Chapter 309 Squeeze it dry
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Climbing up the tower, the moment she saw the blond boy, Ying's heart trembled violently.
She had been looking forward to it before, but her attention was diverted because Liu Bai's mood affected her. Now that she finally saw him, Ying really wanted to walk up to him and recognize him.
"You are here."
The blond boy named Kong spoke, his eyes swept over everyone, and finally chose to fall on Liu Bai.
"Fuck! The protagonist! Did you see that? The protagonist! Give me an autograph..."
Liu Bai pointed at the sky excitedly and wanted to run over but was held back by Nashida.
"..."
Ying looked at Liu Bai who reacted violently, and after a moment of confusion, she couldn't help but take two steps forward, stood at the front and looked at Kong.
"...I am Liu Bai's debt handler. You should return the Mora you owe."
Ying opened her mouth and finally said this to Kong.
She had to first confirm whether Kong could afford to pay back the 1 billion Mora.
"That's right, pay me back quickly."
Paimon followed Ying, crossed his arms and spoke to the air.
"Follow you..."
Kong was stunned for a moment. He thought that when he met Ying, she might be very excited and want to take him away from Teyvat, or blame him for abandoning her for so long, but she never thought of asking him for a debt...
"Ying, why are you standing next to him?"
Kong raised his hand and grabbed the bag on the ground, and at the same time couldn't help but ask Ying.
"Don't try to get too close to me. Pay the money first, then talk to the traveler."
Paimon replied on behalf of Ying.
She understood what Ying meant. Ten billion Mora was too much, and they didn't want to help take on the debt. After all, Kong could hide at any time, but Liu Bai knew exactly where they were.
"Take it."
After hearing what Paimon said, Kong directly threw the bag in his hand to Liu Bai.
He brought the money not to redeem Ying, but just to ensure her safety. However, the time was not right and he did not plan to take Ying away.
After confirming that Ying was fine, the money was returned to Liu Bai, and Ying could then travel with peace of mind.
Seeing Kong throwing the bag over, Nashida raised her hand and used elemental power to grab the bag through the air and reached out to catch it, then opened the bag and helped Liu Bai check it.
"Ten million Mora in total."
Nashida quickly confirmed the number of molla in the bag.
Since they were all robbed from civilians, the face value of these Mora coins were relatively small, and a full bag did not cost much money.
"Why is it only 10 million? Isn't it 1 billion?"
After hearing what Nashida said, Liu Bai, who had been pulling her to calm down, spoke in confusion.
Ying, who was originally planning to meet Kong, quickly swallowed her words.
"I owed you ten million back then."
Kong immediately refuted Liu Bai's words.
Nearly five hundred years ago, he set out from the Great Red Sand Sea and embarked on a journey across the countries of Teyvat. At that time, Liu Bai had the same reaction as just now. The first time he found him, he excitedly called out "the protagonist, the protagonist."
"Then may I ask which year the debt was owed? I can calculate the interest for you over those years."
Nashida held Liu Bai's hand with their fingers interlocked, and spoke to Kong at the same time.
Faced with Kong, who clearly possessed the power of the abyss, Nashida naturally stood on Liu Bai's side without hesitation.
If he says ten billion, it means ten billion!
"..."
"How could you owe a loan shark? I can't save you anyway..."
"I have worked hard for 500 years to save 10 million. I cannot acknowledge this debt..."
Sora fell silent, while Ying was thinking silently in her heart.
"Pay back the money quickly, or please come with us."
Then Ying's eyes moved, and she raised her hands and spoke to him as if she was going to catch someone.
As long as she doesn't do anything in front of Liu Bai, she can recognize Kong, so it is appropriate to capture Kong.
"…I don't have that much, give me some time."
Sora was silent for a moment and then shook his head.
Although the Abyss Cult has no money, they will soon have money if they need it.
"It's just right if you don't have money, because what I want is never money, but... you."
Hearing Kong's words, Liu Bai took Nashida's hand and took a step forward, raising his hand and pointing at Kong.
He did not forget his purpose of finding Kong.
"?"
Nashida raised her head and looked at Liu Bai, then looked at Kong who he was pointing at, and couldn't help but tilt her head.
"..."
Ying opened her eyes slightly and raised her hands to cover her mouth in disbelief.
And when Liu Bai said this, a starry portal opened behind Kong, and the head of a dark red creature secretly poked out.
"..."
Sora raised one hand and "gently" pressed the Singer of the Abyss's head back down.
If his sister hadn't been there, Sora would have considered swearing.
"What do you want from me?"
After a moment of silence, Kong finally spoke to Liu Bai to confirm.
"I'm going to drain you dry with the system."
Liu Bai did not hide anything and directly explained his purpose to Kong.
According to the system, the protagonist carries a large amount of emotional power. Either Liu Bai interferes with the protagonist's behavior, causing the emotional power that originally appeared due to the protagonist's behavior to be "mismatched", so that the system can absorb this part of the emotional power.
Or the system will simply swallow the protagonist into its stomach to absorb the emotional power.
For example, if the protagonist is knocked unconscious and the player is outraged, Liu Bai just needs to find a way to prevent him from being knocked unconscious, and this part of the emotional energy can be absorbed by the system.
"I'm going to drain you dry."
But Liu Bai's words sounded like this in the ears of others.
"Use, use your body to pay off the debt?"
Ying opened her mouth even wider. So his purpose of debt collection was so exciting?
"You know... what are you talking about?"
Kong pursed his lips. It was the first time he heard someone speak such vicious words to him.
"Of course I know. Do you want to cooperate yourself, or do you want me to catch you?"
"If I catch you, you have to sign for me first."
Liu Bai nodded affirmatively, then rolled up his sleeves and spoke to the air, ready to arrest someone at any time.
"dream."
Kong took a step back without hesitation, and tore through the air with his right hand. Immediately, a portal like the starry sky appeared in front of him.
A portal to the abyss appeared in front of Liu Bai and Nashida, separating them from Ying and Paimon.
"Ying, come with me. I will take you to a safe place."
Using a portal to separate Liu Bai, Kong immediately stretched out his hand and spoke to Ying.
The reason why he appeared here was because of Ying. If he left like this, Ying might be used to threaten him.
"But...Sora, what is your power?"
Ying looked back at the portal to the abyss and asked Kong with a frown.
She could keenly sense that there was something ominous about the power in Sora.
"It's too late. I'll tell you when we leave here."
Kong walked forward and took Ying's hand.
"There's still time. Just stay and talk slowly."
However, just as Kong grabbed Ying's hand, Liu Bai suddenly appeared beside him.
He was seen using both hands, holding a mace and swinging it with all his strength, hitting Kong on the back of the head.
"..."
Kong reacted to Liu Bai's action, but found that he couldn't dodge...
Or is it that there is no intention of dodging or blocking at all?
[“Knock out the male protagonist” has been designated.]
Bang-!
A stick hit Kong's back of the head hard. Even with the help of "Give me a second" and his mastery of the stick, Kong's strength did not protect him, so his eyes rolled back and he fainted, falling into Ying's arms.
Although Liu Bai hasn't used this skill for a long time, as long as he uses it, no one can stop him from doing what he wants.
Because this ability was too unreasonable, even his allies couldn't persuade him to stop using it, so Nashida once warned him not to use it casually.
After Kong passed out, Liu Bai took out the Pet Master Ball again and smashed it hard on his head.
Then, a red light flew over from Inazuma in the distance and entered the Pet Master Ball in Liu Bai's hand.
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