My Next Life in Teyvat: I Just Wanted Friends, Not Every Girl's Love!-Chapter 193 - 192: Omen of Disaster

"The memory of this stone... What exactly is going on?"

Outside Jueyun Karst, Azhdaha found a high-quality Cor Lapis. As soon as he picked it up, the Cor Lapis’s memory entered his mind.

After reviewing the Cor Lapis’s memory, Azhdaha’s expression turned very grim. If the Cor Lapis’s memory happened recently, then something very bad would happen in Liyue Harbor next.

"I must quickly bring this back to Morax and let the Seven Stars of Liyue know about this. Damn it, of all times, this has to happen during the Moonchase Festival."

Azhdaha put the Cor Lapis back on him and stood up, ready to return. But as he turned, a group of black wolves appeared before him, blocking his path.

Rifthound? Why are these creations of the Abyss appearing in the Liyue region? Could it be... the Abyss intends to launch an attack on Liyue with the Rifthound?

They once appeared in Inazuma on a large scale, bringing devastating disaster to Inazuma. Now that they are appearing in Liyue, this is not good news.

They are different from ordinary monsters; anyone attacked by them will continuously lose stamina and spirit. If not treated immediately, it’s easy to be defeated by them.

Azhdaha had his erode removed by Durandal, and his strength was at its peak, so he was naturally no match for these Rifthound.

But... their numbers were a bit too many. Not only that, but they also seemed to be continuously increasing.

"Trouble. A portal must have opened somewhere for so many of them to appear here. I can’t leave now; I must suppress them."

Thinking this, a ball of profound yellow energy appeared around Azhdaha. This energy condensed not far behind him, eventually transforming into a small girl wearing a profound yellow dress.

She was Azhdaha’s clone, possessing a portion of Azhdaha’s own power. Although there was still a certain gap compared to his Main Body, it was enough for her to return to Liyue Harbor to find Zhongli and Durandal.

"You go back quickly and tell Morax or Durandal about this. Tell them that the Rifthound have appeared here. I will hold on until they arrive."

Azhdaha was somewhat uneasy. He couldn’t be sure who caused this, and even though he was strong, now was not the time for impulsive action. He had to keep a backup plan to avoid the worst-case scenario.

"Okay, you try to hold on as long as possible."

The little girl nodded, turned, and rushed towards Liyue Harbor. Her speed was incredibly fast, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"Hold on as long as possible? Am I being underestimated by myself?"

Azhdaha couldn’t help but laugh. Lights symbolizing the Pyro element and Electro Element appeared on him, and two different elemental powers manifested in his left and right hands.

"Indeed, the human body can better utilize elemental power. While the original form could gather a larger quantity, it couldn’t achieve such precise control."

Since transforming into his current appearance, Azhdaha hadn’t fought. Taking advantage of this crisis with the Rifthound appearing in Liyue, he wanted to fully experience his current power.

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"Hmm? This feeling... Has some powerful monster appeared?"

Cloud Retainer, who was on Mt. Aocang researching her newly developed automatic cooking mechanism, keenly detected a significant disturbance.

If it were just a simple evil spirit, then it could be left to Xiao to handle. He is The Expert in such matters, and she didn’t need to intervene.

But today’s situation seemed a bit bad. Understanding that now was not the time to leisurely research mechanisms, Cloud Retainer immediately spread her wings and flew towards the anomalous location.

Xiao also rushed along. As a Yaksha who fights evil spirits, his perception of monsters has always been relatively sensitive.

The commotion from Azhdaha’s battle with the monsters was also noticed by him. Due to the power of "wind," he arrived near Jueyun Karst the fastest and saw Azhdaha battling the Rifthound.

Xiao knew about Azhdaha and understood that this was Azhdaha, the True Lord of the Dragon, who once fought alongside the Geo Archon.

He was also familiar with these Rifthounds, but... why? Why were these Rifthounds appearing here? And what was their purpose in coming here?

Xiao always had a bad feeling. Could it be... that something terrible was about to emerge?

Cloud Retainer quickly arrived. She observed her surroundings, finding the area very familiar. In the distant past, she seemed to have been involved in something here, but too much time had passed, and she could no longer recall it.

"What exactly happened? Could it be... could something terrifying be slumbering here?"

If there was one thing Liyue hid the most, it was certainly the Gods sealed here during the Archon War.

The death of a God would bring immense disaster to the surrounding environment. To prevent such calamities from harming the land of Liyue, the Geo Archon did not kill those Gods but instead sealed them all within Liyue using Geo spears.

The drawback of doing so was that in the future, the Gods might break free from their seals and once again endanger the land of Liyue.

It wasn’t that Cloud Retainer had a bad memory; it was simply that the Geo Archon had sealed far too many Gods, and she couldn’t recall them all at once.

At this moment, Mountain Shaker, the True Lord of the Stone Cutting Peak and Matterhorn, the True Lord of the Mountain Overlays, also rushed back.

