Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 317: For the Abyss
"Huff… huff…"
In the Whispering Woods, the Abyss Mage fled toward the distance in a miserable state. Even though its robe had already been torn apart by branches, it had no time to care.
Because… because there was a demon following right behind it.
Tap, tap, tap…
In the silent forest, despite the ground being nothing more than soft earth, the sound of footsteps landing was unnervingly clear.
The person behind the Abyss Mage seemed to be deliberately making those sounds.
The rhythm of the footsteps was slow, yet it carried a faint sensation of trampling directly on its heart.
With every step the other party took, it felt as if its heart stopped beating.
All it could do was run with everything it had, trying to reach a safe place before the other closed in.
It knew full well that this behavior was nothing more than a cat toying with a mouse. Even so… as long as it could lure him out of that area, then even if it was being played with by this detestable Fatui, it would all be worth it.
Bang—
The reason Whispering Woods had such an eerie reputation in Mondstadt was closely tied to its environment.
In the dense, silent forest, low bushes were everywhere, and no one ever knew what lay beyond them.
When the Abyss Mage burst through a thicket, what awaited it was not an escape route, but a sheer cliff that stretched endlessly downward.
"Damn it…"
Feeling the footsteps drawing closer from behind, the Abyss Mage once again pulled out its staff.
It muttered incantations that would drive a normal person insane, flailing its arms as if performing some sort of ritual.
Abundant Pyro energy gathered around it, even igniting the surrounding trees.
Whoosh—
A strangely shaped dagger pierced through the curtain of flames, but instead of striking the Abyss Mage, it flew past it.
Under Bai Luo's deliberate control, the dagger—linked to steel wire—wrapped tightly around the Abyss Mage, binding it completely and interrupting its ritual.
The moment it was restrained, Bai Luo decisively used the wire to hoist it upside down into the air.
"So fairy tales really are full of lies."
Looking at the Abyss Mage hanging from the tree, barely alive, Bai Luo couldn't help but complain inwardly.
In the game, Diluc had only needed to apply a bit of pressure, and the Abyss Mage spilled everything it knew.
But here—whether through harsh interrogation, psychological warfare, or even pushing things to the brink of revealing its master's name—the Abyss Mage still hadn't divulged a single useful piece of information.
"Hehehe… it's useless. I will never betray Their Highness."
Hanging from the tree, the Abyss Mage looked at Bai Luo with a mocking expression.
In other matters, perhaps it might say something, but when it came to Their Highness… it would never utter even a single word.
"Fine if you won't talk. I don't actually need to get anything from you anyway. Since your 'Their Highness' doesn't want me going ahead, then I'll go take a look and see exactly what's over there."
Facing the stubborn Abyss Mage, Bai Luo knew prying its mouth open would be difficult.
He might as well go see for himself who the awakened Traveler was.
As long as he saw one of them, the identity of the other would naturally be exposed.
"You! You're not allowed to go! You absolutely must not interfere with Their Highness's plan!"
Upon hearing Bai Luo's words, the Abyss Mage panicked.
The reason it had acted so provocatively earlier was precisely to draw Bai Luo's attention onto itself.
If he were allowed to go past…
"For the Abyss!"
At that very moment, a deep blue figure descended from the sky, attempting to sever the steel wire binding the Abyss Mage.
But there was one saying he might not have heard:
Products of the system are always premium.
Unlike the weapon Bai Luo had given to Collei, Bai Luo's own dagger had been system-certified, possessing an effect akin to being indestructible.
So although the opponent's strike looked incredibly powerful, it didn't leave the slightest mark on the steel wire.
"Oh? Beat the small one, and the big one shows up?"
The appearance of the Abyss Herald caught Bai Luo somewhat off guard.
In his memory, the Abyss had indeed made some minor moves around Mondstadt, but aside from Abyss Mages, the only things even remotely related were the Rifthound Whelps roaming Wolvendom.
It seemed this Abyss Herald had come specifically for him.
"The mysteries of the Abyss are not to be pried into, leave at once!"
After realizing the steel wire couldn't be cut, the Abyss Herald decisively severed the tree from which the Abyss Mage was hanging.
However, he didn't bother helping the Abyss Mage escape. Instead, he turned his gaze toward Bai Luo, who stood not far away.
Their Highness had specifically warned him—this man was extremely dangerous, someone who should be regarded on the same level as the Seven Archons.
"If that's the case, you're only making me more interested. Let me tell you a line that gets said every day across Teyvat, toward the stars and the deep—"
"—Those who gaze into the Abyss must bear a price equal to it."
"..."
Could this guy be one of Lumine's subordinates?
That way of speaking that made it impossible to finish a single sentence—he really did inherit her style perfectly.
"So what's the price, then?"
Bai Luo paid absolutely no mind to the Abyss Herald's threat.
The most troublesome thing about Abyss monsters was their elemental shields.
And Bai Luo just so happened to be particularly good at dealing with shielded enemies. In his view… the threat posed by an Abyss Herald was even less than that giant lizard back in Liyue.
"Judgment shall befall thee."
A deep blue glow representing Hydro energy lit up around the Abyss Herald, and blade-like structures extended from his arms.
Empowered by Hydro, these blades were capable of cleaving through anything that dared stand in his way!
Steel wire excluded.
"Abyss, grant me rebirth!"
The surging Hydro energy was so dense that droplets of water condensed on the surrounding leaves.
With the assistance of flowing water, the Abyss Herald raised his Hydro blade and slashed diagonally toward Bai Luo.
From observing the Abyss Herald's movements, Bai Luo had already judged the nature of the attack.
Crossing the two daggers in his hands into an X-shaped guard, he intended to block the Hydro blade head-on.
But to his surprise, the blade of water passed straight through his daggers and continued toward his body.
Slash—
The sharp Hydro blade cut down without resistance, carving a deep trench into the ground.
Water was a truly fascinating thing.
When it came into contact with Bai Luo's daggers, the originally solid Hydro blade—under the Abyss Herald's control—instantly turned into ordinary flowing water.
The stream passed through Bai Luo's daggers, then reformed into a blade once more.
Such a bizarre technique—anyone encountering it for the first time would undoubtedly suffer a heavy loss.
Unfortunately… Bai Luo's methods were no weaker.
The moment he sensed the anomaly of the Hydro blade, he decisively activated quantization.
Even the Raiden Shogun herself had been unable to deal with his quantization, how could this Abyss Herald possibly deal with it?
So just as the Herald believed he had already slain this troublesome opponent, Bai Luo moved.
Taking advantage of the remaining duration of quantization, Bai Luo passed straight through the Herald's body, the daggers in both hands skillfully thrusting toward the opponent's lower back.
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