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

Wu Qiu was so frightened that he scrambled backward. But the white figure had already stepped forward and charged directly at Wu Qiu.

At the most crucial moment, Noelle grabbed Wu Qiu and threw him behind her, then lunged forward, a massive, seamless, sealed greatsword appearing in her hand.

With a loud bang, the two figures collided, splashing up snowflakes and shaking apart a large area of ​​snow around them.

Noelle slid out of the snowflakes, while the huge white figure opposite her rolled around like a ball, finally plunging into the snow behind her.

"What, what is that?"

Wu Qiu spoke up, saying that Noel's power had clearly overwhelmed his opponent in that attack. However, the opponent was only knocked away and didn't seem to be seriously injured, so this guy was definitely a tough opponent.

"If I'm not mistaken, it's a demonized snow bear."

Noelle stood firm, gripping her sword tightly and staring intently ahead. No sooner had she finished speaking than the snow opposite her exploded once more.

A huge polar bear appeared in front of Wu Qiu. At first, Wu Qiu thought that this thing was at most a polar bear.

But he was too naive. The bear was somewhat fat, but it didn't feel clumsy at all.

His claws were sharp and long, and his teeth seemed capable of biting through steel. Although his fur looked soft, his arm, which had just clashed with Noelle's, only had some scratches, not even a wound.

Wu Qiu also subconsciously started the investigation.

Name:?

gender:?

Rating: 32

Information: A beast that has evolved into a monster due to years of exposure to extremely harsh environments, commonly known as a demonized black bear.

Chapter 84: I should have thought of this sooner

The level 32 demonized snow bear, and Noelle, level 29, has leveled up one level compared to a few days ago. With the addition of the sealed dust, Noelle's combat power is definitely much stronger than it was a few days ago.

However, this demonized snow bear was clearly no pushover; its massive body, though heavy, was exceptionally agile.

Her sharp claws extended, each strike leaving white scratches in the air. Noelle, while possessing high defense, was not without combat experience, nor was she simply standing there blindly.

Both Noelle and the demonized snow bear are agile but have strong attack power.

Each collision felt like a bomb exploding; no one knew what happened to the two of them, but the surrounding land suffered terribly.

Noelle did not activate her breastplate, because replenishing elemental power here is not so easy.

Elements can vary in strength depending on the location. For example, the ice element is definitely more abundant here than the other six, so Noelle should use her elemental power as little as possible to ensure she has sufficient elemental energy.

The fight between the human and the bear, a pure contest of strength, was quite a spectacle. Klee, feeling strong, excitedly rubbed her hands together and casually summoned two bombs.

"Okay, Klee's bombs will help too."

Wu Qiu immediately grabbed him and said, "Don't mess around, my little darling. Aren't you afraid of blowing up Noelle too if you go up there? You should wait until Noelle is free before you make a move."

"Oh? Really? Klee knows she was wrong."

Klee bowed her head to indicate that she understood. Meanwhile, Noelle's battle went smoothly. She was stronger than her opponent, and her greatsword clashed with the claws, knocking the snow bear back. She then followed up with a sweeping sword strike.

Although the sword was sealed away and had no blade, it didn't mean it was without power. The strike caused a burst of rock element to explode, and although the snow bear appeared unharmed, it was sent flying, coughing up blood.

"Hey hey hey! Noelle won! As expected, the maid knight is the strongest!"

Wu Qiu shouted excitedly. Noel, who had been looking at the snow bear opposite her with a serious expression, blushed after hearing Wu Qiu's words. "No, it's nothing. It's just that the opponent is too weak."

"Roar!!!!!!"

Whether it was provoked by Noelle or not, the snow bear suddenly stood up and roared to the sky, and then its fur began to glow with a blue light.

Then, solid ice appeared on his skin, and his claws began to freeze, making him appear much larger, and his murderous aura intensified.

With a sudden wave of his hand, a sharp claw, seemingly tangible, tore through the snow and flew towards Noelle.

