Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 16 This is a fabrication out of thin air

"Towards the stars..." "Catherine, do you have any easier quests to deal with ordinary Hilichurls?"

"It might not be good for Le Yi to interrupt others like that," Kelly reminded Qiu He, adjusting her glasses. Qiu He glanced at Kelly, then looked back at Catherine.

"Hmm, I don't think he's angry. Look how beautiful Miss Catherine's smile is, isn't it, Miss Catherine?" Catherine smiled professionally and remained silent for a moment.

"Sorry, the Adventurers' Guild doesn't offer quests to children, so please go play somewhere else. Goodbye."

"Tsk..."

"Let's see"

Qiuhe forced a naive and timid smile, "Oh dear~ Miss Catherine, it was all a misunderstanding..."

"Sorry, the Adventurers' Guild doesn't offer quests to children, so please go play somewhere else. Goodbye."

The surrounding silence was incredibly awkward, and Qiuhe slowly walked to Catherine's bar, meeting her gaze with a serious expression.

Looking at Catherine, who was half a head taller than him, Qiuhe blinked and then climbed onto the bar to get close to Catherine's face.

Catherine maintained her professional smile. "Miss Catherine, that gentleman cannot make it today due to a mission."

"This mission urgently needs to be kept secret, and I'm here on behalf of that person to accept the commission. You wouldn't want to displease that person, would you?" Qiuhe stared at Catherine with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

After a long silence, Catherine

"There are four fire elemental Hilichurl crossbowmen in the lower right corner of the Kabdisburg Ruins. Reward: 10,000 Mora." Qiuhe smiled slightly. "Kailer, let's go."

Hearing Le Yi's conversation with Catherine, Kai Le couldn't help but ask, "Le Yi, who is that adult you were talking about with Catherine?" Qiu He casually replied...

"I don't know either, I just said it offhand."

Kailer was stunned. "You don't know and you still dare to say that?" Qiuhe then replied.

"Which country hasn't had someone called an adult? This is utterly fabricated."

The Ruins of Kabdisburg

"Kylor, be careful of your surroundings. We're here to hunt Hilichurls, but there might be other monsters nearby."

Kailer held the quest address in her hand, noticing the marker at the top indicated it was not far ahead. However, as they approached the target location, they saw more than just four fire elemental Hilichurl crossbowmen.

A Hilichurl Archer sat among the four Hilichurl Archers, and a Hilichurl Rock Helmet King murmured, "Sigh, I told you not to interrupt her."

Qiuhe hadn't expected Catherine to be so petty; no wonder the commission was so high. "Since the commission has already been accepted, there's no turning back,"

"The Hilichurl King isn't actually as terrifying as you might imagine. He's just a larger version of an ordinary Hilichurl with immense elemental power."

Hearing this, Kailer looked helpless. "Yeah, and in their eyes, we're just two kids, one with a toy bow and the other with a toy sword."

"Don't worry, Kailer, I will take responsibility for the mistakes I made. I can be fearless because I have a backup plan. Now we just need to figure out how to take out those four Hilichurl crossbowmen one by one."

"Lei, do you mean that if we eliminate those four Hilichurl Archers, we're confident we can defeat that Hilichurl Rockhelm King?"

"That's right." "Actually, there's no way we're 100% sure of winning, so we can only fight to the best of our ability. If we had known things would turn out this way, we should have brought Kirie along. Of the seven of us, Kirie is the only one who can consistently launch an attack."

Kailer received Qiuhe's response. She decisively picked up her bow and shot at the bushes not far from the Hilichurl. Qiuhe still didn't understand what Kailer was doing.

Hearing the commotion, the Hilichurl crossbowmen slowly approached the bushes. At that moment, Kaira aimed at several nearby explosive barrels. The instant her last arrow struck a barrel, it exploded.

Four crossbowmen Hilichurls were instantly reduced to ashes. Seeing this, the Hilichurl Rockhelm King prepared to engage in battle, but then a Forest Boar suddenly leaped out of the smoke.

The Hilichurl King, quick as a flash, grabbed the Locust, glanced at it, then at the Hilichurl that had been blown up.

A surge of rage welled up within the Hilichurl Geohelmet, causing its entire body to erupt with Geo energy, instantly smashing the Forest Boar into a pile of minced meat. At this moment, the Hilichurl Geohelmet calmed down...

