The cultivation record of the original demon in Teyvat continent

Originating from the dimensionality reduction attack on ordinary people at the level of the Seven Demonic Dragons, these captured members of the treasure stealing group fainted before they could even realize what was happening.

The second is the tragic situation on the surface of this rocky abyss...

The surface of the rocky abyss, which has not been patrolled for a long time, has become dilapidated. Looking at the high and low mountainous terrain, it is impossible to find a larger flat land. If you look carefully, the exposed cliffs are also It is extremely dangerous. The dangerous part of the cliff, which is filled with various traces of excavation, seems to be about to collapse at any time and is about to pour into the deep pit in the middle that leads to the ground.

The surface alone was already like this. Xia Yu didn't know how to describe what it was like underground.

"Ruotuo Dragon King..." Xia Yu, who whispered to Ruotuo Dragon King for confirmation, found that the other party looked like he was trying his best to endure. His deep breathing showed how much Ruotuo Dragon King was suppressing his emotions. strong.

"Don't worry, little friend Xia Yu, I have already endured a thousand years of waiting, let alone the damaged surface of the layered rock abyss?" After noticing Xia Yu's expression, Ruotuo Dragon King gave an extremely far-fetched explanation, leaving Xia Yu wondering what to do. How to answer.

In addition, another special situation attracted Xia Yu's attention.

The people of Qiuqiu in the huge layer of rock abyss seemed to be in a hypnotic state, and they walked towards the passage from the middle to the underground without caring about the surrounding environment. Judging from the energetic situation of the people in Qiuqiu, which was different from anywhere else, Something extraordinary must have happened below the giant rock abyss.

I hope it won't be too troublesome to deal with... After watching several Qianyan Army soldiers take away the tied-up members of the treasure thief group, Xia Yu turned his attention to Zhongli who he invited as a guide.

"Mr. Zhongli, what should we do next?"

Although it is generally said that one only needs to circle around the layered rock abyss to get rid of the members of the treasure thief group on the surface, but this is like a fragmented land made up of small building blocks. How to choose this path is a big problem. It has become a technical job. If you accidentally end up on a cliff-edge type of dead end, the experience of going back and forth will be a bit outweighed by the gain.

"Actually, we don't have to worry about how to choose these paths." Zhongli answered Xia Yu and pointed to the ground.

"Our main task on the surface is to capture the members of these treasure-stealing groups. Since they have already landed on this land first, in order to transport ore, or the traces of ruts, or the traces of footprints sunk deep into the ground, as long as By finding these clues, we can steadily capture the members of the treasure stealing group."

Yes... Zhongli's opinion made Xia Yu couldn't help but nod.

After all, the follow-up steps haven't been reached yet, and my team is still in the early stages of arresting the members of the treasure stealing group.

"Okay, then I will leave all the work of guiding the way to you, Mr. Zhongli." After walking a certain distance under Zhongli's guidance, he looked at Zhongli who stopped in front of a big rock and the treasure-thief group of no less than 20 people in front of him. When the team, Ruotuo Dragon King was about to take action, Zhongli on the side stopped Ruotuo Dragon King.

"Wait a moment, leave this group to me to complete." The thick earth-yellow rock elemental aura gathered around Zhongli's body. As Zhongli suddenly pushed his hand outwards, a circle of light earth-yellow rock elements appeared. The ripples hit the giant rocks on the side that glowed with a strong earth element, and then tragedy happened.

For some reason, the earth-yellow light pattern of the boulder that made large ripples penetrated everyone in the treasure thief group at an extremely fast speed. It was as if they had been hit with a sap, and everyone fell straight down. On the ground.

So fast!The soldiers of the Qianyan Army, who felt like they were following a show, looked with reverence at the two people, Dragon King Ruotuo and Zhongli, who were resolving battles time and time again.

Is this the strength of Mr. Zhongli who has the Eye of God and how easy it is for Dragon King Ruotu to deal with ordinary people...

The regular troops like me really only have to be responsible for escorting!

Chapter 145: The furious Ruotuo Dragon King and the company of fools encountered by chance

This... is it over now?The slightly dreamy scene made the Qianyan Army soldiers following Zhongli and Ruoduo Dragon King feel like they were in a dream.

