Has this war, which only began less than two hours ago, already caused such severe casualties?
Although the Fatui's casualties were several times their own, this did not bring Acting Grand Master Jean any joy.
Acting Grand Master Jean's face was filled with heartache; these were all her subordinates she had spent day and night with, the precious fighting force of the Knights of Favonius.
Then, Acting Grand Master Jean asked the messenger beside her, "Is that so? Fatui, Mondstadt will be irreconcilable with you from now on! What is the situation at Mondstadt's side gate?"
The messenger replied, "Reporting to Acting Grand Master Jean, at the side gate, Captain Kaeya and Master Diluc have safely retreated into Mondstadt. Thanks to the valiant performance of Master Diluc and Captain Kaeya, our casualties were minimal, while the enemy suffered heavy losses.
Before retreating into Mondstadt, Senior Diluc unleashed a flaming bird, melting all the ice roads laid by the Fatui, effectively alleviating the Fatui's offensive pressure."
Acting Grand Master Jean: "Understood. Order the Knights of Favonius to defend in shifts, ensuring that the Knights of Favonius who just fought bravely get precious rest time."
"Yes!"
After the messenger left, only Acting Grand Master Jean remained. Barbara, who was beside her, finally couldn't help but ask, "Sister, can we win this war?"
Acting Grand Master Jean smiled gently, "Of course! We will definitely win this war, and we must win it. Otherwise, the freedom Lord Barbatos bestowed upon the Mondstadters will be lost again."
Barbara, with teary eyes, asked, "Lord Barbatos… If I pray devoutly to Lord Barbatos, will he come to our rescue?"
Acting Grand Master Jean gently wiped away her sister's tears and explained to her, "freedom is never something obtained through others' charity; it must be earned through our own efforts. I believe Lord Barbatos is watching over us from somewhere, and we must not disappoint Lord Barbatos."
"Acting Grand Master Jean!"
Just then, Klee, with her short legs, came running towards her in an airplane run.
Klee: "Acting Grand Master Jean! Klee wants to fight too, Klee wants to beat the bad guys too."
Acting Grand Master Jean: "Klee! Aren't you supposed to be in solitary confinement? You know the consequences of leaving solitary confinement without permission, don't you? Besides, the Knights of Favonius hasn't reached the point where it needs a child to participate in battle. Don't worry, Klee, I will definitely defeat the bad guys."
Klee: "All the big brothers and sisters of the Knights of Favonius have gone to fight, leaving Klee all alone. Klee is also the Spark Knight of the Knights of Favonius; I can help too."
The moment Acting Grand Master Jean saw Klee, she remembered the big explosion that had just occurred on Mondstadt Bridge. The battlefield strewn with corpses absolutely could not be seen by Klee, but her bombs… Acting Grand Master Jean was still very tempted.
Acting Grand Master Jean: "Klee, you don't have to fight, but that doesn't mean you can't participate. I'm giving you a task now: bring out all the Jumpy Dumpty you've made. I know you've definitely hidden quite a few."
…When Klee heard this request, her face changed, and she turned to run away, but Acting Grand Master Jean grabbed her.
Klee: "Waaah! Acting Grand Master Jean is bullying me! These are all Klee's treasures…"
Finally, under Acting Grand Master Jean's gentle and reasonable explanation, Klee tearfully retrieved more than a dozen Jumpy Dumpty she had secretly hidden from the top of the large windmill, the garden near the Knights of Favonius headquarters, under the floor of the solitary confinement room, and even under Barbatos's statue. The quantity was quite considerable.
Acting Grand Master Jean was both surprised and delighted by this discovery. Under her kind gaze, Klee, feeling wronged, returned to her solitary confinement room.
Meanwhile, high up in the Whispering Woods.
Sergei, the Diplomatic Ambassador from Snezhnaya, watched the entire battle. What was originally planned as a well-executed surprise blitzkrieg had turned into a hard-fought siege. His expression was not good.
Mondstadt, situated above Cider Lake, had a strategic location with tall, sturdy, and easily defensible city walls. Although the Fatui soldiers were powerful and fearless of sacrifice, if they truly wanted to capture this city, they would likely have to pay a heavy price.
"Alas! Is it truly so? I shouldn't have trusted those idiotic nobles from the beginning. However, given the current situation, I have no way back. If I were to withdraw the troops midway, that would be a true loss.
Hmph! Since that's the case, let's make an even bigger stir, lest there be further complications."
Sergei took out a sealed small iron box from his Embrace. After carefully opening the box, the true contents within were revealed: three exquisite, small black mechanical bird toys.
These were the treasures given to him by the Fatui Harbinger, the Second Seat, Dottore, and Sergei's greatest confidence in his mission to Mondstadt. After all, even La Signora was unaware of this matter.
And now, it was finally time to activate these three mechanical birds.
Sergei suppressed his Excited emotions and pressed the switches on the mechanical bird dolls. The eyes of these three exquisite small toy birds immediately turned incredibly crimson, as if an unusual aura began to spread. Their wings also began to slowly flap, gradually lifting from Sergei's palm and flying into the distance.
The three small black mechanical birds, shrouded in the night, automatically circled in the direction of Mondstadt. As they flew, they sprayed a special powder from their mechanical abdomens.
Mondstadt was currently engulfed in war, and no one would pay attention to such a thing. Even if they did, they would only think it was a few pigeons flying by.
After circling Mondstadt several times and spraying all the powder from their abdomens, the three mechanical birds plunged directly into Cider Lake, completely disappearing without a trace.
In less than half an hour, both the Fatui attacking Mondstadt and the Knights of Favonius defending on the city walls noticed something amiss. They simultaneously looked up at the sky and witnessed a scene that left them stunned.
Three identical dark red giant dragons were circling Mondstadt. Three terrifying pressures caused the residents of Mondstadt to shiver uncontrollably.
Their ferocious dragon heads, their colossal bodies that blotted out the sky, and their hostile gaze towards Mondstadt made the defending Knights of Favonius feel as if they had fallen into a cold abyss.
At the same time, in the Whispering Woods, a yellow signal flare shot into the sky, signaling the Fatui to evacuate immediately. Upon receiving their officer's command, the Fatui soldiers scrambled to leave the troubled area.
But the people inside Mondstadt had nowhere to escape.
Diluc, resting at the side gate, nearly lost control of his emotions the moment he saw the three dark red giant dragons. He would never forget that on the day of his 18th birthday, one of those giant dragons attacked his and his father's caravan, directly leading to his father's death.
These three giant dragons were none other than The Dragon Ursa, so closely linked to Mondstadt!
It's just, why were there three of The Dragon Ursa?
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