Lying on the guest bed in Palais rmonia, Su Yuan suddenly opened his eyes.
That feeling again...
Feeling the sting in his left palm, Su Yuan raised his hand and glanced at it.
Written on his skin were the words:
[This is the third ti you've died today...]
[Rember, whatever you do, don't go to the rooftop of Palais rmonia to look at the stars!]
[You will encounter Furina there!]
Just monts ago, unable to sleep, Su Yuan had been about to head up to the rooftop terrace of Palais rmonia to enjoy the night breeze and admire Teyvat's starlit sky.
But now, this happened...
"Did my previous self fail to escape from Fufu's grasp? Even though I was so close, I still couldn't make it back to her bed?" Su Yuan murmured to himself.
"So I died and rewound again?"
"Forget it, forget it. Since that's the case, I won't go anywhere..."
"Boredom is fine. I'll just stay in my room and wait for tomorrow to co."
.............
The next morning, the sunlight stread through the window, shining onto Su Yuan's face.
Slowly, he opened his eyes.
To be honest, forcing himself to sleep when he had no desire to was quite a tornting experience.
The worst part was that Teyvat had no phones, no internet—nothing to help pass the long, lonely nights.
But it didn't matter.
A new day had arrived.
Feeling a familiar sting in his right palm, Su Yuan eagerly looked down at it:
[First of all, congratulations on surviving the fourth night.]
[Currently available intel]
[Rules 1-9 reread ch 33...]
[10. Unless you have absolute confidence in victory, do not let Clorinde participate in any duels.]
Clorinde? A duel?
Clorinde was one of the top Shadow Hunters of this generation and Fontaine's strongest Champion Duelist.
He had never heard of her losing a duel before.
After all, Fontaine's law allowed defendants and suspects to challenge a duel proxy to defend their honor—if they won, they could avoid trial entirely...
That's why people often joked, "If you can defeat Clorinde, does that an you can ignore all of Fontaine's laws?"
But what kind of "duel" was this referring to?
The official courtroom duels?
Or just any street fight?
Either way, he'd have to discuss it with Clorinde and the others when he t them later today.
Su Yuan continued reading:
[11. You and your companions are not the only ones aware of the Eerie... There are others who have also discovered its existence and have begun researching it—even seeking to control it...]
Upon seeing this ssage, beads of cold sweat dripped down Su Yuan's forehead.
An overwhelming sense of fear engulfed him, making him feel tense, panicked, and drenched in sweat.
It was one thing for others to have learned about the Eerie's existence, but for soone to actually research it—let alone attempt to control it—was utterly terrifying.
The power of the Eerie was the natural enemy of elental energy.
In Teyvat, where the seven elents reigned supre, if soone truly mastered the Eerie and wielded it freely, wouldn't they beco invincible?
The Eerie was powerful, yet it was bound by rules.
Those who fell under its influence weren't entirely incapable of communication, but they acted purely according to their own twisted will...
Even though Su Yuan possessed a nearly cheat-like ability to rewind ti, giving him multiple chances to correct mistakes, dealing with the Eerie still felt overwhelmingly difficult, like an uphill battle.
But this person—whoever they were—how had they managed to research and even control the Eerie?
Not everyone had the luxury of rewinding ti like Su Yuan.
Each person only had one life—weren't they afraid of getting themselves killed?
"Hah..." Su Yuan let out a deep breath, calming himself down before continuing to read.
[12. Important Intel: To defeat magic, you must use magic. To overco the Eerie, you must fight it with the Eerie.]
Huh?
Su Yuan was utterly dumbfounded.
This was the so-called "important intel" that had been hinted at yesterday?
To be fair, he had already considered this possibility before—that there had to be so kind of force capable of rivaling the Eerie.
But he never expected that the answer would actually be... the Eerie itself.
The problem was that this so-called "important intel" was practically useless!
Su Yuan even felt that it wasn't nearly as significant as the previous revelation in point 11.
If two people under the Eerie's influence appeared at the sa ti, how could you ensure they would fight each other instead of teaming up against you?
This thod was completely unreliable and uncontrollable!
If mishandled, it could lead to an even greater disaster.
Su Yuan continued reading, and sure enough, there was more information—probably the so-called "unexpected event" that had been ntioned before...
[#Special Intel#:Since yesterday's execution was not carried out, the Oratrice canique d'Analyse Cardinale has not received the stabilizing factors required to maintain balance. As a result, the accumulated Judgnt Entropy within it will autonomously detonate tomorrow in an uncontrolled eruption.]
[13. Upon surviving the fifth night, new intel will be unlocked.]
Su Yuan stared at the special intel in shock.
His worst fear had co true...
Holy crap... So this was the so-called "unexpected event"?
How does this look like a good thing at all?!
This ant that all of Fontaine had officially entered its final 24-hour countdown...
No wonder "Focalors" had been so insistent on carrying out executions—turns out it was necessary to stabilize the Oratrice and prevent the impending collapse of the Judgnt Entropy!
Then... was saving Mules and Silver yesterday really the right choice?
There was still no way to reunite them with Navia, and yet, by tomorrow, Fontaine would be destroyed...
Should he have gone to the Fortress of ropide from the very start yesterday, found so ruthless criminals, and had "Focalors" execute them?
Would that have delayed Fontaine's destruction, bought more ti to gather intel, and given everyone a better chance to prepare?
Su Yuan imdiately got out of bed and sprinted toward Neuvillette's office.
Ti was now more precious than ever—every second counted!
If nothing could be changed... then tomorrow would truly be the final day for Fontaine!
............
"Focalors" stared at the trembling Oratrice canique d'Analyse Cardinale before her, sensing the restless, chaotic surge of Lethal Judgent energy within...
She couldn't understand it.
She had clearly followed the instructions yesterday—she had executed two people, her hand piercing through their chests, crushing their hearts and lungs...
In such a state, how could they possibly still be alive?
"Focalors" could feel it—at most, there was only one day left...
Tomorrow... the Oratrice would completely lose control, and all of the Lethal Judgent energy within would erupt...
"Not enough... it's still not enough!!!"
"Focalors" let out a hysterical scream.
"The energy accumulated right now... isn't enough to destroy all of Fontaine!!!"
"Just thinking about how there might be survivors—those lucky stragglers who manage to escape this magnificent explosion..."
"I hate it!!!"
"Why... why is this happening???"
"If everything had gone according to my plan, the prophecy wouldn't have co true, I wouldn't have to shed any more tears... it would have been the perfect ending!!!"
"We should have all just died together, happily, shouldn't we...?"
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