I'm in Genshin Impact, and I started by teaming up with Luna.

"No man's land?" Wu Qiu asked curiously. The village chief, however, spoke with a bitter expression: "Don't you know? Then let me tell you."

Next, the village chief recounted some things he knew about this world. It turned out that this was the territory of the Anemo Archon, which was the jurisdiction of Mondstadt.

However, this world is relatively backward. At least the two known countries, Mondstadt and Liyue, have transportation systems that are similar to those in ancient China.

As for Xiaolin Village and the mountain forest that Wu Qiu just left, those are actually considered the outermost areas of the Wind God region, which are far away from the main city of Mondstadt.

This world is much larger than in the game. Although it's the territory of the wind god Barbatos, the wind god has disappeared, and Mondstadt couldn't possibly send anyone to such a distant place, so the outer areas are basically unmanaged.

And such places are not limited to Xiaolin Village. The seven gods rule the continent of Teyvat, but the area truly protected by the gods is less than one-tenth of the total.

This cannot be blamed on the Seven Gods; it can only be said that Teyvat is simply too vast, and even they cannot completely control it. Even though some areas are their territory, they have no intention of managing them.

This is probably a consequence of the Demon War. During the Demon War, although the war raged on, almost every piece of land in Teyvat was occupied by demons.

Now only the seven gods remain. The war is over, but many places have only been associated with one of the seven gods, without ever receiving their protection.

Furthermore, there are many places in this world that even the Seven Gods haven't set foot in. This also shocked Wu Qiu for the first time.

How big is this world? Leaving aside the places the seven gods haven't even set foot in, the territories they've divided up are already unbelievably vast.

After he finished speaking, the village chief and the four villagers fell silent. They worshipped the wind god Barbatos, but the wind god had never paid attention to them.

Wu Qiu's thought was, "You should be glad you didn't see him. Your Fengshen never does anything productive, he's always running around and stealing wine."

"I don't care, you have to pay me back! One piece of clothing, and an equal amount of food!"

Wu Qiu still showed no sign of giving up. The village chief's expression grew even more troubled. "Clothes are fine, but food..."

Ying also tugged at Wu Qiu and whispered, "Xiao Qiu, that's enough."

Wu Qiu asked Ying in a low voice, "Sister Ying, can we defeat six Hilichurls?"

Ying was taken aback, then understood Wu Qiu's meaning, and turned to the village chief, saying, "You have to compensate us. If you don't give us the grain, then we'll just take it ourselves."

Wu Qiu chimed in, "Right! We'll rob them! Tell us where the Hilichurls are, and we'll go rob them ourselves!"

The village chief and the other four were all stunned. The village chief was the first to react, asking, "You...you really want to help us?"

Wu Qiu waved his hand and said, "Don't misunderstand, we're just going to take back our share. As for yours, we don't care; you'll have to carry them yourselves."

Although Wu Qiu and Ying's tone suggested they were only helping themselves, they could tell that Wu Qiu was simply using a different tone to tell them they would help.

The four villagers were the most surprised. After being easily defeated by Ying, they had wondered, "Could we ask this woman to help us get our food back?"

That's why they looked at Ying that way at that time. But they gave up because they thought Ying wouldn't help; after all, they had no relationship and there was even a grudge between them.

Soon, they left Xiaolin Village. By this time, Wu Qiu was wearing a coarse cloth sleeveless vest and coarse cloth shorts.

Although the material was poor, at least they didn't have to go shirtless anymore. And the people who brought them out were the villagers who had been tied up and taken back to the village earlier.

His name was Da Hu (Big Tiger), and his son's name was Xiao Hu (Little Tiger). Wu Qiu didn't know how they came up with those names, but they were definitely something else.

They were heading to the Hilichurls' territory. The distance wasn't too far; they arrived in half an hour.

Hiding in a thicket, the three spotted a Hilichurl camp in the distance. Judging from its appearance, it hadn't been set up for long, and the six Hilichurls inside were easily visible.

These six are four regular Hilichurls, one charging Hilichurl, and one Hilichurl archer without any elemental attributes.

"Look, there it is. The view here is too open; it would be almost impossible to sneak in and get close."

Wu Qiu nodded. Their original plan was to infiltrate and take out a few of them, but now it seemed impossible.

The surroundings were too open, and the archer Hilichurl was on a platform that wasn't very high. In this situation, unless you could become invisible, you would be detected as soon as you appeared.

