Ganyu gazed at the Vortex Demon God in the distance, his expression momentarily dazed.
He had originally come with the Adeptuss to fulfill his agreement with Orion, intending to mediate between the two sides, but the current situation vastly exceeded his expectations.
The God had revived.
And not just any God, but the Vortex Demon God, invincible in the sea, the hundred-headed God sealed by the Emperor himself beneath the Guyun Stone Forest.
Without a doubt, it was the black suns that had appeared in succession over the sea that had destroyed the seal and released Him. He had seen that black hole too—or rather, most people present had seen it with their own eyes. It was the talisman Orion used to set up barriers for the Millelith, his Elemental Skill, the Simulated Black Hole.
Every Adeptus present could feel the terrifying power displayed by the Simulated Black Hole. If it had been the Talisman of Forbidden Covenants that broke the seal, perhaps only three or five of Osial's heads would have been able to crawl out. But now? A dozen or twenty had emerged in one go.
Half of the visible sea was occupied by this disgusting thing.
Especially within the vast ocean, where the creature's power could be said to be inexhaustible, even the Adeptuss could not help but wear grave expressions.
Lumine and Paimon had also regained their composure and began to size up the people around them once more.
On the human side, the leader was, of course, Ningguang. It seemed a few other members of the Seven Stars of Liyue were also present, such as Tianshu, but they were primarily skilled in administrative duties and had come to accompany the negotiations. Upon realizing the situation had changed, Ningguang had immediately ordered them to retreat.
Aside from Ningguang, the rest were basically soldiers of the Millelith. However, because the Jade Chamber was limited in size, there were only about twenty Millelith guarding here, and given the suddenness of the event, there had been no time to call for reinforcements.
On the side of the Adeptuss, the leader was the deer Adeptus, Moon Carver True Lord, followed by the crane Adeptus, Mountain Shaper, Cloud Retainer, the Conqueror of Demons and Yaksha, Xiao, Streetward Rambler, Grandma Ping, and a seemingly troubled Ganyu.
"Not many hands, are there?" Lumine's voice was not loud, but everyone present heard it, and no one could refute the statement.
Facing a God who had once clashed with the Emperor a thousand years ago, everyone present knew that these numbers were likely insufficient.
However, Ningguang stepped forward at this moment: "I have a word. Adeptuss, I and the Jade Chamber can hold Him off for a while. I implore you to quickly go and fetch reinforcements. If we can gather the strength of all the Adeptuss, perhaps we can still put up a fight."
"You will hold Him off?" Cloud Retainer questioned first: "You, a mere mortal, on what grounds do you think you and this Jade Chamber can hold off a God?"
"I know I cannot hold Him off alone." Ningguang's expression was serious as never before: "But I am the Tianquan Star of the Seven Stars of Liyue. If Liyue faces a great catastrophe, I should be the first to bear the brunt."
As these words were spoken, all the Adeptuss and even the soldiers of the Millelith were shocked. Everyone in Liyue Harbor knew that the second favorite thing of the Tianquan Star, Ningguang, was the Jade Chamber, and his first favorite was Mora.
Ningguang's current actions were undoubtedly a subversion of his image, and it also allowed the Adeptuss to see the sense of responsibility of the Seven Stars of Liyue.
Cloud Retainer was about to say something when his expression suddenly tightened. Immediately, all the Adeptuss present struck at once, and a six-layered Adeptus shield appeared in front of the Jade Chamber!
Subsequently, a high-pressure water cannon ten meters in diameter slammed into the array. Even with the protection of the six-layered Adeptus art, the Jade Chamber was tilted by the impact.
The high-pressure water bomb, blocked by the Adeptus art, was deflected in other directions. Yet, even these deflected water blades sliced the surface rock of the mountain in two.
The ten-meter water cannon maintained such powerful pressure that its aftershocks could easily cut through rock. It was hard to imagine what the situation would be like if this monster fully broke the seal.
After the attack dissipated, everyone looked over, and sure enough, Osial was looking at them with a wicked expression.
That look seemed to say: "Chatting? Why not continue chatting?"
Seeing this, Cloud Retainer snorted: "Hmph... at such a critical moment of life and death, if we are still not united, I fear we will become a laughingstock to the old geezers of other nations!"
Ningguang understood immediately. The Adeptuss' concession meant they were now willing to unite and defend against the foreign enemy!
