People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 258: The Sober Ruota Dragon King
".The nightmare is over, it's time to wake up, my old friend."

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Once again, the Liyue Harbor in front of him was destroyed.

There was almost no anger in Ruota's heart, only endless emptiness. After hearing these words,
I felt a sense of relief that came from nowhere.

Opened his eyes,

However, it saw that Morax, who was supposed to be sealed by it, appeared before its eyes again.

And in a posture and appearance that he was most familiar with,

Do not know why,

He should have hated the enemy very much, but when he saw this enemy,
A sense of relief suddenly emerged in my heart.

Pulling his body out from the ground, he cut off the mountain behind him with his tail.

Ruo Tuo, who inexplicably felt his mind clearer, shouted to Zhong Li in front of him:
"——Morax, are you finally willing to show your full strength?!"

"——That's fine. I won't be satisfied if I defeat you so easily!"

I didn’t think too much about the logical irrationalities before.
Even if the battle is endless, it is unwilling to return to the void again.

Liyue Harbor, a prison for dangerous criminals.

An orange-haired young man felt the vibration from the outside world.

In this prison made of special materials, he paced back and forth anxiously.
Even if you just look at his performance, you can tell that he is obviously itching for everything that is happening in the outside world.

Because of the special situation in Liyue at the moment, no colleague was free to come and rescue him.
Tartaglia originally thought that he could handle any situation calmly.
Thinking about his recent imprisonment life where he couldn't do anything and couldn't even do unified labor,
Only then did I realize, with tears in my eyes, that even I was unable to cope with the situation.

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There was a moment of silence.
Feeling the power fluctuations in the distance, even in this situation, he could still vaguely perceive them.
Tartaglia was also in this windowless room.
I looked up at the roof that was made of special stone and had special runes faintly displayed on it.
Recalling the rather "harmonious" relationship among the Fatui, he sighed with some uncertainty:
".By the way, where are all my less-than-reliable colleagues? I'm not going to be forgotten, am I?"

When I thought that I might have to spend a long time in this environment where I couldn't fight at all,

Tartaglia also shuddered all over, feeling that it would be more satisfying than just killing him.

——I, Tartaglia, swear to the Queen that if I can get out this time,

Then next time, I will never be caught and thrown into jail again!
On the north side of Nantianmen, in front of the Fulong Tree.

At this moment, this area, which originally contained various terrains such as mountains, rivers and valleys,

It had been completely flattened into a plain covered with rubble by Ruota's various attacks.

But it is different from the dream.
In reality, Zhongli finally showed his true strength again after hundreds of years.

The level of skill he displayed in this confrontation fully lived up to his title of "God of War".

"boom--"

Amidst the surging elemental waves, the huge rock dragon launched its most skilled large-scale attack as always.

But when facing the ant-like human figure in front of him,
It only made the faintly visible golden shield around the opponent flicker a few times.

It crashed into the green barrier set up by Lin Feng at the back, without causing any impact on the outside world at all.

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Zhongli, wearing a long robe and holding a rock spear, did not choose to reminisce at this moment.

He just strolled leisurely across the battlefield.
He easily resolved every attack from his old friend.

Wherever he went,
The dust that was raised fell back to the ground, and the broken mountains were connected again.
The ground beneath his feet was like his body, moving autonomously according to the will of this rock god.

Just like the two ends of a scale,
Even though he is called a usurper who stole the power of the ancient dragon by Ruota at the moment,
But the rock element is in Zhongli's hands.
Both the form of expression and the will contained therein are very different from the furious rock dragon.

——No leaks, no flaws, attack and defense integrated,
This sense of ease and calmness formed a sharp contrast with the Dragon King in front of him who only attacked and did not defend.

The Dragon King Rudra, who only wanted to escape from that sense of nothingness and was completely immersed in the battle,

Under Zhongli's perfect pressure,
He also didn't notice the vines and saplings gradually growing on his carapace.

the edge of the battlefield,

Lin Feng held a green crystal and a golden scale in his hand.
He is continuously transferring the memories and emotions back into Ruota's body with the help of his own grass elemental authority.

