Varka was somewhat surprised to see Venti come to Nod-Krai.
Gods generally did not leave their own nations lightly, but considering the personality of his own god, it was not that strange after all.
"Barbatos, what wind blew you here?" Varka asked with a smile.
"Varka… I'm the Anemo God. Isn't it perfectly normal for me to blow myself over with the wind?" Venti said with a grin.
"Dottore is here. Want to beat him up?"
"The second of the Fatui Harbingers, Dottore?" Varka froze slightly.
"Sure. Dottore was quite arrogant in Mondstadt back then, but I wasn't around, so I never had the chance to take action," Varka said without even thinking.
In Dottore's hidden base, he was preparing his schemes when an ominous feeling suddenly shrouded his heart.
"Arlecchino and the others shouldn't be able to threaten me."
Dottore knew that several Harbingers had arrived in Nod-Krai, but he did not take them seriously. Perhaps this was only an illusion.
Once he grasped that primitive power, the world itself would no longer be able to stop him. Then he would be able to return to the origin whenever he wished.
…
The group targeting Dottore gathered together. Everyone was slightly stunned. Wasn't the combat strength of this team a little too overpowered?
"I heard several Fatui Harbingers had come here, but I didn't expect them to gather in one place," Varka said with a hearty laugh. He did not mind it much, since there was no necessary conflict between them right now.
"North Wind Knight Varka, your reputation precedes you," Arlecchino said.
Varka was the undisputed strongest human combatant in Mondstadt. Even Capitano had once praised Varka, saying he was an extremely troublesome opponent.
"Is that so? So I'm actually that famous?" Varka said with a smile.
"You should know Dottore's location, right?"
Arlecchino nodded and said, "I've already investigated it."
From the moment Dottore came to Nod-Krai, she had been watching him. He probably just did not care and had already gone off to do whatever he wanted.
"Then let's move out."
…
"How troublesome. So many people came here, and even my colleagues are among them."
After Dottore discovered that people were approaching this place, he came out to receive them himself. They had arrived a little too early. He had not even gone to find Columbina yet.
"Dottore, it's time to repay what you did in Mondstadt back then," Varka said sharply, holding Wolf's Gravestone in his hand.
"Varka, are you Knights of Favonius trying to meddle in other people's business?"
"Those people were simply too foolish."
Dottore was calm and composed. Of course he remembered what he had done back then, but if anyone asked whether he regretted it, the answer was naturally no.
"Dottore, I hope your body is as tough as your mouth," Diluc said coldly. He and Dottore had an irreconcilable hatred between them. He was very grateful that Koji had brought him here.
"Diluc, you were a very fine test subject. You made good use of the power of that Delusion," Dottore commented.
Diluc's gaze became even colder. The Favonius Greatsword in his hand ignited with blazing Pyro energy.
"Dottore, it's time to settle this."
Venti looked at Dottore calmly.
"…Anemo God Barbatos. To deal with me, you really brought out quite the lineup," Dottore said, frowning beneath his mask.
No one had ever seen how strong this first-generation member of The Seven truly was. The old fox looked deep and unfathomable.
"I have to seek justice for Mondstadt's people," Venti said, spreading his hands.
"Then come."
Although Dottore had not obtained the complete power of the Three Moons, he had already researched quite a few things.
Snap.
Dottore snapped his fingers. An invisible ripple radiated outward, and Arlecchino and the others froze in place.
"Oh my, using lunar power to achieve a time-stop effect. That's something."
Ding-dong—
Venti was somewhat surprised. The braids behind him bloomed with brilliant divine light as he plucked the strings of the Holy Lyre der Himmel. The beautiful music broke through the time stop.
Koji and Lumine were not affected at all. One of them was basically a living bundle of blessings, and the other was a Descender.
It was a very strange feeling. This was also the first time Koji had experienced something like this.
"We were paused," Arlecchino said thoughtfully.
"Hm? The power of the Ruler of Time. Barbatos, you Mondstadt Anemo God, you really hid yourself well," Dottore said meaningfully.
The world knew of the God of Wind, but it did not know that the God of Wind also controlled a supreme authority like time.
"The wind brings the seeds, and time makes them sprout."
"Time and wind have many connections, you know."
Venti played a melody. The invisible sound waves could even shake lunar power. Mixed within them were the powers of wind and time.
"I've given you all a blessing. I'll leave the fighting to you."
Venti smiled and gave everyone a blessing. A gentle breeze circled Varka and the others, suppressing the restraining force of the time-stop power.
"Barbatos really is reliable."
"Diluc, let's go!" Varka charged forward.
Diluc gave a helpless smile. Although he could not agree with the Grand Master's way of doing things, if they were going to fight Dottore, then of course he had to be included.
"Everyone, don't fall behind. I'd prefer to personally send Dottore to meet the previous Knave," Arlecchino said after sensing the blessing of wind and time. This god had truly hidden himself well.
But then again, how could one of the first generation of The Seven possibly be as weak as he sounded?
Rosalyne was speechless. Looking back now, her thoughts back then had been laughable. She had actually wanted to defeat the Anemo God and seize his Gnosis?
The righteous gang beating began. Every person here could be considered one of humanity's finest.
"Looks like there's no need for us to make a move," Koji said. He felt like there would be no scraps left for them.
"Mm-hm. Watching the show is enough," Lumine nodded. There was no need to interfere, and they could not really interfere either.
"Does Dottore still have any other segment clones?"
Koji sensed for a moment, then shook his head.
"No. Either he erased all those segments, or he absorbed all of them."
Boom!
As they spoke, Varka was sent crashing down.
"Varka, you already took a loss this quickly? Isn't that embarrassing?" Koji teased.
Varka wiped the trace of blood from the corner of his mouth and said irritably, "Dottore is really strong. Who knows what that lunatic has been researching all this time?"
His chest was still burning with pain. The other party's stats were terrifying. Even though Varka was not affected by the time stop from the lunar power, he had still suffered a loss.
"I'll lend you this greatsword. It's stronger than your Wolf's Gravestone," Koji said, offering some armed support.
A six-star greatsword!
Shing!
The blade sliced through the air with a crisp cutting sound, as if its sharpness could sever even space itself.
"Good. I'm going back in!"
Varka's eyes lit up. What a sharp greatsword.
Round two began now.
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