The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Don't say that. Don't you have a partner? And I take you out to play from time to time." Yu Jin waved his hand, telling You Sui not to worry about these small details.

Then, Ember, gazing at the flickering flames and decay in the distance, shouted, "Hey—, that's a wrap—"

Ember's powerful shout carried far. Then, the orange and scarlet hues in the distant sky began to shrink. The entire sky gradually unified in color, transforming into an unchanging, gloomy appearance.

"Buzz~" The space around the embers emitted a series of buzzing sounds, and then the space broke open, and a bunch of non-human things ran out from it.

"Don't touch me!" Corruption kicked First Flame far away as soon as it appeared. As the weakest of the three, Corruption has a physical form and a weakness, and it fears flames the most.

In reality, He fears the concept of "flow" even more. However, apart from the Flowing Water Swordsman who sealed Him, no one else has been able to wield the power of flowing water to the point of harming Him.

But there are quite a few people who can wield the power of fire, especially when He encountered the Embers. The details are too gruesome to recall, but in short, it was extremely tragic.

"Aba aba?" The First Flame stumbled as it was kicked by the fleshy pillar that protruded from the decay. The flames around it flickered a few times, as if wondering who had kicked it.

"Come on, come on, it's been so long, we've finally managed to get together, look what I've brought you." Yu Jin greeted the four guys with their various appearances quite naturally.

As he spoke, Ember pulled out a large pile of Sunset Berries, Falling Berries, and other Teyvat specialties from his pocket.

"Try it!" Ember stuck a Sunset Fruit into the deep, murky mud. The orange-red Sunset Fruit floated on the scorched mud, like a flower stuck in cow dung.

"You..." You Sui was about to say something when he saw a sweet flower stuck in the rotten lump of flesh.

Further away, Ember was scratching his head, pondering how to stuff the food into the bodies of Primordial Flame and Mad Flame.

Seeing this, You Sui said nothing more, but silently corroded the Sunset Fruit.

Chapter 171 Yuan Shang in Action

2023-09-14

On a clear, sunny day, a few shrubs were swaying in the wind on the slope of Benlang Ridge.

Suddenly, a clump of bushes began to tremble, and then Paimon’s lazy yet impatient voice came from within.

"By the way, can we really find this 'Abyss Singer' you mentioned?"

"Don't you believe me?" Ember sensed the doubt in Paimon's tone and immediately reached out and slipped a note into the bush where Paimon and Ying were.

Paimon and Luminous pressed their faces together, looking curiously at the note Ember had brought in. Then their curiosity turned into silence.

Because the note was clearly a child's doodle. Five stick figures, the leader of which was holding something that looked like a brick.

The note depicted five rather crudely drawn "people" weaving through a group of "π" symbols. It was hard to imagine that Ember could discern from them that the Abyss Singer was about to cross Wolf Ridge.

"This...what is this?"

"You can tell anything from this?"

Ying and Paimon were utterly shocked as they looked at the "abstract" painting before them. How could someone's drawing skills be so terrible!

"Watch your leg, Paimon, it's showing!" Ember pointed out, noticing Paimon's chubby little legs were exposed.

"Oh, I see," Paimon replied casually. Then he obediently pulled his small feet, clad in white stockings, back inside.

"Senior, is this news really reliable?" Ying controlled her bushes and slowly moved closer to Ember's side.

Upon hearing this, Ember glanced at Firefly, seemingly surprised that she would doubt him. He reached out and pulled the note back from the bushes, saying confidently:

"Don't worry! This informant is someone I've been cultivating for a long time; his information is definitely reliable!"

In fact, Yu Jin and Yuan Shang hadn't spent much time together, but since Yuan Shang sent him a message so quickly, he had to go and see them no matter what.

After all, this is the first step for them to become good people, and Yu Jin cannot go against their wishes.

Even assuming there's some conspiracy, Ember is confident he can thwart it all. However, when that happens, Abyss and the others will get a taste of the power of personality correction.

"An informant?" Diluc, who was not far away, frowned upon hearing Ember's words. The Abyss Order could develop informants?

Lost in thought, Diluc even forgot his discomfort at being hidden in the bushes.

He usually operated at night, deliberately hiding in the darkness. Now, he was being forcibly stuffed into the bushes by Ember, and this method of concealment was too rudimentary for him, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Anyway, if anyone else used such a clumsy disguise, Diluc would definitely have noticed it immediately.

Is the so-called "Abyss Singer" actually a fool?

Just as Diluc was lost in thought, Ember heard Diluc's whisper behind him and moved closer, saying mysteriously:

"Yes, you're in intelligence. I'll introduce you to someone later."

“Is that so…” Diluc looked at Ember, then said, “Then I’ll thank you in advance. Also, don’t move around carelessly while we’re in hiding! You and Luminosity are both included!”

Diluc's final words clearly carried a hint of helplessness. In his view, this "ambush operation" led by Ember was riddled with errors from its inception to its infiltration!

Is this really what you call infiltration? It's more like a picnic!

"Hehe, why worry so much? Anyway, there's no harm in waiting, not to mention that we're ambushing a monster like the Abyss Singer, which we only see a few times every few hundred years."

Wendy heard Diluc's low but muffled growl and couldn't help but chuckle. In his opinion, Diluc was under too much pressure; he didn't need to be so tense most of the time.

“I think Lord Wendy is absolutely right. Even without monsters, such a unique experience is unforgettable.” Jean leaned closer for some reason.

In fact, after seeing Yu Jin lying on the ground and beginning his so-called "disguise," Qin treated this hasty action as a pastime outside of work.