In two days, I and others did not do anything at all. All the members of the treasure thief group that could be seen in the field of vision were captured by Mr. Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King. If it were not for the terrain of the layered rock abyss, it would be difficult to quickly During the march, the Qianyan Army soldiers present were willing to believe that the cleaning speed would become even faster.

After loading the last batch of unconscious members of the treasure thief group into the cart, the excited Qianyan Army soldier captain immediately saluted the two of them.The middle-aged man with a face full of reverence immediately thanked the two of them: "I really want to thank Mr. Zhongli for your guidance, and also the Immortal Ruotuo Dragon King. If you have any needs, just mention it to us and we will do our best to satisfy you." needs.”

In the past two days, more than [-] members of the treasure thief group were escorted back to Liyue Port one after another. Even the members of the treasure thief group in the Strata Rock Abyss still had some who were hiding and slipped through the net, and they were frightened out of their wits. They should not dare to come here again to cause damage in a short time.

After seeing off the soldiers of the Qianyan Army who were escorting the members of the treasure-stealing group, Xia Yu and the others began their official operation: to investigate and clean up the underground of the Strata Rock Abyss.

The surface of the rocky abyss alone is rich enough. In this environment dominated by rock elements, the quality of the ore contained in the veins bred underground will only be high and not low. It is inevitable that desperadoes will take the risk. Excavate the part that goes underground.

Following the steep path all the way to the underground part in the center of the plot, and looking down the huge passage towards the underground part, the Dragon King Ruotuo who was present finally couldn't help but let out a huge roar.

"Who did it?! Ah!!!" Ruotuo Dragon King gritted his teeth and the hatred in his eyes was at its maximum. Even Zhongli on the side could not speak to dissuade this former old friend.Just because the scene that appeared in my eyes was too desolate...

If the surface of the earth was said to be devastated because of the treasure thief group, then the scene at the underground entrance that appeared in front of the three people at this moment could be described as riddled with holes.Huge circular tunnels were drilled out of the originally solid rock in an extremely violent manner. Even though countless years have passed, the scars on the surface of the rock formations still cannot be smoothed away by the traces of time.

Who did it?A huge sense of frustration lingers in the heart of Dragon King Ruotuo. Although his mind has been overwhelmed by hatred, Dragon King Ruotuo still understands an extremely simple truth: from the establishment of Liyue Port to his return to the Layer Rock Abyss, and then Nearly 500 years have passed since he got angry at the explosion on the surface of the giant abyss and was sealed by Morax.

The change of dynasties, the fall of gods and the birth of new gods.One thousand and five hundred years is enough time for too many things to happen. Even some immortal species will pass away during this period, let alone humans with shorter life spans.

Even if he rushes into the ground angrily and makes a big fuss, the only thing he can bring is more damage to the layered rock abyss. The real murderer may have passed away long ago... But after detailed investigation It is still necessary, maybe we can find some clues left by criminals underground.

After a while, when Ruotuo Dragon King finally calmed down, Xia Yu, who felt that he had finally waited for the opportunity to speak, asked the two of them: "Mr. Zhongli, Ruotuo Dragon King, can we go in now to investigate? "

"Well... let's go in and have a look." Ruotuo Dragon King agreed and sighed.

Although the excavated passages make the road from Yanju Abyss to the underground look full of dilapidation, it must be admitted that this method does make it much more convenient to enter the underground world.Xia Yu, who was walking in the middle of the team under the cover of Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King, looked a little sad.

These passages are completely unnecessary for rock elemental creatures, and it is impossible for monsters to dig such exaggerated tunnels. The only possibility left is man-made...

In other words, there were people here in the Strata Abyss who directly used large machinery to dig underground in the years after Ruotuo Dragon King was sealed.Moreover, judging from the huge scale at the entrance, it is definitely not something that a simple team of a few people can do.

What exactly happened...?After following the narrow path all the way to the underground, Xia Yu's worries finally came true.

The long plank road made of wooden planks stretches deep underground. The wooden plank road shows obvious signs of renovation. The old wooden planks and debris were removed and replaced with new wooden planks. It doesn't look like it has been used for too long.

