Genshin Impact: I am best at sacrifice, don't cry

As the will of the abyss descended, abyss cracks of varying sizes opened up one after another across the land of Teyvat.

From the cracks in the abyss, abyss monsters containing powerful abyss power drilled out.

The abyss monsters have no unified command. After arriving in Teyvat, they frantically destroy everything within their sight with their frantic consciousness after their souls were distorted by the will of the abyss.

In terms of strength, the monsters in the abyss range from those that are no different from wild beasts to powerful demon gods. They have different sizes and are endless in number. They are constantly crawling out of the cracks in the abyss.

What's even more terrifying is the power of the abyss carried by these abyss monsters. Once you are injured by them, or fight with them for too long, you may be corroded by the power of the abyss, gradually lose your sanity, and become no different from these abyss monsters.

The power of the abyss is more terrifying than the resentment of the devil. After all, the latter will only make you crazy, while the former will distort your body and soul.

This time, the abyss invasion covered the entire Teyvat, and the seven countries sounded the war preparedness alert at the same time.

Because they had started preparing hundreds of years ago, in the face of the invasion of the abyss, the seven countries built fortifications in an orderly manner and stabilized the situation in the early stages of the disaster.

After the four gods returned, they took advantage of the time when the will of the abyss was not free to control the abyss army and launched a counterattack, sealing many abyss cracks.

The war weapons of Kanreya were also scattered all over Teyvat with the invasion of the abyss and the destruction of Kanreya, but compared with the monsters of the abyss, they were not so scary.

As for Nan Dou, he took the initiative to choose to stay outside the abyss rift above Kanriya.

Even though Ou Ya rushed into the abyss, the white chain on the crack in the abyss still existed and was tightening little by little, making the crack in the abyss shrink continuously.

Nandou knew that this meant that Eurasia was still alive, but the exact condition was unknown.

No matter how powerful Eurasia is, the abyss is, after all, the territory of the will of the abyss. In the abyss, the entire abyss is backed by the will of the abyss. It would be difficult for Eurasia to gain the upper hand.

Based on his experience of fate's interference many times, Nan Dou felt very sure that something would go wrong with Eurasia, and it was impossible for it to be completed smoothly and perfectly.

Fate is unpredictable, but never perfect.

During the days of waiting, Nan Dou had been thinking about how to defeat the will of the abyss after Eurasia's failure.

Ou Ya told Nan Dou that Sky Island had to be forcibly closed due to the destruction of the will of the abyss, and even she could not return to Sky Island.

And because of the loss of his body, Ou Ya also lost the qualification to inherit the throne of heaven.

There were two ways to break the deadlock before. One was to kill the will of the abyss and let the laws of the abyss return to Teyvat. With the abyss as energy, Teyvat would be able to complete its self-repair quickly and Sky Island would be reopened.

The second is that Ouya takes back his body, opens the seal of Sky Island, and inherits the position of Heavenly Law. After that... Ouya has become Heavenly Law, so what is there to be afraid of the Will of the Abyss?

The last and most difficult method was initially thought to be too difficult to accomplish and Ou Ya did not even plan to tell Nan Dou about it. It was only by chance that Nan Dou learned about it.

The third method is to repair the incomplete law of reincarnation, one of the two supreme laws. In this way, the gradually collapsing Teyvat can be restored to its basic integrity, and the road to the Sky Island can be opened. At that time, there will be a chance to see the remaining soul of Tianli, and maybe there will be a solution.

However, even Ou Ya doesn’t know much about the third method. Maybe she thought the possibility of success was too low, so she didn’t study it carefully.

"Generally speaking, this means that you will have to face the third method."

Nandou rested his chin on his crossed hands and complained as usual.

Fate has intervened so many times, it would be a blessing if I could die of old age at least once.

He has always had a strong sense of déjà vu, and every time he interferes with fate it is like an achievement in a game.

Of course, this is absolutely related to his own ideas, but it is not known whether there is anyone guiding him.

At least Nan Dou never regretted any decision he made.

If Nan Dou abandons all compassion and kindness in his heart and cuts off all moral factors, it will be very easy for him to become stronger.

