Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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"This gear... is a bit heavy, and it rattles when I walk in it."

Gu Qian tried to move, the metal parts on his body and the bullet chains clanging against each other. He patted the rifle hanging on his chest helplessly, feeling that his movements had become sluggish.

"Bear with it, Lao Gu! You're the biggest and most heavily armed among us! You're our 'human walking fortress'!"

Qingyu patted Gu Qian's... knee (he could only pat up to that point), laughing heartlessly.

"Alright, the equipment is ready for testing. Let's begin the real-world testing."

After Zhang Chu finished speaking, he walked to the large screen in the center and deliberately chose a seemingly "normal" option in the PVE mode: [Urban Combat Environment: Ruined Town (Difficulty: Hard)].

"Note that this is hard mode."

Zhang Chu gave a serious reminder.

"According to the game description, in this mode, the passive abilities of our 'comedic characters' seem to be temporarily disabled. Everything will depend more on tactics and shooting skills, so don't be too reckless."

"Keep it up, everyone!"

Paimon, clutching a bucket of popcorn bigger than her head, flew excitedly into the co-pilot's seat of the Wolf King's cockpit, fastened her seatbelt, and looked every bit the VIP.

At this moment, the Wolf King also switched the internal emotional chip from "elegant butler mode" to "passionate commentary mode". His electronic eyes flashed with excited red light, and his huge steel body was adjusted to a posture more suitable for watching the battle and moving.

A flash of light, and everyone was teleported to a scene.

This is a typical, dilapidated town ravaged by war.

Ruins were everywhere, charred car frames lay askew by the roadside, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and dust.

The dark streets, broken windows, and scattered debris created a complex environment for urban warfare.

"The terrain is complex, beware of crossfire, and maintain formation."

Zhang Chu quickly issued the order, and everyone immediately formed a simple defensive circle around him.

Gu Qian stood slightly behind, like a fortress, responsible for providing suppressive fire and dealing with heavy targets.

At that moment, huge, blood-red numbers appeared in the sky, like a countdown.

"Om-!"

As the system notification faded, distorted figures emerged from every corner of the town, seemingly seeping out of the shadows.

The familiar Hilichurls, floating Abyss Mages, and furtive Abyss Singers... but their art style surprised everyone present.

Although those Hilichurls still retained their primitive fur and mask appearance, they no longer carried simple wooden sticks and bows and arrows, but all sorts of firearms!

From the old AK series to the more modern M4 carbine, and even Hilichurl mobs carrying RPG-7 rocket launchers!

Their movements were a little stiff, but their posture when raising a gun to fire was quite professional.

The elemental shields of those abyss mages also seemed to have undergone "modernization," flickering with unstable energy. When they waved their staffs, they no longer fired pure elemental orbs, but arcane missiles mixed with elemental power, like homing missiles!

"Damn it! What kind of 'Elemental War' is this? This is more like 'Black Hawk Down: Teyvat'!"

While complaining, Qingyu quickly hid behind a low wall.

Zhang Chu roared and crouched down first, placing the riot shield, which had undergone multiple "artistic baptisms" and was now restored to its simple and unadorned state, in front of him. He steadily fired his Colt Python, accurately blowing up a Hilichurl archer who was trying to lean out of a window to shoot.

The group immediately opened fire, unleashing a dense hail of bullets that temporarily suppressed the gun-wielding Hilichurls charging from the front.

Bullets struck the walls and the ground, kicking up countless pebbles and dust. Gunshots, shouts (mainly from Hilichurls), and the whistling of bullets filled the alley.

Just then, from a side road on the flank, three abyss mages (water, fire, and lightning) emerged, each with a different elemental shield color.

"Flanking man! Mage!"

Ying calmly reported the points, and her HK416 fired several precise short bursts, causing ripples to appear on the Fire Abyss Mage's shield, but she failed to break it immediately.

"give it to me!"

Gu Qian's deep voice rang out.

He turned slightly, and the terrifying Gatling gun on his right arm began to slowly rotate, then emitted a huge roar like cloth being torn apart!

“Boom boom boom boom—!”

A visible storm of metal instantly formed, and the thick warheads, like scorching iron, crashed directly onto the shields of the three abyss mages.

That seemingly sturdy elemental shield couldn't even last a second against this absolute density of firepower, shattering instantly like a soap bubble!

The abyss mages behind them, along with the ground beneath their feet, were torn to pieces, leaving only three slowly fading elemental marks and a scene of utter devastation.

"Wow……"

Paimon stared wide-eyed in the cockpit, forgetting even to eat his popcorn.

"This...this is even more outrageous than Klee's Bouncing Bomb!"

