Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Day 11 in the Abyss

I feel like I'm going crazy because of what happened yesterday.

But thanks to Ye Lan's behavior, I was able to divert my attention temporarily.

Having said that, the dishes she cooked were really spicy. I only took one bite and my tongue was numb from the spiciness.

But Ye Lan ate it with gusto.

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Today we continued to walk further inside, and just as we passed the mine tunnel, we heard the sound of falling rocks.

When we went back, we found a large rock blocking the entrance to the mine.

Although the mine tunnel was blocked, fortunately it was very solid and I still had explosives.

Originally I wanted to explode it, but Ye Lan thought that since I could explode it, it would be the same whether I exploded early or late.

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Afterwards, we came to an area that I think was the Rugged Stone Hall area.

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The twelfth day.

We walked down the cave entrance along the area that should be the rugged stone hall, heading deeper into the cave.

I suddenly remembered that the passage to the nameless ruins below seemed to be...

I can't quite remember it, but it feels so weird. But this time when I thought about it, I didn't have a headache.

Could it be that my brother-in-law and those guys from the Abyss Cult did this? I really don't understand.

But, if you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it. Thinking too much will be very painful.

We searched the area of ​​this rugged stone hall, but overall there were no clues, so we continued to head down.

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Thirteenth day.

Ye Lan discovered the nameless relic hanging upside down on the ceiling. Ye Lan took me to explore here, hoping to find some clues about what happened back then.

Apart from the inverted pool and the abyss device, there was nothing else of value.

I don't like staying in this place. Why can the hillbillies find peace near the pool, but I just feel irritated here?

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The fourteenth day.

These past two days, Ye Lan and I have been wandering around this nameless ruins.

It's not the ruins hanging upside down on the top, but the entire piece of nameless ruins.

I began to hate the life underground. There was no light, no fresh air, and I had to be on guard against the dark mud and the black snake knights from time to time.

I miss Ying so much. Although Ying goes out to handle commissions during the day, she will definitely come back to rest at night.

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Tonight, we arrived at the last campsite of a group that should be called Jinwu and set up camp.

There is nothing here now, except a huge bottomless hole.

Fourteen days have passed, two weeks have passed. Ye Lan still hasn't found any clues, we need to keep going.

Unexpectedly, I originally thought that we needed to jump down and use the Wings of Wind to jump into the bottomless pit.

But what I didn't expect was that there was a rope nailed to the rock, as thick as a bowl and tied with wire, which served as a climbing rope and could be used for people to climb down.

Although it is very strange, it is better to have a rope than not to have one. Otherwise, if I drive the Wings of Wind down, I would be afraid of falling to death.

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Day 15.

We followed the rope to the fluorescent narrow passage and I saw the huge mushroom.

It’s a pity that the big mushroom didn’t speak.

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While exploring this area with Ye Lan, we encountered a Fatui's Thunder Warlock who was in poor health.

Ye Lan was stunned when she saw the Fatui. She couldn't believe that in this place where the air was a little turbid and there were mushroom beasts and various dangerous things, there were still people alive?

When she saw us... I think she saw me, she greeted us and warmly invited us to rest in her camp.

I found her very weak, but still very enthusiastic.

In her little camp, she shared some "fire water" with me and Ye Lan, a very spicy winter drink that would make your throat feel very sore and hot after drinking it.

We rested temporarily in her little camp and learned some things.

She said her name was "Katarina Schnetsevna" and that she was a member of the 9th Company.

In order to find his younger brother "Nikolai Shenetsevich", he did not leave with the 9th Company.

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I also understood why those people in the 9th Company were so hungry. It turned out that they left most of the food for her.

But even if most of the food was left to her, she was now out of food and ammunition.

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Since I think I'm already crazy, then I'll go even crazier and entertain this crowd of fools.

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At dinner, Yelan, Katarina, and I sat in front of the fire.

In addition to the stew with Jueyun peppers, I also took out some canned food. Ye Lan was stunned. It was the first time she saw myself being so generous!

Perhaps it was because of the peace agreement I signed with the Prince that Katarina thought I could be a friend of the Fatui.