But what if I become stronger?

If you can't live your life the way you like, what's the difference between that and wasting your life?

Nan Dou is lucky to have the opportunity to put aside some troublesome factors in life and make choices that he likes.

Of course...be yourself!

……

one day……

a month...

One year...

Time passed by bit by bit, and Nan Dou was still guarding outside the crack of the abyss. In the barren death desert, Nan Dou's lonely figure seemed inconspicuous.

The war of abyss invasion is far from over. Even with the seven gods guarding, the seven countries are still struggling to resist the almost endless abyss army that may emerge from anywhere.

The Abyss Apostles who had appeared before were not the most powerful beings under the Abyss Will. During the invasion of the Abyss, the gods of the seven countries saw many familiar faces who had disappeared in the Demon War.

The war was protracted and casualties were inevitable. In just one year, countless humans and monsters in the same camp as humans died.

Nan Dou, who possessed the holy element, did not return to Liyue because the battlefield needed him, but Ou Ya also needed him.

Nan Dou cannot break into the abyss, but he can still guard outside the cracks of the abyss.

If something goes wrong in Eurasia, then no matter how many people from the seven countries die, it will be meaningless. Nan Dou understands this deeply.

Nandou never slacked off in the training of his soul, because Ouya said that in Teyvat, the soul is everything!

After witnessing Ou Ya's battle with the Will of the Abyss, Nan Dou's understanding of soul power has taken a step further.

Just when Nan Dou was practicing with his eyes closed as usual, several figures appeared not far from Nan Dou through a teleportation formation.

"teacher."

Hearing Ling's cry, Nan Dou opened his eyes. This happened more than once in this year.

Because fighting with the monsters of the abyss will cause the body to be contaminated with the power of the abyss. The stronger the strength, the greater the ability to withstand, but the more serious it will be when it erupts.

Under Nan Dou's training, a group of humans who were planted with the mark of the holy tree were already able to undergo simple purification.

However, they are powerless against beings above the demon level.

At this time, I can only come to Nan Dou for a solution.

Fortunately, although Nan Dou cannot leave this place, it is not difficult for him to purify it. Over the past year, Nan Dou has also gotten used to being disturbed all the time.

After purifying the power of the abyss from Ling and other wounded soldiers one by one, Nan Dou had a brief chat with Ling.

Ling was Nan Dou's last student, so he felt sorry for her. Especially when he saw that the power of the abyss in her body was approaching the limit of her body's endurance, he knew that she must have fought very hard in the war.

I don’t know if it was influenced by Nan Dou, but after Ling learned the immortals’ method of transforming, he often walked outside in human form, and only returned to his original form when fighting.

Ling's human form is also very consistent with the original body. She is an expressionless, white-haired loli. Ling is actually not young...

But Nan Dou doesn't care about these. After all, who would refuse to have a cool, white-haired loli as his student?

"Ling, don't fight so hard. We don't know when this war will end. You should save your strength for more important times."

"The teacher can't leave here. If you are in danger, there is no way for me to get to you in time."

"You don't want the teacher to be alone from now on..."

Ling looked at Nan Dou, whose sincere feelings and distressed eyes, and his cold face melted. He held Nan Dou's big hand with emotion and sighed softly: "I promised you, teacher, I will pay attention in the future when I fight."

"But teacher, can you please stop treating me like a child?"

"My current strength has long surpassed Brother Guang and Sister Yun. Even Senior Brother Lei can't compare to me."

"Ha ha!"

Looking at Ling's puffed-up face, as if he was eager to prove something to the adults, Nan Dou couldn't help but laugh.

"Teacher, how can you laugh at me! I'm talking to you very seriously!"

"Hahaha!!"

Nan Dou couldn't help but laugh even louder when he saw Ling looking a little anxious.

Whether it was out of doting on Ling or out of concern for his last student, Nan Dou didn't want to see anything happen to Ling again.

After laughing, Nan Dou stopped talking. He coaxed the somewhat angry Ling in a gentle voice and gave her the flowers he planted.

Nan Dou has seen Ling and other students grow up. Apart from their student status, they are more like his juniors.

