Chapter 26 Defeating the Cryo Regisvine

"Go with the wind!"

Controlling the enormous flame tornado, Lumine shouted fiercely at the frosty tree.

The flame tornado whistled as it collided with the Cryo Regisvine. The Cryo Regisvine, which had been emitting cold air recklessly, was severely damaged. Its elemental core, which had been shining at the root, melted significantly.

However, the Cryo Regisvine was not defeated. Its age was too great, sealed in the ruins for three hundred years, constantly absorbing elemental power from the earth's veins.

Two branches extended from the sides of the frosty tree, and blue-white icy lasers shot out, forming an X-shaped intersection, colliding with the raging fire dragon tornado.

"Hiss~"

The sound of melting ice water echoed, the enormous flame tornado disappeared, and the frosty tree looked somewhat wilted.

"Bang!" A crashing sound echoed as a rock spear firmly pierced the elemental core of the frosty tree.

"Continue the attack, don't give it a chance to absorb elemental power from the earth's veins."

"Let Master show you his spear skills."

"Wind Blade!"

Without needing Wang Daoyi to remind them, Xiangling and Lumine knew they couldn't stop attacking.

Just defeated by the flame tornado, the Cryo Regisvine was once again subjected to the continuous assault of the three.

The Cryo Regisvine, under attack, retracted the branches that had just emitted ice beams, and four large petals spread out.

Wang Daoyi's eyes narrowed: "Beware of the Cryo Regisvine's spinning attack."

Wang Daoyi recognized this posture and knew that the Cryo Regisvine was about to launch its spinning attack.

Sure enough, as Wang Daoyi reminded, the two girls immediately stepped back to dodge the Cryo Regisvine's sharp leaf spinning attack.

The Cryo Regisvine, missing its attack, didn't give the three any rest.

The two branches that had retracted earlier extended again, and shards of ice, like floating cannons, shot out.

Why call them floating cannons? Because these ice shards were tracking attacks.

"These ice shards are tracking, no need to dodge, the shield can withstand them, continue attacking the elemental core!"

Seeing the agile movements of the two girls, Wang Daoyi reminded.

"Oh right, we have shields on us!"

Lumine quipped, then waved her hand again, "Xiangling, let's do it again!"

Xiangling nodded, and the fire element erupted instantly, summoning another enormous flame tornado.

Indeed, the Cryo Regisvine wasn't a saint. The same move was effective against it.

Just as the two branches had erupted ice shard attacks, they couldn't interrupt the rampant flame tornado as before.

The Cryo Regisvine could only endure the onslaught of this flame tornado, and its elemental core, already attacked several times, showed many cracks.

Under tremendous damage, the frosty tree suddenly straightened up and then headbutted Xiangling. This girl, filled with fire elements, posed the greatest threat to it.

This time the Cryo Regisvine's headbutt was too fast. Xiangling couldn't dodge in time, and Wang Dao couldn't even remind her.

Hit by the frosty tree's headbutt, the shield on Xiangling shattered with a loud crash, dispersing into scattered elements.

Although the shield blocked it for a moment, Xiangling was still sent flying by the tremendous force.

Wang Daoyi reacted swiftly, taking a step forward and reaching out to catch Xiangling.

"Are you okay?"

Xiangling's face flushed, unsure if it was due to being hit or being hugged by Wang Dao.

"I'm fine, Brother Daoyi, let's continue fighting!"

Seeing that Xiangling seemed truly unharmed, Wang Dao nodded slightly and cast another shield on Xiang Ling.

Xiangling returned to the battlefield and pierced one of the Cryo Regisvine's branches with her spear.

"Lumine, the fire tornado is very effective, let's do it again!"

"Okay! Wang Daoyi, help us distract the Cryo Regisvine"

Lumine agreed, summoning wind elements again in her hands.

Responding to Lumine's signal, Wang Daoyi immediately stepped forward, several rock spears appearing out of thin air, shooting rapidly toward the frosty tree.

The Cryo Regisvine couldn't attack to stop Xiangling and Lumine.

Several branches waved to intercept Wang Dao's rock spears before they reached the elemental core.

Meanwhile, the two girls' enormous flame tornado appeared once again, roaring towards the Cryo Regisvine.

The Cryo Regisvine extended two branches, attempting to once again counter the flame tornado with its ice beams.

"Hehe, don't you know the same move won't work against me!"

Wang Daoyi sneered, and two rock spears shot out, hitting the Cryo Regisvine's two branches squarely, knocking them away, and the condensed ice beams instantly dissipated.

Under the third attack of the enormous flame tornado, the elemental core of the Cryo Regisvine finally collapsed.

Without the support of the elemental core, the Cryo Regisvine couldn't sustain its massive body and collapsed with a bang.

Defeating the elemental core of this gigantic plant monster only temporarily incapacitated it.

It was still connected to the earth's veins through its roots. Unless its connection was completely severed, it would soon recover.

However, the three present were not novices. When the Cryo Regisvine fell and couldn't resist, they bombarded it relentlessly, ultimately extinguishing its hope of standing up again.

"Huff, finally killed it, what an intense battle!" Paimon exclaimed, seemingly appearing out of nowhere.

"But Paimon, you didn't participate in the battle at all!" Lumine laughed, patting Paimon's head.

Paimon widened his eyes, "Wow, how can you say that? Paimon was also cheering for you guys with all my might!"

"Haha, then Paimon also deserves some credit!"

Xiangling praised Paimon, then turned to the Cryo Regisvine, "Cryo Regisvine, Cryo Regisvine, delicious Cryo Regisvine"

"Cryo Regisvine~"

Paimon and Xiangling always seemed to be on the same wavelength.

Wang Daoyi looked at the "corpse" of the frosty tree and reached out his right hand, finding two blue seeds with thorns.

On the other side, Lumine looked at him curiously.

"It's the Frost Core, the original core condensed by the frosty tree. If planted in a node rich in ice elements, maybe decades later, a frosty tree will grow!" 

Wang Daoyi glanced at her, then saw Xiangling and Paimon wandering around.

Casually tossing one Frost Core to Lumine.

"This is a material processed by the frosty tree. See if it can be used as an ingredient!"

Then he looked at the frozen wild boar inside the ice block.

"This pattern should belong to the extinct Snow Pig, according to 'Teyvat Scenery Record.' Once, Mondstadt was covered in snowstorms, and these Snow Pigs were abundant in Mondstadt. Later, the Wind God Barbatos dispersed the snowstorms, and the Snow Pigs slowly became extinct. I didn't expect to see one in the ruins, it's a nice discovery."

"Hehe, Paimon, I told you Brother Daoyi would definitely recognize it!" Xiang Ling boasted proudly to Paimon on the side.

"Wow, Wang Daoyi, you're really smart!" Paimon flew over to the side, praising.

Wang Dao shook his head, "Just like reading books, it's all knowledge left by our predecessors, not my cleverness!"

Pausing, he looked at Paimon, "If Little Paimon spends two hours reading books every day, you'll be like me!"

"Two hours!? Forget it, I'd rather remain illiterate!"

Paimon flew back to Lumine's head dejectedly.

"Reading books and such, let Lumine do it!"

(End of this chapter)