[Kaeya: As expected of Acting Grand Master Jean and the Traveler, they are as brave and fearless as I know them to be.]
[Venti: Is Takagi planning to unseal the Antimatter Legion that were frozen?]
[Diluc: Takagi once said that the ordinary monsters of the Antimatter Legion possess the strength of an average Vision holder. If Takagi only unsealed a small portion of the ordinary soldiers, he probably wouldn't be able to do anything to the Traveler and Jean.]
[Rosaria: So, if the Traveler and Acting Grand Master Jean want to successfully step onto the Path, Takagi needs to unseal enough ordinary soldiers. Alternatively, he could unseal some monsters comparable to the Decaying Shadow from before to let them fight against Jean and the Traveler.]
[Hu Tao: So, we're making the members of the Knights of Favonius and those at the level of the Adepti fight?]
[Madame Ping: That depends on whether the frozen Antimatter Legion soldiers have any warriors at the level of the Adepti.]
[Moon Carver: Even if there are, these guys have been frozen for so long, their strength should have decreased... right?]
[Lyney: Even a soldier of the Aeon of Destruction shouldn't be able to survive being frozen for seven hundred years. Or is it that they are even more formidable than I imagined?]
"Good answer. This makes it worthwhile for me to bring you out of Teyvat." After hearing the answers from Acting Grand Master Jean and the Traveler, Takagi nodded in satisfaction.
One must know that Takagi thinks highly of the Traveler and Jean, the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius. In Takagi's eyes, both are beings with very high potential. Since Barbara and Klee have both stepped onto a Path, there's no reason why the Traveler and Jean wouldn't be able to step onto one under his Blessing buff.
Takagi walked over to a frozen Voidranger. He placed his hand on the ice covering its body.
"Voidranger: Marauder. These are warriors who were thrown into the 'Warforge' while alive and reforged, gaining the power of Destruction. After being tempered, their bodies no longer contain the flesh and blood that ordinary humans possess. Antimatter forms their bodies, and negative particles become their blood. Such bodies are difficult to completely destroy by ordinary ice and snow. Of course, being frozen for hundreds of years did indeed reduce some of their power."
As he spoke, the Imaginary Energy in Takagi's hand turned into flames, covering the ice on the bodies of five Voidranger: Marauders.
[Xiangling: Did I hear that right? Takagi said these Voidrangers were warriors modified by that 'Warforge' while they were alive!]
[Keqing: That's just too cruel.]
[Scaramouche: Should I say it's worthy of the army of the Aeon of Destruction? Even their own army is so individualistic.]
[Arataki Itto: Although I don't understand that antimatter or negative particles, throwing living people into a furnace to modify them—isn't this Aeon of Destruction too much?]
[Dottore: Is there a possibility that these modified individuals were willing?]
[Arataki Itto: How could anyone be willing to be modified while alive?]
[Dottore: I'm just proposing a possibility. You know, great gods often have their followers and martyrs. If the Aeon of Destruction demanded it, there's a considerable possibility that his followers would sacrifice their lives.]
[Arataki Itto: That kind of thing is too crazy!]
Takagi saw the messages in the forum and added: "In fact, there were indeed some warriors who worshipped the Aeon of Destruction and willingly transformed into Voidrangers."
[Diluc: It's actually true!]
[Dainsleif: Fanatics, huh?]
Under the influence of the Imaginary Energy Takagi used, the ice on the Marauders began to melt at an extremely fast pace. Seeing this, the Traveler and Acting Grand Master Jean immediately became vigilant.
"At first, I won't release too many. Traveler, you try the strength of these five Marauders. After you get a little used to it, I'll release more Voidrangers. At that time, Acting Grand Master Jean, Barbara, and Klee can all join in," Takagi said.
"Huh! You want me to fight five Marauders alone? Didn't you say that one Voidranger is equivalent to an ordinary Vision holder?" Lumine said in surprise.
"I believe in your strength." Takagi smiled at the Traveler, and without waiting for her to retort, he threw the Marauders, which were about to break free from the ice, towards her.
Bang bang bang...
