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

Ying shook her head. "I did feel that way at first when I was injured, but I quickly got over it. The world is fair; there's no such thing as 'should' or 'shouldn't'."

"Losing means you're not as good as others, which is a good thing. At least it makes me aware of my shortcomings and shows me that there are many people in this world who are stronger and more outstanding than me, which gives me more motivation to become stronger."

"Wow!" Wu Qiu looked at Ying with admiration in his eyes. "Sister Ying, at least in my heart you will always be number one. I mean it this time."

Paimon, standing to the side with his hands on his hips, said, "Hey, shouldn't we praise Paimon? He really tried his best just now."

Then he pointed at Wu Qiu, shaking his head and saying, "Besides, I haven't forgiven you for throwing me out like a stone."

Wu Qiu waved his hand, as if shooing away flies, "Go away, kid, go away."

Paimon stomped his foot and shouted, "Paimon isn't a child!"

Ying covered her mouth and chuckled, instantly easing the tension. But anyone reading this far should understand that in this novel, harmony always seems to lead to trouble.

Suddenly, a cry rang out, followed by a burst of fire shooting into the sky. When the group turned around, they discovered that the Hilichurl was not dead, but rather, barely alive, it had pulled open a small bamboo tube and fired a signal flare from inside.

"A flare!" I was completely dumbfounded. Is this even a Hilichurl? They even have flares?

"What's going to happen next? A single arrow piercing the clouds, and a thousand armies come to meet us? Wouldn't that be the end for us?!"

Ying knew things were going badly and tried to run away by pulling Wu Qiu along. But it was too late; a flame shot over, encircling them like a fiery python.

The scorching heatwave swept towards the three of them. Ying planted the ice mark in the ground, and an ice ring spread out in an attempt to block the heatwave.

But when the heatwave collided with the ice ring, the ice ring shattered instantly. The heatwave then surged towards the three of them like a raging ocean wave.

"It's over!"

Wu Qiu shouted, and seeing the heat wave about to engulf the three of them, he simply followed the old rule, closed his eyes, and waited to die.

But as usual, they weren't dead, and surprisingly, he couldn't feel any warmth at all. When Wu Qiu opened his eyes again, full of doubt, he found Ying and Paimon standing motionless in the same spot.

The heatwave was strange; Wu Qiu could see it surrounding the three of them, completely sealing them off and forming an invisible cage.

And the temperature of this heat wave must be extremely high. The surrounding earth had already turned red, but Wu Qiu and the others could not feel the heat at all.

"Whoa—? Whoa!!!"

Paimon looked left and right, and finding nothing amiss, cautiously extended a finger to touch the heatwave. And then…and now he's sucking his finger and crying.

Hello everyone.

Suddenly, a voice rang out, and a person appeared out of thin air right in front of Wu Qiu and the others. It wasn't just fast speed, but a true teleportation.

It was also a Hilichurl, covered in red fur. It was a bit more robust than other Hilichurls, but not as exaggerated as the Hilichurl thugs.

However, what made Wu Qiuxin tense up was that the Hilichurl in front of her was wearing a red mask. It looked like a mask made of red diamonds.

"Wait, red? Diamond... a red diamond!"

Wu Qiu was completely stunned. This time it was for real. He turned his head and looked at Paimon, only to find that Paimon was also staring at the Hilichurl in shock.

"Impossible, impossible. Hilichurl assassins with wooden planks are already rare to see. How could this be a Ruby?"

"Moreover, this ranking is merely a fabrication by the world, with very little authenticity, and it may not even be true."

Paimon seemed to be comforting herself, or perhaps Wu Qiu and Ying. Upon hearing her words, the red diamond-level assassin Hilichurl in front of her smiled.

"Hehehe... Little guy, although we ghosts don't show ourselves in front of the world, we still need some fame."

"Sometimes, it's necessary to reveal some truths to the outside world to give you people a preliminary impression."

His words shattered Paimon's self-comfort. But Wu Qiu didn't actually believe this self-comfort either, because Wu Qiu had already used the Probe skill.

And then guess what I saw...

Name:?

grade:?

gender:?

age:?

Information: Wan Gui, a top-tier assassin with Red Diamond level.

If it doesn't even have a level, how powerful must this thing be? And that's not even the main point.

A special reminder appeared after the message.

Special reminder: This is an extremely dangerous target. It is recommended that you kneel down and call him "daddy".

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"Holy crap!! Is this even real?!"

However, Wu Qiu was also puzzled. Putting aside the question of whether his current combat strength was sufficient to summon a Hilichurl assassin of Ruby Diamond caliber, he was still wondering.

As for why the other side wanted to shatter Paimon's self-comfort, judging from that low-level Hilichurl just now, it must be because there's something about us that they need.

This thing can attract Red Diamond-level assassins, so it must be something good. But why don't I know about something so good?

Furthermore, why didn't they try to take it? You have to understand that if this red diamond-level guy wanted to take it, we wouldn't be able to resist.

So I think it's very likely that the other side doesn't know exactly what they want either, which is why they want us to hand it over. If that's the case, then we still have a chance to survive.

While Wu Qiu was daydreaming, many more Hilichurls arrived. There were no more Red Diamond level Hilichurls, but the weakest were all Gold level.

A large portion of them are diamond-grade. I feel that the majority of diamonds are produced too slowly, hence the slow arrival of diamonds.