Obviously, judging from these traces, no matter in the past or now, some people have carried out excavation work into this underground world. However, I don’t know whether it should be said that it is lucky. It seems that it is because they are worried that blasting underground will directly cause damage to the top floor. After the collapse, the traces left on the surrounding rock walls were at best those left by mining picks and shovels.

There may be traces of excavations left by the original Liyue people, or there may be masterpieces by later generations. It may be that these things angered Dragon King Ruotuo thousands of years ago... The abandoned mine made Xia Yu feel quite complicated. .

This is another issue involving standpoint. From the standpoint of Dragon King Ruotuo, the Strata Rock Abyss is his home, and it is normal for him to feel angry when his home is severely man-made damaged.

From Zhongli's point of view back then, Liyue Port was something he had sworn to protect. The mad Dragon King Ruotuo had lost the possibility of negotiating, so there was really no other way to seal Dragon King Ruotuo.

If we really want to say who is at fault, then we can only place all the responsibility on the law of wear and tear that Heavenly law has imposed on all immortal species for some reason...

Kunjun's fists were clenched and his hands were no longer bloody due to excessive exertion. His pale hands and heavy breathing made Xia Yu and Zhongli on the side look a little worried.Kunjun, who seemed to be aware of the two people's gazes and tried his best to endure, said: "Don't worry, I can still control it. The first purpose now is to investigate what is going on."

A dull atmosphere lingered among the three-person team walking down the renovated boardwalk. After a while, Xia Yu frowned due to a strong sense of nausea.

It was like being fixed on a lone boat that would never capsize and being thrown into a storm with a tsunami of magnitude [-] or above. The uncomfortable feeling immediately stopped Xia Yu.

This is how the same thing?It stands to reason that even if the physical fitness of my half-human, half-dragon is not top-notch in the Teyvat continent, it is at least in the middle or higher ranks. Under such circumstances, there is something that can make me so uncomfortable... Xia Yu, who stood there for a while, finally felt better after feeling the coolness coming from the mark on his right hand.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, what appeared in Xia Yu's eyes, who had finally calmed down, were the worried looks of Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King.

"Xia Yu, are you okay?" Kun Jun looked worried when he asked Xia Yu, but Zhongli on the side breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Xia Yu recover. Then, the thoughtful Zhongli looked thoughtful. The look on his face seemed to indicate that he knew something.

"It's nothing, I just felt particularly uncomfortable all of a sudden, and it has eased now." After answering Dragon King Ruotuo, a loud sound from the front attracted the attention of the three of them.

"It's those monsters in the black mud again! Everyone is on alert!"

"No! There are too many this time, and compared to the previous times, they seem to have gone berserk... We may all be wiped out here!"

"Hold on, this is our moment of glory. Even if those guys in Liyue evacuate for unknown reasons, we must persist in our mission to the end!"

The light erupting from the bursting of different elements came from the front of the plank road close to the underground ground. After looking at each other, the three people quickly ran towards the direction where the sound of fighting came from.

"Xia Yu, when the battle starts, you stand in the safe area I prepared for you. The direction of the main battlefield will be left to me and Dragon King Ruotuo." Looking at Zhong Li's face that became obviously serious, he felt that the situation might not be the same. Xia Yu, who had imagined it to be so simple, nodded in cooperation.

"Old friend, after the battle begins in a while, you must remember to maintain the battle site of the Rock Abyss to minimize collapse."

"I understand, just like when we fought together."

While running, the burly Ruotuo Dragon King, which transformed into the size of a forty-meter-long ancient rock dragon lizard, carried the two of them and quickly approached the battlefield. The thick, dark yellow light spread from the Ruotuo Dragon King's body to most of the rock layer. Among the rocks of the abyss, Ruotuo Dragon King, who seemed to instantly pull this small piece of heaven and earth into the rock elemental world, stopped the two sides who were originally fighting.

Taking advantage of this fleeting opportunity, Xia Yu was able to see clearly who the two parties in the battle were. The members of the Fools, whose eyes were flashing red, numbered about fifty people, and they were spread out in a stepped formation. They were facing an attack by nearly a hundred enemies in steel armor wrapped in black mud.

For some unknown reason, after discovering the approach of the three of them, the humanoid monsters that were originally wrapped in black mud all turned around and rushed towards the location of the three of them, as if they had discovered their mortal enemies. The desperate aura felt like a suicide squad launching a suicide attack.

