"Just as I thought… other than Brother Han Feng, nobody wants to blow up fish with Klee."
Seeing everyone recoil in fear, little Klee looked a bit dejected.
Everyone: "..."
That's because your bomb isn't normal.
Just looking at it, you could tell it wasn't ordinary.
Who knows what kind of terrifying power it had?
Not everyone had a constitution like little Klee's.
"Don't worry, Klee. When we get back, I'll play with you."
Seeing how disappointed Klee looked, Paimon felt a bit sorry for her.
After all, what had Klee done wrong?
She just wanted to blow up some fish.
"Really?"
Klee instantly perked up.
"Yeah!"
Paimon nodded firmly.
Thinking about it again, maybe she really had worried too much.
It was just a bomb, after all.
Sure, it was a reward from Boss Han Feng, but at most it should only be a little stronger than an ordinary bomb, right?
In her experience, she'd never seen a bomb that was that outrageous.
And besides— how powerful could something that small really be?
"Hehe, alright then! After I finish blowing up this fish, we'll go play together!"
Klee said excitedly.
Then, with a vigorous swing, she threw the Super Jumpy Dumpty straight toward Osial's head.
Immediately after, she ordered the Winged Dragon to retreat.
As a demolition expert, Klee was very clear about explosive power.
On the Jade Chamber
"Huh? Why did that golden dragon suddenly leave?"
The Cloud Retainer froze for a moment.
Had it decided it wasn't a match and retreated?
"No—something fell onto Osial's head."
Ningguang narrowed her eyes.
She had been watching that direction the entire time.
She clearly saw that just before the golden dragon withdrew, a black object had been thrown onto Osial's head.
An instinctive sense of danger surged up inside her.
She immediately ordered the Jade Chamber to pull back as well.
"Something… fell on Osial's head?"
The Adepti looked puzzled.
What—were they trying to smash Osial to death?
At Sea
After the Winged Dragon withdrew and the Jade Chamber retreated, the sea was left with Osial alone.
"Hmph. You think a tiny bomb like that can deal with me?
Do you really take me for a fish?"
Looking at the bomb descending toward his head, Osial sneered disdainfully.
He had heard Klee's words earlier.
Blowing him up like a fish?
The sheer insult had infuriated him.
If not for conserving his strength to deal with Morax, he would have rushed forward long ago to teach her a lesson!
How could he allow such "arrogance" in front of him?
"I want to see just how powerful this bomb really is!"
Not only did Osial not dodge— he actually looked eager to test it.
Solace Book House
Watching this scene, Han Feng shook his head slowly.
"Those who bring calamity upon themselves… can't be saved."
The bomb continued to fall.
At that instant—
It finally landed on Osial's head.
BOOM!
A thunderclap-like explosion tore through the sky.
An intense, blinding light erupted from the bomb, instantly illuminating the entire sky above Guyun Stone Forest.
Even the Winged Dragon of Ra was completely overshadowed by this brilliance.
At that moment, everyone watching temporarily lost their hearing, and their vision went completely white.
The entire world seemed swallowed by pure radiance.
Moments later, the light faded.
BOOM!
A second colossal explosion followed.
Towering flames shot straight into the sky.
Violent shockwaves surged across the sea, howling winds erupted, and massive waves roared upward.
Even the Jade Chamber was blasted backward once again, forced even farther away from the area.
As the raging flames burned, endless smoke began to spread across the sea.
For a time, nothing inside could be seen clearly.
Osial—alive or dead—was unknown.
Inside the Comic Shop
Everyone stared at the scene in stunned silence.
No one could speak.
After a long while—
"What… exactly just happened?"
Amber still wore a look of shock.
The scene had been far too terrifying.
Even through the projection, she could feel the overwhelming force.
Diluc and Kaeya both shook their heads—they had no idea either.
Eula, however, looked unsettled.
She seemed to recall that it was little Klee who had thrown something down just now.
"Don't tell me… that was one of Klee's bombs?"
Her face instantly turned pale.
When had that little girl created something this terrifying?!
If such a weapon were used in Mondstadt…
She didn't even dare imagine the consequences.
If it could do this to a Demon God, the power was beyond imagination.
Thinking this, Eula immediately sent a report to Acting Grand Master Jean.
This was far more dangerous than a Divine Card.
"Boss… the reward you gave Klee is way too powerful, isn't it?"
Noelle slowly turned her head, swallowing instinctively.
She felt that in front of such a bomb, no amount of individual martial prowess mattered anymore.
"Isn't it exciting?"
Han Feng smiled.
"It really is!"
Noelle nodded vigorously.
That earth-shaking roar, that massive pillar of flame rising skyward—
How could it not be exciting?
Even watching from afar felt overwhelming.
She couldn't imagine how it felt for those on the battlefield.
Guyun Stone Forest
After being blown back by the shockwave, Ningguang once again guided the Jade Chamber closer.
The air was still filled with lingering flames and the stench of burning.
The smoke had thinned enough to see the surroundings again.
"So… what exactly just happened?"
Cloud Retainer asked in a deep voice.
Despite her adorable slime-like appearance, fear still lingered on her face.
That sudden, world-shaking explosion—
Anyone would be shaken by it.
The other Adepti looked much the same.
"It seems… it was caused by that black object."
Ningguang frowned.
The last thing she saw was the black object landing on Osial's head.
And then—nothing.
No one had expected such a catastrophic explosion.
"Good thing I moved the Jade Chamber away in time…"
Ningguang felt both fear and relief.
Otherwise, she wasn't sure whether the Jade Chamber could have withstood such an explosion.
After all—even Osial—
…Hm?
Where was Osial?
That thought suddenly struck her.
She immediately scanned the area.
Adepti did the same.
But there was no sign of him.
"Could it be… he was blown to death?"
Cloud Retainer ventured a guess.
The explosion really had been terrifying.
"I can still sense that ominous aura,"
Xiao said after closing his eyes briefly.
"But it's weaker than before."
"Hah… even after that, he's not dead?
That Demon God is ridiculously tough."
The Adepti couldn't help but sigh.
If it had been them—
Even if they survived, they'd be gravely injured.
At that moment, Ningguang's eyes flickered.
An idea formed in her mind.
"If he's not dead… then maybe I can—"
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