Genshin Impact: Liyue's Strongest Thousand Rock Army

The march was magnificent and mighty. Every step seemed to make the ground shake. The solemnity was evident in the haziness of the drizzle.

A scout returned to report that two miles ahead, they found a cave that was large enough for a person to enter and exit. In addition, there were bloody clothes several steps inside the cave. Several other scouts were already guarding there.

The commander-in-chief stroked his chin and led his troops forward.

Beside him, Grand Commander Falga was also thinking and said slowly: "There are many monsters on the mountain, but it is impossible to drag all of them up."

The commander-in-chief knew that this was strange, and said in a low voice, "It can't be a monster, at least not mainly a monster. After all, there has never been a monster climbing a rock wall. Even if it mutates, it won't happen overnight."

After a brief discussion, the army quickened its pace and, led by the scout, rushed to the discovered cave.

In the wind and rain, pedestrians were frightened. Every step the soldiers took left a muddy footprint, but the muddy road could not stop them from moving forward.

When they arrived at the place the scout mentioned, several other scouts were already on guard. They held spears in their hands, pushed aside the bushes and weeds covering the outside of the cave, and looked into the depths of the dark cave with heavy expressions.

"What's going on?" The commander-in-chief asked when he saw their appearance.

A scout turned around, but did not relax his clenched hands, and said urgently: "Commander-in-chief, there is something terrible in that cave... It's very scary!"

The commander-in-chief hesitated for a moment. Logically speaking, as a member of the Thousand Rocks Army, even if they saw something terrifying, they should not be like this. After all, fighting for life and death is the most effective way to temper a person.

But he actually saw the fear hidden in the eyes of the Qianyan Army. They even needed to hold their guns tightly to comfort their hearts and seek shelter. This was definitely not normal.

At the same time, the scout who went back to report also said: "Commander-in-chief, before I went back to report, they were not like this."

"What did you see?" The commander-in-chief stood in front of a soldier, his eyes sparkling.

The soldier's face was livid, with tiny beads of sweat or rain on his forehead. His teeth were chattering slightly, and his voice was trembling. "I... I saw... a monster!"

Monster, these were the only two words he uttered in the end, a very vague answer, but his strange complexion and dark eyes revealed something weird.

Falga asked, "What does he look like?"

He also noticed that it was a monster rather than a demon. Perhaps an outsider could not distinguish the boundary between the two words, but they were very strict.

A monster, an unknown existence.

Monsters, such as slimes and hillbillies, are common and can be killed.

The soldier was stunned at first, then tried to recall, and suddenly gasped and said, "Hand, a hand with black air. I could only glimpse a trace at the entrance of the cave, but I couldn't see it clearly!"

That's all?

Everyone wondered how such a battle-hardened soldier could fall into such fear because of a hand that he couldn't even see clearly. The Knight of Favonius had never witnessed the bravery of the Thousand Rocks Army with his own eyes, so he thought that the Thousand Rocks Army was not worthy of its reputation.

The commander-in-chief and Farga looked at each other and walked to the front of the cave together. The light was not good on a rainy day and the entrance of the cave was only large enough for one person. It was so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

It’s so dark, can you see the hand emitting black air?

Falga suggested: "It's too dangerous to rashly go into the cave to explore. Let's wait outside and discuss countermeasures."

The commander frowned slightly, glanced at the soldiers who were being helped away, and nodded slightly, "This is the only way for now."

Just as everyone was in a state of uncertainty and preparing to rest on the spot, feeling that their enthusiasm would be in vain and would not have a "good ending", a sudden change quietly occurred.

"Ahhh..." A strange cry was heard, so sharp that it hurt the ears. It sounded like a baby crying, but it did not send a chill down people's spine.

"What are you doing, hey!"

At the same time, those soldiers became extremely abnormal. They dropped the spears in their hands and rushed directly towards their comrades around them, starting to bite them.

"Ahh..." Someone was bitten on the arm, and a large piece of flesh was bitten off. The blood was flowing, which was shocking.

"Stop them!"

At a command, the commander-in-chief raised his spear and swept it towards the person closest to him. The spear broke through the dense rain curtain and knocked the soldier to the ground. Then he stepped on the shining spear and pinned the soldier down.

The rest of the soldiers also drew their spears. Three of them stood in different positions and handed out their spears together. Then they held the spear shafts with their right hands and grabbed the handed spear shafts with their left hands to lock up the abnormal person.

What was surprising was that the three of them could hardly control one of the abnormal soldiers, and the three spears seemed to be about to be broken free, and two more people had to come forward to help before they were completely stabilized.

Such a posture not only shocked the Thousand Rocks Army, but also the Knights of Favonius. Deputy Captain Qin, the little girl, held her sword in her hand and stared at the cave.

"Call the military doctor to check what's going on." The commander-in-chief ordered, and then handed the soldier who was pinned down by the gun under his feet to other people to escort.

