If memory serves, a large horde of monsters suddenly gathered over there just now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have rushed back so quickly...
Childe mused to himself as he leaped across rooftops, quickly locating the spot where the strange monster tide was.
"We've arrived... As expected, these monsters are very different from those the Millelith faced before. If the monsters the Millelith faced were like bandits, then these monsters are like a well-trained army..."
As Childe was thinking, he suddenly noticed that the monsters had begun to move towards him.
"Hm? Why are they suddenly rushing this way? Did they spot me?"
Facing such a large number of monsters, even Childe, a battle enthusiast, didn't dare to charge straight at them and quickly ran to the side.
Just as he was making a hasty retreat to avoid being surrounded by the monster tide, he suddenly realized that the monsters didn't seem to have any intention of attacking him.
"Hmph? These monsters aren't indiscriminately chasing anyone. They are indeed different. Looking at them, they seem to be moving with a purpose, and their destination is... the hospital?!"
"They might be in trouble... I need to hurry back and get them out of here. Although they weren't part of the deal between me and the Traveler..."
Childe quickly tried to take a detour back, but was suddenly drawn by a huge commotion behind him.
"What's this?! Oh no..."
The scene shifts to Ying...
"Phew... I'm almost lost. Fortunately, Qiqi is leading the way!"
Looking at Qiqi, who was leading the way ahead, Ying liked her more and more.
"Mhm... Qiqi... knows the way well... can lead... Qiqi is happy to help Ying..."
"Hehe~ Qiqi is amazing. I'll get you some Almond Tofu when we get there~"
Ying gave Qiqi a thumbs-up.
"Hehehe... Little cutie, you haven't paid much attention to me all this way, which makes big sister very sad~"
"Hmph... If you want me to pay attention to you, then surrender obediently."
(It's best if you serve a lifetime in prison and never cause trouble again...)
"Mhm~ We'll talk about it when we get there~"
The succubus's reaction had become extremely calm. She had already learned that the monsters had captured Hu Tao.
Hehehe... The scales of victory have already tipped in my favor without me even realizing it...
Some time later...
Paimon, who was observing from the rooftop of the hospital, suddenly spotted a familiar figure. She rubbed her eyes and said with surprise.
"Ah~ I see the host!"
"Sister Ying?! It really is her?!"
Klee quickly ran to Paimon's side and indeed saw Ying escorting the succubus. She quickly waved her little hands.
"Hey! Sister Ying~ We're here~"
"Wait... the person next to Ying looks a bit familiar," Paimon flew over to the two and was about to exclaim with joy when she suddenly saw another familiar figure.
"Ah! I remember! She's the bad guy who locked me up in prison!"
"Prison? What prison?" Paimon scratched her little head in confusion.
"Idiot! Don't you remember who beat you up before?!"
Paimon tapped Paimon's little head.
"Awu?! I remember! But you didn't have to hit my head qvq"
"If I don't hit you, I'm afraid you still won't remember (￣へ￣)"
"Uh... alright then..."
(Speaking of which... the host also mentioned before that she used to hit its head when she repaired TVs... Uh... no, no! I'm not a TV (*￣з￣)*)
As the three waved and called out to Ying, Ying also spotted the three little ones high above.
"Hm? Why did those three run to the rooftop? Really, what if the monsters spot them? I'll have to have a good talk with them later."
Thinking of this, Ying couldn't help but quicken her pace and soon arrived on the rooftop, escorting Tian Qing.
To prevent her from ambushing her by surprise, Ying used her elemental power to conjure an item similar to a Wind Control Ring to bind her hands.
"Stay put here honestly. If I find you trying to break free from this, don't blame me for resorting to torture!"
(Why didn't I think of such a brilliant idea when escorting her before? I had to hold my sword for so long. I'm such an idiot...)
Ying patted her own disappointing little head.
"Sister Ying~ Klee protected them well!"
Klee happily ran to Ying's front, while Paimon and Paimon were a step behind.
"Okay~ Klee is amazing, would you like some grilled fish later?" Ying pinched Klee's little face and said.
"Grilled fish?! Yay!"
"Grill... fish?" Qiqi, who arrived later, happened to hear these two words and asked with some confusion.
"Mhm, grilled fish is very delicious. You're the one who was with Sister Ying just now, right?"
"Mhm... grilled fish... delicious... want to eat..."
"Hahaha~ You two go chat."
Ying smiled and gently patted both of their little heads, then turned to look at Paimon and Paimon.
"Are you guys alright?"
"Mhm mhm, we're fine, fine. But host, I didn't expect you to actually catch that stinky woman. Amazing~"
"Hmph hmph~ Isn't that a given? (^～^)"
"Hehehe... Sister doesn't smell bad. You can come and smell if you don't believe me~"
"Wow... this succubus is so perverted..." Paimon quickly hid behind Ying, saying fearfully.
"Be more confident, change 'perverted' to 'super'," Paimon shook her head and said.
"Hahaha, don't mind her. The problem now is... why did you guys run to the rooftop? What if those monsters see you?"
Ying, who intended to scold them sternly, ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it, her tone carrying no hint of blame.
(Sigh... personalities like strict and cold really don't suit me...)
"A big brother and an older sister told us to come up~" Klee, who was chatting with Qiqi, quickly answered when she heard Ying's question.
"Big brother and older sister? Who?"
"It's Childe and Hu Tao," Paimon explained.
"Childe and Hu Tao?! Why would they come to the hospital?!"
"Because..."
Paimon briefly summarized what had happened to Ying.
"Huh?! Childe was asked by Lumine to protect me?! And he also brought Hu Tao along?!"
That's not right... He released the Archon, so Lumine wouldn't ask him for help... Did he not release the Archon? But if not him, then who else... Scaramouche?!
"That's right! This makes sense!"
"Wow?!"
Ying's sudden self-talk startled Paimon.
"Did the host think of something?"
"Mhm, I think I know who the mastermind is. But the most important thing now is to find them. Did they tell you when they would be back?"