Genshin Impact: Supreme Justice of Teyvat

Chapter 18: A Good Girl, Turns Out to Be a…

The next morning, as the sun had yet to fully rise, golden rays pierced the night, scattering across the world and awakening those who had spent the night in fear.

However, the streets were still eerily quiet, with only a few poor souls, the weary workers, forcing themselves to head to work.

Despite the fact that the twisted spiders had all been slain by mysterious powers, and all the webs and damaged buildings had been swiftly repaired by the military, the terror that lingered in people’s hearts could not be erased.

Because all the spiders had been killed before they could complete their ritual, the disaster was limited to a small area in the northern district of Hangzhou city and didn’t spread throughout the entire city.

Even so, hundreds of people had suffered varying degrees of loss, with some even witnessing their relatives, friends, or lovers being dragged away by the spiders, wrapped in webs, only to be revealed as nothing more than a pile of mush.

It was undeniably a tragedy!

However, thanks to the efforts of the special task force, more than eighty people were rescued alive from over a hundred cocoons, and only five had sustained serious injuries, which could be treated in the hospital!

Although the losses were heavy, it was still the best possible outcome!

After all, in this chaotic world, one could only live humbly.

“A new day…” Lu Yu woke from his slumber, opening his eyes to the sight of a terrifying balloon floating on his ceiling, eerily resembling a small fish swimming in the sea.

Normally, seeing such a monstrous face floating above would be enough to make anyone faint from fear.

After all, the terrifying balloon’s appearance was grotesque, which was why it had the skill to intimidate!

But Lu Yu wasn’t fazed. After all, he had completed the achievement of seeing an evil god and living to tell the tale!

Though he had only seen that terrifying, magnificent, and profound reflection, with the help of his system, he had resisted the nameless corrupting force and even profited from the encounter.

Compared to the reflection of the evil god, the intimidation from this fear balloon seemed like a little girl acting cute.

Maybe he should hang up a sign that says “The man who successfully extracted wool from the evil god.”

As he thought this, Lu Yu slapped the fear balloon away, which had tried to float closer to him, deciding that he would maintain his low profile.

Although he now had the skill “Protection of Time,” which allowed him to avoid the evil god’s attempts to track his position, being too high profile could attract attention from the god’s advanced priests or followers, which would surely be… thrilling.

After washing up, Lu Yu put on a white shirt and blue shorts, then ordered the fear balloon to stay still before heading downstairs to get some breakfast.

Unfortunately, he had perhaps overestimated his expectations. After the twisted spider disaster, the entire northern district was enveloped in a heavy, gloomy atmosphere, and no one seemed to be in the mood for work.

He learned from a passerby that the owner of his usual breakfast shop had almost suffered a heart attack from the spider attack yesterday, and was rushed to the hospital. Thankfully, it wasn’t a serious matter.

With no other option, Lu Yu took a taxi to the nearest breakfast shop in the eastern district and ordered some xiao long bao (soup dumplings).

Sitting at the breakfast shop, Lu Yu overheard people discussing the events of the previous night, which led him to reflect on his future plans.

Following the good habits of his past life, he always liked to make plans before taking action, so that he wouldn’t panic or forget things at the last minute.

The Void Shadow Spider was still in its hatching phase, and it wouldn’t emerge for another twenty-nine days.

The fear balloon also needed a large amount of life force to level up, but harvesting human lives would definitely attract the wrath of powerful humans.

Moreover, such actions went against Lu Yu’s principles.

Even with the “Absorb Halo” skill activated, which allowed him to directly harvest life energy, the energy in a normal human body wasn’t very potent.

According to Lu Yu’s estimation, absorbing the life energy from a single twisted spider was equivalent to absorbing the life energy of seven or eight ordinary people.

So, the “Absorb Halo” was better suited for hunting powerful magical creatures in the wild, where he could also gather useful materials.

However, Lu Yu wasn’t yet familiar with the world of awakened beings. He had heard that the wilderness was dangerous, but the specifics of those dangers were unclear to him.

His strength wasn’t afraid of direct confrontation, and once the Void Shadow Spider hatched, he would be more confident.

But what worried him were the peculiar methods employed by some beings. He had once read about something strange that could suddenly appear in the wilderness and offer you a drink of water. Faced with this strange force, you couldn’t refuse, and if your willpower wasn’t strong enough, you would drink the poisonous water, which would corrode your internal organs.

This story had been posted near Yangcheng, and it wasn’t until a strong individual used their willpower to resist the strange force and killed the attacker that they discovered over ten disemboweled corpses nearby. This incident had been recorded.

Thinking about this eerie force, Lu Yu felt a little uneasy, but his curiosity was greater than his fear!

He wondered if the strange creature could be harvested for materials. Maybe combining venomous sacs and corrupting willpower toxins could create a rule-based monster.

If successful, he could offer a bowl of water before every fight and politely say, “Brother, let’s have a drink!”

And, if he combined it with lightning, he could serve an electrified bowl of water, or, combined with shadows, a bowl of shadow water. His enemies wouldn’t even know what hit them…

Not needing to fight to send them to the afterlife—what a peaceful person he was!@@novelbin@@

Proud of himself, Lu Yu took a dumpling and dipped it in vinegar, taking a bite—it tasted good!

Just then, a voice came from behind him.

“Why are you here in the Eastern district?”