Looking at the ground below, Ganyu couldn't help but swallow. This person raised the altitude; this was definitely intentional. She was taking revenge for me pinching the soft flesh on her waist earlier.
In order not to fall and become "Ganyu-chan," Ganyu involuntarily wrapped her arms around Illustrious's slender waist and clamped on tightly to prevent accidentally falling.
Feeling Ganyu hugging her slender waist tightly and her body shivering a little, Illustrious couldn't help but laugh: You little thing, always pinching the soft flesh on my waist. I'm just letting you have your way; you really thought I had no way to deal with you?
"Wow! So high! My god! Is this a cloud? It looks like cotton candy. I'll catch it! Eh, why can't I catch it? Didn't Dad say clouds are cotton candy and can be caught and eaten? Why can't I eat it? It must be that I'm catching it wrong. Let me try again." Xiangling was very happy inside. Being held around the waist by Illustrious and flying at high altitude, she wasn't scared at all; instead, she was full of excitement and even wanted to use her hands to catch the clouds to eat.
Illustrious's smile didn't last long before it was ruined by Xiangling. "I'm telling you, Xiangling! Can't you be a bit more honest and stop moving around? We're already flying at an altitude of two thousand meters, and we're flying very fast."
"If you fall because you're moving around and I don't hold on tight, the consequences would be unimaginable! Or have you had enough of being a person and want to become 'Xiangling-chan'? If that's the case, I don't mind letting you go."
After Illustrious finished speaking to Xiangling, Xiangling ignored her, as if she hadn't heard. Xiangling was focused on catching clouds. Xiangling was very stubborn; she didn't believe she couldn't catch the cotton candy in the sky.
Seeing Xiangling still moving around, Illustrious, annoyed, slowly loosened her left hand that was holding Xiangling's waist.
Xiangling, who had been focused on catching cotton candy, felt her waist loosen from Illustrious's hand and immediately said anxiously, "Wow! Don't let go! Illustrious, do you want to drop me to my death? Hold me tighter!"
"Then don't move, or don't blame me for letting you go and letting you fall to become 'Xiangling-chan'," Illustrious said crossly.
Although Illustrious said that, she still used her hand to hold Xiangling's waist tightly—a classic case of having a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
As soon as she saw Illustrious tighten her grip on her waist, Xiangling's body started moving again.
Xiangling kept reaching out to grab the cotton candy, her movements frantic as she swiped back and forth.
This made Illustrious's face darken as she said, "I already told you, stop moving! If you move again, I'll really turn you into Xiangling-chan! Come to think of it, why do you keep grabbing at the clouds?"
"Clouds are cotton candy! I'm grabbing them to eat, of course! I wonder if they're sweeter than regular cotton candy. Hold on tight, I'll definitely catch it this time," Xiangling said, then started grabbing at the clouds again.
Hearing Xiangling's reasoning, Illustrious nearly coughed up a mouthful of blood. "Xiangling, are you a child? According to physics, clouds are just water vapor formed from liquid water on the surface. That means these clouds are just water vapor, a gas, not cotton candy. So you don't need to grab them; you can't catch them."
Upon hearing Illustrious say that clouds weren't cotton candy, Xiangling said with a look of shock, "Clouds aren't cotton candy? They're water vapor? That means Dad lied to me! Dad, you big liar! To think you'd even lie to your own daughter, you're really not human!"
Ganyu, on the right, heard what Illustrious said and also looked shocked. "Clouds aren't cotton candy? How can that be? That's so disappointing. My dream has been shattered by Illustrious. I was just thinking about catching some cotton candy to eat with Xiangling!"
Watching Ganyu's disappointed face, Illustrious was speechless. She felt like she was hugging two children who knew nothing about common sense. She took a deep breath and then roared fiercely, "None of you are allowed to grab anything! Behave yourselves and don't move!"
"Yes!" Startled by Illustrious's roar, Xiangling and Ganyu replied in unison.
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On the other side, Type 95's team had arrived at the Cryo Regisvine's location before Illustrious. Seeing the massive size of the Cryo Regisvine, with ice elements constantly swirling around it, the immense pressure it emitted inadvertently made it difficult for the four of them to breathe.
This kind of monster overturned their understanding of trees. For the three newcomers who had always lived in peaceful times, this was nothing short of a nightmare.
"Is this the Cryo Regisvine? It's so huge! Are you kidding? Can we actually beat this monster?" Qin Xiaoyue said, her body trembling with fear.
Su Ruoyu's expression was also grim. She suggested to the group, "Should we go back first to discuss a strategy, and then come back to fight it?"
Type 95 did not agree with Su Ruoyu's words. "I object! According to the information provided by the mission, today is the period when the Cryo Regisvine is at its weakest. After today, it will be very difficult to fight."
