Mr. Zhongli, we can't slack off anymore!

The light, accompanied by a shockwave, pushed aside the clouds in the sky, shattered the remains of the dome, and crushed them into dust.

The traveler's body was thrown dozens of meters away by the shockwave.

Finally, it landed on a floating stone slab that it had made itself.

Before the traveler could even catch her breath, Zhongli appeared before her.

The weapons clashed with a crisp sound.

The force forced the traveler to take a few steps back.

He was indeed completely unharmed.

It seems I should have gone easy on them.

What wear and tear? He's in his current state and can take on ten demon gods.

I should have done less repairing of the wear and tear.

It's a lot of effort for no reward!

when!

Another heavy blow struck, and the traveler dodged and retreated, his back slamming into the rocky ridge.

The rocky ridge blocked the traveler's retreat.

The rainbow-like sculpture brushed against the traveler's ear and disappeared into the rocky ridge.

The traveler stiffly turned his head to look at the spearhead embedded in the rock ridge.

Was this shot aimed at my head?

She looked incredulously at the approaching Rock God, trying to discern something from his calm face.

Judging from his strength, he was probably just trying to scare me, otherwise he wouldn't have missed.

Is it really necessary to scare me like that? Can't an elderly person who's thousands of years old be a little gentler with younger generations?

He held his spear horizontally, pinning the traveler between the rocky ridge and the shaft of the spear that pierced the rainbow.

I could never beat him in close combat.

He understood this, so he did not waste his elemental power on the consumption of elemental power with the traveler, and shortened the distance whenever he had the chance.

The traveler must keep his distance.

She used the rock element to create a giant mountain that stood upside down in the air, and then she used the rock element to crush the mountain into powder.

A torrential downpour of sand and rain obscured visibility.

The two square pillars collided head-on at the location where the Rock God was, determined to crush his body.

The pressure on the traveler's chest disappeared just before the impact.

The rock element on her body transformed into a transparent barrier, creating a forbidden zone with a radius of ten meters centered on her.

After all this was over, the traveler shook off the sand and searched for the escaped rock god.

As the curtain of sand fell, a pair of bright eyes stood out against the hazy sky. He took off his hood, and sand rolled off with it.

The rock god is high in the sky, and travelers can only look up at him.

Because he was too far away, the traveler could not see his expression.

Something enormous peeked out from behind a thicker layer of clouds.

Not just one, but tens of thousands.

They densely covered the sky.

As they fell in a massive, overwhelming display, travelers were able to see their true form.

It's Tianxing!

It is much larger than what is shown in the game; one of them is enough to flatten a mountain.

This scene made the traveler feel as if they were witnessing a war between demons and gods in a storytelling performance, even more shocking than the story itself.

Unfortunately, the traveler is the demon god who is about to be suppressed.

He wouldn't go to such lengths to deal with me!

The traveler turned and looked at the hundreds of firefly-like lights on the ground.

If I don't take this hit, the meteor-like celestial body will cause even more damage than the calamity caused by the insect demon god.

Before the traveler could come up with a solution, a cluster of stars broke through the clouds and descended.

Several stars streaked past the traveler.

The tinnitus doesn't stop.

My mind is blank.

I cannot stop all the stars from shining.

He's right.

I cannot stop the catastrophe that will destroy Teyvat.

……

*

"Why are you queuing at Wanmintang? Come to the kitchen and eat what's fresh out of the pot."

"I knew that sooner or later you'd have to stay and be my deputy hall master! Hehe!"

"Once you've had enough of Liyue, I'll take you to my hometown, Zhidong. Don't worry about the travel expenses, I'll pay for it. What can I do when I like you?"

"Miss Traveler, may I travel with you? Is that not possible...? I'm sorry, I asked a question I shouldn't have."

"Looking at the starry sky, it is not a starry sky. Watching the human world, it is not human world... What I see and feel is you."