He looked at the old man in front of him who barely used elemental attacks.
He was able to use pure strength to knock the solid Ruo Tuo back several steps with one shot.

I was also shocked by this counterintuitive scene.

Apart from anything else, even without any elemental attack methods, just relying on this kind of physical strength,

Even if the old man couldn't kill the demons in the war,
If other demons wanted to kill the old man, it would be absolutely impossible.

——I can only say that sometimes people can live a long time and it is definitely not without reason.

Otherwise, like Apep, not only does he have a thick health bar and high resistance, but he can also recover health very quickly;

Otherwise, you can be like the old man, with such high defense that even if you don't fight back, the enemy can only scratch you.

Of course, increasing the movement speed like Venti might also be a good method.

".Sir, I wonder what the progress is now?"

".I see Ruo Tuo is still fighting with the Emperor."

Seeing the huge rock dragon in front of him charging again, it was shot and stopped in its tracks.
Next to him is the True Lord of Water and Mountain.
He did not care about the damage to his cave, and asked with some concern.

"Please rest assured, Master."

Lin Feng shifted his attention away from the battlefield and responded to the three immortals beside him.

"Both the memory and the strength to resist wear and tear have been almost completely returned by me.
Now we just need a suitable opportunity to make them work best.”

"And judging from Ruo Tuo's performance, fighting this battle with the Emperor is definitely his deepest obsession in the past thousand years."

After a brief pause,
Looking ahead, the huge rock dragon had almost stopped launching large-scale attacks and its fighting methods were becoming more and more sophisticated.

He also went on to say:

"——In fact, what triggered this battle may not only be the desire for destruction caused by wear and tear,

Perhaps such a battle scene was a bit strange to the Dragon King who was active in the war period.

It is also the scene that can most arouse his memories."

According to the memories Lin Feng had collected before,

Ruo Tuo, who was originally buried alone underground, was found by Zhongli and brought to the surface.
What impressed me most was the continuous wars.

Before the Demon God War was completely over,
He was sealed into a cave due to the effects of wear and tear, and has only now returned to the earth.

For Ruotu, fighting may not be something that is offensive.

On the contrary, only during the years of constant fighting,
He finally escaped from the darkness and saw this world, and there were colorful times like those recorded on the stone tablets.

Therefore, Ruota, who is constantly seeking battles, may be recalling the good old days that were accompanied by battles.
It comes from life's own instinct to resist wear and tear.

"Today, I bring you to the earth and allow you to coexist with the creatures on earth."

".These eyes are the first gift I give you."

During the battle, even Ruota's four legs were gradually covered with vines.

He shook his head to get rid of the noise in his mind.

But for some reason,
He found that most of the anger in his heart had been dissipated without him noticing.
Now, it seems that he is simply obsessed with the battle itself:

"——Morax, why are you just defending? You should be more than that."

"——Be serious, or I will not show mercy to you!" Rota roared, wrapping the elements around his tail and sweeping forward.
However, she did not realize that his attitude had already changed drastically from the beginning.

".Rota, you have been sleeping for too long.

The throne has brought me more severe wear and tear over the past thousand years, but it has also given me greater strength than before."

"This battle was not fair to you from the beginning."

Zhongli used the heavy rock spear in his hand to deflect the attack.
He also shook his head and spoke.

——Ruotu has been sealed for thousands of years, and his power has been constantly weakening.

Under the faith of the Liyue people for countless years,

Even without using the power of the Heart of God, he is already much stronger than he was before he accepted the position of ruler during the Demon God War.

"——Humph, you're hiding your head and showing your tail!"

"——How about taking my move!"

I found that ordinary attacks could not bring out the opponent's true strength.

Ruota also buried his tail deep into the earth and absorbed the power of different elements.

next moment,
Countless ice cones, lightning balls, and high-temperature meteorites rained down from the sky.

