Kaiya felt that his common sense about combat and his worldview had been shattered more completely than his image by that elbow strike!
Yi Chen slowly lowered his arm, shook his wrist, and looked at Kaiya lying on the sand in the distance, looking like he was questioning his life. A satisfied expression appeared on his face, a mixture of "I'm so happy" and "This skill is really useful".
Yi Chen stretched his shoulders, a kind of warm-up-like smile on his face, as he walked step by step toward Kaiya, who had just gotten up from the sand and was still grimacing and rubbing his chest.
"It seems one experience wasn't enough... I need to let you truly and thoroughly experience what the terror of an elbow strike is."
As he walked, he twisted his neck from side to side, making a slight "click" sound, his eyes locked on Kaiya, as if choosing the best point of attack.
The wind-attribute divine eye swayed slightly at his waist, as if cheering for the coming "storm".
Kaiya looked at Yichen's posture of "I haven't even used my strength yet and you've already fallen" and clearly wanted to continue "using my strength". Then he felt the burning pain in his chest, as if he had been kissed by a battering ram, and a bead of cold sweat instantly slid down his forehead!
That last move was incredibly fast!
The force was so strong it was unreasonable! It happened without warning! It was impossible to defend against!
This is not a proper martial arts competition at all!
If he takes a few more hits, his old bones will probably fall apart!
"Wait, wait! Stop! Pause!"
Kaiya quickly raised his hands, instinctively taking a step back, and forced a smile that was both extremely strained and driven by a strong will to survive.
"I suddenly feel... this 'practice sparring' assessment method... hmm, it's a bit too brutal! It's not elegant enough, and it doesn't fit the civilized and friendly image of our Knights of Favonius!"
"Besides, look, you've just obtained the Eye of God and aren't yet familiar with the use of elemental power. If we fight now, wouldn't we be unable to fully assess your true potential? That's unfair to you!"
Chapter 20 Elbow Strike on the Demon Pill Man
Kaiya spoke righteously and sternly, but dared not look directly at Yichen, his eyes darting around erratically:
"Therefore! In my capacity as cavalry captain, I have decided—the assessment criteria will be changed!"
"Weren't those inconsiderate Hilichurls recently occupying the trade route outside the city? They even set up a camp! It's seriously affecting Mondstadt's trade! Let's go and clear them out!"
"This is the true duty of a knight! It tests your combat skills and contributes to Mondstadt! A win-win situation! Perfect!"
"This is absolutely not because I feel pain or am afraid of your elbow strike! It's purely from the perspective of the comprehensiveness and practical effectiveness of the assessment! Believe me!"
Yi Chen stopped and looked at Kaiya's ridiculous appearance, where he was clearly scared but still trying to put on a brave face and say "I'm doing this for your own good" and "I'm doing this for the greater good".
Finally unable to resist, he crossed his arms and revealed an extremely irritating smile that was a mixture of smugness and contempt.
Kaia: "..."
His smile froze on his face, his lips twitched, and he felt the pain in his chest intensify.
But to avoid experiencing that horrific elbow strike again, he could only grit his teeth and nod with a forced smile:
"Haha... Let's go! Time waits for no one! Hilichurls don't just run away on their own!"
After saying that, he didn't wait for Yi Chen's response and almost fled, taking the lead in walking quickly towards the exit of the training field.
Yi Chen looked at Kaiya's slightly disheveled back, snorted smugly, patted the Eye of God at his waist, and followed after him.
At least, this apprentice knight "successfully" passed the first stage of his "test" in his unique way. Although the examiner seemed to have been left with considerable psychological trauma.
And cleaning up Hilichurls? Perfect for trying out a new idea.
Along the trade route outside Mondstadt, the vegetation appeared somewhat overgrown.
As Kaeya said, from a distance you could see a group of Hilichurls making a racket around a small campfire, several Hilichurl archers patrolling nearby, and a slightly larger Hilichurl mob dozing off while holding a wooden shield.
