The Fatui, ambushed near the Whispering Woods, showed no hesitation after seeing the signal flare from the Debt Collector. They immediately set off, marching towards Mondstadt City.
Upon nearing the city, the Fatui vanguard found Mondstadt City's main gate deserted, with even two pools of blood on the ground at the entrance. Everyone assumed the two Inspectors had cleared the way for them, and they charged forward without hesitation.
As the main force of the Fatui passed the Mondstadt Bridge leading to Mondstadt City, another flaming arrow shot out from the observation post on the city wall.
A single flaming arrow was hardly worth mentioning in front of such a large number of Fatui soldiers. Even if some Fatui officers noticed the arrow, they paid it no mind. Moreover, judging by the direction and force of its flight, it didn't seem likely to hit them.
However, how could Amber, a sharpshooter who never missed, intentionally shoot astray? Her target this time was not the Fatui on the bridge, but the Jumpy Dumpty bombs the Knights of Favonius had placed in advance under the bridge.
The power of Klee's Jumpy Dumpty bombs needs no further elaboration here. Furthermore, Acting Grand Master Jean had taken out all the Jumpy Dumpty bombs she had confiscated from Klee over the years and quietly placed them under the Mondstadt Bridge.
As Amber's flaming arrow accurately shot into the bridge arch, what would happen when fire met bombs?
Art… is an explosion!
Boom!!!
The citizens of Mondstadt, still in their sleep, were startled awake by the loud bang, thinking it was thunder outside.
A small Mushroom cloud rose above the Mondstadt Bridge. The Fatui who unfortunately happened to be crossing the Mondstadt Bridge suddenly felt a red glow under their feet. A terrifying energy instantly erupted beneath them. The next moment, they lost consciousness, and without realizing it, they had fulfilled their duty to their Tsaritsa.
The Mondstadt Bridge, the only way to Mondstadt's main gate, was also directly destroyed in this massive explosion. Mondstadt City had now become an isolated city in the true sense of the word.
Acting Grand Master Jean, witnessing this scene from atop the city wall, secretly made a resolution: such dangerous items absolutely could not be touched by Klee.
Before, she only knew that Klee's bombs were prone to causing trouble: setting mountains on fire, burying bombs indiscriminately, firing cannons in the city, and fishing with bombs outside. As long as no one was hurt, Acting Grand Master Jean considered them minor issues, only requiring a slight punishment for Klee.
But now, she had used the bombs Klee researched against the Fatui. Although it was for the purpose of protecting Mondstadt, such a destructive weapon, for Jean, with her strict upbringing, went against her principles as a Knight.
This sudden incident caused heavy losses to the Fatui vanguard. Not only did dozens of soldiers perish instantly, but dozens more suffered varying degrees of external and internal injuries from the shockwaves of the explosion. The area in front of Mondstadt's main gate instantly turned into a living hell.
Even the professionally trained Fatui soldiers, after witnessing such a terrifying attack, instinctively wanted to retreat as quickly as possible, but they were urged by the officers behind them to continue charging forward.
"If the sneak attack fails, then we'll storm it! Do you think they have another attack like that? What are the elemental weapons the Fatui gave you for? Activate your elemental shields and charge! Our forces and combat power far surpass Mondstadt's. The advantage is ours! Charge!"
Hearing their officer's command, everyone realized that their elemental weapons could not only attack but also had very valuable defensive capabilities. One by one, they activated the elemental shields on their weapons and charged forward.
Just then, on the city walls of Mondstadt City, a group of Knights of Favonius also appeared, drawing their bows and nocking arrows, shooting at the encroaching enemies.
However, most of the people in the Knights of Favonius were just ordinary individuals and did not have the ability to wield elemental power. The arrows they shot were purely physical attacks, and when they hit the various elemental shields of the Fatui, they clearly weren't enough, having very little effect.
Acting Grand Master Jean watched the approaching Fatui soldiers, slowly drew the Aquila Favonia from her waist, turned around, and looked at the Knights behind her.
Jean: "Comrades, as Knights of Favonius, do you know what our duty is?"
Everyone said in unison: "To serve the people of Mondstadt and protect its freedom."
Jean: "Now, the Fatui are attacking our city, and the Lawrence Family intends to take away our freedom. What should we do?"
Everyone: "Fight for freedom!"
Jean: "Good! Everyone, follow me to meet the enemy! Do not let these villains enter Mondstadt City one step further!"
At the same time, on the side gate of Mondstadt, the Cryo Cicin Mage managed to set up a thick ice path on Cider Lake. When the Fatui arrived at the Mondstadt side gate along the ice path, they saw at the city entrance two brothers, not by blood but by bond, the two former Cavalry Captains of the Knights of Favonius, who had been waiting there for a long time.
Diluc: "Hmph! Finally here? Let's finish this quickly!"
Kaeya: "I've been ready for a while! It seems Eula's intelligence was indeed accurate! How about it? Shall we have a little competition?"
Diluc: "Hmph! Boring!"
Diluc had no desire to listen to Kaeya's nonsense. He directly picked up his Wolf's Gravestone with one hand and charged alone towards the main force of the Fatui. This astonishing aura actually made the Fatui soldiers a bit confused.
Why is he so brave? One person charging with the aura of an entire squad?
Due to his father's death, Diluc harbored not an ounce of good will towards the Fatui. During his years traveling The Seven Nations, the Fatui strongholds he cleared were countless.
It was precisely because of this that when Jean dispatched Kaeya to Dawn Winery to inform Diluc of the potential Fatui invasion of Mondstadt City, Diluc, as expected, came running without a second thought.
Since Angel's Share was near the Mondstadt side gate, Diluc had been guarding the tavern for the past few days, waiting for the Fatui to appear.
Indeed, persistence paid off, and he finally waited until tonight for the Fatui's siege. However, Diluc was very displeased with Kaeya leading a team to support him.
His attitude towards the current Knights of Favonius wasn't very good, and his relationship with his adopted brother wasn't exactly harmonious. Now, they had to cooperate to face the enemy. Diluc, who was already not one for smiles, looked as if his face had been smeared with charcoal.
Kaeya, on the other hand, was quite enthusiastic about fighting alongside his adopted brother. Seeing Diluc so brave, charging directly into the crowd and fighting like a one-man army, he couldn't help but show a slight smile, and then led his team to join the battle.
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