The moment Yami finished speaking, a sudden scream erupted from the forest.
"Ahh!"
Immediately, Asta and Valen flew out of the forest together. Even in the air, Asta was still tightly holding Valen's hand.
Although Valen didn't really need to escape, as his power was enough to repel the attack, Asta kept pulling him to flee, and Valen couldn't shake him off even if he wanted to!
Although Asta was shorter than Valen, his strength far surpassed Valen's, as Asta had a body built entirely of muscle. He had undergone intense physical training since childhood, and this was not something ordinary people could sustain.
Since joining the squad and enduring grueling experiences, Asta could do 5,000 push-ups and sit-ups in five minutes without even breaking a sweat. From that alone, you could imagine the strength of his build.
As the two flew towards him, Yami slowly extended his left hand and caught the flying Asta!
Valen crashed to the ground hard, foam coming out of his mouth...
A glance at Asta in his hand made Yami smile as he said, "You came just in time!"
Hearing this, Asta, whose eyes had rolled back, immediately regained consciousness.
"Huh?"
"Over there, go find a solution!" Yami pointed to the water ball in the sky and said calmly.
"Find a solution? I understand! But, should I go like this? I can't fly!" Asta asked, confused, as he looked at Yami.
Upon hearing those words, Yami's face showed a fierce expression as he said in a mysterious tone, "Stop complaining, you're here now, push past your limits!"
As he spoke, veins bulged from Yami's left hand, and then he threw Asta toward the water ball in the sky!
At the crucial moment, Asta drew his black sword from his grimoire and slashed at the water ball in the air.
"Ahhh!"
With a tearing sound, "Shee!" the giant water ball exploded instantly, and water poured down to the ground like heavy rain.
"Boom!"
"Water splashing everywhere..."
Asta and Noelle were falling freely in the air.
At the same time, Noelle, who had been saved, slowly opened her eyes and looked at Asta, who had rescued her. In the next moment, she slowly closed her eyes again.
As the two were falling freely, Finral smiled slightly. He then quickly used spatial magic to transport the two to the ground.
However, due to the high speed at which they were falling, even with the teleportation, the two slid on the ground for a while.
"I'm still alive!" Asta shouted loudly as he got up from the ground, his clothes completely soaked.
Seeing this scene, Yami laughed loudly.
"Hahaha!"
Luck: "It's funny, isn't it? Isn't it?"
Vanessa: "He really got me wet!"
At that moment, Valen, who had originally been unconscious, woke up.
Immediately, his veins bulged, and he slowly stood up, clenching his fist, shouting hoarsely: "Asta! I'll kill you!"
As he spoke, a bunch of fiery chains suddenly erupted from under Asta's feet, binding him in the air.
Asta: "Huh?"
At that moment, Valen was slowly approaching Asta, covered in flames.
"All day! All day! You keep chattering. Did you bring a megaphone with you? All day! All day! Morning, noon! And night!"
"You don't care whether others can handle it or not. You just pulled me to fly? Do you want to scream, right? You want to fly, right? I'll grant your wish!"
As he said this, Valen suddenly raised his head and looked at Asta in the air. In the next moment, he showed an angry expression!
When Asta saw the murderous look on Valen's face, he panicked immediately.
"He's terrifying! He's terrifying! He's terrifying..."
As Valen threatened Asta in anger, flames surged around his body, and it seemed that he had completely lost his patience. The fiery chains that were binding Asta in the air began to burn intensely, making Asta feel the heat closing in.
"Valen! Wait a minute! That was just an accident! Don't be mad!" Asta shouted, trying to free himself from the chains.
At the same time, the chains took Asta and started spinning wildly in the air.
At this moment, a sudden mechanical voice echoed in Valen's mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for watching an anime event. A new function will be unlocked.]
Hearing this, Valen was shocked and looked at the chains beside him in disbelief.
"My God... a new function..."
Before Valen could react, the system's voice echoed again in his mind.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the daily login function has been unlocked.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host, you have acquired the Sun Breathing Technique.]
[Sun Breathing: Said to be a breathing technique created by a human, it can be used to enhance physical strength, increase speed, magical power, and raise flame temperatures to the heat of the sun.]
Upon hearing the continuous congratulations, Valen couldn't stay calm anymore. He then showed an excited smile.
"This is amazing! Sun Breathing, the strongest breathing technique in Demon Slayer."
With that, Valen's anger toward Asta vanished without a trace.
He then placed Asta on the ground and turned to head toward the forest. At the same time, he didn't forget to glance at Yami and the others nearby.
"I have something I need to do, excuse me."
With that, he focused on the Sun Breathing technique and dashed off quickly.
Seeing that Valen was about to leave so suddenly, Yami was momentarily surprised. But he didn't sense anything wrong, and then he slowly nodded in approval.
"Alright!"
At this moment, Asta also rolled his eyes and staggered toward Yami. As soon as he reached Yami's side, he immediately collapsed.
"Thud!"
Seeing this sudden scene, everyone was shocked.
Vanessa: "Hey! Kid!"
Magna: "Asta!"
Charmy: "Huh?!"
Yami was the only one who calmly bent down and lifted Asta with one hand.
"Hey, kid, you're not dead, are you?"
Upon hearing Yami's words, Asta, who was on the verge of fainting, suddenly woke up. Then, he quickly lifted his head and shouted, "Yes!"
The moment Asta shouted, Yami's killer gaze appeared again, and he coldly said, "You're too loud!"
Asta: "Sorry!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yami's deadly gaze disappeared without a trace, replaced by a heroic smile on his face.
"Alright! But you did a good job just now, kid! Hahaha..."
Saying that, Yami slowly placed Asta back on the ground. After hearing Yami's praise, Asta immediately shouted again.
"Yes!"
After the conversation, Asta slowly turned and looked at Noelle, who was still lying on her back. He shouted, "Hey! I'm talking to you!"
Upon hearing that, Noelle's whole body trembled, and she quickly opened her eyes. However, in the next second, she lowered her head and softly scolded herself, "I'm going to get mocked again."
Speaking of which, Noelle couldn't stop crying. The years that had passed, the pain, the torment, and the mockery she had endured, only she knew how it felt.
All of this, for Noelle, was like a nightmare that had been with her for a long time.
At this moment, Asta slowly approached Noelle, and in the next second, his expression changed by 180 degrees.
Then, Asta clenched his fists and shouted enthusiastically.
"Your... your magic power is so strong! It's amazing!"
Hearing Asta's sudden words, Noelle froze in place.
"What?!"
Asta: "I don't have any magic power, so I'm super jealous! Damn it! After you train to control yourself, Noelle, you'll be unstoppable!"
Hearing Asta's envious and exaggerated tone, Noelle's face turned red involuntarily.
Because Asta... was the first person to ever compliment her since her childhood!
Thinking about it, Noelle blushed, slowly stood up from the ground, and softly said, "Kid... No... Asta!"