But to Diona's dismay, ever since she switched to a shaker, her drinks seemed to taste delicious again.
Maybe... ... this has something to do with the spring in Qingquan Town that had originally dried up and is now reappearing
Today, Mondstadt is not only unusually quiet, but also unusually dark.
Except for the places with street lights, it was almost pitch black.
The once bustling commercial district has now become dim.
The bard who often appeared near the fountain in the morning was nowhere to be seen.
Only the occasional rustling sound in the ears makes people feel creepy, because no one knows what is hidden in the darkness.
for example
The legendary hero of the night.
In the dark night, Diluk almost blended into the shadows around him. Except for his blue shoulder-length hair, he was basically completely wrapped in a black windbreaker.
After the brief fight with Bai Luo in the wine cellar last time, he took the other party's advice and adjusted his makeup.
For example, the blue hair is a color that is so different from his real self that it is hard to suspect that it is Master Diluk of the Dawn Winery.
Plus, everyone knew that the night elf hero had stolen the limelight from the liquor magnate, which made Master Diluk very unhappy.
So no one would ever connect the two of them together.
But to be on the safe side, he still took a series of measures.
For example, the Night Owl mask that originally only covered the eyes was changed by him to cover most of the face. Even the place where the eyes were previously exposed was changed by him into a narrow slit similar to the Bai Luo mask.
Although it blocks his vision a bit, it can hide his fiery red eyes, making it very convenient to conceal his identity.
Diluk looked around under the Night Owl mask and after making sure that there was no one on the road, he quickly bypassed the commercial district and headed straight for the Goethe Hotel next to the commercial district.
After leaving Mondstadt, I traveled alone for more than three years.
During this period, he followed the clues and found an organization as huge as a behemoth - the Fatui.
They secretly imitated the Eye of God to make the Evil Eye, a device that could amplify the user's abilities to the limit, but also brought the risk of backlash. It was also the culprit that killed Diluk's father, Cripps.
After all... ...if you want to possess a power that doesn't belong to you, there will definitely be a price to pay.
After that, on countless nights, just like tonight, he began hunting alone, following clues.
At the same time, he also discovered an incredible secret.
The so-called riot of the dragon Ursa was actually planned by the Fatui. The Doctor took the opportunity to subdue the dragon Ursa and made Mond owe him a favor.
This was followed by large-scale forced conscription and human body modification to create a more powerful army.
He also found relevant information at that time, that is, there were several children with good qualifications who were recruited by the Fatui and eventually disappeared in a project called underground beast fighting competition.
After tracing back to the source, he found that incredible guy - Dr.
For some reason, he had seen what that crazy guy looked like, and was very concerned about his blood-red eyes.
So when Kelly described the approximate appearance of the man who sneaked into the city, he had a bad feeling.
According to the intelligence he had, the Fatui had not been focusing their work on Mondstadt recently, and that Doctor... had not appeared in Mondstadt or Liyue recently, but there was some news about him in Xumi.
But he couldn't pin all his hopes on this information. After all, the Fatui had many strange things. What if he had some way to get to Mondstadt quickly
The most important thing is the recent performance of the Fatui.
The most obvious one is Anastasia, the counselor of the Fatui.
This woman always gave people the impression of being a good diplomat. Even if the Fatui executive was not in the city, she could still fight back and forth with Qin.
It can be said that he is one of the few people among the Fatui who left a deep impression on him.
But recently, she rarely put pressure on Jean in diplomacy. Sometimes she didn't even go to the Knights of Favonius for "tea" for the whole day. When she showed up occasionally, she looked extremely tired, as if she had just experienced a great war.
These abnormal events all indicate that a big shot must have come to the Goethe Hotel recently, or at least someone who would give this counselor a headache.
No matter what, he had to take the risk and come to the Goethe Hotel, at least to confirm whether that strange guy was a member of the Fatui.
Diluk walked up the stairs close to the wall, stopped behind a stone pier about one person tall at the end of the stairs, and quietly poked his head out.
The Goethe Hotel was not brightly lit at this time, but there was a small light left at the door, which allowed the person guarding the door to clearly observe the situation nearby.
At least if someone tries to get close, he will notice it immediately.
The person guarding the gate tonight was not Luke, but another person whose name could not be remembered. He should be just an insignificant figure not worth mentioning.
There are many ways to kill Diluk quietly.
But tonight he just came here to find out the situation, there was no need to do such a thing.
Besides, no matter the one who killed him was a night elf hero or not, the Fatui would eventually put pressure on the Knights, which would make it very difficult for Jean.
So he did not pay any attention to the other party, but took advantage of the fact that the other party had reached a blind spot where he could not see here, and quietly climbed over the stone pier, tiptoed along the outer edge of the hotel towards the back.
He didn't breathe a sigh of relief until he stepped on the solid stone floor.
He could make sure not to make any noise when walking on the cobblestone road, but he couldn't walk quietly on the lawn.
The rustling sound is still very obvious.
Diluk, who took everything into consideration, overlooked one thing.
Inside the Goethe Hotel, there was something that could no longer be called a human being and did not need hearing at all.
A dazzling red light lit up from behind the glass. Diluk reacted immediately and summoned the greatsword he had specially made with a wave of his hand.
“Crash—”
As the glass shattered, an iron fist swung out from the window and hit Diluk's greatsword hard.
Fortunately, he blocked it in time, otherwise... ... being hit by this thing would definitely not feel good.
Chapter 715 Diluc VS Krober
"Trash found! Execute removal plan."
