"Bang!"
Once again, Fischl's petite body was swept away by the storm, falling directly into Orion's broad embrace.
"Thank you..."
Getting up from Orion's arms, Fischl, blushing, thanked him.
She had been saved by Orion several times already; although each time she happened to fall into his arms, she still felt a bit unaccustomed to it.
Before this, Fischl, Bennett, and Razor had challenged the Wolf Lord together, but that didn't mean Orion hadn't participated in the trial; rather, he hadn't made a move.
Or rather, he had been responsible for healing everyone, not even deploying a shield.
Of course, after Fischl and the others were knocked away by the Wolf Lord, he would immediately rush up and catch Fischl with his body; she was a young girl, after all, with fragile bones.
Automatic pickup in this area.
As for Razor and Bennett, he would also catch them, but by either supporting their backs with his hands or grabbing their arms.
Bennett and Razor were immensely grateful to him, exclaiming, "Look at our big brother, how righteous!"
However, under the repeated assaults of the three and twelve Night Ravens, Andrius finally ceased his storm attacks. But suddenly, the temperature of the entire area plummeted, frost appeared on the ground, and Andrius's figure became ethereal, beginning to run in circles.
It was phase two.
Twelve Night Ravens circled in the air, while Fischl and the other two gathered around Orion on the ground.
Razor's expression was very serious: "Everyone, be careful. Attacks will come at any time, from unclear directions.
The Traveler has seen this move; it's hard to deal with."
Orion immediately translated: "He means the Wolf Lord might launch a sneak attack from any direction at any time, so we should be vigilant of our surroundings."
Razor's eyes lit up: "Exactly!"
"No matter! With my Royal Knights here, they will ensure our vigilance!" Fischl's face was filled with confidence.
Bennett, hearing this, looked a bit troubled: "But with so many of us, it's hard to dodge in the same direction, and if our positions become scattered, we'll easily become passive and difficult to regroup!"
Bennett was indeed an experienced Adventurer; he quickly identified the crux of the problem. Four people, each with their own ideas, would find it difficult to ensure they dodged in the same direction, and once they scattered, the Wolf Lord would have ample time to defeat them one by one.
Therefore, Orion quickly agreed with Bennett's statement: "Bennett is right, but he's overthinking it."
The three of them secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Orion's words, thinking that since he said that, he probably had a plan.
But immediately after, words completely contrary to their expectations were spoken: "Razor has seen Lumine get attacked by this move, right? But Lumine is special; her physical defense is much higher than yours. An attack that doesn't harm her might not be survivable for you a second time."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a giant wolf's phantom from directly in front of Fischl stopped, and the massive creature charged straight towards them!
Fischl was the first to notice; she immediately wanted her Royal Knights to think of a solution. Razor and Bennett also saw this scene and instinctively wanted to jump to the sides.
But the next second, they were each grabbed back by Orion's hand.
"Hey! Why are you running?"
"Big Brother Orion! Didn't you say we couldn't withstand this attack?" Bennett's expression was uncharacteristically panicked.
"I said *you* couldn't withstand this attack." Around Orion, cyan anemo element energy surged: "But if I fully defend against it, then it's fine, isn't it?"
After speaking, he grabbed the surrounding anemo element energy and instantly refined it!
Andrius was charging with all his might towards Orion and the others when he suddenly saw an iron wall made of anemo element appear in front of him.
"Eh? Eh eh?"
It was too late to brake; the giant wolf's body crashed into the anemo element shield, and then Orion lightly waved his right hand, the shield instantly exploded! The giant wolf's body was also sent flying dozens of meters away by the impact.
Fischl and the others were just about to breathe a sigh of relief when they saw the giant wolf, after landing, let out a long howl to the sky. Its originally blue fur suddenly turned into the cyan glow of anemo element, and two long streamers grew from its sides.
If one had to describe its appearance, it would be "tangible wind."
Fischl and the other two knew the battle wasn't over and all adopted fighting stances.
But Orion walked forward at this moment and gently patted Fischl's shoulder, who had her bow drawn.
"Rest for a while, my little princess. Now comes the true purpose of my commission."
Fischl and the other two exchanged glances upon hearing this, slightly lowering their weapons.
The Prinzessin's emerald eyes looked at Orion, asking with concern: "My Retainer, can you swear to me to guarantee your safety?"
Orion didn't answer, but instead shouted loudly: "Royal Knights! Guard the safety of the Prinzessin and her subjects!"
"Yes!"
The twelve Night Ravens responded in unison.
Andrius's eyes narrowed at this sight; the wind and frost in the surrounding air instantly condensed into wild wolves that pounced on Fischl and the other two.
Seeing this, the three were about to resist when Orion clenched his right fist and loudly declared: "Form ranks!"
The twelve Night Ravens swooped down, scattering like rifling patterns, to meet the surrounding wolf pack.
Fischl, the other two, and Oz watched dumbfounded, looking at Orion, only to see the tall figure of the man standing with his hands behind his back.
"It's nothing but a bit of wind and frost."
"Damn! Big Brother!"
"...Cool."
"My...my knight!"
Andrius's gaze also grew solemn at this scene.
As Orion drew closer to him, he gradually hunched his body.
But just as the distance between them narrowed to about ten meters, with the two as the center, a storm suddenly rose around them, enveloping them like a cage, and the surrounding clamor no longer concerned them.
Andrius, trapped within the storm by Orion, calmed down.
"Human, what exactly do you want to do?" the Wolf Lord asked.
"Relax, Andrius." Orion also smiled and waved his hand: "I just want to study the residual God power on you, I won't actually harm you.
If you cooperate, I'll be very happy."
...Outside the storm, Fischl saw Orion enveloped by the storm and thought the Wolf Lord had activated some skill for a one-on-one duel, scaring her so much that her language system iterated: "Oz, Oz! He, he, he's been captured! What should we do, let's go save him quickly!"
"Miss, mind your words." Oz said helplessly, but then his tone became serious: "Furthermore, I believe your personal knight will be fine.
That wind shield just now, and his abilities, if I'm not mistaken, he is probably one of the two Anemo Archon's favored ones who have been causing a stir in the city recently, that is, the Honorary Priest."
"Honorary Priest?!"
Except for Razor, who was bewildered, Fischl and Bennett both exclaimed in surprise.
They had both heard rumors about the Honorary Priest, that he and another Honorary Knight were both very powerful.
They had met Lumine, who was indeed as formidable as rumored, so was this Honorary Priest, rumored to be even more powerful, truly as strong as the rumors claimed?
But before they could get an answer, the air suddenly became restless.
The sky was instantly covered by dark clouds, and faint thunder rumbled.
The three quickly steadied themselves in their panic, then looked around, only to find that the thick fog surrounding the area had been blown away by the strong winds.
And the direction the wind came from—
"It's Stormterrors Lair!" Bennett pointed in a certain direction, and Fischl, Oz, and Razor quickly looked there too.
It was a tall tower.
A towering structure built of fierce winds rose from the ground! Its height reached straight to the sky!
The tower enveloped the entire Stormterrors Lair, seemingly to prevent certain entities from escaping.
Then, a crimson giant dragon flew out of the storm, speeding towards a certain direction.
That was, the direction of Mondstadt City.
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