At Aether's sudden proposal, everyone halted their steps and turned to him, wanting to know what exactly he intended to say.
Aether looked toward Eula and asked:
"Eula, when did the time-space portal at Cape Oath first appear?"
"Traveler, why are you asking that?" Eula replied with some confusion.
"The time-space portal above Cape Oath, much like a Teleport Waypoint, has existed since ancient times. People are long used to it by now…"
"Then, over all these years, has anything unusual ever happened with the portal?" Aether pressed further.
"Unusual? How could there be? This portal has always been very stable!" Eula answered.
"Its nature is basically no different from a Teleport Waypoint—it takes someone from one place to another…
Although most people can't use Teleport Waypoints, this portal accepts everyone.
Many adventurers have passed through it to reach Musk Reef, and I've never heard of anyone encountering trouble there…
If Waypoints don't malfunction, then by comparison, the portal shouldn't either…"
But as she spoke, her voice gradually weakened, because she realized a serious problem:
"Traveler, didn't you once tell us that Waypoints could also be corrupted or destroyed by the Eerie, rendering them unusable…
Could it be that this portal is also at risk of being polluted or controlled by them?"
"I'm not certain," Aether said with a grave expression, his tone thoughtful.
"But it's definitely a possibility we can't dismiss…"
"In that case, why don't we just avoid using the portal to reach Musk Reef?" Su Yuan suggested.
"It might be less convenient and much slower, but at least it would guarantee safety."
"For now, that seems like the only option…" Paimon added.
"I could fly directly over the water, but the rest of you would have to glide across using your Wind Gliders…"
"Fly?" Hearing Paimon mention flying, Su Yuan suddenly had an idea.
Since he had already obtained control of Anemo power through Dvalin's blood essence, could he perhaps use that elemental power to fly outright?
Without further ado, Su Yuan closed his eyes, sensing the Anemo power within his body, then guided it to swirl around him.
Under the astonished gazes of everyone, he suddenly soared into the air!
"My goodness, Su Yuan, you can actually fly!" Aether exclaimed in shock.
"Even though I've also grasped some control over Anemo, enough to unleash wind blades for combat, I could never use it to lift myself into the sky like this!"
"As expected of Su Yuan, truly an astonishing genius!" Eula sighed in admiration.
At that moment, Su Yuan thought to himself—since he could now fly directly using Anemo power, what was the point of needing a gliding license or relying on a Wind Glider?
But soon, he shook off that thought.
After all, the source of this Anemo power didn't truly belong to him, but rather came from Dvalin's blood essence…
Su Yuan had no intention of monopolizing something that rightfully belonged to another.
Before leaving Mondstadt, he would have to return this blood essence.
So, the Wind Glider still needed to be practiced, and the gliding license still needed to be earned!
"Paimon can fly too, but her body and strength aren't nearly enough…" Su Yuan smiled at everyone.
"But I'm different—I've still got plenty of strength!"
"With that in mind, the situation becomes simple. I'll just take everyone with me and fly us straight to Musk Reef!"
After a quick test of weight and positioning, Su Yuan grabbed Aether with his left hand, held Eula with his right, and had Paimon following behind.
Then, leaping off the cliff at Cape Oath, he rose into the skies, heading toward Musk Reef!
The journey was smooth, with no storms or obstacles.
Su Yuan carried everyone safely to the shores of Musk Reef.
The reef was uninhabited, untouched and completely natural—except for the structure at its very center: the Spiral Abyss, a massive underground city built by an ancient civilization long since destroyed…
After searching around outside, the group found no trace of Dottore nor any suspicious clues, leaving them with no choice but to turn their attention toward the Spiral Abyss.
"Could it be that Dottore's hiding place is inside the Spiral Abyss?" Eula spoke with a solemn and serious expression.
"There are countless monsters within. Though they're bound by certain rules and cannot leave the Abyss, the moment we step inside, we'll surely face fierce attacks!"
Su Yuan gazed at the towering, majestic entrance of the Spiral Abyss, once again lost in thought.
Just what was the difference between this Spiral Abyss in Teyvat and the one from the game he remembered?
"No matter what, since we're already here, we should at least go inside and take a look, right?" Aether said.
"Besides, it's not like I've never cleared the Abyss before. The first few floors are filled with dumb, sluggish slimes and hilichurls—hardly any real threat to us!"
"Well then, let's head in together and see for ourselves!" Su Yuan nodded in agreement.
After all, he was also eager to see what the Spiral Abyss in this real Teyvat would actually look like…
With that, Su Yuan, Aether, Eula, and Paimon stepped through the great doors of the Spiral Abyss, quickly arriving at the first floor, first chamber.
What greeted their eyes were three bouncing Electro Slimes—two purple, and one mutated yellow.
"See? What did I say? Nothing difficult at all—just the same old slimes!" Aether remarked carelessly.
But in the very next instant, the three slimes, having noticed the intruders, blurred into lightning-fast afterimages and launched a direct assault on the group!
"Traveler! Watch out!!!" Eula cried, rushing forward.
She drew her greatsword and blocked the strike for Aether.
Even so, the immense current and force from the Electro Slimes knocked Eula back several steps, leaving her gasping for breath…
At that moment, everyone present suddenly realized—something about these slimes was very wrong.
How could a few ordinary Electro Slimes possess such astonishing speed and power?
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