Bleed Enough and It Won't Be Awkward (Continued)
He almost got dragged into the ditch.
Ying still looked at him with the cruel expression one would give a prey.
Barbatos's lips twitched slightly.
"I see, you've decided to shift the blame onto me, haven't you?"
"No, in fact, it was you who orchestrated it; we were deceived."
"I told you I wasn't lying! Paimon, you be the judge. Did you find the treasure map fragments? Did you come to the dragon's lair?"
Venti is trying to persuade an easily fooled person to bolster her own position.
However, Paimon wasn't fooled this time. When it came to her own interests, she became unusually rational.
"Ying, would it be useful to bring him back?"
"It will be useful. Anqi will help us explain. As long as we hand over the culprit, at least our arrest warrant can be withdrawn. But we will definitely have to pay compensation."
Ying said helplessly.
If you think about it carefully, if someone blows up the Great Wall ruins in a certain ancient country, and can explain it clearly and resolve the issue with compensation, then that's already lucky enough.
As for not paying a price, that's absolutely impossible.
"We have to pay compensation... Although it's very hard to bear, it's better than being wanted by a country forever. Otherwise, even restaurants won't serve us anymore!"
Paimon touched the Mora in his spatial pocket and painfully made a decision between money and food.
Then, her eyes lit up as she looked at the green-clad bard, and at the same time pulled out the bomb she had just put away.
Venti's lips twitched again. This duo's integrity was on par with his, a seasoned veteran; they'd finally met their match.
"Let me explain!"
"No rush. We'll have plenty of time to explain once we hand you over to the Knights."
"That's right, that's right! In order for us to be able to eat normally in the future, you should just give up resisting!"
The two sides faced off for half a minute, and then the chase and the God of Wind's maneuver around the pillar were repeated.
'Dvalin, want some sunflower seeds?'
"No, it's interesting just to look at."
The God of Wind's retinue and the second-generation God of Wind watched and communicated, their hearts remaining completely unmoved.
Just as the God of Wind circled the pillar, a petite figure soared into the sky from afar.
"Boom!!!"
The roar of the flame boosters drew near. The blonde girl retracted her modified Wind Glider in mid-air and landed beside them like a cannonball.
The two sides in the pursuit paused for a moment.
As the smoke cleared, Anqi was seen raising her menacing, black, multi-barreled firearm, her face expressionless as she faced the Travelers' group.
"Luminous, Paimon, why did you blow up the temple?"
"He did it all!" ×2
Ying and Paimon both pointed at Venti.
The coldness on Anqi's face faded, replaced by a hint of confusion. After a moment, as if she had figured something out, she moved the muzzle of her Pyro Archon Gatling gun towards Venti.
"Alright, I'll trust you one more time. Surrender, Venti, the wanted criminal!"
"Yay!" ×2
Venti: "..."
Barbatos watched as the Knights' genius alchemist pointed his gun at him, while the Travelers' Group was determined to use him as a scapegoat. Further away, the Wolf Cavalry Unit, having circled around, were still closing in.
If this continues, the situation will only become more complicated.
"Clang~~"
Venti gritted her teeth, plucked the strings, and leaped into the tower.
"Don't run!" ×N
Anqi, Luminous, and Paimon chased after Venti, while the main force of the Knights, who arrived later, pursued the wanted criminal in their eyes, and together they stormed into the tower.
At the same time, the passage leading to the dragon's lair was also opened.
"What?"
"Ah!"
Amidst the chaos, all sorts of people, wolves, and emergency rations uncontrollably fall into the Abyss, freezing into a bizarre, cinematic scene.
In the chaos, Anqi pulled out her modified Wind Glider, grabbing Luminous in one hand and the falling Amber in the other. Below, Jean, Barbara, the other knights, and the wolves formed a chain—even Barbatos was smilingly grabbing a knight's leg and hanging in the middle of the human chain.
"Anqi, push harder, you're going to fall!"
Paimon, standing beside Anqi, tried to pull upwards with all his might, but couldn't stop the human chain from falling.
Anqi lowered her head, looked at the people below, and said expressionlessly:
"There is something I need to tell you."
"What?"
"When designing this aircraft, I did not consider a load far exceeding the aircraft's weight."
"Huh? Anqi, what are you saying? Quickly pull everyone up!"
Paimon hadn't quite caught up and was still desperately trying to lift himself up. However, one-fifth of a boar's strength was utterly meaningless at this moment.
Those with even a modicum of sense turned pale instantly.
"Click! Click!"
As expected, Anqi's modified Wind Glider began to tremble, emitting smoke and sparks.
A moment later, it completely lost its motivation.
"Ah!!!" ×N