"Clang~"
The imagined impact did not occur.
Under the lady's slightly surprised gaze, a longsword suddenly slashed out of nowhere.
It directly struck the attacking Noble Phantasm to the ground.
The immense power made the sword-wielder's arm tremble slightly.
But even so, there was no doubt that this almost certain offensive was still forcibly intercepted.
"Looks like I arrived just in time."
"Miss, are you alright?"
A familiar voice gradually sounded.
Under Kai's gaze, a figure wearing a sea-blue uniform and a white cape gradually appeared before him.
He wore a pirate-like eye patch, and with his appearance, several figures of the Knights of Favonius appeared inside the hotel.
Not only that, but even some Fatui scattered throughout Mondstadt heard the commotion and arrived at the scene.
Facing the rather horrifying sight before them, their expressions instantly filled with surprise.
"What… what's going on here?"
At this moment, the scene inside the hotel could probably be described as extremely tragic.
Except for a few Debt Collectors who could still barely catch their breath, the entire hotel lobby was almost filled with Fatui corpses.
Sharp ice shards were scattered everywhere, covering the entire area like a hellscape.
"Did you do this?"
Kaeya frowned, looking coldly at Kai.
"No, you'll have to ask that Harbinger behind you about this."
Kai shook his head indifferently.
With his arms crossed, he faced the constantly entering Knights of Favonius
and sighed slightly.
"I just didn't expect the Knights of Favonius to act so quickly?"
"Are you trying to protect that Fatui Harbinger?"
"I've heard they've bullied Mondstadt quite a bit. Protecting those who oppress you… that doesn't make much sense."
The arrogance and domineering behavior of the Fatui
were almost known throughout the entire continent of Teyvat.
Especially when they had just arrived in Mondstadt not long ago.
They had suppressed Mondstadt at the negotiating table, fully displaying the unreasonable arrogance of Snezhnaya's delegation.
Even an ordinary resident of Mondstadt had heard of such things.
Under such circumstances, for the oppressed to protect their oppressors, such a thing was truly perplexing from any perspective.
"Diplomatic issues are not my concern."
"But committing violence within Mondstadt is not allowed. We, the Knights of Favonius, will not permit such things to happen."
"Especially since Snezhnaya… is an allied nation of Mondstadt, isn't it?"
Kaeya slowly shook his head.
He did not agree with Kai's words in the slightest.
"In any case, please surrender now."
"That way, on behalf of the Knights of Favonius, we can still treat you leniently."
"Otherwise, if we truly come to blows, it will be a fight to the death."
As Kaeya spoke, outside the hotel, a large number of residents, awakened by the commotion here, also came over, putting on their clothes.
It was estimated that if they procrastinated any longer, Jean would probably come over.
Kai raised his hand.
A Noble Phantasm instantly appeared in his hand, gripped tightly.
He swung it directly at Kaeya without hesitation.
"Then we'll see if you have the strength!"
"Hmm?"
Their figures quickly intertwined.
In a moment, two longswords directly clashed together, emitting an extremely piercing clang.
The lady behind him looked at this scene with some confusion.
Watching the surrounding Knights of Favonius, who seemed to be preparing for a siege, she felt a slight doubt in her heart.
"Is this guy not from Mondstadt?"
She could confirm that in that instant, if it hadn't been for this guy with the eye patch suddenly intervening, she would have truly died in the face of that attack.
If the other party was truly someone dispatched by Mondstadt, and their purpose was for the Fatui, then let alone blocking the sword just now, even intentionally delaying the Knights of Favonius's deployment time, and only pretending to arrive late after everything was over, would seem perfectly normal.
But… facing the Knights of Favonius's all-out efforts to arrive,
the lady's heart was slightly puzzled.
"Could it be that…"
"This person has nothing to do with Mondstadt?"
"Attacking the Goth Grand Hotel directly was entirely to frame someone?"
That's right!
That must be it.
The Goth Grand Hotel was the Fatui's stronghold.
Almost all of Mondstadt knew this.
Once it suffered an inexplicable attack, suspicion would easily fall on the Knights of Favonius.
In such a situation… even if Mondstadt's high-ranking officials hated the Fatui, they would absolutely not choose to act at this time.
Otherwise, once they faced retaliation from Snezhnaya, even if they could successfully eliminate a Harbinger, the benefits would simply not outweigh the ensuing troubles.
"Then…"
Where did this guy come from? Liyue?
If we consider the attack methods used just now.
This inexplicable way of summoning weapons and throwing them at enemies is extremely similar to the rumored sword arts of Liyue.
And from the intelligence gathered, such a strong person should not exist within Mondstadt.
Perhaps there are individuals who can contend with a Harbinger, but someone who can so easily defeat her definitely does not exist!
"It's not good to be distracted in battle."
Just as the Lady was deep in thought, a slightly mocking voice suddenly rang out before her.
Before she could react, a fist wrapped in a profound yellow aura had already swung out fiercely, directly striking her body.
"Watch out!"
Kaeya's expression changed in surprise.
He hastily extended his sword to block, but even so, that powerful force still grazed the surface of the sword.
Along with the surging energy, it heavily struck the Lady's body.
"Bang!!!"
At such close range, completely unprepared, the Lady was directly hit in the abdomen.
Her entire body was smashed into the counter like a cannonball, utterly demolishing the equipment in that area.
"Damn it, the power granted by the gods isn't much left..."
She seemed to vaguely hear the person who attacked say something like that.
Intense pain coursed through the Lady's body, and before she could even get back up, she heard Kai's somewhat unwilling addition: "You got lucky this time."
"Don't let me run into you again."
As his words fell, a powerful aura spread out, directly pushing aside the Knights of Favonius blocking his way.
Then, Kai's figure ran out.
"Trying to leave?"
Kaeya scoffed and quickly followed.
"All of you stay here and maintain order."
"I'll chase this guy myself!"