My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 195 - 194: Try to preserve its Main Body as completely as possible

Chapter 195: Chapter 194: Try to preserve its Main Body as completely as possible

"Finally... finally! I am finally free!"

Stolas stood majestically in the Liyue sky, looking at the familiar yet strange land, letting out a very hearty laugh.

After the excitement faded, anger immediately followed—the anger of being sealed by Morax for a thousand years, and anger towards this land.

"Morax! It’s time to settle everything!"

Azhdaha, who was in battle, heard this sentence and his body trembled slightly, as if recalling some unbearable memory. He increased his output, attempting to cast this unpleasant memory aside through combat.

Durandal, who was hurrying with Shenhe, saw Stolas in the sky. Although sealed for a thousand years, its Main Body had not withered due to the seal; it was still very healthy.

"Azhdaha, do you think God’s meat can be used as food?"

"Hmm? God’s meat? Food?"

The little girl leading the way was startled by Durandal’s words and almost tripped, barely steadying herself at the last moment.

"To distinguish myself from my Main Body, you should still call me Jiang Li. As for your question, I’m afraid it’s very difficult. A God’s Main Body is not like an ordinary animal; it condenses an enormous amount of power. Monsters can try to absorb that power by eating, but humans cannot."

Even monsters need to consider the amount they eat to avoid their bodies exploding, let alone a human body. Wouldn’t too much of a restorative become poison?

"So, as long as the energy contained in the meat is reduced to a level acceptable to humans, it’s fine, right?"

"...Yes."

What could Jiang Li say? If Durandal could really do that, then God’s meat wouldn’t be unusable as food. It’s just... you’re making the God lose a lot of face.

What do you think your God friends would think if you did this? Wouldn’t their feelings be complicated when they saw you making a dish out of God’s meat?

Oh, you said you’d make it delicious enough for them to exclaim, "It’s really good!" In that case, never mind.

Since the target had appeared, Durandal no longer needed to rush along. She pulled out her great scythe, said a few words of instruction to Shenhe, and then transformed into black mist, rushing towards Stolas.

Stolas, this God was very formidable during the Archon War, mainly due to its ability to fly, which made it much harder to deal with than other Gods.

Even Morax needed to cooperate with others to seal it, otherwise, it would always escape without any hesitation whenever it was about to lose to Morax.

Perhaps it had just broken free from the seal and its mind hadn’t fully cleared, or perhaps it hadn’t seen Morax’s figure and realized that this was a world a thousand years later. It felt that it was capable, that no one was its opponent, and that it was invincible.

As is well known, most not-so-smart beings tend to experience a certain condition, which is arrogance. It was clear that this Stolas had become arrogant.

When it noticed that some of the Adepti who had fought it alongside Morax were below, anger surged through its heart again. Before going to find Morax, it would first make an example of these few fellows!

Thinking this, the surrounding wind became violent. Accompanied by Stolas’s cry, a terrifying tornado formed in an extremely short time, turning the vicinity into its domain.

Hmm, this level of preparation was enough. The next step was to deal with these annoying fellows in front of it.

Just as Stolas was about to launch an attack, it noticed something approaching it at an extremely fast speed.

Before it could observe, it felt an intense pain in its left wing. The pain caused it to let out a piercing shriek of agony.

Although the pain nearly made it lose its balance, flying was already an instinct for it. The God’s powerful recovery ability quickly allowed it to regain its balance.

Soon, it found the culprit of its attack—a very tiny human holding a giant scythe, standing in mid-air not far away.

For some reason, her gaze towards it was like looking at prey, which made Stolas very uncomfortable, and at the same time, somewhat wary of this human’s identity.

It quickly thought back to the famous Gods of that era, but none of them could be linked to her.

This led Stolas to conclude that this attacker was just a human with some ability, not worth worrying about.

"Very good, human. I didn’t expect you not only not to flee, but to actively approach me. I’ve seen your strength. I can give you a chance, forgive your rude behavior just now, and even bestow powerful strength upon you, as long as you..."

Stolas wanted to recruit Durandal to its side. After all, her strength was sufficient, and her appearance was high enough. These two points were already enough to attract Stolas.

It had just broken free from the seal, and if it wanted to seek revenge on Morax, it would have to wait until it had gathered enough intelligence. A powerful human was exactly what it needed now.

But before it could finish speaking, Durandal launched the next round of attacks. As she attacked, Stolas also heard her constantly muttering words like "food" and "food."

So, you really want to eat me! I am a God, are you not giving me any face at all?

