Didn't expect that, did you? I'm also a healer!
Lin Qiu arrived just in time.
As the saying goes, it's better to arrive at the right moment than too early. Lin Qiu arrived just as Navia was about to run out of strength.
Under the recovery of the Hydro element, Navia regained a lot of stamina.
However, there were still many machines around her, so much so that Lin Qiu's figure couldn't even be seen.
"I knew you'd come," Navia smiled confidently, and the battle axe in her hand disappeared.
"Rosula's Fireworks!"
'Boom!' went a cannonball explosion.
Immediately after, flowers bloomed everywhere, countless Geo element cannonballs exploding around Navia.
They actually cleared a vacuum zone within the encirclement.
The Hydro Dragon wrapping Navia also immediately turned around and charged in one direction, crushing all the machines in its path.
Lin Qiu rushed over along the path, and the Hydro Dragon obediently circled around Lin Qiu.
Now, Lin Qiu's control over the Hydro element was becoming more and more proficient. This Hydro Dragon had transformed from a mere attack method into a summoned creature.
It's just a pity that its intelligence is insufficient; it can't even help with housework like Furina's summoned creatures.
Lin Qiu's Hydro Dragon still required Lin Qiu to operate it personally.
"Are you alright?" Lin Qiu asked.
"Maybe a little bit," Navia's expression and tone showed exhaustion.
Before Lin Qiu could ask where Navia was hurt, he saw Navia fall towards him.
Lin Qiu quickly caught her, reached out to check her breath, and found that Navia had only fainted.
"You scared me to death. I almost thought this hero's entrance would turn into a bad ending."
Lin Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze shifting to the side where lightning flashed.
Wherever the lightning passed, all the machines shattered into pieces.
Clorinde's expression was calm, and she walked through the machine horde as if strolling in a leisurely garden.
Perhaps judging Clorinde to be more threatening, these machines no longer bothered with Navia and instead attacked Clorinde.
Clorinde held the rapier in her hand upright in front of her, her steps still light.
The machines' blades, imbued with the Electro element, swept past, and bursts of lightning struck towards Clorinde.
But Clorinde merely swayed her body and easily dodged the attack.
The next moment, she had already appeared behind the machine, severing its head and core.
"Whoa, that's cool!" Lin Qiu applauded in admiration.
Having such a powerful teammate present made Lin Qiu feel no tension at all.
Gently placing Navia on the ground, Lin Qiu stood up, his fists itching for a fight.
He took out a sword from his Vision space. Although Lin Qiu was on the mage path,
for a university student, it was essential to carry a chivalrous weapon like a sword, just in case he could show off sometime.
Gripping the long sword, Lin Qiu flashed a few times and arrived in front of the machine closest to him.
He struck a pose, and the long sword in his hand slashed horizontally, aiming straight for the machine's head!
This strike had no technique, only pure power!
A 'ding' sound of metal clashing. Lin Qiu's long sword struck the opponent with little effect.
He had been diligently practicing elemental power, and what he exchanged from the system was stamina, not strength.
This led to his strength being insufficient to break through the opponent's defense!
Fortunately, Navia was unconscious at this time, and Clorinde was dealing with the remaining machines, so no one saw it.
"Ahem, that doesn't count."
Lin Qiu casually conjured a Hydro shield to block the fire bullets shot by the opponent, creating some distance and striking a pose again.
The 'da da da' of fire bullets hitting the Hydro shield, Lin Qiu pretended not to see them.
His front leg stepped forward, half-bent, upper body slightly bowed, sword sheathed, hand gripping the hilt.
"Hydro Breathing, Tenth Form, Constant Flux!"
The Hydro Dragon coiled around the long sword. Lin Qiu swung his sword, and the Hydro Dragon bit off the machine's head first, then the long sword cut through unimpeded.
"I'm terrifyingly strong now."
Lin Qiu coolly sheathed his sword, looking as if his sword technique was invincible.
However, the opponent was a machine. Although its head was knocked off, it was still attacking Lin Qiu.
Lin Qiu casually made a pistol gesture, and with a 'biu,' he shot a Hydro bullet that pierced through the opponent's core.
Anyway, he had shown off and had his fun, no need to keep playing around.
"This thing is still the most effective."
Lin Qiu looked in Clorinde's direction; the battle there was almost over.
The ground around was covered with shattered machine parts.
He then looked at Navia's side, which was also surrounded by shattered parts, even more numerous than Clorinde's side.
After all, Navia had fought until exhaustion, while Clorinde clearly still had energy, but the machines had already been eliminated.
Lin Qiu roughly estimated that with his strength, if he had been surrounded, his performance would probably not have been as good as Navia's.
Although his elemental control and stamina were better, he was completely outclassed by Navia in terms of strength and technique.
Similarly, facing an encirclement, Lin Qiu would find it very difficult to find openings to counterattack like Navia.
"Still need to practice, huh."
Lin Qiu sighed. When he was diving before, he felt invincible and thought he was already very strong.
"Are you alright?" Clorinde walked over and asked.
Although her tone was still cold, one could still feel a sense of concern within it.
"I'm fine. Navia just fainted."
Lin Qiu naturally assumed Clorinde was asking about Navia's condition.
Clorinde observed Lin Qiu up and down. Seeing that he had no obvious external injuries, she nodded and said nothing more.
Clorinde walked to Navia's side and picked her up.
"Should I take her back first? Or wait for you here?"
"Take her back first, but to my place. We'll send her to Spina di Rosula once Navia wakes up."
Lin Qiu handed the key to Clorinde and instructed her.
As he spoke, Lin Qiu also had the Hydro Dragon split into a mini Hydro Snake that wrapped around Navia's wrist like a bracelet.
The snake's head bit its tail.
This small Hydro Snake would slowly restore the missing elemental energy in Navia's body using elemental power, helping Navia to wake up faster.
Lin Qiu had Clorinde go to his house first because he was afraid that sending the unconscious Navia directly to the Spina di Rosula would worry Melus and Silver.
Anyway, everything was fine now; there was no need for them to worry anymore.
Navia would make arrangements for today's events after she woke up and would explain the situation to Melus and Silver.
Clorinde first nodded, then asked in return, "What about you?"
"To fulfill the agreement between her and me, of course," Lin Qiu said matter-of-factly.
Since he had promised to help Navia find evidence today, how could he break his word?
As a Liyue native, Lin Qiu stated that he had a strong sense of contract. Those who break their word shall suffer the Wrath of Rock.
Well, as a half-Liyue native, Lin Qiu didn't actually believe in the contract that much.
It was just that Lin Qiu knew this matter was very important to Navia.
As the search area had been shrinking over the past few days, the remaining area was not large.
Even without a boat to pick him up, Lin Qiu felt his stamina would be sufficient.
Anyway, he only needed to find Vacher's factory now; he didn't need to go inside and explore.
The exploration would wait until later. Once the exact location was found, Navia would accuse Marcel (Vacher).
Once Marcel was confined within the Opera Epiclese, that would be the time to explore and find evidence.
Then Marcel wouldn't be able to escape!
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