With a single stroke of Diluc's sword, the doors of the Abyss Order stronghold were instantly destroyed.
Scorching flames swept through the entire stronghold, propelled by the diffusion of the wind.
The Pyro-elemental Abyss Mage, who was the only one present, failed to finish condensing its Hydro shield as it instantly shattered.
Before it could conjure a second Hydro shield, Diluc's greatsword already struck its body.
Diluc executed the Abyss Mage with a single blow, and the remaining Hilichurls posed no threat to him whatsoever.
Diluc quickly slaughtered them all in a flash.
Stowing away the obtained Primogems, Diluc turned around and headed toward the next stronghold.
After mastering the Wind Spirit Art, shattering the shields of Abyss Mages became much more convenient for Diluc.
The main issue had been Pyro Abyss Mages, which previously required hacking away at them blow by blow, wasting a lot of effort.
Nowadays, he only needed to attach the Anemo element, and he could break them open very quickly.
An Abyss Mage without a shield was simply a lamb waiting for slaughter before Diluc.
That night, a large number of Abyss Order strongholds within Mondstadt were eradicated; every time a stronghold was uprooted, a brilliant flame would ignite in the dark night.
In the blink of an eye, night passed.
Inside Ye Yun's Shop, Ye Yun got up and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Ye Yun, the white rice porridge is already simmering, is there anything else that needs to be done? Pom. Pom-Pom looked up at Ye Yun from the side, asking if there was anything else that needed help.
Ye Yun smiled and shook his head.
No need, Pom-Pom, you go rest for a while.
Pom-Pom wiped the water from her hands.
I'll go see if Klee and Hook are awake. Pom.
With that, Pom-Pom took her short legs and trotted toward March 7th's room.
March 7th hadn't returned last night, so her room had been requisitioned and given to Klee and Hook to sleep in.
Ye Yun checked the refrigerator, retrieved a carton of eggs from inside, and took out a frying pan to fry a few eggs.
While he was frying the eggs, the Shop Teleportation Portal was pushed open by someone—this teleportation portal inside the shop could connect to all other shop teleportation portals.
The door opened, and Stelle rushed into the shop holding a small, flaming monkey.
Closely following behind, March 7th and Dan Heng also walked in.
After rushing in, Stelle hurriedly ran to the small bar to pour herself a cup of hot water and drank it down.
Ah~ that hits the spot. That place called Belobog gets colder day by day.
Ye Yun's gaze, however, fell upon the Chimchar that Stelle had placed on the bar counter.
He hadn't expected Stelle to hatch a Chimchar. The combat power of a Chimchar was beyond question.
If it could fuse into an Inferno Ape later on, it would possess a bug-tier skill: Fatal Flames.
This skill had nothing else going for it, but just the 1% instant-kill chance mentioned in its description was enough to show how abnormal this skill was.
Although this was reality, according to the system, this skill was only effective against enemies below the rank of an Arbiter-General's emissary, and one had to be an adult-form Inferno Ape to learn it.
Stelle drank a cup of boiled water, and her whole body felt much more comfortable.
Wiping her mouth, Stelle carried the Chimchar over to Ye Yun's side.
Ye Yun, what do you think of this Chimchar of mine?
Ye Yun said.
It's fine, an upper-middle combat-tier existence among spirits. If you have good luck later and manage to turn it into an Inferno Ape, you won't need to fear any enemies below the level of an emissary.
Upon hearing this, Stelle's face instantly lit up with joy.
Ohoho! Is it that powerful? Invincible below the emissary level?
Ye Yun pondered for a moment.
I wouldn't call it invincible. Inferno Ape has a skill called Fatal Flames with a 1% chance to instantly kill the enemy, though it's only effective against enemies below the emissary level.
Hearing this, Dan Heng and March 7th at the side were extremely shocked.
March 7th said in disbelief.
Isn't this too outrageous? This little monkey can actually become that strong in the future?
Stelle picked up the Chimchar.
As expected of the Galaxy Bat Hero's spirit, simply awesome! Hahahahaha!
Ye Yun added.
However, only adult-form Inferno Apes can learn this skill. There's still a very long way to go from a Chimchar to an Inferno Ape.
March 7th picked up her Bu Bu Seed.
Ye Yun, Ye Yun, what about Bu Bu Seed? What's the potential of Bu Bu Seed?
Ye Yun said.
Bu Bu Seed is fine too. In the later stages, it can synthesize with Little Sprout to become Lisa Bu Bu. Lisa Bu Bu has strong defense and also possesses the ability to heal teammates.
Hearing this, March 7th was extremely happy. Her Bu Bu Seed was also very powerful, then~
As for the cultivation time, the two girls didn't care; they would just spend the time to cultivate it themselves.
At this moment.
The stomachs of Stelle, March 7th, and Dan Heng rumbled at an untimely moment.
Gurgle~ Gurgle~
Seeing this, Ye Yun glanced into the kitchen and took out a small plate of pickled vegetables, placing it in front of the three of them.
The white porridge should be ready. You guys go grab some stools and sit down to eat something first.
Hearing this, Dan Heng consciously went to fetch the stools.
Stelle and March 7th ran into the kitchen, one washing bowls while the other scooped the white porridge.
Bu Bu Seed sat quietly on the bar counter, watching Ye Yun cook.
The Chimchar was rather mischievous, even trying to reach out and touch the fried eggs in the pan, but Ye Yun directly grabbed it by the back of its neck—the scruff of its fate—and hauled it back.
After dishing out the white porridge, the three of them sat at the kitchen counter nearby, holding bowls of porridge and nibbling on the pickled vegetables in small bites.
Not long after, Pom-Pop brought the two little ones, Klee and Hook, into the shop.
Brother Ye Yun, Sister Stelle, Sister March 7th, Brother Dan Heng, good morning~ Klee greeted Ye Yun and the others, full of energy.
Hook also waved her hand and offered a greeting.
Ye Yun looked at the two little ones.
Did you wash your faces and brush your teeth?
Klee nodded heavily.
Washed! Pom-Pom, the little rabbit train conductor, took Klee to wash them!
Hook also chimed in.
Hook washed too! Hook the Great, the Pitch-Black, is a person who loves cleanliness!
Ye Yun nodded with satisfaction and served each of the two little ones a bowl of white porridge.
Come on, drink some porridge first. The other food will take a while.
After placing the two little ones' bowls of white porridge on the table, they obediently began to eat.
Stelle finished the white porridge in her bowl with slurping sounds and ran into the kitchen to help herself to another bowl.
At this moment, Ye Yun suddenly asked.
Did you find any Stellaron Clues?
Stelle shrugged her shoulders helplessly.
No. Natasha and the others don't even know what a Stellaron is.
Hearing Ye Yun bring this up, March 7th was also overcome with distress.
It's a bit difficult for us to handle this time. There are no clues at all in the Underworld, and the Upper District is still putting out wanted posters for us, sigh~
Ye Yun smiled.
Considering how pitiful you guys are, I'll give you a hint: go find the oldest person in the Underworld. That person has the clues.
Hearing this, the three of them instantly became interested.
March 7th chewed on Ye Yun's words.
The oldest person? I get it! The older a person is, the more things they know. It seems we really hadn't thought in this direction.
Dan Heng was also suddenly enlightened.
Mm, let's go look in the Underworld after we finish eating. Thanks for the hint, Ye Yun.
Subsequently, the three of them accelerated their eating speed. After finishing another bowl of porridge, each took two freshly steamed buns and rushed into the teleportation portal.
Thanks to Profligate Scholar Eight-Throw, Lingering Leisurely Rain, and Frozen Congealed Rain for the Monthly Passes.
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