The Weapon Master Shall Never Die Bare-Handed in Genshin Impact [406]

“Wait... no, you don't look like an Abyss Mage.”

“Are you... an Abyss Herald?”

“A-Abyss Herald?!”

Even the Treasure Hoarder looked shaken.

“You mean the ones Dainsleif talked about?! Aren’t they super dangerous?!”

Paimon’s voice rose in alarm.

“Dain... Dainsleif?!”

Upon hearing the name, the Abyss Herald's demeanor shifted—like something inside him snapped.

"So that's it... I thought you were just a bunch of strays who stumbled in. Turns out you're connected to him as well…”

“No! I’ve got nothing to do with this!”

The Treasure Hoarder made a move to run, but the moment he twitched, the Abyss Herald flicked a blade of water toward him.

The man’s face twisted in panic, helpless to dodge—

—but then, a massive hand made of Geo surged from the ground and crushed the water blade midair.

The impact from the clash between the Hydro blade and the Geo hand triggered a shockwave that sent the Treasure Hoarder tumbling.

He barely escaped with his life, sitting dazed on the ground, terror etched on his face as he stared at the Herald.

The giant Geo hand moved in sync with Lumine's own.

“Not on my watch.”

Lumine leveled her sword at the Abyss Herald.

“Start talking. What's your plan? Or else…”

She hadn’t yet dropped the role she was playing.

To the Treasure Hoarder, she seemed like a savior—her sudden intervention had just saved his life.

“Did Dainsleif send you to die here?”

The Abyss Herald’s voice was nothing like the shrill Abyss Mages—deep, commanding, simmering with repressed fury.

“His struggle against the Abyss is already at a stalemate. Do you really think a minor ripple will tip the scales?”

“The Abyss… is inevitable!”

“You're not killing anyone today.”

Lumine’s eyes narrowed, her sword held steady.

“Take him down.”

“Understood.”

Since Lumine was still in the mood to put on a show, Jax was more than happy to play along.

He raised his spear, pulling a shield from his back and slipping it onto his right arm before charging the Abyss Herald head-on.

The latent power within his black dragon armor and spear ignited under the force of his mastery, cloaking him in ominous black energy as he lunged forward.

“She wants you dead.”

The Abyss Herald barely had time to react—the spear wreathed in malevolent energy was already at his throat.

He crossed his arm blades in defense, the impact of metal on metal sending sparks flying.
Even so, he could feel the terrifying strength behind that strike.

It took considerable effort just to deflect the blow.

The spear tip scraped past his mask, and the ominous aura surrounding it made the Herald’s heart jolt.

This power… it’s from another world. Something… unclean.

Under his helmet, Jax's face lit up with an exhilarated grin.

The Abyss Herald, having deflected the strike, slipped away like a shadow and launched himself toward Lumine instead.

That man’s strength is... strange. Better to eliminate the girl first.

He lunged at Lumine. But she stood still, unmoved, her calm gaze fixed on him.

Just as the Herald closed in, ready to strike her down with the blades on his arms—

—a shield came between them.

Jax had circled back somehow, intercepting the attack with perfect timing.

Lumine raised one hand, letting go of her sword, aiming her palm at the Herald.
Something about the gesture made the Herald instinctively recoil and dart backward.

A moment later, a razor-sharp wind blade sliced past his helmet—

—and a towering Geo spike erupted where he'd just been standing.

Not just one.

From his original position all the way to where he now stood, the ground was riddled with amber-colored Geo constructs, jagged and unyielding.

Jax raised his spear once more, pointing it at the Abyss Herald.

He repeated himself, slowly, coldly: “She wants you dead.”

“How do you want to die?”

There was no disguising the killing intent in Jax’s eyes.

But the Abyss Herald didn’t seem to care. His gaze remained fixed on Lumine, now tinged with a hint of disbelief.

“This power… I’ve felt it before…”

“I see now. So you’re that one...”

A flicker of fear entered the Herald’s voice.

“If that’s the case... I shouldn’t linger.”

A massive portal opened behind him, and the Herald began backing into it, ready to flee.

“Hey! It’s trying to escape!!”

Paimon cried out.

Lumine silently raised her hand again.

The Herald thought she was about to strike—

—but before he could react, agony seared through his shoulder.

A Geo spike had pierced it clean through. Strangely, no blood flowed.

“As expected... of that one’s—”

Whatever he meant to say next was swallowed by the portal as he vanished.

Lumine’s face, which had been tense and cold, finally relaxed.

“Phew. I can’t believe he actually ran. If we’d fought full-out in this ruin, the whole place could’ve collapsed…”

She let out a breath, completely forgetting that the Treasure Hoarder was still there.

“Traveler?”

Paimon tugged at Lumine’s arm.

Only then did Lumine remember the guy, who was still staring at her.

She was just weighing whether she needed to silence him—

—when the man suddenly threw himself forward, skidding two meters across the floor to latch onto her leg.

“Big Sis!! You’re my real big sis now!! Thank you for saving my life!!”

He clung to her leg, sobbing like a child.

When that Abyss Herald appeared, he had genuinely thought he was done for.

But somehow—he’d latched onto a real powerhouse.

No, two of them.

That blonde girl looked like royalty and clearly had a Vision—and two at that?!

The other one might not’ve used any elemental powers, but that shield—! The sense of safety it gave off was overwhelming.

What kind of joke was he trying to be, calling himself a Treasure Hoarder?

These were the kind of people worthy of that title…

“LET GO!!!”

...

In the end, they all made it out of the ruin in one piece. No collapses, no cave-ins.

The Treasure Hoarder left after thanking them a thousand times, saying that once he made it back to Fontaine, he’d spread the names of his two saviors far and wide…

And Jax?

He came out a little later.

He’d stayed behind in the ruin for a while, his gaze lingering on the Statue of The Seven.

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T/N: i missed u jax and lumine

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