Lu Bu, the Thunder General, is my adoptive father in Genshin Impact.

Guo Pang planned to seize the advantage in the battle while Xiao Yi was off guard. He dragged his body, which was heavy with mucus, and launched it at Xiao Yi like a cannonball.

"Be careful!" Ying warned.

The fist of the man wearing a straw hat, brimming with lightning elemental power, conveyed an unmistakable message: he intended to pierce Xiao Yi's black mud armor with a powerful punch, just as he had done to Fang Ying earlier.

However, the scattered soldiers greatly underestimated Xiao Yi's strength, thinking that he was at most evenly matched with them. This pride ingrained in their bones foreshadowed their defeat.

Xiao Yi turned around slowly, watching as Lei Quan struck his abdomen.

boom!!!

The lightning element seemed to have hit a hard object, spreading outwards, while the scattered soldier's fist stopped at Xiao Yi's abdomen.

"What?" he exclaimed in surprise.

If one punch doesn't work, then throw a few more!

The soldiers began to gather lightning power in their hands and frantically attacked Xiao Yi's torso. Their anger at their defeat even overwhelmed the slime's power, allowing them to unleash two hundred percent of their strength. However, Xiao Yi stood still, calmly enduring all the attacks.

"Why aren't you dead?" the skirmisher roared.

Black mud began to emerge from Xiao Yi's sleeve, quickly covering his entire palm. He then proudly displayed his hand to the other person.

“Layer Rock Technology, kid,” Xiao Yi explained. “I also have to thank the Doctor for creating such an interesting gadget—simply put, as long as your lightning element output can't beat mine, you'll never be able to break through my defense.”

Undeterred by the collapse of the nation, he was about to launch another intensive offensive when Xiao Yi suddenly swung his fist, covered in black mud, at his head.

Bang! ! !

The sound, like a heavy object hitting the ground, echoed throughout the pot. The soldier spun around and flew dozens of meters before gliding along the ground for a distance.

Xiao Yi looked at his unharmed hand and smiled, "It's as solid as a rock."

Chapter 233 The Revival of Oser

"Ying, I suggest you turn your head away and don't look. The scene might get a bit violent." Xiao Yi retracted the black mud clinging to his fist and rushed towards the stragglers at high speed.

He didn't intend to kill the guy before things were beyond repair, but he also didn't want the stragglers to get through this hurdle easily. Instead, he used his fists to instill his spirit in him, making him feel the hardships and good intentions of Shadow.

At this moment, Guo Beng, who had been knocked away, lost all his pockets. The powerful kinetic energy caused him to slide along the ground with his chin close to the ground, creating a shallow groove in the sand.

Before he reached the end of the slide, Xiao Yi rushed to the stragglers. However, this action was not a heartwarming gesture to prevent them from falling into the sea, but merely a necessary action in the pursuit.

Black mud covered Xiao Yi's shoes and legs. He kicked the opponent with force, as if kicking a ball. The skirmisher flew far away, smashed a coconut tree, and landed back on the beach, raising a lot of dust.

Unlike before, Xiao Yi judged that after this kick, the opponent had lost the strength to escape or destroy the Dust Song Pot, and slowly walked towards the place where the dust was rising.

During the process, Xiao Yi brushed past Ying, gave her a thumbs up to encourage the girl's act of stalling for time, and picked up the stragglers' pockets that had fallen to the ground and threw them toward where they had landed.

As the scattered dust gradually dissipated, the black-haired, purple-eyed boy shakily straightened up, raised his hand to catch the bamboo hat that Xiao Yi had "returned," and put it back on his head.

"I punched you before I even greeted you, which was honestly a bit impolite. Hey, you straggler, are you calm now?" Xiao Yi, who had been using force before politeness, slowly approached and said, "Since you caught the hat I threw at you, it means you're agreeing to reason with me, right?"

Xiao Yi's plan was very simple—beat them into submission, then slowly reason with them and appeal to their emotions. In addition, due to the slime, lightning was not very effective when used directly on the skirmishers, but beating them with black mud would not have any effect, and could even prevent the slime from sticking to himself.

Given the stubborn nature of this lone soldier, under normal circumstances, if you throw him a hat, he definitely won't catch it, since that would be tantamount to admitting defeat.

But now that the scattered soldiers have caught it, it means that the possibility of communication has been gained, and he will not let this opportunity pass.

Nevertheless, he remained skeptical. He had imagined the other party yielding because of his fists, but it was definitely not something that could be resolved with just a few punches and kicks.

This guy surrendered way too quickly.