Hiss... Even though they were still a hundred meters away, the strong chilling aura still caused cold sweat to break out on Xia Yu's forehead.

This hostility was so strong and obvious that these humanoid armors wrapped in black mud were able to rush straight towards the direction of their group, regardless of the members of the Fools' advance team who launched long-range attacks at them from behind. The hatred contained in Xinxin's roar was no less than the anger shown by Ruotuo Dragon King when he saw the huge abyss of layered rock full of holes.

"All the members of the Fools in front, please evacuate to the side!" Roared Dragon King Ruotuo cooperated with Zhongli to reinforce and protect Xia Yu with double-layered rock balls, and then pushed him towards the direction where the members of the Fools were evacuating, condensing When the bright yellow rock gun flew out of Zhongli's hand, the huge rock gun turned into countless small rays of rock element light and stabbed the humanoid monster running in front of him accurately and quickly.

'Puff puff...' The muffled sound of rock spears piercing into the black mud spread, and nearly half of the approaching black shadows wrapped in mud immediately dissipated in the world.But this did not deter at all the armor-shaped monsters that appeared in the black mud and rushed towards them from behind. Within a few seconds, the huge body of Ruotuo Dragon King, which was attached with the power of the rock element, immediately crashed into the black shadow. within the queue.

Accompanied by a ping-ping-pong-pong sound, countless armored monsters were lifted high and disintegrated directly in mid-air and disappeared completely. Perhaps they realized that they had reached the right place where the monster queue appeared in the black mud. In the middle, the runes all over the body began to flash a beautiful and dazzling fiery red, and the Ruoduo Dragon King began to crackle with an angry shout.

"Monsters transformed from mortals must not roam wild in my homeland!"

Fiery red light spurted out from the whole body, and the originally dim rock abyss was suddenly illuminated by Ruotuo Dragon King. Before the black armored monster burned in the fire had time to swing out the weapon in its hand, the thunder came with a unique Its majesty immediately spread to the entire battlefield.

A strong roar and explosion suddenly spread through most of the underground rock abyss. After the explosion, the place where a large number of armored monsters were originally had been cleared away, leaving only a pool of water to see. Going up means that the ominous black mud is still rolling in place.

The battle is over!After confirming that there were no monster-like enemies in the black mud that clearly felt the ominous aura, Ruotuo Dragon King removed the rock elements that reinforced the surrounding environment.Then, after glancing at Xia Yu who was talking to the fools, Dragon King Ruotuo, who was not in a hurry to understand the situation, turned his attention to where Zhongli was.

"Morax, what are these things... Judging from your reaction just now, you should know it..." Ruotuo Dragon King asked Zhongli in an extremely low voice, his eyes fixed on Zhongli's place. Location. "What happened during the more than 1000 years that I was sealed?"

"Indeed, these enemies have fought with me before, but because of that..." Zhongli raised his head when he said this, and then raised his eyebrows to indicate to Dragon King Ruotuo to look up.

"I can't put these things into words, but I believe you understand what I mean."

1Chapter 16 Abandoned Pawns, Glory and Friendship, the Respect of the Fools' Advance Team

Although the crisis has been resolved for the time being, Xia Yu is still troubled by all the signs he just experienced. The most obvious one is the hatred shown by the humanoid armor shrouded in dark mist.

What are these armors wrapped in shadows?Although he didn't know what kind of monsters they were, Xia Yu was sure that these monsters should have certain intelligence.

You must know that if there is no intelligence or monsters driven by instinct, they should launch an indiscriminate attack. That is to say, in this case, the advance team of the Fools is their first target.

But just a moment ago, they were still fighting with the advance team of the Fools. When they saw Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King approaching, they turned around and ignored the members of the Fools who attacked them from behind. The hatred displayed by these humanoid armors The intention was obviously directed at Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King.

The current information is still too little...

"Stranger, thank you for your help." The man from the advance team of Fools who came up to talk to Xia Yu had an extremely strong body. The weak and panting man looked like he had just been rescued from drowning. The survivors have completely lost their energy.

Despite this, while expressing his gratitude to Xia Yu, he still retained some vigilance as he turned his attention to Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King, who had finished the battlefield in less than a minute.

