Enemies Guizhong Encountered in the Past

"The Millelith should probably stay away from this cave."

Bai Ye glanced at Keqing and the Thousand Millelith behind her, thought for a moment, and then said to Ke Keqing.

The teacher warned them to be careful, which meant great danger to these ordinary Millelith.

There's no need to put them in danger.

After Bai Ye finished speaking, he waited for Keqing to give the order.

However, Keqing did not react.

Bai Ye glanced at her and noticed that she was absentmindedly looking away.

"Keqing?"

Bai Ye raised his voice and shouted again.

"Ah?"

Only then did Keqing realize what was happening.

"Bai Ye, what were you saying just now?"

She asked Bai Ye.

He cursed inwardly.

Just now, I noticed Bai Ye's face was flushed, so I deliberately diverted my attention. As a result, I didn't even notice what Bai Ye was saying.

Bai Ye repeated what she had just said.

Keqing asked Yu with some suspicion:

"But according to the intelligence, isn't this place safe?"

Bai Ye nodded. "Well, according to the intelligence, that's true. But, based on my intuition and judgment, it's not as simple as it seems."

"Is that so?" Keqing nodded, then immediately ordered everyone to stop.

Those intelligence reports from the Ministry of Civil Affairs were judged based on normal standards; how could they possibly compare to those from Bai Ye?

Keqing is very responsible towards her subordinates.

"Grown ups..."

The soldiers of the Millelith wanted to make another request, but Keqing waved her hand and denied it.

"If something happens down there and you encounter danger, you'll only be delaying us."

The soldiers had no choice but to stay.

Then, she said to Bai Ye, who was standing at the cave entrance, "Let's go down and take a look."

"You can stay up there too."

There was a slight restriction at the entrance, so Bai Ye took out a talisman and smashed it inside.

In an instant, the restriction was broken by the immortal talisman.

The restrictions don't seem very strong, which explains why the Ministry of Civil Affairs believes that the remnants of the demon Gods here aren't very powerful.

"It is my duty. I don't want anything to happen to you, which would lead to our Seven Stars Society going to war with the Adepti."

Keqing went in first.

She went in first, partly because she wanted to protect Bai Ye's feelings; and partly because she didn't want to watch Bai Ye from behind.

This guy, once you see him, you can't help but look at him a few more times.

It's really quite cute.

To avoid making a fool of myself, I might as well rush to the front and solve the problem first.

"If there's any danger, I'll scout ahead for you... Ah!"

Keqing only spoke halfway through her sentence.

He let out a miserable cry.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye didn't dare to delay and immediately rushed in with Hu Tao.

Once he rushed in, he finally understood why Keqing was shouting so loudly.

What appeared before Bai Ye and Hu Tao at this moment was a battlefield ruin.

Looking into the distance.

The body is filled with severed limbs and various organs.

Although it is not clear,

But it is undoubtedly humanoid.

"Could this be some battlefield where Gods slaughter humans?"

Keqing said with some surprise.

Even the Liyue Qixing, who have witnessed many Keqing scenes, have never seen so many corpses existing here at the same time.

"No, that's absolutely impossible." In Bai Ye's mind, Hagintos immediately said.

"All demon Gods love humans, and it is absolutely impossible for them to slaughter humans."

She couldn't be sure about other things, but she was absolutely certain about this one.

This time, Bai Ye did not agree with his teacher's idea.

Although Gods do not slaughter humans, if Gods were to truly die, the energy it unleashes at the end would be beyond what humans can withstand. This is true even for the weaker Gods the Salt God, upon its death.

And,

Bai Ye also felt that the human organs of those fallen bodies were somewhat strange.

Ultimately, if it were truly a scene of corpses, the amount of aura leaking out wouldn't be so small.

"Let's go take a look first."

Bai Ye did not deny Keqing's words, but instead planned to take the first step.

However, someone else did it before him.

Hu Tao took out her family heirloom spear and walked straight ahead.

"Let me tell you, dealing with corpses is my specialty. So, I'm going to be at the forefront here."

Hmph, Bai Ye, you see, now is the time for Bentang to protect you.

We finally got our chance.

Hu Tao looked smug.

It allows you to express yourself.

Sometimes, it's not just about having the strength; it also depends on timing and fate.