Chapter 24: Why are they all Hilichurls?

"What is your purpose? You've gone to such lengths; it can't just be to kill us, right?"

Wu Qiu tried to speak calmly. The Red Diamond Assassin opposite him chuckled and clapped his hands, "Clever..."

"Don't give me that nonsense! Even a fool can see that, just tell me what you want!"

Wu Qiu interrupted the Red Diamond Assassin. The Red Diamond Assassin wasn't annoyed, and looked at Ying, saying, "We're looking for an extraterrestrial object. If you hand it over..."

Wu Qiu interrupted him again, "You're just going to let us go?"

Wu Qiu's eyes lit up. The Crimson Diamond Assassin shook his head calmly and said, "No, no, no, don't joke like that. If you're willing to hand it over, I can let you die without pain."

……

"What the hell are you talking about! We won't give it to you! If you don't let us go, you won't get anything!"

Wu Qiu unleashed a torrent of abuse on the guy in front of him. When the other man mentioned the extraterrestrial object, Wu Qiu almost immediately thought of the meteor pendant he had given to Ying.

Wu Qiu didn't know what it was, but the other party said that if they handed it over, they would die without pain, which angered Wu Qiu.

Although my anger was completely ineffective, I now felt somewhat confident and didn't need to be so cowardly.

The other party seemed surprised by Wu Qiu's response. After a moment of hesitation, they said, "Oh, right, you don't understand us Wan Gui, so it's normal for you to react this way."

"Let me explain to you that you are not on our hunting list. If you become our adversaries under these circumstances, then death will be a luxury for you."

"Don't even think about threatening us with silence. We, the Ten Thousand Ghosts, can make even a stone talk."

"So, giving you this opportunity is truly a blessing. You must cherish it, because not all Red Diamond assassins are as easy to talk to as I am."

His words truly startled Wu Qiu. The thought that even a stone could make it talk, meant he himself must be...

Wu Qiu shuddered at the thought. The other party, seemingly having finally run out of patience, said, "Alright, we've wasted too much time. Choose: either you hand it over yourselves and die peacefully, or we'll pry it out of your mouths ourselves?"

His voice remained calm, but it was precisely this calmness that terrified Wu Qiu. Ying was much better than Wu Qiu; after all, she had always been far superior to this Red Diamond assassin in front of her.

"But we don't know what you want, and we've never found anything from outer space."

Ying looked at the red diamond assassin in front of her warily. The assassin shook his head. "Still not admitting it? Fine, I'll give you one more chance."

"Our great prophet accurately predicted the area where the extraterrestrial object would fall, and also predicted..."

He looked at Ying and said, "At least for this period of time, that thing is on you. So, this is your last chance. Hand it over, or you won't have another chance."

Silence fell, a long silence ensued. Several minutes passed without any movement, during which Wu Qiu pondered whether or not to hand over the meteor pendant.

He was unwilling to hand it over as it meant death. But in reality, it wouldn't matter if he died, it would be such a pity if Ying died.

"Sigh~ It seems I'll have to do it myself."

As he spoke, the Red Diamond Assassin slowly walked towards Wu Qiu and the others. Each step felt like it was stepping on Wu Qiu's heart, making his heart almost stop beating.

Ying was also prepared to fight to the death. Just when things seemed to have reached a dead end, at this most critical moment, a gentle breeze blew.

Then, the entire space froze at that moment. The churning heat wave stood still in the air, and the surrounding assassins, including the red diamond-level killer, also stopped moving.

"What, what's going on?"

"They all seem to have stopped moving."

Wu Qiu and Paimon both uttered sounds of confusion, and even Ying stared blankly at her surroundings. The situation was too bizarre; everything around them seemed to have frozen in time.

"who!"

A figure appeared in front of the three. This immediately alerted Ying.

At first glance, it was a Hilichurl. Another Hilichurl! Wu Qiu's composure plummeted; he had never felt that Hilichurls were as annoying as they were today.

However, this Hilichurl gives off one impression: very handsome. He wears a straw hat and a scarf around his neck, completely covering half of his face.

The other end of the scarf was fluttering in the wind even in this windless scene. However, when Wu Qiu looked closely, she realized that it was actually the wind elemental power surrounding this person.

But the most eye-catching thing is the long sword slung on his back. Judging from its design, it should be a one-handed sword. You can't see the blade, but you can tell from the hilt that it's a divine weapon, or at least very cool, extremely cool.

Upon appearing, this guy kept his head down, exuding an air of loneliness befitting a master. Only after sensing Ying's hostility did he raise his head.

In the instant he looked up, Wu Qiu felt as if the person had flashed by. Then the surrounding scenery returned to normal.

However, all those assassins from the Ten Thousand Ghosts simply widened their eyes and then fell to the ground one by one, all losing their life force.

Among them, the red diamond assassin also widened his eyes, struggling to turn his head to look to the side.

"Yes, it's you!"

Then his whole body went limp, and he died.

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"Me! Me! Me! Me! Holy crap!!!!"

Paimon and I were both staring at this Hilichurl with eyes gleaming with adoration.

Putting aside his strength for now, just look at his movements. He raised his head, then with a flick of his finger, he slew dozens of powerful figures. Just that aura, those movements, that demeanor—it made Wu Qiu shout, "King of Cool!"

"King of Pretenders? I wouldn't dare call myself that. I'm just a nobody."