Help Me, Lady Raiden Ei (4,000 Words—Please Recommend, Please Vote, Please Follow)

Wang Lei had genuinely been frightened by Morgana's Dark Dimension phantom. Don't be fooled by how unafraid he was when facing the angels, snapping back whenever he felt like it. That was because he knew the angels would not casually attack him. But if it were Morgana... maybe he should seriously consider settling down in Inazuma for good.

Just as Wang Lei was starting to lose his nerve and debating whether he should pretend he had seen nothing and head straight back to his shop, a sudden howl of agony came from Morgana's direction.

Wang Lei could not help poking his head out for another look. It turned out that the villager named Yu Baosheng had already been implanted with demon genes and turned into the sacrifice for A Tuo's resurrection.

A Tuo fit the average person's image of a demon far better than Morgana did, with his towering body and bluish-green skin. On top of that, he had transformed out of thin air. By now, the villagers were so terrified that they kept backing away.

Still, someone brave stepped forward. A middle-aged police officer was trembling all over, yet his duty drove him to draw his sidearm and point it at Morgana, demanding that they raise their hands.

Seeing this, Wang Lei slammed his fist hard against his thigh. The pain drove away much of his fear, and he began cursing himself inwardly. What the hell am I scared of? That ordinary man knows full well that those people are beyond anything he can fight, yet he still dares point a gun at Morgana for the sake of the civilians. I should have the combat power of a Third Generation Super Soldier now. How can I not even have the courage to cover the civilians' retreat?

However, charging at Morgana head-on was not wise. Besides, even if he used Ether Teleportation to instantly send every villager away and save the people of Huang Village, Morgana could still go to Hong Village, Lv Village, and Lan Village to resurrect her demon army.

Wang Lei's goal was actually very clear. Even if Morgana wanted to resurrect her demon army, she could not be allowed to do so using Hua Xia people. He could not meddle that much overseas. She could wreck havoc there as she pleased. There were already plenty of people abroad who worshiped demons anyway.

That left only one choice. Wang Lei could only call for help. Calling the angels over would just be sending them to their deaths. The strongest angels on Earth right now were Angel Yan and Angel Chase. If those two encountered Morgana's Fourth Generation God Body, they would probably perform even worse than Wang Lei. At least Wang Lei could use the gap to keep her at bay. Those two would simply be feeding her kills.

So, he could only summon Raiden Ei and ask her to drive Morgana away.

As for whether Raiden Ei could defeat Morgana, Wang Lei felt that the two were probably on the same level. After all, Ei had activated the Stellaron's protective ability with just one glance. Morgana had yet to show anything like that.

Thus, Wang Lei kept praying in his heart, Lady Ei, save me. Please help me, Lady Raiden Ei, while spending forty thousand Energy Points to select Temporary Summon: Raiden Ei.

The system's functions remained as simple and unadorned as ever. Almost the very next second after Wang Lei confirmed his selection, Raiden Ei appeared beside him, sitting cross-legged in the void with her eyes closed.

She opened her eyes and said, "Wang Lei, I sensed that you were summoning me..."

Then Raiden Ei realized that something was off about where she was. She looked rather bewildered, as though she had not yet figured out the situation.

Wang Lei did not have time to worry about that. He immediately bent forward at a ninety-degree angle, pressed his palms together, and pleaded, "Lady Ei, I know you have many questions right now. This truly is not Teyvat, and I am not from Liyue. But demons are invading my country. She is about to slaughter its people. Please, you must help me."

Ei looked up at the sky, then fixed her gaze on Wang Lei. "Wang Lei, raise your head. Although you deceived me, I believe in your sincerity. Later, I will give you a chance to explain yourself, and then decide how to punish you."

Then, the entire Huang Village area, including Tianhe City, was suddenly shrouded by thunderclouds. Violent purple lightning flashed in Raiden Ei's eyes as she raised both hands, likewise wreathed in purple lightning.

"However, it seems this world truly is no longer suppressed by the Heavenly Principles. And elemental authority is actually ownerless. My body has returned? Wang Lei, you will need to properly introduce this world to me later. But Eternity... never mind. Let us deal with this first. Fortunately, the Shogun did not come with me, or you would have been cut down."

With that, Raiden Ei strode out into the street and faced the solemn Morgana directly.

Wang Lei hurried after her. He had to cling tightly to Raiden Ei's pale thigh now. Otherwise, he could not stop Morgana at all.

