The continuous explosions echoed one after another.
The entire Nantianmen trembled.
Lakes rippled, and mountains shook, sending countless rocks tumbling down.
The Geovishap Hatchlings that had been roaring moments ago were now in complete disarray, scattering in panic.
They didn't understand why the large floating object above them dropped things that caused such immense damage.
One TNT block fell near three Geovishap Hatchlings, instantly blasting them to smithereens.
A nearby Geovishap Hatchling saw this and quickly burrowed into the ground. Unfortunately, it underestimated the power of TNT explosions in this world.
The earth instantly opened into a crater dozens of meters wide, and the Geovishap Hatchling, barely alive, was buried under the soil. A moment later, it vanished into thin smoke.
The Jade Chamber, like a supreme overlord commanding air superiority, leisurely pursued the Geovishap Hatchlings, dropping bombs.
The single Jade Chamber had become an Aerial Bomber.
Wherever it flew, the ground became barren.
In Jiang Xuan's eyes, it seemed to embody the strategic strike mode of a hot weapon era.
Upon encountering enemies, first call for air support and saturation bombing, then descend to harvest the foes.
However, a slight improvement over the hot weapon era was…
On the Jade Chamber, the TNT Duplicator was activated, and TNT blocks poured out almost continuously.
The large gathering of Geovishap Hatchlings from before had now dwindled to a few.
Only those who managed to hide in the mountains survived.
That was because Ningguang and the others didn't want to blow up the mountains.
After all, mountains held special significance for Liyue.
From an environmental protection standpoint, these Geovishap Hatchlings dodged a bullet.
The remaining dozen or so Geovishap Hatchlings, unable to retreat further into the mountains, could only rush towards the Fulung Tree en masse.
In their minds, only their boss under the Fulung Tree could save them.
But the unintelligent Geovishap Hatchlings couldn't hear Azhdaha's enraged shouts.
"Get out!"
"All of you, get out!"
"Don't come here! Get away! Get out!!"
Azhdaha was about to explode with rage.
Those dozen or so TNT blocks detonating around the Fulung Tree had already made Azhdaha clench his butt.
Heaven knows.
Although he was in the sealed space, he had indeed been sealed head-down by Zhongli back then.
The Fulung Tree was his tail.
Imagine having your tail sticking up, with bombs exploding all around it.
Let alone Azhdaha, even Zhongli would flinch.
Although he hadn't suffered actual physical harm, the psychological fear was overwhelming.
What if a bomb accidentally fell on the Fulung Tree?
Where would a sealed giant like him find a proctologist?!
The Geovishap Hatchlings, in their life-or-death crisis, naturally couldn't hear Azhdaha's roars.
The remaining dozen or so quickly gathered under the Fulung Tree, burying their heads in the ground, like ostriches encountering danger in the desert.
"Damn things! Get out!"
"I will kill you all! Chop you! Slice you!"
Once upon a time, these Geovishap Hatchlings were Azhdaha's army, protecting his rear and keeping adventurers away from the Fulung Tree.
But now…
The adventurers hadn't even arrived, and the Geovishap Hatchlings had rebelled themselves, taking shelter around the Fulung Tree first.
Azhdaha, unable to resist, was frantic.
To make matters worse, the fierce behemoth in the sky was slowly flying towards them.
Finally, it hovered above the Fulung Tree.
Azhdaha's already eroded sanity suddenly cleared.
A strong sense of crisis made him instinctively suppress the madness caused by erosion.
"Wait! Morax! Get away from there!"
"We can negotiate anything! Morax!"
"No more bombing!!!"
Divine power extended from the seal, gently entering Zhongli's ears.
But Zhongli's expression remained unchanged; he had already taken over control of the Redstone Duplicator from Ningguang.
If Azhdaha had said something before the bombing, Zhongli would absolutely not have acted.
At most, he would have just dealt with the Geovishap Hatchlings.
But…
That enraged shout, coming from the depths of Azhdaha's heart, had completely shattered Zhongli's last bit of dignity.
He, Morax, had his ancestors "smacked" today, and in front of the Adepti and Venti and the others.
Twice!
It should be known that even the ancient bedrock has its moments of explosive fury.
Zhongli slowly raised his hand and placed it on the Redstone Duplicator's lever.
Seeing this, a trace of cold sweat appeared on Ningguang's temples, and she quickly said:
"Mr. Zhongli, isn't that enough?"
"We've bombed a lot today, and the terrain of Nantianmen is about to be destroyed."
"The Fulung Tree is too important; please don't continue bombing."
Hearing this, Zhongli was silent for a moment.
His anger slightly subsided, and he decided to abandon further bombing.
As for the remaining demonized Geovishap Hatchlings, Xiao could handle them personally.
But, just as Zhongli was about to let go, Venti spoke up with a serious expression.
"Indeed, Zhongli, why fuss over a few small Geovishap Hatchlings?"
"It's not like it's a blood feud or anything!"
Venti's face was full of sincerity, but Zhongli saw him suppressing his laughter, his shoulders trembling.
I'll smack your ancestors!
That melodious, pure curse resonated clearly in Zhongli's mind again.
Then he saw Jiang Xuan and Nahida already turned away, shaking with suppressed laughter.
Xiao and Cloud Retainer stood by, awkward and at a loss.
Zhongli was enraged once more.
He decisively pulled the lever.
TNT ignited, raining down in a frenzied, overwhelming barrage.
"Morax!"
The intense sense of crisis made Azhdaha, who was protecting his butt in the sealed space, furious.
"I'll smack…"
Before he could finish his sentence, deafening explosions erupted.
The last of the Geovishap Hatchlings were eliminated.
