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

Facing the three Hilichurls, Ying's breathing became even, and she closed her eyes before opening them again. She took a step forward and charged towards the Hilichurls.

Just like at the beginning, but this time the result was different. As she was about to get close, Ying slid past the two Hilichurls.

With a swift swing of her ice blade, she severed the Achilles tendons of two Hilichurls, sending them sprawling to the ground. Simultaneously, Luminous spun and rolled to her feet, delivering a sweeping kick to take down the last one.

The ice blade flashed, swift and deadly, piercing the throats of all three Hilichurls. And all of this happened in an instant; the archer Hilichurl had only just drawn its bowstring.

Seeing this, the Archer Hilichurl was dumbfounded, the Charge Hilichurl was dumbfounded, and even Wu Qiu was dumbfounded.

Wu Qiu has finally managed to bypass the charging Hilichurls and successfully climb onto the platform. He is now right behind the Hilichurl archer.

Just as he was about to make a move, he witnessed Ying's series of fluid and skillful actions. This left Wu Qiu completely bewildered, wondering, "What am I doing here? Was I supposed to help her?"

"Shouldn't Ying be in dire straits according to the normal plot, and ultimately turn the tide of the battle through her own series of actions?"

"What's going on now... How did it solve itself? Isn't that really awkward?"

"…………"

The charging Hilichurl roared, and we don't know what it said, but it seemed very angry.

"But...did something strange sneak in there just now?"

Anyway, after saying that, the charging Hilichurl picked up a flaming stick and charged out. I could clearly feel the heat wave, and that alone proves that this fire was definitely not an ordinary flame.

Ying was exhausted from the battle. She was panting and wanted to rest, but soon sensed movement.

Looking up, I saw a red-haired Hilichurl charging towards me with a torch. Its speed and movements were like those of a madman.

Ying retreated, but the charging Hilichurls were clearly faster than her, and she was about to be caught. Ying gritted her teeth, stood firm, and raised her Ice Blade to fight back.

When the torch struck the ice blade, ice shards flew out, and a hole was punched in the ice blade.

Ying was completely powerless to resist and was sent flying, her ice blade slipping from her hand as she fell to the ground.

At this moment, Wu Qiu and the Hilichurl archer also realized what was happening. The Hilichurl archer raised the crossbow bolt he had just drawn and was about to shoot at the fallen Ying.

Seeing this, Wu Qiu rushed out from behind and grabbed the crossbow tightly with both hands. The moment the bolt was fired, Wu Qiu pulled back with all his might.

Finally, at that moment, it veered off course and the crossbow bolt shot out as a streak of light not far in front of Ying.

Ying had just gotten up when she saw the crossbow bolt that had gone astray. Looking in the direction the bolt had come from, she immediately saw Wu Qiu locked in combat with a Hilichurl archer.

But it was clear that Wu Qiu was no match for the Hilichurl archer. With a casual flick of the Hilichurl archer's wrist, Wu Qiu was sitting on the ground.

Then the Hilichurl archer was about to take out his crossbow again. Would Wu Qiu let him succeed? Obviously not.

"Don't even think about it!" Wu Qiu struck a Bruce Lee pose, touched his nose, and shouted, "I'll fight!!!"

With a punch as swift as a dragon, generating a gust of wind, Wu Qiu's all-out strike landed squarely on the Hilichurl archer's shoulder.

A muffled thud was followed by a piercing scream. Wu Qiu clutched his reddened right hand, crying out, "Ouch!!!! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!"

This Hilichurl archer, despite its fur and skinny frame, has skin as hard as concrete. When Wu Qiu went up to it, he almost broke his hand.

The Hilichurl archer probably found Wu Qiu annoying too, and turned around to take him out first. Wu Qiu saw the guy turn around, and the crossbow was right in front of him.

Wu Qiu lunged forward, grabbing the crossbow and biting into it. He had decided that even if he couldn't bite through the wood, he could at least bite through the bowstring.

But Wu Qiu gnawed at it for ages, and it didn't even leave a single tooth mark. The bowstring was incredibly hard; Wu Qiu couldn't pull it at all, and he almost broke his teeth in the process.

Meanwhile, Ying knew that Wu Qiu was in danger at any moment, so she wanted to end the battle quickly.

But she underestimated the charging Hilichurl. This guy was not only strong, but also more intelligent than the average Hilichurl, and although his torch looked ordinary, the flames on it carried real elemental power.

