"Look, you guys! Those Electro Slimes… they're giving off a pitch-black, crimson, eerie aura!!!"
Along with Paimon's startled cry, Eula also spoke up:
"You insolent monsters, Electro Slimes—how dare you attack the Honorary Knight of the Knights of Favonius, the Traveler?"
"This grudge, I'll remember it!!!"
As Eula declared her vow of vengeance, everyone began dodging the Electro Slimes' attacks, waiting for Eula's Eerie state to take effect…
These Electro Slimes had indeed already been corrupted and controlled by the Eerie power, but since they were monsters, they had no intelligence—only hurling themselves forward with straightforward attacks.
Their speed and power were certainly overwhelming, but as long as their movements were predicted in advance, they posed little real threat!
After a short while, Eula successfully entered her Eerie state and swiftly took down the Eerie Electro Slimes with ease…
"Never thought the monsters within the Spiral Abyss would already be corrupted by the Eerie power…"
Wiping her greatsword, Eula spoke gravely:
"I think we'd better not go any deeper. The farther down the Abyss we go, the stronger the monsters become—and now they even have the Eerie power boosting them…"
"Besides, our goal isn't to explore the Spiral Abyss, but to find Dottore's whereabouts!"
"If Dottore isn't here, then there's no need for us to waste time here at all!"
"You're right." Su Yuan nodded in agreement.
"We didn't bring much Eerie-state combat power this time. With just us few, even if we wanted to continue deeper, it would be far beyond our limits…"
"Then let's leave for now!" Aether agreed as well.
But just as they were about to leave the first chamber of the Spiral Abyss's first floor, an unexpected situation occurred!!!
The hilichurls and hilichurl berserkers that should have been waiting in the second chamber suddenly climbed up the spiral staircase, flooding into the first chamber!
"My god, what's going on? Why would the monsters from the second chamber show up here in the first???"
Paimon panicked at the sight, blurting out:
"And they're all giving off that thick aura of Eerie power!!!"
"Quick, we have to run! There are way too many hilichurls and berserkers—even if I enter the Eerie state to fight them, I won't be able to cover everyone!" Eula said anxiously.
"Yeah, let's go! As long as we reach the surface, we'll be safe!" Aether added.
"The monsters of the Spiral Abyss are bound by its rules—they can't leave the Abyss!"
Everyone sprinted frantically and soon made it to the entrance on the surface, escaping from the Spiral Abyss…
Seeing the overwhelming horde of monsters behind them, all corrupted by the Eerie power, Su Yuan's group finally let out a sigh of relief…
"Look, among those monsters there are even Fatui Electro Cicin Mages—that's supposed to be a floor 1, chamber 3 monster!"
Aether spoke with some relief:
"If we had stayed down there just now, we would've had to face multiple waves of powerful monsters, all corrupted and controlled by the Eerie power!"
"But since we've already left the Spiral Abyss, we should basically be safe now!"
"When we return to Mondstadt later, we must report what happened here to Master Jean and have her issue a notice—no one should go near the Spiral Abyss at Musk Reef again!"
"Thankfully, the entrance to the Spiral Abyss is sealed. These monsters still have to obey the rules…" Paimon said with the tone of someone who just escaped death.
"Otherwise, with so many Eerie-corrupted monsters pouring out of the Abyss, wouldn't the whole of Mondstadt be destroyed…"
After Paimon said this, everyone fell silent…
Because they could all clearly see that the monsters—who were supposed to be confined within the Spiral Abyss—were now stepping out of the entrance unhindered!!!
"Paimon, your crow's mouth really came true…" Aether complained speechlessly, while also thinking hard about how to deal with this emergency situation…
"This isn't Paimon's fault. This might just be the result of the Eerie power!" Su Yuan said seriously, looking at the scene before him.
"Remember in Liyue? When Azhdaha was corrupted by the Eerie power, didn't he also easily break free from the seal Zhongli had placed?"
"The Eerie power truly is an extremely domineering and terrifying force—it destroys countless established rules!"
Watching the endless stream of Eerie-corrupted monsters pouring out of the Spiral Abyss, the group couldn't help but grow increasingly worried.
For now, it looked like only the first-floor monsters had appeared, but who's to say that those from the second floor, third floor, or even the twelfth floor wouldn't follow?
Musk Reef is a small island.
The monsters that have appeared so far mostly can't travel over water, so for now they don't pose an immediate threat to Mondstadt…
But if flying monsters start appearing later, wouldn't Mondstadt be plunged into a crisis of destruction?
"Su Yuan, we need to hurry back to the Knights of Favonius and tell Captain Jean this!" Eula said urgently.
"We must prepare the citizens and the Knights for war!!!"
"I heard Dainsleif say that Natlan is about to enter a patrol war against the Abyssal forces — if they fail, Natlan itself might be destroyed…" Aether recalled the earlier events and added,
"But right now it seems Mondstadt's situation is even grimmer."
"After all, monsters empowered by Abyssal force can be fought with elemental power, but elemental attacks don't work on monsters corrupted by the Eerie force!"
"If these monsters keep pouring out, forget Mondstadt — the whole of Teyvat could face annihilation!"
"Let's not waste time. While things aren't yet out of control, we should hurry back and discuss a plan!"
Su Yuan said this, summoned the Anemo power, and carried everyone away from Musk Reef, flying toward Mondstadt.
After Su Yuan and the others departed, a figure with blue hair and red eyes, wearing a beaked mask, appeared at the entrance to the Spiral Abyss.
"The Spiral Abyss is indeed fascinating."
"If I could use my Eerie power to corrupt and control all the monsters here, and break through the seals of the rules, wouldn't that be tantamount to possessing world-destroying power?"
"Pity my controllable amount of Eerie power is limited — I can only control a small portion of the monsters…"
"But that should be enough for now!"
"All of Mondstadt's people will become my hostages…"
"Su Yuan, come and be my friend!!!"
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