"Eh, don't go, let me take a good look." Little Gui's daily expression management failed again.
On the screen, after the four great Guardian Yakshas repelled all the monsters, they showed no attachment and simply turned to leave.
"The other three strangers are one thing, but even my wife Bonanus left without any mercy!" Little Gui's tone was full of regret.
It was because in the cutscene just now where all the Adepti cooperated with the Guardian Yakshas to battle the Scarlet-Eyed Sea Dragons, the four Guardian Yakshas had performed exceptionally handsomely.
That was why Little Gui wanted to admire them up close.
[Little Gui is talking as if they're very familiar with her and would specially come to see her.]
[In reality, only Bonanus has some connection because she acted as our guide for a while. Among the six Adepti on the battlefield earlier, five of them don't have much relationship with us.]
[Eh, didn't they say there were five Guardian Yakshas? Where did the fifth one go?]
Although she felt regret, the plot still had to continue.
After the Adepti sent all the monsters that had appeared in the sea back into the Ley Lines, the heavy rain in the Guili Assembly stopped and the sky gradually cleared up.
Xuanjian looked at the sky and said: "It looks like the Marshal's side is progressing very smoothly."
"Miss Honorary Knight, please follow me."
Xuanjian walked toward the Guili Assembly. Lumine and Paimon exchanged a glance, then ultimately chose to follow.
[Following Xuanjian to the residence of Ziwei Star…]
Walking into the living room of the residence, the familiar white-haired youth sat upright on the main seat with his eyes closed, resting.
[Is Brother Bai sitting here the whole time, or did he just come back not long ago? If he just came back, it doesn't look like it—his clothes are very neat.]
[From what Xuanjian said, it sounds like he just returned.]
[Previous commenter, you don't know whether Brother Bai changed clothes after returning. Brother Bai's prototype is Boss Jun, so it's normal for him to have more new outfit models.]
"Marshal, I did not fail my mission. All the monster disturbances have been completely quelled."
Xuanjian knelt on one knee, his attitude respectful.
"I know. Xiao already came and reported it." Jun Bai half-opened his eyes, his attitude languid.
Lumine looked at Jun Bai's eyes and felt as if she saw a trace of fatigue within them.
"Marshal, the Scarlet-Eyed Sea Dragons reappeared from the Ley Lines, causing turmoil in the sea and the weather." Xuanjian glanced at Lumine and Paimon beside him and asked, "May I ask if there has been an anomaly on Osial's side?"
"You already..." Jun Bai was about to retort, then saw Lumine and Paimon standing beside Xuanjian, "Lumine, Paimon, you two are here too?"
[Jun Bai in this scene feels so husband-like!]
[The half-asleep Marshal is so charming!]
[I reasonably deduce that Jun Bai wanted to say: 'Didn't you already guess it?' So Xuanjian's question was actually giving us exposition.]
[Friends who have seriously watched Jun Bai's perspective should all be able to see it.]
"It was Xuanjian who asked us to follow him." Paimon said.
"..." Jun Bai looked toward Xuanjian.
Xuanjian revealed an extremely sincere smile.
"…Lumine, this matter may require your help." Jun Bai ignored Xuanjian and looked at Lumine, "Someone deliberately destroyed Osial's seal, which is why what happened earlier occurred."
"So it really is related to Osial?" Lumine realized, "But wasn't the seal on Guyun Stone Forest set jointly by you, the Dust God, and the Rex Lapis? Who in this world has the ability to destroy it? The Seven Gods, or…"
The Abyss?
Lumine looked at Jun Bai nervously, afraid of hearing that the culprit was her own brother.
"Relax. Although the other party used power from the Abyss, they are not people from the Abyss Order." Jun Bai reassured Lumine.
"The one who destroyed the seal is the Second of the Fatui Harbingers, [The Doctor]. The seal itself had already weakened greatly under the erosion of time and developed flaws."
"The Doctor then used God residue and Abyss power to destroy the seal's structure, which is why Osial's seal is gradually losing its effectiveness."
Jun Bai explained to the two of them.
[Liyue's lineup is really big. Four Harbingers are on a joint mission, all with the same goal pointing at the Gnosis.]
[After all, Liyue openly has three Gods on the surface. From this alone, it feels reasonable for the Cryo Archon to personally lead the campaign.]
[In terms of lore, all current known texts say the Geo God and Brother Bai—one is the God of War, the other is only below the Seven Gods. In terms of performance, the Geo God is unclear, but my Brother Bai at just over a hundred years old single-handedly slaughtered the God of Dreams and her entire army.]
[Rather than saying Liyue has a big lineup, it's more like the Fatui naively believe four Harbingers can achieve the objective.]
"If the seal loses effectiveness, doesn't that mean Osial will revive?" Paimon asked worriedly, "Isn't he a very dangerous guy? He could already cause disasters like what happened earlier while still sealed. If he comes out…"
Lumine asked: "Can't the seal be repaired?"
"Miss Honorary Knight, things are not as simple as you think."
The one who answered her was Xuanjian.
"That seal, as described in history, was set by the three gods together."
"But the actual situation is that the Rex Lapis's rock spear served as the foundation, the Marshal's power served as the shackles, and finally the Dust God's Adeptus talismans allowed the seal to draw power from the Ley Lines to maintain autonomous operation."
"The Adeptus talismans are very important; they are the key to extending the seal's duration."
"But if we want to repair the seal, what matters most is the power of the Marshal and Rex Lapis."
Xuanjian explained the situation to the two of them, letting them understand the difficulty of repairing the seal now.
Jun Bai nodded: "Correct. Just as Xuanjian said, to repair the seal, both I and Rex Lapis must be present."
"But right now Rex Lapis's whereabouts are unknown. A seal repaired by me alone cannot suppress Osial in his perfect condition."
[Key point: Brother Bai said Rex Lapis's whereabouts are unknown, so he really knew from the beginning that the Geo God had not passed away.]
[Key point: Brother Bai said he cannot suppress Osial in perfect condition, but he did not say he cannot suppress Osial in imperfect condition.]
[Can I roughly understand this as Guizhong slacking off during the process of suppressing Osial?]
[Your understanding is too rough. Is it because Xuanjian didn't explain clearly enough? That talisman extends the seal's duration. Maybe without that talisman, Osial would have come out long ago.]
"Then what should we do?" Paimon panicked.
"Paimon, calm down." Jun Bai comforted her, "Although it is only a matter of time before Osial breaks the seal, we can delay that day and leave enough time to prepare for battle."
"The more thoroughly we prepare, the more fearless we can be when the real decisive battle comes."
"If we cannot seal Osial in perfect condition, then we seal the injured Osial. If we cannot seal the injured one, then we heavily wound Osial."
"If I alone am not enough, then add Guizhong. If Guizhong and I are not enough, then add all the Adepti. If the Adepti are not enough, then add the entire Millelith."
"He is merely one God, and even a defeated opponent at that. My Liyue has never taken him seriously."