Genshin Impact: A Mortal's Ascension to Godhood

Hard Fight: Elite Pirates

In a cave, the bravest one wins when two meet on a narrow road. This saying should be correct.

But for the Haiyuan Team, courage alone was not enough to make up for some shortcomings - for example, they were not familiar with the route inside the cave, which made it particularly easy for the combat team to get lost inside. If they dispersed, someone would be attacked by the enemy hiding in the dark after a while, and there was a risk of being defeated one by one; if they did not disperse, they would not even be able to recognize the road, and the advancement speed would be extremely slow.

Therefore, the Kaiyuan Corps combat group had to continue to adopt the plan used when attacking the island - bringing along members of the surveying and observation groups who could use their professional knowledge and experience to determine the direction.

But doing so also carries a great risk -

"Old man, be careful!"

Facing the overwhelming number of hidden arrows shot from the corner, Li Tao ignored his own injuries and used all his strength to run the water entanglement to block a large number of arrows. However, these arrows were also attached with alchemical arrays. While Li Tao's water flow blocked a few arrows, the arrows were quickly split into two! The split arrows passed by Li Tao quickly and nailed the arm of Mr. Shanhai, who offered to help Li Tao find the way, to the rock wall.

The old man immediately gasped, but he insisted on holding back with great willpower and did not shout out loud. Instead, he trembled and took out a small bag with his other uninjured hand, threw it in front of Li Tao and said to him: "Clean the wound quickly and bandage it for me with the medicine inside."

After that, the old man took deep breaths to try to relieve the pain. Li Tao had no choice but to do as he said. He cleaned the wound for the old man, temporarily stopped the bleeding with water elemental power, and wrapped the wound with a cloth. After receiving the treatment with water elemental power, the old man's complexion improved a little, but his injured hand hung limply, and it was obvious that he could not move for a short time.

Shanhai smiled unhappily and said to Li Tao: "Don't think I will yell like a child because of the pain, Li Tao. I also went through some ruins when I was young, and the traps there were much more terrible than these."

"Stop talking, old man. I'll have someone send you back." Li Tao sighed and took a simple map from Shanhai.

Shanhai was a little reluctant at first, but he still faced the reality and said helplessly: "I really have to admit that I'm getting old. Is an adventure of this intensity no longer suitable for me to participate in personally?" After saying that, he seemed to have aged dozens of years in an instant, lowered his head and followed another member of the Haiyuan Team back.

Li Tao said nothing and watched him leave quietly. Then, he continued to catch up with the troops in front, while paying more attention to protecting the members of the other two groups who had no combat effectiveness.

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At the next corner, a group of pirates in ragged clothes holding small swords let out a loud and strange cry and jumped down from the hole above, trying to break into the marine aid team to kill. Li Tao and the members of the combat team quickly huddled together, using their bodies to protect the others behind them. However, at some point, a group of such pirates also jumped out from behind.

Why does it feel like I'm playing Dark Souls?

Li Tao swung his sword hard to kill one man, but saw his companion being hugged by three or five fearless pirates, and then several swords pierced his body. The man cried out in pain, but the pirates became more excited, cruelly stabbing his chest and abdomen with swords until they were bloody, and finally chopped off his head with a knife.

Li Tao intended to go over to rescue, but there was no room in the cave! He slashed with his sword, but was immediately blocked by three or five swords of the pirates who coordinated well; he turned around and slashed again, but the pirates had already rushed forward excitedly, discarding their long swords and using wakizashi instead. If he was not careful, he would be besieged and killed by them. In such a narrow terrain, elemental combat skills cannot be used recklessly, otherwise teammates will fall down before the enemies are killed.

The combat group kept losing members, and even Li Tao felt that it was difficult to continue. Although the pirates suffered more casualties, these casualties did not seem to have caused any blow to their morale. What was going on?

"Retreat! Retreat temporarily!" Seeing that the combat team had difficulty breaking through the pirates' siege, Wan Ye gritted his teeth and issued such an order, "At least evacuate to the previous cave entrance for repairs!"

After shouting, Wan Ye burst out all the wind elemental power in his body, and the whole person turned into a whirlwind, directly breaking up the formation of the pirates blocking the rear. But this was not without cost. After Wan Ye used this charge, he felt a little dizzy and almost couldn't stand steadily. Li Tao hurriedly picked up the sword and followed, killing the pirates around him, and then gently pushed Wan Ye in front: "Team leader, hurry up!"

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After barely escaping the ambush, Li Tao and his companions found a secret cave that they had discovered when they came, and then let everyone stay in it to rest. Li Tao was not sure whether the pirates would find this place, but at least they killed most of the pursuers, and the pirates should not have any energy left to pursue them.

The eldest brother of Qianyan Army, one of the few who was not injured in the team, said to Wanye in a deep voice: "Team leader, these pirates are not right. I think they are possessed by evil spirits. None of them are afraid of pain or death."

"It would be great if there were professional exorcists in the team." Another Kaien-tai operator who was chopped on the shoulder by a pirate said dejectedly, "I counted and found that at least a dozen of our brothers died, and they had even more deaths. But these guys don't seem to care about the casualties at all. It's really scary."

Wan Ye pounded the rock wall hard and said to everyone seriously, "Don't be discouraged! I said, we have no way out. Either we kill the pirates or we will be killed by them. Even if the other party uses alchemy to make these pirates fearless of death and injury, what does it matter? Can we give up our mission? Brother Heishi, you are the Qianyan Army, tell me what to do if the Qianyan Army escapes in the battle?"

"It will be...punished by military law." The Qianyan Army uncle named Heishi replied with a complicated expression, "If he deserves to be whipped, he will be whipped. If he deserves to be beheaded, he will be beheaded. The law cannot be violated!"

Manye walked in circles, teaching everyone earnestly: "Although we are not the Qianyan Army, we also bear the heavy task of eliminating pirates. Regardless of whether there is assistance or not, no matter what the situation is, we must complete this task. Do you also admit this?"

Li Tao was the first to nod. That's right, in Liyue, you can be immoral, but you must never violate the contract. Otherwise, the law of Liyue will let you taste what is called "Rock Eating Punishment".

"Whether you do it against your will or on your own initiative, since you have accepted this contract, you must complete its requirements. This is what I learned in Liyue." Wan Ye slowed down his tone and said, "I don't want to force you. But I believe that since you choose to do something, you must do it to the best of your ability. Even if you fail in the end, at least I can say that I maintained a positive attitude from beginning to end."

"'But if one has the strength to achieve a goal, others may ridicule him, and he himself may regret it; if one has done his best but cannot achieve it, then he has no regrets, and who can ridicule him? This is what I have learned. Isn't this what everyone in Liyue has said?'"

“Okay… Now, don’t think about how terrible those pirates are, but think about how to carry out your will to the end.” Wan Ye drew his sword and knocked on his scabbard three times. “I have an agreement with you all. We must do our best and return to Liyue alive!”