I will absolutely not let Bai Ye go.

Bai Ye followed behind her, one hand on his sleeve, the other pulling out Handheld Crossbow. He was ready to protect Hu Tao at any moment.

Hu Tao took a few more steps,

His brow furrowed even deeper.

"No, something's not right. This is really not right..."

"What? Have all those corpses turned into zombies?"

Keqing asked Hu Tao nervously.

Wait, what if all those corpses in front of us suddenly rise up and attack us?

"If they really turned into zombies, I could definitely bury them all. But I don't think these are zombies at all."

Hu Tao shook her head in reply.

"If it's not a corpse, then what is it?"

At this moment, the group of people began to gradually approach the battlefield.

The voice of Hagintos was even clearer in Bai Ye's mind.

"I've seen this place before. Hmm, it's very familiar. Bai Ye, let's continue."

She spoke to the Bai Ye.

"Um."

Bai Ye nodded and then walked forward.

"Hey, I should be walking in front!"

Seeing Bai Ye walk in front of her, Hu Tao quickly rushed forward to catch up with Bai Ye.

At this moment, Keqing, standing behind the two people, looked completely bewildered.

She suddenly felt...

While outside, Bai Ye suggested that it would be better to stay outside.

They're all younger than me, so why are they all showing off?

Am I getting old?

As soon as the thought crossed her mind, Keqing immediately dismissed it.

It's not that I'm too old, it's that these two guys are just too young.

Hu Tao ten, Bai Ye fourteen.

This is definitely puppy love!

Keqing tried to comfort herself.

Then, he looked to the side to avoid looking directly at Bai Ye and the others.

Bai Ye and Hu Tao quickly approached the 'corpses'.

The two of them looked around clearly.

After that,

Hu Tao is revealing a full of longing.

It's not a corpse, so there's no way to bury it.

But on second thought, this is actually a good thing. At least it proves that such a horrific massacre did not occur during the Archon War countless years ago.

Hu Tao looked at Bai Ye beside her. "Bai Ye, what do you think?"

"These agencies..."

Bai Ye was quite surprised to see these mechanisms.

These 'corpses' were all human bodies created using Art of Automata.

Human bodies created by Art of Automata, densely packed and in extremely terrifying numbers.

And,

"These things..."

Bai Ye picked up these mechanical human figures.

The patterns and structures within them are extremely familiar.

With a flick of his fingers, Bai Ye immediately disassembled the mechanism, and then picked up another mechanism missing an arm and skillfully reassembled it.

These Art of Automata,

It is exactly the same as what I have been learning.

In other words...

"Teacher, did you design all these mechanisms?"

Bai Ye asked the Hagintos in his mind.

"Yes."

Hagintos gave an affirmative answer.

"Teacher, have you ever built so many mechanisms?"

"Yes, that's right, I've built many mechanisms like this..."

Hagintos gave Bai Ye an affirmative answer.

"Is this where your remains lie, teacher?"

Bai Ye said doubtfully.

When he found his teacher, the teacher was just a remnant soul.

Perhaps the rest are here?

"Impossible, don't overthink it. Your teacher still remembers the scene of my death. I was beaten to ashes. Apart from a little remnant soul attached to your body, there was nothing else."

Hagintos gave Bai Ye an affirmative answer.

"When I died in battle, it was a genuine death in battle. If it weren't for the accident, I estimate I would have been completely obliterated."

"What's going on here?"

"I don't know." Hagintos shook his head.

Her memory is still very poor.

"However, I might give it a try."

Hagintos said to the Bai Ye.

"Right now, Hu Tao here only has a rudimentary grasp of Adeptal Arts, and that Keqing hasn't mastered any Adeptal Arts at all. As for me, I just need to focus my mind on the mechanism, and maybe I can recall something."

"Um..."

Bai Ye thought about it and concluded that the problem shouldn't be too serious.

At that moment, Hu Tao waved her hand in front of him.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? You were only halfway through your sentence when you started to look thoughtful. What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about the problems with these institutions."

Bai Ye shook his head forcefully and said.

"I see. Do you recognize these agencies?"

"Hmm, I think these remains look familiar."

Bai Ye nodded affirmatively.

