Genshin Impact: I'm The Envoy of Snezhnaya
Chapter 385: And You Still Say You're Not Barbatos
Is flying faster than running?
Maybe—but sometimes, running might actually be quicker.
Perhaps due to the Abyssal shackles affecting him, Dvalin's flying speed was slower than Diluc had expected.
Combined with the fact that Diluc had relied on some special means, he managed to return to Mondstadt even faster than anticipated.
"Diluc, are you alright?!"
Seeing Diluc panting heavily, Jean moved to support him, but he refused her help.
"Where's Kaeya?"
Scanning the city walls, Diluc noticed that aside from a few elite knights, Kaeya was nowhere to be seen.
"To prevent any unexpected incidents in Springvale, I sent him there."
Calling over a nearby knight, Jean explained.
She already understood why Diluc had refused her assistance.
In a public setting like this, he didn't want to appear too close to the Knights.
After all, his "persona" was that of someone who disliked them.
Diluc didn't object to her decision.
As one of the Knights' sharpest minds, Kaeya could make the right calls in critical moments.
Sending him to Springvale was the best choice.
Stormterror's condition was tied to the Abyss. To restore him, they first needed to figure out how to break through that barrier.
But now wasn't the time for that.
They had to repel Dvalin first before proceeding with any further plans.
Diluc knew that as the representative of the West Wind—one of the Four Winds—Jean should avoid directly confronting Dvalin.
That task was better left to him.
"Acting Grand Master Jean!"
Just as Diluc was thinking about how to convince Jean to let him face Dvalin, a red figure wearing goggles rushed in from the other side of the bridge.
It was Amber, the Outrider of the Knights of Favonius.
Pushing her goggles up onto her forehead, Amber first glanced at Diluc before reporting:
"Jean, Stormterror has stopped! It's landed near Springvale—it seems to have encountered someone!"
"Encountered someone?"
Hearing this, both Diluc and Jean felt a sense of foreboding.
Based on Kaeya's travel speed, if nothing unexpected had happened…
Had Dvalin run into them?
Diluc had been wondering why he had arrived in Mondstadt ahead of Dvalin.
So that was the reason…
"Guard Mondstadt."
Pushing aside the knight supporting him, Diluc left those words for Jean before rushing toward Springvale.
From his recent investigations, he knew exactly how powerful Dvalin was.
If Kaeya had clashed with him, the outcome would likely be grim.
...
"Roar—!"
Under the influence of the Abyss, Dvalin opened his jaws and bit down toward Bai Luo.
The Wolf's Gravestone—Youth Edition appeared in Bai Luo's hands, wedging itself firmly between the dragon's jaws.
To Dvalin, an ordinary weapon would be no more than a toothpick.
But this "wolf's something-or-other" weapon, enhanced by the system, was even sturdier than the original Wolf's Gravestone.
Teeth collided with steel, sending sparks flying.
Had he been bitten, it wouldn't have been a simple matter of being cut in half.
"Jianna, get back!"
Feeling the hot breath from Dvalin's mouth, Bai Luo called out.
Fortunately, unlike other dragons, Dvalin didn't have that foul, beastly stench in his breath.
Otherwise, that alone would've been enough to make him vomit.
Once Jianna had retreated, Bai Luo pulled his greatsword free.
Gripping the massive blade with one hand, he swung it hard and smashed it straight onto Dvalin's forehead.
Clang—!
Even Kaeya, who had already retreated far away with Jianna, felt his head buzzing just from watching that blow.
If it had been him, there would've been no need for rescue—he could've been sent straight to the funeral parlor in the neighboring nation.
But as a familiar of the Anemo Archon, Dvalin's physique was on an entirely different level.
That strike did stun him. He let out a pained roar, shaking his head, and it took a while before he recovered.
Eyeing the greatsword in Bai Luo's hand warily, Dvalin flapped his wings and rode the wind back into the air.
Was he trying to escape?
Not at all.
That strike made him realize that close combat with Barbatos was a terrible idea.
So he chose to use his advantage as a wind dragon—attacking from the sky.
With the wind's blessing, Dvalin was like a fighter jet, diving toward Bai Luo with a sonic boom.
But what he unleashed wasn't a barrage of bullets—it was a hurricane capable of shredding even solid rock.
Wherever the storm passed, everything was destroyed. Even Kaeya and Jianna, who had already retreated far away, were affected by its force.
If Kaeya hadn't raised an ice wall to block it, the two of them would've been blown away.
And that was only the aftershock.
Yet when the hurricane swept past, Bai Luo remained standing in place—not only unharmed, but not even a speck of dust clung to his clothes.
It was as if the wind had deliberately avoided him.
"And you still say you're not Barbatos?!" Dvalin roared in fury.
In his memory, the only one who could be this immune to wind was Barbatos himself.
"..."
Bai Luo really wanted to tell him that this ability was called quantumization.
But considering the dragon probably had no idea what "quantum" meant, explaining would be pointless. So he stayed silent.
And that silence, in Dvalin's eyes, became confirmation.
The dragon grew enraged.
Under his control, the wind condensed in front of him, forming two massive spheres.
Compressed wind spheres—far more destructive than before.
With a dive, they exploded beside Bai Luo like bombs.
Yes—beside him.
Because from the very beginning, Dvalin hadn't aimed at Bai Luo at all.
Now that he knew Bai Luo was "immune" to wind, continuing to attack him directly would be foolish.
This move was meant to kick up dust and block his vision.
And while Bai Luo was blinded, Dvalin dove again, extending his razor-sharp claws.
This level of caution wasn't normally necessary.
But that earlier strike still had his head ringing.
He couldn't afford to be careless.
Now… can you still dodge this, Barbatos?!
What answered him was Bai Luo's figure leaping high into the air.
With the effect of One-Winged Angel, his jumping ability had been greatly enhanced.
And not just his jump—his plunging attack as well.
DUANG—!
Gripping the greatsword in one hand, Bai Luo struck again at the perfect moment.
Dvalin cried out as he was slammed to the ground, rolling several times before barely coming to a stop.
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