They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 543 Extra (8): When the Strongest Mechanic of Nordkalé Meets the Strongest Force in Mondstadt

While Xing, Ying, and March 7 were exchanging information at the Frost Moon Child's base, the explosions in the central part of Xixi Island continued unabated.

However, Columbia and Danheng were stunned for a moment when they got close to the explosion area.

The two men assumed that the frequent explosions must be caused by a fierce battle between the local garrison and the Wild Hunt.

They dared not approach, but upon closer inspection, they realized that their assessment of the two sides was correct; the two forces battling here were indeed the Frostmoon Children's Guard and the Wild Hunt.

It wouldn't be wrong to say it was a fierce battle; the scene was indeed very intense.

However, the Wild Hunt was facing a much smaller Frostmoon Sons garrison and was being attacked unilaterally.

Moreover, it wasn't that the Frostmoon Sons' garrison had any powerful warriors who could single-handedly lead a small squad into the Wild Hunt and unleash their full power.

At this moment, the victory of the Frostmoon Child can only be described in one word: technological crushing.

Yes, when Columbia and Danheng arrived in the central part of Xixi Island, they witnessed a battle between modern people and primitive people.

As is widely known, in the central part of Xixi Island, behind the giant moon goddess statue at the Sunbeam Terrace, there is a natural cliff canyon that diagonally divides Xixi Island into two parts.

The Frostmoon Child did not build a bridge across this canyon; if one possessed the Wings of Wind, one could use the elevation difference between the north and south sides to leap across it.

To leap directly over is beyond the capabilities of ordinary people; at least, the mindless Wild Hunt doesn't have that ability.

Fortunately, the beach in the southern part of Xixi Island is flat, and the water in the areas where wading is required is not deep, so the Wild Hunt can rush directly from this beach to Frostmoon Castle.

Let's rewind a bit.

The Frostmoon Sons received help from Aino, Ineff, and the three most elite members of the Knights of Favonius, but the Wild Hunt was pushed back to this beach.

At this moment, the key figure arrived.

The Star Train roared through the sky, and Walter immediately parachuted down, using a gravity distortion to suck most of the Wild Hunt from the beach into the air, then letting them experience the thrill of freefall.

However, Welt did not provide Wild Hunt with any fall protection, as the rules of the Teyvat world include the rule that falling from a great height will cause great damage.

Stars and others are protected by the Path of Destiny, allowing them to freefall without ignoring additional damage.

If it were a Teyvat native, unless you had special falling skills, even Zhongli would faint from exhaustion after falling straight down from a great height.

This is why Ying would be envious of Xing and others being able to arrive directly.

She lost count of how many times she fainted from Mondstadt to Nordkalé.

Clearly, even the Invader, Luminous, couldn't avoid this damage, let alone ordinary Wild Hunters. Falling from the sky, these monsters couldn't even utter a wail before turning into a cloud of black ash and disappearing.

With the clearing space made by Walter, the Star Train landed smoothly. As soon as the doors opened, Lauma and Philins rushed out and charged into the Wild Hunt to fight.

This made it impossible for Walter to throw out his gravity field for fear of accidentally injuring friendly forces, so he had to silently cancel it.

However, Lauma is now clearly in a state of rage after her hometown was attacked, and she is moving around the battlefield in a half-human, half-deer spirit form.

The wild hunters here have just crossed the shallow sea and are covered in water elementals.

As Lauma's spirit form moved at high speed, it continuously released Moon Blossom shockwaves, killing the surrounding Wild Hunters and also applying grass elementals to Wild Hunters a little further away.

When these grass elements come into contact with water elements, they immediately generate a large number of grassland nuclei.

A few seconds later, a series of explosions began to occur within the dense ranks of the Wild Hunt, and the Wild Hunt's continuous military formation was broken by this wave of grassland nuclear bombs.

Lauma, on the other hand, had already run far away thanks to her speed.

Seeing this, Philins realized he couldn't fall too far behind. Just as the Wild Hunt passed the canyon, countless bolts of lightning struck down.

Then, a huge, moonlit, electrified cloud enveloped the area, unleashing a thunderous explosion upon the Wild Hunt below.

Unlike a prairie nuclear explosion, a lunar-induced thunderstorm cloud can persist for a short period of time.

For a moment, the Wild Hunt forces were stuck in the shallow waters of the canyon by this thundercloud, unable to advance an inch.

Lauma and Flins's actions left the Wild Hunt forces, who had rushed out of the beach to fight the Frostmoon Sons' guards, without any reinforcements.

Moreover, with Walter blocking the beach, no Wild Hunt could cross that line.

Seeing this, Ainu and the others used elemental bursts to clear the area, and the Wild Hunt that had rushed out of the beach was quickly wiped out.

