The journey to Teyvat from the Abyss Mage

The dilapidated hut, the moss-covered stone steps, and even the bushes on both sides seemed to be twisted into the shape of ghosts.

The deeper they went into Wuwangpo, the more strange this land seemed to Luo Mu and his companions. It seemed to be able to devour the aspirations and beliefs in people's hearts, causing fear and despair to grow infinitely.

Xingqiu couldn't help but shudder.

Luo Mu turned his head and looked at Xingqiu in surprise: "Xingqiu, don't you come here often? Why do you feel so uncomfortable?"

Xingqiu forced a smile and explained, "Not often. I just come here more often than the average person because I follow Chongyun and Hutao. And," he couldn't help but flinch again when he said this, "I always feel that this place is different from before. Compared to before, this place is even scarier."

"When was the last time you came here?" Ying asked while hugging Paimon.

"I can't remember clearly, three or four months ago?"

That being said, Wuwangpo might have undergone some changes in the past few months when Xingqiu had not been there.

Moreover, three or four months ago...Emperor Rock King died at that time. Could this be the cause of the frequent abnormalities at Wuwang Slope?

Luo Mu had a feeling: the reason why everything happening now couldn't be connected together was because he had overlooked something.

The anomaly at Wuwang Slope, the mysterious disappearance of the Salt of the Earth, the sudden appearance of the Abyss Wolf, and the strange fog in Liyue...all of this should have started from one source. The key to unlocking the door to the truth may be hidden in Wuwang Slope.

Otherwise, there would be no need for the Abyss to send the Wolf King here.

But according to Kong's character, he was still hiding in the dark at this time, which made Luo Mu feel a little uneasy.

"Hey, look ahead, what is that?" Just as Luo Mu was lost in thought, Ying suddenly patted him and Xingqiu, quietly pointed to the bushes ahead, and asked in a low voice.

Luo Mu and Xing Qiu looked in the direction of Ying's finger, and suddenly saw three tall and burly figures moving slowly under the shade of the trees. From time to time, they would bend down, pick up something from the ground and put it into their mouths, and then there would be a strange chewing sound.

"What are they eating?" Paimon asked quietly, hiding behind a few people.

Luo Mu shook his head silently. Among these strange figures, he felt a very familiar feeling, but for a moment he couldn't remember where this feeling came from.

"Blue, purple, orange-red... Wait!" Xingqiu squinted his eyes and observed the figures carefully. Suddenly, he exclaimed softly: "Look at what they are holding. Do they look like the weapons of the Fatui vanguard?"

After hearing Xingqiu's words, Luo Mu and Ying suddenly understood.

It is always night at Wuwang Slope, and with the bushes hiding them, the appearance of the three guys is not very obvious. The only thing that can be seen clearly is the elemental light flickering on the weapons they are holding.

"Thunder hammer, fire gun, water gun..."

This is a standard Fatui advance team formation.

"Should we go up and ask them if they have discovered anything?" Paimon asked.

Luo Mu shook his head again: "I think it shouldn't work."

"Why? Although our relationship with the Fatui isn't very good, in this situation, it's okay for us to work together, right?" Paimon asked puzzledly.

"Although it's strange that they just pick up things and eat them..."

"That's not the reason." Luo Mu pointed at the three Fatui who were still spinning in place and said, "Did you notice how they turned around?"

Several people shook their heads in confusion. It was so dark that they couldn't even see the people clearly. Who would notice how these guys turned around?

"They turn around in fits and starts." Luo Mu explained in a deep voice, "In other words, when they turn around, only their feet move, and the movement of their feet drives the entire body to rotate."

"During this rotation, their bodies are completely motionless!"

A dead silence.

After Luo Mu finished speaking, Ying, Xingqiu and the others also noticed the strangeness in their movements. Their joints seemed unable to move, and all their movements were straight up and down. This feature was particularly obvious when they turned around. When they turned their bodies, they were like statues whose only feet could move. While their bodies were stiff and motionless, they relied on the movement of their feet to adjust their body direction.

"What the hell is this thing?" Xingqiu swallowed silently. The bizarre scene before him made him, who was well-informed, feel a little nauseous and terrified.

"If my guess is correct," Luo Mu said with a dark face, "these things are the advance team of the Fatui that disappeared in the Salt of the Earth."

They still remember what the Master said when he entrusted them with the task:

"But the moment they stepped into the underground salt ruins, the 10-member exploration team and the customs expert disappeared..."

It seems that the missing team members have been found...three.

What about the other eight?

Behind Luo Mu and his companions, heavy footsteps rang out. Luo Mu slowly turned around and saw three members of the Fatui advance team, who were exactly the same as the three people not far away, walking towards them with their legs straight. Their faces and bodies were covered with mud and unknown liquids, but they didn't care and let it flow freely on their bodies.

The inexplicable sense of familiarity became stronger, and now Luo Mu could be sure that he had indeed seen this kind of existence somewhere.

But what exactly is this?

The three Fatui who came later also apparently noticed Luo Mu and his companions. They slowly stopped and raised their weapons without any warning under Luo Mu's complicated gaze.

The water light and flames suddenly lit up, but then went out in an instant.

Luo Mu raised his staff high, and a pillar of rock appeared out of thin air to support the thunder hammer that was smashing down stiffly. The water in the water gun barrel was blocked by Luo Mu's ice cone before it could burst out, and the barrel of the fire gun rusted in an instant. A rust-colored ice spike gently tapped the barrel, and the erosion curse instantly paralyzed the war machine of the Kingdom of Winter.

Luo Mu didn't want to kill anyone. In fact, he couldn't kill these "people" even if he wanted to.

In the bushes, three Fatui who were startled by the noise were also approaching Luo Mu and his companions, but before they could take a few steps, dark green vines sprang out from the ground. Under Luo Mu's command, they tied them up tightly, making it impossible for even a strong man like Thunder Hammer to break free.

At the same time, Luo Mu waved his staff, and frost spread from under the feet of the other three Fatui. A layer of solid ice coated their disarmed bodies, restricting their movements.

Xingqiu and Ying looked at each other with swords drawn, and Xingqiu pointed at Luomu in surprise.

This was the first time he saw Luo Mu use so many elemental magics at the same time. The fluctuation of elemental force at that moment made him fully realize how powerful Luo Mu was.

Ying shrugged and retracted the sword.

Luo Mu stared at the Fatui "zombies" whose movements were restricted. At the last moment, he finally remembered where the familiarity of these guys came from, but he did not feel any joy at all.

This was simply impossible. The only guy who could do such a thing had been beheaded by him with a single blow and buried in the ice and snow. Around him lay the corpses of various monsters. The wind and snow were like pale death, covering them bit by bit.

So where did these things come from?

"Soothsayer..."