Genshin Impact : Eerie Teyvat-Chapter 119: Ch : Aether in trouble

Aether stared in shock at the scene before him, realizing that the worst-case scenario he had feared had come true...

Nahida had already been corrupted by the Eerie.

All of Sumeru had fallen...

No—more accurately, it seemed that only this part of Sumeru City had been taken over.

Among the people bound and suspended in the air, most were residents of Sumeru City.

He didn't see Candace, nor Tighnari or Collei...

Perhaps the desert and Gandharva Ville were still safe.

Aether immediately made a decision: he had to escape from here and inform the others of what had happened!

Without responding to "Nahida," he grabbed Paimon and turned to flee, aiming for the teleport waypoint below to get out of there as fast as possible...

"Honestly now... Traveler, is it that you don't like my home, or do you not like me as a person?"

"Could it be that the decor of my house displeases you?"

"Why did you run off without saying a single word?"

"'Nahida'" spoke softly as she slowly stood up and followed him...

But when Aether reached the lower level, he realized with horror that the previously intact teleport waypoint was now radiating a crimson, pitch-black glow...

Seeing this, Aether was at a loss for words.

Seriously?

The teleport waypoint chooses now of all times to break down?

And in that brief moment, "Nahida" had already caught up...

"Traveler, where do you think you're going?"

As she spoke, "Nahida" instantly Manifests the Court of Dreams and expands the Shrine of Maya—

Only, this time, the domain wasn't the usual refreshing, life-filled grassy green.

It had turned into a sinister, blood-red hue...

Aether immediately felt an overwhelming force suppressing him completely—he couldn't move a muscle...

This color... this aura... this feeling...

There's no mistaking it—this is the power of the Eerie.

Nahida has already been taken over by it!

"Heh..."

"Nahida, your house is filthy and stinks. It's broken and rotten—and your sense of taste? Honestly, it's unbearable."

"Even if I die, I would never want to be a guest in your house!"

Aether deliberately spat out harsh, insulting words, hoping to provoke "Nahida."

He thought to himself—looks like there's no way he's making it out of this alive...

But it's okay.

Even if he can't tell anyone, he still has the power to die and return with his memories intact.

Next time... he would make sure to carefully plan how to deal with the current situation in Sumeru.

"Next time? There won't be a next time for you..."

"'Nahida'" spoke, then suddenly let out a strange, unsettling laugh—

"Hehelele guli guhah..."

And then—

Aether's face twisted in horror as he saw "Nahida" raise both hands: her index fingers and thumbs forming right angles—left hand in the top-left, right hand in the bottom-right—creating a frame, aimed directly at him...

"Can't tell anyone?"

"Death rewind with retained memories?"

"How interesting..."

In that moment, Aether realized he had made a fatal mistake—

"Nahida" could use All Schemes to Know, granting her a form of Mind-Reading through Universal Perception...

In simpler terms—she could read minds.

However, the real Nahida—before she was corrupted by the eerie force—although she possessed this ability, would never use it on others lightly...

Because she believed it was a violation of personal privacy, a disrespectful and improper act...

But now that "Nahida" had fallen under the control of the eerie, who would still care about such things as morality and virtue?

The truth that Aether could never bring himself to speak aloud... was now so easily learned by "Nahida."

"Oh? Looks like you've realized your mistake..."

"Nahida" leaned in close to Aether, her sunken, bloodstained eyes locking onto his—

"But don't you think it's a little too late to realize it now?"

"Even though you are the Descender of Teyvat, and any information about you is excluded from being recorded in the Irminsul..."

"But reading your thoughts right in front of you? That's still something I can easily do..."

"Nahida" gently caressed Aether's cheek and slowly spoke:

"Don't worry, I won't let you die so easily..."

"I treat you the same as everyone else—with complete fairness."

"They aren't dead either. They've just been... temporarily imprisoned by me, temporarily stripped of their freedom..."

"Your unique ability has made me—the God of Wisdom—incredibly curious..."

"As the God of Wisdom, I simply cannot resist knowledge I do not yet understand..."

"From now on, let's take our time... and explore it together, shall we?"

...............

"Speaking of which, Su Yuan—your Fatui Delusion is Cryo, isn't it?"

While on the carriage to Liyue, Yelan asked with a hint of curiosity:

"But then, why are you able to use Hydro elemental power?"

"Also, I don't see a Hydro Vision on you either."

"Don't tell me... Fatui Delusions can be dual-wielded now?"

"Or are you like that famous Traveler—able to use elemental powers without a Vision at all?"

"That's right. It's just as you're thinking," Su Yuan nodded.

He couldn't exactly tell Yelan that he could use Hydro because he had a really good memory, right?

That would just be way too abstract...

Honestly, Su Yuan wasn't even sure how to talk to Yelan at this point...

If his suspicions were correct—that Yelan couldn't be exposed to information she wasn't supposed to know or she'd start becoming eerie—

Then having a head full of intel but being unable to explain any of it was... pretty frustrating.

But just then, a loud shout came from outside the carriage!

"Robbery!"

"This tree is mine, this road I planted!"

"If you wanna pass, hand over the toll money!"

"You idiot! You can't even read the lines right! You messed up the words!"

Su Yuan and Yelan leaned out of the carriage window and saw that it was a group of over a dozen Treasure Hoarders who had completely surrounded the vehicle...

"Heh, Su Yuan, sorry you had to see this..." Yelan looked at Su Yuan and gave a helpless smile. "You've only just arrived in Liyue, and already something like this happens..."

"It's fine, it's fine. Liyue is vast and rich in resources—seeing some Treasure Hoarders around isn't exactly surprising."

Su Yuan responded nonchalantly:

"I ran into Treasure Hoarders back in Fontaine too..."

As Su Yuan glanced around at the group surrounding them, he suddenly felt something was off...

Although all the Treasure Hoarders were wearing masks to hide their faces, one of them—his features and especially his eyes—looked incredibly familiar to Su Yuan...

"Ah... Aji?" Su Yuan blurted out instinctively.

"Oh... my god... I can't believe I actually ran into you here!"

Seeing Su Yuan's face and hearing his voice, Aji exclaimed with excitement:

"And Su Yuan, you even remembered my name! I'm so touched!"

"What, someone you know?" asked a man nearby—likely the leader of this group of Treasure Hoarders—as he turned to Aji.

"Yeah, boss, he's an old colleague I met back in Fontaine!"

Aji nodded as he spoke:

"He's amazing—he actually dared to sneak into the Palais Mermonia in Fontaine to steal something!"

"And now that he's here, it means he made it out in one piece!"

"You know, the Palais Mermonia in Fontaine is the equivalent of Liyue's Ministry of Civil Affairs or the Jade Chamber!"

"Do any of you have the guts to steal from a place like that?"

"Yelan, be careful..."

Su Yuan whispered a warning to her:

"This Aji... he's the ordinary guy I ran into back in Fontaine who was already under the control of the Eerie."

"Whatever you do, don't agree to let him help you hide anything..."

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