Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 604 Before the Blizzard

After the battle over the iceberg and the core of the formation ended, everyone gathered at the foot of the mountain and were then escorted back to the castle by Rek'os.

In the infirmary, everyone gathered around Peruvier. They only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that she was alright.

"Don't worry, Lord Crimson Moon Knight is only temporarily paralyzed due to overuse of elemental power. He will be fine after a period of rest."

The doctor's words finally put everyone's minds at ease. Inside the infirmary, Claire sat by the bed, holding her hand, her eyes slightly red but she forced herself not to shed a tear.

"That's wonderful...that's really wonderful..." she murmured.

Karin leaned against the wall and let out a long sigh: "That scared me to death! That guy was inhuman, he took on five people by himself!"

“And that guy called Night Hawk,” Zhao Heng said in a deep voice. “If he hadn’t shown up, Itt and Phantom would have been dead without a doubt.”

Zixuan nodded: "But he showed up and calmly rescued the person from Miss Phoenix's clutches... This strength is probably comparable to that of the Guardians."

“But is that the important thing now? The important thing is, what exactly will It use the power that It extracted?” Mo Yan said.

“That’s right. According to what he said at the time, it seemed that he had even deeper plans.” Peruvieri nodded, leaning against the headboard.

“Even so, now is not the time for you to worry. Just like you told me before, take good care of your injury and don’t go anywhere!” Clementine said, hands on her hips.

Peruvier chuckled, "Don't worry, I will. But it's a pity, Clover, you missed the chance to see your teacher again this time."

Claire paused slightly, then shook her head: "It's alright. I'd rather you and Miss Funina be safe and sound than see the teacher. Besides..."

She paused, then gave a gentle smile: "Isn't the teacher always here? In the cold winter, in every inch of snow and ice on the glacier, and in our hearts."

Peruvieri gently took her hand and said nothing more.

On another hospital bed, Funina remained unconscious. Mona sat by the bedside, unusually quiet as she watched over her, her face devoid of its usual playful smile, only filled with worry and heartache.

"So Miss Funina should be alright, right?" Karin asked again to confirm.

"Don't worry, the doctor said it's just a temporary coma caused by the surge of power, so don't worry about it," Mo Yan said.

"Oh dear, I'm just worried," Karen said impatiently.

Upon hearing this, Clementine chuckled lightly: "But speaking of worries, I reckon a certain young lady is already on her way."

Boom, boom, boom!

Before the words were even finished, heavy, angry footsteps quickly echoed down the corridor.

"No need to estimate, they've already arrived." Peruvieri smiled helplessly.

Sure enough, a moment later, the door to the infirmary was suddenly flung open.

"Peruvéli!" Sandone strode in, her face filled with barely suppressed anger and worry. Two adjutants from the garrison were following behind her, but she stopped them at the door with a gesture.

"I heard you fought five by yourself? And almost got yourself killed?" Sandonne walked straight to the bedside, looked down at Peruvieri, and questioned, "Are you crazy? The mission of a feint attack is to delay, not to fight to the death!"

Peruvieri smiled helplessly: "It's a matter of necessity, and besides, I'm fine now, aren't I?"

"Nothing wrong? Temporary paralysis due to overuse of elemental power, you call that nothing wrong?" Sandone's voice rose another eight octaves, she put her hands on her hips, her chest heaving violently, "If it weren't for that girl Furina arriving in time, would you still be lying here talking to me right now?"

"First it was Clementine, and now it's you. Are you paladins really so cheap and worthless?"

Claire quickly stood up to smooth things over: "Sandonie, calm down, Pepe is also..."

"Shut up!" Sandonne glared at her, and Clementine immediately shrank back. "And you, Clementine, you led the team to destroy the device, and what was the result? Tell me, what did you destroy?"

Claire scratched her cheek awkwardly: "Um... the device is fake..."

"Fake!" Sandone took a deep breath, seemingly trying to suppress his anger. "So one of you was used as a test subject, and the other made a wasted trip and almost lost his life? This is your paladin's 'thorough preparation'?"

The infirmary was completely silent; no one dared to breathe.

After a long silence, Sandonne sighed deeply, his voice tinged with weariness: "Never mind... it's good that you're all alright."

She turned and walked to another hospital bed, looking at the unconscious Funina, her brows furrowing slightly: "This girl is quite unexpected. She usually looks so gentle and weak, but she's quite reliable when it really matters."

Mengna looked up, unusually not refuting, but simply nodded slightly: "Yes, Fufu is very capable."

Sandonne paused for a moment, then turned to the group, regaining his usual composure: "But now is not the time to relax. According to the intelligence we've gathered, although Itt and his men have retreated, the extracted energy is still in their hands. That fake device was just a decoy; the real extraction location is elsewhere. And..."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over everyone present: "The appearance of Night Hawk has made things more complicated. His strength is probably far beyond our initial estimates."

Mo Yan nodded and said, "Indeed, his ability to calmly rescue people from Phoenix is ​​truly terrifying."

At this point, Peruvieri interjected, "That's right, and his actions are unpredictable. According to Itte, Night Hawk is only there to assist them and cover their retreat; he's not interested in their main operations."

“Not interested?” Sandonne frowned slightly. “That’s an interesting piece of information. If he’s really just hired or assisting the Fallen Gods’ Guild for some purpose, then as long as we don’t have a direct confrontation with him, we don’t need to worry about this threat.”

“That’s true, but the main problem right now is where the Fallen God Guild will take the extracted power.” Zhao Heng said.

"They probably went to the Abyss."

At that moment, a cold voice came from outside the door again, and then Rednos and Rek'os walked into the room at the same time.

“The Abyss?” Sandonne frowned. “I remember that’s the territory that the Ice Rhino Solgarlie once ruled.”

“Indeed, if they want to obtain the Ice Emperor’s Guardian Certificate, they must possess the power to fight against it. And many creations were once sealed beneath the Abyss, any one of which would be a formidable opponent,” Rednos said.

Upon hearing this, Mo Yan lowered his head: "So that's how it is. He was right."

“Oh? You don’t seem surprised at all,” Rednos said in surprise.

Mo Yan nodded: "Yes, because Caesar had already told me and Karin about this before the expedition."