Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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"Is today really going to be..."

Goro's tail drooped limply, his spear embedded in the sand to support his body.

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Qingyu frowned, holding a delicate Shogun chess piece between two fingers.

Inside the chess piece, hundreds of translucent souls huddled together in terror, their distorted faces visible through the crystal-like surface.

"Isn't this a bit too difficult?"

He shook the chess piece, and the soul inside immediately began to churn like sand in an hourglass, emitting a silent scream.

The Wolf King's electronic eyes flashed: "Current difficulty rating: Hell level. Our unit combat strength is 7.8 times that of the resistance."

"That's the effect I wanted!"

Er Kang excitedly placed three more chess pieces on the chessboard.

"How can there be a dramatic alliance if they aren't pushed to the brink?"

Gu Qian anxiously poked at one of the rebel chess pieces, and the soul inside immediately trembled and huddled together: "But... are you sure nothing will happen?"

"Do not worry."

Zhang Chu opened a crystal box inlaid with resurrection runes.

"The revival program has been set up."

He took the chess piece from Qingyu's hand and gently placed it into the box.

"Look, you can even watch the battle in real time."

The moment the chess piece falls into the box, a 3D projection of the Nashiina battlefield immediately appears on the surface.

You can clearly see the souls inside crowding in front of the "viewing window," watching the massacre outside in terror.

Qingyu stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Should we add a bullet screen feature for them? That would make the viewing experience even better."

Zhang Chu rolled her eyes at him.

"These all need to be put back."

He carefully adjusted the flow of time inside the box.

"If they find out that we're being used as pawns, Goro will definitely fight us to the death."

The Wolf King suddenly issued an alarm: "Warning: Piece B-247 is experiencing a soul overload."

"Tsk, what a weak mentality."

Qingyu quickly took out the violently trembling chess piece and injected some calming medicine into it.

"Okay, okay, it'll be over soon."

Gu Qian's enormous fingers tapped lightly on the chessboard, his seven-meter-tall body shifting uneasily: "But this difficulty is too high! It's only been ten minutes since the game started, and both sides are almost wiped out..."

He pointed to several chess pieces that had turned gray, inside which countless souls were huddled together, trembling.

Zhang Chu calmly took out several exquisite sail flags from the chess box: "Don't worry, how could we possibly let them all be wiped out?"

He slammed the pieces of the Southern Cross fleet onto the sea.

"Beidou had already received the commission from Coral Palace Heart Sea."

Erkang frowned: "Is this all the reinforcements? Our Abyss Hilichurls are capable of taking on the Ruins Guardians single-handedly!"

"Don't rush me~"

Zhang Chu smiled mysteriously and then placed down the chess pieces belonging to Maple Plains Manyo and Coral Palace Heart Sea.

As soon as Xin Hai's chess piece was placed, a dense network of tactical lines immediately appeared on the chessboard.

"It's still not enough."

Er Kang counted the combat strength comparisons.

"We need to add at least another 30% of our troops..."

Zhang Chu suddenly revealed a sly expression and pulled out a few chess pieces from the bottom of the chess box: "What about these?"

"The Fools' advance team?!"

Qingyu almost spilled the juice.

"How are we going to explain this to them after they've been resurrected?"

Zhang Chu casually toyed with a Fool's Vanguard chess piece, a nonchalant smile on his face: "Explain? Why should I explain?"

Qingyu took a sip of juice and almost choked upon hearing this: "Cough cough... Are you serious? Just tell them that we arranged all these Abyss Hilichurls and Fatui?"

"Since we're going to resurrect them anyway, making up lies is more troublesome."

Zhang Chu shrugged, and the lightning on the thunder hammer crackled.

"Let's be honest, our plan is to force the Shogunate army and the resistance army to join forces."

On the chessboard, the remaining soldiers of the two armies are fighting back to back in a desperate situation.

Goro and a shogunate general were working together to defend against the attack of King Kuchiki, and their cooperation was surprisingly seamless.

"Look how well it works."

Zhang Chu pointed to this scene with a smug look.

"Being forced to join forces is still joining forces."

Er Kang's water-elemental patterns rippled: "But what if they knew this massacre was orchestrated by us..."

"That's even better."

Zhang Chu revealed a sly smile.

“Anger needs a common outlet. Once they are resurrected and realize they have been tricked, their first reaction will definitely be to gang up on us and settle the score.”

"Back then, if we beat up General Thunder, do you think they would dare to do it again?"

Seeing Zhang Chu's sly grin, the three of them couldn't help but shiver.

Well, that's it. They're probably going to become the kind of people who can stop a child from crying in Inazuma.

Chapter 42 Skirmishers

"Your Excellency Coral Palace! The commission you paid is simply not enough!"

The greatsword of the Big Dipper, crackling with lightning, cleaved the onrushing Hilichurl thug in two at the waist.

Purple blood splattered onto her bronze skin, instantly vaporized into a pungent mist by the lightning element.

Shinkai's slender, pale fingers glowed with a light blue light as she healed Goro's deep, bone-revealing chest wound: "I'm sorry! The intelligence I received didn't mention these mutated Hilichurls at all!"

Her voice carried a rare hint of panic.

"These guys' armor is covered in abyssal runes!"

"roar--!"

When the five-meter-tall Hilichurl King swung his spiked club at Beidou, Beidou advanced instead of retreating.

Her muscular arms bulged with veins, and the greatsword clashed with the spiked club, sparking dazzling flames.

The sand beneath their feet was blasted open by the immense force of the impact, creating a crater three meters in diameter.

"interesting!"

Beidou grinned, revealing his blood-stained lips, and suddenly crouched down close.

The right leg, crackling with lightning, swept towards the Hilichurl King's knee joint—but it felt like kicking a giant rock wall.

The sickening sound of bones cracking.

"Damn it... were these leg armors made from star silver ore?!"

Beidou was in so much pain that his vision went black, but then he saw Qiuqiu Wang fall to the ground with a thud due to losing his balance.

Without hesitation, she gripped the sword with both hands and plunged it fiercely into the gap in the mask.

“Guaaaaa——!”

King Qiuqiu let out a horrific scream.

Dark red blood gushed from the wound, its corrosive nature causing the blade to sizzle.

Beidou had just drawn his heavy sword when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

She rolled to the side suddenly, and the spot where she had been standing was smashed into a two-meter-deep crater by the meteor hammer.

Looking up, two better-equipped Hilichurls were flanking them from the left and right.

"Ha! Here to avenge our brothers?"

Beidou spat out the blood foam in his mouth, and the lightning element danced wildly on the blade.

"Perfect timing for me to stretch my muscles!"

"Boss! I'm here to help you!"

Maple Leaf's figure swept across the battlefield like a gust of wind, his katana drawing a blue trail in the air.

The Hilichurl King swung his weapon fiercely, and the iron ball, weighing over a hundred pounds, whistled as it hurtled towards the boy.

"Wind Breath—"

Wan Ye lightly touched the ground with her toes and leaped up as lightly as a falling leaf.

"—Excitement!"

The katana aimed precisely at the Hilichurl King's crimson eye, but was blocked at the last moment by a metal bracer.

Amidst the sparks flying, King Chuqiu's enormous hand suddenly shot up and grabbed Man Ye in mid-air.

The crisp sound of the ribs breaking was clearly audible.

Manyo's katana slashed wildly at the wrist guard, but only left a few white marks on the steel.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his vision began to blur...