Stormterror's Lair
At this moment, Dvalin trembled all over, barely suppressing his rage.
These ignorant humans…!
They were actually ignoring him—Stormterror himself—
And instead arguing about whether Venti was the Anemo Archon?!
Outrageous. Absolutely outrageous!
I was here first!
Fury. Shaking. Cold.
When will dragons finally rise again?!
If Mondstadt had forgotten him in the past, it could be blamed on the passage of time.
But now?
He had personally spoken in the chat, and they still ignored him!
This had to be intentional!
Mondstadt has forgotten me!
The world has forgotten me!
…
[Stormterror: Then let everything be destroyed! Mondstadt—be destroyed! The world—be destroyed!]
[Klee: Wow! So there really is a dragon! Big Brother Cao Zhong didn't lie to me!]
[Kaeya: @Klee, oh? What did Cao Zhong tell you?]
[Cao Zhong: Wait, Klee—don't say it!]
[Klee: Big Brother Cao Zhong said he once got "serviced" by a dragon! I didn't believe it before, but now I do!]
[Stormterror: ???]
[Hu Tao: 6.]
[Xingqiu: 6.]
Knights of Favonius — Jean's Office
Several pairs of eyes locked onto Cao Zhong.
If looks could kill, he would've died several times over by now.
"Ahem… we can talk about that later. Right now, Stormterror is more important."
Fortunately, Jean and the others understood priorities and didn't press the issue, allowing Cao Zhong to escape disaster.
[Stormterror: Mocking me, are you?! MOCKING ME?! I won't let this go today!]
[Venti: @Dvalin, must it really come to this?]
[Stormterror: Barbatos… are you trying to stop me?]
[Cao Zhong: @Stormterror, I think you misunderstand. He's all talk. Wants to slay a dragon, but lacks the power to do it.]
[Stormterror: @Cao Zhong, and who are you? A mere mortal dares to speak of a god's pow—]
Suddenly, Dvalin recalled something he once said on Dragonspine—
"Barbatos, do something useful for once!"
Now that he thought about it…
Maybe Barbatos really was useless.
[Stormterror: Mortal, you dare mock the divine. You have forgotten the grace of the gods. Today, I will destroy Mondstadt!]
[Jean: That's not true, Dvalin! Mondstadt hasn't truly forgotten you. People still remember your protection. Give us time, and they will remember your kindness again!]
[Stormterror: Too late! FAR too late! Today, Mondstadt will fall—even the Anemo Archon won't save it!]
[Cao Zhong: @Stormterror… wow. That line? Way too cringe.]
[Stormterror: @Cao Zhong, mortal—you dare ridicule me?!]
[Cao Zhong: I am Deathwing—the Destroyer, the End of All Things, the Cataclysm Incarnate. None may stop me, none may defy me!]
[Stormterror: @Cao Zhong, don't think a few dramatic lines will make me listen to you. I, Dvalin, have my pride.]
[System: User "Stormterror" has changed their nickname to "Deathwing."]
[Venti: …Dvalin, what are you doing?]
[Deathwing: Who is Dvalin? Who's that? Call me Deathwing, got it?]
[Kaeya: LMAO.]
…
[Arataki Itto: That line! That vibe! I LOVE IT!]
[Arataki Itto: @Cao Zhong, Boss Cao—make one for me too! Something so cool that Kujou Tengu trembles when she hears it!]
[Cao Zhong: That kind of thing takes brainpower, you know…]
[System: User "Arataki Itto" sent a red envelope to "Cao Zhong."]
[Arataki Itto: @Cao Zhong, Boss Cao—how about now?]
[Cao Zhong: Well then… I'll reluctantly agree.]
[Cao Zhong: "With osmanthus wine in hand, Arataki Itto stands unrivaled in all the land!" How's that?]
[Arataki Itto: Nah, nah—doesn't feel powerful enough!]
[Cao Zhong: Then how about this—]
[Cao Zhong: "I am a god—I shall strike down all enemies in this world!"]
[Venti: !!!!!]
[Zhongli: !!!!!]
[Raiden Ei: !!!!!]
[Nahida: !!!!!]
…
[Arataki Itto: DAMN—that's FIRE! That's exactly the feeling!]
[Xingqiu: Didn't expect you to have this level of talent, Cao Zhong. I underestimated you.]
[Kaeya: That's seriously satisfying.]
[Kuki Shinobu: …Boss, where did you even get the money for that red envelope? Don't tell me it's from the gang funds?]
[Arataki Itto: Ahahaha… Shinobu, wait—what are you doing—hold on—HELP ME, Ushi!!!]
[Bennett: ?]
[Hu Tao: ??]
[Cao Zhong: Looks like Itto still doesn't understand the true essence of that line.]
…
[Lumine (Traveler): @Cao Zhong, Boss—since I'm technically your employee, can I get one for free?]
[Paimon: @Lumine, not to discourage you, but "Traveler" is a tough title to make sound cool…]
[Cao Zhong: "Life is but a journey against the current—I, too, am but a traveler."]
[Kaeya: !!!!!!!!]
[Xingqiu: !!!!!!!!]
[Paimon: !!!!!!!!]
…
[Zhongli: !!!!!!!!]
[Lumine: Boss Cao—you're AMAZING!!!]