“Hiss!” Tevarin opened its enormous dragon maw and inhaled deeply.
While flying, it had been struck by lightning from the sky and crashed, its fate unknown.
“Was it Su Xuan's mount that did this?” It lowered its head and asked the silent Barbatos.
Barbatos’s lips twitched awkwardly, unsure how to respond to his old friend.
The massive figure that Lumine saw flying above the storm clouds was undoubtedly Su Xuan's mount, Beelzebub.
Beelzebub's ability to control four elemental forces was truly frightening.
However, Barbatos knew that in the world of Teyvat, humans must rely on Vision, an external magical organ, to convert and use elemental powers.
Elemental beings do not require such conversion organs. They have a natural and powerful affinity for and utilization of elements.
Furthermore, there are beings in Teyvat who can harness the power of the Geo Archon's power.
For example, the Geo Archon’s dragon, Rex Lapis, has a much closer connection to the Geo Archon's power than other beings, allowing it to directly tap into the Geo Archon's power and wield a variety of elemental powers.
Finally, there is the Abyss Order, which uses the technology of the ancient civilization of Khaenri’ah. This faction uses the elemental forces within the Geo Archon's power.
However, even so, it was baffling that Tevarin had been struck from the sky in a single blow.
Inazuma, Plane of Euthymia.
Raiden Shogun paused for a moment.
“That bolt of lightning contained no martial arts techniques, it was just pure lightning, and yet it struck Tevarin, leaving its fate unknown?”
Raiden Shogun exhaled.
As the wielder of the Electro Archon’s power, Raiden Shogun could naturally also summon lightning from the sky.
But such lightning was merely a change in the weather caused by elemental power.
In terms of offensive power, a simple lightning strike was certainly not as effective as Raiden Shogun wielding the Musou no Hitotachi, a sword imbued with martial arts techniques, and unleashing a single blow of the Musou no Hitotachi.
A layer of storm clouds, capable of unleashing a lightning strike at any moment, hung over Inazuma.
However, to be fair, if Tevarin had truly crossed the sea to Inazuma, Raiden Shogun had no confidence that she could stop the Wind element dragon with just the lightning from the storm clouds.
“If the Fifth Descender comes to Inazuma, how far can I go to stop him?”
Raiden Shogun muttered to herself.
At this time, in Mondstadt.
The night sky was dotted with stars, but in the hearts of the people of Mondstadt, it was overcast.
They were about to celebrate their first victory in the war.
Tevarin, who had brought the Stormterror disaster to Mondstadt, had regained its senses under the guidance of the Anemo Archon and returned to Mondstadt as one of the four Windborne. It had been thanked for saving Mondstadt.
The scene was peaceful and filled with gratitude. Then, in a blink of an eye, Tevarin was struck from the sky by Beelzebub, who was hidden in the clouds.
In a flash, the emotions of the people of Mondstadt in the future, as seen through the screen, went from a joyful peak to a panicked low.
【Kaeya】：“Even just watching the future, it makes me feel suffocated. I can't imagine how I would feel if I were there in person, without knowing.”
【Arataki Itto】：“That big dragon really was struck by lightning... I saw smoke coming from Tevarin, is it cooked...”
【Xiangling】：“Do elemental dragons cook?”
【Keqing】：“The main point is why didn't anyone see Beelzebub hidden in the clouds? Wasn't the Anemo Archon right there?”
Keqing's question instantly caused a cold silence in the chat group.
Keqing's question was indeed valid.
The Anemo Archon, Barbatos, was clearly there, but Beelzebub, as if unnoticed, flew over Mondstadt and struck Tevarin with a single lightning bolt.
This could only mean that Beelzebub had the power to block the Anemo Archon, Barbatos, from perceiving its presence. In other words, Beelzebub's power was no less than Barbatos'.
It was possible that Beelzebub was even stronger than Barbatos.
Snezhnaya, within a luxurious bedroom.
A frosty-faced beauty was filled with helplessness.
“Has Barbatos degenerated in his long sleep?”
“Even if his strength is inferior to Beelzebub, he shouldn't be unaware of it flying over his head.”
As she peered into the future through the screen, the Tsaritsa, with her lofty ambitions, became increasingly unstable, feeling as if she would explode at any moment.
The Valkyries created by the Sacred Stigmata could transcend the order of Teyvat, obtain new powers, break their Visions, and escape their predetermined fates.
Now, Su Xuan's mount is flying over the head of the Anemo Archon, Barbatos, and striking his subordinate, Stormterror, in front of him, without Barbatos noticing anything.
The Tsaritsa couldn't help but clench her fists and spit out a resentful remark: “If this is truly the future, what are we gods in this world? We might as well go ask the Fifth Descender if he's recruiting mounts. We should all go be his mounts, damn it.”
【Tevarin has fallen?】
【In Mondstadt City, the dazzling lightning strike in the sky attracted the attention of everyone.】
【When they instinctively looked up, they just happened to see Stormterror falling.】
【For a while, the joy of defeating the mutated Hilichurl army vanished instantly.】
【Everyone in Mondstadt City looked blank, not knowing what had just happened.】
【“Tevarin!”】
【On the bridge outside Mondstadt City.】
【The few women who were about to return to Mondstadt City cried out in alarm.】
【“How could Tevarin be struck by lightning before a storm?”】
【“Even if it was hit, with Tevarin's physique, it wouldn't be possible for anything to happen to it.”】
【A thought flashed through Alice’s mind in a moment of panic.】
【Instantly, a bad feeling arose in her heart.】
【That lightning strike wasn't a normal natural phenomenon.】
【“Could it be!”】
【Alice’s face turned pale with alarm, and she moved to rush towards where Tevarin had fallen.】
【However, just as Alice was about to move, her sensitive senses suddenly caught a terrifying aura.】
【Her smooth, white skin felt slightly tingling, and her hair stood on end.】
【Terror spread in her heart.】
【Alice no longer had the time to care about Tevarin’s situation. She turned abruptly and looked towards the bridge.】
【When she saw a man and a woman walking towards Mondstadt City, Alice became instantly alert.】
【The other women were also confused by Alice’s abnormal reaction and followed her actions, turning around together.】
【Lumine, Paimon, and Amber were stunned on the spot.】
【“He’s...” Paimon pointed at the man who was gradually approaching Mondstadt City, and covered her mouth with her other hand in surprise.】
【“It really is him?” Lumine was stunned for a moment.】
【The man in front of her was the one she had shared lunch with.】
【Su Xuan.】