"And we don't have much time left; there are only two days remaining. If we don't fight today and drag it out until tomorrow, if we fail to kill the Cryo Regisvine, we will fail the mission. If we fail this mission, we will end up with negative god coins. And if our god coins become negative, you should all know the consequences without me having to say it!"
"We will be... erased by the Divine Miracle!" Su Ruoyu said in terror.
Type 95 didn't speak. Everyone knew the answer in their hearts; it meant they didn't have much time to waste here.
However, facing the massive Cryo Regisvine, Type 95 was not panicked at all. After all, she possessed three cheat-like survival passive skills: "Ageless/Immortal," "Auto-Recovery," and "Mental Attack Immunity." With these three skills, as long as she wasn't dealt a fatal blow by the Cryo Regisvine, she wouldn't die.
"I'll make the first move, you guys follow behind me," Uncle Li said, drawing the longsword from his back with a solemn expression.
Uncle Li took the lead and launched an attack on the Cryo Regisvine. The Cryo Regisvine had long since discovered that four strangers had trespassed into its domain, but it hadn't attacked them. After all, today was its production period, and it was best not to resort to force. If they left peacefully, that would naturally be for the best.
However, just because the Cryo Regisvine wouldn't attack didn't mean Type 95 and the others would let it off.
When the Cryo Regisvine saw a person wielding a sword rushing toward it with no regard for their life, it was immediately enraged. Truly, a kind tree is bullied by others! It hadn't attacked, yet the other side wanted to kill it. Fine, fine, fine! Since that's the case, don't blame it for being cruel. It would let them see the terror of the Cryo Regisvine.
"Ayyyaya!" After letting out a roar, the Cryo Regisvine launched an attack on Uncle Li.
"Swish!" The Cryo Regisvine used its ice whip, as thick as a pig's kidney, and whipped it fiercely at Uncle Li, intending to smash the rushing Uncle Li into meat paste.
Watching the ice whip whistle through the air, Uncle Li, knowing he couldn't block it, decisively dodged. Boom! The ground shook; this whip left a mark on the ground that was neither shallow nor deep.
After dodging to the side, looking at the ice whip that had caused the ground to shake, Uncle Li couldn't help but gasp. This tree was so terrifying; he definitely couldn't get hit by it. Otherwise, with his mortal body, he would definitely be smashed into meat paste.
Taking a deep breath, Uncle Li continued to charge toward the Cryo Regisvine. The Cryo Regisvine was a bit surprised that Uncle Li had actually dodged its attack, but thinking that he was just a tiny human, if one whip couldn't kill him, then it would just use a dozen whips to smash him to death.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." The Cryo Regisvine lashed out at Uncle Li with its remaining ice whips. The dozen frozen whips came aggressively, waving in mid-air, looking fierce and menacing.
Facing the dozen ice whips, Uncle Li was incredibly agile, dodging left and right. Sometimes, after dodging a whip, he would even strike the Cryo Regisvine's ice whip with his sword.
A deep gash appeared directly on the ice whip. Seeing Uncle Li manage to dodge all the attacks from the Cryo Regisvine's whips and even counterattack, the three onlookers were stunned by his dodging and combat skills.
"Let's join the fight too! We can't let Uncle Li fight alone." Seeing Uncle Li trading blows back and forth with the Cryo Regisvine on his own, the look in Qin Xiaoyue's eyes made the Cryo Regisvine seem less terrifying. Her fighting spirit instantly ignited, and she raised her mountain-cleaving axe and charged straight in.
Speaking of this mountain-cleaving axe, Qin Xiaoyue was very proud. This was a weapon she had exchanged for 250 god coins. Don't look at how old the surface of the mountain-cleaving axe looked; you could even see rust sticking to it.
But its power was not weak at all. A light swing could split a large Hilichurl in two. This attack power made Qin Xiaoyue love it so much she couldn't put it down. She even hugged the axe while sleeping, as if only then could she have a sense of security in this strange world.
Seeing Qin Xiaoyue charge over, Type 95 and Su Ruoyu exchanged glances and also raised their weapons to charge toward the Cryo Regisvine.
"Uncle Li, I'm here to help! Let's defeat the Cryo Regisvine together!"
"Girl, you've finally come! Be careful, this monster is quite formidable."
As the two were talking, an ice whip lashed out toward Qin Xiaoyue's chest. If this whip hit, she would be flattened instantly!
"Haa!" With a roar, Qin Xiaoyue swung at the incoming ice whip. This swing smashed the ice whip into fragments. This shocked Uncle Li, who was nearby; he hadn't expected the power of that mountain-cleaving axe to be so great.
You have to know that with one strike of his sword, he only caused a gash on the ice whip, yet Qin Xiaoyue had actually smashed the ice whip into fragments with one axe swing. This attack power was truly terrifying!
