But Shouki no Kami had yet to actually be activated and tested.
Much of the data he wanted to verify had yet to be collected. If he left Shouki no Kami here today, there was no telling when he could build another one.
Therefore, he had to find a way to escape safely with Shouki no Kami.
First of all, negotiating would be somewhat difficult, because he was currently at a disadvantage. If he negotiated, he would probably have to pay a heavy price.
He had to improve his bargaining position.
The Doctor, Dottore, thought for a while, then the corners of his mouth beneath his mask rose slightly as he said:
"Lesser Lord Kusanali, have that Adventurer beside you stop, or I will destroy this forest and attack Sumeru City.
"I find it somewhat difficult to imagine how many people would suffer as a result."
As he spoke, he stopped using the pink mist to attack the Sword Intent avatars. Instead, it sank into the woods below and attacked the innocent flowers, grass, and trees.
In fact, according to the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya's instructions, when the Fatui Harbingers collected the Gnoses, they were to avoid angering the Seven Archons as much as possible, lest they become their mortal enemies.
Therefore, large-scale attacks on the Seven Archons' subjects were prohibited in principle, but using them as leverage would not do much harm.
After all, people like Lesser Lord Kusanali and Li Qiuzhi had high moral standards and were eager to meddle in others' affairs.
They certainly could not accept innocent ordinary people being caught up in a disaster because of them, and would very likely compromise over it!
The Doctor thought this was a good way to get them under his thumb.
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