Stellar Train: I Open a Small Shop on the Train-Chapter 144

As soon as Calestia returned, she notified Zhongli, asking him to prepare to bring reinforcements through the portal to support Fontaine.

The Millelith Army landed and swiftly began slaying the nearby monsters.

The Millelith Army, having trained with the Vajra Body Refining Technique, possessed extraordinary physical strength. Ordinary monsters could not break through their defensive bodies.

With the addition of the Millelith Army, half of the monsters in Fontaine City were quickly eradicated.

Xiao and the other immortals gave their full effort, killing large groups of monsters.

The Abyss, upon seeing Calestia, wasn't surprised.

The last time they met was at Liyue Harbor, where Calestia had expelled him from the body of the traveler "Aether."

This time, The Abyss no longer had to hide, as there were enough sacrifices at the scene. He conjured a staff and waved it gently.

The dead Fontaine people and monsters turned into black smoke, which gathered at the staff.

Then, the sky shattered like a mirror, and countless Bleeding Dogs rushed through the opening.

The Abyss laughed at Calestia.

"Hahaha! Calestia! This time, I will definitely win! Last time, in Khaenri'ah, you ruined our plan! This time, you won't get away!"

Calestia snorted dismissively.

"Heh, you'll lose again this time, and it will be even worse. Stelle, Firefly, the big hole is yours."

Stelle and Firefly smiled confidently and nodded.

"Judgment of Shamash! Unsheathe!"

"I shall... set the seas ablaze!"

Stelle and Firefly charged toward the shattered sky, with Firefly delivering a powerful kick. Her fiery foot killed all the Bleeding Dogs emerging from the hole.

Stelle's Judgment of Shamash gathered energy rapidly, and when it reached its critical point, Stelle shouted.

"Firefly! Get back!"

Firefly quickly dodged, and Stelle slashed with her sword.

A burst of fire lit up the sky, followed by a violent explosion.

The previously gray sky, now illuminated by the fire, turned bright red. The rain evaporated before it could even fall.

As the flames began to dissipate, The Abyss looked at the hole in the sky. The area outside the hole was completely cleared, with hundreds of thousands of Bleeding Dogs reduced to ashes.

After her strike, Stelle noticed more Bleeding Dogs and began gathering energy again, preparing for another attack.

The Abyss, seeing this, decided to go all out!

The Abyss opened dozens of Abyssal portals, and countless monsters poured out.

"All of you, attack the sky! Bring those two girls down!"

The Abyss himself engaged Calestia.

Above the All-Devouring Narwhal.

Zhongli, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Nahida, Venti, Ying, and Barnabas appeared above the All-Devouring Narwhal.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata slowly extended Her hand.

"Everyone, under Lady Calestia' command, we must kill this beast!"

Zhongli and the others immediately acted, their divine powers descending as they attacked the All-Devouring Narwhal.

"I Will Have Order!"

"Poetry of the Wind God!"

"Freeze! Eternity!"

"No thoughts, severed!"

"This is the Hall of Wisdom!"

"This is the Hall of Life!"

The All-Devouring Narwhal lasted less than a minute before being brought down.

Before it died, the whale emitted a whale's cry that reverberated through the heavens, signaling its fall.

Navia was about to express her gratitude when Zhongli spoke.

"We'll first assist Stelle and Firefly in securing the passage. Leave the battlefield below to the Millelith Army."

Navia nodded and, hearing this, followed Zhongli and the others towards Stelle's location.

Navia, Zhongli, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, and others protected Xing.

Furcalos and Funina, seeing this, also arrived with Lancelot.

Hutao rode the Wind Fire Wheel, her fire-tipped spear constantly swinging, killing flying monsters that approached.

On the ground.

Ganyu waved her hand.

"Millelith Army! Full force! Leave no monster alive! Kill!"

With Ganyu's command, the Millelith Army charged at the monsters, with Xiao, Xianyun, and other immortals joining the fray.

Xiao transformed into a violent wind, kicking through a Hilichurl King, and then his weapon, the Hakuqing, swept through the air, turning the wind into a whirlwind that shredded the surrounding monsters.

Clorinde, Lynette, Leo, and others joined the battle, unleashing their pent-up rage.

But Clorinde wasn't careful enough—one Hilichurl King attacked from behind.

