However, with this attack, Elysia also knew what position to aim for.
Soon, the first Honkai Zombie was killed.
But when killing the second Honkai Zombie, a dark red coffin directly blocked Elysia's arrow.
Only then did Elysia turn her gaze to the Demon God Honkai Zombie.
The Demon God Honkai Zombie was also looking at Elysia, or so Elysia felt, even though the Demon God Honkai Zombie's eyes had something like an eye mask.
When Elysia shot again, the Honkai Zombie she aimed at this time did not burrow underground, but the attack was still blocked by the Demon God Honkai Zombie with the coffin.
"Sister Himeko, Hua, be careful. I've been targeted by that leading Honkai Zombie," Elysia told Himeko and Fu Hua over the communication.
"Understood. Just support as you see fit," Himeko said after dodging a dark ripple.
After the ripple disappeared, Himeko directly swung her chainsaw sword horizontally.
As she swung, the saw blade on the sword suddenly activated.
After cutting open the coffin the Honkai Zombie used to block, it heavily smashed into the Honkai Zombie's waist.
With little resistance, the chainsaw sword passed directly through the Honkai Zombie's body.
The Honkai Zombie slowly turned into flying ash and dispersed.
Several of the Honkai Zombie following behind them also slowly fell down.
While Himeko was dealing with this Honkai Zombie,
Fu Hua also dealt with a Honkai Zombie.
Their solutions were both the same: quickly approach the Honkai Zombie's main body, then use their strongest attack to directly kill the Honkai Zombie.
Elysia used different arrows to weaken the Demon God Honkai Zombie, while Himeko and Fu Hua quickly cleared out the Honkai Zombie.
When all the Honkai Zombie were cleaned up, the two looked at the Demon God Honkai Zombie, who had been in the back the whole time.
This Demon God Honkai Zombie did not summon any other Honkai Zombie.
Even though there were four coffins around her.
The Demon God Honkai Zombie floated quietly there, and when Himeko and Fu Hua approached, she did not make any moves.
Regarding Himeko and Fu Hua's attacks, she merely used the coffins to block them one by one, without any desire to actively attack.
The three's attacks quickly broke the two coffins the Demon God Honkai Zombie used for defense.
But the Demon God Honkai Zombie still did not use the two coffins behind her, even deliberately shielding them behind her.
After the two defensive coffins were completely shattered, the Demon God Honkai Zombie also crashed heavily into the wall behind her due to Fu Hua's attack.
As Himeko's greatsword slashed towards the Honkai Zombie's neck, a slight smile appeared on the Honkai Zombie's lips.
As the headless Honkai Zombie's body, kneeling on the ground, slowly dissipated, the two coffins behind her also slowly disappeared, revealing the items inside.
When Himeko and the others attacked, Elysia had already returned to the ground from the watchtower via Judah and was rushing towards Himeko's position.
Similarly, she also saw the items contained within the slowly disappearing coffins.
Inside those coffins were the bodies of two warriors...
This Demon God Honkai Zombie had never transformed these two bodies into Honkai Zombie, and had even protected the coffins containing their bodies throughout the battle.
Looking at the still dissipating body of the Demon God Honkai Zombie, Himeko and Fu Hua both paid their respects to the body.
What this Demon God Honkai Zombie wanted to protect until the very end was still the bodies of her comrades.
After the Demon God Honkai Zombie completely dissipated, Elysia directly controlled Judah to smash two large pits into the ground.
Finally, Himeko and Fu Hua carried these two bodies into them.
"They are both warriors worthy of respect," Himeko said, looking at the two piles of stones in front of her.
"Mm," Fu Hua nodded.
"If I could, Elysia, I'd rather bury them in a garden than here," Elysia sighed.
"That Demon God Honkai Zombie was always protecting her companions," Elysia said softly.
"Mm, let's go. We should continue deeper," Himeko turned around, looking at the distant building, "Let them stay here. I think they might want to be with their comrades."
