Teyvat Survival Guide

……

——In the evening, in the forest outside Mondstadt, a group of people wearing the standard armor of the Knights Templar were sneaking in the bushes, trying their best to make as little noise as possible.

Albedo, the leader, looked at the strange alchemical instrument in his hand, which looked like a compass and a clock, and raised his head to the surrounding Knights of Favonius and whispered:

"Everyone be careful, we are approaching the target location."

The weather is not good tonight. Thick clouds cover the stars, leaving only a pale moon hanging alone in the dark night sky.

The breeze gently blows through the leaves, making a rustling sound.

Amber, who was standing by, listened to Albedo's words, tightened his weapon and stood on guard, while asking him:

"Is it around here?"

Albedo nodded, raised the instrument and tried to detect the surroundings.

——This is an instrument he smelted based on the principle of mutual repulsion between elemental force and abyssal force. The closer it is to the abyssal force, the clearer the direction of the pointer will be, but elemental force is needed to maintain its operation.

It was set up by Albedo to be directed only at the same power on the pile of abnormal objects.

Relying on this instrument, Amber's temporary team followed the remaining clues all the way out of Mondstadt and found this place.

At this time, the pointer on the instrument was shaking unsteadily from side to side, appearing unstable, but it seemed to be pointing vaguely to a certain direction.

Until Albedo aimed it at a cave covered by trees based on the frequency of the vibration.

"…The instrument in this direction is showing a relatively stable display, so it should be inside." Albedo explained while looking at the alchemical product in his hand, then turned his head and asked Amber, "Should we go back to report to Captain Jean and discuss countermeasures, or should we go in now?"

"Eula's life or death is uncertain, the situation is very urgent..." Amber murmured, "But we don't know how dangerous it is in there."

She was very worried about Eula's condition. After all, Eula was a very important friend of hers and had an irreplaceable place in her heart.

But this does not mean that she would lose her cool and directly shout "Charge!" into the cave, fighting for three hundred rounds with who knows how many members of the Abyss Cult there are.

Beside her were the other Knights of Favonius who had joined the temporary team when it was first formed, and some who had been added later by Captain Jean.

She didn't know how many dangers lurked in the cave, and she couldn't joke with their lives.

Albedo obviously understood her feelings and stood there patiently waiting for her reply.

After a while, Amber slowly exhaled and said to the people around him:

"I'll go in first to check out the situation. You guys stand guard at the entrance of the cave."

"How can you let Captain Amber go in alone? I'll go in with you!" a Favonius Knight behind him shouted.

"I want to follow in too!"

"Me too!"

"And I!"

"…The current situation inside the cave is unknown. We don't know what kind of dangers are hidden inside." Amber tried to explain to them, "In order to avoid more casualties, I chose to go in and explore the way by myself."

The knights were silent for a moment, then shouted loudly again.

“…Then we can’t let you go in alone, Captain!”

"That's right!"

More and more knights were vying to go in with Amber, which gave her a headache for a while.

Before Amber could figure out how to convince them, the next second, Albedo next to her suddenly noticed that the trembling pointer suddenly pointed towards the direction of the cave and then stopped.

His icy blue eyes widened slightly.

This means that something with a strong smell of the abyss has come out of the cave!

"Everyone, be alert!" Albedo reacted immediately and shouted loudly to the people around him.

As soon as he finished speaking, an icy cold air came without warning, and the wet soil under his feet became slightly sticky and stiff. Many Knights of Favonius who had raised their swords and were ready to charge were tripped by the sudden change.

Amber reacted and mobilized the element of fire to melt the wet soil that had frozen her boots. At the same time, she picked up the arrow and raised the longbow without hesitation, tightened the bowstring to the extreme, and aimed at the dark shadow that was slowly walking out from the depths of the cave.

Just as she was about to let go and shoot the arrow, a ray of cold, pale moonlight penetrated the gaps between the overlapping leaves, shone sparsely on the black shadow and illuminated half of the other's face.

Amber thus saw the black shadow's appearance clearly.

Her eyes widened almost instantly, her red-gold eyes filled with disbelief.

She was so shocked that she couldn't control her voice for a moment, and she murmured in a trembling voice:

"Yuu...La?"

……

Samuel was currently lying on the bed in the solemn yet luxurious-looking room prepared for him by the Knights.

The moonlight outside the window was bright, shining on the carpet in the room.

The flowing wind also blew in quietly, swirling in the room.

Samuel put down the book in his hand, looked at the ceiling above his head, and was slightly worried about the situation of Albedo and Amber.