In the next moment, several ice arrows flew in and pierced the Hilichurl King.

Clorinde looked in the direction the arrows came from and saw a girl with goat horns holding a longbow.

Clorinde approached Ganyu.

"Thank you."

Ganyu smiled slightly.

"No need to thank me, stay safe."

With that, Ganyu bent her bow and shot another arrow.

March 7th stood atop a building, with Bubu Flower guarding her.

Any monsters attempting to approach were ensnared by Bubu Flower's vines, turning them into dried husks.

March 7th's Hou Yi Bow fired rapidly, its self-guiding feature allowing her to shoot without aiming. With such a rapid rate, her hands left a trail of afterimages.

On the ground battlefield, the monsters were quickly overwhelmed. Even the normally formidable Hilichurl Kings could only survive a few seconds.

On the sides of Liyue and Fontaine, the elite forces would immediately swarm and kill higher-level monsters like the Hilichurl Kings.

The Abyss, still in combat with Calestia, found it hard to land a blow.

Calestia was toying with The Abyss, hitting him several times, but pulling back each time before delivering a fatal blow.

The Abyss noticed this.

"Calestia! Can you respect me a little? Use all your strength! Kill me already!"

Calestia shook his head.

"No, why should I respect you, an ancient Abyss creature?"

The Abyss, enraged, retorted.

"Don't you know that every minute you waste, more humans die down below?"

Calestia glanced at both the sky and the ground.

In the sky, Lumine, Firefly, Hutao, and eight other figures, including Navia and Lancelot, were holding the line against the Bleeding Dog army, preventing them from breaking through.

On the ground, the Millelith Army's methods were brutal.

Calestia saw a Millelith Army squad leader fighting a Rock Hilichurl King in hand-to-hand combat, using only his fists to pummel it.

Could a Millelith soldier be hurt with full defensive power? Absolutely not.

Besides, with the immortals and others present, was there any danger? The monsters didn't stand a chance.

The Abyss watched this scene in stunned silence.

No! This is the Millelith Army? These are mere mortals?

Their combat prowess is unfair!

That shirtless earth dragon—can't you respect the Abyss Apostles? Can't you dodge? Don't you feel the Abyss Apostle's attack at all?

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Melsen was dumbfounded.

You earth dragon are too much—those were attacks from over a dozen Abyss Heralds! And you didn't even flinch!

Also, where did those knights come from? Each one is unbelievably powerful!

Damn it, the worst part is—can you stop focusing solely on the Abyss Heralds?!

I only managed to raise this many Abyss Heralds with great effort, can you please go easy on them?!

The Lancelot Knight Order's members specifically targeted the Abyss Heralds—once they engaged in battle, the Heralds couldn't last more than a few rounds before being slain.

The Abyss gritted his teeth.

"Surtalogi! Come to my aid!"

As his voice fell, a figure appeared in the sky.

It was none other than the master of Skirk, the owner of the All-Devouring Narwhal—Surtalogi!

Surtalogi looked at the battered Melsen.

"Abyss Lord, I didn't expect you to be in such a sorry state."

The Abyss Lord snorted coldly.

"If my true body had been released, would Calestia even be my match? Hurry up! Help me out! These people have been bullying your pet too!"

Surtalogi didn't say much. With a casual wave, a massive sword emitting a dark glow appeared in his hand.

He slashed at Calestia.

Suddenly, a few flying swords shot from the distance, and Ye Yun, standing on one of them, appeared beside Calestia.

"One each?"

Calestia grinned and pointed at Surtalogi.

"You handle that guy! I'm going to flatten this little Abyss geezer!"

Calestia charged at the Abyss Lord, and the two clashed once more.

Ye Yun looked at Surtalogi. The latter suddenly dashed at him, sword raised.

Ye Yun raised his eyebrows, formed a sword sign with his fingers, and dozens of flying swords surged toward Surtalogi.

Forced to defend, Surtalogi gave up his attack and focused on blocking.

Ye Yun blinked away to create distance, rolled his neck, and stretched his arms.

"Haven't fought in a while—why am I getting excited?

Come! Try this—Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Sect!"

In an instant, countless flying swords appeared around Ye Yun, each blade wrapped in an eerie sword glow.

At Ye Yun's command, all swords flew at Surtalogi.

