Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Under normal circumstances, the Chiiwa army might have been able to hold out for longer, but the recent series of anomalies have greatly distracted the Chiiwa army and reduced its manpower.

Minlin and the Rocky Abyss have drawn away a significant portion of the Thousand Rock Army's forces. The number of troops remaining in Liyue Harbor is small and their elite forces are not particularly strong. The fact that they have managed to hold out this long is quite remarkable.

Moreover, the overall strength of the Thousand Rock Army is not as good as these sea monsters—even though the other side appears much weaker because they suddenly entered the shallow sea area, their huge size alone is enough to bring unimaginable pressure to the Thousand Rock Army, whose main body is still just a mortal.

Moreover, the Thousand Rock Army is now at a complete disadvantage in terms of numbers.

If it weren't for the Gui Zhong Ji stationed on Tianheng Mountain always providing timely support, and if it weren't for the white-haired fairy who suddenly appeared and skillfully maneuvered on the battlefield, this defensive line would probably have been breached by now.

"Pfft!"

"Well!"

Just as Feng Yan was stabbing yet another sea monster into its body with his spear, a hard, eerie claw suddenly hooked onto Feng Yan's shoulder and swiftly injected a terrifying toxin into his body.

As the venom invaded, intense pain suddenly swept over Feng Yan's body, but he still gritted his teeth and abandoned the spear that was still stuck in the monster's body. Instead, he drew a short sword from his waist and directly cut off the grappling hook that was grabbing his shoulder.

"Well!"

Thick, eerie fluid spilled from the broken grappling hook, but Feng Yan, now covered in it, paid no attention to this minor issue.

My body is in a lot of pain.

After tearing the remaining grappling hook off his shoulder, Feng Yan looked at the pure black blood flowing from his body and managed a forced, awkward smile.

"Ha, perhaps dying here is a reward for me?"

"Perhaps this is the best ending for a Thousand Rock Army soldier?"

After glancing at his wound, Feng Yan paid little attention to it—he could clearly feel his body weakening at an extremely rapid pace, and it was obvious that the deadly poison the monster had injected into him was taking effect.

His life has officially entered its final countdown.

"But I can't give up now!"

However, Fengyan was not easily defeated by his pain and weakness. His belief in protecting Liyue and the people behind him had never been so clear in his heart. His body weakened rapidly, but his eyes were brighter than ever before.

"I am... the instructor of the Sen'iwa Army!"

"I am... Feng Yan!"

"A thousand cliffs stand firm, towering peaks remain unmoved, a fortress of armor stands tall, pacifying demons and vanquishing evil!"

The belief that he had recited countless times was once again uttered from Feng Yan's mouth, and as he made his will absolutely firm, a bright yellow light gradually emerged from the void.

In the dimly lit defensive line, this bright yellow light had never been so dazzling.

That was... a Geo-elemental Eye of God.

"Ha, I never expected that Prince Yan would actually acknowledge a dying man like me?"

The sudden appearance of the Eye of God stunned Feng Yan for a moment, but he quickly recovered from his weakness and let out his usual hearty laughter. Then, without hesitation, he used his last bit of strength to grab the Eye of God.

"But this is good too. I had already made plans, and now I can have an even grander ending!"

Having seized the Eye of God, Feng Yan had never felt so light-hearted. He didn't care at all about the sea monsters swarming towards him, or rather, he thought there weren't enough sea monsters coming.

Rock elements surged within his body.

Upon first encountering elemental power, Feng Yan began to mobilize the surrounding elemental power in the simplest and most direct way. He knew very well that a single Eye of God could not change the current situation, especially since his body had already been invaded by a deadly poison. Even if he obtained the Eye of God and was saved, he probably still wouldn't survive.

Since that's the case, let's use the last bit of light to buy some time for our comrades.

With this in mind, Feng Yan poured his entire being into the Eye of God before him—at that moment, he accomplished something that even a demon god might not be able to do.

He transformed everything he had into power.

Life, body, soul, memory, consciousness, obsession... everything burned in Feng Yan's blazing consciousness. He threw everything into the Eye of God, which served as a furnace, without hesitation. In this blazing fire, an unimaginably powerful force was temporarily grasped by a tiny mortal.

The powerful Geo elemental force erupted unrestrainedly on the battlefield, and the chaotic battlefield fell into a deathly silence under the suppression of Geo. At this moment, both the mindless sea monsters and the surviving Liyue Guardians couldn't help but turn their gazes to Geo.

"monster!"

"This is Liyue! This is our home!"

"All of you...get out!"

Feng Yan's roar, accompanied by elemental vibrations, spread across the entire battlefield, and with the roar emanating from the depths of his heart, brilliant rock element spread in all directions like a torrent.

"Crack! Crack! Crack!"

The once dormant rock element revealed its power at this moment, and everything was completely petrified under the vast torrent of elements.

Whether it was seawater, sea monsters, or other elements, none could escape this elemental torrent that spread like waves—however, surprisingly, neither the still-living Liyue people nor the corpses of fallen comrades remained unharmed in this elemental torrent.

Even a thin layer of shield actually protected them.

This was Feng Yan's last will; he would never harm the comrades and people he was protecting, absolutely not!

Feng Yan, having poured everything into the fight, unleashed a power no less than that of a demon god, and a vast torrent of elements once again enveloped the entire coastline.

However, this time it was different from the freezing of seawater that Shenhe had used before.

Previously, some sea monsters were able to survive Shen He's attacks. After all, Shen He's goal at that time was to expand the attack range as much as possible to restrict more monsters, so it was not impossible for a single sea monster to survive by chance.

