Chapter 131 – 131: Osial’s Wife?

Lightning cracked across the sky, illuminating the entire sea.

A vortex emerged from the ocean, and a pale blue sea serpent surged from its depths, letting out a piercing roar toward the heavens.

The creature resembled a serpent of the seas, with twin whiskers on its face, what appeared to be a single horn on its head, and a row of dorsal fins along its back. Its body was covered with pale blue patterns, which made it appear both menacing and mysteriously majestic.

Just the sight of its massive form was overwhelming enough, but now that it had fully emerged, it made the heavens and earth tremble. Its mountainous size gave the illusion that it was propping up the very sky.

“Are we… really supposed to fight that thing?”

A sailor standing beside Kaedehara Kazuha gripped his Lithic Spear so tightly it nearly slipped from his hands.

He had stayed behind because, as a Vision-bearer, he thought himself stronger than ordinary folk and believed he’d have an advantage against such foes.

But now…

All he could feel was despair.

Yet, facing the sea serpent, Beidou showed no fear. Instead, the lightning surrounding her grew even brighter.

“Stormbreaker!!”

As Beidou charged toward the sea serpent, it retaliated.

Water elemental energy gathered in its maw, compressed into a torrent, and then unleashed in a massive blast.

The colossal stream of water engulfed Beidou and her sea mountain phantom in an instant.

“Support the Captain!”

Kazuha moved like the wind, gathering the chaotic sea breezes around him into a sharp wind blade and striking at the sea serpent.

“Yeah! We took down Haishan—why should we fear a snake?”

“Heh! Maybe after this battle, I’ll earn myself a Vision too!”

Kazuha’s words reignited the fighting spirit of the crew.

The first to act was the sailor wielding the Lithic Spear. Seeing Beidou facing off against the serpent, his adrenaline surged, and steady Geo energy began gathering on his weapon, transforming it into a rock spear.

He had grown up hearing tales of the Geo Archon, admiring the stories of “rock spears falling like rain” as told by storytellers.

Unfortunately, his family had been too poor to afford a Black Tassel, so he’d made do with the Lithic Spear that Beidou had gifted him. Even after he’d earned enough money later, he couldn’t bear to replace it.

Thus, he became a sailor who wielded a claymore like a spear.

Perhaps he couldn’t summon a rain of rock spears like the Geo Archon, but a single spear? That, he could manage!

With his example, the rest of the crew began to move.

Flaming arrows, sharp wind blades, icy shards, someone’s flying sandal, a cracked belt—all manner of attacks rained upon the serpent.

Those with Visions used their elemental skills, while those without manned the ballistae and cannons.

Even the ship’s cook charged out wielding a cleaver and a salted fish, ready to join the fray.

While the serpent could shrug off ballistae and cannon fire, attacks imbued with elemental energy began to have an effect.

The pressure that Beidou had been under began to ease, and with the crew’s support and the gusts of wind summoned by Kazuha, she found an opening to strike the serpent again.

However, they had all overlooked one thing.

“Since ancient times, those who fight on the left side of the wave have lost, except for that pig Dyna.”

Bai Luo, who had kept his hand resting on his sword hilt, watched the others fighting fervently and couldn’t help but mutter.

But given the dire situation, the Crux had no choice.

Besides, this is the continent of Teyvat, and the law of losing on the left side of the wave should not affect here… right?

Indeed, the remaining three ships had gathered almost all of the Vision-bearers from the fleet, leaving only a small number behind to guard the merchant vessels at Beidou’s orders.

If they didn’t return… who would ensure the safety of the merchant ships?

As a result, the sea serpent was beginning to falter under the relentless assault, its water-based attack nearly collapsing.

Just as Bai Luo thought the battle was nearing its end, a sudden shift occurred.

“Roooar—!”

Another deafening roar tore through the air. Lightning from the dark clouds struck the ocean once again, forming three new whirlpools.

From these whirlpools emerged three more sea serpents. Together with the one Beidou was battling, they completely surrounded the three warships, including the Alcor.

The four sea serpents appeared identical in form, with no discernible differences, but their threat level was equally immense.

“This… this can’t be happening…”

Kazuha, standing atop the lookout post, stared at the four monstrous beasts with despair seeping into every corner of his being.

Just one serpent had required the combined efforts of nearly a hundred people across three ships to barely hold at bay. With four of them… even if the entire Crux is here, it would likely make no difference.

Boom—!

Beidou, who had been gaining the upper hand in her beam clash with the first serpent, finally faltered as the other three appeared.

The phantom of the thunderous sea mountain shattered, and she was hurled backward by the high-pressure water blast.

If not for Kazuha dispersing some of the force with a burst of sea winds, she might have been thrown straight through the hull of the Alcor and plunged into the treacherous depths below.

“What are these things?”

With Kazuha’s support, Beidou steadied herself. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, instinctively reaching for her flask, only to recall she’d emptied it before the battle and thrown it into the sea.

“Have you heard of Osial?”

A new flask was tossed her way, accompanied by Bai Luo’s voice.

Clad in his signature crimson robe, the Reverse Blade Sword cradled in his arms, Bai Luo’s eyes scanned the four sea serpents intently.

“That Which Lies in the Deep?”

Of course Beidou had heard of Osial.

Not just her—ask any Liyue native, and they could recount the tale of That Which Lies in the Deep with vivid detail.

The “great demon of the seas” that storytellers often spoke of was none other than the That Which Lies in the Deep Osial, sealed beneath the ocean by the Geo Archon.

“Wait, are you saying… this is Osial?”

Realization dawned on Beidou, and she shot a sharp glare at Bai Luo.

If it weren’t for the current overwhelming situation, she’d have been tempted to give him a good scolding for saying something so demoralizing.

The crew was already shaken, surrounded by four massive sea serpents.

If they learned these creatures were linked to the infamous That Which Lies in the Deep Osial, it would crush what little morale they had left.

Why was it that, among the many demons the Geo Archon had vanquished, Osial was the one so often mentioned in stories?

Because the fear the That Which Lies in the Deep inspired was unparalleled.

The people of this land had faced waves as tall as mountains and woken in terror from their beds as tsunamis shook the earth beneath them—all remnants of Osial’s wrath.

But why, Beidou wondered, was the That Which Lies in the Deep, said to have been sealed by the Geo Archon, manifesting here, in these far-flung seas?

“She’s not Osial,” Bai Luo corrected with a sigh, glancing at the system prompt that appeared before him. “She’s Beisht, Avenger of the Vortex. According to legend, she’s the last loyal follower of the That Which Lies in the Deep… and also—Osial’s wife.”

“Osial’s wife?”

Beidou blinked, her brow furrowing deeper. The information sounded absurd, and yet something about it made her grip the flask tighter.

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