The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

"Why didn't you report it?" the young master asked.

"Do you think the title of Great Adventurer is more prestigious, or the title of Executor?" Ember countered.

"That still has to be our executive officer."

The young master's questions ended there, and then he and Yu Jin swaggered down the main road leading to the military camp.

"Halt! Military camp, restricted area. No unauthorized personnel allowed!"

The two were stopped by patrolling soldiers before they even reached the gate.

Two groups of soldiers crossed their spears, blocking the path of Yu Jin and the young master. Their eyes were wide open, as if they had hyperthyroidism.

"The 11th seat of the Fools' Enforcers, the young master, requests an audience with your commander."

The young master flicked the scarf around his neck, struck a pose, and said with an air of arrogance.

"..."

"Where did this idle person come from, daring to cause trouble in this important military camp? Take him down and question him thoroughly!"

After a brief silence, the crossed spears were thrust at the two men with a gleaming light.

Chapter 448 Fighting

2024-01-27

"Surrender immediately!"

The soldier in purple armor thrust his spear straight at the young master and Yu Jin, but his target was the armpits of the young master and Yu Jin.

Judging from their posture, they were planning to lift up Yu Jin and the young master.

"I'll dodge!" The young master turned to the side and dodged the soldiers' straight thrust.

"Clang—"

With a piercing metallic scraping sound, two shattered gun blades flew out and embedded themselves in the ground.

Holding the broken spearhead in his hand, Yu Jin pulled hard, and the two soldiers staggered and fell to the ground.

“Your stances aren’t very stable; you need to practice more.” Yu Jin shook his head, tossing aside the useless spear in his hand.

"Let Inazuma's first battle begin here! I hope you won't let me down!"

The young master summoned the Winter Star he had always used, and with a burst of strength in both hands, the Immaculate Bow transformed into two single-edged swords.

Immediately, the young master brandished two single-edged swords with light blue ripples and ran straight into the two patrolling squads of soldiers.

Wow!

"watch out!"

"Zhazhuzhao!"

Ripples of water spread through the crowd, and the young master quickly subdued the two patrol teams outside the camp.

"Great! That's pretty impressive!"

Seeing how cleanly and efficiently the young master ended the battle, Ember clapped his hands.

"Of course, I'm not just a figurehead as an executive officer!" Upon hearing Yu Jin's words, the young master proudly raised his head amidst the groans of the crowd.

"I hope you can be just as tough next time." Yu Jin nodded in agreement, and then disappeared in an instant.

"Huh? Where did they go? Where did they go?"

The young master saw that Yu Jin had disappeared in the blink of an eye and scratched his head in confusion.

Soon, his eyes lit up. The embers were gone. Could he try to escape?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Just as the young master was considering whether or not to run away, he suddenly heard a muffled drumbeat sound from the military camp.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

Accompanied by the sound of drums, squads of fully armed soldiers rushed out of the camp.

"Who goes there! State your name!"

"No wonder Ember ran so fast, he knew this would happen all along!"

The young master ignored the soldiers' shouts from afar. He slapped his forehead and finally understood why Yu Jin had run so fast earlier.

It turns out this guy had anticipated this all along!

"I'm outta here too!" Seeing the large group of people opposite him, the young master didn't want to get entangled any longer and decided to run away like Yu Jin.

He took a step and leaped into the distance.

"call!"

The sound of something cutting through the air came from behind, but it only earned the young master a cold laugh.

"Hmph, can ordinary arrows do anything to me?"

The young master turned around, seized the opportunity, and slashed with his sword.

"Clang—"

The blade struck the incoming arrow with perfect accuracy, cleaving it in two.

However, before the young master could even feel smug, a talisman with mysterious patterns floated before his eyes.

"Huh? What is this?" The young master's eyes widened in surprise. Where did this talisman come from?

Soon, a red light appeared on the talisman, immediately making the young master understand what it was.

"Sizzle—, Boom!"

A burst of light appeared, and a fireball rose up, sending the young master sprawling face-first into the mud.