Morgana had been feeling that something was wrong when she saw the sky abruptly change. This commotion was far more intimidating than her Lightning Halberd. Then Raiden Ei stepped out, and Morgana immediately pressed her right hand to her ear and cursed into the communicator, "Damn it, Carl! Didn't you say Earth hadn't even reached the level of a Spacefaring Civilization?! Why the hell did Queen run into a god the moment I landed?! And judging from that presence, she's no weaker than Queen herself! Look at those thunderclouds in the sky—she's a fucking Thunder God! You'd better explain exactly what's going on! Did you treat Queen as your scout?!"

Yet the only response from the communicator was a harsh hiss of interference.

Beneath the thunderclouds was Raiden Ei's domain. Even if she did not understand what hyperspace communication was, the powerful electromagnetic field was enough to disrupt communications.

Besides, Wang Lei was also present. He did not dare lower his guard around Morgana in the slightest. If she decided she did not like the look of him, she would use the Demon Claw to swat him without any hesitation.

Thus, Wang Lei had practically pushed the Stellaron's power to its maximum, using Ether Scan to continuously scan the surrounding space.

However, Wang Lei had forgotten that the Stellaron's effect on space was far from minor. Even the "Star Rail," the symbol of Akivili the Trailblaze Aeon's authority, could be severed just like that. Before a Stellaron, unless it was the Stellaron itself or another Stellaron, anyone else attempting to use spatial abilities would face greatly increased difficulty and inexplicable calculation errors. Cutting off hyperspace communication was child's play.

Listening to the static, Morgana could only curse, "Damn it. That bastard," before giving up on the communication. She paced in a circle for a few steps, considering what to do. Finally, she planted her hands on her hips, thrust out her chest, and glared at Raiden Ei as she asked, "So, unnamed god. I'm Morgana, Queen of Demons. Who are you?"

Raiden Ei had already sensed the evil aura on Morgana's body. It was the aura borne only by those who slaughtered living beings without restraint. As the Thunder God, all she needed to do with such people was deliver divine punishment. Her opponent showed not the slightest intention of admitting fault or repenting, so she decisively prepared to unleash her ultimate move.

Raiden Ei floated into the air. A diamond-shaped spatial opening unfolded within the gap at her chest, and the hilt of Musou Isshin slowly rose from the rift. Bolts of lightning representing divine punishment began to fall indiscriminately around her.

Wang Lei hurriedly used Ether Teleportation to send all the villagers who had been watching the spectacle and were now paralyzed on the ground in fear to the center of Tianhe City. After giving it some thought, he expanded the range and sent everyone in Huang Village into the city as well. Raiden Ei did not hold back when she fought. It would not be strange at all if she decided to carve out another Musoujin Gorge later.

Morgana's eyes immediately lit up at Wang Lei's novel method of teleportation. He turned people into quantum particles for quantum teleportation, rather than directly using Micro Wormholes by analyzing them down to the atomic level? What kind of black technology was this? Since when could people turn into quantum particles, and quantum particles turn back into people?

Normally, Morgana would have asked about it right away. Even if she did not ask, she would have knocked Wang Lei unconscious and taken him away first.

But with Raiden Ei drawing Musou Isshin, Morgana could not possibly ignore her. She was currently attempting to analyze the two of them.

As for the man who could turn people into quantum particles, Morgana's Gene Engine immediately began frantically reporting, "Analysis error. Analysis error. Analysis error." It could not read anything at all.

As for the female deity who could be called lightning incarnate, the Gene Engine indicated that it could analyze her. But the analysis progress began at 0.0001%, and after a long while, it could not even rise to 0.0002%. By the time her Gene Engine finished analyzing the target, she would probably have already been reduced to charcoal by lightning.

At that moment, the fiercely loyal A Tuo stepped forward, pulled a greatsword from the void, pointed it at Raiden Ei, and said, "Unknown god, retreat at once. You are not allowed to approach Queen Morgana any further!"

Raiden Ei had originally intended to strike this foot soldier down with a single bolt of lightning. Though his strength would have been enough to make him a retainer during the Demon God War, compared to her, he was only worth one bolt of lightning. He was not even as tough as Yae Miko.

But Wang Lei could not let A Tuo provoke Raiden Ei like this. She had already given him plenty of face by not refusing when he summoned her to deal with Morgana. He could not allow an inferior enemy to challenge her. So he stepped forward as well. "I remember Morgana calling you A Tuo just now. Then, A Tuo, you are not qualified to raise your sword against the deity behind me. If you want to warm things up before the gods begin their battle, then I'll play with you."

A Tuo did not waste words. He immediately swung his sword at Wang Lei.

Naturally, Wang Lei did not hold back either. He activated his Gene Engine and used Aether Encoding to alter reality.

"Target: ten centimeters ahead. Establish a quantum barrier. Strength: ship-class. Height: two meters. Width: one meter."

