Her Loss and My Gain, Volume Six - Chapter 616: $laver￥ (Part One)

"--!!!!!"

Within the Divine Item's spiritual space, Givinia had to do her utmost to maintain her composure and prevent her presence from being revealed. Although spiritual beings don't scream, she still instinctively covered her mouth.

It was him!

It really is him, the most mysterious high-ranking official— Yusuo Zai!

If there's one person in the organization that Givinia least wants to meet, is most wary of, and least knows how to deal with, it's none other than Yusuo Zai!

Nearly two hundred years ago, he bought himself from the Orphanage, giving himself freedom.

When she joined the organization and was troubled by her inability to avenge her mother, it was he who helped her—and to this day, Givinia has no idea what price she paid.

Givinia knew nothing about Yusuo Zai —his background, his age, his abilities, she wasn't even sure if he was human or ghost. The only thing she was certain of was that Yusuo Zai's position in the organization was extraordinary. His identity as a "high-ranking official" was just a useful facade. His true position... was likely that of an advisor or consultant to the Leader, a terrifying figure who worked behind the scenes with the Leader to influence everything.

And now he has appeared.

They appeared before the Leader.

It appeared before my eyes.

Would they be discovered? Givinia was somewhat confident that she could escape the Leader's notice, but as for Yusuo Zai... she had absolutely no idea.

Fortunately, Yusuo Zai's attention seemed to be entirely focused on the Leader, and he didn't even glance at the Divine Item.

The two are talking.

"You seem to be in a good mood, Jili."

"What do you mean, good or bad... just seeing you ruins my mood."

"It's alright, be happy as you are, after all, you've waited for over three thousand years."

"The whole 'over three thousand years' thing is all because of this so-called 'timing.' We could have finished it back then, but we had to drag it out until now!"

"The reason doesn't matter anymore."

"It doesn't matter anymore, it's come to this point anyway... you bastard."

Jili sighed, then suddenly remembered something and gave a sinister smile.

"Hey, you surnamed Yu, it seems like I've won now, right?"

Win?

This word caught Givinia's attention.

Is the Leader competing with someone? And Yusuo Zai as the arbitrator?

"We haven't received the final result yet, you know, it's not good to jump to conclusions." Yusuo Zai shrugged.

"Is it really 'jumping to conclusions' too early? I'm not an idiot; judging from the current situation, Ye has no chance of turning the tide!"

Ye has no chance of turning the tide—the moment she heard these words, Givinia felt as if she'd been struck by lightning, but she maintained a minimum level of composure. Don't overthink it; at most, A Ye has just fallen into the Leader's trap. With their abilities, they can definitely—

"The Planet Will has been controlled by the command I 'reproduced,' Tartaglia is about to die; Gustav is personally dealing with the other one, and that Oni named Urushihara has no power to resist; as for Yu He and Ye, you know Yu He's abilities. Even if he can't beat Ye, he won't be defeated. Once Gustav goes to support her, Ye will only have one way out! Even if I don't go to the scene personally—no, I should say I have no need to personally deal with her!"

Tartaglia is about to die.

That Oni named Urushibara was utterly powerless to resist.

Ye only has one path left: death.

These three sentences echoed in Givinia's somewhat dazed mind.

This was so sudden.

During her time in hiding, such a drastic change occurred outside.

Givinia almost couldn't resist leaving immediately to help them, and she was about to act on it—

"I told you, Jili, don't jump to conclusions."

"Miracles are impossible."

"There are no miracles in the world. Every miracle is the result of a complex interplay of cause and effect. Perhaps an unintentional act from long ago will bring about a miracle of survival a hundred years later."

"... What do you mean?"

"I'm just reminding you, don't overthink it."

"..." "..."

Jili frowned, deep in thought, his expression displeased.

Yusuo Zai a casual expression, making it impossible to discern his thoughts or mood.

After calming herself down and struggling with her thoughts, Givinia finally resisted the urge to leave and stayed.

Clearly, Ji Li Jili much more in front of Yusuo Zai, and the amount of information he shared also increased significantly.

This might actually be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

(Please, Ye, please hold on! It'll be soon... I should have some results soon, and once that's done, I'll go help immediately!)

A few minutes ago--

Around the same time that the Planet Will and Haoyue, and Gustav and Xiao Wu started their battle, the two with the smallest difference in strength also started fighting.

"What kind of hell is this place?!"

I walked through towering, magnificent skyscrapers—truly "skyscrapers," for I had to crane my neck to barely see their tops, which must have been at least a thousand meters high! As far as the eye could see, from what I saw to the horizon, all I could see were skyscrapers, each one incredibly grand, and every single one of them was brightly lit, as if they were showcasing the greatness of human industry to the world!