Lingyun is a good friend of Ling's father and the most loyal warrior of Liyue.

After Ling Yun died, Ling Yun's father found Nan Dou. He did not blame Nan Dou, but asked Nan Dou to take good care of Ling.

Nan Dou still remembers the dead silence and pain in Ling Yun's father's eyes at that time.

Later, Ling's father and Ling Yun's father died in battle together, and Nan Dou felt increasingly heavy-hearted. He knew that Ling Yun's father's advice actually represented the two fathers' trust in him, believing that he could protect their daughter.

From then on, Nan Dou paid great attention to his students.

But the Demon War is cruel, and Nandou cannot take care of all the students.

If all students were protected and kept from leaving the safe gathering place, Nandou could certainly do it.

But would his students still be happy?

If they can't even choose their own lives, then what's the difference between that and directly strangling their lives.

So Nan Dou let go, and his students went to the battlefield one by one, and in the end not many of them came back.

Under such circumstances, Ling has long been no different from a daughter in Nan Dou's heart.

After coaxing Ling, Nan Dou's face sank, but after thinking it over again and again, he still didn't say what was in his mind.

He changed the topic and said, "Ling, go back. You are now the leader of the monsters guarding a place, so you can't leave for too long."

"As a role model for everyone in your territory, you must give them absolute confidence."

Ling was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I understand, teacher. You must take care of yourself here."

Nan Dou smiled and waved his hand: "I am an old man in good health. There is no danger here, don't worry."

Ling walked into the teleportation array with his companions, looking back every few steps. With the light of teleportation, he disappeared from Nan Dou's sight.

It was not until Nan Dou was left alone in this desolate desert again that he sighed deeply.

What he didn't say just now was that he wanted Ling to leave him alone when he was in danger.

But Nan Dou knew that it was useless to say this. Just as he treated Ling like his daughter, Ling also treated him as her closest relative.

Nan Dou had long ago upgraded the mark on Ling's body to the Holy Tree Mark, and sealed a lot of his own power into it. It can be said that as long as the will of the abyss did not take action personally, no one could kill Ling instantly in this disaster of abyss invasion.

This time, fate intervened, and Nandou's goal was very clear, which was to stop the will of the abyss and save Teyvat in this world line.

However, it is obviously impossible to defeat the will of the abyss simply by improving strength. Now all Nan Dou can do is wait for Ou Ya to return.

……

Another ten years passed, and Nan Dou still hadn't waited for Ou Ya's return, and the abyss crack in front of him had shrunk to a few meters in size.

But another piece of news that made Nan Dou very worried was passed to his ears through Ling not long ago.

The army of abyss monsters emerged under unified command, and the battle situation became extremely unfavorable.

The emergence of this news means two possibilities.

First, the Will of the Abyss has gained the upper hand in the battle with Eurasia, and is now free to control the Abyss army.

The second is the result that Nan Dou is most reluctant to see, that is, Eurasia has been defeated and the will of the abyss no longer has any resistance.

However, one thing that allowed Nan Dou to remain calm was that the holy element chain wrapped around the abyss crack had not yet encountered any problems.

"I hope that even if Ou Ya cannot defeat the Will of the Abyss, he can at least escape unscathed..."

As if in response to Nan Dou's thoughts, the abyss crack that had been silent for eleven years suddenly moved.

The holy element chain that tightly locked the abyss rift began to crack.

"No way……?"

Right in front of Nan Dou's eyes, the cracks on the chain became more and more, until... they broke one after another!

Ripples appeared on the surface of the long-silent abyss crack, as if something was about to come out.

Nan Dou felt somewhat uneasy, but he was prepared for various situations and instantly activated the super formation that had taken him ten years to prepare.

For a moment, the light of the holy element completely enveloped the abyss crack, and a large formation spreading over dozens of kilometers rose up. A huge sword surrounded by golden light was suspended in the air above the abyss crack.

In this atmosphere, the ripples on the surface of the abyss crack became more and more obvious.

Soon, a familiar figure flew out from the crack in the abyss.

Nandou's pupils suddenly trembled...