Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Courage, sweat and blood

Hiding in the woods, observing the caves where the pirates hid, feeling the gentle breeze and the breath of the sea passing through the woods, Li Tao suddenly had a strange sense of déjà vu - he seemed not to be fighting bandits on a small island in Liyue, but fighting against the desperate Japanese invaders on Iwo Jima in the Pacific. Yes, it was like returning to the Battlefield series of games, except that what he held in his hand was not a hot weapon that could shoot from a distance, but an ordinary cold weapon.

When Li Tao saw the remaining members of the Haiyuan team coming from all directions not far away, they divided into small teams, gradually blocked the cave entrance in front of them, and then raised a flag towards the location where the vanguard team was hiding - this was the signal for attack.

All the pirates on patrol that day had been captured and killed by the Marine Corps combat team. Now, it was time for the vanguard to clear the way for the rear troops and break into the cave.

"Everyone, follow me!"

Manye's clear voice continued to spread with the wind, and then everyone saw a gray-haired warrior rushing forward.

Here they come! Li Tao's body rushed out ahead of his mind, along with the other members of the vanguard, closely following Wan Ye.

Almost at the same time, the crossbows and catapults ambushed on both sides of the cave opened fire at full power. Li Tao watched helplessly as several pieces of [Baked Jade] mixed with stones flew towards him.

"How can you succeed so easily? - My style of swordsmanship: Chihaya Shin!"

As if riding the wind, Wan Ye leaped high with the help of the wind elemental force, and during the short time he stayed in the air, he drew out his transparent long sword. A huge amount of wind elemental force quickly attached to the long sword, and after compressing it to the extreme, Wan Ye flexibly danced, swung, and flashed the sword - the violent hurricane flow flew away with fierce sword energy, and the terrifying impact force instantly destroyed a large number of [Bao Lao Jade] hidden under the ground, and also bounced back all the flying objects thrown from mid-air!

Boom boom boom boom——

The chain of explosions temporarily slowed down the vanguard's charge. They looked at each other, their eyes full of relief and fear. If they had entered this minefield without knowing it, they would have been seriously injured if not dead. At the same time, they were also surprised and awed by Wan Ye's strength - he looked so young, but his control over the element of wind had reached such a level!

But it's not over yet. Wan Ye promised everyone not only to destroy the minefield, but also to lead the entire vanguard to kill all the pirates near the cave. Therefore, Wan Ye made another move: "... Stop the chaos!!!"

Wan Ye, who fell from the sky, raised his sword and made a gesture of putting it away, causing the secret sword to continuously generate a strong suction force. Then a large amount of wind elements also gathered in the air, forming small wind holes. These wind holes absorbed the strong wind swept out by Wan Ye's sword, and also absorbed all the flames on the battlefield. It was like the power of God from another dimension, sweeping away all the pain. As the name suggests, the wind and fire on the battlefield seemed to have been paused, and quickly calmed down and extinguished.

After using this move, Wan Ye's breathing was relatively stable. He then shouted: "Don't stop, keep attacking!"

But just as Li Tao and his men were charging towards the cave again, the pirates who had survived stood up fearlessly, holding something like a fire stick in their hands. Well... a fire stick with a tinder on its butt.

Oh shit, a gun!

When Li Tao saw the pirates pointing their muskets at him and his companions, his pupils shrank, and he rolled on the ground, shouting to his companions, "Get down!"

Wan Ye was also furious, gritting his teeth and yelling, "It's a cannon! Spread out! Don't stand too close together!"

Unfortunately, the two people's warning was too late. The enemy's iron cannon, also known as the matchlock gun, exploded, spraying a row of extremely fast bullets. On the vanguard side, three people were hit in the vitals and were dying. But fortunately, the others either reacted in time or were not hit in the vitals.

We have to thank the matchlock gun for its touching firing rate and hit rate, bastard!

Li Tao cursed in his heart, climbed up with his hands and feet, and charged at the enemy again. There was no way back now, he could only move forward, forward again, until all the pirates were defeated!

The condensed water flow wrapped around his body, and Li Tao's attack was ready. In just a few seconds, Li Tao even rushed to the front before Wan Ye.

At this moment, Li Tao's heart suddenly calmed down. How to kill all these dogs? This was not something he had to think about. Because long before he thought about these things, the real strong ones had already taken action!

That's right... It's not me who clumsily grasps the power, but the power that pushes me. Just like that time when I was fighting Chongyun, didn't I also come up with the idea of ​​putting a water shield on the blade and attacking it layer by layer?

That’s it! That’s how it should be!

"Come, come, come, you bunch of dogs...all of you will die under my hard vortex water blade!"

Li Tao raised the sword in his hand, and the water elemental force instantly attached to it, forming a water vortex that rotated like a drill. Just like the previous Luan Lan Bo Zhi, the Hard Vortex Water Blade also had the suction of a Fiji cup and the suffocating feeling of a python. The strong water flow twisted its body and quickly rolled the pirates who had not yet dropped their muskets to Li Tao.

Without hesitation, Li Tao slashed down with his sword. The fierce water turned into the sharpest sword and the most terrible drill, easily disemboweling the pirates, chopping off their heads, and crushing their internal organs. Blood splashed along with the water, and Li Tao could even string all these pirates on his hard vortex water blade.

“Yeah!!!”

With a roar, Li Tao completely cut, sliced ​​and chopped the pirates' bodies!

The remaining pirates were frightened by this scene, and they immediately dropped their weapons and fled into the depths of the cave crying for their parents. However, the other members of the vanguard rushed forward and captured them all. So far, this battle was considered the first victory of the Haiyuan Combat Team Vanguard.

Li Tao felt indescribably tired at this moment - when he used the powerful falling attack he had just realized, he did not grasp the rhythm of absorbing and using elemental power, and put all the water elements around him into this move, so now he felt like his whole body was overdrawn. He panted and sat down on the rock next to him. When he looked up, he saw Wan Ye coming over with a sword, with a smile on his face: "It's a very powerful move, Li Tao."

"You are very strong, too, team leader." Li Tao praised sincerely, "You cleared the bombs underground so quickly and opened up a new space for the battlefield... I don't think I can do it."

Wan Ye shook his head and said solemnly, "No, if you hadn't charged behind us, our offensive momentum would have been suppressed for a long time. I really didn't expect that the enemy had such a thing as a cannon... When their projectiles hit our vanguard team members, I clearly saw the shaken expressions on many people's faces."

Li Tao frowned and said, "The matchlock gun is a serious blow to morale. The people of Liyue are not familiar with alchemy, and many people have never seen such a thing before."

Wan Ye waved his hand and said, "Let's not say such discouraging words. Take a rest quickly. We will have to explore the cave later. No matter what, the members of our vanguard have paid a lot of sweat, tears and blood for this operation. Our companions are brave enough."

But Li Tao read the hidden worries in Wan Ye's heart - it was the same question as before, who were these pirates? How could they make these things on the island? Are there any foreign forces behind them?

All of these can only be explored after entering the cave.