piratefiction Chapter 276 - 275: This is my struggle to survive.
Chapter 276 - 275: This is my struggle to survive.
"Are you the Harbinger who stayed here to command the Fatui after The Lady left?"
Durandal stepped on the boy’s face, looking at him coldly, and asked, "I think your name is... Balladeer? I seem to have seen that face of yours somewhere."
These Fatui are really interesting. They appeared before her just after she dealt with the Tatarasuna God’ problem, especially this short guy who was acting all arrogant, saying things like, "Cooperate with us and you’ll suffer less harm."
Yet, within a few minutes, he was being stepped on the ground. She really didn’t understand how he had the guts to say such things, with just those cannon fodder he brought?
This short guy was very interesting. Durandal vaguely felt like she had seen him somewhere before, and even Raiden Makoto had the same feeling.
"You... I remember now, you’re that God from Mondstadt that The Lady mentioned."
Soon, the short guy recalled the report The Lady brought back. At the time, he had only glanced at it briefly and lost interest, vaguely scanning Durandal’s photo and her identity as a God.
At that time, he didn’t take this matter to heart at all. What was so great about a God from Mondstadt? If it was a God like Barbatos, any of the Fatui Harbingers could step on him.
Only when he truly encountered her did he realize he had underestimated her. Durandal’s power was not something an ordinary God could compare to. He suspected Durandal might be even more terrifying than that woman.
"I remember now, aren’t you that defective product from when Raiden Ei created the Raiden Shogun?"
In the sacred sakura tree’s consciousness space, to master the techniques Raiden Ei possessed, she had carefully reviewed that part of her memory. Raiden Ei’s first creation seemed to be this short person.
The first creation was just for trial and error, so the gender wasn’t strictly fixed. After the experiment was successful and her idea was confirmed feasible, Raiden Ei began to truly create the Raiden Shogun, while this short person was discarded after his power was sealed.
He, who should have been an ordinary person, broke through the seal Raiden Ei placed on him and even became a Fatui Harbinger, returning to Inazuma to cause trouble. It seems he harbors deep resentment towards the Raiden Shogun.
"I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am the Fatui Harbinger, Balladeer, and I have nothing to do with that woman!"
Perhaps hitting a sore spot, Balladeer, who had been powerless to resist, suddenly erupted with terrifying lightning. The impact caused Durandal to shift her feet slightly.
Balladeer took advantage of this opening to pull his head back and quickly stood up again, his eyes shining, his whole body bathed in lightning.
As Raiden Ei’s first creation, although he had flaws, his power was not something ordinary people could compare to. Coupled with the Doctor’s modifications over the years and the power granted by the Delusion, he was no longer the puppet Raiden Ei had abandoned.
"A bit interesting. You’re slightly more powerful than The Lady and the Doctor. But... how far can you go?"
At least in terms of aura, Balladeer felt much stronger than The Lady and the Doctor. The raging lightning eliminated the shortcomings brought by Balladeer’s short stature, making him look slightly more imposing.
But that was all. Durandal aimed her great scythe at Balladeer, and the tip of the great scythe began to condense dark energy.
This was inspiration she got from a light novel. She forgot which light novel it was, but there was a heroine in it who also used a scythe. Besides engaging in close-range attacks with Durandal, she would also condense energy for long-range bombardment, like now.
These energy balls were pure magic; she hadn’t added any plague, otherwise this nearby area would become a Forbidden Zone.
"Let’s call this move... Dragon’s Roar."
Unlike in hot-blooded manga where characters loudly declare their moves, when the energy condensation was complete, a terrifying beam shot out, transforming into the shape of a dragon as it advanced, greatly increasing its imposing aura.
Oh oh oh~ I’m getting a bit of a feeling now. Is this how the characters in those light novels feel when they unleash their ultimate moves?
Thinking about it carefully, among the people she had seen, when they used their Elemental Bursts, they all seemed to say something when the move was activated. Lumine and Shenhe were also like this. Should she also follow the trend and say something?
Dragon’s Roar quickly hit Balladeer in mid-air. The collision of the two energies caused a massive reaction, resulting in a huge explosion that shook the surrounding ground.
Durandal tilted her head and observed the smoke. For a long time, there was no reaction inside. Realizing something was wrong, she immediately launched a slash into the smoke.
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