Chapter 595: The Wanderer Who Changed His Mind

At this moment, Su Yuan’s heart was filled with tension and unease…

The Wanderer hadn’t taken excessive action against them before, and had even occasionally helped them.

The main reason was because he needed something from them.

He wanted to use the Descender’s remains to reforge a Gnosis, regain access to Irminsul, and track down Dottore to complete his revenge.

But now, the Wanderer no longer seemed to have that concern.

Because the Eerie “Nahida” appeared to have made a deal with him— as long as he captured them, “Nahida” would grant him access to Irminsul.

“Wanderer, aren’t you afraid that Nahida is deceiving you?” Aether shouted at him.

“What if the Nahida who’s been corrupted by the eerie power can’t even use Irminsul anymore?”

“Heh… Traveler, you don’t need to worry about that.”

The Wanderer let out a small laugh and spoke:

“I’ve already verified it. Otherwise, how would I know that Dehya has gone against Nahida’s orders, or that you would come out from this exact place?”

“Even corrupted, a god is still a god. It’s not strange that she can still access Irminsul.”

“Wanderer, think carefully!” Su Yuan called out.

“You’re trying to negotiate with something eerie. You of all people should understand what the eerie truly is. Making a deal with it is the same as bartering your life to a tiger!”

“Yes, Su Yuan, everything you said is correct.”

The Wanderer replied calmly. “But when it comes to rules relating to the eerie, the eerie does keep to them. You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Although Nahida has now imprisoned almost everyone in Sumeru City, do you know who she most wants to imprison?” The Wanderer suddenly asked.

“Who? Don’t tell me… me?” Su Yuan looked puzzled.

“Su Yuan, don’t be so full of yourself.” The Wanderer rolled his eyes and made a face at him.

“Though yes, you are quite important to Nahida…”

“But the one she most wants to imprison— is Grand Sage Azar.”

“That’s only natural. If someone has caused you deep suffering, you want to return that pain in full— everything you suffered, you want them to taste too.”

“I feel the same— which is why I want to chop Dottore into a thousand pieces.”

“Alright. Enough talking…”

The Wanderer stood up from the stone, eerie power gathering around him.

He looked toward the group and said:

“I’ll take you back to the Sanctuary of Surasthana now, and report to Nahida.”

The battle was about to begin.

Su Yuan didn’t hesitate—he summoned the Foul Legacy’s Armament, preparing to use abyssal power to fight.

Kirara and Aether readied themselves as well.

Su Yuan was confident— the Wanderer merely possessed some eerie power.

Both its quantity and quality were nowhere near Dottore’s.

Since he wasn’t in a complete eerie state, Su Yuan believed he could fight him head-on.

But then, something unexpected happened— The Wanderer suddenly withdrew the eerie power from his body.

He no longer looked like he intended to fight.

Everyone stared at him in confusion.

Huh? Weren’t we just about to fight?

What does this mean?

“…Forget it. You can go.”

The Wanderer looked away, speaking with clear disinterest.

“I changed my mind. I don’t want to help Nahida stop you anymore.”

“Why?! Why did you suddenly change your mind?” Paimon asked in shock.

“Because I hate the current Nahida—”

The Wanderer replied, grinding his teeth slightly.

“That condescending attitude… and treating me as a pawn…”

“It’s annoying. It makes me angry.”

“So, I’ll just do the opposite of what she wants.”

“If it makes her furious, then I’ll feel much better.”

Su Yuan and everyone else:

“….”

As expected of the Wanderer.

His way of thinking was as unpredictable as ever.

However, not having to fight was a relief in itself—a risk avoided was always a good thing…

“Wait—Wanderer, you’re not going to sneak attack us once we start leaving, right?” Paimon asked worriedly.

“If I suddenly change my mind again, I might really do something like that, you know.”

The Wanderer replied bluntly.

“So hurry up and get lost, before I do decide to change my mind!”

So, Su Yuan and the others carefully backed away, watching the Wanderer closely to guard against any sudden attacks.

Only after he completely disappeared from their sight, and they had continued forward for quite a distance, did everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief…

“That Wanderer… really is a strange person…” Paimon couldn’t help but mutter.

“But anyway, we avoided a fight, nobody got hurt, so this is definitely the best possible outcome!”

Meanwhile— After Su Yuan and the group had left, the Wanderer remained where he was, not moving for a long while.

Finally, he spoke:

“They’ve already gone so far… yet you’re still lurking here, watching to make sure I don’t do anything, aren’t you?”

“To think that the Princess of the Abyss Order herself is acting like some obsessive stalker, tailing Su Yuan from the shadows… I wonder what exactly you’re planning.”

“Tch… fine. If you won’t show yourself, then there’s no point in me staying here either. I’m leaving.”

With that, the Wanderer summoned the power of Anemo and vanished from the area.

Yes— The Wanderer hadn’t changed his mind just to spite the Eerie “Nahida.”

The real reason was because he sensed Lumine’s presence nearby.

He knew very well that as long as Lumine was guarding Su Yuan and the Traveler from the shadows, he would never be able to succeed.

However—Su Yuan and Aether had no idea about any of this.

Once the Wanderer was gone, Lumine’s figure quietly emerged in the desert.

Beside her stood an Abyss Lector, who spoke respectfully:

“Your Highness, something has occurred within the Order. We require your return to handle it.”

“I understand.” Lumine nodded.

“Once we send them safely to Natlan, we will return.”

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