"Hm?"
The sudden appearance of a strong aura made the Lady's gaze immediately serious.
The next second… the extremely overbearing sword light burst forth with incredibly dazzling brilliance, mixed with the intensely powerful elemental glow.
Under the astonished gaze of the Fatui soldiers, it fiercely struck the two Ruin Guards.
"Boom!!!"
Vast flames surged, and the mighty power transformed into an energy halo, spreading wildly in both directions at a visible speed.
The rising air current blew all the surrounding Hilichurl away.
The rotating bodies of the Ruin Guards were instantly cut in half at the waist.
Countless complex and precise mechanical parts, under the impact of the dazzling fire, were completely reduced to thorough powder.
"Hm?"
The expected heavy impact did not occur.
Jean, who had already raised her hands in a defensive posture, was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look up.
What met her eyes was the scene of the two Ruin Guards completely shattering.
Fierce flames, carrying scorching energy, suddenly permeated the air.
Within the swirling flames, a blurred outline slowly emerged under Jean's gaze.
The long sword in his hand released unimaginable power.
The slightly cold aura, upon seeing Jean, suddenly paused for a moment, finally transforming into a somewhat troubled tone.
"You said you wouldn't get hurt?"
"You should be a little more careful… you silly woman!"
The flames gradually dissipated, revealing Kai's slightly helpless figure.
Seeing Kai appear before her, Jean's eyes immediately lit up with surprise, then she couldn't help but blush.
She whispered, "Kai… why are you here?"
"Ah ha, we'll talk about this later."
Waving his hand and seeing that Jean hadn't sustained any injuries, Kai finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Diluc's figure also entered the stronghold.
Looking at the ground covered with Hilichurl and various monsters, even he couldn't help but frown.
"There are... so many Hilichurl?"
The Fatui have a habit of raising Hilichurl to guard the entrances of their hidden strongholds.
Generally speaking, to prevent unfamiliar adventurers from accidentally discovering the stronghold, the Fatui usually use certain methods to lure a small number of Hilichurl or Slimes to the entrance.
This way, even if they are accidentally discovered by the Knights of Favonius, after dealing with the Hilichurl at the entrance, no one would bother to explore further.
But the problem was... the number here was clearly not just for simply hiding the entrance.
"Hey, Diluc."
Just as Diluc was deep in thought, Kai's voice suddenly rang out from not far away.
With two casual sword strikes, he shattered the surging monsters.
Kai helped Jean up and called out, "You take them and the Traveler out first, I'll handle this."
"I'll go with you."
However, before Diluc could even respond, Jean, hearing what Kai said, almost instinctively grabbed Kai's hand.
Her clear eyes were filled with tension, clearly not intending to let him fight alone.
Having just fought these Hilichurl, Jean naturally understood their strength very well.
Although their individual strength was not particularly strong, with the continuous support of their numbers, even the strongest would easily run out of stamina.
Although Jean was very confident in breaking out of this place, if it was Kai... even knowing that her husband had always been strong, and even in swordsmanship, he could suppress her, the Dandelion Knight.
But even so, she would never allow him to take such a risk.
"Don't worry."
Noticing the concern in Jean's eyes, Kai scratched his head and smiled, showing no signs of nervousness.
"I would never fight a battle I'm not confident in."
"After all, if I'm not around, who will take care of you?"
"But..."
"Besides, what do you think I'm holding in my hand?"
He weighed the longsword in his hand.
Kai took a deep breath.
At this moment, his face was filled with seriousness.
Although she was very worried about Kai's safety, seeing his serious tone, Jean's thoughts suddenly paused.
She asked in a very cooperative manner, "What... is it?"
"Is it a sword?"
It seemed to be a longsword she had never seen before!
The Knights of Favonius always used standard longswords.
Including Jean, most people used a favonius sword.
Although in this world, the effects released by different weapons are indeed vastly different.
But regarding the weapon in Kai's hand, to be honest, Jean had never seen it before.
"This..."
Kai suddenly waved his hand.
As sword energy surged out, another group of Hilichurl instantly turned into black ash and dissipated.
After that, a deep voice quietly rang out again.
"This is Excalibur."
"The Sword Promised of Victory!"
"Ah?"
Jean's forehead was filled with question marks.
For a moment, she didn't quite react.
What kind of strange thing was this again?
Having spent a long time with Kai, just like Diluc, Jean often heard some strange terms from him.
Although she was already used to it, hearing him say that suddenly, Jean's mind still couldn't keep up with the pace.
"Wha..."
"If you react like that, I don't know how to explain it."
Scratching his head and looking at Jean's puzzled expression, Kai didn't know how to explain it for a while.
"In short, just assume I'm about to unleash an Elemental Burst, but I'm afraid of implicating you all."
And at this moment, Diluc had already cut through the monster crowd and successfully arrived.
Gazing at Lumine and Paimon, who had also gathered by his side, Kai took a deep breath and said, "Then Diluc."
"I'm entrusting the Traveler to you."
There was no need to worry about Jean.
Her previous mistake was only due to a period of weakness after unleashing her Elemental Burst.
Now, with the passage of time, her normal combat power had mostly recovered.
Therefore, cooperating with Diluc to cut through the monster crowd would clearly not be difficult at all.
"Kai..."
"Relax."
Seeing Jean's anxious expression, Kai couldn't help but laugh.
"You've known me for so long, have I ever lied to you?"
"Hmm... no."
Jean shook her head.
In all the time they had known each other, Kai had indeed never lied to her once.
On the contrary, because of her busy work, she often lied to send Kai away.
"So..."
He raised his hand and pinched Jean's chin.
Kai looked up, sensing the aura of the Fatui soldiers above.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I won't get hurt in a battle of this level."
"Because..."
"I don't want to see my Jean cry!"