With Su Yuan's fierce punch, Dottore's chest immediately caved in as the Abyssal power invaded his body.
He spat out blood and was sent flying!
Everyone present was dumbfounded at the sight…
"This feeling… it's the power of the Abyss!" Jean exclaimed in shock.
"Since when did Su Yuan master the power of the Abyss???"
"If it's Abyssal power, then breaking through Dottore's eerie power defenses wouldn't be surprising…" Lisa nodded thoughtfully.
At that moment, after a brief delay, "Eula" successfully entered her Eerie state and charged straight toward Dottore!
Lying on the ground after being struck down, Dottore looked at Su Yuan, then at the incoming Eula, and seemed to realize his defeat was sealed…
"Su Yuan, you truly are full of surprises!!!"
"Not only the various elemental powers, but even the Abyssal power—you can wield them all!!!"
"Perhaps, if we were to cooperate and research together, you could even harness Eerie power, and wield it more skillfully and powerfully than I ever could!!!"
"And just now, when you used the Abyssal power, that armor you wore—it must have been Tartaglia's Foul Legacy Armor, right?"
"Although I don't know how you can use that armor without permission, I must warn you—don't keep relying on it…"
"After all, Tartaglia's lineage hides his most dangerous secret…"
"If you recklessly flaunt the Foul Legacy Armor, forget Surtalogi the 'Knight of Extreme Evil'—even if Skirk were to come after you, you wouldn't be able to withstand it…"
"I wouldn't want you to lose your life to someone else before we could become true kindred spirits, and forge an unbreakable partnership…"
"Su Yuan, you belong to me, not to anyone else…"
Hearing Dottore's words, Su Yuan was at a loss for what to say… especially that last line—it sounded twisted, nauseatingly corny, and utterly disturbing…
At that moment, "Eula" reached Dottore, raised her greatsword high, and brought it down—severing Dottore's head in one strike!
However, Dottore was still Dottore—someone who had modified his own body to the extreme.
Even after being beheaded, he still remained alive.
His severed head rolled twice on the ground, then turned its gaze toward Su Yuan and spoke:
"Su Yuan, before this segment of mine completely dies, can you answer one question for me… resolve my doubt…"
"On the northern beach, who exactly is stopping those Hydro Slimes?"
"Why should I tell you? If you want to know, go figure it out yourself!" Su Yuan replied bluntly, unwilling to reveal even the slightest bit of information to Dottore.
"Oh, I see… it's the Wanderer, isn't it?" Dottore's head suddenly spoke.
Hearing this, Su Yuan froze—he hadn't said a word, yet Dottore had actually guessed it?
"Haha, so it really was that guy, the Wanderer!" Dottore gave a faint smile, looking as though everything was clear.
"Su Yuan, you're still terrible at managing micro-expressions. I was just making a random guess, and you gave yourself away!"
Su Yuan felt a pang of regret.
Had he really let Dottore catch that slip?
But at this point, letting him know didn't seem to matter much anymore.
Then, "Eula" walked up to Dottore's head, raised her greatsword, and chopped it into fragments and pulp—utterly ending the life of this segment of Dottore!
"Everyone, the mastermind behind the monster invasion has been executed!"
Jean raised her voice to the people around her:
"Now is the time to sound the horn of counterattack! Together, let us crush these monsters, protect Mondstadt, and defend our home!!"
Afterward, with united effort, and after a long and grueling battle, they finally repelled the invading monsters at Falcon Coast, ensuring they could no longer threaten the citizens of Mondstadt.
By the time it was all over, dusk had already fallen.
Looking upon the devastated battlefield, Jean's heart filled with grief.
Choking back tears, she gave orders to the Knights of Favonius at her side:
"You may… begin clearing the battlefield…"
"Count the number of dead among the Knights of Favonius and the adventurers. When we return, treat their families kindly, and record their deeds into the archives, so that future generations may honor them!"
Thus, this disaster—brought upon Mondstadt by Dottore through the monster invasion from the Spiral Abyss—finally came to a temporary close…
According to the official tally, over three hundred Knights of Favonius and more than seven hundred adventurers—over a thousand lives in total—heroically sacrificed themselves in this battle to defend Mondstadt.
Su Yuan and Aether were both filled with deep sorrow and pain.
Behind these cold numbers were real, vibrant lives and countless broken families.
Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh—if he still had the ability to gain extra rewinds whenever he witnessed death, then this sacrifice would have given him many more chances to turn back time.
But in the end, Su Yuan truly did not wish for such sacrifices to occur.
After all, the value of human life was greater than anything else…
Once everything at Falcon Coast had been handled, the survivors returned to Mondstadt.
By then, night had already fallen.
After a simple dinner, they all went together to the Cathedral of Favonius to check on Albedo and Xiao's condition.
Inside the cathedral, Barbara spoke to them with a troubled expression:
"Mr. Albedo is an alchemical creation, and Adeptus Xiao is an immortal being from Liyue. Neither of them are ordinary humans…
The healing and prayer methods I've learned are all meant for normal humans. As for why they're still unconscious, I truly have no answers…"
"But at the very least, from what I can see, their lives aren't in any immediate danger."
Listening to Barbara's words, Su Yuan wore a serious and puzzled expression…
He knew Xiao remained unconscious because he was trapped in a nightmare.
But Albedo—since he had already returned to his human form, why was he still unable to wake up?
After leaving the Cathedral, Su Yuan gazed up at the vast night sky, thinking to himself: once tonight passes, hopefully the palm of his right hand will finally reveal some useful information!
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