Although Su Yuan felt that the current Albedo didn't show any strange behavior, and the people present seemed to have already accepted that he was the real Albedo, Su Yuan still kept a bit of caution in mind, maintaining a certain degree of suspicion.
The reason was simple: the previous incident with the real and fake Aether had already made Su Yuan deeply realize that what his eyes saw and what his mind judged were not necessarily the absolute truth…
"So, Brother Albedo, since you didn't run into any accidents, why didn't you send us any news?"
Klee, looking puzzled, asked Albedo:
"These past few days while you were gone, Master Jean and I were so worried!"
"That's right, Albedo. That's also what I find strange." Aether nodded and added, "With your mature, calm, and steady personality, it's impossible that you wouldn't have thought about this, right?"
"If you were planning to be away from Mondstadt for so long, you'd definitely have let someone know."
"Unless something urgent and dangerous happened that made it impossible for you to send word?"
Hearing what Klee and Aether said, Albedo showed a slightly puzzled expression and replied:
"You mean you really didn't receive any message? A few days ago, I entrusted the adventurer Pallad to return to Mondstadt and inform the Knights that I would be taking a few extra days of leave to handle matters here in Dragonspine…"
"Albedo, these past few days Master Jean has kept me inside the Knights' Headquarters, so I never received any news about you at all, nor have I seen this adventurer called Pallad!" Klee thought for a moment, then spoke directly.
"That's strange…" Albedo's expression suddenly grew serious.
"Could it be that Albetwo, in order to stop me from sending out messages, actually harmed Pallad?"
"That Albetwo, even though he's your own brother, how could he be such a big villain that he would even hurt other people!" Klee said angrily.
"Let's work together and find that big villain Albetwo!"
"Klee, I have to correct you a little. Albetwo isn't some irredeemable villain."
Albedo spoke:
"Just like Durin. Although the world called him the Evil Dragon Durin, he wasn't truly some unforgivable dragon of malice. He simply didn't know how to get along with humans…"
"It's the same with Albetwo. Perhaps he's just a bit stubborn in his heart, longing for acknowledgment and respect from others…"
"Shameful as it is to admit, though I've been tracking Albetwo's movements here in Dragonspine these days, the mountain is vast, the terrain is complex, with steep differences in height, and I haven't managed to find him face to face…"
"But I've discovered quite a few traces of him, so I can be certain he's still somewhere in Dragonspine…"
"And what's more, it seems he has now mastered a special kind of power…"
"You should all have seen the wound on Durin's heart by now. It was Albetwo who used this special power to completely kill Durin…"
"As for this special power, I'm still conducting research on it… but the progress has been painfully slow…"
"Albedo, this power is called the Power of the Eerie."
At that moment, Su Yuan spoke up.
Over the next stretch of time, he explained to Albedo some of the characteristics of this power, as well as the information he had on the process of Eerie state.
"So that's how it is?"
After listening to Su Yuan's explanation, Albedo nodded with a thoughtful, enlightened expression.
He said:
"That makes sense. Originally, Albetwo and I had already more or less reconciled. He had even taken on the form of Joel's late father, Joserf, just to experience the purest and most ordinary form of familial love…"
"But then he suddenly disappeared, returning to the snow-covered mountains. It must have been at that time that he fell under the corruption and control of the Eerie…"
"From your description, Su Yuan, Eerie requires certain conditions, and once it occurs, it also drives the person toward a specific objective…"
"So then—why would the Eerie Albetwo want to kill Durin?"
"Just sitting here speculating won't get us anywhere. Since we've all come to Dragonspine, each additional person searching increases our chances. Why don't we split up and look for Albetwo's traces separately?" Eula suggested.
"That wouldn't be wise." Albedo replied.
"From what you've described, Albetwo's power after Eerie state should be extremely formidable. Among us, only Eula could stand against him."
"If we split up, we risk being defeated by Albetwo one by one. That would be disastrous. We must stay together."
"True, Albedo has a point." Aether nodded in agreement.
But the next moment, an anxious voice suddenly rang out:
"Everyone, be careful—get away from him, now!"
"He's not me, Albedo—he's Albetwo!!!"
Everyone present was stunned by that sudden voice.
They turned their heads, only to see that not far ahead, another Albedo had appeared!
"Huh?"
Klee looked toward the neck of the newly appeared Albedo, only to find that he too bore a yellow diamond-shaped mark.
Completely baffled, she blurted out:
"Why does this new Brother Albedo also have that same mark on his neck???"
"Could it be… that both of these Brother Albedo are real???"
"Don't listen to his nonsense. I am the real Albedo—he's Albetwo! Don't be deceived by his honeyed lies!" declared the Albedo who had been standing by the group.
Su Yuan stared at the two identical Albedos before him, silently thinking to himself that keeping his guard up had indeed been the right choice…
He never expected that the famous scene of the "True and False Monkey King" from Journey to the West would actually play out in Teyvat, right here in Genshin Impact's world—a battle of the True and False Albedo!
"Everyone, get away from this Albetwo—he's dangerous!"
The newly arrived Albedo immediately drew his one-handed sword and charged toward the group.
"Durin already fell to his hand. He'll harm you too!"
"Albetwo, what nonsense are you spouting?"
The Albedo beside the group also unsheathed his one-handed sword, rushing forward to clash head-on with the newcomer.
"Don't listen to him! He's the one who murdered Durin—he's Albetwo!"
The two Albedos fought fiercely, their stances, sword swings, strength, and even their facial expressions—all perfectly identical, as if two exact copies were battling each other…
"Uuu… ┭┮﹏┭┮…" Klee could hardly speak as she watched, tears welling up.
"I can't tell… I really can't tell them apart…"
"Which one of these two is the real Brother Albedo???"
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