The Adeptus Guard Liyue!
The massive vortex on the sea caused panic among the refugees.
The people of Liyue, recalling the previous assault by the god Osial, had already fallen into despair upon seeing this enormous whirlpool.
The vortex on the sea, after brewing for some time, began spinning faster and faster.
Just as the people of Liyue were plunged into despair, three serpent-like blue heads emerged from the center of the vortex.
It was Osial's wife, the three-headed Baxia!
Baxia's body was as massive as Osial's. As it emerged from the depths of the sea, it caused great waves to surge across the surface.
Baxia's three heads roared in unison and began moving toward Liyue Harbor.
The citizens of Liyue, seeing the gigantic sea monster approaching, cried out in despair:
"No, please! The great demon is coming again!"
"How can this be? Wasn't the great demon destroyed?"
"Is Liyue going to perish? A great demon invades in the midst of this catastrophe."
Baxia, driven by a desire for revenge for Osial, advanced toward Liyue.
At that moment, a cannonball struck one of Baxia's heads.
Although the cannonball only caused a small puff of smoke on Baxia's head, it succeeded in drawing her attention.
Baxia's three heads turned and saw a ship not far away, firing cannons toward her.
On the ship, Beidou laughed heartily and shouted at the massive Baxia:
"Hahaha, come and attack us instead!"
In order to prevent Baxia from approaching the already turbulent Liyue Harbor, Beidou did not hesitate to maneuver the Crux Fleet's flagship, the Alcor, to draw Baxia's attention.
The crew members on the ship remained resolute.
After loading more cannonballs into the cannons, they continued to fire at Baxia.
Whoosh!
A few more cannonballs exploded on Baxia's body, sending up small puffs of smoke.
Though the cannonballs couldn't even break through her skin, Baxia was enraged.
She decided to destroy this "small ship" full of ants before annihilating Liyue.
Baxia's three heads opened their mouths, and three massive blue water spheres began forming, aimed directly at the Alcor.
The crew on the Alcor suddenly felt their hearts tighten.
If this gigantic sea monster's attack hit them, they would be instantly obliterated, the ship destroyed and the crew dead.
However, none of the crew members flinched.
Since the moment they followed their big sister Beidou aboard, they had steeled themselves, prepared to risk their lives to prevent the monster from approaching Liyue.
Beidou, brandishing her greatsword, laughed and shouted at Baxia:
"Want to see the power that slayed Haishan? Bring it on! Even if we die, the Crux Fleet will never back down."
Baxia, angered by the ants' fearlessness, increased the size of the water spheres in her mouths, ready to fire at any moment.
Just as Baxia prepared to launch her attack on the Alcor, high above in the sky, the Jade Chamber floated.
Ningguang, hovering in mid-air, activated the power of the Jade Chamber.
A massive array formed from the Jade Chamber.
Ningguang, making a hand gesture, caused the array to emit beams of golden light, which instantly struck Baxia's heads, causing explosions and disrupting her attack.
Baxia roared in fury. The array from the Jade Chamber was far more powerful than those mere cannonballs, and she felt real pain.
However, this only intensified Baxia's ferocity.
She locked her sights on the Jade Chamber in the distance, ready to attack.
At that moment, a few more cannonballs exploded on her body.
Not far away, Beidou shouted from the bow of the Alcor:
"Hey, where do you think you're going? Your target should be us!"
Beidou knew that many citizens were still taking refuge in the Jade Chamber.
She could not allow this sea monster to turn its attack toward there.
Baxia let out an angry roar.
These ants were too hateful! Despite their low strength, they dared to confront her directly.
If that was the case, she would destroy this nearest "small ship" and kill everyone on it.
This time, Baxia didn't use her slower, yet more powerful, attack.
Instead, she summoned a massive wave from the depths and surged toward the Alcor, with her three heads leading the charge.
Beidou's eyes flashed with determination. Gripping her greatsword, she shouted, "For Liyue, full power ahead!"
The crew members echoed her cry, shouting:
"For Liyue!"
Several more cannonballs struck Baxia's heads, but they were powerless to even slow her down.
At that moment, another burst of golden light shot toward Baxia.
Struck by the golden light, Baxia howled in pain, her three heads thrashing wildly.
However, the surging waves and Baxia's thrashing heads still threatened to destroy the Alcor at any moment.
Beidou, holding her greatsword with both hands, stood at the bow of the ship.
As the massive wave and one of Baxia's heads approached, her eyes steeled with resolve. She raised her greatsword as lightning crackled wildly in the sky.
"Break for me!"
With a mighty shout, Beidou swung her greatsword just as the wave and Baxia's head were about to crash down.
A brilliant flash of purple light split the massive wave in two, and a wound appeared on one of Baxia's heads.
This was Beidou's mighty strike, the same one that had slain Haishan!
Yet Baxia, enraged by the pain, raised her three heads, her gaze fixed menacingly on the Alcor.
This ship that had wounded her had to be destroyed!
Every person aboard the Alcor, facing Baxia's fury, did not flinch.
They were all prepared to sacrifice themselves to hold off the sea monster.
At that moment, another volley of arrows flew toward Baxia.
In her fury, Baxia swept her heads across, swatting all the arrows away.
She turned her heads to see where these new attackers were coming from.
On a nearby island, a large number of Millelith soldiers were under Ganyu's command, readying their ballistae to fire at Baxia.
Each Millelith soldier's face was etched with determination, willing to die for Liyue.
They were the Millelith, Liyue's defenders.
Their mission was to defend Liyue, no matter the cost!
Baxia roared in rage.
Why were these ants so fearless? Why did they dare to challenge her with such puny weapons?
She couldn't understand why they weren't afraid of death, and this made her even angrier.
Baxia's three heads roared toward the sky.
If these ants didn't fear death, she would kill them all!
While the Crux Fleet and the Millelith fought desperately against Baxia, at the outskirts of Liyue, Keqing and the others were still fending off wave after wave of monsters.
After struggling to slay another Hilichurl, Chongyun, panting heavily, looked up to see countless monsters still pouring in from all directions. He couldn't help but feel a twinge of despair.
"The monsters never stop, and they're growing more numerous. Even if we are only holding them back, we'll soon be overwhelmed."
Chongyun said grimly.
The others were equally heavy-hearted. They all knew that their strength was nearing its limit.
No matter what they did next, this massive army of monsters would eventually break through into Liyue Harbor.
Keqing's eyes flashed with determination. She turned to the others and said:
"You all retreat to Liyue Harbor and rest. Then prepare to defend the refugees when the monsters attack."
"Keqing, what about you?" The others immediately understood her intent and looked at her with concern.
Keqing replied sternly:
"I am one of the Qixing responsible for defending this place. I will stay here and buy time for everyone."
Keqing's words moved everyone deeply.
"Keqing, no! You'll die!"
"Lady Keqing, Liyue still needs your strength. We should retreat together."
"Qiqi won't leave. Let Qiqi block the monsters."
None of them wanted to leave Keqing behind.
Looking at the endless waves of monsters, even Keqing's steadfast heart wavered with a touch of despair.
Just as she was about to order the others to leave, a gust of green wind swept over from the distance, arriving in the blink of an eye.
This wind carried a fierce killing intent.
In the next instant, it struck the ground!
Countless green spears rose from the earth.
In an instant, a vast number of monsters were impaled, clearing the battlefield!
Keqing and the others stood stunned, their minds blank, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
The green wind dissipated, revealing a young Adeptus standing among the fallen monsters.
A cold voice rang out:
"The Three-Eyed, Five-Manifestations Adeptus, Xiao, at your call, here to defend."
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