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“Actually, defeating Oser should only take less than a minute. I said half a quarter of an hour to give you gentlemen time to discuss it,” Han Fulai said calmly.

Keqing was always outspoken, and even when facing the Rock King Emperor, she had never hesitated. But today, after hearing Han Fulai's words, she found herself speechless. Han Fulai's words had completely exceeded her expectations—to defeat the Demon God Oser in less than a minute?

“I believe him. What do you all think?” Ningguang’s voice was equally calm, as if she were talking about something perfectly normal.

Han Fulai and Ningguang's "Young Master's Head Offering" plan, which they devised three days ago at the Jade Pavilion, actually only reached its third step, "deterrence," when Ningguang decided to abandon the broadcast in front of the Jade Pavilion. This step showcased the Seven Stars' strength and completely pinned the blame on Dadalia, broadcasting it to the entire city of Liyue Harbor.

At the time, Han Fulai couldn't predict how different the battle of Oser in the game would be from reality, so he naturally couldn't foresee the situation on the ground. Of course, even if he could have foreseen the current situation, Han Fulai wouldn't have told Ningguang his true plan.

Even with Han Fulai's experience as a transmigrator, he couldn't help but admire Ningguang's decisiveness. From deciding to abandon the Jade Pavilion and perish with the Demon God Jade, to deciding to trust Han Fulai, only a few dozen seconds had passed. Such ruthless decisiveness was perhaps unmatched in the entire Liyue. Anyone who could become a member of Tianquan Star must possess extraordinary abilities.

"Why not give it a try?" Granny Ping also expressed her support. Among the immortals present, even the most senior True Lord Ge Chenlang stood on Han Fulai's side, so the others naturally had no further objections.

Han Fulai easily gained temporary command of the Qunyu Pavilion.

All of this was within Han Fulai's calculations—the fourth step of the "Prince's Head Offering" plan: leveraging existing momentum.

He knew that neither Ningguang nor Granny Ping trusted his personal abilities, but rather the Rock King Emperor who had faked his death and retired. For Ningguang, Han Fulai was someone Zhongli valued. For Granny Ping, Han Fulai was someone Zhongli had entrusted to her care. Therefore, whatever Zhongli's motives for being so friendly towards him, it was a form of trust.

They trusted the Emperor, and the Emperor trusted Han Fulai, so they could trust Han Fulai as well. Now that the Emperor had faked his death and retired, their trust in him would shift to Han Fulai, the minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor. In reality, Zhongli had only shared a meal with Han Fulai and had never entrusted him with any important tasks, but as long as Han Fulai acted convincingly, that was enough.

Therefore, Han Fulai deliberately waited until everyone was at their wits' end and had no other options but to make a final desperate attempt, before stepping forward to give everyone hope. The more confident he appeared, the more people were willing to believe him.

If he had proposed his own plan and taken over command from the beginning, he would have certainly faced skepticism and obstruction. Whether it was the Seven Stars or the Immortals, each held a higher position than him, and given other options, none would have obeyed his commands. When people have choices, they tend to trust themselves more.

But now they have no choice but to convince themselves – “Han Fulai is someone the Emperor trusts, and maybe the Emperor sent him to solve the problem. Everyone will get credit if we successfully defeat the Demon God, and even if we fail, Han Fulai will take the blame anyway.”

After all, people will only believe what they want to believe.

This is the power that Han Fulai borrowed, and the essence of "the prince offering his head." On the surface, he offered the head of Prince Dadalia, making Dadalia take the blame to complete the emperor's fake death and retirement; secretly, he wanted the power of the Rock King Emperor, using the power vacuum and information gap created by the emperor's retirement to complete his own scheme.

Just like in the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, Jing Ke ostensibly offered Fan Yuqi's head, but in reality, he used Fan Yuqi's death to leave Prince Dan of Yan with no other choice, while simultaneously demonstrating that he was worthy of others' trust and gaining Prince Dan's power. As for whether Fan Yuqi truly committed suicide or was forced to commit suicide, it's actually not that important.

