Genshin Impact: The Sharpshooter of Teyvat

Chapter 972 The Final Procedure

The wind blows from the ground, under Vanessa's big tree.

Wendy, who has degenerated into a wind elf, leaned against a big tree. His body became transparent and could disappear at any time.

While waiting for her own demise, Wendy began to sing poems she had composed and performed.

"Wind, bring the scent of apples, the waves of wheat and the yeast from the Dawn Winery, and pass through the tips of dandelions."

"Wind, carry the fragrance of apples and hide the unspoken gratitude in the little world inside the core."

Just as Wendy closed his eyes, which were as big as black beans, he suddenly realized that something seemed to be standing beside him.

He opened his eyes and found that the man in the top hat was standing beside him.

Seeing Wendy open her eyes, the man in the top hat bowed his head and politely greeted her, "Hello, this is our second meeting, right?"

Wendy recalled the evil aura she had felt in the Whispering Woods more than two years ago, and then she took Tevarin with her to get rid of the devil in front of them.

However, it was all in vain.

Wendy recalled what the devil had said to her: that the person who would destroy the world would be Shao Yun.

However, now he suddenly "woke up" and realized that the one who would truly destroy the world was the devil in front of him!

"You devil! I should have known long ago that the biggest threat is not Shao Yun, but you!" Wendy roared at the man in the tall hat in anger.

However, the man in the top hat just looked at Wendy, who had lost her abilities and degenerated into a wind elf, indifferently, and didn't care about his insults.

He pointed at the sunset in the sky leisurely and said, "Whatever you say. The sunset in the sky is beautiful, isn't it? The starry sky in the endless night is also beautiful."

Wendy had no intention of enjoying the scenery at this moment. She just said sadly: "Everything is over..."

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In this way, Wendy and the man in the top hat stood quietly under the tree, watching the blood-red sunset together.

Time passed minute by minute, and no one knew how long it had passed before the man in the flattering hat broke the silence and started chatting with Wendy in a casual manner.

"I remember that woman named Alice once warned you, but why did you choose to continue fighting?" asked the man in the top hat curiously.

Wendy sneered and replied weakly, "Is it better to wait for death slowly or take a chance of survival? Is that even a question?"

"I don't need to explain much. You all know the pros and cons of this."

When the man in the flattering hat heard the word "gamble", he commented on Wendy.

"No matter how things change, the essence remains the same. In my eyes, you are just a gambler who is unwilling to face reality. You call yourself a god, but you are still stupid."

When Wendy heard the devil call her a "gambler," she said unwillingly, "Gambler? Oh, whatever you want... You win, but before I die, can you tell me your name?"

The man in the flattering hat used his usual excuse, saying, "Countless people have asked me my name, but the truth is, I don't know it."

When Wendy heard the devil's high alert, she cursed, "I, I hate you!"

The man in the top hat began hospice care and said, "Appreciate the world again. Don't be afraid. Death is a good thing. Many people long for it."

When Wendy heard the word "death," her spirit withered again. She muttered to herself, "Death... maybe. If I die, I won't have to worry about anything."

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Just when Wendy had accepted her fate, the man in the top hat suddenly muttered, "Is someone coming?"

Wendy followed the top hat man's gaze and saw a man wearing a bird-beak mask slowly walking towards them.

"Doctor" Dotore, the second-in-command of the Fatui, made the whole scene tense with his arrival.

Dotore walked straight up to the demon, bowed and saluted, and said, "I'm sorry, unknown being, I'm afraid I can't grant you your wish and let you obtain the soul of the wind god."

The man in the top hat made a puzzled sound.

"Ok?"

Dotole ignored the top-hat man's reaction. His eyes fell on Wendy, who was leaning against the tree waiting to die.

Wendy's body has become transparent and her soul may dissipate at any time.

Dotore said to the devil, "I want to make a deal with you. I will spare the life of the Wind God."

The man in the top hat pointed at Wendy, who had transformed into a wind elf and was leaning against a tree, and said calmly, "He has sold his soul to me."

Dotole shook his head, opened his arms, and stated, "Everything can be traded, only the right bargaining chips are lacking. This is a famous saying of Ningguang, the Tianquan Star of Liyue."

"I believe you are a smart person. Just like the rich man Pantalone said: If money can make money, you will never stop!"

The man in the top hat asked back, "Why should I do business with you?"

Dottore presented his research results and asked, "Do you know what 'faith' is?"

The man in the top hat still had his hands behind his back and asked coldly, "What do you mean?"

Dotore began to explain what "faith" is in Teyvat.

"The power of the seven earthly rulers comes not only from their own authority but also from their faith."

"I once used faith to create a god in Xumi! Although the scattered soldiers were killed by Shao Yun, this is enough to prove the power of faith!"

"In Fontaine, the Water God used the 'law-compensation chaos energy' generated by the Fontaine people's faith to smash the Water God's throne, returning the ancient dragon power to the Water Dragon King."

At this point, Dotore told the devil about the deal he made in exchange for the soul of the God of Wind.

"You could simply hold the Wind God hostage and demand that the people of Mond believe in you. This would be a more sustainable approach than simply plundering souls."