"Target: demon God River Body, Third Generation Super Soldier. Define the friction beneath its feet as zero."

A flash of aether light flickered across A Tuo's feet. After taking just one step toward Wang Lei, his footing slipped. Demons could fly with their wings, so slipping was normally no big deal. However, A Tuo wanted to kill Wang Lei as quickly as possible this time, so he had used his wings to accelerate.

Moreover, at this point, he did not know that there was something in the world capable of directly altering reality. And even if he had known, he would never have imagined that Wang Lei would directly alter friction. So he never expected himself to slip.

That single slip was fatal. A Tuo fell flat on his face, and his face smashed head-on into the quantum barrier Wang Lei had set up. This quantum barrier was enough to withstand a high-yield ship cannon blast. If A Tuo had already become a god, he could have broken through it. But he was only a Third Generation Super Soldier, and he had only just been resurrected. All he could do was flatten his own face.

Wang Lei then decisively kicked him while he was down. He edited the paving stones on the ground, transforming them into a giant hand that tightly clenched around A Tuo.

A Tuo was still dazed from his fall and could not break free. He was lifted into the air just like that. Then Wang Lei unhesitatingly used the ultimate move every Aether Editor knew—summoning an enormous quantity of quantum particles to launch an impact.

Do not be fooled into thinking that a small number of quantum particles passing through a human body caused no problems. That was only because their density was too low and their speed too slow. Once quantum particles could form an impact, it was no joke. Without special energy protection, quantum particles would directly destroy everything they passed through. Even if it was not organic matter, they could blast an object straight into powder.

If A Tuo, in that state and completely unguarded, took a quantum blast head-on, then unless he advanced to a divine body on the spot, he would be dissolved into the quantum stream. His Demon genes would also be utterly destroyed, leaving him unable to revive ever again.

Having calculated that outcome, Morgana intervened. As Wang Lei gathered a massive amount of quantum energy, she unfolded a dark purple shield in front of A Tuo, directly blocking the quantum blast. However, the physical force still sent A Tuo flying, smashing him through four or five buildings before he finally crawled back to his feet.

Wang Lei shot Morgana an annoyed look, practically saying, What the hell? Why was the BOSS getting involved when it was just a fight between our subordinates? Did she not know the rules?

Morgana did not feel the slightest embarrassment over breaking the rules. In her eyes, there were no rules capable of restraining her. She snapped, "What are you looking at? You can make quantum energy achieve the effects of a Void Engine. I really did underestimate this planet called Earth in the remote Chiwu galaxy. You're not from the Super God Academy, and no one in the universe has ever heard of you. Looks like you're part of some hidden local civilization. Judging by the strength of your attacks, you're only at the level of a Third Generation Super Soldier, right? Want to jump ship to me, the Queen? I guarantee I'll help you advance to a divine body immediately."

Wang Lei had originally intended to argue back. After all, he had Ei backing him up, so he felt perfectly secure. Judging from Morgana's reaction, she clearly feared Ei greatly. Otherwise, while blocking the attack for A Tuo just now, she definitely would have taught him a lesson as well.

A Tuo was one of Morgana's most trusted subordinates. If she did not truly fear Ei, how could she have allowed Wang Lei to bully him like that?

But Morgana protected her own—did Ei not do the same? Although Wang Lei had deceived her, he clearly had his reasons. She could listen to his explanation later. Besides, he had acted on her behalf just now. Though the process had been improper, it still counted as a Duel Before the Throne.

The victorious Wang Lei had seen the spoils of his victory rescued through the other side's foul play. Raiden Ei could no longer stand by and watch. She stepped forward, raising an arm to shield Wang Lei.

"As expected of crooked and heretical ways. You broke the rules during a duel, yet still speak so self-righteously. Wang Lei, as the victor of the Duel Before the Throne, I will reclaim your honor for you."

With that, Raiden Ei rose into the air, Musou Isshin pointing straight at the heavens. At the same time, the thunderclouds above gathered into an enormous vortex over her head. Violet lightning condensed into a pillar of thunder that connected to Musou Isshin.

The lightning was even more violent than when Musou Isshin had first been drawn. The powerful magnetic field lifted even the stones in the surrounding ruins into the air.

At that moment, Wang Lei had to frantically drive the energy of the Stellaron within him, constructing a shield around himself just to survive the lightning strikes.

As for A Tuo, if Morgana had not kept shielding him, he would have been reduced to charcoal by now.

Wang Lei and A Tuo exchanged a glance. The two men who had been fighting to the death moments ago unexpectedly found a trace of mutual understanding in each other's eyes. As expected, ordinary people were not even qualified to watch battles between gods—especially gods like Raiden Ei, who passively came with area-of-effect damage.