Chapter 283

Inazuma, Narukami Island, Narukami Grand Shrine.

Luo De, who escaped death.

Even though it was already certain that the Electro General would not move against him again, he still felt somewhat unsettled.

The Doctor's terror level in his heart also rose another level.

Through review.

It can be said that Luo De's Inazuma trip this time was completely played around by Duotuolei.

Including Nadixa as well.

They were all played by Duotuolei.

The only fortunate thing.

That Duotuolei is temporarily unwilling to waste his more precious slice.

This slice that came to Eight Brews Island to vie for authority with Luo De.

Regarding strength.

Actually, it's not as strong as Luo De at full power.

And he went to great lengths this time to cause trouble.

His purpose was twofold.

One, if the opportunity arises, to capture Luo De alive and remake him into a puppet that obeys him.

The other is, if there is no opportunity, then by destroying Eight Brews Island, to lure that puppet Electro General that only mechanically executes orders, using the Electro General's opportunity to purge those who destroy Inazuma, at the cost of one slice, to exchange for mutual destruction with Luo De.

When Luo De and the slice were fighting fiercely, he faintly sensed something was off.

Although that slice's strength was not as great as his own, it was not so weak that he could easily crush it.

Luo De wanted to defeat him, which required considerable effort.

Thus, as he sought a quick victory, his movements grew larger and the destruction he caused became more severe.

The final result.

Was not achieving a quick victory; instead, the puppet Electro General was drawn over by the momentum of their battle.

If it weren't for the timely appearance of the shrine priestess Yae Miko of Narukami Grand Shrine, who saved his life, Luo De would have truly met his end in Inazuma this time.

But just thinking about the shrine priestess using the favor of saving his life as an opportunity to put forward a request.

Luo De couldn't help but sigh.

"It's just helping us participate in that anti-Electro Archon special training, right~~~"

"What's there to sigh about!!!"

Paimon's mouth remained as blunt as ever.

Ying also curiously said from the side: "How did you come here? I remember when in Liyue, you said you wouldn't accept the Kamisato family's invitation to go to Inazuma."

"Let's not talk about my affairs first."

Whenever this matter was mentioned, Luo De's head hurt, so he could only change the subject, asking: "Have you two seen San Bing?"

"San Bing?"

"He also came to Inazuma?"

Ying and Paimon answered in unison, and their puzzled expressions were completely identical.

All this proved that the two of them weren't deliberately hiding anything, but they really hadn't seen Sanbing.

As for the name Sanbing.

Having experienced the incident with Mondstadt's wind demon dragon, Ying and Paimon still knew this person had a bad temper and tried to sabotage the envoy who was negotiating peace with the wind demon dragon.

Although they had never seen Sanbing in person.

But they also knew that wherever this guy went, there would be no peace.

Therefore, when they heard the name Sanbing,

Paimon, who was usually carefree, immediately looked anxious and said: "Where is Sanbing? If you know, hurry and tell the Divine Maiden so she can lock up that bad guy!"

"Mm-hmm."

Ying also nodded beside them and said: "Yeah, Inazuma is already chaotic enough; we can't let him cause more destruction there."

Listening to the two of them analyze the situation in Inazuma.

Luo De, who had been somewhat absent-minded, couldn't help but let out a soft 'eh' and said: "You two know the current situation in Inazuma quite well?"

That question left Ying and Paimon speechless.

After a while.

Ying then sheepishly said: "Actually, we just arrived in Inazuma, and after hearing your words we came here, and then the Divine Maiden pulled us to do some anti-Electro Archon training."

"Huh?"

"She didn't tell you anything else, just directly had you join some anti-Electro Archon training?"

"No."

"I should be asking you this."

Luo De narrowed his eyes and said: "You two, have you ever entered the One Heart Pure Land and seen the true Electro Archon?"

"One Heart... what?"

Ying's expression remained bewildered.

Paimon straightforwardly asked: "What place is this One Heart Pure Land you're talking about? And what does the true Electro Archon mean?"

".?"

This time it was Luo De's turn to be confused.

They didn't know this, nor did they know that.

Then the two of them eagerly accepted the anti-Electro Archon special training that Yae Miko had devised for Ying, without a single doubt—should we say they are bold-hearted, or that they truly trust Luo De enough to unconditionally trust the Yae Miko recommended by Luo De?

