"Sizzle!"
Blue-purple element power surged from Childe, making the already chaotic element power even more disordered.
"Awoo—"
Behind him, the Golden Wolflord's howl echoed again, as if it was showing off its new life to Childe.
"You won't be laughing in a while!" Childe's single eye on his mask glanced at the gradually rising Golden Wolflord; he knew his time was running out.
"Quick battle!"
Aiming at the distant wolf head, a Sky-blue longbow materialized in Childe's hand, a longbow condensed from Hydro element.
Only in his Foul Legacy Transformation state would Childe's element power be abundant enough to directly condense physical objects.
"Boom!"
Hydro element power resonated, and the blue bow shot a blue arrow, emitting a cannon-like roar.
"It's not over yet!"
After firing one arrow, Childe turned to face another wolf head. The bow in his hand disappeared, replaced by a purple double-bladed sword.
The double-bladed sword danced swiftly in Childe's hand, like a deep purple giant wheel. With a swing of Childe's arm, the deep purple giant wheel directly spun and crushed forward.
Actually, Childe originally wanted to throw the weapon directly, but considering that smashing the remaining wolf head with a single punch would be "a little difficult," he decided it would be more appropriate to project the surging element power instead.
"The last one!"
As the purple giant wheel flew out, Childe immediately turned to face the wolf head he had failed to shatter with a single blow earlier.
If he couldn't shatter this wolf head with one blow then, what about now?
Childe raised the double-bladed sword in his hand high and swung it down with all his might.
Surging purple lightning appeared in the wake of Childe's weapon, and this was merely residual element power; the power contained within its blade was unimaginable.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three crisp cracking sounds rang out in succession. Few people or objects could withstand a full-power attack from Childe in his Foul Legacy Transformation state.
Clearly, the wolf heads summoned by the Golden Wolflord were not among them.
As the wolf heads, acting as "nails," were destroyed, the Golden Wolflord, which had been soaring into the Sky, suddenly lost its support.
The element shield on its body no longer healed but collapsed at a visible speed.
Not only that, the Geo element power drawn from the three wolf heads lost control and spontaneously rushed towards the Golden Wolflord, the enormous creature with the most accumulated Geo element power.
"Thump! Thump! Thump!"
Three bright yellow element orbs, like three heavy hammers, smashed into the Golden Wolflord.
The already erratic element power within its body, coupled with the impact of the three massive element powers, directly caused the Golden Wolflord to lose consciousness and crash heavily onto the ground.
"Hoo—, hoo—"
Seeing this, Childe couldn't help but let out a heavy breath. Then he forced himself to stay alert, staring intently at the Golden Wolflord.
"I'll send you off for the last time!"
"Woo—"
The roar of some animal sounded, but this time it wasn't a wolf, but a great whale.
"Bang!"
The blue giant whale slammed into the Golden Wolflord, sending it flying into the Sky, then crashing back to the ground.
"Thump!"
The Golden Wolflord landed on the ground, this time without even a slight tremor.
Just as Childe was about to go forward and check its condition, he saw the Golden Wolflord's massive body rapidly dissolve, vanishing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Then, in the spot where the Golden Wolflord had lain, a pulsating red flower bud emerged.
"Hmph... hmph..., Ley Line overflow?"
"Ha... haha, although it's an illusion, it was unexpectedly exhilarating."
Childe, having exited his Foul Legacy Transformation state, saw the man-high flower bud and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. He had hoped to defeat a tangible enemy, not an illusion recorded by the Ley Lines.
But none of that mattered. As long as it allowed him to fight to his heart's content, whether it was a true strong opponent or a Ley Line illusion, the more the merrier.
Of course, those who could instantly kill him were an exception.
"Hiss..., that hurts! What was that thing? The wound still hasn't healed even after it died!"
Dragging his bloody self, Childe slowly left this unexpectedly discovered island.
As he walked, he suddenly scratched his head.
"Did I forget something?"
But soon he shook his head again, whistled, "Who cares! Anyway, I'm done after I've had my fun!"
...After the dense fog dissipated, although the sun was still unseen, Tsurumi Island finally had a distinction between day and night.
After the land had been plunged into darkness once, the scattered group reassembled at the pre-arranged meeting point.
"So fast? Does a strong enemy motivate you that much?" Ember saw Childe squatting on the ground from afar, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
In the past, Childe was always the last to arrive for any task, but unexpectedly, he was the first today.
After much thought, Ember could only attribute it to the super stimulating effect of a strong enemy on Childe.
"Haha, that so-called strong enemy you mentioned was just small potatoes to me. I defeated it with a wave of my hand, it didn't even let me have my fill..."
"Hiss—"
"Still acting smug? If you're so strong, how come you're not unscathed?"
Ember showed he didn't want to hear Childe's boasting, and then he poked his wound hard.
Childe's spirited face instantly twisted, and he quickly distanced himself from Ember.
"Being unscathed and defeating are two different concepts, and an enemy that can be defeated unscathed holds no interest for me whatsoever."
Childe rubbed his wounds, loudly declaring his principles, though it was unclear what he was so proud of.
"How was it? That big guy was quite exhilarating to fight, wasn't he?" Ember glanced at the slowly scabbing wounds on Childe's body, many of which were large and looked shocking.
"It was alright. I made a mistake the first time, not knowing its power had corrosive abilities." Childe looked at the wounds on his body and shook his head.
Although the Golden Wolflord had been dealt with by Childe, its lingering power still clung to him like a maggot in the bone, refusing to dissipate.
Even now, a night later, the wounds were only scabbing, and many places were still seeping blood. If Childe's tough body was like this, anyone else would probably have wounds that would never heal if they just got a little bit of it.
It was also fortunate that he realized early on the need for a quick battle; otherwise, if it had dragged on, who would have been lying on the ground might truly have been an unknown.
"To be injured like this, it seems you indeed went through a fierce battle."
"But I want to ask, you've completed the task I gave you, haven't you?"
While Ember and Childe were chatting, Balladeer also emerged from the fog. He pulled out a scroll and threw it to the two engrossed in conversation.
"This is a rough map of the area I saw. Compare it with yours and see if we can piece together a map of the entire island."
Unfurling the scroll, a topographic map with mountains and rivers was outlined on it. However, surprisingly, this map didn't have a clear beginning and end like other maps; instead, it abruptly cut off in some places, as if a part was missing.
And that was indeed the case. Balladeer didn't know how much of Tsurumi Island this part represented; he just felt it was roughly a third of a main island, so he came to compare it with Ember and Childe.
"I didn't draw it!"
"But I have images!"
Before Balladeer could erupt, Ember successfully calmed him down. He spread his palm, and the scenes he had seen earlier clearly reappeared before everyone's eyes.
"I remember Fontaine seems to have a Kamera, right? Why didn't you bring one?" During the image playback, Ember also asked Balladeer and Childe.
Although his trick was indeed magical, a Kamera could do exactly the same thing. From this perspective, Ember even felt that the Kamera was the more magical item.
"..., I forgot."
After a perfunctory defense, Balladeer turned to Childe.
"What about you, Childe?"
"Although I know you probably draw ugly, I've already prepared to redraw it, so take it out."
The more Balladeer spoke, the lower Childe's head drooped. In the end, he raised his head as if resigned to his fate, replying in a listless tone:
"I'm sorry, I forgot."
"Forgot?!!!"
After a roar, there was a flurry of punching and kicking, interspersed occasionally with someone's applause, creating quite a lively scene!
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