Back in Fontaine, the incident with the Emperor of Fire and Iron seemed to have already proven something...
When you discover that an individual of a species has been contaminated and controlled by the Eerie, there's a good chance that countless others of the same species have already been taken over as well...
"Tartaglia, can I trust you to handle this Primo Geovishap?"
Su Yuan spoke anxiously to Tartaglia:
"Zhongli and I must return to Liyue Harbor immediately. I suspect that countless Geovishaps and Geovishap Hatchlings are already causing chaos there!!!"
"Hahaha, don't worry, Su Yuan! You and Zhongli hurry back to Liyue Harbor—leave this to me!" Tartaglia responded with a laugh.
Without delay, Su Yuan and Zhongli rushed off toward Liyue Harbor!
As they neared the outskirts of the harbor, they could already hear the sounds of battle... and smell the scent of blood in the air.
Many Millelith soldiers were locked in a desperate battle against the Geovishaps and Geovishap Hatchlings...
Upon seeing this scene, Su Yuan immediately gathered Geo elemental energy within his body and raised a wall of stone between the Millelith and the Geovishaps, trying to temporarily halt their advance...
But it was all to little effect—Geovishaps could burrow underground, and what difference was there between the stone wall and the rock and soil beneath their feet?
The Geovishaps could easily break through...
Still, Su Yuan's arrival on the battlefield brought about a subtle change...
The Geovishaps seemed to sense the presence of ancient Geo Dragon blood within Su Yuan and began gradually converging toward his position...
Whether it was the earlier use of Eerie power to corrupt the bedrock and ley lines to unseal Azhdaha, or the current corruption of the entire Geovishap species with the same power—it all gave Su Yuan a strange feeling...
If the one behind all this is indeed Dottore, then what is his true objective?
Rather than trying to destroy Liyue through these disturbances, it feels more like he's drawing attention and buying time—just like he did back in Fontaine...
Just as Su Yuan was still thinking about how to deal with the approaching horde of Geovishaps, Ningguang's voice rang out nearby:
"Lord Archon, Su Yuan—you've finally returned..."
Ningguang's expression was tinged with sorrow and heaviness.
"Just moments ago, Geovishaps began rioting all around the outskirts of Liyue Harbor. Countless Geovishaps launched a coordinated assault on the city, resulting in the deaths of many Millelith soldiers..."
"Su Yuan, did you notice one particular detail…?"
At that moment, Zhongli suddenly spoke up:
"These Geovishaps… show no signs of any Eerie power upon them."
"Yet even so, given their sheer numbers and the fact that they move in coordinated groups, they still pose a dire challenge for Liyue's Millelith forces..."
"Zhongli, are you saying..." Su Yuan asked, confused.
"We already know that the ones being controlled by the Eerie are, in fact, the Primo Geovishaps…"
"And right now, Tartaglia is in combat with one of them…"
Su Yuan continued speaking:
"It seems these current Geovishaps are merely following the orders of the Primo Geovishaps, launching an assault on Liyue Harbor…"
"So, Zhongli, are you saying that if Tartaglia can slay the Primo Geovishap, then without its command, the rest of the Geovishaps will retreat on their own?" Su Yuan asked.
"In theory, yes. However, from my perspective… even with Tartaglia's specialized training, he may still be unable to slay a creature of the Primo Geovishap's caliber…"
Zhongli was still speaking when Tartaglia appeared not far away.
He waved at Su Yuan and Zhongli, and with a hint of regret, said:
"What a shame. I fought that Primo Geovishap for so long—we were deadlocked. And then, just like that, it burrowed underground and escaped…"
"Su Yuan, the reason these Geovishaps obey the Primo Geovishap is actually quite simple—because it is their superior,"
Zhongli continued:
"But you, possessing the complete bloodline of Azhdaha, along with your remarkable adaptability—on a fundamental level, your status surpasses that of the Primo Geovishap. You are, in essence, the apex, the true superior of all Geo-elemental lifeforms."
"So... Zhongli, you're saying you want me to give orders to the Geovishaps? To make them retreat and bring this disaster to an end..."
Su Yuan spoke with a heavy expression, deep in thought.
"But... I don't even know how to speak their language. If I try to command them, will they even understand me?"
"Su Yuan, language isn't the point at all—it's about presence!"
Tartaglia chimed in:
"If your presence is strong enough, just scare all those Geovishaps off—that'll do the trick!"
Hearing Tartaglia's different perspective, Su Yuan turned to Zhongli, who gave him a firm nod in response.
"Alright then... I'll give it a try."
Su Yuan closed his eyes, feeling the essence of Azhdaha flowing within him, sensing the power of Geo…
Then, he gently stomped the ground and shouted in a deep, commanding voice:
"Geovishaps, Geovishap Hatchlings…"
"Retreat at once—leave Liyue Harbor!!"
His voice wasn't loud, yet it rang out with astonishing clarity and force, instantly echoing throughout all of Liyue Harbor…
All the Geovishaps that had been locked in battle with the Millelith abruptly ceased their attacks.
They either began rolling on the ground or burrowed into the earth—one way or another, they all retreated from Liyue Harbor…
"It actually worked…"
Su Yuan finally let out a sigh of relief and said:
"Now that I think about it, back in Fontaine, Dottore used the water source to transmit Eerie power. That's how he managed to corrupt so many Armored Crab Aberrants in such a short time…"
"If these Geovishaps had also been corrupted and controlled by the Eerie… then this kind of intimidation probably wouldn't have worked at all…"
And in the very next moment, Su Yuan was shocked to see that the light-blue-haired little boy had appeared before him once again!
"Oh? So this is how you resolved it? Big brother, you really are full of surprises…"
The boy smiled as he looked at Su Yuan, and Su Yuan quickly nudged Zhongli and Tartaglia beside him, then pointed straight ahead and said:
"Zhongli, Tartaglia—do you see him? That blue-haired little boy standing right in front of me!"
But to Su Yuan's surprise, both Tartaglia and Zhongli stood completely still, as if frozen in place—unmoving, without the slightest reaction…
No, not just them—everything around him seemed frozen, as though time itself had come to a halt!
No wonder they'd said they had no memory of this boy before.
Could it be that this child possessed such a terrifying ability—to stop time?
Su Yuan took a deep breath, swallowed hard, then looked at the boy and slowly asked:
"Who… are you really???"
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