Just as Xiao Yi approached with suspicion, the stragglers interrupted him, laughing wildly, "Hehehe, hahahahaha, hahahahahaha..."

Xiao Yi stopped in his tracks, puzzled: Had he gone too far and knocked him senseless?

Immediately afterward, the smile faded from the face of the stragglers, which was covered in cracks from being beaten, and they said viciously, "You may be able to force me to reason, but can you make Oser stop and reason instead of venting his anger on Liyue and Inazuma?"

Xiao Yi and Ying were stunned in place.

They knew the skirmishers had a backup plan, but they didn't expect it to be so excessive and crazy—it didn't seem that exaggerated, his former colleague had already done something like this once.

Xiao Yi rushed toward the stragglers, but instead of attacking, he spread the black mud covering his hair, splashing it onto them like liquid, eventually binding their bodies and causing them to fall onto the beach.

“It can be considered a successful capture—after I deal with Oser, I’ll discuss with Miss Shadow how to handle you.” Xiao Yi strode towards the Traveler. “The task of guarding this guy is entrusted to you. I have a troublesome battle to fight.”

The blonde girl nodded.

After Xiao Yi left the pot, the Traveler walked to the stragglers who were bound by black mud and lay motionless on the ground. He plunged his bladeless sword into the sand beside the stragglers' neck and questioned, "Tell me, what did you do? We've confirmed countless times that Oser is perfectly stable!"

The skirmisher looked at the hat that had rolled to the side and laughed, "It's simple, because Ausel's awakening wasn't done by me at all, but by you bunch of idiots!"

Ying frowned slightly, disbelieving the other person's words.

The soldier continued, "I first spread rumors and panic on Haiqi Island, causing Xiao Yi to adopt a faster construction method—that is, using coral pearls instead of amber as the energy conduction material for the portal. Pearls are a symbol of the ocean, not to mention coral pearls with special magic, and the Vortex Demon God..."

“Also a demon god from the ocean!” Ying added, her voice trembling.

“Of course, this level is not enough to awaken Oser. I used another little gadget to amplify the effect of the coral pearl…” The skirmisher’s face once again showed a near-manic smile. “You know what? The Heart of God has the function of contacting Sky Island. Simply put, it is a communication device. Why can’t I use it to call Oser?”

The Traveler finally understood that the Scatterers' assessment of the power of the Heart of God and the properties of the Coral Pearls allowed them to send the remaining power of the evil god Orobas to Liyue through a portal, loosening the seal that restricted Oser and putting him into a semi-reborn state.

"How despicable!" Ying shouted angrily.

"Haha, I don't care what you say." The soldier's expression became even more gleeful. "How about we make a bet? Will more people die in Liyue, or more in Inazuma? In any case, the relationship between the two nations will break down today, hahahahaha..."

……

Xiao Yi left the Dust Song Pot and looked towards the celebration site in the distance. He found that the crowd remained calm, which meant that either the scattered soldiers were talking nonsense or the disaster had not yet occurred.

He suddenly stepped on something hard, rummaged through the soil under his feet, and dug out a chess piece-shaped object that the skirmishers had buried beforehand. The object was emitting a faint purple light.

Xiao Yi put it into his sleeve and ran towards the teleportation portal.

……

Ying stood silently in front of a giant glass jar more than ten meters tall, filled with a milky white liquid, the sweet aroma of which enveloped the entire area.

This is a super-sized iced milk jar, a spectacular structure specially made by Xiao Yi. Visitors attending the celebration are welcome to take it freely.

Although Ying was concerned about the situation on the side of the scattered soldiers, she did not activate the vision sharing to monitor Xiao Yi. She believed that Xiao Yi could handle the matter, and she only needed to stay here to keep order.

However, Ying did not drink the super pearl milk in front of her. Xiao Yi once told her that it was best to keep a low profile in front of outsiders and not to expose her weakness of liking sweets to too many people.

Therefore, Ying could only harbor worries about the collapse of the country while satisfying her craving for pearl milk.

(Xiao Yi: Miss Ying, something terrible has happened!)

(Shadow: Did you accidentally kill him?)

(Xiao Yi: Quickly arrange for the evacuation of the people, keep them far away from the teleportation portal, and especially prevent the Liyue people from returning to Guyun Pavilion. Send someone to lead them to escape towards Haiqi Island and Mingshen Island!)

(Video: What happened?!)

(Xiao Yi: Oser, the Demon God of the Vortex, I know you may not be familiar with him, but you've definitely heard of that guy's name. Unfortunately, he's about to awaken!)

