Chapter 211 Diluk and Ying's Chance Encounter
Let's go back to the cave. Diluk is telling Tianhe about Ying and Paimong. She was skeptical about Ying's story. At that time, Diluk, the acting leader, happened to be out on patrol and met Ying and Paimong, who looked sneaky. So, Diluk, out of interest,
At that time, Ying and Paimon, by chance, received a commission from Catherine of the Mondstadt Adventurer's Association, and the location of the commission was exactly where Diluc was going. Diluc went there because he got intelligence that there were traces of the Abyss Cult there, and there might be Abyss Apostles there.
Diluk thought that it would be difficult for anyone in the Knights to be competent for this mission. Diluk thought that it had been a while since she had fought, so she planned to take this opportunity to get a feel for her skills and see what the Abyss Cult was doing.
Of course before Diluk left, she naturally thought about who would take over the vacant job after she left, so she thought of Jean. After a conversation, Jean became the temporary acting leader of the Knights of Favonius and became the leader.
Diluk was carrying a Favonius Greatsword, and the Eye of God also carried other weapons in case of emergency. He changed into an outfit called "Crimson Night". She did not decide to bring other Favonius Knights. It was not that Diluk was too arrogant and felt that he was too strong and did not need to bring others.
It was also because the Knights of Favonius really couldn't spare any other manpower. The members of other teams were all very busy today, and they couldn't let the newcomers go to die. Considering the difficulty level of this mission, Diluk decided to go to the mission location in person.
At that time, Ying had been commissioned to destroy a monster camp. The number of monsters described in the commission was large, and the location was in Dadaupa Valley. Therefore, the amount of Mora that could be obtained was very considerable, at least Paimon's food expenses for a month were not a big problem.
However, during the time Ying was in Mondstadt, she did not encounter the Cult of the Abyss. Perhaps it was because Kong did it on purpose, or perhaps it was because Ying was just particularly lucky.
However, the client who issued this commission this time was not aware of the existence of the Abyss Cult over there. He only knew that there were abnormally more monsters over there than usual, which made Ying feel that this mission would probably be as simple as before.
However, when Ying arrived at the scene, she found that the situation was completely different from what was described in the commission. In addition to the usual monsters, there were many unfamiliar monsters. For example, there was a monster floating in the air that looked like a big black dog, and there were also monsters holding magic wands that suddenly appeared with a disgusting smell.
However, these were not the monsters that made Ying feel most uncomfortable. There were also monsters that were equally disgusting, tall, armored, and had double blades on their arms. Ying and Paimon carefully checked the contents of the commission to make sure they were not sent to die. The combat power of these monsters was beyond the current Ying's ability to defeat.
Coincidentally, Diluk came to Dadaupa Valley through the earth veins, and happened to see Ying and Paimon sneaking around and observing monsters here. She naturally knew these two people.
However, Diluk was not like the usual acting leader who needed to maintain a very serious image. Instead, he sneaked up behind Ying and Paimon in a funny way. She knew that this place was far away from the Abyss Cult, so she shouted to them, "You two, what are you doing sneaking around here?"
Paimon was observing the front carefully and didn't notice Diluk behind him at all. He was frightened and said, "Woo, don't hit me, go find Ying!" Ying also remained alert and took out her sword. Diluk's strength at this time was higher than Ying's, so she was naturally not afraid, but she was not here to fight with Ying.
"I'm sorry, I was scared because I saw you two acting sneaky. Are you also here to destroy the Cult of the Abyss?" After hearing what Diluk said, Ying and Paimon looked at each other. They had naturally heard of the Cult of the Abyss, but so far, they had never seen it.
"I forgot to introduce myself. I am the current acting leader of the Knights of Favonius, Diluc Leggenfondre. You can just call me Diluc. I came here specifically to eliminate the Cult of the Abyss. I guess you two must be the adventurers Ying and Paimon." Diluk introduced himself.
Paimon ignored the identity of the person in front of him, and only remembered it when he heard about the Abyss Cult, "Abyss Cult, you mean those monsters in front that look very dangerous. They were not mentioned in the commission at all. We thought this commission was very simple! Ying, what should we do now?"
Ying murmured, "Acting Captain, Acting Captain, are you Captain Diluk? I've heard a lot about you. I want to ask, do you know Tianhe? I've been looking for him for some time. He is a friend of mine, and I can't find him." Diluk had naturally heard that Ying had been asking about Tianhe in Mondstadt, and she nodded.
