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At this moment, Han Fulai was thinking about just as many things as the "scattered soldiers".

Although the two only exchanged a rather unfriendly greeting, it was enough for Han Fulai to analyze many things.

The soldier's question, "How come you're still alive?" revealed a lot of information to him.

First of all, this "soldier" who had changed into nice clothes still recognized him even though he had also changed clothes.

This shows that the "scattered soldier" is still the same "scattered soldier," and he is still the same person.

Secondly, in the eyes of the "scattered soldiers," he should already be dead.

This suggests that his presence here was likely related to the "stragglers," who had used some means to kill him and believed he was dead—which is also why he experienced a period of mental stagnation.

The fact that the "scattered soldiers" would ask him why he wasn't dead yet indicates that the person who appeared in this place is still alive.

This is not the afterlife, nor is he a ghost.

That's great news.

From this perspective, the "scattered soldier's" words were a reassurance, dispelling his last remaining doubts.

So the foul-mouthed little boy wasn't entirely without merit; he revealed such important information as soon as he opened his mouth.

Han Fulai inexplicably recalled the online trolls in his previous world who could reveal their level of education and intelligence with just a few words. If you feign agreement or deliberately provoke these people, they could strip you of your entire wallet and your underwear.

If only the "scattered soldiers" could be a little more excited... Han Fulai sincerely hoped that the "scattered soldiers" would say a few more foul words and reveal everything they knew.

After all, there are still many things he needs to verify with the "scattered soldiers".

For example, "osmanthus wood".

When "Sanbing" pushed the door open just now, he called out "Katsura," clearly mistaking him for someone else.

This indicates that there is at least one other person named "Guimu" who can enter this place.

Judging from the joyful expression on "Sanbing's" face when he called "Guimu," "Guimu" might be the key figure for him to escape this space of consciousness. Han Fulai even suspected that "Sanbing" himself needed to rely on "Guimu" to leave this place.

Yes, that's very simple logic—

Because the "scattered soldier" had been staying in the Japanese-style room of the mansion until he heard the footsteps of "Katsuraki" before opening the door and coming out.

The "scattered soldier" stayed here to wait for "Katsura," and he wouldn't even come out of that room if "Katsura" didn't come.

Based on this logic, Han Fulai drew a further conclusion—

The "scattered soldiers" here, like him, are not "masters," but "passersby."

If the "scattered soldiers" are the masters of this consciousness space, then there should be no behavior of "waiting for someone," let alone showing surprise when seeing him.

This shows that the "scattered soldiers" cannot control things in this space, cannot predict who will appear, and cannot decide who they will meet.

The performance of the "scattered soldiers" also supports his inference.

They were just fighting tooth and nail in the Evil Eye Factory, determined to kill each other. But when they met here, they only talked, not fought – when did these "scatterers" become so gentlemanly?

The most reasonable explanation is that the "scattered soldiers" couldn't take action, or that taking action would not benefit them.

This is not the real world; there is no elemental power here. He has no extraordinary power here, nor do the "scatterers."

Like him, "Scattered Soldiers" were merely consciousness entities, just souls.

If souls were to clash, it would be like the pure water spirit and the salt god's malice, merging or devouring each other's souls.

He certainly had no intention of "eating people".

As for whether the "scattered soldiers" have such intentions... it's hard to say.

Even if the "streets" really wanted to devour him, he wasn't afraid at all. The precedent of the Salt Sorrow Spear was right there; in fact, he quite hoped the "streets" would try to bite him.

The divine power contract of the Rock King Emperor is the true "Punishment of Eating Rock".

Of course, in his view, the "scattered soldiers" probably didn't have that kind of spare capacity.

The "scattered soldier" in front of him was clearly much weaker than the ones outside, and was likely injured.

After all, the "scattered soldier" had previously used some method to block his five senses, and later went even further, causing his thoughts and consciousness to stagnate... Obviously, there is a price to pay for doing something like this.

Although his current strength has not yet reached the level of a demon god, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a "half-step demon god". Even on the entire Teyvat continent, there are probably not many people who can defeat him.

