"This voice sounds so familiar... Hmph, no matter what kind of demon you are, if you dare bully my Pai Moe, you'll be ready for a beating!"
"Hehehe~ Still so stubborn, aren't you? Then let big sister have a look at how much you've improved," a figure said, emerging slowly from the darkness ahead, her voice laced with an irresistible allure.
"You... you are... that Succubus?!" Ying exclaimed, her eyes wide with shock.
"Hehehe~ So you still remember me, little darling~ It's been so long, let big sister see if you've become even more alluring~" As the Succubus finished speaking, she stepped forward, her form flickering, and instantly appeared before Ying.
Before Ying could utter a word, she saw a dark silhouette flash by. She quickly dodged to the side, and with a deafening "BOOM!" the wall beside her caved in from a single kick, creating a gaping hole.
*So fast?!*
"Oh? Little darling's speed has increased quite a bit~"
"This power... have you also been controlled by the Wanderer..." Ying cautiously watched the Succubus before her, the pressure she exerted was definitely not much less than that of an Eleven Fatui Harbinger...
"Mmmhmm~ No wonder that man knows you, so you two know each other~ However, although I accepted his power, my consciousness was not controlled~"
"Not controlled? That's impossible..."
"Hehehe~ Perhaps it's because I love you too deeply, that I'm unwilling to obey his arrangements~"
*Such a strong mindset, why couldn't you put it somewhere else besides here...*
"Um, since you can disobey his orders, can you answer a few questions for me?"
"Ask away, little darling~"
*There's hope?!*
"Cough, cough, have you seen a little thing by his side, a small, clumsy one?"
"Small and clumsy... Ah~ You mean that little Paimon, right? I know, she's in my cell. But the key to the cell is in my hand now, and with your abilities, you won't be able to open it, because that cell was specifically built to trap me~"
The Succubus looked at Ying with a wicked smile, as if she had already figured out how she would savor this little darling she had longed for so much.
"Then... then can you let her go... After all, she has no grudge against you, you can just come for me, right...?"
"Hehehe~ No, I can't~ That esteemed person wants me to eliminate all of you~ I'm not eliminating you because of my love for you, but they won't have such good treatment~"
*(Controlled, but not completely controlled...)*
"Hmph... I understand... Then let's fight!"
*BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!*
Soon, the sounds of fierce combat echoed from within the prison...
Meanwhile, outside the prison...
"Hehehe~ What a pity not to see this good show~ Then, it's time to head to the next location."
The Wanderer looked at the Jade Chamber and chuckled softly, murmuring, "I wonder, when the Adepti and the Seven Stars are unable to intervene due to the Archons being occupied, and they suddenly learn that the people they want to protect are being ravaged by beasts, how will they react..."
The scene shifted back inside the prison...
"Hah!"
Ying lunged forward, rapidly closing the distance to the Succubus.
"Hehehe~ Not fast enough~"
The Succubus quickly raised her right arm and threw a punch. But the moment her fist made contact with Ying's body, she was shocked to find that her fist had passed directly through Ying's body.
"What?!"
The Succubus couldn't believe her eyes. While she was in shock, Ying's body abruptly appeared above the Succubus. Then, with an arc drawn by her legs in the air, she landed directly behind the Succubus and struck her back with a palm, sending the Succubus flying far away.
"Hmph~ Your eyes are just too slow," Ying said with a suave flick of her wrist, looking at the Succubus who had fallen to the ground.
*(Phew... the moment I got in front of her, I concentrated all my Anemo power into my feet. In those few seconds, I could move so fast that it created afterimages... However, this move consumes a lot of energy. If I keep using it, I probably won't last a few minutes...)*
*(But even though the duration is short, it should be enough to deal with her. After all, this move was originally developed with the intention of surpassing Lumine.)*
The naive Ying was unaware that the move she had been practicing for so long had already been used by her sister a few days ago...
"Hehehe~ You've really given me quite a surprise, little darling. I could tell you weren't using your full strength back then~" The Succubus got up from the ground, brushed off the dust, and looked at Ying as she spoke.
"Hmph~ It's good that you know. If there weren't hostages back then, I would have already beaten you, Succubus, into submission (￣へ￣)"
"Hehehe~ It's impolite to keep calling me Succubus, big sister has a name," the Succubus said with a smile, slowly spitting out two words.
"Tian Qing."
"Tian Qing? What a strange name..." Ying murmured.
"Mmmhmm~ Little darling, your friend is probably in trouble~" Tian Qing suddenly looked behind Ying and said triumphantly.
"Paimon?!"
Ying quickly turned her head to look, but found that Paimon was not lying on the ground as she had imagined. Instead, Paimon had already stood up, her stamina clearly recovered.
"No... Oh no?!"
Sensing that something was wrong, Ying frantically tried to dodge to the side, but she was still a step too late. Tian Qing, who had already appeared behind her, tightly embraced her.
"You... let go of me!"
Ying struggled, trying to break free, but in terms of sheer strength, even two of her combined would probably be easily overpowered, let alone the fact that her hands were now also locked in the embrace.
"Hehehe~ You're still so naive, little darling. Big sister has finally caught you~" Tian Qing greedily inhaled the faint scent emanating from Ying, speaking in an extremely ambiguous tone close to Ying's ear.
"Ah..."
*(Damn it... I can't use elemental power. Is it because of that power from the Wanderer?! Ugh... this feeling from behind... This girl... Does she have any self-awareness of her own size?!) *
Feeling Tian Qing's aggressive breath, Ying's mind went blank. An indescribable sensation of numbness instantly spread throughout her body, wave after wave, making her unable to resist.
"Let go of the host, quickly! Come at me if you dare!"
Having recovered some stamina, Pai Moe, seeing her host in crisis, quickly drew the Skyward Blade and confronted Tian Qing.
"Hehehe~ You're also a little darling. Although a bit clumsy, you are still a rare beauty. Don't worry, after I conquer your host, it will be your turn~"