"Still, there's no need for you to lose heart. After all, I live by the sword, and with Acheron, Feixiao, and the others..."
Before Jingliu could finish, she suddenly felt her waist being pinned down.
"—You're the one at your limit, aren't you, Jingliu?"
At some point, Liu Bai had opened his eyes again. The weakness from before seemed like nothing more than an illusion.
"H-how? Th-this is the Ambrosial Arbor... Lord Liu Bai, no, you mustn't rely on Abundance... ngh—!"
"Compared to reasoning with you, I'd rather hear an older sister beg for mercy."
"Ngh... i-if this keeps up... I'm going to lose control... I-I'll completely fall..."
Jingliu's feeble struggles tried to save her.
But... they were far too weak.
"Are you acting cute? Your body has already completely surrendered."
"No..."
"I lost... Big Sister lost~! I lost to Little Brother's ○○! My body has completely surrendered! Let—let Big Sister have ○!"
"...Hah."
Liu Bai let out a breath and rose from Jingliu's unconscious body. The situation between them had long since reversed.
The cart that had crushed the man had become a horse pulling the cart.
"Much as I hate to admit it, this body's recovery ability... is downright absurd."
As an "Abundance abomination," Jingliu's stamina bar had actually overwhelmed his. His earlier collapse had not been an act; he had genuinely come close to surrendering.
But the instant his stamina bottomed out, it rebounded straight from rock bottom.
On top of that, Liu Bai had already figured out Jingliu's weaknesses during their previous exchange. At full strength, there was no way he could lose again.
"Feels like I've learned how to deal with getting crushed."
Rubbing his chin, Liu Bai felt like he could go challenge Acheron now.
It couldn't be helped. With enough