Tsunamis battered the seawall along the coast at intervals. The people who had been defending it moments ago were scattered everywhere.
Clearly, in these conditions, they had already lost the ability to fight.
Most importantly, however, a woman in white with long hair stood atop the seawall.
She used her power to freeze wave after wave of the tsunami.
Zhong Baiye recognized her at a glance. It was unmistakably Shenhe.
He hurriedly set down the Guizhong Ballista he was holding and searched the defensive position for Lumine.
Soon, he found the unconscious Lumine behind a section of the seawall.
Looking at the unresponsive Lumine, Zhong Baiye was grateful that Shenhe was holding back the tsunami ahead. Otherwise, he would have been consumed by regret.
But now another problem had emerged. Seeing the shadow of the Demon God out at sea breathing faster and faster, everyone knew that the Vortex Demon God would soon revive in perfect form.
According to the plan Ningguang, Zhong Baiye, and the others had devised earlier, their only chance of defeating the Vortex Demon God was to gather the power of everyone in Liyue, including the adepti.
But Liyue's Vision holders were all exhausted from the earlier tsunami strikes. That plan was no longer viable.
Thinking of this, Cloud Retainer sighed and said to Zhong Baiye,
"Perhaps this is fate."
The next moment, Cloud Retainer let out a piercing cry toward the sky, calling the other adepti here.
Looking at Cloud Retainer, Zhong Baiye felt somewhat discouraged. If he had not come, things would never have turned out this way.
Just then, a Millelith soldier with bandages wrapped around his head approached Ningguang and told her something.
After hearing his report, Ningguang grew incredibly excited. She happily told Cloud Retainer and Zhong Baiye,
"Wonderful! I just