Ying first signaled Paimon to retreat to a safe location, then asked coldly,
"Do you think you can defeat Lumine?"
Hearing the doubt, the Doctor chuckled and shook his head.
"In terms of combat power alone, I am naturally no match for her, so I need a little trick."
"Do you remember, I'm a scientist who loves to invent..."
[Hummm——]
As the Doctor finished speaking, Ying suddenly heard a strange sound that made her feel uncomfortable.
Seeing the other party make the first move, Ying instantly appeared beside him, pressing her silver sword to his neck, and asked in an icy tone,
"What did you just do?"
The Doctor shrugged innocently, still smiling.
"Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that the sound wave I just emitted can quickly put an unprepared person into a dream."
"You can imagine, after your sister finishes off all the monsters, will she still maintain the high level of vigilance she has now..."
This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, making Ying suddenly realize. She immediately increased the force in her hand, piercing the Doctor's skin, and said in an extremely cold tone,
"I promise you, if you dare to touch them, you will surely die."
The Doctor was not afraid at all, and replied with contempt,
"Do you think I would be foolish enough to let my true self come here to be killed by you?"
Seeing Ying clench her teeth, the Doctor smiled and then changed the subject.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt them, because I completely believe that if I were to touch them, you would not hesitate to plunge the sword in your hand into my body. After all, although I am not my true self, I don't want to die like this."
Saying that, the Doctor moved the tip of the sword away from his neck and lightly patted Ying's cheek in front of her.
"Don't worry, the me over there just wants to use your little mascot to send you somewhere. It's just that your sister will definitely stop her, so I was forced to resort to this.
"At this time, I believe the me over there should have succeeded already~"
"Where do you want to take Paimon?!"
Ying angrily questioned, looking at the bastard in front of her, wishing she could directly split him in two with a single strike.
"Hehehe..."
"I'm just taking her to the stage prepared for you, wanting to invite this special audience to witness their master's wonderful performance."
After speaking, the Doctor casually took out a map and placed it in front of Ying, then added,
"This stage is open only to you~"
After Ying took the map, the Doctor showed a gentle smile, waved to Paimon in the distance, and then turned and left the Sangonomiya Shrine.
"Damn it..."
Watching the Doctor's retreating back, Ying cursed inwardly but could do nothing.
Paimon returned to Ying's side and asked with some worry,
"Ying, has Paimon really been captured..."
Ying shook her head.
"I don't know. I can't communicate with Paimon right now. Let's go to Inazuma first to confirm."
A while later...
[Huuu, huuu, huuu...]
Ying flew rapidly over the dense forest. After inquiring with some Inazuma residents like Kujou Sara, she had learned where Lumine had gone. In a moment, she arrived before a strange mirror.
Without hesitation, Ying directly took Paimon and walked in.
"Lumine! Paimon! Are you there?"
As soon as she stepped inside, Ying immediately called out their names loudly and searched around with Paimon.
"I found Lumine!"
Hearing Paimon's call, Ying rushed to her side, quickly embraced Lumine, who had fainted on the ground, and anxiously called out,
"Lumine! Lumine, wake up!"
Soon, Lumine slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Ying holding her, a look of guilt appeared on her face.
"I'm sorry, I clearly noticed something was wrong, but I was still a step too late..."
Ying shook her head.
"Don't blame yourself. That guy is very cunning. What exactly happened? Can you tell me?"
Lumine sighed and began to explain in detail...
A few hours ago...
After defeating the last monster, Lumine finally had time to breathe a sigh of relief and turned to look at Childe, who was wiping sweat from his forehead.
"Hiding so many monsters, does the Fatui want to kill even their own Harbingers?"
Lumine's words made Childe cough awkwardly.
"Uh, I was really just following the Fatui's orders to capture the Wanderer..." wap.kanshu伍.net
Paimon, who had just finished a call with Ying not long ago, flew to their side and stared at Childe suspiciously.
"Hmph... who knows if you, a bad guy, are telling the truth. This might be a play you and the Doctor put on together, since you're a battle maniac."
Childe felt embarrassed.
"I do like fighting, but not to the point of valuing it more than my life. However, speaking of which, the Tsaritsa only learned of the Wanderer's location after receiving news from the Doctor."
Hearing this, Lumine frowned.
"It really is a diversion... Some time has passed since Ying and Paimon communicated. Just in case, I need to return to Ying's side quickly."
Childe also seemed thoughtful.
"Yes, I also need to report this matter to the Tsaritsa..."
[Hummm——]
As soon as he spoke, everyone present suddenly heard a strange sound, and their bodies felt uncomfortable.
Before Lumine and the others could react, a familiar voice followed.
"Hehehe..."
"It was indeed a diversion, but you mistook the target that needed protection."
As the voice faded, Lumine immediately looked in the direction of the sound and, as expected, saw the Doctor.
"What do you mean..."
Lumine was about to question, but before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt dizziness sweep over her entire body, causing her to kneel on the ground.
"Damn it..."
Childe, struggling to stand beside her, looked up at the Doctor and asked,
"Doctor, what do you mean by this..."
The Doctor smiled and said,
"Don't worry, this is just a part of my plan."
"Huh?! What's going on?!"
Paimon looked at them in surprise, completely not understanding what had just happened.
"Oh?"
Seeing that Paimon was not affected by drowsiness, the Doctor raised an eyebrow.
"To be able to resist the influence of that sound wave, I must say, you truly live up to being Ying's mascot. You can make me lose my composure time and time again."
Saying that, the Doctor slowly walked towards Paimon. Lumine wanted to stop him, but the feeling of drowsiness was getting stronger.
"Don't... touch her..."
After speaking, Lumine's vision became hazy, and she then completely fell into a deep sleep.