Although Albedo was still in Dottore's hands, which was somewhat regrettable, Su Yuan at least had met Venti now, so he spoke:
"Venti, do you still remember Xiao? One of the reasons I came to Mondstadt to find you was to ask you to go to Liyue and help him…"
"It seems Xiao has once again been tormented by nightmares. He is currently unconscious and urgently needs your help…"
Su Yuan sincerely said:
"Since we've already managed to escape from Dottore, you don't need to worry about us for the time being. Hurry and go to Liyue to help Xiao."
"Well then, since you've spoken so earnestly, of course I can't refuse you!" Venti smiled faintly and replied, "In that case, I'll head to Liyue right away."
As he spoke, Venti transformed into a wisp of wind and disappeared toward the cave entrance…
After Venti left, Su Yuan immediately turned to Diona and asked with concern, "Diona, are you alright?"
Her hands and feet had been pierced by the spikes Dottore used earlier, but now the bleeding seemed to have stopped.
"Don't worry, Su Yuan, I'm fine." Diona replied, "Our clan's constitution isn't ordinary—these small wounds are nothing to me."
"I'm really sorry, Su Yuan. I thought I could use my eerie state rule to save you from Dottore, but I didn't expect everything to backfire…" Diona said apologetically.
"Diona, you don't need to apologize. I'm already very grateful you came to help me." Su Yuan said honestly.
"In fact, against any normal enemy, your plan would have succeeded. It's just that Dottore is far too monstrous!"
"By the way, Diona, why did you show up here on the snowy mountain?" Su Yuan asked.
"There was an explosion at the peak of Dragonspine, followed by an avalanche and mudslide. The Knights of Favonius and the Adventurers' Guild immediately organized rescue teams to climb the mountain and search for survivors."
Diona answered:
"Because my strength is considered relatively strong, I went alone and didn't accompany anyone else."
"Of course, part of the reason is also that I was afraid others might drink, which could trigger my eerie state condition…"
"After that, you know what happened—I ran into you, Su Yuan, and Dottore…"
Hearing Diona say this, Su Yuan suddenly realized—on Dragonspine right now, aside from the companions who had fought the Eerie together with him, there were also many adventurers!
Dottore had manipulated Albetwo into self-destruction, which triggered the avalanche and mudslide—this must have caused many deaths…
Thinking of this, Su Yuan couldn't help but clench his fists, speaking angrily:
"Dottore, you life-despising bastard…"
But Su Yuan also knew that just getting angry here was useless—it wouldn't defeat Dottore.
So he turned to Diona and said:
"Diona, let's leave this place and head back down to the base camp…"
"I wonder how everyone is doing now? Each of them is skilled in their own way—they shouldn't have been wiped out just by an avalanche and mudslide, right?"
"We have to tell them about Dottore, about that Albetwo, and that we met Venti. Then we can figure out together how to deal with Dottore!"
"Mm." Diona nodded, then flexed her arms and legs a little before speaking:
"Let's go, Su Yuan. It looks like I can still move on my own. Let's head down the mountain!"
So, Su Yuan and Diona left the cave, following the narrow path downward.
Their descent went smoothly, and before long they reached the base at the foot of the mountain.
Su Yuan saw that at the camp, many medics and sisters from the Church of Favonius were treating the injured.
There were also many bodies covered with a mournful white cloth—signaling that they had already passed away…
"May the Anemo Archon forever protect you. The wind will guide your soul's direction. Rest in peace…" One of the nuns prayed devoutly over the dead, then gently covered the face and body with white cloth…
Su Yuan looked around and saw that more and more people were being carried down from Dragonspine.
Some had only minor injuries, some had lost arms or legs, and some… had already died outright.
This hellish scene of suffering—all of it was caused by that scum Dottore…
"Su Yuan, thank goodness you're safe!"
At that moment, Su Yuan heard someone calling him from behind.
When he turned, he saw—it was Aether and Paimon!
"When we got separated by the avalanche and mudslide, I honestly thought we were finished…"
Paimon spoke with the tone of someone who had narrowly escaped death:
"But then, out of nowhere, a wind current suddenly appeared ahead! The Traveler reacted quickly and opened the Wind Glider right away, soaring into the air and escaping from the avalanche and mudslide!"
"The famous Paimon the Great Detective concludes: wind currents definitely don't just appear out of thin air!"
Paimon analyzed the situation seriously, then continued in a solemn tone:
"Back in Liyue's mountains, strange wind currents also appeared to help the Traveler glide. Later, we found out it was Adeptus Cloud Retainer secretly helping us!"
"But this is Mondstadt's snow mountain—we can be sure Cloud Retainer's reach doesn't extend this far. So the answer is obvious—it was Venti, Barbatos, the Anemo Archon!"
"It was him, he used his Anemo power to create the wind current and save me and the Traveler. Venti definitely isn't dead!"
"Yes, Su Yuan. Even though we don't have solid proof right now, I think Paimon makes sense—Venti must still be alive…" Aether added.
Su Yuan looked at Aether and Paimon with some doubt.
Could it be that Venti had gone to help them too?
"Yes, Venti is indeed alive—I saw him myself…" Su Yuan said.
"That's right, I can confirm it." Diona added.
"What, you both saw Venti?" Aether and Paimon exclaimed in shock.
"How is he now? Where is he?"
"I asked Venti to go to Liyue first, to treat Xiao," Su Yuan replied.
"But that's not the main issue right now. What matters is the intel on Albetwo and Dottore!"
"The so-called 'Albedo' with us now is nothing more than a clone of Albetwo!"
"The real Albedo has already reverted to his original form—the chalky soil—and remains under Dottore's control!"
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