Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Mysterious Witch

"Gather all available personnel and come with me to storm Shadow Mountain!"

As the black mist enveloped the entire Inazuma, and as the endless filth suddenly seized the shogun, the divine child who had been guarding the four directions of the castle tower sensed the strange situation on the shogun's side almost immediately.

Almost instinctively, she overturned the desk in front of her, and once she could no longer feel the spell she had cast on the general, she gave a death order without hesitation to the Otsu's followers who had suddenly appeared beside her.

"As ordered!"

The sudden change in the weather did indeed shock everyone, but upon hearing the order, the most elite of the Inazuma warriors, the Okuzawa clan, responded almost instinctively. These warriors, upon hearing the order, almost instantly understood what the divine child's command meant.

General, you are in danger!

When this idea entered the minds of these samurai, their movements quickened almost instinctively—although they knew that if an enemy could put even the Thunder General in a difficult situation, then rushing in would only be offering their lives to the enemy.

But sacrificing oneself is one thing, while fighting alongside the general is another!

Now is the time for these generals' personal guards to prove their worth!

On the other side, after instructing the Otsuki clan, the Divine Child immediately tried to contact the priestesses on Mount Shadow through a spell to find out what had happened. Unfortunately, the impact on Mount Shadow, as the epicenter of the corruption outbreak, was incomparable to that of other places.

At this moment, the entire ley lines of Shadow Mountain were even polluted by filth, which rendered the spells that relied on the ley lines to function completely useless.

As the great demon in charge of Narukami Shrine, the Divine Child could not possibly be unaware of the changes in the earth's veins. It was precisely because of this that her expression became even worse—it was one thing that her connection with Kageshiro was severed, but she had not seen even a single bolt of lightning since the changes at Kageshiro!

Whether it's the general or the shadow, this situation is completely out of character for them.

Something must have happened to them!

After confirming her conjecture once again, the Divine Child decisively severed the connection with Shadow Mountain and instead tried to contact the Divine Family, which was not far from Shadow Mountain.

"Lord Yae no Kyouji, please send someone to support Kageshiro immediately!"

"Shadow Towards the Mountain... Drink! Divine Flow, Frost Annihilation!"

"A large number of monsters have suddenly appeared on Shadow Mountain. Judging from the source, it should be that there is a teleportation portal or something else on the mountain. The magistrate is trying to attack the mountain to find the source."

"Watch out for those monsters over there! Archers, quickly cover the gap!"

"Snowflakes are falling!"

......

Ayaka Kamisato, who had just made contact with the Divine Child, was forced to cut off the connection before she could even exchange two words. However, those few words, coupled with the constant sounds of battle, were enough for the Divine Child to roughly understand what was going on at Kageyama's side!

"Cai Zang!"

After confirming that there was indeed a serious problem on the general's side, the Divine Child decisively stood up and called upon the Okuzume Clan. Soon, a tall samurai appeared directly in front of the Divine Child.

"Take everyone you can and head immediately to the foot of Kagemaki to meet up with the Kamisato family. You must find a way to take Kagemaki—also take that troublemaking oni with you. He's always causing trouble in Inazuma Castle, now it's his turn to step up his game!"

"You'll be in charge of everything from now on. I need to find more reinforcements!"

"As ordered!"

Saizo didn't know where the Divine Child was planning to find more reinforcements, but he knew he didn't need to know that much. Since the Divine Child said he could find more reinforcements, he definitely could. Besides, it didn't matter if he couldn't find them.

He just needs to complete his own task.

Meanwhile, Yae no Miko didn't care about Saizo's thoughts. She knew very well how much she and Inazuma, being mortals, were capable of. So, after confirming that the enemy might not even be a match for a Kage, she decisively chose to find more reinforcements.

But to bother those people at a time like this... Thinking of this, the goddess bit her lip, but she quickly reaffirmed her resolve.

Perhaps this war is indeed a good opportunity for everyone to be free?

