"Damn it, what do we do now?"
"Do what? Run! We're about to die!"
The Treasure Hoarder scout and laborer ran blindly through the ruins of the Temple of the Thousand Winds in a panic.
They darted into practically every passage they came across.
They no longer cared whether it would lead them out of this dangerous place.
In a moment when no one was watching, the special Ruin Guard they had awakened and activated changed colors again after Electro surged through its photonic veins, releasing an aura of Hydro.
And that was not all. It even possessed Dendro and Cryo.
A surviving mechanical creature from Khaenri'ah actually had four elemental abilities installed in its body at once.
Combined with its steel giant's body, as impregnable as a fortress, that made it a little easier to understand why Mondstadt had allowed the monsters in these ruins to remain within its heartland.
A battle could easily injure the residents of Mondstadt City. It was better to let them slumber here until a good solution could be found.
But who could have expected those brainless Treasure Hoarders to stir up trouble in the ruins when they could have done literally anything else?
The next second, the Ruin Guard fully regained its mobility. A slight lift of its thick arm, as stout as a century-old tree trunk, sent violent tremors through the entire ruins.
Inside the ruins, the two treasure-hunting fools swerved left and right with Klee on the scout's back, constantly dodging attacks from Hilichurls.
Their desperate race for survival had brought out their bodies' hidden potential.
"I can't go on! I'm going to die of exhaustion! I need a break!"
"A break, my ass! Stop and you're dead! I told you to lose weight ages ago, but you wouldn't listen. Happy