Ch 175 : Rain and Cloudy Weather
"Everyone! Get down on your knees with your heads lowered, now!!!"
Su Yuan sensed that something was terribly wrong and shouted loudly with all his strength.
"Xianyun"... she really had already been taken over by the Eerie.
She had been pretending all along, waiting patiently for the perfect moment.
Was it all just to wait for Neuvillette's arrival?
Even before reclaiming the full authority of the Sovereign Dragon, Neuvillette's Eerie-powered strength already placed him among the absolute top tier...
And now, as a complete dragon, just how powerful had Neuvillette become?
Yet despite the sudden turn of events, Neuvillette remained calm as ever.
He looked toward "Xianyun" and spoke slowly:
"Do you know what absolute control over Hydro truly means?"
"If I don't want the rain to fall… then not a single drop will fall."
The very next moment, the Millelith stationed outside were shocked to see that what had just looked like the beginning of a heavy downpour had suddenly cleared up again…
Su Yuan let out a small breath of relief.
It seemed that now, Neuvillette no longer had to worry about anyone using rainy weather against him…
So this was the full authority of the Sovereign Dragon—this was what it meant to have absolute control over Hydro.
"Neuvillette, Furina, Focalors… I didn't expect we'd be seeing each other again so soon..."
Seeing that the situation was beginning to settle, Su Yuan greeted them as well:
"How's everything in Fontaine right now? Is everyone doing okay?"
"Fontaine is steadily rebuilding. Everyone's doing quite well."
Furina smiled as she looked at Su Yuan and replied:
"We came to Liyue this time mainly to pick some tea leaves from Chenyu Vale for Duke Wriothesley, and thought we'd drop by to see you as well…"
"We just didn't expect… to meet under these circumstances."
"Hey, hey… why are you all just casually chatting?"
"Xianyun" looked at everyone, unable to hold back her voice:
"Are you treating me like I don't exist?"
"With me here, don't think you can stir up any waves…"
Lumine turned to "Xianyun" and said coldly:
"If Su Yuan hadn't wanted to spare your life, you'd already be a dead crane…"
"Hahaha… Do you all seriously think the situation is already in your hands? That you've secured victory?"
"Xianyun" let out an eerie smile and burst into laughter:
"The plan to summon wind and rain failed… That was within our expectations…"
"But in everything, it's always wise to have more than one plan, isn't it?"
"We"…?
Su Yuan noticed the word choice "Xianyun" had just used…
As expected, she wasn't acting alone—she had an accomplice working with her...
Could that accomplice be Dottore?
The next moment, "Xianyun" suddenly collapsed to her knees on the ground, and Neuvillette's expression changed drastically.
His brows furrowed tightly as he clutched his head with his hands, shouting urgently, "Everyone, get down on your knees—now!!!"
Before anyone could react, an overwhelming surge of Eerie energy burst out from Neuvillette—on a scale Su Yuan had never felt before…
Still kneeling on the ground, "Xianyun" slowly began to speak:
"The condition for Neuvillette's Eerie transformation… isn't the rain…"
"It's non-clear weather…"
"He can disperse clouds and rain—but he can't stop gales and sandstorms…"
"This time… we've won!!!"
Su Yuan looked outside through the window of Wanmin Restaurant, and sure enough, fierce winds were raging, and yellow sand filled the air.
The entire view was covered in dust; visibility was almost zero...
Su Yuan thought to himself: So the cryptic warning from the divination—the one that told him to beware of a person who came to Liyue from a foreign land—was referring to Neuvillette all along?
This is bad… Everything is over…
Because no one had reacted in time, now—aside from "Xianyun"—everyone else was still standing...
And "Neuvillette"… he would kill them all…
"Lowly mortals…"
"Neuvillette" looked around and slowly spoke:
"Who gave you permission to stand before me?"
The next instant, a deafening BOOM rang out—and everyone's legs buckled uncontrollably, forcing them to crash to their knees!
Everyone… except Lumine.
But even Lumine, judging by her expression, didn't look like she was doing well…
She was feeling an overwhelming pressure from the Eerie-transformed Neuvillette like never before…
This pressure… it was nearly on par with that one...
So this… this was the fully awakened Hydro Sovereign Dragon King—empowered further by the Eerie's strength...
Wait—where was Zhongli?
Su Yuan looked around, but there was no trace of Zhongli anywhere…
It was as if, the very moment Neuvillette had appeared, Zhongli had suddenly vanished…
Did Old Man Zhongli really not want to meet Neuvillette that badly?
"Oh? There's still someone who can stand before me? Not bad…"
"Neuvillette" looked at Lumine with some surprise and slowly said:
"There's a unique power within you…"
"But that is no excuse—to not kneel before me!!!"
The next moment, "Neuvillette" looked toward Lumine with an eerie smile—his gaze sharp and intense…
And Lumine felt the crushing pressure on her intensify even more, crashing down on her like a tidal wave!
"Your Highness… something is wrong with this situation. Should we consider retreating for now…?"
Just then, a voice from the Abyss echoed in Lumine's mind:
"I will give it my all… I'll trade my life to buy time for Your Highness…"
"The Abyss Order can live without me—but it cannot live without you…"
"Don't say that… Yuanzhong…"
Because of the overwhelming force from "Neuvillette," blood had already begun to seep from the corners of Lumine's eyes and down her cheeks…
But she still met Neuvillette's gaze with unwavering determination, and said:
"I don't want to abandon any of you anymore…"
"So I don't even have the right to criticize Su Yuan for the choices he's made…"
With that, Lumine slowly drew her sword, step by step, forcing herself forward against the crushing weight—
"Let me see for myself… what it means to face a fully awakened, Eerie-corrupted Hydro Sovereign Dragon King!"
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Atop the Jade Chamber, as he looked out over Liyue Harbor now engulfed in swirling sand, Dottore's lips curled into a smile...
"Neuvillette… now that you've become a complete dragon, let me witness just how powerful your Eerie-corrupted form truly is."
"Dottore. I've finally found you."
Just then, Zhongli's voice sounded from behind him.
"What exactly is your purpose in doing all this?"
"Purpose?"
Dottore waved his hand and chuckled, as if slightly exasperated, before replying:
"I've lost count of how many times I've answered that question…"
"When the actions of a scholar seem incomprehensible to others, the simplest explanation is usually curiosity…"
"All of Teyvat… is nothing more than my experimental ground. A tool to satisfy my curiosity, nothing more…"
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