Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 1382 Death Vortex

Just as Alice was about to rush over to rescue Zhongli, Yuan Shang saw Zhongli fall to the ground seriously injured, and the remaining Alice and the others were leaderless. He was overjoyed, feeling that these people were no longer a threat.

It burst out of the gray mist, flames raging all around it, and roared as it sped along, "Alice, you worry about yourself first!"

"When you plotted against our hard-won princess, did you never think of this day?"

Then, it suddenly raised its hand and shouted at the surrounding mist, its voice loud enough for all the hidden members of the Abyss Order to hear.

"Everyone, charge out! For our Princess, Prince, Little Princess, and Prince Consort! Today, we'll kill all these bastards and avenge them! Attack!!!"

At Yuan Shang's command, the members of the Abyss Order, who had been hiding in the gray mist fifty meters away, instantly erupted in a deafening battle cry and swarmed in.

The abyss mage brandished his staff, chanting eerie incantations, something like "kiss Mora"...

The Abyss Apostles, Abyss Singers, and Baptists of Deep Sin were densely packed, giving the impression that they would devour Alice and the others alive.

Fortunately, Istar still had Rhinedot, wielding the "Serpent's Bite" one-handed sword, who, despite the weakening effect of the mist, bought time for Alice.

Seeing this, Alice gritted her teeth, forcibly suppressed her anxiety, rushed over, helped up the injured Zhongli, and carefully helped him to the center of the group.

Then, she turned around and stood side by side with Rhinedot and Istaru, her expression cold, her aura surging, facing the oncoming Abyss Order.

Looking at the swarm of abyssal monsters before her, Alice said with disdain and murderous intent, "You cowardly abyssal monsters, how dare you be arrogant in front of me? You really think you're some kind of powerful beings?"

"Today, I will teach you a lesson!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a raging fire instantly ignited in Alice's hand. The flames were intense and violent, unlike the eeriness of the abyss, but carried her own unique destructive power, enough to burn away all evil.

Looking at Alice's appearance, Yuan Shang fully revealed his talkative and boastful nature, charging towards Alice while shouting challenges loudly.

"Hmph, what arrogance! I might not be able to beat that Wind God, but I can't beat a witch like you? Take this, take my Heavenly Fire Burns the City!"

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Shang quickly rubbed his hands together, and two blazing fireballs instantly condensed and slammed into Alice with fierce momentum, determined to burn her to ashes.

Seeing the two fireballs hurtling down from the abyss, Alice's eyes flashed with disdain, and she sneered.

"Releasing two fireballs is like burning a city to the ground? That's too pathetic!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she flicked her wrist, and the two blazing flames in her hand flew out, accurately hitting the fireball thrown from the abyss. Her movements were swift and clean, full of contempt.

But Alice never expected that the two seemingly ordinary fireballs on the abyss were far more complex than they appeared.

It was not formed from ordinary fire elements, but was a flame blessed by the Apocalypse Horse's "war," far more intense and eerie than the witch's fire in her hands.

The four fireballs collided violently in the air. Contrary to expectations, the fireballs that Alice threw were instantly engulfed and burned to ashes, like ice meeting fire.

The two fireballs above the abyss remained unstoppable, carrying a world-destroying force as they hurtled straight toward Alice and the others.

In the nick of time, Rhein-Dörgården, the leader of the Rhine-Dörgården, didn't have time to think and used his "Snake Bite" to block in front of everyone.

"boom!"

The fireball slammed into the sword, and a violent shockwave swept outwards. Rhinedoth was jolted and barely managed to block the fatal blow with all his might.

If it weren't for her all-out protection, everyone would have been burned to ashes by the fireballs, becoming defeated by this seemingly unknown office worker, Yuan Shang, or even being wiped out.

(Yuan Shang: We two are really awesome; Tianqi Horse "War": To eat fried dough or not...)

As the shockwave dissipated, Rhein-Dörg slowly withdrew his hand, turned his head and exchanged a glance with Ishtar.

At this moment, they all knew in their hearts that they were in dire straits, and leaving Floating Feather Bay alive was their only goal at present.

Rheindorf's gaze swept quickly over the people around him: Zhongli had been shot in the abdomen, was afflicted by the plague, was completely weak, and even standing was difficult.

The Eighth Goddess was already terrified, her fox ears drooping, her whole body trembling slightly, and she didn't even have the strength to resist.

Nasida was tormented by the fear brought on by the "famine" of the Apocalypse Horses, and her mind was on the verge of collapse. Her eyes were unfocused, and she was muttering unintelligible words to herself.

Looking at the chaotic situation before him, Rhein-Dörgården had already made up his mind.

Continuing the stalemate will only lead to total annihilation; only by retreating can there be a glimmer of hope.

She took a deep breath and said urgently to Alice, "Alice, don't try to hold on any longer! Let's split up and break through! We have to leave now, or it will be too late!"

Alice followed Rhinedot's gaze and took in everyone's disheveled state.

Zhongli was crippled and lost his fighting ability; Yae no Miko and Nashita were completely terrified and became a burden.

Shao Yun, that being who was like a human-shaped natural disaster, not only blessed the entire Abyss Order, greatly increasing the strength of these demons, but the surrounding gray mist also continued to imprison and weaken their power.

She looked up and saw Shao Yunduan sitting on the back of the Tianqi horse "Plague" not far away, watching them with indifferent eyes.

There was no intention to take action whatsoever; it was like watching a group of food being swallowed by whales and slowly digested, which was far more suffocating than taking direct action.

