Original God's Dark Priest

Chapter 917 Shikigami

After exchanging information with the messenger Ashley, Arecino began to rest while waiting.

After a while, Rosalyn finally arrived. The two didn't exchange many words, only a glance.

After all, we were colleagues when we came, so there wasn't much to say.

With Rosalyn, a top-tier fighter with protective capabilities, the people here basically don't need to worry about safety.

Meanwhile, Ying and Paimon rode in a hot air balloon to another location that needed support.

Along the way, sharp-eyed Paimon spotted Kinic running as fast as he could.

In the original storyline, Kinich was the head of the messenger team, and his task was the most demanding, requiring him to constantly contact the various messengers to ensure smooth communication.

Now, communications are handled by Pal, and Kinich's original task was to clear out the wandering abyssal monsters around the Holy Fire Arena, which is also what Saffir arranged.

But after learning that the Suspended Woodman was in trouble, Kinich couldn't sit still and immediately set off for the area.

Saffir frowned slightly upon learning that Kinich had left his original post.

"Should we order him to come back?" Gulab asked.

Pal also looked at Saffir, wondering what she was planning.

Saffir thought for a moment and finally decided to give up: "Forget it, it's normal for him to be worried about his own tribe. After all, he's one of Mawika's people, so it's okay if he occasionally doesn't follow orders."

“This will lead to a shortage of personnel in the surrounding area, and we don’t have many people to begin with,” Pal said. The reason why the Holy Fire Arena can remain relatively stable is because a group of people are constantly eliminating the monsters in the surrounding area, clearing the way for the people who will arrive later.

If Kinich, who was the main force in the cleanup operation, leaves, the squad's fighting strength will be severely lacking.

The people summoned by Saphir cannot be moved at will; there are fifteen locations that need to be guarded. Therefore, Arecino, Fushe, Chenxi, Huzhaigong, Ida, Isothe, Dianera, Fujin, Seele, Rosalyn, Crevie, Shuanghua, and Orobas are all untouchable.

Even so, there were still two vacancies. After some deliberation, she transferred Rosalyn, who was faster, to support Arecino. In any case, Rosalyn was responsible for one of the locations on Firewood Hill, and Pal would be responsible for the other location in the end.

For the final vacancy, she chose the Child of Echoes, hoping that the temporary reinforcements would arrive in time.

"Leave the surrounding situation to..."

Just as Sapphire was about to say that she would handle it, a childish voice rang out: "Oh ho ho, I heard that you need more people here? Then this young lady will not be polite! Leave the monsters here to me, I will not let any of them escape!"

The voice was completely unfamiliar, and Gulab didn't even realize who was speaking.

Saffir and Pal, who knew the owner of the voice, both changed their expressions.

"Jiang Li?! What are you doing here, you little brat?" Saffir stood up instantly.

Pal also stood up, his face full of worry: "Why did Jiang Li come here? This is not a place to play around, you'll encounter danger!"

Outside the Holy Flame Arena, Jiang Li, who had snatched a terminal from a messenger, was carrying a long-handled sword taller than herself: Che Gu. She looked completely unconcerned: "Hmph... You underestimate me, don't you? This young lady isn't going to stay obediently in Liyue and let the plot unfold without getting involved!"

"I've already missed Fontaine's storyline, you can't expect me to miss Nata's too!"

"This isn't the time to discuss this, is it? Where's Zhongli? Why didn't he keep an eye on you and let you run around like that? It's dangerous here, hurry back to Liyue!" Sapphire had already opened the door and run out at this moment.

This young lady must not have anything happen to her here, or she will blame herself to death.

This isn't a question of whether she'll die in battle; the child is too young, and Saffir can't bear to let her face death so early.

But Jiang Li didn't care about any of that. She swung her Mo Dao with all her might, and a blade of light was unleashed, instantly cutting down several demons: "Zhong Li agreed to let me help you. He thinks I am strong enough to protect myself."

Sapphire had naturally witnessed Jiang Li effortlessly dealing with the monster, and upon hearing Jiang Li's words, she stopped in her tracks: "Zhong Li really said that?"

