"System, help me out here!"
"But I don't have any combat power."
"Then help me think of a solution!"
"Based on the host's current situation, the solution is no solution~"
"What good are you then?!"
While Ying was complaining, the Hilichurl placed her two arms together and controlled them with one hand.
"Huh?! Who gave you the confidence to think you could hold down my... two... hands with just one..."
"Who gave the host the confidence to think their two hands are stronger than someone else's one hand—"
"I... Waaah?!"
The Hilichurl, with its free hand, clenched its fist and swung it towards Ying's head. Ying quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding the blow again.
"It's over, it's over, I'm done for x﹏x"
Just as Ying was about to lose hope, she suddenly felt a chill.
A cold air emanated from behind the Hilichurl. The ice slime that Ying had shaken off earlier had, at some unknown time, reappeared and charged directly at both Ying and the Hilichurl. Because Ying had been pinned to the ground by the Hilichurl, only the Hilichurl was sent flying.
"Wow?! Thank you, kind stranger, for saving my life. May I ask your honorable name... Wait, why are you still here?!"
After knocking the Hilichurl away, the ice slime took a deep breath and its body rapidly expanded, preparing to attack again.
"Whoa, no way, big brother, you still remember me?!"
"Wha?! It really is over for me now x﹏x"
Just as the ice slime finished charging and prepared to attack Ying, it was directly knocked away by the charging Hilichurl!
"Huh?"
After being sent flying, the ice slime quickly reinflated and returned to its giant form, facing off against the Hilichurl.
"Are they fighting amongst themselves?"
"Replying to the host, they are likely fighting over prey."
"E."
"Oh, the ice slime is on its home turf. The battle is getting intense again."
"It's truly impressive how absorbed the host is in spectating, even while being the prize."
"Damn it! If I could think of a way, I would have done it already. It's so far from the forest, with my injuries, I wouldn't even make it a few steps before they catch me, beat me up, and drag me back!"
On the other side, the Hilichurl struggled violently and quickly broke free from its restraints. However, as soon as it was free, it was frozen again. The ice slime's attacks were relentless, and although the damage wasn't severe, the Hilichurl would not fare well if this continued.
"【Hiss—】 This Hilichurl is going to be scraped to death. But who told it to be so foolish and fight on someone else's turf~"
"This slime's brain isn't much better. It could just keep spewing cold air to become a perpetual motion machine, but instead, it keeps jumping up to smash it, giving it time to break free and retaliate (ㅇㅅㅇ❀)"
"Although I've said it before, the host is really watching intently..."
After an unknown amount of time... even the sun slowly began to set, but those two were still locked in a stalemate.
By this time, Ying had recovered a significant amount of stamina. Taking advantage of the Hilichurl being continuously frozen and unable to break free, she quietly escaped and ran to a distant waypoint to observe the situation from afar.
"Ran all day and ended up back where I started. I'm useless. But it's a good opportunity to activate this waypoint~"
"Is the host not afraid of them causing trouble anymore?"
"Not afraid. I'm out of combat now. If they try to attack me again, I'll just teleport to Starfall Lake~"
"Such a good idea, and I forgot about it while watching them fight by the sea (。-w-)"
"Perhaps you were dazed from being hit by the Hilichurl."
"Go away! And why didn't you remind me earlier?!"
"Replying to the host, I forgot too."
"...If you ever dare to come out of my consciousness again, I'll be the first to sacrifice you! (ꐦ°᷄д°᷅)"
"Uh..."
"Sigh... Speaking of which, I should get some Primogems for lighting up the Statue of the Seven and the waypoint, right?"
"Replying to the host, yes, you will."
"If yes, why didn't you say how much?"
"Replying to the host, I was too lazy to say."
"...Are you sure you didn't forget?"
"Hoo~ Hoo~ o(o･`з･´o)ﾉ!!!"
"You definitely forgot!"
"Cough, cough~ 100 Primogems for the Statue, 20 Primogems for the waypoint, dear."
"...I seriously suspect you're inflating the numbers to bribe me (ᄑ_ᄑ)"
"Cough, cough~ Not at all, dear. Don't overthink it~"
"Forget it, forget it. Coupled with the Primogems from the chests I just opened, it should be enough for 160, right?"
"Three Exquisite Chests for 30 Primogems, four Common Chests for 20 Primogems. Adding these up, it's a total of 170 Primogems, dear~"
"Hmm... Since I don't have a weapon right now, I'll do one wish."
"All right, dear~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Messenger's Bow~"
"A bow... can I use it?"
"Under normal circumstances, the host can indeed use greatswords and bows. However, with the host's current strength, it would probably take someone standing right in front of you to be hit. As for greatswords, the host would likely not be able to swing them. As for catalysts, the host cannot use them."
"Doesn't that sound like you said nothing at all... And who are you underestimating?!"
"It's the truth~"
"You... Fine! Do I have arrows? Don't tell me you'll give me a bow but no arrows (￣ー￣)"
"The system will automatically give the host a stack of arrows~"
"A stack? Good heavens, 64? Are you playing too much Minecraft?!"
"Has the host decided what to do now?"
"Of course, it's the strategy of 'when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits.' Those two are clearly at their wit's end. I'll just reap the benefits later."
"So how does the host plan to break their defenses?"
"Damn it! They've been fighting for so long, they're covered in wounds. Applying medicine to wounds should do it! And didn't I just pull a 3-star bow? The damage should be much greater than my silver sword from before, right?"
"What the host said is correct. In this world, the difference between each star on a weapon is very significant~"
"Alright, time to go harvest the corn!"
Ying quickly ran towards them.
"Just as I expected~"
The Hilichurl was covered in injuries, with almost no part of its body intact. The ice slime had also lost chunks to the Hilichurl's attacks.
"Hmph, hmph... You guys had so much fun bullying me earlier... Now eat this!"
With that, Ying conjured a large amount of Anemo energy in her hand and unleashed it upon them!
The Hilichurl's already weakened body, after taking a full hit of Ying's Anemo Vortex attack, turned into ash. The ice slime, however, managed to convert a large portion of the damage with its Cryo element.
Seeing this, Ying took out the newly acquired Messenger's Bow, drew it, and shot. But this arrow, as expected, missed...
"Damn it, I missed from this close?!"
"This system was right~"
Ying didn't dare to delay. She quickly charged and shot several more arrows. Although her accuracy was questionable, not every single shot was off target. After taking a few arrows, the ice slime could no longer endure and exploded!
"Congratulations to the host for successfully finishing off the enemies and achieving the feat of defeating monsters over 15 levels higher than you! The system will prepare a generous reward of 250x2 Primogems for the host!"
"Erm... why 250x2?"
"Because the host defeated two of them~"
"The slime I encountered at the beginning was also over level 15?! I can't imagine how I managed to knock it away... (⊙o⊙) By the way, why 250? I feel like you're mocking me?"
"Because the system felt this was an impossible feat. However, it didn't expect there to be a fool brave enough to fight monsters more than 15 levels above their own and actually win~"
"I'll sacrifice you to the heavens one day!"