"Ptooey! That was pretty strong!" A streak of charred black hair appeared on the young master's hair. He got up from the ground and brushed the dirt that had flown into his mouth.

The fact that the Inazuma Army possessed such a simple method for manipulating elemental power truly surprised the young master.

But it only surprised him. This talisman was not only weak, but it also took a long time to activate the elemental force.

It was able to hit the young master only because it was the young master's first time seeing it, and there was an element of surprise attack involved.

"Hehe, you guys got a good deal the first time, but it won't work on me the second time."

Wiping the grime from the corner of his mouth, the young master muttered to himself.

"You'll be able to try it a second time soon!"

The shouts from afar brought the young master back to his senses. He looked around and realized that he had somehow been surrounded by fully armed soldiers.

"This is bad." The young master knew he was doomed the moment he saw it.

Although he was an executive officer, being surrounded by a well-organized army meant he was in a difficult position. Not to mention, he was also being watched by Ember, so he couldn't afford to kill him.

"Ember, whatever you're doing! Come and save me right now!" After shouting, the young master covered his head with his hands, ready to stand at attention and take a beating.

"Brothers! Charge!"

Seeing the prince crouching in defense, the leading samurai showed no mercy and immediately ordered his soldiers to charge forward with shouts.

The spear tips, gleaming with a cold light, pierced from all directions. If the young master did nothing, he would probably be riddled with holes.

"No way, you guys actually dare to poke me?"

Feeling the sense of crisis enveloping his entire body, the young master instantly jumped up from the ground and then used the elemental power around him to sweep across the area violently.

"Wow!"

"Ouch!"

"What a power!"

The water element condensed into a solid bubble, which rapidly expanded from the young master's body, overturning the surrounding soldiers.

"The shield bearer steps forward, and the swordsman uses the Divine Rune to imbue the shield with water elemental power!"

"Spearmen, position yourselves behind the shield bearers, and strike when the opportunity arises! Archers, don't stand idly by either, unleash your elemental arrows!"

"Those on the watchtowers, use your heavy crossbows to cut off his escape route! This is a big fish; we can't let him get away!"

The leading military commander was clearly no fool. Seeing that his young master could gather such a large amount of elemental power in such a short time, he immediately adjusted the formation and prepared for battle.

After the formation changed, the young master immediately felt more pressure.

His water blade struck the enchanted shield wall, the large shield only swayed slightly before falling still. He tried again, but the spearhead of the bayonet man behind the shield bearer was already thrusting in fiercely.

The young master wanted to jump over the encirclement, but as soon as he leaped into the air, a dense rain of arrows would pour down upon him.

Moreover, the elemental arrows fired from the heavy crossbows on the watchtower always managed to block his escape route.

Meanwhile, the soldiers below always advanced in perfect unison, shifting the encirclement back to the young master's location, leaving him nowhere to escape.

"No way, that's ruthless?" After dodging another enchanted arrow shot from above, the young master looked at the approaching "blue wall" with some anxiety.

He should have run away immediately; by waiting for Ember, he missed the best opportunity to escape.

Now… the young master glanced at the enchanted shield, which was as tall as a man, and dodged the heavy arrow, as thick as two fingers, fired from the watchtower. A bitter taste began to rise in his mouth.

"Hey!"

Once again, he used both hands to block the crossbow bolt that came from behind, the force of which even made the young master fall backward.

"Huff... huff..."

The young master looked at the arrows deeply embedded in the soil and took a few deep breaths.

The arrows fired from the watchtower's heavy crossbows were already chest-high just above the ground. Even an executive officer like him would be overwhelmed by a direct hit.

"Although this battle isn't the duel I envisioned, now that it's started, I absolutely cannot lose!"

When the young master saw the shield bearers who had just dispersed closing in again, he knew that if he didn't want to perish here, he would have to use all his strength!

Then, purple lightning began to emanate from his entire body. At the same time, wisps of dark energy gradually attached themselves to him.

"Behold me, the Demon King..."

"Stop fighting!"