klisemfg Chapter 244 What a huge Ruoda!
Chapter 244 What a huge Ruoda!
Chapter 244 What a huge Ruoda!
Meanwhile, Qiuhe, who had been teleported away, returned to Mount Aozang. Just as his body materialized, he suddenly felt something beneath his feet.
He then tripped and fell backward. As soon as he sat down, he felt something soft under his bottom. He turned around and met Zhongli's gaze.
Only then did Qiuhe realize that he was sitting on Zhongli's lap, and the scene resembled a child sitting on his father's lap.
Upon seeing this, Qiuhe immediately jumped up and quickly moved to the side. "Ah! Um, sorry, this move... I just learned it today."
"We still have some difficulty controlling the landing point. I'm so sorry." Zhongli listened, but didn't seem particularly concerned. His deep, pool-like eyes...
It was as if a thousand complex thoughts were intertwined. Qiuhe's words earlier had deeply touched the depths of Zhongli's heart.
Thinking of the Dragon King Rudra, who once protected the peace of Liyue with him, now driven mad by wear and tear, he was ultimately forced to seal away his old friend with his own hands.
Whenever Zhongli thought about these things, he felt extremely troubled, but now that someone claimed to be able to cure the Dragon King Ruotu, Zhongli was naturally tempted.
The reason he was still hesitant was that he dared not make a decision rashly. After all, could he really cure Ruoduo just by saying he could?
One-sided accounts are completely unreliable. Qiuhe naturally saw the concerns in Zhongli's eyes. "Mr. Zhongli, as I've said before, regarding this matter..."
You can choose not to accept it. Let me put it this way: I bet you've been thinking a lot lately about changing Liyue from a divinely governed to a human-governed state.
"Right?" Zhongli frowned slightly in confusion upon hearing this. She had indeed had this thought recently, but only a short time ago.
Furthermore, he had never discussed this matter with anyone before, and he didn't understand how the child in front of him knew about it. Qiuhe noticed Zhongli's somewhat puzzled expression.
He then spoke again to explain, "Mr. Zhongli, I know a lot about the future of Teyvat. You don't need to ask me how I know this."
I just wanted to tell you that if you don't believe me, that's fine too. In 14 years, a traveler will arrive in Teyvat and will help you.
Together we will solve the problem of King Ratna's madness. But I must tell you, you have only solved his madness; the damage still remains.
He remains a dangerous presence in Liyue, and you will still seal him away there, forever condemned to eternal darkness. But what I can do now is...
"I can completely remove his wear and tear, but should I restore him to normal, or wait 14 years to temporarily resolve his mental issues? I hope you will consider this carefully."
Hearing this, Zhongli hesitated again. The other party knew his thoughts, and moreover, they knew the mortal name he was currently using.
This kind of thing can't be faked. After hesitating for a long time, Zhongli slowly stood up and stared at Qiuhe in front of him. "May I ask how I should address you, young friend?"
"Ha, let me formally introduce myself, Mr. Zhongli. Just call me Qiuhe. Due to certain special circumstances, I am currently being adopted by the Hearth House of the Fools."
I urgently need to become stronger, not only to rescue the people I need to protect, but also to deal with the Mother of the Hearth House, who is the executor of the Fatui.
After Qiuhe finished explaining her background, Zhongli led her to the Fulong Tree. Looking at the magnificent, ancient tree before them…
Qiuhe couldn't help but sigh at the sheer difference between this and the game version; in the game, this number already seemed quite large.
But the reality turned out to be even larger. "Mr. Zhongli, so I know some of Teyvat's past and future history."
But there's something I've always wondered about: the Dragon Tree. Is it the tail of the Dragon King Ruoduo?" Zhongli was taken aback at first, but after thinking for a moment, he also spoke up:
"The Dragon Tree was an ancient tree used to seal the Dragon King Ruotu. Initially, it was just a tree used for sealing, but as time went on..."
The Dragon Tree had indeed taken root in Ruoduo's body, so it could indeed be considered his tail. Qiuhe nodded after receiving the answer.
As the two arrived before the Dragon Tree, Zhongli was about to break the seal when he saw Qiuhe walk towards the back of the tree. "Young friend Qiuhe..."
"Where are you going?" Hearing Zhongli's question, Qiuhe replied with some confusion, "Huh? Isn't the sealed door behind there?"
"The Sealed Gate?" Seeing Zhongli's confused expression, Qiuhe then remembered that the Ruotu Dragon King dungeon in the game was dug out by several miners during a legendary quest.
