Menma and Hashirama, what happened in Teyvat

“This… is damn…”

"It's...this feeling again..."

In the wilderness, Menma and Hashirama were half-kneeling on the ground, breathing heavily and supporting the ground with their hands, trying to forcibly resist the drowsiness in their minds and the pain coming from every part of their bodies.

At the same time, the chakra aura on their bodies was constantly changing, as if one material originally placed in a blender was suddenly mixed with another material, and the blender was turned on for rapid blending. For a moment, the mixture of power made their internal organs feel very uncomfortable.

And this is also the reason why the shadow clones and wooden clones they left beside Ernest were suddenly released without any warning.

Although this feeling is somewhat similar to the experience in that mysterious space, there are still some differences, for example...

Last time, they only felt drowsiness that made them both fall asleep, but there was no such pain as if their bodies were to be torn apart.

Especially Hashirama, because he absorbed the energy contained in two light balls at once, the pain and mental pressure he endured were much greater than those suffered by Menma.

Although Hashirama was stronger than Menma both physically and mentally, he could not withstand the double torture from both aspects. In the end, he could not hold on and fell to the ground and fainted before Menma.

"Hashirama..." With his right eye barely open due to the severe pain, Menma saw Hashirama fall down in front of him. Even though Menma wanted to help him, he was unable to do anything as he could not save himself. He could only hope deeply in his heart that Hashirama would be okay.

The mask slowly fell off Menma's face with a lot of cold sweat and slid to the ground, and Menma's true appearance was revealed again. However, since there was no one nearby, no one could see this scene.

Without paying any attention to the mask, Menma had already begun to use all his chakra to resist the extremely uncomfortable feeling, even using his Mangekyō pupil power and Black Nine-Tails chakra. After all, if he didn't use these trump cards at this time, would he keep them until the New Year like the summoned beasts in the unfavorable situation?

But despite Menma's explosive strength, he still couldn't completely resist this feeling - his consciousness was still gradually becoming blurred, and every part of his body was still in severe pain.

But at the same time, perhaps due to the stimulation of the severe pain brought by the alien chakra, he could also feel very clearly that among the power integrated into his body, there was indeed a large part of the aura that was exactly the same as his right eye.

In addition, he could feel that it was not just his right eye, but also a part of his body. Although, this kind of power was much greater than the part of his body with a similar aura...

"Ugh!!!"

Suddenly, Menma couldn't help but yelled out loudly, because he felt an extra pain in his left lower back without any warning. Combined with the pain in his entire body, Menma couldn't help but yell out even though he had a strong tolerance.

[Damn it, it's those Hashirama cells...] Menma felt very familiar with this new pain, because he had experienced it once not long after arriving in Mondstadt. [Could it be... that this new power caused them to run wild again?]

At the beginning, Menma relied on the suppression mainly using the Mangekyō Sharingan and some unconventional methods he figured out on his own to finally tame those Hashirama cells.

Now, although all his conditions were still there, and there was an extra three-magatama Sharingan in that position to assist in the suppression, on the one hand, Menma was seriously affected at the moment and could not exert his full strength, and on the other hand, there were too many forces similar to Hashirama's cells among the influx of power, which eventually caused Hashirama's cells to erode and spread again.

But at this moment, the kaleidoscope in his right eye suddenly began to spin wildly. At the same time, a large amount of pupil power appeared out of thin air in his right eye and spontaneously flowed towards the Hashirama cells.

[This...] Menma's face was filled with astonishment. However, he was not astonished by the sudden surge in pupil power or the sudden suppression of Hashirama's cells, but because... just now, he seemed to have seen an illusory figure in his sight.

It wasn't like someone appeared nearby. That person only existed in Menma's sight, as if it was an illusion, but also as if it wasn't.

What's more, although it was very blurry, Menma still captured the face of the figure.

Although that face was undergoing tremendous changes every moment, sometimes childish, sometimes weathered, sometimes visible, sometimes covered...but no matter what it looked like, Menma could recognize it clearly.

[As expected... it's you...] Although the pain and dizziness were still getting worse, Menma smiled. [Although... the way you did it was completely different from what I imagined...]

Then, Menma looked at Hashirama who was lying unconscious on the ground: [I believe Hashirama is in the same situation. In that case, I don’t have to worry...

After all...if it were really the two of them, they would probably be willing to help Hashirama...and wouldn't hurt him...】

Thinking of this, Menma smiled again and did not continue to resist. As Menma removed all the support from his body, his consciousness was quickly occupied by drowsiness and dimness. His whole body swayed slightly twice, and then he fell to the grass like Hashirama, and lost consciousness.

Only the multiple forces that continued to intertwine and merge in the two people remained, and continued to "rage" as before.

……

"..."