While Katarina was having dinner, she took the initiative to say that she had a good friend who worked at Inazuma, her name was "Lyudashka Schnetsevna".

He also said that if he found his brother and left here, he would like to go to Inazuma to meet this good friend if possible.

Seeing that she was a kind person, Ye Lan advised her to leave quickly, but she refused. She said that she had to find her brother, otherwise she would never leave.

It was crazy enough that I didn't join Ye Lan in persuading her. I treated her to a full meal and even provided her with some food!

Before retiring for the night, she provided an important clue that the gate to the road below was closed by her fellow Fatui teammates.

We were advised not to go any further down there as it was very dangerous and most of the people in our 9th Company had died there.

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The sixteenth day after arriving at the Layered Abyss. In the fluorescent narrow passage, Katarina's camp.

Because they rested in Katarina’s camp last night, Shao Yun and Ye Lan both had a good rest.

The main reason was that Katarina took the initiative to take on the responsibility of keeping watch in order to thank Shao Yun for giving her a good meal.

Shao Yun gladly accepted Katarina's kindness.

Therefore, Shao Yun and Ye Lan were able to enjoy a peaceful night.

Ye Lan slept in Katarina's tent, while Shao Yun lay in his own tent.

The current time is about seven o'clock in the morning. After all, in the Layered Rock Chasm, especially in the fluorescent narrow channel area deep in it, it is almost impossible to judge the time accurately without something like a pocket watch.

Do we have to rely on that big talking mushroom to tell time?

"Wake up...get up quickly..."

While Shao Yun was sleeping, he vaguely heard someone calling him and pushing him, urging him to get up quickly.

Shao Yun woke up, but still kept his eyes closed. He responded sleepily: "What's wrong? Did the mushroom speak? What a fuss..."

In the Chasm, mushrooms can talk. How normal is that?

Shao Yun turned over and planned to continue sleeping.

Suddenly, a familiar and playful voice came again.

"Hehe, guess who I am?"

When Shao Yun heard the voice, he was startled, his eyes widened and he woke up from his sleep.

He sat up quickly and turned to look carefully at the person who made the sound.

When he saw clearly the little guy floating in the air, he was so surprised that he was almost speechless.

"Paimeng! Why are you here?" Shao Yun couldn't help but shout out, he even suspected that he was dreaming!

Paimeng looked at Shao Yun's surprised expression with a smile, then she pointed to the fire on the other side with her thumb and said mysteriously: "It's not just me, look who else is there!"

Shao Yun looked in the direction of Paimeng's finger, and when he saw the blonde girl with a white flower on her head and wearing a white dress, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Ying! I missed you so much, give me a kiss."

After saying that, Shao Yunteng stood up and rushed to Ying immediately.

He grabbed her armpits with both hands, picked her up like a doll and was about to kiss her.

Ying was frightened by Shao Yun's behavior, and quickly covered Shao Yun's mouth with her hand, and advised: "Hey! Stop it! Put me down, there are people watching me."

Shao Yun held Ying up and looked around, and found that apart from Paimeng who was looking at him curiously, no one else was looking at this side.

Shao Yun held up the fluorescent in his hand high and looked around.

Except for Paimon who was staring at him curiously, no one else around noticed this.

Although there was no one else in the camp except himself, Ying, Paimon and Katarina.

Hey! Where's Ye Lan?

Katarina had now turned away from them, mumbling something.

"I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything."

Ying, who was held in the air by Shao Yun, tapped his head lightly, and said with a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone: "Put me down quickly, you will teach Paimeng a bad lesson!"

Shao Yun thought, Paimeng has been taught a bad lesson, so what is there to hide?

But he still obeyed Ying's request, carefully put her down, and then pretended to be a little disappointed and said, "Okay, then I'll owe you this kiss for now."

When Ying heard this, she was immediately confused. She spread her hands and asked, "What do you owe me? Did you sleep too much? Seriously!"

Shao Yun shrugged, then turned to look at Katarina, who was still covering her ears and had her back to them, and said, "Okay, Katarina, you don't have to turn your back to us."

However, after saying this, Katarina still did not react and remained with her back to them.

Shao Yun noticed Katarina's reaction. It seemed that her ears were really covered tightly.