"What’s going on? Why are these Rifthounds appearing here? Such a large number, could it be a full-scale invasion by the Abyss Order?"

"We haven’t seen any trace of the Abyss Order yet. I suspect these Rifthounds are merely a distraction. The true mastermind behind all of this might have another objective elsewhere?"

Cloud Retainer joined the battle, helping to deal with the Rifthounds while asking, "Do you still remember which God was sealed in this area? This Immortal suspects that the purpose of these Rifthounds might be related to the God sealed here."

"The God sealed here... Stolas."

Matterhorn, the True Lord of the Mountain Overlays, pondered for a moment and quickly thought of a rather troublesome individual.

"If it really is him, then things are going to get troublesome."

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In Liyue Harbor, Zhongli, who was leisurely strolling, suddenly stopped, his expression serious as he looked towards a certain spot outside Liyue Harbor.

The surrounding residents were still decorating the streets for the upcoming Moonchase Festival, but Zhongli had no time to appreciate this, for he sensed something.

Just as he was pondering what was happening, the little girl who had separated from Azhdaha finally returned to Liyue and anxiously approached Zhongli.

"Something’s happened, Morax. A large number of Rifthounds have appeared in Jueyun Karst. There are many of them, and it seems someone has opened a portal to transport them."

"Rifthounds? And appearing on such a large scale? It seems the situation is worse than I imagined."

Zhongli was somewhat conflicted. His identity as the Geo Archon had already died in front of the people of Liyue Harbor. If he were to display his clearance to handle this matter, he would surely be discovered by the Millelith who would arrive later.

That would render all his previous actions pointless, and the progress towards the era of humans, which he desired, would be greatly delayed. This was not what he wanted to see.

However, if he didn’t deal with this matter, and Rifthounds appeared en masse in the Liyue region, that was also not what he wanted to see.

As he pondered how to handle this matter, the little girl turned and ran in another direction, without even saying a word to Zhongli.

Zhongli watched the direction the little girl left, instantly recognizing it as the location of Durandal’s villa.

Right, if Durandal were to act, then it wouldn’t matter if he didn’t intervene, would it?

Even if her combat power wasn’t enough, he could secretly help, thus greatly reducing the risk of exposure.

However... asking her for help again, he felt like he owed her more and more favors, to the point where he didn’t know how he would repay Durandal.

"These ingredients aren’t suitable for use in the finals."

Inside the villa, Durandal carefully examined the ingredients in front of her, listening to White Oriole’s advice.

"Excellent ingredients are also a very crucial part. I think we should get some precious ingredients to use in the finals; the preliminaries don’t need to be so troublesome."

"Excellent ingredients... do you have connections in that area, White Oriole?"

"Because of the cooking competition, all the fresh ingredients in Liyue Harbor have recently been bought by regular customers. Some high-grade ingredients are also monopolized by restaurants like The Fully Furnished Co., making them difficult to find. But please leave it to me; I will handle this problem."

It just so happened that ’Ying’ was planning to enter the food market recently. She had already sent people to negotiate with the fishermen, preparing to offer better contracts to secure deals with them.

As for whether those fishermen had contracts with regular customers, there was no need to worry; they could wait until the contracts ended and then renegotiate.

"In that case, then I’ll trouble you..."

"Miss Durandal!"

At this moment, the little girl appeared inside the villa, looking anxiously at Durandal.

Durandal immediately recognized the connection between her and Azhdaha, reaching out to stop White Oriole, who was about to say something, and came before her.

"What happened? You ran all the way here to find me in such a hurry."

Ordinary dangers didn’t require her intervention; Liyue Harbor had so many Adepti whose strength was sufficient to solve most problems.

Azhdaha was also in his prime, yet he still ran to her for help, which indicated that the trouble they encountered this time was much greater than imagined.

"A large number of Rifthounds have appeared in Jueyun Karst. They seem to be creating a distraction for some terrible purpose."

"Terrible... purpose? Let’s not talk about that for now. Rifthounds actually appearing in Liyue? That’s not good news at all."

The last time she returned to Mondstadt, Durandal and her companions told Jean about the black wolf, learning from her that the creature’s name was Rifthound.

Such creatures were dangerous enough appearing alone; now, a large number were appearing in Liyue. If they weren’t eliminated in time and allowed to spread throughout Liyue, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Not to mention, they seemed to have other, greater schemes.

Durandal naturally didn’t want to see Liyue destroyed. The Moonchase Festival was also approaching, and she had finally gotten interested in participating in the competition. She couldn’t let these monsters stop her.

Taking off her apron, she gave White Oriole a few instructions and then set off with the little girl.

On the way to their destination, Durandal noticed a terrifying figure soaring into the sky from afar.

A God, without a doubt, it was a God who had broken free from its seal. From a distance, it appeared to be bird-like.

Facing this figure, Durandal felt a little happy, because she knew that the high-grade ingredient she wanted had appeared.

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