by it.

Aquila's eye turned towards Hyacine and Castorice, releasing an attack.

Solabis and Lunabis swerved their bodies, letting Castorice and Hyacine drop.

"Go now! We've got this!"

The winged beasts charged towards the Black Tide energy released by Aquila. A blue light emanated from the memories, canceling out the Black Tide energy and clearing a path for Castorice and Hyacine.

Seizing this opportunity, Castorice and Hyacine finally landed on Aquila's body.

They rushed to the side of Aquila's eye. Castorice saw the marks left by Derick's Lance of Divine Retribution.

Gathering all her strength, she unleashed a slash of purple light.

The eye had been focused on fighting the two winged beasts and hadn't noticed the sudden arrival of Castorice and Hyacine. Caught by surprise, the Black Tide energy around Aquila's eye immediately fell into chaos.

Castorice turned her head and looked at Hyacine.

"Hyacine, the rest is up to you!"

Hyacine made a prayer gesture with her hands, gathering all her strength. She unleashed a slash of pure, holy light.

The eye, which had been fighting the two winged beasts, was caught off guard by their sudden arrival. With the surprise attack, the Black Tide energy around Aquila's eye immediately fell into chaos.

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