Chapter 399: Chapter 401: The Boy Inside Durin’s Belly

Genshin Impact: I’m The Envoy of Snezhnaya

Chapter 401: The Boy Inside Durin’s Belly

Judging from the traces at the site, the Fatui cleaned up rather thoroughly after finishing work. Aside from a few worthless handcarts and campfires used for warmth, there were practically no tools left behind.

But in less than a single night, the snowstorm had already buried the open area the Fatui had cleared out nearby.

If the Fatui soldiers weren’t already accustomed to this kind of weather when they were in Snezhnaya, they probably would have been cursing loudly by now.

Following the traces that had not yet been completely covered by snow, Bai Luo arrived before a cave that clearly showed signs of artificial excavation.

Before he even stepped inside, a wave of heat rushed toward him.

Crimson veins stretched outward from the depths of the cave, clinging to cracks within the rock walls.

The Fatui were obviously making an effort to preserve these veins. Whenever they excavated around them, they intentionally left them intact.

Perhaps influenced by these veins, even the grass near the cave entrance appeared tinged with a layer of blood-red color.

After entering the cave, it felt as though some mysterious force had isolated the snowstorm outside.

The surroundings suddenly became much warmer.

The veins inside the cave were far more numerous than those outside, densely covering the rock walls like a giant spiderweb.

Most importantly, some kind of liquid seemed to flow through them. If one looked carefully, it was even possible to trace its movement.

Following the direction of the flowing liquid, Bai Luo saw a crimson sac-like object standing deep within the cave.

It looked just like a heart.

And attached to its outer surface was a layer of rock that had not yet been fully excavated.

The Fatui responsible for clearing this place had probably feared accidentally damaging the heart, so they chose to leave the outer shell untouched.

Ever since Bai Luo entered the cave, the booming sound had disappeared.

But based on his earlier judgment, the noise had indeed originated from somewhere near this heart.

Heh~ after being reduced to a pile of rotten bones, was Durin actually trying to come back to life?

Or perhaps—

BOOM—

The thunderous sound rang out again.

But contrary to Bai Luo’s expectations, the sound did not come from the heart itself.

It came from behind the heart?

Crash—

The rocks surrounding the heart had already been deliberately weakened by the Fatui. After enduring repeated impacts, they finally shattered apart.

Broken chunks of stone scattered like bullets in every direction, some even flying toward Bai Luo.

He didn’t use Quantumization. In a situation like this, that was still his final trump card.

With a slight raise of his hand, Wolf’s Gravestone appeared within his grasp, and the broad blade blocked all the flying debris.

At that moment, a figure suddenly burst out from behind the broken rocks.

The figure glanced briefly at Bai Luo but did not stop at all, immediately rushing toward the cave entrance.

Then the figure suddenly felt the back of his neck tighten, and the cave wall that had been rapidly retreating from his perspective abruptly stopped moving.

"???"

The long-haired boy glared at Bai Luo with hostility as the latter gripped the back of his neck.

Clenching his fist, he swung it directly at him.

The attack lacked any proper technique; it was clearly driven purely by instinct.

But judging from the force he had used to smash the rock wall earlier, taking that punch head-on would definitely not feel pleasant.

Releasing his grip and dodging the punch, Bai Luo lowered his body and kicked the back of the boy’s knee.

Struck at the joint, the long-haired youth uncontrollably dropped to one knee.

Just as the boy tried to stand up and flee again, a sweet fragrance drifted through the air, and a large, plump fruit was stuffed directly into his mouth.

Having survived until now solely by relying on the vitality of Durin’s heart, the boy had effectively gone hundreds of years without eating.

Even though he instinctively believed he shouldn’t eat it, his body honestly bit down anyway in response to the mouthwatering aroma.

"Mm..."

It would have been better had he not bitten it.

The moment he did, all other thoughts vanished from his mind.

His body, heart, and brain were consumed by a single word—

Sour.

Although he had already spat out the fruit pulp, the lingering juice continued mercilessly assaulting every single taste bud in his mouth.

"Hng... HNGAAAAAHHHHH!"

Kneeling on the ground, the boy threw his head back and screamed toward the sky, his hands twisting slightly from the overwhelming sourness.

In the end, what finally ended his suffering was a strike from the Wolf’s broad blade.

WHAM—

The thick sword slammed heavily against his forehead, taking away the last traces of his consciousness.

Looking at the unfamiliar boy, Bai Luo first picked up the half-bitten Sunsettia. Then he removed his fur cloak, draped it over the boy, picked him up, and disappeared into the cave’s darkness.

Not long after he left, another figure appeared at the cave entrance.

Walking into the cavern, the newcomer looked at the scattered rock fragments on the ground and the cramped space behind Durin’s heart, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

During this period of peacefully coexisting with the Fatui on the mountain, he had already realized just how disciplined these people were.

A situation like this—leaving broken rocks uncleared—simply would not happen.

So then... was it that person?

Staring at the seemingly still-beating heart, the figure fell into deep thought.

Inside the tent, the boy slept soundly. His brownish-gold long hair spread out in a messy disorder. If one didn’t look carefully... it would not have been strange to mistake him for a girl.

With the enhancement of Wolf’s Gravestone, Bai-Style Physical Deep Hypnosis Method had taken effect even faster than before.

As for the boy’s identity, Bai Luo already had his own answer.

A creation of "Gold."

The universe—the inverted heavens—is the dark essence of the true starry sky.

The earth’s strata are dreams forgotten even by time itself, memories accumulated through ages of life and time.

Chalk was the origin of Albedo’s birth.

In truth, Rhinedottir, the one who created Albedo, had produced far more than just Albedo and Durin.

Before Albedo’s birth, Rhinedottir had conducted many experiments. But compared to Albedo, the failed creations were nowhere near as fortunate.

As a defective failure, he had been abandoned and swallowed into Durin’s stomach.

Then, together with Durin, he was buried beneath the snowy mountain for hundreds of years.

The vitality of Durin’s heart allowed him to cling to life until now, remaining in a dormant state all this time.

Until... the arrival of the Fatui.

While excavating Durin’s power, the Fatui also awakened the failed creation that had slumbered for centuries.

Humans long for freedom.

And although, as an artificial being, he could not truly be considered human in the strictest sense, the desire for freedom still existed within him.

Driven by that longing, he struck the rock wall imprisoning him again and again, until he finally escaped from that cage.

Unfortunately, what awaited him outside the prison was neither his mother nor warm sunlight.

It was Bai Luo.

And what nourished him was not sweet milk, but unbearably sour fruit.

Perhaps for a brief moment, he even felt that remaining trapped within the stone wall might not have been such a bad choice after all.

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