"Be careful, these guys are very cunning!"
Diluc looked at the Knights of Favonius behind him: "All non-Vision holders and Klee, retreat into the city immediately!"
They only dared to come out after the Anemo Archon left, a bunch of vermin from the mud!
Monsters of this level were no longer something ordinary Knights of Favonius could handle, and even experienced Vision holders like them couldn't guarantee victory.
To avoid too many casualties, only the Vision holders could step up.
Jean also cooperated with Diluc, giving orders. She also agreed with this arrangement.
As for Klee, the child was still too young. Such battles should be left to the adults.
"Acting Grand Master, the Knights of Favonius are not afraid of death in battle. How can there be Knights of Favonius who flee from the front line?"
Time was short, and Jean asserted her authority as Acting Grand Master: "Obey the order! Your duty is to protect Mondstadt City, and our duty is to hold back these monsters and await the return of the Anemo Archon!"
"But…"
Bang!
The talking knight was slapped on the head by Kaeya: "What, are you rebelling? You don't even listen to the Acting Grand Master's orders anymore?"
"This… Yes, sir!"
Ruola handed Klee to a knight, preparing to face the monsters with her older brother.
"Ruola-jiejie, I still have a Jumpty Dumpty here. It's very powerful! You just need to infuse it with Pyro elemental energy, any amount will do. It will explode in one minute. This is for you, you must come back safely. Klee will wait for you, and we can go fish blasting together!"
The battle behind them had already begun, but Ruola still knelt down and stroked Klee's little head.
"Your sister remembers. There will be a chance in the future. At that time, your sister will go fish blasting with you, and we'll blast to our heart's content!"
"Mhm, blast to our heart's content!"
After safely putting away the Jumpty Dumpty Klee gave her, Ruola pulled out her polearm and quickly rushed towards the battlefield.
Ruola's polearm was much taller than her entire body. She touched the ground with the spear tip, leaped high with inertia, and swung her flame-covered spear in a wide arc, smashing it down:
"Take this, Scorching Spear!"
A powerful flame-formed slash struck a Ruin Guard.
With a bang, the Ruin Guard split in half, directly cleaved into two, losing all vital activity.
Diluc, who was currently circling a Thunderhelm Lawachurl, happened to see this scene. His worry for his sister lessened considerably, but he still found a moment to say: "Don't get distracted, be careful!"
"Got it, big brother!"
Ruin Guards were just the more common among the guards that appeared here. After dealing with this Ruin Guard, Ruola then encountered a Ruin Grader head-on.
This guy wasn't as easy to deal with; the damage caused by her spear striking its body was very limited.
Seeing the giant creature about to spin, Ruola turned and ran.
She passed between two Hilichurl Chieftains and then ran into the spinning large machine that Lumine had lured over.
The two exchanged glances and understood each other's thoughts.
Under their deliberate enticement, the two Ruin Graders crashed into each other with a bang.
However, to their surprise, the two Graders, due to having the same rotation frequency and opposite rotation directions, perfectly managed to avoid causing damage to each other.
Fortunately, they dragged the two Hilichurl Chieftains next to them into the fray. The two Graders and two Hilichurl Chieftains became entangled for a time, and all four large creatures fell to the ground, heavily injured.
Ruola and Lumine high-fived in celebration, then both stepped forward to finish them off.
The battle situation for the others was also quite good. Diluc alone had eliminated two Hilichurl Chieftains and brought down a Ruin Grader in such a short time. Fischl and Oz were still kiting a Ruin Grader.
Bennett and Razor were ganging up on a Frostarm Lawachurl. Diona and Amber were engaging in a ranged battle with two Ruin Hunters.
What Ruola least expected was Lisa and Noelle.
Lisa's area was scorched black. One of her ultimate attacks eliminated all the monsters around her. Several Hilichurl Chieftains and Ruin Graders directly perished from that single blow. She was undoubtedly the one with the most kills on the field.
However, Lisa could not frequently use that move.
