Genshin Impact: My roommate and I became funny Hilichurls

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"I've been lingering around the area, investigating, but unfortunately—"

Suddenly, Dain swung his sword, and a flash of blue light appeared, neatly shearing off a section of the bushes behind them.

A water apostle, which was about to launch a sneak attack, appeared, staring in astonishment at its severed arm.

"—We couldn't keep the mastermind."

Dain shook his head regretfully, watching the Abyss Apostle escape into the portal.

Ying stepped forward urgently: "About my brother..."

"I don't know more than you do."

Dain interrupted her, but his gaze remained fixed on the group of four.

"But these few..."

The tip of his sword was slightly raised.

“Your aura is very special.”

Qingyu's nunchucks suddenly burst into flames: "Want to fight?"

"Now is not the time."

Dain's figure began to become transparent, as if melting into the air.

"Tell that wind god..."

His voice faded into the distance.

"The eyes of Sky Isle are watching you all..."

As the last lingering sound faded, Dain completely disappeared into the twilight.

Only the unconscious Abyss Mage on the ground proved that he had indeed been there.

Paimon floated over to the Abyss Mage and poked him with his finger: "What do we do with this guy?"

Zhang Chu took out a rope: "Take him back for interrogation."

Ying continued to gaze in the direction where Dain had disappeared, her fingers unconsciously clenching: "He must know more about my brother..."

Erkang took out a bucket of water and splashed the unconscious Abyss Mage awake: "Hey! Where did your boss go?"

Upon waking up and seeing the four Hilichurl masks, the mage's eyes rolled back and he fainted again.

Chapter 33 Barbatos the Wolf King

"A whole night has passed, and we haven't gotten any intelligence. This guy really doesn't know anything..."

Ying rubbed her sore eyes and looked at the sun gradually rising in the distance.

The abyss mage, who had been tormented to the point of near death, was foaming at the mouth and could no longer even conjure an elemental shield.

Paimon was already fast asleep on her shoulder, drooling, his little cape askew.

"Forget it, let's not go through with the trial."

Er Kang disdainfully grabbed the Abyss Mage by the collar and threw him into the pit he had dug beforehand, like throwing away trash.

Zhang Chu took out a shovel and quickly filled the soil in a few swishes, even stepping on it a couple of times.

"So what do we do next?"

Gu Qian's mask gleamed with a drowsy purple light, and his voice was yawning.

"What else can we do? Let's keep having fun!"

Qingyu's mask popped out with sunglasses, and he stretched with a refreshed expression.

His cloak fluttered in the morning breeze, as if he hadn't been the one who stayed up all night.

“Perfect timing, we have a bunch of materials.”

Zhang Chu's robotic arm unfolded a holographic projection, displaying a mountain of relic guardian parts.

"How about we build a Gundam?"

"Great idea! ×3"

The three shouted in unison, their drowsiness instantly vanishing.

"Um... what is a Gundam?"

Ying tilted her head in confusion.

Paimon, perched on her shoulder, was woken up and rubbed his eyes groggily, saying, "Gao... what... Da..."

"Don't worry! You'll love it when it's finished!"

Er Kang pulled out a screwdriver and a wrench from somewhere.

The other three had already magically produced various materials from their four-dimensional pockets: the core of the Ruin Guardian, scales of the Stormterror, and even a few pieces that appeared to be the shed shell of the Dragon King Ra...

Under the dumbfounded gazes of Ying and Paimon, the four began their breathtaking deification process:

Qingyu assembled the skeleton at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye;

Er Kang sprayed coolant into his hands while simultaneously using a folding stool as a hammer to strike the armor.

Zhang Chu attached a robotic arm to his shoulder to assist in creating precision joints from steel pieces.

Gu Qian was in charge of swinging the thunder hammer—to smash the unruly parts into their correct positions…

"Zizzi-"

"Bang bang bang!"

"boom!!!"

Amidst a symphony of noises, a stray shell was fired, and a colossal object gradually took shape.

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds in the early morning, the four of them announced in unison:

"It's finished! Teyvat version! Gundam Barbatos Lupus Imperial Type!"

Standing before everyone was a steel giant nearly twenty meters tall.

The streamlined white armor is inlaid with blue-green patterns, the head sensor is as sharp as a wolf's eye, and the shoulder armor is decorated with exquisite wind wing designs.

The most outrageous thing is its armament—a modified version of the Returning Machine is mounted on its left shoulder, a superconducting electromagnetic cannon specially made by Zhang Chu is on its right shoulder, and the giant sword at its waist is engraved with the word "Demacia"...

"This this……"

Paimon's little mouth was wide enough to fit a sunset fruit.

A huge exclamation mark appeared above Ying's head: "You call this 'Gundam'?!"

She looked up at the war machine, which was almost as tall as the statue of the wind god, and her voice changed.

"This is clearly a mobile fortress!"

"Hey, isn't he handsome?"

Er Kang patted the Gundam's armor triumphantly.

"It uses Dvalin scales for the coating, so its magic resistance is maxed out!"

Zhang Chu's robotic arm popped out of the cockpit: "Want to give it a try? I've simplified the operating system."

Gu Qian added, "The start might be a bit bumpy..."

Before Ying could answer, a heart-wrenching scream suddenly came from afar: "Knights of Honor! What are you doing now?!"

Everyone turned around and saw that the entire Knights of Favonius had come out—Jean's cloak was not properly fastened, Kaeya's one eye was wide open, and even Lisa had arrived with dark circles under her eyes.

Even more outrageous, the four of them saw Barbara on the church roof and immediately knelt down to pray...

Paimon covered his eyes.

"Discovered..."

"What is this!"

The troupe leader's voice was already cracking, and the West Wind Sword in her hand fell to the ground with a clatter.

The once elegant knight commander was now completely disheveled—his long golden hair was a mess like a bird's nest, and his cloak was only half-tied, clearly indicating that he had been startled awake from his bed.

"Ahem, the thing we just made..."

Qingyu's mask awkwardly switched to a "well-behaved.jpg" expression.

They had chosen an open field, but the noise they made during assembly still attracted the entire Knights of Favonius.

"This is Gundam Barbatos... never mind, let's just call it Wolf King."

Zhang Chu's robotic arm popped out a remote control that was flashing blue light, and he pressed the red button in the center.

As the energy core started, the Wolf King's eyes lit up with an icy blue light, and its joints made a crisp mechanical clicking sound.

As it raised its head, a majestic electronic voice echoed in the dawn light:

"Gundam Barbatos Lupus Imperial Type, activated. Artificial intelligence program loading... detecting surrounding environment..."

The Knights of Favonius collectively took three steps back.

Kaeya's one eye nearly popped out: "Bar...Barbatos?!"

He mechanically turned his head to look at the distant city of Mondstadt.

"Isn't this naming a bit..."

"It's just that it shares the same name as the wind god!"

Zhang Chu quickly explained, his fingers flying across the remote control.

"We used Gundam from another world as our model..."

He suddenly pressed the transformation button.

"Luckily, I prepared a second form!"

A blinding white light burst forth from the wolf king's body, and its massive mechanical form began to fold and deform.

The armor plates slid and reassembled as if they were alive, and the twenty-meter-tall giant shrank and reconstructed at a dazzling speed.