"To defeat the Demon God, we need the right timing, the right place, and the right people. Now we have the right people, and I thank you all for your help." Han Fulai bowed to the immortals and the Seven Stars present and expressed his gratitude.

"The next step is to take advantage of the terrain. Please, Lord Ningguang, lower the Qunyu Pavilion to sea level," Han Fulai said.

This is actually a very dangerous gamble. Due to the influence of the power of the Whirlpool Demon God Oser, the current sea in Yunlai is experiencing a rare storm in Liyue, with high winds and rough seas, making it far from a safe place. Moreover, the power of the Whirlpool Demon God Oser, as its name suggests, is to create whirlpools. Landing on the sea surface is tantamount to fighting on the enemy's home turf, which is practically suicide.

Ningguang didn't say a word, but simply controlled the Jade Pavilion to descend smoothly but quickly until it hovered above the sea level, only a little over a hundred meters away from Oser.

From this angle, the vortex demon god Oser's body appeared even larger, almost blotting out the sky. Without the protection of the magic array and under the oppressive aura of the demon god Oser, many Thousand Rock Army soldiers experienced difficulty breathing, and some wounded or relatively weak soldiers even fainted.

"The advantageous location I sought is right here." Han Fulai pointed to the vortex demon god Oser in front of him, or more precisely, Oser's chest. "The nine-headed sea serpent, even with one head knocked off, still has eight. But it only has more heads; all nine heads still share the same body."

Gan Yu immediately understood what Han Fulai meant.

"The reason you asked Miss Ningguang to lower the Jade Pavilion to the sea was to attack Oser's body! An attack from the air would be blocked by Oser's head, but there is nothing on the sea to cover its body."

Oser's body is composed of seawater and emits a ghostly blue light. From the sky, its body seems to be integrated with the seawater, but upon closer inspection, it can be seen that it does have a physical body.

"Just as Lord Gan Yu said," Han Fulai nodded in agreement.

Although Oser discovered the strange behavior of the Jade Pavilion, it did not take any action. On the one hand, it had only recently been revived and had used a large-scale attack that required all eight heads to be gathered, so its divine power needed time to recover; on the other hand, its intelligence had long been worn away over thousands of years, leaving only its hatred for the Geo Archon who sealed it, and it attacked Liyue Harbor on instinct.

If Qunyu Pavilion hadn't attacked it before, it certainly wouldn't have cared about the strange rocks flying overhead.

In its view, the landing of Qunyu Pavilion was caused by its attack earlier. Of course, if Qunyu Pavilion did not sink to the bottom of the sea for a long time, it would not mind destroying it completely later.

“The Jade Pavilion has almost lost all its ranged attack methods, and I believe none of you want to face Oser in close combat,” Han Fulai said.

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

Han Fulai turned around to face Gan Yu.

"The only way to deal with Oser is with arrows!"

Of everyone present, only Gan Yu used a bow and arrow as a weapon. And currently, only Gan Yu could attack Oser from a hundred meters away. Seeing this, Gan Yu nodded, his left hand moving in the air, Amos's Bow already in his grasp. His right hand drew the string, gathering frost power, and two seconds later, a Frost Arrow was formed.

Gan Yu aimed at Oser's chest, which was appearing and disappearing amidst the waves, and fired an arrow of frost. The Frost Arrow traveled a hundred meters and bloomed in Oser's chest.

A patch of ice, several meters in diameter, appeared on Osel's chest—that was all.

Han Fulai silently counted the time, watching the ice blocks slowly fall from Ausel's chest, revealing his intact body underneath.

Ausel's body resembled seawater, but it wasn't seawater; after all, it was a demon god, not merely an elemental creature. The demon god's body was incredibly resilient; Gan Yu's full-force attack was merely comparable to an attack from the Jade Pavilion's floating cannons—it only caused Ausel a slight pain.

But even a little pain is still a feeling. Being hit naturally leads to retaliation. Although Oser is currently unable to unleash its most terrifying attack, destroying the current Jade Pavilion doesn't actually require the previous meteor shower.

