Belobog Lower District.
Outside Natasha's clinic.
"I didn't expect you to experience such things in the Mechanical Settlement."
"It's truly incredible."
Natasha said emotionally after hearing what Seele said.
"So, I want to go to the Upper District with Luo Feng and the others."
"Luo Feng plans to change the current situation in Belobog, and I must contribute."
Seele said solemnly.
Natasha: "In that case, I don't think I have a reason to refuse."
Seele: "You agreed?"
Natasha: "Yes. Besides, I will go with you too."
"You're going too?"
"What about your patients?"
Seele asked.
Natasha shook her head and said:
"There are no patients left. Thanks to the light cone Luo Feng gave me."
"I have already cured the patients in the clinic and those outside that I knew of."
"I think it should be fine if I leave for a short while."
"I believe Oleg and Luca will handle things well while we are away."
"Moreover, now that I know the current situation in Belobog and Luo Feng's plan, I cannot remain indifferent."
Upon suddenly hearing about such a significant matter as the star nucleus.
Natasha, like Seele, could not just wait quietly in the Lower District for news.
"Luo Feng, what do you think?"
Seele said, looking at Luo Feng beside her.
"No problem. Bringing one person is bringing one, bringing two is bringing two."
Luo Feng shrugged and said.
In Luo Feng's heart, he had only completed half of Natasha's companion mission in reality.
Bringing Natasha to the Upper District this time.
He could try to look for Natasha's brother's research notes.
If he could find them.
It would be a perfect conclusion to Natasha's companion mission.
Natasha: "Thank you, Luo Feng."
Luo Feng waved his hand and said:
"We are so familiar with each other, there's no need for extra thanks."
"I assume you still have some arrangements to make."
"I'll wait for you over by Lumine and the others."
With that, Luo Feng walked towards Jean, Barbara, and others who were sitting together eating the unique food of the Lower District, taking a short break.
......
Natasha did not keep Luo Feng waiting long.
She quickly finished her arrangements and came to Luo Feng's side with Seele.
Just in time, Jean and the others had also finished resting.
Luo Feng then led them along the electronic map provided by Svarog and arrived at the Upper District of Belobog.
To be precise, it was the "Edge Passage" of the Upper District.
"What is this place? Why is it so desolate?"
"Is this really the prosperous Upper District you mentioned, Luo Feng?"
Paimon asked doubtfully, looking at the quiet surroundings.
"This place... is very similar to the situation in Rivet Town."
"Could it be a place corroded by the Fracture Zone."
Seele said, frowning.
Luo Feng nodded slightly and said from behind Paimon and the others:
"That's right, this is not the Administrative District of Belobog, but the Edge Passage."
"It is a place corroded by the Fracture Zone."
"The residents of this area have already evacuated."
"Perhaps only the soldiers of Belobog would come here to carry out the order to eradicate Rift Monsters."
"I specifically asked Svarog for the map leading here."
From Svarog, Luo Feng learned that the Belobog Furnace Core Road could lead to multiple places.
One of the paths was within the Edge Passage.
Upon learning this, Luo Feng decided to bring the people from Teyvat here first.
If Luo Feng's memory was correct, this place should have Rift Monsters strong enough to train Jean and the others.
Seele looked at Luo Feng confusedly:
"It's not the Administrative District of the Upper District!"
"Luo Feng, why did you specifically bring us here?"
Luo Feng smiled and looked at Jean, Lumine, Klee, Paimon, and the other guests from Teyvat who were walking in front:
"I told you before, Seele."
"My purpose in coming to Belobog this time is to broaden Jean and their horizons."
"Broadening their horizons isn't just letting them see the scenery of Belobog."
"Similarly, it also includes the intention of training them."
Seele: "Training? You want them to become stronger through combat?"
Luo Feng nodded again.
"So, Luo Feng, you want us to fight Rift Monsters here?"
Paimon asked in fear.
"To be precise, I want Lumine and the others to fight."
"Paimon, have you ever fought from beginning to end?"
"You clearly also have the possibility of stepping onto a Path through combat."
Luo Feng asked.
"Hehehe, someone as weak as me, let's forget about it."
Paimon rubbed the back of her head and said sheepishly.
"Luo Feng, are there Rift Monsters stronger than the Outer Universe Flame in this place?"
Jean took over and asked.
"If we are lucky enough, I think we can encounter the Devourer of Shades. Her strength is greater than the Outer Universe Flame." Luo Feng nodded and said:
"It's worth mentioning that this Devourer of Shades is not a monster purely composed of Fracture Zone energy."
