(Tartaglia: La Signora's flames are slowly weakening! Is she exhausted?)
(Pierro: In the end, she still couldn't step onto a Path?)
Pierro felt a bit regretful in his heart. Although there was much discord among the Fatui Harbingers, the relationship between Pierro and La Signora wasn't bad. If La Signora could step onto a Path, Pierro felt that the Tsaritsa's plan would also be easier to succeed.
(Arlecchino: At least for now, it seems La Signora has failed.)
(Scaramouche: As expected: Is this all La Signora is capable of?)
(Pantalone: There's no need to be so pessimistic. Even if La Signora didn't step onto a Path this time, as long as she's still in the Universe and by Takagi's side, she still has a chance.)
(Cyno: Will there really be that many chances? This battlefield could be considered tailor-made for La Signora. Under such circumstances, she couldn't even step onto a Path. It's hard to say if she'll have another chance later.)
(Kaveh: It's hard to disagree! Dottore, Lisa, and others can still try to step onto the Path of Erudition through research, but La Signora seems to have no intention of researching anything at all.)
(Mona: Could it be that she's been a combatant for too long and forgot how to research?)
(Kaveh: What a shame. I originally thought we could at least see a mini Aeon in the Simulated Universe through La Signora.)
(Kaeya: It's indeed a shame we couldn't see a mini Aeon, but being able to witness the Simulated Universe's advanced technology is also eye-opening.)
(Albedo: Indeed! I really want to meet the geniuses of the Simulated Universe who can construct such a realistic world. However... even if people like me met them, we wouldn't be qualified to obtain knowledge from them, right?)
(Sucrose: If even Master Albedo isn't qualified, then I definitely won't be qualified either.)
(Alice: To be precise, probably no one from Teyvat is qualified to obtain knowledge from geniuses like Herta. The fact that we can even access the Simulated Universe depends on Takagi's standing with geniuses like Herta.)
Under everyone's gaze, the flame tornado surrounding La Signora slowly dissipated. In everyone's eyes, this was clearly a sign of La Signora's exhaustion. Therefore, many people of Teyvat were no longer paying much attention to La Signora. Little did they know, at this moment, La Signora was merely getting familiar with the power she had gained within her body.
The monsters blocked by the tornado flames seemed to sense something was wrong with La Signora and desperately tried to break through the flame tornado. Seeing this scene, La Signora couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
"You actually want to die faster? Then I'll grant you that."
With her words finished, La Signora took a deep breath and raised her hands. Vast fire power continuously gathered and compressed between La Signora's hands, turning into an arrow. La Signora thought of the Hunt Aeon's posture of drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, and imitated His stance.
(Tartaglia: Hmm?! Did La Signora switch to using a bow? No, her power is off!)
(Arlecchino: Could it be that she has already embarked on a Path?)
(Scaramouche: What?! That woman can really embark on a Path?!)
(Dori: There's a twist?! My newly opened gambling den won't lose money, right?!)
At this moment, the fiery tornado around La Signora had completely disappeared. All the Pyro elements had merged into the flaming arrow in La Signora's hand. However, even though the fiery tornado had disappeared, those dark beasts actually dared not step forward. They looked at La Signora with fearful eyes, their bodies constantly retreating.
"Heh, so even beasts from the Abyss can feel fear? How ridiculous!"
La Signora sneered, her expression suddenly becoming extremely ferocious.
"However, you have nowhere to escape. Be reduced to ashes by my hatred."
After speaking, La Signora released her fingers at the right time. The fiery arrow flew towards the sky at high speed, then burst open violently, turning into scattered fiery butterflies that fell towards the fleeing Abyss beasts. Every beast touched by a fiery butterfly instantly turned to ash. Even the ground turned into lava the moment it was touched by a butterfly. In just a few seconds, all the beasts disappeared. The ground within a radius of several thousand meters was directly turned into a pool of lava.
(Tartaglia: Are... Are you kidding me? Is La Signora that strong?)
(Arataki Itto: This woman instantly turned an entire area into lava!)
(Albedo: Were the knights in Mondstadt in the distance also frightened by La Signora's attack... As expected, even the Teyvat simulated by the Simulated Universe is very real.)
(Arataki Itto: I say, is now the time to care about whether the simulated Teyvat is real? Shouldn't we be paying more attention to the strength of this Fatui La Signora now? Her strength suddenly increased, which is obviously a problem!)