However, when faced with the rock element erupting from the rocks, every sea monster was destined to turn into a stone statue. Afterwards, the sea monsters that kept surging out of the deep sea also fell into fear and hesitation after feeling such a terrifying elemental torrent.

At this moment, the battlefield belonging to mortals was ended by a mortal.

Feng Yan, who had transformed everything he had into this massive attack, saw a pair of bright yellow eyes at the last moment.

"Lord Yan?"

"I never expected to disturb you, sir!"

"You've really gone to a lot of trouble, coming all this way to pick up a mere instructor from the Thousand Rock Army."

"But...we didn't let you down, did we?"

This was the last thought left behind by the mortal named Fengyan, but Morax, whose hand swept across this last thought, failed to leave behind any fragment belonging to Fengyan—just as he had experienced countless times before.

Chapter Fifty: This Strike Brings Peace and Tranquility

Morax stared silently at his empty palm, falling into a deep silence.

Once again... did I fail to hold onto anything?

Morax silently looked up at his surroundings as he withdrew his hand. At this moment, the others seemed to finally recover from the last glimmer of light from Fengyan.

"Lord Yan...Prince Yan...Instructor...Instructor him..."

After a long while, a Thousand Rock Army soldier whose left arm was broken off at the root asked a question in a trembling voice, but Morax could only answer him with silence.

"Lord Geo... Liyue should be safe now, right?"

Morax's silence was the best answer. After a while of silence, the Thousand Rock Army soldier managed a smile and asked again with hope.

Today he has lost far too many comrades and loved ones. If he could, he would not want to lose any more. And the faith that appears before him now may be his last hope.

"Yes, I will end it all!"

Faced with the hopes of his people, Morax answered him with the most solemn words.

He has never broken his promise, nor has he ever intended to break his promise.

So he turned around and looked at the still turbulent sea before him.

Fengyan's all-out attack inflicted heavy losses on the sea monster horde ordered to storm Liyue Harbor, but for the vast ocean, numbers are never important. More sea monsters continued to emerge from the deep sea, only these sea monsters were still hesitant because of the elemental torrent that Fengyan had unleashed earlier.

Faced with these twisted and ugly sea monsters, both old and new grudges resurfaced in Morax's heart.

"Get out of here!"

A surging pressure suddenly swept outwards. The rage of the top-level demon god caused the rock elementals, which had been gradually falling into silence, to also become enraged. Thus, a massive petrification event, even more powerful and with a wider range than the previous rock attack, occurred in Morax's single thought.

However, this time Morax perfectly bound the petrification to all the sea monsters, and in an instant, countless stone sculptures sank into the sea.

But Morax didn't care about a few sea monsters at all. His golden eyes were fixed on Oser and Bazha, who were still wreaking havoc in Lonely Rock Pavilion.

Ningguang's Jade Pavilion, Ying, numerous immortals, and the Fatui commanders had managed to delay Osel's advance with great difficulty. Otherwise, if he had been allowed to enter Liyue Harbor, this port, famous throughout Teyvat, would probably no longer exist.

But reality doesn't allow for "what ifs." Although they paid a heavy price, Ningguang and her team did manage to delay Oser's advance, and now a turning point has indeed arrived.

Oser was terrified—he hadn't expected Morax to finish off his opponent so quickly and come over.

Although he wanted to take revenge on Liyue and Morax, he also knew very well that he was no match for Morax.

When he faced Morax's towering rock spear, he was defeated without any resistance. Now, after being sealed for so many years, his strength has weakened considerably.

But it seems that Morax's strength hasn't decreased much!

Is he, a single demon, really going to face the enraged Morax?

Having witnessed firsthand his rampage in Liyue, he had no such idea. Could he possibly challenge someone of Morax's caliber?

What kind of joke is this, about demons and gods!

So when he realized that Morax had appeared in Liyue Harbor, his first thought was to run away with Bard.

But soon he felt the cold gaze falling on him and his body gradually stiffening.

Finished!

There was no need for careful discernment; Oser knew perfectly well that Morax had his eye on him. The fact that even a single furious glare had caused his body to begin to turn to stone told him that there was no possibility of escape.

Perhaps knowing he was doomed, at this moment, Oser ignored the Jade Pavilion in the sky that was still harassing him with the Returning Machine and various other tricks, and began to gather all his strength to look solemnly at Morax in the distance.

Since we can't escape, let's fight to the death. At least that way we can die like a demon!

Perhaps finally realizing he had no choice, Oser revealed the terror befitting a demon god. His serpent head suddenly sank, and the previously towering waves abruptly subsided.

But this calm did not mean that Oser chose to wait for death. He was doing his best to gather all his strength to face Morax head-on. After sensing Oser's actions, his wife, Báche, did not hesitate to attach her body to Oser and gradually merge into his body.

Since Oser is going to fight to the death, then Báchá will naturally not flee alone—the last time he fled alone, he was met with thousands of years of waiting, and this time he does not want to wait any longer.

However, Morax did not take Osel and Baz's resistance seriously at all.

As a demon god, Oser was already Morax's defeated foe, and the so-called 'lingering influence of the vortex' was even less worth Morax's attention.

But now Morax needs an outlet for his anger and a chance to assert his authority.

Both the Dragon King Rota and Liyue have crossed Morax's bottom line. If these guys aren't taught a profound lesson this time, this kind of thing will probably happen again and again in the future.

Morax can neither attack nor kill his way through the Abyss, and the Abyss Order is like a rat that requires a lot of effort to deal with before it can have any effect. For the time being, Morax doesn't have any good solutions for these two most direct behind-the-scenes manipulators.

Since that's the case, let's first demonstrate our strength and let those guys who have already forgotten why they are called the God of War know how formidable we are, so that no one will be foolish enough to try to mess with us later!