"Tuo!"
With a powerful flying kick, the Stormterror, completely infected by the plague, collapsed helplessly to the ground, exploding into a pile of minced flesh and broken skeletons.
In the center of the battlefield, the Beheaded is crouching on the ground, striking a pose.
"Yay! We won!"
Paimon circled around the remains of the Stormterror and flew to the Beheaded the Beheaded, patting the grime off his body.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
The Beheaded pushed Paimon aside and headed towards the Hilichurl in the distance.
"Hey! Can't you just stop parasitizing those horrible Hilichurl? It's disgusting!"
Paimon flew over right after the Beheaded.
"Hmm... although Mondstadt City is a little different from the Mondstadt City I remember... but I will try my best to become a good guide!"
Paimon raised his head and said smugly.
The Beheaded tucked the feather into its waistband and held Paimon, who was flying in the air, in its arms.
"Whoa! What are you doing?!"
Ignoring the noisy Paimon, the Beheaded being activated Wings of the Crow and flew towards Mondstadt City.
Soon, the Beheaded landed at the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius.
Looking at the zombies and various corrupted monsters outside the Mondstadt City, the Beheaded put his hand above his head and gazed at the Temple of the Thousand Winds in the distance.
From his own fighting instincts, the Beheaded could sense that a large figure over there was undergoing some unpleasant changes.
"What's wrong?"
Paimon crawled out of the Beheaded's arms, looked at the Beheaded's motionless posture, and asked with some concern.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Hmm... it's good that you're alright. Shall we go down?"
Paimon landed shakily on the roof, not daring to look down at all.
The Beheaded grabbed Paimon and jumped down.
"Boom!"
After landing straight at the entrance of the Knights of Favonius, the Beheaded entered the Knights of Favonius headquarters, which had long been unguarded.
The Knights of Favonius, office.
The Beheaded kicked a nearby zombie, which had been crushed by falling rubble and was now only half-dead, to death, and walked into the office.
There was no one here anymore, but the Beheaded found it by following the scent.
The Beheaded looked at the mangled corpse bound to a chair, trying to grab him. A flash of blue light appeared, and Barbatos, the former Anemo Archon of Mondstadt City, who had been killed by the Beheaded after the outbreak of the plague, was finally dead. His body, awakened by the plague, was collected by the Knights of Favonius. Venti was completely dead.
"This... doesn't seem to be the leader of the Knights of Favonius... he looks more like a bard?"
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Ah! It's the Anemo Archon!"
Paimon was startled.
"Even gods can be infected by disease?!"
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Oh, that's good... What's so good about it! There are more than just a few fallen demon gods on the Teyvat!"
Paimon frantically grabbed his hair.
"Mmm! The Beheaded! You created this, you have to take responsibility!"
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Hey! Don't take this lightly! If you don't step in, that being from heaven will come looking for you!"
Hey! What do you mean you're not afraid?!
"Stop it! Listen to me!"
Without a word, the Beheaded carried the dead Anemo Archon and walked outside.
Mondstadt has a highly developed winemaking industry, with Dawn Winery being one of the best, and its Dandelion Wine being the most popular.
"Splash!"
The Beheaded lifted the bottle and poured the clear liquid inside onto its face, trying to taste it.
You don't want to drink, do you?
Paimon stared speechlessly at the Beheaded rummaging through drawers and cabinets.
"If you really want to drink, you should go to Dawn Winery."
"The wine here, Angel's Share, was probably all taken by the surviving drinkers; only some low-quality wine was left behind."
The Beheaded being smashed the bottle.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Hey! I'm not asking you to be a savior, but at least have some ambition! What's so good about a plague anyway?!"
The Beheaded looked at Paimon and gurgled...
"What do you mean you only like the smell of death... uh..."
As they were talking, Paimon fell silent.
They silently followed behind the Beheaded, leaving behind the Angel's Share, and headed out of Mondstadt City.
"Alright, the Beheaded, well, I have a request!"
Paimon suddenly appeared in front of the Beheaded.
"If I ever get infected with the plague, you'll have to come and save me. I don't want to wander around like those monsters, biting everyone I see..."
The Beheaded, unusually, patted Paimon's head.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"I won't get infected? How do you know?"
The Beheaded shook its head, ignoring Paimon's question, and carrying the remains of the Anemo Archon, flew to the front of the Anemo Archon.
"Wait, what are you doing!"
Paimon suddenly realized something and quickly gave chase.
By the time Paimon arrived at the plaza, panting heavily, the Beheaded had already crushed the useless remains of the Anemo Archon to pieces.
"Do not insult the dead..."
Paimon called out from a distance.
The Beheaded remained silent, focusing intently on stepping on the remnants of the Anemo Archon's body.
Having confirmed that the pile of minced meat was truly devoid of the Anemo Archon's authority, the Beheaded spewed forth intense flames, burning it to ashes.
" The Beheaded! Come quick! There's something here!"
The Beheaded heard Paimon's voice and walked in the direction of the sound.
"Look here! There's a secret passage!"
Paimon looked at the Beheaded with anticipation.
"How about we go down and see what good stuff we find!"
The Beheaded's eyes blinked twice, then it shook its head.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
"Huh? They're all dead? What happened?"
"Gurgle..."
"Hmm... even the underground can't withstand the plague...?"
With no other option, seeing the Beheaded lose interest and leave, Paimon had no choice but to abandon his the Beheaded hunt and follow them away.
Liyue.
The Rex Lapis had planned to retire, finally revealed his true colors, sending all the immortals and commoners scattered across Liyue back to Liyue Harbor, and using his divine power to raise the entire ground of Liyue Harbor to the height of Mt. Tianheng.
" Conqueror of Demons, are you alright?"
The Mountain Shaper looked solemnly at the demon emanating black energy from its body.
The other immortals also looked worried.
"I can still hold on."
Xiao held up his hands Primordial Jade Winged-Spear to prop himself up, panting heavily.
On the day the epidemic broke out, he dealt with the Hilichurl was afflicted by Karmic Debt as usual. The Karmic Debt were absorbed into his body, and he was directly affected by the epidemic.
He forced himself to reach the Jueyun Karst, where the immortals finally realized the severity of the disaster: it wasn't that immortals were immune to infection, but rather that the plague couldn't penetrate their defenses.
If they had tried without fear of death, they might not have been any better than the current Conqueror of Demons!
"Don't waste your time here. You'd be better off helping Liyue Harbor take in those Fontaine refugees."
Fontaine surrendered, and all those who hadn't been infected fled to nearby countries, but Sumeru refused to accept them, so they had no choice but to come to Liyue.
Fortunately, the Rex Lapis was willing to accept these people who were suffering because of the inaction of the gods.
Inazuma.
With a cold expression, Raiden Shogun slayed the monsters that were the former three close friends who had emerged from the sea.
"Shadow, if you want to cry, then cry it out, and then fight properly!"
Raiden Shogun said expressionlessly.
The Beheaded stood at the highest point of the Dawn Winery, gazing at Sumeru in the distance.
"Gurgle gurgle..."
" The Beheaded, that's the direction of Sumeru... Even I sense something's wrong... Ugh... What should we do? Can you handle this?"
"Splash!"
The Beheaded poured the liquor from the bottle into his mouth, making Paimon stomp his foot in frustration.
"You can't even taste the flavor, so why did you kill everyone at Dawn Winery just to drink it!"