Genshin Impact, the spear remains.

A green ocean swept the boy into the depths of the Whispering Forest.

Along the way, it trampled over countless small lamp wicks and pigeons that hadn't had time to escape.

The meat was spilled all over the ground, and no one picked it up.

As the journey progresses, the number of grass slimes advancing becomes increasingly smaller.

Finally, when he crashed into the fifth big tree, Bai Qiyun managed to stop the car.

"you!"

Watching the grass slime hopping around, a nameless fire ignited deep within him.

However, after assessing the difference in combat strength, he still felt it was best not to overextend himself.

To put it simply, he chickened out.

"I made a common-sense judgment, it's absolutely... absolutely not about running away."

After uttering a remark that seemed meant for no one, Bai Qiyun turned and headed deeper into the forest.

There's no other way; the outside is blocked by grass slimes, so we can't get out anytime soon. We might as well go inside and see if there are any new and interesting ingredients we can use.

Just to be on the safe side, Bai Qiyun brought out his only offensive prototype—his new work A203.

Don't ask why it's 203, it's because all the previous ones failed.

Of course, strictly speaking, the A203 was also a failure.

However, its failure was very indicative, so it can be used as the first semi-finished product.

This was inspired by Bai Qiyun's previous thick vegetable stew. He replaced the raw materials with materials that had more elemental power, then made them into powder to increase the contact area. Finally, he used the powder from the stamen of the Flame Flower to make the activator. As long as the two powders come into contact, they will release fire elemental power just like cooking.

However, due to the different raw materials and the different degree of reaction, this "simplified version" can release fire elemental power that is dozens of times more concentrated than the dish itself.

Although it still cannot effectively kill large enemies and has the drawback of being almost useless against fire-attribute enemies, for someone without the Eye of God, this level of combat power is actually above average.

At least dealing with a lone QQ user shouldn't be a problem, and even if you encounter a group of QQ users, you can easily escape by having the advantage of having backup.

He activated the fuse on the A203 so that it would react quickly within seconds of any shock, effectively mitigating unknown risks.

However, this thing is indeed far removed from "cuisine" and is more like the product of alchemy that Paimon mentioned.

Bai Qiyun was actually well aware of this.

However, this does not change the fact that he still regards these products as part of his culinary journey.

Stealthily, Bai Qiyun moved forward, hugging the ground beneath the trees.

There might be some kind of monsters or demons in this forest.

If you're not careful, you might get injured, or even die.

You agree, don't you, Mr. Mechanical Remains in the Corner?

After walking a few steps, Bai Qiyun didn't find anything of value, so he used the ruins guard as a temporary base to find his way.

"I didn't check it carefully before, but now that I'm closer, it really does have a lot of guts, huh?"

For some reason, the head of the previously abandoned ruins guard suddenly lit up, and it made a creaking sound as it got up from the ground.

"No...no way, I've never even heard of such a thing!"

Although somewhat panicked, Bai Qiyun quickly took self-rescue measures.

His first thought was to run away, because this big guy looked like someone not to be trifled with, and he wanted to avoid fighting if possible, since fighting was too dangerous.

However, the surrounding area is surrounded by stone walls, and it is impossible to climb up in a short time. The only path leading to the forest is behind the ruins guard.

This is going to be a problem.

Bai Qiyun was sweating bullets.

He adjusted the A203 he was holding in his right hand to a position where it would be easier to exert force.

Then he kept recalling the information related to the guardians of the ruins.

Although he was just a cook, he was still a cook who grew up in Liyue Harbor.

Over the years, he had at least heard of the various kinds of heritage guardians that were found all over the world.

However, there was no information about getting up from the ground to fight. If he had known that, he certainly wouldn't have come running over so casually.

But thinking about all that now is pointless. The most important thing right now is to fight! Fight!

Is there any combat-related information right now?

Please, please.

Bai Qiyun frantically squeezed memories from his mind.

—I remember this guy has three attack methods. The first is jumping, using his own weight to attack others.

This type of attack is triggered when the target is too far from the ruins guard.

Bai Qiyun leaned back.

Because he knew that this type of attack was actually relatively easy to dodge; the famous adventurers in Liyue Harbor could do it very easily.

For him, knowing the intelligence in advance would make the estimation not difficult.

He was somewhat confident in his skills, after all, he had never stopped training his body for more than ten years at the old man's request, and even a chef needs physical strength.

—The second attack method is that the Relic Guardian will rotate its arms, continuously causing damage to the surrounding objects.

The trigger condition is unknown, but some say it seems to trigger at medium range. The downside is slow movement.

Thinking of this, Bai Qiyun felt a little nervous. In this narrow space, if it were to start spinning, there would truly be no way to escape.

—The third attack method involves the Relic Guardian launching missiles to attack the locked target. However, due to potentially outdated parts, the missiles will be launched slowly at first, making them easy to dodge by running.

Bai Qiyun stared intently at the ruins guards in front of him, his nerves on edge. There was nothing he could do at that moment.

Are you suggesting we let him charge at the other side empty-handed?

He doesn't have the Eye of God.

Now we can only judge based on the other party's movements and decide on our next move.

You only get one chance.

Bai Qiyun swallowed hard and gripped A203 even tighter with his right hand.

Suddenly, the guardian of the ruins in the boy's line of sight moved.

It moved, but not completely.

It struck a pose on the spot, then raised its head.

—It's a missile launch!

Bai Qiyun was relieved that it wasn't the attack method known as "the windmill".

Although the space here is somewhat narrow, it's more than enough to dodge such attacks.

Of course, more importantly-

"You've made the post-rock too long!"

Bai Qiyun charged straight at the ruins guards who were still posing.

Halfway there, the ruins guards finally launched those rusty missiles.

Just like the intelligence reports, it's going slowly.

However, you will get hit if you don't dodge, but dodging will waste time.

It's a real dilemma.

However, that applies to ordinary people.

Bai Qiyun glanced up and roughly locked onto the direction of the opponent's attack. Then he shook the A203 in his right hand and threw it forcefully!

"Bang!"

The dense fire elemental energy that scattered in the air collided directly with the missiles, detonating them while they were still floating in mid-air.

This completely nullifies the attack by the Relic Guard.

At this moment, Bai Qiyun also bypassed the ruins guards and rushed into the forest.

"Goodbye, big guy."

But before he could be happy for long, he saw the ruins guard making the preparatory motion for jumping.

Damn it, this guy still won't give up. Why don't you just stay a pile of scrap metal?

While his mind was racing, Bai Qiyun's hands didn't slow down at all.

He instantly pulled another A203 from his pocket.

Pull out the safety, shake, and throw.

The movements were completed in one smooth motion.

The fiery red powder, accompanied by a dense burst of fire elemental energy, exploded in the air and crashed into the newly formed Relic Guardian along with the bottle.

The guardian's action was naturally hindered.

Taking advantage of this moment, Bai Qiyun had already run out of the range of the ruins' guards.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Bai Qiyun stopped when he saw that there was no more movement behind him.

"Humans... well, they really can't be compared to machines."

He sat down on the ground to rest, panting heavily.

When Bai Qiyun came to his senses, he realized that he seemed to have run out of Whispering Woods, and Mondstadt was faintly visible in the distance.

"That's really strange, how could it even get out?"

Without dwelling on where the grass slimes had gone, Bai Qiyun decided to spend the night in Mondstadt.

While it was still early, the boy set off across the green plains toward the pastoral city of wind and dandelions.