"Waaah!"
Furina, at this point, no longer cared about any promises; she threw herself into Xavier's arms and burst into tears.
Xavier, who had originally planned to lecture Furina, was momentarily stunned.
With her in such a state, how could he possibly scold her?
Alas, he was just too soft-hearted.
"There, there, it's alright now. That fellow has already been dealt with by me."
Xavier shook his head helplessly and patted her back.
Furina wiped away her tears and nodded, "Mmm…"
"Whoosh!"
At this moment, strong winds erupted, and countless sandstorms were swept into the cave. Fortunately, Xavier blocked them in time.
He hadn't expected the sandstorm to arrive at such an inopportune moment.
Xavier used his power to disperse the sandstorm and walked out of the cave.
But the sight before him left Xavier stunned.
Because everything as far as his eyes could see was sand. This feeling of shock could only be truly understood by witnessing it firsthand.
Under these circumstances, even with his formidable strength, capable of dispelling the wind and sand in a certain area,
He still couldn't determine his direction, let alone find Hu Tao and the others.
So, it could now be basically concluded that he and Furina were separated…
"It's so scary, Xavier. Can we still find Hu Tao and the others?" Furina was also a bit afraid seeing such a massive sandstorm.
Xavier immediately used his Geo element power to construct a stone door, blocking the sandstorm outside.
Then, he used his Pyro element power to ignite a flame, instantly brightening the dim cave.
"There's no other way. We can only wait for the sandstorm to stop before looking for them."
He sat down on the ground, seemingly resigned to his fate.
"Then, when will the sandstorm stop?"
Furina asked a question that Xavier also couldn't answer.
Xavier looked back, and his gaze made Furina understand what the answer was.
Furina took a nearby branch and drew on the ground, muttering softly to herself.
"I should have stayed closer to you all."
"That big bird is so annoying. It didn't grab anyone else, only me. I only called out twice."
"Sigh, I really miss the big sofa on Blue Star, I really miss the soft big bed…"
Listening to Furina muttering, Xavier didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
As for Hu Tao and the others on the other side, they were clearly much more miserable than Xavier and Furina.
Because Xavier had a place to shelter from the sandstorm, but they did not.
"Oh my goodness, what a huge sandstorm! Xavier and Furina can't come back. This Hall Master needs to hold a funeral for them!"
Even at a time like this, Hu Tao didn't forget to interact with the audience.
"Damn it, Hall Master, you should take care of yourself first."
"Exactly! Such a big sandstorm, even camels would drown in it, right? Good thing these are pack beasts."
"I'm truly impressed with you all. For the sake of broadcast effect, you're risking your lives to stream."
Even through the screen, as long as the audience wasn't foolish, they could tell that this was absolutely a real sandstorm.
As for whether it was a deliberate show effect or just bad luck encountering a sandstorm during the broadcast, that was hard to say.
Cyno, with considerable experience, shouted to everyone, "Everyone, quickly get off the pack beasts."
Although they didn't know why they had to do this, everyone followed Cyno's instructions.
After everyone had dismounted from the pack beasts, they found that all the pack beasts had gathered together.
And Cyno was also extremely quick, covering the pack beasts with a special cloth.
Initially, there was sand everywhere, but after Cyno's actions, it seemed to have transformed into a safe haven.
At this moment, the bullet comments once again spammed "666".
"This operation is truly 6. As expected of Cyno!"
"It should be said that these pack beasts are amazing. It feels like they instinctively gathered together."
"You guys, don't say that these pack beasts are really 'pack beast-y'."
"Upstairs, if you don't want your pants, you can donate them."
"I understand what he means. He wants to say that these pack beasts are like real, independent species!"
After all, pack beasts are creatures not found on Blue Star, especially their instinctive reaction when facing a sandstorm.
So it was perfectly normal for everyone to be shocked and surprised by this.
"Will Xavier really be alright? We have pack beasts to shield us from the sandstorm, but what about him and Furina?"
Even knowing Xavier's strength, Kokomi couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Xiao slowly said, "Don't worry, he won't have any problems."
"This… Vanquisher of Evil, how are you so sure?" Collei paused for a moment on Xiao's title.
"Because he is an existence praised by the Lord Rock, so his strength certainly doesn't need to be questioned…"
Perhaps feeling that he had said too much, Xiao stopped speaking halfway through.
Hu Tao seemed to have learned something significant and excitedly said, "Wow, Xavier actually knows Lord Rock! Is that true?!"
Xiao: …
Even with Hu Tao saying that, Xiao remained silent.
Because anyone could know Zhongli's true identity, but not Hu Tao.
Nilou was a bit puzzled, "But I heard that Lord Rock has already passed away, right? This is too strange."
Only a handful of people knew that Zhongli was Lord Rock, and not many knew that Lord Rock had not actually died.
At least most of the people present did not know this secret.
"LOL, Xiao really sold out Zhongli this time."
"My dear Hu Tao, why don't you go back and ask your lovely consultant?"
"If Liyue were to choose a new Lord Rock, it would definitely be Zhongli (confirmed)."
Looking at the various comments floating across the bullet screen, Hu Tao was a bit confused.
Why was Zhongli always mentioned whenever Lord Rock was brought up?
Strange, too strange.
Fortunately, at this moment, Kaveh interrupted Hu Tao's thoughts, "Cyno, how long will this sandstorm last?"
"Didn't you say you were experienced? Why do you need to ask Cyno about something like this?" Alhaitham mercilessly struck down his roommate.
Kaveh angrily retorted, "I don't know everything!"
Cyno ignored their quarrel and truthfully replied, "Even if you ask me, I don't know how long it will last, because sandstorms have no pattern. However, the shortest will be half a day, and if it's long, it might last half a month, or even longer."
"Half a month!" Kaveh almost jumped up. "Oh no, if it really lasts half a month, even if we don't starve to death, we'll die of thirst!"
Kokomi agreed, "Even if I can condense Hydro element power, if we really get trapped for half a month, there probably won't be any Hydro elements left to utilize around here."
Everyone immediately fell into anxiety. This was truly a troublesome situation.
"It's alright. If you really have no other choice, I can return to Sumeru to find help for you."
At this moment, Balladeer seemingly kindly offered a suggestion.
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