The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"puff……"

Not everyone is as skilled in combat as Washizu and his group.

Many of the villagers who got up to join the fight were just ordinary villagers. They wore no armor or proper weapons; all they held were common farm tools or picks.

The only difference between them and the villagers from other villages was that they were stronger and more resilient.

"Brother, how are you?" Jiang Shijiro threw down the hoe in his hand, helped his older brother up from the ground, and asked with lingering fear.

If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably would have been stabbed.

"I...I'm alright. Look at the third brother, he's at the front." Taro Eishita clutched his bleeding abdomen, using his other hand as a crutch to prop himself up from the ground.

"I...I'm fine too, it's just that the new iron pot we had yesterday is no longer usable." Jiang Shisanlang also got up from the ground.

He held up the iron pot in his hand, which had a large hole in it and was constantly generating electricity, and said with regret.

This pot was brand new, and it hadn't even been used to cook a few meals before a huge hole was forcibly cut into it. It's impossible for them not to feel bad about it.

The leading sergeant frowned upon seeing the three lively villagers. He turned to the soldier beside him who had just used his Evil Eye and said irritably, "Get rid of them quickly! Don't let anything else go wrong!"

Then, he and the others left without looking back. The sergeant believed that all his soldiers were top-notch.

Dealing with three ordinary villagers would be a piece of cake without using the Evil Eye, let alone the soldier who is now using it.

As for why those three villagers survived, it was probably because the soldier was using elemental power for the first time and was not skilled enough.

Jiang Shisanlang panicked when he saw the purple lightning flashing in the soldier's hand. His own pot had been destroyed by that very move. Now that the pot was gone, what would they use to defend themselves?

"Big brother, what should we do?" Jiang Shijiro helped Jiang Shijiro up, pursing his lips.

Taro Eishita had a gash in his abdomen and couldn't run fast at all. If he wanted to escape the soldier's attack, he would have to abandon his older brother.

"You... go quickly, don't worry about me." Taro Eishita clearly knew he was a burden, so he pushed Jiro Eishita aside, stepped forward, and stood in front of his two younger brothers.

“No…” Eshita Jiro and Eshita Sanjiro shook their heads, gripping Eshita Taro’s arms as if determined not to let go.

"Hehehe, since that's the case, then all of you shall die!" The soldier let out a chilling laugh, and the lightning bolt in his hand grew even thicker.

He was somewhat worried that his strength just now wouldn't be enough to kill the three strange guys in front of him.

Because he had used this level of force to attack before, and as a result, he only shattered an iron pot, while the three people were unharmed.

Actually, it wasn't entirely fruitless; the bleeding wound on the abdomen of the fattest guy was his handiwork.

But the soldier was puzzled. Could lightning cause bleeding wounds? He didn't know; he had never been struck by lightning.

"Suffer to death!"

"呲呲呲!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The soldiers stopped moving, and the sky suddenly brightened as several golden bolts of lightning descended from the heavens, dispelling a large area of ​​darkness.

The light only fell on the soldiers, and in the golden light, it was impossible to see what was happening.

When the light faded, darkness once again enveloped the earth. And the soldier's figure also vanished into the darkness.

"boom!"

A dull thud echoed as Jiang Shijiro trembled as he poked at the charred, carbonized substance not far in front of him with the hoe in his hand.

"Boom!"

"B-Big brother, this thing has turned into carbon." Jiang Shijiro looked around at the ground and saw many similar carbon-like substances.

“And so are other people.”

Seeing this, Jiang Shijiro added.

"Don't dawdle in battle, whether you or they."

Just as Jiang Shijiro was still in shock, a huge figure appeared in front of the three brothers.

"Lord Meng...?"

When Taro Eshita saw the familiar figure, he immediately recognized him. The reason was simple: Montgomery's features were too distinctive.

“Just call me by my name.” Montgomery walked up to Ryotarou, lifted his shirt, and examined his wounds.

"The shards only scratched my skin, nothing serious. Your weapons aren't very good; they're poorly designed."

Mongot shook his head. The tendency of the blade to fly when a weapon breaks is also an important indicator of whether a weapon is good or not.

"Well... you're right." Upon hearing this, Taro Eshita first breathed a sigh of relief, then scratched his head awkwardly.

Weapons? Can hoes, pickaxes, and large cooking pots be called weapons?

Seeing Da Lang's subtle expression, Meng Ge Te looked at the three of them again.

"..."

“I take back what I just said, the pot is not bad.” Montgomery twitched his lips. As a weapon, this pot was far from satisfactory, but in terms of quality, it was top-notch.

"Of course, it's our livelihood, we have to take it seriously." Taro Eshita chuckled a few times upon hearing Montgomery's praise.

It's a pity that this iron pot is broken, but the fact that it helped them withstand an attack filled with elements is enough to prove its reliable quality.

I'll definitely buy this kind of pot again next time!

