The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

2023-08-28

"Wah! Wah! Wah!" The mechanical bird emitted a series of noisy cries, which disturbed people's peace of mind.

"Snap!" An arrow flashing with blue light flew out and shattered a mechanical bird into pieces.

Ye Lan picked up the parts from the ground, remembering the information her informant had given her.

"Ember, prepare for battle! These mechanical birds can attract monsters, we've probably been ambushed!" Ye Lan's expression was somewhat grave. With so many mechanical birds, the number of monsters they attracted was probably not small.

Next, a fierce battle is about to begin!

An ambush? Yu Jin had expected it, but he hadn't anticipated that they would directly lure the monsters to attack them.

Is this...

Seeing the Hilichurls charging towards him with howls, Ember realized he could no longer hide his identity as the Hilichurl King.

Ember released a mixture of the cursed aura and human soul aura that he had absorbed into his body.

Instantly, an extremely powerful Hilichurl aura emanated from Ember. The Hilichurls that had been howling wildly in the distance immediately became like wilted quails, trembling in front of Ember.

Yelan also sensed the abnormality of the embers. She was terrified. This aura was many times stronger than the strongest Hilichurl King she had ever seen.

Could it be that he's a Hilichurl who mutated and developed normal intelligence?

A highly improbable idea popped into Ye Lan's mind, but after looking at Yu Jin's actions, she felt that she was more normal than Yu Jin.

"%(stand at attention!)"

"$~……(The big ones stand here!)"

"$……(Those who can spray water, stand at the back!)"

……

Amidst a flurry of shouts, the previously scattered Hilichurls immediately became organized and orderly.

Drawn by the mechanical bird, the Hilichurls formed a giant Hilichurl battle formation under Ember's tutelage.

A dozen or so Hilichurl Kings of various attributes led the way, followed by a relatively large number of Hilichurls wielding axes. At the very back of the formation were Hilichurl Shamans and various Hilichurl Archers.

Next to the Hilichurl Shaman and Hilichurl Archer, Ember thoughtfully placed several Geo Hilichurl Kings and a large group of shielded Hilichurl thugs to protect these mages and archers.

Meanwhile, the smaller Hilichurls, carrying slimes of various colors, weaved through the battle formation—capturing all the slimes attracted by the mechanical birds.

They can ensure that the Hilichurl mob's shield or elemental enchantment does not disappear, and can also provide fire support.

After laughing at what Yu Jin had done, Ye Lan felt a chill run down her spine.

She could tell that Ember's battle formation was genuine and ready for actual combat.

Behind each Hilichurl King are multiple Water Hilichurl Shamans who can help them recover health. Furthermore, the Ice Hilichurl King is backed by a Pyro Hilichurl Archer, and the Electro Hilichurl King is backed by an Ice Hilichurl Shaman.

Furthermore, many Hilichurls in battle are holding Grass Slimes, which allow them to easily switch between offense and defense.

Only then did Yelan realize how powerful the monsters, whom everyone looked down upon, could be when they organized themselves.

She glanced at the embers weaving through the battle lines, then considered the number of Hilichurls roaming the wilderness—what if they were organized…

"%$……(All Hilichurls, heed my command, move out!)" With a command from Ember, the massive Hilichurl battle formation began to move amidst the sky-covering clouds and smoke.

This time, the Hilichurls were no longer noisy; they silently obeyed Ember's commands. Among the Hilichurls, whoever is strong enough can become their king.

If the Hilichurls were just a bunch of scattered soldiers before, they are now a regular army with unified command.

In fact, Hilichurls shouldn't be this coordinated, even if someone is directing them—just look at the Abyss Mages.

However, Ember's command is somewhat special; he can give each Hilichurl a command that is unique to that Hilichurl.

Ember has everything planned out for each Hilichurl: which foot to step with, what its next move should be, whether to attack, and how to attack.

The shouting just now was just Yu Jin trying to liven things up; otherwise, he could have remained completely silent.

"What an unexpected fellow." The rich man was just as shocked as Yelan when he saw the battle formation composed of thousands of Hilichurls.

Can Hilichurls be organized? And can their discipline reach such a terrifying level?!

“It’s a bit… terrifying.” The puppet exhaled, looking down at the embers who were shouting. Although she said that, her tone remained flat.

Hilichurls are virtually endless; they seem impossible to kill. People might have talked about what it would be like if Hilichurls were organized, but that's just imagination.

Hilichurls are simply slightly more intelligent than beasts, and they can use elemental powers to cause trouble for "beasts"—this is the consensus among the humans of Teyvat.

But now, that consensus has been broken, and the Hilichurls have been led.

"Haha, interesting, but what will you do next?" The Doctor looked at the swaying earth in the distance, gazing expectantly at the embers below.

What a strange fellow. Looks like I'll have to spare his life later. This is the first time he's ever seen someone fluent in the Hilichurls' language and even able to control them.

"Is it time to go down and fight? These Hilichurls you lured are probably useless now, right?" Unlike the others, Prince was already eager to try.

Whether it was the special intelligence officer from Tianquan Star or the embers that could control Hilichurls, in his eyes they were all whetstones.

They are more than capable of adding another brilliant chapter to their already illustrious record!

"Young master, don't be impatient, the best is yet to come." The doctor felt the earth tremble and a smile appeared on his lips.

As his masterpiece, how could the mechanical bird only attract low-level monsters like Hilichurls and slimes?

"%$……(Stop!)" Ember sensed something was wrong and shouted, and all the Hilichurls stopped in their tracks.