Alice's heart sank, and she completely abandoned the idea of ​​confronting them head-on.

They absolutely couldn't win in a fight. Before Shao Yun made a move and before the Abyss Order's encirclement completely tightened, they had no choice but to run! This was their only chance of survival.

Zhong Li, though severely injured, remained conscious to the end. He was pragmatic and knew that the plan to eliminate Shao Yun had completely failed and the chances of success were extremely slim.

He covered the wound on his lower abdomen with his hand and gently pressed his chest to relieve the excruciating pain caused by the plague.

"Run... Staying will only lead to death, there's no need to make a pointless sacrifice."

After hearing Zhongli's words, Alice, Rhinedot, and Ishtar exchanged glances again. Without needing to say anything more, they all understood each other's feelings.

They nodded, made quick decisions, and rushed off in three different directions.

Alice, Rhinedot, and Ishtar each exerted their strength, launching an attack on the Abyss Order's encirclement, hoping to break into the thick gray mist as soon as possible and escape this desperate situation under its cover.

They all knew that in a head-on confrontation, they were no match for Shao Yun and the Abyss Cult, but in terms of escaping, with their strength and the cover of the mist, these abyssal monsters might not be able to catch them.

At this moment, escaping Floating Feather Bay and saving their lives is their only obsession.

As Alice and the others rushed into the gray mist with all their might, they all held a sliver of hope in their hearts and secretly pondered.

No matter how vast this fog is, it must have an end, right? As long as you keep your head down and charge forward without looking back or hesitating, you'll eventually break through and escape this desperate situation.

Little did they know that from the moment they were shrouded in this fog, their fate was already sealed.

Once they entered Shao Yun's ambush, they were doomed. Their only way to survive was never to break out and escape, but to never provoke Shao Yun or cross his bottom line.

As Yuan Shang watched Alice and the others disappear into the mist, he became anxious, slapped his thigh hard, and shouted at the Abyss Order behind him.

"Chase them! All of you, chase them! Don't let them get away! If they escape, we won't be able to face His Highness the Prince, His Highness the Princess, His Highness the Little Princess, and His Highness the Prince Consort!"

Just as the members of the Abyss Order were preparing to rush into the mist to pursue them, Shao Yun's voice rang out, calling out to Yuan Shang.

“Ignore them, let them run.” He paused, a cold smile on his face, and added, “They won’t get out. This fog is their grave.”

Immediately afterwards, Shao Yun's gaze slowly moved down and landed on the three people who were being controlled by the Abyss Cult.

Around Zhongli's lower abdomen wound, the skin had begun to turn black and ulcerate, as if he had contracted the Black Death. The plague continued to erode his body, leaving him weak and almost unable to lift his head.

Yae no Miko was still terrified. Her fox ears were pressed tightly to the top of her head. She was curled up to one side, trembling all over, her eyes unfocused, and she dared not look up at anyone.

Nasida remained immersed in the fear brought by the "famine," muttering to herself, her mind on the verge of collapse, as if she had lost her soul.

Shao Yunduan sat on his horse, his tone calm and without any emotion, and slowly said, "Now, let's take in the prisoners."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shang immediately stepped forward and led his men to firmly restrain Zhong Li, Yae no Miko, and Naxida, and put them under guard in an open space to the side.

These three people have become his prisoners.

Meanwhile, Alice, Rhinedot, and Ishtar were flying desperately through the fog in three different directions, wanting only to escape this suffocating place as quickly as possible.

Little did they know that the moment the three stepped into the mist, all their senses were completely severed.

Hearing, sight, smell, and even the perception of elements were all imprisoned. All around was only boundless gray, without any sound or light. Like three headless flies, they flew blindly in the fog, unable to distinguish direction or find their way home.

Unfortunately, in this fog devoid of any reference points, even a slight deviation of just one millimeter during flight will grow larger and larger over time. In the end, they may appear to be rushing forward, but in reality, they are just spinning in place, slowly deviating from their course, and eventually forming an inescapable "death vortex."

They couldn't escape this fog at all. Not to mention, this fog was a realm of "death." As long as Shao Yun gave the order, the Tianqi Horse's "death" could completely "digest" them, making them disappear silently into this fog.

Shao Yunduan sat on his horse, like a patient hunter, quietly waiting for the moment when Alice and the others were exhausted.

Enveloped in the mist, they received no replenishment of their strength and could only rely on their will to survive to keep running away. But no matter how hard they tried, they could not break out of this gray cage and could only slowly deplete their physical strength and will in despair.

Time passed slowly, and Shao Yun felt that they were about to reach their limit.

To save time, he stopped waiting, slowly raised his hand, and whispered to the Apocalypse Horse "Famine" beside him, "Go, tell them to come back quickly."

The Tianqi horse "Famine" understood Shao Yun's command, immediately raised its head, and let out a sharp neigh.

The next second, countless locusts and mosquitoes surged wildly beneath its four hooves, densely packed together, and burrowed into the mist.

……

Shao Yun didn't know, nor did he need to know, exactly what happened within the fog.

All he knew was that, not long after, the locust plague, accompanied by three unconscious figures, slowly emerged from the mist.

Alice, Rhinedot, and Istaru, all covered in wounds and dressed in rags, lay unconscious on the makeshift platform made of locusts, which the locusts carried them back safely.

Seeing their disheveled state, Shao Yun's eyes remained unmoved. He imagined that they must have experienced a fierce battle in the mist, a battle against despair.

In the end, he was unable to escape and became his prisoner.

……