“Skirk?
Don’t be so discouraged~ In this situation…”
Before his voice could fade—
“Clack…
crack…
crack-crack-crack—!”
A dull and massive mechanical grinding sound, like rusted gears being forced together, suddenly erupted from deep within the ruins behind them!
The sound was heavy with the weight of metal and…
a malice that had slumbered for a thousand years!
In short, it was cranky from being woken up!
Amber’s expression changed instantly as he spun around!
Not far behind them, a massive metal giant, covered in moss and rust like a small mountain, was slowly rising from beneath what appeared to be ordinary rubble!
Its massive single eye flickered with an ominous red light.
The roar of turning gears grew louder as its thick metal arms slowly lifted, locking onto their position!
A Ruin Guard!
Amber reacted with lightning speed, instantly shielding Skirk behind him and drawing his Favonius Warbow once more.
With an arrow pointed directly at the awakening steel beast, his expression turned solemn:
“Oh no!
It’s a Ruin Guard!
Skirk, quick…”
Before he could finish, he felt a single arm wrap around his waist from behind!
Amber looked back,
only to see Skirk, whom he was protecting.
The dazed look in her deep purple eyes had vanished, replaced by…
an expression Amber couldn’t quite describe.
That look…
he had only seen it once as a child, on Grand Master Varka’s face during a massive monster siege…
Confidence?
Total control?
Or…
indifference?
Skirk looked at the imposing Little Ruin Guard, feeling the surging, restless Abyssal Power within her, and couldn’t help but chuckle!
“I’m taking him with me today.
Let’s see who dares stop me!”
The boastful words of a certain high-level assassin drifted into her mind.
Amber felt something was off, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
He just felt…
as if a mysterious theme song was echoing around Skirk right now!
Along with the indifference and invincibility on her face, and…
Araki lines!??
Being held intimately by a girl, Amber felt like he was being rescued by a light novel protagonist.
This feeling—
Damn it, he couldn’t explain it either.
Skirk gently pushed Amber behind her.
“Stay here.
Don’t move.”
“I’m going to go buy you some oranges.”
Amber: What can I say?
Baron Bunny out!
Just as she pushed Amber away, the Little Ruin Guard’s massive hand came crashing down!
In that “Hell yeah!” pose!
Skirk’s body seemed weightless as she slid backward across the ground at an impossibly flexible angle!
The Ruin Guard’s powerful fist grazed the edge of her clothes as it slammed into the ground, creating a deep crater and sending stones flying!
…
Amidst the billowing dust, Skirk had already come to a steady halt.
She didn’t even look at the roaring steel beast as it relocked onto her.
Instead, she tilted her head slightly, her calm gaze falling on Amber, whose heart was pounding and whose face was filled with shock from her narrow escape.
The corner of her mouth curled into a faint, disdainful smirk.
“These oranges are quite the treat.”
Then, a layer of frost quickly covered her expression.
Time to log onto my main!
Hum!
A Sword, its body a weave of deep blue and silver-white, shaped like a fierce wolf’s fang with cold Hydro elemental energy swirling around the blade, appeared out of thin air in Skirk’s hand!
The blade vibrated slightly, letting out a clear ring that hungered for battle!
Skirk weighed the wolf fang sword in her hand, feeling the cold sharp edge that perfectly resonated with her own Abyssal Power.
The light in her purple eyes was as sharp as a blade!
The battle begins!
The red light in the Ruin Guard’s massive single eye flared intensely!
It seemed thoroughly enraged by the provocation of the tiny creature before it, letting out a deafening roar!
Its heavy metal body stepped forward, making the entire ground tremble!
Its massive left fist swung again, carrying the momentum to crush everything as it slammed down toward the newly-stationary Skirk!
The wind from the punch whistled, kicking up a cloud of dust!
Amber’s heart leaped into his throat: “Watch out!”
However, there wasn’t a single ripple of emotion in Skirk’s deep purple eyes.
As everyone knows, there is a Ruin Guard that always lies next to a Teleport Waypoint on a certain cliff in Liyue.
In her past life, every time she farmed a new artifact or pulled a new character,
she would go there to test them out!
What, you don’t know?
You’ve seen nuke videos, right?
Usually, at the beginning of every nuke video showing raw damage,
they use this Little Ruin Guard!
For Skirk,
the memories of ravaging the “Mr.
Cyclops” countless times in the game had long since become an instinct carved into her bones!
The moment that massive fist was about to strike!
She moved!
No dodging, no retreating!
Instead, facing the terrifying wind of the punch, her body moved like a boneless fish.
At an extremely tricky angle, she slid forward right along the edge of the fist!
The deep blue wolf fang sword in her hand drew a cold trail of water!
Pfft—!
A grating sound of metal being sliced rang out!
The wolf fang sword, with pinpoint accuracy, pierced deep into the most vulnerable hydraulic joint connection behind the Ruin Guard’s supporting knee, like a hot knife through butter!
Sparks and electricity flew all the way!
“Crack-crack—!”
The Ruin Guard let out a roar of pain.
Its massive body stumbled as the joint was damaged, and the downward punch veered off course, crashing into the empty ground beside Skirk and sending debris flying everywhere!
Having landed the blow, Skirk didn’t linger!
In the brief moment the Ruin Guard was frozen by its loss of balance, she kicked off its thick metal leg!
Her body soared into the air like a graceful swallow, drawing a beautiful arc before landing steadily on the Ruin Guard’s broad, cold shoulder plate!
“She’s on top!”
Amber instantly understood Skirk’s intention!
No words were needed; the unspoken coordination of an Outrider allowed him to react immediately!
He held his breath, pulling the Favonius Warbow to full draw in an instant!
Blazing Pyro energy gathered wildly, and a fire arrow, far more condensed than before with a piercing red flame at its tip, took shape instantly!
Amber concentrated his Elemental Burst into this single arrow!
The Ruin Guard sensed the danger too!
Its massive single eye flickered frantically, trying to lock onto the tiny threat on its shoulder.
Its thick right arm swung up violently, accompanied by the whistling wind, slamming toward its own shoulder!
Like swatting an annoying mosquito!