Although he believed in the strength of Albedo and Amber, and Captain Jean had sent so many Knights of Favonius, it shouldn't have been a big problem.

But he always had a bad feeling.

“…May the God of Wind protect them and keep them safe.” He prayed in a low voice.

The swirling wind nearby seemed to have heard his prayer, and it came over and gently brushed past his ears.

Samuel turned around and looked curiously at the wisp of wind in front of him that seemed to have consciousness.

By the way, I haven't heard Lord Barbatos speak since he told him "don't look" at noon.

But it was because of Lord Barbatos that he found Dainsreb in the afternoon. At this moment, He was pulling the wind in front of Him to move back and forth in front of Him.

Is Lord Barbatos awake? If so, why did he just give one word of advice and then stop talking?

If he hasn't woken up, what about the instructions given at noon, the guidance given in the afternoon, and the current situation?

“…Lord Barbatos, are you awake?” Samuel sat up and asked, looking at the wind floating in front of him.

Feng seemed stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he swayed, then seemed to realize something and started jumping up and down.

From Samuel's perspective, it looked like he first shook his head, and then nodded.

What does this mean... awake but not fully awake? He muttered to himself.

Just as Samuel was complaining, he saw the wind suddenly stop.

The next second, it seemed to lose some kind of traction and returned to its original flowing direction, blowing along with other winds.

It was just like the wind we see every day.

...What's going on? Samuel was confused.

Why did Lord Barbatos leave so suddenly?

Could it be that something went wrong?

Samuel immediately thought that something might have happened to Albedo, and his uneasiness grew stronger.

He wanted to go and see what was going on, but going there alone without saying a word was obviously very irresponsible behavior.

The Abyss Cult had been watching him for some time.

But Albedo obviously can't just ignore it...

Thinking of this, he stood up and walked out of the room quickly.

As soon as he opened the door, the two knights guarding outside the door performed the etiquette of the Knights Templar to him neatly.

"Let the wind guide you, Your Majesty Saint Samuel." One of the knights said respectfully, "Is there anything we can do for you?"

Samuel pretended to be calm and said in a steady voice:

"I need to find Captain Gunnhild. I have something to discuss with her."

……

"Yuu...La?"

Amber whispered softly, her voice trembling.

Rescuing Eula was the primary mission of their makeshift team, and figuring out the intentions of the Abyss Cult was an additional priority.

Now that Eula has been found, and Captain Jean does not force the additional task, Amber can just return to Mondstadt hand in hand with her and then report to the mission happily.

But... there seems to be something wrong with Eula in front of me.

Her eyes no longer had the brilliance they once had, but were filled with a bottomless darkness.

“…Eula, Eula! What’s wrong with you?!” Amber shouted anxiously, trying to understand the other party’s current condition.

But Eula did not respond to her. Instead, she silently picked up the sword and rushed to Amber in an instant.

In the field of vision, the sword blade with a cold glow kept getting bigger and bigger, and Amber had no time to dodge!

"boom!"

The grass on the side suddenly cracked, and a rock pillar broke out of the ground, raising a large amount of dust, and successfully helped Amber block the fatal blow at the critical moment!

However, the stone chips produced by the strong chopping flew out rapidly due to the impact, and cut a gash on Amber's left shoulder.

Under the almost blinding white moonlight, bright red blood oozed out from the wound.

"Amber! Something is wrong with Eula now!" Albedo shouted loudly, mobilizing the power of rock element.

Amber reacted and took the opportunity to move away from her when Eula pulled the greatsword out of the rock pillar.

She covered the bleeding wound on her left shoulder and looked at the other person with eyes full of confusion and vigilance.

Even if it was just the debris that flew out due to the impact, it left such a long scar on her body.

This shows how powerful Eula's sword is.

If Albedo had not helped her to resist just now, her fate would be unimaginable.

——She might be split in half by Eula’s blow!

Eula did not hold back at all.

She was totally running for her life!

But... why?

Doubts and confusion flooded her heart. At the same time, she saw the other Knights of Favonius in the temporary team also picked up their weapons and rushed forward shouting.

While Eula was being entangled by them, Albedo came to Amber.

"How is it? Can you still fight?" His calm tone was a little anxious.

Amber came back to her senses from her confusion and said with all her might:

"It should be OK, but it's a bit difficult to draw the bow..."

"I have a life potion here, which is for healing wounds. Just apply it on." As he said this, Albedo took out a diamond-shaped glass bottle containing azure potion from his bag.

"Thanks." Amber took the bottle of potion and applied it to her left shoulder as he said.

