Genshin Impact, all those behind-the-scenes big shots are me

A series of low, rhythmic murmurs echoed throughout the underground space.

"...O lightning awakened from the chaos, heed our call, and welcome the arrival of the supreme, the greatest, and the strongest dragon, whose body is like thunder, whose form is invisible, whose name is 'Kadodia'—the dragon that rules over all things."

"..."

"..."

The low chanting ended.

"Everything... has begun."

The Great Protector raised his hands and announced in a withered voice: "Thunder has returned, and the great Dragon King Cardodia is about to descend. He will lead us to defeat the one on the throne and restore the glory of the Dragon Lizard Clan!"

The ancient dragon's roar transcended time and space, and a dazzling array rose into the air. Under the illumination of the immense energy, the dragon statue cast a huge shadow on the ground.

Roar! ! !

A dragon's roar resounded.

"Who?!"

Inside the Pure Land, Ying suddenly opened her eyes, her trembling hand opening uncontrollably, and the purple crystal instantly flew out.

Her pupils contracted: "Cardodia?!"

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Chapter 71 The Darkest Cavedia! The Human Emperor Descends, Shadow: The Time for Farewell Has Come! [1 views]

Qinglai Island.

In a cold and damp space.

Ying gradually regained consciousness.

An anxious call rang in my ears.

"Traveler? Traveler, are you awake?"

"Pay...Mont?"

"Great, traveler, you've finally woken up!"

Ying opened her eyes, shook her dazed head, and sat cross-legged on the ground. It took her a while to fully wake up.

"Where are we?"

Looking around, it was dark and cold.

"It seems to be in the dragon lizard people's prison." Paimon said anxiously. "Weren't we captured before? And then they locked us up here. Travelers, travelers, I heard them say that they were going to use us as sacrifices for the Dragon King. Waaah~ We're going to die."

"Sacrifice?"

"Because the Dragon King Festival is coming up soon! Those guys seem to be going to summon the Dragon King Kadodia and use us as sacrifices!"

Ying was taken aback. Summon Kadodia?

"Wasn't that Dragon King dead?"

"Yes, yes, so I think they're definitely preparing something terrible. Traveler, do you think Inazuma is going to be doomed?"

"No, with General Thunder here, compared to this..."

Ying looked around.

I walked over to the cell and took a look.

The cell was made of some kind of metal and looked very sturdy. There were no guards in sight, and it seemed that she and Paimon were the only two people in the entire cell.

An unexpected lapse in defense.

"Where is my Wufeng?" Ying searched for a while, then quickly remembered that she had put away the sword before she fainted. It was a treasure she had obtained from the immortals, and it could hold a lot of things. From then on, Ying put all her precious items into the pot.

As for the backpack, it was just a decoy to mislead thieves. If she encountered a skilled thief, throwing away some trash wouldn't be a big deal for her.

bang~

The locks on the prison were broken by Xuan Yuan Wu Feng.

Although I had expected it, I was still quite surprised when I actually saw the Wufeng Sword cutting through iron like mud. As expected of a sword given by an immortal, its quality is truly exceptional.

Cutting open the prison, Ying carefully walked out along the passage. The prison was poorly guarded; there were guards, but as soon as one of them said "Someone's here," Ying took him down.

“These dragon lizardmen are no different from humans at all,” Paimon said softly. “Traveler, we are no longer with Inazuma.”

Ying paused, tilted her head, and asked, "Why didn't you tell me something so important sooner?"

"Don't, don't look at me like that. I don't know where I am either. I just took a boat for a long time, then landed and entered a huge city. Oh, right, there are dragon lizard people everywhere here, and there's a really huge statue in the middle of the city, the Dragon King statue... I think it looks like Su Chen no matter how I look at it."

Upon hearing this, Ying sensed that it must be the territory of the dragon lizard people, which was somewhat dangerous.

They sneaked out of the prison.

Outside was a palace-covered area, divided into several levels, each guarded by dragon lizardmen. The magnificent Dragon King Palace at the top was so impressive that it made one's eyes widen. It was tall, big, and bright. "They must be really rich..." Ying thought for the first time, then shook her head. Now was not the time to think about that.

There were guards, but not many, and Ying was puzzled because she didn't encounter many people along the way.

"That's strange, I remember there were a lot of people here when I came."

