179: Monster Riot

Nantianmen. At the original location of the Fulong Tree, a group of Millelith, along with Hu Tao, Keqing, and Yelan, all charged forward, attempting to trim the toenails of Azhdaha. However, it could be stated quite simply—the results were minimal.

To be precise, apart from the DMG dealt by the three of them using elemental reactions, the rest of the Millelith could be said to have had no effect at all. At most, they only made Azhdaha feel increasingly irritated, causing his anger to spike rapidly.

Huo Xi stood in front of the wounded and unconscious, unfurling the shield formed by his Ideal Fluid to prevent everyone from being caught in the crossfire. It could be said that he was a fountain behind them, providing both defense and healing for everyone present.

Yakoda stood behind Huo Xi and felt nothing but pleasant surprise. What kind of ability was this? Being able to both shield and heal—wouldn't just standing in the middle of a crowd be enough to exhaust enemies to death?

If she had this kind of ability... she could complete so many more missions a day! She was insanely envious!

As for the Millelith soldiers on the front line and the trio of Keqing, Yelan, and Hu Tao, each of them was equipped with an Anemo Element shield.

Eh, you can't hurt me, and I can't hurt you. A group of people and a dragon, just playing around.

However, when Azhdaha got agitated, he would sometimes swat many people away at once, like throwing bowling balls. Although they wouldn't be injured, it clearly didn't feel good, and those people would be brought back by Huo Xi.

On the front line, seeing that the ordinary Millelith could not deal DMG to the Dragon King, Keqing ordered that only a few with Visions remain. With the interference of ordinary people removed, Hu Tao, Keqing, and Yelan were clearly able to fight more freely.

The dice in Yelan's hand flashed, and countless Hydro element threads intersected among the rocks, weaving into an all-encompassing net.

Hu Tao and Keqing exchanged a glance; the staff of homa was wreathed in flames, and lightning flickered on the blade in Keqing's hand.

"Ann's Secret Art!"

"Sword light as me, cutting away the chaos!"

Above the blue spiderweb, a giant butterfly and interwoven lightning sword qi shone brilliantly!

The fire butterfly flapped its wings, and the flames spread along the Hydro element threads, converging with the Electro element at Azhdaha's head. A violent explosion instantly resounded throughout the entire valley!

"Did it work?" a Millelith soldier asked nervously. The three of them, Hu Tao, Keqing, and Yelan, also jumped out of the attack range and looked over.

However, after the water vapor dissipated, the massive head of over a hundred meters was not only uninjured, but the violent explosion had actually made his eyes clear up slightly.

But clarity did not mean regaining rationality; instead, it allowed him to break free from the chaotic state where he didn't even know how to use his skills.

Keqing's expression was grave: "Not good, everyone retreat!"

The two horns of Azhdaha, which symbolized the Authority of Geo, emitted a golden light. He opened his massive dragon mouth to let out an earth-shattering roar, and then slammed his horns violently into the ground.

However, the violent impact that was expected did not occur. The collision of the giant horns against the ground sounded merely like a hammer striking a chime, producing ethereal and pleasant tones. The sound spread into the distance like ocean waves, accompanied by circles of golden ripples.

As for this scene, Huo Xi had actually seen it before. It was in The Chasm, where there were many towering Geo pillars. In the game, if you placed a Geo Element construct near these pillars, resonance would occur between the rocks, and the special effect was similar to what was happening now.

Oh right, the special effect of Zhongli's Elemental Skill was the same.

Huo Xi remembered a theory in the player community at the time: this resonance ability might essentially be one of the original abilities of the Geo Element in Teyvat, and the Geo pillars in The Chasm might be some kind of residue of Teyvat's original Geo Element on the surface.

Similar to the Primordial Seawater of Fontaine and the Phlogiston of Natlan, it was a remnant of Teyvat's primitive Elemental Power.

But regardless of what it was, it was not strange that Azhdaha, who possessed the Authority of Geo, could use this move.

Now, golden ripples were pulsing across the land. Seeing this, even a fool would know that this was likely some kind of functional skill.

Hu Tao and the others didn't dare to move recklessly, all looking around vigilantly. It didn't take long for the Millelith located at the outermost perimeter to discover something unusual.

"Report! Geo Element monsters are gathering in the northeast!"

"There are some in the south too, no, even further away, large numbers of Geo Element monsters are gathering! They are all marching towards here!"