With these thoughts in mind, the Divine Child left the castle tower with a heavy heart. She now needed to disturb those old acquaintances who should have been in peaceful slumber.

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Shadow Mountain·Kamizato Yashiki

Ayaka Kamisato is working with Ayato Kamisato to deal with the various demons that are surging down from the shadows like a tide. These filthy demons have no fear or pain whatsoever; for them, there is only one thought: to charge toward any possible life.

"No, brother, we must find a way to cut off these demons' reinforcements, otherwise there's no way we can get up Shadow Mountain!"

After freezing the monster in front of her into an ice block with a single sword strike, Ayaka Kamisato glanced at the battle line, which was still making no progress, and gritted her teeth.

Thomas had already taken the elite forces of the organization to the front lines, and the people under his command were simply unable to cooperate with them to deal with such a terrifying wave of monsters.

"I know, but we have no reinforcements right now!"

Ayato, who was cooperating with his sister to unleash water elemental attacks that froze the monsters, was also feeling helpless and impatient.

The siblings were indeed skilled with divine eyes, but even so, their abilities on a battlefield of this caliber were still limited.

After all, those monsters are no joke; even they would need to expend a considerable amount of effort to deal with them.

"But if things continue like this, it's questionable whether we can even maintain our current defensive line!"

Linghua knew, of course, that there were no reinforcements around her home who could help them immediately. But in the current situation, without enough reinforcements, let alone attacking Shadow Mountain, they would be doing their best to avoid being overwhelmed by the monsters.

Moreover, the brother and sister also have their limits; excessive consumption of elemental power and physical strength is enough to wear them down.

If they also lose their fighting ability, then everything will probably be over.

"Perhaps I can help relieve some of your stress."

Just when the Kamisato siblings were at a loss about the current battle situation, a strange female voice suddenly rang in their ears, accompanied by a shower of pale purple light.

Then, the Kamisato siblings were surprised to find that after the light spot merged into their bodies, their previously exhausted bodies quickly recovered. Not only that, but an even more powerful force gradually surged out from their bodies.

The outward manifestation of this power is the faint purple lightning that gradually tinges their weapons—not just them, but everyone on the battlefield now receives the same blessing, and these lightning-studded weapons can almost instantly pierce the bodies of monsters and inflict massive damage.

Suddenly blessed, the soldiers instantly reversed their previous dejection at being suppressed by the monsters and began to suppress them instead.

The entire front began to advance at a visible pace.

Only after the blessing had completely merged into everyone's body did the light gradually dissipate, and then a woman dressed as a shrine maiden with a fox mask on her face gradually appeared before the Kamisato siblings.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Even the Tanuki Wants to Help

"The two heads of the Kamisato family, my name is Hana Sanri, I am just a nameless shrine maiden, but perhaps I can help you in this disaster."

Although the mysterious shrine maiden, who appeared out of nowhere, turned the tide of the battle with a single blessing, both Ayaka and Ayato were instinctively wary of this suddenly appearing shrine maiden.

But now is not the time to think about that.

Regardless of who Hana Sanri is, the most important thing now is to resolve this disaster!

Having thought this through, Ayato and Ayaka exchanged a glance, and after confirming each other's thoughts, they nodded almost simultaneously.

“Miss Hanahara, we don’t know who you are, but now is not the time to consider such things as identity. If you can help us, that would be great, but I will still be wary of you. Please don’t mind.”

Despite the urgency of the situation, Ayato did not completely abandon his vigilance towards Hana-sanri, and even explicitly stated it beforehand.

After all, the two sides will be fighting side by side from now on, and some things could be fatal if they are not discussed openly.

"Of course, I am just a priestess with a duty. This disaster is somewhat related to my duties, so I will definitely do my best."

"Also, although it happened a long time ago, this body did indeed belong to Narukami Taisha, so you don't need to worry too much."

Hana Sanri, who considered herself nothing more than a filthy person, felt no displeasure at Ayato's words. She was also well aware that, being of unknown identity, she was someone to be wary of during such a disaster.

