Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

In the basement of the Academy of Sciences, a thin figure walked out of the darkness. The man crossed the narrow streets and finally came to a spacious experimental factory.

He didn't turn on the lights, only some light and shadows were cast on the multiple screens in front of him.

The man walked towards a curved screen and was about to move his hands when he was interrupted by sudden words.

"So this is your secret base."

As the voice fell, the man's hand stopped about 10 centimeters above the keyboard. He turned around and found that Rednos had leaned against the laboratory door at some point.

Buddy was stunned and was about to speak when Rednos walked towards him.

"Are you surprised? Of course I am too, because I really didn't expect you to be so bold as to lurk around me as an employee of the Academy of Sciences. Dr. Buddy, no, when I go back I should call you Mr. Diablo, one of the Six Evil Saints." Rednos stopped and said with his arms folded.

Hearing this, Buddy's expression suddenly darkened, but soon he smiled nonchalantly, as if he had just heard a harmless joke. He slowly raised his head and faced Rednos. In the dim light, his glasses reflected the faint light from the screen, making it difficult to see the emotion in his eyes.

He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Rednos.

"I'd like to state in advance that I shouldn't make any meaningless explanations. That will only make me lose my patience with you."

Budi was silent for a moment. After a moment, he asked calmly, "When did you find out? I don't think I've revealed any flaws."

"Indeed, you haven't revealed any flaws in the 18 years you've been lurking in the abyss. If it weren't for Edlon making such a fuss, I wouldn't have known you were by my side at all." Rednos put his hands down and said.

"Oh? Where did this come from?" Buddy pushed his glasses and smiled slightly, but his tone remained calm.

"Dimension Shadow Stone, Rex said that when the abyss barrier collapsed, it was you who led him to find this stone, whose function he himself didn't even know. Later, I heard him say that it was you who proposed to use the power of the Dimension Shadow Stone to maintain the abyss barrier. I'm right, right?" Rednos said.

Budi chuckled. "That doesn't prove anything. It's just a piece of stone with strange powers. It's an unexpected and surprising discovery no matter where it is, isn't it?"

"But this is the abyss. You should know that I created the abyss myself. It is almost isolated from the outside world. Any rare treasures born here cannot escape my discerning eyes. But that stone is the only one that I didn't expect."

Rednos's voice echoed in the empty experimental field, carrying an unquestionable coldness.

"This stone possesses the power to stabilize the barrier. If such a special entity were to be born in the abyss, how could I not know about it?"

"Even if that's the case, it only proves that someone brought the dimensional shadow stone into the abyss. How can you be sure of my identity?" Buddy asked again with a smile.

"Of course, these are just the results we arrived at after confirming the doubts. Want to hear the doubts? During the Sangyang Rebellion, the biochemical troops led by Lang Ishii attempted to summon the demon army to seize the forbidden power, but unexpectedly summoned you. They wanted to control you to fulfill their ambition to rule Teyvat. As the original demon, you have noble blood and naturally would not listen to the orders of despicable people. So you ruthlessly killed all the Sangyang people in the laboratory."

Rednos's voice echoed in the empty experimental field, carrying a hint of cold reminiscence.

Upon hearing this, Buddy sneered, "Of course, even though I'm a demon, I never interfere with other people's ambitions. And what you said are all well-known facts, which doesn't mean anything."

"Indeed, but please don't misunderstand me. I'm only saying this to describe your actions." Rednos nodded and continued, "At the time, the volunteers launched a large-scale crackdown to dismantle these heinous organizations. However, when they arrived at the scene, the laboratory was already in shambles, and all the Sangyang researchers had been killed, their deaths tragically."

Rednos paused, then continued.

"Of course, I'm not pitying these insects. Their actions are worthy of death, even if they were cut into pieces. What's particularly concerning is that the experimental data these demons conducted on the bodies of ordinary people like Linhui has since disappeared. Even the hide of this demon leader has been stripped off. And if I remember correctly, you once used this hide to transform from a demon into a human, right?"

Buddy pushed his glasses up and then smiled, "True, but what does this have to do with what you said?"

Rednos folded his arms and said, "It's not the hides that are important, but the lost data. Unfortunately, when searching the beasts' camp, someone stumbled upon a piece of residual experimental data in the laboratory. Although most of it was burned by the fire, clear handwriting was still left."

"During the demon summoning ritual... the 'black stone' that was accidentally discovered may be connected to the demon from another dimension."

"That's why they chose to summon the devil. However, what they didn't expect was that the devil summoning ritual was successful, but..."

"But it brought them fatal disaster?" Buddy interrupted. "So you've been suspicious of the Dimensional Shadow Stone for a long time, right?"

"I did have this idea, but considering the timeliness, I was just curious about the stone so I didn't think much about it," said Rednos.

Budi sneered, "Indeed. After all, I came to the Abyss from the era after the Sangyang Rebellion. Normal people really couldn't imagine that the so-called Dimensional Shadow Stone was the Demon Stone that the Sangyang people accidentally discovered during their experiments."

"So you admit it frankly? That stone is the 'Black Stone' discovered by the Sangyang people during their experiments, and it is closely related to you, the 'Dimensional Demon'. And some of the experimental materials you published in the Abyss..."

"I came to this conclusion after studying their data and privately compiling it." Buddy smiled slightly. Noticing Rednos's sudden nervousness, he suddenly explained, "Oh, don't get me wrong. I only borrowed their data. I didn't harm anyone. It's actually thanks to my gradual deciphering of their experimental materials that the Abyss barrier was restored, preventing the hardships from being as tragic as those in the outside world. Besides, weren't we, the Six Evil Saints, also heroes in the Sangyang Rebellion?"

Rednos nodded. "That's why I'm giving you some face right now. Otherwise, given my usual style, I'm afraid you wouldn't even have the arrogance to speak to me, let alone whether you could stand here and talk to me."