Honkai Star Rail: But I can touch Castorice

"Yes, we inquired about the people around Derick. That purple-haired girl is his lover. And the one with lower limb disability, also with pu

"Yes, we inquired about the people around Derick. That purple-haired girl is his lover. And the one with lower limb disability, also with purple hair, is his lover's twin sister," the member of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus reported to Dan Shu.

"Yes, that's it." Dan Shu nodded. "When we retreat, you first find someone to disguise as me. I will personally go and find that disabled girl. From the intelligence, Derick cares a lot about the people around him. I wonder if he will help us leave if his little sister-in-law falls into my hands."

"Leader, you are brilliant!"

A few more days passed.

Yunli and Yanqing's pressure on the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus became even more severe.

Derick's gains, however, were greatly reduced.

After all, Phantylia was disguised as Tingyun. As an envoy of a Xianzhou merchant guild, why would she know so much about the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?

So, Derick's actions came to a halt.

Derick was happy to be idle.

"Aren't you anxious?" After a few days with no progress, Phantylia asked Derick curiously.

"I have already made my preparations quietly."

Hearing Phantylia's question, Derick immediately put on an inscrutable expression.

"Oh? Is that so? Mr. Derick, what preparations have you made? Could you tell this little lady about them?" Phantylia asked, feigning curiosity.

"Well, it's better to talk about it after it's done. If I say it now and my plan doesn't succeed, wouldn't that make me look foolish?" Derick said mysteriously.

"Alright then. This little lady wishes you success in your endeavor."

Phantylia was just asking casually. Since Derick wouldn't say, she had no intention of probing further. It was the same old story: what did the life or death of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus have to do with her?

She would just watch the show.

The next day, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus could no longer bear the losses.

Under Dan Shu's arrangement, Skott agreed to lead them in a transfer out of the Xianzhou today.

Arriving at the appointed place, Skott saw the large number of people, all of whom appeared to be high-ranking members. His face was filled with unconcealable joy.

It's stable now. I can survive this.

He waved to Dan Shu and the others, saying, "Let's go, follow me. Remember to hide your figures a bit. I will lead you out."

"Alright, then we'll have to trouble you, Mr. Skott."

"Dan Shu" said to Skott.

"Mhm, don't mention it. You follow me, and I guarantee I'll lead you out of the Xianzhou Luofu smoothly." Skott proudly puffed out his chest.

Then, he began to walk along the path Derick had previously arranged for him.

At first, the members of the Disciples didn't feel anything was wrong. After all, to prevent Skott from seeing any problems, Dan Shu's plan had only been shared with a very small number of members. Most of them still didn't know her plan; they truly believed Skott was a good person who was going to lead them out of danger.

At the same time, due to the pressure from Yanqing and Yunli, and Phantylia's delayed action, their mood was very anxious. They didn't pay any attention to whether the path Skott was leading them on was correct.

However, after walking for a while, they also realized something was wrong.

"Skott, this path doesn't seem to be the way out of the Xianzhou Luofu," one of them questioned Skott.

"Well…" Skott looked around, trying to find a way to escape.

Just at that moment, a petite girl wearing a beret, with a twin-spiral hairstyle and holding a small white horse, came running towards them.

"Of course, this isn't the place to let you leave the Xianzhou Luofu, but the place for you to surrender. You all, drop your weapons and surrender immediately," Hyacine said to the members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.

Hearing Hyacine say this, expressions of ridicule appeared on their faces.

"Hey, a little girl like you dares to say you'll stop us? You're really overestimating yourself," a burly man said to Hyacine.

At the same time, he took a step forward towards her, raising his right leg, intending to kick her away.

Little Ika jumped out of Hyacine's arms at that moment and charged at the burly man. Its small body moved quickly, fiercely ramming into the man's chest, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

Huh? The little thing in her arms actually has this kind of ability?

Although it was an unfavorable start, the members of the Disciples were not flustered. A few more burly men spread out and charged towards Hyacine at the same time.

Hyacine saw these people and shook her head lightly.

"Although I only want to be a physician, I also know a little bit about attacking."

Hyacine beckoned lightly, and a cyan storm appeared, sweeping the burly men more than ten meters into the air before they fell heavily.

They crashed to the ground.

Hyacine said helplessly to the remaining members, "I know that with your Xianzhou physique, you won't die from this height. Now, please surrender. I really don't want to hurt you."

"Do you think this is enough to scare us?" "Dan Shu" said to Hyacine with a cold smile.

Then, the bodies of the surrounding members all began to change.

Armor connected to their flesh and blood appeared on their bodies, and golden branches appeared on the armor.

