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

Qin had just inflicted two wounds, but they have already completely healed in just a short while.

Furthermore, this guy is a puppet, so he has no vital organs.

This type of enemy is the most troublesome one Rhodes has ever encountered. Until he comes up with a good way to deal with it, he can only fight it head-on and wear it down.

Qin listened to his words and replaced the West Wind Sword in her hand, whose blade was cracked, with a long sword that was pure white and whose blade shone with a green light.

Wind Eagle Sword.

The sword of Vanessa, the first Knight of the South Wind and founder of the Knights of Favonius.

This sword accompanied her as she overthrew the tyrannical nobles and established a virtuous order of knights and church.

Ultimately, Vanessa was blessed by Sky Isle and summoned by the gods to ascend to the sky, becoming the first primordial god in history to become a god with a mortal body. The Windhawk Sword, which had been blessed by the wind god, remained in the Knights of Favonius and became the sword that each subsequent Lion of the South Wind would inherit.

In rumors.

By holding this sword, one can feel the spirit of the Knight of Vanessa who fought bravely in the past.

"Let the wind lead you."

Qin stood holding a sword, and her entire demeanor changed, becoming solemn and dignified, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

Faced with the two people whose demeanor had suddenly changed.

The soldier touched his neck, which had just been slashed by Qin, and his face became even more sinister.

However, he didn't attack Rod and Qin as aggressively as before. Instead, he glanced sideways at the young master who had been watching for a long time and sneered, "Cowardly and timid good-for-nothings."

The young master ignored the soldiers' words and kept his gaze fixed on Rhodes, repeating, "That woman is yours, and this man is mine."

Having already learned their lesson, the stragglers were no longer stubborn.

Just as he was about to agree, Rod and Qin tacitly intervened, preventing him from saying a word.

The one who launched the first attack was Qin.

The Windhawk Sword in her hand is a divine weapon blessed by the Wind God and the trump card of all the Southern Wind Knights.

With the help of the Wind Eagle Sword.

The distance between Qin and the scattered soldiers, which was less than a hundred meters to begin with, was covered in an instant.

The same West Wind Sword Technique.

With the aid of the Wind Eagle Sword, each strike seemed to possess immense suction, drawing the scattered soldiers' bodies toward the blade on their own initiative.

Previously, the skirmishers had been enduring attacks head-on, but now they dared not do it like before. They dodged and weaved with all their might amidst the swirling sword shadows.

This made Qin's attacks even more fierce and brutal.

Through engagements with the skirmishers.

She discovered a fatal flaw in skirmishers.

That means the soldiers were untrained in martial arts and relied purely on instinct and physical strength to fight.

Such a weakness is not a problem if you can't break through his defenses.

But after he replaced the zither with the Wind Eagle Sword, a divine weapon that could easily injure him, the situation completely changed.

The scattered soldiers, who were originally quite arrogant, were suppressed in a short period of time.

While Qin was pressing down on the scattered soldiers, blocking all his escape routes and forcing him to retreat.

Rhodes, with the wings of a snow owl on his back, rode up and lashed out with his crimson staff, engulfing the soldier in flames before pushing him into the light of Qin's sword.

For an instant.

Fire depends on the wind.

Under the influence of the wind elemental force drawn by the zither, the flames on the soldier's body became several times more powerful, and even though he was a puppet, he suddenly felt an unbearable sensation.

at this time.

A string of obscure and incomprehensible ancient language echoed from behind the stragglers.

Immediately, a chilling aura suddenly rose up, and the soldier, who had maintained his confidence even when suppressed by the zither, could no longer remain calm.

Ignoring the sharpness of the Wind Eagle Sword, his body crackled with electricity as he forcibly extinguished the flames on his body. He then struck the sword with his palm, knocking the zither back, and rolled to the side without regard for anything else.

Just as his figure disappeared, a giant fiery wolf descended from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground with terrifying force.

The stragglers who dodged the attack didn't even have time to retaliate.

Another giant wolf descended from the sky and struck him squarely.