Noelle reacted swiftly, raising her sword and slashing down. Immediately following, a loud bang rang out as the claws shattered, the chilling aura they unleashed making Noelle's figure appear somewhat ethereal.

Before Noelle could make any further move, two more attacks came. Left with no other option, Noelle had to use her Geo elemental power.

"Heart-protecting armor!"

Bang! Bang! Two sounds rang out, and Noelle was enveloped in a cloud of cold smoke. But Noelle quickly emerged from it.

When Wu Qiu looked again, Noelle was unharmed. Her breastplate was covered with a layer of frost, but it showed no sign of breaking.

A series of whooshing sounds rang out. The snow bear went berserk, wildly swinging its claws, each sharp claw hurtling towards Wu Qiu and the others like a machine gun.

Noelle jumped back two steps again, came in front of Wu Qiu, and expanded the breastplate, protecting all of them inside.

Hearing the sounds of impact outside, Wu Qiu looked at the protective armor with concern. Fortunately, the armor was truly tough, remaining completely unharmed despite the attack.

Looking at Noelle, she seemed equally relaxed, indicating that dealing with a demonized snow bear was quite easy for her. If she wanted to, she could easily crush it.

But what's going on with this demonized snow bear? Is it a mutation or a transformation? Its power is much stronger than before, and isn't it afraid of exhausting its energy and dying from releasing ice elements like this?

Although they were alright, the breastplates continuously consumed Noelle rock element, so they couldn't just keep hiding like this.

Picking up Keli and pulling her above his head, Wu Qiu said, "Keli, quick, blast him to death!"

"Klee understands!"

Klee raised her little hand above her head, and a four-leaf clover appeared. Then, she charged up, clenched her fist, and a red laser beam shot out.

That was a loud bang! The entire world outside went silent; there wasn't a sound.

The three cautiously approached, and only after seeing the charred snow bear did Noelle put away her breastplate.

"Wow, Klee, that was a perfect shot, very accurate."

Wu Qiu praised Keli's precision, but Keli crossed her arms and said, "Hmph, this is much simpler than frying fish."

"But what was that just now? I've never heard of using ice element so easily before."

Noelle kept replaying what had just happened in her mind. The burst of ice element that had erupted just now was clearly excessive; it didn't make any sense at all.

"Um, Noelle, let's not think about this for now. I have a feeling we're in trouble again."

Wu Qiu nudged Noelle. Noelle got up, looking a little confused, and then her eyes narrowed slightly.

Suddenly, pairs of eyes appeared around them. They were white snow wolves, baring their teeth and staring at Wu Qiu and his companions, looking ready to bite them to death at any moment.

"Wow! Wolves! So many wolves!"

Klee hid behind Wu Qiu, and Wu Qiu hid behind Noelle. Without saying a word, Noelle activated her breastplate once again.

There were at least twenty snow wolves around. And Wu Qiu glanced at them; they were all at level 25. Twenty snow wolves at level 25 or higher were no joke.

It's important to understand that snow wolves are not Hilichurls; snow wolves completely outclass Hilichurls in both agility and stamina. If they were surrounded by twenty snow wolves, the danger they would face would be far greater than if they were attacked by twenty Hilichurls.

Just as Wu Qiu and the others were nervously watching their surroundings, a snow wolf moved. It opened its sharp claws and pounced directly at them.

With a loud crash, it slammed into the breastplate and was knocked back. But if one head came up, there would be a second.

Wu Qiuxin realized the situation was bad. If they were surrounded, they might be able to hold out, but the strength of twenty wolves was definitely greater than Noelle's. If they were trapped, they would have to wait until Noelle's elemental power was exhausted...

"Run!" Pulling up Noel, who was about to fight, Wu Qiu turned and ran, heading towards the depths of the snow-capped mountains.

Behind them, the snow wolves howled and chased after them. They were definitely faster than Wu Qiu and the others, but Wu Qiu and the others weren't just running for nothing.

"Klee, throw bombs behind you. Don't throw anything too powerful, just small bombs to slow them down."

Klee nodded, then spread her hands, and dozens of small bombs with four-leaf clovers on their heads flew out.

