But when Xiangling appeared in front of Su Yuan, he was still taken aback...
Because the current Xiangling seemed to have undergone extensive modifications — her body was embedded with various mechanical constructs...
Her left arm had become a mechanical limb, seemingly equipped with all kinds of weapons.
Her chest and abdomen were also covered in iron plating, looking nearly indestructible...
But when Xiangling appeared in front of Su Yuan, he was still taken aback...
Because the current Xiangling seemed to have undergone extensive modifications — her body was embedded with various mechanical constructs...
Her left arm had become a mechanical limb, seemingly equipped with all kinds of weapons.
Her chest and abdomen were also covered in iron plating, looking nearly indestructible...
Even one of her eyes had been transformed into a mechanical, electronic eye...
There was no doubt — this must be the "masterpiece" that "Cloud Retainer" and Dottore had tinkered together...
They had turned a living human being into a mechanical construct...
Thinking of this, Su Yuan couldn't help but feel a twinge of regret...
Upon learning yesterday that Xiangling had gone to Mt. Aocang, should he have set out immediately?
If he had, maybe he could've still saved her...
"Hahahaha! Su Yuan, look at the brand-new Xiangling that Dottore and I have created — what do you think?"
"Cloud Retainer" laughed heartily, clearly in high spirits:
"Dottore was right. Combining mechanization with human modification can indeed create all sorts of interesting things!"
"Human modification... live experiments... These are acts explicitly prohibited by Liyue's law! And you still dared to go through with it???"
"You treat life... as if it's nothing?!"
Upon seeing the modified Xiangling, a dense and eerie power suddenly erupted from Yanfei's body!
"Yanfei" glared viciously at "Cloud Retainer" and Dottore, speaking out furiously:
"You lawless maniacs!!! If Liyue's laws can't punish you—then I will!!!"
Su Yuan glanced at Yanfei beside him, wondering to himself — does it take a clearly unlawful act to trigger Yanfei's descent into an Eerie state?
But regardless, now that there was another Eerie-powered fighter joining the battle against "Cloud Retainer," it should help ease the pressure on "Gaming"...
Xiangling looked at Su Yuan with a fierce expression and said coldly,
"Su Yuan, are you ready to die?"
But soon, a look of deep pain twisted her face, and she spoke sorrowfully,
"Su... Su Yuan... kill me..."
Upon seeing this, "Cloud Retainer" turned to Dottore and remarked,
"Dottore, your method of erasing self-awareness doesn't seem to be working all that well..."
"Why does Xiangling still seem to have her consciousness?"
"Xiangling's primary consciousness should have already been erased. What you're seeing is just a remnant of her lingering will..."
Dottore responded with a smile:
"Cloud Retainer, hurry up and end this already..."
"Although this Eerie Qiqi poses no real threat to me, she's still quite the nuisance..."
"Tartaglia—I'll leave it to you."
In his mind, Su Yuan spoke to Tartaglia:
"Kill Xiangling. It's the only way to set her free..."
In the next moment, Tartaglia took control of Su Yuan's body, equipped the Foul Legacy transformation, and charged at Xiangling!
"Hehe, good! Let me show you my master's spear technique!"
As Xiangling spoke, a long spear materialized in her hands, and she engaged Tartaglia in fierce combat...
At the same time, Yanfei was gathering Eerie fireballs in her hands and hurling them relentlessly at Cloud Retainer!
While dodging Yanfei's fireballs, Cloud Retainer also tried to use Eerie power to suppress her movements...
However, with both Gaming and Yanfei fighting in Eerie form—and though Yanfei was still young and inexperienced, she carried the bloodline of an Adeptus after all—
To completely suppress both of them and render them unable to act, even for Cloud Retainer, was proving to be quite the struggle...
However, slowing them down was still easy enough to accomplish...
With their speed suppressed, Gaming and Yanfei seemed completely incapable of posing any real threat to Cloud Retainer...
And Zhongli—he hadn't made a move all this time—was precisely waiting for this moment!
As soon as Cloud Retainer focused most of her attention on Gaming and Yanfei, Zhongli could strike and catch her off guard!
But even Zhongli hesitated slightly—he couldn't be sure that Cloud Retainer hadn't been on guard against him all along despite his inaction...
Still, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
If he missed it now, it might never come again.
Zhongli could no longer afford to hesitate—he made up his mind to act!
Gripping his spear tightly, Zhongli charged straight toward Cloud Retainer!
But to everyone's surprise, a frail elderly figure suddenly appeared behind Baizhu and Furina!
"Madame Ping? Why are you here?"
Baizhu looked at the old woman before him, full of confusion, and said,
"This place is dangerous. You should leave here quickly…"
"Baizhu, don't worry. I am an Adeptus after all—known as Streetward Rambler."
Madame Ping smiled gently and said:
"Now that Liyue Harbor is facing a crisis, as an Adeptus of this land, how could I possibly stand by and do nothing?"
"Let me lend you all a hand!"
As she spoke, Madame Ping rose into the air and charged toward Cloud Retainer, seemingly intending to assist Zhongli in his assault!
Seeing this, Su Yuan, though unsure why Madame Ping had suddenly appeared here, felt that with her help, things should go more smoothly for Zhongli in his confrontation against Cloud Retainer…
From the current situation, it seemed that it was only a matter of time before Tartaglia defeated Xiangling.
With Gaming, Yanfei, Zhongli, and Madame Ping fighting Cloud Retainer together, there shouldn't be any major issues…
The most unpredictable factor at this point was still Dottore, who was battling Qiqi nearby...
Dottore remained unfathomably mysterious—who knew what tricks he still had up his sleeve?
But in the very next moment, something happened that left everyone stunned—
Madame Ping, who had just been rushing toward Cloud Retainer, suddenly changed direction— and in an instant, she pierced through Zhongli's chest from behind!!!
Everyone present was completely frozen in shock— while faint, knowing smiles began to curl at the corners of Cloud Retainer's and Dottore's lips…
Cloud Retainer looked at Zhongli and smiled as she spoke:
"Morax, this is the moment I've been waiting for…"
"Did you truly believe that millennia of my cultivation could be overcome by two mere juniors?"
As soon as her words fell, her form transformed into a graceful crane.
Gathering Eerie power in her hands, she instantly severed both Gaming's and Yanfei's heads...
Su Yuan stared at the scene in shock, thinking to himself that he should've realized it long ago…
After all, Cloud Retainer was an Adeptus who had lived for thousands of years — she had even slain Chongyun in a single strike…
The combination of Gaming and Yanfei could never have truly been a match for her...
But now, the real question was — why… why would Madame Ping harm Zhongli?
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