Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

"The Abyss...Apostle?"

Upon hearing those two words, Paimon couldn't help but shudder.

Upon hearing this title, Ying felt as if she had heard it somewhere before. After thinking for a while, she suddenly realized something.

"It's something Dain mentioned..."

Upon hearing this name from Ying, the Abyss Apostle's expression turned cold.

“Dain…Dain's Reeb? I see. I thought you were just rats who wandered in by mistake, but it turns out you're also connected to that persistent person… He sent you to your deaths? His resistance against the Abyss has long been at a stalemate, and it will not be affected by any insignificant ripples… The Abyss—unstoppable!”

After uttering these words, the Abyss Apostle gathered a strange energy, which transformed into water elemental power, forming two claw blades on the back of its hand.

Seeing this, Ying drew his bladeless sword and prepared for battle.

Judging from their size alone, Ying doesn't have an advantage. Can they really win?

Water blades flew out, and Ying used them as a form of offense instead of defense, also releasing wind blades.

Several sharp elemental blades collided, creating a small explosion that sent water mist flying everywhere.

Taking advantage of her small size, Ying rushed forward using the water mist and thrust her sword at her opponent.

Unable to dodge in time, the Abyss Apostle deployed a water shield, fell backward, and entered the Abyss Portal, disappearing from sight.

Seeing that the other party had not appeared for a long time, Ying gathered wind elements in her left hand and absorbed the surrounding water.

Suddenly, the Abyss Apostle attacked from behind.

Ying reacted quickly, slamming the condensed water element into the ground, where it reacted with the newly formed rock crystals beneath her feet, creating a shield.

The water shield completely blocked the water blade's attack, preventing it from advancing any further.

With a whoosh, the claw blade in the Abyss Apostle's left hand was shattered.

Surprised, it quickly retreated.

"This power... seems familiar..."

Ying didn't give the other party time to process the information and quickly rushed forward, thrusting her sword towards the throat.

However, the next second, the water element formed a shield, completely blocking the attack.

Ying drew her sword and quickly retreated, watching her opponent warily.

As the Abyss Apostle looked at the water elemental claw blade severed from its left hand, it gradually came to understand everything.

It's not that the bladeless sword has hidden power, but rather that there is a more mysterious power within this young girl.

This power can weaken the water elemental force that he has created from abyssal energy.

(No...it wasn't weakened, it was absorbed!)

Suddenly realizing what was happening, the Abyss Apostle's eyes widened beneath his mask.

"Hmm...! I see, so you are...that person! In that case, I shouldn't stay any longer..."

After saying that, the Abyss Apostle opened a portal behind him and quickly left the scene.

Confusion appeared in Ying's eyes as she began to rack her brains.

(This apostle of the abyss knows me...?)

At this moment, Paimon said, "Wow...that was dangerous. Are you alright, Traveler? What a powerful enemy! I didn't know the Abyss Order had such formidable monsters. Hmm? What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

Ying shook her head.

"It's nothing, let's leave quickly."

"Ah, right, we're almost at the exit of the ruins. Let's get out of here quickly. This place is so terrifying; every second we stay could bring new dangers!"

They quickly fled the ruins, and near the exit, they spotted two familiar figures: Daines Reibu and Huiyuan.

Upon seeing the white floating spirit, Dain exclaimed in astonishment, "The reunion... has come sooner than I expected."

"Oh, it's Dai Yin! And Yuan Bao too, what are you doing together?"

When Paimon asked the question, Huiyuan answered it.

"I was cultivating in a cave when he mistook me for a monster from the abyss. After the misunderstanding was cleared up, we came together to investigate the abyss."

After Huiyuan gave a brief summary, Daiyin looked at Ying and noticed that her expression was a little off.

Then Dain sensed the surrounding atmosphere again and confirmed her guess.

"Judging from your expressions, it seems you've just experienced something strange. Did you perhaps encounter the Abyss Apostles in those ruins?"

Paimon was shocked to see that Dain didn't ask any questions and directly recounted the danger they had just encountered.

"Hey, how did Dain know?!"

"I'm still hunting down the 'Abyssal Apostles,' and I never expected to run into you here."

After confirming that Dain and Huiyuan were not hallucinating, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and recounted everything she had seen at the ruins.

"Actually, what we experienced was not just the apostles... there are deeper strange things in the ruins."

After Ying finished recounting the story of the upside-down wind god statue, the eerie dead, and the sinister energy, Dain began to ponder.

"An upside-down statue... abyssal energy in its hands? No, I've never seen anything like it when I was fighting the abyss. But... I have a guess. Tell me about your experience first. You escaped the bottom of the ruins, which was filled with abyssal energy, and then what?"

Paimon added, "Then, as we approached the exit of the ruins, we were intercepted by a suddenly appearing Abyssal Apostle. We fought that guy for a while, and it might not be far away yet?"

Seeing that there was still a possibility of pursuit, Dain did not hesitate and gave the order.

"Yes, this is a rare opportunity. Let's chase after them together."

Just as Ying was about to blurt out "accept," she suddenly realized something was wrong.

"I remember... I think I was the employer..."

You were the one who was hired before, so why are you suddenly taking it for granted and giving orders?

Does my payment of 500 Mora and the three questions not count?

Before Ying could even voice her dissatisfaction, Paimon quickly agreed.

"Let's go! This is a rare opportunity, and with Dai Yin and Yuan Bao's help, we might be able to solve a lot of mysteries this time!"

Just as everyone began to follow the trail, Ying started to pay attention to Huiyuan.

I've been speculating for a long time whether Huiyuan knows about her brother, but she just doesn't want to or can't tell me.

After all, no matter what, Huiyuan's expression always carried a sense of "having the script under control," and apart from the occasional minor incident, nothing would surprise Huiyuan.

Whether it's Venti being confirmed as the Anemo Archon, Zhongli being the Geo Archon, or Lady being the mastermind behind the Liyue disaster, everything about Hunyuan is perplexing.

They are extremely knowledgeable about major events, but completely unprepared for minor things, such as menstruation or being drugged.

It was at some point in time that Ying suddenly developed feelings for Huiyuan because of a sense of security, and they even became best friends.

What is this sense of security?

It's hard to explain... but it must be related to Huiyuan's thorough understanding of the plot.

For Ying, Huiyuan was like a savior; as long as she appeared, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Whether Huiyuan wants to talk about her brother or not, Ying knows that as long as Huiyuan is still alive, she will definitely be able to find her brother.