"Let me handle this."
Shenhe stepped forward, and a biting frost spread out from beneath her feet, turning the entire ground into a shimmering sheet of ice in an instant. The temperature in the air plummeted.
"Attack!"
Sensing that things were not going well, the Abyss Mages hurriedly urged the Rifthounds and demonized Churl-churls to attack.
But in this field of ice, the monsters' speed was deliberately slowed.
One after another, ice spirits were born from the frost and launched their own assault on the enemy. The Abyssal creatures struggled to move through the ice.
A Cryo Abyss Mage, however, sneered. "We are both of the Cryo element. Your attacks are useless against me."
"Oh? Is that so?" Shenhe replied with a cold smile.
Her Calamity Queller, trailing layers of phantoms, descended upon the Cryo shield.
A terrifying power passed through the shield and struck the Abyss Mage directly. The dreadful power of the frost bloomed within the Abyss Mage's body.
BOOM!
An ice flower blossomed, and the Cryo Abyss Mage was killed.
This scene left the other Abyss Mages completely dumbfounded.
They were both Cryo. The shield wasn't even broken, so how was he killed?
Seeing that Shenhe had intercepted the Abyssal creatures, Su Han said to the others, "Go and rescue the people trapped inside first. Let's ensure everyone's safety."
"Alright."
The group quickly dispersed. Su Han gave Shenhe a nod and also rushed deeper inside.
Further in, the situation was much better.
With the protection of the Black Blade unit, the losses were not as severe; only some materials had been destroyed. This made him breathe a sigh of relief. As long as the people were alright, that was the best result.
"Lord Su Han is here!"
"We're saved!"
"Lord Su Han!"
Seeing his figure, the people inside all began to cheer. The leader of the Black Blade unit quickly ran to his side, saluted, and said respectfully, "My lord, you've arrived."
"Li Cang, what's the situation now?"
"Reporting to my lord, the workers have not suffered many losses, but those things…" Li Cang's face showed his difficulty. This batch of cargo was worth several hundred thousand Mora. It was not a small number, yet it had all been destroyed by the storm.
Hearing this, Su Han shook his head. "As long as the people are alright. You all did not do well this time. Remember to always put people first. Mora is just a dead object."
"Yes, my lord."
The surrounding people, listening to their conversation, were incredibly moved. With such a good lord, who wouldn't be willing to risk their lives for him?
Su Han smiled faintly, then turned and continued towards the depths of the canyon.
After going about five hundred meters deeper, a tender and cute crying sound came from a distance.
"Wuwuwu…"
"Stop chasing me! I didn't do it on purpose!"
"Is anyone going to help me?"
Su Han was taken aback. This voice sounded so familiar. It seemed to be… Klee?
No, that's not right. This place is so far from Mondstadt City. How did Klee get here?
Just as he was wondering if he was hallucinating, a small figure came running from around a bend.
Behind her were dozens of battered Rifthounds, as well as six Abyss Mages who had been blasted black with soot.
"After her! Don't let that one get away! She must be an important figure in Mondstadt!"
"Awooo!"
The Rifthounds ran wildly through the air.
Seeing this, Klee became even more frightened. She closed her eyes and ran, crying for help.
"Wuwuwu… stop chasing me! Klee didn't do it on purpose!"
"Is anyone going to help Klee?"
"Big Brother Kaeya!"
"Acting Grand Master Jean!"
"Where are you?"
In her desperation, Klee let out a helpless cry for help. Unfortunately, her legs were too short, and in the end, she couldn't outrun the monsters.
The Abyss Mages let out a piercing laugh.
"Run! Go on, run! Let's see how you're going to run now!"
"You killed so many of our comrades just now! Now it's our turn, right?"
The Rifthounds formed a semicircle, firmly trapping Klee. Seeing this, Klee was so scared she covered her head with her hands and squatted on the ground.
At that moment, a figure appeared in front of her.
"If you want to bully Klee, you'll have to ask for my permission first."
The unfamiliar voice made the little loli subconsciously open her eyes.
Then, Klee witnessed an incredibly shocking scene. The Abyss monsters that had been chasing her were all killed with a single slash of a sword.
"It's you! The National Treasure of Liyue! No, wait, men, come quick!"
"Wind Scar!"
BOOM!
With the power of Purification imbued in it, Su Han slashed out.
The massive sword energy directly tore all the monsters to pieces.
Even with their elemental shields, they could not resist this holy power.
The Abyss Mages didn't even have a chance to scream before they were destroyed. This was the terror of the Purification Power.
"Did you save Klee? Thank you for your help!"
"No, I should be thanking Klee for coming to help. You came all this way to help our Liyue, right?" Su Han said with a smile, looking at the little loli who was bowing to him.
As expected of our little sun. So cute.
