Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Diablo kept smiling, but his expression was still a little confused.

But Rednos replied calmly, "Really? I think you may not have understood what I meant. I did say that I could forgive you this time, but that doesn't mean I can let you do whatever you want. The Abyss is my territory, and you're a demon. Letting you go would be like letting a tiger return to the mountains, allowing you to continue stirring up trouble."

He slowly took a step forward. Although the aura around him was not deliberately exaggerated, it seemed to make the temperature of the entire laboratory drop a few degrees.

"So, Mr. Diablo, you need to stay in the Abyss. Not as a prisoner, but as... a 'consultant.' After all, the knowledge you possess is 'unparalleled,' so it's better to stay in the Abyss and focus on your experiments."

Hearing this, Diablo folded his arms and said, "So you didn't want me to leave from the beginning, did you?"

Rednos sneered, "You're right. You're a demon. I'm not stupid enough to let you leave the Abyss. Besides, this was your own choice, wasn't it? If you hadn't come to the Abyss, if you hadn't been at the Academy of Sciences, or if you hadn't used your identity as a researcher to operate in the Abyss, you wouldn't be in this situation today. So, you deserve it."

Hearing this, he slowly lowered his hands. "So, I jumped from a trap into another, larger, more ornate cage? The so-called letting bygones be bygones is another way of keeping me under house arrest forever?"

Rednos smiled softly: "Huh, clever, but at least I still keep my promise now, right?"

After the words fell, Diablo held his forehead and was completely speechless: "Oh, Rednos, ah Rednos, I surrender to you, isn't that enough..."

He sighed, in stark contrast to the people in front of him who were happy for Swarovski and Clara.

At this moment, Shiwaro suddenly looked at Mo Yan and the others and said, "By the way, Traveler, I think there is something that may be helpful to your next move."

The four of them were stunned and looked at Swarovski together.

"What's going on?" Mo Yan asked immediately, a hint of anticipation rising in his heart. After so many twists and turns, any clue seemed crucial.

"It's about the Fallen Angel Troupe," Swarovski replied. "I previously analyzed the data disk that Miss Finina brought back and discovered that the Fallen Angel Troupe's main base is in a place called Black Demon Mountain."

"Dark Devil Mountain? Where is that?" Kailin paused and asked doubtfully. Then she turned and looked at Rednos. "Hey, you, do you know this place?"

"I don't know." Rednos glanced coldly and answered decisively.

"Dark Mountain? That's not the impression I have of it..." Diablo was about to speak in a low voice, but he caught a glimpse of Rednos's eyes from the corner of his eye. The eyes were calm, but like an ice-hardened blade, which instantly made him swallow the rest of his words back.

……

At the same time, at the Black Demon Mountain base camp.

The Demon Lord was still sitting in the hall, but unlike before, in front of him, whether it was Ite, Feng Ling, Phantom, or the other two, all suffered injuries of varying degrees.

"Are you all right?" he asked softly.

Yi Te shook his head: "I can't die yet. This time... Thank you, Master Demon, for your help."

The Demon Lord sat high atop his throne, his shadows outlining his cold, hard figure. His crimson eyes slowly scanned the beleaguered crowd below, lingering for a moment on the hideous wound on Yite's chest that nearly split him open, then glancing over Fengling's pale face and the various scars on Phantom and the others.

"It seems the Fallen Angel Troupe suffered heavy losses during this trip to the Abyss..."

Feng Ling clutched her wound and nodded, "Yes, although It succeeded in obtaining the Dimensional Shadow Stone, almost all of the people we brought with us perished in the abyss, especially the barbarians we had just recruited. Including the two captains, they were practically wiped out."

"That's all right." The Demon Lord's voice was low and steady, and no emotion could be detected. "For me, the result is what matters most. So, It, now that you have the stone, let's start the next plan."

"Yes……"

Back in the laboratory, the medical staff of the Fallen Angel Brigade gave simple treatment to the injuries of the five people.

At this moment, Yite's eyes still held a trace of resentment. After all, he had lost to a young girl he had never taken seriously, a girl who had unleashed astonishing power through her own will. This humiliation and frustration were far more unbearable than the injury in his chest.

He clenched his fists, his eyes filled with sinister anger.

"Clara..." He whispered the name, his voice filled with cold murderous intent, "And that Mo Yan... I'll settle this score with you sooner or later!"

He slammed his fist on the laboratory table beside him, and looking at his appearance at the moment, Feng Ling shook her head and sneered sarcastically.

"I never thought that our Dr. It would have such a bad day." She sat on the edge of the bed with a hint of lazy mockery.

"Don't give me that. Didn't you also fail in this operation?" Ite retorted unhappily. The wound on his chest ached slightly due to his excitement, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"But we have Phantom here, and to be honest, our fate will be much better than yours." Feng Ling chuckled.

"Tsk, you're just pot calling the kettle black. What's there to be proud of?" It said coldly with a frown on his face.

At this time, Phantom said, "Well, let's get on with the next move. What are your plans, Doctor?"

"What Phantom said makes sense." It slowly stood up and walked to the control console.

"Fortunately, the data in the lab is synchronized with this data. When the Abyss Base was surrounded, you should have obeyed my instructions and destroyed the platform there, right?" He looked at the two experimenters standing nearby. They exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Very good, now..."

He took a deep breath and suppressed his surging emotions. He operated skillfully, calling up the complex energy flow map and data model. The central holographic projector lit up, and the shadow of the dimensional shadow stone slowly rotated in it.

"Sure enough, with the power of the Dimensional Shadow Stone, I believe we will soon be able to create something to fight against the Ice Emperor. Of course, the data copied from the Abyss before will also be used..." His words stopped abruptly. The data that was previously stolen from the Abyss system using a virus had completely disappeared, and no matter how he searched his own storage, he could not find any relevant information.

"What's going on? Where's the information I stole from the Abyss? Why is it all gone? What on earth is going on?"

He banged his head on the table. The two researchers beside him quickly stepped forward to explain, "Doctor, we did follow the instructions to destroy the Abyss's temporary synchronization system. But before we did, that girl deleted all the information about the Abyss while we were gone. So..."

"That girl? You mean the one who destroyed our airship earlier?"

“Yes… yes, Doctor.” The researcher’s voice trembled with fear at Etter’s ferocious expression. “It’s that girl named Finina… She, she somehow managed to break out of the cage. Before we destroyed the system, she forcibly deleted all the core data copied from the Abyss…”

It's face was instantly distorted by rage, and the violent heaving of his chest pulled at the wound, causing him to cough violently.

Cough cough cough!

"Is this guy okay?" Kuang Dao asked as if it was none of his business.

"Don't worry, I won't be angry to death." Feng Ling said with a smile.

“Tsk, this girl…” Yite clenched his hands and gritted his teeth, but he quickly calmed down his anger. “Never mind. Luckily, I was careful and copied down all the data.”

He then looked at the researcher beside him and said, "Where's the storage disk? You should have taken it with you when you left."

However, the researcher's expression became troubled again, and his voice became even weaker. "Doctor, it seems the storage disk was also taken away by that girl."

"What did you say!"

Etter spun around, grabbed the researcher by the collar, and lifted him off the ground. His rage caused the wound on his chest, which hadn't yet healed, to burst open again.

Cough cough cough!

"Hey, Doc?"

Feng Ling was shocked: "It's bad, help!"

(Contract Mission, Chapter 7: Shadow Journey, End)