“Heh.” Montgomery smiled helplessly. “If you don’t have the skills for fighting, don’t engage in fighting. If it weren’t for me, you would all be dead.”

After saying that, Montgomery left the place.

It seems that Hikimura still has a lot of room for improvement.

"Hmm..." Seeing Montgomery's rapidly disappearing figure, Eishita Taro hesitated for a moment before belatedly replying, "He doesn't want me to live, so I'll fight even if I don't want to!"

Chapter 419 Aftermath

2024-01-16

On a rooftop, Mongot opened his tightly closed eyes, looked up at the fiery red edge of Scarlet Wood Village in the distance, and then sat down cross-legged.

"What? You're all done?" Ember, who was writing furiously on the rooftop, paused for a moment before resuming his writing.

Monger glanced up and saw that negative numbers like "-3", "-1", "-2", etc., were increasing rapidly under the Haizhi Island column in the notebook.

Moreover, each negative number is accompanied by a series of detailed reasons.

For example, the reason given for item "-3" is "the rebels harmed the people"; while the reason given for item "-1" is "deliberately damaging people's homes".

Seeing this, Montgomery silently withdrew his gaze. If Ember were to keep track of things like this, it would indeed take a while to write.

"Almost there, we should be cleaning up the mess soon." Mongot nodded in affirmation after sensing the messages from his clones.

"Aren't you going to stop the fire outside?" Yu Jin looked up and saw the raging flames burning on the outskirts of Hiki Village.

“Someone is digging a firebreak.” Menggetholon’s hand, his fingernails quickly grew larger and thicker, soon turning into the shape of a shovel.

“And it digs very quickly.” His palm returned to its previous shape as he added.

"So, the people of Hiki Village are quite adept at using the power of the furnace?" Yu Jin asked curiously upon seeing this.

Using the power of the furnace is a power that only furnace knights possess; even Mongot didn't know how to use it before.

Previously, Mongot could only use his existing features to fight, and he couldn't control his growing limbs autonomously.

Mongot's ability to control the remaining furnace power within him so easily is ultimately thanks to the Ember.

"No, Wang is overthinking it. At most, they are just dividing up the tasks by utilizing the abilities they already possess."

"It will be a long time before we can control the power of the furnace." Mongot shook his head. The people of Hikimura were, at best, just an "ominous sign."

However, instead of horns, all sorts of strange things grew on their bodies.

“Okay…” Yu Jin lowered his head and continued writing, then, as if suddenly remembering something, he casually asked, “Can you teach them how to use the power within their bodies?”

“I don’t think that will work.” Mongot looked down at his palm and, unusually, refused Ember.

"As for myself, I can only control the power of the furnace by relying on the power left behind by the king. In this respect, the furnace knights are the experts."

Montgomery laughed at himself.

“Those red iron blocks?” Yu Jin stopped writing.

What is the most notorious criminal organization in the border region? Is it a magician? A dragon? A black-clad swordsman?

No, the most notorious criminal organization in the border region is the Forge Knights.

Those knights, imbued with the power of the Primordial Forge, had long since become inhuman beings through the continuous forging of their bodies.

Ember even suspected that the red armor they wore was no longer just armor, but a part of their bodies.

Perhaps the evolution of their bodies has long since transcended the myriad forms of life.

Sixteen Forge Knights attacking at once—how can I describe that? Demigods? Are the brains of demigods harder than the fists of Forge Knights?

“Exactly. The Forge Knights can not only teach them how to use the power of the forge within their bodies, but also teach them many other things.”

"For example, they are more proficient than I am in things like teamwork and combat skills."

"Mongt went on to say that."

"Oh, I see." Yu Jin nodded. "Let's take another look. They're a bit fierce. Calling them over wouldn't be good."

Why are Forge Knights considered fierce? Mainly because they can't stand seeing others drink beverages.

Every time Ember tries to use the Red and Blue Chalice of Harmony to replenish his health and mana, Forge Knight rushes at him like a chicken has been shot. Anyone who doesn't know the situation would think that Ember killed his entire family!

Later, when Ember asked the Forge Knights why, they stammered and couldn't give a clear answer.

According to them, as soon as they see someone raise their hand to drink something, they can't help but want to rush over and interrupt them; they simply can't control themselves.

After thinking for a long time, Ember finally categorized "the Forge Knight doesn't like others drinking beverages" as an unsolved mystery, similar to strange phenomena like the Left Bow Technique and the Ring Cancel.

Hopefully, there will be an opportunity to solve the mystery in the future!

"My lord, Hishimura should clean up the mess." Just as Ember was pondering the mystery of why the Forge Knights disliked others drinking beverages, Mongot's voice came from the ship.

"So fast?" Yu Jin came to his senses, somewhat surprised.

"Let's take a look together. I didn't expect Inazuma to have so many insects." Closing his notebook, Yu Jin jumped off the roof and ran towards the outskirts of Hishiki Village.

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