Late the following night.
From the Whispering Woods, which should have been quiet, emerged a mass of Fatui figures, staring fixedly at the city before them.
Besides the regular Fatui Skirmishers, there were also dozens of elite Pyro Agents and Cicin Mages.
The vast majority of those Agents and Cicin Mages had once served under the Fatui Harbinger La Signora. However, after taking Barbatos's Gnosis, La Signora had left Mondstadt for Liyue on her own, leaving these subordinates to the Snezhnayan ambassador stationed in Mondstadt.
After all, an attack on the Snezhnayan Diplomatic Ambassador had once occurred in Mondstadt City, resulting in the deaths of two diplomats. The Knights of Favonius had named that incident the Blackfire Incident.
Precisely because of the precedent set by the Blackfire Incident, when Sergei took office as the new Diplomatic Ambassador, he had specifically requested a large protective detail from his superiors. He had also exploited the Knights' shortage of personnel during Varka's Expedition to have these personnel gradually infiltrate all of Mondstadt.
This time, however, to demonstrate his sincerity to the Lawrence Clan, Sergei had recalled almost all the Fatui's combat personnel, preparing to seize Mondstadt City tonight.
Mondstadt City was built on Cider Lake and was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Apart from its main gate to the southeast, the entire city had only a side gate to the northeast. Even reaching that side gate required crossing the bridge to the main gate and going around the edge.
But that only applied to ordinary people. The Fatui Skirmishers, equipped with all manner of elemental weapons, could easily use their Cryo Guns to form an ice path across Cider Lake, leading straight to the northeastern side gate.
The Snezhnayan Diplomatic Ambassador, Sergei, stood on high ground in the Whispering Woods, delivering