Genshin Impact: The Beginning of the Wind

"..."

"The elements, the ley lines, the faith of the people... have all been isolated."

General Thunder, caught in the massive vortex, quickly became aware of his current situation.

Unlike before, when he merely used excessive lightning elemental power to forcibly prevent the wind element from entering, the enormous vortex that Su Feng created completely severed his connection with the outside world. Even the closest and most unbreakable connection between gods and humans was interrupted.

This is an excellent seal, a perfect seal that can even trap and kill a demon god.

Upon realizing this, General Thunder immediately understood the terrifying power of the vortex that Su Feng had created, which was a modified version of Mondstadt's Undying Wind Wall.

If an entity trapped in the vortex cannot break free of it immediately, it will inevitably perish within the vortex.

After all, even it cannot replenish itself in this process, and if it continues to exert its power, it will eventually perish due to its excessive weakness.

However... although he sensed the terrifying power of the vortex, General Thunder still focused his attention back on Su Feng—as long as the one who released the vortex was dealt with, they could naturally get out.

Faced with the purple pupils of the Thunder General looking at him again, Su Feng raised the Wind Sword in his hand without any surprise.

"Then let's begin the second round!"

"But this time I won't hold back."

Chapter Four: The Stubborn Thunder General Despite Suffering a Setback

Wind and thunder are both symbols of speed, and when all external factors are discarded, Su Feng, who has transformed into wind and thunder, and General Thunder collide wildly in the center of the dead silence vortex at a speed far beyond the perception of ordinary people.

The wind sword and the naginata collided dozens or even hundreds of times in a time interval measured in microseconds.

In such a high-speed battle, so-called skills and combat techniques have become completely useless. Now the two are competing to see who is faster, whose swords are more accurate, and who can avoid making mistakes in such a situation!

Because now, even the slightest mistake could lead to immediate defeat.

"Crack!"

Then, just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a crisp sound rang out, and the blue wind and purple lightning stopped almost simultaneously. The Thunder General involuntarily looked at the naginata in his hand—this divine sword, forged by the Shadow himself, had reached its limit even with the protection of the General's elemental power after enduring countless collisions with the wind sword.

In fact, what matters most to Raiden General right now is not just the breakage of his naginata.

The key feature on his body is a huge wound that starts from his left collarbone and extends to his lower right abdomen.

Pure lightning element slowly flowed from the huge wound. The body was not that important to top-level demon gods like Lei Ying, but this wound, which was infused with an inescapable wind element, was not so simple.

The most powerful and purest element originating from the Demon God is being slowly drawn out of this wound by the wind attached to it. If the wound cannot be stopped in time, General Thunder will undoubtedly continue to weaken.

Of course, the most troublesome thing for General Thunder right now is that he simply has no way to deal with Su Feng's attack. If Su Feng hadn't suddenly stopped, he would probably have more than just this one wound on his body.

"Well, now you know I'm not so easy to deal with!"

When facing the Thunder General whom he had wounded, Su Feng did not choose to press his advantage. Instead, he simply dispersed the wind sword in his hand, crossed his arms, and looked at his opponent with great interest.

"..."

Despite Su Feng's mockery, General Thunder remained expressionless. Lightning crackled on his wounds as he tried to expel the wind elements that were clinging to them and causing him to lose power.

However, it is clear that the wounds created by Su Feng cannot be repaired so easily. Although the power released by General Thunder was pure enough, it was still a bit lacking.

After all, even the purest elemental power is only a branch of light boundary power, and its effectiveness against Su Feng's pure and untamed light boundary power is very limited.

Su Feng didn't pay much attention to General Thunder's actions; he didn't even try to stop him.

"You should focus on recovering first, I'm planning to leave."

“Let me say it again, I didn’t come here with any intention of having too much conflict with you. I have something I want to find. As for Inazuma and your eternity—that’s none of my business. I don’t care what you’ve done to this land.”

Having gained the upper hand, Su Feng decisively reiterated his thoughts: he genuinely did not want to have a major conflict with General Thunder.

He came here solely to find the possibility of mastering the core of the Herrscher of Thunder; nothing else was that important.

Whether General Thunder is willing to believe what he says is not important to Su Feng—he has already demonstrated his strength, and even the most rigid puppet should consider the gains and losses.

So after breaking his promise, Su Feng transformed into a gentle breeze and disappeared from General Lei Dian's sight.

This time, he had carefully concealed his aura. The fact that General Lei Dian was able to detect him before was largely due to Su Feng's deliberate actions.

After all, one should always inform the host before making a visit. Now that the visit is over, Su Feng, who is about to go about his business, naturally has no need to continue to expose his location to General Lei Dian.

After Su Feng completely disappeared from his perception, General Thunder remained standing there dumbfounded.

"This is a dangerous fellow; he is our eternal enemy!"

After a long while, General Thunder's cold voice echoed again in the silent sky.

"..."

"Wait for him to leave? Are we just going to ignore him operating on Inazuma's territory like this?"

Seemingly dissatisfied with his communication with the Thunder Movie within his body, General Thunder's usually calm voice seemed to have changed somewhat.

"..."

"Indeed, I might not be a match for that guy now."

No one knows what Lei Yingdian said, but General Lei's voice quickly returned to calm as he decisively admitted that he was no match for Su Feng.

The battle just now may not have been a life-or-death struggle, but many things have already been answered clearly.

The wound on his chest still serves as a reminder of the vast gap between the two sides for General Thunder.

Before he could repair his body and find a way to deal with Su Feng, facing him again would be nothing more than a moth drawn to a flame.