"This is a sealed gate from 14 years ago. Where did it come from?" Qiuhe awkwardly returned to Zhongli's side. "Uh, never mind, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Zhongli then slowly raised his hand to touch the Fulong Tree, and a seal resembling a long talisman gradually appeared on the tree trunk.
As the sealing gate formed, an extremely dense flow of immortal power surged across it. Following the formation of the sealing gate, Zhongli did not proceed to the next step.
Instead, he slowly turned to look at Qiuhe, "If young friend Qiuhe can truly help me cure Ruotuo, I will certainly remember this kindness."
But before that, I wonder if my young friend Qiuhe would like to sign a contract with me, guaranteeing that you will not do anything to harm Ruoda.
Qiuhe was speechless upon hearing this. It was understandable to be wary of strangers, but Qiuhe simply couldn't fathom how Zhongli could conceive of the idea that Qiuhe possessed the ability to harm the Dragon King Ruotu.
He's already struggling to deal with even a fourth-seat executive officer, and Qiuhe is even worried that the Dragon King Ruotu might go crazy and kill him.
"Ah, alright, alright, I swear, I came here only to absorb the damage from King Ruoduo, and I have no other intention to harm him,"
After Qiuhe finished speaking, a parchment scroll suddenly appeared before him, and on the scroll, words were gradually carved out.
Just as Qiuhe had said, as the inscription was completed, a rock element mark appeared at the bottom of the parchment scroll.
Then the parchment scroll gradually transformed into starlight of rock element and slowly disappeared. "The contract is complete. Those who break their word shall be punished."
After Zhongli finished speaking, he raised his hand again to touch the sealed door, and then a very strong suction force came from the door.
Then Qiuhe noticed that the space in front of him was distorted, and the two of them were sucked directly into the sealed gate. Qiuhe held his forehead and opened his eyes again.
He then discovered that he and Zhongli had arrived inside a very large mountain, and at the same time, he saw eight huge rock ridges standing on the ground ahead.
In the middle of that rocky ridge lay the sealed Ruotu Dragon King, and upon closer inspection, Qiuhe realized that the Ruotu Dragon King's size was completely different from that in the game.
Lying on the ground, it looked as tall as a five-story building, not to mention its size—it was almost as big as a medium-sized aircraft carrier.
Qiuhe glanced at Zhongli beside her and noticed that Zhongli's eyes, as he looked at Ruotuo Dragon King, were now filled with a complex mix of emotions.
At this moment, the Dragon King Ruoduo, who was sealed within the rock ridge, suddenly reacted. His eyes slowly opened, and the light in them turned crimson, like blood.
"This aura. Mora, Kex~!" A terrifying, low voice emanated from the mouth of the Dragon King Rota. At that moment, the entire mountain began to tremble violently.
The stones above continued to fall. "Ruo Tuo," Zhong Li murmured softly, his expression saddened. "Hmph. Hmph hahahahahahaha."
"Morax." The insane, demonic growl of the Dragon King Rota gradually echoed, "I never imagined that after a thousand years, you would dare to appear before me again."
"Hahaha, good, good." The Dragon King Ruoduo's maniacal words ended there as he slowly rose to his feet, and cracks began to appear on the massive rock ridge that had sealed him.
Furthermore, the rock elemental barrier connecting to the rock ridge also began to glow, as the Dragon King Ruoduo slowly raised his forearm and forcefully stomped downwards.
With a deafening crash, the two massive rock ridges shattered. Seeing the seal broken, Zhongli knew this day would come sooner or later. "Young friend Qiuhe..."
"What do you plan to do? Or... is there anything you need me to do?" Qiuhe didn't reply; at this moment, he was frantically trying to connect with Dulin within his body.
"Damn it, Dulin! You didn't even tell me the Dragon King Ruoduo was this big! How am I supposed to fight such a huge, fat dragon?!" Qiuhe felt utterly speechless.
The Naga King Rota, formed from cursed fire, that I fought in the Peruvieri consciousness space wasn't even this big, and back then, even fighting the clones was extremely difficult.
How am I supposed to fight the original version? Not to mention I've signed a contract with Zhongli that I can't harm the Dragon King Ruotu, but when I absorbed those demonic remnants and resentment...
After killing those demons, the resentment and remnants of those demon gods would be directly absorbed into Qiuhe's body, but the power of wear and tear...
Qiuhe hastily arrived without even knowing how to absorb the essence.