Moreover, Ying's ice blades were still far away. Without a weapon, she didn't even have the right to confront them head-on, so she could only dodge, maneuvering around while trying to retrieve her weapon.

But the charging Hilichurl was clearly not stupid; it had no intention of letting Luminous retrieve her Ice Blade. However, it couldn't quickly eliminate the agile Luminous, so the battle dragged on.

However, it's clear to everyone that Wu Qiu and Ying are at a significant disadvantage, and dragging this out will do them no good.

Chapter Twelve: A Hard-Won Victory

Wu Qiu's current situation is very bad, extremely bad. Because this Hilichurl archer is planning to use his crossbow to attack me.

That's right, he was going to slap him. He raised his crossbow and approached Wu Qiu, clearly intending to kill him outright.

"Hey! Hey hey hey! You, you're cheating! Aren't you an archer? How could you use a crossbow to shoot people? You, you have absolutely no professional ethics!!!!"

Wu Qiu pointed at him, but it was clearly no use. The crossbow was about to strike, and the force of the blow was enough to kill him.

With the platform already at its edge, Wu Qiu had nowhere to retreat. At this most dangerous moment, Wu Qiu unleashed his inner strength, crouching down just as the crossbow bolts were about to strike him, miraculously dodging the attack.

The Hilichurl archer hadn't expected this useless human to dare dodge. Wu Qiu, too, hadn't expected to actually dodge.

Seeing the anger flash in the Hilichurl archer's eyes, Wu Qiu gritted his teeth and lunged forward, grabbing the Hilichurl archer's leg.

Using all his might to leave, he lifted the Hilichurl archer up and slammed him backward.

Although the Hilichurl was stronger than Wu Qiu, its weight was about the same as a human's. Wu Qiu wasn't disabled either, so it wasn't surprising that he could do all that.

Caught off guard by Wu Qiu's sudden attack, the Hilichurl archer fell from the high platform. At the same time, Wu Qiu, who had exerted too much force, also lost his balance and fell down as well.

Clang! Clang! With two loud thuds, Wu Qiu landed on the Hilichurl archer. Getting up, Wu Qiu quickly retreated to create distance.

The Hilichurl archer was truly enraged. He sprang to his feet, swung his crossbow, and charged towards Wu Qiu.

Upon seeing that the Hilichurl archer had gone mad, Wu Qiu immediately turned and ran, yelling, "Help! Me! Ah!!!"

It wasn't that he hoped someone would save him, he just wanted to shout a few words to give him the motivation to run.

Wu Qiu ran ahead, with the Hilichurls chasing behind, until they ran out of the camp and saw the battle outside. The fight between Ying and the charging Hilichurls was still ongoing, but the situation was clearly not optimistic.

Without her weapon, Ying was severely suppressed. Although she was not injured thanks to her agile movements, she was in a very sorry state.

Her pristine white dress was now stained with dust and the blood of the Hilichurls. And Ying was clearly exhausted.

Looking at the charging Hilichurl, aside from being a little exasperated, he showed no other changes. Clearly, he had expended almost no energy.

Seeing Wu Qiu and his group run out, and hearing Wu Qiu's shouts, the charging Hilichurls were momentarily drawn to the scene.

Ying saw it too, but she didn't pay attention. Instead, she charged towards the Ice Blade the instant the charging Hilichurl was drawn to it.

The charging Hilichurl quickly reacted, stepping in front of Luminous and hastily swinging its club.

Just as the flaming torch was about to hit Ying's face, Ying made a perfect slide to dodge the attack and successfully reached Ice Blade's side.

The charging Hilichurl missed its attack and spun around, leaping into the air and hurtling down towards Ying Sha.

At that moment, Ying also gripped the ice blade, flipped herself up, and slashed at the charging Hilichurl.

This all happened in the blink of an eye for Wu Qiu. By the time Wu Qiu reacted, Ying's ice blade had already collided with the charging Hilichurl's torch.

With a snap, ice shards scattered into the sky. Before Wu Qiu, the torch shattered the ice blade in an instant.

Although its power and strength were greatly reduced, the torch still broke through Ying's attack and landed on her shoulder, where it exploded into a spark.

"Sister Ying!" I shouted. I was very worried, but I felt even more guilty.

If I had given Ying a good weapon, she wouldn't have been injured at all. Not only would Ying have had less combat experience, but she wouldn't have been caught in such a difficult battle either.