But while unity was good, a God would not truly be defeated by friendship and bonds. Ningguang's expression remained grave: "The Jade Chamber does possess certain defensive arts, and it can also amplify my Elemental Power for attacks, but I fear it will be of little effect against a God."
Cloud Retainer replied: "Tianquan Star, the Adeptus talisman that is one of the materials for your Jade Chamber also came from our hands. Recite the incantation to deploy the [Yaotai Technique], and we will naturally take action!"
Ningguang did not know what the [Yaotai Technique] was, but he knew what functions the Jade Chamber possessed, including an art that could summon a floating magic array, allowing people to stand in the air above it.
He understood intuitively and immediately formed the hand seals. A circular array instantly formed in front of the Jade Chamber.
Mountain Shaper was skilled in the method of storage, and soon three novel-style Guizhong Machines appeared at three points of the Yaotai Technique. One deer and two cranes, the three Adeptuss, took their respective positions. They floated above the Guizhong Machines, using their Adeptus power to control the machines to counterattack.
In an instant, thousands of Adeptus art shells were fired. A series of explosions rang out successively at the neck of Osial's massive body. Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked; the methods of the Adeptuss were truly extraordinary!
Watched by everyone, Cloud Retainer was quite proud: "Hmph, this Guizhong Machine was created by the God of Dust and later modified by me, so the effect is naturally not bad!"
Moon Carver poured a bucket of cold water: "It is just... facing such a powerful enemy as Osial, it is still somewhat inadequate."
Cloud Retainer did not refute him. After all, most of Osial's body was still in the seal, and He could not leave His current position, but this did not mean the attacks here had achieved much effect.
Mountain Shaper waved his wings, and three more Guizhong Machines appeared: "Then let us all attack together. Streetward Rambler, Conqueror of Demons, Ganyu, what are you waiting for?"
Grandma Ping shook her head upon hearing this, but Adeptus light appeared around her: "I am already so old, and you still want me to do such heavy work."
However, her body floated up lightly and arrived above a Guizhong Machine.
On the other side, Xiao simply crossed his arms and appeared on a Guizhong Machine in a flash. Ganyu nodded apologetically toward Lumine and Ningguang, his lower body transforming into a qilin form amidst blue light. With a few light jumps, he arrived on a Guizhong Machine and turned back into human form with another turn.
Subsequently, the six Adeptuss attacked simultaneously. More than double the firepower poured toward Osial. Explosions rang out continuously above the sea, and for a moment, they actually suppressed Osial's movements.
Seeing this scene, everyone felt joy in their hearts. Could it be that they could really defeat this God?
But just at this moment, at the edge of the Yaotai Technique, black smoke clusters appeared one after another. The smoke gradually expanded, forming portals!
From the portals, Fatui soldiers of various sizes stepped out, their numbers far exceeding those on Lumine's side by several times.
Xiao frowned at the sight. They had just achieved suppression of Osial and could not stop now, but they could not attack these Fatui while operating the Guizhong Machines, so they could only rely on Lumine and the others to guard the Guizhong Machines.
The same was true for Ningguang in the back; to maintain the Yaotai Technique, he needed to keep holding the hand seals. This meant that, in reality, only Lumine and those twenty-some Millelith could fight.
Lumine didn't say a word and rushed out with his sword. The Millelith soldiers were half a second late, but they also picked up their weapons and rushed over to fight the Fatui to the death.
Even though Lumine was fighting like he had a cheat code, he still had to pay attention to elemental combination skills. For example, if he was splashed with Hydro and accidentally came into contact with Cryo, he would really be frozen for a while, so he could only be careful, careful, and more careful.
That went without saying for the Millelith in the same situation. Even with Lumine bearing most of the pressure, each of them still had to deal with three or four opponents simultaneously, and these were three or four opponents with Elemental Power, which was almost impossible.
Seeing this scene, Ningguang's gaze turned completely cold.
Fine, very well. When you people from Snezhnaya came, you didn't report that there were so many Fatui soldiers. It seems you smuggled in quite a lot, huh?
Just you wait to see if I target you when I get back!
Lumine was also struggling, having to fight the Fatui around him while protecting the Millelith.
It was said that a bystander sees clearly. A voice reached his ears, and he felt his senses instantly clear.
[Go back and get reinforcements.]
"Right!"
Lumine used a whirlwind attack to knock back the people around him, then raised his right hand high. A golden ring on his ring finger shone brightly.
"Miliastra Wonderland! Activate!"
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