Her current situation was terrible; the rear half of her Exoskeleton was densely embedded with shrapnel, and several pieces had even pierced through the Exoskeleton and into her body.
"The Herrscher shouldn't have noticed this area..."
She had already thrown out all the items she could discard. If the Herrscher entangled her again, she couldn't guarantee she would escape.
"I need to find a way to leave here..."
Unfortunately, before she could act, a Scythe Deathsworn had already spotted her position.
Silently calculating the distance between the Scythe Deathsworn and herself, Xi Ling raised her hand and pulled the trigger aimed at the Scythe Deathsworn's head once she confirmed it was within effective range.
However, the expected scene of the Scythe Deathsworn's head bursting open did not occur. The nail slid out of the muzzle, hitting the ground with a crisp sound.
"Damn it, why is it out of air now!"
Watching the approaching Scythe Deathsworn, Xi Ling struggled to stand up.
Dark red blood had already pooled beneath her, and her legs, pierced by multiple pieces of shrapnel, couldn't even stand steadily.
"Is this the end..."
Her vision was blurred by blood, her arms hung limply, and her legs trembled incessantly.
"No... I promised Elysia I would go back and find her..."
Using all her strength, Xi Ling swung the Nail Gun and smashed it fiercely onto the head of the Scythe Deathsworn.
Watching the Scythe Deathsworn collapse to the ground, Xi Ling could no longer hold on and fell back down.
Honkai Beasts nearby heard the noise and roared as they walked toward her, but Xi Ling no longer had the strength to resist.
"Sure enough... am I going to break my promise after all..."
Excessive blood loss caused her thoughts to become hazy, and the boundaries between heaven and earth gradually blurred.
Just as she thought she was about to perish here, a pink figure carried her on their back.
The surrounding scenery flashed past at an incredibly fast speed, and the familiar faint fragrance made her involuntarily call out the name of the person in front of her.
"Elysia..."
However, this time, Elysia ignored her call, only stopping once there were no Honkai Beasts in sight.
"Idiot... is this how you planned on coming to find me? "
"Ely..."
Xi Ling's voice was hoarse. Blood stained her shirt and jacket, and after the adrenaline wore off, every piece of shrapnel embedded in her flesh felt like it was tearing at her.
"Ely, help me... it hurts..."
"Hold on, I'll take them out right away!"
Xi Ling bit down hard on her sleeve while Elysia extracted the shrapnel embedded in Xi Ling's body, tears falling uncontrollably.
"Ely... don't cry. Your face won't look pretty if you mess up your makeup..."
Xi Ling tremblingly reached out to wipe away the tears on Elysia's face, but the dried blood dissolved again upon touching the warm tears, smearing onto Elysia's face.
"Idiot, don't push yourself next time, okay?"
"Mhm... there won't be a next time..."
Xi Ling's hand slowly slipped away, and she leaned gently against Elysia.
"I'm so tired... let me sleep for a bit, just for a bit..."
Xi Ling's voice was faint, and her fragile appearance made it seem as though she might lose her life in the next moment.
"Don't sleep, you can't, I beg you..."