In Teyvat, it all begins with rescuing the grass god.

The sound of falling leaves echoed through the woods, and in the blink of an eye, a young man with short orange hair appeared before Rhodes and his companions.

Unlike the gloomy-faced soldiers who always wore an expression of utter contempt for everything.

At first glance, the young master, who is also an executive officer, appears cheerful and handsome, but still seems somewhat immature.

He had just shown up.

Qin and Ying instinctively shielded Wendy behind them again, gripping their weapons even tighter.

Three against one.

That was a just gang fight.

Three against two.

It's hard to say who will win or lose.

It's important to know that the Fatui's Executors are not only the strongest members of their organization, but they have also been granted divine authority by the Winter Goddess, the Ice Queen, and possess power that surpasses that of mortals.

"Luminous, I'm entrusting Lord Wendy to your protection. Don't let the upcoming battle affect him."

With a resolute expression, Qin held the Zephyr sword, the standard weapon of the Knights of Favonius, and stood resolutely beside Rhodes, facing off against the skirmisher prince.

at this point.

Qin knew very well that this was not something that could be resolved with words.

The fact that the two executives came to intercept and appease Dongfeng Zhilong was clearly premeditated, especially since they deliberately waited until their own group arrived at the deserted Zhaixing Cliff before making their move.

The visitor is not good.

Then we can't deal with it peacefully.

"That woman is yours, this man is mine."

There was no need for further verbal sparring. The young master, who had been waiting impatiently, informed the scattered soldiers and stepped forward, preemptively nocking an arrow and firing it at Rhodes.

The arrow, formed from water elemental power, was incredibly powerful, hurtling straight towards Rhodes' face with a piercing whistling sound.

at the same time.

Instead of confronting Qin as the young master had instructed, the stragglers charged toward Rhodes at incredible speed, their feet treading on lightning. They didn't use any weapons; their fists were crackling with lightning as they delivered a straight punch to Rhodes' abdomen.

In an instant.

The situation on the battlefield then became two against one.

"mean!"

Upon seeing this, Jean, who always adhered to the code of chivalry, was immediately enraged.

She was seen to be surrounded by wind elemental energy, and she tried to stop Rhodes before the skirmisher could strike him.

Keng——

The ear-piercing metallic clang made Paimon cover his ears and scream. Ying quickly grabbed Paimon with one hand and pulled the frail Wendy with the other, and hurried away in a direction far from the battlefield.

Although Ying is a true Descendant, she has only recently awakened and her strength has not yet fully recovered. The only elemental power she can manipulate is wind elemental power.

In terms of strength alone.

There is still a significant gap between her and the executive officer.

After realizing that the skirmishers and the young master's target was Wendy, she decisively took Wendy and Paimon into hiding to ensure their own safety before looking for an opportunity to help Rhodes and Jean.

On the battlefield.

Although Jean managed to strike Rhodes before he could reach her by using her wind elemental powers, her attack did not affect the skirmisher's movements in the slightest.

The contact between the West Wind Sword and the flesh.

It merely made the skirmisher's body sway slightly, not even enough to pierce his skin, and the West Wind Sword was deflected in response.

This unexpected turn of events caused Qin's pupils to shrink involuntarily.

Her attack was indeed a bit rushed, but it shouldn't have failed to injure even one person.

"What kind of body is this?"

Unaware of the skirmisher's background, Jean was shocked, but her hands didn't stop moving. Just as the skirmisher and Rhodes were about to collide, she circled behind the skirmisher and thrust her sword into his heart again.

There was a loud bang.

Rhodes met the attack head-on, ignoring the lightning on the skirmisher's hand, and tightly gripped the skirmisher's fist. The two engaged in a pure contest of strength, like primitive men.

As for the arrow that the young master shot...

Rhodes simply ignored it.

It was originally just a probing attack from the young master, so its power was only average.

So after activating the Sun Protection with the Sun Ritual and being amplified by the Grass Elemental Ritual, Rhodes, whose physical body was greatly strengthened, simply did the same thing as the skirmisher who took the harp's attack head-on. He directly bit the water elemental arrow that the prince shot at him, tightened his jaws, and crushed it to pieces.