Klee is incredibly accurate with her bombs. But these snow wolves are too agile; compared to them, Noelle and the snow bears are mere novices.

They not only ran fast, but also constantly dodged. In Klee's previous attack, not a single snow wolf was hit.

Klee was furious and wanted to use a more powerful bomb, but Wu Qiu stopped her. Wu Qiu understood the situation in the snowy mountain; food was severely scarce, and even the slightest noise could attract a group of monsters.

This is just the snow wolf. If Klee uses even stronger bombs to attract more monsters, they'll be in real danger. Not to mention they'll be approaching the snow mountain soon; if an avalanche is triggered, they might as well head straight to the underworld.

But they had already reached the foot of the mountain, and there was no path ahead. They couldn't climb the mountain with their bare hands like in the game.

The snow wolves were catching up quickly, so Wu Qiu had no choice but to ask Keli, "Keli, can you control your bomb and blast a hole in this mountain ahead?"

Wu Qiu's idea was simple: blast a hole, go inside, and then seal the entrance. That should be enough to deal with the snow wolves.

This isn't a great solution, but it's the best option right now. After all, being attacked from all sides is too passive for Noelle. If only one side is under attack, then even if more snow wolves are attracted, they can still handle it.

Klee nodded. "Yes, Klee understands."

He started walking forward as he spoke. Wu Qiu frantically reminded him from behind, "Control yourself, control yourself, control yourself!"

Klee turned around and gave Wu Qiu and Noelle a sweet smile. "Don't worry, big brother and sister Noelle, Klee is very capable."

After saying that, she casually pulled out a bomb and slammed it against the wall. Noelle, holding Klee, pulled Wu Qiu back. After they had retreated about ten meters, a flash of sparks appeared in Klee's hand, and the bomb exploded.

Boom!

A massive burst of fire shot into the sky, its power shaking the surrounding area. Wu Qiu was completely dumbfounded, standing there utterly bewildered.

Rumble rumble rumble rumble!

Hearing the sounds around him, Wu Qiu knew that an avalanche had occurred, and in the end, Ke Li still managed to destroy the avalanche with a bomb.

"Um... I'm sorry, I didn't control myself..."

Keli lowered her head and looked back at Wu Qiu with a wronged expression. Wu Qiu was completely bewildered, and finally smiled slightly, saying in a half-dead tone, "It's okay, it's my fault, I should have thought of it earlier."

I discovered one of Klee's hidden passive skills: it advances the plot. I just mentioned the avalanche a few chapters ago; at a normal pace, it shouldn't appear until around the middle of this side quest, maybe a dozen chapters or so later.

But with Klee, it's different. She was mentioned in the previous chapters, and then she actually did it in this one. And it didn't even feel sudden.

With Klee around, if I don't flatten the snow mountain, and the avalanche doesn't reach the gates of Mondstadt or the top of the harp, I'll feel like I'm letting Klee down.

Chapter 85: Log

The sky was dark, yet not entirely dark, for the endless starry sky shimmered in Wu Qiu's eyes. On the plain, Wu Qiu rubbed his forehead, "Did I faint again? Is my constitution that weak?"

Wu Qiu clearly remembered that there had been an avalanche just now, and the heavy snow had directly submerged him, Noelle, and Klee.

The reason Wu Qiu was so certain that he had fallen unconscious was quite simple: his current location was the Falling Star Plain.

To be precise, it was the plain in his dreams. More than once, Wu Qiu would fall asleep without any unusual behavior, but whenever he fainted, he would usually end up here.

This wasn't the first time; the stars in the sky twinkled, but remained there, neither approaching nor leaving.

Casually, Wu Qiu found a large rock to sit on, looked at the sky and said, "I mean, now that we know each other, can't you talk to me?"

No one answered Wu Qiu, but Wu Qiu was not discouraged and continued, "I fainted again today. Sigh, am I really that useless? Why do I keep fainting?"

"But this was to be expected, after all, I'm not a war god with superhuman combat power. But this is just too tragic for me."