The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

In the distance, a dense forest of towering trees was ablaze. Giant trees, some over a hundred meters tall, fell to either side, clearing a charred, open path.

But this "road" is just too big, as if a giant casually carved it out of the bushes, or as if a stunning laser beam had struck the rainforest.

"What's going on? Has it gone out of control and gone berserk?" Yu's eyesight was better than others, so he saw the big footprints on the rainforest ground, which immediately made him think of a very bad possibility—the new god had gone out of control.

"Damn it, if it's out of control, it's out of control, why set it on fire? You have too much energy and nowhere to vent it, huh!"

Soon, Ember discovered something even more absurd—the fires in the rainforest were far too severe, and many large trees had been reduced to towering charcoal.

At this rate, it's only a matter of time before the entire rainforest is burned to the ground.

"Ausel! Pull the lever! I'm coming to find you!" Ember jumped down from the tree branch and ran towards the Dark Sea.

However, someone acted faster than him.

"Whoosh—Boom!"

The bright, sunny day suddenly darkened, and in the far distance, a dazzling beam of light, azure blue, rose from the ground, connecting heaven and earth.

Dark clouds gathered, thunder roared, and in a short time, an unknown amount of dark clouds gathered over the burning rainforest, so dense that they dragged the entire area into darkness.

Then, the thick dark clouds poured down a torrential downpour. The raindrops formed lines, and the dense curtain of rain made it impossible for anyone to see anything but a hazy white expanse rising from the sky. Everything else was already submerged in this waterfall from the heavens.

"Good, good, good! I knew the Great Tree King couldn't possibly be playing with those garlic spirits for so long without doing anything productive. Looks like I was right!"

Yu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. With such heavy rain, the fire must have been completely suppressed. The real concern now was the flooding.

However, Ember believed that with the Great Tree King's abilities, she would definitely be able to handle the situation well.

The people of Sumeru who had rushed to the outer edge of the sacred tree to watch the spectacle were already speechless with shock. They suddenly realized that Sumeru was not the Sumeru they knew.

Could the Order of the Fathers really cause such a commotion? That's impossible!

"Ta! Tat! Tat!"

"Hurry up!"

Soon, other developments brought the public back to reality from their shock.

Below, the road was densely packed with fully armed Sumeru Guards. They wore leather armor that they usually disdained, and their waists were adorned with glittering rings of various colored elemental potions.

Pedestrians on the street instinctively made way for them, but the guards ignored the crowd outside and ran straight to the Church House located at the top of the Sacred Tree.

Moreover, it seemed that the entire armed forces of Sumeru had been mobilized. In addition to the green thirty-person group, many gilded brigades with red scarves around their necks also joined the ranks.

"boom!"

Dixia jumped down from the branch, her face full of shock.

"Judging from your expression, Void also sent you a message?" Ember instantly understood.

“That’s right.” Dixia nodded, then said in an incredulous tone:

"The Order of the Church wants to hire all the gilded brigades of Sumeru, and the target is... the Doctor."

Chapter 716 Internal strife

2024-06-08

"Dottore, who gave you the audacity to do this?!" The Great Sage stared at the huge gap in the underground factory, his eyes blazing with fury as he questioned the Doctor.

The new god created by the Church of Christ with countless efforts and resources was simply handed over to him. Not only that, the Doctor didn't even bother to consult with the Church of Christ.

"Of course, it's based on my own strength." In stark contrast to the Great Sage's flustered appearance, the Doctor remained calm, completely disregarding the Great Sage's question.

Watching the departing God of the Machines, the Doctor nodded with satisfaction. As long as he knew the result that "gods can be created," then for him, the experiment had already been a success.

He had no interest whatsoever in who controlled this newborn god or what he intended to do.

With the experiment over, the Doctor didn't want to waste any more time in Sumeru. He turned to face the Great Sage and prepared to leave.

"The new god has escaped, Dottore. No matter what method you use, either create another one yourself or bring him back. Otherwise, I will not let you leave."

The Great Sage stood beside the Doctor. At the same time, the guards who arrived behind him also pointed their weapons at the Doctor.

"Heh, you seem to have been high and mighty for too long." The Doctor looked up at the guards and the Great Sage, and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Puff puff!"

Countless scarlet spikes appeared out of nowhere in the air, moving so fast that neither the guards nor the great sage could react in time.

"Dottore... uh..." His consciousness grew increasingly blurred, and more and more blood flowed from the ground. Finally, the Great Sage's outstretched arm slammed heavily onto the ground.

"drop!"

After detecting the wearer's loss of consciousness, the Great Sage's Void Terminal activated a backup plan left long ago—namely, to use the power of Sumeru to annihilate the Fools.

This was originally left behind by the great sage in the past as a precaution, but unexpectedly it came in handy.

"Are there any hidden measures?" After hearing the crisp "beep" sounds, the doctor bent down and removed the flashing Void Terminal.

"But... so what? Apart from the Queen and that annoying big guy, no one can talk to me in that tone, and you are no exception."

Crushing the Void Terminal in his hand, the Doctor chuckled with a hint of mockery. With Sumeru's strength, he couldn't stop him.

"Oh right, and the Heart of God. I almost forgot." Getting up from the ground, he slapped his forehead, shook his head with an embarrassed smile.

