Genshin Impact: Dionysus reigns supreme, all demons retreat!

Chapter 646 The Awakening of the Crimson King's Bloodline

The new recruit glanced at the gourd of wine in Xu Ning's hand and immediately remembered the identity of the person in front of him.

His captain had taught him that although this drunkard was unpredictable, he would not easily cause trouble or kill people. So he immediately hugged the gun to his chest and slowly squatted down against the yak pack animal.

"This time it's still a kidnapping trip... no, no, this time it's still a mission to transport people, to send them to that disgusting professor... to do those disgusting experiments..."

Xu Ning, who was pouring wine into his mouth, never expected that he would get useful information from the very first person he met.

Who is being transported this time?

Upon hearing this question, the recruit's body began to tremble slowly, as if he had recalled something terrifying.

"Just like last time, it's another...girl."

"Is the girl's name Jiede?" Xu Ning asked.

"How would I know? All I know is that she's a desert person, no, not a person, a monster... That so-called mistress is a vicious woman, deliberately trying to harm us like this..."

"Last time you gave us a tip to capture that falcon, and we paid a heavy price, only to have it taken back with a single sentence. Now you're deliberately sending us a monster... We used a cage, but she suddenly woke up and tore the cage apart. Joffrey was standing next to her at the time... Poor Joffrey... Poor..."

Seeing that the guy was trembling like a massager, Xu Ning took out a porcelain bowl and poured him some wine. The recruit showed a hint of gratitude and carefully took the bowl. After taking a sip of wine, he seemed to be less trembling.

"And then?" Xu Ning asked.

"Oh, and then he turned into confetti, like the kind you throw at a festival, you know, sometimes it floats into your mouth... and you unconsciously spit, spit, want to spit it out, but when you realize something's wrong, you find out it's not confetti... it's Joffrey..."

"Uh..." Xu Ning even wanted to comfort this guy a little, but right now Jade's safety was the most important thing.

Judging from the information in this guy's words, Babel had long been colluding with the Fools, and even went so far as to betray those who posed a threat to him, sending them to the Fools to do some disgusting experiments.

That was the case with Tadella, and now it's Jade's turn.

However, Jade was not trapped in the wooden cage; instead, she fought her way out.

I just don't know how she is doing now.

Xu Ning poured some more into the recruit's bowl, "Continue."

"Everything was in chaos. Even our captain couldn't stop her. Luckily, someone reacted quickly and told us to shoot at her. We then fired all our lightning element bullets at her."

Xu Ning flew into a rage, grabbing the guy by the collar. "How much ammunition do you have? Damn it, don't you need to report to some professor? What if someone gets killed...?"

The novice grabbed Xu Ning's hand and roared, "Someone's been killed! Our lives! Yet she's still alive, shot so many times but just asleep, sleeping so peacefully, so soundly that I don't want her to wake up again... But I'm still afraid, afraid she'll get up and lash out at me again... So I made an excuse to deliberately fall behind, I don't want to see her even once more..."

Xu Ning shook his head speechlessly, knowing that Jiede was still alive, and he would no longer make things difficult for this deserter.

Just as they were about to turn around and continue the pursuit, the crouching recruit suddenly spoke up again.

“I can mark the location of our transit point in the desert for you…”

Xu Ning turned to look at the new recruit, quietly waiting for him to say what he would say next.

"...If you can catch up with them, could you please take that monster away quickly and warn my captain and colleagues never to take on this kind of mission again?"

Xu Ning nodded. "If they know what's good for them, I can pass on your message."

The recruit murmured a thank you and then marked two locations on Xu Ning's map.

With a clear destination in mind, Xu Ning's travel speed increased significantly once again.

The Fools' transit point was a large cave hidden inside the mountain.

However, as soon as Xu Ning arrived at the door, he saw several Fools covered in blood running out from inside.

As soon as Captain Thunderhammer came out, he grabbed a man who looked like a medic and yelled, "Where's Professor Frodelock? Why didn't he come out? How are we supposed to report without him!"

