"Say it? What should I say, sister?"
Ah... I let it slip...
"Cough, cough... I'll go out and attract their attention in a moment. You guys wait here, the Millelith will be here soon."
"Huh?! Isn't that dangerous for you, sister?"
"Sister is very powerful, will you guys help sister take good care of those frail children too?"
"Mhm, mhm! Don't worry, sister!"
"So good~ You can take those weapons for self-defense."
Ying patted their little heads, then pointed to the torture instruments on the table beside them. After a slight pause, she walked over and picked up the whip.
"I'm leaving now. Remember to tie up that guy later and use him as a hostage. Here are the keys, take them. If it's not the Millelith, absolutely do not open the door for them, understood?" (Though hostages don't seem very useful to bad guys...)
"Mhm, got it!"
After making sure everything was arranged, Ying finally walked out. Along the way, she stomped hard on the three unconscious people lying on the ground.
One stomp!
Two stomps!
Three stomps!
"Hoo... All done~"
"It feels a bit cruel..."
"How is it cruel? For these beasts who abuse children, not killing them is already very merciful, alright? (￣へ￣)"
"Mhm... That makes sense... But did the host step on one extra time?"
"Huh? Did I?"
"Mhm, if I remember correctly, one of them had his little brother already crippled by the host."
"Ah... Ah?! Cough, cough... This... This extra stomp is my gift to him... Besides, he just tried to assault me, I believe the readers won't mind me teaching him a lesson... (*￣з￣)"
"Mhm... Indeed... This system expresses its complete satisfaction with the host's explanation."
"Hmph, hmph~ Of course~"
Ying spoke to the system while flicking the whip in her hand.
"Crack!"
The already crisp sound echoed exceptionally loudly in the enclosed corridor.
"Hiss... It hurts just hearing it... It's better that I hold this whip, the probability of them injuring themselves is very high..."
"So you're saying the host knows how to use it?"
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"Mhm... Then I'll believe you this time..."
"Your tone clearly doesn't believe me!"
Meanwhile, above...
"Boss, our business hasn't been good lately. The boss is already very unhappy with us."
"Damn it! You think I want this? Shit! It's all because of those damn girls we met in Mondstadt! If we had found that treasure back then, who would want to endure her crap!"
"Hush! Speak softly, boss, it's not good if the boss hears you."
"What are you afraid of! That bitch never leaves her den, how could she hear me!"
"Boss, what if someone informs?"
"Heh heh... They're all having fun in the main hall, who would be bored enough to come here! Damn it, forcing our entire squad to patrol such a large area, it's making me furious..."
"Crack!"
"Who is it! Annoying me to..."
"......Your tone clearly doesn't believe me!"
"Are you trying to cause trouble?! What the hell is happening downstairs?!"
Just as the group was about to go down to check the situation, they saw Ying slowly walking up.
"You t—"
"Hm?" Ying tilted her head, looking at the person in front of her with confusion.
"Son of a bitch! Last time you ambushed us, it was my bad luck! But this time... Hmph, hmph... You're truly walking right into hell when you could have gone to heaven!"
"Huh? Do you know me?"
"Emm... You actually don't remember me?!"
"Remember you? Who are you?"
"Damn it! I almost captured you last time, and you forgot us?!"
"Captured? Ah... It's you guys!" Ying tapped her hand in surprise, looking at them.
"Finally remembered... My ass! Your reaction is too calm!"
"Mhm, I really didn't expect you guys to be working with them."
"Hmph... It's too late to know now! Watch how I deal with you!"
"Pfft... With you guys? If I hadn't been injured last time, I would have taken you all down long ago~" Ying couldn't help but chuckle as she said.
"No, you weren't capable of that then, host."
(Emm... Shut up!)
"You, you, you! All of you, attack..."
"Crack!"
Ying, too lazy to listen to him finish, directly whipped his arm.
"Ah!!"
A scream of extreme pain erupted. The whip was fast and fierce, directly leaving a bloody gash on his arm.
"You damn..."
"Crack!"
Another whip swung past, leaving a similar bloody gash on his other arm.
"Mhm... Now it's symmetrical..."
"You... You damn..."
The man's forehead was covered in cold sweat from the pain, his facial muscles twitching uncontrollably.
"You're still cursing?!"
Seeing that he still dared to speak to her like that, Ying swung the whip in her hand again.
"Crack!"
"Don't hit me anymore! Don't hit me!"
The man finally couldn't bear it and begged for mercy. The wounds on his arms from Ying's whip sent piercing pain through him. He had no doubt that if he received two more whips, he would die on the spot.
"Then what about you guys?"
"We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare! We wouldn't dare!!"
The subordinates, who were already timid, quickly begged for mercy. They didn't want to experience what their boss was going through.
"Hmph... Go do something for me."
"Yes! Yes, please tell us!"
"Mhm... Go notify your boss and tell her I've escaped and she should come catch me. Oh, and if you want to call over those other little thugs like yourselves, you can call them too."
"Huh? You want us to tell the boss to come catch you?"
"Is that not allowed?"
"Of course, of course, of course!"
"We'll go right now!"
After saying that, the few men scrambled out in a hurry.
"I didn't even whip all of them... Alas~ I'm truly too kind (*˘︶˘*)"
"Isn't this plot developing a bit incorrectly, host?"
"Hm? Is it?"
"Extremely so. According to the script, shouldn't this part be super tense?"
"It seems to make sense... But I really can't feel tense... Perhaps they didn't put any pressure on me?"
"Emm... Alright then..."