"Instead, it is a monster modified by combining the aether data of the strong individuals who originally existed in Belobog."
[Alhaitham: A monster modified... Can we see it so soon?]
[Grand Sage Azar: Isn't this great? It can prove that the Fracture Zone indeed has the power to transform people into monsters.]
[Dehya: No, do you people really want to witness the scene of people being transformed into monsters?]
Dinazad: The idea of people turning into monsters... that can't be true, right?]
[Furina: That's right, that's right! Luo Feng was just talking, maybe he was just making a joke.]
[Dr.: If it's just a joke, that would be truly regrettable. I am very eager to see just how powerful beings that transform from humans into Rift Monsters can be.]
[Dr.: They absolutely must not be weaker than that Outer Universe Flame. If they are, battling such monsters would be far less interesting.]
[Dehya: This Dr., isn't he a bit too crazy?]
[Keqing: The Fatui are always like this. Speaking of which, the Outer Universe Flame had the power to defeat Acting Grand Master Jean. How powerful must this Devourer of Shades be?]
[Granny Ping: Acting Grand Master Jean of the Knights of Favonius is one of the best among God's Eye users. If the Devourer of Shades is stronger than the Outer Universe Flame, then it must be at the level of the Liyue Adepti, I presume.]
[Moon Carver: It's merely a monster born from the Fracture Zone. I imagine it doesn't possess abilities beyond those of the Liyue Adepti.]
[Granny Ping: Whether it is or not, we will know by continuing to watch.]
[Kaeya: If monsters like the Devourer of Shades possess abilities like the Liyue Adepti, can Barbara and the others handle it? Ah, it's truly troubling.]
...
"Huh, the sound of thunder, Traveler, did you hear it?"
Paimon suddenly perked up her ears and asked curiously.
Lumine: "There is indeed the sound of thunder, and also a woman's voice."
"The sound is coming from over there. Should we go take a look, Luo Feng?"
Paimon turned around to look behind her, but Luo Feng's figure was nowhere to be seen.
"No way, he's disappeared again?"
"Wait, this situation... could it be a precursor to a battle?"
Paimon said fearfully.
Earlier, when they encountered the Outer Universe Flame.
Luo Feng had also disappeared like this, leaving the battle to them.
"Regardless, let's go take a look."
"Everyone, be careful as we move forward."
Jean summoned her weapon and was the first to walk towards the direction the sound came from.
Hearing this, the others could only step forward and follow Jean's pace.
...
At the same time, on the other side.
"Damn monsters, why are there so many!"
"Is it because this place is too close to the Fracture Zone?"
Serval held her electric guitar, her expression grim as she looked at the surrounding Eternal Winter Shadows.
She also looked at the Fracture Zone rift directly ahead, which was constantly releasing grey, smog-like Fracture Zone energy.
Just then, an Eternal Winter Shadow swung the axe blade in its hand and attacked from behind Serval.
"Oh no!"
Serval felt the strong wind behind her and quickly turned around.
However, at this point, it was already too late to defend.
Just when she thought she was about to take a heavy hit.
The Eternal Winter Shadow that attacked her was suddenly sent flying.
"Huh?"
Serval stared blankly at the Eternal Winter Shadow that flew quite a distance, then looked at the man who was retracting his fist.
Serval: "Uh, thank you. My name is Serval, what's yours?"
"I'm Luo Feng." Luo Feng nodded at Serval, then apologized.
As Luo Feng spoke, he directly picked up Serval in a princess carry.
Serval was startled. Just as she was about to ask Luo Feng what he was doing.
She suddenly saw the other surrounding Eternal Winter Shadows swinging their weapons and smashing them towards them.
However, as the surrounding scenery rapidly receded.
Serval discovered that she and Luo Feng had already escaped the Eternal Winter Shadows' encirclement.
"Phew, that was close, I almost got hit."
"It's a good thing you were here."
Serval let out a long sigh of relief and looked up at Luo Feng:
"Uh, can you put me down now?"
"Of course." Luo Feng put Serval down and casually released a Preservation shield in front of them.
It blocked the Eternal Winter Shadows who wanted to continue attacking them.
Seeing all the Eternal Winter Shadows blocked by the golden energy shield, Serval's eyes lit up.
"Your shield is quite impressive."
"It seems even better than my brother's shield."
"Wait... a golden shield!"