He somewhat regretted exchanging for the Wind-Spirit Sword in his hand. Although it was fast, its power was quite small. It was fine for dealing with humanoid monsters, but when dealing with such large monsters, the attack power would be lacking.
However, fortunately, although Qin Xiaoyue's attack was very strong, it was too slow, making her look like a slow, fat penguin. Comparing it like this, Uncle Li felt much better.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Carrying her automatic rifle, Type 95 fired a barrage at the Cryo Regisvine's body while charging. Whenever an ice whip attacked, she would kick it away with a whirlwind kick and continue shooting after kicking it away.
"The Gun-Fu I exchanged for 250 god coins in the system store is truly powerful!" Watching the constantly attacking ice whips being kicked away, Type 95 said softly.
A magic book appeared in Su Ruoyu's left hand, and countless bolts of lightning emerged from the book. Su Ruoyu gathered the lightning into her right hand, and a basketball-sized ball of lightning appeared in her hand.
She aimed her right hand at the nearby Cryo Regisvine and mentally launched the lightning ball. Her slender hand felt a jolt, and the lightning ball instantly left her hand, rapidly flying toward the Cryo Regisvine.
"Boom!" Ice chunks fell from the Cryo Regisvine's head. The previous lightning ball had smashed hard onto its head, knocking off the ice horn growing there. This attack caused it to become stunned, and its attacks ceased.
Seeing the Cryo Regisvine stop due to the stun, everyone was very happy. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot! With such an opportunity, how could they let it pass? Immediately, everyone unleashed their ultimate moves on the Cryo Regisvine.
"Mountain-Cleaving Axe!" Qin Xiaoyue jumped up and struck the trunk of the Cryo Regisvine.
"Sword Piercing Rain!" A three-foot sword aura flew out from Uncle Li's Wind-Spirit Sword, striking the Cryo Regisvine like lightning.
"Flame Cannon!" Type 95 aimed at the Cryo Regisvine's stamen and fired a Flame Cannon. The Flame Cannon shot out from the automatic rifle, and the powerful recoil caused Type 95's chest to bounce constantly.
"Lightning Sting!" A thin line of lightning, as fine as a thread, surged toward the body of the Cryo Regisvine.
Faced with so many attacks, the Cryo Regisvine absorbed them directly in its undefended state. Finally, it couldn't bear the load and collapsed, leaving a curtain of ice on the ground.
Seeing the massive and fierce Cryo Regisvine fall, everyone was overjoyed. They had succeeded! They had defeated the Cryo Regisvine! Great, this way they could obtain 500 god coins, avoid being erased by the Divine Miracle, and go home smoothly!
"Great, this way we can return to Earth. When the time comes, I'll definitely tell everyone in the world that I, Qin Xiaoyue, was brought to the Genshin world by the 'Divine Miracle.' Everyone will definitely be surprised then!" Qin Xiaoyue said very happily.
"People will be surprised, sure! But by then, your life won't be guaranteed," Uncle Li said to Qin Xiaoyue with a look of disdain.
"Commander, Uncle Li is right. Don't do anything stupid!" Type 95 said worriedly from the side.
"Hahaha! Oh, you guys are really something. I was just saying it off the cuff; don't take it seriously!" Qin Xiaoyue laughed loudly.
"Really?" Type 95 said, staring at Qin Xiaoyue's face.
Being stared at by Type 95, Qin Xiaoyue's eyes darted around, looking evasive.
This made Type 95 100% certain that Qin Xiaoyue was definitely not joking. Type 95 said to Qin Xiaoyue seriously, "You must not say it, do you hear me!"
"Alright, alright! I'll stop talking, okay? I haven't lived enough yet! I don't want to die!" Qin Xiaoyue walked up to Type 95's ear and whispered, "Most importantly, I am your commander, and I haven't even married you yet. How could I possibly leave you so easily?"
Feeling a tingle in her ear, Type 95 clamped her legs together, her face flushed with shyness as she said, "D-don't joke around! Wh-who wants to marry you!"
"Heeheehee! You look so cute when you blush, Type 95!" Qin Xiaoyue said happily.
"I hate you! You're bullying me." Type 95 kept pummelling Qin Xiaoyue with her little fists.
"Stop hitting me, do you want to murder your own husband!" Qin Xiaoyue desperately tried to block the blows.
Off to the side, Uncle Li, who was stroking his beard, saw how close Type 95 and Qin Xiaoyue were and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so good to be young!"
It was supposed to be a joyful moment, but at that exact time, Su Ruoyu spoke up inappropriately, "The Cryo Regisvine should be dead, right? Why hasn't the system notified us that the mission is successful even though we finished it?"
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