Hyacine had also learned a lot about the Xianzhou during this time and knew that all the people before her had turned into the mara-struck.

"Since you insist on continuing, then I have no choice but to accompany you to the end."

Hyacine looked at these mara-struck seriously.

She had originally wanted to avoid them getting hurt, but since they didn't appreciate her kindness, she had no choice but to defeat them all.

The mara-struck charged at Hyacine.

Hyacine stretched out her hand, and the mara-struck felt the sky above them darken slightly.

Glancing at the sky with the corner of their eyes, they saw countless meteorites falling from the sky.

What!? What's going on!? Why are meteorites falling from the sky?!

The mara-struck were shocked, but they couldn't stop the meteorites from falling on them.

In an instant, most of the mara-struck who wanted to charge at Hyacine were knocked down. Even if they weren't dead, they had lost the ability to continue fighting.

Many craters appeared on the ground.

Fortunately, this was a place Derick had found in advance. There were no outsiders, so there was no need to worry about accidentally injuring civilians.

Seeing this chaotic situation, Skott also seized the opportunity and quickly hid to the side.

"Don't expect me to accompany you on such a dangerous thing next time!"

Skott hurriedly ran away.

The meteorites continued to fall, but there were still some agile mara-struck who dodged the meteor shower and rushed in front of Hyacine.

Since you can summon meteorites, then I'll just kill you first.

Just as these few mara-struck were about to reach Hyacine, a flash of a scythe's blade passed, and their charging movements suddenly stopped.

Then, their bodies split apart from the middle and fell to the ground.

Castorice appeared beside Hyacine at this moment, swinging her scythe to protect her.

"If you want to hurt Hyacine, you'll have to get past me first," Castorice said to the remaining mara-struck.

A few more mara-struck, not believing their bad luck, passed through the meteor shower and came before Castorice, wanting to attack Hyacine who was casting the spell.

However, under Castorice's exquisite scythe attacks, these mara-struck only exchanged one or two moves with her before being cut into pieces. It was impossible for them to pose any threat to Hyacine.

To avoid holding Derick back, Castorice had been constantly cultivating her combat power. Now, these mara-struck had become her practice targets.

Most of the mara-struck couldn't break through Hyacine's meteor shower, and those who could all became souls under Castorice's scythe.

What should we do?

The members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus thought.

Then, only one thought remained in their minds.

Run! We can't get through here, so let's escape first, find a suitable place to hide for a while, and then decide.

The members of the Disciples prepared to escape towards the back, but after running for a while, a huge greatsword flew towards them. The few mara-struck at the very front were directly knocked down by the sword's aura. The Blade of Divine Retribution plunged into the ground, and Derick then descended from mid-air, standing on it.

"Your escape route is also cut off. Surrender to me."

His gaze swept over the mara-struck. Feeling his gaze, they all took a few steps back.

And after they retreated a few steps, Hyacine's meteor shower followed behind them.

Looking at the meteor shower behind them, a few members exchanged a glance and still charged towards Derick.

Derick held the Blade of Divine Retribution in his hand and swung his sword from top to bottom. The charging mara-struck were eroded by the energy of the Titan of Death and turned into ashes.

However, Derick also clearly felt that this was because his strength far surpassed these mara-struck. If it were an Abomination of Abundance of equal strength, the energy of the Titan of Death would not be so easy to use.

But this move of Derick's was enough to shock people. The members of the Disciples were all shocked when they saw this situation.

Without even making contact, their companions had turned to ashes.

This… how should we deal with this?

The member who was disguised as the leader, Dan Shu, saw this situation and, with a ruthless heart, also transformed into a mara-struck and charged towards Derick.

It had to be said, to be able to become Dan Shu's double, she had some strength. She was much stronger than the mara-struck beside her, and her speed was also faster.

In the blink of an eye, she had really gotten close to Derick. Swinging the weapon in her hand, she wanted to leave a wound on him.

Close, very close. At this distance, it's already too late for him to swing that greatsword in his hand.

She was just about to laugh, but at that moment she felt a sharp pain in her chest. Looking down, she saw a long spear piercing through her body.

Besides the Blade of Divine Retribution, Derick also had the Spear of Divine Retribution.

After piercing the impostor's chest, Derick casually flung her to the side. When the spear was inserted into her body, the power of discord was infused into her, completely destroying the life force within her.

After being thrown aside, she died completely, with no possibility of revival.

The members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus never thought that Derick's combat power would be so terrifying.

And at this time, those who knew that their leader, Dan Shu, had disguised herself to do other things knew that they had to speak up now.

