Genshin Impact: I, the Winter's Executor, am forced to work.

"How should I know... Ouch, that hurts!"

You are truly my sister, thank you so much.

Fortunately, her brother had personally warned her not to chug a bottle of kerosene before a mission, and not to use a tea party as an excuse to drink alcohol.

Otherwise, wouldn't that violent woman twist my ear off?

"I'll give you one more chance. What are they talking about?"

“In…in…” Nikolai stammered, thinking.

I wish I had even a tenth of my brother's ability to react on the spot.

“I’m telling you, they’re talking about where the bugs that ran in these past two days went.”

A deep voice came from behind them, and their reflexes, honed by years of missions, instantly helped them escape the approaching flames.

The Abyss Singer opened his Book of Grace, his tone filled with disdain: "I was originally planning to find that infuriating traitor, but I didn't expect... I'd actually run into ordinary people who have intruded here. Perfect timing, I'll burn you all to ashes to vent my anger!"

"I'm afraid that after we exchange blows, I'll twist your head off." Katarina's figure flickered, a lightning elemental shield enveloping her, and terrifying lightning bolts shot straight towards the enemy's head.

A pillar of fire surged from the ground, piercing the lightning like a sharp blade and scattering it.

"..."

What did my brother say again?

Oh no, this idea is tricky...

The flames did not weaken; instead, they attacked Katarina with even greater ferocity.

"Sister, let me do it."

Nikolai's legs unleashed tremendous power, using a wind shield to block the flames and absorb and disperse them.

Unfortunately, before he could even catch his breath, another attack came.

"Ah, this burning truth!"

Chapter 204 The Sound of the Qin

The Abyss Singer, now in full power, completely overwhelmed the two, sending them fleeing in all directions.

"whispering sound..."

However, he himself did not think so. In his opinion, as a famous combatant under the king, he was delayed by two insects. He clearly wanted to play with the opponent, but instead looked like he was being played.

Angered flames ignited, the intense heat distorting the surrounding air and even causing rocks to melt.

"Sister... I'm not sure I can block this attack." Nikolai wiped the sweat from his forehead, his voice trembling slightly, but he still reached out to shield his sister.

Unexpectedly, Katarina pressed his arm down and walked in front of him: "If you can't stop him, let me do it. After he attacks, just run away without looking back."

"..." The man frowned: "Sis, don't try to be a hero at a time like this."

Flames surged forth, crashing directly onto Katarina's lightning shield. Waves of flame spread outwards, and the shield's light gradually dimmed.

A trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. She suppressed the surging blood and forced a smile: "Look, if you stay here, you'll only hold me back. Back when we were fighting with the wild dogs for food, who was it that always cowered behind me? Wasn't it all my sister who did it?"

An ice arrow came from behind. The abyss mage noticed the battle and tried to launch a pincer attack.

Nikolai ignored his sister's words, clenched his fist to block the sneak attack from behind, and grinned: "When it comes to eating in the end, didn't you still get the lion's share?"

It seems he was determined to live and die with his sister.

Even with my older brother's personal training... I still can't become like him...

The flames gradually enveloped their bodies, and the burning sensation reached their skin. Back to back, they couldn't help but close their eyes.

"Hmph... what a waste of time." The Abyss Singer silently turned away, no longer intending to look at the two siblings who were about to become corpses.

"There will be localized heavy rain in the Stratocastera today. Given the terrain, be careful of flooding."

A figure rushed from afar, passing directly over the chanter's head. Water elements gathered on his arm, and as he threw a punch, a large amount of water gushed out.

"The Tide of Devouring Wrath".

The water surged across the ground, its powerful impact colliding with the earth and splashing up several waves that directly engulfed the Abyss Mage's figure, while also extinguishing the flames completely.

“You…!” The Abyss Singer naturally recognized the newcomer: “Very good. I never expected that killing two small fry would lead to such a target. As long as I bring you back, the king will surely reward me.”

"Are you okay?"

Qin Ye helped Katarina and Nikolai to their feet and used water magic to heal their injuries: "Do you have any medicine with you?"

"Brother...brother?"

The girl kept rubbing her eyes, trying to make sure that what she was seeing was not a dream.

