"We're here, we're here! We're finally here!"
"Isn't it natural that we're here? I don't make mistakes like you do!"
Balladeer and Childe bickered as usual, but both had smiles they couldn't suppress.
First, they passed through a thunderstorm at sea, then drifted for several days. The hardships they endured were imaginable.
"Hahaha, once I get ashore, I must have a big meal first, then a long sleep!" Childe was the most excited of the three.
Even with some distance remaining from the shore, he was already fantasizing about life in Inazuma.
Mainly, these days had been too tough. Harbingers were also human and needed to eat. Unfortunately, when they borrowed things from their Liyue compatriots, they did so in a hurry, only getting a boat and nothing else.
If the Fatui hadn't recently learned to breathe fire, they might have had to enjoy Inazuma's delicacy, sashimi, ahead of schedule.
"Hmm? Did you send a message to our people in Inazuma in advance? Why do I see so many of our people on the shore?"
The Fatui was quite calm. She narrowed her eyes and observed the situation on the coast. She saw the shore filled with Fatui.
"No." Balladeer shook his head. He surveyed the terrain of the coast, and long-forgotten memories were awakened in his mind. He speculated:
"The island we've arrived at should be Yashiori Island. It's not bad; we have our Evil Eye Factory here. Perhaps the patrol discovered us."
After speaking, Balladeer's smile deepened. When he started the boat, he had hoped to dock at Yashiori Island. Now, it seemed his navigation skills were absolutely top-notch.
As for why not Ritou? Ritou was where the Fatui should go; Balladeer's mission location was the Evil Eye Factory.
The Fatui? Let her walk to Ritou herself!
The Fatui nodded upon hearing this, agreeing with Balladeer's speculation. She hadn't noticed anything unusual about sailing to Yashiori Island.
"Wait, why do the people on the shore look a bit strange?" As the small boat approached the shore, Childe raised a new question.
Balladeer and the Fatui listened and once again carefully observed the Fatui standing in the distance.
They saw them raising their arms, their faces flushed. Between their brows, there was an indescribable anger and determination.
This was nothing like a welcome; it was more like debt collection!
As the small boat drew closer, more and more oddities appeared on these Fatui. The easiest to notice was their unchanging actions.
"Why do they look stranger and stranger to me?" This level of abnormality was easily discernible, even with Childe's simple mind.
"I don't know, but it's better to be careful." Frost also began to condense on the Fatui's body.
"tatarigami? Doesn't seem like it?" Balladeer knew more than Childe and the Fatui, but even he couldn't figure out what was happening.
Just as the three were on high alert, the Fatui on the shore suddenly moved.
"It's the Harbingers!"
"We're saved!"
"Now it's your turn to beg for mercy!"
...The Fatui, who had regained their ability to move, immediately cheered excitedly upon seeing the Harbingers on the boat.
The Harbingers were the strongest among the Fatui; usually, the appearance of one was extraordinary, but now three had come at once!
This time, the advantage was with the Fatui!
"Quiet, quiet, what's all this noise about!" Ember saw the small boat about to dock and retracted his oppressive aura. He hadn't expected to almost deafen himself.
The Harbingers' prestige among the Fatui was even higher than he had imagined.
"???" × 3
Hearing the familiar voice, the three on the boat instantly turned pale with fright, and Balladeer's hand even left the rudder without him realizing it.
Earlier, he had confidently declared that Ember wouldn't come to Inazuma, but the first person he met upon landing was Ember.
Such a coincidence couldn't be just a coincidence, could it?
"We meet again, gentlemen?"
The Fatui on the shore collapsed to the ground again, and then Ember, holding a bow, appeared before the three.
As expected, the Fatui once again had swaying purple arrows stuck in their butts.
Last time it was the left side, this time it was the right side—complete!
"Balladeer, Fatui, a desperate fight! We might be able to escape!" Childe saw Ember's figure and, without any hesitation, the deep purple Foul Legacy Transformation instantly covered his body.
"You don't need to tell me!" Balladeer cursed under his breath, the engine in his chest roaring.
"I know better than you!" The Fatui was even more so; now, without the cooling of an ice cocoon, she could awaken the surging flames within her body.
"Harbingers..."
The Rider, the Flame Woman, the Puppet. Shikanoin Heizou looked at the three going all out before him and couldn't even speak properly.
Their powerful oppressive aura rushed towards him, making it impossible for Shikanoin Heizou to distinguish whether Ember's aura earlier was stronger or theirs was.
"So enthusiastic?"
A shield in his left hand, a sword in his right—this was how Ember responded to the three going all out before him.
"Let me show you the new move I've comprehended during this time!"
Childe took the lead. Accompanied by his hoarse roar, the Hydro and Electro elements intertwined, and the sea instantly seemed to churn with a thunderstorm.
The small boat that had accompanied the three for so long was thus shattered by the waves.
However, no one cared anymore. As Harbingers, they could manage short periods of levitation, and even if they fell into the sea, they were close to the shore and could easily swim back.
"Starfall Whale!"
"Woo—"
This time, Childe didn't hold back as he did during the previous thunderstorm. He went all out from the start, and the massive Whale he conjured was not only wreathed in lightning but also emitted a long, resonant Whale cry.
"This kid is something else!" Ember heard the Whale cry and looked at Childe with some surprise.
Was he having tinnitus? Why did the Whale cry sound like it was coming from beyond this world?
"But I can roar louder than you!"
"Roar!!!"
An earth-shattering Dragon roar echoed from the shore. Ember raised both arms, and his entire upper body transformed into a massive Dragon head.
The giant Dragon's roar created a shockwave that actually reversed the direction of the waves on the sea.
Dragon's Maw—a Dragon Communion Prayer. It allows one to transform into a Dragon and bite down on enemies in front.
A move possessed by those who hunt Dragons, offering and devouring Dragon hearts. It is a power that is both pure and overwhelmingly strong.
The Dragon head opened its massive maw and fearlessly bit towards the Whale leaping from the sea.
"Bang!" The Dragon head's open maw closed, directly biting the leaping Whale in half at the waist.
"Oong—" As if to display its victory, the Dragon head straightened its neck and let out an even louder roar than before.
Greyoll's Roar—a Dragon Communion Prayer. It is a high-tier Prayer that manifests the power of the "Ancient Dragon" Greyoll.
One of the "Legendary Prayers." It allows one to transform into a Dragon and unleash a thunderous roar, reducing the ATK and DEF of nearby enemies.
"Dragon Mother" Greyoll is a venerable rock mountain to be feared.
The sound wave solidified, not only plowing up the ground beneath Ember's feet but also pushing back layers of seawater. With the Dragon head as the center, a huge crater expanded as the sound wave advanced.
"Pfft ah!"
The overwhelming sound wave swept through, directly sending Childe plummeting from the Sky into the mud.
Greyoll's Roar could reduce the ATK and DEF of enemies. How was this achieved, specifically?
By roaring the enemy half to death, of course! Childe before him was the best example.
"Cough... cough cough!"
The Foul Legacy Transformation was dispelled. Childe felt as if his internal organs were about to be shattered. He looked at Ember, who had returned to his human form, his eyes full of confusion.
How did this guy have so many moves?
"Balladeer, Fatui! It's your turn!" Childe rose from the mud beneath the seawater, awaiting his companions' cover.
However, he waited for a long time but heard no movement.
"So you weren't covering the rear?"
Ember looked at the Fatui and Balladeer, who were fleeing to the left and right, slapped his head, and exclaimed with sudden realization.
It seemed not all Fatui were so willing to sacrifice themselves!
At least not the Harbingers.
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