The ice on the five Marauders shattered. Although they had just woken up, the will of "Destruction" that had integrated into their bodies caused them to immediately launch an attack on the nearest person—the Traveler.
With no other choice, Lumine could only charge forward with the Unforged in her hand and fiercely battle the Marauders. Upon contact, she felt a heavy pressure. Damn it, Takagi was right. These guys are really strong! Traveler narrowly avoided a Marauder's attack and thought to herself.
The Marauders seemed to have discovered that the Traveler's strength was weak. Three of them actually left her and tried to attack Acting Grand Master Jean and the others. Seeing this, Lumine's expression immediately turned grim.
"Damn it, Takagi said your opponent is me! Don't underestimate me!" Lumine shouted softly, and quickly condensed Anemo energy in her right hand to form a small wind vortex. The suction generated by the vortex gathered the three Marauders who were trying to disperse back together. Seeing this, the Marauders attacked the Traveler without question. She instantly fell into a bitter struggle.
[Diona: So... so strong! I feel like I can't even defeat one monster!]
[Thoma: Although Takagi mentioned the strength of the Voidrangers before, seeing them is still quite mentally crushing.]
[Chef Mao: Oh my, these are monsters that have been frozen for seven hundred years! Not only are they still alive, but they are also so powerful.]
[Dottore: Truly magical life forms. I really want to study them up close.]
[Kaeya: As expected of the direct forces of the Aeon of Destruction? Just ordinary soldiers possess such strength. Traveler is also quite amazing, being able to fight against five and still seem to have some leeway.]
[Diluc: If it's true as Takagi said, that such soldiers are endless, it's hard to imagine Teyvat having an army capable of resisting them.]
[Albert: But... but don't we still have our gods?]
[Venti: The problem is, the Aeon of Destruction is also a god. I even suspect that without the Aeon taking action, someone under him could even defeat the gods of Teyvat.]
[Dori: All that will be known later. More importantly, is anyone interested in betting on whether Acting Grand Master Jean and the Traveler can step onto a Path? This is an opportunity to earn Mora!]
"It's truly astonishing. I didn't expect the monsters within these ice blocks to still be alive. Does this mean that one day in the future, they will also wake up?" Bronya watched the Traveler fighting the five Voidrangers, her brows tightly furrowed.
"If these guys can really wake up, we'll be in big trouble," Pela's expression wasn't good either.
"These guys aren't that strong. What's there to worry about?" Seele asked, puzzled.
"These guys are indeed not very strong for Pathstriders. But Seele, do you know how many Voidrangers are frozen on this planet?" Natasha said.
Seele: "Are there many?"
Pela: "At least... the frozen monsters I've counted are no less than one hundred thousand."
Seele: "!!!" Hearing this number, even Seele, who was confident in her strength, couldn't remain calm.
"Among them, there are quite a few big guys. Their strength should be quite a bit stronger than the Marauders." Natasha looked at Takagi, wanting to get the answer from him.
"That's right! Just like this 'Voidranger: Trampler' beside me. Its strength is no weaker than the Decaying Shadow, or perhaps even stronger." Takagi patted the Trampler sealed by ice beside him.
"This guy is even stronger than the Decaying Shadow!" Seele's beautiful eyes widened, her heart filled with terror. She looked further behind Takagi, where there were several Tramplers sealed by ice and snow.
[Xiangling: So scary! There are at least five or six Tramplers sealed in those ice blocks, right? If these guys all have the power of the Adepti... I can't even imagine.]
[Venti: If the Tramplers possess power like the Decaying Shadow we saw earlier, then these Tramplers gathered together might be able to contend with weaker Archons, right?]
[Zhongli: At least, they won't easily lose to weaker gods.]
[Nahida: Pela just said that she alone has counted tens of thousands. And there are definitely more. The total number of Tramplers on Belobog might be quite terrifying.]
[Albert: This... isn't that enough to destroy a country?]
[Lyney: If there are really so many terrifying monsters, let alone destroying a country, destroying the world might be possible.]
[Albert: Impossible! I don't believe it! I absolutely won't believe such a possibility!]