He kept swinging his greatsword, knocking away blade after blade—but there were too many. Wounds started appearing all over his body.

Despite the pain, Surtalogi fought on, knowing that if he stopped, he'd be killed instantly.

Over ten minutes later, Ye Yun, seemingly bored, yawned.

"That's enough. I've hit today's workout quota.

Now taste this—Celestial Slash!"

Ye Yun's figure turned into a piercing sword and blasted through Surtalogi's chest, leaving a gaping hole.

As Surtalogi tried to escape, Ye Yun waved his hand, surrounding him in flying swords that shredded his body, down to the last cell.

After finishing off Surtalogi, Ye Yun turned to check on Calestia.

Calestia had somehow found a pair of spiked tiger knuckles and was pummeling the Abyss Lord left and right, quite literally flattening him.

After a brutal flurry of punches, the Abyss Lord's possessed body was reduced to pulp.

A shadowy wisp escaped—the Abyss Lord's avatar.

Calestia snapped her fingers, summoning a dark red chain that wrapped around the shadow.

She pulled out her phone, switched to selfie mode, and posed with a peace sign.

"Yay~"

After taking the photo, she looked at it with satisfaction.

She planned to print it out and plaster it across all of Teyvat.

This was only the Abyss Lord's clone, so Calestia couldn't destroy him completely—but this humiliation was enough.

Once the Abyss Lord showed up again in Teyvat, he'd be greeted by this picture. Just thinking about it made Calestia grin.

With another snap of her fingers, the chain tightened, crushing the shadow into nothing.

Meanwhile, Stelle was still guarding the hole in the sky.

Although the Abyss Lord was gone, the portal remained.

Looking at the wave of blood-crazed hounds approaching again, she frowned in annoyance.

"Ugh, these rabid dogs again? They never end."

Just then, Welt appeared beside her.

"Stelle, go rest. I'll handle it."

She immediately sheathed her sword.

"Thanks, Uncle Yang~ I'm off for a break."

Zhongli came to Welt's side.

"Need a hand?"

Welt shook his head slightly.

"No need. This won't take long.

Star Of Eden!"

Welt conjured a black hole, using it to plug the entire portal.

"All done. Let's head back."

On the battlefield:

The once-overrun hills were now nearly cleared, and the remaining monsters were quickly finished off by the Millelith Army. novelbuddy.cσ๓

Neuvillette looked at the nearby Millelith martial instructor, Fengyan.

"Thank you, Instructor Fengyan, for Liyue's assistance."

Fengyan waved nonchalantly.

"No need. The seven nations should stand united and help one another."

Neuvillette nodded.

"Even so, gratitude must be expressed."

Fengyan laughed.

"Well, if you're thankful, buy me a drink later. I haven't tried Fontaine's alcohol yet."

Neuvillette laughed heartily and agreed.

"Deal!"

Afterward, everyone began cleaning up the battlefield.

Sigewinne led the medics to treat the wounded.

The Millelith Army and Fontaine's guard squads were clearing debris and rescuing trapped civilians.

The dark clouds dispersed. Sunset bathed the land in gold.

Stelle, March 7th, and Firefly sat on Fontaine Court's walls, each holding a Sunsettia, chatting while watching the beautiful sunset.

Startled seagulls, now reassured by the end of war, returned to the sky.

Furina, back on the ground, smiled happily at the perfectly formed Lancelot Knight Order standing before her—no one was missing.

Neuvillette welcomed everyone to rest in the Opera Epiclese, one of the few intact buildings in Fontaine.

Ye Yun brought over the "six little ones" and let them play freely inside.

The great battle was over. Victory was theirs.

Focalors glanced at Furina, who was now helping the knights clean their armor—she felt relieved.

Thankfully, Furina ran fast and brought reinforcements in time. Otherwise, the destruction would've been much worse.

She was also grateful to know all the people present. Without their help, Fontaine would've surely fallen today.

Focalors turned to everyone.

"Thank you all for helping Fontaine. Please, stay for a meal tonight—I insist."

Ye Yun shook his head.

"Focalors, no need for a feast just yet. Sort out Fontaine first.

I've got a suggestion. Why not relocate early? Fontaine Court is ruined anyway. Rebuilding from scratch might be easier than fixing all this."