In the process of mutual reaction, the devastated land was cleansed once again.

"boom--"

There were continuous explosions.

Zhongli looked at the Hu Lao Mountain, which had been shattered beyond repair because it was too close to the battlefield, and sighed helplessly.

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He did not reply to Ruota.

After realizing that if this continued, even if they fought for another day and night, they would still not be able to overcome the opponent's will to win,
He looked at Lin Feng who was watching the battle with great interest, and got the message from the other party: "Just go for it, don't worry."

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"Okay, although I didn't originally want to use these methods in this battle."

"——But if you don't show some real skills, it seems difficult to stop you, old friend."

shook his head,

Zhongli, who had been floating at about the height of Ruotu's head and engaging in close combat with the opponent,

After driving back the enemy in front of him with one shot,
He also activated for the first time the power of the rock element, which had been almost unused in previous battles except for defense.

Because I showed my true ability to the people in front of me,

Ruotuo, who was obviously excited, said:
".It seems that the previous battle did not satisfy you."

"——In that case, then take this blow, Ruotu."

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Didn't wait for the other party's response.

Zhongli chuckled and threw the rock spear in his hand high up.

In this situation where I don't have to worry about external influences, I feel a rare sense of relief that I can give my all.

——Although his close combat skills are not low, if we were to say which of the other demons left the most profound impression on Morax,
Actually it should be his long-range attack!
"——You should be most familiar with the name of this move. Be careful, old friend."

"Om-"

The words fell,

Between heaven and earth, the sound of rock-attributed elements came from all directions.

Countless rock elements rushed up into the sky like a raging river, carrying the rubble on the ground.

Countless rock spears as big as mountains quickly condensed in the sky.

In the end, it fell like a meteorite, with incomparable momentum and high speed.

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".Heaven moves everything"

".Mountains and seas take shape"

Looking at the scene in front of him that clearly did not exist in his memory, Ruo Tuo's mind unconsciously emerged with the following words:

It just stopped right there.

"Boom——"

next moment,
I felt the countless people around me falling like stars because I stopped moving.
In other places, it transforms into pure rock elemental power, releasing a dazzling rock spear.

It finally remembered the second half of the sentence and read it out loud unconsciously:
"Stars appear in the wasteland, shining like the sun"

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"——Stars appear in the wasteland, shining like the blazing sun!"

"Hahahaha, hahahaha, so that's what's going on!!!"

Finally, the most suitable time has come.

Lin Feng on the side immediately released those memories that had long been integrated into Ruota's consciousness but had been suppressed by anger and obsession.

The extremely dazzling grass elemental light immediately transformed from its original state of dots to quickly merge into Ruotu's entire body.
The Rock Dragon, which originally could not control the grass element, was quickly covered with vines with flowers and trees with fruits.
For a moment, Ruota seemed more like the giant mountain turtle carrying an oasis on its back in the legend of Xumi than the rock elemental dragon.

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Seeing his old friend like this, Zhongli, who had just urgently adjusted the attack point, sighed a little tiredly.

He took off his white robe and the rock spear in his hand,
With great relief, he came to the Ruotu, who was already covered with various plants.

Quietly looking at my old friend who was standing there in a daze because he was suddenly overwhelmed by a large amount of memories.

After a while,

The turbid red light in the eyes of the Ruotu Dragon King gradually faded away, returning to the clear appearance when Zhongli carved it out in the past.

——That was the same majestic and bright golden-red vertical pupil that he gave to the Rādhāraṇa Dragon King by looking at his own eyes.

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Finally, he remembered everything, but suddenly he didn't know what to say.

Looking at the old friend in front of him who has not changed much from thousands of years ago,
For a moment, he looked at Zhongli in front of him with his hands resting in front of his head in silence.

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"——Welcome back, old friend."

Zhongli spoke first.

"..."

"--Well, I'm back, Morax."

The huge rock dragon paused for a moment.
In the end, he responded simply but firmly, just like he did thousands of years ago.

(End of this chapter)