"Oh?"

"Little guy~"

"You know a lot~~"

Just as Luo De and Ying were staring at each other, Yae Miko's voice softly drifted in from the doorway.

A fragrant breeze wafted by.

Ying and Paimon hadn't even reacted yet when Yae Miko already appeared beside them, smiling.

Just as before.

Yae Miko's shrine maiden outfit was far more revealing and bold than the conservative shrine maidens at the shrine, and she seemed unaware of how her movements looked in her clothing as she crossed her legs, hooked a finger at Luo De, and said, "Come on, little guy, tell me everything you know, okay?"

Luo De's mouth twitched.

The woman before him was currently the only remaining vassal of the Electro Archon.

Speaking of knowledge of the Electro Archon,

She claims to be first, and who in all of Teyvat would dare claim second?

Forget it.

I'll not embarrass myself with my half-baked knowledge.

You say it instead.

Luo De pursed his lips and tossed Yae Miko's question back at her.

Heh—

Yae Miko giggled, no longer insisting on that question, and instead began a formal, detailed introduction about the puppet Thunderbolt General and the true Electro Archon.

The specifics were pretty much what Luo De already knew.

These divine secrets also left Ying and Paimon, who had never known such things, utterly entranced.

Look at your expression.

As expected, you already knew all this.

When speaking of the Electro Archon, Yae Miko closely observed Luo De's demeanor.

It was apparent.

She was quite satisfied with Luo De's behavior of not hiding that he knew the Thunderbolt General and the Electro Archon were not the same person.

But there was nothing that could be done about it.

As the Electro Archon's sole surviving vassal, she is also a great demon who has lived for over five hundred years.

Yae Miko's strength is nowhere near as weak as her power level in the game.

In fact.

If Luo De hasn't guessed wrong, she should be the strongest in Inazuma after the Electro Archon and the puppet Thunderbolt General.

At the very least.

Just now, when Luo De and Ying mentioned the Electro Archon, he didn't notice Yae Miko approaching at all.

Just that alone.

This alone is enough to prove that, despite her low-key demeanor and spending her days laughing, reading light novels, eating fox ramen, and slacking off, her absolute strength is definitely beyond Luo De's.

So since she's already heard it all,

Luo De might as well not hide anything.

And Yae Miko finally laid out her thoughts openly.

All right, you two, that's enough talk.

You probably know what I'm going to say next, right?

Yae Miko said naturally, "You two, focus on doing something for me." "Ah—"

Unlike Ying and Paimon, who were full of expectation and doubt, Luo De simply sighed.

Ying and the others still had reasons to refuse.

But I truly have no choice.

The debt of saving my life.

This makes it impossible for him to refuse Yae Miko's request.

Looks like I've been schemed against again.

Luo De's lament was heard by Yae Miko.

She immediately laughed, "Little guy, that's not right—no matter how you say it, this life of yours was also saved by me."

Yes, that's right.

Luo De replied, head down and spiritless.

In fact, from when Yae Miko brought him to the Grand Shrine of the Thunder God and explicitly sent him to Ying, who was undergoing the anti-Electro Archon special training,

Luo De had suspected it.

Given Yae Miko's far-reaching influence in Inazuma, could she have already been scheming to increase the number of people entering the Single-minded Pure Land when Ying arrived in Inazuma?

Descender.

This identity is the variable that breaks eternity.

In the Electro Archon's single-minded pursuit of eternity, Luo De and Ying are the most likely to break through its closed heart and obtain a ticket to the Single-minded Pure Land.

Forget it, no evidence, hard to say.

No matter how unwilling, Luo De now can only grit his teeth and accept it.

Thanks to Tuoduotuolei.

He simply couldn't tell whether Yae Miko had schemed against him or not.

"Please follow me, both of you."

Seeing Luo De's resigned expression, he stopped asking questions left and right; Yae Miko looked pleased, and with a single sentence she brought Luo De into the anti-Electro Archon special training that Ying was undergoing.

Time still flew by quickly.

From the start of the anti-Electro Archon special training, Luo De had, in a blink, already been staying in Inazuma for over ten days.

During that period, he relied on Yae Miko's magical implement.

Luo De successfully reported his safety to the Sumeru side.