Chapter 234 Go Back, Vortex Demon God

Xiao Yi's remote call ended, and at the same time, he saw a large number of people fleeing towards Inazuma from the other side of the portal, their faces filled with fear.

The portal can only transmit matter; energy and pressure cannot pass through it. However, Xiao Yi and Thor were able to judge what was happening on the other side by observing the fearful expressions on the faces of the crowd.

(Xiao Yi: Brother Guoba, how's it going?)

(Guoba: Lulululululu...)

(Video: Huh?)

(Miyamoto Jiro: Oh no! He said a huge blue thing has emerged from Guyun Pavilion. Luckily, Qunyu Pavilion landed in time, taking the people on site into the air to avoid danger. Gan Yu is still trying to shoot the demon god. Captain Beidou's ship cannons and Qunyu Pavilion's own weapons are all playing a role in driving away Ausel...)

(Guoba: Lululu!!!)

(Voiceover: What's wrong?)

(Miyajiro: The demon has been banished to this side of the portal and is heading towards Inazuma!)

(Video: Hopefully they didn't do it on purpose.)

Xiao Yi ran to Ying's side.

Xiao Yi patted Thor on the shoulder and said, "I trust Gan Yu. Li Yue would never do such a despicable thing without any room for negotiation. Besides, their weapons are only effective against Oser's wife at best, and they are definitely not that effective against the main body."

Ying asked, puzzled, "You mean?"

Xiao Yi frowned: "Ausel must have been attracted by something and came here on his own, such as coral pearls, or... the power of a demon god!"

If it absorbs the pure power of Orobas, the vortex demon that has just broken free from its seal will become incredibly powerful and difficult to deal with. It must be stopped from coming to Inazuma.

“But we must not kill him in the process of stopping him.” Ying was about to draw his sword from his chest when he suddenly stopped and said, “It will take time for the people to evacuate Bayun Island. If Oser dies, the energy burst of the demon god will annihilate all mortal things.”

"We can only attack him, wear down his power, until he is exhausted and sealed back," Xiao Yi planned. "This is much more difficult than capturing stragglers alive. If we accidentally let it reach the residential area, it will be even worse."

Just then, blue tentacles crawled through the portal, followed by a powerful pressure. A huge, translucent body, resembling both a fish and a mollusk, slowly squeezed through the portal.

If he were a general, he would definitely draw his sword without hesitation and kill the vortex demon on the spot. At most, Liyue and Inazuma would share half of the demon's death karma, thus avoiding a greater disaster.

Shadow hesitated, then had the idea of ​​kicking the Demon God back to Liyue to protect Inazuma from danger.

Suddenly, Xiao Yi had a flash of inspiration and summoned a lightning spear to throw at the portal. Although it could not harm Osel, it could cause a violent explosion that shattered the outer shell of the portal.

"You want to destroy the portal?" Shadow asked, puzzled. "If you do that, Oser will be sucked back to Liyue, and the current Liyue people won't be able to deal with it."

"No, Miss Ying, look."

Following Xiao Yi's guidance, Thor saw that the crimson portal, which was entangled by numerous blue tentacles, had a huge crack in its outer shell at the top, inside which floated a pure black cube, which was the core device of the portal.

"Remember, Miss Shadow, the unfortunate incident where you got stuck on the portal sample?" Xiao Yi suddenly walked towards the giant milk jug, hugged it tightly with both hands, and used lightning element to firmly bind it. "The portal made of coral pearls has a fatal flaw: it malfunctions when its core comes into contact with sugar—hey!!!"

Whether it was the hidden effect of the lightning element or the amplification of the power of the divine authority, Xiao Yi uprooted the giant jar from its foundation and threw it violently into the hole above the teleportation gate!

Rumble!!!

The tank containing a hundred tons of sweet milk collided with the core and shattered into pieces, spilling all the liquid onto the dark core.

"Miss Ying, don't look so regretful. We're saving the world!"

Suddenly, a large amount of electricity burst from the core, and Oser's body stopped crawling forward. Clearly, it was stuck in the portal like Thor had been before, and this time the amount of milk was much greater, making it completely stuck.

"Beat him up, beat him hard, as long as you don't kill him on the spot!" Xiao Yi summoned his Thunder Halberd, "Deplete the energy within Oser's body and force him back into the seal!"

"This is the moment of annihilation!"

Xiao Yi and Ying charged from two different directions. Thor slashed at Oser's side, while Xiao Yi channeled energy to transform his weapon into a forty-meter-long halberd, aiming at a mouth-like opening and thrusting it in recklessly, giving the demon god a thorough nucleic acid test.