Keqing, stroking her chin with her right hand, said, "I think this place might have been an experimental training ground for a Gods skilled in Art of Automata. It was left behind because the Archon War."

She looked around at that moment.

The aura of the Gods was visible to the naked eye. Hu Tao saw that the aura of the Gods here was not strong at all, and thought that this was just a place left by the Gods at random.

"Teacher, is that possible?"

Hearing Keqing say this, Bai Ye asked his teacher in his heart.

Hagintos immediately gave Bai Ye a negative answer.

"Impossible. There's absolutely no way I would leave so many traps on the training ground."

Honestly, if her own student is so stingy, how could she, as the teacher, possibly be a generous person?

"Bai Ye, let's focus my investigation on the mechanisms. I have a feeling things aren't as simple as they seem."

"Um."

Bai Ye gently placed her hand on these mechanisms.

Seeing that Bai Ye still had his hand on the Art of Automata, Keqing's tone softened slightly.

"Is my idea okay?"

"Shh!"

Bai Ye gestured for Keqing to be quiet, and at the same time began to guide Hagintos to place his soul on it.

Three seconds passed.

Hagintos's voice rang in Bai Ye's ears.

"Quickly, evacuate immediately. Or, prepare for battle."

"What's wrong?"

Bai Ye asked Hagintos.

"This is not some training ground I left behind..." Hagintos paused slightly.

Seriously speaking:

"This is where I seal away a Gods. Hidden beneath these remnants of machinery is a genuine Gods,"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ye's expression changed.

Here,

It is the battlefield where Gods fight against Gods other.

It was even the burial ground of a Gods.

"Let's get out of here immediately!"

Bai Ye quickly called out to Hu Tao and Keqing.

"What's wrong?"

Keqing asked Bai Ye with a puzzled look.

Is there any danger here?

Hu Tao also asked,

"Here..."

Just as Bai Ye was about to speak, a violent tremor came from the ground.

On a patch of ground not far from Bai Ye and the others, a mechanical puppet was sent flying.

Click, click...

A Gods's remains, tens of meters tall, appeared before Bai Ye and the others.

The Gods was no longer recognizable; his entire body was just a skeleton.

A human skull, extremely broad ribs and spine, two arms that resemble animal claws, and a tail on its back.

His eyes were blazing with fire as his gaze.

Now,

A fierce hatred erupted from his eyes as he looked at Bai Ye.

Click, click...

He began to move little by little along with the Bai Ye.

"What's wrong with this guy? Why does he hate me so much?"

I didn't do anything to it.

"It's simple. You just reached out and tested these mechanisms, and my remnant soul was exposed. Now this guy might think I'm you! At the same time, it even said, 'Hagintos, even if you turn into a man, I'll still recognize you.'"

Hagintos thought to himself with amusement.

Bai Ye:"..."

It looks like a fight is inevitable.

Bai Ye then drew his weapon and held it in his hand, preparing to fight the Gods before him.

Although she sounded somewhat panicked, Bai Ye's level of worry wasn't too high.

After all...

"This Gods god isn't that strong, is he? After all, Gods that you, teacher, could defeat is definitely not strong."

"Bai Ye, how can you talk about your own teacher like that?"

Hearing Bai Ye say this, Hagintos was furious.

So what if I'm weak?

Even if you're weak, don't say it out loud!

However, she was still thinking about the memories of the battle back then.

Hagintos warned Bai Ye, "Bai Ye, this guy is definitely not an easy opponent. His strength is among the strongest of all the Liyue Gods."

"The strongest?" Bai Ye looked at the tall, humanoid Gods.

"So, teacher, how did you defeat him?"

Hagintos recalled his memories once more.

She said in a tone that was both funny and exasperated:

"Oh, this guy isn't very bright. Before the fight, he specifically told me that he would wait until I was ready before he would fight me to a draw."

"After that..."

"After that, I showed it my skills in creating mechanisms as a master of Art of Automata."

Bai Ye looked at the group of fallen humanoid structures.

I couldn't help but sigh at how low my teacher's morals were.

After that,

He stared at the Gods's corpse.

"How about we fight when I'm ready?"

Pity,

After Bai Ye finished speaking, the Gods's corpse rushed over.

He was still muttering to himself:

"Hagintos ... Hagintos ..."