War!
The war between the Knights of Favonius and the Fatui reached a fever pitch the instant the two armies clashed.
Because Mondstadt had prepared in advance, they caught the enemy off guard with Klee's bombs early in the battle, inflicting heavy casualties and dealing a severe blow to their morale.
However, the Fatui were clearly well trained too. Under their officers' command, the soldiers quickly regained their composure and began advancing in squads, covering one another.
A complete Fatui advance squad consisted of six members: a Geochanter Bracer, a Pyroslinger Bracer, a Hydrogunner Legionnaire, a Cryogunner Legionnaire, an Anemoboxer Vanguard, and an Electrohammer Vanguard.
Two heavily armored fighters, two heavily armored tanks, an ADC, and a support made for an extremely well-balanced lineup. More importantly, all six carried different elemental weapons, giving them six elements in total.
Thus, the better a Fatui squad coordinated, the stronger it became. They could adapt using their six elements, triggering different elemental reactions against different enemies to inflict as much damage as possible.
Even a Vision holder stood a good chance of going down if they encountered a complete Fatui advance squad alone.
On the battlefield outside Mondstadt City's main gate, the radiance of Elemental Energy filled every corner, and the elements were in utter turmoil.
A battle of this caliber was hardly favorable for the majority of the Knights of Favonius, who could not wield Elemental Energy. It was Mondstadt City's strongest combatants who truly shone.
As the Witch of Purple Rose, Lisa was probably the strongest mage on Mondstadt's side. Standing atop Mondstadt's walls, she summoned a lantern crackling with lightning over the Fatui outside the city, enveloping an area. The lantern continuously unleashed powerful lightning upon that area.
After summoning the lantern, Lisa kept forming balls of lightning in her