Moreover, Ayato's vigilance was not without reason.

If it weren't for the fact that the disaster had already spread, Hana Sanri would even hope that someone could completely purify her.

"It would be best if you could understand."

After receiving a positive answer from Hana-san, Ayato couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It would be best if the shrine maiden who could use such a technique that directly disrupts the entire battlefield was one of our own; otherwise, Inazuma would be in real trouble.

Soon, Ayato and Ayaka were back on the battlefield. Although the blessing of the flower scattering was powerful, it was not enough to make the monsters helpless against them. As one of the strongest fighters on the battlefield, Ayato could not leave the battlefield at this time.

Fortunately, Hana Sanri's blessing did indeed greatly enhance the combat power of his soldiers. The continuous flow of power from his body and the lightning added to his weapons gave the soldiers at least a certain advantage when facing monsters, which also greatly relieved the pressure on the Kamisato siblings.

Moreover, Ayato soon discovered that the help they could receive was probably more than that.

"Hahaha, I knew I was going to win this game of hide-and-seek! You stinky fox, how come you couldn't find me, Master Baosheng!"

"You actually kept me waiting for so long without coming to find me, and I had to come to you instead, you filthy fox! I'm going to settle this score with you!"

Just as everyone was steadily and laboriously making their way up the mountain, a giant demon fox, appearing out of nowhere, suddenly descended from the sky and crushed a large number of monsters to death.

And the demonic power that spread after it landed laughing wildly transformed large swathes of monsters into inconspicuous little leaves—just one demon fox almost instantly changed the entire battlefield situation.

"Five hundred treasuries?"

"You actually remember..."

Upon seeing the enormous fox demon, Hana Sanri was momentarily dazed, but she quickly lowered her head—she did not want to see these former friends of Kosai-gumi, for it would only mean another parting and sorrow.

She has reached the limit of her power. The fact that she is still here now is only due to the power that the Divine Cherry left in the earth's veins. Once this power completely dissipates, she will naturally disappear like a phantom.

She didn't consider herself the former Fox Palace, but merely a tainted being tainted by memories. Since that was the case, she shouldn't bring more sorrow to those who were still alive.

However, what Hana-sanri thinks is her business, but Ichizou will not agree with her ideas.

Having finally seen the 'stinky fox' again, Gosho was unwilling to wait another 500 years.

So, upon sensing the familiar aura, Gosho almost instantly broke the seal on his body and appeared here.

He had lost a lot in the past, and now it seemed that an opportunity to make up for it was presented to him. Given that, how could Goubaizang possibly let it go?

However, the battlefield is not a good place for reminiscing, but the addition of Ichizo made Inazuma's side's advantage even more obvious.

After all, even if Gohyakuzo is weak, he is still a great demon. Kosai-gu might worry that Gohyakuzo would perish when facing the last abyss calamity, but when facing these filthy demons that are not even on the same level as the abyss, Gohyakuzo is able to perform quite well.

Moreover, he didn't live those five hundred years for nothing!

With the help of Gosho and Hana-sanri, the battle line quickly advanced up the mountain. After paying a heavy price, the group was finally able to catch a glimpse of Narukami Taisha.

However, this also means that the number of corrupted demons originating from Narukami Shrine is increasing. If the corrupted demons were like a tide when they were at the foot of the mountain, then now they have to face the ocean itself.

"it hurts!"

"Where did these monsters come from? They bit me and it hurts so much!"

"Damn it, Lord Ichizo is really going to get angry!"

As the one on the front line, Gosho was soon covered in wounds from the endless attacks of the demons. Although he was a great demon with thick skin, he was still overwhelmed by the seemingly endless demons.

As it was being bitten, Ichizo kept squealing and expressing its anger, but unfortunately, the mindless and heartless monsters paid no attention to its verbal sparring, which could not bring about any real attack.

At this moment, both Hana Sanri and the Kamiri siblings were facing Kairyo's monsters, and they had no way to help him.