At most, the "scattered soldiers" are of the same level as him. The fact that they can shield his five senses and even strip away his consciousness must mean that they have used some kind of secret technique that can temporarily enhance his strength, similar to how he gained the strength of a demon god for a short time after absorbing the energy of the earth's veins.

He risks exploding and dying from absorbing the earth's energy; the "scattered soldiers" should face a similar risk.

Following this logic, "Scatter Soldier" is probably in a weakened state after using some kind of secret technique, and he might even be the one who "eats people" in his own mind...

Thinking of this, Han Fulai chuckled softly.

His smile elicited a response from the "scattered soldiers".

The "straggler" immediately took a step back, his face full of vigilance.

Hmm, that's easy to understand.

Han Fulai laughed even more heartily.

"Don't be afraid, I don't eat children."

He walked toward the "scattered soldier" with a smile, and casually clenched his fist—making sure the "scattered soldier" could see the "trefoil knot" on the back of his hand.

"But when dealing with disobedient children, I'll spank them."

The "scattered soldier" suddenly charged at Han Fulai, throwing a punch at the same time.

Even if he could recognize the mark that represented Morax, even if he knew that his opponent was now stronger than him... but to be insulted like this, not fighting back would make him a "skipper".

Han Fulai easily caught the "scattered soldier's" fist.

The fist was pale, thin, and powerless.

But one can still feel the anger and resentment contained in that punch.

This is not a metaphor. In fact, Han Fulai could indeed feel the emotions surging in the heart of the "scattered soldiers" like a tidal wave, determined to completely engulf him.

Ultimately, this is a collision of souls.

For the "scattered soldier," the turmoil in his heart encountered an entire continent.

The Inatsumi people, who live on the island, often believe that the ocean is the largest thing in the world, and that their small island is negligible compared to it.

But in reality, what is truly vast is the land – every island that rises above the sea is a mountain thousands or even tens of thousands of meters high.

The rock spears thrown by the Rock King Emperor are called "Lonely Cloud Pavilion" because each of the divinely created bedrocks, if erected on land, would be a solitary mountain peak piercing through the clouds.

The "scattered soldiers" couldn't even sense any emotional fluctuation from Han Fulai.

Even if all the oceans in the world were gathered together, their volume would probably be less than one-thousandth of the volume of the entire planet.

It was as if he was punching the earth, and the earth responded with only silence.

It couldn't even feel the tiny fist.

—A desperate gap.

The "scattered soldiers" have always prided themselves on being "those who are about to ascend to the throne of gods," and they look at those ants who are sinking into a false world with the eyes of insects.

He always believed that his soul was infinitely close to that of a god, and that there was no one below that level who could resist him.

But Han Fulai shattered his pride time and time again.

His proud strength could not break through the opponent's defense. He tried his best to perish together with the opponent, but he could not even hurt a hair on the opponent's head.

The other party even inexplicably intruded into his "Manas consciousness," into this pure land that belonged only to him, and then shattered his self-esteem with overwhelming power.

Especially Han Fulai's soul...

The resilience of that soul was far beyond that of a "demigod," and even surpassed that of an ordinary demon god!

Even the second seat of the Fatui Enforcers, who was said to be comparable to a demon god, and who possessed almost infinitely divisible spiritual power and could decompose his own soul into countless "slices," could not give him such a feeling of despair.

Since joining the Fools and becoming an executive officer, he hadn't felt this way in a very, very long time.

It feels like being an ant.

Compared to Han Fulai, he is the real worm.

Han Fulai recalled how he had punched the Salt God's evil thoughts in that silvery-white consciousness space.

The difference is that now he seems to be in the position of the Great Demon King.

The boy standing opposite him is a hero facing certain death, throwing a punch filled with passion, conviction, and bonds at the Great Demon King.

Speaking of which, "Sanbing's" height, appearance, and age... really resemble the kind of Inazuma high school student who sits in the back row of the classroom by the window, sleeps on his desk during class, and saves the world after class... If he could add a few impressive-sounding lines, he would be even more like it.

Tsk.

He's clearly the one who's right, isn't he?

Han Fulai clenched the "scattered soldier's" fist with great displeasure, slowly increasing the pressure in his hand.

