Before long, the dust settled.
The first thing that came into view was the shield Lumine had raised with the Geo Element.
Lightning arcs flickered across the Geo barrier, while horrifying cracks had already spread outward across the ground.
Centered around where Su Luo and the others stood, the ground had sunk within a radius of several dozen meters.
That single strike was enough to show the lightning's power, as well as Lumine's mastery over elemental energy.
Su Luo saw it clearly.
As Lumine used the Geo Element, she harnessed its power to redirect part of the lightning striking the shield into the earth.
Thus, she used the least amount of power to block the enemy's attack.
It had to be said that Lumine was performing far better now than Su Luo remembered.
At the very least, she was no longer that blond camera who could not even use elemental energy at critical moments.
At the same time, Ei was still moving.
She instantly flashed behind Su Luo, her right hand tightly gripping the Grass Cutting Scythe crackling with Electro power, her gaze sharp.
She swung the shaft of the naginata at the back of Su Luo's head.
Clearly, that strike was meant to knock Su Luo unconscious.
As though he had anticipated it long ago, Su Luo bent down and dodged Ei's attempt to club him.
"That was close. I almost got knocked out."
Despite saying that, Su Luo wore a relaxed smile.
"Give Makoto back, then come with us. For the sake of your relationship with Makoto, I can guarantee that you will not be harmed," Ei said with feigned sternness.
"That again? I'm sick of hearing it." Su Luo let out a soft sigh.
"Let me borrow your sister for a while. I'll return her to you after some time."
With that, Su Luo and the others vanished before Ei's eyes.
Ei's heart jolted. She carefully sensed her surroundings, yet found no trace of Su Luo and the others.
A stern expression appeared on her lovely face as a clap of thunder suddenly exploded in the sky.
It reflected the turmoil in Ei's heart.
Boundary Power, Tiamat Comes Knocking
On a street somewhere in Mondstadt City.
Imaginary Space suddenly opened there.
Su Luo and the others stepped out from within.
"Is this Mondstadt City?" Makoto looked around, curiosity appearing on her lovely face.
Although her strength was gone, her discernment remained.
The atmosphere of freedom filling the city made it clear where this was.
"Yes. In a while, we'll be attending Mondstadt's victory celebration. After that, you can choose to come to my world with me or remain in Teyvat," Su Luo said calmly as he looked at Makoto.
"Can I stay in Teyvat?" Makoto asked somewhat nervously.
When Su Luo claimed to be from another world, she was not surprised.
Such people were rare in Teyvat, but not unheard of.
Though deep down she truly wanted to follow Su Luo to his world, after seeing Ei earlier, she had sensed that something was wrong with Ei's condition.
That made Makoto begin to worry about Ei and Inazuma.
She understood her younger sister.
Ei was a warrior, exceptionally skilled in battle.
But when it came to governing a nation, she knew absolutely nothing.
Who knew how much time had passed? Something must have happened in Inazuma.
If Makoto did not return to take a look, who knew what foolish thing her silly little sister might do.
"You can, but later you'll need to come with me to sign a Family Contract." Su Luo did not refuse.
Of course, he was not going to let Makoto return unconditionally.
Although he had not put much effort into reviving Makoto, he had still saved her life.
He could not possibly revive Makoto only to receive a good guy card.
That was also why Makoto no longer possessed her former godly power after being revived.
It was not that he could not help her recover it. They simply had no relationship to speak of.
The sky gradually darkened.
The time of the appointment with Acting Grand Master Jean and the others had arrived.
Su Luo, Wang Xiaomei, and the others headed to Angel's Share to attend the Knights' victory banquet for them.
At the banquet, everyone enjoyed delicious food and fine wine, while laughter rose one after another.
Worth mentioning was Venti's dumbfounded expression when he saw Makoto.
He had also been present during the Khaenri'ah war and had witnessed Makoto's death with his own eyes.
Yet today, he saw her standing prettily at this banquet. How could he not be shocked?
"Young man, are you really not planning to become Mondstadt's Anemo Archon?"
After learning that Su Luo had revived Makoto, Venti once again set his sights on Su Luo.
