I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

“In that case, feel free to ask me whenever you’ve thought it through,” Ivan said with a smile. “Come on, come back to the command room with me first.”

A few minutes later, in the command room of the Azure Dragon, Paimon, who was curious about everything, flew around aimlessly in the sky, looking at the radar display one moment and the fire control system the next, attracting frequent glances from everyone in the command room. Meanwhile, Ivan was focused on the Teyvat map in front of him. Since he had instructed Paimon to be careful, he was not worried about it touching anything.

At that moment, Ivan was using the walkie-talkie next to him to communicate with a reconnaissance helicopter in the distance.

"Seagull One, this is Azure Dragon, please respond."

"Seagull One received, Azure Dragon, please proceed."

"Seagull One, you are located four nautical miles southwest of the Azure Dragon, at an altitude of 6000 meters. Can you observe the land?"

"Report to the Azure Dragon: The coastline is clearly visible from a kilometer southwest of our aircraft."

Upon hearing this, Ivan drew a model ship on the Teyvat map next to him, located in the northeast sea area of ​​Mondstadt, which is the current location of the fleet.

"It looks like we're not far from Mondstadt. Seagull One, can we approach the coast for reconnaissance?"

"Report: Our aircraft has encountered an unidentified turbulence and is unable to approach the coastline."

"Unidentified turbulence?"

Ivan frowned, and just as he was about to ask further questions, the shocked voice of the Seagull One pilot came through the walkie-talkie.

"What is that thing in the sky over there?!"

Chapter 6 Falcon VS Dragon

The voice of the Seagull No. 1 pilot startled everyone in the command center.

Xu Donghai, who had been following Ivan closely, gripped the walkie-talkie with a furrowed brow: "Seagull One, Seagull One, please respond if you hear me."

"Seagull One received."

Have you encountered enemy activity?

"Our aircraft has not encountered any enemy activity yet, but we have spotted a huge unidentified creature in the distance."

"Unidentified creature?"

Xu Donghai looked at the radar next to him, and sure enough, a bright unidentified target appeared within the detection range of the Canglong radar.

Ivan asked, "What did that unidentified creature look like?"

"It is entirely blue and has a pair of huge wings, making it look somewhat like a dragon from Western mythology."

Ivan raised an eyebrow: "Dvalin?"

"Dvalin?" Xu Donghai turned to look at Ivan. "What's that?"

"Dvalin is the name of that creature, one of the four Guardians of the Wind in Mondstadt, responsible for protecting Mondstadt."

Ivan tapped the location of Mondstadt on the Teyvat map next to him, then continued, "It's a dragon."

Xu Donghai asked in confusion, "Could it be that our aircraft's reconnaissance activities alerted it?"

Ivan frowned and said, "It's hard to say."

According to the normal timeline of Genshin Impact, Mondstadt should be experiencing a dragon plague right now, and Dvalin is most likely corrupted by it. If Seagull One gets its eye on it, then it'll be in big trouble.

So Ivan said into the walkie-talkie, "Seagull One, return to base immediately."

"Seagull One understands... Oh no, that unidentified creature is charging towards us! It's so fast!"

After the Seagull No. 1 pilot finished speaking, there was no sound from the walkie-talkie.

The communications officer standing nearby reported, "Report: There is unidentified magnetic field interference; communications have been interrupted."

Within minutes, the situation suddenly took a sharp turn for the worse, and it was at this moment that the combat skills of the entire exploration team were demonstrated.

Xu Donghai immediately ordered: "The drone will take off immediately and head to the location of Seagull-1."

"Immediately attempt to eliminate interference and reconnect to the communication."

"Contact other ships and put all vessels on high alert, ensuring the Blue Whale missile cruiser is ready to provide long-range fire support at any time!"

With a series of orders issued, everyone immediately and efficiently took action. Although everyone looked a little nervous, no one panicked in the slightest. At this moment, the massive war machine began to run with a roar!

Several Falcon unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) quickly took off, as the Seagull-1 was only four nautical miles from the fleet, and the drones arrived in the vicinity of the Seagull-1 in just a few seconds.