"I saw some information, the first Great Guardian seemed to have the ability to summon golden shields."
Serval said, looking at Luo Feng in surprise.
Just as she was about to ask Luo Feng in detail, a sound of footsteps came over.
"Huh, Luo Feng, why are you here!"
"And who is she?"
Lumine said in surprise and quickly ran over.
"I heard someone's voice here, so I came over first."
"As for this lady, she is Ms. Serval. She currently runs a mechanical repair shop in Belobog's Upper District."
"However, because she likes to make music, her mechanical shop is closed year-round."
"Therefore, she has almost no money on hand."
Luo Feng said.
"You know me too well, don't you?"
Serval said in surprise.
"~ Not a Silvermane Guards, how did you end up here?"
Natasha said strangely.
Hearing this, Serval said somewhat helplessly:
"Haha, I was just short of a few parts."
"I happened to remember that there were parts I needed here in the Edge Passage before."
"So I thought I'd come here and try my luck."
"As a result, I didn't find the parts, but I did encounter some Silvermane Guards who were fighting Rift Monsters."
"I thought, since I saw them, I should go and help."
"But it turned out that I didn't save anyone, and I myself fell into danger."
"If it weren't for this Luo Feng, I would probably be in a bad state."
Serval gave Luo Feng a grateful look, then looked towards the direction of the Fracture Zone rift with a regretful expression.
Hearing this, everyone looked over and only then did they discover the few Silvermane Guards who had fallen near the Fracture Zone.
"The wounds on these Silvermane Guards are still fresh, they should have died recently."
"However, are the Silvermane Guards in the Upper District this weak?"
"They can't even defeat those weak Rift Monsters."
Seele said with a frown.
"Are those Rift Monsters that resemble Fire-Bringers very weak?"
Paimon looked curiously at the Eternal Winter Shadows that were blocked on the other side of the road by Luo Feng's energy shield and asked.
"Those are Eternal Winter Shadows. Their strength is not much different from Fire-Bringers."
"They just have different attributes."
Luo Feng said.
Hearing that the Eternal Winter Shadow opposite was very weak, Paimon immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"If it's just these Eternal Winter Shadows."
"Naturally, it's impossible to defeat those Silvermane Guards."
"Actually, there was also a Devourer of Shades staying here before."
"Most of the Silvermane Guards were killed by it."
"I also spent a lot of effort in cooperation with those Silvermane Guards to repel it into the Fracture Zone rift."
"After all, our attacks were not of much use against it."
"Perhaps it won't be long before it runs out of that Fracture Zone rift."
Serval said with a wry smile.
"So that's how it is, that explains it."
"The Serval I know shouldn't be unable to deal with those Eternal Winter Shadows."
Luo Feng nodded and said.
Serval: "You seem to know me well?"
Luo Feng: "Just know a little."
Serval: "Like what?"
Luo Feng: "The stockings are great!"
Serval: "..."
To the side, Natasha looked at the stockings on Serval's legs, then lowered her head to look at her own stockings.
For a moment, she seemed to fall into deep thought.
"Just a joke, don't mind it." Luo Feng smiled under Serval's speechless gaze and continued:
"Belobog's most outstanding mechanic right now."
"Formerly a researcher in the Architects' Technical Department, Great Guardian Cocolia's best friend."
"This is the you I know."
Serval: "It seems you really know me well, did we know each other before?"
Serval looked Luo Feng up and down, as if trying to find something about Luo Feng in her Memory.
"Luo Feng, you said she's the Great Guardian's best friend?"
"Is she with the Great Guardian?"
Seele frowned tightly, looking at Serval warily.
"Um, you seem to have some hostility towards me?"
"Is there some misunderstanding between us?"
Serval looked at Seele strangely.
"Seele just doesn't like the Great Guardian."
"That's why she's a bit wary of you."
Luo Feng said to Serval, then turned his head to look at Seele and said:
"Seele, you don't need to be so hostile towards her."
"Although she was the Great Guardian's best friend."
"But that's a thing of the past."
"When she was about to come into contact with matters related to the star nucleus."
"Great Guardian Cocolia had already driven her out of the research institute and cut off contact with her."
Hearing this, Paimon immediately exclaimed:
"What, this woman is related to the star nucleus?!"
"She... she couldn't have also been swayed by the star nucleus like the Great Guardian, could she?"
Serval: "Huh?! Cocolia was swayed by the star nucleus? What does that mean?"
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