"Everyone, don't panic! That's not our leader, Dan Shu! The real leader went to do other things long ago."

Hearing this person's words, Derick smiled and took a step forward.

The others, seeing his movement, all retreated several steps.

"Oh? You say your leader went to do other things? Then where is she now?" Derick pressed them.

Hearing him ask this, the voice of the real Dan Shu appeared from a distance behind Derick and the others.

"I am here."

Everyone looked over and saw Dan Shu, who had transformed into a mara-struck, standing far away from Derick.

Looking at her current appearance, Derick couldn't help but think that the fate of the mara-struck was really different for different people. Other people's mara-struck all turned into monsters, but this one had actually transformed from a blind old woman with a respectable face into a blindfolded, stunningly beautiful woman.

If it were someone else, you could probably even star in a book. But I'm an upright person. So, your only end is death.

Derick thought to himself.

He held his sword and walked towards Dan Shu.

"Since you've appeared, then I'll save myself the trouble of looking for you," he said to her as he walked.

Seeing Derick approach, Dan Shu's face showed no panic at all. She waved the staff in her hand, and a black aura appeared, turning into the shape of a rope, and then brought the wheelchair-bound Polyxia over.

Polyxia had a "startled" look on her face, looking "at a loss."

Dan Shu came to Polyxia's side and reached out to touch her chin.

"Mr. Derick, I admit your strength is great, and I am no match for you. But, your little sister-in-law is in my hands. You wouldn't want your mobility-impaired little sister-in-law to die a fragrant death, would you?"

"Polyxia!" Castorice rushed to Derick's side at this moment and couldn't help but shout loudly.

But as she passed by Derick, the smile in her eyes couldn't be suppressed.

Sensing Castorice's anxiety, Dan Shu began to laugh. She stroked Polyxia's chin and said softly, "Don't worry, don't be afraid. As long as Derick and your sister make the right choice, I won't hurt you. You… will be very safe."

"Is… is that so?" Polyxia continued to say in a small voice.

"Yes."

Dan Shu smiled and nodded.

"But… what if I want to hurt you?" Polyxia continued to ask Dan Shu in an "innocent" tone.

"Huh!?"

Hearing Polyxia's words, Dan Shu instinctively felt that something was wrong. But it was already too late. In Dan Shu's line of sight, Polyxia's figure rapidly transformed.

The black aura that was restraining her was directly shattered.

Then, in Dan Shu's shocked gaze, Polyxia directly transformed into a giant dragon.

This… what is this situation? Wasn't she a gentle and weak girl before? How did she suddenly transform into a giant dragon?

This transformation, besides Derick and his group who already knew the situation, made all the members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus's jaws drop.

What on earth is going on?!

Didn't our leader kidnap a weak girl?

How did she turn into a giant dragon?

While Dan Shu hesitated, Polyxia's movements were not slow at all. She raised her claw and pressed down on Dan Shu.

Seeing this situation, Dan Shu quickly raised her staff, wanting to block Polyxia's attack.

But, it was already too late.

Her strength might not be weak, perhaps not even weaker than Polyxia's. But, she had been completely unprepared for Polyxia before, and now she was even more flustered in dealing with her.

In her haste, she couldn't mobilize enough energy from her body. When Polyxia's claw pressed down, her resistance was instantly shattered.

Polyxia pinned Dan Shu to the ground with one claw.

Although she was pinned to the ground like this, with her vigorous life force, she was not yet dead. She revealed her head from under Polyxia's dragon claw and said to her in a tone of extreme hatred, "You… you all planned this from the beginning!"

"Yes. I've been hiding my strength all this time, just to see if any unlucky fool would fall for it. Heh, you're that unlucky fool."

Polyxia replied to Dan Shu frankly.

Not knowing if it was from her injuries or from anger, Dan Shu spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood.

"I… I hate you!" she said while spitting blood.

Derick walked up to her at this moment and injected the energy of the Titan of Death into her body. The Titan of Death's energy would entangle with the Abundance energy in her body for a while, which would probably be enough time for Derick to take her back to the Seat of Divine Foresight.

With foreign energy invading her body, Dan Shu was enduring extreme pain. She gritted her teeth and asked Derick, "This plan… who came up with it?"

Hearing her say this, Derick also thought of Cipher. Thinking about what she was doing at this moment, he couldn't help but smile and say to Dan Shu:

"That person… she's currently raiding your old nest."

Dan Shu was furious.

But at this moment, she had completely lost any energy to resist.

After dealing with Dan Shu, Derick's gaze swept over the remaining members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.

"Now, are you still going to put up a futile resistance?"

As Derick's words fell, these members also gave up the idea of resisting.