To keep them from worrying, he also concealed the matter concerning Duotulei and himself accepting Yae Miko's request, and told them that everything was going well on the Inazuma side and that they could return in about ten days or half a month.

Aside from that time.

Luo De devoted all his energy to familiarizing himself with the Electro Archon's moves.

Compared to Ying, who now wields three kinds of elemental energy,

Luo De adapted obviously much faster than her.

This has nothing to do with aptitude or anything like that.

It's simply because Luo De is stronger.

No matter how you say it.

Ying with three elemental energies is only a bit stronger than the Lady, and can't even match the rank-and-file.

The problem this brings.

Specifically, during the anti-Electro Archon special training, even if Ying could realize she was about to be attacked, her physical capabilities simply couldn't keep up to make a dodge.

This is the gap in strength.

It cannot be made up for.

This naturally made Ying, who was also undergoing the same training, feel quite disappointed, and also made Paimon quite worried.

"Don't worry too much about these."

"By then Yae Miko's side will definitely have other options; it's impossible to let someone as weak as you go straight to face the peak-state Electro Archon and get yourself killed."

During the break, Luo De offered a word of comfort to Ying, who was still diligently practicing her swordsmanship.

"Hey hey——"

"Dakuaitou, you'd better not talk!!!"

Luo De's blunt remark that Ying was too weak also aroused Paimon's strong dissatisfaction.

Dakuaitou was also the unpleasant nickname she gave Luo De.

Looking at her jumping-up-and-down appearance.

If she couldn't beat Luo De and feared being dealt with, Paimon's little fists would probably have smashed into Luo De's head.

"I'm telling the truth."

Luo De shrugged and said: "Don't talk about Ying; even if I were to face a deity in full strength, I wouldn't be a match for one."

"What's more,"

"He said."

Luo De pointed his mouth at Bayundao and said: "Did you notice the changes over at Bayundao earlier?"

"We saw them."

Ying and Paimon nodded in unison.

At that time, the battle between Luo De and Duotulei was clearly visible on Narukami Island.

They were naturally drawn over by the celestial phenomena changes on Bayundao.

"I was right there then, and I even faced the Electro Archon's lightning directly."

"Next,"

Luo De laid out his impressions of the Electro Archon's might in full detail.

"In short,"

"To sum it up in one sentence:"

"With Luo De's Archon-level strength, the Electro Archon could easily kill him in a single strike."

"And even less so for Ying, whose strength is only about on par with the Lady."

"Let me say something unpleasant."

"Without external help or the Electro Archon going easy, it could slice us both like radishes, one strike each."

Even while saying that, Luo De could still laugh.

Knowing many things in advance is good in this regard.

Yae Miko's plan.

As for Luo De, it roughly has a relatively clear outline.

"Vow power."

Luo De lightly uttered a word.

"Vow power?"

Ying had never heard of vow power before, and, her expression turning serious, she sat up straight.

"When you have time to go to the Abyssal Palace, you'll find out."

"The documents there explain it more clearly."

Luo De also couldn't explain exactly what vow power is.

However, he knows one thing.

That is the elemental energy, transformed by heavenly principles, that he currently manipulates, which contains the component of vow power.

And this vow.

It is the wish of the people of Inazuma.

The wish to resist the Electro Archon's tyranny, the wish to crave change, the wish not to maintain this unchanging status quo.

All these various things are the aggregation of wishes to resist the Electro Archon.

Thus it can give Luo De and Ying, who have entered the One Heart Pure Land, a tremendous boost in combat power.

"Really?"

Paimon listened, tilted their head, and asked.

"Really."

Luo De smiled and said: "How to say I am also someone chosen by Yae Miko to face the Electro Archon; do you think I would joke about my own safety?"

"Mm-hmm."

"That makes sense."

Paimon stroked their chin, pondering.

And these words also gave Ying great confidence, no longer showing the somewhat dejected appearance from before.

"Alright."

"Continue."

"By then we still need to coordinate."

"You can't drag me down."

Having said that, Luo De stood up, picked up the weapon given by Yae Miko, and entered again the training area for resisting the Electro Archon, striving to, before the rebel army attacks Narukami Island in the plan, become as familiar as possible with the Electro Archon's moves.

(End of chapter)