This was the second clash between Lumine and Persephone. The first time, she had lost without suspense. This time, because of the ordinary people behind her, she could not lose.
She had to devour the destructive intent Persephone had infused into the waves, otherwise, this tsunami would be enough to destroy everything along the coast.
Fortunately, her previous eruption had already weakened some of its power; otherwise, Lumine would be completely helpless against this disaster right now.
With this destructive intent infused into the waves, not only ordinary people, but even Kamisato Ayaka and the others would likely find it difficult to deal with. Therefore, the safety of Narukami Island currently rested solely on her shoulders. She had no room to retreat!
The Power of Void erupted completely, expanding the Domain of Nihility to a full several hundred meters. Lumine exerted all her strength to devour that trace of destructive intent, yet the speed was extremely slow.
Although there wasn't much of this destructive intent, it was incredibly resilient. Even with the erosion of the Power of Void, the progress remained painfully slow.
The impact of the wave crashed directly onto the Domain of Nihility. Lumine instantly felt as if her brain had suffered a heavy blow, nearly losing consciousness on the spot.
When Lumine regained her senses, the giant wave had already crossed a distance of over a thousand meters and was about to crash onto Narukami Island.
Lumine gripped the Dull Blade tightly as the power of five elements erupted from her body one after another, pushed to their absolute limit and slowly fusing together.
At this moment, the expression on Lumine's face was somewhat terrifying. She recalled the memories of first controlling the Power of Void, steeled her heart, and infused a massive amount of the Power of Void into the five elemental powers.
This time, Lumine deliberately ignored the proportions she had previously explored, completely throwing caution to the wind.
Lumine kept telling herself she was tough as she continued to infuse the Power of Void into the energy. Soon, the energy within her body grew so violent that it even sent a chill through her heart.
Lumine raised her hand and threw a fierce punch at the wave, concentrating all the chaotic energy within her body into this single strike. The next second, a dazzling light of various colors completely engulfed Lumine and nearly half of the wave. The thunderclouds in the sky were swept away by this terrible impact, and sunlight once again shone down on Narukami Island.
Before the people on Narukami Island could even despair, they saw the giant wave, capable of destroying everything, abruptly have a piece carved out of its center by the light.
There was no sound of an explosion, but it was even more heart-stopping.
As the light faded, it revealed a collapsed section of space.
Kamisato Ayaka snapped out of her shock. Looking at the wave, which had shrunk but still stood dozens of meters high, she unleashed her Cryo Elemental Power to its full potential.
"Sakura Blossom!"
Kamisato Ayaka raised her hand and unleashed a Cryo Storm that swept backward. Although she wasn't as skilled as a Hydro Element user in dealing with tsunamis, her attack was still highly effective.
A large amount of Cryo Elemental Power came into contact with the seawater, quickly freezing it. This frozen section would briefly form a barrier, protecting this area from being struck by the wave.
However, something completely unexpected happened to Kamisato Ayaka. When the Cryo Storm came into contact with the seawater, the water showed no intention of freezing at all and continued to rush toward them with unparalleled force.
"How is this possible?"
The freezing that had once been foolproof now felt like a joke.
Even though she was facing seawater, she couldn't freeze it at all.
For a moment, Kamisato Ayaka even began to doubt herself. Why couldn't her own Cryo Elemental Power freeze it?
Was it her fault?
(I wonder how many other people are like me and haven't played a Freeze team in two years)
Spy-Me but with even more years than that
So what was the point of using Cryo anymore?
The Cryo Storm lasted only a moment before it was completely engulfed by the terrifying wave. The wave then charged toward Kamisato Ayaka with unstoppable momentum, yet she remained immersed in the shock that ice couldn't freeze water.
"Milady, be careful!"
Seeing this, while everyone else was fleeing in terror, Aoba charged forward to Kamisato Ayaka's side and tackled her to the ground in the direction of a large rock.
"Ayaka!"
Kamisato Ayato, standing at a slight distance, witnessed the scene. A sudden feeling that he was about to lose everything washed over him, and his Hydro Vision immediately radiated a blinding light!
Nothing was allowed to take away what was most precious to him!
Terrifying Hydro Elemental Power condensed on Kamisato Ayato's sword. His gentle eyes had now completely changed, glaring at the Water Curtain in the sky as if it were his greatest enemy, while his long hair gradually turned blue under the influence of the Hydro Elemental Power.