"Why would I lie to you? Isn't it obvious that I even brought out the Bone-Piercing Technique?" Jiang Li waved the weapon in his hand.

Seeing the little girl's smug and self-righteous demeanor, Sapphire gave in, but she certainly wouldn't let Jiang Li fight against the monsters so easily. So she took out a pendant and hung it around Jiang Li's neck: "This is my protective stone, containing a portion of Uriel's power. It will automatically release a Holy Protection Array when you encounter danger."

If you encounter a strong enemy, run away immediately. Don't be reckless, understand?

"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm just trying to save my life." Jiang Li patted the pendant hanging around her neck, tilted her little head, and tried to reassure Safiel.

Looking around at the monsters that kept reappearing even after being cleared out, and then at the little girl who was eager to continue fighting, Saffir sighed, patted the little girl on the shoulder, and went back to the command room.

After she left, Jiang Li took a deep breath and focused her mind. This was her first time on the battlefield, and she didn't intend to do nothing or fish in troubled waters.

She is destined to become the brightest rising star in the extermination squad.

She wielded her weapon with impenetrable force, her small figure charging into the monster horde like a meat grinder, scattering limbs and leaving the other members of the nearby extermination team speechless with astonishment.

Is this some kind of killing machine? How can such a young child be so powerful? How can she be so strong without even having the Eye of God?

What they didn't know was that Jiang Li was also a Descendant, so the power of the abyss couldn't affect her either.

This is the prestige of the Descendants; unless the will of the Abyss actively erodes them, the Descendants will not be troubled by the energy of the Abyss.

At this moment, Ying and Paimon had cleared out a group of abyssal monsters and were surrounded by a group of dragons.

Looking at the Leaf Dragons and Ridge Dragons, Paimon tried to communicate: "You're safe now, everything's alright, the bad guys have all been eliminated."

The dragons remained silent.

Paimon added, "Let's hurry and find your companions. It's dangerous outside, so it's best to stay together."

She coaxed the adorable dragons like an elder, making Ying scratch her head, "They probably don't understand, right?"

Paimon was taken aback, then, after a moment's thought, she began to scare away the dragons, waving her arms and trying to drive them away: "Then, go! Go, go quickly! Go!"

However, it was all in vain; the dragons remained where they were, unwilling to leave.

Paimon was somewhat confused. Although it was normal for dragons not to understand human speech, basic communication was still possible. For example, using body language to make shooing gestures would usually make most dragons leave immediately.

But these dragons were very persistent and stayed here.

This puzzled her, and she was also curious about what was driving them to keep waiting.

The next second, she saw what was being protected by the dragons: "Huh? Wait, isn't there something on the ground?"

Ying walked over and picked up the thing from the ground. After a closer look, Paimon exclaimed, "Isn't this the battle report of the Suspended Wood People that we saw before? Is this what these dragons want to protect?"

The content is quite new; at least we know where to go next.

Ying, however, wasn't so optimistic. After a moment's thought, she said, "The information is new, which means the messenger might still be nearby... but we haven't seen him..."

"Could it be that it was dropped by accident and no one noticed?" Paimon suggested.

Ying thought this was unlikely. If a messenger could lose a battle report and not find it, how did that person become a messenger?

Paimon didn't think too much about it. She turned to the dragons and said, "Anyway, we got this. Now you should be relieved, right?"

The dragons remained, simply watching her.

Paimon scratched his head: "How about we go directly to the next location based on the battle report? Or maybe we can take a look around the area?"

Ying looked around and then said, "Let's go take a look around."

She began to check her surroundings and, sure enough, found an injured messenger in a thicket. When the two found him, the messenger was already lying on the ground, and he looked quite badly injured.

Upon seeing the injured person, Paimon immediately flew over: "Hey, are you alright? Can you walk?"

The messenger, named Raman, barely managed to look up and see Ying and Little Paimon. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Battle report... the battle report is lost. That thing is very important..."

“We’ve found it,” Ying said, handing the battle report to Raman.

Taking the battle report, Raman breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, I hope I didn't waste too much time..."

In situations like these, timeliness is equivalent to life itself.

"Don't worry, we'll handle the rest! Don't push yourself too hard now, it's best to go back to the arena to heal," Paimon suggested.