"Uh……"

Ying let out a soft cry of pain in mid-air, very quietly, but I heard it. I saw her grab a piece of broken ice in mid-air, and upon landing, she forcefully plunged the ice into the still-burning wound on her shoulder, because only in this way could the flames of the elemental power be extinguished.

Clearly, having lost its original power and not yet gained elemental power, Ying can only suppress the elemental flames through this almost self-destructive method.

Yes, this isn't a game; Wu Qiu knew that all along. But he still underestimated this world.

In this world, being attacked by energy imbued with elemental power is not something that can be resolved by simply losing some health, nor will it easily disappear over time like in the game.

The charging Hilichurl clearly possesses the power of fire. Any Luminous character without any elemental aura fighting him would be in mortal danger if not careful.

Wu Qiu believed Ying knew, and that she could have easily escaped. But she didn't. Wu Qiu didn't know why, but at least he knew one thing.

Wu Qiu used to think of Ying as a character in that game, but now, Wu Qiu felt a bit self-deprecating. He felt completely inferior to her, and compared to her, he seemed like a pathetic clown.

Ying's body trembled slightly, but she still stood up and warily watched the charging Hilichurls, still looking for an opportunity. She also looked at Wu Qiu with concern.

She knew that Wu Qiu was incapable of fighting, and if he were caught by the Hilichurls, he would truly be doomed.

Wu Qiu could see a very obvious burn mark and a wound on Ying's shoulder. But even so, she was still worried about him, which touched Wu Qiu deeply.

Suddenly, he remembered the unfinished one-handed sword on his back. Although it couldn't be used for attack, it was very sturdy, and its defensive capabilities should be sufficient.

So Wu Qiu planned to toss the unfinished one-handed sword to Ying so she could use it for self-defense. But just then, Wu Qiu heard a knocking sound.

Turning his head, Wu Qiu realized it was a Hilichurl archer. After chasing him for so long, this guy finally remembered he was an archer and decided to use his crossbow to kill Wu Qiu.

Looking at his position relative to the charging Hilichurls, Wu Qiu had an idea.

He immediately stopped what he was doing and started running towards the charging Hilichurls. At the same time, he used his body to block the Hilichurl archer's view behind him, so that the archer wouldn't know what was happening ahead.

The crossbow bolts are very fast, and the Hilichurl archers are quite accurate. If you don't dodge in time, you will die on the spot.

At this moment, Wu Qiu's heart was racing; this was his only chance to win. He strained his ears, and even tried to slow his breathing.

Although running in this condition was very uncomfortable, Wu Qiu couldn't care less. He listened carefully to every sound behind him.

Finally, I heard the whooshing sound of air being cut through the breeze. I dove straight to the ground.

In that instant, I felt something fly past my head. Then I heard a scream.

When I looked up and saw what was in front of me, I was thrilled. The arrow had actually struck the charging Hilichurl, and right in the back of its neck.

However, the charging Hilichurls had strong defenses, and this attack failed to kill him; the crossbow bolt only penetrated a little.

However, this angered him. Turning around, the charging Hilichurl saw the Hilichurl archer.

The Hilichurl archer was clearly stunned, and quickly realized something was wrong, and began to tremble with fear.

But it was no use. The charging Hilichurls rushed forward, showing no mercy whatsoever. Their torches instantly knocked the Hilichurl archer to the ground.

The Hilichurl archer, screaming in agony amidst the flames, was hit a few more times by the charging Hilichurl and soon lay motionless on the ground, his body gradually burned to a crisp.

Wu Qiu was genuinely frightened by what he saw, after all, these charging Hilichurls were too brutal, even ruthless towards their own people.

But Wu Qiu's attention was drawn more to the arrow in the back of the neck. Before the charging Hilichurl could turn around, Wu Qiu pounced forward.

Grabbing the arrow, Wu Qiu used all his strength to push it in. But no matter how hard Wu Qiu tried, the arrow wouldn't budge.

However, Wu Qiu's grip on the arrow embedded in someone's body must have been very uncomfortable for the charging Hilichurl.

He shook his body, but because Wu Qiu was holding onto the arrow tightly, he was not thrown off.

But in the end, Wu Qiu was still caught by the charging Hilichurl, who raised his right torch to finish him off.

Feeling the intense heat, Wu Qiu thought, "It's over—it's all over, it's all over now."