The seawater continuously washed over the beach, leaving faint blue specks of light.
The closer these light specks were to Tatarasuna, the more noticeable they became.
Upon nearing Tatarasuna, the light specks had coalesced into a continuous expanse, rising and falling with the ocean waves, like the vast, star-filled dust of the heavens, a breathtaking sight.
But beneath this beauty, an endless danger lay hidden.
These were not composed of luminous plankton, but rather pollutants that emerged with the water current when Tatarasuna exploded.
Bai Luo was not in the vicinity when the explosion occurred.
According to those who escaped from Tatarasuna, that night... even the sky was stained with strange colors.
Aside from the luminous objects on the beach, the things in the seawater were also very striking.
At a certain moment, as if by prior arrangement, dozens of small boats sailed out from Yashiori Island together, heading towards Tatarasuna on the opposite side.
Each boat was packed with refugees.
Some, unable to squeeze onto a boat, could only swim behind, but many more simply exhausted their strength and ultimately sank into the surging waves.
Though for them, Tatarasuna ahead was also an unknown.
But compared to the unknown, the deadly Tatarigami was clearly more terrifying.
Bai Luo tightened his grip on his blade, said nothing more, and stepped towards Tatarasuna on the other side of the battlefield.
Only upon truly reaching the center of the battlefield, seeing the blooming Dendrobium everywhere, did Bai Luo understand the brutality of the war.
A gust of wind blew through, and what wafted from the flowers was not a refreshing fragrance, but a chilling scent of blood.
Had Bai Luo not already been accustomed to the smell of blood, walking through this sea of flowers would likely have been a burden.
Fortunately, this situation only occurred in the center of the battlefield; after passing that distance, things improved greatly.
Even the continuous rain showed signs of stopping.
Extending his arm and noticing the rain had lessened, Bai Luo closed his oil-paper umbrella, transforming it back into a reverse-blade sword, and hung it at his waist.
Passing a few warships and traversing the white, flocculent plants that resembled soul banners, Bai Luo finally saw the massive distant mining area—Tatarasuna.
However, what greeted Bai Luo were not Shogunate soldiers, nor bustling refugees, but...
"Join our ranks, and let our military boots thunder across the earth."
After the clear, cold female voice, there was a slightly mocking laugh.
"Hahaha! Join you? Can we be as free as we are now if we join you? I'm afraid it'll be just like the Shogunate, used up and then discarded like trash, uncared for."
"Those who are willing to follow us towards the Polar Star of White Nights, we will never abandon."
The clear, cold female voice rang out again, as if the other party's mockery and anger had no effect on her.
She stood elegantly, every movement, every detail, impeccable.
This was the discipline of the special honor guard.
"Enough nonsense! This woman is dressed so well, she must have valuables on her. Brothers! Kill her!"
This person's voice incited a group of followers, who shouted strangely, and actually formed a square formation like soldiers, swinging their blades at the elegant woman.
"Those who show disrespect shall be punished!"
Her hands, which were originally clasped over her lower abdomen, slowly rose, and the curvaceous woman made a praying gesture.
"The glory of His Majesty, protect me!"
A dreamlike water mirror appeared around her, blocking all attacks while also obscuring her own figure.
"Whoosh—"
Under her control, the water mirror rapidly expanded outwards, and countless ripples of water continuously weaved through the crowd, refracted by the mirror.
Though it was only gentle Hydro energy, at such a speed... the water arrows it formed were no less lethal than iron weapons.
"Monster... a monster!"
The leader, seeing this, was so frightened his legs went weak.
Why did they dare to trouble this woman? Wasn't it because they saw she didn't have a Vision?
They never expected that even without a Vision, she could still manipulate Hydro elements to attack.
If this wasn't a monster, what was it?
"Got you!"
Splashes of water appeared at the man's feet, and in an instant, several water mirrors surrounded him.
He tried to ram his way out, but found that the usually gentle water curtain was now as impenetrable as solid ice. His impact only left slight ripples on the water mirror.
The aura of Hydro condensed beneath his feet, and water splashes visibly formed.
"Boom—"
The water splashes exploded, and the impact force of the compressed water stream released instantly was no less than that of a train. Under the impact of this water flow, the man was directly turned into a rain of blood.
Shards of flesh and blood fell like rain, sprinkling onto the Dendrobium flowers, making them even more enchanting.
Having done all this, the woman once again resumed her previous elegant posture and looked towards Bai Luo on the opposite side.
Bai Luo had not concealed his aura, simply because there was no need; after all, only his fellow Fatui were around.
As Bai Luo was wondering whether to show off a bit, to his surprise, the other party actually bowed to him.
"Greetings, Harbinger, Your subordinate, Tatyana, salutes you."
"Tatyana?"
Bai Luo thought for a moment. Wasn't the Mirror Maiden who came with him to Inazuma named Tatyana?
Unfortunately, he hadn't yet been able to deepen their relationship before she was borrowed by Scaramouche for the Delusion Factory, along with his beloved subordinate, A-Qi.
In fact, according to regulations, after A-Qi left the training unit, he could have long since discarded his codename and performed missions under his real name.
But Bai Luo still liked the name A-Qi.
Because it felt familiar.
"It's not convenient to talk here, please follow me, Harbinger."
Although the Mirror Maiden was blind, her other senses were superhuman.
She had already sensed that the Hydro energy she had released had attracted the attention of the Tenryou Commission's front-line camp.
If they didn't leave quickly, it might cause trouble.
Bai Luo looked at the distant firelight, nodded at Tatyana, and followed her along the beach to the other end of Tatarasuna.
"Weren't you at the Delusion Factory? How did you end up here?"
Looking at the Mirror Maiden before him, Bai Luo couldn't help but sigh again.
She was too damn tall.
Even though Bai Luo's height was considered rather tall among normal people, standing next to Tatyana, he looked like a child.
The most captivating feature was her smooth back.
The Fatui insignia on her back outlined perfect curves.
Faint blue veins started from her arms and spread upwards, reaching her shoulders.
This must be the secret to her being able to control elemental power even without a Vision.
Unfortunately, this technology was top-secret within the Fatui; apart from the Tsaritsa, only a few major research-focused Harbingers like Dottore knew about it.
Otherwise, Bai Luo would definitely have learned it.
However, considering the attitudes of the Fatui Harbingers, Bai Luo seemed to understand why the Tsaritsa made such a decision.
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