The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"What do you want to do?" The military officer stepped forward, his body tense as he looked at Yuan Shang.

"It's nothing." Yuan Shang took off the cloth bag and handed it to the woman who had recovered considerably, then shrugged and said:

"I'm a little tired, shall we walk for a bit?"

At this moment, Yuan Shang had completely lost his previous imposing aura and looked just like an ordinary person.

The general fumbled for the hilt of his sword. He recalled the roar that had just erupted from the abyss, and his malice weakened somewhat.

"As you say." The general gestured to slow down before walking slowly to the front of the group.

Since he was going to die anyway, there was no need to argue with him. The general comforted himself with this thought.

"Thank you... thank you, sir." The woman, holding the cloth bag in one hand and pressing the child's head down with the other, bowed deeply to Yuan Shang.

"Hehe, if you've had the time to bow to me, you might have caught up with me." Yuan Shang patted the child's head, who then hugged the back of his head and followed the group as if on a picnic.

After Yuanshang's roar, the army, which had been marching at full speed, immediately slowed down to the pace of a leisurely outing.

Unfortunately, the weather and road conditions on Ba Yun Island almost completely ruined this "outing".

The campsite was neither too far nor too short from the coast. As the group continued their journey, the rain gradually subsided, and the thunder ceased.

The surging sea in the distance came into view, exciting everyone.

The people of Inatsuma had almost all seen the sea, so they weren't particularly excited by seeing it. What truly excited them were the two ships moored beside the sea.

"We've finally arrived!" Yuan Shang almost jumped up with excitement when he saw the ships in the distance.

The reason was simple: this was the most successful mission he had ever undertaken.

In the past, when the Order assigned missions to the four members of the Abyss, they always failed at the very beginning due to various inexplicable accidents.

Taking the first step so quickly is undoubtedly a great step forward.

"Everyone, board the big ship." As if influenced by Yuan Shang's roar, the generals' voices unconsciously became much softer.

At his invitation, many patients, with smiles that had not been seen for a long time, boarded the ship supposedly bound for Narukami Island.

Yuan Shang was among them. He stood on the deck and looked at the moss on his hand.

Although he didn't know much about the shogunate, the ship's deck was creaking, could it really be used?

Why is the shogunate so poor?

But Fuchigami quickly shook his head, dismissing his wild thoughts. Perhaps the Inatsume people's boat really was different?

Didn't you see that several foot soldiers also boarded the ship?

Those foot soldiers must have some sailing skills. After a flurry of activity, the sails, which smelled musty, were raised, and the seemingly dilapidated wooden boat sailed out to sea, propelled by the sea breeze.

Fuchigami glanced at the nagami boat following closely behind the wooden boat; it was the vehicle of a hatamoto warlord. He only looked at it for a moment before turning his head away.

The ocean is beautiful, but these guys are getting in the way.

"Haiji Island, here I come!!!"

Facing the sea breeze, Yuan Shang could no longer contain his excitement and roared out loud.

Chapter 327 Abyss Rescue Team

2023-12-01

"M-Sir, you must be joking. This ship is going to Narukami Island."

As the ship sailed into the sea, one of the men finally stood up shakily and smiled at Yuan Shang.

It seems this lord is not only incredibly powerful, but also a master storyteller.

"???"

Fuchigami was completely confused. What was going on? Didn't Shimada say that this ship was going to Umijima Island?

"Haha, that's right. The shogunate and Umijima are currently locked in a fierce battle, so how could we possibly go to Umijima?"

"Indeed, I also heard that the cargo ships between Umijima and Narukamima have all stopped!"

"Sigh, I wonder when this war will end."

……

The man's words seemed to open up a floodgate of conversation for everyone, and they were finally able to talk to each other after holding back for so long.

In their excitement, even the pain from their injuries seemed to lessen. They began to chat, a rare occurrence for them, about their new lives, the impact of the war, and when they could return to their homeland…

The more cheerfully they chatted, the darker Yuan Shang's face became, until it resembled the abyssal power stored up by the cult.

Yuan Shang is now 99% certain that he has been deceived. As for the remaining 1%, one can only say that the Abyss Apostles still have some delusions.

What if those patients were scammed?

With that thought in mind, Fuchigami strode into the cabin. To his surprise, the foot soldiers who should have been stationed in various places to ensure the ship's operation were gathered here.

"Hey, can you tell me where this ship is headed?" Yuan Shang asked, arms crossed, looking indignant.

That kid Shimada is dishonest; I should have given him a good beating!

The foot soldiers looked at Ashigami, who had suddenly barged in, with a hint of surprise on their faces. But that surprise quickly disappeared.

"Where to? To the underworld, of course!" The foot soldiers grinned, and then talismans appeared in their hands.