"They're everywhere in the cave. If you want to take him with you, you'll have to rely on a broom and a dustpan... Damn it, just let me die already, can things get any worse..."

As soon as the medic stepped outside, he saw Xu Ning drinking and guarding the door. In despair, he almost shoved the gun into his own mouth.

Seeing the miserable state of these guys, Xu Ning lost the will to deal with them and casually waved them away.

He himself took two steps into the cave.

"Come on, you bastards! So what if I got shot? You think you can kill me? Come on, come on!"

Hearing the powerful declaration of war from inside, Xu Ning finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jede, I've come to find you."

Xu Ning stepped into the cave and immediately frowned.

I've never understood the phrase "everywhere" so profoundly before.

Jade stood in the very center of the cave, seemingly roaring and howling at an unseen figure.

"Jade, calm down, I'm here."

Xu Ning looked at Jade, whose body was almost glowing with a rich, radiant light, and walked over, intending to help her wash.

Suddenly, Jade's claws shot out from the tip of her nose. If Xu Ning hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been disemboweled by that claw.

Without even pausing, Jade's golden claws instinctively and swiftly struck at Xu Ning's vital points.

"You bastards, I'll crush your hearts and livers, I'll roast you alive, and chew your bones..."

Xu Ning said with a wry smile, "Hey, that's going too far. Can you even hear what I'm saying? Are you still unconscious?"

Seeing that Jiede didn't react to his words at all, Xu Ning casually gathered a handful of alcohol and was about to inject it into Jiede's body so that she could sleep for a while.

However, this trick, which usually works very well, was completely useless this time.

The golden light surrounding Jade was actually protecting her; his alcohol fumes could only reach the surface of her body and couldn't penetrate any further.

"This is interesting." Xu Ning didn't want to hurt Jiede, nor did he want to be hurt by her. After dodging a few times, he suddenly hid around a corner.

Suddenly losing her target, Jade wandered aimlessly around the cave several times, but failed to spot Xu Ning standing silently in a corner.

"It seems she's still unconscious, which is troublesome. But thankfully she's alright, so I can wait..." Xu Ning silently took a sip of wine, standing there quietly watching Jiede throw a tantrum like a grumpy little cat.

"You want to kill me? Then come on... Breda... Gowafa... Ijider... Medur... Thea..."

Jade suddenly started spinning around and saying strange things.

“...Usad...Tafred…”

As Xu Ning was pondering whether this was some kind of cipher, a flash of white light appeared beside him, and Belial and Tadra emerged from the cave.

What did she say?

Belial looked at Jade with a hint of pity. "She's reading a list."

"These are the names of the seven elders of Tanit who were removed by Babel on her orders."

Xu Ning frowned. "So many? How many elders like Tanit?"

Tadella said, “Nine. Babel was one, Massera was one, and the ones just now were seven others.”

Xu Ning sneered, "Babel is quite cunning. She actually planned to kill all eight elders at once... If it weren't for Tadella, she would probably have been all-powerful in Tanit by now."

Tadella shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not. Babel has long since completely taken control of the Tanit tribe, and Jade is indeed a very powerful falcon in her hands; there are almost no missions that can stump her..."

Tadella paused. "Now I finally know just how strong she is. What is that golden light emanating from her?"

Xu Ning smiled and said, "Well, I guess you could say it's the power of faith. Didn't the Church spread false news about the Red King's resurrection? At the time, many people seemed quite excited. Although they couldn't see the Red King's resurrection, they could at least witness the awakening of the Red King's bloodline."

"The bloodline of the Crimson King..."

If it weren't for the fact that Jade's current movements and posture were a bit cheap, the golden light emanating from her body would actually make her look quite like a deity.

However, Xu Ning had seen too many demons and gods in this world. As for Jade, let alone demon blood, even if the real Crimson King were to be resurrected, he might not be that shocked.