[Rosaria: Stop shouting! It's not happening here. There's no need to worry so much, right? At least, it's not happening here now.]
[Albert: ?!]
[Tartaglia: Takagi's action... is he planning to unseal the Tramplers too? Perfect, let me see if they are stronger than the Adepti.]
[Moon Carver: ?]
"Huff, huff... so tired!" Lumine leaned on her sword with both hands, looking tiredly at the Marauders she had defeated slowly dissipating.
"As expected of the Traveler, I knew you would win. But, are you feeling a bit uncomfortable? Why do I feel like you didn't fully exert your strength?" Paimon asked, puzzled.
"It's probably because of the climate. The weather here is simply too cold. It's unavoidable for people who can't use the Cryo element or those who aren't used to the cold to struggle a bit when fighting here," Jean said.
Paimon: "I see, that makes sense."
Jean: "Since the Traveler's warm-up is over, the real battle will begin next, right?" Jean took a deep breath and looked in Takagi's direction.
Takagi smiled, just about to speak, when Seele suddenly stepped forward. "Takagi, can I join the battle too?"
Takagi: "You're interested in Voidrangers?"
Seele nodded heavily: "Since these frozen monsters are still alive, they might naturally wake up in the future. And maybe a lot of them will wake up at once. Before that happens, I want to properly test their strength. Including the Tramplers you mentioned before."
Bronya: "Let me join in too."
Serval: "And me!"
Natasha: "Takagi, please let me try this time too."
Pela looked at Seele, Natasha, then looked at Bronya, and finally raised her hand as well.
"It's not impossible for you to join in. But in that case, I'll have to unseal more Voidrangers," Takagi said, stroking his chin.
"Just as I wished." Seele drew her weapon, her expression quite serious.
"Alright, I agree." Takagi nodded. "However, even though Seele, Natasha, Bronya, Serval, and Pela are Pathstriders, it's still best to be cautious. Especially the Tramplers—these guys are products created by the Antimatter Legion using fragments of warriors and ancient beasts. And these ancient beasts are beings that could easily swallow a world whole. Although the content of these fragments in the Tramplers isn't high, the power they display is very strong. Especially their burst power. If you're not careful, you could suffer a great loss."
Hearing this, everyone nodded solemnly.
"Alright, since everyone is so interested in the power of the Voidrangers, I will now begin unsealing all the Voidrangers present," Takagi said.
"Wait, all of them? Takagi, you didn't say that wrong, did you?" Paimon asked in terror.
Takagi shook his head: "I didn't say it wrong! Don't forget, Seele and the others are joining the battle too. They are all experienced Pathstriders. Natasha even has the Light Cone I gave her. With them joining, if I don't unseal more Voidrangers, the Traveler, Jean, and the others won't be able to step onto a Path. Paimon, come over here. If you stay too close during the next battle, you'll probably get hurt easily."
Hearing this, Paimon looked at the Traveler. "Go ahead, Paimon," Lumine said.
"Then... alright, Traveler, you must be careful." After Paimon gave a warning, she reluctantly went to Takagi's side.
Takagi summoned the Flame Lance to ignite the flames and cover all the frozen Voidrangers present. A moment later, an extremely sharp whistling sound came from the flames. A large number of Voidrangers charged out, heading straight for Bronya, Jean, and the others.
Jean turned her head, just about to signal Barbara to cast a healing barrier, but she saw Bronya suddenly walk in front of all the participants.
"We have already stepped into the storm! To protect and defend... defeat them! Belobog March!" Bronya raised her rifle and pointed it at the charging legion. At the same time, the surging power of Preservation instantly spread out from her, enveloping everyone present.
Everyone instantly felt a powerful force welling up within their bodies.
"Is this the power to protect everyone? And how pure is this will..." After feeling the power within her body, Jean looked at Bronya with emotion. And at this moment, Bronya had already charged into the battlefield after Seele.
"Unlike Cocolia, Miss Bronya truly wants to protect Belobog. In the future, she might become a good leader. I can't fall behind either; I must also protect everyone." Jean looked at Klee, Barbara, and the others, and then took the lead, charging into the battlefield.