Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"The flames fill the sky, the smoke clears! My name is Flame King, and with this..."

"Defend the Dawn!"

The flames were like a giant dragon, driving the flood water to leap into the sky. The flames and water were intertwined, forming a spectacular picture in the air.

That is the unyielding fire in the heart, which, though extinguished, is still struggling among the ashes.

It is the unrepentant faith and hope, the spark is everlasting and endless, burning the sky, then breaking the dawn, and bringing dawn to the people.

That’s right, this is the true immortality of the “Flame King” Lieyuan Chiye. Just like his name, he holds the power to set a prairie on fire, prays to the burning sky, dispels all the haze for the world, fights to the end, until the dawn comes!

As the flames completely devoured the flood, Lieyuan Chiye exerted his strength again, slashed with his sword, released a blazing fire from the sky, and rushed towards the three people.

Feng Ling, Hong Tao, and Kuang Dao were still in shock after what they had just seen. Wherever the flames passed, the air was burned and distorted, making a sizzling sound.

When the three of them came to their senses again, it was already too late.

The fire in the sky was so close that no matter how they dealt with it, they could not escape the fate of being burned by the flames. At this critical moment, a magic circle quickly rose from under the feet of the three people, and only flashes of light were seen. When the flames fell and the smoke dissipated, the three people had disappeared.

"Tsk, they actually ran away?" Akano complained, holding the knife in his hand. Then, without thinking twice, he sat down on the muddy ground. "Ha, but that's fine. If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for much longer."

"Sigh, I don't know how things are going with Brother Zhongli and the others. Hmm?"

Suddenly, a loud noise in the distance caught his attention. He slowly stood up, then stood on a higher place and looked at the ocean in the distance.

In the distance, a meteorite-sized rock fell from the sky and hit the beach, stirring up a huge dust cloud. The dust rose into the sky like a huge mushroom cloud.

Seeing this, he was immediately surprised and said, "Oh my goodness, Brother Zhongli, you're even more ruthless than me!"

……

Black Demon Mountain, the base of the Fallen Angel Brigade. A bright light flashed, and Feng Ling and the other two returned to the hall.

At this moment, Feng Ling opened her eyes and looked around: "We...are we back? Could it be that!"

She quickly turned around and saw that the Demon Lord was sitting quietly on the throne. Seeing this, the three of them immediately knelt on the ground in panic.

"Lord Demon Lord!"

The Demon Lord sighed and spoke slowly: "You... failed again."

"Yes, I'm very sorry. We failed to live up to your expectations." Feng Ling lowered her head and said, "But please rest assured. Flame King Chiye has already given the vouchers to those outsiders. I believe Yite will be able to bring the vouchers back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon Lord turned on the communicator made by It, and a magic screen appeared out of thin air. A moment later, It's figure appeared on the screen.

"It's you, Lord Demon. Do you have any instructions for me?" It asked.

"It, how is the situation in your area during this operation?" asked the Demon Lord.

"Ah, this..." It scratched his head with his right hand and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, sorry, considering the current situation, I'm afraid I have no choice but to give up."

"What?" At this moment, Kuang Dao asked in surprise, "Are you kidding? Didn't you say your plan was foolproof?"

"Yes, and you also said you have prepared a second plan!" Hong Tao said angrily.

Hearing this, Yi Te's eyes were startled, and then he continued to smile and replied: "It's you, so you have already gone back. How is it going? Is everything going well there?"

"They failed," the Demon Lord said. "I heard from Feng Ling that the Flame King gave the credentials to those outsiders before they left."

"How could such a thing happen? That's really terrible." It slapped its head and said helplessly.

"So you won't explain?" Feng Ling stood up, hands on her hips, and demanded, "With your strength, you can't be defeated by those outsiders, right? And you even made a promise, saying that to prevent any accidents, you even cultivated a sea beast as a last resort."

Yi Te nodded and replied, "Yes, that's true, but there were some unexpected changes in the plan this time."

"Accident? What kind of accident could leave a genius like you helpless?" Feng Ling asked again.

"Tsk, it's a bit troublesome to explain it verbally, so you should just come and see it for yourself."

Etter stroked his chin and then rotated the camera of the communicator backwards.

In the harbor waters, a giant octopus roared in the sea, a golden light appeared in the air, and Zhongli was in the golden light. He exuded a cold aura, and a rock spear gradually expanded in his hand.

Seeing this, Feng Ling was immediately surprised and asked, "Isn't that the guy who confronted Kuang Dao before?"

"Yes, is such a powerful elemental force really something that an ordinary person should have?" Hong Tao said in surprise.

At this moment, Yite laughed and said, "It's incredible, right? But this is the truth. You may not know this yet, but the guy in front of you is neither an ordinary person nor an ordinary contractor. He is Morax, one of the Seven Lords of the Earthly Realm from a parallel universe, known as the God of Contract."

"Parallel universe?" Feng Ling was shocked again.

"Yes, it's the dimensional world of Teyvat that you often talk about."

As Yitt finished speaking, the giant rock spear plummeted into the sea. The impact of the fall sent waves flying, and only when the tsunami subsided did everything come to an end at dawn.

At this moment, he whistled and said, "Hush, hush! It seems the conclusion has been reached. Unfortunately, this operation has to end in failure."

As he spoke, he turned the camera of the communicator towards himself.

At this moment, the Demon Lord sighed helplessly and said angrily: "Forget it, now that the result is out, come back as soon as possible."

"Hey? Aren't you angry, sir?" It asked in surprise.

The Demon Lord replied calmly, "Being angry won't help. Rather than that, you should come back and discuss the next steps in Shaling with Feng Ling and the others."

"Oh, I see." Yi Te nodded and continued with a smile, "But speaking of Sha Ling, I just found something interesting that might interest you."

"Anything of interest?"

"Yes, about the contract of dedication."

……

A few days later, San Gangwan, Mo Yan, Kailin and five others came to the suburbs together with Zhongli and Chiye.

Kailin stretched and said, "Oh, I didn't expect to stay here for so long on this trip to the harbor."

"But you had a lot of fun too, didn't you?" Mo Yan said.

"Come on, I admit that I had a lot of fun, but what happened in the past few days was really overwhelming." Karen said with a frown, her eyes still showing some reminiscence and emotion about these experiences.

Zhongli folded his arms across his chest and said calmly, "Everything in this world is unpredictable. Every experience is a gift from fate. Whether good or bad, people can gain something from it."

At this time, Akano smiled slightly and said, "Okay, let's get back to the topic. What are your plans next?"

"What else can I plan? Of course, I'll go find other guardians." Karin replied with her arms folded.

Tianlang nodded and said, "Indeed, the closest place is Linglang, where Lei Zun is. However, given her personality..."

Chi Ye nodded slightly after hearing this and said thoughtfully, "Yes, Xue Yan's temper is arguably the most violent among our Guardians. In that case, why don't you all go to Sand Ridge? The Guardian Poison Spirit there has a personality that's almost identical to Lei Zun. Why not practice there before heading to Linglang? It's a desert there, and due to the perennial drought, please be sure to prepare some dry food and water."

"So that's how it is. In that case, let's go to Shaling first." Zhao Heng nodded and said.

Everyone nodded at the same time, and then, with Akano and Zhongli watching them leave, they got on the car and left the harbor.