Ausel's several heads glared at the Jade Pavilion, their massive jaws opening wide. A tornado, guided by his divine power, gradually took shape, intending to shatter the Jade Pavilion with a sea tornado. This was the optimal method of attack for the Jade Pavilion, which floated on the sea surface.

"The time has come, now is the time!"

Han Fulai waved his hand, pointing to the Returning to the End Machine preserved by True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng.

"Master Liuyun, please aim the Returning Machine at the sea in front of Oser! Lady Keqing, please fill the Returning Machine with lightning elemental power!"

"Ha, kid, you were prepared all along." Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun finally understood the meaning behind Han Fulai's request for her to "make a little change" before.

The Returning End Machine was originally intended to be used as the main cannon of the Jade Pavilion. After being modified by the True Lord of Cloud-Leaving Wind, the Returning End Machine was powered by immortal energy provided by immortals, while the Jade Pavilion's magic array transmitted and amplified the energy. This was the optimal solution. However, when Han Fulai spoke with her on the ground, he asked her to add a system that could use elemental power as an energy source when modifying the Returning End Machine, and he specifically reminded her to keep one of the Returning End Machines.

Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun had been suspecting since earlier whether Han Fulai had foreseen this situation, which was why he asked her to make preparations in advance. Now she had no more doubts—this kid definitely knew a lot of things that even immortals didn't know. Maybe the Emperor had already told him about it.

"Purple-haired girl, come here. Put your hand on it," Liu Yun called to Ke Qing.

Although Keqing had argued with Liuyun earlier, she knew that they had to work together now, so she didn't hesitate. The Thunder God's Eye on her body shone brightly, and the power of the thunder element flowed continuously into the Returning Machine, condensing into a huge lightning arrow.

"Fire the first arrow!" Han Fulai gave the order, and the purple lightning arrow shot out, instantly hitting the designated location.

The sea surface was suddenly filled with streaks of purple lightning, which traveled along the seawater to Oser's body and then covered its entire body.

In an instant, crackling purple lightning covered Oser's massive, mountain-like body. Oser, who had been about to launch a fierce attack on the Jade Pavilion with a sea tornado, suddenly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

Seawater is a good conductor of electricity, and Oser, being a sea monster, was already covered in seawater, not to mention drenched by the storm it summoned itself. In Han Fu's view, Oser had essentially put itself in a "wet" state.

The purpose of this arrow was to transform the sea around Oser into a lightning elemental environment. The reaction caused by the combination of water and lightning elements is, of course, electrocution.

In addition to causing Oser pain and injury from the electric current passing through his entire body, the electro-induced reaction also has a very important effect—paralysis.

More importantly, the electrocution reaction is a state of coexistence of water and mines. Both water and mine elements are attached elements that are consumed over time. Until the mine element is completely depleted, Oser will remain in an electrocution state. In other words, during this period, it will be unable to move.

Being unable to move meant that it could neither attack and destroy the Jade Pavilion, nor defend itself to conceal its weaknesses. Even the storms it brought about by altering the celestial phenomena ceased because of its paralysis.

"Miss Yanfei, please replace Miss Keqing," Han Fulai instructed again.

The reason he had Gan Yu shoot an arrow at Oser was to verify two things: whether elemental reactions could work on demons, and the precise timing of elemental attachment.

While calculating the duration of the electrocution reaction in his mind, Han Fulai directed Yan Fei to fill the new Returning End Arrow.

"Target, Oser's chest. Second arrow, fire!"

The flaming arrow flew a hundred meters and struck Oser in the chest, causing a huge explosion. After the explosion, a large, charred hole appeared on its dark blue body, and one could even vaguely see the dark flesh inside.

While in an electrified state, water and mines coexist. If they then encounter fire, a three-elemental reaction will occur—overload and vaporization. Oser's suffering will continue until the lightning and fire elements are completely consumed.

Clearly, Osel's suffering is not over yet.

"Great Sage Who Subdues Demons, please replace Miss Yan Fei."

