Traveler, You Truly Are a Scumbag!
20: Chapter 20: The Abyss Lector is Scared to Death!
Traveler, You Truly Are a Scumbag!
The main path leading to the Temple of the Lion stretched straight into the underground ruins.
The area inside was incredibly vast, with dark corridors branching out in all directions.
From a distance, it was hard to see the end of these temple hallways.
If one entered without preparation, it was highly likely they would get lost inside this ancient labyrinth.
Because it hadn’t been maintained for years, the temple had become extremely dilapidated and filled with piles of rubble.
The pathways were littered with rocky obstacles.
If one looked closely, it was clear that many corners of this place had been turned into nests by monsters.
At this moment, several guard knights from the Knights of Favonius were stationed around the temple entrance.
Many of them were injured.
However, thanks to the arrival of Barbara and her medical team, the condition of the knights was now much more stable.
Traveler Aether approached the knight commander in charge of the site to ask about the situation’s progress.
As soon as the knight saw Aether, he immediately looked incredibly enthusiastic.
After all, he had witnessed Aether’s epic battle firsthand and deeply admired his strength.
“I didn’t expect the Honorary Knight, Sir Aether, to be willing to come and help us personally.
Thank you very much!” the knight exclaimed with utmost respect.
Aether smiled faintly and shook his head.
“It’s not a problem.” The knight then gave his report.
“Although we have evacuated the injured casualties, there is still a massive number of monsters nesting inside.” “But, with the Honorary Knight here, I’m confident those monsters are no longer a significant threat.” Paimon patted her chest proudly.
“Of course!
Our Traveler is super strong!” However, the knight then added with a serious tone, “I know Sir Aether is very strong, but…
the conditions inside the temple are a bit strange.
The area is filled with a dozen types of poisonous miasma.
Our scouting team couldn’t move freely due to the miasma, so they were easily ambushed by the monsters.” Even so, with Barbara’s medical guidance and healing magic, Aether’s group managed to bypass those miasma traps quite easily.
The main problem was simply the overwhelming number of monsters swarming inside the toxic area.
Fortunately, the monsters nesting there weren’t too strong; most of them were just Hilichurls and Slimes.
For ordinary knights, a horde of monsters this large inside a poisonous area could lead to death.
But for Aether, he didn’t even have to bother using his Anemo elemental powers.
With just basic sword slashes, those monsters were instantly sliced in half.
Witnessing the one-sided slaughter, Barbara couldn’t hide her admiration.
she was truly amazed at how strong Aether was.
She had seen elite knights fight before, but none of them could slaughter these monsters this casually.
Even Kaeya and Amber would definitely struggle if they had to face this many enemies alone.
Not long after, Aether and Barbara managed to reach the deepest center of the temple.
The atmosphere in this place was extremely quiet, emitting a gloomy and eerie aura.
Not a single monster was seen roaming around.
Upon closer inspection, there were many mysterious symbols glowing dark purple drawn on the walls and floor.
Even the elemental channeling crystal, the Stone of the Four Winds, perched atop the altar was shrouded by this cursed aura.
Paimon looked around.
“So weird…
There’s not a single monster here.” Barbara nodded in agreement.
“Yes, I also feel the atmosphere is very unsettling.” Aether naturally noticed it too.
There were so many monsters in the outer corridors, but this innermost room was completely empty?
Something was clearly unnatural.
“Even though it feels weird, our main goal right now is to destroy that stone,” Paimon said, pointing at the altar.
“Just smash the stone, and our mission is complete!” “Right.
As long as that stone is destroyed, Stormterror’s power connection to this temple will be severed,” Barbara added.
Aether stepped forward, then swung his sword with full force.
CRASH!
The Stone of the Four Winds shattered into pieces.
The corrupted elemental energy gathered inside the stone instantly dispersed and vanished into the air.
Now, Stormterror would no longer be able to absorb dark power from this temple.
“Thank goodness!
Now Stormterror has lost a portion of his power,” Paimon said, relieved.
However, unbeknownst to them, the entire event was being secretly observed by an Abyss Lector: Fathomless Flames monster hiding inside a dimensional rift.
The Abyss monster hadn’t expected the Traveler to come to the temple he was assigned to.
Luckily, his instincts had ordered him to hide in the dimensional rift when he sensed an unfamiliar aura approaching, so Aether hadn’t noticed his presence yet.
The Abyss Lector’s eyes were filled with vigilance.
He worried that Aether’s appearance would ruin the Abyss Order’s plan to completely control Stormterror.
He had witnessed Aether’s battle against Stormterror yesterday with his own eyes.
He knew perfectly well that this Traveler was a monster capable of driving back a giant dragon without breaking a sweat.
If he recklessly stepped out and fought now, he would definitely die a foolish death.
As an Abyss commander with high intelligence, he wouldn’t commit a suicidal act.
If he already knew his fate was death, what was the point of coming out of hiding?
However, right at that moment, the Abyss Lector suddenly felt an incredibly sharp gaze lock onto him.
He flinched, and to his horror, he found Aether staring straight at the exact dimensional spot where he was hiding!