Everyone looked into the distance, their scalps tingling for a moment. Geo Slimes, Hatchling Geovishaps, Geovishaps... Countless Geo Element monsters were gathering at the fastest speed and converging towards the direction of Azhdaha.

The skill just now was summoning other Geo Element monsters; that was the resonance of the earth and mountains!

Yelan's mind spun quickly, and he immediately shouted: "Everyone, gather together! Move towards Huo Xi as quickly as possible!"

Surrounded by so many monsters, fighting individually was clearly not a good idea. But being by Huo Xi's side was different; he had both shields and healing, truly a "Big Daddy" in this situation.

Huo Xi also noticed the change in the situation. He was just about to use gravity manipulation to control a wave of monsters, but suddenly felt the light nearby change significantly.

It was in the sky! Three openings broke through the dark clouds, and three meteors pierced the clouds and plummeted down, heading straight towards the three monster gathering points!

At the same time, the BGM around Huo Xi suddenly switched to "Rex Incognito," and a familiar voice sounded beside Huo Xi: "I will have order."

The meteor crashed into the ground, and countless weaker Geo Element monsters were killed instantly by this blow. Even monsters that were immune to the same element's DMG were suddenly turned into stone and sealed in place.

Huo Xi looked at his mission list; sure enough, the "Character Occupied" status was gone.

Huo Xi turned back with a smile: "You finally arrived, Zhongli!"

Zhongli walked forward with his hands behind his back, came to Huo Xi's side, and said to him: "How are you? The Funeral Parlor Master ran up to fight Azhdaha herself?"

Huo Xi: "..."

Huo Xi's smile vanished, and he asked with a frown: "Do you know what you look like?"

"Like what?"

"Like an old father-in-law who went to visit his son-in-law's house and found his daughter carrying heavy objects."

Zhongli shook his head: "I am not that old."

"Six thousand years old at the very least, and you're not old?! Tell me the truth, when Great King Fa pulled on nibelungen, did you also see a Tail?!"

As the two were bickering, Keqing and the others, along with the rest of the Millelith, ran over.

As soon as Hu Tao entered, she saw Zhongli. She lunged forward and slapped Zhongli on the shoulder: "Oh my good partner, I didn't realize you had such a trick up your sleeve!"

After expressing their gratitude, Yelan and Keqing also sized up Zhongli. There were only a few consultants in WangSheng Funeral Parlor, and now two people who didn't seem like ordinary folks had emerged.

Should they conduct a thorough investigation into WangSheng Funeral Parlor later? The feng shui of this place was a bit suspicious.

At this moment, most of the monsters outside were blocked by the petrified monsters, but they still found ways to bypass those stone statues and charge over. Azhdaha also took this opportunity to continuously pull himself out of the ground.

Not only that, the ground suddenly shook. Everyone looked into the distance and saw a giant beast, five or six stories tall, charging toward them. It smashed those petrified monsters to pieces in one go and then headed straight for Huo Xi's side!

"Geovishap? Oh, right. Come to think of it, this thing seems to have appeared to welcome the awakening of the Dragon King." Huo Xi muttered to himself, but Yakoda behind him was already stiff with fear.

"Oh my god! Why is it so big! If it crashes over here, won't it crush us all to death?!" Yakoda screamed in fear, making everyone else feel uneasy as well.

Keqing was still racking his brains for a solution when he suddenly heard Zhongli say: "Solidify!"

The Jade Shield instantly enveloped the outside of Huo Xi's massive Anemo Element shield. The two layers of shields wrapped around everyone, and the Geovishap crashed into them, only to be bounced back with a bang!

Seeing this, everyone was stunned once again, and then they all looked towards Huo Xi and Zhongli, who were as calm as if they were just out for a post-meal stroll.

Wait, if you two have such powerful abilities, does that mean in the future, if there's any great disaster, everyone can just hide in Liyue Harbor, and you two can just put up two shields to cover the whole city, and then we'll be completely safe?

Keqing looked at Hu Tao suspiciously: "Where did you find such talented people?"

Hu Tao puffed out her chest: "A discerning eye for talent!"

Ignoring the gazes of the crowd and the monsters constantly pounding on the shield, Zhongli said to Huo Xi: "Let's take two steps forward, Brother Huo. I have a favor to ask."