"As the acting team leader, I naturally know some things about Tianhe. I have a good relationship with him. You seem to want to know his current situation? If you tell me the reason, I can tell you some things." Ying knew that if she could convince the acting team leader in front of her, she might be able to meet Tianhe earlier.
As Ying guessed, she naturally heard Diluk's "relationship". What kind of relationship? Friends? Family? Lovers? When Diluk said this, he had a mysterious smile on his face. She didn't reveal any extra expression. Ying couldn't get any answer from her face, but she couldn't ask directly.
Ying took a deep breath. "Tianhe and I were both travelers before. After we arrived at a place, Tianhe disappeared for some reason. Paimon and I came to Mondstadt to find out some things about him. If you don't believe me, you can ask him to confirm it."
Diluk was still somewhat skeptical, but she just wanted to find a reason to invite Tianhe back from the faraway Liyue Abyss. Perhaps, she could take this opportunity.
"Okay, I'll ask him to come back later. I wonder if Miss Ying is interested." Diluk said as he walked to Ying's side, looked at the group of Abyss Cults, and drew out the West Wind Greatsword. "How about fighting alongside me? It's okay if you don't want to. I can handle these monsters by myself."
Ying answered without hesitation, "Although you are the acting leader, I can't watch you fight alone here, I promise." Paimon also raised his hand and waved, "Paimon is willing too, I will cheer for you."
As for the course of the battle, Ying and Diluk considered that a frontal battle would be very disadvantageous to them, but when they saw the explosive barrel, a plan instantly came to Diluk's mind. She took out a Zephyr hunting bow. Although Diluk usually used a greatsword, she did not say that she could not use a bow, and she was even very skilled in this aspect.
It was just right that she could use the bodies of these monsters to test the sharpness of her arrows. Of course, Diluk would not use regular arrows. She carried special rockets with her. After lighting them, she shot them forward. At the same time, her God's Eye lit up and she used her elemental burst "Dawn". "Dawn is coming!"
Seeing this, Ying used her strongest elemental burst in advance - "Wind Breath Surge". She shouted, "Go with the wind!" The distance was not too far, and Diluk's arrow quickly hit his target. There was an explosion, and the elemental bursts of Diluk and Ying followed.
Ying didn't expect that her elemental explosion, with the help of Diluk's elemental explosion, would be even more violent, and a huge tornado swept towards the monster. At the same time, due to the "spreading" of the flames produced by the explosion of the explosive barrel, it instantly turned into a fire tornado. The fire took advantage of the wind, and the wind helped the fire. The hill people camp in Dadaupa Valley instantly became a sea of fire.
Many hillbillies were frightened and panicked, but the fire ignited the hay and created a thick fog, which blocked the hillbillies' vision. They naturally understood that the enemy had attacked here. But at the moment, they had no idea where the enemy was, how many there were, and the thick fog was particularly choking, so they had no time to care about the enemy and had to run for their lives.
The Abyss Apostle also knew that these Hillichurls could not be relied upon. He looked coldly at Diluk and Ying, and his pupils shrank slightly when he saw Ying, "Isn't that the blood relative of Her Royal Highness the Princess? How could he appear here!" Without time to think about it, she chose to run away directly, but no Abyss Mage could escape.
They didn't even have time to open their shields before they were swept into the fire tornado. The outcome was obvious. When the fire tornado dissipated, many old branches, dead leaves, and new sprouts of the earth veins were left on the ground. Ying picked them up and planned to share them with Diluk. Seeing that Diluk didn't want them, Ying could only keep them for herself.
After the thick fog dissipated, Ying and Paimon cleaned up the battlefield, collected all the spoils, and went to find Diluk. Diluk looked towards the place where the Abyss Apostle disappeared. She didn't understand why the Abyss Apostle left like that. Could it be?
Ying and Paimon just walked over. Paimon waved his little hand and said, "Captain Diluk, we are back." Diluk nodded slightly. She suddenly understood why the Apostle of the Abyss left. Maybe Ying's identity was not simple, but Ying herself was not clear about it.
Diluk thought about it and invited Ying and Paimon, "Why don't we go out for dinner? I'll treat you." Ying and Paimon were very surprised. They were also hungry, so they agreed. They were surprised to find that Captain Diluk could also use the earth teleportation. Through the teleportation anchor point, he brought them to the Dawn Winery, and she entertained Ying and Paimon.
When Diluk said this, Tianhe finally understood how Diluk met Ying. It turned out that there was such an experience. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and at the same time, Albedo's voice came from outside the door, "Excuse me, is Tianhe here? Eula and I want to talk to you about something."
To be continued~