"Take her back. Finally, I can report success." The Electro Cicin Mage was clearly the leader of the three-person squad.
As soon as she spoke, Lei Chui, as the vanguard of the team, unhesitatingly walked towards where Garurawas sleeping.
Lei Chui stretched out his brawny arm, intending to pick Garura up.
"Rustle! Rustle!" The sound of foliage being pushed aside suddenly rang out, and Lei Chui's arm instantly froze in mid-air.
"Who's there!" Lei Chui quickly back-hopped, forming a triangular formation with his teammates, back to back.
"Oh oh oh~, three warriors bullying a child, isn't that a bit too shameless?" A slightly mocking voice drifted over.
Then, the three wary individuals saw a strange figure in full armor emerge from the dark forest.
Seeing Yu Jin's fully armored figure, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Because of the existence of elemental power, full body armor like Yu Jin's had long been phased out. Generally, people who still wore such armor were ordinary individuals without a Vision.
Although there were strong individuals among ordinary people, the three clearly hadn't considered that point.
"Deal with him quickly, leave no traces." At the Electro Cicin Mage's command, the other two began to act.
Lei Chui charged first, raising his great hammer towards Yu Jin.
"Boom!" The huge hammerhead, carrying boundless power, struck towards Yu Jin, directly smashing a large pit into the ground.
"First strike." Yu Jin took a small hop and stepped onto Lei Chui's hammerhead.
Lei Chui looked at Yu Jin standing on his hammer. Although he was a full head taller than Yu Jin, his hammer now seemed to be nailed to the ground. No matter how much force he exerted, the hammer remained completely still.
"Bang! Bang!" The distant musketeer, seeing Lei Chuiand Yu Jin in a stalemate, immediately fired two shots at Yu Jin.
"Two bullets, that counts as the second strike." Yu Jinjumped from the hammerhead to the ground, saying this after dodging the bullets.
However, the Fatui did not stop their attack due to Yu Jin's strange behavior.
A swarm of Cicin flew out from the Electro Cicin Mage's lantern. Although these small insects were tiny, electric arcs flashed between them, making it clear at a glance that they were not to be trifled with.
"Zzz~ Zzz~" The sound of electricity crackling rang out, but the anticipated scene of Yu Jin collapsing did not occur.
Yu Jin crossed his arms, and with a thrust of his abdomen, a spherical shockwave spread out from him, instantly annihilating all the Cicin around him.
"Third strike." Yu Jin's voice became grim, no longer carrying its previous ease. A straight sword had appeared in his hand at some point.
An ordinary person, an ordinary sword.
But at this moment, the three Fatui members felt as if they were being targeted by some terrifying entity, and fine beads of sweat seeped from their faces beneath their masks.
Every cell in their bodies screamed silently—flee! Don't look!! You'll die!!!
"The first strike I'll take as a greeting, the second as a slip of the hand, but the third means you don't know what's good for you."
Accompanied by the "crunch, crunch" of snapping twigs, Yu Jin slowly walked towards the three Fatuimembers.
"For the Tsaritsa!" Whether unable to bear the pressure or if loyalty to the Tsaritsa overcame fear, Lei Chui roared.
Lei Chui's Delusion at his waist continuously converted life force into elemental power, and surging lightning instantly enveloped his entire body.
"Die!" The Lei Chui, with his Delusion activated, was like an enraged bull, unleashing a powerful, heavy hammer blow at Yu Jin.
The vegetation around Yu Jin swayed from the strong winds Lei Chui stirred up, not to mention the dense lightning carried by the hammer.
"Thud!" A dull sound echoed, and Lei Chui stared in astonishment at his flying hammer, at a loss.
The moment Lei Chui attacked, Yu Jin saw the opening, and then he met the attack at a brilliant angle.
The amount of force an opponent exerts is the amount of backlash they will suffer.
This was the legendary "parry"! As long as it was humanoid, even a god, Yu Jin would parry it for you!
"Rashly using unfamiliar power will only create greater openings, especially when you face a strong opponent."
