Genshin Player in the World of Detective Conan

As for Ono Yoko, she was already lying on the sofa like a broken doll, only able to "aba aba" like a machine.

Suddenly, little Paimon pointed outside the window and exclaimed:

"Wait, Traveler, look outside!"

At her reminder, Yin Kong also suddenly realized that the great battle that had been raging outside for a whole day seemed to be reaching its end.

After countless collisions, the demonic blade in [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill]'s hand finally reached its limit and was completely severed by [Yatagarasu]'s wings.

Without the support of the demonic blade, the ghost warrior clearly lost its qualification to contend with the golden crow.

In just a few breaths, its armor was shattered to pieces. Anyone could see it was at its last gasp.

[Yatagarasu], with its morale high, pressed its advantage. With a high-pitched cry, it unleashed six giant golden feather swords in rapid succession, piercing the limbs, chest, and head of [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill] in an instant, pinning it in mid-air with no power to resist.

However, just as Yin Kong thought everything was settled, the ghost warrior let out an angry, unwilling roar.

The next moment, [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill] exploded, turning into a dense black mist that engulfed everything within several kilometers, including [Yatagarasu].

Paimon flew over, covering her head, her voice filled with unease:

"Mmm, Traveler, be careful. This black mist gives me a really bad feeling."

Yin Kong felt the same way. He instinctively sensed that something unknown was happening within the black mist, making his heart pound and even sending chills down his spine.

[Yatagarasu] quickly flapped its wings, blowing away the black mist.

Fortunately, the golden crow seemed unharmed by [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill]'s self-destruction.

But Yin Kong and Paimon finally confirmed the source of their unease.

It was a pitch-black vortex, like a wormhole, with no end in sight.

"This power is--the Abyss?!"

Zhongli's shocked voice suddenly echoed in Yin Kong's mind, making his heart skip a beat.

After all, anything related to the Abyss was never good news.

However, before he could ask Zhongli for more details, he saw a pitch-black giant hand appear from the wormhole like lightning, grabbing the unprepared [Yatagarasu].

Chapter 30: Time Authority

[???] Lv.110.

Unlike [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill] and [Yatagarasu], Yin Kong found that he couldn't see the name of the pitch-black hand directly, only a string of question marks.

But even without knowing its origin, the level 110 was enough to dismiss any underestimation.

As expected, [Yatagarasu], caught by the giant hand, had no power to resist. It could only let out a desperate cry before its body was largely corrupted by the power of the Abyss.

Its once sacred and majestic golden-black feathers were stained a pitch black, more fallen and despairing than even the ghost warrior.

"Mr. Zhongli, should we help?"

Seeing this, Yin Kong's heart sank.

While he would have leaned towards [Yatagarasu] in its fight against [Crow Feather Demon Blade Pill], he hadn't been overly worried.

After all, no matter how powerful these demons and monsters were, as long as he wasn't careless, they couldn't harm him.

However, once the power of the Abyss was involved, everything was clearly different.

Yin Kong had no doubt that the Abyss had the ability to remove restrictions for these demons. At that point, could he still remain detached?

"No, someone has already intervened."

Just as [Yatagarasu] was about to be completely corrupted, a white light flashed at the edge of the sky.

Yin Kong and Paimon followed the light and saw a tall tree.

Judging by its appearance, it seemed to be a Sacred Tree planted in a shrine.

The moment it appeared, a golden light ignited on [Yatagarasu].

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a seed.

The towering Sacred Tree and the seed simultaneously ignited with golden flames. Not only [Yatagarasu], but even the abyssal power that was corrupting it, was also ignited without exception.

"This is burning everything, even its soul, as fuel. So resolute... Wait, this flame seems to contain the Authority of Time?"

Zhongli's voice faltered, which was rare.

Because he could feel the power and authority of time within these crimson-gold flames.

Even for him, this was an incredible thing.

[Yatagarasu], burning everything it had, let out a cry of excruciating pain.

The moment the crimson-gold flames ignited, the pitch-black hand sensed something was wrong and had already released [Yatagarasu], fleeing rapidly towards the bottomless vortex.

However, having already used its very soul as fuel, [Yatagarasu] clearly wouldn't let it escape so easily.

The golden flames instantly caught up to the pitch-black hand and dragged it into the vortex--

A worrying silence lasted for several seconds before the pitch-black vortex exploded violently.

A giant fireball emerged, like a rising sun, illuminating the entire dark night sky.

It took a full half-minute before the dazzling light gradually faded.

In this terrifying inferno, the demon blade and the ghost warrior, the vortex and the giant hand, and the golden crow...

Everything, absolutely everything, was burned to ashes, ceasing to exist.

Even the glowing Sacred Tree in the distance had vanished by this point.

Looking at the night sky that had returned to pitch blackness, Yin Kong couldn't help but say:

"Is it finally over?"

"I believe so," Zhongli's steady and reliable voice immediately echoed in his mind. "That Abyss monster from before, while not weak, having already reached the level of a god, could never have survived flames like that..."

