The Millelith soldiers cheering and leaping for joy suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble. At first, they thought they had mistaken the sensation in their excitement.
But then the sea began to churn again, especially around Guyun Stone Forest. The Millelith soldiers suddenly felt the world spin around them and could barely keep their footing.
Yucheng immediately sensed what seemed to be a surge of frenzied energy continuously rising from the seabed toward the surface.
A tsunami? No!
It was the Vortex Vanquisher suppressed by Rex Lapis-Osial!
Seeing signs that Guyun Stone Forest was about to collapse, Yucheng hurriedly activated Kamui and transported himself above it. With a sweep of his hand, hundreds of Millelith soldiers, along with Ganyu and Keqing, disappeared as though caught in a single net.
The instant after Yucheng brought everyone into the Kamui Dimension, the whole of Guyun Stone Forest exploded. Hilichurls, Abyss Mages, and other creatures living on the islands were swallowed by the sudden disaster.
Had Yucheng been even a moment later, the Millelith, Ganyu, and Keqing on Guyun Stone Forest would likely have met with catastrophe.
This sudden turn left everyone aboard the Jade Chamber and the Crux Fleet dumbstruck. They had not had time to see what Yucheng had done. One moment, they had been cheering their victory over Beisht; the next, the explosion of Guyun Stone Forest left them pale with shock.
With hundreds of elite Millelith soldiers, Yuheng Keqing, and Ganyu, Secretary of the Liyue Qixing, facing grim odds, their fates unknown, Ningguang was heartbroken. What on earth had happened?
Ningguang stared fixedly at the sea. Beneath Beisht's body, a massive shadow suddenly appeared. A Sea Serpent of Nine Bodies and Six Heads burst from the depths, displaying boundless ferocity. It was none other than