"Sigh... Even though I went to Inazuma, returned to Winterfall, and even went to Mondstadt, I shouldn't have changed much, right?"

Qin Ye joked, knowing that these two were not internal personnel of the Ninth Company. They probably wanted to prove their strength and explore the interior of the Layered Rock Abyss.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened.

Faced with Qin Ye, who showed no anger whatsoever and spoke to them in a gentle and polite manner, the two of them couldn't help but start stammering.

“We’ll educate you when we get back. For now, let’s go back. There are no obstacles on the way. Getting out of here is the top priority.”

"Huh? What about me?" The Abyss Singer cried out the words of inner struggle.

"You?" Qin Ye glanced at the other person out of the corner of his eye: "Wasn't I already behind you? A good opponent I prepared for you."

"Ok?"

He turned his head to look, only to see that the water was already close to his neck.

The magical artifact was instinctively raised, only to be instantly sent flying by a powerful force.

"Partner, just to be on the safe side, let me ask, should we spare his life?"

D'Artagnan's indifferent gaze pierced the singer's heart, making him tense all over.

This person... is not on the same level as the two from before.

"I'm not sure, but when the head of the hall came to visit me last time, she said that her performance hasn't been very good lately."

"Ha." The young master couldn't help but laugh out loud, but his aura immediately became sharp: "I practiced with Zhongli in Liyue and received some guidance from him. I just happened to have nowhere to test myself."

The water blade spun once in his palm: "Let me think..."

The Abyss Singer took a half step back, looking at the three fingers raised by the other party with a puzzled expression.

What does this mean?

The figure in front of him had disappeared. He suddenly looked up and saw a devilish smile.

The sword tip pierced straight at his crown, its purpose clear: to take his life.

A barrier of flames formed above his hands. The Abyss Singer forcibly used a fire shield to block it, but felt a tremendous force crashing down on him, like a raging bull.

His feet sank uncontrollably into the ground, the vibrations stirring up layers of sand, which Qin Ye absorbed entirely with water elements from afar.

"What I mean is, I'll take your life within three moves." Dadalia used the momentum to do a backflip, and as he landed, the water blade had transformed into the familiar double-edged sword.

A clear, ethereal whale cry rang out, and a gigantic whale suddenly leaped up from behind him. Even though the Abyss Singer had retreated immediately, he was still partially affected.

"Starry Sea Whale, how about this name?"

The whispers echoed in his ears, but when he turned his head, the purple lightning had already flashed past his pupils.

"Your third move is really disappointing."

With its head tossed high into the air, the Abyss Singer's vision was plunged into darkness.

"It's solved, buddy."

The double-edged sword was wielded by the young master, spinning beautifully half a circle behind him before being completely sheathed.

That's interesting...

With my current ability, is it possible for me to improve my ranking?

Target...

Let's choose Scaramucci.

A sense of anticipation rose in D'Artagnan's heart.

"...Don't get carried away."

Qin Ye calmly replied with three words.

He turned to look at the pit in the distance, suppressing the urge to continue exploring.

“I’ll send you two back to the entrance first. I’ve already ordered the Ninth Company to retreat. Liyue will become fraught with danger from now on, and I don’t want you to be forgotten in a place like this.”

Qin Ye decisively chose to play it safe first. After all, he could go down to explore at any time, but rescuing people was an urgent matter.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I..." Katarina wanted to apologize more; she had originally hoped to impress Qin Ye, but...

The man reached out to interrupt her: "I understand how you feel. The most important thing is that nothing happened."

Their eyes lit up.

"But further education is unavoidable, so remember to take good notes."

"...Yes." The spirit that had just recovered was once again worn down.

Qin Ye pushed the two forward, placing them within his field of vision, and prepared to retreat.

The aggressive sound of the strings rang out from the bottom of the pit, and the powerful vibrations did not diminish at all, continuing to travel into the distance.

"...D'Artagnan, send them back."

Now we really have no choice but to go down.

Chapter 205 The Sword of the End Light

Qin Ye watched as D'Artagnan led Katarina and Nikolai away, using his control over elemental forces to protect them until they disappeared from sight. Then he turned and looked at the bottomless pit.

The piano music just now...

I hope I misheard; if it really is Columbia, things get complicated.