Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Chapter 504: Chronology (4)

"Oh? A dream? That sounds very interesting. I wonder what kind of dream it is that can make someone like Rednoss keep it secret?" He gently shook the teacup in his hand, his tone filled with just the right amount of curiosity, which was neither overly eager nor enough to guide the conversation.

Mo Yan hesitated. Diablo, after all, was a demon of time and dimension, possessing vast knowledge. Perhaps he could offer a different perspective? However, his cunning and untrustworthiness were also evident.

Kailin didn't think too much about it. Worried about not sharing this "great discovery" with anyone, she immediately jumped in and said, "He dreamt of a black-haired boy carrying a dead body on his back, surrounded by a wicked emperor and his army! The emperor even said the man was too powerful to control, so he poisoned him! In the end, the boy was pierced through the heart by thousands of arrows. It was tragic! The dream also mentioned a country called... Sakhask!"

She spoke very quickly, almost pouring out the core content of the dream in one breath.

Mo Yan didn't hide what he had seen and heard, and told him the entire conversation he had just had with Rednos.

As Diablo listened, the playful smile on his face gradually faded, replaced by a thoughtful expression. He gently set down his teacup, his fingertips unconsciously tapping the tabletop.

"Sahask..." he whispered, his scarlet eyes narrowed slightly, as if searching for something in the long river of memory.

"How about it? Do you know something?" Karen asked with a curious look.

Diablo nodded. "If I remember correctly, this country was once a small gang that ran rampant due to its ambition during the Collapse Era, before the advent of 'Order'."

"A small gang?" Kailin asked doubtfully.

"Indeed, it is said that in an age of disintegration, countless forces like this trample upon the homes of others due to their inflated ambitions. What you saw in your dream is but a tiny fraction of these tragedies." Diablo nodded, his fingertips gently stroking the rim of the teacup, as if touching a forgotten piece of history.

He raised his eyes, and a complex expression flashed in his scarlet eyes, as if he was recalling something, or examining something.

"Sakhask... If I'm not mistaken, this country seems to have been destroyed by divine punishment."

"Divine punishment?" Kailin asked doubtfully.

Diablo nodded. "I heard it was a traveler who gained divine power and destroyed an entire country in a snap of his hand."

Mo Yan's eyes flashed with shock, for this was remarkably consistent with Rednos's earlier description! Could the "traveler" who had destroyed Sahasrsk with a flick of his hand be the corpse carried by the young man in his dream? The "hero" whose immense power had incurred the emperor's suspicion and ultimately led to his death by poison?

Mo Yan's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily. He felt as if he was standing in front of a door leading to a huge secret, and Diablo was holding part of the key in his hand.

"What happened to that traveler?" Karin asked.

Diablo shook his head. "Well, I don't know. It happened so long ago, and the information I have is just hearsay."

"Ah? Why is this happening?" Karen showed a disappointed expression.

Seeing this, Diablo shrugged helplessly. "It can't be helped. After all, this happened before the advent of 'Order'. Besides, before the Sangyang Rebellion, I was constantly traveling between dimensions and the turbulence of time. What I know now is only gradually learned after being summoned by the Sangyang people."

Hearing this, Kailin's eyes immediately turned cold: "Why is it the Sangyang Rebellion again? All along this journey, why do I feel like it's all caused by these guys?"

Diablo's smile froze at that moment.

"Yes, the evil the Sanyang people have committed can never be repaid in future generations. Because of their ambition, Teyvat was almost on the verge of destruction, not to mention the countless families torn apart and lost as a result of their actions. To this day, these wounds are still etched in the bones and blood of the Teyvat continent and have never truly healed."

For the first time, his voice lost its playfulness and became more gloomy, with complex emotions surging in his scarlet eyes.

"They use so-called 'civilization' as a guise, trampling the land and slaughtering lives with the most brutal means. They turn people's homes into experimental fields and treat living lives as consumables for researching forbidden powers. Just like they did to the civilians of Linhui, they tie living people to experimental tables, squeeze every last ounce of their value out of them, and then dispose of them like garbage."

Mo Yan paused. "How rare! As a demon, you actually have compassion."

Diablo gave a wry smile. "Of course, all living things have feelings. How can insects compare to them? Besides, those guys are even worse than insects."

Mo Yan and Kailin exchanged a glance. "I heard you've also joined the anti-Sang Yang alliance?"

"I didn't participate, I created it." Diablo chuckled. "After I left the Sanyang people's experimental base, I went on a long journey. During one of my adventures, I met my friend. Like other civilians, he had been used as experimental material by the Sanyang people. But he was lucky. Not only did he survive after being used as an experimental subject, he also escaped that hell. We hit it off immediately, so we gathered an alien alliance in Linhui and began our journey of resistance."

"Alliance of alien races?" Mo Yan grasped the phrase sharply. "So, it wasn't just humans who rebelled against Sang Yang back then?"

Diablo nodded. "Yes, I heard you've been to Sangyang. You must have seen the Enchantress of Calamity, Emilia, right? She's one of us. Because the Sangyang people wanted to seize the elves' power over the natural elements, they launched an unprecedented massacre against them. Emilia is the only one of her people to survive."

"So your alliance is organized by you, the Six Evil Saints?" Mo Yan asked.

"That's right." Diablo suddenly lowered his head, thought for a moment, and then stood up again. "How about this, if you're really curious, I can take you to see what that era was like with your own eyes."

"Oh, is this okay?" Karen was stunned.

Diablo shook his head. "That's fine. I can take this opportunity to see my friend."

"You won't take this opportunity to escape, will you?" Mo Yan asked coldly.

"Of course not, you're overthinking it."

Diablo smiled, and the next second he raised his hand, creating a faint black rift in space and time. In an instant, the surrounding time froze in place as if forbidden.

The two stood up and looked around in amazement. At this time, Diablo slowly stood in front of the rift and said with a smile, "Let's go. Cross this door and you will see the truth of history with your own eyes."