Watching Wendy return to her room, Diluc opened the shop, bought minerals and culture items, and after thinking for a moment, added a food item.
800 National Fortune Coins were gone in an instant, leaving 540. After three gacha pulls, he'd still have 60 left. Diluc browsed the shop again and found he could buy defensive equipment for the National Gate. After thinking for a moment, Diluc bought an automatic machine gun, though he'd have to buy ammunition separately.
This is a real rip-off! 320 National Fortune Coins are gone in an instant, leaving only 220. Diluc closed his eyes and slapped him!
Unfortunately, perhaps Venti had used up all his luck and it wasn't passed on to Diluc, or perhaps Diluc was just unlucky to begin with, as he didn't get any gold, purple, or even blue cards. A green light streaked across the sky, and a Thunder Hilichurl card appeared in Diluc's hand.
...Diluc is in a bad mood. Why did Venti get him when he pulled for a card, but he got an Electro Hilichurl instead?
It would be great if you could have a laser Hilichurl!
"Master Lu's face looks so dark, is he in a bad mood?"
"This strange-looking creature probably isn't very strong in combat, right?"
"Maybe? But what's with the inexplicably comical look?"
Diluc looked at the sun, which was almost directly overhead. It was already morning, close to noon. "Electro-Bomb Hilichurls are fine," he thought, "at least I can dig out some Reptiles."
As for how they were dug out, nobody knows. Maybe slimes are naturally compatible with hilichurls, or maybe slimes are just silly and got captured by hilichurls?
"The beautiful country next door saved its national currency to buy a total annihilation cannon, while the Japanese country bought a nano-protective shield."
"But the Russians are really fierce. They only bought enhancements to improve physique and strength. Are they planning to engage in hand-to-hand combat?"
"It seems like athletes from other countries don't care at all about the safety of their own country's resources."
"Shh, the Pakistani athletes have bought a lot of resources, but the people of Pakistan want them to buy things that can protect the country's borders."
"Oh, Pakistan even asked us if we wanted to cooperate, but that depends on what Master Lu decides to do."
Diluc also saw what was posted in the comments: Pakistan, a country that seems to have a good relationship with China, so it might be worth considering cooperating.
Now that the exploration has begun, it doesn't matter if Wendy is left alone at the border. He's all ears when it's windy, so there's no need to worry too much about him.
Summoning the Electro Hilichurl, the Electro Hilichurl tilted its head and looked at Diluc: "Huh?"
"Let's go open the treasure chest." Diluc didn't look at the Electro Hilichurl and walked ahead. "Ya lu ka le." The Electro Hilichurl understood Diluc's words, but Diluc didn't understand what it was saying, so Diluc simply ignored the Electro Hilichurl. As long as it could dig out Electro Slimes and throw them out to inflict Electro on the enemy, that was enough.
"What's that up ahead?" Diluc saw a formation with a locked treasure chest on it, and four pillars of fire near the chest. After a moment's thought, Diluc understood.
"One, two, three, four. It opened as expected." As Diluc lit each pillar one by one, the array lit up in turn. When all four pillars were lit, the locked treasure chest clicked open.
Just as Diluc was about to open the box, he suddenly turned around, and a bright arrow shot into the spot where he had just been standing. Diluc looked at the newcomer with an unfriendly expression. The newcomer was blond and blue-eyed, with a muscular build, and was holding something that looked like a miniature version of the Final Machine.
"Who are you?" Diluc looked at the newcomer, who pointed his weapon at Diluc. Seeing Diluc's magnificent Sacrificial Greatsword, the newcomer's eyes gleamed with greed. He said, "If you want to live, give me that sword and the treasure chest. If I'm in a good mood, I might spare your life."
"Ika ya!" The Thunder Hilichurl suddenly crouched down, digging around amidst the puzzled gazes of the viewers and the hostile stare of the newcomer, before picking up a Thunder Slime and tossing it towards the newcomer.
"Hmph." The newcomer scoffed and used his weapon to cleave the Rei slime in half. Although one half of the slime touched his body, giving him a slightly tingling sensation, the newcomer didn't care at all.
"Well done." Diluc rarely praised the Thunder Hilichurl, imbuing the Sacred Greatsword with fire element before slashing it down at the attacker.
The attacker immediately dodged, but did not stop firing. Diluc held the Sacrificial Greatsword in front of him, and the arrows were blocked. Moreover, the fire element had not yet dissipated, and the arrows turned to ashes.
"Tch." The newcomer seemed to realize that his arrows were no match for Diluc, so he put away his weapon, took out a pair of swords, and was determined to compete with Diluc.
The Thunder Hilichurl wasn't idle either; another Thunder Slime was dug up and thrown out. Seeing that things were going badly, the newcomer shouted, "Maxson, are you still watching?" Diluc suddenly sensed danger behind him and instinctively dodged, but it was too late. A sharp blade pierced straight into Diluc's shoulder and then pulled out.
"Tsk..." Diluc clicked his tongue and gripped the Sacred Greatsword even tighter. The Thunder Hilichurl was still a little dazed when it felt the back of its neck being lifted up and then thrown away. When it got up, it saw that Diluc was surrounded by five people.
“ya! da ka ne oa!”
"Get out! You're just holding me back here!"
“na yu ya la!”
Let's go!
The Electro Hilichurl took one last look at Diluc. He was going to find Venti, because only Venti could save Diluc now.
“He’s a loyal person,” Maxson said, his blade thrusting towards Diluc. Diluc kicked the Sacrificial Greatsword in one direction, the sword rolling several times on the ground. Diluc leaped up, soaring over the heads of the group, his Eye of Vulcan glowing faintly, revealing the Sacrificial Greatsword imbued with fire element. Diluc landed, catching the Sacrificial Greatsword precisely. Turning around, he saw five people charging towards him, their weapons radiating a cold light…
"Hereby, the verdict is pronounced!" Mobilizing all the energy of the Eye of God, an even larger firebird appeared, flying directly towards the five people!
"Quick! Scatter!" The words had barely left his lips when the firebird was already upon them, engulfing all five. When the firebird passed, not a trace of ashes remained…
"Unfortunately, American player Maxon was killed by Chinese summon Diluc, resulting in a 10% reduction in American resources."
"It is regrettable that the Gentleman's Nation player Jack was killed by the Dragon Nation's summon Diluc, and the Gentleman's Nation's resources have been reduced by 10%."
...
Five consecutive announcements shocked everyone, prompting widespread discussion about who Diluc really was. However, Diluc himself was not in good condition; he had planted the Sacred Sword in the ground, sat down with his back against it, and the wound on his back was still painful...
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