A strange and deep place.

The world seemed to have completely plunged into darkness, and all that could be seen was nothingness, and there was only Sora left in the entire space.

In this chaotic world, Sora closed his eyes tightly, as if he was fighting against something... and his body was floating in it. There seemed to be no concept of "gravity" in this world.

"..."

Suddenly, a silvery white light flashed through, lighting up this empty area.

Under the illumination of the light, Kong slowly opened his eyes.

"Ying...Ying?"

However, as soon as he opened his eyes, Sora saw the person he was thinking about.

The girl standing in front of him, with silvery white light shining and a gentle smile on her face... was the sister he had been looking for.

At this moment, the girl named [Ying] was also looking at her brother, with deep longing hidden in her eyes.

"elder brother..."

Seeing that Sora's expression was so complicated, the emotions of both surprise and fear were intertwined on his face, making Ying's child feel a little confused.

"Where is this? Why are you here? Let's go... let's go back..."

Sora subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab Ying who was standing in front of him, but the moment his hands touched Ying, he passed through her.

Passing through Ying's somewhat gloomy body, Kong revealed a momentary look of confusion.

"Brother, this is a space created using formations...here, I am not physical."

In contrast, Ying's mood was much calmer, and her expression was as calm as ever.

"The formation...what is going on? I should be at the Goethe Hotel...Paimon, where is Paimon?!"

After a brief period of confusion, Sora seemed to recall more information.

"..."

Faced with Sora's reaction, Ying was silent for a while, and then let out a long sigh.

"You fell into the trap of fools at the Goethe Hotel. They used the power of the abyss and the evil eye to create an illusion...the purpose was to create a flaw in your mind, and then take advantage of it to gain control of your body."

"But...the power of the abyss they can use was released by me early on, so I can meet you at this time."

"The power of the abyss...?"

After listening to Ying's almost calm words, Sora's mood gradually stabilized, and he also discovered something very important from what he just said.

The power of the abyss and the evil eye can be blended, and... the power of the abyss is released?

So... Ying can control the power of the abyss?

"You don't need to know those things now...I shouldn't have met you at this time."

Seeing Sora's expression, Ying's eyes flickered a little.

At this time, black substances gradually spread from the corners of the space that was originally illuminated by silvery white light. They were like some kind of dye, swallowing up the space step by step.

"It seems that time is running out... That [Wind God] should have returned to Mondstadt City."

Feeling the changes in the surrounding scene, Ying took a long breath, then looked at Kong, her tone softened: "Brother, forgive me for not being able to reveal too much to you now... but you will understand.

"Your journey is not over yet. When you complete your own journey like me, you will understand..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ying's figure became darker and darker, and the silver-white light emitting from her body became weaker and weaker.

"travel..."

Kong stretched out his hand helplessly, his consciousness becoming more and more blurred. Even if he tried his best, he could only watch the light gradually disappear.

At the last moment of losing consciousness, Kong seemed to see a majestic flame tearing through the space and shining in.

what is that?

...

Meanwhile, the Goethe Grand Hotel.

The flames burned away all the black mist. Diluc, who was wearing a black uniform, held a giant sword that was still burning with flames and looked at the strange black figure opposite him with cold eyes.

Beside Diluc, Sora collapsed on the ground, as if he had been attacked by something, his expression was very painful.

Paimon fell next to Sora, with a small face full of fear and his hands shaking unconsciously.

"...."

Diluc thrust the giant sword into the floor, and then flames seeped out from the floor, directly wrapping the black figure in it.

"It's really interesting... Fools can actually use the power of the abyss?"

Having completely cut off the black figure's possible escape route, Diluc said coldly.

He arrived at the Goethe Hotel a few minutes ago. As soon as he reached the top floor, he found that the traveler and Paimon were attacked and fainted on the ground. Not far from them, a black figure was slowly walking towards them.

Seeing this situation, Diluc naturally took action without hesitation. The flames in the sky accurately drove the figure to the corner, and then used the flames to restrain it.

This process only took less than ten seconds, and Diluc had already controlled the black figure.

"Diluc...Lai Genfende...hehe..."

The burning of the flames did not seem to have much impact on the black figure. It even laughed at Diluc's actions: "A pathetic loser... Even with the power of flames... you are still just a human being."

Poor loser..."

"loser?"

Upon hearing this, Diluc's expression was as cold as ever, and these words could not shake his half-hearted concentration at all.

"It seems that you know a lot of things. Either you have experienced the Usa Rebellion, or those people have told you..."

Diluc pulled out the giant sword stuck on the floor, raised it with one hand, and pointed at it.

"And no matter what the possibility is, the fools seem to attach great importance to you... It seems that I have finally caught a big fish after following the clues for so long."

"You...all of this...were all what you expected...?"

The black figure, which had always been at ease, suddenly paused after hearing Diluc's words, and then its mood seemed to fluctuate greatly. It seemed that Diluc's words brought great excitement to it.

"Haha, such a stupid plan, coupled with the huge investment in the release commission... With those few executives trying to hide it from others, do you think it's going to be foolproof?"

Diluc did not hesitate. The flame patterns on the giant sword gradually became clearer, and the flame cage surrounding the black figure tightened step by step.

"...In the final analysis, you are just an abandoned piece abandoned by the chess players."

After saying this, the flames roared across the sky, completely engulfing the black figure.

After burning out, the black figure had disappeared, but a special Fools badge and a strange empty bottle were left in its place.

"..."

Diluc put away his weapon, rubbed his wrists, and walked towards the black figure.

That badge is something that can only be held by the executive officers of the Fools. This guy is just an ordinary member, so it is logically impossible for him to own this thing.

As for the empty bottle, even though I didn't take a closer look, I could tell there was something strange in it just from the smell... It should be Abyss's method.

Sure enough, he guessed right, the method used this time...

However, just when Diluc was about to pick up the empty bottle and examine it, the howling of the wind suddenly came from outside the house.

Roar!!!

Immediately afterwards, there was the roar of the wind demon dragon, with a strong wind as sharp as a blade.
Chapter completed!