After sending Neuvillette away, Su Yuan immediately turned and returned to the interior of the Wanmin Restaurant.
Seeing the eerie-possessed "Xianyun" being tightly suppressed by Lumine, completely unable to move, Su Yuan began to contemplate the conditions under which Xianyun had become corrupted.
But then a thought crossed his mind—"Xianyun" was clearly acting in an organized and deliberate manner, as if someone were guiding her from behind...
Could it be that Xianyun, too, was not completely taken over by the eerie?
"Lumine, try to exhaust the eerie energy in Xianyun. Let's see if she's only partially corrupted!" Su Yuan looked to Lumine and said.
"I've already been trying to do that…" Lumine replied.
Su Yuan glanced around the room again, only to notice that Zhongli's figure was once more missing.
Where had he gone this time?
.............
Atop the Jade Chamber, Dottore looked down over Liyue Harbor, his gaze fixed in the direction of the Wanmin Restaurant.
He couldn't help but sigh.
"As expected… whenever one of my experimental ideas or theories encounters Su Yuan, everything goes wildly off track."
"But then again, this was all within my expectations…"
"Su Yuan… he's the most unstable variable in this entire experiment…"
"Dottore." Zhongli's voice sounded from behind him.
"Oh my, Morax, why is it that every time I show up, you always manage to find me with such precision?"
Dottore turned around to face Zhongli, smiling as he spoke:
"But your appearance here… was also within my expectations."
"Right now, you're not by Su Yuan's side, and neither is Neuvillette…"
"Although that Lumine girl is a bit troublesome, there are special means I can use to deal with her."
Zhongli stared at Dottore with a solemn expression, unsure of what exactly he meant.
"In this particular possibility, after making all the necessary preparations, I can finally take Su Yuan away… to have a nice, heartfelt chat with him. Share academic insights. Build the friendship between us…"
Dottore looked at Zhongli and flashed a radiant smile as he continued:
"Reconciling with different versions of oneself… is a very difficult thing."
"But as long as one is willing to pay enough sincerity and cost, there's nothing in this world that can't be done."
"I never said… that I only had one segment in Liyue."
Zhongli instantly felt that something was terribly wrong—he had fallen into Dottore's "luring the tiger from the mountain" trick!
Dottore had deliberately shown himself just to draw him away from Su Yuan!
Zhongli tried to leave the Jade Chamber and return to the Wanmin Restaurant...
But in the very next moment, he felt as if several mountains had been strapped to his back.
His joints felt as if they'd been glued in place, his entire body growing heavy and sluggish...
Dottore revealed a maniacal expression, his entire being emanating eerie power.
Smiling pleasantly at Zhongli, he spoke:
"Since you're already here, why leave in such a rush?"
"Allow me the honor of witnessing the strength of Morax, the one once hailed as the 'God of War,' who swept across the battlefield during the Archon War…"
"After thousands of years of erosion… let's see just how much power you still have left!"
.............
The people inside the Wanmin Restaurant suddenly heard a strange sound wave coming from outside.
Immediately, their minds were filled with countless "buzzing—buzzing—" sounds...
"Everyone, cover your ears quickly!"
Su Yuan and Yelan realized that this was a soundwave weapon that Dottore had used before, one that could cause people to fall into a deep sleep or coma quickly!
Why would it suddenly appear here?
"You think covering your ears will help?"
With Dottore's voice, he appeared at the entrance of the Wanmin Restaurant, and in front of him was a large, strange device...
"The essence of sound and soundwaves is the vibration of objects. Even if you cover your ears tightly, you can't block everything..."
"Not to mention, this is an upgraded version with enhanced power, personally modified by me..."
"Su Yuan, be careful..."
Xiangling looked at Su Yuan, and before anyone could react, she collapsed to the ground and fell into a deep sleep...
Although the others were still struggling, it was clear from their disordered footsteps and swaying bodies that they were also nearing their limits...
As for Lumine, she didn't seem to be doing much better.
She struggled, no longer suppressing "Xianyun," clutching her forehead and charging toward Dottore with her sword!
But in the end, she couldn't make it in front of Dottore.
Just a few steps away, she collapsed to the ground...
"The greatest threat on-site has been neutralized." Dottore looked at the fallen Lumine and spoke.
"Furthermore, it seems that this hypnotic soundwave also affects the Adepti of Liyue." Dottore then looked at the unconscious Xianyun and Guoba on the ground and said.
Dottore kicked aside the Lumine, who was blocking his path, and slowly approached Su Yuan.
He spoke:
"Su Yuan, you really are special..."
"You're the only one here who can resist this soundwave."
"Dottore, what exactly are you trying to do?" Su Yuan stared fiercely at Dottore and asked.
"Heh... What do I want to do? I just want to discuss this Eerie powers with you and become friends," Dottore said with a faint smile.
"However, this place is not really suitable for that..."
"Let's go to my research base, and we can talk slowly there."
However, Su Yuan didn't pay any attention to Dottore's invitation.
Instead, he gathered cyro and hydro elemental power in his hands, taking a combat stance, and said:
"I, Su Yuan, will die here. Even if I jump off from here, I will never go with you!"
"This is no longer up to you..."
Dottore smiled slightly and quickly shifted behind Su Yuan.
He struck Su Yuan's back of the head and neck hard twice...
Su Yuan immediately felt his brain go completely black, his consciousness becoming blurry...
"Sometimes, the simplest and most practical way to knock someone unconscious is often the most plain and tedious."
..............
After a while, Lumine woke up first.
Looking around at the mess and the people who were unconscious on the ground, she scanned the area but didn't see Su Yuan anywhere.
At that moment, Zhongli also returned.
His clothes were slightly torn, and there were some shallow wounds on his body, clearly showing that he had been through a battle.
"Su Yuan is gone, he's probably been taken by Dottore..." Lumine looked at Zhongli and said.
"Did I arrive too late?" Zhongli furrowed his brows slightly, deep in thought.
Zhongli looked at Lumine and said, "Dottore has more than one segment in Liyue."
"Moreover, his goal might have been Su Yuan from the very beginning!"
Lumine spoke with some frustration, "We should have noticed sooner. Dottore is like a cockroach—when you see one, there are already many more lurking in the shadows..."
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