The power of divine magic is incomparable to that of mortal magic.

At this moment, Rhodes transformed the long staff in his hand into a magical weapon, alternating between fire and ice elemental power. He did not pursue power, but simply sought speed, and one after another, the Blazing Sunfalls slammed into the skirmishers.

Under the intense reaction of ice and fire.

Before long, the soldier's hard doll-like body was smashed open, his skin torn and his flesh charred everywhere. Upon closer inspection, one could even see fine shards of ice mixed in with the charred color, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

at the same time.

The zither was also busy.

The Wind Eagle Sword contains the soul of the West Wind Eagle, bestowed by the Wind God.

She held her longsword to her chest and chanted the ancestral motto of the Gunnhildr family: "Protect Mondstadt forever!"

Say it.

The longsword was swung.

Verdant wind elemental energy surged forth from the Windhawk Sword, transforming into a soaring eagle. With a resounding cry, it crashed down on the stragglers who were trapped in the deep pit and unable to retaliate, along with the giant fire wolf summoned by Rhodes.

"what--"

The deafening screams shattered the tranquility of Zhaixing Cliff; even several kilometers away, the soldiers' mournful cries could be clearly heard.

Just as Rhodes was preparing to press his advantage and deliver the final blow.

An arrow formed from water element shot over.

The attack wasn't strong; it merely interrupted his subsequent attacks.

then.

The young master, who had been watching the show the whole time, appeared next to the stragglers.

He was no longer dressed like the energetic young man he used to be.

Instead, he was completely encased in black armor interspersed with purple, and a crimson mask covered his entire face, obscuring his expression.

Demon King Arms.

The young master's most treasured secret technique.

It was clear that he was quite wary of the attacks launched by Jean and Rod, to the point that he dared not confront them head-on without wearing the Demon King's Armor.

Then the young master, dressed in the Demon King's armor, held the stragglers whose bodies had been reduced to bones in his hand and said to Rhodes and Qin, "Gentlemen, let's stop here. The consequences of killing an executor are not something you can afford."

Having said all that

He even nodded at Rhodes: "Friend, how about we spar sometime?"

Same as before.

The young master completely ignored the zither, his eyes only on Rhodes.

"I don't mind friendly sparring."

Rhodes met his gaze and said, "If it's a battle to the death, then I refuse."

"Tsk."

"What a boring answer."

"Alright."

"Then it's settled."

Having agreed to a duel with Rhodes, the young master nodded to him again, then carried the half-crippled stragglers away at breakneck speed, disappearing into the mountains and forests in no time, leaving no trace of their presence.

(End of this chapter)

177. Chapter 170: Calm and Peaceful

Chapter 170 Calm

"Oh my god, that was so scary!"

The young master and the stragglers had just left when Wendy ran out of the woods, patting her chest and praising, "It was all thanks to the two of you!"

Rod rolled his eyes at him, didn't reply, and went straight to find a relatively intact stone to sit down.

He expended a lot of physical and elemental energy in the battle against the skirmishers.

In order to deal with the Abyss Cult that might appear next, he needed to take a break.

Jean, on the other hand, looked flattered and replied repeatedly, "Your Excellency Wendy, you flatter me. How are you? Are you injured?"

"Guild Leader Qin, how are you? Don't just ask about the street performers and that bookworm over there!"

Paimon flitted around the violin, occasionally tugging at its damaged fabric to check for any injuries underneath.

The busker she was talking about.

Without a doubt, it's Wendy.

It can only be said that fate had already decided that he was destined to be stuck with this nickname.

However, Rod's nickname as a nerd is quite novel.

This was all because Rhodes was always reading when he was free. Sometimes he was so engrossed in reading that Paimon would call him but he wouldn't hear. So, an angry Paimon gave him this nickname.

Rod didn't say anything.

So we just let her keep calling out.

Paimon's unabashed act of lifting her clothes made Jean blush immediately, and she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "I'm fine, I'm not injured, I'm just a little exhausted and need to rest for a while."

The battle just now.