Dvalin flapped his wings, and a fierce gust of wind swirled into wind blades, shattering the sword light in a few strikes.
"He's truly strong," Eula said seriously; she hadn't held back at all just now.
Dvalin didn't stop, continuing to flap his wings and stir up wind blades, targeting Jean's barrier.
Everyone didn't want Dvalin to continue draining Jean's stamina and all wanted to stop him, and among them, one person took the lead.
A white figure leaped up, Lumine condensed Anemo element power under her feet, greatly increasing her jumping ability.
The sword in her hand was imbued with Anemo element, and in a few strikes, she cut through the incoming wind blades.
Although Lumine's power was sealed, her swordsmanship was still top-notch, calmly shattering all the dense wind blades that came her way.
"Look out!" Paimon exclaimed.
Lumine had just finished clearing the dense wind blades in front of her when she saw a thick dragon tail whip over; she had no time to dodge and could only barely raise her sword to block in front of her.
Lumine blocked the blow and wasn't injured, but the terrifying force still sent her flying; with such momentum, she would likely be seriously injured upon landing.
Paimon had already flown behind Lumine, extending her small hand to try and catch Lumine, but her strength was too meager to stop such momentum.
An Geo construct propped up a petite figure; this small woman extended both hands towards the two people flying over.
"Leave it to me."
Noelle caught Lumine and Paimon, one in each hand; the immense power seemed nonexistent before Noelle, and she didn't even lean back.
However, the Geo construct beneath her feet showed faint cracks.
"Thank you," Lumine said.
"Phew~, you scared me to death! Lumine, are you okay?" Paimon said frantically.
Lumine nodded, indicating she was fine.
At the same time, after attacking Lumine, Dvalin didn't have time to dodge either, and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, striking Dvalin's back.
Dvalin's speed was very fast, making it difficult for ordinary attacks to hit him. Lisa seized the interval after Dvalin's large movement to attack, finally hitting him.
This strike also left Dvalin feeling unwell, and he ascended to a higher altitude, putting distance between himself and everyone.
Such a height made everyone quite helpless; their attacks found it difficult to reach Dvalin.
Even Amber's flaming arrows, which had the longest attack range, couldn't do anything to Dvalin.
But Amber didn't get discouraged, shooting at the wind blades Dvalin condensed while looking for opportunities to attack Dvalin.
Venti was also considering whether it was time to act. The Knights of Favonius had done very well; in a normal fight, Dvalin would also find it difficult to defeat the Knights of Favonius.
However, the Knights of Favonius did not wish to harm Dvalin, focusing more on defense, which gave Dvalin the chance to create distance.
Just as Dvalin's attention was focused on the Knights of Favonius, a firebird flew out from the side.
The attack came suddenly; when Dvalin noticed it and tried to dodge, he was restricted by Lisa's electro-shock and Amber's arrows, and that momentary restriction made it impossible for him to dodge the blow.
The firebird struck Dvalin, and Dvalin let out a cry of pain.
However, this pain also made Dvalin regain his composure slightly. He shook his head and looked in the direction of the Knights of Favonius, with no hatred in his eyes, but rather a hint of relief.
Dvalin left, and the sun reappeared in the dim sky. Thanks to the protection of the Knights of Favonius, Mondstadt suffered no losses.
"You all did very well."
Venti smiled, no longer feigning sleep, and said, "Bartender, a bottle of wine."
"How can you sleep through all that, Roving Bard?" the bartender said nervously.
"Dvalin left?" Amber put down her longbow.
"Yes, we succeeded," Lisa said with a smile. In truth, she was also a bit tired; the constant attacking and defending were truly exhausting.
Even more exhausted than her was Jean. At this moment, Jean could no longer stand, kneeling on one knee, supporting herself with the Favonius Sword, which kept her from collapsing.
She hadn't attacked during the battle, but her defense had covered almost half of Mondstadt. Such an exaggerated ability, even though the battle didn't last long, had left her completely drained.
"Sister… Acting Grand Master," Barbara rushed over nervously. She wasn't a combatant and could only watch from the side just now.
Gentle Hydro element covered Jean's body, healing the fatigue from her exhaustion and some minor injuries on her body.
Dvalin's attacks were too dense; even with everyone working together, they couldn't guarantee blocking all of them.
Fortunately, all the highly destructive attacks were blocked, so even if there were injuries, they were only minor.
Barbara took turns healing everyone.
"Traveler, thank you for your help," Jean said to Lumine after recovering.
After all, Lumine's identity was merely that of a Traveler; even if she hadn't participated in the battle just now, no one could have said anything. Helping was kindness, not helping was her right.
Lumine shook her head, indicating, "Everyone is here, so of course I should help."
"Everyone" in her words referred to Amber, Eula, and others; these people had already been regarded as friends by Lumine.
Of course, this also included Jean and Lisa, as Lumine had already met them after arriving in Mondstadt due to the book.
"That's right, that's right, there's also delicious Sweet Madame here, how could it be destroyed," Paimon added.
"Haha, is that so? Thank you, little Paimon," Jean said with a smile.
"Two, as a token of sincerity, I would like to bestow upon you the title of Honorary Knight. I wonder if you would accept?" Jean bowed slightly.
"Honorary Knight? Sounds very impressive, Lumine, you should accept," Paimon said.
"Since Paimon said so, I'll reluctantly accept," Lumine said, taking advantage of the situation while still playing coy.
Kaeya, while receiving treatment, looked towards the distant alley.
This awkward guy, he clearly helped out, so why isn't he willing to show himself?
At this moment, the awkward guy had already returned to the Angel's Share and snatched Venti's wine.
"You still owe me from before."
"Eh!? How can you do that!?" Venti reached out his 'Erkang hand'.
Diluc stared at Venti for two seconds, then finally returned the wine to Venti.
Although Venti didn't act this time, Diluc was even more convinced that Venti was the Anemo Archon.
"Defeating Dvalin is worth celebrating. This drink is on me."
"Long live Boss Diluc!" Venti was happy. "Dvalin, you're a truly good dragon. Even like this, you help me earn wine."
"But now I also understand the current situation in Mondstadt. It's time to deal with the troublesome Abyss Order. They actually set their sights on the East Wind Guardian…"
In another tavern in Mondstadt, the Cat's Tail Tavern, Diona saw the battle end and said, "I'm going out to help, Miss Margaret."
After speaking, she scurried out.
Margaret watched Diona leave without saying anything, instead taking out a book, 'teyvat travelogue: Prologue: Act I'.
"It actually happened?"
Margaret was incredibly shocked; this wasn't just a simple novel after all?
Now, apart from characters like Lisa, even ordinary people realized the extraordinary nature of this book.
'Emotion Value Gained: 100'
'Emotion Source: Margaret'
'Emotion Content: The content of the book, is it the future?'
Lin Qiu's emotion value surged, all contributed by everyone in Mondstadt.
"Oh? Dvalin attacked Mondstadt?" Seeing this, Lin Qiu also guessed what was happening.
"Perfect, Act II of the novel is also about to be released."
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Character Voice Line · Lin Qiu: About Jean
"Jean, ah, she's truly amazing. With so much workload, if it were me, I would have resigned long ago. She could clearly debut as an idol with her looks and her sister. Maybe then we'd really get to see Jean wearing white stockings."