Hearing his words, Klee quickly nodded. "That's right! I was at the Knights' headquarters when I heard Acting Grand Master Jean and the others talking, saying there was danger here. So, Klee wanted to come and help. B-but I went fish blasting at Starfell Lake yesterday and didn't bring many Jumpy Dumpties with me. Otherwise, Klee could have taken care of those monsters just now!"
Looking at the incredibly wronged little sun, Su Han roughly understood.
In fact, it was also because Sucrose was not around that Klee's bomb-making efficiency had been greatly reduced. This was his fault, in a way. If he hadn't poached Mondstadt's talent, Klee wouldn't have been chased like this.
Su Han rubbed Klee's head. "Do you want to come with Big Brother? There are still a lot of bad guys here that need to be cleaned up."
"Yay! Klee wants to go on an adventure with the amazing Big Brother!"
Hearing that the big brother in front of her wanted to take her to play, Klee immediately jumped for joy.
Although the people of the Knights were very nice to her, they rarely took her on adventures. This big brother was the best! He was strong and would take her to play.
And so, a cute little loli was added to Su Han's side.
The two of them continuously searched for people who needed rescuing in the canyon, and when they encountered Abyss monsters, they would strike them down.
Watching the Abyss Mages being killed so easily, their shields bypassed, Klee placed a finger on her lips and asked with an innocent expression, "Big Brother, how come it seems so easy for you to kill the Abyss Mages? But when Klee wants to kill them, I have to break their shields first."
Su Han smiled. "That's because I possess the Purification Power, which can inflict terrifying damage on evil creatures."
The Purification Power was a holy attribute, while the Abyss Mages were creatures of filth. Even if their shields were made of ice, their magical power was of the Abyss attribute. That could not be changed.
Klee's eyes lit up. "Then isn't Big Brother a legendary hero?" In those storybooks, the heroes were always like this, having a natural advantage against the forces of evil.
Su Han was taken aback for a moment, then smiled. "I suppose so. Come on, Klee, let's go to the next place."
"Okay!"
The two of them traveled together, continuing deeper.
Just as they had cleared out the Abyss monsters at the next stronghold, a crisis appeared.
A roar came from the dome of the storm above. A ferocious, giant dragon head slowly emerged from the dark clouds, its voice blotting out the sun and sky. The little sun was dumbfounded.
Klee exclaimed in amazement, "Heavens! Why is there such a big flying lizard!"
The nearby people had black lines on their foreheads. What flying lizard? This is Stormterror, you know?
"Destroy everything! This is the punishment you deserve!"
Stormterror opened its bloody maw, and a giant, verdant storm projectile shot out from its mouth, its target the very camp where Su Han and Klee were.
As the Anemo element projectile approached, the rock walls on both sides shattered and exploded, a testament to Stormterror's terrifying power.
High in the sky, the laughter of an Abyss Mage echoed through the heavens.
"Su Han, so you're the one who has been giving His Highness the Prince such a headache. What are you going to do this time?"
"If you dare to dodge, the subordinates behind you will be killed."
"If you don't dodge, then just wait for death!"
"Hahahahaha!"
The distant Diluc, who was in the middle of a fierce battle, had an incredibly grim expression as he looked at the terrifying attack, which was a full ten meters in diameter.
This is bad! The enemy's target was that National Treasure from Liyue! I have to get over there!
Diluc roared at Amber and the others behind him, "Abandon the Abyss creatures! Have the knights hold them back! We have to go and provide support!"
"Alright, Master Diluc!"
Amber dodged an attack, creating an opening, and then, as nimble as a cat, followed in his footsteps, charging forward.
However, the giant storm projectile itself carried an endless gale, making it impossible for Diluc and Amber to make any headway.
In front of the camp, Klee looked at the incomparably huge ball of light, so scared she was on the verge of tears. An attack this terrifying is definitely going to hurt a lot, right?
In her extreme fear, Klee grabbed the corner of Su Han's clothes and sobbed, "Big Brother Su Han, Klee is scared."
"Don't be afraid, Little Klee. This is just the flying lizard's toy ball. Watch Big Brother knock it away for you."
He gripped his Tessusaiga, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
So what if it was Stormterror? So what if it was the Abyss? Did they really think they could get the better of him? Heh, they really didn't know how the word "death" was written.
Today, I'll let you have a taste of the Tessusaiga's second secret art.
At this moment, Su Han activated his Transparent World and, at the same time, enhanced it with his Observation Haki. The trajectory of the enemy's attack was like slow motion in his eyes.
Not only that, but the Tessusaiga in his hand had also transformed into the scorching hot Qilin-Tessusaiga.
Wisps of black lightning and deep purple light continuously intertwined on its surface.
Full power, activated!
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