"Who are you!?"
The adepti immediately grew wary when they saw Xiu Yuan and Eula, who had arrived before any of them.
They had beaten even the adepti here, and judging by the situation, Xiu Yuan and Eula seemed to have been waiting here all along. The adepti now strongly suspected that Xiu Yuan belonged to the Fatui.
"Just a man of Liyue whom the world has forgotten."
Xiu Yuan turned to face the adepti and spoke slowly, without a hint of urgency.
"A man of Liyue?" Ningguang narrowed her eyes slightly.
She had never seen anyone like Xiu Yuan in Liyue.
"I was once a mercenary commander from Liyue Harbor. During an escort mission, our caravan came under a vicious attack from a horde of monsters. I alone was fortunate enough to escape."
"After a physician serving the Knights of Favonius saved me, I was too ashamed to return to Liyue. To repay the physician for saving my life, I joined the Knights of Favonius."
"Since then, I have settled down and made a life for myself in Mondstadt, right up to this day. Of course, you may call me a traitor if you like. I won't mind."
"In any case, rather than worrying about who I am, you should be thinking about how to deal with that big fellow."
As he spoke, Xiu Yuan turned his gaze back toward the Demon God.
His words seemed to remind Ningguang of something.
"When I was little, I did hear of a caravan traveling across the continent that encountered a horde of monsters. Everyone died, except for one person who went missing."
"That would be me." Xiu Yuan smiled faintly.
BOOM!!!!!
Another thunderous crash rang out. Three serpentine bodies had already emerged above the sea, writhing wildly in the air as