"Lady, are you alright?"
Soon... as Kai and Kaeya both left the hotel lobby, and after confirming there was no longer any danger at the scene, the Fatui members who had rushed over upon hearing the news flooded in.
Looking at the corpses scattered everywhere, their faces were filled with fear.
This... this was no laughing matter, was it?
The Goth Grand Hotel, as the base for the Snezhnaya envoy's current trip to Mondstadt, was garrisoned by all of the Fatui's remaining elite troops in Mondstadt after the last base incident.
It could be said that, at least for a short time, if Snezhnaya wanted to execute any plans within Mondstadt, the Fatui in the hotel were the only force they could rely on.
They were even personnel capable of contending with the Knights of Favonius.
But now... looking at the bodies on the ground, an indescribable sense of terror quickly spread from the depths of their hearts.
Facing the Lady who was so close, some of the timider ones even began to retreat uncontrollably.
"These... these comrades..."
"Were they all executed by Lady?"
Those signature ice elemental attack methods were all too familiar.
Although no one explicitly asked, the Fatui present clearly had a rough estimation in their hearts.
Especially feeling the ice elemental aura that had not yet dissipated from the Lady's body, perhaps this scene before them was not what she wanted to see.
But there was no doubt that the tragic deaths of these comrades were absolutely related to this Harbinger.
"Lady... are you alright?"
A Knight of Favonius hesitantly walked to the counter.
Instinctively, he could tell that the figure lying in the counter's ruins was a high-ranking individual even among the Fatui.
However, as a Knight of Favonius, his sincere knightly spirit compelled him to step forward and offer a greeting.
"Jean has received the news and will arrive at the Goth Grand Hotel soon."
"Perhaps you can rest on the sofa for a while..."
"It is indeed our Knights of Favonius's dereliction of duty to let your nation encounter such an incident in Mondstadt. But I believe that once Jean arrives, she will definitely give your nation a satisfactory answer."
Although the Fatui's rampant behavior in Mondstadt had long caused dissatisfaction among almost all Citizens of Mondstadt, including the Knights of Favonius, the Knights of Favonius members present were generally aware of diplomatic matters.
After all, no matter what... the other party was a diplomatic mission dispatched by Snezhnaya for official contact.
Yet such a serious incident occurred within Mondstadt.
This was no different from a diplomatic crisis.
Under such circumstances... even if they disliked the Fatui, with their identity as Knights of Favonius, the Knights of Favonius present couldn't help but temper their attitude slightly.
"No need."
However, to everyone's surprise, as the inquiry fell, the disheveled Lady in the counter seemingly easily got up.
Kai's last attack before leaving had clearly caused her great injury, even blood seemed to flow from the corner of her mouth.
But even so, regarding the Knight of Favonius's actions, this Fatui Harbinger, always known for her arrogance, did not show much haughtiness.
She merely glanced slightly outside the door and murmured, "The power granted by the gods... is it the God of Geo?"
If that were the case, then being able to easily defeat her would not be surprising.
After all, the God of Geo is the oldest existing god on the entire continent of Teyvat.
His power is clearly not to be underestimated.
"But why attack me?"
"Is it because the Fatui's rapid expansion might threaten Liyue, causing its concern, so it intends to use this method to incite a war between the Fatui and Mondstadt, consuming each other to give Liyue living space?"
Hmph, if so, that would be a rather foolish act.
After all, Mondstadt's current defense is extremely weak; once Snezhnaya finds a pretext for war, it can truly be destroyed with overwhelming force.
As a god, the other party cannot have failed to consider this point.
Is there some other reason?
There are too many things; she couldn't think it all through at once.
She needed to find a quiet place to deduce it properly.
The Lady took a deep breath, trying to suppress the injuries inside her body.
"Tell Jean that the Fatui will visit again later."
"That's all; let's go."
With that, she walked directly out the door.
"Hm?"
The Knights of Favonius present looked at each other.
Clearly, everyone was genuinely puzzled by this scene.
They didn't even understand what had happened.
Speaking of which... according to rumors, aren't the Fatui extremely arrogant?
Especially their Harbingers, aren't they even more so?
No, this isn't just a rumor anymore; at least from the interactions over the past few days, these Fatui certainly live up to that reputation.
Yet now, such a major incident occurred at the Goth Grand Hotel.
Almost all the Fatui members present were annihilated.
And these guys weren't even hidden spies; they were diplomatic personnel openly dispatched.
But despite all this, the Harbinger didn't even show the slightest intention of holding anyone accountable.
Instead, she casually brushed it aside.
She didn't even bother to converse with Jean.
"When did the Fatui become so benevolent?"
Staring at her retreating figure, a Knights of Favonius member murmured softly.
He clearly couldn't comprehend her actions.
"Also, how should we deal with these bodies?"
Staring at the corpses of the Fatui members scattered on the ground.
For a while, they truly couldn't find a reasonable solution.
Forget it...
Let's wait for Jean to arrive!
Meanwhile... outside Mondstadt, under a berry tree.
Two figures were conversing with each other.
"By the way, wasn't your acting a bit too exaggerated just now?"
"I think it was fine, after all, I represent the Knights of Favonius... Was there a problem with what I said?"
"No problem, but too much rambling makes it seem like you were trying to show off."
"Ah ha... Master Kai certainly has a wild imagination. Even if I had that thought, I wouldn't possibly do it in front of a Harbinger. It was just to increase the plausibility, you know."
"That's true, but you did intervene too early. I was planning to say that this time, he'd lose at least one arm."
Recalling the battle that had just occurred.
Kai sighed, his expression a little helpless.
Standing opposite him was Kaeya, who had been in pursuit.
Hearing such a tone.
Kaeya showed a slightly pained smile and replied.
"Being able to destroy most of the Fatui members inside the Goth Grand Hotel in one go already counts as getting justice for Jean."
"If that Harbinger had lost an arm, things would have become quite troublesome."
Kai shrugged, not denying this situation.
"But your cooperation was really good."
"I was wondering why there weren't any of your people secretly watching the Fatui near the hotel."
Kai's gaze quickly returned to Kaeya.
He revealed a rather cunning smile.
"So, you considered that aspect."
"You deliberately didn't send anyone to watch, to give me a chance to infiltrate the hotel, huh?"