Almost at the same time, Kamisato Ayato swung his sword six times, moving so fast that only afterimages remained. A not-too-large hole abruptly appeared in the middle of the giant wave that completely covered the sky. When it finally crashed down, that hole was perfectly aligned with the spot where Kamisato Ayaka and Aoba were taking shelter behind the large rock.
After doing all this, Kamisato Ayato seemed to lose all his spirit and energy, collapsing to one knee as his head spun with dizziness. However, a gentle smile once again graced his face.
"You've got off easy, you bastard."
"Consider your trial passed. I'll be entrusting Ayaka to you from now on."
After whispering these words, Kamisato Ayato's figure was completely swallowed by the wave. In the final moment before he lost consciousness, he seemed to hear Kamisato Ayaka's heart-wrenching voice.
"Older brother!"
However, the voice was soon buried by another loud crash, the sound of the Rock wall created by Lumine collapsing.
"Save me, Enjou!"
Paimon saw the scene before her and was so scared that her soul almost flew out of her body, immediately starting to call Enjou for help.
Soon, a Spatial Rift appeared in front of Paimon. Seeing this, Paimon was overjoyed and immediately rushed in.
"Whew, safe at last."
Paimon sighed in relief, but she never expected that she had just entered the spatial rift only to appear in another location.
"Safe my ass! If you don't want to die, hurry up and run!"
Enjou ran and flashed, charging toward Mt. Yougou.
My god, are battles between gods really this terrifying?!
Paimon saw Enjou fleeing in panic, stared blankly for a moment, then her face changed drastically as she hurriedly chased after him.
"Enjou, wait for me!"
Many people who saw they couldn't escape could only find sturdy things or tunnels on the spot to hide in, then leave their lives and deaths to fate.
Underground shelters had been dug previously at Aoba's suggestion, but they were far from enough.
Moreover, they were hastily excavated, making their structural integrity difficult to guarantee, especially in the face of such a terrifying disaster.
Many people even gave up hope of survival after seeing the insufficient space in the underground shelters, and under the gaze of countless trembling eyes, they voluntarily came to the surface to face the wave.
For a moment, low sobs could be heard from countless places, but they were almost completely drowned out by the roar of the giant wave.
If most of the people in other villages on Ritou had not been guided to evacuate in advance, perhaps not many would have survived this time.
Even now, their lives were still hanging by a thread.
This was the situation after Lumine had already worn down most of the tsunami's power, eventually even erupting with her full Power of Void to forcibly carve out nearly half of the destructive will contained in the seawater. Lumine herself had already vanished without a trace, her life or death unknown.
The Fatui, who had been lured to the very front, were completely silenced without even a few groans.
Even Inazuma City, built on high ground, suffered large-scale collapses of its city walls and fell into extreme chaos.
At this moment, Aether, who was in the Abyss selecting a new batch of Abyss Lectors, suddenly felt a suffocating sensation. His heart beat rapidly, and he was instantly startled.
Why was he having such a reaction? Could it be... something had happened to his sister?!
Realizing this, Aether immediately handed over the remaining tasks to Ziyan, his currently most trusted subordinate.
Ziyan was the younger brother of Ziyun and Ziyu. Both of Ziyan's older brothers had dedicated everything they had to the great cause of the Abyss Order, making them a family of completely loyal martyrs.
Aether had originally not wanted to keep picking on the same family, but the losses last time were truly too great. Ziyan was the only person he could still trust.
"Rest assured, Prince. You can always trust me, Ziyan!"
Ziyan loudly declared, patting his chest forcefully.
Hearing this guarantee, Aether felt much more at ease and then hurriedly departed.
Aether quickly found a communication device and contacted Enjou, but it failed.
Obviously, this situation was extremely unusual. Normally, there were only two reasons for this kind of occurrence. First, something had happened to Enjou. Second, Enjou was now in a place where Elemental Power, or even space itself, was in extreme chaos.
His sister must be in danger!
Although Aether knew his sister was extremely resilient, how could he as her older brother not worry? So he immediately ordered the others to inform him of Lumine's current location.
After some time, learning that Lumine was currently in Inazuma, Aether immediately sought out Ziyan again and headed straight for Inazuma with the newly chosen squad!
