Ch 177 : Lost three chances again?
As expected, just like Aether had previously speculated…
Even people from another world can be corrupted and controlled by the eerie power…
And for Aether, the condition for his eerie transformation really was Lumine's death…
"Su Yuan!"
At that moment, Paimon appeared beside Su Yuan, and judging by her anxious expression, it seemed she really was the real Paimon…
Su Yuan glanced at Aether, then at the severed head he had just been holding in his hand — now discarded on the ground — and realized it was Nahida's.
He turned to Paimon and asked:
"Paimon, what exactly is going on? What happened in Sumeru?"
"Nahida somehow got corrupted and controlled by the eerie power…"
"And she even gained the ability to read people's minds…"
"But she didn't seem bloodthirsty — instead, she tied up and imprisoned all the citizens of Sumeru City in the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Even the Traveler wasn't spared…"
"And just a while ago, the Traveler suddenly went berserk, fell into an eerie transformation, and slaughtered Nahida and everyone in the sanctuary. Then he used the corrupted teleport waypoints to come here…"
Paimon turned to look at Lumine, lying silently in a pool of blood, and said, "That must be the Traveler's sister, right…"
"So it really was her death that triggered the Traveler's eerie transformation…"
Paimon then looked toward "Neuvillette" and asked, "And why is Neuvillette here? How did he also get corrupted by the eerie power…"
She glanced around the area again: "Cloud Retainer, Yelan, Furina, Focalors, Xiangling, Guoba…"
"They're all dead…"
Then Paimon looked at Aether, who was now giving everything he had to battle "Neuvillette," her hands clenched tightly, her face tense:
"Don't tell me… the next one to die… will be the Traveler himself…"
Su Yuan also turned his gaze toward the battle between "Aether" and "Neuvillette."
Although Aether had indeed exploded with an incredibly powerful eerie energy due to Lumine's death…
Neuvillette's strength right now was undeniably despair-inducing.
The most important part was that this Neuvillette seemed to have grown smarter — no longer relying solely on brute force and overwhelming eerie power to suppress opponents.
Now, he was even using actual combat techniques…
And judging from the situation, Su Yuan still couldn't move.
He was completely restrained — which meant Neuvillette even had enough spare energy to keep suppressing him while fighting.
Wait a minute… Su Yuan suddenly noticed something was off…
If he was being completely immobilized — then why could Paimon still move freely?
Could it be that Neuvillette was so focused on his fight with Aether that he hadn't paid attention to Paimon?
"Paimon… quick… kill me…" Su Yuan whispered to her, afraid Neuvillette might overhear.
"Huh? Su Yuan, why do you want me to kill you? Don't give up!" Paimon looked at him, puzzled.
"Paimon! There's no time… just kill me, now!" Su Yuan urged, sounding a little panicked — because he could already see that Aether was starting to fall behind in the fight, while Neuvillette was still going strong and completely at ease…
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Aether was defeated…
Seeing that Paimon was still hesitating, Su Yuan had no choice but to reveal his final trump card to her:
"Paimon, I'll be honest with you…"
"Actually, I have the ability to rewind time upon death…"
"The situation now is already beyond saving. Only by dying and going back to the past can I change everything…"
"Paimon! You promised you'd trust me!"
Su Yuan looked at Paimon with unwavering determination, and Paimon, too, wore a look of utter shock on her face…
Then, she furrowed her brows and gave a firm nod, reaching into Su Yuan's pocket to retrieve the small knife he always carried with him.
At that moment, "Neuvillette" finally seemed to sense that something was wrong.
He roared in fury, "Su Yuan! What do you think you're doing?!"
Huh? Su Yuan was momentarily confused.
Why did Neuvillette call out his name?
He was completely immobilized—shouldn't Neuvillette have noticed it was Paimon who was holding the knife?
But before Su Yuan could make sense of it, Paimon had already slowly plunged the blade into his heart…
..............
Su Yuan suddenly opened his eyes wide—it was that familiar, heart-pounding sensation again...
Feeling the stinging pain in the center of his left palm, Su Yuan knew he had died once more.
He raised his left hand and looked at his palm:
[Unfortunately, this is your second death today—but it actually counts as your fourth overall...]
That first line completely threw Su Yuan off.
Huh? What happened last time? Why had he lost his three rewind attempts again?
He continued reading:
[Xianyun has already been corrupted by the eerie contamination. Please proceed with caution...]
[Neuvillette's group will arrive at Wanmin Restaurant. As soon as Xianyun encounters them, she will summon wind and rain in an attempt to trigger Neuvillette's eerie transformation...]
[However, Neuvillette's control over Hydro means he is not afraid of others using rain to target him...]
[So Xianyun has prepared a second plan: fierce winds and sandstorms...]
[The condition for Neuvillette's eerie transformation isn't limited to rainy weather—it's any non-clear weather...]
[Furthermore, after reclaiming the sovereign authority of the dragons, Neuvillette's power when corrupted has become even more formidable. Mere kneeling is no longer enough to avoid his attacks...]
[What he seeks now is wholehearted, sincere worship—complete submission in both body and soul—not hollow gestures or two-faced reverence...]
[Additionally, the current situation in Sumeru is grim—Nahida has already been corrupted by the eerie contamination. The real Aether and Paimon have been imprisoned by Nahida, though they are not in immediate danger...]
[Furthermore, ???????????...]
[??????????????...]
Su Yuan furrowed his brow slightly as he looked at the intel prompt in the palm of his left hand…
Why were there still pieces of information being redacted and hidden?
But now wasn't the time to ponder that—what mattered most at this moment was gaining control over Xianyun as quickly as possible.
"Everyone, be careful! Xianyun has already been corrupted by the eerie contamination!"
Su Yuan pointed at "Xianyun" and shouted loudly.
"Xianyun" showed a confused expression as she looked at Su Yuan and said, "Su Yuan, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Didn't I already answer all those questions you just asked?"
However, the very next moment, without saying a word, Lumine drew her sword and charged straight at "Xianyun"!
Sensing Lumine's killing intent and facing a sudden threat to her life, "Xianyun" finally dropped the act, using an eerie energy-formed shield to block the attack!
"Lumine! Keep her suppressed! Don't let her try anything!"
As Su Yuan shouted, he rushed toward the entrance of Wanmin Restaurant.
He didn't know exactly when Neuvillette and the others would return, but he absolutely could not allow him to meet with "Xianyun"!
He couldn't let "Xianyun" and her allies find out that Neuvillette had already entered this region!
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