Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"Damn it, why did they get away again!" Karen stomped her feet in anger.

Zhao Heng gathered his weapons in silence, his brow furrowed. Zi Xuan also suppressed the flames around her, her expression solemn. Only Rednos gazed toward the sky, letting out a profound sigh.

"This power... I see. Is this your choice now?"

"ah!"

Suddenly Monae screamed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened again?" Karen turned around and asked quickly.

"Mr. Swarovski's signal has disappeared, and now I can't contact the workshop at all." Monáe's voice was filled with rare panic. She repeatedly tapped the communicator on her wrist, but the screen remained silent.

At this moment, an ominous premonition came to everyone's mind.

"What happened? Didn't Mo Yan go to stop It? Did he fail?" Karen asked in surprise.

"Hurry! Go to the workshop!" Rednos made a prompt decision and turned into a shadow and rushed away.

Everyone's heart tightened and they immediately followed him.

When they rushed into the workshop door, what they saw was a heartbreaking scene.

Clara fell to her knees, tears silently streaming down her face. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and her hands tightly grasped Swarlow's cold and heavy mechanical hand.

Swarlow's massive body collapsed limply beside the control console. The forcibly opened wound on his chest was a horrifying sight, exposing the delicate components within, occasionally emitting a faint spark. The light in his single eye completely dimmed, and there was no sound.

"Clara..." Monáe's voice trembled. She walked quickly forward, squatted down and gently held Clara's shoulders.

Clara slowly turned around, her face already red with tears: "Mona-senpai, Mr. Swarovski... Mr. Swarovski... Ahhhh!"

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly threw herself into Monáe's arms and burst into tears. The cry was heartbreaking, full of helplessness and despair, and it echoed for a long time in the empty workshop.

Monae hugged her tightly, feeling her body trembling violently, her eyes reddened involuntarily, and she could only pat her back over and over again, but could not say a word of comfort.

Mo Yan stood aside, fists clenched. He lowered his head and spoke in a hoarse voice: "I'm sorry, we couldn't stop Yi Te... He was rescued... The Dimensional Shadow Stone... was also taken away..."

The workshop was dead silent, with only Clara's suppressed sobs and the occasional sound of electric sparks.

"How could this happen? Wouldn't Clara and Mr. Swarovski be forever..." Karin's words stopped abruptly. Talking any more would undoubtedly only bring more sadness.

At this moment, Rednos walked over to Swarlow, looked at the hollow hole in his chest, and fell into a brief moment of contemplation. Then he looked up at Clara and said, "Miss Clara, don't be too sad. I think there is someone who can help Swarlow recover."

His words were like a faint light, piercing the heavy despair in the workshop.

Clara's crying suddenly stopped. She raised her head and looked at Rednos with tearful eyes. Her voice trembled with disbelief: "Really? Mr. Swarlow... can he recover?"

"of course."

……

Inside the Academy of Sciences laboratory, everyone's eyes turned to Diablo.

He looked calm, turned to look at Rednos, and asked in an incredulous tone, "Are you serious?"

"Of course, after thinking about it, you're the only one in the entire Abyss who has this ability. After all, it was you who gave him a second life." Rednos folded his arms and smiled. "Besides, I won't let your efforts go in vain. As long as you can wake Swarlow, I can forgive you for provoking the Fallen Angel Brigade to cause chaos in the Abyss this time."

Diablo's crimson eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were weighing the pros and cons. He glanced at Swarovski, who lay limp on the ground, his core stolen, then at Clara, whose face was covered in tears. A playful smile curved his lips.

"Haha... sounds like a good deal." He said slowly, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

He came to Swarovski and observed carefully: "Well, it seems that only the core was taken away."

"Just?" Karen was immediately furious.

However, before he could finish his words, Diablo made an unintentional move that made everyone in the audience freeze in place.

His hand passed through his chest like magic, and the next second he took out a stone that was almost identical to the dimensional shadow stone that It had taken away.

"What is that?" Mo Yan was shocked.

Diablo said nothing, but smiled gently and slowly pressed the stone in his hand into the hole in Svaro's chest.

Sure enough, within a moment, Swarovski's huge body shook violently, and a subtle and rapid buzzing sound came from inside. In his single eye, the familiar light lit up again like a dancing flame.

"Mr. Swarovski!" Clara broke free from Monáe's arms and threw herself to Swarovski, her voice full of excitement.

Swarlow's mechanical head turned slightly, his single eye focused on Clara's tear-stained face. He tried to raise a heavy mechanical arm, and although the movement was still a little sluggish, it landed precisely and gently on Clara's head, just like countless times before.

"Clara..." A familiar, slightly metallic, steady voice sounded. Although it was a little weaker than usual, it was clearly heard by everyone. "I... am back. I'm sorry... for making you worry."

"That's great, Clara!" Karen was so excited that she almost jumped up.

At this moment, the solemn atmosphere in the laboratory was instantly broken, and everyone showed a relieved smile on their faces.

Rednos stood aside, looking at Diablo meaningfully.

"You're quite a hidden talent." He quipped, folding his arms.

Diablo pushed his glasses up and smiled softly. "Of course, this Knight Stone is a fragment formed by the condensed power of dimensions and time. The power contained within is indeed mysterious and extraordinary. But to us demons, it is just a piece of stone that we can find anywhere."

"Then the stones that Ite and the others took away can be said to be useless, right?" Kailin walked over and said.

"Not necessarily." Diablo folded his arms. "Didn't I tell you that's only in the eyes of us demons? From a human perspective, its usefulness far exceeds your imagination."

After saying this, Diablo turned around again and said, "Then, Lord Rednos, now that I have fulfilled your request, will you also let me leave here according to the agreement?"

Rednos lowered his hands and smiled slightly: "Of course, I will abide by the agreement and forgive your behavior this time."

"Really? Thank you very much." Diablo smiled. "In that case, I'll take my leave now."

He turned around and was about to leave when Redlos called him again.

"Wait a minute." He turned his head. "I'm just saying that this time, bygones are bygones, but that doesn't mean you can leave the abyss."

Diablo paused. He slowly turned around, his crimson eyes narrowing slightly behind his lenses, his usual cynical smile fading slightly.

"Sir, this is not what we agreed on."