It was also at this point that he took a closer look at the faces of these abnormal soldiers. Black air was coming out of their eyes, ears, mouths and noses, and the strands seemed endless. There were also several black lines running vertically from the forehead straight down to the inside of the collar.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell from the look of his face that he was not injured or sick. Rather, it looked a bit like the one in the Liyue legend that he was possessed by evil spirits or was "possessed by a ghost".

When the military doctors arrived and carefully examined the people, they were helpless and could only check the heartbeats of these people to see if they were still alive.

"Gone, absolutely not!" the military doctor muttered. Several doctors reported the same thing, so he could only report the truth.

The commander-in-chief asked him to leave first, and then looked at the few people who were suppressed but still unwilling to give up. They would break free and kill at the first chance.

His heart was heavy and filled with sorrow, but he had to speak because keeping such beings around would always be a hazard, and he needed to consider the many people in Liyue.

"Do it!"

These two words sounded resounding when they came out of his mouth, as if they had the power of thunder, yet they also seemed unable to stop the trend of something, revealing sadness and helplessness.

The mission failed and ended up encountering such a strange thing. Anyone would feel bad, especially since he is the commander-in-chief and has the responsibility and obligation to care about everyone's life safety.

The Qianyan soldiers looked at each other, and no one said a word, but the action of stabbing with the gun was clean and neat, like flowing water, and it looked like a fatal blow.

They were all pierced in the heart meridian because it is one of the vital parts of a person's body. This would allow the body to remain intact and make it easier to prepare for the remains.

The Qianyan Army's guns were supposed to be powerful weapons for protecting the country and the people, but now they were pointed at their own people, the people they had been climbing together with not long ago.

"Ah ah ah..."

Unexpectedly, even after being stabbed in the heart and suffering injuries that would be fatal to humans, the black gas that continued to emerge still did not dissipate, and the roars they emitted were extremely terrifying.

"This is really a monster!"

Someone among the Knights of Favonius spoke like this, attracting the attention of the others, but no one stepped forward to correct it. It was not the right time yet, and maybe it was true.

The commander-in-chief felt a chill in his heart and could only sigh heavily. Perhaps he couldn't even leave the bodies of these brothers intact, so he could only try another method.

"This thing is very similar to something called the Devil's Resentment that I once saw in an ancient book." The commander-in-chief spoke slowly and explained.

"The devil's resentment is the product of the devil's death. It can corrode living beings and destroy vitality. To us, its horror is even no less than the devil himself!"

Everyone was shocked, with a look of disbelief on their faces. Qin, the little girl, was not yet an adult. Although she acted maturely, her face was extremely gloomy when she heard about the devil.

Falga was stunned. He could never have imagined that something like the devil's grudge would be involved. He immediately asked solemnly, "Brother, are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"He's not mistaken."

Before the commander-in-chief could speak, someone answered first, and the voice was not far away, but nearby, between the two supreme commanders.

Farga's heart tightened and he was on guard against the newcomer, because he was sure that he had never seen this person since he came here.

The commander-in-chief's eyelids jumped and he asked, "Master Hu, why are you here?"

This man was dressed in black as night, with a Qiankun Tai Gua hat on his head and a white beard. He was the 75th generation hall master and also the current hall master.

Hall Master Hu stroked his beard and said slowly, "The old man was just strolling around Wuwang Slope, and when he saw that the Shimen area was suddenly crowded with people, he stepped over to take a look. It turned out that he saw Lord Kaiyangxing and the people from the neighboring countries."

When the commander-in-chief saw him, he remembered the contents of the ancient books he had read, and he could not help but be moved. He hurriedly said, "Master Hu, since you are here, let's take a look at my brothers to see if they can dispel the evil spirits!"

"Don't worry, sir. This old man came here for this very reason." As Master Hu spoke, flames surrounded him, evaporating all the falling rain and emitting billowing white mist.

Then, the blazing flames appeared like a fire dragon, rising into the air, opening its mouth as if sucking in all the black air that came out of the seven orifices of those people, and burning it completely.

But in the blink of an eye, those men seemed to lose their strength to support themselves, their heads tilted, and if it weren't for the three guns holding them back, they would have fallen to the mud.

The commander took a breath, then remembered something and said, "Master Hu, some of our brothers were bitten just now, will there be any abnormalities?"

Master Hu looked serious, "No, the demon's grudge is not a contagious disease. Generally, it will not escape after being lodged. What needs to be treated is the wound."

At this time, Falga, who was somewhat surprised but also curious, finally said, "Hello, Master Hu, I am Falga, the leader of the Knights of Favonius."

"Hello." Master Hu said lightly.

Falga hesitated for a moment before asking the question that was hidden deep in his heart, "How did Hall Master Hu suddenly appear just now?"

It's not just him, in fact everyone is making assumptions, but without the person's confirmation, they still can't be really sure.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Master Hu stroked his beard, squinted his eyes, and said kindly and amiably: "It's a family secret, it's hard to tell."

Everyone was disappointed and did not ask any more questions, especially the Thousand Rock Army from Liyue. Knowing what kind of organization the Hall of Rebirth was, they were in awe and did not dare to ask at all.