Chapter 89 - 85 - Kafka: Achoo!

"Blade... listen to me, don't be hasty." Looking at Blade, who was growing agitated again, Kafka used her Spirit Whisper once more. "Hah... Kafka, I'm growing impatient." The man, dressed in a Xianzhou-style classical suit, propped his head up with his hand, his eyes filled with mania. "But... even if that scene doesn't exist in the future, are you still going to try?" Kafka looked at the man before her. She knew what he was thinking, but it was impossible. "No... that guy... he can at least make me feel a little better." Blade shook his head. He didn't expect anyone to be able to end him before that moment arrived. Although he wanted that, for the Stellaron Hunters, there were no exceptions in the foreseeable future. "Alright then... since you want to try, I won't stop you. But now is not the time." "I know." "Mm. Then, patiently... wait." Kafka said softly. Around them, the "corpses" of a group of Abundance Abominations lay on the ground. "Phew... we finally made it." March let out a soft sigh of relief and lightly hopped off the Starskiff. "I feel like Miss Tingyun flew much more steadily this time," March said to Tingyun with a smile. "That's because the last incident left this little lady with quite a bit of psychological trauma, so of course, I had to fly the skiff steadily this time," Tingyun shrugged, looking utterly helpless. "Let's start tracking Kafka. You two already tested the Diting's performance with Miss Tingyun back at the Starskiff Sea Central Hub, right?" Welt asked March and Stelle. "Yeah... it was during that process that Stelle found the opportunity to buy a whole crate of soda," March said with her hands on her hips, looking discontentedly at Stelle, who was still drinking her Immortal's Happy Tea. What kind of amazing taste buds does she have! To be able to drink even that stuff... "Aiya, this little lady won't be participating in what comes next. After all, the task the Helm Master gave me was only to be a guide. This little lady has no combat ability whatsoever, so I can only cheer for you all from the sidelines~" Tingyun unfolded her fan and said with a light chuckle. "So, this is just openly slacking off... maybe we should call Yukong and report her..." March whispered sneakily to Stelle. "Rest assured, we will protect Miss Tingyun. If we really do encounter Kafka, Miss Tingyun should hide in a safe place as much as possible. We will handle the fighting," Welt said rationally. "Mm, this little lady thanks her benefactors." "Let the Diting go. Stelle, you follow it," Wende said to Stelle. "Me?" Stelle tilted her head, looking at Wende blankly. "Mhm. The Diting is in charge of finding clues, and you'll be in charge of rummaging through all sorts of trash. It's fine, I'm giving you my approval this time," Wende said, nodding at Stelle. "Yay! Diting! Let's go!" Hearing Wende's permission, Stelle's eyes instantly lit up. She grabbed her handiest baseball bat and, leading the Diting, charged into Jiongxing Port. "Er... I think I'm seeing two Ditings..." Little March tilted her head, pretending not to know that person. "Miss Tingyun, I'd like to take the liberty of asking, those containers are..." Welt asked Tingyun hesitantly. "Oh, those? They are containers for growing Starskiffs. Is something wrong?" Tingyun asked, wagging her tail in confusion as she looked at Welt's wry smile. "Er... I'd like to know, a Starskiff that hasn't finished growing, plus the container... how much does that cost in total?" "..." Seeing the "are you serious" look on Tingyun's face, Welt turned to look at Wende and shook his head. Wende nodded back at Welt. "Don't worry, Uncle Yang, she probably won't..." BOOM! The sound of an explosion cut off Wende's words... "..." This time, everyone's gaze turned in unison to Wende. "I'm on it!" "Pfft..." Spitting out a mouthful of black smoke, Stelle looked expressionlessly at the grenade pin in her hand. Clearly, this grenade had no real destructive power; it was just a bait left behind by a certain lady with a wicked sense of humor. "Woof!!" The little Diting shook the black ash from its body, then ran off towards a new target. "Mmm..." Stelle wiped her face and watched the Diting run off, a look of confusion on her face. Should she still follow this little dog? Why was the very first thing such a big surprise!! "Woof woof!" Seeing the little Diting disappear around a corner, its barks echoed again shortly after. Stelle was about to go check if the Diting had found something, but to her surprise, the Diting itself came flying back from around the corner, wagging its tail, with several Abundance Abominations hot on its heels! "ROAR!!!" The Mara-struck Abundance Abominations roared and launched an attack on Stelle. Zzzzt! A lightning needle instantly struck the Abomination in front of Stelle. Wende, standing to the side, looked at Stelle, who now looked like a little stray cat, and sighed helplessly. Stelle's clothes... weren't they just washed? Well, now they were dirty again. "Wende..." Seeing Wende slowly walk over, Stelle went to his side. "Don't move." "Oh..." Thinking Wende was about to use a lightning needle to calm her down again, Stelle pouted but didn't resist. Suddenly, she felt a dampness on her face, followed by a wiping sensation. Patting Stelle's head, Wende once again marveled at his own foresight. It was a good thing he had kept the towel he used to wipe Little March's face. Add a little of the magical mineral water he bought on the Xianzhou, and you have a clean, "enchanted" wet towel! "Mmmph..." He pulled the towel away and looked at Stelle's clean little face, nodding in satisfaction. He also took the opportunity to straighten out her slightly messy hair. "Be more careful next time. Don't get yourself dirty, and don't get things dirty," Wende instructed Stelle very seriously. "Mm." Stelle nodded her little head vigorously. "Alright, you can continue searching for clues now." "Okay!" Stelle turned around, full of energy. "A-wooo..." Suddenly, the little Diting's whimper came from behind her. "Oh right, the little Diting..." Stelle had almost forgotten about it. She turned her head and saw a scene. Wende was using the same towel he had used to wipe Stelle's face to wrap up the little Diting, cleaning the black ash from its body. "..." Stelle's eyes instantly became vacant. "Achoo!" "Kafka... you can catch a cold?" "Blade, why have you become so talkative since arriving on the Xianzhou?"