After all, he had already seen one of the Crimson King's demonic bloodlines.

But it's different for Tadella.

As native desert dwellers, their worship of the Red King is ingrained in their very bones.

Tadella turned to look at Xu Ning and Belial, and found that they didn't care at all about the power that Jade was showing, as if even such a great power that made people prostrate and worship was nothing more than a candle that could be extinguished at will in front of them.

"We're ultimately from different worlds..."

Tadella silently said something to herself, then turned her gaze back to Jade.

"I wonder when she will wake up?"

Xu Ning scratched his chin. "We can't just sit here doing nothing. Actually, she's just overwhelmed with anger and has temporarily lost her senses. Forcibly waking her up would only do her a disservice. Belial, why don't you go and call her a couple of times? She's so clingy to you, it should be more effective than me calling her."

Belial glared at Xu Ning, but still took two steps forward.

Xu Ning offered advice from behind, "It's best to say something exciting enough, like 'I want to sleep with you,' that's guaranteed to have a miraculous effect..."

Belial wouldn't listen to Xu Ning; he simply shouted, "Jed, can you hear me?"

Jade's hands, which had been scratching erratically, suddenly paused. She tilted her head and hesitantly said, "Sister Belial..."

Seeing that she didn't turn around, Belial spoke again, "Are you still asleep? It's time to wake up. If you wake up, you'll see where I am."

Jade slowly straightened up, then suddenly raised her head as if waking from a dream, looking around in a daze.

"Sister Belial, have you come to rescue me?"

Jade rushed toward Belial with glee, not even realizing that "there was something everywhere" under her feet.

"Oh no, I've turned so yellow!"

It wasn't until she hugged Belial's arm that Jade realized the golden light emanating from her body had become so intense.

"Slowly calm your emotions and relax your body, and this energy should gradually subside."

Xu Ning guided Jiede to calm down slowly, "Your current condition is actually not good. You are physically and mentally exhausted. Come back to the cave with us to rest for the night and recuperate. We can go back to the tribe tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Jade's face immediately darkened.

"Yes, I need to rest well, and I still need to get an explanation."

After washing up in the cave, Jiede had a hearty meal. Of course, the bits of meat hanging on her body made Qingyi quite disgusted.

After she had drunk her wine, she nestled on the grass at Belial's feet and fell asleep, and no amount of noise around her could disturb her deep sleep.

Tadella sat on the grass, just like Belial, watching Jade, who was fast asleep.

"She possesses the Red King's gift, and she will surely have a place in the future desert."

Xu Ning looked at Tadella, "Actually, when I first separated from Jade, I thought about entrusting her to the guardian of Aru Village. Like Jade, she is also a possessor of the Crimson King's bloodline. I still have this thought now, including your future path. We all know that Tanit is not a good place for you to live..."

Tadella gave Xu Ning a deep look, then shook her head. "A falcon's home is not in a warm nest..."

"...but not on the hunter's shoulder either." Xu Ning said helplessly, "You and Jade were once falcons in the hunter's hands. Since you don't want to depend on anyone anymore, then fly for yourselves completely!"

Tadella was silent for a moment, then finally nodded deeply.

Xu Ning and his two companions arrived just as the first rays of sunlight shone into the canyon where the Tanit people lived.

Xu Ning only brought Jade and Tadella to the teleportation anchor point; the others stayed in the cave to watch the show.

After all, what needs to be settled with Tanit today are only the two falcons, which are matters within their tribe.

Unless absolutely necessary, Xu Ning didn't actually intend to take action.

However, Babel's display of force almost made Xu Ning change his mind.

"Well, I didn't know your tribe had so many people."

Xu Ning looked at the row of burly men standing in front of him with some worry, and regretted promising Jie De that morning that he would only be an observer.

“These are all the falcons of the tribe and its sub-tribes. It seems that Madam Babel has called them all back. Good, at least this tells me the answer from another angle.”