The iron fist made of unknown material tore the thick wall completely like tearing a piece of paper, and Krober's not very big body slowly walked out from inside.
"That voice... is you!"
Kroebuck is a top figure who can leave an impression on Diluk.
However, the reason why Diluk remembered him was not because of how powerful he was, but simply because this guy was so mean in front of him and talked nonsense about his deceased father.
This is also one of the reasons why he would act so harshly later.
But wasn't he already dead? Diluk saw him die in front of him, so how could he appear in Mondstadt again
After seeing Krober's current full appearance, he finally understood what was going on.
Now he has been transformed into something similar to a ruins guard. Although his appearance is a little different and his body size is not as big as that thing, his appearance is obviously based on the ruins guards who often wander in the wild.
“Clear!”
A clicking sound was heard, and a faint blue light lit up along the lines on Mechanical Krober's body, which made the red light in his eyes brighter and increased his speed significantly.
The iron fist was retracted and the sharp iron hook was switched out.
Even at night, the stench of blood on the iron hook still makes people want to vomit. I guess this thing must have hooked a lot of discarded experimental bodies
While dodging the hook, Diluk glanced at the Goethe Hotel next to him.
What was weird was that even though he and Mechanical Krober made such a big noise, the people inside seemed to have noticed nothing and not even a few lights were turned on.
Diluk realized something and after doing a backflip on the ground with the help of the hook, he planned to escape.
He knew that the other party might have already noticed his arrival and was just playing a trick on him.
It would be disadvantageous for him to continue fighting with Mechanical Kroeber.
It's not that he can't quickly eliminate the opponent, but if he does that... ... he will expose a lot of things.
He didn't want to reveal his identity as the Dark Night Hero at this time, especially in front of the Fatui.
But how could Mechanical Krobo let him have his way
He stomped his foot hard on the ground, completely lifting up the stone road. After hooking the two iron hooks on both sides of the stone slab, Mechanical Krober spun around on the spot and threw the stone slab, which was almost the size of a table top, to Diluk.
“Keng—”
The greatsword slashed out. Although it was not the one Diluk usually used, this specially made greatsword was not an ordinary one.
Looking at Krober rushing towards him, Diluk slowly reached out and touched his lower back.
While dodging the stone slabs and the pursuit of Mechanical Krober, Diluk poured the dark blue potion he had just taken out onto his greatsword.
The sound of glass bottles breaking was heard, and a chill spread from Diluk to the surroundings, and the greatsword in his hand was completely covered by the ice element.
"Oh-"
Diluk, who had long since adapted to the cold, took advantage of the moment when Mechanical Krober was affected by the cold and leaped high to slash at the opponent.
“Click—”
Under the influence of the ice element, Mechanical Krober's joints began to become fragile, and his entire right arm was cut off at the root, falling onto the frost-covered lawn with a plop.
This potion was obtained by Diluk from the strange bird with the help of Qin.
It is also the frost potion most commonly used by treasure-stealing groups.
However, after being improved by the mysterious alchemist, Diluk has been able to use it well in battle, simulating the feeling of the ice-attributed Eye of God.
After all, he already has the Eye of God and has experience in using elemental power. It is not difficult to break through the shackles of the Eye of God in terms of elemental attributes using this method.
After cutting off one of Mechanical Krober's arms, Diluk originally wanted to pursue the victory and take its head.
Unexpectedly, a sound of breaking air suddenly came from behind.
Diluk blocked the greatsword that was originally intended to be swung behind him and successfully blocked the hidden weapon that was originally shot at his back.
If Bai Luo were here, he would definitely not be able to help but repeat it again.
When it comes to a place like the heart, any expert will subconsciously defend it.
Kidneys! Take out the kidneys! They never guard against kidneys!
Even though he blocked the hidden weapon, Diluk still felt uncomfortable.
He originally thought that it might be a small object like a short knife or dagger, but he never expected the force to be so great that he almost thought he was hit by the former demon dragon Usa.
Seeing Kroebuck stretching out his arms to kill him, Diluk took out another bottle of cyan potion and threw it on Kroebuck.
"call-"
After the bottle was broken, the strong wind element was completely released, which allowed Diluk to use the wind power to successfully avoid Kroebuck's attack.
At this moment, he finally saw what was attacking him from behind.
Unexpectedly, the hidden weapon was actually the arm of Mechanical Krober that had been cut off by him long ago.
After retracting his arm, Krober did not chase after Diluk, but instead made a buzzing sound similar to that of a bee.
"laugh-"
A stream of white smoke gushed out from the gap in Mechanical Krober's body, and the already dazzling blue light on his body became brighter at this moment.
The frost that originally covered Mechanical Kroeber gradually melted under the light.
“Huh…”
The light grew brighter and brighter, and finally turned into a faint blue flame, gushing out from the cracks in Mechanical Kroeber's body.
"Click, click, click..."
With the appearance of the phantom blue flame, some strange noises came from the joints of Mechanical Krober. As the mechanisms started to operate, Krober, who originally looked somewhat normal, became much taller and bigger.
Especially his arms.
In order to allow for flexibility during experiments, Mechanical Kroeber's arms were designed with countless joints similar to those of a stick insect. At this moment, dark blue flames were continuously gushing out of these joints.
Under the influence of the flames, even if these joints have been separated from each other, they are still connected together through the air by some special force, which is extremely weird.
It's not just the arms.
Similar conditions occurred in his neck, legs and other joints.
This also makes the Mechanical Krober, which already resembles the Ruins Guard, almost become an alternative version of the Ruins Guard.