Looking at the two figures lying on the ground in front of him, Zhongli pursed his lips and said nothing.

After he finished his business in Mingyun Town, he turned around and walked slowly towards Liyue Harbor. After all, the matter had been resolved, so there was no need to rush. As for the client issue mentioned by Hall Master Hu... Zhongli believed that even if she was the only one in Wangsheng Hall, she could handle the matter.

But who would have thought that after walking back to Liyue Harbor with great difficulty, before he could see the Hall of Rebirth, a huge amount of energy suddenly erupted at the border of Bishuiyuan, causing him to turn around and run over. His action frightened the citizens of Liyue and the Qianyan Army along the way, wondering if the gentle guest Zhongli of the Hall of Rebirth could be such a fast runner? Moreover, what could have happened to him that could make him so anxious?

This was the result of Zhongli's efforts to control himself. After he ran to a place where no one was around, he finally stopped pretending and immediately used his divine power to increase his speed, rushing here.

[Sure enough, my premonition was correct.] Feeling the terrifying energy from the two people, which was obviously from another world, Zhongli nodded. He had a premonition that he would soon meet the three forces that had escaped from his hands, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Moreover, in addition to these three forces, there are also the two "meteors" that flew over Liyue and fell into Mondstadt.

Although he really wanted to seal the two of them, after all, there was no telling whether these obviously unstable forces would cause any harm, and the aura they emitted was also affecting the surroundings, but Zhongli did not choose to do so.

Because, firstly, Zhongli could feel that he did not actually have the ability to seal these two people. After all, they were not on the same level as the girl before, not to mention that their strength was in an unstable state.

Secondly...

Zhongli raised his head slightly and looked towards the direction of Mondstadt in the distance. As a demon god, he could easily sense the aura of his own kind, not to mention... the other party had no intention of hiding his aura at all.

Not long after, a fresh breeze blew past the place, and a green figure stood in front of Zhongli.

"Old man, long time no see."

With a bunch of star iron strings in his hand, Wendy smiled and greeted Zhongli in front of him. In his other hand, he held his xylophone "Felin" with a broken string. "When I knew you were coming, I didn't even have time to put down what I was holding. I rushed over directly."

Although the two were standing face to face, the place where Zhongli was standing was still in the Bishuiyuan area, and the place where Wendy was standing was still in the Cangfeng Highlands area, and they did not cross each other's path even a step.

As the gods of a country, they know the size of their country best, so even when they are talking face to face, they can only stand within the territory of their country. Of course, another big reason is that the place where Menma and Hashirama encountered the three balls of light was just too coincidental.

"It's been a long time, old friend." Just by looking at Wendy, Zhongli knew what he had been through before. "It seems that you have completed your step."

Unexpectedly, Wendy shook her head and said, "Although what I said is true, the final result of the matter is not what you think, old man."

"Hmm?" Zhongli was a little stunned, "What does this mean?"

Wendy turned to look at Menma who was lying on the ground and said slowly: "All of this has been broken by someone who doesn't have to follow all the rules."

"I see..." Zhongli understood what Wendy meant and turned to look at the two of them. "Then why don't you ask them for it back? I think you should be able to explain the matter clearly..."

"I can see that he won't give it back to me." Wendy turned "Felin" back into "Eye of God" and hung it on her body, spreading her hands to show that she was powerless. "Besides, regarding all these things, I always have a feeling that...the two of them may not know less than us."

"Is this true?" Zhongli was already very surprised after hearing that they had stolen the Heart of the God of Wind. Now hearing what Wendy said, he couldn't help but think more deeply about the two of them.

"Although I don't know why, the fact gives me the feeling that way." Wendy was also a little helpless about this. "The two of them, especially the one in black robe, obviously know a lot of things, including the rules, and he is not the kind of person without his own opinion. However, he often does things that are crazy and test the edge of the rules. And I have no doubt that as long as the right opportunity comes, he will definitely do something to break the rules.

Although, this has also brought a lot of benefits, and many people, including myself, are very grateful to them. "

After listening to Wendy's words, Zhongli looked at Menma silently, and his eyes gradually became extremely complicated.

"But in general, they are still on our side. Of course, the premise is that we can always maintain our position." Wendy continued, "They are willing to trust us, and I don't want to let them down, even though it always feels a little sudden.

So many people who break the rules eventually either perish or become integrated into the rules. Even our backup option may not be safe, because he also has such a possibility, even if it has not yet been manifested. "

"What do you mean?" Zhongli asked hurriedly, sensing that Wendy had something else in mind. Since he didn't know Menma and Hashirama, he could only listen to what Wendy said.

"This time, I want to go with them." Wendy's eyes suddenly became extremely serious and determined. "I believe they have the ability to do this. Moreover, they said they would go with him all the way. With them around, I believe we will have more and more cards to play."