Thus, the extremely enraged Stolas couldn’t care less. In its view, this human in front of it simply didn’t know the might of a God. Once she witnessed its power, she would surely submit obediently.

In this way, Durandal attracted Stolas’s attention for everyone, allowing others to focus on the Rifthounds.

At this time, Shenhe also arrived at the battlefield below. Upon seeing Lumine, she immediately went to help, relieving some of their pressure.

"Shenhe, you arrived so quickly. I thought you would come a bit later."

"Someone came to us for support. We rushed here as soon as we received the news."

Shenhe summoned puppets to assist in combat. Faced with the encirclement of over a dozen Rifthounds, she cast a large-scale Adeptal Art, applying the Cryo Element to all the monsters surrounding her.

Immediately after, Xiangling used her ultimate move, "Pyronado," which reacted with Shenhe’s Cryo Element, causing even greater DMG to the monsters.

Cloud Retainer, fighting in the distance, saw Shenhe’s growth and nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that during her time down the mountain, she hadn’t forgotten to improve herself.

Although without the enhancement of Adeptal power, Shenhe’s displayed combat strength was not inferior to Xiangling’s, who possessed Adeptal power. Compared to Lumine, it was still a bit of a stretch, as Lumine had the enhancement of several types of Adeptal power.

Their task was to find the reason for the continuous appearance of Rifthounds. They advanced while observing their surroundings, occasionally being drawn to the battle between Durandal and Stolas, unable to resist looking up to observe.

Watching the white light constantly flashing in the sky, Lumine couldn’t help but exclaim that the God that appeared this time was truly impressive, being able to contend with Durandal for such a long time.

"No, it’s not because the God that appeared this time is powerful; it’s purely because Durandal doesn’t want to damage Her Main Body and wants to preserve Her Main Body as intact as possible."

"Preserve Her Main Body intact? What does that mean?"

Paimon, who had been cheering from the side, couldn’t help but ask. If you’re going to eliminate it, then eliminate it properly. Why bother politely leaving it a complete corpse? Is that really necessary?

"Durandal said... She wants to use its flesh as ingredients for this cooking competition, and the rest can be used for future travels. So, Durandal’s goal is to defeat it while keeping its Main Body as intact as possible."

"Use its flesh? This..."

Honestly, Durandal’s idea sounded exaggerated, but for her, it wasn’t impossible.

It’s just... if you’re using God’s flesh as ingredients, what about the other contestants?

Didn’t you see Xiangling next to her was stunned when she heard this? If you do this, what will the other contestants do? Can they even compete properly?

"God’s flesh... I’ve never tasted it. I wonder if Durandal can sell me a piece later; I’d like to try it too."

Well, I forgot that besides being a chef, Xiangling is also a gourmet. God’s flesh is something anyone would want to taste, let alone a gourmet like her.

For some reason, Lumine started to feel sorry for Stolas. It had just barely escaped from its seal, only to be immediately targeted as food. Was there anyone more miserable than it?

"Hey, you guys. Come with me quickly; I’ve found the place where those monsters are continuously emerging."

At this moment, a figure appeared above them. It was Agalu, who had followed Durandal from Mondstadt to Liyue.

While searching for Fatui traces nearby, she noticed a strange magic circle from which these Rifthounds were emerging.

She wanted to help, but with her strength, she couldn’t deal with the magic circle or the surrounding Rifthounds.

To prevent more monsters from coming out, she flew out to find reinforcements and fortunately found Lumine and the others.

"Really? That’s a huge help, Agalu."

Paimon said excitedly. She had thought it would take some time to find the target location, but Agalu’s timely assistance was truly wonderful.

"Mm, exactly. Compared to Paimon, who only cheers from the sidelines, you’re much more reliable."

"Hey (#`O′), how can you say that about Paimon?"

Paimon stomped her foot in anger, but Lumine had no time to comfort him this time. She quickly followed Xiangling and Shenhe with Agalu, running towards the target location.

Seeing this, Paimon also ignored her anger and quickly chased after them, not wanting to fall behind.

In the sky, the battle between Durandal and Stolas continued. After several rounds, the latter gained no advantage and even gradually fell into a disadvantage.

Durandal, on the other hand, was completely unharmed. Instead, she continued to size up Stolas, pondering where to start and which part of its flesh would be best as an ingredient.

"Don’t... underestimate me! Human!"

Stolas was furious! It accepted losing to Morax, as that was due to its own inferiority, but it could not accept being mocked by such a human.

So, it no longer suppressed itself and prepared to use its strongest power to eliminate Durandal, to vent its hatred.

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