Sister, please be safe, no matter what!
Although Aether wanted to check on Lumine's current situation, he certainly couldn't say so to the other members of the Abyss Order. He made up an excuse, intending to bring them to Inazuma to ramp up the pressure.
Soon Aether stepped into a spatial portal, and the figures of the other Abyss Monsters disappeared along with him.
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The Raiden Shogun hovered high in the sky, staring blankly at the spot where Scaramouche had vanished.
Who was that person just now?
Although that was a sneak attack, it gave her the feeling that she couldn't resist it. Since when did such a level of existence appear on the continent of Teyvat?!
Inside the Plane of Euthymia, Raiden Ei and Yae Miko also fell silent for a moment.
"Ei, do you feel you can defeat her with your strength?"
Hearing Yae Miko's question, Raiden Ei hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook her head.
"I am no match for her."
"Although that attack just now wasn't very obvious, I can feel she has already mastered a higher level of power."
At this point, Raiden Ei's heart also shuddered in fear. Her sister also wielded a higher level of power, bringing the Sacred Sakura Tree that should have only existed now back five hundred years, resolving the calamity Inazuma faced at that time.
Defeating a being who possesses this kind of power is truly too difficult.
"So what are you waiting for? Come and surrender with me!"
Yae Miko's words made Raiden Ei's body tremble, and the Musou Isshin in her hand started to itch again, desperately wanting to spank the fox's backside.
However, Yae Miko had already seen through Raiden Ei's intentions and immediately fled.
"Even if you want to reconsider, Ei, you should let me go back first."
"After all, my status is very sensitive right now. What if my prolonged absence arouses their suspicion?"
"Ei, you wouldn't want your familiar to meet her demise because they suspect her, would you?"
Hearing Yae Miko's words, Raiden Ei felt a headache coming on, then she directly threw her out of the Plane of Euthymia.
Silence returned to the Plane of Euthymia. Raiden Ei fell silent again for a moment, then spoke.
"Shogun, are you alright?"
In the past, Raiden Ei would never have said such words to the Raiden Shogun. She had always treated her as a tool to execute her decisions, but after the previous events, she felt that the Raiden Shogun had already become very different.
At this moment, Raiden Ei truly regarded the Raiden Shogun as an equal to herself.
Upon hearing Raiden Ei's words of concern, the Raiden Shogun did not speak immediately. After a long silence, she slowly said,
"Ei, let us part ways here."
Hearing the Raiden Shogun's words, Raiden Ei's heart leaped in shock.
"You know you have absolutely no chance of victory!"
Even she had no confidence in defeating that being, let alone the Raiden Shogun.
The Raiden Shogun's will was indeed strong, but her own strength was inferior to hers.
"This is my mission," the Raiden Shogun said slowly.
"If I cannot protect the people of Inazuma, then let me die in battle before them."
Hearing the Raiden Shogun's words, a sense of shame arose in Raiden Ei's heart.
She was clearly the God of Inazuma, yet when faced with a choice, she had abandoned her own people, while the Raiden Shogun chose to live or die with them.
"This mission was only imposed upon you by me in the past."
"You should have a self of your own now. Have you not thought carefully about whether your current inner thoughts are truly your own intentions?"
Raiden Ei paused, then spoke again.
"Shogun, I will stay and bear all the accusations and curses. I accept my identity as a sinner of Inazuma. So you can think about it again; there is absolutely no need for you to lose your life for my duties."
"Now that you have found yourself, you must really want to see this world with your own eyes!"
After all, having spent five hundred years together day and night, Raiden Ei did not want to watch the Raiden Shogun go to her death.
Raiden Ei's words were indeed very appealing to the Raiden Shogun, but the Raiden Shogun hesitated for only a moment before speaking again.
"Everyone, no matter who they are, should have a meaning for their existence."
"I am the Raiden Shogun of Inazuma. The meaning of my existence is to protect this nation and protect the people of this nation."
"Just as you said, this mission was given to me by you."
"I am very grateful that you entrusted this responsibility to me. This is what I wanted."
After saying this, the Raiden Shogun stood motionless in her place.
After a long while, a long sigh sounded, and then the Musou Isshin was slowly pulled out from the Raiden Shogun's chest, its dazzling purple light illuminating this world.