However, Lei Chui could no longer hear, for the straight sword in Yu Jin's hand had already pierced through his chest.
Seeing this, the musketeer no longer begrudged his life. His skin visibly shriveled, and correspondingly, the flames on his body grew more vigorous.
But this was futile before Yu Jin.
"Is this what Patches called a gun? What a formidable device. An ordinary person with it could probably kill a knight." Yu Jin said, toying with the firearm in his hand, with great interest.
"However, whether an ordinary person or a knight, pointing a weapon at a child is an unforgivable grave sin."
"What do you think, sir?" Yu Jin returned the firearm to the musketeer, speaking into his ear.
"Hmph..., cough..." The musketeer looked at the straight sword piercing his chest and said nothing, falling straight down.
Blood dripped from the sword tip, and Yu Jin turned to look at the Electro Cicin Mage, who was nearly scared witless.
"Die, die, die!" From beneath her lantern, an even larger swarm of Cicin attacked Yu Jin.
"The power of external objects is always somewhat superficial. Of course, if you, young lady, could be like me, then consider what I said nonsense."
Looking at the swarm of Cicin flying towards him, Yu Jin raised his hand.
The You Sui hidden deep within his body began to stir, for their master had just permitted them to come out for some air.
Black ink drops flowed from Yu Jin's hand, swallowing all light, like cracks in space.
That was the darkest part of humanity, the convergence of humanity drawing the abyss, the distortion of the abyss summoning the You Sui, and the deep sea of the You Sui was enough to swallow the First Flame, leaving the world without light.
The ink drops writhed, and flies flew out from them, each with a human face. They twisted, they went mad.
They devoured the Cicin with all their might, their faces revealing the most twisted, darkest expressions from the depths of humanity.
Soon, the Cicin were devoured by the flies. Then they turned their gaze to the Electro Cicin Mage, who was slumped on the ground.
"Stop! Break time is over!" Yu Jin knew what they wanted to do without even thinking.
The flies stopped. They put away their darkness and distortion, looking at Yu Jin with confusion.
"Master, she should die."
"Master, those with blood-stained hands do not deserve your pity."
...Thousands of voices simultaneously rang in Yu Jin's ears, and the darkness in Yu Jin's heart was also drawn out by the You Sui.
Yu Jin's heart sank. Sure enough, the You Sui were never easy to deal with.
"Her sins do not warrant such torture." Yu Jin did not back down, and seeing the You Sui still unmoved, he continued.
"My body is still resilient, my soul remains stable, and gods can endure your gnawing better than mortals."
Hearing Yu Jin's words, the flies, or rather, the You Sui, revealed a terrifying smile.
"So be it, my Master."
The flies in the air no longer resisted Yu Jin's command, transforming into ink drops and merging back into Yu Jin's body.
The familiar ringing in his ears and gnawing returned to Yu Jin's body, but it only caused his body to pause for a moment, and then there was nothing more.
This kind of pain was normal for him.
Yu Jin looked at the Electro Cicin Mage and threw the straight sword in his hand.
"You cannot escape death. Do it yourself, or I will."
The Electro Cicin Mage trembled as she picked up the straight sword from the ground. If Yu Jin hadn't protected her just now, she would have long since transformed into something non-human.
Clearly, she also knew whose grace allowed her to remain human. She choked out: "I... we are just... just..., the most... most filthy part of the Fatui."
"My..., my sister, she's like me, she's number 241, she..., she hasn't been corrupted, please..., save her!"
After speaking, she seemed to have used up all her courage, and without waiting for Yu Jin's response, she committed suicide.
"When a person is about to die, their words are good." Yu Jin picked up the straight sword and took the dog tag from the Electro Cicin Mage's waist.
"145," Yu Jin wiped away the dust and saw the number on the dog tag.
"I am not an omnipotent god. This matter, you can deal with it yourself after you atone."
In the unseen world, three faint white wisps of air were absorbed into Yu Jin's body. They were their souls.
If they were not melted into dross by the furnace, then a guiltless new life awaited them.