Wu Qiu also used the scouting skill. He discovered that among the Hilichurls, the ordinary Hilichurls were level 5, the Hilichurl archers were level 4, and the charging Hilichurl was level 6.

Wu Qiu frowned. He knew this wasn't a game. Ying's level was only three, lower than any of them.

Is it really okay for one person to fight six in this situation?

Wu Qiu was very worried, but Ying didn't seem to think so much. "You guys hide, I'll go and deal with these Hilichurls first."

She then went out. Wu Qiu didn't stop her, since there was no other way but to launch a direct attack.

However, Wu Qiu felt extremely uneasy. He knew that these so-called levels were actually a person's strength.

In the real world, there is most likely no distinction between realms or ranks.

The level revealed by the investigation was actually just a rough estimate of strength that Wu Qiu could understand. In other words, Ying being at level three actually refers to his overall strength, including power and speed, being around level three.

But this level three was actually meant for Wu Qiu. If Wu Qiu told Ying, "Hey, your strength is level three,"...

Na Ying would definitely be confused, because neither she nor anyone else had any distinction of strength or rank.

Strong is strong, weak is weak. How much stronger or weaker someone is than you—that's how much more capable they are. You need to define your own strength in these aspects.

This is Wu Qiu's assessment of the world's power level. In other words, Ying's goal of reaching level four is not a true upgrade.

Instead, the overall strength needs to be improved; only then will Wu Qiu be able to see Level 4. This level is merely a way to demonstrate strength, its sole purpose being to make it understandable to Wu Qiu.

Wu Qiu's concern is that the Hilichurls are of a higher level than Luminosity, meaning they are stronger than Luminosity in real life. This is definitely not the case in the game, where even if the Hilichurls are of a lower level, they can still easily defeat the Hilichurls.

Therefore, if Ying wants to win, she can only become strong in other areas—those things unrelated to her inherent strength but capable of enhancing her combat power and influencing the course of battle.

For example: mindset, strategy, or weapons, etc...

Chapter 11: Fierce Battle, the Power of the Charging Hilichurls

Who is stronger will soon be revealed. Just as they expected, as soon as Ying emerged from the bushes where she was hiding, the Hilichurl archer on the other side spotted her.

A shout in an unintelligible language sent the entire Hilichurl camp into an uproar. Four ordinary Hilichurls rushed out, wielding wooden sticks.

It's clear that the Hilichurls aren't very intelligent. They just charged straight at us. If we had laid an ambush, they would have been finished.

But the truth is, there wasn't. Forget ambushes, there weren't even any traps... "That's right! Why don't we set traps?"

Furthermore, Wu Qiu noticed that the charging Hilichurl didn't come out to meet the enemy. Perhaps seeing that there was only one person, it didn't intend to make a move.

But most likely, their food will burn...

That's right, these Hilichurls are cooking right now. Just like in the game, there's a fire below and a stone pot hanging above, filled with all sorts of meat and vegetables.

The charging Hilichurls were clearly standing around the pot, but they only glanced at it and then showed no intention of going up.

Ying didn't have the same time to analyze things as Wu Qiu. Seeing four Hilichurls rushing towards her, she drew her Ice Blade with one hand and faced off against two Hilichurls head-on.

Clearly, Ying's strength was weaker. The impact of the steel made Ying stagger back two steps, but she quickly regained her footing and barely managed not to be crushed.

However, there were four opponents, and the other two Hilichurls wouldn't stand still like they do in the game. Seeing that Luminous was being suppressed, they moved to the side and swung their wooden sticks at Luminous.

With a powerful leap, just as the wooden stick was about to strike, Ying rolled and jumped, deflecting the Hilichurl's attack while also dodging attacks from two other Hilichurls.

He came up behind them. Turning around, he swung his ice blade horizontally, slashing down on the back of one of the Hilichurls.

The ice blades were sharp, but they were clearly not very effective against these Hilichurls. This attack only left a shallow wound on the Hilichurl.

He wasn't killed, but this enraged all the Hilichurls. They roared and charged forward even more fiercely.

Yinghou jumped to create distance. But just then, a very obvious whooshing sound rang out.

Ying subconsciously turned her head, and then a sharp arrow slashed through the air, grazing the side of Ying's neck.

It was that Hilichurl archer. Ying frowned; clearly, she had underestimated these Hilichurls and had even ignored this Hilichurl archer for a moment.

