My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 194 - 193: The Naive God Does Not Know the Fate He is About to Face

Chapter 194: Chapter 193: The Naive God Does Not Know the Fate He is About to Face

Before the little girl notified Durandal, someone had already gone to help in Jueyun Karst.

The first to respond was Lumine. Today, she was with Xiangling. They were originally searching for ingredients for the cooking competition nearby, and they encountered Rifthounds not long after they started searching.

Lumine was very aware of how terrifying these monsters were. In order to prevent them from harming innocent people, she and Xiangling reached a consensus to temporarily set aside their tasks and deal with these Rifthounds.

They initially thought it would be a simple battle, but who knew that the number of Rifthounds was simply too great? Every time they repelled one wave of enemies, the next wave would quickly appear.

This made the battle gradually become a stalemate. If Durandal hadn’t given Lumine combat training, they probably would have already been defeated.

"What’s going on? Why are there suddenly so many monsters in Jueyun Karst?"

Xiangling often went out to practice her cooking skills. When she came to Jueyun Karst before, although she would encounter some Geovishap Hatchlings or Hilichurls, their numbers were always manageable.

Hmm? Why didn’t you include Slimes? Slimes are in the ingredient category, so of course, they can’t be considered monsters.

These Rifthounds were clearly unmanageable. From their very structure, it was clear they couldn’t be used as ingredients. It was truly baffling how such terrifying creatures appeared in Liyue.

"They most likely came from somewhere else, or perhaps someone brought them here. Regardless, it’s definitely not a good thing. The Millelith should know about this by now, so let’s just hold on a bit longer."

While no new Rifthounds appeared, Lumine took out the potions she carried to replenish her stamina, and also gave one to Xiangling, who had contributed a lot to the battle. As for Guoba... Lumine had truly underestimated him.

Initially, she was worried Guoba might get hurt by the Rifthounds, but his movement technique was too strong; he always managed to dodge the Rifthound’s attacks perfectly.

At first, she thought it was a coincidence, but later she realized it was no coincidence at all. Guoba’s movement technique was simply too strong; no matter how the Rifthounds attacked, they couldn’t hit him.

Understanding that Guoba was not in danger, Lumine and Xiangling stopped worrying and focused their attention on the enemies before them.

"Woah~ What is this? I’ve never seen a potion like this before. But why are its effects so good? Where did you get it?"

In Teyvat, alchemy is no secret, and alchemist’s tables are open to the public. As long as you don’t cause damage, you can go there anytime to create what you want.

Xiangling had also learned a bit about potion making from Grandma Ping, but the potions she made couldn’t achieve such obvious recovery effects. Where did Lumine get these?

"Hehe~ Pretty amazing, right? Miss Durandal prepared these for me. She learned this from an old acquaintance and spent a lot of time finding the materials to make some prototypes for me to try out."

"So... these are just prototypes? If prototypes are already this good, what will the finished product be like?"

"I’m not sure, but Miss Durandal isn’t particularly satisfied with them yet. She said the materials are too scarce; if she could find suitable materials, she wouldn’t have to make these inferior potions."

"In... inferior? Are there other, even more powerful potions?"

Lumine wasn’t sure how much knowledge Miss Durandal had gained from Tina about potions. According to Miss Durandal, these were medium HP potions, and because they weren’t made from original materials, they would somewhat affect the potion’s efficacy.

If Miss Durandal could create stronger potions, she wouldn’t have to frequently run to the statue for recovery in the future.

After using the potions, the two rested for a moment and then continued forward. According to their previous observations, the Rifthounds’ gathering place should be ahead.

If there weren’t many, they would eliminate them. If there were too many, they would hide in the shadows to observe, waiting for the main force to arrive before counterattacking. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"Useless, boring, incompetent!"

As soon as they got close, they heard the sounds of battle. Xiao was in the state of [Bane of All Evil], launching devastating plunging attacks against the surrounding Rifthounds again and again.

Not only Xiao, Lumine also saw other Adepti and Azhdaha. It was because they were holding the line here that the Rifthounds hadn’t left this area.

"Oh no, Traveler. Xiao seems to have been attacked. I wonder how serious his injuries are now."

Paimon noticed Xiao’s injuries. Being hit by a Rifthound can drain stamina and mental energy, and with so many wounds on him, his current situation must be very bad.

Lumine also noticed this. Watching Xiao gradually exit the [Bane of All Evil] state, she took out a bottle of potion from her person, predicted Xiao’s landing spot, and threw it with force.

"Xiao!"

Xiao, who had just landed, heard Lumine’s call and the sound of something flying towards him. He reached out and caught the potion.

Looking at the potion containing red liquid in his hand, Xiao understood its purpose. Knowing it wasn’t the time to be stubborn, he nodded at Lumine and drank the potion in one gulp.

