Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Qiao San was so anxious that he stamped his feet, but Rednos' attitude was resolute.

"I'm sorry, but rules are rules. Besides, you don't want the new car you bought with great difficulty to be destroyed in the outside world because of jealousy." He put down his hands and said.

"But Miss Karen and her friends' car can drive freely outside!" Qiao San looked at Karen and others and said again.

"That's true, but I need to clarify one thing. Their means of transportation are not produced in the abyss. Moreover, the items they carry can be stored, so they are very safe." Rednos explained calmly.

After hearing this, Qiao San scratched his head and said, "In that case, can't you also give me a storage device?"

Rednos shook his head. "I said, their technology doesn't come from the Abyss, and the Abyss hasn't developed such conveniently portable items yet."

"So, the money I spent on the car is just going to go down the drain?"

"I'm sorry, that's true, but you don't have to worry. Since you have signed the contract, this car is yours after all. You can drive it around the abyss whenever you come back, but you can't drive out of the abyss." Rednos said.

"Then why did I buy a car?" Qiao San was so anxious that he scratched his head and walked around the truck twice. Looking at the brand new car body and sturdy tires, he grimaced with heartache. "I can't move my whole family to the abyss just for a car, can I?"

"The choice is yours. Of course, you can also choose to stay in the Abyss Merchants. After all, you already have a relatively favorable relationship with the Abyss. No matter how many Shadow Seals you earn, can't you exchange them for an equivalent amount of currency after you sell them? In short, think about it carefully."

Rednos turned around, then stopped beside the four people.

At this moment, the four of them were looking at Qiao San's distressed expression, just like someone in real life who bought a car but couldn't pay off the loan and ended up wasting all his money.

Although they sympathize, they are helpless because this is beyond their ability.

"Everyone." Rednos suddenly said, "Didn't you want to 'talk' to me? I happen to be free now, why don't you come along?"

Kailin was shocked: "Do you know our purpose?"

"Of course, he greeted me when I went to visit Tianlang while you were resting." He said in a low voice with his hands folded.

"When you visited Tianlang? Why didn't we see you?" Kailin turned around and asked.

Rednos put down his hands: "Why? I'm visiting my colleagues, do I need to say hello to you?"

"You...!" Karen hesitated to speak.

"Don't forget, this is a decision you made yourself. Time waits for no one. If you want to seize the opportunity, now is the only time." After saying that, he turned around and walked in the direction he came from.

Kailin subconsciously looked at Mo Yan, but only saw him shaking his head.

The four of them followed Rednos, but when Rednos returned to the Academy of Sciences, he did not go in. Instead, he walked towards a circular building on the side.

Everyone glanced at each other and followed. As they approached, they discovered that the building was actually a suspended training ground. Anti-gravity devices at the base made the entire field float slightly, and energy barriers surrounded the edges, allowing for a clear view of the interplay of light and shadow within. It was clearly a field used for simulated combat.

They followed Rednos's steps up the stairs, and when they stepped through the door and passed through two doors, they saw a circular training ground of only 50 square meters.

"Isn't this place... a little too narrow?" Karen looked around.

At this moment, Rednos stopped in the middle of the field and turned around: "Really? You're the only one who thinks so, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the surrounding space quickly spread outward from the center.

"This is a training ground specially set up by the Abyss to cultivate combat personnel, so there are many rooms like this." He explained with his arms folded.

"It seems you have been prepared for a long time." Zhao Heng looked around and said seriously.

Rednos nodded. "That's right. Even though I originally planned to compete with you in the academy's arena, unfortunately, it's now being used as Rex's exclusive interview venue."

"Interview?" Kailin asked doubtfully.

"That's right. Yesterday's mechanical chaos was caused by Rex deciphering the data the hackers had carved into the system. Of course, if you hadn't delayed the situation, there would have been even more casualties. But since today is his home turf, I naturally won't disturb him from accepting the honor. That's why I set up the duel venue here."

As he finished speaking, the elemental power of shadow transformed into two dark swords in his hands. He held the swords in his reverse grip and slowly walked towards the crowd.

"Then let me enjoy it for a while. How strong are you who have come all the way here from Xuanyue?"

The lights on the training ground suddenly dimmed, and everyone did not dare to slack off and immediately armed themselves fully.

Zhao Heng held the red thunder spear of "Thunder Lord"; Zi Xuan held the staff horizontally, and the contract power of "Flame King" and "Poison Spirit" both floated on her shoulders, ready to go; Kailin hung the dagger of "Blood Princess" on her waist, loaded the revolver in her hand, and kept her index finger tightly on the trigger, for fear of accidental discharge.

At this moment, Mo Yan's sword was also unsheathed.

"Are you ready? Then I'm about to start." Rednos moved his shoulders.

As soon as he finished speaking, Rednos disappeared out of thin air in the blink of an eye as soon as he took a step. When he came to his senses, he was already behind Zhao Heng.

"Be careful!" Zixuan's staff lit up first, and two vines sprang out from the ground, wrapping around Rednos' ankles like snakes.

Zhao Heng reacted extremely quickly, lashing out with his Red Thunder Spear. The tip of the spear, with a crackling electric current, pierced the shadow behind him. However, the spear tip passed straight through Rednos' body, leaving only an afterimage.

"The response is good, but it's still too slow."

As soon as he finished speaking, Rednos appeared at Kailin's side, slashing down with the dagger in his hand. Kailin's pupils suddenly shrank. At this moment, Mo Yan rushed over and swung his sword in time to block the blow.

Then he swung his arm, forcing the opponent to move two meters.

"Hey, not bad, what about this?"

Rednos gently turned sideways, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into five afterimages, surrounding everyone.

Five afterimages raised their double swords at the same time. Kailin switched to a machine gun and swept it across fiercely, but the bullets passed by as if passing through the water, without any effect.

"How could this be? Is there nothing solid in here?" Karen was shocked.

As soon as she finished speaking, Rednos stepped lightly and came behind her.

"Of course I am. I am not so foolish as to hide in a visible phantom."

Kailin was startled again, then subconsciously pulled out the dagger from her waist and swung it horizontally.

Rednos raised his head slightly, and the bloody blade only passed two millimeters in front of him. He smiled lightly, then kicked it away.

"Linlin!"

Zixuan's staff glowed emerald green, and poisonous vines erupted from the ground, blazing with flames, seizing the opportunity to entangle the entity. Zhao Heng swung his spear like a dragon emerging from the sea, but the moment he struck, Rednos blocked it with the flat of his blade.