Immediately afterwards, the guards of the Frostmoon Child gathered around Lauma. Their Moon Singer had returned, and they had finally found their leader.

Falga, meanwhile, casually led Abedo and Dulin toward the Star Train.

Seeing that Lauma emerged from the train unharmed, and knowing that she was Aino from the allied forces, he couldn't resist his curiosity and quietly approached the train with Inef.

When Falgar reached the Star Train, Lauma, along with Frostmoon's Child and Felin, used the narrow terrain and their superb elemental reaction skills to temporarily block the Wild Hunt's attacks with various ranged attacks.

It seems that as long as they don't run out of energy, they should be able to hold out for quite a while.

So Falgar walked straight to Welt's side and generously extended his hand.
"It looks like this is the legendary flying train that suddenly appeared out of the sky."

"Hello, sir. I am Falgar, Knight of the North Wind of the Knights of Favonius. Behind me are Abedor, the leader of the investigation squad, and Durin, a temporary member of the order."

Falgar says that Dulin is a temporary member because he has no idea about the Star Train or that they have just returned from Mondstadt.

Falgar couldn't possibly tell a complete stranger he was meeting for the first time that the person fighting alongside him wasn't actually part of the party.

Walter remained quite calm in the face of Falgar's self-introduction. As the former leader of the Anti-Entropy Alliance, he was experienced in dealing with people.

Walter extended his hand to shake Falgar's hand and then calmly responded.
"Grand Master Falgar of the Knights of Favonius, I didn't expect to meet you so soon."

We just returned from Mondstadt, and Vice Commander Qin kept mentioning you.

When Walter said that, Falgar was stunned. He never expected that the train would fly to Mondstadt and back in such a short time after leaving Nordkalley.

Falga instantly realized that if what the man in front of him said was true, then the train's speed would need to be reassessed.

He communicated with Jean, explaining that she had stayed in Mondstadt for a while, so the flight time would be very short.

However, Falgar couldn't believe everything Walter said. But when he asked again, a familiar voice came from behind him.
"Wow! It's Commander Falga, Brother Abedo, and Brother Little Dulin!"

Falga turned around and saw a red figure rushing towards him.

Klee, with her adorable big eyes sparkling, asked Commander Falgar with concern.
"Commander Falgar, it's been a long time. Klee heard you went on an expedition to a dangerous place. Are you alright?"

When Falgar saw Klee, his blood almost turned cold with fear.

Falgar knew perfectly well how dangerous Nordkare was right now, and if Klee even got a scratch here, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Iris.

Just as Falgar was wondering whether he would be shoved into a cannon barrel and fired into Teyvat by Alice, or be strapped to countless bombs and thrown into the Ember Sea, Abedo covered his face and asked...

"Klee, what are you doing here? Did you sneak in?"

Klee knew she had gotten herself into serious trouble by sneaking out of the Knights, so she had no choice but to honestly recount her adventure on the train once more.

After hearing Klee's description, Falgar and Abedo reacted similarly to Luminous, knowing that Klee hadn't done it on purpose, so they couldn't bear to blame her too much. As for the train crew's decision not to take Klee directly back to Mondstadt, there was actually nothing wrong with it, and they didn't say much about it.

Moreover, after Klee ran out, Himeko, who was in charge of taking care of her, also came out.

Falgar could tell that this elegant lady had no ill intentions towards Klee.

Therefore, Falgar could only accept the fact that Klee was already in the land of Nordkale, and would find a way to send her back after this battle was over.

Therefore, Falga thanked Himeko.
"Himeko-san, thank you so much for protecting Klee."

This child is the apple of our Knights of Favonius' eye. If anything were to happen to him, I would be held responsible, even if I had to slit my own throat on the spot.

Falgar was genuinely frightened when he said that, and Himeko, seeing this, smiled and comforted him.

"Commander Falgar, although I have only known Klee for a short time, I can tell that she is an obedient and sensible child."

Although he's a bit too proactive, I think that's a strength.

To be honest, if she weren't too young and not suited for long journeys, I would have liked to bring her on the train. She's a natural adventurer, a nameless traveler.

Moreover, in just a few minutes, she seemed to have made new friends.

Himeko's words were sincere, and Falga neither agreed nor disagreed.

After all, Klee's mother was a world-renowned adventurer whose travels extended far beyond the world of Teyvat.

Moreover, at such a young age, Klee was able to roam freely in Mondstadt, making every mountain peak (Windrise was reshaped by Klee) and every fish tremble in fear. The bombs she created were so powerful that even she herself felt a chill run down her spine. She was indeed a born adventurer (ruin destroyer).

