Genshin Impact: Supreme Justice of Teyvat-Chapter 17 - The Oddities of the Rules System

Chapter Seveteen: The Oddities of the Rules System

The next morning, before the sun had fully risen, golden rays pierced through the night sky, scattering light across the world and waking up those who had spent the night in fear.

However, the streets were still sparsely populated, with only a few unfortunate office workers trudging along to their jobs.

Although all the twisted spiders had been slain by a mysterious powerful figure, and the webs and damaged buildings had been repaired by the army’s logistics overnight, the fear left behind in people’s hearts could not be easily erased.

Since all the spiders were killed before they could fully complete their ritual, the disaster was confined to a small area in the northern district of Hang City, sparing the rest of the city from its effects.

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Even so, hundreds of people suffered varying degrees of loss in the catastrophe, with some even witnessing their loved ones, friends, or partners being dragged away by the spiders and wrapped in webs, only to be reduced to piles of rotting flesh.

This was undoubtedly a tragedy!

However, thanks to the special department’s swift efforts, more than eighty people were rescued from over a hundred cocoons, with only five seriously injured, all of whom could still receive treatment in the hospital.

Although the casualties were severe, this was the best possible outcome!

After all, in this chaotic world, the only thing one could do was live humbly.

“A new day has begun!”

Lu Yu awoke from his sleep and opened his eyes to see the fear balloon floating on the ceiling, its appearance almost like a little fish swimming in the sea.

However, if most people saw such a terrifying face floating above their heads, they would probably faint in fear. After all, the fear balloon’s visage was so hideous that it was equipped with a skill called Intimidation.

Lu Yu, however, felt nothing. He had already earned the achievement of encountering the Evil God and surviving!

Although he had only seen its terrifying, magnificent, and profound reflection, with the help of the system, he had resisted the indescribable corrupting power and even taken some “wool” from the Evil God.

Compared to the reflection of the Evil God, the fear balloon’s intimidation felt like a little girl acting cute and begging for attention.

Should he hang a sign that says, “The Man Who Successfully Ripped Off the Evil God’s Wool”?

While pondering, Lu Yu swatted away the fear balloon that had tried to float toward him, deciding to maintain his low-profile lifestyle.

Even though he now had the skill Time’s Shelter, which could protect him from the Evil God’s attempts to locate him, being too high-profile would risk attracting the attention of the Evil God’s high priests or followers. That scenario would certainly be intense!

After washing up, Lu Yu changed into a white shirt and blue shorts, then ordered the fear balloon not to float around as he headed downstairs to prepare for breakfast.

Unfortunately, he had overestimated his situation. After the twisted spider disaster, a gloomy atmosphere hung over the entire northern district, leaving few people in the mood to get back to work.

From the words of passersby, he learned that the owner of the breakfast shop had been so scared by the spiders the previous day that he nearly suffered a heart attack, and had to be hospitalized. Fortunately, he was out of danger.

With no other choice, Lu Yu took a taxi to the nearest breakfast shop in the eastern district and ordered some steamed dumplings.

Sitting at the breakfast shop, he listened to the conversations of people discussing the events from the previous night and began to think about his future plans.

Having inherited the good habits of his past life, Lu Yu always preferred to plan ahead before doing anything, ensuring he wouldn’t be caught off guard or forget things.

Currently, the Void Shadow Spider was still in its incubation stage and would only hatch after another twenty-nine days.

As for the fear balloon, it needed a large amount of life force to advance, but harvesting human lives would surely attract the wrath of powerful human beings.

Moreover, such actions didn’t align with Lu Yu’s own values.

What’s more, after unlocking Life Drain Halo, it could directly steal life energy. However, ordinary humans’ life energy was not very concentrated.

Based on his own estimates, the life energy gained from one twisted spider was equivalent to that from seven or eight ordinary humans.

Thus, Life Drain Halo was better suited for hunting powerful magical creatures in the wild, while also collecting useful materials.

However, Lu Yu was not familiar with the world of awakeners, and although he had heard that the wilds were dangerous, he wasn’t sure exactly what kind of dangers lurked out there.

He wasn’t afraid of direct confrontation with his current strength, and after the Void Shadow Spider hatched, he would be even more confident.

But he worried about encountering some unusual tactics, as he had once read a post where something strange could suddenly appear while walking in the wild, offering you a drink of water.

The odd thing was that you couldn’t refuse it, and if your willpower wasn’t strong enough, you would drink the poisoned water, which would corrode your internal organs.

The post was from near Yang City, where a powerful individual had resisted the force using his willpower, only to discover a dozen or so bodies with their organs ripped out nearby. The event was subsequently documented.

Thinking about these strange forces, Lu Yu was a little worried, but mostly curious!

He wondered if such entities could be used as materials, and if combining venom sacs and some mind-corrupting toxins could create a rules-based monster.

If successful, Lu Yu could simply prepare a bowl of water before each battle and cheerfully say, “Brother, how about a drink?”

Moreover, he could combine it with lightning, giving his opponent a shock with an electric-charged drink, or with shadows, creating a bowl of shadow water to end their lives…

By defeating enemies without a fight, he could truly call himself a lover of peace!

With that self-praise in his heart, Lu Yu picked up a steamed dumpling, dipped it in vinegar, and took a bite. It tasted good!

Just then, a voice called out from behind him.

“Why are you here in the Eastern District?”