The hero Ellin makes her entrance

The firebird cried out, trailing fiery tail feathers as it swept over countless homes and charged toward the tornado connecting heaven and earth!

Boom!

With a deafening crash, the firebird slammed into the tornado!

The tornado stood about a hundred meters tall and roughly thirty meters across.

The firebird was about twenty meters long, and it struck the tornado squarely in its "waist"!

At the instant of impact, the vast amount of Pyro power contained within the firebird erupted.

The shock wave from the enormous fiery explosion disrupted the tornado's rotation, making it collapse like a demolished tower and dissolve into a massive surge of turbulent wind!

The turbulent winds exploded outward with great swaths of flame, scattering countless sparks over every corner of Mondstadt City like a torrential downpour. Before the sparks could reach the ground, however, the storms still raging throughout Mondstadt swallowed and extinguished them.

One of the four tornadoes was destroyed.

"Argh!"

On the roof of the Angel's Share, Diluc dropped to one knee with his sword in hand, gasping for breath.

In the northwestern part of Mondstadt City.

"Master Diluc..."

On the roof of the Knights of Favonius headquarters, Jean looked toward the Angel's Share, seemingly lost in thought, but soon withdrew her gaze.

Holding the Favonius Sword, she watched the tornado approaching ahead.

Her gaze was resolute, like that of the most steadfast knight in the world.

Before the tornado connecting heaven and earth, she seemed so small.

Yet there was not a trace of hesitation or panic in her eyes.

For she was the Lion of the South Wind, the Dandelion Knight, the eldest daughter of the Gunnhildr family, and the Acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius.

To protect Mondstadt forever was her lifelong conviction. Faced with a natural disaster like this, she would never back down, no matter what.

When Venti had taught Ellin how to use Anemo, Ellin had once asked him why Jean, an Anemo Vision bearer strong enough to inherit the title of Lion of the South Wind, had never learned to fly using Anemo.

Venti's answer had been that Jean had become one of Mondstadt City's finest swordsmen and earned the title of Dandelion Knight through her own training. She had only received her Vision after becoming Acting Grand Master.

In other words, Jean had already ranked among Mondstadt City's strongest fighters before receiving her Vision. Although she had obtained an Anemo Vision after becoming Acting Grand Master, her heavy daily workload had left her little time to develop its power.

Even so, there was no denying that Jean was a powerful swordswoman!

Now, with the Favonius Sword in hand, Jean stared straight into the oncoming storm.

Her conviction to protect Mondstadt forever gave her tremendous strength.

She tightened her grip on the Favonius Sword, an unrivaled aura erupting from her body, then unleashed a slash at the tornado!

Riiip!!!

The slash was unimaginably fast. As her blade cut through the air, the friction produced a sonic boom so piercing it made people's eardrums ache!

With that stroke, a golden arc of sword light over ten meters long shot toward the oncoming tornado, carrying an unstoppable edge!

Sword energy surged wildly, locking into a stalemate with the tornado after striking it.

Yet that sword energy seemed to have inherited its wielder's resolve. Like a tiny boat in a raging storm, it pressed bravely forward even as it threatened to fall apart!

Boom!

A thunderous crash rang out!

At last, the sword energy broke through the storm and cleaved the tornado clean in half!

The collapsing tornado turned into a massive gale that swept through Mondstadt City's streets like a tsunami.

The second tornado had been destroyed!

Two tornadoes had fallen in succession, but neither Jean nor Diluc could feel happy.

They both looked up toward the plaza around the Statue of The Seven outside the Cathedral. Two tornadoes still remained there!

But...

On their respective rooftops, Jean and Diluc leaned on their swords to support themselves, gasping for breath.

Tornadoes were natural disasters. Before such enormous twisters, mortals were no more than ants.

Though Jean and Diluc stood among humanity's finest and strongest, even they were somewhat powerless against a natural disaster.

Destroying a tornado with a single strike was already their limit.

That strike had consumed most of their stamina.

Neither of them had the strength left to unleash another storm-destroying blow.

Yet now, they watched Mondstadt City's houses crumble beneath the rampaging tornadoes.

The residents' screams and sobs echoed in their ears, and sorrow welled up in both their hearts.

Both of them loved Mondstadt deeply, and each protected it in their own way.

Neither could stand by and watch Mondstadt face destruction.

Protecting Mondstadt was their lifelong conviction.

For that, they would gladly sacrifice even their lives!

They gritted their teeth, used their swords to push themselves upright, and charged toward the tornadoes together.

Just then, however, they suddenly saw a figure hurtle down from high above, overtake them both in an instant, and speed straight toward the tornadoes.

"Is that... Ellin?"

Upon seeing the figure clad in the White-Mist Garment, Star-Blue Skirt, Jean and Diluc cried out in unison.

Using Windriding, Ellin flew swiftly toward the tornadoes and stopped a little over a hundred meters away.

A gentle breeze gathered around her body, keeping her suspended in midair.

Under countless watching eyes, the white-haired girl's long hair danced wildly in the wind.

Facing the two enormous tornadoes, she planted her hands on her hips, threw her head back, and laughed!

"Wahahahaha! The hero Ellin makes her entrance!"

"Acting Grand Master Jean, Master Diluc, go get some rest."

"Leave these two tornadoes to me!"

Jean and Diluc stared blankly at the figure hovering high in the sky.

Clad in white and blue, she floated high above them, facing the two tornadoes that connected heaven and earth. The sight was like a deity descending into the mortal world!

Her words sounded a little overblown, a little theatrical, or perhaps... a little innocent and carefree. Yet they also revealed her immense confidence!

For some reason, the sight of that white-haired girl in her blue skirt eased Jean's and Diluc's hearts considerably.

They exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's trust in Ellin.

With a nod to one another, Jean and Diluc said nothing and darted away one after the other, leaving the battlefield to Ellin.

By now, it was not just Jean and Diluc.

Many others had also spotted the blue-skirted girl hovering high above, facing the storm.

"Is that... is that Hermann's daughter, Ellin?"

"It's her? She's stepping in again!"

"Is she going to face those two tornadoes?"

"She drove Stormterror away with a single arrow last time. She can do it this time too, right?"

"Aaaaaah!!! It's Ellin! It's Ellin! Sucrose, do you see her? It's Ellin!"

Sheltering behind a thick stone wall, Fischl was ecstatic, pointing excitedly at Ellin for Sucrose to see.

Sucrose also looked toward Ellin with flushed cheeks, her face brimming with excitement.

In another corner of Mondstadt City, Noelle looked up at the sky, greatsword in hand. She had summoned Geo to form a thick wall, shielding more than a dozen elderly people and children behind her.

After seeing the blue-skirted girl hovering high above and facing the storm, Noelle lowered her head, a hint of dejection appearing on her face...