Su Yuan, Aether, and Paimon were all a bit confused about the situation.
They had clearly stopped that group of older kids from using slingshots to harm the pigeons Timmy fed—so why had Timmy still fallen into Eerie state?
But soon, Su Yuan thought of a possibility and spoke up:
"Could it be that the pigeons Timmy feeds aren't just the ones in front of us?"
"There are also the pigeons he used to feed, the ones that didn't come here this time, but are scattered in different places…"
"It's those scattered pigeons that might have been harmed, which triggered Timmy's eerie transformation!"
Hearing this, Aether nodded, feeling it made sense:
"In that case, Timmy's eerie state is actually tied to something completely uncontrollable!"
"Because we have no way of knowing which of the scattered pigeons elsewhere were once fed by Timmy!"
However, the Timmy who had already entered his eerie state gave them no time to discuss further.
He wrapped eerie power around a handful of rice and hurled it straight at Aether!
Seeing this, Aether quickly drew his sword to defend himself.
But the sheer quantity of rice was like the pellets from a shotgun—though Aether managed to block most of them with his blade, some of the rice still struck his arms and legs!
The grains of rice tainted with eerie power were like bullets and blades, tearing into Aether's limbs and splattering blood everywhere!
"Traveler, I will never forgive you…"
Timmy glared at Aether with venom and shouted:
"How many pigeons and ducks have you slaughtered before? How many animals have died at your hands?"
"I cannot forgive you—even killing you ten thousand times would not be enough!!!"
Both Su Yuan and Aether could see it: although this time Timmy's eerie state hadn't been directly caused by Aether, the current Timmy clearly bore a grudge.
He remembered everything Aether had once done to his pigeons!
Judging by the situation, Su Yuan and Aether were no match for Timmy and might very well meet their end here!
Just as the crisis reached its peak, a mysterious black-cloaked figure suddenly appeared!
With a wave of his hand, jagged stone spires burst up from the ground, sealing Timmy tightly within!
Su Yuan stared in surprise at the scene before him.
Judging by the jagged stone spire technique—could this man be Zhongli?
So Aether had been right after all—Zhongli really did come to Mondstadt!
But why was Zhongli wearing a black robe to conceal his identity?
Could it be because, as the former Geo Archon, his identity was too sensitive to reveal while visiting Mondstadt, so he had to disguise himself?
Even though Zhongli had suddenly appeared and helped them, Aether did not let his guard down.
He knew full well that no matter how strong Zhongli was, "Timmy" had already fallen under the control of eerie force, and his strength could no longer be measured by common sense…
Sure enough, "Timmy," who was trapped within the stone spires, shouted furiously with a vicious glare:
"You think you can bind me with such petty tricks???"
"Do you even know what my name is? That's right—it's Timmy!!!"
"Then let me ask you—do you know why this world is called Teyvat???"
"That's right, my initial name is T! Teyvat also bears the name T! Teyvat is named after me!!!"
Hearing "Timmy's" arrogant words, Su Yuan and Aether both felt an ominous premonition—that he was about to unleash his eerie power and shatter Zhongli's stone spires in an instant!
Yet the next moment, a loud, unknown crash erupted from within the stone barrier, and then "Timmy's" voice fell completely silent…
Su Yuan and Aether were stunned.
Just as they were about to ask Zhongli what had happened, they realized—the black-robed Zhongli was nowhere to be seen.
Then, the stone spires crumbled away, and only then did Su Yuan and Aether see what had truly happened inside…
There was a deep bloody crack and dent on the crown of Timmy's head, as if it had been struck by a blunt object.
It looked like his skull had been smashed in, leading to his immediate death…
"Uh… well…" Su Yuan was at a loss for words.
"So the eerie aren't immune to physical attacks, meaning Timmy was literally crushed to death by Zhongli's stone spires?"
"Can people under eerie force really be dealt with that easily?"
Su Yuan couldn't quite wrap his head around it.
"Just now, 'Timmy' was spouting all that arrogant nonsense, making it sound like he was unimaginably powerful—and yet, this is all he amounted to? If every eerie being could be crushed to death this easily, would they still deserve to be called powerful at all?"
"By the way, Aether, what's going on with this Zhongli? He helped us, sure, but why was he covered head to toe in black robes to hide himself, and then suddenly vanish just like that?" Su Yuan asked.
Hearing this, Aether snapped back to awareness!
Back at the cathedral, another figure in black robes had appeared as well, and that time he had used Diluc's techniques and abilities…
Which meant that the person just now was very likely not Zhongli at all, but that same mysterious black-robed man!
Who exactly was this person?
Why could he imitate Diluc so flawlessly before, and now even Zhongli just as convincingly?
"Su Yuan, the truth is… that man probably wasn't Zhongli at all," Aether said, and he went on to explain the existence of the mysterious black-robed figure.
After listening, Su Yuan spoke in shock: "If that man wasn't Zhongli, then why did he help us?"
That was precisely the question Aether himself couldn't answer…
After all, the mysterious black-robed man had previously attacked the cathedral, taking Diluc's form and turning his power against them…
But now, he had taken Zhongli's form and saved both him and Su Yuan…
Enemy or ally? Righteous or wicked?
It was impossible to tell…
Just as Su Yuan and Aether were pondering this, Paimon suddenly pointed into the distance and exclaimed:
"Traveler, Su Yuan, look—over there! Isn't that Zhongli?"
Following the direction of her finger, Aether and Su Yuan looked up and saw a figure in midair, riding atop a surge of stone, flying rapidly toward them!
Goodness—when they were in Liyue, they never once saw anyone sword-riding through the skies.
And now, here was Zhongli… spine-riding!
Well, Teyvat was vast and full of wonders.
Who's to say there wasn't a tribe out there where someone rode revolvers into the sky, "gun-riding" instead?
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