So, level 110 was already the realm of gods?

Yin Kong nodded thoughtfully, and soon heard Zhongli continue:

"However, that golden flame doesn't seem to be something that can be used lightly. I can sense that something significant has happened during that explosion, likely related to time.

But as for what exactly, I have no clue for the moment."

After all, time was a power that transcended the seven elemental forces; even he could only claim to know a little about it.

Paimon suddenly pointed at the night sky, exclaiming in surprise:

"Huh? Yin Kong, look! What's that?"

At her reminder, Yin Kong finally noticed a small point of light descending where the Yatagarasu and the black hand had perished together.

It seemed to be a golden feather?

Yin Kong also noted that the feather's falling location appeared to be near the Tropical Land Amusement Park he had seen during the day.

With a slight stirring in his heart, even though no new quests had popped up in the system, Yin Kong decided to investigate:

"Paimon, Miss Yoko, I need to go out for a bit."

Paimon nodded vigorously and cautioned:

"Okay, be careful!"

Ono Yoko also nodded obediently. Although she couldn't see the dramatic events in the night sky, she could guess from Yin Kong and Paimon's expressions that something big must have happened again.

However, watching Yin Kong hurry away, the popular idol couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.

Even though they were so close, they were still people from two different worlds.

Yin Kong, naturally unaware of Miss Yoko's inner musings, finally had the time on his way to the amusement park to ask Zhongli the many questions weighing on his mind.

Foremost among them were the terrifying and bizarre demons and monsters wandering this world.

"Are they also Abyss monsters?"

"I don't think so," Zhongli denied Yin Kong's guess, explaining, "Of course, judging from the situation just now, these demons might indeed have some connection to the Abyss, but they themselves are likely not Abyss monsters. If I'm not mistaken, they don't actually have physical bodies; they are merely strange entities born from the cracks between illusion and reality..."

Yin Kong pressed further:

"So, by constantly asking that question, they're trying to gain a sense of existence and truly descend into the real world?"

Zhongli replied:

"I believe that's the case, but the boundary between illusion and reality is not easily broken."

Yin Kong sounded confused:

"Is it that difficult?"

Putting aside the Chameleon Witch disguised as Chris, just the Ogre Flower and the Shadow Spider Queen, ordinary monsters wandering around, would be enough to drive any ordinary person who could see them insane, right?

Zhongli reminded him:

"Traveler, I think you might be overlooking something crucial: your own identity."

Without waiting for Yin Kong to ask, Zhongli continued:

"Traveler, have you forgotten that you are an 'arriver,' an existence from outside this world? Your status is equivalent to that of the entire world.

Your personal acknowledgment possesses incredible power, unlike anyone else in this world."

Chapter 31: Artifact

My acknowledgment holds extraordinary power?

Yin Kong blinked, and his mind immediately recalled the scene of his battle with the Chameleon Witch.

If he remembered correctly, the Chameleon Witch was also very surprised when she discovered that Ikezawa Yuko and the others could see her.

Her subsequent words revealed that she had actually devoured many humans who could see her through similar means.

Humans with such special physiques, it seemed, were called "Sacrificial Persons" by them.

In other words, she had gained many acknowledgments before.

However, these acknowledgments were clearly not enough to allow her to truly descend into the real world; they only granted her the qualification to attack the person acknowledging her.

This, then, explained why Yin Kong hadn't found any evidence of demonic activity until now.

Moreover, he had indeed indirectly caused the deaths of Ikezawa Yuko and Yamagishi Ei.

Although they had also subdued the [Chameleon Witch], preventing it from continuing its evil deeds, and the innocent people who would have been eaten by it would be saved, he still felt guilty.

It seemed that in the future, he would have to be more careful with his words and actions when facing these demons.

During their conversation, the taxi quickly stopped at the entrance of Tropical Land Amusement Park.

"As expected, it's here?"

Following the direction in his memory, Yin Kong quickly found his objective for this trip—

Kudo Shinichi, enjoying an infant-like sleep in the grass.

No, that wasn't right. He should be called Conan now.

Clearly, this high school detective had just experienced his first encounter with the Black Organization in his life.

However, this encounter was obviously not as spectacular and dazzling as the [Yatagarasu] that burned its entire strength in the night sky; it was even somewhat childish.

Not only was Kudo Shinichi's performance lacking, but even Gin, who in Yin Kong's memory never hesitated when killing to silence witnesses, had uncharacteristically chosen to "knock him out" in a manner that reeked of a street thug.

Yin Kong simply checked Conan's condition and found that although there was blood on his face, there were no wounds on his body, including his back of the head which had been hit.

Thinking this in his heart, his hands did not slow down at all.

Flipping Conan, who was lying on the ground, over, Yin Kong indeed found that golden crow feather on his chest.

"This is—a domain?"

However, to his utter surprise, this crow feather was not a precious drop item he had imagined, nor a clue to start a mission, but an entrance to a domain.

And it was an Artifact domain at that.

[Requiem]

[2-piece set: ATK increased by 18%]