Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 124 Departure

After listening, Le Yi gently shook her head. "No, Claire, although Pepe is very strong, her abilities are ultimately limited."

This mission is extremely dangerous; with her current strength, she simply cannot protect both of us at the same time. But Chehui is different; she possesses the Eye of God.

He has sufficient capabilities to ensure your safety, so you must stay close to him.

Seeing Ley's resolute rejection, Claire felt a deep sense of loss and sadness. She bit her lip, her eyes slightly reddening, trying hard not to let the tears fall.

Leigh noticed Claire's sadness, stepped forward, gently cupped her cheeks, and lightly kissed her.

Then he gazed tenderly into Claire's eyes and continued softly, "Claire, actually from the very beginning, regarding this adventure..."

Deep down, I don't want you involved. I'm fully aware of the enormous risks involved. But I also understand that you have your own ideas and determination.

I can't force you to stay at home. I've never doubted you, nor have I ever considered you a burden.

However, no matter how strong a person is, they will inevitably encounter harm in an adventure full of unknowns and challenges.

I simply cannot bear to see you suffer even the slightest pain, nor do I want to imagine any accident that might happen to you.

I know all too well that convincing you to stay home obediently and wait patiently for my return is harder than climbing to heaven.

However, at this moment, I have no other choice but to hope that you will grant my only request.

"Please remember, no matter what, never put yourself in a dangerous situation, okay?" As she said this, Claire felt a mix of helplessness and worry.

She knew that words would be futile at this moment. So, she slowly reached out and gently embraced Leyi.

It was as if they wanted to convey their deepest concern and care through this simple hug.

"Okay, then I also hope that Leyi will be alright, and that nothing can go wrong with you."

Hearing Claire's agreement and feeling the warmth and affection in Claire's embrace, she raised her hand and gently patted Claire's back.

It was as if she were soothing an anxious heart. Then, she said softly, "Yes, don't worry, everything I have belongs to Clementine."

"I will take good care of myself. Without Clementine's permission, I will never let myself lose a single hair," said Chehui, who stood by watching the two embrace tenderly.

At this moment, I also recalled how Yue had mentioned Clementine to me last night, his feelings at that time, and the current scene.

Chehui then looked at Kailu beside her and asked, "How far have things progressed between them?" Kailu turned her head and saw Chehui's gossipy expression.

After a few seconds of silence, Kailer finally responded, "Yeah, everything should be ready except for the time until we turn 18, right?"

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Several people were busy packing their belongings in the room. As time passed, night gradually fell, and the surroundings became pitch black and silent.

The decision to launch the operation at night was not merely for the sake of easier stealth, but also due to the crucial intelligence that Che Hui had previously obtained by infiltrating enemy lines.

It is understood that the enemy will be heading to a luxurious villa located on the west side of Autumn Equinox Mountain that day, one of the strongholds of the Fontaine nobles.

More notably, Ranach will also be accompanying these nobles to that place. After careful consideration and meticulous planning,

The task force tasked with capturing Ranah was led by Leykaele Peruvelle, while another team headed towards an underground cavern within the New Fontaine Academy of Sciences.

Although Lanah no longer resides at the New Fontaine Academy, according to information gathered by Chehui, his Les warehouse is still hidden in that underground cavern.

Since Lei is currently weak and has lost his memory, he should be assigned to the safer mission. So far, the safest option is to capture Ranah.

According to Chehui's previous statement, one of these nobles possessed a divine eye, and Chehui had overheard this divinely favored person that day.

Tonight I'll be going to the underground cavern of the Xinfeng Academy of Sciences to retrieve some data and some Les. Leyi is currently out of energy and has lost her memory.

Therefore, it would be safer to send him to capture Lanah than to have him clash with the Chosen Ones, even though those areas are infested with the wicked nobles of Fontaine.

But they were just ordinary people. The main reason, however, was that, apart from Lei, the other two had never seen Ranach before.