It turned out that when the traveler was half-asleep and half-awake, he had already expressed his feelings while the traveler was lying drunk in his arms.

*

I cannot stop the calamity of Teyvat...

That's because I can't do it yet.

Maybe in the next second! Or an hour! Or a day! Or a week, a month, a year...

The future me, the me with unlimited potential, will definitely be able to do it.

There is simply no hope in sight right now.

But you can't deny my future.

Even I myself cannot do it.

From only hiding behind him, to fighting alongside someone, and then defeating the insect demon god all by himself...

I have really become stronger.

The traveler leaped off the floating stone slab and fell along with thousands upon thousands of celestial stars.

As she gripped the Star River in her hand, she channeled her power into it...

The light was as bright as day.

The world fell silent for her.

The speed of light exceeded the falling stars, and the white light engulfed the countless stars, disintegrating them in mid-air.

……

The stars no longer fall, but the traveler continues to fall.

I'm really out of energy this time...

Who can we blame? It was our own willful actions that caused this crisis.

I was wrong, but I don't regret it.

The familiar scent is getting closer.

It's him.

No wonder I'm not afraid of falling from the sky and dying, because he'll definitely be behind me.

The traveler turned around in mid-air and saw him with his arms outstretched, waiting for her to rush into his embrace.

"The battle isn't over yet, Rock Demon," the traveler told him.

You bastard! You think I'll forgive you just because you caught me down there?!

You've made such a fuss! You've driven me to this point! And you think you can just stop like that?

I don't have a temper!

The traveler, gun in hand, launched a diving attack.

He didn't hide; he just waited for the traveler in the same spot.

Realizing something was wrong, it was too late to put the gun away. Even though the traveler tried his best to change the trajectory of the blade, it still left a mark on his face.

"Are you alright... I didn't expect you not to dodge." The traveler landed on the newly created floating platform and reached out to check his injuries.

I can't afford to pay for your face!

I'm going to get beaten to death by the Emperor's fans!

He summoned the Rainbow-Piercing Spear, which instantly knocked the traveler's spear away.

The unsuspecting traveler was empty-handed and unarmed.

“Well, it’s not over yet,” he said.

Damn it! You tricked me!

I feel sorry for men who suffer bad luck their whole lives!

The traveler can only defend against the next attack using a shield formed from Geo.

His speed was extremely fast, and with a single heavy blow, he shattered the traveler's last layer of shield.

While the traveler was trying to come up with a solution, he strode forward, took her hand, looked into her panicked eyes, and pressed the back of her hand against his cheek, rubbing it against the injured area.

The marks on her cheek healed instantly.

It wasn't the traveler who healed him; he healed himself.

"Do you want a break?" The traveler turned his head away, not wanting to see what he was up to next.

"Rest? I haven't even put down my gun, and you're already prepared to launch a sneak attack." His sharp eyes swept across the floating stone slab below, through which a swirling vortex of water elementals could be seen.

"Remember to hide," the traveler kindly reminded him.

The whirlpool shattered the stone slabs, separating the two once again.

The traveler took advantage of the break to retrieve his weapon.

*

The battle lasted for an unknown amount of time, until dawn...

Until both of them were so exhausted that they could no longer use any elemental power.

The traveler used his gun to support his body, barely managing to stand.

The rock god before her showed no signs of fatigue.

Judging from the effects of his use of elemental power, he must be exhausted.

With such severe wear and tear, he can still wield earth-shattering elemental power; one can only imagine how terrifying he must have been in his prime.

Suddenly, the floating stone slab beneath the traveler's feet collapsed, and she exhausted her last bit of elemental power.

Maybe I'll fall asleep now and wake up the next day to find myself safely lying on the bed inside the Dust Song Pot.

Everything that's happened recently was a dream.

Even as he was in freefall, he was still embraced. His scent was soothing, more conducive to sleep than any bedtime story.

A warm sensation spread through her body as a layer of rock element protective shield enveloped her.

After a few bumps, both of them fell to the ground.