The duel before the throne had concluded, with Lumine as the victor and Rosalyne as the loser.
The Raiden Shogun, holding her sword in her left hand, descended the steps one by one, her majestic face devoid of any expression.
Lumine and Paimon were extremely nervous; Lumine gripped her longsword, staring directly at the Raiden Shogun, her body continuously retreating.
Although she wasn't the true Electro Archon, wasn't that precisely what made her even more terrifying?
Under their gaze, the Raiden Shogun walked past them; her target, from beginning to end, had been Rosalyne.
Of course, after dealing with Rosalyne, Lumine would be next.
By this point, Rosalyne finally felt a hint of fear. Talk was one thing, but seeing the Raiden Shogun approaching her with a sword, how could she not feel apprehensive?
"I am an envoy from Snezhnaya; you know the repercussions of harming me..."
Rosalyne scrambled to her feet, glaring at the slowly approaching Raiden Shogun.
"I swear, if you truly swing that sword at me, I will make your nation... the Fatui will make your cherished Inazuma...—"
"Stop, I command you!"
"You, and all of you..."
Seeing that the Raiden Shogun still showed no intention of stopping, Rosalyne completely lost it.
She actually charged at the Shogun proactively.
"I! How could this be..."
At this critical juncture, if Snezhnaya wasn't saved now, it would truly be taking a long holiday.
Anqi, who had been timing her arrival, also rushed over at this moment.
The reason she hadn't hidden in the Tenshukaku beforehand was simple: although it was a puppet Shogun, Anqi didn't believe the other party wouldn't detect someone hiding in the Tenshukaku.
Also, constantly hiding there would make others think she had known everything that was happening all along. Arriving at the last minute would avoid such concerns.
Furthermore, Anqi also wanted Rosalyne to get rid of her arrogant and conceited habits, and stop looking down on people.
She believed that after this incident, she would learn a great deal.
Whoosh—
The ice greatsword, which had been charging, attacked the Raiden Shogun's face at an imperceptible speed.
This was Anqi's strongest move; against the Raiden Shogun, she dared not harbor any wishful thinking.
After unleashing this attack, Anqi didn't even check the result, directly embracing Rosalyne and rushing out of the Tenshukaku.
Everything happened in a flash, so quickly that even Lumine and Paimon present didn't react.
"Presumptuous!"
The Raiden Shogun cleaved Anqi's attack with a single strike. Even the puppet's face now showed coldness like frost.
Did everyone truly think her Tenshukaku was a place they could come and go as they pleased?
With a flash, the Raiden Shogun vanished from within the Tenshukaku.
Lumine and Paimon were both a little bewildered at this moment.
"That just now, was..."
Paimon looked at Anqi as if she was very familiar, but for a moment, she couldn't recall.
Lumine: "The person we met in Dragonspine. She's likely also a Harbinger, and it seems her relationship with Tartaglia is quite unusual."
"Paimon, let's get out of here quickly! This is not a place to stay!"
The Raiden Shogun left in a rage, so those two were likely in grave danger. Moreover, Lumine had a feeling that the Raiden Shogun had no intention of letting her go.
If that was the case, wouldn't staying here be waiting for death?
Helping Kujou Sara up, Lumine and Paimon quickly left the Tenshukaku...
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Outside the Tenshukaku, Anqi fled with Rosalyne at top speed.
"You really need to lose weight!"
"Hmph!"
Anqi felt the rolling thunder behind her, and her scalp instantly tingled.
Is this person really a puppet like Balladeer?
Why is the difference so huge?!
Rosalyne also felt this pressure, and her face instantly turned pale.
Anqi saw it and couldn't resist teasing: "Heh, so you finally know fear this time?"
"You..."
Rosalyne was in no mood to bicker with Anqi now. The most important thing was how to get rid of the puppet behind them.
Anqi also knew the seriousness of the situation. She stopped teasing Rosalyne and, taking her, returned to the Tenshukaku.
"What are you doing!"
Rosalyne was shocked, thinking she was going to her death:
"If you're not confident, I'll distract her; you go. I don't want to owe you a favor."
Anqi's expression faltered slightly, and she pulled Rosalyne, running even faster.
"Shut up, I have a plan. You saved me in Liyue, and I don't want to owe you a favor either. Consider this as repaying it."
Lumine and Paimon were running out of the Tenshukaku. Because Rosalyne was not killed this time, the Raiden Shogun's anger was mostly directed at Anqi and Rosalyne, so Lumine did not enter that strange state this time.
Lumine carried Kujou Sara on her back, with Paimon flying beside her.
As they ran, Lumine suddenly noticed two people beside them, it was Anqi, also carrying Rosalyne.
"Oh, didn't you guys run away?"
"The Shogun's domain covers the entire Tenshukaku; it seems only this way leads out."
Anqi explained, she didn't want to be misunderstood as someone who brought trouble to Lumine and her companions.
Soon, everyone ran out of the Tenshukaku.
And as luck would have it, at this very moment, the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi struck from behind the five of them.
The stance suggested she intended to eliminate all five with one strike.
Everyone watched this strike in terror, Anqi included.
She didn't know what the original plot's strike on Lumine was like, but in this strike, Anqi felt the Raiden Shogun's full fury.
Kazuha, hold on!
The Shogun's incoming strike was precisely witnessed by the group of resistance fighters Yunling had just brought.
As for why Yunling brought them... Lumine hadn't slowly walked out this time but had run out quickly. If Yunling hadn't brought them, they would have been doomed if they were even a little late.
The massive blade cleaved towards Lumine and the other four, and at this moment, Kazuha's eyes suddenly flickered with lightning.
The Electro Vision of his friend, which he always wore at his waist, suddenly lit up brightly.
Anqi seemed to hear a young man's firm and confident voice.
"There will always be those who dare to brave the lightning's glow—"
The Vision shone brightly, and Kazuha dashed in front of the five at an extreme speed, drawing his sword to block the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi.
This strike was clearly more powerful than in the original plot. Kazuha was sent flying by this strike, landing among the resistance, where he was caught by them.
But at least it was blocked.
"Kazuha, are you alright?"
"Cough cough, I'm— I'm fine!"
The Raiden Shogun seemed surprised that Kazuha could block her strike, but she didn't dwell on it, delivering another, even more powerful attack towards everyone.
Anqi was completely numb. Where's the cooldown?
Each strike stronger than the last?!
There's no other way. At this moment, our 'Iron Head Baby' must be deployed.
Seeing her friends in trouble, Yunling jumped forward, pulled out her greatsword, and it instantly grew dozens of meters, swinging down towards the Raiden Shogun.
Anqi and Lumine also released their attacks.
Everyone's attacks were shattered the moment they touched the Shogun's blade. Yunling, who was blocking in front of everyone, was undoubtedly the first to be hit.
"Yunling!"
Lumine immediately stepped forward to stand with Yunling, raising her longsword, attempting to block the Shogun's strike.
In a moment no one noticed, a flash of fire suddenly appeared on Lumine's longsword.
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