"There are Buli Ren hiding here."
"What?! Are you sure?" Unlike the perfunctory Earthly Balance Commission attendant, this young Cloud Knights woman sounded extremely serious upon hearing there were Buli Ren.
After giving Jiaoqiu a once-over, she suddenly cried out, "Wait, I recognize you!! You're the missing Yaoqing envoy! What are you doing here?!"
"I was taken hostage by the Buli Ren and brought here. Please report this immediately."
"Okay, I'll go find someone right away."
With that, the young Cloud Knights woman hurried away.
Jiaoqiu, meanwhile, sought out a Foxian ferryman.
His nose was sharp enough to tell that this Foxian was a Buli Ren in disguise.
And from his words, Jiaoqiu was surprised to discover that Luofu had indeed not sealed off its ports.
However, the ships Modo had mentioned, which were supposed to come receive the Buli Ren, had yet to arrive.
Seeing this, the players immediately thought of the Buli Ren whom March 7th, Yanqing, and Yun Li had exposed earlier at Star Orbit Cavern.
So... the ships that were supposed to pick up Hulei... had already been intercepted by March 7th and the others...
"Looks like there's no point stalling any longer. It's time to go back and face Hulei."
"Let's see what tricks you're trying to pull..."
With that in mind, Jiaoqiu stopped thinking about escape and obediently returned to the courtyard where Hulei was hiding.
However...
The moment he returned, he saw three familiar people.
That Starcraft pilot, that Earthly Balance Commission attendant, and... that passionate young Cloud Knights woman...
"Ah! Th-they!!"
Before the livestream, March 7th pointed at those three NPCs in the game, her breath catching in her throat.
The Danmaku exploded at that very moment.
Though the three were still unharmed for now...
Once they had fallen into the hands