He also picked up several Hilichurl masks, and looking at the tattered masks in his hands, the Hilichurl Rockhelm seemed very sad. "Lei, now's the time!"

Qiuhe saw his chance, bursting out of the bushes and leaping down from the top of the hill, plunging his knife into the back of the Hillock King's neck.

Feeling the stinging pain, the Hilichurl Rockhelmy raised its hand and sent Qiuhe flying off its back. Qiuhe successfully blocked the attack with its sword, but a sharp, tingling sensation also shot through its hand.

"Kyrault! Aim for his eyes!"

Upon receiving Qiuhe's signal, Kailer immediately drew his bow and shot an arrow at the eye of the Hilichurl King. Kailer's predictive ability was very strong, but he was ultimately just an ordinary child without the Eye of God and had not yet been trained.

The arrow aimed precisely at the Hilichurl Rockhelm's eye, but due to insufficient power and the lack of elemental application, the Hilichurl Rockhelm simply ducked, and the arrow was blocked by its mask.

Seeing this, Qiuhe knew things were going badly. The Hilichurl King was now in a berserk state, its body brimming with Geo energy. Defeating it while withstanding Geo energy defense was clearly impossible for him and Kai'er alone.

So he had no choice but to fight to the death. Qiuhe poured all his power into the sword, and the Dragon's Roar within its sheath was filled with a dark purple light. Qiuhe instantly charged towards the Hilichurl King, who also threw a punch at him.

Qiuhe dodged and thrust directly at the Hilichurl King's abdomen, but the Hilichurl King caught it with its other hand. Seeing this, Qiuhe and Kaira launched a series of arrows at the Hilichurl King's eyes.

The Hilichurl King, dodging the incoming arrows, didn't notice Qiuhe's movements. Qiuhe swiftly swung his sword, slashing at the Hilichurl King's arm joint.

Because he injected his own energy into the ship this time, the damage was greatly amplified, directly cutting a large gash in the joint of the Hilichurl King, deep enough to expose the bone.

Feeling the excruciating pain in his hand, the Hilichurl King threw Qiuhe towards Kaile. Kaile immediately stood up to catch Qiuhe, but due to the great momentum, she was also pinned down by Qiuhe.

"Kailo, are you alright?"

"I'm fine, I just got a little crushed, it's nothing serious. My glasses are just broken, that's all."

"But will you still be able to see clearly like this?"

"Don't worry, the glasses are just for looking better; they don't mean I need them."

As they spoke, Qiuhe noticed the Hill Crest King's intention: it was gathering its strength, preparing to leap directly at them. Qiuhe knew that if such a massive creature were to crush them with a single blow, they would be crippled, if not killed.

The moment the Hilichurl Rock Helmet leaped up, Qiuhe grabbed it at the same time, and Kailer jumped down the slope beside him. However, the Geo elemental power trembled when the Hilichurl Rock Helmet landed on the slope.

The two were sent flying, Qiuhe crashing to the ground, while Kaile slammed into a nearby rock. The Hilichurl King, ignoring the warning, used Charge to rush towards Kaile.

The King of the Rock had raised his foot and kicked Kailer directly, shattering the rock behind him. Kailer coughed up blood and was imprinted on the distant mountain wall. The King of the Rock showed no sign of stopping.

Once again, he charged straight at Kailer! Qiuhe's pupils dilated as he watched, his heart filled with despair. If it weren't for his mistake, the two wouldn't have ended up like this. He recalled their past life together.

"This is a bubble seahorse that can blow big bubbles."

"It's okay, Qiuhe, just jump bravely. The rope is very sturdy."

"It's all because you were too reckless."

"The captain's acting all childish again, he's off!"

"Yes, it's very beautiful. You've grown lilies of the valley before, haven't you?"

"Qiuhe, it's not good to interrupt others like that."

Memories flashed before Qiuhe's eyes like a revolving lantern. With the final sentence, all the memories shattered completely. At this moment, Qiuhe unleashed all his energy to its maximum, his entire body erupting with dark purple energy.

His eyes flashed with a chilling light, filled with boundless killing intent. With a swift turn of his sword, a sharp edge appeared, and immense energy gathered on the blade. In an instant, three sword energies were unleashed, engulfing the Hilichurl King.

After the sandstorm, the Hill Scale King also turned into ashes.