And the explosions at the base of the Fulung Tree also caused Azhdaha in the sealed space to roar in pain.
Perhaps this couldn't fundamentally harm him, but…
The psychological sense of crisis, combined with his connection to the Fulung Tree, made Azhdaha feel it deeply.
Yet, being suppressed, Azhdaha was utterly powerless.
The bombing lasted for more than ten seconds.
Only then did Zhongli stop pulling the lever, satisfied.
Azhdaha's voice disappeared without a trace.
There were no more curses of "I'll smack your ancestors."
Zhongli connected to the sealed space and observed.
The massive Azhdaha was now curled up on the ground, holding his head.
His body was still trembling.
His ferocious face was filled with sorrow and grievance.
Heaven knows, being sealed upside down for so long was already agonizing enough.
Today, he was bombed in the butt with TNT.
Azhdaha Shoko exuded a wave of resentment.
Several rounds of bombing successfully made Azhdaha go into self-isolation.
Zhongli felt his mood lighten considerably. He returned the lever to Ningguang and resumed his seat.
Seeing everyone's odd gazes, Zhongli calmly took a sip of tea.
"I just felt that if we could deal with all these Geovishap Hatchlings at once, there would be no need to trouble the Yaksha, Conqueror of Demons, to make a special trip."
"Don't you agree, Yaksha, Conqueror of Demons?"
Hearing this, Xiao's face stiffened, then he quickly composed himself and said with a serious expression:
"Mr. Zhongli is absolutely right. Thank you for your concern, Mr. Zhongli."
Ningguang put away the lever and shook her head.
Activating the Redstone Duplicator only required placing the lever at the designated spot, but Ningguang certainly wouldn't allow the Redstone Cannons to be activated at will at any time.
The lever was to be removed after use.
Sensing the strange atmosphere between Zhongli and Xiao and the others.
Ningguang, being astute, skillfully changed the subject.
She commanded the Jade Chamber to fly away quickly.
Jean and the others hadn't really understood Zhongli's situation; they were simply immersed in the shock brought by the TNT Duplicator.
To be honest, from the first wave of explosions to the end of the second.
Excluding the time taken for movement, the entire bombing process lasted only two to three minutes.
And in just those two or three minutes, hundreds of high-level monsters, Geovishap Hatchlings, were easily annihilated.
And the entire Nantianmen was completely flattened by the explosions.
The vast Nantianmen was forcibly tilled.
Originally, Nantianmen was flat.
And since few people visited, it was overgrown with weeds and strewn with rocks.
But now…
The entire Nantianmen was completely turned over.
The area where the Geovishap Hatchlings had gathered became a fresh basin.
Appalling!
That was the only word Jean could use to describe it.
Imagine the Jade Chamber appearing on a battlefield; what would that be like?
It would fly serenely overhead, and all enemies below would be blasted to pieces?
And what kind of power did they use?
A few people operating the Redstone Cannons, and Ningguang responsible for moving the Jade Chamber?
Jean had carefully considered it. Even the main force of the Knights of Favonius would be annihilated in minutes against such a Jade Chamber.
Not even Archons were an exception.
At the very least, Jean felt she couldn't withstand such dense bomb explosions.
It was important to note that very few people in Teyvat possessed such aerial counter-attack capabilities.
The Jade Chamber would be hundreds of meters high, how could they even fight it?
As for whether someone could fly up to confront the Jade Chamber…
Were its Redstone Saturation Bombardment Cannon and Mountain-Cleaving Cannon just jokes?
In this short time, Jean had understood.
The Redstone Duplicator was for downward area-of-effect strikes.
And the Redstone Saturation Bombardment Cannon…
If described using the weapon terminology of Jiang Xuan's previous life.
That would be a CIWS (Close-in Weapon System).
Once the Redstone Saturation Bombardment Cannon was activated, the entire Jade Chamber would resemble a celestial maiden scattering flowers, spewing TNT in all directions.
Guaranteed no one could get close.
Even if powerful enemies attacked from the air, there was still the Redstone Mountain-Cleaving Cannon for targeting.
With all-around, no-blind-spot attacks, this was both the strongest spear and the strongest shield.
It was Liyue's strongest trump card.
Normally, it would represent Liyue's political power and its iconic architecture, but in times of war…
It would be a war fortress suspended high in the heavens.
Deterring all enemies with ill intentions.
The Jade Chamber flew away.
However, compared to its arrival, the Jade Chamber was eerily silent.
After this terrifying fortress left Nantianmen.
A man covered in lightning armor quietly appeared from the distant ruins.
That was Tartaglia.
He had noticed the Jade Chamber suddenly activating and leaving Mount Tianheng.
He concluded that the Jade Chamber had a big operation planned.
He immediately activated his Delusion's first stage and pursued them.
Hurrying, he managed to witness the Jade Chamber's bombing.
Looking at the ruined land before him, Tartaglia broke into a cold sweat.
Who could have imagined that just over ten minutes ago, hundreds of powerful monsters had gathered here, and it was a vast, endless plain.
And now…
It had become a basin, and the monsters had vanished without a trace.
Recalling the overwhelming explosions.
Tartaglia suddenly felt that the Fatui's so-called modified soldiers were not just a little weak.
Human wave tactics, for them, seemed to be child's play.
Even if thousands of modified soldiers came, the Jade Chamber could turn them to dust in minutes.
Tartaglia didn't think he could survive such a bombardment.
"Liyue… what exactly have they discovered?!"
At that moment, a trace of panic suddenly welled up in Tartaglia's heart.
He wasn't afraid of combat, nor afraid of death.
But…
This kind of utterly crushing combat, leaving no room for resistance.
Tartaglia didn't think this was good for a warrior.
He was afraid….
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