Xiao nodded, his hands already gathering green wind elemental power.

"Third arrow, target: the tornado summoned by Oser. Fire!"

The power of the wind transformed into a green hurricane, which plunged into the sea tornado that Oser had just summoned.

The tornado became the eye of the storm, sweeping up Oser's body.

"Miss Yanfei, please recharge the Returning Machine again."

"Fourth arrow, target: eye of the storm. Fire!"

The flaming arrow pierced the green eye of the storm, turning Oser's entire body a vibrant orange-red. That was the color of fire.

For the first time in his life, the sea demon Oser experienced the terror of fire.

Fire spreads with the wind, and the wind fuels the fire; the diffusion reaction is just that unreasonable.

But Han Fulai was not satisfied with just roasting Osel. Although the four arrows had severely injured Osel, they were not enough to kill him.

The fatal blow will be delivered by the deadliest marksman.

Han Fulai had been planning for this moment for many days.

He turned his back to face Gan Yu again.

"I've said it before, the only way to deal with Oser is with arrows!"

For the girl who brought him joy during his darkest days, for the lovely boss who summoned him to Liyue, and of course for their contract—and a little bit of masculine romance.

Han Fulai lowered his head and knelt on one knee.

"I humbly request Lord Gan Yu to demonstrate his archery skills!"

Gan Yu answered him with the bow in his hand.

Without Han Fu's guidance, Gan Yu's Frost Arrow bloomed once again on Oser's chest.

Han Fulai heard Oser's final wails behind him, but did not turn around.

A real man never looks back at an explosion.

The combination of fire and ice elements naturally resulted in a melting reaction. The immense damage from this reaction literally melted Oser's body, leaving a terrifying hole in it. Even an ancient demon god as powerful as Oser was rendered powerless to fight after suffering such damage.

As a former player of the "Melting Ganliu" style, a staunch supporter of the "Nuclear Bomb Arrow Fairy Ganyu", a scholar from a small town who excelled at taking exams, and a perfect scorer in "Theory of Higher Element Reactions", Han Fulai had already simulated this result repeatedly in his mind. Now, he was simply implementing the predetermined plan step by step.

The Vortex Demon God had only broken the seal thanks to the effect of the Unfettered Talisman, and the effect was not lasting. Having suffered such a severe blow, its aura had weakened considerably, rendering it powerless to resist the seal set up by the Emperor years ago. The seal took effect again, once more suppressing it beneath the Lonely Cloud Pavilion.

"Mr. Han, how do you know how to defeat Oser?"

When Han Fulai heard Gan Yu's voice, he looked up and smiled slightly.

"Knowledge is power."

Chapter Sixty-Nine: The Intimidating Power of the Jade Pavilion

The sea had calmed, and rays of light shone through the surface that had been obscured by dark clouds. It seemed that the ancient demon god Oser, capable of destroying Liyue Harbor, had never existed.

Everything was just as Han Fulai had said before: "Without losing a single soldier or a single tile, the demon god will be beheaded within half an hour."

Just five minutes ago, even with the combined efforts of the Liyue Seven Stars and the Asuras, they were no match for the Maze Lord Oser. Ningguang was already prepared to abandon the Jade Pavilion and perish with Oser, and many of the Thousand Rock soldiers present, such as Instructor Fengyan, were even prepared to die for their country.

But after Han Fulai took over command, excluding the time for prior discussion, he really defeated the demon god Oser in just one minute.

One final machine, four elemental attacks, five elemental reactions—victory comes in such a simple, unpretentious, and tedious way.

After witnessing this miraculous battle, many soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army regarded Han Fulai as a god.

But for Han Fulai, this simple, unadorned, and tedious victory is the kind of victory that test-takers strive for—simplicity is beauty, and the simplest solution is the best solution. If you put Oser into the Spiral Abyss in a game as the final boss, Han Fulai would still study methods to speedrun the boss.

To some extent, Han Fulai's perspective of treating real-world demons as game bosses to be defeated is a kind of "dimensional reduction attack".