Looking back now, it really did fit her idea. Lying in the bushes, not thinking about anything, letting the sunlight shine on her body through the gaps in the leaves and trees, she felt a unique kind of comfort.

After lying there for a while, Qin was surprised to find that her fatigue from the past few days had lessened considerably, which delighted her.

Before he knew it, the bushes around Diluc had become crowded with people. Through the dense foliage, Diluc could see their smiling faces.

"You guys... Hmph! Never mind." Diluc still had that same expressionless face, but judging from the curve of his lips, he was clearly in a good mood.

Now that Diluc has accepted his fate and treats this "infiltration" as the outing Jean mentioned, many of the illogical parts become much more pleasing to the eye.

He gradually lowered his guard and began to leisurely bask in the sun, imitating the way he played the piano.

While the others were relaxed, Ember didn't "fall" with them. A lieutenant should act like a lieutenant!

Look at Paimon, her nose is practically bubbling with worry. If someone were to kidnap her right now, she probably wouldn't even know what's going on.

Soon, with Yu Jin's full concentration, a group of figures appeared at the bottom of the hillside.

Although it resembles a human, it is still different from one. What else could it be but a monster from the Abyss Order?

"M-Master, what is the purpose of our visit here?" In the distance, Yuan Shang and its companions, panting heavily, asked, looking at the verdant mountains before them and the long, steady abyssal fire ahead.

"You're already tired after such a short distance? If you're all like this, how can the Order's plans be realized!"

Seeing Yuan Shang and the others behind him panting heavily, Yuan Huo said with exasperation.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang rolled his eyes at Yuan Huo in his heart. "If you're so capable, why don't you try not using the Abyss Passage?"

They have to come running after my long-distance teleportation, and then I get yelled at when they finally arrive. It's easy for them to talk when they're not the ones suffering.

[You'll see later!] Yuan Shang thought viciously as he looked at Yuan Huo, who had his back to him.

It's going to spit on Yuanhuo a few times later.

"Hmm? Why does this hillside look so strange?" Yuan Huo looked at the hill in front of him, feeling a sense of unease that he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Yuan Shang, being a double agent, immediately noticed the anomaly on the hill ahead—how could such a small hill have five such dense shrubs!

Just as Yuan Shang was thinking about how to lure Yuan Huo forward, it heard Yuan Huo in front of it say, "Forget it, why think so much? Anyway, everything on the ground is just unpleasant to look at!"

As soon as Yuanhuo finished speaking, before Yuanshang and the others could say anything, it walked towards the hillside on its own.

As Yuanshang and its companions watched Yuanhuo's retreating figure, they felt a sense of relief. Now they had no burden; after all, Yuanhuo was going to its death on its own.

Yuanhuo walked for a while when it suddenly felt like it was being spied on. It turned its head and saw Yuanshang and the others standing still.

"What are you standing there for? Keep up!"

"Yes, sir." Yuan Shang's tone was unusually relaxed, something it had never done when it was with Yuan Huo.

Since the Abyss Fire is going to be sent anyway, giving it a break won't be a big deal.

In fact, there is a reason why Yuanhuo is so confident: the Abyss Passage provides too many conveniences for Abyss Apostles and Abyss Singers.

This ability to teleport at any time using the power of the abyss is enough to allow them to escape unscathed from any difficulty.

Over time, many Abyss Singers and Abyss Apostles developed a stubborn personality. They didn't care what it was, they just went and did it.

The abyss fire hovered slightly in the air as it arrived on the hillside. Unaware that it was already surrounded by a thicket of bushes.

"Hey! Robbery! Leave behind that book in your hand and that ring floating behind you!"

Ember leaped out of the bushes, and then Abyssfire found himself surrounded by a group of burly men and women.

Chapter 172 Group fight

2023-09-15

"Robbery! Hand over all your valuables!" Ember jumped out first, snarling at Abyssfire.

His movements were so skillful, his words so fluent, and he did it all in one go, as if he had done it countless times before.

Actually, it's not bad. Yu Jin has lost count of how many times he's robbed people, even though he always ends up being ambushed and then robbed in return.

Rodel and Anor Londo were both known for producing troublemakers.

Ember's movements drew everyone's attention. Paimon, in particular, stared wide-eyed, covering her mouth. The traces of a burst snot bubble still lingered on her nose, seemingly shocked by Ember's practiced movements.

The silence lasted for a long time. Yuanhuo never expected that someone would rob him, and Diluc and the others had no experience in robbing others.

"Humans! Die!" Abyssfire looked down at the crowd around it, who were all a head shorter than it, and raised the Abyss Codex on its chest with both hands.

The Abyss Codex turned crimson due to the convergence of fire elements, and a dangerous aura began to emanate from the suspended book, causing everyone's foreheads to bead with sweat.

"Get back!" Diluc roared, and his greatsword instantly appeared from the Eye of God.

He raised his fiery greatsword and charged headlong into the abyssal fire, which was gathering power.

"Human, feel the burning truth!" Abyssal Fire saw Diluc charging towards it, but its face showed no panic.

It has absolute confidence in its own power!

"Boom!" A roar of flames rang out as the long-accumulated fire element erupted from the Abyss Codex. A surging wall of fire spread out from the Abyss Fire at its center, scorching everything in its path.

Under this powerful fire elemental force, the green lawn instantly turned into a layer of ash, and the soil and rocks beneath it began to melt into lava due to the high temperature.

"Flame—Burn it all!" Seeing the wall of fire coming fiercely, Diluc activated his bright Eye of God and swung out a large bird with outstretched wings made of intertwined flames from his flaming greatsword.

With a high-pitched cry, the Firebird spread its wings wider and wider, and the flames surging on its body became more and more intense.