As she spoke, Himeko's fists clenched even tighter.
Elysia and Fu Hua said nothing, just silently followed Himeko.
On their way afterward, they encountered some other Honkai Zombie.
But compared to those Honkai Zombie, they were not as difficult to deal with.
Soon, they approached the castle's main gate.
The gate remained open.
After entering the castle, Elysia and the others encountered fewer Honkai Zombie.
However, the interior of the castle did not resemble a castle at all; instead, it appeared particularly primitive.
They felt as if they had entered a cave.
Soon, they arrived before a mural, which was also the end of this path.
Looking at the mural in front of them, the three quickly confirmed that it was painted by the people who remained here after Jiuyou was swallowed by Qi You.
These murals depicted their experiences.
It also indicated that behind this mural was where Jiulin had sealed Qi You.
And their current position... was directly above Qi You's heart.
The people of Jiuyou built a castle on Qi You's heart to protect the seal...
"So, are we going to break through this mural?" Elysia sighed.
Himeko clenched her fists, and after a moment, said, "Yes, break through."
As Himeko charged her greatsword, a golden, transparent figure appeared from within the mural.
"Outsiders..." The golden figure opened her eyes, first looking at Himeko, then at Elysia, and finally, when she looked at Fu Hua, she froze in place.
"Has the Immortal also come?" The golden figure landed on the ground, then looked at Fu Hua and said.
"Immortal?" Himeko turned to look at Fu Hua.
Fu Hua merely shook her head, then said to the golden figure, "I am Fu Hua. Perhaps I am not the one you know."
"Is that so?" The golden figure simply covered her mouth and chuckled twice, "This humble one, Jiulin, greets everyone."
"Jiulin? You are Jiulin who sealed Qi You?" Himeko examined Jiulin. She hadn't expected Jiulin to be such a slender, small girl.
"May I ask, what is everyone's purpose in coming here? This place is, after all, a vital area for sealing Qi You and must not be compromised," Jiulin said earnestly.
"We are here for the Stigmata," Himeko said seriously.
"Stigmata? This humble one's Stigmata, along with the seal, has already merged into the Xuanyuan Sword. I may not be able to give it to you," Jiulin shook her head and said.
"Can the seal only be maintained by the Xuanyuan Sword? Is there no other way?" Elysia asked.
"Yes, there is no other way. After a thousand years of sealing, Qi You is still not dead, and even this humble one's body has long been Erosion by Qi You's power," Jiulin shook her head and said.
"As long as you break this stone wall, you will be attacked by this humble one's body, and at the same time, Qi You's seal will be opened," Jiulin pointed to the stone wall.
"What if we can kill Qi You?" Elysia asked.
"Kill? The difficulty of killing Qi You... there are only three of you. Can you do it?"
"Outside, we have our companions too," Elysia pointed upwards.
"Qi You is not that simple," Jiulin still shook her head.
"Elysia, let's go find other Stigmata," Himeko put her greatsword back on her back, then said to Elysia.
"But, Sister Himeko, we should be able to kill Qi You, right? With the support from Shenzhou, and the Hyperion outside," Elysia said, pulling Himeko's hand.
"If the Immortal is indeed the Immortal this humble one knows, you can take the Xuanyuan Sword," Jiulin looked at Fu Hua.
"And, this humble one will tell you the method to kill Qi You."
"I've lost a lot of memories, and I'm not sure if I still remember you," Fu Hua said very seriously, looking at Jiulin.
"Is that so? However, an Immortal is an Immortal. This cannot be denied," Jiulin extended her hand, and in her hand, a golden Fenghuang Down appeared.
"It tells me that you are the Immortal," Jiulin said very seriously to Fu Hua.
Upon seeing the Fenghuang Down, Fu Hua sighed. This was her Fenghuang Down...
(Jiuyou journey without the three little ones)
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