In an instant, a blue circle appeared on the ground within a ten-meter radius centered around Alex.
This is... Alex felt a continuous surge of energy within his body, and... Alex reached out, pointing at the Hilichurls: "This is a new power!"
"Owoo!!!... Meow~"
Indeed, a small, two-meter-tall, three-meter-long phantom Azhdaha appeared in front of Alex.
This is invincible.
The next moment, the phantom fatty Azhdaha raised his front paw, stood up, and then stomped his foot hard on the ground.
Instantly, a wave of water appeared in front of him, rushing towards those large Hilichurls.
The force of the water wave caused all the Hilichurls in front to tumble backward and fall to the ground.
"The power of water can transform into any shape!" At this moment, Alex was the substitute for Rhodeia of Loch.
Thanks, Rhodeia! Because of her, he could think of such an interesting way to use the Hydro element.
"Chicken Bro, help me!" Alex shouted again, and then the phantom fatty Azhdaha instantly contracted into a water droplet, which then vibrated.
After one or two seconds of shaking, a phantom Chicken Bro appeared. The water curtain on his head refracted a seven-colored rainbow.
BGM starts! Back it, back it.
The phantom Chicken Bro hopped on his two legs, spun around, his body twitched, and he occasionally sprayed water from his tail.
"Get out of here!" Alex kicked away the summoned creature; why did it suddenly start using Iron Mountain Rush?
The application of summoned creatures during the ultimate skill felt great.
Now, it was time to try the self-enhancement.
"I can feel power overflowing!" Alex cupped his hands and took two steps forward.
"Torrential Surge!" Another wave of water passed, but this time it swept these Hilichurls into the air.
"Pew~ pew~ pew~" Alex closed his left eye, extended his right index finger, and shot water spears at these Hilichurls.
"Kokomi's Blessing!" Wait, is something wrong here? Never mind, Kokomi is close enough.
As the Hydro element hit the enemies, Alex also felt the overflowing healing power from his body.
Even Lynette, who was a bit tired beside him, felt refreshed after this additional healing.
Water truly lives up to its name, containing the power of life; it can attack, heal, and support.
However, what healing did he need now?
Alex took out the Stillwater Splendor sword from his phone inventory: "Kamisato Art: Soukai Kanka!"
Another blue circle surrounded the Hilichurls. Water continuously condensed above, then large water spheres, half the size of a person, dropped down.
Alex wanted to learn Ayato's move, but his move was a teleport, so hard to learn. So, it ultimately turned into an Iron Mountain Rush.
"Swish, swish, swish." However, water blades still appeared continuously.
The Hilichurls, who were forced to take several baths, eventually shattered into dust and disappeared.
"Huh?" Alex was puzzled. Why didn't this happen after he defeated them before?
"For some unknown reason, some Hilichurls' bodies don't disappear after defeat and will revive themselves after a long time. Others instantly turn to ash and vanish upon death, then return to the Ley Lines and reappear in new places," Furina explained to the confused Alex. After so many years, she was long accustomed to creatures like Hilichurls.
"Oh~ Now that you mention it, I understand." As Alex spoke, the ten-meter water circle around him suddenly disappeared.
Eh? I haven't had enough fun yet! At this moment, his Combat Skill CD was ready again, and Alex used it once more.
"Poo-choo~ Poo-choo~"
Alright, it had turned into a half-leg-high phantom water ball again.
"Understand what?" Alex suddenly paused, not continuing to speak, which piqued Furina's curiosity; she felt itchy if she didn't ask.
Even Lynette perked up her ears to listen.
"Then do you know about Khaenri'ah, which was destroyed five hundred years ago?" Alex put away his sword, clasped his hands behind his back, and paced.
Seeing no reaction from Furina, who was still staring at him with wide eyes, Alex understood. She knew nothing at all.
Khaenri'ah? Lynette was also puzzled.
Thinking about it, Alex suddenly remembered a piece of lore: "The Hydro God Focalors is the current Hydro God. The former Hydro God, Egeria, ultimately perished in the Girdle of the Sands."
Furina's expression stiffened, and the corners of her mouth slightly drooped: "Why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
"After the Archon War, Khaenri'ah was targeted by the Heavenly Principles for researching powers beyond Teyvat, and then the Seven Gods launched a war against Khaenri'ah," Alex continued, glancing at Lynette.
He wondered if the House of the Hearth knew this information. Even if they didn't, telling them wouldn't be a problem, right? After all, it was a very common matter, real history.
"Oh." Furina nodded, half-believing, half-doubting.
He was getting upset. Bringing this up suddenly put Alex in a bad mood. If he could have traveled back 500 years ago... or even a little further back, then perhaps he could have saved many people... probably.
Alex wasn't sure; if it were true and he was powerless to save them, it would be even more painful.
And he was already in this time period. For example, Charlotte, Lynette, he could see many familiar faces. They were ordinary humans and not very small. It should be very close to the beginning of the story.
Alex forced a smile: "It's well known that if the Seven Gods had lost, there would be no Seven Gods existing now..."
Lynette was expressionless, feeling that this guy was speaking nonsense.
Indeed, Furina looked at Lynette and nodded.
"Perhaps because they researched forbidden knowledge, they suffered a backlash from the forbidden, and this curse turned mixed-blood Khaenri'ahns directly into Hilichurl monsters, permanently wearing masks. So, it's highly probable that those who don't turn to ash and disappear were once mixed-blood Khaenri'ahns. As for pure-blood Khaenri'ahns, they were subjected to the curse of immortality," Alex said.
"The curse of immortality?!" Furina became alert and then looked at Alex. "Is that so? It seems you really know a lot." It seemed she needed to investigate this Khaenri'ah, and this curse of immortality.
Alex quickly waved his hands: "Not much, not much! That's all there is; I don't know much else. This is just a less widely known history of Teyvat." Then, Alex refused to say anything more about it; he wasn't the type of player who delved deeply into game lore.
Lynette also secretly noted down a few key points. Perhaps she could ask "Father" later.
If it was true, at the very least, this sudden outsider seemed to know a lot about Teyvat and recognized people she had never seen before.
"Alright, chatter time is over. We need to defeat more monsters before dark!" Alex clapped his hands. Most of the afternoon had passed, and his experience was stuck at level nine, which was frustrating. He wanted to reach level ten today at least.
There was also an important matter; he specifically came here for it.
That was, there was an artifact Domain nearby that was very suitable for him.
"Domain, Domain, where is it?"
Alex was slacking off with Furina in the back, occasionally commanding the phantom water ball to use Charge to help Lynette, who was working hard at the front, fight monsters and relieve pressure. A little more Swirl DMG, you know.
You'd better appear for me to farm. Even if it's just feeding fodder to roll sub-stats, that's acceptable.
After all, in the real Teyvat, having a set of "Tenacity of the Millelith" (literally "greedy for life, afraid of death") is perfectly fine!