The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

The surrounding dragon lizards exchanged bewildered glances. The dizzying scene from just moments ago hadn't completely faded from their minds; was it going to happen again?

The dragon lizards were starting to have second thoughts. But this hesitation only lasted a short while before disappearing.

Because on the other side of the door are my long-lost companions!

"Come in!"

"Fellow tribesmen, I've arrived!"

"Dragon lizards, help each other!"

The dragon lizards seem to be easily influenced by sudden emotions; just a moment ago they looked apprehensive, but now they are eager to try.

Amidst the shouts, the dragon lizards rushed into the portal.

Upon seeing this, the Baptist of Deep Sin quickly led Yuan Shang and the others inside.

The Ōichi Mikoto once had the sun and moon rotating around it, but this function is now clearly missing.

Perhaps one day someone will find a mechanism to control the intensity of its light, but clearly not now.

Some time after the dragon lizard and Yuan Shang left, a series of light footsteps echoed inside the tower.

"how?"

Beside the deep well, the lieutenant looked at the debt collector who was walking over and asked.

"I didn't see any monsters." The debt collector exited stealth mode and shook his head at the lieutenant.

“But monsters have indeed been here.” As he spoke, the lieutenant spread out his palm.

In his hand lay the wall that the dragon lizards had smashed in their rage. On the irregular rubble, faint traces of white frost and elemental remnants could still be seen.

"Half a day, or even less," the debt collector said, offering his guess upon seeing the rubble in the officer's hand.

Based on his combat experience, the remaining elemental energy on it is definitely no more than half a day away.

“Just now…” The lieutenant looked around. The tower was magnificent, but most of its structure was for decoration rather than practical use.

In this situation, if there are no other traces nearby, the possibility of them passing each other by is extremely small.

The possibility is so small that it's better to believe they jumped into the deep well right in front of them.

"This well... can we go down?" The lieutenant walked to the side of the deep well and looked at the bottomless hole in front of him.

“Sir, the rope we brought isn’t long enough.” One of the Fools threw a stone into the well, but no sound was heard for a long time.

"What could possibly need to be buried so deep underground?" The lieutenant pondered, chin in hand.

They are now traveling light, leaving the teleportation devices behind, not to mention the rest of their equipment.

"Are there any Hilichurls nearby?" the lieutenant asked, looking up at the group.

The other fools were taken aback, but they quickly realized what was going on.

"Sir, we didn't notice! But there should be!" the Fools said with absolute certainty.

Because Hilichurls are to living things what mint is to plants—they are so resilient that they can be found almost anywhere.

So even though the place called Yuanxia Palace was strange, they subconsciously assumed that there must be Hilichurls there, and that was indeed the case.

"Alright, let's go to the Hilichurls' camp and borrow the Wind Slimes from their cargo balloons!"

With a wave of his hand, the officer led the Fools out to "borrow" the Wind Slime.

Although flying with slimes is strictly prohibited in any country, it's just so convenient!

……

Beneath the Great Sun Palace lies a vast lake. The floating platform on the lake's surface is the only place to stand in this expansive space.

Emerging from the abyss, the dragon lizards felt dizzy again. However, this time their recovery was much faster than before.

The reason for this is the abundant elemental energy here.

"This elemental power... is abnormal." The Baptist of Deep Sin sensed the dense elemental power here and was somewhat surprised.

The elemental energy here is much more abundant than outside. Combined with the lizards' mutterings, the Baptist of Deep Sin has reason to suspect that the elemental energy here was created by humans in the past.

As for what they want to do... perhaps they want to test the adaptability of the dragon lizards? Or perhaps they are intentionally breeding dragon lizards?

The Baptist of Deep Sin shook his head, deciding to stop thinking about it. This place had been silent for a thousand years; whatever conspiracies or schemes might have been, they would likely have vanished without a trace in such a long time.

"Gulu..."

A series of low, bubbling sounds emanated from the deep water beneath the floating platform, as if something were breathing within it.

"boom!"

The calm water surface suddenly exploded, and two extremely large dragon lizards, one blue and one purple, leaped out from the churning water.

Countless elemental crystals precipitated from the bodies of the enormous dragon lizards. This was most evident in their tails.

From a distance, these two tails, covered with elemental crystals, look like branches of the earth's veins.

"Humanity!"