When Wendy heard that Dotole was actually asking the Mond people to believe in a devil in exchange for his own life, he was immediately furious and cursed desperately:

"Get lost! Dotole, you lunatic! Even if I die, I will never let the people of Mond believe in a devil!"

Looking at Wendy, who was still trying to build a "chastity arch" for herself, Dotore couldn't help but smile contemptuously.

He scoffed, "Oh? Really? What about you, God of Wind?"

"Didn't you also kidnap a mother and a baby to threaten the father? What do you think is the difference between you and that 'devil'?"

Wendy was left speechless by Dotore's words. She had no way of refutation and could only shut her mouth and fall into silence.

Seeing this, Dottore smiled with satisfaction, then turned to look at the devil and continued to suggest:

"How about this? As long as you agree, you can enjoy the faith of an entire nation! How about it?"

However, the devil is full of contempt and disdain for the word "faith" itself.

It said contemptuously: "Faith? That is nothing more than the blind reliance of those foolish lambs on the unknown."

"Or maybe it's just self-consolation in the face of suffering, and it has no practical use."

After hearing what the man in the top hat said, Dottore couldn't help but shake his head and patiently explained, "No, you're wrong. When you truly experience the feeling of being believed in, you'll know what a wonderful experience it is!"

The man in the top hat looked expressionlessly at Dottore, who was desperately trying to get the Wind God back, and asked:

"Why are you doing this? The death of the Wind God has nothing to do with you."

Dottore opened his arms, his face filled with enthusiasm and pride, and shouted:

"For a great experiment! I once created a god, and now, I want to resurrect him!"

His words revealed an obsession with science and a desire for the unknown, which has surpassed the moral and ethical boundaries of ordinary people.

Then, Dottore's tone became a little crazy, and he continued:

"In my eyes, as long as the goal is great enough, precious lives can become experimental subjects!"

The man in the top hat quietly looked at Dottore, who was morbidly obsessed with science.

However, he was not moved by Dottore's enthusiasm and made a random move.

Wendy, who had originally degenerated into a wind elf, was seen being pulled by an invisible force and slowly flew into the palm of the devil's hand.

The man in the top hat looked at the little wind elf in his hand. It looked like a cute sunny doll, completely powerless to resist.

Then the devil turned to Dottore and said, "Let's do an interesting experiment."

"How many people do you think will be able to believe in him as before?"

Upon hearing this, Dottore quickly asked, "So, you agree to our deal?"

The man in the top hat looked at Wendy in his hand and slowly stated his terms of exchange.

"I can release him, but there's a prerequisite. That is, one of the Mond people must completely lose their 'protection'."

When Wendy heard that the devil wanted to exchange a person for her own life, she recalled the members of the Lawrence family who were "sacrificed".

Wendy then struggled in the devil's grip and protested, "No, I will not give up any Mond people again. No, let me die!"

Dotore doesn't care what Wendy thinks, he is just a "commodity" now.

"Deal!" Dottore agreed on Wendy's behalf.

Wendy roared, "No... Dotole, you have no right to make decisions for me! I will not abandon any Mond people again!"

Dotore explained ruthlessly, "Trading one person for your Wind God's life is an incredible bargain."

"Since you can't make a decision, then I, a villain, can make it for you. It's just right, so you can criticize me from a moral high ground later."

"Oh, by the way, the premise of moral criticism is that I have morals. Unfortunately, I don't have any morals! So, you don't need to worry at all."

Afterwards, the man in the top hat and Dottore traded Wendy, the former god of wind, as an item.

When the devil handed Wendy's body, which had degenerated into a wind elf, to Dotore, Wendy was so weak that he could not even maintain the form of a wind elf.

Fortunately, Dotore was quick enough to put the Wind God, who had degenerated into a wind elf, into a transparent glass bottle.

This was also thanks to the fact that the Fatui purchased objects with the aura of the Wind God in Mondstadt. They extracted some of the Wind God's aura from those objects and made this small object to stabilize the Wind God's body.

Now Wendy is like the energy in Aladdin's lamp, and can only live in this small bottle.

Dotore, abiding by his agreement with the devil, volunteered to ask, "Who is the one you need the Wind God to pay for? Do you need me to bring him over?"

Dottorei mistakenly believed that this was a life for another, and, as the devil had said, it was a Mond.

The scope has been locked, so he can help the devil to end the deal as soon as possible.

But little did they know that the devil had already selected the abandoned lamb.

The man in the top hat shook his head and replied kindly, "No, no, no. I just need you to promise to give up that person on behalf of this little boy with mint in his mouth."

"Now, the deal is done, you can leave."

Seeing that the other party didn't need him, Dotore quickly left with Venti, who had evolved into the "Bottle God", and returned to Mond to report.

The devil looked back at Vanessa's big tree.

Now that the formalities are complete, let's look forward to seeing what crazy actions a believer can take for the God in his heart...

The abandoned lamb was Barbara. Now the God of Wind, through the mouth of Dotore, completely gave up protecting Barbara.

Everything that happens next will be something to watch.

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