Chapter 1814

If a Teyvat passenger suffers harm due to violating travel rules, they have no right to blame Luo Feng; even less should they become a lever used to drag Luo Feng into a precarious situation.

From the very inception of the Star Rail line connecting Protecting Liyue to the Luofu Xianzhou Luofu, Morax personally warned the people of Protecting Liyue of this.

【Alice: The Geo Archon is not wrong; while we may hope for Lord Luo Feng's aid in certain matters, it is best not to become his weakness. Should this compromise the nature of his travel agency, it would be a loss for all of us in Teyvat.】

【The Doctor: Then let us see how Collei decides. I hope she does not prove too boring.】

【Faruzan: You truly have a wicked heart, you scoundrel. Collei will not grant your wish; I believe in her!】

"You let me go, and then I call the other passengers here?"

Collei stood up, frowning tightly as she asked Aventurine.

"To be precise, invite!"

Aventurine smiled slightly and said.

Collei's frown deepened: "And then you will trap the other passengers just as you trapped me?"

Aventurine spread his hands, saying, "Please do not be so severe; I bear no real malice toward any of you!"

Collei: "But if attacking us could help you reclaim Penacony, you would do it, wouldn't you?"

Aventurine: "That is quite a sharp question."

Collei: "Yet you did not deny it!"

Hearing Collei's words, Aventurine shrugged helplessly and said to her:

"You are smarter and more spirited than you appear on the surface."

"Under different circumstances, I would be very happy to chat with you."

"But I do not wish to chat with you." Collei shook her head and said:

"Nor will I do as you wish and summon the other passengers here, much less summon Lord Luo Feng."

Knowing that calling the other passengers might expose them to Aventurine's attack, the kind-hearted Collei naturally could not agree.

As for Luo Feng, Collei was certain he possessed great power, yet behind Aventurine stood the colossal organization of the Interastral Peace Corporation.

If the IPC's resolve to reclaim Penacony was so firm that they feared not offending Luo Feng, summoning him might bring him grave trouble.

Though Luo Feng might truly be an awakening Trailblaze Aeon, he likely was not one yet.

In other words, the power Luo Feng currently held might not be sufficient to absolutely contend with the Interastral Peace Corporation.

Moreover, even if Luo Feng could handle them, establishing the IPC as an enemy for him was not what Collei desired.

"Telling me this now, are you not afraid I won't let you go?"

Looking at Collei's determined face, Aventurine asked with keen interest.

"Then do not let me go; let Paimon leave instead."

As Collei spoke, she looked toward Paimon, who was pressed against the protective barrier.

Though Paimon said nothing, Collei could perceive her panic.

With a moment's thought, Collei could roughly comprehend Paimon's current feelings.

Paimon had always stayed with the Traveler, Lumine; whenever trouble arose, Lumine would protect her.

Now separated from Lumine, the powerless Paimon must be terrified.

"You wish to take Paimon's place? Why?"

Surprised yet curious, Aventurine asked.

"Though it may sound harsh, my strength is indeed somewhat greater than Paimon's."

"I possess some capacity for self-preservation and am accustomed to being alone outdoors."

"Surely someone like me is more suited to remain behind than Paimon, is she not?"

Collei took a deep breath, clenching her fists as she watched Aventurine nervously.

She genuinely wished to help Paimon, but she did not know if such a flimsy reason could persuade Aventurine.

"You are stronger, while Paimon is weaker. Sacrificing the strong to aid the weak!"

Casting a regretful glance at Collei, Aventurine turned toward Paimon and said:

"But regrettably, given your physical condition, Miss Collei, you had best seek Lord Luo Feng's examination soon."

"Though Paimon is frail, her physical state is at least not as unstable as yours... Heh, it seems that is not entirely true either."

A flash of light crossed Aventurine's eyes; he had not noticed Paimon's condition before.

But now, examining her closely, Aventurine discovered that Paimon too seemed to harbor some secret within.

"Wh... what?" Noticing Aventurine's eerie gaze, Paimon stepped back in fear.