At this moment, the camera on the Falcon drone transmitted the entire scene back to us.

Inside the command center of the Azure Dragon, everyone was taken aback when they saw a blue dragon nearly forty meters long appear on the monitor.

This was the first time everyone had experienced the sensory impact of a giant creature from another world.

After seeing the footage, Ivan confirmed that the dragon was indeed Dvalin. A purplish-red thorn was clearly visible on its neck, a sign of Dvalin's demonic transformation.

At this moment, the demonized Dvalin was chasing Seagull One at an extremely fast pace, far exceeding the speed that was clearly disproportionate to his massive body.

The two aircraft spiraled upwards, soaring into the sky. Just as Tvarin was about to bite off the tail of Seagull 1, Seagull 1 suddenly made a sideways evasive maneuver, narrowly avoiding the fatal attack.

"Immediately provide support to Seagull One!"

At Xu Donghai's command, the Falcon unmanned combat aerial vehicle, carrying several air-to-air missiles, immediately launched an attack on Tvalin.

Several air-to-air missiles instantly traced arcs through the air and slammed heavily into Tvalin's back.

The violent explosion caused Tvalin to cry out in pain, and he immediately abandoned the pursuit of Seagull 1, turning to charge at several drones. Seagull 1 took this opportunity to return to base immediately.

Facing the oncoming Tvalin, the operators on the Soryu, who were remotely controlling the Falcon UAVs, immediately began to maneuver and scatter, while several air-to-air missiles were launched.

Meanwhile, Ivan stared intently at the large screen, observing the situation on site with great concentration.

He wasn't afraid that Dvalin would be blown up. In fact, even if Dvalin were to be blown up, Ivan wouldn't care. Exploring Teyvat was based on the safety of his own people. Now that his own people were in mortal danger, Ivan would make the same decision as Xu Donghai, not to mention Dvalin, but even the gods of Teyvat, and would choose to open fire without hesitation.

The first salvo of missiles had already caused considerable damage to Tvalin. Several charred wounds could be seen on Tvalin's back. If Tvalin hadn't been so tough, any other creature would have been dead long ago from that bombardment. After all, as long as it is a carbon-based creature, there is no problem that firepower cannot solve. If there is, it means that the firepower is not enough.

Ivan raised an eyebrow as he watched the second wave of air-to-air missiles launched by the Falcon drone on the screen.

If they take another hit from this bombardment, even someone as strong as Dvalin probably won't be able to hold out. Will the battle end so easily?

Dvalin, as one of the four guardians of Mondstadt, possesses great intelligence. Even if demonic corruption has eroded some of its sanity, it shouldn't be foolish enough to charge straight at the missiles after being bombarded by the first wave of artillery fire. Ivan always felt that it wasn't that simple.

Just as the second wave of missiles was about to hit Tvalin, Tvalin suddenly let out a long howl, followed by a strong gust of wind that instantly darkened the sky. The next second, the surrounding air began to become turbulent, and several Falcon drones were affected and had to retreat urgently. The air-to-air missiles flying in the middle of the way also fell into the sea under the influence of the strong airflow and exploded on the sea surface.

As Dvalin continued to flap his wings, a powerful waterspout was forming on the sea surface, with Dvalin as the eye of the storm. The enormous suction force created a waterspout phenomenon, carrying seawater upwards. In just a few seconds, a colossal waterspout, connecting the thunder and rain above and the sea below, with a diameter of over a hundred meters, appeared before everyone's eyes in a truly awe-inspiring way. Even from the Soryu thousands of meters away, standing on the deck and looking into the distance with the naked eye, it was clearly visible!

Xu Donghai was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but ask, "Is this really a supernatural phenomenon caused by biological energy?"

Ivan was equally shocked, but when he saw the waterspout begin to move rapidly toward the fleet, he hurriedly shouted that something was wrong.

"Damn it, Tvalin's target isn't the drone. It must have sensed that Seagull One had returned to the 'nest,' and it's probably planning to track Seagull One to attack the 'nest'!"

