The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"It's nothing, I was just worried you might be thinking of doing something rash." Yu Jin sat on the ground and patted Kutri.

“What could possibly happen to me? I’m not that fragile.” Although he was feeling terrible inside, Kutry still appeared tough.

He glanced into the distance, in the direction Dvalin had just left. Dvalin was a second-generation dragon, and he had now completely integrated into the human order.

For Dvalin, this is naturally excellent; but for Kutri, it means the era of elemental dragons has completely ended.

The dragons are the pinnacle of elemental life, but once they too turn to humanity, the order belonging to the Seven Gods will never be overthrown.

This situation was enough to enrage any elemental dragon, and in fact, Kutri was indeed furious at first.

But when reason returned to his mind, Kutry felt a deep sorrow.

What right does he have to criticize Dvalin? Dvalin was born into a new order.

They knew humans, loved humans, and protected humans. In a sense, the only thing he and Dvalin had in common was that they were both "elemental beings."

As for the rest, not to mention his thoughts, even his appearance was very different from Dvalin's.

The tragedy of the wheels of time crushing the remnants of the old era cannot be greater than this.

Thinking of this, Kutri's frustration intensified. He even found the humanoid embers somewhat displeasing.

"Go away! Come back later. I get annoyed just looking at you humans. Come back when I'm in a better mood!" Kutri impatiently gave him the order to leave. All he wanted to do was get a good night's sleep.

If it weren't for the large number of followers he had, he probably would have gone to follow in the footsteps of the Dragon King [Nibelungen].

"Is seeing humans so annoying?" Yu Jin stroked his chin, as if he was pondering something.

"Yes! I hate seeing you all, get away from me right now!" Kutri didn't really hate humans; he knew better than anyone that the real culprits were the usurpers in the sky.

But who can blame them when those people in the sky never come down, and the embers just happen to be right in front of Kutri?

Saying she disliked him was more of a way of venting the resentment that Dvalin had just stirred up.

“Alright, since that’s the case, I’ll tell you a secret.” Ember ran up to Kutri’s eyes, looking mysterious.

"What?" Kutri asked, puzzled.

“Actually, I’m not human.” Yu Jin gestured as if he had revealed some earth-shattering secret.

“I know,” Kutri said, his eyes turning deadpan.

"???"

“If you were human, I would immediately surrender to Fanes with both hands and feet raised,” Kutri sneered.

Given Ember's strength, coupled with the terrifying "arm" he previously displayed, only a madman like Kutri would believe Ember is human.

"Then why are you getting angry at me?" Yu Jin waved his fist, now thinking about what kind of "tattoo" he should give Kutri.

Ember brand hand-applied tattoos are guaranteed not to burn when exposed to fire or drown when submerged in water.

"Who told you to look so much like a human? You're in a bad mood, so please be understanding." Kutri also felt a little embarrassed. Instead of seeking help from the Seven Gods and the Sky People, he was instead frustrated with Ember. He even wondered if he had changed.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that Kutri finally had a new friend, and his pent-up emotions finally had an outlet, which is why he vented his frustrations to Ember.

"So, what exactly are you?" Kutri's curious voice came from the depths of the sea; he was genuinely curious about what the embers were.

Could they be from outside the world?

"You mean... I don't know either." Ember shrugged, and before Kutri could curse, he continued, "In the past... should we call them 'little people' or 'dwarves'?"

"Um... I'm all confused, I don't really know either."

As Yu Jin spoke, he removed his armor, revealing the withered, skin-and-bones "withered branches" inside.

"This is my true self."

"As for the human form mentioned before, that was a lie."

Reattaching his arm guards, Ember shook his head. Who would have thought that the essence of humanity was that of the living dead?

Chapter 322 Inazuma's Travelogue in the "Abyss"

2023-11-29

"A little man? A dwarf?"

Kutri's large eyes were filled with question marks. How did this sound like a subspecies of human?

Could it be that there are also classifications of humans like fire dragons and water dragons?

"Hey, why think so much? Anyway, it's probably just a different name." Yu Jin waved his hand, no longer dwelling on the issue of his race.

"Heh, I didn't expect you to have so much besides those monsters..."

“Malnutrition?”

After Ember's meddling, Kutri's frustration seemed to have dissipated considerably, and he was now even joking around.

Kutri already had a general idea of ​​what Teyvat was like now, but Tvalin's arrival brought the harsh reality directly to Kutri's eyes, making it hard for him to accept.

Once he recovers, he'll be almost done—anyway, Kutri is exhausted, so being able to lie here and wait to die is fine too.

“I also want to be like a normal person, even if it’s fake,” Yu Jin said, gazing at the starry sky and stretching out his hand.

"What do you mean?" Kutri asked, puzzled.

"It doesn't mean anything. It just means that if I don't find a reason to go crazy, I'll bite anyone I see," Yu Jin said with a sigh.

Humans are essentially living corpses, wandering souls, and mindless beasts.