Qin's next attack arrived at just the right time.

She also ignored the possible attacks from the young master and used the most lethal technique in the West Wind Sword Art to concentrate the wind elemental power into a single point, aiming it at her heart and stabbing it down hard.

Rhodes, facing the enemy head-on, tightly bound the skirmisher's hands to prevent him from dodging Jyn's full-force attack.

The sound of metal clashing once again echoed throughout the entire Star-Picking Cliff.

This time.

Even with his strong body, the soldier couldn't withstand Qin's all-out attack. His divinely created body finally broke through and was pierced through.

To Qin's utter astonishment,

Even though the soldier's heart had been pierced, he was acting like nothing had happened.

Even to Qin's horrified gaze, the skirmisher let out a strange laugh, turned around and controlled Rhodes' hands, forcibly pulling his body towards the exposed sword tip, using this method of exchanging injury for injury, to inflict a penetrating wound on Rhodes who had no time to react.

"Mr. Rhodes!"

Terrified, Qin hurriedly drew her sword and dodged, simultaneously slashing at the stragglers' neck in an attempt to force them back.

However, the skirmisher still didn't let go. Instead, he tried to use the same trick again, suddenly exerting force in his hand, trying to pull Rhodes under Qin's sword.

only.

This time he miscalculated.

Rhodes' body was as if rooted to the ground. No matter how hard he tried, he could not be pulled at all. Even the wound that had been pierced earlier was rapidly healing in a dazzling green light.

"what?"

The unexpected turn of events left the stragglers with no chance to dodge, and Qin struck one of their necks with a furious sword strike.

Ultimately, the power of the zither was insufficient.

The sword only managed to pierce the skin before getting stuck, unable to cut any further.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Rod delivered a powerful knee strike to the skirmisher's stomach, then pulled back his leg and kicked the skirmisher away with a powerful kick.

Everything happened in a flash of lightning.

Jean was struck by two swords in quick succession, and Rod's two heavy blows ended almost in the blink of an eye, sending the skirmisher flying dozens of meters backward.

However, neither Jean nor Rod showed any joy at this.

in contrast.

The expressions on their faces were much more serious than before.

These skirmishers are just too easy prey.

With Qin's continuous attacks, a normal person would have been seriously injured long ago. However, with his heart pierced, he was not only unaffected, but even withstood another fatal blow, showing no signs of being seriously injured.

There is also something else to be wary of.

That is, after the young master fired an arrow at the start of the battle, he didn't move again.

Even when the skirmisher was being ganged up on by Rhodes and Jean, he chose to stand by and watch coldly, never offering to help.

Unaware of the young master's personality, Qin, while keeping an eye on the stragglers emerging from the woods, also had to part her attention with the young master to guard against a sudden attack from the executive officer.

"Don't worry about him."

Suddenly.

Rod's voice rang in Qin's ears.

"Ok?"

Qin didn't quite understand.

"The young master is an executive officer who values ​​fair combat. If he wants to fight someone, he will definitely defeat them fair and square. He would never stoop to ganging up on someone or taking advantage of their vulnerability."

Rhodes recounted the young master's style of doing things as if he knew them by heart, then looked at the scrawny soldier and grinned, "It was this fool who broke the rules first. As long as he can still fight, the young master will not make a move."

Is this why the young master didn't get involved?

Qin recalled what the young master had said at the beginning of the battle.

That woman is yours, this man is mine.

Looking at the young master now, one would find that his gaze had been fixed on Rhodes, and he seemed quite interested.

As for the zither.

He didn't even bother to glance at it, showing a completely dismissive attitude.

I was looked down upon.

Qin shook her head with a wry smile.

She was still too young, and her swordsmanship was not refined enough. Even with all her strength, she couldn't truly injure this executive officer called the Scatter Soldier.

"Let's change swords."

Rhodes' voice rang out again: "That guy's body was created by the gods. He doesn't feel pain, has amazing defense, and has a self-healing ability far beyond that of humans. This West Wind Sword alone can't hurt him."

Say it.

A flash of fire appeared in Rhodes' hand, and a long staff made of flames instantly materialized.

This soldier's body is ridiculously tough.

Its recovery ability is also extremely strong.