Sumeru, Crisis Averted; Fontaine, On the Brink.

Feeling the jolts, Cyno gradually regained consciousness. He peered around in a daze, realizing he seemed to be in the middle of a jungle.

Am I not dead yet? Those monsters didn't look like the type to show mercy, so why am I here?

The confusion in his heart brought Cyno to full alertness in an instant.

He realized he was being carried on someone's back, and they were running deep into the forest.

Looking closer, Cyno also noticed Tighnari being hauled along, while countless monsters swarmed in pursuit of them.

Now fully awake, Cyno tried to get off Zoro's back, but found that the arm pinning him down felt like a massive steel vice, immovable by even a fraction.

Helpless, Cyno could only shout, "Hey, you! Put me down! And why on earth did you bring us running all the way out here?"

Zoro, who was busy carrying the two of them, felt his temper flare. It was Cyno who said the town was just a short distance in this direction, yet after running for so long, they had ended up deep in the forest without a town in sight—and now he was being blamed?

Zoro simply dropped them both and unleashed a single-sword style strike to clear the area.

Once released, Cyno landed in a backflip and caught Tighnari, setting him down steadily on the ground.

He looked up and saw the aftermath of Zoro's strike, feeling a sense of awe; this man's strength was truly immense.

However, Cyno quickly composed himself and hurriedly asked, "Why did you knock us out and bring us here? Was it to use us as bait for the monsters?"

After clearing the field, Zoro retorted irritably, "Hey, hey! You were the one who pointed and said the town was just a short distance in this direction. I've run a long way, and we're deep in the forest, but I still haven't seen a thing."

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What the hell?

Wasn't I fighting just outside Sumeru City? You could clearly see where the town was! I even pointed the direction out to him—it was visible at a glance!

Cyno's questions piled up one after another. After a brief conversation, he confirmed a cold, hard fact.

This man of explosive strength named Zoro was a severe victim of poor direction!

Severe enough to walk into a forest while looking at a building that was right in front of his eyes.

Exhausted, Cyno woke Tighnari and explained the situation. The two immediately decided to take the lead, with Zoro following behind.

After a difficult negotiation, they realized that relying on Zoro for directions was practically the same as walking into a pile of monsters to die.

A few minutes later.

A reluctant Zoro followed behind Cyno and Tighnari as they pressed forward...

Just as they were leading the way, the monsters swarmed in, their numbers like a vast, encroaching ocean!

It was as if the mountains and plains were covered in them, with even more monsters flying in from the sky. A rough glance suggested there were at least tens of thousands!

Seeing this, both Cyno and Tighnari wore expressions of despair. Even though Zoro had displayed god-like strength along the way, such a massive horde could easily overwhelm them.

"It seems we're done for today. I don't know why so many monsters appeared all of a sudden. I just hope everyone in Sumeru is safe..." Tighnari said, filled with worry.

"Let's fight them to the end. We'll take down as many as we can to at least ease the pressure on the others!" Cyno's expression turned fierce as his polearm reappeared, flickering with Electro energy.

"Don't worry so much, it'll be fine. These monsters aren't even worth two swings of my blade!" Despite his words, Zoro equipped all three swords, biting one in his mouth and holding the others in his hands.

His aura turned incredibly sharp!

Seeing Zoro in his Three-Sword Style, the two couldn't help but wonder: could he really fight with a sword in his mouth?

"Nine mountains and eight seas constitute one world. Gather a thousand worlds to form a 'Small Thousand World.' Multiply this by three, and there is nothing I cannot cut. Three-Sword Style Secret Technique... Santoryu Ogi: Ichidai Sanzen Daisen Sekai!"

Chanting the verse, Zoro's expression became deadly serious. His power began to erupt, and combined with the strength granted to him by He Lingxuan, this strike was bound to be earth-shattering!

SLASH!!!

A flash of white light streaked across. Before Cyno and Tighnari could even react, the thousands of monsters had been sliced into dust!

But in the next moment, an anomaly occurred. The monsters reduced to dust were absorbed by the reinforcements arriving behind them, combining into one giant monster after another!

The aura radiating from them made even Zoro feel a hint of trouble.

Just as Zoro prepared to unleash his secret technique again, he seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky.

Dazzling golden light illuminated the world, tearing through the thick, dark clouds!

It was as if the dawn of hope was shining upon the world!

Those golden lights were golden energy swords, one after another!

They covered the entire sky, more numerous and brighter than the stars in the heavens!

Zoro, seeing this, felt no panic, for he sensed that the power contained within these golden energy swords belonged to He Lingxuan!

The aura emitted by these golden swords resonated with the vast power within his own body.

"Finally here! This strength is truly exaggerated!"

Zoro looked up at the countless golden energy swords and the aura contained within each one, sighing in amazement.

"Is... is this a miracle?!"

Everyone who witnessed this scene gasped in awe. The next second, the golden energy swords descended from the sky like divine punishment, precisely obliterating every single monster!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

These seemingly endless monsters were wiped out in minutes under the divine might of the golden energy swords, leaving not a trace behind!

Teyvat, Court of Fontaine.

Descending into this place were Li Jiahao and Lin Qiye!

Upon their arrival, they discovered that the situation here seemed to have been barely brought under control, and the one containing the disaster was none other than the Iudex, Neuvillette, standing high above the Court of Fontaine!

He held another identity: the Dragon Sovereign who wielded the Hydro element in the world of Genshin Impact. Though he was only the second-generation Dragon Sovereign, his strength was by no means weak, even if he had yet to reclaim the full authority of the ancient dragons.

What he was doing now was manipulating the vast seas of Fontaine to crush the monsters within the depths or to bar them from human settlements!

Seeing the monsters being held at bay, Lin Qiye and Li Jiahao exchanged glances, feeling as though this place would have been fine even without their intervention.

But what happened next made them abandon that thought.

A monster so vast it was impossible to see its end—or, to be precise, a skeleton—began to "stand" up!

This was the remains of Elynas, a terrifying creature created by a mysterious alchemist, now fallen!

It had been corrupted by this bizarre power!