The fragments of the Dark Soul of the Dwarf King, the fire seal of Gwyn, the Lord of Light, the death bestowed by Nito, and the life created by the Old Witch—these together constitute "humanity."

Even if it's a fake human.

The fragments of the Dark Souls endowed humanity with human nature, the Fire Seal bound humanity with human nature, death brought reincarnation, and life brought physical form. In this way, the undead became human.

However, humanity is lost and inevitably tends to wander outwards. This loss of humanity becomes even more intense when one dies or loses their purpose.

The seal of fire is meant to suppress the loss of humanity.

As for Ember, he was burned by the First Flame, not to mention that the First Flame is now smoldering inside him. It would be extremely difficult, if not easy, for humanity to be lost in him.

Because of this, Ember was also targeted by that gang of bad guys from Londor.

First, they respectfully addressed Ember as the King of Wandering Souls, then they boosted his power, and finally they even found him a partner.

Three! A whole three! Besides Anri, who was brought here, the other two are sisters!

Who can withstand this? Sorry, but Ember can definitely withstand it.

After learning that Rondor was only using him as a tool to seize the fire, and that he had placed multiple bets on him, and after deceiving Anri into "selling himself," something terrible happened to Rondor.

In short, two more sets of women's clothing ended up in Ember's little warehouse. Looking back now, it's truly a poignant memory.

The thing to pay attention to now is the goal. Undead must have a goal; without a goal, all undead will turn into zombies.

This is the only thing Yu Jin dares not gamble on. If he loses his goal, the world will probably become a terrible place, and then all his efforts will have been in vain.

So, Ember needed to find an idea, and he simply chose the impossible goal of "making everyone free from pain."

"Uh... good, it's good to have hope. Don't be like me and become a couch potato." Kutri looked at the nonchalant Ember, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

If those things inside Ember were to escape… Kutri thought for a moment and decided that Teyvat, which was currently under human control, was actually quite nice.

"A salted fish? Finally calmed down now?" Ember looked at Kutri, who was joking, and laughed.

"I've calmed down. What if I don't? Go to the mainland and fight those 'Seven Rulers'?" Kutri resigned himself to his fate.

"And even if I did that, would you watch?" Kutri glanced at Ember. If he wasn't mistaken, Ember also had a good impression of humans.

"Of course I won't just stand by and watch." Yu Jin nodded, then urged, "I'll clear everyone out, and then cheer you on. How about it? Want to give it a try now?"

“No way.” Kutri drooped his eyelids. If he were in his prime, he would definitely give it a shot, but right now, it was unlikely.

"Give it a try, I'd really like to see you guys fight."

"Don't try."

"You're terrible."

"You're so annoying."

……

The wind was howling, and before the beach where the waves were crashing, a spatial rift suddenly opened, and four staggering figures emerged from it.

One of them was tall and imposing, while the other three were short and bloated—they were the group from Yuan Shang who had crossed the sea!

"啕——"

Yuanxia lay on the beach, retching repeatedly.

"Yuan...Yuan Shang, your teleportation technology is really bad. When...when I advance, I will definitely...I will show you what a real abyss passage is like."

Yuanxia lay on the ground for a long time without vomiting anything. Instead, its purple fur became messy, as if it had been ruffled by some large hand.

"Heh heh, you'll become an apostle? By then I'll probably be a baptist." Yuan Shang looked at the dazed Yuan Xia and immediately mocked.

“Yuan…Yuan Shang, your skills…are indeed in need of improvement.” Yuan Zuo, standing to the side, dipped his head into the water, hoping to clear his mind.

"What? Yuan Zuo, you say that too?" Yuan Shang fell into deep thought. Could it be that his skills were really that bad?

"It's that bad!" Yuanxia nodded firmly. It wasn't that they hadn't gone out with the apostles before, but this was truly the first time they had experienced such a dangerous abyss passage.

Have you ever seen a teleportation tunnel that's all holes? If they hadn't reacted quickly, they might have been teleported somewhere by now.

"Someone's here! Enough talk, hide! Yuan Shang, transform into human form and go gather information!" Yuan You looked into the distance and saw a figure walking on the beach.

So it made a quick decision and devised a countermeasure.

Yuan You looked around and found that the beach was so empty that there wasn't even a single exposed rock.

"Climb the tree!" But this did not faze Yuanyou. It gave a few instructions to its companions behind it and then teleported to the violet tree.

"call out!"

"call out!"

A tearing sound came from the air. Yuan You looked around and saw Yuan Xia and Yuan Zuo on the same branch as him.

"Why did you all come up here!" Yuan You shouted in a low voice. This tree wasn't very big to begin with, and now with three Abyss Mages crammed in, it would be easy to tell that something was wrong.

"Hehe, Yuan You, you don't want to be discovered because Yuan Zuo and I are too stupid, do you?" Yuan Xia was very self-aware; he knew that without Yuan You, he would probably be discovered immediately.