By the coast.
Several Fatui stood behind the Scaramouche, flanked by a number of Fatui Skirmishers and Vanguards, as well as several Cicin Mages.
"Why is the Raiden Shogun on Watatsumi Island? This isn't right... shouldn't she be inside Tenshukaku?" At this moment, the Scaramouche held his chin, looking at the turbulent sea with a face full of confusion.
"But the one beside her is Kujou Sara, there's no mistake... Why are they on Watatsumi Island?" That completely threw his plan into total disarray, but what could he do? As a puppet also created by the Electro Archon, he absolutely could not defeat the Raiden Shogun.
"Lord Scaramouche? What should we do now? Shall we continue distributing evil eyes to that group?" While the Scaramouche was lost in thought, a Fatui member behind him lowered his head and inquired.
"They've already found out." A trace of bewilderment flashed across the Scaramouche's expression. He still didn't understand why the Raiden Shogun and Kujou Sara would appear on Watatsumi Island, and why they were so close to Sangonomiya Kokomi.
"Scaramouche, why are you giving them evil eyes! Why are you trying to harm them?" Just as he was deep in thought, a questioning voice came from behind, its tone filled with anger.
"Oh, it's you?" When the Scaramouche turned around, he saw Lumine, whom he had met before in Liyue. There was a hint of disdain in the Scaramouche's eyes. "Shouldn't you ask them instead why they would accept the evil eyes?"
"A bunch of fools who don't know their place." The Scaramouche noticed that the person beside Lumine seemed to be someone he had personally given a evil eye to. "The evil eye gave them the power to realize their wishes, didn't it?"
"The more incompetent one is, the more one deludes themselves into thinking they can change everything... isn't that right?" The Scaramouche's tone was full of contempt, and there was a playful glint in his expression.
"I... I'm not a fool!" Teppei's face was filled with rage as he charged directly at the Scaramouche. "I am not incompetent!"
"It's dangerous! Teppei..." Although Lumine was angry, her reason told her she couldn't be so reckless. However, since Teppei had already started fighting, she had to fight as well.
"Hahahaha, look... just look." The Scaramouche watched Teppei as if he were looking at a jumping clown, his eyes filled with disdain.
As Teppei launched his attack, the nearby Fatui Skirmishers, Cryogunners, Pyroslingers, and Cicin Mages pressed forward immediately.
"I am no incompetent fool!" Teppei roared angrily, swinging his spear to begin fighting the several Skirmishers and Pyroslingers surrounding him.
Meanwhile, Lumine was also surrounded by several Fatui Skirmishers. However, under Lumine's repeated attacks, those Fatui Skirmishers were forced into a steady retreat.
"Your strength has improved a bit, not bad."
"But that guy next to you, hahahaha, doesn't have your skill..." the Scaramouche said with great interest.
Just as Lumine used a wind vortex to blow one of the Fatui Skirmishers into the air, she turned to look at Teppei, witnessing the scene of Teppei being sent flying by a punch from a Fatui Skirmisher.
"Teppei!"
Teppei had only just obtained a Vision. Although faint sparks of lightning snaked around his spear tip due to his conviction, he was still not much stronger than an ordinary person and could not withstand the strength of the Fatui Skirmishers at all.
He was even less able to fully utilize the power of the Vision.
"Interesting... he actually obtained a Vision." A hint of loathing surfaced in the Scaramouche's eyes. Even he hadn't received such recognition, yet Teppei had.
And it was an Electro Vision at that.
"Teppei!" However, under the assault of several elite Fatui soldiers, Teppei was almost powerless to resist. After being sent flying by a Skirmisher's punch, he was then Frozen into an ice sculpture by a Fatui Cryogunner.
Lumine's face was filled with anger. Thunder manifested in her hand, and then she used the Anemo element to completely Swirl the lightning. Several bolts of lightning directly annihilated those elite Fatui soldiers.
"It seems you care about him quite a bit."
"Hahahaha, die!" In a flash, the Scaramouche charged directly at Teppei. At that moment, Lumine's expression changed drastically.
"Teppei, look out!" She also hurriedly rushed toward where Teppei was. Lumine gritted her teeth, her grip on her Sword tightening significantly. "Scaramouche, your opponent is me!"
Lumine managed to block the Scaramouche just as he was about to reach Teppei. However, as a massive amount of thunderstorms brewed in the Scaramouche's hand, they suddenly exploded.
Dazzling light radiated outward from the center, and the shockwave from the explosion spread out directly, sweeping up a vast amount of yellow sand.
Paimon, who was not far away, was also hit by the impact and cried out with a worried face, "Lumine!"
As the light dissipated, a large black crater appeared where Lumine and the Scaramouche had clashed. Lumine lay not far away, her face covered in dust and her clothes charred with several holes from the blast. As for the Scaramouche, he stood before Lumine, looking down at her with a disdainful gaze.
"Overestimating yourself."
The elite Fatui near Teppei had also been pushed back by the shockwave. The ice sculpture that had Frozen Teppei Melted in the explosion, releasing him.
"Lumine!" He had witnessed the battle between Lumine and the Scaramouche with his own eyes. He then looked at the Scaramouche with rage. "I..."
"Teppei, leave quickly! You can't beat him! Take Paimon and go back to report!" Lumine struggled to climb up from the ground. The Scaramouche's power just now was truly too violent; she had found it difficult to block.
She had clearly fought Childe before, but the Scaramouche was actually even stronger than Childe.
"Teppei... I'll hold him off... Hurry and go!" Under Lumine's roar, Teppei regained his composure. He nodded hurriedly. "Be careful, I'm going back to report right now!"
The next moment, the Scaramouche directly ordered the other Fatui to intercept Teppei and Paimon. Those elite Fatui soldiers who had retreated earlier surrounded Teppei once again.
"Stop them!"
"Why do you keep getting in our way?" The Scaramouche looked at Lumine with an unfriendly expression. "Being able to defeat Tartaglia was only because that guy was too weak."
Teppei, surrounded by several elite Fatui soldiers, suddenly let out a roar. As a large amount of lightning gathered at his spear tip, he swung the spear and began fighting the elite Fatui soldiers.
The lightning at the spear tip turned into lightning snakes that bit toward the elite Fatui soldiers.
For a moment, Teppei was locked in a back-and-forth struggle with those elite Fatui soldiers.
"Alright, I'm done playing with you all. Die!" Just as the Scaramouche was about to strike, his peripheral Vision caught a familiar figure not far away, and a look of terror surfaced in his eyes.
"Retreat!"
Lumine, who had been prepared for a life-and-death struggle, froze in place. The Scaramouche had actually fled with all his subordinates?
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