Chapter 51

Holding the lifeless Gu Chen for a long time.

Lumine’s gaze gradually became firm.

Her eyes fell to the ground, where a silver-white long spear lay.

It had been crafted from the spine of the evil dragon Durin from Dragonspine.

And now, after the battle with the Raiden Shogun, the spear was on the verge of shattering; the shaft was covered in dense cracks, and the tip was missing a piece.

Lumine reached out and picked up the spear; its weight was like the weight in her heart at that moment.

"Lumine..." Paimon spoke softly.

"Raiden Shogun..."

Lumine raised the spear, and under the swirl of three elemental powers, a powerful aura radiated outward.

"Ridiculous affection."

"In eternity, it is merely something that time can twist and corrupt."

After defeating Kaedehara Kazuha and Gorou, the Raiden Shogun looked up, her cold voice piercing Lumine’s heart like steel needles.

"You are just a puppet; you will never understand this emotion!"

The Raiden Shogun said flatly: "It does not matter if I cannot understand it. Why should I understand something useless to eternity? This is your chance to escape; do you also wish to be buried here?"

She was a puppet and did not understand emotions.

But she was even more so the puppet that condensed everything of the Raiden Shogun.

In other words, she was the Electro Archon!

Her power was gradually recovering!

"Paimon, I'm sorry, you won't need to be our guide anymore." Lumine suddenly turned back and said to Paimon.

Paimon was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood Lumine’s meaning. With tears in her eyes, she shook her head hurriedly: "No, how could a guide abandon you... I, I won't leave!"

Lumine offered a smile and did not try to persuade her further.

She turned and dashed toward the Raiden Shogun.

Gorou and Kaedehara Kazuha, lying on the ground, still struggled to help.

But the Raiden Shogun slowly closed her eyes, and in an instant, the light and shadow collapsed.

They could only watch helplessly as Lumine was enveloped by endless darkness, seemingly transported somewhere.

Plane of Euthymia—that was the name of the space where Raiden Ei meditated.

This was Lumine’s second time here.

She tightened her grip on the spear, feeling the lingering warmth on it, and her heart suddenly became calmer than ever before.

"Gu Chen said that a chaotic heart leads to failure in combat... I have learned to be calm..."

Lumine stared at Raiden Ei, who was slowly opening her eyes.

"Let me think, what is it that brings you before me once again?" Raiden Ei seemed puzzled.

"Is your reckless courage for the sake of protecting those people, or is it... that meeting me was your true intention?"

"Flawed policies, a misguided puppet, a dead partner—these are all my reasons for coming here," Lumine said calmly.

"Oh? Did you wake me from my eternal meditation just to say these things? Then you underestimate me too much. Of course, I am aware of the Vision Hunt Decree," Raiden Ei shook her head.

"You know about everything outside?" Lumine’s eyelids twitched, and the broken spear tip lifted slightly.

"Not exactly."

Raiden Ei shook her head: "I only know everything concerning eternity, including the issuance of the Vision Hunt Decree, which I permitted. As for the actions of the Fatui, they have yet to pose a threat to eternity; otherwise... they would have been purged long ago."

"For the sake of your eternity, the people of Inazuma have lost so much, and I have lost him. Is this your eternity?"

Lumine thrust the spear toward Raiden Ei.

Raiden Ei flashed aside, dodged the strike, and said: "Wishes are inherently detrimental to eternity. You may not have realized it yet, but chasing wishes... often leads to losing even more... Just like the confiscation of Visions itself; no one dies because their Vision is taken away. Those who lose their lives are the ones who insist on chasing their wishes, aren't they?"

Raiden Ei’s gaze moved down, falling onto the long spear: "The wishes on this weapon are particularly strong..."

Lumine ignored her.

She knew there was a vast gap between her strength and Raiden Ei’s.

She tried her best to find a flaw, but how could Raiden Ei, a warrior, have any obvious flaws?

"It seems you really want to defeat me, or even kill me... Very well, you who defy eternity, let me see your resolve."

As the words fell, Lumine and Raiden Ei’s figures crossed, and the sound of weapons clashing was incessant.

After a moment of exchanging blows, Lumine felt powerless.

The gap was indeed too large!

"Little one, I'm late..."

Yae Miko’s voice rang out.

"Miko... even you?" Raiden Ei was somewhat surprised.

"Ei, you have disappointed me too much," Yae Miko shook her head gently.

She looked at Lumine, her brows furrowed with irritation: "Those Fatui lunatics were crazy enough to surround the Grand Narukami Shrine... Alright, you cannot defeat Ei on your own."

"Remember, Gu Chen’s wishes and the wishes of the people of Inazuma are now all imbued within you. Go and defeat this god who has been stubborn for five hundred years." ===== CHAPTER 100 =====

Thousands of wishes were imbued upon Lumine.

This gave Lumine sufficiently powerful strength.

She remained silent, carrying the spear toward Raiden Ei.

Raiden Ei was silent as well.

She felt the power originating from the wishes of her people.

Vast, majestic, as if it could accomplish anything.

It was clearly gathered from individual wishes!

It was clearly so fragile!

Yet, when thousands of wishes converged in one place, the stubborn Electro Archon was forced to take notice.

Boom!

The powerful force made Raiden Ei retreat repeatedly, her expression becoming complex.

Was Lumine her opponent?

Clearly not.

With her great power, killing the girl before her would be as easy as turning over her hand.

However, the boost those powers gave her was simply too strong.

Raiden Ei had to take it seriously.

Boom!

Another collision.

Raiden Ei opened her mouth, but nothing came out.

She knew she had lost.

She did not lose to Lumine, nor did she lose to an Archon, but she lost to the wishes of thousands of her people.

Raiden Ei looked at Lumine with a sense of loss, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"You have lost, Ei," Yae Miko said.

Raiden Ei sighed slightly and said: "Yes, I have lost."

"Why can't you believe in your people, and believe in the power of their wishes?"

"Those wishes have transcended distance, transcended space and time; they are things that no one can stifle."

Yae Miko said softly: "The Traveler has already seen in Go Go Go Liyue that when people go all out to move forward, they can exceed the expectations of the gods, and even replace the work of the gods. A nation where humans run forward and leave the gods behind is on the other side of the sea. Why must we insist on giving up moving forward on our own?"

Raiden Ei’s expression changed suddenly; she showed struggle and sorrow.

"The losses brought by moving forward are things you have witnessed with me. Only eternity, only eternity can..."

Raiden Ei’s expression was pained as she slowly spoke of her past.

"Where the lightning flashes, a shadow is cast."

"I am the shadow."

"With the Musou, I clear away all obstacles to Inazuma’s progress."

"However, with every step forward, something is lost."

"In the end, even she was lost."