Derick took out his phone to notify the Cloud Knights, asking for their help in taking these members back to the Seat of Divine Foresight to report to General Jing Yuan.

Before the Cloud Knights arrived, Polyxia had transformed back into the image of a sickly girl in a wheelchair. Dan Shu and the others watched from the side. If it weren't for the huge dragon claw print still on the ground, they would never have thought that there had been a giant dragon here just now.

Hatred, regret, anger…

Various emotions filled Dan Shu's heart. However, she was now a fish on the chopping block, unable to put up any resistance.

Polyxia wheeled herself behind Derick and Castorice.

Regarding her legs, Derick had actually asked her about them. Polyxia had told him that after he had reshaped her body, her legs were actually fine. It was just that after being in a wheelchair for thousands of years, she had gotten used to this way of getting around.

As for walking, she would wait until there was a real need for it.

That's what Polyxia had said.

Xianzhou Luofu, Alchemy Commission.

The legendary thief of Amphoreus, Cipher, was about to begin her operation!

Because most of the members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were in the Alchemy Commission, their hasty evacuation had thrown the entire place into complete chaos.

"Hehe, according to the Xianzhou idiom, this is the perfect time to fish in troubled waters." Cipher smiled so much her eyes crinkled.

In the chaotic Alchemy Commission, she began to search for various valuables left behind by the Disciples.

She was an old thief with thousands of years of thieving experience. And because of the strict security of the Xianzhou Cloud Knights, even the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus didn't have many precautions against thieves.

Like a little fox approaching a fish tank, Cipher found it incredibly easy. With a single reach, she could find a pile of treasures.

This greatly satisfied Cipher's desire for theft.

"The most crucial thing is that even if I'm discovered, I can use the excuse of searching for the remnants of the Disciples. It's truly brilliant," Cipher said proudly, twiddling her fingers.

Seeing a ransacked house, Cipher thought it was another house evacuated by the Disciples. She quickly went inside to see if there was anything worth taking.

However, this place was a bit different from the places she had entered before. It was not empty. On the contrary, there was a little girl with dragon horns looking around warily.

Purple hair, small stature, quite cute.

Huh? What's this situation?

Cipher was puzzled.

Could it be that the Disciples didn't take this little girl with them when they evacuated?

Worried that the chaotic situation would harm her, Cipher quickly went to her side.

"Hello, little friend. What are you doing here?" Cipher asked softly.

"Shh, be quiet. I don't want to be discovered." The little girl told Cipher to be quiet. "I'm hiding from some people. If they find me, they will definitely capture me."

Capture her?!

Hearing her say this, a series of images of the Disciples not even sparing a little girl and kidnapping her for human experiments instantly appeared in Cipher's mind.

These despicable people!

Cipher said to the girl, "Then what about your father and mother? I'll take you to find them."

"I don't have a dad, and I don't have a mom," the little girl said frankly to Cipher.

"Uh…"

Cipher didn't know what to say.

Could it be that this girl's parents were killed to prevent her from being taken away by the Disciples?

Thinking of such a tragic scene, Cipher couldn't help but take the little girl's hand.

"Then how about I take you away from here? It's still too dangerous here."

"You… can you take me out of the Alchemy Commission?" A look of surprise appeared in the girl's eyes.

"Of course. I'm a legendary thief. If you follow me, I'll definitely get you out," Cipher patted her full chest, assuring the little girl.

"Really? Then take me away from here!" the little girl clapped her hands and shouted happily.

"Mhm."

Cipher led her quietly towards the outside. As she walked, she felt very proud.

Aglaia, you only helped a little cat back then. And now it's my turn, and I'm directly helping a little dragon.

Thinking happily, Cipher asked the little girl, "By the way, I haven't asked for your name yet. What's your name?"

"Bailu. My name is Bailu."

Cipher said with a smile, "Oh, your name is Bailu. My name is Sephalia, but you can just call me Cipher."

"Mhm, mhm."

For some reason, after taking Bailu with her, Cipher felt that the defense of the entire Alchemy Commission had become much stricter.

"Interesting…"

But, these things were nothing to Cipher.

A legendary phantom thief, no matter how many people there were, she could always find a way out.

So, with Bailu in tow, after a series of twists and turns, she successfully left the Alchemy Commission, preparing to quietly return to the Spices-of-Life Inn to rendezvous with Derick.

Xianzhou Luofu, Seat of Divine Foresight.

Yanqing and Yunli arrived one after the other.

"You two are both here quite early today!" Jing Yuan said with a smile, looking at them.

