Chapter 596 In a place where the sun doesn’t shine

Author: Old McCree

Everywhere you look is as red as blood.

This land has cracked long ago, the rivers and seas have disappeared, the forests have disappeared, and the mountains and rivers have been leveled. The flames that are still burning are raging the remaining vitality. If there is indeed a word "hell" on the continent of Teyvat, then it will definitely not be seen again.

There is another place more fittingly called hell.

Blood red, there are flames everywhere, and there are twisted things everywhere.

One day, young Dotore opened his eyes from his sleep, and it was exactly this scene that was reflected in his pupils.

He clearly remembered that he should be in the far north, where it should be a land of ice and snow.

The sky was dark, the rain and snow were drifting, and the half-meter-high snow impeded his journey. These things were by no means unfamiliar to him, and could even be said to be very familiar.

But why does everything change when you close your eyes and open your eyes?

His subordinates, researchers, and even the colleague [Captain] who came with him to perform the mission all disappeared; compared to the fact that he was still in the North, Dotore believed that he was forcibly taken to another place by some force.

a place.

So where is this place?

Dotore's mind was not slow. After the initial surprise and daze, he quickly came to his senses and began to think about the surrounding environment.

First of all, the surrounding terrain is extremely flat, but it is not a naturally formed flat river - it is more like it has been directly flattened into this shape by some powerful force; secondly, the sky is also gray, but there is something vaguely weird about it.

The power seems to influence his judgment all the time.

Finally, and most importantly.

Dotore looked around fiercely, and a trace of flame suddenly appeared, bringing with it an extremely hot temperature.

Not far away was a blazing sea of ​​fire. It didn't appear to be spreading to the naked eye, but the burning sensation caused by the flames around me was extremely real.

Without hesitation, Dotore took out a blue sphere from his waist and threw it directly onto the flames - the next moment, the sphere exploded and a large amount of water elements spewed out from it.

However, the expected scene of the flames being extinguished did not happen. The moment the water element came into contact with the flames, it was actually "ignited" by the flames. [Water], which was supposed to be incompatible with [Fire], actually became the nourishment of the flames.

Like firewood fueling the flame.

After realizing this, Dotore immediately looked around and accurately found an area that had not been affected by the flames. Then he immediately took steps and ran towards that direction.

The blue sphere he just used was not loaded with ordinary water elements, but with high-purity elemental power extracted from the bodies of pure water elves - obviously, if even this level of water elements could not extinguish the fire,

Then the only option left for him is "escape".

The flames didn't seem to spread very quickly, and the young Dotore actually managed to stay away from the sea of ​​​​fire with the strength of his feet.

But when he saw the sea of ​​fire disappearing behind him and was about to stop, he was suddenly shocked by a brand new scene in front of him.

So what exactly is it?

A towering tree, a beating heart, or a pillar supporting the world?

White mist envelops the entire space, some unknown gray substance floats in the air, and colorful particles fill the ground. The roads under your feet extend in all directions, but even though it is as messy as a spider web, there is only one final road.

That leads to the most central and most mysterious center.

In that place, there was a tall being whose outline resembled a tree.

Judging from Dotore's knowledge and foundation, this mysterious thing was beyond cognition. In fact, he could not find any adjective to describe the scene he saw in front of him.

Under the huge impact, he slowly stopped, his eyes uncontrollably looking towards the existence deep in the mist.

It seems that that is the end of all knowledge, that is the return path of all research, and the final answer that a scholar pursues throughout his life.

At this moment, the answer was right in front of him?

Somehow, he took steps towards the tree.

One step, two steps, each step was taken on the granular objects filling the road. Along the road he walked, those strange objects slowly rose up and turned into spikes to follow behind him.

Soon, he seemed to have reached the end of his road. He looked up and saw the magnificent tree.

However.

There seemed to be a person under the giant tree. He was standing there, exuding an icy aura.

It was at this moment that Dotore suddenly realized: This person seemed to look a bit like himself.

So, who are you?

A trance struck Dotore from the bottom of his heart, and his originally clear thoughts began to become blurry, fogging his mind like the surrounding fog.

Suddenly, he stopped thinking and began to follow his instinct - he was going to go under the giant tree and walk to that person - as for what would happen next, no one knew.

Snapped--

Taking a step forward, Dotore arrived at the central area.

At the same time, the complicated roads around him suddenly opened, and the mist on each small road leading here dissipated - there was a person standing on each road, someone who looked very similar to [him].

people.

If there is any difference, then it can only be the difference in body shape and face. There are young people, young people, and even old people among them.

And under the giant tree in the middle, there was also a person standing.

He is like the root of a tree, other roads are like branches branching out from this tree, and [people] walking on this road may be like leaves.

One day, the tree suddenly felt that those branches were in the way, and those leaves were useless except to block the view.

Therefore, he wielded the blade against [himself].

Yunhai Bookstore, in the room.

It was late at night, and a cool breeze blew in from outside, carrying with it the fragrance of flowers in the yard.

After telling these things, the young man named Dotore seemed to have suffered a mental shock and fainted uncontrollably.

Ningzhe, on the other hand, was standing by the window alone, with a calm expression, thinking quietly.

There is no doubt that this person is the slice of the executive officer [Doctor] of the Fools. And that [Doctor] chose to destroy all the slices for some unknown reason. This young man should have been destroyed, but because he brought it with him when he ascended to God that day,

The changes that came have "saved" me.

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Ningzhe slowly exhaled a breath and looked at Dotore, who had fallen into a deep sleep at this moment.

Frankly speaking, he didn't want to have anything to do with that [Doctor], because that guy was just a lunatic who couldn't be measured by common sense.

If it were in the past, Ningzhe would probably erase the memory of this young Dotore and throw him away.

but now.

[Doctor] is a rational person, and slices are by no means something that can be discarded casually for him. If he makes this choice, then there must be something that is of equal benefit to him.

And the most important thing.

Ningzhe didn't think that with [Doctor's] ability, this inexplicably escaped Slice would be able to successfully come to Liyue, and even successfully see himself.
Chapter completed!