Genshin Impact: I am the Great General of Liyue

Chapter 130 The Best Childhood Guardian

Having read this far, Huiyuan was now completely certain of her guess.

(That Doctor did it on purpose; he knew we'd come. This lab has clearly been unused for a long time, yet the equipment is still running, and these guardians of the ruins were obviously placed here intentionally!)

D'Artagnan followed Tok's gaze and saw several, no... more than a dozen Ruin Guardians. He was already cursing under his breath and looked extremely tired.

(So ​​many ruins guarded... We can't expose the truth about One-Eyed Treasure, we need to find a way to get rid of them first.)

Quickly roused, D'Artagnan turned to Tok and said, "Yes, it's a very spacious area. How about we play hide-and-seek?"

"Eh...now? But..."

Seeing that Tok was somewhat disappointed, D'Artagnan had no choice but to make up another lie.

"Brother is going to prepare something for you... uh, a surprise."

"Surprise! What surprise?"

"Tork can go find it himself later, but before that, you have to close your eyes and turn around to count down sixty times."

"Okay... sixty numbers is a long way..."

Seeing Tok turn away, Dadalia immediately rushed out and awakened the ruins guards.

"Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight..."

As Tok counted, D'Artagnan's tension grew stronger.

(Time is running out; we need to deal with the danger here quickly.)

Drawing his two swords, which he was most skilled with, Tartaglia slashed at the ruins guard before he could stand up.

Seeing this, Huiyuan also stepped forward and took out a metal baseball bat.

Although she couldn't use elemental power, her enhanced physical attributes were still intact.

Dadalia was slightly taken aback when he saw Huiyuan suddenly make his move.

"you..."

"I, Galaxy Baseball Man, am here to lend my support."

Seeing this, D'Artagnan said nothing more and continued his attack.

Ying didn't go up to help, but instead protected Tok from the aftershocks of the battle and blocked the flying stones.

"Forty-eight, forty-seven, forty-six, forty-five..."

Tok counted the numbers, listening with great curiosity to the metallic clanging sounds coming from behind him.

"What's that banging sound, brother..."

Upon hearing Tok's voice, Dadalia responded even while fighting.

"This is part of the surprise, don't worry~!"

The sounds of battle also awakened more Ruin Guardians, and even with Huiyuan's S-rank Strength and SR-rank Speed, she was struggling to keep up.

The Ruins Guardian's entire body is made of a special alloy material. Since Huiyuan has no elemental power, it is really difficult to deal with him by relying solely on physical attacks.

Concerned that Tok might become suspicious, Huiyuan could only attack the core of the relic guardian, and she couldn't just smash it to pieces; she had to attack it slowly, one hit at a time.

If the Ruins Guardian hadn't retaliated, requiring Huiyuan to be careful to dodge and control her strength and technique, she might have been able to destroy its core with just a single serious strike.

However, Huiyuan's speed is no joke. Although it takes several hits to strike the core, Huiyuan can unleash thirty attacks in a second... no, if he's serious, he might be able to do so. However, because he didn't eat enough for lunch, Huiyuan couldn't use his full strength.

"Sixteen, twelve, ten..."

Hearing the countdown sound a bit off, D'Artagnan, while keeping the battle in mind, keenly noticed Tok's cheating.

"Hey Tok, did you jump a few numbers just now?!"

"Hehe, we've been found out, alright... fifteen, fourteen, thirteen..."

With a series of fluid movements, Datalia brought down the last three Ruin Guards simultaneously.

But before they could even catch their breath, the assembly line on the ceiling brought in several more Ruin Guards. One after another, flashes lit up, and the Ruin Guards seemed to be automatically activated as if controlled by someone. The assembly line's claws loosened, allowing them to fall.

Upon seeing this, Huiyuan had already cursed the doctor thirty thousand times in her mind, using every filthy insult imaginable.

D'Artagnan frowned as he listened to Tok's countdown.

"Three...two...one...are you done, brother?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ying nervously retreated step by step. Just as her small hand was about to grab Tok's clothes and forcibly control him, Dadalia spoke, trying to appear calm.

"Give me ten more seconds, Tok, I'm not hidden yet..."

Looking at the ruins guard who was three times his height, Dadalia appeared quite calm.

His cloak, affected by the water element in the previous battle, emitted a faint light and transformed into the form of water.

Tok pouted, expressing his dissatisfaction.

"Hmph...brother's cheating again..."

Upon hearing Tok's words, Ying, who, like Dattaria, valued family highly, was startled and quickly turned around, thinking Tok was looking at her. However, she found that he hadn't opened his eyes or turned around, but had simply agreed with his hands on his hips, and only then did she feel relieved.

"Okay, then the last ten seconds..."

Despite their bulky appearance, the Ruin Guards are actually quite fast in both movement and attack, and their reaction speed is also quite quick.

With each step they took, the entire room vibrated, creating an oppressive atmosphere.

D'Artagnan turned around and saw little Tok pretending to be angry, and smiled with relief.

Just as the ruins guard reached the unsuspecting Tartaglia, raised his right fist high, and was about to smash it down.

Upon sensing that the room had stopped shaking due to footsteps, D'Artagnan instantly activated his Evil Eye, transforming into a streak of purplish-black lightning and rushing out.

"...ten..."

In almost zero seconds, Tartaglia donned the Demon King's armor.

"...9...8..."

The dark figure crashed down to the ground, sending all the ruins' guardians flying into the air.

"...seven...six..."

The light blue cloak transformed into a purplish-black starry sky, and a sharp blade, as black as the earth descending, pierced through the core of the ruins' guardian.

"...five..."

Countless fragments flew everywhere, and endless lightning burned the guardian's heart.

"...Four..."

The water element merged with the jet-black lightning, creating a dazzling, starlight-like strike.

"...three..."

One strike after another, like a torrential downpour, and almost instantly all the ruins' guardians were rendered unable to rise again.

"...two..."

The fluttering cloak resembles scattered stars in the sky.

"...one..."

The heavy armor fell to the ground, and the eerie single eye stared at everything.

"...I opened my eyes!"

When children look back, the heroes have long since vanished, leaving only the beautiful memories of childhood.

"hey-hey..."

Tok looked at the "one-eyed babies" lying there, excitedly running around, and was even startled by the falling arm.