Su Yuan glanced at the fiercely approaching "Clorinde" in the distance, then at Arlecchino, who was nearby, her clothes torn, bleeding heavily, gasping for breath, and looking somewhat disheveled.
To be honest, when Su Yuan first crossed over, "The Knave" Arlecchino hadn't been release in the game yet and would only appear in the next version.
So, Su Yuan didn't actually know much about what kind of person Arlecchino was.
All Su Yuan knew was that she was once an orphan from the Hearth Family, and later had a conflict with the previous "The Knave," taking her place, which meant she wasn't just any ordinary character.
Some of Arlecchino's colleagues, including a few Fatui Harbingers, had this to say about her:
"Her eyes only have madness."
"If betrayal could bring her gain, she'd unsparingly raise her sword against Her Majesty."
"A hypocritical, pretentious person."
Of course, this could also just be the Fatui Executives' mutual dislike for each other.
But from Su Yuan's perspective, Arlecchino, who ran the Hearth Family, had taken in countless orphaned children.
Moreover, she had saved Lynette from the clutches of a perverted noble.
Furthermore, in the original Fontaine main storyline, Arlecchino truly cared for her homeland.
The Hearth Family worked hard to address the prophecy crisis.
She also extended a helping hand to the disaster-stricken Poisson Village.
Although Su Yuan didn't truly understand Arlecchino, there was a saying, wasn't there?
"A gentleman judges by actions, not by the heart. There are few people in the world whose hearts are flawless."
Arlecchino cannot die at Clorinde's hands!
But how can Clorinde be brought back to her senses from her Eerie state?
Is this time really another situation where they have to restart from a save point?
But suddenly, Su Yuan seemed to have thought of something!
Su Yuan had previously speculated that if the weather wasn't clear, Neuvillette would be controlled by the Eerie.
So, could he use his control over the hydro element to disperse the rain and clouds, allowing Neuvillette to regain his sanity?
And after Neuvillette's Eerie transformation, it seemed like he believed he was the center of the universe, the emperor of the world, with everyone else having to bow at his feet, not daring to show any disrespect...
But, if they all showed him respect, would he still make a move against them?
Su Yuan thought it might be worth trying!
"Neuvillette! Cry now!"
Su Yuan shouted.
"Everyone else, kneel on the ground, no matter what happens, do not look up!"
Although everyone didn't know what Su Yuan meant, following their trust in him, they all obeyed.
Except for Arlecchino.
"I won't kneel, and I won't bow my head," Arlecchino said flatly.
"Neuvillette, don't care about her, cry now!"
Seeing "Clorinde" walking toward them with the sword tainted with Eerie energy, Su Yuan spoke in a hurry.
Neuvillette sighed, nodded, and immediately, the sky darkened with clouds, and rain began to pour.
"Heh... hahaha..."
"Neuvillette" let out an eerie laugh.
"Who gave you permission to stand before me?"
"Kneel before me!!!"
With Neuvillette's furious roar, both Arlecchino and "Clorinde" lost control of their bodies and were forced to kneel heavily on the ground!
Neuvillette swept his gaze around, observing the bowed and kneeling figures.
Satisfied, he nodded.
"Not bad..."
"You are all very smart and sensible. This is the posture you should have…"
"In the presence of me, the supreme dragon of Teyvat, you should be kneeling in reverence…"
Su Yuan knew he had gambled correctly—so long as they knelt and displayed enough respect to "Neuvillette," he wouldn't attack!
"But those who fail to show proper reverence…"
"Must die!!!"
As Neuvillette spoke, he approached Arlecchino, grabbed her head with one hand, and twisted it violently…
Her neck twisted like a rope, forming ring after ring of unnatural folds…
Then… after enough rotations, it finally snapped and shattered completely, blood spraying all over the ground…
Next, Neuvillette turned toward "Clorinde."
"Though I can sense that you do possess some strength…"
"That is still no excuse for refusing to kneel before me…"
Su Yuan, still kneeling with his head lowered, secretly peeked up and saw that "Clorinde" remained immobilized, unable to resist at all…
Even though both of them had undergone eerie transformations, Neuvillette was still the superior one?
Well, that made sense.
Whether in terms of original strength or eerie-enhanced power, Neuvillette was undoubtedly Fontaine's strongest.
"Forget it. You should just die!"
With a mere flick of Neuvillette's hand, eerie energy surged forth—"Clorinde" was sliced cleanly in half at the waist…
Clorinde was dead, and the eerie aura around her vanished…
Then, suddenly, Neuvillette tilted his head and looked directly at Su Yuan.
"You lowly mortal… Did you just look up at me?"
Su Yuan immediately felt a sense of impending doom.
Wait—he had only peeked for a second!
Does Neuvillette have eyes on the back of his head or something?!
How did he even notice?!
But it didn't matter now—the final step was already in motion...
Su Yuan focused on the ancient dragon's essence and the hydro element coursing through his body.
He felt the raindrops hitting the rooftop, the heavy clouds looming in the sky…
Alright then—time to clear the skies!
Harnessing all his power, Su Yuan forcefully expelled the rain and storm clouds in an instant!
"Neuvillette! Stop crying! Wake up!"
Su Yuan felt his entire body on the verge of collapse, but he still shouted with all his strength!
Neuvillette froze for a moment, then placed a hand on his forehead and looked around…
"Su Yuan… What just happened?"
He then caught sight of Arlecchino and Clorinde's lifeless bodies.
"Did I… do all this?"
"Neuvillette, you don't have to blame yourself…" Su Yuan struggled to get up, panting heavily as he pulled out a small knife he always carried with him.
"I've already found… the way to break this cycle!"
"Su Yuan! What are you trying to do?!"
Neuvillette lunged forward, trying to snatch the knife away from Su Yuan's grasp.
Su Yuan had the strangest feeling, like he had seen this exact scene play out countless times before…
"Neuvillette, listen to me!" He locked eyes with Neuvillette, his gaze unwavering.
"Actually… never mind. I say this every time—it's getting annoying…"
Su Yuan didn't even know why those words slipped out of his mouth so naturally.
"Neuvillette, just trust me!"
"I will save everyone!"
In the next moment, taking advantage of Neuvillette's momentary hesitation—
Su Yuan drove the knife straight into his own heart!
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