As blades swung, lightning tore through the air.
Flames incinerated the remnants of monsters, and the impact of Anemo, imbued with an invisible force, repeatedly knocked enemies off their feet.
Fischl stood atop a high vantage point, drawing her bow.
Electro Element arrows transformed into purple streaks of light, each one precisely striking its target.
The exploding lightning raged among the monsters, making her let out a chuunibyou-esque laugh of excitement: "Hahaha! We shall witness the demise of darkness, and the wicked souls shall turn to dust under the baptism of lightning!"
Meanwhile, Amber's eyes shone brightly as she used Baron Bunny to distract the monsters while rapidly firing explosive Pyro arrows.
She was pleasantly surprised to discover that after Lin Mo had touched her bow, the range of fire spread after each of her arrows exploded was wider than usual.
It even carried a residual, powerful destructive ripple, causing the struck Hilichurls to burn more thoroughly.
"Oh my goodness, Lin Mo, your ability is truly divine!"
Amber exclaimed excitedly, finishing off the last few remaining monsters.
Lumie silently wielded the sword in her hand.
She also felt an unprecedented enhancement; each attack was lighter and more powerful.
Anemo flowed along her blade, and when she swung, it could even conjure a small wind blade, precisely tearing through the enemy's defenses.
"This feeling of weapon enhancement..."
Lumie murmured softly. The amplification Lin Mo had bestowed upon her felt even more tailored to her, like a custom-made enhancement.
Several consecutive abilities thrilled her.
If she had Lin Mo by her side, she wondered how much easier her travels in the wilderness would be!
Time passed.
The battle quickly came to an end.
Lin Mo and the others advanced smoothly.
However, the Path ahead abruptly ended.
Because a bottomless chasm appeared.
The internal structure of the temple they had delved into was already dilapidated.
The bridge that once connected both sides had long collapsed, leaving only exposed sections at both ends, testifying to its former existence.
The Path ahead seemed to have been directly torn apart by some force.
A bottomless chasm lay before them, preventing them from continuing their journey.
Paimon floated in the air, looking around, and clutched her head in distress: "Oh no, there's no Path ahead! How do we get across? Do we have to fly?"
Lumie scratched her head: "I can manipulate Anemo to fly up. However, it would have to be one by one. If I tried to carry everyone at once, I might accidentally drop someone."
"You could also create a wind current," Paimon quickly suggested.
"No need for such trouble."
As Paimon spoke, Amber interjected.
She had been scanning her surroundings, trying to find any possible passage.
Then her gaze fell upon a stone monument on one side.
It was an ancient stele carved with Pyro symbols.
The surface of the stele was covered with weathered cracks.
But the deep flame patterns were still clearly visible, as if silently awaiting some trigger.
"See that Pyro monument?" Amber quickly said, "This is a mechanism!"
"This monument should be used to control the mechanism. I'll give it a try!"
Amber took out a Pyro arrow, drew her bow, and aimed at the center of the monument. Flames burned along the arrow, glowing with a crimson light.
"Let me light it," Amber said confidently.
"Strange, shouldn't it be an Anemo monument?" Paimon scratched her head upon hearing Amber's words.
Given the environment, shouldn't it be an Anemo monument?
"Bang!"
As Paimon spoke, Amber's Pyro arrow accurately struck the center of the Pyro monument.
The flames erupted violently the moment they touched the stele.
The scorching crimson light spread along the monument's patterns like flowing lava.
Instantly, the Pyro monument was completely lit up, and a giant Pyro symbol emerged, as if fully activated.
"Boom!"
At the same time, a muffled tremor echoed, as if some long-dormant mechanism deep within the temple was being awakened.
"Crack—snap—"
The next second, a crisp cracking sound suddenly reverberated in the air.
Immediately after, a fierce gale suddenly erupted from beneath the chasm.
The wind was so strong that it swept up countless broken pieces of wood, gravel, and dust from the ground, causing Paimon to spin in the air.
"Whoa! What a huge wind current!"
Paimon quickly stabilized herself, looking down in astonishment.
The fierce wind churned, forming a stable wind current between the bottomless chasm, like an invisible air barrier.
This wind current acted as a natural bridge, allowing them to use their wind gliders to fly directly to the other side.
"That's fantastic! It really was a mechanism!" Paimon exclaimed in delight, excitedly looking around: "In that case, we can just fly across!"
Amber also put her hands on her hips and laughed proudly: "Hehe, this is the intuition of a Knights of Favonius Reconnaissance Knight! I was right, wasn't I?"
However, before the two could continue celebrating, Lumie's gaze suddenly fixed on the Pyro monument.
"Wait."
Lumie frowned, pointing to a subtle mark on the monument, her voice tinged with surprise, "The monument... it's cracked?!"
Her words were like a thunderclap, instantly freezing Amber's smile.
"Wh-what?!"
Amber abruptly turned her head to look at the monument.
The once incredibly sturdy Pyro monument was now covered in visible cracks.
Dark fissures spread from the center outwards, as if it had been ravaged by some extremely powerful impact.
Even tiny stone chips were constantly flaking off.
"Th-this can't be, right?"
Amber was stunned and rushed forward to examine it closely: "These elemental monuments are very sturdy; even if they're attacked countless times, they shouldn't be easily damaged... How could it suddenly crack?!"
Her voice was filled with disbelief.
She had clearly seen the monument intact just moments ago.
Chapter 62: The Power of the Path That Can Even Destroy Elemental Monuments; Footprints of Destiny, Is It Better to Improve the Path or Skills?
How could an elemental monument develop cracks from a single arrow of hers?
This was something that had been left behind at least hundreds of years ago!
Even if her arrow was a Pyro attack, it shouldn't have caused this much damage... At this moment, Lumie and the others were all stunned.
Their gazes collectively turned towards the crumbling monument, and the atmosphere fell into a brief silence.
Only Lin Mo subtly raised an eyebrow, his expression nuanced.