"Ember, be careful!" Ye Lan also sensed the abnormality; the ground they were on was beginning to tremble uncontrollably.

At first, Yelan thought it was caused by the Hilichurls marching in battle, but now it seems that they could not have caused such a large-scale tremor.

"Boom!" A tremendous sound came from all directions, and Yu Jin saw the ground in front of him rise up. Clods of earth and solid rocks were like dust in front of the giant beast's carapace, crumbling at the slightest touch.

"Roar—" The ground shattered, and a rock dragon tens of meters in size emerged from the ground. Its broad carapace and the dense elemental power flowing through its body all spoke of its power.

Dragon? Ember felt that he was having such good luck lately, seeing a dragon again, but this one was a fat dragon, while Kutri was a long dragon.

But that wasn't the end of it. Even after the ancient rock dragon lizard burst out of the ground, the earth continued to tremble.

Behind the embers, flames raged, and thick vines sprouted from the scorched earth. A huge, fiery bud bloomed, making everything around it scorching hot.

"A Blazing Tree? Damn it, this thing that never moves in ten thousand years actually came out with an Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard!" Ye Lan wiped the sweat from her forehead, whether from nervousness or simply the heat, she couldn't tell.

This is troublesome; these two things are not as easy to deal with as Hilichurls.

"Elemental creatures?" Ember looked curiously at the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and the Blazing Tree beside him, thinking that the Fatui's executors really knew how to find monsters.

Why are they always finding him helpers?

Yu Jin patted Ye Lan on the shoulder, signaling her not to be nervous. Then he ran to an open area.

"Boom!" Ye Lan felt a flash before her eyes and the earth shook. Then she saw a scene she would never forget.

A dragon horn, a horn even larger than that of the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard, was placed at Ember's feet.

The mere appearance of the crimson dragon horns began to redden the sky, as if endless fire elemental power was seeping out from the horns, making the entire land scorching hot.

Then she saw Ember cleave downwards, and the dragon's horn snapped off.

"Now you know what to do, right?" Ember raised his broken dragon horns and tapped the heads of the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and the Blazing Tree, speaking kindly.

"Woo..."

"Roar……"

Both of them nodded rapidly, not only because they had been hit, but also because they were afraid.

Chapter 90 Thrilling Combination Techniques

2023-08-28

"Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard, use Water-Enchanted Breath!"

"Pyro Tree, use Fireball!"

Standing atop the ancient rock dragon lizard, Ember pointed to a high point and shouted. That was where the Executors were standing, and Ember had long disliked them.

Standing so high up, be careful not to fall to your death.

Upon hearing this, the ancient rock dragon lizard plunged its limbs deep into the ground, drawing in the water elemental energy flowing within the earth's veins. This caused streaks of aquamarine patterns to appear on the rocky scales covering its body.

"Hiss!" The water elemental power absorbed by the ancient rock dragon lizard was compressed and finally expelled from its body, forming a blue-white breath.

Not to be outdone, the Blazing Tree stood tall, its bright red, fiery buds fully unfurled!

A large amount of fire elemental energy condensed around it, forming fireballs one after another. These fireballs struck first, hitting the highlands even before the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard's breath.

"This is our exhilarating combo!" Ember roared, standing atop the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard. He spoke the lines for the mute Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and the Blazing Tree.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" A muffled burst of elemental energy rang out on the high ground, and the violent explosion caused by the fireball set the entire high ground ablaze.

Then, though the breath was late, it arrived. The breath, filled with water element, met the high ground burning with flames, making it even more powerful!

"Boom!" The distant highlands were completely destroyed by the Ancient Rock Dragon Lizard and the Blazing Tree! After the dust settled, only the huge breach proved that there was indeed a piece of land here.

"Cough...cough cough! What a powerful fellow, I'm getting more and more interested!" A young and excited voice came from within a cloud of smoke. Then, several blue arrows flew out, heading straight for Ember and Night Orchid's faces.

"Tap! Tap! Tap!" Ye Lan nocked an arrow and fired the same number of breakthrough arrows, completely annihilating the thick water element arrows in mid-air.

"You want to be my opponent?" A young man with short orange hair and a red scarf emerged from the dust.

"I'd be happy to oblige!" Ye Lan showed no fear whatsoever. The eleven young masters of the Foolish Clan? Then let her test their strength!

"Tsk, you've already chosen your opponent?" The Doctor emerged from the dust and dusted off his coat.

He had never been interested in this kind of physical labor. However, for the sake of funding, he could reluctantly force himself to do it.

"Not bad, though. I was just thinking of giving you a try." The Doctor looked at Ember, purple lightning crackling around him.

The evil eye in this slice is lightning.

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy. Ye Lan squeezed Ruoshui in her hand, feeling a faint excitement in her heart.

Ultimately, she and the young master do share some similarities. She enjoys creating excitement in her life through danger and achievement; while the young master seeks perpetual battle and absolute martial prowess!

"Who wants to fight you one-on-one? Brothers, get him!" Ember broke the tension, and Ye Lan probably didn't know how satisfying a righteous brawl was.

He actually thinks he can take on these executives one-on-one? One-on-one? One-on-one bullshit!

"Fire! Fire!" Ember roared in Hilichurl, and the Hilichurl archers behind the Archeroda began firing in unison.

Furthermore, the ordinary Hilichurls in the formation also threw out a large number of Thunderbolt Slimes, while the Hilichurls Kings activated their elemental armor.