"boom--!"

A completely different, much deeper and louder explosion rang out beside Gu Qian!

A rocket, trailing a plume of flame, struck his massive body with pinpoint accuracy!

The explosion's flames and shockwave forced him to take a half-step back. Fortunately, the energy shield on his specially designed combat suit instantly lit up, blocking most of the damage, though the shield's value visibly decreased slightly.

"The enemy has anti-materiel weapons! Take cover!"

Qingyu reacted extremely quickly, performing a tactical roll to leave his original cover.

Almost the next second after he left, the half-concrete wall where he had just been hiding was blown to smithereens by another rocket!

"Sniper is in place!"

Er Kang's voice came through the communication channel.

He had unknowingly used his agility to silently climb onto the roof of a three-story building and kicked away the corpses of the two Hilichurls who had been sniping at him there.

He lay down and steadily placed the Barrett rifle on the low wall at the edge of the roof.

Using a high-powered scope, he quickly locked onto the Hilichurl mob moving among the ruins in the distance, carrying an RPG on his shoulder.

"Wind direction...ignore, distance...300 meters, target...goodbye."

Er Kang muttered to himself, took a deep breath, and slowly pulled the trigger.

"boom--!"

The distinctive, cannon-like boom of the Barrett echoed over the town.

The .50 caliber sniper bullet, with unstoppable force, traversed hundreds of meters and accurately struck the upper body of the volleyball thug.

The immense kinetic energy instantly tore it in two, and the rocket launcher in its hand fell helplessly to the ground.

"Target cleared."

Er Kang calmly reported, then moved his gun and began searching for the next valuable target.

"We have occupied a commanding position with a good view, which can cover the central square and the street to the east."

With Erkang's high vantage point and accurate sniping, the pressure on the front lines was greatly reduced.

Zhang Chu directed the team to advance steadily. Qing Yu used his speed and agility to move between cover and clear out nearby enemies. Ying relied on her excellent marksmanship and combat instincts to be responsible for mid-range precision strikes and follow-up shots. Gu Qian acted as a mobile artillery platform, pouring firepower wherever the enemy was concentrated, leaving nothing but devastation in his wake.

However, the real challenge of Hard Mode has only just begun.

"High energy reaction detected! Watch out for air units!"

The wolf king's warning rang out on the communication channel.

From behind several tall buildings, several mutated versions of Gale Cores flew out!

They are no longer pure collections of wind elements; their surfaces are covered with a layer of rough metal armor. When they rotate, they no longer emit the sound of wind, but the roar of a turbine engine, and they continuously fire dense energy bullets from their cores!

"This thing has become an armed helicopter?!"

Qingyu dodged the gunfire in a disheveled manner while exclaiming in alarm.

"Gu Qian! Blow them down!"

Gu Qian raised the Gatling gun and fired into the air, but these "Armed Gale Cores" were exceptionally agile, performing various evasive maneuvers in the air, causing most of the bullets to miss.

"I'll try this!"

Gu Qian switched weapons, grabbed the giant shotgun, and pulled the trigger sharply at a Gale Core that was flying low overhead!

"boom--!"

A deafening roar erupted, and a dense barrage of projectiles shot out in a fan shape, like a thunderclap from a clear sky.

The metal armor of the Gale Core was instantly riddled with holes, and it crashed to the ground in a wobbly manner, emitting black smoke, and exploded violently.

Gu Qian's spirits lifted.

Just then, a low and eerie chanting sounded from all directions.

"It is the Abyss Singer who is blessing them!"

Ying keenly sensed that the remaining Hilichurls and the newly appeared monsters around her were beginning to shimmer with an ominous purplish-black light. Their speed and attack power seemed to have been enhanced, and bullets were less effective against them.

"We must eliminate the spellcaster first!"

Zhang Chu made his judgment.

"They're hiding deep behind buildings, and my sniping angle isn't good!"

"let me!"

Gu Qian said in a deep voice that he put down the shotgun that had run out of ammunition and took out a high-explosive grenade larger than a human head from behind his back.

"Try this!"

He swung his arm like he was throwing a shot put and hurled the giant grenade toward the direction where the chanting was most intense!

The grenade, accompanied by a whistling sound, traced a high parabola and flew over the building in front of it.

“BOOM——!!!”

A deafening explosion came from behind the block, and a small mushroom cloud could even be seen slowly rising.

The powerful shockwave caused everyone's clothes to flutter even through a row of houses.

The chanting stopped abruptly.

"...Gu Qian, did you throw a hand grenade or a small nuclear bomb?"

Qingyu stared in disbelief at the mushroom cloud.