Ideally, we should deal with this Hilichurl archer first. But clearly, there's no chance right now.

The four Hilichurls' frenzied attacks forced Luminous to dodge for a time. The agile Luminous dodged while looking for an opportunity to attack.

However, this was difficult. Later, in order to avoid an arrow from a Hilichurl archer, he had to roll over.

Although she successfully dodged the arrow, the three Hilichurls seized the opportunity. They leaped up and landed on top of Ying's head, bringing their clubs down on her.

At this point, it was impossible to dodge. Luminous could only raise her ice blades in defense, but the strength of the three Hilichurls was clearly far greater than Luminous's.

This caused Luminosity, who was only half-standing, to kneel on one knee. However, Luminosity did not show weakness. After being suppressed for a moment, she gritted her teeth and slowly stood up, trying to dissipate the power of the three Hilichurls.

However, as mentioned before, there were four of them. Just as Ying stood up slightly, another Hilichurl had already arrived in front of her.

He swung the wooden stick, which struck Ying squarely in the abdomen. The blow sent Ying flying backward, rolling several times on the ground before she braced herself with her hands, performing a backflip and sliding a short distance before regaining her footing.

Ying's breathing was already somewhat disordered, and she couldn't help but cough a few times, her hand on her abdomen. The injury shouldn't be too serious, but it was definitely not light.

"No, I have to deal with that Hilichurl archer, otherwise Sister Ying might really be in trouble."

Wu Qiu could tell that although the Hilichurl archer wasn't a high-level player, his accuracy was exceptional. While not a perfect shot, he was certainly troublesome enough to be a nuisance.

Luminous should have no problem dealing with four Hilichurls, but the Hilichurl archers make it difficult for her to concentrate on the enemy in front of her.

"Go back and bring the people back to wait for the grain. I'll go help Sister Ying."

After saying that, Wu Qiu was about to leave. Da Hu hurriedly stopped him: "Let me do my part too, after all..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Qiu interrupted him directly: "What can you do to help? You're just making things worse. Just go back and call someone to bring some grain."

"Don't worry, we can handle it."

Wu Qiu's words were harsh, but not wrong. Although Wu Qiu himself was also useless, at least he was somewhat intelligent and should still be able to help.

Da Hu, on the other hand, was clearly a simple-minded person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have done what he did—steal things.

Da Hu had no choice but to leave. Although the battle was going badly, Da Hu sincerely hoped that Wu Qiu and his team could win, for the sake of their village and for the sake of their two benefactors.

Wu Qiu was a real scoundrel, extremely scoundrel. He circled around to the back of the Hilichurls' camp and, taking advantage of the fact that none of the Hilichurls were paying attention to him, he actually managed to sneak over there.

However, Wu Qiu was still very uncertain. That charging Hilichurl was a level six, which meant it could kill him instantly.

All I need to do is ambush the archer Hilichurl, not necessarily kill him, just destroy his crossbow.

That crossbow doesn't look special; it's just made of wood. It shouldn't be difficult for me to destroy it, right?

Thinking about Wu Qiu, she slowly moved towards that direction. Meanwhile, a new situation arose for Ying.

Luminous, who had been suppressed all along, found an opportunity. Taking advantage of the time it took for the archer Hilichurls to draw their bows, Luminous charged in front of one of the Hilichurls.

Her ice blade slashed directly at him, sending him flying backward. At the same time, Ying delivered a straight kick, sending another attacker flying.

With another spinning kick, she sent the third flying. When the last one rushed in front of Ying, Ying dodged his attack by sidestepping, grabbed his neck, and slammed him down.

With a loud thud, the Hilichurl was pinned to the ground. The ice blade in the hand reversed and plunged down towards the Hilichurl's neck.

Blood splattered, staining Ying's face and clothes red. Ying didn't care; clearly, having traveled through various worlds, she wasn't the kind of soft-hearted little girl.

The pierced Hilichurl struggled a few times before going still. The other three Hilichurls, seeing their companion die, were also enraged.

It roared madly and charged towards Ying. Ying held a knife in one hand. If Wu Qiu had glanced at Ying at this moment, he would have noticed that Ying had actually raised to level four in the previous battle.

As mentioned earlier, this strength needs to be gradually increased through constant exploration and combat. However, Ying actually broke through her limits instantly in the battle just now, resulting in a significant boost in her strength – this is simply terrifying.