A chill instantly crept down the monster’s spine, as if the aura of death was already choking his neck.
His heart pounded wildly with terror, and wasting no time, he immediately spun his spatial magic and fled into the emptiness of the Void.
He didn’t dare to peek or stay near this terrifying existence for even a second longer!
Meanwhile, right after the Abyss Lector fled, Paimon looked at Aether in confusion because the young man kept staring at an empty corner near some stone ruins.
“Aether, what are you looking at over there?” Barbara also looked in the same direction curiously.
Aether’s previously cold gaze slowly returned to normal.
He pointed towards the pile of stone rubble.
“I feel like…
I smell a treasure chest under those rocks.” Hearing the word ‘treasure’, Paimon’s eyes instantly sparkled.
She immediately flew over and dug through the pile of rocks enthusiastically.
And sure enough, an Exquisite Chest was hidden behind it!
When the chest was opened, gold coins spilled out.
It was estimated there were nearly a hundred thousand Mora inside.
“Wow, that’s so much Mora!” Paimon cheered joyfully.
“We’re suddenly rich today!” Paimon knew that the annual income of an ordinary Mondstadt citizen was only around thousands of Mora.
This hundred thousand Mora could cover living expenses for who knows how long!
Now, she and the Traveler had truly become wealthy!
Barbara stared in awe.
“Aether, how could you find a treasure hidden that well?” Recalling his days in the game where he went crazy chest hunting in every corner of Teyvat, Aether just smiled proudly.
“Just a habit.
Because I practice often, my instincts are sharp!
As soon as I saw a suspicious pile of rocks in a ruin area, I knew there had to be a treasure chest behind it!” Of course, that was just an excuse.
In reality, Aether had just noticed an Abyss entity hiding in that spot, but the creature decided to run away immediately.
To avoid making Paimon and Barbara panic, he made up a random excuse.
He genuinely didn’t expect there to actually be a treasure chest there.
It was truly a sweet surprise.
“Hahaha, there’s so much Mora!
We are totally rich!” Paimon danced happily in the air.
“I’m gonna buy sooo much delicious food!” Speaking of food, Paimon suddenly remembered she hadn’t eaten anything since entering the temple two hours ago.
Her stomach immediately reacted and started growling loudly.
Being so hungry, Paimon turned to Aether and saw the young man busy picking up Mora coins to put into his pouch.
She knew that collecting loot was Aether’s favorite moment, so she didn’t want to bother him.
Without hesitation, Paimon flew towards Aether’s supply backpack and secretly took out a piece of Snickers (caramel peanut chocolate).
As a kind-hearted kid, Paimon always loved sharing food.
Because she knew Aether’s homemade snacks were incredibly delicious, she decided to offer some to Barbara.
“Barbara, you have to taste this too!” Paimon offered, handing her a piece of the chocolate.
“This is a snack the Traveler made, it tastes super good!” Seeing Paimon’s enthusiasm, Barbara felt bad refusing.
Furthermore, hearing it was food made by the Traveler, she became a bit curious about the handsome young man’s cooking skills.
Barbara smiled sweetly, then popped the small piece of chocolate into her mouth…
Outside the temple.
As soon as Aether’s figure emerged from the ruins’ gate, everyone immediately focused their attention on him.
The ordinary knights of the Knights of Favonius instantly realized the Traveler had managed to come out safely.
That meant Aether had wiped out all the monsters inside the Temple of the Four Winds all by himself!
Everyone knew exactly how many monsters were nesting in there.
Even elite knight commanders like Kaeya, Amber, and Lisa were currently still struggling hard to exterminate monsters in the other temples.
But the Traveler…
he managed to finish it so quickly without bringing a single additional troop!
His strength was truly absurd!
However, as the knights prepared to welcome him with cheers, their words suddenly caught in their throats.
They realized that Aether walked out carrying Barbara intimately in his arms (a princess carry)!
Barbara lay limply in Aether’s embrace, her eyes tightly shut.
Her face was flushed bright red, her lips slightly parted, and she was panting with heavy breaths.
What was even more shocking was that the holy deaconess’s clothes she wore looked slightly torn and messy!
Seeing that unbelievable sight, all the knights’ jaws dropped, their minds going blank.
“W-what happened to Miss Barbara?!” “What exactly did they do in there?!” “Wait a minute…
Don’t tell me the Traveler did this…?!” “Crazy!
Absolutely crazy!
He just made out with the older Sister, and now he’s pounced on the younger Sister too?!” “It’s over!
The two proud flower sisters of Mondstadt have had their purity stolen by the Traveler!” “He truly deserves the title of the Most Affectionate Man in Teyvat!
The speed at which he changes partners is literally lightning-fast!” “Uwaaa!
Scumbag Traveler, give back Miss Barbara’s purity!” “This is a massive scandal!
Quick, we have to report this to Master Jean immediately!” “That’s right!
This man is truly shameless!
He didn’t even spare his own girlfriend’s little sister!” “Report to Master Jean right now!” ————————————————————————