As they were talking, a group of dragon lizard guards approached from a distance, seemingly heading straight for the prison. The two quickly retreated and hid in the shadows.

"Huh? Where did that person go?"

"Quickly report to the Dharma Protector! The Dragon King's offerings have escaped!"

"The offering has escaped!"

As the shouts rang out, Ying, who had originally planned to sneak away, immediately turned back, grabbed her sword, and charged in.

Rather than letting these guys run off and cause chaos, it's better to kill them here. Although we can't completely hide it, at least we can buy them a lot of time.

Snap, bang, thud.

The perilous battle ended, and the entire dragon lizardman squad was wiped out. Ying seized the opportunity to escape.

Crossing the streets, avoiding the guards' gaze, and walking along the arc-shaped road that encircles the city, you gradually see more and more people.

They were all dragon lizard people, and even their clothes were remarkably uniform. I almost bumped into someone, but the other person simply dodged lightly and continued walking in one direction.

His expression was solemn.

"What are these people doing?" Seeing that no one seemed to care, Ying felt relieved. Ordinary dragon lizard people probably didn't recognize her as a 'sacrifice'.

"Could it be that we're going to the Dragon King Festival? This place seems to be the Dragon King's lair."

"Um..."

Just to be on the safe side, Ying disguised her appearance by sticking something on her eyes to make it less obvious that she was human.

Then knock out a dragon-man and rip off her coat.

As for Paimon, it's much simpler; he just sits on Ying's shoulder as a decoration.

After disguising herself, Ying simply swaggered down the street.

"The level of civilization here seems to be higher than that of Inazuma City. Just what kind of being is Dragon King Cardodia?"

"And another thing, when we were escaping before, the Inazuma people were so respectful to Kadodia, but they didn't seem to treat the Dragon Lizard people very well."

Paimon kept muttering to himself.

The city is very large.

The architectural style gave Ying a sense of déjà vu, seemingly similar to Guili Town. However, the fervor for the Dragon King here was far greater than Guili Town's veneration of the Human Emperor. Dragon King statues were everywhere, large and small, and there were even dedicated stone tablets recording their existence. Altars and the city's theme were clearly visible... "Do these people do nothing but commemorate?" Ying wondered.

Not knowing the way out, and unable to fly up to see, Ying could only silently walk through the crowd. As she walked, her view suddenly widened.

It was an enormous altar.

Occupying almost half of the square, the altar was directly in front of the statue of the Dragon King Cardodia, with the dragon lizardmen arriving one after another below.

Torch stands are placed in several directions around the altar, with arrays embedded inside, connecting with the array grooves carved on the altar.

Ying discovered that each torch was burning with a ball of dark purple 'flame', like an energy ball.

"Traveler, this looks just like the purple sphere we saw at the ritual that night."

There were seven dark purple orbs in total, and they looked terrifying from a distance.

Is this really a festival?

Ying sensed something was wrong; the atmosphere was even more serious than during the ceremonial send-off ceremony.

Just then, a dragon-man guard ran up the altar and said something to the person presiding over the ceremony. The latter turned around and his sharp eyes swept around.

"The sacrifice offered to the Dragon King has escaped and is now among us. People of Cardodia, find her and bring her up! The Dragon King is about to descend, and His great glory will cleanse the souls of the sinners!"

wow~

At that moment, all the dragon lizard people began to search their surroundings, looking for the most special person in the crowd.

"over there!"

"The offerings are over there!"

"Catch her!"

Countless pairs of vertical pupils looked over at the same time, and the light in their eyes gave Ying and Paimon goosebumps all over their bodies.

You are the sacrifices! ... Ying quickly led Paimon towards the outside of the sacrificial site, but there were just too many people around. Almost all the dragon lizardmen in the entire Dragon City had gathered there. In addition to those at the altar, there were even more people coming in droves, and everyone became an obstacle on her escape route.

Then the Dragon Lizard Guards appeared, captains, battalion commanders, and so many more that it was impossible to count them all!

"Whoa! Traveler, ahead! Ahead! Right! Right! Left—"

Boom! ~

The force of the explosion sent them flying, and as they landed, a barrage of sharp swords shot towards them, stopping in front of Ying.

The crowd parted, and a white-haired dragon-lizard man walked over.

"Great Protector".

"Great Protector".

The dragon lizardmen all showed respectful expressions.