Ying nodded: "Trust your comrades. What you need to do now is heal your injuries and survive."

"Yes, I know. I'm not able to keep looking into battle reports now." Raman nodded, not trying to be brave.

Because many people are using the Void Terminal, the public channel is closed; only a few high-level individuals can speak and issue commands through it.

The messengers' job is to compile the battle reports and have them reported upwards by their superiors, which saves computing power on the terminals.

It's important to understand that, unlike the void terminal of Sumeru, the terminal they are using now is entirely constructed using Pal's mental power. Covering such a large area is already quite difficult, and if they don't conserve some computing power, Pal won't be able to keep up.

Therefore, Raman now has to find a way to pass the battle report to his superiors, and then have the person in charge of the Jingbishan area report it to them.

Having decided what to do next, Paimon faced another dilemma: "But you can't go back alone now, can you? The situation in other places is also urgent..."

“I need to go to my superiors and pass the information out.” Raman shook his head.

Ying connected with Saffir and quickly reported the contents of the battle report, then said, "I've already reported it for you. You can go back and heal your wounds without worry."

As for escorting…”

Just as she was about to suggest sending him back in a hot air balloon, the Hidden Leaf Dragon next to her started whimpering.

Hearing the Leaf Dragon's cry, Raman was somewhat surprised: "Eh? Eh?"

"It's planning to send you back?" Ying guessed that this was probably what the Leaf Dragon meant.

Paimon was also taken aback: "Whoa, are you guys alright? I was so worried about you."

Paimon felt that the little dragons were already in danger, and bringing another person along would be even more dangerous.

Ni Yelong nodded vigorously, indicating that he was fine.

Raman struggled for a moment, then managed to stand up: "Okay, thank you so much, that's great."

Seeing that both sides shared the same idea, Ying didn't say much, but simply reminded them, "Then you should be careful on your journey."

The dragons carried Raman toward the Sacred Flame Arena.

Watching them leave, Paimon sighed, "It's a blessing in disguise that these dragons can help us."

"It seems they can still understand you." Ying smiled.

Paimon gave Ying a strange look: "Is that what you care about?"

In the command center, Saffir received the latest batch of battle reports. After a brief glance, he frowned: "The situation with the Echoing Sons is not optimistic. The mine has collapsed, and lava has rushed in. We urgently need reinforcements here."

The captain is still leading his men to deal with the giant monster at the landslide site. The trade route to the Flowing Springs in the south has been overrun by monsters… If I remember correctly, there was a shipment of important supplies there?

“That’s right, the Streamers and the Sons of Echoes are the two places that need support the most right now… wait a minute…” Kulab interrupted himself before he could finish speaking, “The Sons of Echoes don’t need rescue, we should focus our efforts on the Streamers.”

Pal also received the communication and spoke after a few seconds: "Arechino and Kinich have met up and are now breaking through the blockade of the Suspended Wood People."

There's still no news from the Flower Feather Society. Mavica is about to arrive; hopefully, nothing will go wrong.

"Beidou will be fine. I just hope that fewer people die over there. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll have to miss the final battle." Saffir rested his chin on his hand, trying to concentrate.

Ying received instructions and rushed towards the Flowing Springs, while the situation with the Sons of Echoes was somewhat unexpected.

The Echoing Sons, who were originally surrounded, have pushed the battle line outside the Horde and established a strong defensive position.

The people on this front thought it was going to be a desperate battle, but the course of the war was changed because of one person.

This person is Kazina.

Kazina was originally leading people to wipe out the monsters that had invaded the tribe, and planned to go to the front line to meet up with Xinoning after eliminating these monsters.

This was no easy task, as the monsters attacking this time were much stronger than expected, and the warriors had all paid a considerable price to defeat them.

The same applies to Katina.

Just as she was about to be unable to defend herself against the attacking monster due to exhaustion, the pendant on her chest suddenly emitted an extremely strong light.

Then, a girl holding a ferocious white tiger-face mask appeared out of thin air, and pale white lightning descended around her.

After successfully rescuing Kachina, the girl bowed slightly to her and said, "Shikigami Byakko, I will obey your orders, my lord."