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❝ I am not required to explain myself to you. ❞
The ground beneath their feet grew ( heavy ) all of a sudden –– perhaps the cause was Zhongli lifting his polearm to Childe's eyes?
Either way, everything was rumbling, akin to an earthquake.
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❝ I care not for your excuses. This will be the final of my repetition: five seconds is enough to run to the Mondstadtian border.
I do not guarantee your safety there, however, your lifespan won't be cut short. ❞
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Without unneeded comments, the god stood –– long before digits clawed into the other's neck. Fierce slit-like pupils glared into the other's.
❝ You've been warned.❞
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No response for a minute . . . the conversation continuing as if Wren was null and void.
❝ I hope you are pr –– . . .
Be gone, if you consider yourself worthy of existence. ❞
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As if his words fell upon deaf ears, Zhongli showed no reaction to his query –– his previously standing position falling into a deep bow, palms dug into the ground.
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