The vexation in his heart made Diluc extremely restless, so he donned the Darknight Hero's uniform and stood on a high point overlooking Mondstadt City.
Blowing in the cold wind, he looked down upon the sin and darkness within Mondstadt.
Suddenly, the towering flames erupting from the location of the Goth Grand Pub in the distance caught his attention.
"The fire is spreading so rapidly; this is definitely not a simple accidental fire!"
Diluc immediately leaped down from the high altitude, opening his wind glider, soaring through the night sky like a bat.
As Diluc got closer to the fire scene, the shock in his heart only increased.
"This power... it feels so familiar..."
"The power of a Delusion!!!"
Looking at the Burning black flames, Diluc's expression became solemn.
"Where did this come from?"
"Could it be that the Fatui staged this themselves?"
However, when Diluc saw the corpses being carried out by Fatui soldiers, he immediately dismissed this guess.
"Even a Fatui diplomat is dead!"
"Even a self-inflicted injury plot wouldn't cost this much."
Diluc looked around. This great fire had awakened quite a few Mondstadt citizens, and the area around the fire scene was filled with onlookers.
The ones being burned were Fatui personnel.
These onlookers from Mondstadt didn't cause trouble, let alone offer help.
Diluc continued to search carefully, his eyes as sharp as an eagle's.
Criminals always return to the scene of the crime to admire their masterpiece. Perhaps the culprit of this black fire case is among these onlookers.
At this moment, Collei, having taken off her black robe and blended into the crowd, silently watched the miserable Fatui and the corpses on the ground.
The thrill of revenge erupted in her heart.
Making the corners of her mouth involuntarily curl up.
Fortunately, Collei was quite short, making it easy for her to be obscured among the gossiping crowd.
"Hahaha, you damned Fatui, this isn't the end..."
"Your nightmare is yet to come!"
Seeing the delirious Collei, the demon god remnant kept urging her to leave.
If she were caught, it didn't know if Collei would 'ga' it, but seeing as it was clearly not a good thing, it would definitely be 'ga'd'.
It had only just gained sentience; it didn't want to die so soon!
However, the excited Collei leaked a trace of Delusion energy.
This was nothing initially, as Collei quickly sealed the aura after the demon god remnant's reminder.
But...
It just so happened that Diluc, who was even more sensitive to Delusions than the Fatui, was present.
He keenly captured that leaked aura.
He locked onto his target.
"Collei, someone is watching you!!!"
Hearing the demon god remnant's warning, Collei suddenly turned her head.
She saw Diluc, wearing the Night Owl mask, standing on a treetop, looking coldly at her.
"The aura of a Delusion," Collei murmured.
"Run, don't let him catch you!"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"Don't bother me!"
Collei immediately crouched down, using the crowd to shield herself.
She relied on her small frame to weave through the crowd, hoping to escape the pursuit of the masked person.
However, the Owl that had already locked onto its prey would not give up its target so easily.
"You can't escape!"
Diluc flashed away, rushing towards the highest point nearby.
Using the high vantage point, he could more easily spot the prey's trail.
Regardless of this person's purpose in causing trouble at the Fatui outpost, Diluc intended to capture this mysterious person first for interrogation. Don't think he would go easy just because she was dressed like a little girl!
...
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh, whoosh!"
"Damn it!"
Looking at the black shadow relentlessly pursuing behind her, Collei cursed under her breath.
She had already led the pursuer around half the city, yet this pursuer was still like sticky plaster, impossible to shake off!
Collei decided to stop holding back.
Dressed so strangely and pursuing her relentlessly, she could tell at a glance that this person was a dog of the Fatui.
Anyone who was Fatui deserved to be roasted!
With that thought, Collei stopped in her tracks.
Seeing the black-robed figure stopped ahead, Diluc became even more cautious.
He didn't believe that the person who had led him on a chase for so long would stop now intending to give up. Moreover, that Delusion aura... was it about to become uncontrollable?
"Die!!!"
"Damn Fatui!!!"
Collei summoned black flames, which, like a titanic python, fiercely charged towards Diluc.
Boom!!!
The massive fireball illuminated the entire block.
Fortunately, this block was a commercial street with very few residents, so no innocent people were affected.
The explosion, like a clap of thunder, woke up residents across half the city.
Knights on patrol blew their whistles with all their might, rushing towards the location.
As the smoke cleared,
Diluc frowned.
His clothes were slightly burned, the area on his chest was scorched black, and his breath was weak.
It turned out that Collei had been accumulating power during her escape, and coupled with the nourishment from Arkz's exquisite food, her vitality was quite abundant. Furthermore, with the cooperation of the demon god remnant within her, the Delusion erupted with such great power.
But more importantly, perhaps it was Collei's words that distracted him.
They were both enemies of the Fatui; perhaps they could cooperate.
Diluc thought this way, which is why he didn't dodge Collei's attack in time.
Fortunately, Diluc's injuries were not severe.
He had some understanding of injuries caused by Delusions.
Failing in one strike, Collei decisively chose to flee.
That attack just now was her strongest power. Regardless of whether it could defeat the enemy, she could only run now.
Diluc watched Collei's retreating figure. After hesitating for a moment, he did not choose to continue the pursuit.
"Hah! Hah!"
"That guy doesn't seem to be chasing anymore?"
demon god remnant: "I don't sense his aura either."
Collei smiled: "It seems that the last attack showed him my strength, and he doesn't dare to chase anymore!!!"
Seeing the fatigue on Collei's face, the demon god remnant thought for a moment and decided not to crush her spirit.
From its perception, that guy's strength was much greater than Collei's, and after that attack, his aura hadn't diminished, clearly indicating he wasn't seriously injured.
However, as long as he stopped chasing, that was fine.
"Alright, alright, let's hurry back!"
"If we don't go back soon, it will be dawn."
"You don't want everyone at the farm to discover you snuck out in the middle of the night, right?"
Collei looked at the night sky and nodded.
"It is time to go back. Someone is waiting for me at home."
Just as Collei was rushing home, a fierce battle was erupting where she had just left.
Bang!
Rosaria held her long spear, her expression stern.
"Who are you, and why are you blocking me?"
The grey-haired young girl wearing a fox mask swung the hilichurl wooden club in her hand.
"I am the galaxy bat hero!!!"
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