"What's going on? How did the sea outside suddenly turn like this?"
"Those tsunamis can't get in. The Electro Archon is protecting us, but what's happening out there? What was that huge explosion...?"
"Liyue has Rex Lapis and all those adepti protecting it too. Our homes should be all right..."
"Didn't the Archon War end ages ago? What on earth is happening? Is someone attacking Inazuma?"
"I've never seen the sea this violent. Is the world coming to an end?"
Everyone in Inazuma stared wide-eyed in shock at the sight before them.
The sea churned and seethed. Whirlpools, waterspouts, and other natural phenomena that had once been exceedingly rare were now everywhere.
The entire sky seemed shrouded in gray gauze, creating an unbearably oppressive atmosphere.
It was like an omen of the world's end.
"Sister, did you do this...?" Zebu stood at the very top of Tenshukaku, surveying everything around her.
"No... I haven't done anything like this," Baal denied.
"A Protective Barrier that can cover the entire nation... Who besides us could do that...?"
Zebu had no idea what was happening. She was utterly bewildered.
Although changes in the weather at sea were common, conditions this extreme were definitely no ordinary natural phenomenon.
They had to be connected to that tremendous explosion heard thousands of miles away!
"I don't know..." Baal's eyes were filled with deep worry, and she discreetly clenched her fists.
How could she not know?
This had to be the protection Xiu Yuan had provided.
And that enormous explosion confirmed what Xiu Yuan had told her back then.
The war in Khaenri'ah!
A terrifying war capable of threatening all of Teyvat!
Even gods would fall in that war!
"Something that could cause disturbances like this..."
"Could Liyue have gone to war with another nation?"
Zebu had