"Damn it!"
At this moment, Osial was seething with rage.
The attacks from those two brats weren't particularly powerful, but they were infuriatingly annoying.
Especially that strange human hovering nearby—
Every now and then, she would unleash a full-spectrum bombardment, raining down cannon fire from every direction.
If Osial's body weren't composed of water element, it would've been beaten into a truly miserable state by now.
But whenever it tried to counterattack, it couldn't even catch that human—
Her flying speed was simply too fast.
And even when it barely managed to seize an opening once or twice, a powered-up Railgun would immediately fire from afar, delivering another unbelievably "refreshing" round of electric therapy.
Then the little pest would escape again!
Thinking about how it had been toyed with over and over, Osial's fury reached its breaking point.
"I've had enough!
It's time to let you see the true power of a Demon God!"
Osial stared coldly at the Jade Chamber in the distance.
I'll smash you to pieces.
ROAR—!
A thunderous roar echoed across the Guyun Stone Forest, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
They watched as all five of Osial's heads tilted toward the sky.
A vast, terrifying force surged from its body into its mouths.
Moments later, a gigantic blue sphere of water formed in the air.
Violent fluctuations rippled across its surface, containing power so immense it made one's scalp tingle.
Suddenly—
The five water spheres grew brighter… larger…
BOOM!
With a deafening crash, they slammed together.
A colossal pillar of blue light erupted between heaven and earth, as though it pierced straight through the sky itself.
Inside the beam, boundless energy surged upward, pouring violently into the clouds above.
The heavens churned.
Storm clouds twisted and compressed, as if an unimaginably destructive force were being forged—
Ready to explode at any second.
"T-that is…?"
Keqing's expression froze in shock.
No one answered.
Because at this moment, everyone present was just as stunned by the sight.
"Not good! Osial is launching a counterattack!"
Ningguang was the first to react, shouting a warning.
But it was already too late.
BOOM—!
With a thunderous blast that shook the entire Guyun region, the sky-piercing blue beam vanished.
In its place—
Countless water-based projectiles, like falling meteors, shot down from the sky in a dense, endless barrage.
Their target—
The Jade Chamber.
"Jade Chamber, evade immediately!"
Ningguang shouted the command.
If the Guizhong Ballista were destroyed, they would have no remaining means to fight back!
If it were only one or two attacks, the Jade Chamber might have dodged them.
But faced with an overwhelming rain of projectiles so dense they seemed endless—
Avoidance was impossible.
One impact after another struck home.
Thanks to the fake Peace Stone, the Jade Chamber's defenses held firm, suffering minimal damage.
But the freshly repaired Guizhong Ballista was completely destroyed.
Along with it—
The platform Ningguang had constructed to mount the Ballista shattered into fragments.
"Ah—!"
Keqing had been standing on that platform.
Caught off guard, she fell straight toward the sea below.
"Keqing!"
Ningguang cried out in alarm.
The Adepti were already preparing to rush in to save her—
When suddenly—
A massive golden figure streaked in from afar, like a blazing sun illuminating the darkened heavens.
Whoosh!
Before anyone could react, the golden presence swept past—
And caught Keqing mid-fall.
"Are you okay?"
After pulling her to safety, Lumine quickly asked.
But when she saw Keqing's face clearly, she froze.
"…You?"
She hadn't expected the person she saved to be the same woman who had once warned them before.
"Thank you for saving me.
And… about last time—my apologies."
Keqing was just as surprised.
The traveler who saved her life was Lumine.
Fate truly worked in mysterious ways.
"We can talk about that later.
Right now, we deal with the Demon God first."
Lumine said firmly.
"Agreed."
Keqing nodded—
But when she noticed Childe nearby, her expression darkened instantly.
"You're here too?!"
If not for this man, they wouldn't be facing such a desperate battle.
She had nearly lost her life to the sea!
"Cough—well, I was invited by Lumine?"
Childe cleared his throat awkwardly, quickly making excuses.
But inwardly, he felt incredibly relieved.
Good thing I came…
Because relying on the Adepti alone might not have been enough to deal with this monster.
Looking at the colossal Osial in the distance, even Childe felt a chill creep up his spine.
This was no easy opponent.
Hearing his answer, Keqing frowned—
But in the end, she restrained herself.
Now wasn't the time.
Once everything was over, someone would definitely settle accounts with him.
Seeing Keqing rescued successfully, everyone inside the comic shop finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though they weren't the ones fighting, facing such a terrifying enemy made them just as tense.
"So this is the true power of a Demon God…
I really thought it was being suppressed easily earlier."
Kaeya smiled bitterly.
A Demon God was a Demon God.
No matter how much you pressured it early on, that only meant it hadn't gotten serious yet.
Noelle nodded in agreement.
She'd thought the same.
Boss Han had been right all along—
No Demon God was easy to deal with.
"Klee's here now.
This battle is about to reach its climax!"
Watching the Winged Dragon of Ra, blazing like a golden sun, Han Feng's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
"Isn't that Klee's dragon?
Why is it in Liyue?"
Eula noticed as well, frowning slightly.
After a moment's thought, she decided to message Acting Grand Master Jean.
"Eh? What's that thing?
Why does it have five heads?"
Little Klee stared at Osial in the distance, curiosity written all over her face.
But then—
She suddenly remembered something.
Her eyes lit up with excitement.
"Five heads… could that be the fish Brother Han Feng talked about?"
She still remembered him saying he'd take her out to blast fish—
And that the fish had five heads.
Klee's excitement exploded.
She'd finally found the fish!
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