"General…" Yanqing scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

He had searched for clues in the Xianzhou all day today, but had found nothing. He could only return to the Luofu with his tail between his legs to see how others were doing.

Yunli's expression was also not very good.

She had also gone to find Qingque early in the morning, wanting to get some news about the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus from her. But today, after Qingque did a divination, she directly told Yunli that she couldn't find any news. The Disciples must have taken some measures. Unless the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan, took action, she wouldn't be able to get any information either.

During the competition, Yunli also knew the rules. The only help she could get from the Divination Commission was from the diviner Qingque. Anything more was impossible.

So she also couldn't get any information and had returned to the Seat of Divine Foresight to wait for news.

"I wonder how Brother Derick is doing?" Yanqing stood beside General Jing Yuan and couldn't help but say.

"He knows even less information. He probably has no gains, just like the past few days," Yunli said, shaking her head.

For once, Yanqing agreed with Yunli's words.

And at that moment, Jing Yuan burst into laughter.

He said to Yanqing and Yunli, "You two… you've guessed wrong this time. Not only does Derick have gains, but his gains are far more than you imagined."

As the General of the Luofu, Jing Yuan was well aware of Derick's actions. In fact, to get the help of the Cloud Knights, Derick had directly notified him. At this moment, looking at Yanqing's expression and thinking of the scene of Derick bringing people in later, he felt like laughing out loud.

"What!?"

Yanqing's face was filled with shock.

Yunli's face also showed some disbelief.

At the same time, she couldn't help but touch her cheek.

She had made a bet with Derick before. If she lost, she would have to let him pinch her face. Now, if Derick's gains were far beyond imagination, wouldn't she lose?

As she was feeling conflicted, the main gate of the Seat of Divine Foresight opened.

A team of Cloud Knights walked in.

What's this situation!?

Yanqing and Yunli were a little confused when they saw this.

Then, this confusion gradually turned into shock.

One by one, members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were escorted in, all of them dejected, without the arrogance they had when they were sent over before.

More and more members were escorted in.

Yanqing and Yunli calculated and felt that the number was already about the same as the members they had captured before.

After these living members were escorted in, the Cloud Knights also brought in many mara-struck corpses.

Adding these corpses, Yunli and Yanqing found that even without counting his gains from the previous period, Derick had surpassed both of them.

Without a doubt, the winner this time was still Derick.

In fact, Yunli and Yanqing still didn't know that some of the corpses couldn't be brought over. If they really wanted to, they would have to be carried in basins.

Derick felt it was better not to, so he had the Cloud Knights deal with them on the spot.

And after these corpses, Derick escorted the leader, Dan Shu, in.

Seeing Jing Yuan, Derick said proudly, "Reporting to the General, I have captured the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus on the Xianzhou Luofu. Now, please inspect her."

"No need for inspection. I have already confirmed it. Later, she will be escorted to the Shackling Prison."

Jing Yuan waved his hand.

Dan Shu, by listening to the sound, sensed Jing Yuan's direction and couldn't help but open her mouth to curse him.

However, Jing Yuan, Derick, and even Yanqing and Yunli didn't pay any attention.

She was already a prisoner. No matter what she said, it would have no effect.

The Cloud Knights added more restraints to Dan Shu and escorted her down to the Shackling Prison.

The other members of the Disciples were also escorted away.

Only Derick and his group, Jing Yuan, Yunli, and Yanqing were left.

Looking at everyone, Jing Yuan said with a smile, "Now, the winner of the competition can be decided, right?"

Yanqing and Yunli nodded.

Derick had even captured the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus. There was no way they could win.

Yanqing walked up to Derick and said honestly, "Brother Derick, you won this time. But next time, I will still find a way to improve my strength and then defeat you."

"Mhm, I look forward to it too."

Derick comforted Yanqing.

And on the other side, Yunli's head was lowered and she hadn't raised it.

Her small feet on the cold floor also reflected her mood at this moment. Her slender soles were slightly arched, her toes unconsciously curling and uncurling, and her heels unconsciously tapping lightly on the smooth ground.

Walking to Derick's side, she took a deep breath and then grabbed his arm.

"Come, you alone, come with me!" she said in a low voice.

Derick didn't know what she was going to do, but he followed her. Castorice was also a little curious, but looking at Yunli's petite figure, she didn't think too much of it.

With her just-legal appearance, Derick probably wouldn't have any ideas… right?

Yunli pulled Derick to the entrance of the Seat of Divine Foresight. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her chubby-cheeked face.

"I lost. Now it's time for me to fulfill the bet. You… you can pinch it as you please now," Yunli said in a small voice.

Looking at her like this, Derick thought for a moment.

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