"It's fine. If lighting them up still doesn't let us in, I'll just cut open the entire ground." Shiki said nonchalantly, then waved her hand, sending an Electric Arc onto the element Monument.
Ding-a-ling.
It was still that familiar sound effect, and the symbol representing the Electro element appeared above the element Monument.
The method for lighting up element Monuments has always been simple: use a torch for the Pyro element, or splash water for the Hydro element. The main difficulty lies in the monument's location.
For example, the next one.
"Today, I'll show you a performance: dismantling a Ruin Grader bare-handed." Shiki said while stretching her shoulders.
Behind this broken Sakura tree was a Ruin Grader currently sleeping. In the game, you had to wait for it to wake up to deal DMG, but in reality, Shiki could dismantle it before it even stood up.
Sensing a creature nearby, a flash of light appeared in the Ruin Grader's core. Then, the pistons on its body began to move. According to its programming, it would stand up in a few seconds.
However, the program seemed not to have instructed it on how to handle the following scene.
Shiki's right hand was enveloped in lightning. She followed the Lines of Death and plunged her hand directly into the Ruin Grader's core. When she said bare-handed dismantling, she meant bare-handed dismantling.
"Honeydew..."
After issuing a meaningless command, the Ruin Grader's massive body, which was just about to stand up, slumped back down. Only this time, it would never stand up again.
Shiki lightly shook her hand and threw the damaged Chaos Core onto the ground.
The energy that the Ruin series robots rely on has never been electricity, but the Ley Lines. Otherwise, how could they fight against the Seven Archons?
Furthermore, their ability to function for the past few hundred years is due to Ley Line energy. If it were electricity, it would have long since dissipated.
But how to store and utilize the Ley Lines is a secret known only to Khaenri'ah's scientists.
Oh, perhaps the Fatui's Doctor counts as one?
Forget it, now is not the time to think about this. There are still two monuments waiting for her to light up.
After walking around the Sakura tree and lighting up all the monuments, accompanied by the sound of grinding stones... the scene remained completely unchanged.
"Huh? Why is it like this?" Inagi Hotomi expressed confusion.
"It's inside this tree. Don't worry, I'll just cut an opening to get in."
Shiki enchanted Kujikanesada and entered Lightsaber Mode. After signaling the Inagi Shrine Maiden to step back, she cut a door out of the tree trunk as if slicing tofu.
"Done. By the way, did you bring the Mementos Lens?"
"I brought it, I brought it." Inagi Hotomi nodded, taking the Mementos Lens out of her backpack.
'This... that fellow Hiiragi Hiroshi!!!'
Hana Sanri's angry voice came from her mind. What a waste of heavenly resources! How did her Catalyst end up looking like this!
'I didn't expect you to know the ancestor of the Hiiragi Clan. Being able to establish Ritou makes him a decent person, but unfortunately, all his descendants think about now is how to squeeze Mora out of the populace.'
Shiki conversed with Hana Sanri in her mind, while Inagi Hotomi used the Mementos Lens to open the sealed stone door. And so, they jumped down while talking.
'To be honest, among the current Three Commissions, only the Kamisato Clan, serving as the Yashiro Commission, is decent. Unfortunately, they suffered some unknown misfortune years ago, causing all responsibilities to pile up on the two siblings.'
'The Kanjou Commission openly steals money, while the Tenryou Commission is obsessed with power, acting recklessly without considering the consequences, believing they have the invincible Raiden Shogun backing them.'
Hana Sanri fell silent. Inazuma was not like this back then, but no family can prosper forever. Something would happen to the Hiiragi Clan and the Kujou Clan sooner or later.
After easily resolving the Filth, Shiki carried Inagi Hotomi and flew out using the Thunder Sphere. Thus, the first phase of the Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual was complete.
As for the second phase, it was the Tumor of Filth at the bottom of Mt. Yougou. This thing was difficult to deal with. Not only did it form Kairagi to protect itself, but the surrounding environment was also the extremely detrimental Thunder calamity.
Thunder calamity is equivalent to a nuclear power plant with a leaking reactor. Although it's not radiation, the severely excessive Electro element and the gas formed by the Filth are enough to completely destroy a person's organs within five minutes.
Therefore, before going to the mountain bottom, they must be fully prepared, for example, how to ensure they don't take DMG under the Thunder calamity.
"Yae Miko, what exactly do you plan to do about the Thunder calamity at the bottom of the mountain?"
Shiki said impatiently inside the Grand Narukami Shrine.
This Fox made her wait here for ages, and kept changing the subject. Seriously, this is your home! You shouldn't be slacking off this much, right?
It was like having a leaking nuclear reactor in her own basement, yet Yae Miko, this Fox, could still lie comfortably on the sofa and sleep. How ridiculous is that?
After cleaning up the fifth area of Filth, the group took a carriage back to Konda Village, and Shiki immediately teleported them to the Grand Narukami Shrine. Unexpectedly, Yae Miko had this kind of attitude.
Let alone her, anyone would find it annoying.
"Oh dear, don't be angry. Of course, there's a way to resist the Thunder calamity. Take this Omamori."
Yae Miko smilingly handed over an Omamori, or rather, forced it into Shiki's hand.
"What? Is Lady Yae Miko, who possesses both beauty and wisdom, planning to use this single Omamori to resist the Thunder calamity?" Shiki looked at the pink Omamori in her hand and couldn't help but speak sarcastically.
It's fine if you use this thing to fool the Big Blonde Idiot, but you want to fool her too?
"Oops, I've been found out~"
"Don't change the subject! Quickly, tell me how to handle this!"
"Hmph, you're no fun to tease. The Divine Sakura remembers the aura of those who perform the Cleansing Ritual. In other words, as long as you go down, the Divine Sakura will keep you safe."
"Besides you and that Tanuki, only Inagi Hotomi's aura has been recorded. But having her nearby would only distract you both, wouldn't it?"
"Are you saying you're forced to watch the show?" Shiki's eyebrow twitched slightly. She currently felt the urge to draw her sword and chop this Fox.
"Mhm~ If you put it that way, you're not wrong. Good luck. The Omamori will bless you."
"Do you know what? Right now, I really want to cleave you in two."
Shiki felt she was about to explode, so she decided that out of sight, out of mind. After speaking, she grabbed Ioroi and jumped directly off the Grand Narukami Shrine.
The Barrier surrounding the bottom of the mountain, which players commonly call Nuclear Wastewater, had already been dispelled by Hana Sanri. Using her Wind Glider, Shiki slowly floated down from the entrance.
What met her eyes was a world saturated with purple. Beneath the layers of twisted tree roots was the tightly bound Warding Barrier.
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