Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Shen He stared blankly at the complete stranger in front of him.

The person who broke into the cave to protect her during the most lonely and helpless moment of her life.

Upon hearing the words "for you," a hint of brilliance gradually appeared in Shen He's usually calm eyes.

Although it was only a tiny bit, Xu Ning still noticed it.

Xu Ning mixed the wine in the gourd in his hand into a "sweet and sweet" drink, handed it to Shen He, and said softly, "Don't worry, I will never give up on you."

However, at that moment, an untimely voice suddenly broke in.

"I suggest you seriously consider what this girl has to say!"

The demon blocking the cave entrance sneered, "Although I don't know your relationship to this girl, I'm sure you have no idea how terrifying her innate destiny is. Even her father..."

"It's just a Lonely Star Calamity, who are you trying to scare!"

Xu Ning gestured for Shen He to drink more to replenish his strength, but Xu Ning impatiently interrupted the monster.

Lonely Star, Calamity Star.

These are the two most avoided destinies in Liyue's ancient legends.

Those born under the Lonely Star are destined to be separated from their relatives and friends, and to live a lonely life.

The fate of the calamity evil is destined to be plagued by disasters and catastrophes, and the life path is dangerous.

Shen He's destiny is said to be afflicted by both the Lonely Star and the Calamity Star, making it an extremely unlucky destiny that is rare even in a thousand years and can harm both himself and others.

The demon realized this and used this rhetoric to make Shen He's father blame all the misfortunes on little Shen He, which led to the current situation.

However, the demon was also taken aback by Xu Ning's words.

"Since you knew her fate, why did you still go to her door so eagerly, only to end up battered and bruised, with little time left to live?"

Xu Ning immediately flew into a rage, "Even though you're just a piece of trash, you still have to have a conscience when you speak!"

"Don't you even know who scratched me all over? What does it have to do with her fate?"

The monster was taken aback by Xu Ning's retort and said, "But if you hadn't come to her side, you wouldn't have run into me, would you?"

Xu Ning chuckled and said, "Hey, if that's the case, then you're right here next to her, which means you're also doomed. Why don't you hurry up and run for your life?"

"By eating her, I will naturally break this fate!"

"With me here, you can forget about eating her!"

"Even if you die, I'll still eat her!"

"What right do you have to kill me like this?"

"You're not even as good as a Hilichurl!"

Seeing the ferocity rekindled in the demon's eyes, Xu Ning knew that it had probably recovered some of its strength.

However, the word "Hilichurl" used by the monster suddenly gave Xu Ning some enlightenment.

After taking the gourd back from Shen He and taking another sip, Xu Ning did not plug the mouth of the gourd as usual, but instead left it open.

Xu Ning said to the monster, "Let's end the chat here. I can't let monsters like you keep regenerating health. It's time to fight to the death."

The monster gave a cold laugh and pounced again without saying a word.

Xu Ning crossed his fists, ignoring the spilled wine, and charged straight at the demon.

This battle was different from the one before.

The demon already knew that as long as Xu Ning had a breath left, it would never allow him to touch that little girl.

Now that he has been here for a while, he still hasn't received any blood or food. As time goes by, his strength will probably get weaker and weaker. He might as well kill this kid with all his might, get his flesh and blood, and then go after that girl.

Xu Ning, on the other hand, had his own plans. This time, he launched a full-scale attack, giving the monster no room to think.

The two exchanged blows, and before long each had suffered more than a dozen blows.

Half of the robe that Beidou and Ningguang had carefully chosen for Xu Ning was torn to shreds.

The other half was also missing half a sleeve, and three deep, bloody claw marks were visible on the exposed forearm, dripping with blood.

Due to the special nature of their bodies, monsters show no signs of having suffered any damage.

Aside from its increasingly thinner form, the only evidence of how many times Xu Ning had brutally beaten it was that it was permeated with the fragrance of wine.

After another exchange of damage, the two separated.

The monster raised the arm that had been broken off by the gourd of wine, brought it to its nose and sniffed, then grinned maliciously, "I like the taste of your wine. It would be delicious to eat it with your flesh and blood."

Xu Ning smiled too.

"What a coincidence, I also really like the taste of this wine, but I'm a little different from you. I usually like to eat food that's been grilled."

Xu Ning rubbed the wine gourd in his left hand against the copper plate on the back of his right hand, sending sparks flying.

Xu Ning's boxing gloves, soaked in alcohol, immediately burst into flames.

The sudden light in the pitch-black cave was so bright that even the demons couldn't help but squint.

"What are you...you're thinking..."

Xu Ning, enduring the burning sensation in his right hand, said to Shen He behind him, "Shen He, protect your head and face."

“And you,” Xu Ning turned to the demon with his face illuminated by the firelight, grinning, “take my move!”

"fire punch!"

The fiery fist, carrying the aroma of wine, struck the demon, instantly igniting a large patch of flame.

Seven or eight out of ten of the monsters' bodies burst into flames.

"what……"

Demons and monsters often dwell in dark and damp places because they are too sensitive to things that generate yang energy.

Even seeing it in daily life would be uncomfortable, let alone burning it directly on your body.

The monster immediately screamed in agony, its body writhing with a thick, inky aura, trying to extinguish the flames that were attached to it.

Xu Ning, however, would not give it any chance, disregarding the fact that he too was tainted by the flames.

He simply kept punching the monster's body hard, while using the wine to make the fire burn even more fiercely.

Following Xu Ning's instructions, Shen He huddled in a corner of the cave, watching Xu Ning, who seemed like a fire god descending to earth, burning her life to drive away the nightmares in her life. Her silver-gray eyes finally glowed with a seven-colored luminescence under the firelight.

After an unknown amount of time, the monster's screams gradually subsided.

Xu Ning kicked the monster away, then brought his still-burning right fist to his waist, gathering all the alcohol element into that fist.

"Let's drink!"

A dragon-shaped wisp of alcohol emanated from Xu Ning's right fist, then transformed into a fanged fire dragon under the scorching flames, blasting a large hole in the demon's chest and abdomen.

The excess flames, carrying fragments of the monster, blasted away the dried grass at the entrance of the cave, allowing a ray of morning light to shine in.

Another day has passed.

Xu Ning replaced the wine in the gourd with non-flammable "sweet liquor" and poured it onto his right hand, which had already lost all feeling. The copper plate on the back of his gauntlet hissed and emitted a puff of white steam.

"Comfortable!"

Xu Ning collapsed to the ground and let out a long sigh. "The pain was so intense just now that I almost cried out loud!"

Shen He slowly walked to Xu Ning's side, looking at his right fist that was stuck together and almost impossible to open. Tears that had not fallen for several days and nights finally streamed down his face.

Seeing the little girl crying, Xu Ning comforted her, "It's okay. After all, we're still alive, which at least proves that what I did was worthwhile."

"Ha, are you sure it's all worth it?"

A hoarse, cold laugh echoed from the cave entrance.

Then a half-crippled figure slowly rose up, once again shrouding the entire cave in shadow.