SFS Chapter 452 The Wanderer from Abroad
Chapter 452 The Wanderer from Abroad
The black serpent knight wielding his lance must have sensed the power of the enemy before him, for he suddenly spoke after a sweeping attack.
"Leave, leave...! The all-encompassing shadow of struggle is not something you can withstand!"
As Xu Ning listened to Katarina's translation, his brows furrowed deeply.
He understood that the Black Sun Dynasty of Kanria back then must have obtained countless secrets about this world, which was why they went so far as to oppose the demon gods and even the laws of nature.
And this information may represent the greatest danger to Teyvat.
You can choose not to touch it, but you can't be unaware of it.
I originally thought that I could deduce what happened back then from the fragments of memories left by these Black Serpent Knights, and then destroy the evidence and keep the secret to myself.
Unexpectedly, these Black Serpent Knights had different focuses, and their language seemed too obscure, whether due to a problem with Katalina's translation or simply because that's how the ancient Kanria spoke.
I don't have enough information to understand anything from this sentence.
After having Katarina shout at the other party again under the banner of Hafdan, and seeing that it had no chance of communicating, Xu Ning went forward to help Yinglangmaru deliver the final blow.
"The echoes of the apocalypse... Never... peace..."
With difficulty, he uttered his last words, and like the previous one, the Black Serpent Knight vanished into a thick black mist.
Xu Ning found another purple gem and the same one-eyed engraving in the armor that had fallen to the ground.
"Helga, the jester of blood and tears."
As Katarina read aloud the words on the back of the deep engraving, Xu Ning finally couldn't help but ask, "By the way, how were your grades when you were at the House of Hearths? You weren't usually at the bottom, were you? Why do all the translations you made sound so strange? Not to mention the strange names, the first one, 'Exiled Knight,' is one thing, but isn't 'Jester' a clown character? Why is it prefixed with 'blood and tears'? And doesn't 'One-Eyed King' sound a bit off?"
When her knowledge was questioned, Katarina's face immediately flushed with anger.
Do you think I'm that silly little Lyudashka?
"The text above is translated literally like this. Unless the word had a different specific meaning in its time, my translation is correct. If you don't believe me, just write down the syllables yourself and find a master who is proficient in the Kanrya language to explain it to you!"
How could I possibly remember such a convoluted and difficult tone!
Among the group, this guy was the only one with some skill in this language, so we had to make do with it even if it didn't work.
Xu Ning comforted Katarina with a few words, which served as an apology for his inappropriate remarks earlier. Then he gathered everyone together and poured a bowl of wine for each of them.
These Black Serpent Knights are truly monsters corrupted by the abyss, and Xu Ning doesn't want any more of them around him.
After resting for a while by the small waterfall, Xu Ning and the others followed Yinglangwan in another direction, this time heading in the other direction of the Y-shaped road.
"Hmm? So this is the place. No wonder that activated teleportation point looked so familiar to me from afar."
Xu Ning stood at the teleportation anchor point and looked northwest. This was the place where he and his companions had once been led by Jiuqi Ren in order to catch up with Yan Fei.
Yinglangwan was about to rush inside when Xu Ning reached out and stopped him.
"There's something strange up ahead, so don't rush out recklessly."
The Heavenly Nail floated at the end of the passage. Having barely escaped from that illusion, Xu Ning dared not wander under the Heavenly Nail again.
Moreover, although Kageroumaru was running this way, according to Xu Ning's understanding, that cyan-colored Heavenly Nail actually had a very strong weakening effect on both Hilichurls and monsters like the Black Serpent Knights, which were transformed from the power of the abyss.
This is also why the closer you get to that celestial nail, the harder it is to see other wandering demons.
Following Yinglangwan, who had deliberately slowed his pace, Xu Ning pondered the matter of the Heavenly Nail at the end of the passage.
This is the second celestial object he has encountered in Teyvat.
Unlike the one found in the Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain, this pillar felt exceptionally warm and bright. Xu Ning even thought that the Luminous Crystals Jin Wu gave him were very likely fragments that flew out when this pillar struck the rock strata.
As it wandered back and forth underground, the raw Lumenite ore unintentionally attracted many small fragments. As soon as they appeared, they flew towards the raw Lumenite ore and stuck together tightly, making the raw Lumenite ore not only larger, but also seem to have increased in brightness.
Xu Ning felt that if he suddenly appeared at the location of the Heavenly Nail with this lamp, the most likely outcome would be that the Lumen Stone in his hand would fly upwards towards the Heavenly Nail, and he would never be able to pry these fragments off from there.
Thinking of this, Xu Ning took the Luminous Stone hanging on his waist and threw it directly into the Dust Concealment Cave.
However, it turned out that Xu Ning had worried too much. Just as he had guessed at the beginning, it was impossible for the Black Serpent Knight to appear near the Sky Nail.
The path led by Yinglangwan suddenly turned downwards, and finally, in a shallow swamp underground, Xu Ning and the others saw a blue-armored knight leaning on a greatsword.
If Xu Ning hadn't witnessed Hafdan's death in the octagonal hall of the Upside-Down Ancient City, he probably would have mistaken the blue-armored knight leaning on his greatsword for Hafdan.
It seems that this person, in terms of both rank and strength, is probably on par with that of Hafdan.
"Why should a traveler linger here...? Here there is only death, here there are only indelible monuments..."
Xu Ning asked everyone to step back for the time being, while he stepped forward.
"Ask it, am I, a native of Liyue, considered a traveler?"
Katarina addressed the greatsword-wielding knight in front of her with a similarly convoluted and difficult-to-understand statement.
This time, the greatsword knight in blue armor reacted differently. Although he still didn't answer, Xu Ning felt that the words he had made Katarina say had taken effect.
At least the blue-armored knight in front of him seemed to have carefully observed Xu Ning for a few moments before uttering another word.
Katarina said, "It's still that word: a traveler!"
After the blue-armored knight finished speaking, he didn't say anything more and charged forward to slash at Xu Ning with his sword.
Without a second thought, Xu Ning raised the Dust Concealment Gourd and struck the back of the blue-armored knight's sword. With a clang, the greatsword snapped in two.