Roar!
A deafening roar suddenly rang out, reverberating throughout the entire Chinju Forest.
Rumble!
Rumble!
The earth began to tremble violently, as though an earthquake had struck.
"Wh-what's going on?"
Paimon asked nervously.
Although she was floating in the air and wasn't affected too much, looking at Lumine and Little Klee swaying beneath her, as well as the situation around them, she could clearly tell that something was wrong.
"I don't know!"
After stabilizing herself, Lumine shook her head.
Her expression, however, had become solemn.
For something to cause such a huge commotion, it was clearly no small matter!
Judging from that roar, there might even be some gigantic monster.
Unlike the nervous and serious expressions of the two,
Little Klee was incredibly excited.
To her, aside from Acting Grand Master Jean and the confinement room, there was nothing scary in this world!
And if a monster had appeared, that meant her Super Jumpy Dumpty could finally be put to use!
Thinking of this, Little Klee's hands began to itch.
She looked at the two with anticipation.
"Honorary Knight, Paimon, let's go take a look!
If it's a big bad monster, we'll teach it a lesson!"
"Okay!"
Lumine nodded without hesitation.
She had always been kindhearted.
If she hadn't encountered it, then so be it.
But now that she had, she couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
She closed her eyes and determined the direction of the roar.
Then the three quickly rushed over.
Before long, they discovered what was happening.
A gigantic monster was standing in the distance!
It wasn't as enormous as Osial, the great sea monster from Liyue, but it was still fifty or sixty meters tall!
Its back was covered with tentacles.
Its arms and legs were equally grotesque and monstrous.
Combined with its black-and-white translucent body, it looked bizarre no matter how one looked at it.
"It's really a giant monster!"
Paimon's eyes widened in astonishment.
Then she became speechless.
They had encountered Dvalin in Mondstadt.
They had encountered Osial in Liyue.
And now they had stumbled upon a wild monster in Inazuma!
Why did something always happen wherever they went?
Could it be that the same thing would happen when they visited the other four nations?
Were they basically destined to become monster hunters?
"Lumine, you shouldn't call yourself the Traveler anymore. Just change your name to Monster Hunter!"
Paimon muttered under her breath.
"Isn't having a monster appear a good thing for you? I was even thinking about relying on your Magus of Light to protect us."
Lumine squeezed Paimon's cheeks and teased her with a smile.
"Eek! Oh, right!"
Paimon's eyes immediately lit up.
She had previously been depressed because there hadn't been any battles and her Magus of Light had nowhere to show off.
But wasn't this the perfect opportunity?
"Let's go! We're going over right now! I'll teach it a good lesson!"
Paimon immediately became enthusiastic.
During the battle against Osial in Liyue, she had spent the entire time doing nothing.
This time, she absolutely had to show off!
"Yeah!"
Little Klee excitedly nodded as well.
Clearly, she had the same idea.
"Alright!"
Lumine smiled and nodded.
After all, when you had the power to back yourself up, you really could do whatever you wanted.
Shaking her head, Lumine didn't think too much about it.
She brought the two of them and charged toward the monster.
"I thought I'd be unconscious. I didn't expect I could actually control it a little!"
Feeling the condition of his body, the monster Bakugon—or rather, Scaramouche—was incredibly excited.
Being conscious or unconscious made a world of difference!
It meant he could control this enormous power!
Although he could only control it to a limited degree, it was already enough.
Looking at everything across Chinju Forest from the monster's perspective, the vast wilderness had suddenly become tiny.
Seeing this, Scaramouche's emotions became increasingly arrogant.
With a casual wave of his hand, entire patches of trees were destroyed.
With a casual stomp of his foot, the earth trembled violently and even split open into enormous cracks.
This made him feel as though he was no different from an ancient god.
The sudden acquisition of such immense power caused Scaramouche to lose himself.
He had already begun setting his sights on Inazuma City.
"I've arrived!"
As soon as his words fell,
Boom!
Boom!
The monster took enormous steps and slowly began advancing toward Inazuma City.
...
Inazuma City.
At Tenshukaku, inside the reception room.
From the outside, Raiden Ei appeared to have been sitting there meditating with her eyes closed the entire time.
In reality, she and the Raiden Shogun had been fighting inside the Plane of Euthymia.
They had been fighting since noon and hadn't stopped until now.
And this was perfectly normal.
The Raiden Shogun had originally been created according to Raiden Ei's former appearance,
so naturally, she possessed Ei's strength.
In the game's story, the two of them had fought for hundreds of years.
"You've been fighting for half a day already. Your delicious radishes have gone cold!
If you gave me three seeds, you could go eat them right now!"
Clang!
After knocking the Raiden Shogun backward, Raiden Ei glanced at the Dango Milk and delicious radishes nearby.
"Doesn't matter. I'll just throw them away later. There are plenty more anyway."
After landing, the Raiden Shogun unexpectedly revealed a faint smile.
Having the confidence to back yourself up really did let you be this willful!
"Damn it!"
Hearing the Shogun's words, Raiden Ei gritted her teeth angrily.
Anyone who didn't cherish delicious radishes deserved to be taught a lesson!
Just as she raised her blade and prepared to charge forward again, however, she suddenly stopped.
Her brows furrowed as she looked toward a certain direction.
It was precisely the area around Chinju Forest!
Although the monster Scaramouche was still far away from Inazuma City and ordinary people would have difficulty detecting it,
Raiden Ei was, after all, the Electro Archon.
Naturally, she had noticed it.
"How could such a gigantic monster have appeared there?"
Raiden Ei was puzzled.
Generally speaking, the larger the creature, the stronger it would be.
So the monster's strength was definitely not weak!
It might even be on the level of a god!
But the gods had either perished during the Archon War, or fled to the Dark Sea.
Why had one suddenly appeared within Inazuma?
"Regardless, its existence is disrupting Eternity. I must go and deal with it."
The Raiden Shogun sheathed her sword and spoke solemnly.
Clearly, she had also noticed the sudden disturbance.
"Mm!"
Raiden Ei nodded.
When serious matters arose, she had no interest in continuing their fight either.
They had to figure out what was going on.
"Our battle isn't over yet. We'll continue when I return!
And don't you dare steal my delicious radishes while I'm gone!"
Before leaving, the Raiden Shogun issued a warning.
She didn't particularly trust Ei's character.
Raiden Ei: (⊙_⊙)
Wait!
If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have thought of that!
So I can actually do that?
Watching the Raiden Shogun's figure disappear, Raiden Ei's gaze slowly shifted toward the delicious radishes sitting nearby...
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