"I am the captain of this company. You must be from Liyue. Although I am very grateful to you, this is a dangerous area. If possible, can you explain the reason why you are here?" The man asked Xia Yu The questioning look in his eyes has not completely subsided. However, due to the powerful fighting power shown by Dragon King Ruotuo and Zhongli just now, the captain did not directly

"Don't worry, I have a pretty good relationship with the members of the Fools sent abroad in Zhiwin." After trying his best to appease the tense mood of the Fools team, Xia Yu, who was rummaging through his pockets, found the members of the Fools in Mondstadt. He took out the sub-emblem of a lieutenant-level officer and handed it to the other party. "I am acquainted with the Fools team stationed in Mondstadt and the Fools executive in Liyue Port."

"This...is a sub-emblem of the officer's insignia of the same rank as me..." I didn't expect such a situation to occur. The company captain who took over the insignia seemed to use some special method to confirm it, and then finally relaxed He breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

"Yes, it can be seen that this sub-emblem was given to you voluntarily by the other party... I am really sorry, the situation in the past week is really special, everyone's nerves are a little tense." He directly signaled the team members behind him to be on the spot. The company captain who sat down continued: "We are members of the ninth company of the Fools' advance team. We are currently on a mission to investigate the layered rock abyss in cooperation with Liyue Fang."

"It's just that the situation has become a bit strange in the past week. The supplies Liyue sent us according to the fixed quota have become much less. When we asked their person in charge, we were delayed and could not wait for any results... Did something unexpected happen between Liyue and Zhidong Kingdom recently?"

There was no false feeling in the sincere tone and doubtful emotion shown by the man who was the captain of the company. Seeing this scene, Xia Yu felt a little strange. Just when Xia Yu was about to ask, Zhongli came to the side of several people and spoke. .

"It's normal for them not to know. This team from the Winter Solstice Kingdom left Liyue Port and entered the Rock Abyss three months ago. Since then, they should have been investigating intelligence here, so they don't know this. What happened in Liyue Port within a month is understandable." After explaining this, Zhongli let out a long sigh, with a slight look of self-blame on his face.

So that's it. After hearing this, Xia Yu finally understood.According to current reasoning, they did not know that the relationship between Liyue and the fools of the Winter Solstice Kingdom had dropped to a freezing point because Dadalia had temporarily lifted the seal of Osel.

Although the trade between Liyue and Zhidong Kingdom is still going on due to the compensation after the incident, and the special port area of ​​Zhidong Kingdom stationed in Liyue has not been lifted, the situation of these Fools advance team soldiers outside is not the same. It's within consideration.

It was Dadalia who lifted the seal of Ocell, and it was the advance team of the Fools who blocked the Immortal's attack on Ocell. Therefore, this company of Fools became Liyue Fang's punching bag and the default pawn of their executive officer. .

After briefly explaining the major events that had happened in Liyue Port in the past month to the company captain, Xia Yu discovered that although the other party was wearing a thick mask, the self-deprecating mood revealed in his expression was that no matter what, It can't be covered up either.

"I see, have we become the objects of abandonment after mediation? According to Lord Rooster's values, we will indeed become the objects of abandonment...but why is this happening!" It seems that he wants to vent all his pent-up emotions. , the company captain punched the solid floor hard.

The brief silence seemed to relieve the officer's sad mood. After he recovered, he turned to look at Ruoduo Dragon King who was standing aside in the shape of a giant ancient rock dragon lizard. With a look of shock in his eyes, he spoke. To: "If I guess correctly, you three are not ordinary people, right? If possible, can you tell us your purpose of coming? If it is a place where we can help, we will do our best."

"Yes, this is Mr. Zhongli from the Hall of Rebirth. He possesses the eye of the rock god and has extraordinary strength and profound knowledge. As for this giant dragon, it is Ruotuo Dragon King, one of the many immortal legends in Liyue. ." Considering that Zhongli's true identity needed to be hidden, Xia Yu decided to focus on introducing Dragon King Ruotuo.

"The Layer Rock Abyss was once the residence of Dragon King Ruotuo, but for some special reasons he left the Layer Rock Abyss for a long time. This time after noticing that there was something strange about the Layer Rock Abyss, Dragon King Ruotu came back."