Han Fulai's approach was quite ahead of its time for the people of Teyvat, who were accustomed to fighting head-on with force. The immortals present were used to fighting with immortal power, and the Eye of God was not essential to them. Even those who had witnessed the battle where the Emperor sealed Oser only saw the Emperor suppress his opponent with the power of throwing rock spears; they never imagined there could be such a clever and ingenious method.

The impatient True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng had already started shouting: "Even the Rock King Emperor back then never defeated Oser so easily. Boy, just who are you?!"

Han Fulai placed his hand on his chest and bowed humbly in reply: "I am just an ordinary civil servant of Liyue, nothing special. The victory we achieved was all thanks to Master Liuyun's modification of the Returning Machine, as well as the cooperation of all the immortals and the Seven Stars. Without the power of any one of them, we would not have been able to defeat Oser."

"The greatest contributor to this battle is Lord Gan Yu, who fired the final arrow. As Lord Gan Yu's personal secretary, I merely discovered Oser's weakness and found the opportunity to attack. I am ashamed to say that I have only made a small contribution."

Han Fulai was telling the truth. Ningguang was in charge of operating the Jade Pavilion, Liuyun was in charge of controlling the Returning Machine, Keqing, Yanfei, and Xiao provided the elemental power, and Ganyu did all the damage.

But to other people, these words are a completely different story.

The soldiers of the Thousand Rock Army felt that he had defeated the powerful demon god with just a few words, and that the enemy's ships and towers had been reduced to ashes with a few laughs. It was as if a god had descended to earth.

Ke Qing felt that he was not arrogant despite his achievements and was able to share the credit with others, which was a rare quality.

Grandma Ping and other immortals became increasingly convinced that he was the backup plan left for Liyue by the Geo Archon, and that the Archon had arranged for him to save Liyue Harbor at a crucial moment.

Gan Yu felt that Han Fulai's strength was unfathomable. His ruthless insight into finding the enemy's weaknesses and his judgment of the timing of attacks could only mean that his strength was above that of the Demon God Oser. He even deliberately gave the credit to himself, defeating the ancient demon god without making a single move.

This is a monumental feat of defeating a demon god, a legend that will be sung by storytellers and on the Liyue stage for thousands of years! Yet Han Fulai appears nonchalant, as if this were just a trivial matter.

Gan Yu is now increasingly grateful that she summoned Han Fulai.

After Han Fulai finished speaking, he looked at Ningguang with a smile. In fact, he was speaking to his "Sister Ningguang" to a large extent, and he believed that Ningguang would understand what he meant.

Ningguang was also looking at Han Fulai, her gaze becoming increasingly complex. Up until the decision to abandon Qunyu Pavilion, everything was still under Ningguang's control. Han Fulai's move was like a bolt from the blue, completely exceeding her expectations.

Ningguang never imagined that the naive young man she had mentored three days ago would now surpass her. She even felt a slight tremor in her body, as if she had encountered a formidable opponent in the business world. A mixture of excitement, exhilaration, and fear washed over her.

To her relief, her foresight in investing in Han Fulai was spot on. She had a gut feeling that this might be the most worthwhile investment of her life. In retrospect, this investment based on personal connections has saved her Qunyu Pavilion—a building whose construction cost alone exceeded 650 billion Mora.

More importantly, Han Fulai created a very delicate yet balanced political situation.

Ningguang knew that Gan Yu had followed the Emperor since the time of the Demon God War, so she could naturally see that the Rock King Emperor had faked his death.

Gan Yu's journey to Guyun Pavilion and other places to visit the Liyue Ascendants occurred on the day of the Ascendant Invocation Ceremony. To be precise, her immediate reaction upon seeing the Ascendant's physical remains was to invite the Ascendants back. At that time, the Maelstrom Lord Oser was not yet present, so Gan Yu clearly wasn't there to invite them back to fight the Maelstrom Lord. Furthermore, there was absolutely no need for the Ascendants to intervene in the fight against the Fatui.