The bleeding from the wound gradually stopped as the medicine came into contact with the skin, and there were faint signs of healing.

Amber couldn't help but be a little shocked.

“…As expected of the Chief Alchemist of the Knights Templar, the effect is so good.” She praised sincerely.

Albedo shook his head:

"This is the product of Xiaofeng's morning project. He made it on his own. I only provided the materials."

"…Your Majesty?" Amber was even more surprised.

Albedo nodded without further explanation.

After all, now is not the time for small talk.

"Eula's situation is not right. My initial guess is that she is controlled by the power of the Abyss Cult." Albedo stated his conjecture to Amber, "If their power to deceive people is accompanied by some special blessing, it is indeed possible to achieve the effect we see now."

As they were talking here, Eula over there, even though she was a martial arts expert and possessed elemental powers that ordinary people could not achieve, was ultimately outnumbered and gradually lost the upper hand.

The Knights of Favonius took advantage of the situation and attacked, and after a while, they successfully subdued Eula and pinned her to the ground.

Seeing this, Albedo also stopped talking to Amber.

"The injured knight came to me." He raised his voice so that everyone around him could hear clearly.

As some knights walked towards him, Amber stood up, holding his left shoulder, and walked towards Eula who was being held down.

“…Eula, I’m Amber.” She leaned down and whispered to Eula.

But Eula, whose eyes were now dark, remained unmoved. She just growled and struggled to break free from the knight's restraints.

Amber couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Albedo, what should we do now?" She turned her head and said to Albedo who was rescuing the wounded behind her.

Albedo handed the potion to the Knight of Favonius beside him and walked over to observe Eula's condition.

"It has indeed been corroded by the power of the abyss...it seems that it has lost its mind." As he spoke, he gathered a ball of golden rock elemental power in his palm and wanted to reach out and touch Eula to see the situation.

Elemental force and abyss force repel each other. According to this principle, if you use elemental force to approach Eula.

At the moment when the elemental force of rock came into contact with Eula, the darkness in Eula's eyes faded away.

"...Amber?" She looked at the chestnut-haired girl in bunny ears in front of her who was in a daze and whispered in confusion, and she seemed to have regained her senses.

“…Eula! That’s great, you’re okay!!” Amber’s eyes were as bright as torches, and even the dark night could not conceal the joy in her eyes.

A slightly old-fashioned voice suddenly sounded from the cave nearby:

“The Knights cherish you so much that they actually sent so many people to rescue you, which is beyond my expectation.

"Well, now that you are here, as a noble, I must entertain you well."

As soon as the voice fell, Eula suddenly became excited as if she had just woken up from a dream:

"…Quick, quick! Amber, don't come near me, stay away from me!"

"It's just a small gift, please accept it, knights." The voice then smiled maliciously.

The next second, Eula's body emanated a strong weird and ominous aura, and also contained a strong vitality.

They seemed to have their own consciousness, like tentacles, twisting and darkly corroding the knights beside Eula.

Amber and Albedo stood up and moved away the moment Eula issued a warning, and tried to attack the source of the sound in the cave but failed.

I watched helplessly as the corroded knights howled in pain, and then the howls gradually died down.

Amber saw a layer of darkness in their eyes.

He could only watch as his companions were controlled by the power of the abyss one by one, but he could not do anything.

She couldn't attack because they were all her old friends.

But she couldn't stop them from moving forward.

Emotions called despair and fear began to spread uncontrollably in her heart.

"Amber, you go first, I'll stop them!"

Rock pillars extend from the ground, forming a rock wall.

"But, Albedo——"

"Come on!"

Amber glanced at Albedo, who was holding on to the ground and maintaining the rock wall, her eyes flickering.

She immediately turned around and ran, trying to escape from this place.

She had to go back, she couldn't let them down.

She must tell Captain Qin and His Majesty about this!

The rock wall behind him did not hold out for long before it was shattered. Amber turned her head after hearing the loud noise caused by the rock wall breaking.

She saw that Albedo was also captured by them, and a strange and ominous power was spreading towards him.

"Albedo..." Tears couldn't be suppressed and flowed from Amber's eyes.

Just then, she found her hair was blown by the wind.

A pure white angel boy flapped his wings and flew towards him from the direction he was running. The gentle wind seemed to blow away the fear and despair that was spreading in his heart.

The silver crown on the boy's head emitting azure light is like a ray of hope in a desperate situation.

At the same time, Qin's serious voice came from that direction.

"Knights, be careful, the target is just ahead!"

"Follow my command, attack!"