"Okay, this is the place."
Kaeya stopped and pointed at the group of monsters.
"Elbow Strike Knight, it's time to show your... uh, 'value'! Let's go!"
He subconsciously took a half step back, ready to watch the game and shout "666" at any moment.
However, Yi Chen did not rush forward immediately.
He turned his head to look at Kaiya, a smile that sent chills down Kaiya's spine.
"Okay."
He slowly raised his right arm, his elbow slightly bent, making a perfect elbow strike stance—but the target wasn't any Hilichurl in the distance, but... the air in front of him!
"This move was originally... a 'special surprise' I was saving for you."
Yi Chen's tone even carried a hint of regret.
Kaeya: "???"
His one eye was filled with confusion. What was this guy doing, swinging his elbow at the air?
Something weird happened!
Just as Yi Chen's elbow slammed into the empty air in front of him—
The space in front of his elbow strike rippled and twisted for an extremely brief moment, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, like the surface of water!
"Whoa?!"
A short, confused, and terrified cry, characteristic of Hilichurls, suddenly rang out!
An ordinary Hilichurl, who was standing at the edge of the camp at least ten meters away from Yichen, was suddenly pulled away from his spot as if by an invisible giant hand!
Its body blurred instantly, as if turning into a fleeting afterimage, in a way that completely defied the laws of physics and was almost a spatial displacement—
With perfect precision and initiative, he delivered his fragile body directly in front of Yi Chen's elbow strike, which was already at its maximum force!
Moreover, the angle at which it was delivered was outrageously tricky!
Yi Chen's elbow strike, which combined the power of "Captain America x4" and carried the bizarre laws of "Mamba Elbow," struck precisely and accurately!
It slammed between the legs of that unfortunate Hilichurl!
That vital spot, which is an absolute fatal weakness for all male creatures!
"Awooo—!!!!!"
A heart-wrenching scream, so piercing it was almost distorted, enough to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who heard it and send chills down their spine, instantly shattered the tranquility of the trade route!
The Hilichurl didn't even have time to struggle. It was as if all its bones and soul had been removed. Soft and limp, in an extremely bizarre posture, it was blasted away like a broken sack by the terrifying power contained in that elbow strike, flying more than ten meters away. It crashed to the ground with a "thud," twitched twice, and then fell completely silent.
I don't know if I fainted from the pain or simply returned to the earth's veins.
The entire Hilichurl camp fell silent instantly. Even the snoring Hilichurl thugs were startled awake, clutching their shields in bewilderment.
And on the other side...
"Holy shit—!!!"
Kaiya's expression instantly changed from watching a show to extreme terror!
Almost reflexively, with lightning speed, he gripped his groin tightly with both hands, as if they were welded to his crotch!
He could even feel his own demonic orb throbbing with pain!
A chill ran from my tailbone straight up to the top of my head!
What the hell kind of monstrous move is that?!
Telekinesis?!
Automatic target acquisition?!
And they even specialize in attacking the lowest points?!
And with such a brutal and violent elbow strike?!
If this had happened on the training field just now... Kaeya couldn't even imagine what it would have been like!
Just thinking about it makes him feel like his life is bleak!
"Yi Chen!!!"
Kaiya's voice cracked from fright.
"You...you...don't leave such insidious, vicious, and utterly depraved tricks for me!!!"
Yi Chen slowly withdrew his arm, looked at the Hilichurl in the distance whose fate was unknown, then looked at his own unharmed elbow, and nodded in satisfaction, as if admiring the birth of a work of art.
"Hmm...it works well."
He murmured to himself,
"'Automatic target acquisition and weak point strike version', successful. Saves me from running over there."
He then turned to look at Kaiya, who was terrified and clutching her vitals, and gave her an innocent smile:
"What's wrong, Captain Kaeya? Didn't you say you were going to test my combat skills? I think this move is very practical, extremely efficient, it can defeat the enemy in one move and also effectively damage the enemy's morale."