(Albedo: It is necessary to determine the authenticity of the simulated Teyvat. If the authenticity of the simulated Teyvat can be determined, then La Signora's strength can be deduced to a certain extent. As for La Signora's strength suddenly increasing so rapidly... Acting Grand Master Jean, Traveler Lumine, and others had similar experiences before. It is obvious that La Signora has already seen an Aeon and embarked on a Path. With such pure destructive power, I just don't know if La Signora saw the Aeon of Destruction or some other Aeon.)
(Tartaglia: I see, so La Signora actually embarked on a Path in the very end. That makes sense, if it weren't for that, she wouldn't be able to display such combat power.)
(Arataki Itto: Then it should be possible to confirm the authenticity of the simulated Teyvat now, how strong is this woman now?)
(Albedo: Such strength... is on the level of an Archon.)
(Arataki Itto: Archon!)
(Andrius: It is indeed the level of an Archon, and not the weakest tier of Archons.)
(Dvalin: Andrius is right, the attack she unleashed earlier can already be compared to the ultimate skill I unleashed when I was under control before. There is no doubt that she has reached the level of an Archon, I just don't know if she used her full power after embarking on a Path.)
Dvalin looked at the destruction caused by La Signora on the screen and let out a long sigh. La Signora had grown to the Archon level through the Path, and Lumine, the Traveler who had fought with him before, had also reached the Archon level through the Path. It seems that people with stronger strength and greater potential can achieve great growth after embarking on a Path. Dvalin seemed to see a future Teyvat filled with Archon-level beings.
Alas, if this continues, I don't know if that guy Barbatos can protect Mondstadt. If that guy could at least embark on a Path... Wait, can I also go to the Universe with Takagi and embark on a Path? Takagi probably won't mind when I acted against him when my head wasn't clear. Dvalin thought nervously in his heart.
...
(Scaramouche: La Signora reached the Archon level first? Damn it, if I could go to the Universe and embark on a Path...)
(Rosaria: Even Andrius and Dvalin commented like this, La Signora's power can be defined as Archon level.)
(Alhaitham: It's a bit of a pity that we couldn't see an Aeon with La Signora. It seems that even in the Simulated Universe, when those passengers who went to the Universe with Takagi see an Aeon, we cannot see the mini Aeon in the Simulated Universe along with them.)
(Yae Miko: It is indeed a bit of a pity, as expected I still need to place my hope on Takagi. I hope that when he tests the Simulated Universe, we can see the mini Aeon in the Simulated Universe along with him?)
...
Simulated Universe.
"Is this the power I currently possess?"
La Signora withdrew from her Crimson Witch of Flame state and looked at the destruction caused by her attack with a surprised expression. Although she had an estimation, it was clear that the evolution brought about by Path Power was even more terrifying than she had imagined.
Clap, clap, clap!
"That was a truly impressive attack, congratulations, La Signora."
In the distance, Dottore clapped his hands with a smile. La Signora heard this and frowned slightly as she looked at Dottore.
"I'll just assume you are genuinely blessing me, Dottore."
La Signora snorted and quickly fell from the air to the front of Dottore, Nahida, Lisa, and Cloud Retainer, who had revealed themselves from their invisible state.
"As a colleague, I sincerely bless you."
Dottore spread his hands and warmly welcomed La Signora's return.
"Don't think I don't know what you're planning, Dottore. I'm telling you, don't even think about taking me into your research. If you want to know the benefits of a Path, try to see an Aeon and embark on a Path yourself."
La Signora snorted coldly.
"That's really heartless," Dottore shook his head and said. He clearly knew that even if he could see an Aeon and embark on a Path, he would not see Lan the Hunt, nor would he embark on the Path of The Hunt. To study the power of The Hunt, he naturally needed to start with La Signora. Thinking of this, a glint flashed in Dottore's eyes as he looked at La Signora. Clearly, he did not intend to easily give up the idea of studying Lan the Hunt through La Signora.
[If you want to chat in the Simulated Universe, I don't mind. But I think it's not too late for you to switch to another interface to chat. I'm about to close this "Past Mondstadt" scene.]
At this moment, Takagi's voice sounded in the ears of La Signora, Dottore, and the other tourists. Along with the sound, a card the height of a person, floating in mid-air and engraved with exquisite patterns, appeared in front of the five people.
"What is this?" Nahida asked in confusion.
[You can understand it as an interface teleportation point. I had the AI robot set up an interface for temporary rest. You can go there first to chat and prepare for the Machine War that is about to begin.]
Takagi said. Hearing Takagi's words, the few people naturally had no objections. The five people all reached out and touched the huge card suspended in mid-air. Accompanied by a stream of dark data, Nahida and the other five found that they had left Mondstadt and arrived at another place.
