Chapter 170

["I remember these things usually appear suddenly through spatial rifts."]

["How could they have drifted to Mondstadt in such a strange way this time?"]

[Varka was also considering this question.]

[But, as for how the Rifthounds intend to land, I’m afraid only they, as magical beasts, know.]

[Perhaps they just think this way is more fun, who knows.]

["Haha, I intend to dispatch a team to that island to investigate."]

["By the way, Alice should be giving birth soon, right?"]

["After Klee is born, you must also take care of your health; don't be too intimate with Alice."]

["I still have to rely on you to look after Mondstadt before I set out on my expedition."]

["When the time comes, both the Knights of Favonius and the Windrider Knights will have to rely on you to maintain order."]

[Su Bai was almost choked to death by Varka’s words.]

[This old guy really dares to say anything.]

[To ease the awkwardness of the conversation, Su Bai shifted the topic back to the island across the Mondstadt coastline.]

["It seems like our Windrider Knights should be the ones to take over this matter."]

["After all, you need to consolidate your troops for the expedition recently."]

[Hearing this, Varka’s face sank, and his expression suddenly turned grave.]

["I have a bad premonition about this matter."]

["Perhaps something very terrifying is happening on that island."]

["That is why I don't want your Windrider Knights to go this time."]

["After all, the people under you still need you to lead them, and I need you to help me guard the house while I am on my expedition."]

["In case..."]

[Varka did not continue.]

[Years of experience told him that this incident was no small matter.]

[For a moment, both of them fell into silence.]

[Although Su Bai looked to be in his early twenties.]

[He was not someone so full of himself that he would be arrogant.]

[After thinking it over, Su Bai finally said: "Let us go."]

["After all, our Windrider Knights have more extensive experience in field operations."]

["And we won't focus on a large force; if a problem arises, it will be easier to retreat."]

[Varka remained silent for a long time.]

[His bad premonition made him afraid to make a decision lightly.]

[Seeing this, Su Bai shook his head with a bitter smile.]

["How can there be no sacrifice in battle?"]

["Besides, the last incident dealt us a heavy blow."]

["Although the incident was caused by Eroch, my men harbor a great desire for revenge against magical beasts like Rifthounds."]

["Keeping them bottled up all the time is not a good thing either."]

["I understand." Varka nodded heavily.]

["In that case, I will have Diluc’s cavalry squad go with you."]

["By the way, I will mobilize another wave of knights to prepare for support."]

["You can consider yourselves the vanguard; once there is a situation, order someone to report back immediately."]

Varka: "Sigh... it seems things are really not quite right..."

Paimon: "Is Grand Master Varka’s intuition very accurate?"

Varka: "Long-term combat experience definitely gives one a certain ability to predict things. I think the reason I was so uneasy in my past life was that my heart was inexplicably panicked. In this situation, it generally indicates that things are not good."

Kaeya: "You can really see from this that the Grand Master favors Su Bai Lawrence; he even arranged for Diluc’s cavalry squad to investigate the island."

Diluc: "Is the matter this time so serious? Why does Su Bai still insist on going?"

Alice: "Our Knight Captain has a very strong sense of responsibility. Someone has to go, right? Since their Windrider Knights can handle it better, they must be going with the intention of minimizing sacrifices."

Jean: "As expected, no matter where he goes, Mr. Su Bai’s essence has never changed."

Yelan: "Next time it should be our turn in Liyue, right? I wonder what will happen when they come to Liyue."

Tianquan Ningguang: "A wealthy merchant with riches rivaling a nation, Su Bai."

Keqing: "Hmm... the identity is quite suitable for Liyue..."

Cloud Retainer: "Why couldn't it be an adeptus? Hehe, you young people nowadays really have a terrible attitude toward adepti."

Tianquan Ningguang: "(Helpless)"

[The island across the Mondstadt coastline.]

[The Windrider Knights and Diluc’s squad had just landed when they discovered several Rifthounds lunging at them.]

[Before Su Bai could make a move.]

[The members of the Windrider Knights, as if injected with adrenaline, pierced through these few Rifthounds.]

[Seeing this, Diluc’s cavalry squad members all revealed a hint of surprise.]

[They couldn't understand at all why this group of people was so "fierce."]

["As expected, that incident had a great impact on their hearts."]

[Diluc appeared relatively calm.]

[A few years ago, the Windrider Knights were attacked by Rifthounds, resulting in significant casualties.]

[Seeing Rifthounds again this time, it was likely a case of enemies meeting with extra hatred.]

[After all, magical beasts like Rifthounds exist in the Mondstadt region, but not many.]

[It wasn't enough to let them vent the hatred they held from back then.]

["Captain Su Bai, I think the Rifthounds on the Mondstadt coastline drifted to Mondstadt from here, just like those few just now."]

[Diluc scanned the island.]

[The area is not small.]

[It is mostly rocky.]

[The forest does not cover much of the island.]

[However, Su Bai remained silent, his gaze fixed on the other side of the distant hill.]

[Ever since stepping onto this island, he had a particularly bad feeling.]

["Maintain formation, we will advance together."]

["We will set up camp near that hill."]

[Su Bai made his decision quickly.]

[Diluc did not raise any objections.]

[He highly approved of Su Bai’s strategic deployment.]

[This time, bringing his own cavalry squad to follow the Windrider Knights to investigate the island, he wanted to see how the knights of the Windrider Knights would handle things when they encountered problems.]

[The knight team arrived near the hill.]

[Just as Su Bai expected.]

[Along the way, the closer they got to the hill, the more Rifthounds they encountered compared to before.]

[Fortunately, the team had stayed together, so no casualties had occurred.]

[If they had dispatched personnel to investigate separately from the moment they landed, they would likely have been surrounded by Rifthounds and never returned.]

[Arriving near the hill.]

[Diluc’s expression also turned grave.]

[The knights behind him were equally tense.]

[They couldn't understand why the number of Rifthounds on the road increased the closer they got to the hill.]

[However, they looked up at the knight who was about to reach the top of the hill, thinking the answer would soon be revealed.]

[However, when the Outrider reached the destination and looked out, their pupils trembled violently.]

[Behind the hill was a flat plain.]

[There, a dense, countless mass of Rifthounds was gathered.]