From the moment the vastly destroyed lower levels of the Business Capital suddenly returned to normal, I had a feeling that something was wrong—now I'm certain, this is a completely different space, the space ruled by Yu He! Just like my and Blood Fiend's "Blood Prison Space," he also has his own independent space, this world of wealth and power!

"Just call it the 'Money Space,' because it 'represents' the wealth of the entire world."

Yu He's voice seemed to come from near and far, making it impossible to pinpoint his location. I heightened all my senses to their peak, and all I heard was—

Wow--la la la la la la!!!!

The sounds of countless sheets of paper rubbing together overlapped, sounding at first like the piercing roar of waves. A torrent of money swept through every street of this boundless city; even the flooding of Jinshan Temple wouldn't be enough to describe it! The moment I approached the ground, all the banknotes surged towards me, blocking all escape routes in all directions!

"Blood Abyss!!"

Millions of tons of blood gushed down, instantly filling the area below. The surging blood flow twisted into a giant vortex, and all the banknotes that came into contact with the blood were pulled in by the immense gravity and vanished! After a large amount of banknotes that had been obscuring the view were swept away by the blood abyss, Yu He, who had been hiding inside, revealed himself for the first time! His movements were unexpectedly light and graceful, as if he were walking on air or riding on the torrent of banknotes. His business casual suit, with all the buttons undone, fluttered in the wind, and even his tie was loose.

"It seems you're quite interested in 'seizing' my property, Miss Ye."

"Yu He!!!"

With a wave of my hand, hundreds of blood snakes, each a thousand meters long, shot towards him! Each one was a powerful Blood Beast, wreathed in Blood Flame, and also contained deadly poison—that's right, after possessing the Blood Fiend's body, I could also create blood poison to a certain extent!

However, Yu He remained remarkably calm. Facing the approaching horde of countless blood snakes, he simply extended his hand lightly—

"Pawnshop".

--Splash!!!

The blood serpent at the forefront exploded into countless colorful banknotes the moment he lightly touched it! The kilometer-long giant serpent, its enormous size transformed entirely into banknotes of unknown denomination, immediately creating a rain of money. I ignored his chaotic trick—the blood serpent only turned into money upon contact, meaning this skill likely required "contact" to activate. If everyone attacked together—

"Surround them—bomb them!!!"

Rumble rumble rumble rumble!!!!

The heatwave from the explosion, carrying towering Blood Flame, spread in all directions, turning countless skyscrapers into ashes in an instant. Yu He's figure swayed for a moment, then suddenly vanished in the form of banknotes!

"--later!"

I whirled around, my raging Blood Flame coalescing into a fist as I blasted it behind me. This wasn't an ordinary Blood Flame attack; the surging Blood Flame were intertwined with countless Lycoris radiata, the blooming life providing a considerable amount of energy! But— Yu He had just been formed from a mass of banknotes, immediately raised his hand to block! Countless banknotes instantly appeared before him, compressed into a colorful... banknote shield?

The banknote shield looked completely flimsy, like a crude craft made by a kindergarten child, yet it blocked most of the damage from my attack! The Blood Flame were dispersed into cones around him, while he tilted his head slightly, looking at me through the shield.

"That was a powerful blow, Miss Ye. I've already spent..." He frowned, looking at the shield of banknotes in his hand, "...it's already several trillion Tong Coin, and it's still rising. Just imagine the economic damage this punch would cause if it landed in any bustling metropolis."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Who wants to listen to your nonsense? I need to finish you off quickly so I can go support Haoyue and Xiao Wu! With that thought, I immediately increased the power of my Blood Flame. Cracks appeared on his banknote shield, which finally crumbled into banknotes and vanished into thin air with a crash, annihilating my attack!

Yu He was also thrown back several dozen meters by the impact. His arm was injured; it was a burn that wasn't very serious but still not to be ignored. He raised his arm to look at it, sighed, and then snapped his fingers, restoring his damaged clothes to their original state.

"It hurts... it really hurts."

"...?"

Yu He's expression was somewhat distorted. He covered the wound on his arm, hissing as if it really hurt. His injury was by no means serious—at least to me, who had experienced all sorts of extreme things, it had no effect whatsoever—but he, who rarely fought personally, seemed unaccustomed to pain.

"That's a bit embarrassing, Yu He."

"What can you do? You can't expect someone who sits in an office all day to be as brave and skilled in battle as you guys."

"Who's going to listen to your nonsense... Your arm is like this now? Don't tell me you don't have healing skills."

"If I could, I'd like to heal myself right away, but I have a better idea."

A better idea?

He looked up and smiled gently at me.

The sly smile of a cunning merchant.

The instant I sensed danger, I unfurled my Flame Wings and retreated swiftly! He simply raised his injured arm slowly, pointing it at me—

"You know, I took out... Life Insurance for myself."

Boom!!!!