Xu Donghai's expression changed: "You mean its target is the fleet?"

“That’s right.” Ivan frowned. “Captain Xu, Tvalin is currently hiding inside a waterspout. Ordinary air-to-air missiles can no longer harm it. Given the speed of the waterspout, the fleet simply won’t have time to relocate. Let the Blue Whale missile cruiser launch a fire attack.”

"Yes!"

Xu Donghai nodded and immediately began to communicate with the captain of the Blue Whale missile cruiser. However, at that moment, a faint plucked string harp sound suddenly came from the monitor screen. Then the waterspout suddenly stopped and disappeared in the next second. Tvalin immediately turned around and flew back to land without hesitation.

Everyone was somewhat bewildered by Tvalin's sudden retreat.

Xu Donghai frowned and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly retreat?"

Ivan, however, seemed to be deep in thought.

Did I just hear a faint sound of a piano?

It's him?

Chapter 7 Advance Team

"Next, the fleet will anchor in this area and stand by at any time. I will lead an advance team to enter Mondstadt in advance to make contact with the Mondstadt people."

"That's the decision."

Inside the command center, Ivan finished explaining the next steps of the plan and then took a sip of water.

Xu Donghai looked worried: "But Commander Yi, is this really going to work? Isn't it too risky?"

Ivan shook his head and said, "We are here to explore, not to start a war. It is inevitable to communicate with the Teyvats. Besides, Mondstadt is still very safe. In addition, I have a well-equipped special forces team with me. We will be fine."

Seeing Ivan's calm demeanor, Xu Donghai didn't say anything more and turned to order the "Orca" special operations team to prepare.

A few minutes later, the special operations team was ready to go. To avoid the plane attracting Tvalin's attention again, the team changed to a speedboat and headed towards land.

Time fast-forwarded again, and the advance squads led by Ivan soon arrived at the Mondstadt coast in their speedboats. The squads quickly disembarked to assemble and reorganize their equipment.

The advance special operations team consisted of twenty people, excluding Ivan. Ivan ordered the team to be divided into two groups, A and B, with ten people in each group. Group A was led by Xiang Feng, the captain of the "Orca" special operations team, and would follow him to Mondstadt. Group B was led by Jian Yi, the deputy captain of the "Orca" special operations team, and would be stationed on the spot to guard the equipment and ships. At the same time, if any accident occurred to Group A, Group B could quickly provide support and contact the fleet.

At this moment, the sky was covered with dark clouds and the air was humid, looking as if a torrential downpour was about to begin.

"The weather in Mondstadt has been terrible lately," Paimon remarked as he floated beside Ivan.

Just in case, Ivan also brought Paimon with him.

“It’s all related to Dvalin’s demonic transformation,” Ivan said, frowning.

Paimon tilted his head and asked, "Is it that giant dragon I saw on that monitor I saw over there before?"

"Yes, it is one of the four Wind Guardians of Mondstadt."

Paimon shook his head: "Never heard of that... Are you really from another world? How come you know more than I do?"

Ivan smiled but didn't answer directly: "Isn't it normal to know more than you? Besides knowledge about food, what else is in your head?"

"Hey!"

Ignoring Paimon's protests, Ivan looked around at the terrain and asked Paimon, "Where is this?"

Paimon looked around as well, then said with certainty, "We should be on Cape Lookout coast!"

"Cape of Hope?"

Ivan raised an eyebrow, then said to the person next to him, "Captain Xiang, do you have a Teyvat map on you?"

Xiang Feng is the captain of the "Orca" special operations team. He has a noticeable scar on his chin, slightly dark skin, a strong build, and a somewhat weathered face, but he is actually only twenty-seven years old.

Xiang Feng nodded and said, "Yes."

After saying that, he pulled out a neatly folded Teyvat map from his tactical vest.

Ivan compared the map with the map and finally determined that the landing point where they were now located should be a corner of the coast of Cape Windlook in the Mondstadt region.