He pointed to the Hilichurl camp that was already in chaos and fear: "Look, they all seem to be terrified."
Kaia: "..."
Chapter 21 Elbow Strike Knight
Meanwhile, the Hilichurl camp was enveloped in a deathly silence of fear.
If the fact that their first companion was instantly "teleported" and then horribly killed by the elbow strike "Demon Orb" could still confuse and anger them...
So, when they watched helplessly as their second companion, without warning, uncontrollably blurred and teleported, precisely delivering his most vulnerable part to the human demon's elbow, accompanied by another heart-wrenching, agonizing scream that made every male's groin clench, and that same limp, pathetic figure flying away—
"Whoaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh"
A Hilichurl archer was the first to let out a terrified scream, its bow and arrow falling to the ground with a "thud." It didn't even bother to pick them up, and turned around to scramble away from Yichen in a frantic escape!
That scream was like flipping a terrifying switch!
"Wow!!"
"ah!!!"
The entire camp erupted in chaos! The remaining Hilichurls, whether they were ordinary thugs, archers, or even the Hilichurl thug who had just woken up and was clutching his wooden shield, were all gripped by hysterical panic!
They dropped their clubs, bows and arrows, and even the Hilichurl thug threw away his prized wooden shield!
At this moment, no campsite or campfire is more important than protecting your "Demon Orb"!
They cried out for their parents, uttering all sorts of incomprehensible, terrified howls, and fled in all directions like headless flies!
Pushing, shoving, tripping, and trampling—the scene was utterly chaotic! One can only wish their parents had two more legs!
The largest Hilichurl thug, clutching his groin, ran for his life while letting out desperate roars, as if warning the surrounding monsters: There's a pervert here! A pervert who only attacks the groin! Run!
In the blink of an eye, the once noisy Hilichurl camp was reduced to a flickering campfire, scattered crude weapons, a few crushed cabbages, and... two Hilichurl "martyrs" lying on the ground in an extremely humiliating posture.
Dust filled the air, thick with the lingering scent of terror from the fleeing Hilichurls.
Yi Chen stood still, even maintaining the posture of swinging his elbow, watching the scene before him where the army was collapsing like a house of cards, fleeing as if they had encountered a calamity-level monster. He clicked his tongue with a hint of lingering satisfaction:
"Tsk...They ran away already? Were they under that much pressure?"
He flicked his elbow as if he had just swatted two flies.
Meanwhile, Kaeya, still clutching his groin, his face deathly pale, watched the Hilichurls flee desperately, their backs scrambling to use both hands and feet, especially their unanimous act of protecting their groins. He gasped in horror, feeling a sense of shared experience.
He was now absolutely certain—Yi Chen was the common enemy of all male creatures on the Teyvat continent! A walking weapon of mass destruction capable of causing infertility!
"That... Yichen..."
Kaiya's voice trembled as he spoke cautiously, keeping as far away from Yichen's elbow strike as possible.
"The assessment... you've passed! Excellent! Full marks! Let's... let's hurry back to the city to report! We shouldn't stay here any longer!"
He was afraid that if he stayed even a second longer, Yi Chen would come up with some more abstract and insane tricks to "test".
Several hours later, at the headquarters of the Knights of Favonius, in the office of the acting Grand Master.
Sunlight streamed through the clean glass windows, falling on the desk piled high with documents.
Jean Gunnhildr sat upright at the table, her expression focused but slightly weary.
In her hand was the "Apprentice Knight Yichen Strength Assessment Report" that Kaiya had just submitted, the ink of which still seemed to be wet.
The handwriting on the report was somewhat messy, but it described in detail the bizarre "no-wind-up teleportation elbow strike" on the training field, as well as the even more insane and "male exterminator" elbow strike in actual combat on the trade route outside the city.
The text is filled with Keia's exaggerated rhetoric, but it cannot conceal the genuine shock and... a faint sadness (mainly referring to a certain part).
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