The acrid smell of gunfire and residual elemental power, mixed with a thick stench of blood, hung heavy over the ruined wreckage of Dawn Winery. The estate, once a symbol of Mondstadt's fine wines and prosperity, had transformed into a meat grinder of a battlefield. The entrance to the underground fortress gaped like the maw of the abyss, continuously spewing out fearless Abyssal Monsters and remnant soldiers wearing the elite uniforms of the Fatui. Relying on an Abyssal energy amplification device deep within the fortress that hummed incessantly and glowed with an ominous purplish-black light, they turned every inch of space into a death trap.
The heavy shields of the Millelith emitted a groaning protest under the barrage of violent electro and pyro attacks, while the blades of the Knights of Favonius struck the armor of monsters imbued with Abyssal energy, sending blinding sparks flying. Warriors continually fell amidst the dense elemental barrages or ghostly ambushes, their blood staining the cold flagstones and blackened soil. Keqing's figure flickered in and out of the core of the battlefield; every flash of Lion's Roar's lightning claimed the life of a powerful Abyssal minion, but the enemies came like a relentless tide. Her purple pupils reflected the sacrifices of the warriors and the heart-pounding energy fluctuations deep within the fortress, her tightly pursed lips revealing a cold, burning anxiety. The battle had reached a stalemate, and the casualty numbers were…
Chapter 184