Chapter 42
Despair Descends, Beginning with Frozen Mondstadt

【“Valkyrie, Eula Lawrence.”】

【Alice’s face immediately turned pale.】

【“Such a thing actually exists in the world! After taking it, one’s strength can be enhanced as if they’ve leaped across realms!”】

【“Eula! What are you saying?” Amber felt like she was hearing things.】

【Her eyes lit up, and she focused on Su Xuan.】

【“Did you forcefully feed Eula the Sacred Stigma Potion?”】

【“And then, you controlled her will like you control the mutated Hilichurls?”】

【It wasn’t just Amber who thought this way.】

【Jean and Alice shared the same suspicions.】

【They firmly believed in Eula’s will and character. She was definitely not someone who was afraid of death.】

【Seeing Amber misdirecting the blame towards Su Xuan, Eula hurriedly explained: “You’re mistaken, Amber.”】

【“With Master Su Xuan’s strength, there’s no need for him to do such a thing.”】

【“It was all my own choice.”】

【“Eula?” Amber’s breath quickened, an indescribable feeling making her chest tighten.】

【Just as she was about to say something else, she noticed Eula’s face suddenly turn impatient.】

【Eula seemed unwilling to argue further about this matter.】

【No matter what reasons she had for taking the Sacred Stigma Potion, she was no longer the “Spindrift Knight” of Mondstadt; she was now a Valkyrie under Su Xuan.】

【Furthermore, no one understood Su Xuan’s terrifying strength better than her. At least, in this world, there should be no one who could stop him from doing what he wanted.】

【“My introduction is finished, Miss Alice.”】

【Eula calmly replied to Alice, then quietly returned to Su Xuan’s side.】

【“Hmm hmm, she’s quite obedient. I didn’t expect that Mr. Su Xuan not only knows how to train Hilichurls, but you even trained the former Spindrift Knight to be so obedient.”】

【Alice lightly bit her lip, a smile on her face, but her heart was filled with resentment.】

【As the only person in the world of Teyvat with the legitimate right to traverse worlds.】

【Alice’s intelligence allowed her to understand Su Xuan’s actions.】

【Considering Eula Lawrence’s treatment in Mondstadt.】

【Su Xuan bringing Eula here was clearly a blatant act of mockery.】

【“Eula!”】

【Jean took a step forward, wanting to explain.】

【But Alice stopped her with a hand.】

【“Jean!”】

【Alice softly said: “Go back to the city now and find a way to arrange for the people of Mondstadt to evacuate.”】

【“What!” Jean trembled in shock.】

【Evacuate?】

【She looked at Alice in horror. Was this still the fearless Crimson Witch she knew?】

【How could these words come out of Alice’s mouth?】

【“Miss Alice, you want me to abandon Mondstadt?” Jean’s violet eyes trembled violently.】

【What was she saying?】

【But Alice’s serious expression was equally frightening to Jean. This was the first time she had seen Alice so serious.】

【“Yes, I think you’ll evacuate quickly.】

【Alice subconsciously looked towards a certain direction in the sky.】

【The Wind God, Barbatos, should still be nearby. He would use the power of “Thousand Winds” to help the citizens of Mondstadt leave quickly.】

【“This is...?” Jean wanted to ask further.】

【Alice whispered a reply in advance: “I can’t sense the presence of this ‘Su Xuan,’ but I can sense Eula’s aura.”】

【“Although it all feels like a dream, I can feel that Eula, as a Valkyrie, is far, far stronger than me.”】

【“As for Su Xuan…”】

【Alice looked vigilantly at Su Xuan, who was looking at her with a playful smile.】

【His smile was sunny, but in Alice’s eyes, it made her shiver.】

【The only reason she felt this way was that the strength gap between them was too vast. When Su Xuan didn’t want to reveal his aura, Alice was like she was completely blocked out.】

【“Traveler!”】

【Lumine was suddenly called out. She turned to look at Alice, but found that Alice was looking at her with expectant eyes.】

【“You must run fast later, leave Mondstadt, and run as fast as you can.”】

【Alice left Lumine with a confusing statement, and the light of “Thousand Winds” instantly surged around her body.】

【“Go quickly, I’ll hold him off...”】

【Unfortunately, Alice’s words were cut short, and she herself flew out like a deflating Wind Slime, “whoosh”ing towards the reef below the bridge.】

【“Alice!” Jean was horrified.】

【Amber, Lumine, and Paimon were completely stunned. They hadn’t even reacted to what happened, nor had they seen any attack.】

【They hadn’t even realized how “Thousand Winds” had appeared on Alice.】

【They only saw Alice fly out and crash heavily on the reef.】

【Alice reacted quickly, and after hitting the reef, she immediately rolled and jumped onto the bridge.】

【But the turmoil within her body still made her involuntarily open her mouth and swallow.】

【“Ugh!” She spat a mouthful of blood onto the ground.】

【“What did you just do?” Alice raised her head, her voice weak.】

【“Did you see me move?” Su Xuan said seriously: “I just stood here and didn’t do anything.”】

【“I just saw you fly out.”】

【“You!” Alice felt a surge of anger, and another mouthful of blood sprayed onto the ground.】

【Su Xuan ignored her, and continued to smile: “I hear that your city of Mondstadt is filled with the sounds of drums and gongs, and I’d like to pay a visit.”】

【“You’re pretty good, you really want them to leave their city, you don’t want to entertain me, do you, Alice?”】

【At this point, Su Xuan’s tone suddenly became cold.】

【He changed his tone and laughed:】

【“None of you are leaving.”】

【“Eula, it’s your turn.”】

【Eula’s body trembled, finally regaining her senses from her initial shock.】

【Actually, she didn’t know how Alice flew out.】

【It only meant that Su Xuan was even more terrifying than she imagined.】

【“Yes! Master Su Xuan.”】

【Eula received the order, roughly understanding Su Xuan’s meaning.】

【The “Song of Broken Pines” hanging behind her instantly transformed into a beam of ice that flew towards the sky.】

【Then, countless ice cones descended from the sky and landed around the walls of Mondstadt.】

【The next second, the falling ice began to spread and expand, until it connected and formed a giant ice prison that tightly sealed Mondstadt.】

【Only the entrance to Mondstadt was left open.】