I'm a male god in Liyue

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Ying took a sip of water to wash away the bitterness in her mouth and said, "It should feel better now."

Ke Lai silently tidied up the medicine bowl and said, "Ying, Paimon, I need to go out for a bit."

Ying and Paimon were somewhat surprised: "Huh? Didn't we just come back from our patrol? Why are we going out again?"

"I've encountered some unexpected situations... The other patrolmen discovered the dead zone and can't handle it. My master isn't in the fortress either. I have to go check it out."

Ying exclaimed in surprise: "Dead Zone?"

Cole nodded and said, "Yes, it's the thing I mentioned to you before."

Paimon quickly said, "But isn't that thing very dangerous?"

"Yes," Cole said earnestly, "that's precisely why we have to deal with it as soon as possible. The ranger who found it said it might still be in its expansion phase, and if left unattended, the entire area will lose its vitality."

Ying looked at her and said, "But you told us you have no experience dealing with the [Dead Zone]..."

Cole nodded and said, "Although I have no experience, my master told me how to deal with the [Dead Zone] before, so you don't need to worry..."

"How could we not be worried?"

"..."

Cole suddenly laughed.

"Colai..."

"I am very happy."

"Eh?"

"I am so glad to have friends like you who are worried about me."

"This isn't a matter of being happy or unhappy!"

"No, you don't understand... Anyway, you don't need to worry about my safety. I promise I will come back safely."

Cole said to Ying and Paimon with a serious expression.

Looking into her incredibly sincere eyes, Ying sighed, then stood up and said, "I'll go with you."

Cole was taken aback: "Huh?"

Ying said, "Although I don't have the Eye of God, I can still use elemental power."

Paimon said, "I'll go with you!"

Cole looked at the determined expressions on their faces.

At this moment, she finally recognized them as partners she could rely on.

She smiled again, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go together then."

With her current strength, she doesn't actually need Ying and Paimon's help, but their kindness is truly commendable.

It's just a dead zone. Ying and Paimon are traveling in Sumeru, and they might encounter the dead zone in other places. It would be beneficial for me to take them there to see it for themselves.

Even if Ying faints again, she can protect them and bring them back safely.

"Then let's go!"

"set off!"

--

Deep into the valley.

Cole stopped and said, "Stop, don't go any further, look carefully into the distance."

Paimon followed her finger and looked over there: "In the distance... ah, it looks gray over there, and the plants all look withered."

Ying observed more closely: "There's something like ash in the air..."

Paimon said weakly, "I feel a little scared."

Ke Lai said seriously, "That is the [Dead Zone]. Next, we will enter the interior of the [Dead Zone]. There we can find the [root cause] of the Dead Zone. Master said that as long as we destroy them, we can save this area."

Ying nodded and said, "I'll go with you, Paimon. You wait for us outside."

Paimon said with some concern, "You guys be careful."

Ying laughed and said, "Don't worry, we've been through many things that were even more dangerous than this, haven't we?"

Paimon thought about it and said, "I believe you!"

Ke Lai and Ying walked together into the depths.

The further you go in, the more you feel a growing discomfort.

Kolei cautioned her, "Even if you have elemental power, you'll feel extremely uncomfortable inside. If you can't hold on, come out and rest; after all, this is a matter of life and death."

Ying felt a little strange listening to this.

Please, although I don't have the Eye of God, I am a legendary adventurer, and I have mastered four elemental powers.

You are merely a holder of a Grass-type Eye of God.

I think I can last longer than you, right?

But seeing how concerned Ke Lai was, Ying didn't know what to say and could only nod in agreement: "You too."

We entered the [Dead Zone].

Cole pointed to a black and red object and said, "This is it. These are the [branches] that maintain the Dead Zone. We need to destroy them all."

Ying nodded and said, "I understand."

The two carefully inspected this "dead zone," destroying all the "details."

Kolei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "All the complications have been cleared away, now we can deal with the [Dead Domain Tumor]."

Ying asked curiously, "【Dead Zone Tumor】?"

Kolei said, "Yes, look over there, that's the source of the [Dead Zone]. Generally speaking, it's guarded by powerful, corrupted demons."

While observing, Ying said, "Then I'll go deal with the monsters later, and you take the opportunity to destroy the [Dead Domain Tumor]."

Cole shook his head and said, "No, I'll deal with the monster myself."

Ying smiled and said, "Colette, are you worried about my health? Don't worry, as long as I don't smell that scent, I'll be fine... Is the monster you're talking about that one?"

Kolai also saw it: "Yes, it seems to be a terrestrial aquatic mushroom, but after being corrupted by the [Dead Zone], the monster's personality usually becomes more brutal."

Ying nodded, then, wielding her one-handed sword, charged towards the mushroom beast: "Leave it to me!"

Ke Lai felt a little helpless, but also a little warm inside.

She knew Ying was worried about her and afraid she wouldn't be able to convince herself, which was why she took on this more dangerous mission first.

"Be careful."

Afterwards, Cole also prepared to destroy the [Dead Domain Tumor].

Although Ying hadn't fought many mushroom beasts, Kolai had taught her about them along the way.

Moreover, she herself is an experienced adventurer.

We do not seek victory, but rather stability.

All I need to do is draw its aggro.

When Cole arrives, the two of them will take it down together.

Ying's idea is correct.

However, some unexpected things still happened.

When the [Dead Domain Tumor] sensed the threat, the mushroom beast completely abandoned Ying, disregarding its own injuries, and roared as it desperately attacked Kolai.

Oops!

As Ying chased after him, she shouted, "Colette, watch out behind you!"

Cole turned his head sharply and saw the huge mushroom beast hurtling towards him.

My master never told me that the demon would go mad like this in the end...

A thought flashed through Cole's mind.

Then, she murmured it to herself.

Transform.

From Ying's perspective, all she could see was the enormous mushroom-like body that obscured Kolei's small body.

Just when she was extremely worried about it.

The giant fungus suddenly froze in mid-air.

Then, it fell to the ground.

Cole's small body was revealed from behind, completely unharmed.

???

what happened?

Ying stared blankly at the monster corpse on the ground and the innocent-looking Kolai.