"Eeeek! Eeeeeek!!!!"
Magbasa let out an unprecedented, miserable shriek, its two eyes spinning wildly.
This Demon King Beast, once so majestic, was now pinned under the foot of the sky judicator like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.
The weight of the mech made even struggling futile; it could only paw helplessly at the ground, digging out several deep trenches.
"Don't run away!"
Jesse's voice echoed across the battlefield via the external speaker system.
"Weren't you having fun beating us up earlier?"
The sky judicator swung the shield of the end, smashing it against the back of Magbasa's head with a loud "clang."
"Hit us again, I dare you!"
"Awooooh!!!"
Magbasa's screams, accompanied by the metallic echo of the shield striking it, formed an absurd symphony.
Inside the cockpit, the quartet of mischief-makers were pointing fingers at the Demon King Beast via the holographic screen:
"Look at that expression! Doesn't it look like the Abyss Mage we beat up last week?"
"I think it looks more like Klee when he gets caught by Grand Master Jean!"
"Should we hit it a few more times?"
"How about we draw a mustache on it?"
"Are you four insane?!"
Lumine finally reached his limit and slammed his fist onto the control panel.
"Hurry up and finish the fight quickly!"
His roar shook the entire cockpit.
"Ah! Right!"
the quartet were startled rigid and scrambled to grab the control sticks.
In this brief moment of chaos, Magbasa seized the opportunity and violently struggled.
Its sharp wings scraped a stream of sparks across the sky judicator's leg armor, and its massive body finally broke free.
Its two eyes flashed with the relief of survival, and it desperately flapped its wings, trying to escape.
"Trying to run?"
Red light flared in Zane's eyes.
The sky judicator spun with incredible agility, its right leg sweeping out with a sound that tore through the air.
"Bang!"
This whip kick precisely struck Magbasa's waist, and the terrifying impact caused both its eyes to bulge out simultaneously, nearly popping from their sockets.
Accompanied by the grating sound of shattering bones, the fifty-meter-tall Demon King Beast was kicked high into the sky like a rag doll.
"Form Conversion!"
Lumine decisively pressed the combination key. The shield of the end instantly decomposed into countless nano-units, adhering like flowing water to the heavenly principles star-slaying sword.
The two divine weapons reformed in a burst of light, turning into a super-giant Battleship Slaying Blade inscribed with star patterns.
The sky judicator gripped the sword with both hands, and the energy circuits at the mech's joints all lit up.
The six thruster sets on its back simultaneously erupted with overload, scorching the ground within a hundred-meter radius into a glassy state.
"Eternity God-Demon Annihilation Slash!!"
As the five people shouted in unison, the greatsword no longer unleashed a simple beam of light
—
but a spatial rift spanning heaven and earth! Where the brilliant sword light passed, even light was twisted and swallowed.
Magbasa watched in despair as this destructive torrent approached, but it didn't even have time to scream.
"BOOM— — — —!!!!"
The moment of impact, the sky seemed to be split in two.
The blinding white light was visible across the entire continent of Teyvat, and the explosion's shockwave tore a hole several kilometers in diameter through the clouds.
When the light dissipated, Magbasa had not left behind a single cell; only the smell of scorching in the air proved it had ever existed.
"Click."
The greatsword separated back into the sword and shield, and the sky judicator struck a cool pose, as if sheathing a blade.
"Done and dusted!"
the quartet high-fived in celebration. Jesse even tried to open the hatch for a backflip, but Lumine glared him back inside with a death stare.
In Mondstadt City far away, the entire Knights of Favonius was petrified.
Venti's wine bottle shattered for the third time, and he muttered, "Is this batch of Honorary Knight... perhaps a bit too strong?"
Paimon counted the stars in the sky (which were actually points of light left by the explosion): "1, 2, 3... Huh? Why are there so many extra ones?"
— — — — — —
Inazuma Tenryou Commission Secret Base
"Dig fast! All of you, hurry up!"
Kujou Sara's sharp shout echoed through the valley.
"By the order of the Raiden Shogun, we must find the source that threatens 'eternity'!"
Hundreds of workers were frantically excavating the mountain where lei dou zi - mecha name had appeared.
The Fatui were also mixed in, occasionally "accidentally" pouring dirt into the Shogunate Army's shoes.
A certain Snezhnaya Agent was secretly using a Kamera to film the terrain, but the Tengu Damselette shattered his lens with an arrow.
"Lord Kujou!"
A Samurai ran over excitedly.
"We found a metal plate inscribed with strange symbols!"
Everyone gathered to look
—it was a Fatui instrument.
Everyone: "..."
"Bastards!"
Kujou Takayuki roared, "Drag those idiots away!"
Fontaine Bottom of the Beryl Lake
Neuvillette's white hair floated in the water like Seagrass; the Chief Justice personally led the search devices at the bottom of the lake.
The Melusine followed behind him, using small nets to fish up suspicious objects.
"Lord Justice!"
A Melusine excitedly waved the item she found
—a Fontaine artifact that water walker blue had knocked loose when it jumped out of the water.
Natlan Volcano Exploration Team
"How about... we just forget it?"
A Natlan Warrior wiped cold sweat while staring at the boiling magma.
"What are you afraid of!"
A Natlan Tribal Warrior ripped off his cloak.
"For the glory of Natlan!"
Then he was covered in black ash from a sudden volcanic eruption.
Mondstadt Celebration Feast Venue
"Awoo awoo! Wolf King, your cooking skills are amazing! Delicious!"
Paimon's small face was covered in sauce, and she was still clutching her third Sweet Madame.
"Thank you for the compliment, Miss Paimon."
The Humanoid Wolf King performed an elegant Butler's Bow, its mechanical fingers deftly flipping the beast meat on the grill.
The armor plate on its chest opened, extending six mechanical arms to simultaneously handle different ingredients.
Lumine shoved a piece of Sticky Honey Roast into his mouth, so moved that tears nearly streamed down his face: "This tastes even better than Xiangling's cooking!"
"After all, I am equipped with the 'Teyvat Gourmet Encyclopedia' database."
The Wolf King said this while continuing to cook.
"Would you like to try the special spicy grilled fish?"
the quartet nodded repeatedly, already too busy eating to speak.
At this moment, they only had one thought.
This Wolf King, he was totally worth building.