"Could it be that Paimon has also been affected by high concentrations of Memokeep?"

Somewhat nervously, Collei ran toward Paimon.

Alas, Aventurine merely waved his hand, erecting a golden partition wall before Collei.

"Enough; you have delayed me far too long already."

"It is time for you to depart, Miss Collei."

Aventurine pointed toward the entrance of the Clock Studios Theme Park, his intent to dismiss her unmistakable.

Collei took a deep breath, her gaze firm as she looked at Aventurine: "Let Paimon leave; I will stay!"

Though she did not fully understand Aventurine's earlier implications, knowing that Paimon might also harbor some issue, how could Collei choose to leave?

Perhaps Paimon had accidentally come into contact with high concentrations of Memokeep earlier, simply not showing symptoms yet.

She herself had suffered the resurgence of past nightmares due to high concentrations of Memokeep; if the powerless Paimon were to suffer the same fate...

Merely contemplating such a possibility strengthened Collei's resolve to remain at the Clock Studios Theme Park.

Aventurine frowned, about to persuade Collei once more, when a massive black phantom, like the one before, suddenly manifested upon her again.

"Miss Collei, what are you doing? Why are you forcibly and voluntarily invoking this power?"

Aventurine frowned and asked.

Collei crossed her arms over her chest, forcibly enduring the pain of activating this power she was unfamiliar with, then lifted her head to speak to Aventurine:

"Although I don't know what your business is with Lord Luo Feng, the fact that you are willing to let me go shows you don't wish to offend Lord Luo Feng too deeply, correct, Mr. Aventurine?"

"But if something happens to me here because I used this power, doesn't that mean your plan to avoid thoroughly offending Lord Luo Feng will be declared bankrupt? Cough, cough!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Collei coughed violently twice, spitting a pool of blood so red it appeared purple onto the ground!

【Tighnari: Oh no, the backlash from this power has already begun!】

【Amber: No, Collei, don't use this power anymore.】

【The Doctor: Hahaha, continue. Let me see what kind of endpoint continuously using this power will reach!】

【Faruzan: You really are a detestable fellow!】

"Stop quickly, Collei. Don't use that power anymore; you cannot handle it."

Paimon pressed against the protective barrier, pounding hard on the wall separating her from Collei.

Seeing Collei spit blood and even begin developing tear-like wounds directly on her body, Paimon felt an indescribable mix of worry and emotion.

If not for the positive blessing of Abundance nature that Luo Feng had placed upon Collei, which was helping repair her injuries, Paimon felt Collei would already be in life-threatening danger.

Although Luo Feng possessed the ability to resurrect the dead, Paimon dared not gamble on the possibility of whether Luo Feng would resurrect Collei, even though Luo Feng seemed to hold no bad impression of her.

"Do not worry, Paimon; I will help you get out of there."

Collei lifted her head, showing a smiling face to Paimon. Her eyes gradually turned red, and soon, the whites became completely blood-colored.

This scene not only frightened Paimon but even startled Aventurine somewhat.

"This falls outside the scope of my gambling."

Aventurine helplessly patted his forehead. He could now see clearly that this Collei, who appeared weak and fragile, was no different from himself when it came to stubbornness.

"In a different setting, perhaps we could have become friends. Never mind, I... ac... cept..."

Aventurine's speech rapidly slowed, and his bodily movements gradually came to a complete halt.

A trace of bewilderment flashed through Paimon's eyes; by the time she realized what was happening, she had already arrived in an extremely familiar space.

"Huh? What is going on? How did I suddenly end up here?"

"Who stepped onto a Path at this moment... Wait, why is it Collei?"

Paimon widened her eyes, looking at Collei standing before a massive pillar of light in the distance with utter shock.

"I should be the one asking you that; you clearly remember being together with Collei, don't you?"

A voice extremely familiar to Paimon suddenly rang out behind her.

"It's the Traveler, wonderful!"

Paimon threw herself onto Lumine's face, unable to contain her excitement.

"What is wrong? Why are you suddenly acting like this?"