As for her new friend, it's Aino, who looks and is about the same age as Klee.

No one knows Klee's real age. As an immortal being, although she looks like she is seven or eight years old, she is definitely older than seven or eight.

Because in Keli's story, she mentioned that she used to have a puppy, but the puppy died of old age.

However, Klee's childlike innocence is genuine and real.

There's no need to say more about Aino; she's a real child.

When Claire and Aino met, they felt a sense of joy at seeing their own kind.

Because both of them possess knowledge far exceeding that of most adults, and are considered geniuses in their respective fields of expertise (literally, not geniuses in the Star Iron Universe).

So, after only a few words, the two became good friends.

At this moment, Ineff was completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation and was even pleased that Eno had made a new friend of the same age.

However, the two genius girls quickly steered the conversation toward their own professional fields.

Aino pulled out "Calm Down Duck" (a special move that continuously sprays water onto the surrounding machines).

Klee then pulled out a specially made bouncy bomb and introduced her invention to her new friend.

Then, to show off her invention, Aino threw the "Calm Down Duck" directly at the head of the Wild Hunt that the Frostmoon Child was intercepting, to help him get a healing spell.

Seeing this, Klee naturally refused to back down, but she was being watched by several people and was not allowed to approach the battlefield.

So Klee handed the bouncy bomb to Inef, who was next to Aino, and asked...

"Sister Ineff, could you help Klee throw this bouncy bomb behind those monsters, preferably near water?"

Ineff naturally wouldn't refuse Klee's request. In her opinion, how powerful could a bomb made by a child be? At most, it would be a little more powerful than the bombs made by the Fontaine Thieves.

However, after Inef threw the bomb, Abedo saw the markings on the specially made bouncing bomb and instantly realized that Inef had thrown it too close. He then shouted to the Frostmoon Children...

"Everyone on the front lines! Lie down!"

The Frostmoon Child on the front lines didn't know why Abedo shouted that, but the two sides had already established a certain level of trust through their previous joint battles.

Without a word, the guards of the Frostmoon Child pounced on him.

Then they heard a tremendous boom that could shatter eardrums, and a small mushroom cloud rose directly from the Wild Hunt team.

The terrifying fire elemental force spread indiscriminately in all directions with the explosion. In addition to those who were directly killed by the shockwave, the Wild Hunters who had been given water by the "Calm Down Duck" spell were also instantly taken away by the evaporation reaction.

After the explosion, the Frostmoon Children were surprised to find the shallow waters in front of them churning.

The water level, which was originally below the Wild Hunt's knees, has risen to waist-deep after this explosion.

As Inef watched this scene, her pupils flickered with data, accompanied by faint hissing sounds. She muttered to herself.

"Reassess Klee's danger level. Assessment result: Danger level: High."

However, Aino was clearly not intimidated by the explosion; the power of her Lunar Torque Cannon was far greater than that of the bomb.

But the fact that such a small bomb can have such great power shows its high quality.

She excitedly grabbed Keli and asked...
"Wow, this bomb is really powerful! Klee, what recipe did you use to make it?"

Klee, without hiding anything from her new friend, answered just as excitedly.

"This is a new type of bouncing bomb that Klee improved using the recipes for the Float Bomb and the Accurate Bomb given to her by her mother (both of which are bombs used in the 1.6 Golden Apple Islands event)."

Klee had more than just these bombs; she had many more of different models.

As she spoke, Klee put down the bulging bag on her back and pulled out various bombs from it.

At this moment, Klee is sharing her toys with her best friend.

Aino was equally unceremonious, picking it up and wanting to throw it away immediately.

Fortunately, Ineff, who was frightened by the power of Klee's bomb, quickly stopped Aino, saying that she was not strong enough to throw it far and it would hurt her.

At this moment, Falga, who had been watching the show for a long time, suddenly had a good idea.

With so many bombs, he was genuinely afraid that Klee might accidentally blow up a mountain.

At that point, I'm afraid I'll end up with nothing but my underwear.

Now is the perfect time to use up Klee's stockpile of bombs.

Therefore, Falgar immediately proposed...
"Klee, you want to show off the power of the bomb to your friends, right?"

"I'll help you, Abedor, Durin. You guys shouldn't just stand around either. Help Klee demonstrate. With so many Wild Hunts, how long would it take to kill them one by one? Using bombs is much more efficient."

　If you were to ask what the most common way for players to die during their Teyvat adventures is, it would definitely be from falling to their death.

　　I've lost count of how many times I've died from falling since the server opened. Yesterday, during the initial exploration, I even accidentally ran out of stamina and died from falling.

　　Fortunately, the girl was able to come back to life, saving me a fried egg.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)