The plaza in front of the Cathedral of Favonius was the highest point in Mondstadt City.
At that moment, beneath the enormous Statue of The Seven...
Amber handed Lumine the Wind Glider she had treasured for so long and said with a smile,
"Actually, I've had this Wind Glider tucked away for ages. I was planning to give it to Ellin as a present when she joined the Knights of Favonius."
"But after Ellin obtained an Anemo Vision, she actually learned to fly by controlling Anemo. She doesn't need a Wind Glider anymore."
"Since I happened to meet you today, I thought this Wind Glider would be a big help on your future adventures, so it's yours!"
"Now, follow me down to the fountain!"
Amber smiled at Lumine, then leaped over the railing, spread her Wind Glider, and glided down.
Lumine nodded at the sight, then jumped down as well, spreading her Wind Glider and following close behind Amber.
A few minutes later...
Having only just learned to use the Wind Glider, Lumine wobbled all the way from the cathedral to the Good Hunter restaurant with Paimon in tow.
When they spotted Ellin and Venti still standing outside the Good Hunter, Lumine and Paimon waved to them.
But just as Lumine tried to steer her Wind Glider down beside Ellin, something suddenly went wrong!
A deafening dragon's roar echoed over Mondstadt City!
Then a turquoise dragon swept across the skies above Mondstadt!
He raised his head to the sky and let out roar after roar, his two pairs of wings beating ceaselessly.
In an instant, an ocean's worth of Anemo energy came surging in!
An enormous storm engulfed all of Mondstadt City, while four gigantic tornadoes, each a hundred meters tall, formed within its walls!
What did a hundred-meter-tall tornado look like?
Viewed from the ground, those tornadoes churned the scattered clouds and seemed to reach all the way to the heavens. They were truly terrifying!
Before these enormous tornadoes, ordinary people were as insignificant as ants, liable to be torn apart by the raging winds at any moment!
And there wasn't just one of these storms, but four!
The instant the four storms appeared, fierce winds swept through every corner of Mondstadt City like a tsunami.
Dust and sand filled the air, leaving nothing but chaos as far as the eye could see.
The tornadoes churned the clouds in every direction, plunging the skies above Mondstadt City into darkness as thunder cracked and roared amid the howling winds!
It was as though the end of the world had descended upon Mondstadt City!
How terrifying was it to have four hundred-meter-tall tornadoes appear simultaneously amid Mondstadt City's densely packed buildings?
In a single instant, wooden buildings were ripped apart!
Swathes of houses were torn to pieces by the tornadoes' powerful suction, exploding into shattered planks that filled the sky.
Countless people screamed in terror, but every last scream was drowned out by the storm.
Lumine, who had only just learned to control her Wind Glider, had no chance to land before the tornadoes' powerful pull flung her high into the sky!
"Dvalin..."
As Venti watched his companion suffer and his people face disaster, profound sorrow settled over his face.
"Dvalin is already burning himself out..."
"I hope you can save Dvalin, and everyone in Mondstadt City."
Venti looked at Ellin.
"Then what about you? Isn't this exactly when you, as the Anemo Archon, should step in?" Ellin asked, looking at Venti.
Venti let out a long sigh. "I know what kind of pain Dvalin is enduring. This child sacrificed so much for Mondstadt in the past. If possible, I still don't want to give up on him."
"But now, under the Abyss Mage's curse and corruption, he firmly believes I abandoned him. If I personally step in to stop him, it will only deepen his misunderstanding of me and Mondstadt City."
"All right, then!"
Ellin nodded. "But let me make this clear first: my power is limited, and I can't ride the wind for long. You'll have to give me a hand!"
"No problem!"
Venti nodded. "Go, brave warrior who fights with the wind. May the Anemo Archon's blessing be with you!"
At that moment, a force suddenly enveloped Lumine, who had been flung into the sky. A great mass of Anemo energy gathered around her body, allowing her to remain aloft.
"Huh? That's strange. Can a Wind Glider really keep someone up in the sky this long?" Paimon asked in confusion.
Just then, a voice came drifting on the wind.
"I am guiding the thousand-year flowing wind to aid you, so you will not fall."
"Now, imagine gathering this breeze and making it pierce the clouds."
The familiar voice reached Lumine's ears. With no time to think further, she calmed herself and concentrated on drawing upon the power of that Flowing Wind.
A moment later, an Anemo Bomb formed in her hand from Wind power.
"That's it!"
"Traveler borne on the wind, please use its power to engage the dragon. Keep him from attacking the ground, and buy the brave warriors below enough time to quell the storm!"
As those words faded, the Wind power surrounding Lumine grew even stronger. Its power seemed inexhaustible!
At that moment, Lumine was like a warrior unleashed, relentlessly forming Anemo Bombs and chasing Dvalin down with them.
A barrage of Anemo Bombs struck Dvalin, making him roar in pain. No longer able to concentrate on controlling Anemo to attack the ground, he could only turn, open his enormous jaws, and lunge at Lumine.
Lumine controlled the wind to shift her position constantly in midair, dodging the dragon's attacks while gathering Wind power and firing Anemo Bombs, keeping him locked in battle.
The tornadoes continued to rage!
With four tornadoes appearing at once, their destructive power was simply staggering.
Everyone knew that every additional second those four tornadoes remained would inflict unimaginable damage on Mondstadt City.
With disaster upon them, none of the factions within Mondstadt City could stand idly by any longer.
In the southeastern corner of Mondstadt City...
The red-haired Master Diluc stood on the roof of his own tavern, the Angel's Share, with a greatsword in hand.
He held his greatsword high in both hands, his expression grave and his eyes fixed firmly on the approaching tornado, giving it his undivided attention.
The storm made his coat snap wildly, but his tall, lean frame stood like a rock. No matter how the winds battered him, he remained utterly unmoved!
The raised greatsword was already blazing with flames. Amid the dust and sand filling the sky, its glow seemed like the only light in a sea of fog!
The Pyro Vision at his waist glimmered and trembled ceaselessly. At that moment, he looked like a god of war!
Vast amounts of Pyro gathered around him. An unknown amount of time passed, until the tornado was less than a hundred and fifty meters away.
His eyes snapped open, a fiery red light gleaming within them!
Holding his blazing red greatsword high, he unleashed a slash at the tornado that stretched between earth and sky!
"Flames! Burn it all away!"
In that instant, the vast amount of Pyro stored within the greatsword erupted all at once!
A fiery bird nearly twenty meters in size let out a tremendous cry. Trailing a long tail of flame and carrying terrifying heat, it swept over countless rooftops and charged toward the approaching tornado!
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