The joy brought by acquiring new knowledge and successfully creating a god almost made him forget his real business.

"Jingshan Palace... I'll take a look at the World Tree while I'm at it." Muttering to himself, the Doctor left without looking back.

The footsteps, "tap tap tap!" grew fainter and fainter until they disappeared completely. A long time passed, until the corpse stopped bleeding, and then a thin, paper-like substance squeezed out from a crack in the corridor.

The paper moved on its own, without any wind, slowly drifting and drifting until it floated into a tightly sealed room underground.

The soldier took the wooden-colored paper, and as soon as it fell into his hand, it became one with his palm.

"Did they leave...?" The soldier closed his eyes, and the scene of the God of Righteousness rushing out from underground appeared in his mind.

That scene truly befits the title of "divine." But the crucial point is that he should have been the one to do it all; it was he who should have done it!

"Dottore!!!"

The soldier's face contorted in anger, and the great sage was equally furious, perhaps even more so.

All the anticipation I had felt day and night vanished the moment the Doctor sent out his divine body.

Betrayal, the very thing a straggler hates most, has befallen him once again.

"Since that's the case... then don't blame me." Enduring the throbbing pain in his head, the skirmisher got out of bed and put on his hat.

He stretched out his hand, and in his palm lay a black, chess-like object. He would normally avoid such things, but now he took it in his hand willingly.

"Purifying the abyss will bring flames... I hope you, like that guy, possess boundless power!"

"Bang!" The door was kicked open by a skirmisher.

This time, he'll make everyone regret it.

……

"One million per person? And another million for killing one of the Fools?"

Upon hearing Dixia's explanation, the group was shocked. The Order of the Fathers had gone mad, putting all the members of the Fatui on the bounty list.

A soldier gets one million, a sergeant gets two million, a lieutenant gets five million, and even executive officers get one, though the numbers are followed by many zeros, leaving Ember dizzy.

"The chance to get rich quick is right in front of us!" Apart from Dixia, Rahman and Samel and the others were all getting restless.

"Huh? That's not right, why did Dixia get a notification but the rest of you didn't?" Yu Jin discovered the blind spot.

"That's because neither Thutmose nor Rahman's legions are registered in Sumeru." Elhesen had run over at some point, accompanied by Seno, Cole, Ying, and Tinari.

Clearly, the one leading the way was Elhesen. To Ember's surprise, even after all that had just happened, his face remained calm and composed, as if the strange phenomena and the commands in the void terminal had had no effect on him whatsoever.

“Isn’t that it now? Actually, I’ve been a member of the Order of the Church for a long time.” Samel and Rahman rubbed their hands together, their faces full of flattery.

"Hey! You two are going to make the desert people lose all face!" Seeing how easily these two betrayed them, Dixia couldn't help but rub her forehead in exasperation.

"What do I do now? My Void Terminal keeps urging me to go to the Order House." Seno looked at the Order House above, which was surrounded by fully armed guards in three or four layers, feeling half worried and half annoyed.

With so many guards in the Order of the Church, how could they possibly rescue Narcida? Meanwhile, the Void Terminal beside him kept ringing in Seno's mind, rendering him completely incapable of thinking.

"Hmm... this thing is urging me on too. It seems that there is some irreconcilable disagreement between the Doctor and the Order House. I'll go to the Order House first and see if I can sneak into the Pure Good Palace while things are in disarray."

After thinking for a while, Al-Hysen decided to go with the flow. He had long anticipated that plans would never keep up with changes.

Upon hearing this, everyone had no doubts and rushed to the Order House.

"Speaking of which, if the Order of the Fathers and the Fools start fighting, which side should we help?" Ying suddenly asked during the journey.

"Hmm... of course I won't help either side. It's just dogs fighting each other." Elhesen answered Ying's question expressionlessly.

"Alright." Ying nodded and focused on her journey.

The closer they got to the Order House, the more a bad feeling arose in their hearts, a feeling that intensified after they saw the blood flowing down the spiral street.

"Hey! Hey! What are you doing, Luminous? I'm scared!" During the journey, Paimon was tied to a tree branch because Luminous felt that the scene that was about to happen was not suitable for Paimon to watch.

However, she quickly softened because Paimon's voice was trembling, which made her feel very sorry for him.

"Remember this: when I say 'close your eyes,' you run into your little space and hide there, understand?"

"I...I understand!" Paimon nodded quickly. After saying that, the two of them quickly caught up with the main group.

The area outside the Institute of the Order was now a scene of utter chaos. Scholars were fleeing in panic, guards were rushing forward, while the Gilded Brigade was watching from the sidelines... People of all kinds were in complete disarray.

"Second and third teams, fill in!"

"Boss, when do we make our move?"

"Help!!!"

……

The shouts of battle drowned out everything, and only a few faint cries for help could be heard from time to time.

The once pristine white marble plaza was now stained crimson with blood, and countless bloody footprints marked the thresholds leading in and out of the Church House.

"Close your eyes!"

"Ok!"

Without hesitation, Paimon immediately created a small space and retreated inside. She had only glanced around briefly when she saw the severed arm flying in the air.

"Boom! Sizzle!"