"All this wine still can't shut your mouth?" Su Luo shot Venti a speechless glance.
He casually took several bottles of wine from his storage space and sent Venti away.
After the banquet ended, Su Luo and the others returned to their respective worlds.
Type-Moon world, inside the castle.
Su Luo appeared in his room.
He immediately opened the panel to inspect this time's gains.
Group member Su Luo obtained points ×30000
"Thirty thousand points isn't bad. The important thing is the special characters I bound." Su Luo smacked his lips and brought up the Trait System panel.
Counting the previous trip to Gensokyo, this mission had bound a total of nine special characters.
Back then, he had clearly sensed Yukari Yakumo secretly spying on him. Since she gave him one Trait acquisition chance per week, he had not held it against her.
Casting aside his stray thoughts, Su Luo began acquiring Traits.
Ding! Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait Boundary Power (Red)
Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait Power of the Anemo Archon (purple)
Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Trait Heart of the Electro Archon (purple)
"Good grief, I actually pulled a red Trait! And it's Boundary Power!"
"But judging by the Trait's grade, it clearly didn't come from purple."
Having drawn a Red tier Trait for the first time, Su Luo was rather excited.
He even started teasing Yukari Yakumo.
After drawing the Red tier Boundary Power, Su Luo had already lost interest in the abilities that followed.
Never mind the Power of the Anemo Archon.
As for item-type Traits like the Heart of the Electro Archon, he could use the properties of his storage space to mass-produce Gnosis.
For him, unless he obtained an item that was not already in his storage space, it would only become fodder for upgrading his other Traits.
There was even less to say about the remaining Traits. They were all blue and white.
There was not even a single purple Trait.
But with Red tier Boundary Power already in hand, what more could he ask for?
As everyone knew, Boundary Power was extremely powerful.
It was an ability capable of overturning the very foundations of all things.
Even though Yukari Yakumo could not fully unleash Boundary Power, it had still made her one of the stronger figures in Gensokyo.
If one were judging solely by Boundary Power's strength, the Halloween Queen of Little Garden could serve as a reference.
Though she was only an exceptional three-digit powerhouse in terms of raw strength, the Halloween Queen, who possessed Boundary Power, was regarded by others as being on par with the two-digit King of White Night.
That was enough to show just how high the ceiling of Boundary Power was.
With that in mind, Su Luo kept several of the Traits he had just obtained, then tossed all the ones he did not need into upgrading Manipulation of Eternity and Ephemeral.
In an instant, the Trait panel changed.
Manipulation of Eternity and Ephemeral (purple) → Manipulation of Eternity and Ephemeral (Orange)
"Feels like a lot of Traits need upgrading. I'm running out of fodder." Su Luo shook his head, voicing a blissful complaint.
Aside from Manipulation of Eternity and Ephemeral, Super Adaptation also needed fodder to upgrade.
The former involved the power of time, so naturally he would prioritize it.
As for the latter, there was no need to explain. It was his guarantee of survival.
Wasn't his powerful adaptability the reason he had dared to act so recklessly until now?
Although the Red tier was already more than enough.
Still, there was a saying.
No one ever complained about having too much money.
Likewise, no one would complain about being too powerful.
But after tomorrow, he would be able to upgrade his Traits once again.
After all, it had been exactly six days since he transmigrated.
Tomorrow would be the seventh day after his transmigration.
The cooldown for Random Entry acquisition was about to refresh.
At that time, he would have fifty Random Entry acquisition chances.
With those thoughts in mind, Su Luo gradually drifted into sleep.
The next day.
Feeling somewhat stifled, Su Luo struggled to push away the "heavy object" pressing down on him.
When he focused his eyes, Su Luo instantly woke up.
"Tiamat?! Why are you here?!" Su Luo was completely bewildered.
Had he transmigrated again?
How had Tiamat appeared in his room after he woke up from a night's sleep?
"Aaaa—(My child, you're awake.)" Tiamat cried out excitedly.
Seeing Su Luo filled her with joy, especially when she heard what he called her. It made her feel that she had not loved the wrong person.
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