"It's like discovering that there are many disharmonious things in the house that make the house a mess. You should also be able to understand the anger caused by this situation, so the goal of Mr. Zhongli and I is to cooperate with Ruo Tuo The Dragon King has completed the cleaning work of the layered rock abyss." When Xia Yu came to this point, he found that the captain of the advance team suddenly became excited.

"You are also here for the black mud underground and the weird palace and fragments? In this case, we can just help! For details, please move to our current camp first. When we arrive, I will mark it on the map. You gave a detailed explanation of our investigation work over the past few months."

It seemed that his physical strength had finally recovered. The company captain stood up and looked at the team waiting on the spot. Then he shouted loudly to the team members who were waiting for his orders: "Everyone, these benefactors are not what you have been doing recently." The officials in Liyue who are discussing in secret have good relations with our brothers in the Mondstadt area and the executive officer."

"Furthermore, they are here to deal with the ominous things underground, so everyone should return to the camp first and inform them of all the known information, and then be sure to treat them with the highest level of courtesy when talking to the commander! "

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Following the company of the Fools, they came to the camp they had set up on the road, grassland and water source of the mining area. It seemed that because of the joy of surviving the disaster, or because of the arrival of themselves and others, the Fools returned to the camp in advance. The team members finally relaxed a lot emotionally.

For example, one of the men dressed as a rock mage was holding an unknown musical instrument that seemed to have a sense of history and played a hometown tune. There was also a female member dressed as a warlock named Lei Ying who was dancing to the music. They danced to the music, bringing a cheerful atmosphere to the underground camp.

Perhaps influenced by this emotion, many members of the advance team gathered around and joined the dance.

"Sorry, I made you laugh." The team leader came to the side of Xia Yu and the others with some simple food, his face full of apology. "Please forgive us for our poor hospitality, because Liyue's supply of supplies has obviously decreased this week. These are the best foods we can provide."

"Katya... no, Katarina is a spell caster who recently joined our company. She is the girl who dances best to the sound of the balalaika. Her brother Nikolai is the When he found out that his sister was going to be assigned to our company, he was excited for a long time. He even took some time to repair his piano, saying that he wanted to celebrate his sister's arrival. .”

"Sorry... I seem to have said a lot of things that have nothing to do with the mission... Mainly because of today's situation. Those more than 100 dark monsters, if you hadn't arrived, we should have been wiped out by them."

Speaking of this, the strong man looked at the company members with a rare glint in his eyes. "Since I am their captain, everyone was intact when I came here. After completing the mission, I will take them all out without missing a beat!"

After raising the back of his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes, the team leader regained his strong expression and unfolded the hand-drawn map and placed it on the long table.

"This is the result of our investigation in the past few months. Judging from the current situation, in addition to some native creatures, the underground of the Strata Abyss is somehow filled with unknown monsters like humanoid knights and armor. They can pass through The unpleasant black mud on the ground watches our every move.”

"In addition, there are some self-regulatory agencies such as ruin guards that appeared on the continent of Teyvat. Different from those machines on the ground, the self-discipline agencies here have clear aggressiveness and goals, and they will never attack those armored monsters that look like knights. , if there is anything else..." The captain, who thought about it for a while, seemed to remember something.

"There is also an extremely strange situation. The Qiuqiu people here feel much weirder than the Qiuqiu people outside. To be precise, they seem to have lost their souls and have no vitality at all. Whether it is the self-discipline organs or the knight-like armors The monsters will not attack these Qiuqiu people, and they even vaguely appear to be guarding these Qiuqiu people..."

What?Xia Yu was surprised by the company captain's words.

You know, when I was on the surface, I had seen scenes where some Qiuqiu people took detours to avoid provoking these big guys when they encountered ruin guards. In other words, those Qiuqiu people on the ground were afraid of these big guys. A big guy made of steel.

"Are you sure? Is there any relevant information besides this? For example, which locations underground are obviously strange?" It felt like he had grasped some key elements, and Xia Yu looked at the company captain who confirmed it. Extremely serious.

"Is there something obviously strange...? If you want to point it out specifically, this is it." The company captain pointed to the southern part of the giant layered rock abyss.