Noelle, facing a group of Ruin Graders and Ruin Guards, single-handedly fought with her sword, displaying the might of an army of thousands.
Especially just now, her jumping sword strike directly brought down a Ruin Hunter flying in the air, leaving the opponent paralyzed on the ground, unable to get up.
Noelle's Favonius Greatsword also shattered, but she took out another Favonius Greatsword and continued fighting.
Ruola, who accidentally witnessed this scene, immediately understood what it meant to have someone even stronger.
At the same time, she also understood one thing.
It turned out that Noelle had been holding back completely when they sparred before!
Looking at Lumine again, her Anemo and Geo elements frequently switched, and the Endless Acuity in her hand was exceptionally sharp, truly befitting a protagonist.
Ruola was also spurred on by a strong competitive spirit, constantly unleashing her ultimate moves.
"Breaching Formation!"
"Enemy Breaker!"
"Blazing Dragon Tornado!"
"Sparks of the Prairie Fire!"
"..."
The battle line was extended, reaching the open area between the Whispering Woods and Mondstadt City.
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The largest Abyss Gate.
Suddenly, a giant hand emerged from the gate, followed by another.
Two large hands forcibly tore open the Abyss Gate, and then a massive Ruin Golem crawled out from inside.
It was a Golem, not the Super Golem from Sumeru, nor a Ruin Guard.
And Malice stood on the Golem's shoulder.
After the Golem emerged, all the Abyss Gates closed.
The Golem didn't care if they were allies or not; with one stomp, several monsters that hadn't managed to escape perished.
Seeing such a giant creature appear, the people of Mondstadt immediately stopped fighting and retreated from the battle circle, and the group of monsters did not pursue.
"Is everyone unharmed!"
"Bennett was hit by fragments from the exploding Ruin Guard!"
Fischl was supporting Bennett.
Ruola turned to look at Bennett and saw a very large bump on his head.
Jean: "Fischl, help him to Barbara for treatment. What about the others?"
No one spoke. In fact, everyone had some injuries, more or less, by this point in the battle, but none were very serious.
Kaeya: "This big guy, what is its origin?"
Lumine pointed at the creature on the Ruin Golem's shoulder:
"I've encountered that guy before. He's very dangerous. Everyone, please be extremely careful!"
Diluc: "Damn it, he's here. Disperse!"
The Ruin Golem's massive fist smashed down, and the people of Mondstadt quickly scattered.
Malice, who had been standing on the Golem's shoulder, instantly vanished. Lumine, who had been watching Malice closely, immediately became alert. She shouted to her surroundings:
"That guy on the Ruin Guard's shoulder has disappeared! Everyone, be careful!"
Malice did not go looking for Ruola. He concealed himself, first arriving at Diluc's location, and launching a sneak attack the moment Diluc dodged the Golem's attack.
Malice's stealth was so complete that even the Archons couldn't detect him, let alone Diluc.
Diluc was struck in his side, lost control of his body, and crashed heavily into a tree, falling to the ground and unable to get up for a long time.
"Big brother!"
"Senior!"
"..."
Everyone was shocked, Ruola was the first to run forward.
"Big brother, how are you? Are you alright?"
Ruola's eyes were red, and little pearls were welling up in her eyes.
Diluc propped himself up from the ground. It hurt, but it wasn't a fatal injury:
"I'm fine. Don't, don't cry. How unsightly."
Kaeya's face was cold as he warily scanned his surroundings. Suddenly, he felt a chill from behind him and, without thinking, attacked behind him.
With a clang of metal, Kaeya's weapon was knocked away, and he stumbled back a few steps, but fortunately, he managed to block the attack.
"Stay alert, that guy is very strong!"
The Golem, which had been ignored for a long time in the distance, once again swung its fist. Originally, it was aimed at Eula's position, but it changed direction midway, and the direction of the attack suddenly became the location of Diluc and his group.
"Oh no!"
Eula, Rosaria, Noelle, and others who were closer immediately rushed forward, blocking in front of Diluc.
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