"There seems to be some movement over there, let's sneak over quietly."
Collei cursed with increasing vigor, finally forgetting that she was standing beneath the walls of Mondstadt City.
The abnormal movement immediately attracted the attention of the patrolling Knights.
For the Knights of Favonius, life had become significantly harder since the Fatui entered Mondstadt City.
When faced with questioning from the Mondstadt citizens—'The Knights of Favonius haven't all died, why are you letting the Fatui into Mondstadt City?'—they felt extremely depressed.
The notorious reputation of the Fatui was comparable to that of the Treasure Hoarders.
But this was an order from the higher-ups of the Knights; could they, the ordinary Knights, refuse to obey?
Everyone in the Knights of Favonius also knew the difficulties Acting Grand Master Jean faced.
As for those old fogeys who only cared about their own interests, Acting Grand Master Jean had already decided to ruthlessly clean them out; the good days for those traitors who sold out their country for glory were coming to an end.
The Knights of Favonius also saw the conflict between the Fatui and the common populace.
As soldiers of Mondstadt, they naturally favored their own people.
However, they also had to prevent some rioters from using this opportunity to cause destruction in Mondstadt.
And while smashing Fatui glass or putting sacks over the heads of Fatui soldiers felt satisfying, they, the ones cleaning up the mess, would be scolded like dogs.
Nevertheless, the Knights of Favonius silently gave a thumbs-up in their hearts to those Mondstadters who dared to oppose the notoriously fierce Fatui.
So, when they discovered someone causing trouble at the Fatui outpost, the Knights of Favonius would comically arrest the culprit before the Fatui could, and then lock them up for a few days.
A minor punishment was also a form of protection.
demon god remnant: "Hurry, hurry! The Knights of Favonius are coming! Hurry up and squeeze through!"
demon god remnant: "I will help you clean up the traces."
Urged by the demon god remnant, and hearing the footsteps of the Knights of Favonius getting closer, Collei no longer hesitated.
She gritted her teeth, and with a quick slither, she squeezed through the dog hole.
The demon god remnant immediately used its power to conceal all traces.
"Hurry, the disturbance is right here!"
"Wait!"
"This is—a dog hole!"
"It's obscured by tall grass, quite hidden!"
"Captain, do you think someone squeezed through this dog hole?"
"Look at the size of this opening; only a child could probably squeeze through."
"An adult trying to enter Mondstadt City through here would definitely get stuck."
"That noise just now might have been some brat sneaking out of the city to cause trouble."
"First, find something to block this opening, then report it to Acting Grand Master Jean tomorrow."
"Yes!"
Collei, emerging from the dog hole, was covered in dirt. Coupled with her black robe, she blended into the shadows, making her hard to spot for anyone with poor eyesight.
"Judging by the noise, the Knights of Favonius probably blocked up this opening."
"Well, we'll deal with that when the time comes."
"There's always a solution when the time comes."
"Don't forget what our purpose was for coming here today!"
"Of course I haven't forgotten!"
"Revenge!!!"
In the darkness, a red light flashed in the eyes of the black-robed Collei. She resembled a grim reaper coming to claim a life, a cruel smile etched on her face.
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With the help of the demon god remnant inside her, Collei successfully evaded the not-so-tight patrols of the Knights of Favonius on the streets of Mondstadt City.
She arrived at the small alley where she first met Aether and Amber.
Looking at the familiar trash can, a smile curled the corner of Collei's mouth.
However, the memory of better times was quickly shattered by the voice of the demon god remnant!
"What are you waiting for? Go find the Delusion!"
That's right, the Delusion!
When Collei first entered Mondstadt City, she was wrapped tightly in a white robe and covered in so many bandages that the guards at the city gate worried she had an infectious disease and refused her entry.
In reality, as long as Collei had cooperated with the inspection and proven she didn't have a contagious illness, she could have entered the city openly.
But Collei dared not cooperate with the inspection by the Knights of Favonius.
Never mind her withering sickness, just the Delusion on her person would lead to her arrest and imprisonment by the Knights of Favonius if discovered.
Thus, after sneaking into Mondstadt City, Collei hid her Delusion to evade inspection and rested inside a trash can herself.
At that time, Collei planned to use the Delusion to create chaos after resting, and then use the confusion to kill the Fatui envoy.
However, before her plan could unfold, she encountered Aether and Amber.
Only today did Collei pick up her plan for revenge again.
And this plan required the help of the Delusion.
Collei walked to the corner of the alley, lifted a floor tile, and beneath it was the Delusion she had hidden.
"Delusion."
"An evil tool that burns life for power."
"It's nothing more than that, is it?"
The demon god remnant mocked the side effects of the Delusion while trying hard to assert its own might.
"Collei, if you're willing..."
"Just wait a few weeks, and my power will recover."
"At that time, what is the power of a Delusion worth?"
Collei hung the Delusion around her neck without hesitation.
The flames of revenge burned in her eyes.
"Shut up!"
"Now, let's go!"
The demon god remnant immediately fell silent.
In her current state, Collei's mind was completely occupied by revenge.
If it tried to stop her now, she truly wouldn't show it any mercy.
If it were before, it wouldn't matter that Collei couldn't do anything to it.
The key was that Collei now possessed a genuine antidote that could destroy it; the demon god remnant decisively backed down.
Having finally developed intelligence, it had no desire to die.
The night in Mondstadt appeared quiet and peaceful.
The moon hung high in the sky, casting a bright glow onto the earth, illuminating the path forward for those sleepless souls in the deep night.
Diluc was also one of those sleepless souls.
A few days ago, he had cooperated with Kaeya to kill Dottore's subordinate, Scaramouche, thwarting Dottore's obvious scheme that was disguised as recruitment but was actually about gathering test subjects.
After this obvious scheme was exposed, Dottore's request became uninteresting, so he withdrew the recruitment request and left directly.
Frankly speaking, when he received news that Dottore had indeed left Mondstadt, he breathed a deep sigh of relief.
During his years traveling the continent of Teyvat, he had joined a mysterious northern intelligence organization and become one of its high-ranking members, thus learning some hidden information.
Diluc harbored deep apprehension towards Dottore, that monster who was the Second of the Fatui Harbingers.
However, they never expected that after all their hard work driving Dottore away, they would suffer a backstab from the Knights of Favonius.
Those fools actually dared to openly invite the Fatui army to station themselves in his main city.
Diluc experienced the betrayal of the Knights of Favonius once more.
If he hadn't retained a sliver of rationality in his heart, he would have charged straight into the Knights of Favonius headquarters to slaughter them all!
To kill every single one of those old things who sold out their country for glory!
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