With a loud roar in the air, the two dragon lizards spat out two streams of elemental energy from their mouths.

"Who are you calling a human?!" The Baptist of Deep Sin hated humans more than anything else, and secondly hated the dragon lizard that called it a human.

Two streams of elemental energy rushed in, causing the surrounding air to change due to their powerful force.

Lightning and ice crystals fell from the sky, dazzling the eye.

"Run! Run! Run!" Yuan Shang saw that the two elemental surges were mainly heading towards the Baptists of Deep Sin, so he immediately grabbed his three friends and ran away.

He believed that with the strength of the Baptist of Deep Sin, this level of attack should not be able to harm it, but the Abyss and its companions were a different story.

They were merely abyss mages; one slip and they were dead. The Abyss believed the Baptist of Deep Sin would understand his actions.

As expected, the Baptist of Deep Sin neither dodged nor evaded the two surges of elemental energy. It raised its four arms, and the elemental power in its palms turned entirely frost-white.

Its body was then covered with a layer of white light.

"Thump!" Two streams of elemental energy struck the body of the Baptist of Deep Sin and scattered in all directions.

The surging elements left traces on the floating platform, but could not make the Baptist of Deep Sin retreat even a step.

"Chief! Stop! Okay...okay..."

The dragon lizards paused, realizing that it was inappropriate to call the Deep Sin Baptist a good person.

"good friend!"

But this didn't stump the dragon lizards. After a brief moment of thought, they found a good name for the Baptist of Deep Sin.

It must be a good friend to help the dragon lizards so enthusiastically—although the dragon lizards find the aura of the Deep Sin Baptist somewhat repulsive.

However, the dragon lizards didn't need to shout anymore, because the two large dragon lizards in the air had already stopped attacking.

"Not human?"

"are friends?"

The two dragon lizards tilted their heads as they looked at the Deep Sin Baptist, whose body was now dimly glowing.

"Roar!!!"

Then the two large lizards let out a deafening roar. The sound waves spread, creating countless echoes that reverberated throughout the cave.

The roar was like some kind of signal; as soon as it sounded, the vast water surface outside the pontoon platform began to boil.

As the water churned, countless dorsal fins emerged, and then, an endless line of dragon lizards crawled out of the water.

“What a… grand gift.” The Baptist of Deep Sin saw the densely packed dragon lizards and a smile appeared in his single eye.

It seems that choosing to help the dragon lizard was a wise decision!

Chapter 546 The Dragon Lizard Bursts Out of the Earth

2024-03-15

"Fellow kin! We've come to save you!!!" Upon seeing their kin climb ashore from the water, the dragon lizards, brought by the Baptists of Deep Sin, immediately rushed over excitedly.

Unfortunately, in stark contrast to the jubilant crowd on the other side, the dragon lizard that crawled out of the water looked at its kin, who were practically dancing with joy, and felt extremely puzzled.

"Save us? Why?"

I think I'm fine now.

"The leader has a very loud voice."

……

The lizards whispered amongst themselves, acting on their own whims, showing no signs of needing to be saved.

Amidst the commotion, a dragon lizard's eyes suddenly shifted from confusion to understanding. It belatedly cried out, "The prison! This is a human prison!"

The dragon lizards fell silent, but soon they began to make noise again.

"Yes! I remember now, this is a prison!"

"Really? I don't remember."

"It's very comfortable to sleep here."

Some lizards looked indignant, while others looked sleepy, perfectly illustrating the meaning of biodiversity.

"Is this a prison?" The blue dragon lizard looked at the purple dragon lizard next to it and asked, as if uncertain.

"It seems...yes." The purple dragon lizard nodded uncertainly, its eyes glazed.

They only remember how wicked humans are, and have completely forgotten that this is a prison built by humans.

The main reason is that after humans left, this place became an excellent habitat for lizards. Their comfortable life made them forget about freedom.

"...No wonder there are so many of them, yet they've been packed up and locked up here by humans."

The Baptist of Deep Sin, witnessing the scene before him, was speechless. The dragon lizards, stripped of their land by humans, had no reason to lose.

The Baptist of Deep Sin glanced at the group of dragon lizards who were filled with self-doubt, sighed, and then turned to the Abyss and said, "Lend me your things."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Shang was completely bewildered. Before he could answer, he felt a similar but much larger force invading his private space.

Without a doubt, it must have been the work of the sinful baptists.