If it were a physical entity, he might be able to hear the cracking sound of the "scattered soldiers'" finger bones, but unfortunately, the clash of souls doesn't produce such a sound effect.

However, if they were both physical entities, the two "mages" wouldn't be able to fight hand-to-hand like this... and the "skirmisher's" body might not be so weak. After all, he was a puppet created by Thor, a former candidate for Thunder General, so his physical strength should be quite good. Even if the "skirmisher" doesn't know any fighting techniques, the physical attributes of a god-made puppet would probably make him very difficult to deal with.

But the current "scattered soldier" is indeed as thin and frail as his appearance.

Han Fulai felt that he could really crush this fist, or rather, crush a part of the "scattered soldier's" soul consciousness.

It's very simple: he just needs to respond to anger with anger, to resentment with resentment, and to use his own emotions to devour the other person's emotions.

Then he let go.

"If you want to fight, I'll fight you again after we get outside."

Han Fulai's voice sounded rather listless.

He stood for a long time in front of the mansion gate, deep in thought, and at that time he had already thought that he might encounter "stragglers" in this mansion.

"Thunder Triple Barrier" is not only the symbol of Thunder General, but also the ornament on the strange clothes of "Scattered Soldiers". He even thought that this place might be the "Borrowed Scenery Pavilion" dungeon in the game.

Although the game has never shown the full layout of this dungeon, the setting here is very similar to that in the game. Considering the connection between "Borrowed Scenery Hall" and "Scattered Soldiers," it's not difficult to make this judgment.

Although he had no other choice but to accept his fate, he still carefully considered his options before entering the room.

At that time, he thought that even if the "scattered soldiers" were also consciousness entities, they should be a very difficult opponent.

Upon encountering the "scattered soldiers," he discerned their true strength and weakness in a single sentence and glance, and even provoked them to test their strength—he had truly taken "taking the opponent seriously in tactics" to the extreme, with almost every action backed by a calculated plan.

He would provoke the "scattered soldiers" to take action in order to test his assessment of the current situation.

He insulted "Sanbing" with words and then used the contract mark of the Rock King Emperor as a provocation to provoke "Sanbing," who was determined to become a god, to prove by force that he was stronger than the gods and "the gods' lackeys."

If the "scattered soldier" remains unmoved after being provoked like this, it proves his weakness; but if he does make a move, it will be a backlash against the "scattered soldier" by the divine power imprint in his soul.

Yes, his original plan was to reenact the story of the remnant soul of the Salt God on the "scattered soldiers".

But after he took action, he realized that the "scattered soldiers" were too weak.

Han Fulai never talked about martial ethics. He had done all sorts of things, from sneaking up on people from behind, setting traps, throwing lime powder, to ambushing people in bushes to steal kills. And he did them quite a lot...

But no matter how unethical he may be, he wouldn't go so far as to bully the elderly, weak, women, and children.

The current "scattered soldiers" can be completely classified as the elderly, weak, women and children.

In Han Fu's view, the exchange just now could not be considered a "battle" at all, or even a "fight"... It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a father beating his son.

This makes it seem like all his previous careful preparations were just a battle of wits with thin air...

Ten years of sharpening a sword, Frost Blade has never tried.

If I were to show this to you today, would you die on the spot?

If I'd known you were this weak, what was the point of my analysis? I would have just rushed in and spanked you, wouldn't that have been enough?

Fortunately, his ability to control his facial expressions was so deeply ingrained that he didn't let his frustration show on his face.

Han Fulai switched to a businesslike tone: "Answer me a few questions, just to kill some time before that 'Kaguya' arrives. Anyway, if you want to leave this 'Borrowed Scenery Pavilion,' you'll have to wait for that 'Kaguya,' right?"

The stragglers stared in astonishment.

Why does he even know about this?

Han Fulai did not explain, but continued, "Tell me, why do you want to become a god?"

The "scattered soldiers" remained silent.

Han Fulai then asked, "Is it because you came into contact with the truth of the 'False Heaven' in Mondstadt?"

He was referring to his first encounter with the "scatterers" in Mondstadt two months ago.