"Seriously? This little girl has a dragon?"
Childe looked at Klee with a face full of disbelief.
Since when did dragons become so cheap?
Any random child could just have one?
"Hey, don't doubt it! Little Klee has amazing luck—she got an incredibly cool dragon from Boss Han!"
Paimon crossed her arms and wagged a finger proudly.
She had been there in person when Klee used the God Card, so she remembered it perfectly.
Back then, she'd been insanely jealous.
Seeing that Childe still looked unconvinced, Paimon quickly turned to Klee.
"Klee, show him!"
"Okay!"
Klee nodded enthusiastically and pulled out her unique God Card from her backpack.
She raised it high above her head, her expression solemn.
"Come forth—
The Winged Dragon of Ra, the Sun God!
Answer Klee's call and come blow up fish with Klee!"
As her voice fell—
Whoosh!
The God Card dissolved into countless points of light.
Then, a massive golden dragon suddenly appeared in the skies above Liyue.
Its entire body gleamed with radiant gold, exuding an aura of nobility and overwhelming power.
"It… it actually exists?!"
Childe was completely dumbfounded.
This little girl had been following them the whole time, showing nothing special.
He'd assumed she was just someone Boss Han brought along for sightseeing.
Even when she'd said she had a dragon, he'd only smiled politely.
Kids said all kinds of things, after all.
But now—
You're telling me she actually summoned a dragon?!
And judging by its appearance, this dragon wasn't weak at all.
Aside from Klee, both Zhongli and Lumine were terrifyingly strong.
So in the end—
He was the weakest one here?!
Realizing that fact, Childe went completely numb.
Since when did a Fatui Harbinger have so little presence?
"…No, wait, there's still Paimon. At least I'm stronger than her."
He hurriedly comforted himself.
Though if Childe knew about Paimon's absurd transformation abilities, he'd probably spit blood on the spot.
"So this is the dragon Venti mentioned?"
Zhongli narrowed his eyes slightly as he examined the golden dragon in the sky.
Its presence felt even stronger than what Venti had described.
And it seemed to be under some kind of restriction—its true power hadn't reached its peak yet.
"Is it because of this child?"
Zhongli pondered quietly.
After all, a host's strength often influenced the power of their subordinate.
Even so, this golden dragon was not to be underestimated.
"Boss Han's shop really is incredible…"
Zhongli sighed inwardly once again.
Even knowing the truth, witnessing such rewards appear again and again still left him shaken.
"Hehe! I told you Little Klee really has one!"
Paimon puffed out her chest proudly.
Anyone unaware of the situation might've thought the dragon belonged to her.
Meanwhile—
As the Winged Dragon of Ra appeared so suddenly over Liyue, radiating such terrifying pressure,
The citizens of Liyue immediately fell into panic.
"What's going on? Why did a golden dragon suddenly appear? Is it an Adeptus?"
"I don't know! That aura is terrifying!"
"It feels like it could wipe us out instantly if it wanted to!"
"What's happening lately? First that terrifying presence last night, and now this unknown dragon!"
"And not just that—I heard something happened at the sea. The Millelith sealed the area, and Lady Ningguang and the Adepti already went there!"
"Such troubled times… could this be related to the death of the Geo Archon…?"
Seeing the crowd scatter in fear, Lumine frowned and turned to the others.
"Everyone, let's leave quickly. Otherwise, we'll cause even more panic."
"Agreed!"
The others immediately nodded.
Soon after, Lumine, Klee, Childe, and Paimon mounted the Winged Dragon of Ra and headed straight for Guyun Stone Forest.
At the same time, Lumine informed Boss Han of the situation.
As for Zhongli—
After everyone left, he quietly followed in secret.
There were too many unforeseen variables now. He had to keep an eye on things personally.
A test was a test—
But Liyue absolutely could not be harmed!
Guyun Stone Forest
At this moment, as the waterspouts grew more violent—
Suddenly—
BOOM!
A massive body formed of water-element energy burst out of the deep sea, sending enormous waves skyward.
But it didn't stop there.
BOOM!
BOOM!
…
One colossal form after another erupted from the depths, churning the surrounding seawater into madness.
Gigantic tsunamis followed one after another.
When all five heads finally emerged from the ocean, the Overlord of the Vortex completely broke free of its seal.
Descending upon Teyvat once more!
Under the darkened skies, five enormous heads loomed high above everything nearby.
Ancient demonic pressure rolled outward like a tidal wave.
At the crown of the central head, a fake Peace Stone was attached.
It was small—
So small that without careful observation, it would be impossible to notice.
"Hahaha! I, Osial, have finally returned to the light of day!
Morax—just wait for my revenge!"
After bursting from the sea, Osial roared with manic delight.
It was venting thousands of years of pent-up fury.
With the help of the fake Peace Stone, combined with the remnants of its own power,
It should have been able to break free much earlier.
But last night—
That terrifying sword intent, brimming with pure slaughter, had chilled Osial to the core.
Terrified, it delayed its escape.
Only after confirming at dawn that the sword intent had completely vanished did Osial dare resume breaking the seal.
And now—
The seal was finally shattered!
"With the help of this miraculous object, Morax, you will absolutely not be my match this time!"
Dark light flickered within Osial's eyes.
Though it still didn't know exactly what had helped it escape,
That object was now attached to its head, constantly feeding it power.
At this moment—
Osial felt its hollow body grow stronger,As though it had returned to its peak from thousands of years ago—
No, even stronger than before!
With such power backing it, Osial felt absolute confidence in facing Morax.
Yet one thing puzzled it—
Morax still hadn't appeared.
By all logic, he should have sensed Osial's return by now!
"Since you won't come out…"
Osial's gaze slowly shifted toward the distant Liyue Harbor.
"Then I'll force you to appear!"
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