Suddenly, several Rifthounds instantly teleported near them, attempting to ambush them.

[Whoosh]

Xiao quickly darted between the two, and the Primordial Jade Winged-Spear in his hand directly pierced through the Rifthounds attempting the ambush.

"Be careful. This is a battlefield. Those monsters won’t be kind enough to wait for you to prepare before launching an attack."

"Understood."

Xiao simply left this message and continued fighting. With Lumine’s potion, he had fully recovered his state.

"Oh, I didn’t expect you to appear here so quickly. Do you need me to grant you Adeptal power, like last time?"

Cloud Retainer flew in front of Lumine. Looking at Cloud Retainer, Lumine quickly asked, "Cloud Retainer, what exactly is going on? Why are there so many monsters?"

"This Immortal has only just learned of the situation here. Currently, how these monsters appeared and what the mastermind truly intends to do are still unknown. According to Mountain Shaker, the True Lord of the Stone Cutting Peak, these monsters were most likely teleported here. Matterhorn, the True Lord of the Mountain Overlays, believes the purpose of summoning these monsters is to destroy a certain seal. After all, their attacks, besides draining people’s stamina and mental energy, also affect other things."

As she spoke, the ground suddenly trembled, and everyone felt a terrifying aura gradually being unleashed.

This movement confirmed the credibility of Cloud Retainer’s words, but there was nothing to be proud of; instead, it made people more worried.

Destroy a certain seal? Lumine immediately thought of Osial’s matter. Could the mastermind be the Fatui? Or perhaps the Abyss Order?

Were they trying to revive the God sealed in Liyue Harbor again through the power of the Rifthounds?

"Are they choosing to act at this time also because the Moonchase Festival is about to be held in Liyue Harbor?"

Although the situation was quite critical, Lumine wasn’t too worried, because she knew very well that even if they couldn’t hold out, Miss Durandal could still salvage everything, and at worst, Zhongli would intervene.

"The most important thing now is to go and see the place where that God is sealed. Do you know the location of the seal, Cloud Retainer?"

"It’s at Sanka, near Qingyun Peak. The Archon sealed him there back then. It’s just... the seal’s location is beneath the rocks; ordinary people can’t get close at all."

When Azhdaha tried to break free from his seal, he would control miners to dig a path to the seal, but Rifthounds don’t need that.

Those Rifthounds, who knows when they appeared here, might have arrived long ago and already started attacking the seal.

Even if Azhdaha were to help create a passage to the seal now, those Rifthounds would have almost finished their work. With just a little more, he would probably break through the ground.

"Could it be... could it be that a God is going to appear again?" Xiangling asked nervously.

Seeing her trembling with fear, Guoba stepped forward and gently patted Xiangling’s back with his soft paw, hoping to ease her fear.

Cloud Retainer noticed Guoba’s action. Her eyes widened very human-like, then quickly returned to normal.

"No need to worry. Since you are in this place, that means she is also in Liyue. With her here, even if a God breaks free from the seal, it may not be a bad thing."

Miss Durandal is capable of absorbing the disaster that erupts when a God dies. Eliminating him this way is better than resealing him, after all, no one can guarantee that someone else won’t try to tamper with the God’s seal again.

Originally, the God should have been happy, happy that his seal was broken, that he returned to the human world, and could vent his anger on Morax.

However, a formidable character appeared, one never seen during the Archon War. This person was not only powerful but could even absorb the energy burst after a God’s death, before it erupted.

Any God who encounters Miss Durandal will transform from a terrifying calamity into a helpless, innocent woman, uttering words like: "Don’t come any closer!"

After listening to Cloud Retainer’s speech, Lumine and Paimon blinked and exchanged glances. It seemed they weren’t the only ones with this thought; even the Adepti shared the same sentiment.

Since that was the case, the God would be handled by Durandal, and the Rifthounds would be dealt with by them.

Currently, they needed to figure out why these Rifthounds were appearing in such large numbers. If it was just a long-distance migration, they would eliminate them. If they were being teleported, they would destroy the teleportation array.

To help Lumine better accomplish this task, the Adepti present, just like last time, bestowed their Adeptal power upon her. Even Xiangling gave a little.

Xiangling’s situation was different from Lumine’s; her physique couldn’t handle multiple Adeptal powers like Lumine’s, so she only received Mountain Shaker, the True Lord of the Stone Cutting Peak’s Adeptal power.

With the enhancement of Adeptal power, their combat became much easier. Originally, they could only fight isolated Rifthounds, but now they could face a large wave of enemies.

While searching for the target location according to the Adepti’s guidance, the God, which had been causing vibrations, finally broke free from its seal.

Mountains collapsed, and a giant bird, obscuring the sky, flew into the air, letting out an angry roar.

The God—Stolas—had broken free from its seal.

It would not have imagined the misfortune that awaited it upon regaining freedom.

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