I Won the Height Comparison Against Xiao Thanks to My Hairstyle

Watching the rapidly darting figure, Ganyu's expression was complicated.

She sighed softly, then turned to Bai Ye and introduced, "Bai Ye, the one ahead is also an Adeptus of Liyue, the Demon-Queller, Xiao. He's likely here on orders to clear out this area. Let's go meet up with him."

"Mm."

Bai Ye nodded.

Then, the two of them rushed forward together.

Bai Ye arrived before Xiao first. Several wooden birds immediately flew out, rapidly soaring into the monster horde. Their wings sliced through enemy bodies like blades.

At this moment, Xiao was still harvesting monster lives with his spear. Upon seeing the wooden birds, his expression faltered.

Cloud Retainer has arrived?

He thought to himself.

Arrows of ice shot out, freezing the remaining monsters.

With all enemies eliminated, Xiao could finally catch his breath.

He let out a long breath and removed the mask from his face.

Turning around.

Why were Ganyu and a young man walking over?

And how did those wooden birds return to the young man's hand?

This isn't Cloud Retainer's contraption?

"Demon-Queller, we've come to help you," Ganyu said to Xiao.

"Mm," Xiao nodded. At the same time, he turned to look at Bai Ye. "Who is he?"

"A bounty hunter from Liyue Harbor, a lucky individual who, by chance, learned a bit of Cloud Retainer's Art of Automata," Bai Ye quickly explained.

He wasn't really familiar with Xiao, so being too presumptuous wouldn't be good.

Of course, He still secretly observed Xiao.

Not for anything else.

He just casually checked his height.

Quietly comparing himself.

I win.

With the advantage of his high ponytail hairstyle, he gained a slight edge in the height comparison with Xiao.

Hair is part of the body, right?

Bai Ye was quite happy now.

Even though we're both Anemo, I'm definitely not the shortest.

Besides, I'm only fourteen. If I keep growing, there's still room to get taller.

If I grow a bit more, I'll at least be taller than Scaramouche and Venti.

"Mm."

Xiao didn't notice Bai Ye's thoughts. He simply nodded indifferently.

He slung his spear onto his back and said to Ganyu and Bai Ye, "This cave dwelling is the burial ground of the Archon Sallos, who was defeated by the Geo Archon in the past. The next island might contain his remains. You two should withdraw first. I will handle it there."

Ganyu said to Xiao, "Although Archon Sallos wasn't among the strongest Archons back then, he was definitely not like the Salt Archon. If you go to face his remains alone, you might be outmatched."

Bai Ye also added, "Ganyu and I both wield Adeptal Arts, so we can at least protect ourselves. One person might encounter unforeseen issues, but if the three of us go together, the problem won't be too big."

He was very interested in the residual aura and remains of an Archon. Perhaps he could find a way to help his teacher recover.

Xiao carefully observed the two of them, then silently walked ahead.

He didn't object.

Seeing this, Bai Ye and Ganyu followed.

As they stepped forward, Xiao asked Ganyu, "What are your impressions of encountering the Archon Sallos?"

Archon Sallos was among the first batch of Archons to fall. Xiao was still enslaved at that time, so he didn't know much about Sallos. Ganyu was a bit older than Xiao, so he wanted to inquire about Sallos's situation.

"No, Sallos was truly one of the earliest Archons to be eliminated. I have no idea how he died," Ganyu also shook her head.

"Never mind, no matter what, we just need to defeat the opponent."

Xiao, not getting the answer he wanted, decided to simply annihilate everything.

The three arrived at Shakoth's burial ground.

If it had been blood clouds outside, within his burial ground, it had already turned into blood rain.

The heavy stench of blood rushed straight to their heads, and Xiao's face contorted in pain.

The will of an Archon could easily influence its surroundings.

There was no better option now, they could only charge forward.

"Demon-Quelling Dance!"

A mask reappeared on his face, and he charged into the blood rain, spear in hand.

A faint glow appeared on Bai Ye and Ganyu's bodies.

They simultaneously used Adeptal Arts to protect themselves.

The three of them entered the blood rain one after another.

Walking into the blood rain, the three of them looked up at the sky in unison.

In the very center, the corpse of a bird with only one wing was bound in mid-air by chains.

Its eyes were blood-red, it had no consciousness, only the desire to break free.

Its body continuously struggled to fly out, and the chains attached to it tore away its flesh.

The blood rain here was all from its body.

The Archon's blood influenced everyone around.

Xiao, being the first to bear the brunt, felt the worst.

To escape this situation as soon as possible, the only thing to do was to defeat it quickly.

"Cover me."

With that, Xiao swiftly channeled his Anemo Element. Beneath the thick blood, he leaped extremely high, his feet landing on the chains binding Shakoth, and he charged forward along them.

Ganyu aimed again, preparing to shoot, while Bai Ye assembled his two handheld crossbows, then pulled the springs a few times, transforming them into a bow-crossbow suitable for long-range shooting.

The two fired simultaneously.

Ganyu's ice froze the blood rain, while Bai Ye used his Anemo Element to spread the ice.

At this moment, the Archon's remains seemed to notice that as it tried to leave, someone was still attacking it.

Then, its blood-tears-filled eyes turned towards the three of Bai Ye.

Next, the blood turned into a red light, instantly engulfing the three of them.

At this moment, Bai Ye remembered something.

The name Shakoth, its prototype should be Sallos, one of the 72 pillars of Solomon's demons, right?

And Sallos's most famous ability was...

depriving people of their seven senses.

Worry appeared on Bai Ye's face.

In the next second, Bai Ye felt his sight vanish. It wasn't like darkness, but like he had gone blind, unable to see anything.

Then, he could hear nothing in his ears.

His sense of smell was lost; he could no longer smell the strong, fishy odor.

His sense of touch was lost; he could no longer feel the blood rain falling.

Next, the sensations within his body also disappeared.

His sense of time vanished.

He felt nothing.

If he could still think, Bai Ye would have felt like he was on the verge of death.

His seven senses had been stripped away.