Teucer looked at Childe in front of him, smiling as he scratched his head.
"Look over there, brother and both big sisters!"
"What a huge room! Is that the Ruin Guards' reception hall?"
Teucer pointed to a room ahead where five or six Ruin Guards could be faintly seen sitting on the ground.
"Yes, it's a spacious venue."
"Why don't we play hide-and-seek?"
Childe sighed, then turned around and smiled at Teucer.
"Eh... right now? But..."
Teucer looked at Childe with confusion.
"Brother needs to prepare some..."
"Hmm... surprises for you."
Childe said with a smile.
"Surprises! What kind of surprises?"
Teucer looked at his brother expectantly.
"Teucer can find them himself later, okay?"
"But before that, you need to be good and close your eyes, turn around and count to sixty."
Childe explained with his hands on his hips, smiling at his little brother.
"Alright..."
"Sixty counts, that's so long."
Teucer mumbled, turning around and closing his eyes.
Then he began to count.
"Please keep an eye on my brother."
Childe said, looking at Qiu Xue and Qiu Yue with a nod.
Then he rushed forward.
He charged toward the five or six Ruin Guards in the room.
Meanwhile, Teucer had already started counting down.
The Ruin Guards sensed someone nearby and activated one after another.
Their massive bodies stood up and all attacked toward Childe.
Childe manifested a water element blade in his hand and calmly faced the five or six Ruin Guards in front of him.
"Not much time left."
"Need to finish this quickly."
Childe muttered as he attacked the Ruin Guards before him.
"Still two left?"
After a series of clanging sounds, Childe sighed weakly.
"Brother, what's making those banging sounds?"
Teucer asked with confusion, covering his eyes.
"That's part of the surprise, don't rush~!"
Childe wiped the sweat from his forehead, responding with some weakness in his voice.
"Sister..."
"Aren't we going to help?"
Qiu Yue asked Qiu Xue beside her with some confusion.
"Remember what Childe said?"
"He asked us to watch over his brother. This is his own choice."
Qiu Xue sighed, speaking slowly as she looked at Qiu Yue.
Then she also turned her gaze toward Childe who was in the midst of battle.
"The injuries from the Golden House haven't healed yet?"
"Yet he's still pushing himself so hard..."
Qiu Xue beautiful eyebrows furrowed as she watched Childe about to finish off the last two Ruin Guards.
"Sixteen, twelve, ten..."
Teucer suddenly skipped a few numbers.
"Hey Teucer, did you just skip some numbers?!"
Although Childe was already quite weak, he still responded to Teucer with a loud voice.
"Hehe, you caught me."
"Fine... fifteen, fourteen, thirteen..."
Teucer covered his eyes with both hands and giggled.
Childe executed a horizontal slash, defeating the last Ruin Guard.
"Phew..."
Childe panted, wiped his sweat, and slowly stood up.
Bang!
Suddenly, five more Ruin Guards dropped down from the platform behind him.
Childe turned around with furrowed brows, looking at the five Ruin Guards that had just landed.
"Three, two..."
"One!"
"Are you hidden well, brother?"
Teucer called out with a smile, eyes still closed but turning his head slightly.
"Give me ten more seconds, Teucer."
"I haven't hidden yet..."
Childe forced himself to speak loudly despite his injuries.
"Hmph!"
"Brother is cheating again. Fine, last ten seconds..."
Teucer snorted but still obediently continued counting.
Childe turned around, glancing toward Teucer, Qiu Xue and Qiu Yue direction, closing his eyes and smiling helplessly.
"Mr. Tartaglia..."
Qiu Yue clasped her hands, looking in Childe direction.
A Ruin Guard behind Childe swung its massive hand toward him.
In that instant, Childe transformed into a purple lightning bolt, darting out from beneath the Ruin Guard!
Then he leaped into the air, now clearly in his Foul Legacy Transformation state.
Wielding a long-handled blade, he slammed it fiercely toward the ground!
Accompanied by a purple shock wave.
In an instant, all five Ruin Guards were sent flying into the air!
Childe used purple lightning to pierce through the head of one Ruin Guard.
In a flash of light, Childe dispatched the other four Ruin Guards within three seconds!
The Foul Legacy Transformation landed on the ground, lifting his head toward Teucer and the two sisters.
The dark, star-filled cape floated behind him.
"Three, two... one!"
"I'm opening my eyes!"
At that moment, Teucer finished counting, turned around with a smile, then opened his mouth in shock.
He ran toward the room ahead.
At this point, the five Ruin Guards were either sitting or lying on the ground.
White smoke rose from them as electrical sparks flickered across their bodies—clearly they had all been destroyed by Childe.
And Childe himself had disappeared from the scene.
"Wow..."
Teucer looked around at the Ruin Guards with delight, running back and forth.
"This is exactly like in my dreams!"
"It's the world of Ruin Guards!"
Teucer exclaimed excitedly to Qiu Xue and Qiu Yue behind him.
"This is the surprise your brother prepared for you."
Qiu Xue smiled, patting Teucer's head.
Beside her, Qiu Yue frowned slightly, looking in a particular direction.
"Mr. Tartaglia..."
Qiu Yue murmured.
"Amazing, amazing! Hehe!"
"If only these Ruin Guards weren't so big, I'd love to take them home!"
"But where's my brother? Where did he go?"
Teucer asked Qiu Xue with confusion.
"Weren't you two playing hide-and-seek?"
Qiu Xue stroked Teucer head, speaking gently.
"That's right! Teucer was so happy he forgot about hide-and-seek!"
"Big sisters, let's search together!"
With that, Teucer ran off in one direction.
"Sigh..."
Qiu Xue sighed, walking toward a room ahead.
Qiu Yue also followed her sister, heading in that direction.
At this moment, Childe was sitting on a wooden stump, clutching his chest and panting.
"Hehe, good thing you found me first..."
"Cough, cough..."
"Activating the Foul Legacy Transformation while injured is more strenuous than I imagined..."
Childe forced a smile as he saw Qiu Xue and Qiu Yue enter.
"Otherwise, if Teucer saw me in this pathetic state..."
"It would be too embarrassing... hehe."
Childe didn't even have the strength to lift his head, speaking with a bitter smile.
"Mr. Tartaglia, are you trying to kill yourself?"
Qiu Yue asked with concern, seeing Childe in such a state.
"I just... refuse to give up any opportunity to train myself."
"This is why I, Tartaglia, keep getting stronger, hahaha..."
Childe raised his head with difficulty, looking at Qiu Yue with a forced smile.
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