Although he is a mechanical and even rigid AI doll, General Raiden is well aware that he is there to protect Inazuma and pursue eternity.

Su Feng is indeed pursuing an eternal variable, but the other party has not done anything to harm Inazuma, and their strength is indeed beyond the scope of Raiden General's ability to handle.

"I understand. I won't act rashly until I've repaired my body and found a way to deal with him, but if he interferes with Inazuma's eternity, I will stop at nothing to stop him."

"..."

"Of course, I know how to deal with it; we just need time."

This seemingly monologue between General Raiden lasted for quite some time. Finally, having found a temporary solution, General Raiden looked down at the massive wound on his body once more.

"Eternity will eventually come to Inazuma."

After muttering something under his breath, General Thunder summoned the broken naginata back with a wave of his hand.

Although the naginata is broken, the main body remains intact, and a usable naginata can be quickly reforged using some of the materials.

After retrieving the broken naginata, General Raiden coldly surveyed the surrounding vortex of wind that was rapidly dissipating due to the loss of Su Feng's support, before tearing open space and leaving.

There's no point in going there anymore. He needs to return to the castle tower immediately to rearrange the thunderstorm surrounding Inazuma, and he also needs to repair his body as soon as possible.

After all, if too much power is lost, the situation could become very troublesome.

In addition to these, figuring out how to maximize one's strength is also a very urgent matter.

He still has a lot to do.

Chapter Five: This dependent family is no longer acceptable.

"Phew~ As expected, the most difficult people are those who don't know how to be flexible."

Meanwhile, Su Feng, who had struggled for a long time before finally getting rid of General Thunder, was also quite helpless.

Because he realized that he really had no way to deal with Raiden General, he couldn't possibly destroy the entire Inazuma just because of such a small matter—dealing with Raiden General and Raiden on the spot was basically no different from destroying the entire Inazuma.

After all, the situation in Teyvat is not good right now, and Su Feng doesn't think that no one will stop him from doing this.

Moreover, he came here to find a way to control the core of the Herrscher of Thunder, not to kill his entire family.

It is indeed a bit improper to go in and out of someone else's house so often, and it is normal for the local host to express a slight protest. Su Feng would not kill the whole family for such a small matter.

However, dealing with General Raiden is indeed very difficult and unbearable.

The main reason is that he looks rather simple-minded and seems quite easy to fool. As long as he can get the general to talk to him, Su Feng feels that he could easily trick the general into coming back to his home ten or eight times.

Unfortunately, you really can't fool him, since there's no point in taking such a simpleton back with you.

Moreover, the two sides are currently in a hostile relationship, so barring any unforeseen circumstances, it's unlikely they'll be able to have a proper conversation.

Thinking of this, Su Feng couldn't help but glance at the little fox that had appeared beside him at some point.

"I'm telling you, you're supposed to be one of Thor's servants. I've been bullying Thor like this, and you're not even going to do anything about it? Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Although the technique was quite good and the method was quite ingenious, it was not difficult for Su Feng to sense the method being used as a monitor within the little fox's body.

Especially considering the aura of Thor contained within it, Su Feng naturally thought of the Thor's familiar that he had heard about before.

Well, at least for now, it seems that this member of the Thunder God's family is probably not a good person. She has been bullying the Thunder General so much, but she hasn't done much to show her remorse. This situation is quite puzzling.

Is the relationship between gods and their retinue really this bad now?

At least Dvalin and Wendy had the Abyss interfering in their rivalry, but when it came to Inazuma's side, the gods' servants just watched their gods get beaten without any reaction, and even quietly ran to the side that was beating them, seemingly preparing to have some kind of communication.

Is this the new generation of divine servants? Or is this just Inazuma's unique style of overthrowing superiors?

Su Feng's mind was now filled with question marks.

"Oh dear, I never intended to rebel against my god. It's just that my god is Thunder Movie, while that one over there is just Thunder General. Besides, how could someone as weak as me possibly participate in a battle between two god-level beings?"

"Rather than getting involved and getting ripped open by your sword, I'd rather stay put and avoid causing trouble for my god."

"Besides, my fur can't withstand such a strong wind. If it gets messed up, it will be a real hassle to comb it back together."

After hearing Su Feng's question, a disdainful voice suddenly came from the little fox's body. However, after hearing this series of explanations, Su Feng immediately had a black line on his forehead.

This divine retinue... it doesn't seem very reliable!

He had just given a long list of reasons, but he felt that the last reason, which concerned hair, was what this guy cared about most. As for things like lack of strength, they were just excuses.

Tsk, the gods and their retinues in Inazuma are quite unique. The gods above not only turned their own bodies into dolls but also created an AI to do their work in their place. The gods and their retinues below simply don't recognize this AI and have their own little schemes. It's really hard to know what to say.

It's quite remarkable that this country has managed to survive until now.

"Alright, since you're not one of my kin anyway. I've only come to Inazuma to look for some opportunities that are unique to me. If possible, could you ask your gods to be a little more lenient with me? I promise I won't disturb Inazuma."

Although Su Feng himself felt that it was pointless to talk to the fox at this moment, he still had to make his stance clear.

It would be impossible for Yae no Kamiko not to worry about him. Su Feng didn't think that the other party came looking for him as soon as he landed because the other party wanted to change his boss.

Clearly, this person was also subtly confirming their stance—after all, they had just made a huge hole in General Thunder's body, and the other party couldn't possibly be indifferent at all.

The only saving grace is that Su Feng has now demonstrated his strength, forcing them to speak to him respectfully.