Seeing Dottore appear here, everyone present understood clearly: since this monster invasion was Dottore's doing…
Then only by thoroughly defeating Dottore could they hope to put an end—at least temporarily—to this disaster!
"Shoot the horse first to stop the rider"—capture the leader and the rest will follow.
So the people present who possessed Eerie-powered combat strength didn't hesitate.
They immediately took action and used their rules against Dottore!
"Dottore! You've commanded these monsters to invade Mondstadt and put the lives and property of the people in grave danger!!!"
Eula glared at Dottore and declared, "This grudge—I'll remember it!!!"
Lisa hurled books disguised as throwing weapons toward Dottore.
She knew that if Dottore tried to block the projectile to protect himself and destroyed the books, he would become a target she could justify attacking.
Diona pulled out her pouches and bottles of alcohol again, ready to spray and toss them at Dottore.
From previous events she knew this wouldn't kill him, but if successful it could still restrain his actions and create valuable opportunities for others.
Even facing attacks from all three of them at once, Dottore showed no panic.
Calm and unhurried, he said:
"You're putting this much force into dealing with me—don't you feel like you're overlooking something?"
"I'd intended to say all this in front of Su Yuan and watch the panic and surprise on his face…"
"But unfortunately, Su Yuan isn't here…"
As he spoke, Dottore nimbly turned to evade Diona's and Lisa's thrown attacks, smiling as he continued:
"Diona, do you really think you can use the same trick on me twice?"
"And Lisa, whatever it is you're throwing—I only need to avoid direct contact and I'm fine…"
"So can't we have a few words first? No need to rush into fighting, right?"
As Dottore spoke, he gestured to his side, and a Hydro Slime gradually surfaced from beneath the water…
"As you can see, a Hydro Slime…"
But before Dottore could finish, Diona mercilessly cut him off:
"Dottore, I know exactly what you're going to say. You guided a whole group of Hydro Slimes, made them lurk underwater, and had them land on the beach between Starsnatch Cliff and the northern Stormbearer Point, right?"
Hearing this, Dottore's brows furrowed instantly.
He showed a puzzled expression and said:
"Hm? You even know about that? I thought my covert operation was flawless…"
"So, it's Su Yuan's intel network again, huh? Truly not to be underestimated!"
Recovering quickly from his surprise, Dottore continued:
"But even if you knew ahead of time, what does it matter?"
"With Mondstadt's current manpower and strength, you can't possibly sustain a two-front battle, can you?"
"Could it be that Su Yuan and the Traveler aren't here because they went north to intercept those Hydro Slimes?"
"You place a lot of faith in them, but these aren't ordinary Hydro Slimes. They've been polluted and strengthened by Eerie power. With just the two of them, and without control over that power, how could they possibly handle it?"
Just as Dottore was thinking this, he was suddenly shocked to see Aether and Su Yuan rushing toward Falcon Coast at full speed, not far away!
"Hm? What's going on? Why are Su Yuan and the Traveler here?"
Dottore's expression grew even more confused, his voice laced with disbelief:
"Then who's defending the northern shore right now?"
"Does Mondstadt have hidden forces I wasn't aware of?"
Before long, Su Yuan reached the center of the battlefield, his eyes locked fiercely onto Dottore!
Then, without hesitation, Su Yuan launched a direct charge at Dottore!!!
"Dottore!!! Take this!!!"
Facing Su Yuan's sudden action, Dottore couldn't help but feel a little puzzled…
What was Su Yuan doing?
Was he so blinded by anger that he recklessly charged straight at him without a second thought?
Was he not afraid that once he got close, he would be instantly captured alive?
But soon, Dottore stopped overthinking.
Since this prey had delivered himself right to the doorstep, how could he possibly not take him down?
The others present, however, were utterly shocked to see Su Yuan madly charging at Dottore.
They cried out:
"Su Yuan, what are you doing??? Do you have a death wish? You're walking right into the tiger's jaws and handing yourself to Dottore!!!"
Aether, on the other hand, remained calm in the face of Su Yuan's reckless act.
After all, on their way here, Su Yuan had already given him a heads-up in advance…
"Everyone, there's no need to panic. Just trust Su Yuan," Aether said.
As Su Yuan drew closer and closer, Dottore, for safety's sake, stretched out his right hand.
His whole body began to radiate Eerie power, attempting to suppress Su Yuan's movements first before reaching out to grab him by the throat!
But Su Yuan, as he felt Dottore's Eerie power invading his body, recalled the sensation from earlier and once again summoned Tartaglia's Foul Legacy Armor!!!
In the next instant, under Dottore's stunned gaze, Su Yuan's body began to radiate with a dark violet glow and force.
In a flash, he broke free from the shackles of Dottore's Eerie power!!!
Dottore immediately sensed something was wrong.
He hastily manipulated the Eerie power around him, forming a barrier of eerie energy between himself and Su Yuan!
However, by then, Su Yuan had already fully summoned the Foul Legacy Armor.
The terrifying power of the Abyss was surging wildly from it…
Su Yuan realized that this second summoning felt much smoother, more familiar, and far stronger than when he had first broken the seal!
He then condensed the Abyssal energy into his right hand and smashed it furiously against Dottore's Eerie barrier!
Perhaps because it was so sudden, though Dottore had reacted quickly, the barrier had not fully formed yet…
With just a single strike, Su Yuan shattered Dottore's defense and landed a heavy punch squarely on his chest!!!
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