"This is... Belobog?" La Signora looked at the surrounding environment and said doubtfully.
"To be precise, it should be a street in the Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone of Belobog," Nahida replied.
"As expected of a clone of the Irminsul, you can recognize this street in the Silvermane Guard Restricted Zone at a glance. Indeed, your memory is extraordinary, no wonder you were able to step onto the Path of Memory," Dottore said with a smile.
Nahida ignored Dottore and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
"We were teleported here, does that mean we have to participate in the Machine War in Belobog and fight against the mechanical machines of Belobog?" Cloud Retainer murmured.
"Naturally not, this is merely a place for you to rest and gather your thoughts for the time being. The venue for the Machine War is in another location."
Hearing Takagi's voice, everyone quickly turned to look. They saw Takagi's image slowly being printed out a few meters away from them.
(Kaveh: Is Takagi entering the Simulated Universe?! Can we see the miniature Aeon in the Simulated Universe through Takagi?)
(Kamisato Ayaka: But Takagi's current state... doesn't seem to be his real body.)
"Lord Takagi, thank you for not pulling me out of the Simulated Universe earlier."
La Signora quickly came before Takagi, saying excitedly. Her eyes held clear gratitude.
"It seems you heard my mumbling earlier. Don't mind it, your ability to see the Aeon and step onto the Path relies on yourself. If it weren't for your final obsession allowing you to see the Aeon, I would have already pulled you out of the Simulated Universe."
Takagi waved his hand and looked at Dottore, Nahida, Lisa, and Cloud Retainer who were walking towards him. La Signora silently retreated to the side of the others. Although Takagi told her not to mind, she knew that if it weren't for Takagi giving her the opportunity, she would never have gained such powerful strength. Even someone as proud as her understood gratitude.
"Takagi, your current state is different from ours. Did you not enter the Simulated Universe yourself?" Lisa looked at Takagi's somewhat ethereal figure and asked curiously.
"Yes! If I were to enter the Simulated Universe now, there's a certain possibility that the Simulated Universe data would inflate. To ensure you can complete this Simulated Universe experience more smoothly, I just had the AI robot left by Herta project my image before you. I think you probably still have some questions about the upcoming Machine War instance. Before the Machine War begins, you can rest here and ask me for any information you need."
As Takagi spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers. The next moment, transparent glass jars containing blue energy and green energy respectively appeared beside him.
"La Signora, break them. Then you can recover the mental and physical strength you consumed from using your power earlier. You will also participate in the Machine War later," Takagi said.
"Okay, Lord Takagi."
La Signora smiled and nodded, directly using fire to shatter the two jars containing energy and letting the power within them surround her body, quickly replenishing her consumed strength. The power she had just gained gave her confidence to face the Machine War.
(Paimon: There are even healing items and stuff, is the Simulated Universe really not a game?)
(Lumine: In a way, it really is a game, a virtual reality level game.)
(Kaeya: It makes me want to play too.)
(Tartaglia: You should be able to fully hone your martial skills in there.)
(Kaveh: Honing martial skills or whatever doesn't matter, the regrettable thing now is that Lord Takagi didn't enter the Simulated Universe in his true body.)
(Albedo: Indeed, this way we temporarily have no way to see the miniature Aeon.)
(Yae Miko: What a shame, it seems we'll have to wait a bit longer to see the miniature Aeon.)
(Tartaglia: Takagi doesn't seem to plan on live streaming himself. Can we really witness him entering the Simulated Universe and attracting the miniature Aeon from within the Simulated Universe through his perspective?)
(Arlecchino: How about you try wearing the black stockings I planned to give you to gain Lord Takagi's appreciation? Perhaps he would be willing to stream because he appreciates you.)
(Tartaglia: Are you serious?)
(Arlecchino: What do you think, Childe?)
(Takagi: I think instead of having Childe wear black stockings to gain my appreciation, it would be better for Arlecchino yourself to actually do it. Perhaps that way, the probability of me being willing to stream would be higher.)
(Lynette: !!!)
(Lyney: This... This must be a joke!)
(Arlecchino: ...)
Takagi saw the messages in the forum and shook his head. He felt it was necessary to give Arlecchino a warning, lest someone actually have Childe wear black stockings and appear before him.
"Lord Takagi, regarding the Aeon I saw, could I trouble you to tell me a little about him?"
At this moment, La Signora, who had already absorbed the power from the energy jars, spoke with anticipation, her voice reaching Takagi's ears.