So Shao Yun walked behind Katarina, patted her shoulder gently, and said gently: "Okay! No need to cover your ears."

Katarina felt someone touching her, so she turned around and saw Shao Yun standing behind her.

She slowly lowered her hands from covering her ears and asked in surprise, "Ah? Is it over? I thought it would last an hour or two."

After hearing what Katarina said, Ying, who was standing by, immediately covered her face, not wanting Paimon to see her expression.

When Shao Yun heard Katarina's meaningful words, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He said awkwardly: "Ah... I won't let my imagination run wild."

One or two hours... I'll find a chance to try it with Ying later...

Catalina noticed that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she decided to change the subject and said, "By the way, the girl you were with yesterday asked me to tell you that she went up along that waterfall to explore a place where she could take a detour."

When Shao Yun heard what Katarina said, he turned his gaze towards the waterfall flowing down not far away.

"Oh, thank you. I was wondering why I didn't see her in the camp."

It turns out that Ye Lan was going to explore a new path, which makes sense, after all, the gate was sealed...

Katarina smiled and nodded gently, then said generously: "You're welcome. I just made some breakfast. If you don't mind, you can enjoy it together."

“It’s just a matter of throwing ingredients into a pot and cooking them, but this is my best skill.”

When Paimon heard that there was breakfast to be had, he shouted excitedly.

"Wow, that's great, thank you!"

However, she suddenly remembered something and quickly shook her head, saying a little embarrassedly: "Oh, no, Katarina, didn't you say before that you didn't have much food left? We brought our own dry food..."

Katarina smiled slightly, shook her head, and explained, "It's okay. I've reserved a copy for myself. Now, I'm going to go to the place where you found my brother's letter. If we are destined, we will meet again."

After saying that, Katarina looked at Shao Yun and said gratefully: "Thank you again for the food you provided. You are really good, even though you killed many of our people in Mond..."

"But for some reason, I feel that your personality should be very compatible with the young master."

When they heard Katarina mention the Fatui executive "Young Master", Ying and Paimon's faces turned a little unnatural. They almost looked away at the same time, not daring to look at Katarina.

Shao Yun gritted his teeth and responded with an awkward expression: "I hope so."

At this time, Paimon flew in front of Katarina, changed the subject, and persuaded her: "Well, Katarina, we met the acting captain of the 9th Company, 'Zhidong', and some members on the road. They are planning to evacuate the Layered Abyss. Otherwise, you also..."

When Katarina heard that the acting captain "Zhidong" and his men were about to evacuate, a trace of relief appeared on her face, and she was glad that they could leave this dangerous place alive.

However, she quickly shook her head, politely declined Paimon's kindness, and said firmly: "No need, I stayed here just to find my brother. If I really wanted to leave, I would have left here with the acting captain long ago."

Paimeng seemed to want to continue persuading her, but Shao Yun keenly sensed her intention and spoke first: "Paimeng, there is no need to say more. We should respect her choice and sincerely wish her everything goes well."

"If I were in this situation, I would probably make the same decision."

Afterwards, Shao Yun looked at Katarina and said, not knowing whether it was a sincere blessing or not: "I wish you to reunite with your brother soon."

As Katarina listened to Shao Yun's words, a bright smile spread across her face, and even hope ignited in her.

"Thank you for your wishes. I am sure I shall see him soon. Well, good-bye! It was a pleasure to make your acquaintance."

After saying that, Katarina picked up a small backpack and left the makeshift camp she had built. The small backpack on her back contained enough food and water for her to eat for a day.

Paimon looked at Katarina's departing back and couldn't help but frown, revealing a hint of worry.

Although Katarina acted as if nothing had happened, the Layered Abyss was full of dangers and the environment was harsh, and she seemed a little weak, which made Paimon couldn't help but worry.

Shao Yun noticed Paimeng's worried expression, stroked her cheek gently, and comforted her: "Don't worry, the Fatui are guys with strong vitality, she will be fine."

Then, Shao Yun turned his gaze to the burning campfire. The stew pot on the fire was emitting an enticing aroma.

He smiled and said to Paimon: "Now, let's taste the delicious food that Katarina prepared for us."

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