Genshin Impact: I Made the Entire Playerbase Cry

Because Mu Yang chose to rescue the villagers first rather than immediately pursue the Geovishap.

This made the Geovishap think it stood a chance.

Flames erupted from its body as it let out a roar, preparing to charge forward like a rolling wheel.

Mu Yang, gripping Withering Glory, slowly walked toward the direction of the rolling Geovishap.

Ice and fire clashed.

The flames were extinguished.

The Geovishap was frozen into an ice block, then shattered...

For someone of Mu Yang's level, the Geovishap wasn't strong.

It was weak—hardly a match for even a single strike.

But for the ordinary humans in the village, it was a different story.

Fortunately, Mu Yang had returned just in time.

The village hadn't suffered any substantial losses.

Only the wooden fences had been broken.

At that moment, Cloud Retainer and the others arrived in the village.

They walked up beside Mu Yang and asked what had happened.

Mu Yang sheathed his sword. "It was a Geovishap."

"Strange... Why would a Geovishapcome here...?"

Geovishap evolved from juvenile Geovishap Hatchling.

Compared to the adult Geovishap, the juvenile ones were much weaker.

However, their advantage was that they could continuously accumulate power from rocks, eventually achieving evolution.

Thus, during their juvenile stage, they usually remained hidden in the mountains.

Avoiding danger and predators, they would grow slowly—essentially, they played it safe.

Until the day their power was sufficient to shed their armor and evolve.

But this didn't mean that once they became Geovishap, they would recklessly leave the mountains to wreak havoc.

No, most of them would choose to continue lying low, still playing it safe.

Because beyond Geovishap, there was an even higher form—

The Primo Geovishap.

That was why everyone was puzzled—why would a Geovishap suddenly attack the village?

"Could it have been led here by a Primo Geovishap?"

The adepti began voicing their speculations.

Just as they were deep in thought, Lingyuan returned.

"Something's happened upstream..."

Before Lingyuan could finish, she fell silent...

A violent tremor erupted from the direction of the Upper Valley of Chenyu Vale.

The quake served as the rest of her sentence.

Animals could sense danger.

But they lacked the ability to resist disasters of this magnitude.

All they could do was flee in all directions.

Fujin and Yaojun, who had just finished settling the villagers, rushed over as well.

The tremors were too intense to ignore.

Yaojun asked, "What's going on? Did something happen in the Upper Valley?"

"Most likely."

"Standing here won't help. Let's split up."

The adepti agreed.

Mu Yang suggested that Fujin, Yaojun, and Lingyuan remain behind.

They were more familiar with the villagers and could help calm them down.

Moon Carver and Mountain Shaper would also stay to guard against any further monster attacks.

As for the rest—Cloud Retainer and Mountain Shaper—they would accompany Mu Yang

to investigate the source of the disturbance upstream.

Of course, there was some selfishness in this decision—he couldn't let them get too close to the danger.

Especially Fujin and Yaojun, who lacked combat skills.

The adepti approved the plan and began dividing tasks.

——————

On Mu Yang's side, he directly rode on Cloud Retainer's back for a better aerial view.

The two great adepti birds carried Mu Yang over the Lingmeng Mountain, soaring through the clouds.

Soon, they arrived at the Upper Valley of Chenyu Vale.

"It really is a Primo Geovishap..."

Their vision was sharp enough to immediately spot the culprit behind the earthquake—

A giant Primo Geovishap.

It had hidden underground for who knows how long.

This time, when it emerged, it completely overturned the mountain it had once used as its hiding place...

"Let's finish this quickly."

"Agreed."

Judging by its size, this Primo Geovishap was powerful.

But right now, Mu Yang's side had three people.

With the three of them working together, this shouldn't be a major issue.

They needed to resolve this swiftly to prevent further complications.

The Primo Geovishap sensed their approach and roared at them before

beginning to absorb Hydro energy.

Mu Yang leaped from Cloud Retainer's back onto a small hill.

The three of them formed a triangular formation, trapping the Primo Geovishap in the center, ready to strike it down in one move.

But then, another series of tremors shook the ground beneath them, nearly knocking Mu Yang off balance.

Sensing something amiss, Mu Yang used his lightfoot technique to relocate to another hill.

BOOM—

Had Mu Yang been even a second slower, he would have been struck by a second Primo Geovishap.

Cloud Retainer frowned. "This one is just as big...?"

Mu Yang narrowed his eyes, staring in the direction of the uppermost river—this area belonged to the Upper Valley.

From the Ancient Tea Tree Slope, crossing over Lingmeng Mountain—if that mountain were removed—

"Yilong Wharf..."

Indeed, it was Yilong Wharf, one of the two largest towns in Chenyu Vale in later eras.

It was also where Mu Yang currently resided.

Though right now, it was hard to recognize.

Because a mountain blocked the view on either side of the waterfall's flow.

BOOM— The mountain collapsed.

Now it looked more familiar.

A third Primo Geovishap burst from the ground.

"So it's one-on-one now?"

The answer from the fourth Primo Geovishap was: No, it's a righteous gang-up.

The numerical advantage had suddenly reversed.

One-on-one or even one-on-two, Mu Yang wouldn't have had any trouble.

He had been refining his swordsmanship every day.

"Can you handle this?" Mu Yang asked Cloud Retainer and the others.

"What kind of question is that? Are you looking down on us?"

The two adepti felt slighted.

They immediately struck before Mu Yang could.

The truth proved that even before the Archon War had truly honed their skills, the adepti were still incredibly powerful.

However, this was the Primo Geovishaps' territory.

They had been hiding here for who knows how long, growing crafty with age.

Moreover, they could continuously absorb Geo and Hydro energy to replenish themselves.

The plan to quickly eliminate them had failed.

The chaotic battle between three fighters and four Primo Geovishaps reached a stalemate.

Every time they tried to unleash a decisive strike, the Geovishaps would use an Earth-Diving Escape—

Not only could they evade damage, but they could also hide and launch surprise attacks.

Mu Yang gradually realized something was wrong.

These Primo Geovishaps were far too massive. If they kept burrowing like this, the entire area would collapse sooner or later...

The three of them seemed to have the same thought at once.

They simultaneously retreated to the side, ceasing their attacks on the Geovishaps.

Mu Yang stood alone atop a towering hill, with the two adepti birds flanking him. (At this moment, there should be Jojo theme BGM—Ayi ya yi ya~♪)

Seeing that the three had stopped attacking, the Primo Geovishaps grew even more agitated.

"What do we do now?" Cloud Retainer asked Mu Yang.

None of the three present could deal effective damage to the Geovishaps underground.

Mu Yang couldn't think of a good solution either.

No matter how high his swordsmanship's damage output was, if it didn't hit, it was zero.

No crowd control makes the game too hard.

These Primo Geovishaps were also extremely sensitive, having perfected the art of playing it safe.

The moment they saw talismans, they'd burrow underground—no wonder they had grown so massive...

"It seems you've run into trouble as well."

The three of them turned their heads simultaneously.

They hadn't even noticed someone approaching.

But this wasn't a someone—it was a black bird.

It looked like... a crow?

Before Mu Yang could get a clear look, the black bird transformed into human form.

It was a noblewoman of elegant bearing.

In her hand was a black-feathered sword that didn't quite match her attire.