This is a summoning talisman made by Inatsuma Shrine, which possesses the power to allow ordinary people to use elemental forces.

Like the sea demons that roam the Inazuma territory, they can only imbue their swords with lightning or fire by using incomplete summoning talismans.

And this is a complete summoning...

Suddenly, Fuchigami felt the elemental forces in the air rapidly converging towards the paper talismans in the hands of the foot soldiers.

"Hahaha, hopefully your corpses can feed some Thunder Fairy fish. Those big shots really like this rare fish!"

The foot soldiers waved their summoning talismans, which stuck to the rotten and moldy wooden boards, instantly exploding with blinding light.

"boom!!!"

A burst of lightning and fire ripped a large hole in the fragile hull. Seawater flooded in, and with the added shockwaves, the dilapidated wooden ship began to show signs of falling apart!

"Damn it!!! Even the cultists aren't this ruthless!" In just a few moments, the wooden boat had already started to tilt.

More seawater seeped out from the cracks in the hull, and if this continued, it wouldn't be long before the wooden ship became a wreck on the seabed.

Yuan Shang didn't have time to think about anything and ran straight out of the cabin.

On the wooden boat, half-submerged in water, lay a scene of utter despair.

Some people clung to the torn deck, blood seeping from their fingers; some had sunk to the bottom of the sea, struggling desperately; and some had closed their eyes and floated on the surface of the sea, their fate unknown.

"In the end what happened?"

"I...I don't want to die!"

"mom, Mom, Mom!"

……

"What...what should I do?" Yuan Shang frantically clutched his head, waving his hands around, when he caught a glimpse of the light in his hand.

"Yes...yes, Yuanyou, it's smart! Call it here!" Yuanshang immediately found his backbone, activated the power within his body, and the light spot in his hand instantly grew to the size of a person.

Before Yuan Shang could say anything, the three members of Yuan You, who had been waiting in formation, walked out of the abyss passage.

"you……"

"What's going on? Tell me!" As soon as Yuan You came out, he asked Yuan Shang while observing the situation.

"The ship is sinking! We need to rescue people!" Yuan Shang realized what was happening and immediately explained the situation.

"Shipwreck... rescue people..." Yuan Youhei's small eyes rolled constantly, shooting out bursts of sharp light—its head was working overtime.

"Yuan Zuo, envelop everyone in the bubbles!" Yuan You said to Yuan Zuo, who was surrounded by rising bubbles.

"Understood!" Yuan Zuo nodded, waving his staff. Countless bubbles rose from the sea surface, the seabed, and the ship, enveloping everyone.

The fur on Yuan Zuo's neck was soaked through in such a short time, not because of the water element, but because of the sweat flowing from its body.

Enveloping dozens of people in water bubbles was still too much of a challenge for this abyss mage.

If it weren't for the fact that this place is located in the ocean and has readily available water, it wouldn't even be able to condense a few dozen bubbles.

"Yuanhuo, blast this ship to smithereens! Clear a flat sea for me!"

"Be careful, be quick and accurate, if you don't want anyone to be burned to death by you," Yuan You instructed.

“Hoo…” Yuan Shang took a deep breath, and then the abyssal power within him surged, mixing with the external fire elemental power.

"Grace of the Abyss!!!"

A hoarse sound erupted, and a rising wall of fire started from the abyss and spread outwards.

Under this flame, even rotten planks soaked in seawater could not escape the fate of turning to ashes.

However, as Yuan You said, Yuan Shang did not forget to control his power while releasing it.

The wall of fire was incredibly fierce against the wreckage of the ship, but it became much less effective against the blisters covering the patient.

With the protection of Yuan Zuo's water sphere, at most she only took a rather hot bath.

The spreading wall of fire shaved away a layer of this small sea area. When the fire dissipated, what appeared was a flat surface of water floating with charred ash.

And the Abyss Singer, whose entire body is engulfed in inextinguishable flames.

"Cough cough cough! The Singer is still strong!" Yuan You exclaimed, then waved his staff.

Now is the time for it to step up!

One after another, spinning ice cones appeared around Yuan You, and the biting cold air swept across the water, bringing out thick blocks of ice.

With Yuan You exerting all his strength, the ice cones spun extremely fast. Not only that, but extremely cold hail also fell from the sky, making the area of ​​the sea frozen even larger.

"Quickly... Yuan Zuo, put these people on the ice!" Seeing that the open space was large enough, Yuan You immediately ordered Yuan Zuo to put the humans on the ice.

"Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The sound of bubbles bursting rang out, and one by one, the people who had been soaking in the water fell onto the ice surface. The seawater remaining on their bodies immediately showed signs of freezing upon contact with the ice.

However, Yuan Shang made another move, with fireballs rising from behind him and spreading evenly across the ice surface.