The Doctor had clearly run a full lap around the entire dock, only to end up back at the starting point.
"I've made contributions to the Friends Circle! I've bled for the Friends Circle! Chen Li, save me!" The Doctor clung to Chen Li's leg, her penguin wings locked tightly around it and refusing to let go. Her voice was full of desperate pleading.
Less than ten meters behind the Doctor, Homura Akemi approached with cold, restrained steps.
Her long black hair whipped wildly in the morning sea breeze. In her slender hand, she dragged the temporarily enlarged [Falling Sakura Divine Axe], its blade scraping across the dock planks in a shower of ear-piercing sparks.
"Alright, alright. The Doctor didn't do it on purpose. If she'd known the price of using a cheat code was making you spiral-launch straight into the air, she definitely wouldn't have used it." Chen Li looked down at the shivering penguin accessory hanging off his leg, then up at Homura Akemi, whose face practically read, "I'm going to chop this bird apart." Helplessly, he spread his hands.
"Right, Doctor?" With that, Chen Li lowered his head and nudged the Doctor's penguin head with his knee.
Homura Akemi stopped as well, staring coldly at the Doctor. A dangerous glint flashed across the blade of the Falling Sakura Divine Axe.
The Doctor tilted her penguin head slightly. Her eyes flickered behind her goggles, and hesitation appeared on her face.
"Well..."
Homura Akemi's gaze instantly darkened. With a flick of her wrist, she swung the divine axe high.
"Alright, alright! Don't be rash! Look at the bright side... although the Doctor hesitated just now, doesn't that kind of undisguised hesitation prove that she's an honest penguin who would absolutely never lie to you? What a rare and precious