Although the soil of Watatsumi Island is barren, its water system is very developed. Coupled with the undulating terrain of the island, large expanses of water vapor rise from the island.
Combined with the rampant coral and blue vegetation on Watatsumi Island, it gives one the feeling of being deep underwater.
"Where are the footprints?" Ember exclaimed, looking at the suddenly vanishing footprints on a hill on the outskirts of Watatsumi Island.
"Don't be in such a hurry." Shikanoin Heizou, beside Ember, did not seem flustered. He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were covered with a layer of cyan light.
"This way," Shikanoin Heizou said confidently, pointing in a direction.
"? How did you deduce it this time?" Ember was amazed when he saw Shikanoin Heizou find traces of the Fatui with just an open and close of his eyes.
"Cough, cough..." Shikanoin Heizou coughed a few times, waving his hand and saying, "Well... it's a bit troublesome to explain. Just consider it a detective's intuition."
After Shikanoin Heizou finished speaking, he advanced in the direction he had pointed without looking back. He seemed to be in a great hurry.
He had to run. If Ember found out that he had actually used his elemental sight to find the Fatui's tracks, where would his detective's reputation go?
In fact, Shikanoin Heizou himself didn't want to use elemental sight. He preferred to use his intelligence and clues from the crime scene, meticulously unraveling the mystery step by step to find the culprit.
Unfortunately, the Fatui's anti-tracking abilities were not on the same level as ordinary petty thieves or bandits.
The further they went, the fewer clues they left. By now, they had even cleaned up the footprints.
If it weren't for his Vision, Shikanoin Heizou would have had to put in a lot of effort to find their tracks.
"It's really useful." Shikanoin Heizou touched the Vision at his waist, sighing with emotion.
In his current field of Vision, there were colorful light spots. These were the elemental residues left by the elemental weapons in the hands of the Fatui.
Following these light spots to find the Fatui's tracks was much simpler than simply following footprints.
Thinking of this, Shikanoin Heizou even had the idea of using his Vision for all future cases.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" But he quickly came back to his senses.
"Shikanoin Heizou, Shikanoin Heizou, you are a genius, and a genius cannot overly rely on their Vision."
He secretly admonished himself a few times, but Shikanoin Heizou's steps did not falter.
Whether or not to use his Vision, of course, depended on the circumstances. For minor skirmishes, he could naturally follow his own inclinations and solve cases with his intelligence.
But the current incident involved the widespread circulation of Delusions and the destruction of tatarigami seals.
For an incident of this magnitude, not reporting it to Kujou Sara and Kujou Masahito immediately was already considered taking matters into his own hands and being incredibly bold.
So, using his Vision now was not breaking Shikanoin Heizou's internal principles.
The structure of Watatsumi Island is extremely unique, with a huge basin at its center. The walls of the basin are the uplifted rock plate mountains.
The people of Watatsumi Island have lived on the rim of the basin for generations. As for why they don't live on the uneven bottom of the basin...
Just look at the converging water flow and the extremely high elemental concentration in the basin, and you'll understand.
In fact, the elemental concentration of the entire Watatsumi Island is higher than other places, and the bottom of the basin is even more so.
This made Ember suspect whether the Raiden Shogun had cast the "Musou no Hitotachi" on Watatsumi Island.
Otherwise, where did this strange elemental concentration come from?
Ember and Shikanoin Heizou were advancing along the rim of the basin on the outskirts of Watatsumi Island. On one side was a pale beach, and on the other was a large cliff shrouded in water vapor and white mist.
"Oh, ho, it seems we've arrived." Shikanoin Heizou stopped his steps and whistled, looking at the tents on the beach beside him.
On the snow-white beach, several military tents embroidered with the Fatui emblem had been set up.
Around the camp, there were also quite a few wooden crates scattered about. It seemed these Fatui would have to be "robbed" several more times before all these goods could be sent out.
Quickly concealing himself, Shikanoin Heizou cautiously observed the few Fatui wandering in the distance.
"Hiss... that's quite a lot of people." Shikanoin Heizou pulled his head back in. He found that this camp not only had ordinary Fatui soldiers but also elites like Electro Cicin Mage and Mirror Maiden.
This made Shikanoin Heizou feel a bit tricky.
"So many Fatui, it seems we can only outsmart them." Shikanoin Heizou muttered a few words behind a large tree, then lowered his head in thought.
What method could possibly lure all these Fatui away?
However, Ember quickly thoughtfully saved Shikanoin Heizou's brain cells.
"Hey, this road is mine, and this tree is mine. If you want to pass, leave your toll!"
Ember's boxing (fist techniques) were performed with fierce power, and he chanted a doggerel he had just learned.
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Ember instantly attracted the attention of all the Fatui. The entire camp seemed to have been frozen, everyone motionless—except for Ember, who was still practicing his boxing.
"Can you at least tell me before you act? Don't you understand the importance of planning before acting?!" From behind a large tree near the camp, Shikanoin Heizou's exasperated shout came.
Seeing that they had already been exposed, he had no choice but to jump out from behind the large tree as well.
"Strategy? My fists are the best strategy!" Ember paid no attention to Shikanoin Heizou's words.
With a grand wave of his hand, he directly took the initiative, charging aggressively towards the still stunned Fatui in the distance.
Seeing Ember's figure rushing towards them, one of the Fatui in the center of the camp was the first to react.
He looked around, saw his companions still in a dazed state, and shouted loudly:
"Enemy attack! Everyone, attention!"
Unfortunately, before he could say more, he received Ember's "special attention."
"You talk too much!"
With a flying kick, Ember sent the shouting Fatui sprawling.
"Come on, come on, all of you, come at me. I'm in a hurry." Standing in the middle of the camp, Ember waved to the dumbfounded Fatui.
"Damn it! Are you really an Adventurer? It's a miracle you haven't died trapped in a Domain with such recklessness!"
Shikanoin Heizou followed closely, instantly arriving in the middle of the camp, beside Ember.
He assumed a boxing stance, vigilantly looking at the surrounding Fatui, while complaining about Ember's stubbornness.
"Actually, you didn't have to follow me. You could have just watched me perform from the side." Ember and Shikanoin Heizou leaned back-to-back, turning their heads to speak.
"That won't do. You are an important witness and cannot come to any harm." Sighing, Shikanoin Heizou quickly regained his composure.
If Ember weren't a witness, he might really have just watched the show from the sidelines.
"Haha, you'd better protect yourself first!" Ember laughed loudly, then excitedly charged into the crowd.
He was already eager to start mowing them down.
"Hmph—, looked down upon?" Shikanoin Heizou couldn't help but chuckle self-deprecatingly at his words.
His appearance was very deceptive, just a young boy who hadn't fully grown yet, what abilities could he possibly have?
But only those familiar with Shikanoin Heizou knew that within this young boy's body lay an extremely powerful strength.
"Sigh... after all, I'm someone who can catch General Kujou's flying arrow barehanded, why do people always look down on me?"
Muttering with a sigh, Shikanoin Heizou looked at the Fatui gradually surrounding him, then also let out a battle cry and charged straight in.
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