Soon after, Le Yi and her two companions arrived at the west side of Qiufen Mountain, in a clump of grass not far from a huge villa in the center.

The three of them peeked out to look at the group of nobles heading into the villa. Seeing this, Kelly remarked, "Hmm, quite a few people, and look..."

Following the direction Kelly was pointing, Ley and Peruvier also saw that the villa was surrounded by a dense array of wind-up mechanisms.

But seeing this, Le Yi asked with some confusion, "Those are robots? Wait, there are robot dogs too?? And those?" Seeing Le Yi's puzzled expression...

It's not surprising, after all, he has amnesia. Even if he knew what it was before, he probably wouldn't know now. "Those big iron lumps are wind-up mechanisms."

Extremely dangerous and highly aggressive. We must be extremely careful when we move around, especially if we are discovered.

As Kailer spoke, he couldn't help but swallow hard, thinking to himself, "Build specialized mechanisms, attack specialized mechanisms, suppress specialized mechanisms."

Destroying specialized mechanisms, flexible data collection mechanisms, reconnaissance and recording mechanisms? So many clockwork mechanisms... what if they're discovered soon?

"Those suppression mechanisms alone should be enough to turn us into sieves," while at the same time, Che Hui's group had already arrived at the New Fontaine Academy of Sciences.

They were now slowly making their way towards the mysterious underground cavern. Along the way, Claire seemed somewhat uneasy.

Her gaze kept wandering, as if her thoughts had drifted far away. Chehui noticed Claire's unusual behavior.

She gently reached out and took Claire's hand, whispering, "Claire, don't worry too much. You should know better than me that Lei is very strong."

Although I have never witnessed him unleash that awe-inspiring power firsthand, I am aware of the energy within him.

I can sense his power. And even though he's lost that energy now, we must still have faith in him.”

Lily chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Clementine, don't worry. Think about it, Peruvieri and Kelly are both with Lei."

He's not fighting alone, so you don't need to worry so much," Claire looked up when she heard Lily and Cherie's warm words.

A hint of gratitude flashed in her eyes. However, her worries did not completely dissipate, for she was well aware of the difficulty of this mission and the various dangers that might be involved.

But seeing the firm and encouraging looks in Chee and Lily's eyes, Clementine took a deep breath, tried to calm herself down, and nodded, indicating that she was willing to believe in Rae's abilities.

The three of them finally arrived at the cave entrance. Before entering, Che Hui put on the fox mask again and instantly changed her voice.

"From the moment we enter this cave, we'll use the code names we agreed on at the beginning to address each other in all subsequent conversations, understand?"

Finally, two masks were taken out and placed on Lily and Claire's faces. The two were incredibly surprised to hear Chehui's lifelike male voice.

After all, they weren't part of a small team, and they had no idea that Che Hui possessed this skill. After the group entered the cave...

They discovered that there were several paths leading to the cave entrance, and Claire and Lily could vaguely see that there seemed to be many more paths at the ends of those paths.

Claire then asked with some concern, "Ninth Brother, there are so many paths, and it seems like there are many more paths inside. Won't we get lost?"

Chehui then stepped forward and looked around each cave entrance, as if searching for something. Finally, he stopped at one cave entrance.

After glancing at a square brick on the ceiling of the cave entrance, it guided the two inside. At each intersection, Chehui would stop and look at the ceiling of the cave entrance.

As if marked, the deeper they went, the more torches appeared on the walls and paths. Finally, the three of them arrived at a hidden door at the very back.

Looking at the enormous cavern with its gleaming stones on the walls, Clementine and Lily exclaimed in amazement.

Finally, the two noticed the mechanism door. Looking at it, Claire asked Chehui, who was standing next to her, "Ninth Brother, how do we get in?"

After hearing this, Qiehui also went forward to look at the gaps on both sides of the mechanism door and found a very thin wooden strip inserted there.

He then said, "We just need to wait here for now. Someone will take us inside shortly."