Chapter 98

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, in the battle against the Raiden Shogun, this spear was on the verge of shattering; the shaft was covered in dense cracks, and the tip was partially missing.

Lumine reached out and lifted the spear; its heaviness was like her heart at this moment.

"Lumine..." Paimon spoke softly.

"Raiden Shogun..."

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

"Ridiculous adoration."

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

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 faintly: "It doesn't matter if I don't understand. Why should I understand something useless to eternity? Now 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 a 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, who had fallen to the ground, were still struggling to help.

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

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

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

This was Lumine's second time coming here.

She tightened her grip on the spear, feeling the lingering warmth on it, and her heart suddenly became unprecedentedly calm.

"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 exactly brought 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?"

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

"Oh? Waking me from my eternal meditation—could it be just to say these things? Then aren't you underestimating me too much? Of course I am aware of the Vision Hunt Decree," Raiden Ei shook her head.

"You know everything about the outside world?" 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 promulgation of the Vision Hunt Decree, which I permitted. As for the actions of the Fatui, they have not yet constituted 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 then said: "Wishes are inherently detrimental to eternity. You may not have realized it yet, but chasing wishes... often leads people to lose even more... Just like the act of confiscating Visions itself; no one will lose their life because their Vision is taken away. The ones who lose their lives are those who insist on chasing wishes, aren't they?"

Raiden Ei's gaze moved downward, landing on the spear, and she said: "The wish on this weapon is particularly strong..."

Lumine did not pay attention.

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

She tried her best to find flaws, but how could Raiden Ei, as a warrior, have 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 somewhat 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 guys were crazy enough to surround the Grand Narukami Shrine... Alright, you cannot defeat Ei on your own."

"Remember, Gu Chen's wish 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 =====